"I'm a fair person."

"I respect you, and I hope you respect me as well."

"The Niu people are not fools, and the days of exchanging steel weapons from us with a few pieces of broken copper and iron are over. Today is the first and last time, I hope you can remember my words, Panshi Ling welcomes every friend who is honest and serious in business. It's like the song we often sing: When a friend comes, there is good wine. You will be treated here with the best hospitality and the goods you will be most satisfied with. ”

"Of course, you should also deepen your impression of the lyrics that follow: If a jackal comes, it will be greeted with swords and guns."

As he spoke, Tianhao casually grabbed the head of the person sitting on the table next to him, raised it high, and fell gently.

It was the head of the lion king's relative.

……

Despite all the unpleasant and tense hiccups, the whole trading process went smoothly.

The whole yard of peat was emptied, loaded onto carts brought by merchants, dragged by various cattle, and left Rock City at the shouts of the coachmen.

The production of honeycomb coal is not technical, and although the northern barbarians are ignorant, they are not brainless fools. It only takes a few uses of this kind of thing to understand its principle, and the full-range high-efficiency imitation talent imprinted deep in the genes will never wear out, and even in this day and age, it can still be carried forward.

The big Tianmad walked over, stood next to Tianhao, looked at the merchant who was guiding the loading of goods in the freight yard in the distance, and lowered his voice very low: "Third brother, I don't think your method is useless." ”

Tianhao glanced at him: "What do you mean?" ”

"Silver." Tianmad said bluntly: "We all know the value of silver, and the lion king is not a fool. He made it clear that he wanted to use fake money without silver to snatch things from others, and he was not the only smart person in the world...... Third, I think these guys who came to buy peat must have known about it for a long time, if not everyone knew about it, at least one or two. ”

Tianhao smiled: "You're right. ”

Tianmad was a little confused by his smile, and asked suspiciously, "What...... You know? ”

"As you said, I know, and some of them do." Tianhao turned his gaze back to the merchant in the distance and said lightly.

These words were unexpected, and Tian Mad instantly felt that his brain was not enough. He frowned and thought for a long time, then asked uncertainly, "Just because they are leonin?" ”

"It's part of the reason, but it's not comprehensive." The corners of Tianhao's mouth rose slightly, and his smile was cold and cruel: "Do you think they are good people if they pretend to be deaf and dumb?" Hum...... They also want to get rich, and they want to enrich themselves while plundering wealth through the lion king. Remember what I said when they first arrived, standing on the balcony on the rooftop? ”

Tianmad racked his brains and thought for half a minute, and asked seriously: "Leeks?" ”

"That's right, it's leeks." Tianhao took a deep breath: "They wantonly harvest other people's wealth, fool our cattle clan, and use some worthless metal discs as money in exchange for weapons and armor. Why do I look down on the Lord of the Red Hoof City, Niu Tong? He's an out-and-out fool, a brainless piece of waste! was led by others from beginning to end, and even if there was a little suspicion, I didn't think to confirm it. He was afraid of the lion king's retribution, but he never thought that he was a cow man. ”

After a pause, Tianhao spoke viciously again: "And Wu Yuan, he is a real traitor. ”

The first time Tianmad heard about this, a terrifying and shocking expression quickly spread on his face: "Third child, what you said is true?" ”

Tianhao nodded calmly: "Shi Yong personally told me that when the Three-City Alliance broke through Fangs City, Wu Yuan took a few pigs to Broken Gold City to ask him for help. He groveled and pleaded, and almost knelt on the ground and kowtowed. Shi Yong felt strange at the time, the appearance of the pig people was very different from other tribes, and Wu Yuan had identified him as soon as they met. At that time, Shi Yong stood on a different position, and refused to surrender after being captured, and this matter has been concealed until now. ”

A strong killing intent was released from the Heavenly Maniac's body, like a strong air current, instantly sweeping through a small circle with him as the core. He subconsciously raised his hand to grab the long-handled battle axe that was stuck diagonally behind his back, the cold and hard metal grip was clinging to and loosening in the palm of his hand, reason told him that this kind of action was meaningless, but Tianmad just felt as if a dirty and despicable image was shaking in front of him, very blurry, but he could clearly see the other party's sharp fangs, the tongue flowing with poisonous juice, and the extremely ugly face.

"Why would he do that?" Tianmad never doubted Tianhao's words. Over the past few years, countless examples have proven that even the most ridiculous of what he says in an affirmative tone can become a reality: "He is a wizard, he is the clan witch of our Thunder Bull Tribe!" ”

Tianhao fell into a long silence, which was also the answer he wanted to know.

Turning sideways, he stared at the celestial madness standing next to him, looking at his burly and huge body, and a pair of eyes burning with angry flames were turning red, which was the effect of the enraged brain causing the eyes to become congested.

"Maybe it's because of power, or it's because of wealth." Tianhao's voice was very calm: "Everyone needs a reason to do things, and they need to be driven by interests. When one person kills another, the murderer gets access to the deceased's property, as well as food. If the murderer is elevated, a city lord, a lord, or even a king, he can gain more by killing people: a city, a territory, a crown. ”

"He's already a witch, and apart from the King of Thunderhorn, he's the real number two in our tribe." Anger drove the muscles to twist on the face of the heavenly madman: "Even the old priest has to bow and kneel when he sees him, and you have to be respectful to him, he ...... What exactly do you want? ”

"Wu Yuan is not a leader, not a city lord, and not a lord, so he can only go up as a witch practitioner." Tian Hao recounted his conjecture in a flat tone: "It is the dream of all witch practitioners to become a national teacher of the same clan, but not everyone can be so lucky. Since ancient times, wealth is the best match for power, and the poor king is despised, and the king who squandered his money can be respected. ”

"Niu Weibang is in the prime of life, he is very smart, except for normal sacrifices, the affairs of the tribe are almost decided by him alone, and Wu Yuan has no chance to interfere at all. Pingjun has collected a lot of information over the years, there has always been a contradiction between Wu Yuan and Niu Weibang, the real break was six years ago, Niu Weibang took back all the power of Wu Yuan in the political affairs of the clan, and in a fit of anger, Wu Yuan left Thunder Point City and went to settle in Niu Tong's Red Hoof City. Since then, he has never set foot in Thunderhorn City, except for two important sacrifices per year. ”

"Wu Yuan is a guy who is unwilling to live under others, he is arrogant, and he has been looking for an opportunity to overpower Niu Weibang. In his opinion, the Lion King's monetary system is the best opportunity, as long as he has money, he can force Niu Weibang to change certain policies from the bottom up, so that Wu Yuan can return to Thunderhorn City to take control. All ......"

"Wait!" Tianmad interrupted Tianhao's words, and he was puzzled: "Third child, I understand what you mean." But...... Is money really that useful? ”

Tianhao smiled.

He reached into his pocket and took out a newly minted silver coin and laid it flat in the center of his palm: "It has an extremely complex definition. Pure, beautiful, dirty, ugly...... Both the best and most evil definitions can be used, and each one is so accurate that it is impossible to refute. It can promote the progress of the whole society, but it also brings all kinds of problems. ”

Raising his head and looking at the merchants who were still busy in the freight yard in the distance, Tianhao sighed with a smile: "The reason why I say they are leeks is because they are greedy and selfish. Don't look at the surprise they were all surprised when they saw the silver coins tested with water in the hall before, in fact, they already knew that the silver content of the leon currency was insufficient. The reason why it has not been exposed is nothing more than two reasons: one is that they have no evidence, and the other is that they themselves want to seek benefits from it. The lion clan's coinage method is simple and crude, as long as you get a template, you can mint private money by yourself. ”

The Heavenly Maniac felt more shocked in just a few minutes than he had ever felt before. He couldn't help but open his mouth wide and asked in horror: "Third child, ...... you You're kidding? This is the way to do it...... Lion King ...... The lion king will definitely kill them. ”

"Hehe, you're thinking too much." A disdainful smile flashed across Tianhao's face: "Without the acquiescence of His Majesty the Lion King, do you think they would have such great courage?" ”

"Acquiescence?" Heavenly madness's simple thinking became sluggish: "How is this possible? What's the difference between that and shooting yourself in the foot? ”

"The Lion King is smarter than you think." Tianhao sighed, and replayed all kinds of information collected by Pingjun in his mind: "The essence of the monetary system is actually the continuation of wealth and excess productivity. If the lion king wants to get the support of the tribal nobles, he must share some benefits with these people. A simple reward of a few thousand kilograms of grain and a few hundred horses of cotton cloth was actually nothing in the eyes of the high nobles. Let's take the rock collar as an example, second brother, think about it, if His Majesty the Ox King rewards us with 5,000 kilograms of grain and 500 pieces of cloth now, how would you react? ”

"I'll be happy." Tianmad raised his hand and scratched his head, expecting Ai Ai, and said uncertainly: "It seems to be ...... Just happy, nothing else. ”

Tianhao looked at him with a deep gaze: "Will you kneel down and kowtow in the direction of Black Horn City because of this, weep bitterly and thank Your Majesty loudly, and spend days chanting his name?" ”

"No, it won't." Tianmad was very honest and shook his head seriously.

"That's the biggest difference!" Tianhao continued to sigh: "Think about the past, people starved to death in the village every winter, not to mention thousands of catties of grain at that time, even if the king ordered each family to be given a steamed bun, everyone would be grateful to him." Later, when there was more food, we could all eat enough, and steamed buns became less important, hehe...... Even you think that in the face of a reward of thousands of kilograms of food, the most you can say is thank you. ”

"Second brother, I didn't mean to blame you, I just made an analogy. The lion clan is not short of food, and it is even more unlikely that His Majesty will let his officials work hungry. But you have to understand that a good leader can't stand alone, and if you want to be supported, you have to pull more people into the same circle of interests. When normal rewards are difficult or even impossible to satisfy supporters, they must be rewarded more and more generously motivated to remain faithful. This method had great drawbacks, and would lead to a significant reduction in reserves, so the Lion King introduced a currency with a very small amount of silver, ostensibly without explicitly, but in fact acquiesced to the private minting of coins by capable nobles. Of course, this situation will not last long, and I estimate that by next year at the latest, the lion king will fully recover the coinage rights, create a new model, and issue new coins to replace the old coins. ”

Tianmad thoughtfully: "He wants to release a part of the benefits to the people below?" ”

Tianhao nodded: "To be precise, the beneficiary group is the nobles, and it has nothing to do with the commoners. ”

Tianmad's eyes were a little strange: "This is terrible, that money is all rubbish, useless." ”

"It's a normal act of wealth grabbing." Tianhao smiled faintly: "First of all, obtain monetary credit within the scope of the clan, forcibly collect a part of the wealth of the common people as the basis, and then expand the monetary system to other tribes, and make up for the internal loss by collecting a large amount of foreign wealth." Finally, the Lion King's conspiracy to completely replace the existing monetary system, replace the old currency with the new currency, and reformulate the rules of value. ”

As a dormant who has awakened in the era of civilization, Tianhao has long seen through the lion king's plan.

In fact, there are many smart people, and Wu Peng, the great master, is one of them, because the attitude of the Niu clan is very tough, and he is reluctant to join the monetary system of the lion clan.

"Wu Yuan wants to get more wealth and ascend to the sky in one step, so he is willing to become the spokesperson of the Lion King within our clan. Remember Kim Sang? His caravans used to come to our stockade often, and every transaction was settled in leo currency, and I always had to ask him to exchange it in kind for various reasons. There is not enough food to eat, not enough clothes to wear, and Panshi Village only needs rice and flour and cloth...... Hehe, he couldn't do anything about me, and he didn't dare to force me to accept the money, so he could only accept my request honestly. ”

Tian Mad nodded vigorously: "Tong Biao and they have made a lot of money for the lion clan in private, I have seen it." ”

"We survived the toughest of times." Looking at the freight yard in the distance, Tianhao's voice revealed a bit of fierceness, and let out an evil sneer: "Now it's their turn." The Lion King's plunder plan covers all tribes, the merchants are no match for the nobles, and the accuracy of the displacement detection method is very high, and the news will spread quickly. When the time comes, the merchants of all the tribes will attack it, and chaos will definitely break out within the lion clan. I'm eager to see what His Majesty can do to solve these problems, and I hope he won't disappoint me. ”