The vault is not small, about eight feet wide, two feet deep, about ten feet high, and fifty wooden boxes neatly placed inside. This is the gold that Mingren and Mingli have found in two years. There are also ten iron boxes next to it. Fan Ning was stunned and pointed to the iron box and asked, "What is it here?"

Manager Liu Da smiled and said, "Did the official forget it? This is the change of money given to the official by the master."

Fanning suddenly remembered that it was the day of the wedding. Zhu Yuanfu gave him ten thousand taels of gold. He smiled and said, "I always thought it was placed on my personal account."

"If the official wants, he can also put it on his personal account."

Personal accounts and special vaults are completely different. Special vaults only keep valuables for individuals. They will look like when they are put in and when they are taken out in the future. The money shop will not move them.

But the personal account is to deposit gold and silver into the circulation of the money shop, and it is temporarily used by the money shop. When needed, the money shop will be taken out separately. In fact, it depends on the credit operation of the money shop. Fanning's deposits are basically placed in his personal account.

Fanning smiled, "I'll leave it here for the time being, and I have another sum of money to put on my personal account."

"Do you want to check the goods?"

Fanning shook his head, "No need, close the iron door!"

The iron gate closed with a bang. Manager Liu and Fan Ning each kept a key. The two returned to the living room and sat down. Fan Ning took out the golden yin and jade bi from his arms, put it on the table and pushed it to Manager Liu.

"This is the 10,000 taels of gold that the emperor rewarded me. Please ask the shopkeeper to go to the inner treasury to collect it for me and put it directly on my account."

Manager Liu Da smiled happily and said, "We often go to the inner warehouse to receive rewards or deliver money and goods for customers. We are very familiar with them. Don't worry, the officials! Let's go and handle it today."

At this time, the tea boy brought two cups of tea. Fan Ning took a sip of tea and asked in a deep thought: "Do you remember the big shopkeeper who gave Miss Ouyang a sum of money two years ago?"

Manager Liu smiled and nodded, "She has been withdrawing one after another in the past two or three months, and every time she withdraws forty or fifty taels of silver. I feel that she treats this silver as living expenses. Do officials need restrictions?"

Fanning sighed slightly in her heart, shook her head and said, "Don't limit, she can withdraw as much as possible, increase the upper limit to 10,000 taels of silver."

"I will apply for the change immediately. In addition, Qianshu plans to open three new shops this year, one in Xinqiao, one in Zhouxi Wazi, and one in Taixue. I hope the officials can approve it."

"You ask your wife for advice on this matter, don't ask me. She is currently living in the Third Master's Mansion for the time being."

"I see!"

Manager Liu waved his hand, and a guy came in with a plate and placed it on the table. When Fanning saw that the plate was covered with two bulging cloth bags, he asked with a smile: "What is it?"

Manager Liu smiled and took out a silver-white item from the cloth bag and handed it to Fanning. Fanning took it and it turned out to be a very small piece of silver, which was about a triangle shape, about a little smaller than broad beans, and was polished very smoothly. There was also an imprint of the government on it.

"Is this silver?"

Manager Liu nodded, "This is a silver scoop, which is heavy and is produced by the government. It is worth 100 yuan. Since last year, it has been allowed to be circulated in the four capitals and three prefectures. It is also related to Kunzhou. I heard that Kunzhou has sent a large amount of gold and silver to the court, so the court used gold to issue Jiaozi and minted silver Jiaozi. Everyone called it silver scoop, which felt much more convenient than copper coins."

The four capitals refer to Tokyo Bianliang City, the western capital Luoyang City, the northern capital Daming City, Nanjing Yingtian City, and the three prefectures refer to Jingzhao Prefecture, Chengdu Prefecture and Jiangning Prefecture. The four capitals and three prefectures mainly refer to political status, but in terms of economy, Yangzhou, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Mingzhou, Quanzhou, and Guangzhou are also very strong.

Fanning frowned slightly, "It's Jiaozi and a silver slut, will it lead to a surge in prices?"

"It shouldn't be. The court gave us the top ten money shops to be responsible for circulation, and at the same time we had to take back the corresponding copper coins. In fact, we were asked to use copper coins to buy Jiaozi and silver slots. This actually transferred the risk to the money shop."

"Is that money shop profitable?"

Manager Liu Da smiled bitterly and said, "The profit is not much, only half a percent, but if you refuse to accept it, the right to exchange the official silver will be cancelled. This is something that the money shop cannot afford, so you have to do it if you don't."

"What's the result?"

"Jiazi is not easy to issue, and ordinary people don't like it. After all, it's paper money and can only be used by big merchants. Silver slots are very popular. It can be said that supply is in short supply. A silver slot can be exchanged for 110 cents in the market. Of course, we also exchanged them at this price, which is ten cents more than the official price. This is our profit."

"Will there be fraud?" Fanning asked again.

"Why can't it be? In the first half of last year, fake sex appeared, and using white copper and lead to pretend to be silver slots, but the consequences of fraud are very serious."

Manager Liu Da put on a neck-cutting position and sneered: "The reporter was rewarded with great rewards, and the counterfeiter killed the children and grandchildren together, so that they could kill the children and grandchildren. After killing more than 500 people, basically no one dared to fake it. Besides, it is easy to identify the fraud now. White copper horns and lead horns are heavier than silver horns. If you use it more, you can feel it by buying it."

"What the big manager means is that there are many silver slots on the market now!"

Manager Liu nodded, "It's true, it's a lot, mainly because it's convenient. You can go out to the street with a few silver slots. Unlike before, you have to go out to the street with heavy copper coins, which is very inconvenient."

Manager Liu Da pushed the cloth bag to Fan Ning again, "There are a thousand silver cubes, that is, a hundred taels of silver. Even if it is used, if it is not enough, just come here to withdraw it."

"good!"

Fan Ning smiled happily and said, "Thank you, the manager."

............

It was already noon after the money shop. Fan Ning walked out of Zhuque Gate directly. Outside Zhuque Gate is the famous Zhouqiao Night Market in the capital. At night, the lights are brightly lit, and thousands of shops and individuals set up stalls here, eating, drinking and having fun, and there are all kinds of people. Every night, tens of thousands of civilians linger here.

Although it was noon, the Zhouqiao Night Market was still very lively, with people coming and going, bustling with people. Almost most of the shops were open for business. No one stipulated that it could not be open during the day. It was only profitable, so why not open the door?

Fan Ning saw a restaurant full of big red lanterns. This is the iconic shop of Zhouqiao Night Market. Red Lantern Tower is actually a branch of Panlou. Because it is brightly lit at night, everyone called it Red Lantern Tower and had forgotten its real name Panlou.

As soon as Fanning walked to the door, a bartender came to greet him with a smile on his face, "Welcome to the guests to have a meal. We don't think you have enough drinks. You spend ten taels of silver, and we pack and deliver the meal for you."

The advertising slogan is used very well, scratching the itchy part of the guests, allowing the cash-strapped guests to enter, and making the people with sufficient pockets think of ordering some food for their wife and children. Fanning raised a finger and smiled: "Only one person, find a good seat!"

"Okay! Please follow me."

The bartender welcomed Fan Ning into the restaurant. The first floor was full. Fan Ning went to the second floor and sat on the second floor for most of the time. There were no empty seats by the window, and there were only a few seats in the corner. Fan Ning was hesitating when he suddenly heard someone calling him: "Brother Fan!"

Fan Ning looked at him and saw someone beckoning him by the window. Although he hadn't seen him for many years, Fan Ning still recognized him at a glance. It was Zeng Bu.

Fan Ning hurriedly stepped forward and bowed and smiled, "Brother Zeng, I haven't seen you for many years."

Zeng Bu patted his arm enthusiastically, "I came to your mansion to celebrate when you got married two years ago, but you just didn't notice me."

"Of course there may be too many customers, I didn't notice it, I'm sorry!" Fanning said apologetically.

"You were all focused on the bride at that time, and of course you couldn't see me, but it was understandable!"

Zeng Bu laughed and introduced his companion to Fan Ning, "This is my friend, Lu Huiqing, Quanzhou. Last year, I was a Jinshi with me and now serves as the Zhenzhou Promoter."

Fan Ning had long noticed the young man around Zeng Bu. It turned out that this man was Lu Huiqing, the second-ranked New Party figure, and Wang Anshi's hardcore assistant. Fan Ning immediately felt awe and clasped his fists and said, "It turns out it's Brother Lu, I have been revered for a long time!"
Chapter completed!