"Really?"
Someone asked in disbelief: "How can the imperial court save so much money every year?"
Wang Min said, "Of course it's true. We've already dug it out. You think getting a few thousand guan from the court every year isn't much, right? But don't you think about how many merchants the court has to transport grain to the border every year? Each person gets a few thousand guan, which adds up to millions of guan. If we save this money, we can naturally buy more grain and fodder to ship back."
"There are also many people like Tian Chang who have become the court's lackeys. They will definitely continue to help the court transport grain. In the future, the court may not need us anymore."
Someone else spoke up to join in.
"So, while the imperial court has not yet delivered the border grain this year, this is the best time for us to find a way to stop the money-for-payment system."
Zhou Yunsheng continued, "The court has been aggressively purchasing grain and fodder recently. This must be a response to our efforts to resist the cash payment system this year. The treasury is empty, so where will they get the money to buy grain and fodder? It can only be the money from the Jiaozi Bureau. If we all run a bank run together, the court will be unable to pay with currency, and the cash payment system will inevitably fail."
After the Bianliang tea merchants had some words with each other, the Chengdu tea merchants began to waver involuntarily.
"Yes, if we don't find a way to stop the cash payment system this year, we might not even get tea permits next year. How can we afford to lose a year's income? Let's do it now."
"Brother Zhou and Brother Wang are right. The imperial court has pushed us into a desperate situation. It's no wonder we're so desperate."
"Okay, Brother Zhou, Brother Wang, I'll listen to you."
"Then let's do it."
After assessing the situation, everyone decided that what Zhou Yunsheng and Wang Min said was correct.
If they don't do it this year, the court will save 6.5 million strings of cash in expenditure next year, and then they will be of no use.
The current situation of tea merchants in Bianliang is that some of them have surrendered to the court, represented by Tian Chang and many middle and lower-level tea merchants.
If the imperial court saved expenses by implementing the cash-on-delivery system, and people like Tian Chang continued to transport grain, there would be no shortage of grain at the border in the future, and they would completely lose hope.
So you have to do it even if you don’t want to.
Just as the crowd was in a frenzy, a businessman, a father and a son, walked among them. The elder was nearly sixty, the younger only fourteen or fifteen. The younger, full of energy, saw the crowd shouting and called out, "I have a great idea."
Before he could finish his words, his father grabbed his ear and pulled him behind the crowd. Fortunately, everyone was still shouting and the noise was too loud, so except for a few people around him, no one heard what he said.
Those who heard it turned around and saw that it was a young man with not even all his hair grown. They all smiled mockingly, but then ignored it and continued looking towards the venue.
"Asshole, what nonsense are you talking about? Do you want to kill my father?"
After leaving the house, the father slapped the boy hard on the head. Although he had a son in his old age, he had always doted on the boy, but it was really rash to speak here.
However, the young man said aggrievedly: "Father, I am also thinking about you. If the cash payment method is implemented, how much income will our family lose?"
"madness."
His father glared at him fiercely and said, "Don't try to be clever. Sometimes you have to make the money you should make. If you can't make the money you shouldn't make, you must stop at the right time. Otherwise, you will only hurt yourself. Go!"
After saying this, he picked up the young man and left Fanlou.
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