Chapter 286

Emperor Shizong Su:

"Grandfather believes, how was the price of the Treasure Notes in the Taizu era stabilized?"

The emperors in the chat group were all stunned.

Zhu Di hesitated for a long time before sending a message.

Emperor Chengzu Wen:

"Wasn't it stabilized because Su Qiao forced several black market dealers to commit suicide a few days ago, and then allowed exchanges for silver?"

Emperor Shizong Su:

"No."

"It is these residences!"

"The Treasure Notes over-issued by Taizu were far beyond what a few black market dealers exchanging some silver could suppress."

If it were so easy to stabilize the Treasure Notes.

Why would Old Zhu have to wait until today!

Emperor Shizong Su:

"As the saying goes, rarity makes things precious."

"With many notes and little silver, naturally silver is precious and notes are cheap."

"In this way, there must be something valuable, and this thing must be purchable only with Treasure Notes."

"Furthermore, this thing must be controllable by the court."

"Only then can the price of the Treasure Notes be gradually stabilized."

"In other words, these residences built by Su Qiao are simply a big bag that has stuffed all the Treasure Notes originally printed by Emperor Taizu."

Upon hearing these words.

The emperors in the chat group could not help but frown.

Jiajing's few words.

These emperors digested them for a long time before realizing what they meant.

Emperor Chengzu Wen:

"So, now that Su Qiao is imprisoned, this bag has broken, and the money inside is flowing out again?"

Emperor Shizong Su:

"That is roughly the principle."

"This person Su Qiao deeply understands the principle that blocking is inferior to channeling."

"Su Qiao did not intend to leave these Treasure Notes stuffed in the bag idle."

"Instead, they flowed to the brick kilns and boat yards in the suburbs of Jin Ling."

"Finally, through those brick kilns and boat yards, they ultimately flowed into the hands of the common people."

"With money in their hands, the people once again supported the price of these Jin Ling residences."

"Thus repeating, endlessly."

"This is the Way of Perfect Goodness."

"I imagine when Zhuge Wuhou governed Shu, it was no different."

The more he thought about it in detail.

Jiajing felt Su Qiao's design was even more ingenious.

Relying solely on this strategy, it is enough for Su Qiao to be immortalized in history.

Emperor Taizu Gao:

"Why talk so much nonsense? Just issue an imperial decree directly, letting the Treasure Note Bureau continue lending, and that would be it!"

Emperor Shizong Su:

"Then, what does Emperor Taizu think should be done to resolve the Sun family case?"

Emperor Taizu Gao:

"Just waive it if it needs waiving. I only ordered the Censorate to thoroughly investigate the duties of the Treasure Note Bureau; now that the investigation is complete, just continue the work, isn't that it?"

"If that really doesn't work, I'll just take money from the Inner Treasury to balance the Sun family's accounts, and that would be it!"

Emperor Shizong Su:

"If it were such a simple matter, why would Su Qiao have engaged in such conflict with Grandfather?"

"In my humble opinion, to untie the bell, one must find the person who tied it."

"I beg Grandfather to release Su Qiao to calm the people's hearts."

Zhu Yuanzhang's face gradually grew ugly.

Emperor Taizu Gao:

"Release him? If I release him, where is the Son of Heaven's majesty?"

"In this way, is the Great Ming truly the Zhu family's, or Su Qiao's?"

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's message.

Jiajing, who originally wanted to persuade a few more times, could not help but close his mouth.

And Zhu Yuanzhang angrily closed the chat group on his hand.

"Pass the order: the Circulation Treasury shall suspend silver exchanges for twenty days starting today."

"I just don't believe that without him, Su the Butcher, the Great Ming cannot eat hairy pigs anymore."

"Everyone, go carry out your duties!"

Having said that, Old Zhu waved his hand.

He turned his head and vanished into the hall.

But outside Jin Ling city at this moment.

All the newly opened brick kilns and shipping firms had been left dumbfounded.

The proprietor of the brick kiln had barely stepped outside when he was surrounded by several foremen of the construction teams.

"Manager Li, the Inspectorate is pressing hard on the deadline—can't we just get this batch out quickly?!"

The brick kiln's shopkeeper looked helplessly at the crowd before him and said:

"You come to me, but what can I do?!"

"The workers at the kiln won't start work unless they get cash—where am I supposed to find that much cash for them?!"

"Besides, this shipment is huge—I need to borrow money from the Inspectorate to repair those new kilns before I can deliver on time, otherwise I simply can't deliver."

At the other end, several shopkeepers of the shipping firms were frantic, their mouths covered in blisters.

"Where's the wood! Where's the wood! Without wood, how can we build ships? All the timber suitable for shipbuilding has stopped moving—what do I do with this order?!"

Since Su Qiao was thrown into the Imperial Prison.

The Baochao Inspectorate had halted its lending operations.

But demand for currency in the market had not diminished at all.

Meanwhile, several shopkeepers transporting timber from Minnan were also helplessly expressionless.

"Old brother, do you think we don't want to supply you with timber?!"

"We were supposed to receive thirty thousand wan from the Inspectorate yesterday to pay our laborers."

"Now that Baochao is worthless and the Inspectorate's business has shut down, where am I supposed to get cash to settle accounts?!"

"Besides, even if I returned to Minnan now, hardly anyone there dares accept our Baochao anymore!"

"If Your Majesty keeps this up, Jin Ling will fall into total chaos!"

"…"

The shopkeepers outside Jin Ling city met and immediately realized the severity of the situation.

If Old Zhu kept going like this.

They would lose everything they had.

"Damn it, isn't it just the Drum of Public Grievances? That woman can bang it—why can't we?!"

"Let's go into the city, beg Your Majesty to release Master Su—without Master Su, the Baochao Inspectorate cannot function!"

The merchants outside Jin Ling city immediately made up their minds.

They marched in a vast, noisy procession toward the heart of Jin Ling city.

The chaos of these past days.

Had clearly surpassed the imagination of Jin Ling's common folk.