After smelting all the original more than 100 million copper coins in the Xin'an Hou Mansion into five baht coins, Zhang Yuan found that there were only more than 70 million pieces.

This shows how low the weight of the earlier copper coins and how low the ratio was to other metal debris.

Worried that the number of copper coins was not enough to promote in Chang'an City in the early stage, Zhang Yuan had no choice but to melt all the bronzes in the whole mansion, including the ritual vessels.

Even so, he managed to get 80 million five-baht coins.

During this period, the people in Xin'anhou's Mansion not only allocated a large number of people to smelt copper coins, but also opened a paper mill.

This opening of the paper mill does not mean that the paper mill in Lantian Mountain is open.

Instead, the paper mill was opened in Du County and Lantian County, and a large number of laborers were recruited to make paper with all their might.

As for the materials, they are everywhere in Shanglin Garden, and ordinary people can't get in, but the people of Xin'anhou Mansion can do these things.

Anyway, the paper mill has fifty percent of Liu Che's shares, plus Princess Pingyang's, and their Liu family occupies eighty percent.

Cutting down trees in royal gardens is nothing like digging up limestone inside.

"Master Hou, all the 80 million money was transported to Chang'an City?"

Now the people in Xin'anhou Mansion don't know what Zhang Yuan wants to do, only Zhuo Wenjun, the daughter of a huge wealth, realizes something.

In the final analysis, the political significance of the unification of the currency is greater than the economic significance.

So Zhuo Wenjun only guessed a little bit of fur.

The curiosity of the ancients was not so heavy, and the hierarchy of superiority and inferiority was obvious and strict, and no one would ask if Zhang Yuan did not take the initiative to explain.

"Not only to transport these copper coins to Chang'an City, but also to transport the gold in the mansion to Chang'an."

Zhang Yuan wanted to collect all the copper coins in Chang'an City into his own hands in one fell swoop.

"But along the way..."

Lao Zhao's meaning Zhang Yuan is very clear, wealth is not exposed to such a large amount of wealth outside, it is difficult not to let people with intentions covet it.

There has been a tradition in recent years.

When the princes and kings of the Han Dynasty entered Chang'an to pay homage to Wang Wan, they always brought a large number of gifts.

There is a place called Crouching Tiger Land outside the pass, and every time the princes and kings want to enter the pass, the kingdom soldiers will fight with various forces in the pass.

The losing side will always compromise after gathering in Chang'an City, in fact, to put it bluntly, Liu Che and the princes and kings are wrestling their wrists.

But the people below are crazy, the robbery supported by the emperor, and the robbery of those rich princes and kings.

Among them, it is estimated that the eighth lieutenant of the Northern Army who does the most of these things is the one who does these things.

The Yulin Army of the Period Gate Army is naturally rich and noble, and will not rob with his own life, and no matter how many people he kills, he will not have military exploits.

But most of the rest of the army were poor, and they would not miss any opportunity to rob.

The commander is actually the hunter who controls the reins, and once the hunter lets go, the hounds will lose control.

Lao Zhao was worried about the large armies stationed around Lantian Mountain.

They could have brought a mask or veil, ran to rob Zhang Yuan, and finally hid a large amount of wealth.

Even if Zhang Yuan sued Liu Che, there was no way to win.

"It's okay, I'll go with you, the robbers dare to rob the treasure, but they don't dare to kill me.

If someone does come to rob me, I'll put a dagger at my neck.

I'll see if anyone has the guts. ”

If you are not afraid of death, can you still be afraid of robbery?

The scuffle in Crouching Tiger Land has taken place several times, and I have never heard of a single big man dying.

"Okay, then we should do it sooner rather than later.

Load the car early, and then take a hundred escorts. ”

Zhang Yuan nodded, and did not have any objection to Lao Zhao's statement.

Eighty million dollars, a hundred escorts are a little less, if it weren't for the fact that there are not so many adult men in the family, Zhang Yuan would like to bring four or five hundred people.

"Bring the Zhenyue Shangfang sword that Your Majesty gave me, and then hang the military flag at the front of the convoy."

Zhang Yuan not only obtained a lot of military merits in the Battle of Hetao and was crowned a marquis, but he also took away the military flag at that time.

As long as the Han dragon flag stained with the blood of the Huns was hung on the vehicle, those Han soldiers disguised as robbers would never dare to mess around again.

As for carrying Zhenyue Shangfang's sword, it was also to deter Xiaoxiao, no matter what, it was also Liu Che's sword.

"Whoa."

It took an hour for the 80,000,000,000 copper coins to be loaded and packed, and then the forty ox carts and wagons set off.

Zhang Yuan rode a horse and walked in the front, and the two generals of the Xin'an Hou Mansion followed on horseback, one holding the Han military flag, and the other holding Zhang Yuan's Xin'an Hou banner.

As for Zhenyue Shangfang's sword, it was held by Zhang Yuan.

Because the convoy is loaded with metal, there are no cars on the same track in Shanglinyuan, and this road is particularly difficult.

Less than half an hour after setting off, the Xin'anhou Mansion was no longer visible, and there was only a mountain tip left in Lantian Mountain.

Lao Zhao's worries still came.

Two groups of cavalry came up from both sides of the convoy, about two hundred horsemen, all veiled.

came so quickly, it means that he has been following behind, and he didn't come out until he was far away from Xin'anhou Mansion.

The deep rut makes it impossible to hide what is being transported on the car.

Such a heavy cargo is not only metal but stones, and everyone is not stupid, is there a problem with transporting forty carts of stones?

"Wang Lang, raise the flag!"

Wang Lang is Zhang Yuan's general, and the military flag is in his hand.

Zhang Yuan also took the opportunity to raise the Zhenyue Shangfang sword on his waist.

As for the banner of Xin'anhou, there is no deterrent to these regular troops at all.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this marquis is the Marquis of Xin'an of the Han Dynasty, and in his hand is the Zhenyue Shangfang sword rewarded by the Son of Heaven, and this sword is here on behalf of His Majesty.

This banner is all stained with the blood of the Huns, which was won by Benhou in Yinshan!

Before you act, you have to think about it, are you going to fight against the big man? ”

I have to say that Zhang Yuan's words were still very deterrent, and the two cavalry teams that stopped in front exchanged for a while, and then quickly withdrew to both sides.

Even if all the money is grabbed, it will be distributed among these people, and everyone will not be able to share much.

But after doing it, it's really a head-off thing, two hundred people can't hide it from everyone when they go out of the camp, as long as Liu Che wants to investigate, he will definitely be able to find out.

Liu Che must be happy to see Zhang Yuan robbed, but he doesn't want to see Zhang Yuan, who is holding the Zhenyue Shangfang sword and the Han military flag, being robbed.

"Master Hou, your trick really works."

Lao Zhao, who was extremely nervous just now, instantly relaxed.

"It's easy to use, but you can't use it all the time, tomorrow you take the Zhenyue Shangfang sword and the military flag to transport the gold to Chang'an."

In the future, I really put these two items at home and can no longer be easily misappropriated. ”

Zhang Yuan is not selfish, and if someone will participate in him in this matter in the future, he will have a reason to explain.

"The villain understands that it's okay to do the tiger skin as a banner once or twice, but if you do too much tigers, you will get angry."

Lao Zhao looked at Zhang Yuan with an expression I understand.

This old guy's political consciousness is getting higher and higher, and he is about to become a refiner.

Before dark, a team of people finally arrived in Chang'an City. Scale Literature

Zhang Yuan took everyone to transport all the things to his Hou Mansion in Chang'an City.

There are usually dozens of people who stay here all the time, all of them handmaidens and servants sent by the way.

The advantage of having more properties is that you feel at home wherever you go.

As long as there are enough houses, it is not an empty phrase to call the world home.

The next day, Zhang Yuan took over Princess Pingyang's shop in Chang'an City, and then changed the name.

Qingpingfang.

It sounds like a place where runaway girls gather together.

However, Zhang Yuan likes this name very much, and if it is split in the future, it will be called the name of Qingping Stationery Store Qingping Finance.

What everyone didn't expect was that Zhang Yuan directly settled in Qingpingfang as Xin'anhou.

That's why he changed his name.

Earlier, the name sounded like a businessman, but now although it sounds like a business, outsiders who have lived here for a long time will not say anything.

As long as the nobles don't engage in those things, the law is still very tolerant.

"Lao Zhao, divide the counter into two parts.

Some counters are open for money exchange, while others sell paper and other literati utensils. ”

"Master Hou, how do you want to exchange coins?"

"Exchange our five baht coins for copper coins from the outside world.

Those privately minted copper coins that are short of catties and less than two catties are exchanged in large quantities according to their weight, with a ratio of three to one, and three catties of privately minted copper coins can only be exchanged for five baht coins weighing one catty, that is, they can be exchanged for three hundred and eighty-four copper coins.

Half a tael and five three baht coins can be exchanged for one of our five baht coins. ”

Zhang Yuan's change looks like a black batch, but Zhang Yuan knows that if he wants not to lose money, he can only do this.

Copper coins are alloys, and the devil knows how much copper is in them.

Zhang Yuan clearly knew one thing, Liu Che did not collect the coinage rights and become state-owned, and the exchange ratio of the five baht coins minted by the counties and the five baht minted in the later currency reform was five to one.

It is also a five-baht coin, and the exchange ratio is so different, it must be due to a series of reasons such as its craftsmanship and the proportion of copper.

Zhang Yuan's five-baht coin can be said to have crushed all the current copper coins, and half a tael coin is four baht, and a three-baht coin is three baht, it seems that the exchange ratio of one baht between the two of them should be different, but in fact, those profiteers have already grinded the coins almost the same.

If he didn't want the five baht coins to circulate in the market, Zhang Yuan would definitely not exchange them for those waste money.

"You?

Master Hou, we are likely to lose money! ”

Lao Zhao knew what the copper coins in circulation were like.

Whether it is a private minter or a county, in fact, the copper coins minted are not as heavy as the regulations.

The three-baht coin weighs two baht at most, and I don't know what other things are mixed in it.

"It's okay, just serve the country.

And our gold is exchanged according to the normal exchange rate, but we have to use our own five baht money to exchange, understand?

The price of the paper was pressed to one-twentieth of what it used before, and after all the money sold was re-smelted, thirty percent was sent to the Pingyang Hou Mansion, fifty percent was sent to the Inner Treasury Treasury, and the account books were also sent to them for review.

The remaining 20% continued to open paper mills around Chang'an, and then the shops in the rest of the country also took over and changed their names, and then opened the shops to the surrounding counties until they spread throughout the country! ”

That's what Zhang Yuan thinks, harming his own interests, promoting the flow of wealth, and making ordinary people in the Han Dynasty use paper.

Money is really not spent in this era, what is the money for?

Buying land, buying women, buying all kinds of bizarre gadgets?

For Zhang Yuan, the money can only rust in the vault, so it is better to take it out and do something good for everyone.

The Han people save money to get some good funeral goods, but Zhang Yuan's three views are different from the ancients, life does not bring death, and there is no place to spend money to enjoy.

If you buy a woman, 80 million yuan plus nearly 100,000 catties of gold, how many women does Zhang Yuan have to buy.

It is estimated that sleeping until death is not the same, and it doesn't cost much.

"The villain understands that the villain's ability may not be able to support such a big stall."

"When the time comes, let the family come out to help you, and you will take my handwritten book to the shop that sells coal and stone later.

Let them collect all the copper coins they have collected, and then buy a blacksmith shop in the East Market to mint money.

Tell Xiong Da and them that if they lose a submodel, they will go to prison for ten years, and I will definitely not be soft-hearted because they have followed me for so many years! ”

The copper mold of the coinage is on Zhang Yuan's body, and the sub-molds are all on Xiong Da and them.

Once the five-baht coin is in circulation, the exchange rate with ordinary coins will definitely be higher than that in Zhang Yuan.

At that time, there would definitely be no fewer people with crooked thoughts, even if it was someone who came out of Xin'anhou Mansion, Zhang Yuan would definitely be ruthless.

"The villain understands that when it's time to beat, he will definitely beat."

"Well, increase their monthly income tenfold, if they still think about it, then really don't blame me for being ruthless."

"Whoa."

Not long after the store opened, there were some people gathered outside the door.

I guess I was discussing the change of the name of the store outside.

In Chang'an, the eldest princess opened a willow business, and the eldest princess did a clean business.

Everyone knows that this shop belongs to Princess Pingyang, but now that the name has been changed, everyone speculates whether Princess Pingyang covets the flower willow business and makes a lot of money, so she has set foot in.

"Brother Sun, I don't see any girls in this Qingpingfang store.

Is it possible to still sell the previous paper, ink, pen and inkstone? ”

"Wouldn't you know when you walked in!"

The young man surnamed Sun stepped into Qingpingfang in one step, and the young man who asked him said yes, and he had no choice but to follow in.

Everyone didn't dare to talk about Princess Pingyang, and they didn't dare to come in after wandering outside for a long time, but now there are two people who take the lead, and they are bolder one by one.

If it is really the land of flowers and willows, then it will also open its doors for business.

It's just that daytime prostitution is a bit exaggerated.

"Brother Sun, this is still selling pen, ink, paper and inkstone, there is no difference from the past?"

The young man surnamed Sun nodded, but secretly observed.

This man came from a large family, and in the past, he often sent his servants to buy stationery.

I often ask friends to come to the store to see if there is a good inkstone, and now most of them use tile inkstones, but those are used without money.

The most popular in Chang'an City is naturally copper inkstone and silver inkstone.

At the beginning, the literati were so vulgar, and the ink-making process only appeared not long ago, and the Qin and Han tile inkstones sought after by later generations were everywhere, but they were not of much use.

Princess Pingyang occasionally appears here some jade inkstones with exquisite craftsmanship, so that the magnates of Chang'an City often haunt this shop.

Now that Zhang Yuan has taken over, naturally there is no such good thing.

Zhang Yuan himself used tile inkstones, but they were all Afang Palace tile inkstones.

The ruins of Afang Palace are in Shanglin Garden, known as Ah Cheng, and it is one of the locations where Shanglin Yuan was garrisoned.

Zhang Yuan used his own convenience to not know how many tiles he had collected.

Watching those people use precious metals and jade as inkstones, Zhang Yuan spontaneously felt a sense of high quality.

Because he often came to this store, the young man surnamed Sun saw that the goods that used to be sold on the shelves were now moved aside.

There were two counters at the entrance, which had not been done before.