Copper coins, on the other hand, are to be produced in large quantities. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info the Holy Kingdom does not have many gold and silver reserves, and the most is copper.

According to Zhou Shengkun's statistics, the copper stored in the original holy treasury, plus the later seized from various places, as well as some old-fashioned copper cannons, etc., totaled nearly three million catties of brass, which is already a very considerable number.

And, in addition to these existing finished copper, the Dabaoshan Copper Mine next door to the Dabaoshan Iron Mine is also mining, which can produce tens of thousands of catties of copper every month, while the small and medium-sized copper mines in Guiyang and Chenzhou, as well as the Debao Copper Mine and the Dexing Copper Mine in Guangxi, although they have just begun to be mined, can add up to hundreds of thousands of catties per month.

After a while, once Yunan is occupied, there will be more copper mines there.

Copper is basically enough, and the copper in Yunnan and Chixi alone has accounted for more than seventy or eighty percent of the output of the whole of China, so the lack of copper is the Manchu Qing Dynasty. It is precisely because of this that Xianfeng will have the idea of issuing large coins.

For the copper coins of the Holy Kingdom, Feng Yunshan's requirements are strict weight standards, and no deductions are allowed. The standard penny is still a penny and a quarter weight, which is equivalent to 5 grams of weight. If you go up again, it is the face value of 5 coins, and the weight is correspondingly 7 coins; 10 of the face value, the weight is one tael or four coins; The face value of 100 copper coins weighs 14 taels. There is no discount at all, and it is completely converted according to the value of copper.

In this way, even if anyone wants to imitate, they will only earn a meager manual fee, and it is impossible to earn a huge saving on copper materials like the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Although it is claimed that gold coins, silver dollars, and copper coins are minted together, in fact, the main thing is copper coins. The scarcity of gold means the scarcity of gold coins, and Feng Yunshan knew that many European and American powers would only use the gold system in the future, and gold would only become more and more precious, so how could he be willing to mint too many gold coins to circulate abroad?

And the silver dollar is different, in the current world, it is the currency used all over the world, and it just so happens that Feng Yunshan knows that with the development of silver mines in the future, the silver coins will depreciate more and more, just right, you can cast the silver in your hand into silver coins as soon as possible and exchange them out, on the one hand, it is directly from a huge wealth, on the other hand, it also promotes economic circulation, which is a good thing.

As for the copper coins, they are certainly not likely to be used abroad, and it is better to use them within the Holy Country, but this is a currency for the people at the bottom, once it is circulated, I believe that the people under the rule of the Manchu Dynasty will immediately find that the copper coins minted by the Holy Country are genuine, and the economic and financial strength of the Holy Country will make them trust the copper coins of the Holy Country, and then abandon the Manchu copper coins, which will be a disguised blow to the financial system of the Manchu Dynasty, which is tantamount to capturing a few cities.

For paper money, because the current printing technology is not up to par, and Feng Yunshan knows that the people are still stuck in the old concept of copper coins and silver coins, so Feng Yunshan decided not to issue paper money for the time being, and after these metal currencies implemented in circulation and recognized by the people, the currency of the Holy Kingdom has a considerable credit base, and then paper money is launched.

Otherwise, if paper money is launched now, no one will admit it, but it will damage the face of the Holy Country.

Three days later, Zhou Shengkun designed the three coins of gold, silver and bronze of the Holy Kingdom, not only asked the painter to draw the graphics, but also processed a few samples in the original Manchu Baoguang Bureau in Guangzhou City, and sent them to Feng Yunshan for inspection.

Feng Yunshan saw that the size and thickness of the copper coin of Yiwen were similar to the standard coins of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but the pattern was engraved by Feng Yunshan on the front, and the word "Yiwen" was marked in the middle gap, and the back was a towering mountain peak, and the image of white clouds surrounding the mountainside was consistent with the epaulette pattern of the general and above of the captive army.

Feng Yunshan couldn't help but sigh that Shengkun would be a sycophant this week, the front side is also himself, and the back side is still himself, but the banknotes of later generations are also issued in this way, which is not special. Thinking about it this way, Feng Yunshan also felt that this pattern was okay. But thinking about it in a blink of an eye, in a few years, won't the people call this coin Feng Datou?

Think about that picture, thousands of people holding gold coins called Feng Jintou, silver coins called Feng Datou, and copper coins called Feng Xiaotou, it was simply ..... Feng Yunshan suddenly felt that it was a mistake to ask Zhou Shengkun to formulate the pattern background of the coin.

In any case, the pattern on the back of the "towering mountain" means "cloud mountain", and it still needs to be changed. You can't have the same pattern in every currency.

"You Shengkun brother, why do you use the image of this king!" Feng Yunshan said half-jokingly: "In this way, the front of the copper coin uses the king's head, and the king has no objection, but on the back, a different pattern is still used." On the back of the penny, the kapok pattern common in Guangzhou is used. ”

Feng Yunshan still remembers that the city flower of Guangzhou in later generations was kapok, which happened to be everywhere around Guangzhou, and it was a good pattern on coins.

"As for the copper coins with a face value of 5 coins, chrysanthemums are used on the back; 10 face value, the back of the peony flower; Baiwen's will use the 'towering mountain' just now." Feng Yunshan said that these flowers are also common flowers.

"As for the silver coins, because they are mainly used for trade settlements, this king has considered it, and it is better to use the special products of the land of China as the pattern, and by the way, I will use three things: tea, silk and ceramics. Gold coins, the back of the Great Wall as the background, you let the artist draw it. ”

"The Holy King is wise! That's exactly how it should be! Zhou Shengkun praised from the bottom of his heart.

"In addition, the outermost edge of all coins must be engraved with the words 'Central Bank of the Holy Kingdom' to indicate the source." After Feng Yunshan reminded him of this important matter, he continued to ask: "In the past two days, has the matter of the mint been resolved?" ”

"Holy King, the Holy Land Mint has been preliminarily built." Zhou Shengkun said excitedly: "It turns out that there is a mint bureau in the hands of the Qing demon, and now our Ministry of Finance and Taxation will integrate it, although those facilities are old, but they can still be used, and the lowly position also inquired about Wu Chongyao, Britain has a special machine minting facility for foreigners, that is, the so-called coinage machine, first melt the copper ingot, and then press it with a metal machine, the movement is healthy and even, and the money made is smooth and clean, and the pattern is fine, which is beyond the reach of manpower, and it is difficult to imitate the private casting." ”

"Okay, you can contact Xiangmen and Hong Kong Island to see if they have a ready-made minting machine, and buy it first. On the British side, if you purchase again, you can also directly go to the First Machine Factory of Nanyang Company and let them develop it themselves according to the foreigners' minting machines. Feng Yunshan said: "The local method of coinage should also be opened, and a batch of minting will be minted first." This king is only afraid that there will not be enough copper coins, and he is not afraid of more. ”

Zhou Shengkun hurriedly agreed.

Then, Zhou Shengkun explained that there were several large mints in the Holy Kingdom that were originally formed by Qing Demons.

The original Guangzhou and Zhaoqing two mansions in Guangdong began to mint money, but the Zhaoqing Prefecture Bureau was revoked in the Kangxi period, only the Guangzhou Prefecture Bureau, also known as the Baoguang Bureau, was located in Huanghuatang, outside the east gate of Guangzhou City, covering an area of 80 acres, with 6 casting furnaces, and the annual casting of copper coins could reach 20 million.

After the Holy Kingdom occupied Guangzhou, all the casters in the Baoguang Bureau escaped from the Baoguang Bureau, but they were all nearby. Zhou Shengkun asked people to look for it, and most of the people have been recovered, and the rest, recruiting some from the outside, can be re-cast.

In the territory of Munan, there are more than 10 furnaces of drum casting in Changsha Bureau, as long as you find all the craftsmen, you can also open the drum and cast money at any time.

Guangxi, because Guangxi produces more copper, and is close to Yunnan, there is a large Baogui Bureau, with 20 furnaces, all of which can still be used.

Zhou Shengkun planned to start minting at the same time in these three places, and first minted four copper coins with a face value of 1 Wen, 5 Wen, 10 Wen, and 100 Wen.

The next night, Zhou Shengkun brought the prepared sample money to Feng Yunshan for a look. Looking at these "Feng Xiaotou" with 5 texts, they are all exquisitely done, Feng Yunshan feels very good, and the surface is as smooth as the copper coins of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the pattern is clear. It was agreed to be minted on a large scale.

A day later, the results of the coinage of the Baoguang Bureau came out, 6 casting furnaces, dozens of people, a day without stopping for 24 hours, a total of 50,000 copper coins were minted.