In the first year of Song Tiansheng, due to the shortage of copper materials for coinage, the government minted a large number of iron coins in some areas in order to make up for the shortage of copper coins. At that time, the iron money cast by Sichuan and Shu always weighed twenty-five catties and eight taels. To buy a horse of silk fabric in Sichuan and Shu, you have to pay 130 catties of iron money. Iron money is so cumbersome and inconvenient, Jiaozi came into being in the land of Sichuan and Shu.

Jiaozi is the earliest paper money in the world.

Those who operate copper coin custody business are called "Jiaozi shopkeepers". The shopkeeper fills in the amount of money deposited on the paper roll made of paper, and then returns it to the depositor, and charges a certain storage fee

"The money village is the Jiaozi shop." In the Quanzhou Prefecture Yafu Office, Li Sanjian said to Cui Yongzi, who was confused: "But Qianzhuang can also be said to be not Jiaozipu, the reason is that the function of Qianzhuang is much stronger than Jiaozipu." Li has a detailed argument in the book "On the Use of Money Village, Jiaozi and the City Trade", here is a simple way to say that the money village has the effect of exchange, saving, and putting money, the most important of which is to release money, and the money is to borrow money from the people. In this way, it not only solves the problem of lack of green and yellow or poor capital turnover, but also solves the problems of bulky copper coins, inconvenient to carry, and carry a large number of copper coins and the resulting dangers. ”

Qian Zhuang, Jiaozi, and putting money, today's Cui Yongzi feels that his braincase is completely insufficient, and new things are one after another, smashing Cui Yongzi into a dizziness.

Where does he look like a young man in his twenties? Why do you know so much, and you are very organized, even if it is the champion Lang, where is there a champion like him in the past?

Such extraordinary insight, so old and sophisticated, so proficient in government affairs or financial affairs, Cui Yongzi looked up at Li Sanjian and said secretly in his heart.

This man is either a madman or a prodigy! Cui Yongzi said again in his heart.

"Cui Tong's judgment?" Li Sanjian saw Cui Yongji's stunned appearance, so he asked differently.

"Oh... Cui Yongzi hurriedly said when he heard this: "How much should the money be calculated as interest? Who is responsible for the money bank? ”

"Good question!" Li Sanjian said with a smile: "The money village can be by the public, or by the private, but for the time being, there is still a yamen to undertake, as for the geometry of interest, Li is preliminarily set at six cents, no more than one cent, even... ”

The weather was hot, and the two had been talking for so long, Li Sanjian felt that his throat was about to smoke, so he picked up the tea bowl and drank all the tea in the bowl, chewing a bitter tea leaf while continuing: "Even regardless of profit, who does not count profit?" Lonely and widowed or extremely poor people, these people should not count the money, of course, how much money to put money, there must be a limit or limit, can not be free to put money, in addition, the rest of the people and so on to put money as interest, and before the money, need to be guaranteed or led by the rich or large households, or mortgaged in kind, before the money, so as not to put the money without return... ”

"Again!" Li Sanjian paused for a moment and then said: "There is another way to repay the money, that is, to repay the money in installments, divided into one, two or three years old, different installments, different benefits, the higher the period, the more profits, so that the people, especially the poor people, can avoid the difficulty of repaying the money, and can avoid the difficulty of repaying the money caused by the lack of green and yellow, and... ”

"Stop! Stop, stop! "Seeing that Li Sanjian is still there.

。 So Cui Yongqi was so anxious that he shouted: "Cui is old and stupid, Li Zhizhou, can you allow Cui to go back and digest it slowly?" ”

"Haha, Cui Tong's sentence is not yet forty, how can you talk about the old word?" Li Sanjian couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "There is a detailed discussion in Li's book, after Cui Gong goes back, you can take it slowly, this matter is not in a hurry." ”

"It's coming, it's coming... At this moment, Li Gang ran into the hall panting, shouting as he ran.

"What's coming?" Li Sanjian asked with some displeasure.

On weekdays, Li Sanjian was too accommodating to Li Gang and others, and at this time, he didn't say a word, so he ran directly into the hall.

"Boat, ship is coming." Li Gang replied.

"Where did the ship come from? What kind of ships are they? Li Sanjian asked in surprise.

Quanzhou is a harbor city, and all kinds of ships come and go on weekdays are endless, and some ships come at this time, what is the fuss?

"Jingshi, no, it's from Mingzhou." Li Gang replied: "They are all large ships. ”

"It's so big?"

"It's big, it's big!"

"Rare and strange, have you ever seen a real big ship?"

"Cui Tongju, how about going and see?"

"It's okay, let's go and have a look, Li Zhizhou, please!"

"Cui Tong please!"

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"It's big。。。。。。"

"Such as the majestic Kunlun!"

"Such as the Kun of Beiming!"

On the dock of Quanzhou, Li Sanjian, Cui Yongzi and a civil and military officer in Quanzhou couldn't help but let out a burst of exclamation when they saw the two huge ships sailing into the dock one after the other.

The two huge ships that slowly sailed into the wharf one after the other were each more than 30 zhang long, about 10 zhang deep, and about 78 zhang wide.

The two huge ships were multi-masted galleons with a total of five masts, the two main sails in the middle, one large and one small, were hung with crosssails, and the remaining three masts were hung with longitudinal masts.

In addition to the hard sails, they are also equipped with soft sails made of cloth and small sails on top of the main sails. For maximum wind power, the sail can be turned to the left and right sides.

In order to keep the giant ship stable in the wind and waves, two large bundles of bamboo were tied to the sides of the ship, and the ship was moderately loaded. If the ship rocks violently in the event of a storm or waves, there is also a floating block on board, which can be lowered into the water to reduce the swaying. There are two types of rudders, the main rudder and the auxiliary rudder, which are different depending on the waterway. Sailing in the ocean, in order to control the course and not drift, two rudders can be inserted in the stern of the ship, which is a triple rudder.

The huge sails are like clouds hanging from the sky, several feet high, and the white sails are like clouds on the horizon, sprinkling down from the sky.

The whole giant ship is low in front and high in the back, the front is sharp and wide in the back, and the rear part is a wide cabin, in addition to the watertight cabin, the cabin of the Mulan boat is divided into three cabins in the front, middle and back, the first cabin is used as a stove and a water tank, and the middle cabin is divided into eight rooms. The rear cabin is more than two feet high, with breathable windows on all four walls and beautifully carved wooden balustrades.

The bow of the ship is the deck, the stern is the stern and cabins, and there are wooden female walls around the side of the huge ship.

Compared to the two giant ships, the man was unusually small, like a giant beetle and a small ant.

Li Sanjian, who was standing on the dock, was also stunned.

Li Sanjian never expected that the Great Song Dynasty would have such a huge ship... It's just too big

It's so big that people can't believe that it was made by a craftsman, and it's a thing that astonishes the sky.

What made Li Sanjian wonder was, why did these two giant ships come to Quanzhou?

After the giant ship entered the port, it dropped anchor and lowered the gangplank and wooden ladder, and then a palace eunuch was helped down from the high giant ship.

"It's Li Hanren in front?" The eunuch asked after seeing Li Sanjian.

"It's Xia Guan, it turned out to be Yang Zhongguan, and Xia Guan visited Yang Zhongguan." After Li Sanjian saw that the eunuch in front of him was Yang Jian, the palace servant, he hurriedly saluted.

Yang Jian is an old acquaintance of Li Sanjian, and when Li Sanjian moved to Quanzhou Zhizhou, it was Yang Jian's purpose.

"Since our family got on the boat, the world is spinning, and now it's okay, it's finally in Quanzhou... Yang Jian was seasick and vomited on the boat, so he couldn't help complaining, and then took out an edict and said to Li Sanjian: "Li Hanren, take the edict." ”

"Chen Jian takes the order!" When Li Sanjian heard this, he hurriedly led a cadre of civil and military forks in Quanzhou to sing a promise, and after bowing four times, he bowed down to listen to the announcement.

"I inherit the foundation of the accumulation of the five saints, and inherit the system of the gods for thousands of years. Shundi Ancient Teachings, Hui Sui Li Yuan。。。。。。 Yang Jian then read the edict aloud.

Usually, the imperial court edict needs to be sent to the state army in advance to be promulgated in the world. On the day when the edict was delivered, the Taishou led the account to the martial arts, discharged the guard of honor, and went to the Xuanzhao Pavilion to welcome the edict, and the edict made the edict, and the Taishou knelt to receive it, which was a solemn etiquette to welcome the edict.

At this time, Yang Jian came to Quanzhou suddenly with two big ships, and he didn't notify Li Sanjian and the others in advance at all, so everything was simple.

And kneeling to receive the holy decree is not Song Zhi's custom, so you can kneel or not.

"Ministers and other leaders, thank you for Your Majesty's Longen, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" After Li Sanjian heard the meaning of the edict, he was immediately overjoyed, and he shouted long live and thanked him.

Emperor Zhao Ji's edict of the Song Emperor allowed Quanzhou to prepare for the construction of the Quanzhou Boat Division, and sent two large ships to Quanzhou and Li Sanjian, but the imperial court only gave Li Sanjian two large ships, and other things, such as money, grain, ordnance, etc., were gone.

Two giant ships, one named "Lingxu Zhiyuan Anji Shenzhou", the other called "Lingfei Shunji Shenzhou", for the Song Dynasty Shenzong in the first year of Yuanfeng, ordered Antao to build two large ships in Mingzhou, and then sent an envoy to Goryeo, and the people of Goryeo were stunned, calling "the majesty of a great country".

After the two Shenzhou came back, they have been docked in Mingzhou, at this time Li Sanjian asked to build a Quanzhou boat division, so Zhao Ji pushed the boat down the river and gave the two Shenzhou to Li Sanjian.

The extermination of the pirates was explained to Li Sanjian by Zhao Ji himself, and at this time Li Sanjian wanted to build a boat division to exterminate the pirates, but the court couldn't come up with the money at this time, so Zhao Ji felt a little unhappy.

Sending two big ships to Li Sanjian can be regarded as Zhao Ji's apology.

At this time, Li Sanjian's mood was both fortunate and a little crying and laughing.

If you want to send two warships, the battleships can be used immediately, but what can two large envoy ships do? To turn the ship into a large warship, it will take a long time to rebuild.

Li Sanjian felt fortunate that Yang Jian and the others had not encountered pirates, and when they met pirates, wouldn't they have given them two huge ships for nothing? I also have to bear the charge of Jinghai's ineffective suppression of bandits, and let the edict fall into the hands of thieves...

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