The style of the copper coin is round on the outside and square on the inside, with a hole in the middle, which is the same as the ancient copper coin in the ordinary sense. The copper coin is printed with the word "Ningcheng" on the front, and the reverse side is smooth without any ornamentation, which is a copper coin made by Ding Qi arranged for the red deer and their smelting team.

How are copper coins made? And the production of bronze weapons, tools of the same way, casting mold casting method, but this mold is printed on the pottery fan.

Ding Qi had never minted copper coins, and even the production of those bronze knives and the like was based on the method obtained by pouring aluminum pots when he was a child. As for the minting of copper coins, he really hadn't operated it, nor had he seen it. But he had seen copper coins, and this was where he was ahead of the crowd, as long as he knew the style and the method of minting, he could discuss it.

Long ago, after making bronze knives and axes, Ding Qi arranged for red deer and the people below him to study how to make copper coins. I tried some methods, such as the sand turning method, but the current process is backward and there are too many defects.

There was also a bronze craftsman named Mallet, who was inspired by the making of pottery to make two identical pottery models, the size and thickness of which were the same four copper coins. A hole in the middle has four straight indentations connecting the four copper coins, which serve as a copper juice channel.

One of the pottery fan is printed on the front of the copper coin, engraved with the word Ningcheng, and a pottery fan is printed on the reverse side of the copper coin, smooth and smooth, but there is a hole in the middle of this pottery fan, which is used to pour copper juice.

The two pottery fans are put together, tied tightly with ropes, and copper juice is poured from the holes, and after cooling, they become four copper coins connected together. The coin is then broken off from top and polished to become a slightly rough coin.

The production of these pottery models took the energy and time of the boss of that group, and a total of fifty sets of pottery models were made before and after, which were strictly guarded by the tribe. Red deer are only allowed to make copper coins according to Ding Qi's requirements, and they are not allowed to mint them privately, and these casting methods and personnel are also managed separately, and they are not allowed to contact any outsiders. Including today's celebration of the founding of the city, they all just stayed in their blacksmith's room and watched over each other.

Tinch did not restrict their freedom, but told them in advance about the importance of the method and craft of minting coins, and they voluntarily accepted the care of the tribe.

"In the future, Ning Cheng will use copper coins as an intermediary in exchange, which can be used to buy anything you can afford to pay for copper coins. No more bartering or exchanging hides and powerstones as before. For example, if you want to buy a clay pot, it used to take five male slaves or three female slaves to exchange, but now you only need one copper coin to exchange. And you can exchange the copper coin for other things you like, such as animal skin clothes, bronze axes, etc., which is quite convenient. ”

Ding Qi explained the function of copper coins above, and the people below were holding the copper coins in their hands and looking over and over to check the style of copper coins, and they were all wondering how such a small thing could be exchanged for something they liked.

"You don't have to worry that you won't use it, or that other tribes won't accept this copper coin. In the name of Aragami, I would like to assure you that as long as it is this kind of copper coin, you can exchange it for the items you need in Ningcheng, provided that you have enough copper coins. Even if other people who haven't been to Ningcheng have copper coins, they can exchange them for what you need here. If you don't have copper coins, you can use what you have

Items are exchanged for copper coins here in the Ding tribe, and then exchanged for other things. And this process of exchange is what we call buying and selling! ”

The Ding tribe has taught everyone to read and write before, and they have known and heard the word buying and selling, but they have never known its specific meaning. Now that Ding Qi has explained, he relatively understands that this copper coin is an intermediate used for exchange. With it, you can buy things, and if you don't have copper coins, you can exchange them for valuable things such as animal skins, food, stone tools, etc. At the same time, everyone also recognizes a truth, this kind of copper coin is very convenient to carry.

"I just mentioned that this copper coin issued to you is worth a clay pot, and the ownership of this copper coin belongs to you personally, and the tribe will not let you hand it over unless you go and buy a clay pot with this copper coin. When the autumn comes, the Ding tribe will establish a practical and effective system, as long as he works in Ningcheng, he will be rewarded with a certain amount of copper coins every month for his personal ownership, and he will use these copper coins freely. This is given to everyone for free, and is used to reward everyone for a month of hard work. I call it wages! ”

Ding Qi just talked about two concepts, one is buying and selling, and the other is salary, which makes everyone's heads completely confused. Everyone has not yet understood that it takes time and process to understand and accept these two new things. Ding Qi is not worried, so he arranged a lot of projects to let everyone slowly understand and accept this new thing imperceptibly.

While everyone was talking, the deer in the audience shouted:

"It's auspicious!"

But it was the time for the tribe to prepare to sacrifice heaven and earth and sacrifice the tribal totem dragon.

Ding Qi stepped down from the high platform and walked into the Dragon Hall accompanied by the Elders, the Witch Doctor, and other tribal backbones, and there were six people in front of him carrying three kinds of offerings: pigs, sheep, and deer.

The light in the dragon hall is bright, and the two large windows in front and the two windows on the left and right will shine in with sufficient light, making the totem dragon of the Ding tribe appear clear and abnormal, and revealing the image of the dragon that is not angry and self-righteous in the world.

This kind of dragon took Ding Qi a lot of time, and if it weren't for some painting foundation, he really couldn't draw it, so he still had to change his draft. Fortunately, there is azurite and lime, which can be blended to create that kind of cyan, outlining the outline and lines, which can make the image of the dragon jump on the wall. Of course, there is still a big difference with a master of painting, but it is still easy for primitive people to accept the image of a dragon.

The offerings were placed, and everyone, including Ding Qi, fell to their knees and kowtowed towards the totem dragon.

"May this heaven and earth bless the prosperity of the Ding tribe and bless the people with peace and well-being!"

Ding Qi spoke up, and the people behind him recited with him, praying that God would bless the Ding tribe and people.

"May this heaven and earth, with good wind and rain, give the tribesmen food, clothing, safety, health and longevity!"

"May the tribal totem bless the Ding tribe forever! Forever bless the descendants of the dragon! ”

While! While! While!

The bell rang and everyone prayed.

The sacrificial ceremony ended, and the celebration of the founding of Ningcheng also ended.

Next, Tinch announced that in addition to rituals, medicine, and education as their daily work, the Tribal Witch Clan would also observe the sun and the moon as an important task in their work, and they could draw any manpower to help them with these tasks.

Immediately followed by the Ningcheng City Lord Buck announcing the next day

Tribal group weddings, in which all men and women who form a group will attend the wedding ceremony officiated by Tinch, and other tribal leaders and personnel will be invited to the wedding ceremony to witness this exciting event. At the same time, the whole city of Ningcheng began a seven-day rest period, and announced that every year of the city's founding celebration, there will be a seven-day break to celebrate this great day.

The celebration is over, and the whole tribe goes into carnival mode. Everyone met to organize activities together, some played football in the barracks, some swung in the tug-of-war, some competed in archery wrestling, and some went to the lake to fish for recreation, a lively scene.

That evening, after the city gates were closed, the tribe held a special bonfire feast in the main square, with all the participants participating. Before the banquet began, the drama performed by the Tribal Repertory Troupe attracted everyone's attention.

This drama talks about the activities of exchange within the tribe and between tribes, at the beginning, everyone resisted a large pile of animal skins and stone tools to exchange, and it was very inconvenient to carry, either losing this or that, and also causing losses for various reasons.

Later, with copper coins, the way they exchanged changed, they could sell their materials to get copper coins, and then use copper coins to buy what they wanted.

This is a subtle tool that Ding Qi thought of, performing programs for everyone to watch, allowing people to remember what they need to express and use it in real life, bringing more convenience to everyone. As for the meaning of wages, Ding Qi also intends to use this method to explain it to everyone clearly.

The expression of drama can make the people in it like it more and more, and the meaning it expresses can also be remembered forever.

Everyone was still unsatisfied, Xue and Dan and the boys and children performed very well, but they could only continue to perform tomorrow, not repeatedly.

Soon, everyone was engaged in another important bonfire event, and it was time for the courtship dance! And this event actually led to more than a dozen pairs of young men and women forming a family, which made other bachelors love and hate.

The next day, the collective wedding of the Ding tribe was held as scheduled, and they completed the ritual of worshipping heaven and earth under the auspices of Ding Qi and Lu, and expressed their promises and blessings to each other.

The most special pair in this is the woman and the mouse, the woman directly pulled the mouse forward to accept the blessing of Ding Qi and the deer, and completed the transformation of identity. But this is not the end of the matter, the woman led a few new daughters-in-law, and together they shouted at Ding Qi and the deer there, so that they could take this opportunity to get married.

The audience is boiling! It seems that the four words of people's hearts are very right, and everyone especially hopes that Ding Qi and Lu can come together.

This made Ding Qi and the woman embarrassed and made a big red face. In particular, the deer looked at Ding Qi with a red face and resentment, which made Ding Qi really embarrassed, and he couldn't wait to find a hole to get into it immediately. I really had no choice but to hide my face and run away, but fortunately, I was followed by the little cutie, so that Ding Qi's hurt heart was comforted by being "isolated and helpless" just now.

That night, the bonfire party was canceled, and all the people who participated in the wedding stayed in their own homes and entered the cave room, and even the matter of the cave room was canceled by Ding Qi, saying that there were too few people in the hole room to be unsuitable. Soon, the whole tribe fell into a strange atmosphere, and the sound of humming spread throughout the tribe, making Ding Qi, who was resting alone, toss and turn, and it was difficult to sleep.