Chapter Twenty-Nine: Heaven and Earth
Liu Zheng's heart was warm, and he didn't answer Zhang Fei's words, he walked over and opened the boxes one by one, looking at the dazzling array of gold, silver, jewelry, and various valuables, and a trace of struggle flashed in his eyes.
"Equivalent to 50 gold, is it exchanged?"
"Equivalent to 1,000 gold, is it exchanged?"
"Equivalent value ......"
Listening to the prompts, Liu Zheng really wanted to turn all these things that were delivered to the door for free into mall gold coins, but he still gritted his teeth and refused again and again, after all, he opened the box this time, not to absorb these gold and silver treasures to exchange them for mall gold coins, but to understand the valuation of the system.
When Liu Zheng first opened the system, it was too dark, although he had turned over the wooden box several times before, and he already knew that there were a lot of valuable things in it, but gold, silver and jewelry are all luxury goods, and the specific prices are floating in the market, and he only estimated that there were more than 100 gold deposits, like 151 gold estimated by the system, and he didn't know which thing had become so valuable.
At this time, seeing that Zhang Fei moved out the boxes with clear classification, Liu Zheng simply studied the valuation of the system, and when the time comes, as long as the most cost-effective things are collected, it is better than exchanging everything for mall gold coins - for example, the 1 million 5 baht system is only valued at 85 gold, and the gold system worth 1 million and 5 baht is valued at 101 gold, so what does Liu Zheng want five baht for? Wouldn't it save a lot of money by exchanging gold directly?
Thinking like this, he picked out a few things that had system prompts nearby.
A pound of gold is worth 1 gold.
A box of about 10,000 five-baht coins is worth 1 gold.
A pearl the size of a soybean is worth 5 gold.
A one-pound silver bowl is worth 2 gold.
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Others, such as bronze tripods, agate stones, peach swords, and porcelain calligraphy and paintings, do not have any price.
In other words, what is valuable by the system by default, and what can be found for the time being is gold, silver, pearls, and the five-baht coins circulating in the market.
As for why the price of silver is more expensive than gold, Liu Zheng guessed that silver is still a rare item on the market today, less than gold, and probably the system is also in line with the times, so such a price is given.
After knowing the basic valuation, remembering the jewelry made of two strings of pearls the size of soybeans in the wooden box before, Liu Zheng also understood why there was 151 gold in the first place.
He put back the silver bowl, grabbed a few handfuls of the five-baht coins in the box, and listened to the system's immovable gold exchange prompt, Liu Zheng's eyes were shining, and he hurriedly greeted Zhang Fei Guan Yu, "Second brother, third brother, you two will count 9,000 pieces for me to try." β
"Huh?"
Guan Yu Zhang Fei was stunned, and Liu Zheng said excitedly: "It's useful, count quickly, I'll take a look, and I'll help you later." β
Guan Yu and the two looked at each other, and when they saw that Liu Zhengshen was mysterious, they didn't know what to do, so they could only agree.
Liu Zheng looked left and right, and took out a marble-sized pearl, listening to the 5 gold prompted by the system, he frowned, and found a pearl smaller than a soybean, listening to the prompt of the system or 5 gold, his eyes were shining, and he asked Zhang Fei: "Yide, are there many pearls on the market?" How much is the estimate? β
"Not much, a certain family also got some by luck. It's not good to say this thing, just the one that the eldest brother has on hand, whoever he likes, his daughter will buy it, and if he doesn't like it, he may not want it for nothing. How, does Big Brother work? Take it all. β
"Just ask. Let's just talk about the general price in the market. β
Zhang Fei put the five-baht coin away, looked at Liu Zheng, and said disapprerovitically: "Where is the price now?" In the hands of those who do not have enough to eat, a bucket of rice can be exchanged for these gold, silver and jewelry. Big brother, as long as there is food, there is nothing to stump at the moment. However, there are really not many near Zhuzhuo County. β
Guan Yu also put five baht in his hand, and thought about it, "Guan remembers that there are a lot of people in Jiaozhou, and there are people who specialize in doing business." β
Zhang Fei shook his head, "There should be no businessmen in this industry, and some have also changed careers to make grain land, so they can make money." Now, the world is so chaotic, drought and flooding, all the river mussels can be eaten, what do you need pearls for if you have no food? To recover, we have to have a few years of peace. β
Liu Zheng nodded, shook around again, and finally stopped in front of a box of jewelry, took out a gold hairpin, and listened to the prompt of the system to convert 8 gold, his eyes were shining.
This small gold hairpin is definitely not as heavy as eight catties, but now it has such a price......
Liu Zheng took out another gold ring, which was also 8 gold!
He took the jewelry one by one, and when he waited later, Liu Zheng's eyes were already red, and he was desperately swallowing saliva, and he found that as long as it was gold jewelry, no matter how big or small, whether there were patterns on it or not, it was all 8 gold!
In other words, as long as he has time, he can turn all the gold into jewelry, and the value of being absorbed into the system will more than multiply!
Liu Zheng was a little excited, and while running over to help put the five baht coins, he said: "Yide, are there any craftsmen making jewelry on the market today?" β
Zhang Fei looked at Liu Zheng suspiciously, "Big brother, why do I think you're not a scholar?" What reader would ask these copper-stained things......"
"I used to be a bookkeeper, and I was very pragmatic. Say yours, leave me alone. β
Liu Zheng rolled his eyes, mentioned the craftsman, and immediately remembered the horse he had ridden before.
The horse has stirrups and saddles, but both of them are wooden - as a pseudo-Three Kingdoms fan, Liu Zheng has also heard a lot of debates about the "three lack of cavalry" in this era, in addition to the fact that the horseshoe is recognized as something that does not exist, and now he can confirm the existence of saddles and stirrups.
Of course, Liu Zheng also knew that the saddle discussed in later generations was the Takahashi saddle, which was high-pitched at both ends and could maintain the stability of the rider before and after - Liu Zheng had not seen much on the market, at least in his memory, he had only seen an iron saddle in Lu Zhifu, but this kind of Takahashi saddle had never been seen.
As for the stirrups, Liu Zheng also saw two copper blocks on the wooden core of the stirrups in Lu Zhifu, which were used to stabilize the saddle from being trampled on, but it is said that the copper pieces are too sharp, and it is always easy to rub the horse's skin during the exercise and cause the horse to get infected and sick, so there are not many people who wrap the stirrup with copper, and most of them still like to grind the outline of the wooden stirrup a little rounder, and then put a little linen cloth as protection.
Liu Zheng didn't know how to solve the metallization of stirrups, but there was definitely a lot to be done in this aspect of the saddle, and the horseshoe also had use value, so Liu Zheng thought about it and decided to discuss it with a craftsman on the saddle and the horseshoe, and talk about smelting technology by the way.
After all, the smelting process in these years is really backward, iron is too difficult to smelt, and it is not as cheap as copper, but Liu Zheng does not understand smelting at all, he remembers that in some historical novels, the protagonist relied on the iron-making technology of later generations to improve the smelting technology in various dynasties, but he has long forgotten how to do it, so he can only find the craftsman to put forward his own requirements, and then let the craftsman figure it out by himself.
Anyway, the "strange and clever tricks" in the eyes of this kind of scholars are actually the most practical, as long as they do not affect the interests of the scholars, at most they will be in a high position and have a bad reputation, but they will not be angry.
"Craftsman, I've already called the butler to start contacting. When we recruit villagers, we can't let them fight with hoes and shovels. Later, I will ask Steward Zhang to pay attention to this kind of craftsman who is good at gold and silver carving. β
Zhang Fei was puzzled: "But what is the eldest brother going to do?" In a hurry? β
"There's no hurry."
Liu Zheng glanced at the mall, now there are 82,990 gold and a free exchange opportunity, except for the 300,000 gold stunt dementor, he doesn't have to think about it, and he doesn't need to exchange cash for the time being.
"That's fine. But don't report too much hope, big brother. Nowadays, no one wants gold and silver jewelry, and this kind of business was cultivated by the rich merchants themselves and specially supplied to the gentry, but now which rich businessman does not buy land and sell grain? This kind of craftsman may also change his career to other trades. If I was unlucky, I couldn't even find one, so I could only go to a state capital like Jixian to try. β
"So, as long as we have food, recruitment, education, and craftsmen, we can do anything?" Liu Zheng thought for a while, and couldn't help but think of the Tuntian, which has not yet been popularized in this era, which is a big killer for producing grain.
"Yes. I didn't feel anything before, and now I'm worried about where to change food when the time comes. β
Zhang Fei complained, "These gold and silver seem to be useful, but in fact they are not worth much, and the exchange price with grain in the market changes too quickly, maybe they will have to be blackmailed by those grain merchants." β
"Then you can do it yourself."
Liu Zheng said with a smile.
"Tuntian?"
Zhang Fei looked at Liu Zheng inexplicably.
Guan Yu also raised his head, stroked his long beard and thought for a while, "Big brother is talking about Emperor Xiaowu's Tuntian Dingxi Regions?" β
"Pretty much."
Liu Zheng bowed his head and said with a smile, "It's not possible lately." When we get some credit and have the right to govern a city and a county, we will recruit troops to Tuntian. In wartime, he was pulled out to fight, and after the battle, he trained and farmed at the same time. Don't delay. When the time comes, we will come up with some policies to win the hearts of the people, or give the land to those who perform well...... Anyway, there are a lot of policies, and I'm ready to pull my dad on board and let him think about this matter. β
"This is good!"
Zhang Fei patted his head and said with some excitement: "Then call some old farmers to think about what they can plant every month, and they won't delay it all year round." A good plan from the big brother! β
But in an instant, Zhang Fei was stunned, "What about Tian?" Where to go? β
"You have a lot of pictures in the Spring Palace! This moth thief is like a locust driving people around, will there be no wasteland? β
"But what about the future? After beating the moth thief, all the fleeers came back, and they still had to go back? Could it be that we choose a county seat where there is no one? It can't be, right? Or do you pretend to be a thief and rob them? β
"Done?"
Liu Zhengyi thought that the image of his god stick was deeply rooted in their eyes anyway, and sneered: "Now there are moths and thieves everywhere, and as soon as the party is eliminated, soldiers are being recruited everywhere to fight for thieves." But when the thief is finished, will this soldier be disbanded or not? Even if the imperial court ordered the dissolution, how many people listened? Not afraid of the resurgence of the moth thief? But if it wasn't disbanded, don't you think there would be no war? I'm strong, you're weaker than me, why don't I bully you? I want not only your soldiers, but also your money, and whatever you have, I will want it! β
Seeing Liu Zheng's sarcastic expression and cold eyes, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei glanced at each other with some surprise, Guan Yu swept his eyes out of the door and asked in a low voice: "Big brother is saying that there will be a war when the time comes, and the people will take refuge everywhere?" β
Or Zhang Fei was straightforward, "Big brother, what do you know?" β
"A fortune."
Liu Zheng patted Guan Yu and Zhang Fei on the shoulder, "I said, I'm going to pay homage to the marquis." Just a moth thief, how long has it been making a fuss? When the moth thieves are pacified, that is the real world of the scholar clan, and I can still have the opportunity to worship the marquis when I wait for these cold families? One city and one county is over. When the time comes, if you want to go further, it will not be a matter of three years and five years, just to buy the money of the third duke, and fame, you will not be able to reach it for a lifetime, how can you talk about the marquis and worship the prime minister? β
"What's that?"
Zhang Fei's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and he stared at Liu Zheng expectantly.
Liu Zheng's eyes sharpened, and he said loudly: "There is a change in the court, and the heroes are competing for the deer!" β
There was silence in the room.
Zhang Fei's hands trembled, a five-baht coin fell to the ground, and he ran out of the way, shaking it several times and stopping in the sun.
The sun shines down, and the five-baht coin is round on the outside and square on the insideβ
It means that heaven and earth are good.
It's not dazzling.