"I have traveled to more than a dozen countries, and I have never seen such a strange place", Gu Liang took out a stack of pieces of paper from his arms and put them on the dining table and said, "Everyone should have seen these pieces of paper!" What do you think of the people on the island who call these pieces of paper banknotes, which can be used in the same way as copper coins? ”

Since it is the currency used in the Wufeng Islands, Gu Liang believes that others have also noticed it, and this is beyond the scope of personal understanding.

The earliest paper money in ancient history was Jiaozi in the Song Dynasty, and it had not yet appeared at this time?

However, flying money has already appeared in the Tang Dynasty.

Flying money, also known as "easy exchange" and "convenient money". Exchange coupons of the Tang and Song dynasties.

At that time, there was a shortage of coins, and money was forbidden to leave the country, and the merchants in Beijing handed over the money to the Jinju Yuan, the army, the envoys or the wealthy merchants stationed in Beijing, obtained the vouchers, and returned to the province to withdraw money, which was called "flying money".

"Flying money" is essentially only a kind of exchange business, it does not involve in circulation, does not exercise the function of currency, so it is not paper money in the real sense.

In the Tang Dynasty, when commerce was extremely developed, merchants from all over the world transported goods to the capital for sale, and it was unsafe and inconvenient to bring a large number of coins from the sale, so the merchants handed over the coins to the Jinju Yuan (similar to the Beijing office) and related institutions in various places, or to the wealthy merchants who set up branches in various places, and these units issued semi-joint lease certificates, and the other half joint lease certificates were sent back to the corresponding units in various places. After the merchant returns to the area, he can withdraw the money after it is verified that it is in order.

However, Lu Ming and the others were doing business in various places, so they naturally used flying money, and they were not surprised at first sight, but it was the first time they saw that the paper of flying money was used as currency.

The main characteristics of flying money are: paying money in one place and obtaining relevant certificates, and obtaining money in other places, similar to today's bills of exchange.

The generation of flying money is related to the development of commercial trade at that time. In the Tang Dynasty, trade between the interior and remote areas and foreign countries flourished, and many merchants rushed between the mountains and the Gobi sand, and the face value of copper coins was small and heavy, and the transportation was very inconvenient, and they were at risk of being robbed from time to time. Some of the treasures looted by the feudal officials also had to be transported to the capital or transported home. That's where flying money comes in.

In the Tang Dynasty, flying money was already divided into official and private, but the official office was more smooth in the Tang Dynasty, and the private sector developed very slowly because of the concept at that time, and it did not really rise.

"This should also be a kind of flying money, but it is more convenient to use than flying money", Zhu Yan also took out some banknotes from his sleeve, put them in his hand and stroked them: "Flying money here...... Banknotes, printed is even more exquisite, you look at the patterns and lines on the banknotes, rich in color, delicate lines, exquisite patterns, there is a sense of concave and convex between the feels, there is a very thin gold and silver line in the paper five yuan and ten yuan banknotes, the anti-counterfeiting technology is exquisite, just this piece of paper is probably worth a lot? ”

Wealthy families like the four major scholars in the southeast have their own money houses, but the main business of these money houses is gold and silver exchange, and some copper coins are privately minted, and they do not involve flying money, but they also have some research on flying money.

The reason why flying money is not a circulating currency is mainly because the denomination of flying money is too large, and the retained seal and secret words must be presented during the exchange process, and exchanged at a designated place.

But the banknotes are different, the face value is small, the maximum face value of the banknotes circulating in the Wufeng Islands is only ten yuan, which is equivalent to six yuan of Datang money, as long as it is within the scope of the Wufeng Islands, it can be used unimpeded, and naturally there is no need for any seals and secret words, and flying money is completely different.

Lu Ming and the others have long noticed the printing technology of banknotes, even if it is flying money, the printing technology is also the top in Datang, and they are mainly worried that someone will imitate it.

I am not afraid of comparing goods, I am afraid of not knowing the goods, flying money and banknotes are compared, and Lu Ming and others have to admit that the printing technology of banknotes is too high.

"Don't think about it, the printing technology of this banknote can be said to be the best in the world, just the four-color overprint on it, Datang is afraid that few printing workshops can imitate it!"

Lu Ming shook the banknote in his hand, and said in a crisp voice: "Even this paper is probably special, I don't know what material it is made of, it is much more flexible than ordinary paper, just the paper used for this banknote, the palm is the size of the palm, I am afraid the cost is more than a dozen yuan, and the gold and silver threads hidden in the five yuan and ten yuan denominations, I am afraid it will not be easy to forge!" ”

Historically, the Ming Dynasty issued a large number of anti-counterfeiting measures in the production of the Ming Dynasty banknotes, in the banknote, graphics, letters, ink, numbering, etc., are the most advanced technology at that time.

Zhen Qian came to later generations, of course, he knew the importance of anti-counterfeiting of banknotes, and put anti-counterfeiting in the first place at the beginning, just as Lu Ming said, a palm-sized piece of paper, the cost alone is worth several cents, especially the gold and silver thread added to the five yuan and ten yuan, which is a technical process that only exists in later generations, and if you want to forge it, you can only do it unless you master the same technical process and formula.

What Lu Ming and others don't know is that not only that, but the banknotes in circulation will be recycled regularly, and a batch will generally be issued again in about five years to replace the previous batch of banknotes, and the process technology will be improved again, so that people who want to imitate will never be able to keep up with the rhythm of change.

"I didn't expect the printing skills here in the Wufeng Islands to be so superb, I bought some books in the bookstore in the business district, and the quality of the paper and printing is much higher than the books in the Tang Dynasty, take a look!"

Gu Liang took out the books he bought in the bookstore in the business district, and each person said with two or three copies: "I don't know what kind of engraving printing is used in the Wufeng Islands, the quality of this book is impeccable, and the price is cheap, I heard that the bookstore here, as long as you bring any book, and take others to print it, you can provide more than 1,000 copies within five days, and when you are ready to come next time, bring some unique books over, print and order a batch here?" ”

The others looked at the books in their hands, just nodded, and didn't think so, how much money can a book make, not to mention the price, the crowd of people selling is also fixed, and only the Gu family is willing to do this kind of business.

"Hehe, these Five Peaks Islands are really peculiar!"

Zhang Heng grinned and said: "The small Wufeng Islands can be said to be rich in the world, I'm afraid it is not an exaggeration to be richer than the Tang Dynasty, but it's a pity that the foundation is too shallow, we should make this matter clear to their respective masters, how about dividing the Wufeng Islands equally?" ”

The atmosphere in the room immediately became weird, and the six eyes stared at Zhang Heng, what does this guy want to do? Do you want to go back and encourage their respective heads of family to attack the Wufeng Islands with all their strength?

Isn't this guy crazy!

Although the Wufeng Islands are not big, but the four of them have seen their hidden strength, even if they gather all the strength of the four, I am afraid that the final result will be a defeat for both sides, and the Wufeng Islands are thousands of miles away from the south of the Yangtze River, so it is useless to get them!