Travel to the early Tang Dynasty and become a salted fish

Seeing the tacit cooperation between the two parties, Chu Mo knew that it was definitely not the first time that the other party was like this.

With a stern look in his eyes, he took out a wad of banknotes from his arms and handed them over:

"That's all we have. If you want it, I'll give it to you."

"If you don't want it, then we don't have anything else."

Hearing Chu Mo's words, Village Chief Liu's eyes flashed with displeasure.

But when he saw clearly that all Chu Mo's hands were banknotes, a flash of greed flashed in his eyes.

Although the imperial court stipulated that officials at all levels could not use or hold banknotes, there was no prohibition on civilians.

Not only that, those people who owned Datang's banknotes could even take Datang's banknotes and go directly to the bank in Dazhou County to exchange them for silver.

Of course, in the Great Zhou Dynasty, it would definitely not be possible to exchange the full amount of silver on the banknote.

At most, half of the silver can be exchanged.

But even so, some people flock to it.

After all, according to ordinary people's understanding, these banknotes start at least ten taels, and Chu Mo has a large stack of banknotes in his hand, so how much money does it cost.

After being deliberately misled by the officials of Shaanzhou City, the wealthy gentry who came from the Tang Dynasty thought that bank notes were just a piece of waste paper in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Therefore, most people do not know its value.

When you first enter a settlement, you will be stared at by some thoughtful people, and then use some small tricks to coax away the banknotes in their hands at the lowest price.

This is also a disguised way for Chu Xin to deprive those wealthy gentry.

Their bank in Dazhou doesn't care how you get those banknotes, nor does it care about the origin and value of your banknotes.

If you want to exchange it, you must pay half of the depreciation tax to the court.

Although it is not an open grab, it is much more powerful than an open grab.

Therefore, after entering the Great Zhou Dynasty, many wealthy gentry were immediately ordered to be grounded by local administrators, and they were not allowed to have contact with the outside world, so as not to leak the opportunity to make a fortune.

The euphemistic name is: isolation and observation to prevent spies from getting in.

As for the wealthy gentry, after several months of isolation and observation, they came into contact with the outside world again and learned about the role of banknotes. Almost all of them were ruined and their intestines turned green.

Of course, there are some smart people who will not be fooled.

But there are many ways to resist others.

They will make trouble for you every day, or arrange various things for you, which will make you exhausted both physically and mentally.

What, you said you don’t obey the village chief’s orders?Disobey management?

The local garrison and Ming soldiers will teach you how to behave in minutes and let you understand what it means that people have to bow their heads under the eaves.

What's more, when Chu Xin first formulated these strategies, she had already thought of countermeasures.

The regulations on good registration and slave registration she introduced were to divide the influence and resistance of these wealthy gentry.

When those wealthy gentry entered Shaanzhou City, when they heard that they had to spend 10 taels of silver to buy good citizenship, the first thing they thought of was definitely their relatives.

As for the servants and other staff at home, they would not waste an extra copper to pity others.

After all, money doesn’t come with strong winds.

What's more, if those slaves and servants give them good citizenship, whether they will regard themselves as their masters in the future is a matter of two opinions.

Only a fool will do it if he spends money but can't get anything done.

It is almost impossible for someone like Chu Mo to obtain hundreds of good titles at once.

Therefore, in the eyes of Village Chief Liu, Chu Mo's group of people, like those piglets before, were allowed to be slaughtered by him.

He thought that these people were not together, but must have gathered from somewhere. To save trouble, the escorting officers and soldiers were sent to him all at once.

If the other party gave me such a generous gift, I definitely couldn't be stingy.

But just because you can't be stingy doesn't mean you can give away the benefits you get.

But I don't want to bleed, and I have to reward all the military masters, so the only way is to let the wool come out of the sheep.

Therefore, Village Chief Liu didn't have any scruples and spoke directly, asking for half of Chu Mo's belongings.

Now when he saw the other party take out a wad of banknotes, his eyes suddenly lit up, knowing that he had met a real fat pig and he had to kill him with a knife.

No, one knife is not enough. I have to peel off his skin and cramps, remove his bones and draw blood, and squeeze him clean.

"What do you mean? Why does it seem like the village chief is blackmailing you?"

"Boy, let me tell you, half of the supplies are left here, but no one can break the rules of entering the village. You just want to fool me with a few pieces of paper? There is no door."

After saying that, he stretched out his hand to snatch the banknote from Chu Mo's hand.

Seeing this, Chu Mo retracted his hand and put the banknote into his arms.

"Village chief, right? Since you said it is a rule to leave half of the belongings when entering the village, then I would like to ask, who made this rule? But the court? Is it written in the law?"

Seeing that Chu Mo took back the banknote directly and even questioned himself, the village chief suddenly turned pale:

"Boy, do you know where this is? This is Willow Tree Village. Here, everything is decided by me. I am the village chief. I am the rule here. My words are the words of the court."

As soon as these words came out, Chu Mo immediately clapped with a smile and said:

"Well said. I didn't expect you to be so ambitious even though you are so old."

After saying that, he turned to look at the captain who looked like a normal person and asked:

"Sir, did you hear clearly what the old man just said?"

"I can hear you clearly."

The captain said calmly.

"If you heard it clearly, why don't you arrest him?"

This time it was Chu Mo's turn to be dumbfounded.

Why, could it be that these two people are in the same group?That would be troublesome.

"Why should I arrest him?"

The captain looked at Chu Mo mockingly and continued with a sneer:

"Our Great Zhou Dynasty is different from the Great Tang Dynasty. Here, the words of the village chief can indeed be the key to the operation of a village, and the rules he sets can indeed be regarded as part of the law."

"If you are dissatisfied, you can wait until the suspension period expires and obtain his approval, then go to the county government office to sue him."

Speaking of this, the captain looked at Chu Mo with a half-smile:

"Boy, the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty are different from those of the Tang Dynasty. I advise you to wait until you understand the rules here before taking any action. Otherwise, you will be in big trouble."

After saying that, in order to show that his attitude was ordinary, he took the initiative to step aside and gave up his position.

After hearing what the captain said, Chu Mo was really dumbfounded.

He didn't expect that the village chief could act like a normal person after speaking such rebellious words.

Even the soldiers next to him took it for granted and didn't care.