Chapter 253

The peddler immediately gritted his teeth and said,

"Forget it, old man. You're a sensible person. Come, name your price."

"One guan for one thousand and one wen. You do nothing, yet profit eight guan out of thin air. How about that?! All are genuine Hongwu Tongbao!"

Having said this,

the black-market peddler even grabbed a handful of copper coins from the bag beside him.

A crisp "clatter, clatter" sound rang out.

Hearing this,

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart nearly leaped out of his throat.

Has Great Ming Paper Currency already risen in value beyond the Paper Currency Law set by the court?!

This is something unheard of since the Two Song Dynasties!

Zhu Yuanzhang, his face dark, looked at the two peddlers before him and gritted his teeth, saying,

"One guan, one thousand and five wen. Twenty guan. Just consider it pitying an old man like me, so I can get two mu of land outside the city to retire on. How about that?!"

The peddler gritted his teeth and said,

"Old man, saying that makes no sense."

Zhu Yuanzhang adjusted the Paper Currency in his pocket.

He immediately sighed and said,

"Otherwise, forget it. I'll just go join the queue."

Watching Zhu Yuanzhang's back,

those peddlers immediately gritted their teeth and said,

"Twenty guan it is! Zhuangzi, exchange for the old man!"

"Consider it making friends with you, old man. If you have more Paper Currency in hand these days, come find us. Whatever you have, we brothers will buy it all!"

Seeing the black-market peddler agree so readily,

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but feel a wave of regret in his heart.

Damn... I lost out!

But even though he lost out,

Old Zhu's curiosity only grew stronger.

What exactly is the current price of Great Ming Paper Currency?

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand toward the Embroidered Uniform Guard in the distance.

Immediately, a squad of Embroidered Uniform Guards, now in plain clothes, ran over.

They took four full large boxes of copper coins from the black-market peddlers.

When Old Zhu turned back,

he discovered that the commoners queuing outside the Currency Exchange Office to redeem silver had decreased significantly. Instead, at the other end, a large crowd carrying copper coins had already occupied the counters of the Currency Exchange Office.

Glaring at the Yamen Runners on the counter, they asked,

"Officer, we are here to redeem Paper Currency!"

Every Yamen Runner in the Currency Exchange Office reluctantly stepped forward to redeem Paper Currency for the commoners.

Seeing these Yamen Runners so unwilling,

the commoner who had already reached his turn to redeem silver immediately changed expression.

"Big brother, please go ahead. I won't redeem anymore!"

And the crowd behind him also got up and left one by one.

"Oh, I suddenly remembered my brother is going north to do business in a few days. No redemption, no redemption!"

"My son is going to Liangzhe to study. He needs Paper Currency. I won't redeem either!"

"..."

Watching this scene before him,

Zhu Yuanzhang was completely stunned.

Not only was Zhu Yuanzhang stunned.

So were the emperors in the Chat Group.

Jiajing narrowed his eyes, carefully observing this scene before him.

"This, how is this possible?"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, circled around the back of the Currency Exchange Office,

and slipped into the warehouse.

There, he saw Su Qiao, looking utterly overwhelmed, shouting something at the Yamen Runners in the distance.

After Old Zhu clearly heard Su Qiao's words,

Old Zhu's blood pressure immediately rose.

"Are you mad?!"

"Our Bureau's Paper Currency is already scarce, and you are still redeeming it outward?!"

"If you keep redeeming, how will you answer to the Palace?!"

The Commissioner of the Currency Exchange Office on the counter, with a tearful face, looked at Su Qiao and said,

"My lord, the front is already moving even slower. We are already redeeming as slowly as possible!"

Since the existence of Jiaozi,

has Su Qiao ever been the first to actively chase people away who want to redeem currency?!

Before Zhu Yuanzhang could even react.

Su Qiao could no longer hold back.

He casually picked up a sign and placed it on the counter in front.

"Everyone go back! We are closing the note-exchange window for today; come back early tomorrow!"

"Only the coin-exchange window is open now!"

Hearing Su Qiao's words.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt his temples pounding "thump, thump"!

Is there really someone who eagerly throws money away?!

Gazing at Su Qiao in the distance.

Zhu Yuanzhang could not help but shout loudly.

"Su Qiao!"

Zhu Yuanzhang stood behind Su Qiao and let out a thunderous roar.

This truly startled Su Qiao.

Seeing Old Zhu arrive.

Su Qiao immediately kicked the Yamen Runners on their backsides.

"Why are you all standing there? Hurry over there and help exchange coins!"

Right there before everyone's eyes.

The Yamen Runners of the Currency Exchange Office, who had claimed to be "closing for the day," immediately sat down at the "coin-exchange" window.

At that moment.

The common people waiting outside in line to exchange coins seemed to feel their intelligence insulted.

In an instant, the common people who had been preparing to "exchange coins" could not even be bothered to find an excuse.

They simply scattered and left.

Only Zhu Yuanzhang remained, staring blankly at the pile of gold and silver on the counter.

Meanwhile, Jiajing in the chat group immediately brightened and said.

"Great-Grandfather, this subject understands! This subject understands!"

"This is called luring the enemy by pretending to let him go, luring the enemy by pretending to let him go!"

Zhu Di looked at Jiajing with a puzzled expression and asked.

"What does this mean? Just because exchanging coins to redeem Treasure Notes causes the face value of the Treasure Notes to rise?"

Jiajing shook his head and said leisurely.

"Emperor Taizong, think of it this way: although allowing Treasure Notes to be exchanged for coins seems like a small matter, it implies many things."