Chapter 624 Temptation

Zhao Song was very angry, "You are using strong words! Am I against you casting money now? I am asking why you are casting new money instead of the same old money as the imperial court!"

Zhao Ming put the responsibility on Zhao Hanzhang, "When my son found out, the new money had already been minted. I heard that it was the result of a discussion among Luoyang people."

He said: "There is no way to change it at this time. The new money has been minted and should be circulating in Luoyang now."

Zhao Song was so angry that he kicked his son out and decided not to go to Luoyang.

Satisfied, Zhao Ming turned around and took the copper coin to see Zhao Hu.

Contrary to Zhao Song, although Zhao Hu came to Chen County, he did not want to go to Luoyang.

In fact, he didn't even want to come to Chen County. If he hadn't been forced by Zhao Song, he wouldn't have run so far.

Zhao Hu is an old man who loves to enjoy himself, which does not include traveling.

Unlike his son who has no home and likes to travel and study, Zhao Hu likes to stay in one place and let the good things in the world accommodate him.

At most, he wanders around various counties in Runan County. His main purpose is to collect rent, and occasionally find a few like-minded friends to show off and compare their wealth.

He doesn't even like to form a caravan, he just likes to hold the goods in his hands and wait for the merchants to come and purchase goods with him. It would be better if he just sits and takes the money.

Therefore, he has a cloth shop and a porcelain workshop in his name, but no caravan.

Oh, after taking over the business, the fleet of people delivering goods does not count.

So he just came to Chen County to take a look around, bought a few shops, arranged the management, and then returned to Xiping. Humph, if Zhao Song hadn't begged him, he wouldn't even have come to Chen County.

With this in mind, Zhao Hu didn't waste any time. As soon as he arrived, he called the steward and said, "Tell the steward of the store in Chen County to come see me tomorrow with the account books."

When Zhao Hanzhang took over as governor, he immediately asked the steward to come to Chen County to find a shop to open a shop. Now he has recovered his capital and even made a small profit.

The price of shops in Chen County has increased a lot, but Zhao Hu still felt that it was not enough, so he decided to buy a few more shops.

Zhao Hanzhang has expanded his territory to Luoyang. With her at the front, Yuzhou will be safer. As long as Yuzhou is safe, housing prices will rise and business activities will increase.

As for Luoyang, Zhao Hu doesn't like it for the time being.

Although it was once the capital and the most prosperous place in the Jin Dynasty, the emperor had moved away. I heard that all the aristocratic families in the capital fled with the King of Donghai and the emperor.

If Zhao Hanzhang hadn't led some troops to force back some people, Luoyang's remaining population would have been less than 20,000.

Twenty thousand people are enough to do anything, even Xiping County is not as good as them.

Zhao Hu looked down upon him.

Moreover, Luoyang is too dangerous. The Huns are always going south. If he builds a shop and a house there, all his assets will be lost in the event of a war.

Not only the house and shop, but also the goods and people inside... Just the thought that he would lose so much money made him feel distressed.

So he doesn't want to go.

Zhao Hu told the steward, "Go and inquire about the dental shop in the city. The man who will deliver the dental shop tomorrow, no, steward, ask them to bring the drawings. I want to choose the shop and the house."

The steward agreed one by one, and when the master and servant wanted to discuss it in depth, the servant informed that Zhao Ming was here.

The steward stopped talking. When he saw Zhao Ming coming in, he bowed to him and left.

Zhao Hu picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea, with a serious look on his face. How about if your relatives and friends come to seek refuge in the future, you will let them live in your county magistrate's mansion?"

Zhao Hu did not want to live with Zhao Song and his son at all. He had no freedom at all and was subject to a lot of control.

However, Zhao Ming arranged accommodation according to the distance between relatives. Those who were close to him were arranged to live in the county magistrate's mansion, while those who were more distant were rented houses.

Naturally, Zhao Hu didn't want to live in a rented house. The yard he just rented was lacking everything, so he didn't want to live there.

He wanted to live in Zhao Ming's villa, or his own villa, but unfortunately he didn't buy it.

In order to make himself comfortable, Zhao Hu planned to buy a private hospital in Chen County, but this did not prevent him from teaching Zhao Ming a lesson.

Zhao Ming directly ignored his complaints and asked: "Uncle Qi, Sanniang invites you to go to Luoyang..."

Before Zhao Ming could finish his words, Zhao Hu said directly: "I won't go."

He said: "If your father hadn't urged me hard, I wouldn't have even wanted to come to Chen County. It's so hot now, how can it be so easy to go out?"

Zhao Ming paused and then said: "Zi Tu and Zheng'er are both in Luoyang..."

Zhao Hu sighed and said: "Just be here, I can't control him, so he can listen to what your father says to you. It's okay if I don't go to Luoyang. If I go, I will still quarrel every day."

Zhao Ming thought he was right.

But he still had to go.

Zhao Ming handed him the copper coin.

Zhao Hu only glanced at it and said disgustedly: "If you want to give me money, you should give me more money. What's the point of only giving me a copper plate?"

Zhao Ming said quietly: "Uncle Qi has overthought it. This is not for you, and I don't have much on hand. Even if I want to give it to you, it will be given to me by Sanniang, not me."

Zhao Hu frowned, took the money and took a look, "Then show me this..." His eyes widened instantly and his back straightened, "This, this, this, what is this?"

"This is new money," Zhao Ming asked, "What does uncle think?"

What does he think?

Zhao Hu clenched the money in his hand, swallowed nervously, and asked, "Who cast this?"

"Sanniang."

"I knew -" Zhao Hu's voice was high-pitched, then lowered in an instant. He glanced out the door guiltily, lowered his voice and whispered, "What is she going to do?"

He looked at Zhao Ming with suspicion, "You have always been upright, when did you have such thoughts?"

Zhao Ming was in a complicated mood, and after a while he said: "Uncle, I think too much. This is just a new coin. Because there is a shortage of money in Yuzhou and Luoyang, this new coin was minted."

He said: "You should know how much money there is in Yuzhou now. Many people have no money, so they can only barter for buying and selling things. In the past few times when we collected refugees and provided relief, the yamen simply counted them because they had no money. They exchanged some cloth and grain, and this time the new money will be exchanged for new money, not only in places far away, but also in Yuzhou."

"What about the old money?" Zhao Hu asked anxiously, "You don't need it anymore?"

"It's the same as usual, but considering that other states and counties may not be able to accept the new money, the Yamen will try to recover as much old money as possible to replace it with merchants traveling out of Henan." Zhao Ming said with an unclear expression: "I heard Sanniang say, In order to get more old money, Luoyang may trade in old money for new ones at a one-to-one ratio.”

Zhao Hu complained: "Why compare one to one? Since the old money has the same use, I won't exchange it."

Zhao Ming said: "You know that my father is good to Sanniang, and he will definitely mention this matter to the clan. If we, the Zhao family, don't support such a big thing as new money, it will be even more difficult for her."

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