Thinking of this, Chen Ke looked in the direction of Xianyang City in the distance.

He hadn't been back for almost a year.

However, this makes no difference to Chen Ke, what is the difference between Xianyang City and Linzi County?

Or, what is the difference between the end of the world and Xianyang City?

For him, everything seemed like this.

He didn't care about it in Xianyang City, but just stayed in his yard every day, fishing, and looking at the scenery.

Sometimes I don't even want to move and sit in my room and don't go out for a day.

The same is true in Penglaizhou.

At most, when he was in Penglaizhou, he would often go out to take a look at the scenery outside and take a look at the excitement outside.

It has been half a year since he came to Penglaizhou, and Penglaizhou has changed a lot in this half a year.

When Chen Ke first came here, the people of Penglaizhou were silent, and it was also very desolate.

Stillness shrouds numbness.

It's like a lake of stagnant water.

Today's Penglaizhou is like a pot of hot oil on the fire, full of flowers, everyone has hope for the future, and they can see hope for the future.

And that's a good thing.

The change of mentality of the leaders is always the most important thing.

If they have been insensitive, how can you expect them to continue to develop Great Qin?

Chen Ke put his hands behind his back, hummed a little song in his mouth, and walked out.

........

The Governor's Palace

Huo Zhen sat in prison, he didn't get any special treatment because of his identity, at most he was not tortured.

And this is what Chen Ke explained.

Next door to him lived a person he knew very well, it was Fang Cong, who had been judged dead by Win Fall.

At this time, Fang Cong's body was covered with blood-red scars, and blood soaked through his robe.

Fang was dismantled from his cloak, and his body was dirty, which made people feel disgusting at a glance.

He kept his head down, just sat there without saying a word, and didn't even move while eating.

Huo Zhen didn't care about Fang Cong either, for him, Fang Cong was no longer his friend from the moment he slandered him.

If you're not a friend, why care?

It's also good to be a stranger.

Huo Zhen ate the food in his hand slowly, the food in prison was not delicious, and it could even be said to be very difficult to eat.

But in this kind of place, having a bite to eat is already remarkable.

Fang Cong sat in a dark corner, and even the candle flame on the wall next to him couldn't shine on him.

His hair was scattered across his sideburns twice, and he was like a dirty, sinister bug hiding in the shadows.

He didn't understand why Huo Zhen didn't reprimand himself, didn't ask himself, and didn't insult himself.

He didn't understand even more why he had arrived in such a place, and there was still light that could shine on Huo Zhen's body.

Huo Zhen and Huo Shi grew up with him since they were children.

It's just that their trajectories are very different, the two brothers of the Huo family have been smart since childhood, and their parents also praise them every day.

And what about him?

He was just a rat in the gutter, and even his father hated him back then, why didn't he die of illness quickly.

Fang Cong closed his eyes slightly.

Maybe I made the wrong choice from the start, right?

He smiled self-deprecatingly, then lowered his head, he wanted to wait until the dead of night to pick up the meal and eat two more bites.

Only the darkness and cold food that did not see the light of day could punish him.

..........

Department of Manufacturing

The official office of the Manufacturing Department is located near the previously designated State Governor's Palace, and there are also vacancies in the State and Municipal Property Administration and other government offices that remain.

Daqin First Salt Administration is not here, this

Everything like a production item is located in some suburb outside the city, and it is heavily guarded.

Chen Ke walked into the official office of the manufacturing department, and what he felt in front of him was a gust of hot air.

This is true all year round, as the artisans here are always on the road of researching new things.

Seeing that no one was conservative and didn't do anything, Chen Ke's eyes flashed with admiration and satisfaction.

He didn't invent something to keep these people old and then not study anything.

Chen Ke walked to one of the corners, where Lin Fang was standing, banging vigorously on the things in front of him, and wiping his sweat from time to time.

Sweat slid down his muscles, and his clothes were already soaked.

Chen Ke stood next to him, carefully looking at the fusion model in front of him, with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

What is this building?

At this time, Lin Fang noticed that there was someone behind him, and immediately turned his head, and saw Chen Ke standing behind him, immediately scratched his head, and put down the hammer in his hand.

"Uncle Shi, why are you here?"

Chen Ke just took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, which detailed two methods of forging copper coins and silver coins.

Copper coins are simple and only need to be improved slightly.

Lin Fang followed the method given by Chen Ke and easily created a copper coin mother coin, but Chen Ke looked at the mother coin, but frowned slightly.

He found a problem.

During the Qin Dynasty, coins were forged not with brass, but with copper.

Copper is a very pure copper, and the copper content is about 99% or more.

The copper was supposed to be used for other purposes, and it was used to forge copper coins at this time, and it was to be forged on a large scale......

It's a bit out of place.

It seems that before forging copper coins, you must first find chalcopyrite.....

Chen Ke thought about this, sighed slightly, and slowly felt helpless in his heart.

He pressed his forehead, looked at Lin Fang and said, "Don't forge copper coins first, forge silver coins first."

"You can forge a mother coin according to the ratio I gave."

Lin Fang nodded immediately.

The flame melts the silver into liquid soft silver, and then the copper and silver are forged in proportion.

Soon, silver coins forged from a tael of silver and thirteen pieces of copper came out.

Chen Ke picked up the silver coin and just broke it lightly, and actually broke the silver coin directly.

After thinking for a while, he looked at Lin Fang and said, "You reduce the copper by two points, try again."

Without saying a word, Lin Fang forged it directly according to Chen Ke's instructions, and soon, a brand-new silver coin appeared in front of Chen Ke.

"Was—"

Chen Ke blew slightly on the silver coin, and a unique sound of the silver coin sounded, echoing in this small space.

And when Chen Ke broke it again, he was not able to break the silver coin.

The smooth silver coin had no pattern on it, and a silvery-white color appeared on the coin.

Lin Fang also said with emotion on his face, "Uncle Shi, the appearance of this silver coin is the most beautiful coin I have ever seen."

"We're all going to use this kind of coin in the future?"

Chen Ke shook his head slightly, nodded again and said, "It's almost, but what is used in daily life is probably copper coins."

He turned his head and looked at Fusu, who was looking at the coin forging, and said, "There is no such thing as silver yet, but the silver mines in Fuso and the silver mines in various places will be gradually excavated."

"This is an opportunity and a crisis for Daqin's economy."

"When we experimented in Penglaizhou, we must have investigated the purchasing power of the Qin Banliang used today, as well as the price of the items at this time."

"Then, when forging copper coins and silver coins, we can ensure the economy of Penglai to the greatest extent."

Fusu

He also nodded slightly and said, "Actually, the disciple also has an idea."

"If the new copper coin is forged according to the teacher's forging method, it is actually more valuable than Qin Banliang, but it is not much."

"In that case, why don't we make a distinction?"

"For example, immutable numbers, diagrams, etc., are imprinted on them to distinguish the different prices of copper coins."

"Valuable is 1, valuable is 5, and valuable is 10."

Fusu's eyes flashed with a little brilliance.

"Now in Penglaizhou, three coins and half taels can buy a bucket of millet, so according to this exchange, three Qin coins can buy a bucket of millet."

"This kind of exchange is the most in line with the status quo, and the leaders and merchants will not be confused because of this."

"At most, there is a small amount of discomfort, and when they get used to this kind of quantity, the economic system of Penglai can be gradually established."

"When the silver coin is forged, it can be minted like this."

"What does the teacher think?"

Chen Ke glanced at Fusu with a smile and asked, "Why do you think that now is not the time to release silver coins?"

Fusu was not surprised, and said directly, "Teacher, now most of the leaders of our Great Qin are still buying grain."

"The price of food must not be high."

"And the rest of the stuff hasn't really formed a scale yet, and even if the silver coins come out, they won't do anything."

"Although we can forge silver coins now, we can't send out silver coins, otherwise Daqin's economic system will soon break through the embankment like a flood."

"Only when the life of the leaders is better, and we have money in our hands, and we have some special things to sell, can the silver coins be released."

Fusu's eyes seemed to be a little empty, as if he had seen things many years later.

"Maybe three years, maybe five years."

"When all the various manufacturing offices in Daqin appear, the silver coins can start to be released."

"According to my opinion, copper coins may eventually be greatly replaced, because as people live and have more money in their hands, the price of food and other things will gradually increase."

"Now it's three Qin copper coins and one bucket of corn, and in the future, it may be five Qin copper coins and ten Qin copper coins."

Chen Ke looked at Fusu with interest and said, "Then what do you think, when will the price of grain rise to five or even ten Qin copper coins?"

Fusu did not hesitate at all: "If a bucket of millet is exchanged for Qianshou to eat, it can probably be used as a two-day ration for a person, and it will take about eighteen stone of grain a year."

"If it's a bucket of five Qin copper coins, then in a year, it will cost nine hundred Qin copper coins."

"If, according to my original assumption, one hundred Qin copper coins is equal to one Qin silver coin, then it will take the Qianshou to have ninety silver coins every year before the price of grain can rise to five Qin copper coins."

"When the leaders can have one hundred and eighty silver coins a year, the price of grain can rise to ten copper coins."

"Only in this way can we maintain the most basic living conditions and prevent people from starving to death."

Chen Ke looked at Fusu and said, "Then do you know how much silver it takes to forge a silver coin?"

Fusu didn't hesitate: "If you follow the teacher's forging method, one tael of silver should be able to forge ten silver coins."

Chen Ke nodded slightly: "What you just said is very right, the price of food is the most important, and it cannot easily rise or fall."

"So, do you now understand why I set up the Municipal Property Department?"

Fusu stood there, as if struck by lightning.

In an instant, he understood the teacher's plan.

In fact, the price of grain is not easy to control, because most of the time it depends on the weather.

In a year of famine, the price of food will inevitably rise.

And now.....

However, the price of these grains can be adjusted through the Municipal Property Department.

Thus playing a role in regulating the economic situation.

This is the role of the establishment of the Municipal Property Department, and the teacher has already laid out here at the beginning?

Fusu said with heartfelt emotion: "The teacher deserves to be a teacher."

"I was able to think of so many at such an early age."

Chen Ke just smiled, then pointed to the silver coin not far away and said, "One or two silver mixed with eleven coins of copper, and the forged silver coin is the most suitable."

"It's very hard, and it's shiny, and it looks like sterling silver."

"Copper is naturally negligible, that is to say, in fact, one tael of silver can be converted into at least one stone of grain."

"This price must be maintained, and there must not be any drastic fluctuations."

"Because this is the key to ensuring that the leaders can be fed."

Chen Ke pointed to his feet and said, "Only if these people are honest can you sit on the chair under your feet."

"After all, you're not His Majesty the First Emperor."

"His Majesty the First Emperor's majesty and strength are enough to suppress all the people in this world, so that they dare not rebel."

"Even Xiang Yu, who calls himself the overlord of Western Chu, dared to rebel quietly and silently after sacrificing countless times when he was forced by His Majesty to rebel."

"The king is the boat, and the people are the water."

"As for the ministers, families, and heroes in this world, they are just a chess piece in your hand that can be discarded at any time."

Chen Ke's eyes looked at Fusu, and his eyebrows were solemn.

"You can never rely on, or even support, those ministers, the powerful, the family."

"No matter whose family it is, no matter which minister it is, you can't support them, you have to support this piece of wealth under your feet."

"They're here, and you're here."

"When the ministers die, there will be countless people who want to rise to the top."

"Don't be too nice to this group of people, find those who are corrupt, those who are prey, those who are powerful for their power, and those who are acting."

"You just need to do one thing."

Chen Ke's voice was indifferent and a little undetectable murderous.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"