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How does Haotian Territory exchange food with other territories in South China?
This may sound like a simple question, but it's not.
Because in this day and age there is no currency, and everything is not priced, you say how to exchange!
The reason why the Great Elder of South China asked this question was also normal, he really didn't know how to exchange.
He could ask the other elders of Nanhua to encourage his clansmen to open up wasteland and farm land and produce more grain, but he couldn't collect these grains in person and exchange them with Zhao Hao.
Just kidding, what is the ration for 100,000 people, at least 100,000 catties a day, millions of catties in ten days, and tens of millions of catties a year!
Such a huge amount, not to mention collecting and exchanging with Zhao Hao, even collecting it is difficult to collect.
Tens of millions of catties of grain, how many people does he have to send to collect it?
If he really took care of this, his own clansmen would probably not have to do anything, and they would probably not be able to do anything just to collect food for Haotianling.
That's not all, it's not the most troublesome.
If he really sent someone to collect the grain and exchange it with Zhao Hao, then the trouble would begin.
How many things can tens of millions of catties of grain be exchanged for?
The amount of this thing is unimaginable, what kind of meat and leather goods, what kind of iron pottery, it will be piled up.
He definitely can't keep these things to himself, and he has to share them with the other elders under his command.
Question, what do you give to others, and how much do you share with each item?
Not only can't he figure this out, but the other elders under him probably can't figure it out either, because the other elders under his command still have to divide the goods exchanged to each clansman who gives out the grain, who knows what these clansmen want specifically!
This problem is more complicated the more he thinks about it, and the more he thinks about it, the more difficult it becomes, so he simply didn't think about it and threw the problem directly to Zhao Hao.
Don't you want to exchange food, you say it yourself, how to exchange.
The problem? Zhao Hao naturally thought about it.
He just pulled out a parchment roll? Come to the Great Elder of Nanhua and spread it out? He then pointed to the figure above and explained, "I'm going to make two things?" Used for pricing, this is called knife coins? That is, a sharp knife, which can be exchanged for ten catties of grain or one catty of meat. This is called a dime? That is, an arrow? can be exchanged for a pound of grain. As for other ironware, pottery, leather goods, or exotic animal meat, they can all be priced with knife coins and horn coins. ”
When the Great Elder of South China heard this, his eyes couldn't help but light up.
How sharp the blade made by Haotian Ling is, he naturally knows that the blade created by others can cut the skin and flesh with a slight stroke? Much stronger than the blades they've made.
This kind of knife coin that Zhao Hao said? I'm afraid everyone in Nanhua wants a handful, because this thing is so easy to use.
As for the arrows, Nanhua and even the entire Taihua Department originally didn't know about the bow and arrow, but since the last time Zhao Hao gave the bow and arrow as a gift to Ji Qin's father and son? The bow and arrow soon became popular among the high-ranking dignitaries of South China.
This thing is good, the lethality is terrifying? Moreover, you can kill targets from afar.
The Great Elder of Nanhua is quite interested in this bow and arrow? He also ordered someone to try to make bows and arrows, but alas? Can they barely make a bow? But this arrow is very difficult to make? Because arrows are not easy to build.
Don't look at the arrows, they are not ordinary, and the metal they refine does not seem to be suitable for making arrows at all.
If there are enough arrows, and one of his subordinates is equipped with a longbow, that guy, I'm afraid that the combat effectiveness will be doubled in an instant, and when the time comes, it will be possible to take down Xue Man's department and even the entire Nanban!
Sharp knives and arrows, both of which are good things!
The Great Elder of Nanhua nodded without hesitation and said, "Very good, these two things are good, how many are you going to build?" ”
When Zhao Hao heard this, he couldn't help but show a hint of cunning in his eyes.
Of course, he knew that these two things were good, and the reaction of the Great Elder of South China was also expected by him, he just wanted to use these two things as a guide to obtain the right to issue currency!
People in these days rarely even do transactions, so naturally they don't know how important the right to issue currency is.
It can be said that as long as he controls the right to issue currency, he will have the final say in the transactions of the entire Nanhua and even the entire Taihua Department, and when the time comes, the entire Nanhua and even the entire Taihua tribe will have to work for him!
Of course, his purpose in doing this was not to trap the Great Elder Nanhua, he just wanted to earn a little wealth while solving the problem of Haotian receiving food.
There is a saying in later generations, who would have too much money.
Now, an opportunity is in front of you, you can easily make a lot of money, this business, don't do it for nothing!
He said without hesitation: "Naturally, you can build as much as you need." ”
When the Great Elder Nanhua heard this, he couldn't help but doubt: "You can really build so much?" You know, just my clansmen, these knife coins and dimes are not enough for 100,000 each. ”
This thing, you have to build it one by one, naturally slow, mass production is different.
Zhao Hao nodded very confidently and said, "One hundred thousand, no problem, one million is not a problem." ”
When the Great Elder Nanhua heard this, he couldn't help but be secretly taken aback.
This kid, so powerful?
However, when he thought about it, there seemed to be nothing surprising about it.
Well, this kid is really powerful.
It is certainly not a problem for these knife coins and dimes to be used for pricing, but the exchange of grain is not just about pricing, but collecting and transporting it.
The Great Elder of Nanhua reminded: "There is one thing, I don't know if you have thought about it, the food you need is huge, I am afraid that I and the other elders will not be able to help you send it to Haotian, how are you going to carry this food?" Also, I can't do it for you when it comes to collecting grain, I'm afraid, you'll have to send someone to exchange with each clan one by one, have you considered this? ”
Zhao Hao naturally thought about these things a long time ago.
He nodded slightly and said: "I've thought about all of this, Great Elder, you see if this will work, I will send someone to expand Zhennan Fort and build a city that can accommodate tens of thousands of people, and in the future, all the things produced by my Haotian will be transported here, and then sent to all parts of Nanhua by water or land." ”
There is no problem with this, of course.
The Great Elder Nanhua nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay, you can build Zhennanbao as much as you want, or will this Zhennanbao be handed over to you to guard?" ”
What he meant, since Zhennan Fort has been handed over to Zhao Hao for expansion, it is better to hand over the garrison task to Zhao Hao, after all, the consumption of two thousand soldiers here is quite large, especially these border passes are relatively far away from Nanhua City, and it is very difficult to transport food or something.
When Zhao Hao heard this, he was stunned on the spot.
You really don't treat me as an outsider!
This town of South Fort is all handed over to me to guard?
All right!
He also nodded without hesitation and said: "No problem, Zhennan Fort will be handed over to me, as long as the leader of the Xue Man's tribe does not personally lead the army to attack, I promise that there will be no mistakes." ”
What are you kidding, the leader of the Xue Man tribe personally led the army to attack?
The Great Elder of South China only listened to it as a joke.