Chapter 143: Acting Director

The Dark Realm, the city of Shamur.

"What are these?"

Several backpacks were opened, and a table full of contents was placed.

The drows are a little confused about these things.

The workmanship of everything inside is exquisite, yet unpretentious. The biggest feature is that for the same item, the size error is negligible. It doesn't look like the work of local humans at all.

"It looks like the craft of a dwarf, and it's hard for humans to mass-produce such a fine weapon......" One of Drow examined with a saber. There are several more of the same saber, each of which is exactly the same.

"This must be a kettle...... "Drow twisted a kettle and fiddled with it for a while as he opened the lid and found half a jug of water inside.

Drow, who was watching another medical kit, said, "It looks like a medical kit, and the contents are all medicine and wound treatment......"

"This seems to be something to eat...... A package of military rations was pried open, revealing more than a dozen kinds of food inside.

Drow used a toxin detection spell, and when he found that it was non-poisonous, he hired a few slaves to come in and experiment.

"It seems to taste pretty good...... "After seeing that the slaves were okay, Drow, who couldn't help but be curious, also tasted a little.

The Drows are a civilized race with a long history, and they quickly understand the purpose of most of the things in them.

"Is this their coin?" the mistress looked at what she had taken out of several purses, a few cards of various colors of unknown material, some beautifully printed pieces of paper, and a small number of gold, silver, and copper coins.

"These currencies are very exquisitely made, not like human currency...... "The mistress picked up a 20 summer gold coin and looked at it carefully.

At this time, the mainstream currency was minted metal money, and the design and lettering were certainly not as elaborate as stamped coins.

"The text and patterns on these currencies are all in the same style, and they are clearly of the same force. Do you have any impressions of these coins?"

"I've never seen ......"

"It's the first time I've seen ...... too"

Everyone shook their heads. The patterns and words on it were something they hadn't seen before.

However, in this world of gods and magic, the barrier of words and language is not an obstacle at all, and a spell that knows the language can be translated as long as it circulates to a certain extent.

"Great Xia Empire...... Central bank...... One ......"

The words on both coins and banknotes were quickly translated.

"What kind of country is this?" the Drow looked at each other.

"Why are there still one hundredths or five percent? This kind of currency is really ridiculous! Why can't they have an extra auxiliary coin? This country should be very civilized, so it can't be unexpected......" A Drow mage couldn't help but laugh as he looked at the steel hammers in his hand.

As mentioned earlier, the yuan baht system is an ancestral law, and 0.01 baht is a patch.

However, according to the research of later generations, this situation was caused by a misunderstanding.

Before Taizu's expedition to Nanluzhou, he handed over the new dynasty currency system that was being prepared in China to Taizong, who was still the crown prince at that time.

Before Taizu said that "yuan" is the basic unit, and one yuan uses silver coins as the base currency, which is nothing to say.

The problem was before Taizu left. At that time, Taizong asked how much one yuan was appropriate, and Taizu casually said that the weight of half a tael was more appropriate. Then Taizong asked what unit the auxiliary currency was, and Taizu said that the ancient copper coins were not all five baht coins, so it was better to use baht.

In fact, the "half tael coin" that Taizu said back then was the "half tael coin" of the pre-Qin period, and one weighed about 8 grams. Taizong understood it as a "half tael" silver coin, so the first batch of one-yuan silver coins in the New Dynasty of Great Xia weighed 25 grams, of which 90% was silver and 10% copper.

Although the value of this currency was a bit high in later generations, it was not too excessive in the world at the time.

It's just that Taizong had a problem when setting up the auxiliary currency, and because he lacked understanding of the lives of the people at the bottom, he took it for granted that the value of the auxiliary currency was 100 baht per yuan. And those ministers didn't notice the problem, and of course they probably didn't say anything.

By the time Taizu returned triumphantly, the new money had already been fully issued, and the people had already begun to use it on a large scale. As for the value of the coin, which is a bit large, this is not a problem at all, and the masses of the people are very wise. Isn't there still a copper coin from the previous dynasty Dashun?

In order to maintain the authority of the crown prince, the one that had already been issued must not be changed, so Taizu had to patch it, and there were tenths of a baht, one hundredth of a baht of the face value of the auxiliary coin. For the sake of convenience, the grassroots and the people have called one percent of the baht "one article", which has been until now.

I didn't expect this to become a joke in another world......

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The Restoration Army Weihai Research Institute.

This research institute is next to Mangyu Village, which is only five kilometers away from Su Lei's house, and will open a subway in the future, that is, one stop away.

"The first-level research institute is really different, this area is not small...... Su Lei walked into the gate with Chenmei and Xiu Xue, and walked around in the internal battery sightseeing car.

It is a garden-like institute covering an area of about 30 hectares, with buildings on the ground and underground, laboratories and testing grounds for many disciplines, dormitories, recreation rooms, libraries, canteens, bathrooms and other functional facilities.

There is also a large concert hall, where there are all kinds of musical instruments, all of which are high-end goods, and many of them are magic and treasure-level instruments, which makes Su Lei and Chen Mei particularly appreciate.

"Wow, it's really good! Garden-style research institute, those rockeries are Taihu stones, and there are so many rare flowers and trees......" The furnishings of the institute amazed Chen Shiyi, an expert.

"The military has made a lot of money! Like that kind of hundred-year-old dragon's blood tree, one tree costs more than 2,000, and there is actually a ...... here."

"This is the Longmen Carp ......" There is a group of carp with shining golden scales in the pool, one by one like gold, and there are two small bags on the head, and the tail is also a bit like a dragon's tail. It is said that this is a carp near Ryugu, a mutation product after being affected by dragon qi, and it is quite valuable.

"Hahahaha, a first-level research institute, of course it's better......" Su Lei said with some disapproval.

In his opinion, it is not surprising that the institute is more upscale. Scientists are very precious, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are national treasures. He thinks that he can be regarded as a national treasure, and an "important expert" should be regarded as a national treasure...... Probably so......

It's logical to make the work of national treasures a little more beautiful and gorgeous, isn't it?

At this time, he saw a familiar person beckoning to him.

"Lieutenant General Su, hello! Hello!" Su Lei hurriedly got out of the car and stepped forward to greet the other party with a smile.

"Lieutenant Su, Lieutenant Chen, do you think this working environment is still satisfactory? If you have any opinions, just say them, let them rectify them immediately...... Lieutenant General Su smiled all over his face.

"I think it's good......" Su Lei and Chen Shiyi looked at each other, and they both felt that there was no problem.

Seeing that these two were satisfied, Lieutenant General Su breathed a sigh of relief. He said very happily: "Captain Sudu, your lecture at the Mecha Research Institute this time is very good, and their evaluation is very high. Therefore, the institute is ready to strengthen the research of the institution. In addition, after the above discussion, I am going to add a burden to you......"

He looked at Su Lei's expression and said, "Now I'm going to make you the acting director of this research institute, what do you think?"

"I'm the acting director, I'm only a third-class lieutenant...... And I haven't been to work for a day......" Su Lei was a little confused.