Zhennan Fort, the House of Elders, in the lobby.

Zhao Hao took a sip of porridge with foam meat, and then looked at the bamboo slips reported by each team, and couldn't help but show a smug smile on his face.

He guessed correctly, the knife coins and jiao coins were very popular, and there was not a single one of the tens of thousands of knife coins and jiao coins brought out by nearly 5,000 personal guards, and they were all rushed and exchanged.

In other words, there is no problem with knife coins and jiao coins as currency, and there is no need for him to force them, and some people rush to ask for them.

This time, the focus of his success was not on the trading function of the currency, but on the other functions of the currency.

In fact, as a trading tool, currency has more than just a trading function in the initial stage.

For example, gold, the strongest currency in ancient times, was more than just a trading function in its own right.

Many people do not buy gold to trade goods with others, but to create beautiful ornaments such as rings, necklaces, headdresses, and even more, some people use gold to make furniture and even statues to show their wealth.

This is the fundamental reason why gold, as the strongest currency, has endured for a long time, because it not only has a trading function, but also has a timeless characteristic, and also has a decorative function, and it is also a symbol of wealth.

The same is true for Knife Coins and Horn Coins, and nowadays, most people rush to get Knife Coins and Horn Coins not for trading, but for their practical function, or to use the sharp properties of Knife Coins, or to use Horn Coins as arrows.

This is a good start, and as long as there is a rush for knife and dime coins, they will become a strong currency.

There is another point, and he guessed correctly, that is, there are people who want horses and carriages, and there are many people who want them.

This horse and carriage are good things, not only have the function of riding and carrying goods, but also a symbol of status, presumably, most people who want to exchange horses are to ride out to show off, just like the luxury cars of later generations.

After all, the horses he originally sent were all given to Ji Rushuang's relatives, and most of these people were high-level leaders in Nanhua, and the rest of Nanhua was probably envious when they saw their "heroic posture" riding horses, and they wanted to have one for themselves.

The next step was to sell the horses and carriages.

There are not many cattle and sheep in his hand, but there are still a lot of horses, and the carriage, in order to take the west wing of Xue Man's Department last time, each battalion has also built a lot, and they are all stored in Zhennan Fort at this time, not to mention more, it is not a problem to sell more than 1,000 vehicles.

On this day, after most of the team returned to Zhennan Fort, Zhao Hao ordered all the guards to gather in the large school field in the fort.

He stood on the high platform, looked at the eager guards below, and then looked at the people around him who were full of anticipation, and then said loudly: "This time, everyone must have exchanged a lot of rice, do you want to run again?" ”

At this moment, all the guards, all the clansmen, there was no trace of panic on their faces, and everyone almost had the same expression, that is, I thought!

They all wanted to run again, or even more.

Because this time their harvest was very good, everyone almost harvested three or four hundred catties of rice, and they didn't give much.

Knife coins and corner coins, which were all given by Zhao Hao, as well as a little jerky, a few pieces of pottery and ironware, one or two extra leather goods.

This little thing is nothing to them, but they used it in exchange for more than a month's rations at home, so why not.

Rice, that's really fragrant.

Porridge with minced meat, that's really delicious.

The fresh food of these elders and professors is quite delicious, and the key is that it is much more cost-effective than eating meat, and everyone wants to change it a little more.

Zhao Hao looked at everyone's expectant expressions, and then continued to say aloud: "I heard that many people want horses and carriages, no problem, this time, we will give them some horses and carriages." ”

Yes!

When everyone heard this, they were all dumbfounded.

Of course, they knew that they wanted horses and wagons, and that they were bidding quite highly.

The question is, these horses and carriages are the ones they eat, if they change them to others, how will the things be transported over, and how will the food be brought back?

Zhao Hao then said aloud: "This time, I will send out a thousand horses and a thousand carriages, you take them to the places you have been, and first help me exchange a horse and a carriage for rice, that is to say, this time, each squad will bring four carriages, one is for exchange, and three are for transporting rice." Of course, I won't let everyone run for nothing, a horse for 20,000 catties of rice, a carriage for 1,000 catties of rice, each team of 21,000 catties of rice, I only need half of it, and the remaining half will be your reward for this trip. ”

One horse for 20,000 catties of rice!

When everyone heard this, they were stunned again.

If you just calculate the weight, how can a horse not be able to have thousands of catties in exchange for 20,000 catties of rice?

Everyone thought about it carefully, and suddenly found that there seemed to be no problem with this bid.

Because, this horse is not for eating, but for riding, and with horses, many things are much more convenient.

Zhao Hao stopped and took a slight breath, and then continued: "Don't bring anything else this time, after all, three carriages can transport so much grain back at most." However, you can tell the people of other realms that if they want a knife or a penny, a piece of meat, pottery, ironware, or horses and carts, you can bring rice or a knife or a coin to Zhennanbao to exchange it. ”

This is the main purpose of his exchange of horses and carriages, he wants people from other territories to take the initiative to come to Zhennanbao to exchange things.

If there are no horses and carriages, it will be troublesome for people from other territories to come to Zhennanpu, after all, if they only walk on their legs, it will take at least ten days for people from other territories of Nanhua to walk, and it is even possible to walk for more than a month.

With such a long distance, or such a long time, there is not much rice on their backs, and they can't exchange many things, so people from other territories will naturally not be so bored and take the initiative to come to Zhennanbao to trade.

And with horses and wagons, it is different, even if it is thousands of miles away, it is only a few days, and they can also bring a lot of rice in exchange for a lot of things to go back.

In short, with horses and carriages, it is much more convenient to travel or transport things, and I believe that the people of other territories will definitely not resist the temptation of swords, coins, meat, leather goods, pottery and ironware, or horses and carriages themselves, and take rice with them to Zhennanbao to exchange.

This point, the guards below and their families will naturally not think of it for a while.

They just wondered, why did they drive four empty wagons to trade with others, couldn't they bring more things?

Although two wagons can only carry so much rice, they can carry some horses, and even they can bring more horses to carry them.

Everyone was a little puzzled by why the elder did this, but for Zhao Hao's order, they still didn't dare to disobey it at all, and they drove four empty cars to go, just right, the car was empty, everyone could sit on it, and the speed of the journey was much faster.