my wonderful zoo

Chapter 243 New Money
The third recycling channel is government-sponsored grain and oil stores and department stores. These stores will accept people using new money to purchase items.

This article solves the people's final worries.

The three channels are a multi-pronged approach, covering all the places where a person can spend money.

Finally, Chen Xun also plans to legislate that no person or group may refuse to accept new money for any reason and hinder the circulation of new money.

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November [-]th is a very ordinary day, neither a year nor a holiday.

But for officials, staff, and workers within the military government system, this day is an unusual day.

The tenth day of every month is the day when salaries are paid.

The tenth day of this month is particularly different, because the money in their hands is no longer the copper coins and silver coins of the past, but a new kind of money that they have never seen before.

"Can this be used?" someone asked directly.

"Nonsense, it will definitely work." the accountant who distributed the money replied.

"The money you have is nice to look at, but who will believe it if you take it out? Who will accept it?" someone asked again.

"All stores opened by the military government will accept them," the accountant replied.

"You don't have enough silver coins for one tael, so why are you using them as one tael?"
The people who can ask these questions are hardworking and ill-informed people.Those who are well-informed heard the news that the military government was going to mint new money as early as last month.

In particular, those accountants and salespeople who would be exposed to new money were gathered together for training. Everyone had a set of new money in their hands as a comparison.

"I don't want new money, so just give me the old money." The person who said this is no longer upright. This era is not a democratic society. Such a hard-top is purely a leverage.

"What's your name? Come and register. Since you don't support the military government's new policies and choose to ask for the old money, then return the new money. I'll apply to the above and give you a reply in a few days." The accountant did not talk to you. He was stubborn. The higher-ups had already anticipated this kind of sting and had prepared countermeasures.

The person who spoke was a prick, but he was not a fool. Of course he knew that once his name was announced, he would not get any good results.

Over the past year or so, following the military government, life has been difficult, but we must not be the first to scare the monkeys.

Seeing the thorn, he stopped talking and the work of paying salaries continued.

On the day when the new money came out, the "Military Government Coin Protection Law" also came into effect on the same day.

The entire law does not have many provisions, with only 31 in total. Compared with several previous new laws, this law appears to be very thin.

But these 31 articles have included all the content that can be involved, general rules, design, casting and printing, distribution and recycling, circulation and protection, and finally penalties.

Small but complete.

Especially the penalties for counterfeiting are very severe!
Anyone who makes or sells counterfeit money will be sentenced to death. Those who use counterfeit money will be sentenced according to the severity of their behavior, and the penalties will be severe.

Currently, only a small number of newly minted metal coins are issued, mainly copper coins, with only a little silver coins and no gold coins at all.As for banknotes, large-scale engravings are still being made.

In order to ensure the smooth issuance of new money, Chen Xun personally sat in Guangzhou.

From a geographical point of view, Guangzhou is located right in the center of Guangnan East Road. Nanxiong Prefecture in the north, Chaozhou in the east, and Kangzhou in the west are all about the same distance from Guangzhou.Information from all parties is gathered, and the situation in each state and county is not always satisfactory.

For example, Zengcheng County, which is relatively close to Guangzhou, caused trouble because of the issue of new money.

"Zengcheng belongs to Guangzhou and has been under the military government for more than a year. Why is it not as stable as remote prefectures and counties?" Chen Xun asked Lu Hui.

Lu Hui doesn't know yet, so he can only wait for more detailed information to come over: "I guess it's the mine owners. We mine there, which affects their income."

"Mine owner?" Chen Xun was about to ask when the head of the Military Intelligence Department in Guangzhou walked in and reported directly to the two of them:
"Commander, General Lu, the Chen family army who stayed in Zengcheng dispatched a battalion of troops and suppressed the riot."

"Have you figured out the reason?" Chen Xun asked.

"We are close friends. The mine owners in Zengcheng County have deep-rooted influence in the local area. We in Chenjiazhuang have always purchased ore from them. Since the establishment of the military government, several large mines have been opened in Zengcheng County. The ore from Qiu Island has been transported back, and these mine owners have become unprofitable." The chief officer slowly told the two of them.

"So they are making trouble?" Chen Xun couldn't understand. Chen Jiajun was now so powerful that these mine owners really dared to come forward for money.

In business, if you make money, you will lose money. Is it so hard to think about it?
"They have already had trouble before." Lu Hui interrupted at this time.

"Oh?" Chen Xun really didn't know about it, it wasn't mentioned in the report sent to Hebei.

"Before, they gathered some miners to block our mine, saying they wanted to survive. These people were unarmed and would not fight back no matter how much they were beaten or scolded. They were just blocking the road. Finally, I personally went to some mine owners and threatened them. It's over now." Lu Hui introduced: "Afterwards, I sent people to poach most of the miners in their mine. I thought they had no 'teeth' and could no longer cause trouble, so I didn't report to you. "

Merciful!Chen Xun sighed in his heart.

"Then why did they cause trouble this time?" Chen Xun asked the chief of the Military Intelligence Department again.

"The families of these mine owners have long been entrenched in local influence. Because they have been dealing with our Chenjiazhuang for a long time, when the military government sent troops to attack Zengcheng County, they were very cooperative, cooperated internally and externally, and basically took over Zengcheng County without using any weapons. "When the chief officer of the Military Intelligence Department said this, several people present basically understood.

In return, the families of these mine owners cooperated with the military government, and the military government would naturally reciprocate.

These families are rich and powerful, so the descendants of the family can naturally learn knowledge in clan studies, and can at least be literate and numerate. Of course, the military government needs such talents, not to mention the children of 'allies', so they will naturally be recruited first.

Needless to say, all departments in Zengcheng County must be filled with these children.

In addition to the previous trouble, Lu Hui gave them a lenient sentence and only reprimanded them without using the knife, making them think that the military government cared about them and valued them.

He intensified his efforts and made further progress, which will follow.

When things developed to this point, Chen Xun also felt embarrassed.

You can kill the chickens to scare the monkeys, and directly target the children of the troublemaking family to deter other forces that want to cause trouble but have not yet launched it.But these families are so special. It can be said that they have cooperated with Chenjiazhuang since Chenjiazhuang became prosperous.

Without showing mercy at all, which force will dare to sincerely cooperate with the military government in the future?

This concern was also the fundamental reason why Lu Hui chose to be merciful when dealing with the last mine blockage incident.

However, if we let them go this time, it will definitely make them even more aggressive.It's like disciplining a naughty child. If you don't discipline them harshly, you will only cause greater trouble.

(End of this chapter)