Chapter 460: Minting Coins

Liu Beidao: Kong Ming, it's just that you leave Chengdu, what should you do about this government affairs? Besides, I'm worried about Cao Cao sending troops!

Kong Mingdao: Government affairs are handed over to Sun Qian, Zhang Song is also good, and the lord does not prevent reuse.

Cao Cao, just let Yuan go to Guanghan. At present, Cao Cao has no signs of going south.

Good! It's up to you! Liu Bei said.

Luoyang, the craftsman from Yecheng arrived, Zhang Jie was overjoyed, old Chengtou, is your health okay? Zhang Jie asked.

Thank you for being worried, the little old man is in good health, and he can work for the lord for a few years, but in recent years, the lord has asked for fewer and fewer weapons. Nowadays, most craftsmen are making agricultural tools.

Zhang Jie said with a smile: The number of our soldiers and horses has not increased for many years, and the plate armor is not bad, and the demand for weapons has decreased to a certain amount. But it's a good thing, it proves that we have fewer wars. The world is calmer.

Jay called you this time to ask you to mint money.

Lao Cheng Tou said: This little old man knows that the judge told me that the ten craftsmen I brought are all masters of coinage. Tool models are brought.

Zhang Jie said: Jie's money is different from your previous one, Jie does not cast, but uses a mold to press. It's like a platen armor.

Zhang Jie handed a five-baht drawing to Lao Chengtou.

Dao: This is a graphic of money. Can it be made?

Lord, if you use the casting method, this is not difficult at all. You can do it even if you make a big tripod.

But if you want to use the squeezing method, it is much more difficult. The main thing is that the mold is difficult to make. It's not that difficult to get to, it's just that the materials are hard to find! It is necessary to use 100 steel. Iron doesn't work.

First of all, the copper coin blank must be cast, and the bad money is not engraved. Each billet weighs five baht. Then heat the billet to burn red, and when the billet softens, put it on the mold and squeeze it.

Lord, these are not difficult, but the speed may be very slow?

Zhang Jie said: It's not too difficult to mint money blanks! It's one more squeezing process than Dahan's money. You can make more molds!

Lord, it's not easy to engrave words on Bailian Steel! If it is cast iron, it is easy to do, but cast iron is easy to break, such a small word, a few times to press the word mold will break.

Zhang Jie said: No matter how difficult it is, it must be done well, this is a major event, and it is related to the fortune of the country. You lead the brothers to start making a set of molds right away. Try it first. Jay has faith in you. Tell your brothers that this matter should be kept secret, and that revealing it is a crime to kill your head.

In addition, each of the brothers will be paid an extra year's salary.

Promise! Thank you.

A few days later, the first copper coins came out. When Zhang Jie took the money for his own design. It feels a bit like a coin of the afterlife. It's just that there's a hole in the middle of the money. In ancient times, the middle of the money was punched mainly to facilitate the wearing of rope.

Because the characters are squeezed, they are much better looking than the original coinage, the handwriting is clear, and the surface is much smoother.

Zhang Jie said: Yes, Lao Cheng. Just do it in this style, and you must unify the standards. At present, the main thing is to make molds, and first make hundreds of sets of molds.

Also, this is the blueprint for the silver coin, and this is the blueprint for the gold coin. You can do both.

Remember, quality comes first, and there is no room for flaws.

Lord, there are too few craftsmen in Luoyang, and there are few tools and materials. Why don't you let me go back to Yecheng! I promise to make 100 sets of molds in a month. Old Cheng Tou said.

Okay, you can go back to Yecheng, but remember, the matter of making money must be kept secret. You've been with Jie for many years, and there are some things you should understand. If you let someone else mint coins privately, it will be a big problem.

After going back, let the judge transfer some soldiers to protect the money-making workshop. You can separate the money-making process.

And to make a lot of money. There are at least hundreds or thousands of molds.

Jie's purpose is to finally replace all the money on the market with our money.

At least tens of billions of copper coins must be made. It's going to be a huge undertaking. It's not a day's work.

The money must be of uniform specifications and exquisite graphics, so that the people of the world like our money. It is not allowed to steal work and cut materials.

If the mold is broken, it must be replaced immediately. The money that has been made has problems with the quality and must be recast. You can set up a dedicated quality control department.

This is the national reputation of my Great Wei State. Don't be careless. I said ugly that if there is a problem with the quality of the money in the front, Jie will be severely punished and will not be merciful.

Promise! Please rest assured, the little old man understands.

Well, from now on, you are the director of the Money Maker Division. At the same level as Taishou. Yulu is the same as Taishou. The official position of the craftsman under your command is up to you. The materials required, you let Li Xing, review the matching, and arrange for you, and Li Xing has always been doing the mining business.

Jay has only one request. The quality is excellent, pay attention to confidentiality, and how much money has been made, you have to keep a good record. You can't go wrong. Zhang Jie said.

Promise! Thank you, Lord!

Well! Then you will set off for Luoyang tomorrow! Jay asked someone to arrange a boat for you.

Promise!

More than a month has passed, and Zhang Jie's claim to be the king is in full swing. The palace hall, some of the parties that had not been repaired before are also being completed. Fortunately, this Luoyang order is even on the construction site every day.

Lord, Xu Yu asked to see, Zhou Cangdao.

Invite him in. Zhang Jie said.

Xu You came in and said: Lord, Da Wei has come out, please take a look.

Zhang Jie saw that it was all written on paper, adding up to half a foot thick. This is mainly due to the fact that the paper technology is not up to par, it appears thick, and the paper is not strong.

Zhang Jie opened it and began to look slowly, Zhang Jie knew that the laws of later generations were separated, such as the Constitution, Criminal Law, Public Security Administration Law, and so on.

But in ancient times, all kinds of laws were one. If you're trying to do something and divide the parts, it's impossible.

Zhang Jie looked at it for a while and said: To be honest, Jie doesn't know much about the law. But Jay wanted to share his opinion.

First, a lot of your laws are written in classical Chinese, so although a lot of words are saved, many meanings are not explained clearly.

Second, for example, the car cracks, cut in half, it's too bloody. Scrap it! Just decapitate instead. There are also torture and killing methods such as smashing, preserving, burning, dissecting the heart, beheading, and culling, which are also too cruel. Change as appropriate.

Third, the law should be written that no one can divide the country. Not to mention the ai guo. Any person who acts to split the country may be killed.

Fourth, on the inviolability of imperial power, it is not very clearly written. It should be written that all the armed forces of the army belong to the emperor. Allegiance to the emperor should be kept. Of course, now Jie has not yet been called the emperor, so he can only write as the king of Wei.

Fifth, the punishment for corruption and bribery should be more severe. We will not be soft on corrupt officials.

Sixth, anyone who dares to make money in his own prayers shall be put to death. If the circumstances are particularly serious, you can punish the three clans!

In short, our Wei law is a little stricter than the Han law, except for corruption and bribery, and it is a little more tolerant in other places.

Ziyuan, you can change it according to what Jie said, and then find some colleagues in Luoyang to consider it again. In short, there is nothing trivial about the law. Don't be careless.

Promise! Go back and change it again!

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