It is a five-baht coin, cast in bronze, the copper is warm and fine, the copper color is blue and white and light red, and the material is quite good. The word "five baht" is wide and fat, round and soft, the diameter of the copper coin is about one inch, the square aperture is three and a half points, and the outline is three-quarters thick. From the four corners of the square hole of the copper coin, a protruding straight line is drawn up until the edge of the copper coin. The money is beautifully minted and slightly heavier. Zhang Han reached out and took it off, and weighed it with his hand - he couldn't tell the difference. However, Xiang Feng had told him many times that this money was a little heavier than the ordinary five-baht coin, about a little more than six baht.

Unlike ordinary people, Xiang Feng likes the "four money" made by Emperor Ling. It is said that it is beautifully cast and cleverly conceived. Zhang Han was quite unimpressed. The effect of the four yang inscriptions on the four coins is the same as the continuous silk teeth on the edges of later coins, all to prevent someone from stealing metal from the money. However, in later generations, the focus of fortification was on the edge, and here it was only to prevent someone from filing and grinding money to steal copper. Zhang Han had seen a lot in his previous life, but he felt that it was unusual.

Zhang Han played with the four coins, turned them over, fell over, smiled and groaned, and never got tired of looking at them, as if flowers could be born on this money. As soon as Xiang Feng saw it, he knew that Zhang Hanzhun had an idea. Moreover, the idea must have something to do with the five-baht coin. However, he couldn't figure out what Zhang Han could come up with from money. The money of the Great Han Kingdom was not printed on paper, but in bronze, and it was valuable in its own right, so it was universally recognized.

Xiang Feng thought about it, and suddenly thought of one thing:

"Lord, you don't want to make a lot of money, do you?"

Big money is "when ten dollars". Or "when a hundred dollars" or something. The Great Han Kingdom was probably the first to use banknotes in history, and when Emperor Wu was in power, he used leather coins, and the words printed on the white deer skin were one foot square, which was worth 400,000 yuan. Similarly, there are "ten coins", white money-silver tin alloy, eight taels when three thousand and five baht coins, and so on. Emperor Wu, Wang Mang and Dong Zhuo, as well as later Liu Bei, Sun Quan and others. All because of financial difficulties, they have done similar things. For the same weight of money, the text on it was changed from "five baht" to "when hundred" and "when thousand", so I wanted to use it as a hundred dollars and thousands of dollars, and wantonly plundered the wealth of the people. Or, cut corners on money. Make two pennies out of one penny material......

People in the world are not fools, and as a result, they naturally failed - the value of the currency plummeted, prices soared, people's livelihood was chaotic, inflation reached the end, money simply withdrew from circulation, and everyone stopped using money to trade, and went to buy things against linen. Cloth became a general equivalent.

What happened later, of course Xiang Feng didn't know. But there are Emperor Wu and Wang Mang in the distance, and Xun Zhuo in the close. This is a lesson from the past. Therefore, outside the words, Xiang Feng revealed his opposition.

"Of course...... No! Zicheng, you underestimate me too much! ”

Zhang Han thought of a way, he was in a good mood, so he gasped, and then he laughed. despised Xiang Feng very much, which was too much to underestimate him.

"That's good! That's good! Lord. Don't do that, do that, it's to drink doves to quench your thirst! ”

Xiang Feng didn't care about Zhang Han's contempt, and replied repeatedly:

"However, what can you do, my lord, can you tell me and hear ......?"

Zhang Han laughed, but sold the guanzi. Xiang Feng grinded for a long time, and Zhang Han refused to tell him, only said, "Zicheng, after a while, I will let you understand" Yunyun.

Zhang Han has always done things, and he is generally safe, but he has not been without leaks. This matter is very important, but Xiang Feng does not dare to believe it, and secretly makes up his mind in his heart to save expenses. Xiang Feng is engaged in Bo Cao, and he is Zhang Han's Shaofu Peng, who controls the payment of all expenses under Zhang Han's rule.

After Xiang Feng left, Zhang Han immediately ordered someone to find Li Shengzhong.

Originally, Li Shengzhong had been managing a small workshop in Nanzhuang. In the first year of the first peace, after Zhang Han solved Taishan County, he moved the Zhang family directly from Lu to Qingzhou. Ethnography, small workshops, botanical gardens, textile workshops...... Let's put it this way, Zhang Han moved the entire Nanzhuang to Qingzhou. Only a very small number of people were left in charge of the perennial medicines.

These are Zhang Han's sweethearts, needless to say, Zhang Han has been placed nearby. Among them, the small workshop and medicine, because they are related to the military, were included in the army establishment by Zhang Han.

Now, Li Shengzhong is also a lieutenant.

Li Shengzhong has never joined the army, he wears a red uniform, and he does not look like an officer. Li Duwei has been promoted, but his responsibilities have not changed, and he is still the same thing as before, that is, there are more people in charge, and he can openly experiment.

"Li Shengzhong has seen the lord!"

As soon as he entered the house, Li Shengzhong respectfully gave Zhang Han a big salute.

Without it, it would be a great joy to be able to go from a slave to a free body. What's more, Li Shengzhong also went one step further, turning from a slave to a distinguished Han officer, a high-ranking official. And Li Shengzhong's eldest son has been with him, and now he is a small official in Baishidi; The youngest son later entered the study of ethnology, and now he is also a tun chief; It's a pity that Xiao Er likes to fiddle with his craft and refuses to listen to him, if Xiao Er joined the army at the beginning, he is now at least a military marquis with a rank of 600 (the same as Wang Jiajun)...... No, Xiao Er is stronger than Wang Jiajun, maybe they are all captains, how can they be like now, only be a fake military marquis with a rank of 400......

Anyway, Li Shengzhong is grateful to Zhang Han from the bottom of his heart.

Since his grandson's generation, his Li family can be regarded as a eunuch, and his name can be justified in using a single word, who would dare to look down on him?

Li Shengzhong is very proud of his status as an officer. For this reason, Li Shengzhong also personally went out to ask someone to teach him the posture of saluting at the cost of a good knife. At present, Li Shengzhong has laid out his learning results at a glance.

Don't say it, Li Shengzhong's salute, Zhang Han was immediately happy - Li Shengzhong's movements were stiff, like a puppet, how Zhang Han looked at it, how awkward, couldn't help laughing:

"Get up!

Don't be nervous, Chengren, relax, relax!

The movements should be stretched, don't be restrained, don't be in a hurry! It's good slowly, this time it's better than the last one......"

"Lord, huh?"

Li Sheng was faithful and very happy -- Chengren was his character.

"Well, of course! Am I going to lie to you? ”

Zhang Han praised him this time, Li Shengzhong was interested, and saluted twice, asking Zhang Han to show him the posture, Zhang Han didn't care, and pointed him out with a smile. To be honest, Li Shengzhong's posture is fine, the main problem is that he is too nervous. This one relaxes down

It's much better.

After gesturing for a while, Zhang Han coughed, attracting Li Shengzhong's attention and signaling him that he had something to say:

"Chengren, I'm looking for you today, I have something to ask you......"

"Yes, my lord!"

Li Shengzhong hurriedly stood upright.

"Calamine has all been shipped?"

'Calamine? ’

This thing is so familiar, Li Shengzhong scratched his head, where did he hear about it?

Zhang Han was careless, but his eyes never left Li Shengzhong for a moment. Seeing that he couldn't remember, he reminded:

"It's the ...... that was brought back from Wajima."

"Ahh Li Shengzhong remembered now, "My lord, they have all been transported over, and hundreds of trucks have been transported in Nanzhuang, and there are many more in Haiqu, and they have all been transported over."

Warehouses were repaired on an island in Mata Lake and stored there......"

Mata Lake is a large lake located in the north, with a radius of hundreds of miles, among which large and small islands are dotted. Legend has it that Qi Huan competed for the nations, built an alliance in Lin, ordered the princes to form an alliance to claim the throne, drilled the soldiers and horses, trampled on the horses, and flattened the ground into a lake. Of course, these are all legends. In fact, Mata Lake is a marsh lake formed by the interweaving of thousands of rivers such as the Xiaoqing River. Zhang Han liked the topography there, so he designated 17 large islands that were easy to keep secret and suitable for habitation, and their surrounding waters, as forbidden areas. Part of the small workshop is located there.

It's no wonder that Li Shengzhong can't remember. He was busy dying all day. The relocation and expansion of the textile workshop involved considerable energy on his part, and he had to send people to assist in the production of the crossbow-A-1; Yellow crossbows, ballistas, catapults, and modifications used at sea also need to be watched by him, and he also needs to organize the daily operation of small workshops. If it weren't for the migration from the Lu country, there were too many calamines, and Xiao Er would be studying this thing again. He had forgotten about this unpopular thing a long time ago. By the way, this thing is used to produce that land, isn't it......

"Well, that little two, they ......"

"For the sake of secrecy, I have arranged for them to be on that island as well...... How? ”

Seeing Zhang Han shaking his head, Li Shengzhong hurriedly asked.

"Little two?. It's a bit of a pity! Zhang Han muttered secretly, he still clearly remembered Li Xiaoer, a studious student, "All personnel are promoted to one level, and Xiaoer is promoted to two levels...... Well, in this way, he is also a captain.

Chengren, Xiao Er, they are going to be wronged, this island is not allowed to enter or leave in the future, and everyone is not allowed to go out if they wait; Move your family there......"

Zhang Han thought for a moment and gave an order. Li Shengzhong thought of that. I had already expected it, but I listened to Zhang Han's order. He was still taken aback:

"Lord!"

Li Shengzhong didn't dare to continue, but he was reluctant to let his son stay on the island for the rest of his life. couldn't help but look at Zhang Han with a blank eye. Zhang Han sighed:

"Chengren, you will soon know the reason for this, and this is also a last resort...... However, Chengren, don't worry, you will let Xiao Er come out in the future......"

"Yes, my lord!"

Zhang Han's words were obviously perfunctory. He didn't dare to give an exact time himself. However, Zhang Han was able to do so. has already exhausted his benevolence and righteousness, and Li Shengzhong can't say anything more. He resisted the sadness in his heart and agreed listlessly.

"In addition, Xiao Er is studying smelting, what is needed, let him open his mouth and let people send it to the island......"

After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Han also felt that it was too wasteful to keep a knowledgeable and capable smelting expert like Li Xiaoer on the island as a supervisor, and he was extrajudicial.

"Yes, my lord!"

Li Shengzhong's answer this time was much louder.

At this time, people did not go out far in their lives, and the people in the small workshop were also locked up in Nanzhuang and were not allowed to go out. Now, with the opportunity to research, Li Xiaoer lives on the island, which is almost the same as his previous life.

"Forget it, I haven't seen you for a long time, I'll go see Xiao Er too.

Come! ”

Interested, Zhang Han called people one after another, set off with Li Shengzhong, left Lin, and went straight to Matao Lake.

……

A month later, it was still in Zhang Han's study.

"Zicheng, you have made me miserable this month, and many people have come to complain to me...... How is it? ”

Zhang Han put a handful of copper coins on the table accordingly and teased proudly.

There is nothing wrong with what Xiang Feng did, and it makes sense to be cautious when he does not see results. Therefore, Zhang Han did not blame Xiang Feng, but acquiesced to Xiang Feng's actions. However, understanding is understanding, this month, Zhang Han has been holding his breath.

“……”

Xiang Feng didn't squeak, took a few money, and played carefully, yes, this golden big money was heavy, warm and fine, gorgeous and rich, he rubbed it for a while, and weighed it a few more times...... Uh, no!

As Zhang Han's Shaofu Peng, who manages Zhang Han's private property, he knows that Zhang Han still has a large amount of gold in his hands. Xiang Feng thought that Zhang Han had taken out the gold, but he had held countless gold, silver and copper coins in his hand, and as soon as he checked the money, he knew that the weight was wrong! It looks like gold, but the weight is lighter than gold, Xiang Feng took a closer look and found that the color was a little worse......

"My lord, do you know alchemy?"

Xiang Feng looked at it blankly for a while, and then raised his head suddenly, his eyes stared at the boss, and it seemed that fire could erupt from it, he was surprised and excited, as in a dream, he couldn't believe it, could it be that Zhang Han knew alchemy and created "fake gold", isn't that a hair......

The "pseudo-gold" in Xiang Feng's words actually refers to brass. The ancients accidentally used copper alloy ore to smelt, and as a result, brass was created, which was very similar in color to gold, so it was called "pseudo gold". There was a period in the Han Kingdom, when it was very popular to make "fake gold", from the emperor and the generals to the common people of Limin, they all participated in it, but no one succeeded. After all, the appearance of brass is very fortuitous. The parties also couldn't say how brass was made - the process was the same as usual, why was "fake gold" created this time, but not usually? This doubt cannot be explained, and naturally the process cannot be repeated.

To put it bluntly, this metal is quite special. It has a lower boiling point, which is lower than the oxidative reduction temperature. The reduced ones are vaporized, and the vaporized ones are oxidized in the process of solidification. Therefore, it can never be refined, and brass cannot be made. "Fake gold" is loved by everyone, and it can't be made when you want to make it; When I didn't want to make it, someone inadvertently created "fake gold", giving people endless hope. So

Enjoy the great name and endure for a long time.

"Ahem! Ahem......"

Outside the window, the new green and the first vomit, the goose-yellow buds, refreshing, Zhang Han raised his glass to taste tea, pretending to be a leisurely and fascinated appearance, quietly paying attention to Xiang Feng's reflection, and suddenly heard such a sentence, and immediately choked.

After Xiang Feng finished explaining the "fake gold", Zhang Han knew that he was already a generation of alchemy masters.

"Hahaha~~"

Zhang Han's smile hit him straight, alchemy, it's really funny. After laughing for a while, Zhang Han stopped, thinking about whether he could do something from the perspective of "fake gold" and seek greater benefits......

It's a pity, if it is ten or eight years in the morning, he will directly use the "fake gold" to deceive...... Well, there's not much money to come!

Knowing this, Zhang Han stopped thinking about those who didn't have it, and after a lot of words, he finally made it clear to Xiang Feng that this was not "fake gold", it was brass - Xiang Feng said: "I don't understand!" ”

Zhang Han said angrily: "Zicheng, you know, this is brass, it's okay!" ”

“……”

Xiang Feng didn't speak, so he had the heart to take a closer look.

This brass coin is bright in color, shining with the light of gold, the inner and outer Guo contours are distinct, the text is clear, the left and right two words "five baht", is the Lishu oct - Cai's handwriting, and the upper and lower two words "straight", is Zhang Han's own handwritten book, the back four sides are the four spirits: Vermilion Bird, Xuanwu, Qinglong and White Tiger writing intentions. There are four yang characters on both the literal and the back that reach the edge. There are also continuous wire teeth on the inner and outer sides.

"This coin is the same size as a five-baht coin, and the diameter is also an inch ......."

Generally speaking, the brass coin has the same dimensions as the five-baht coin, but it is thinner than the four-out coin, and the weight is exactly 5, and the error is not more than one-tenth of a baht.

"......, I'm taking a negative margin."

Zhang Han was triumphant, don't look at one-tenth of the baht. But I can't stand a large amount, and I can earn tens of thousands of dollars here every year. In addition, Zhang Han used the ratio of six copper and four places, and there was basically no difference in color. The mold is used and pressed by a lever hammer, and the pattern is much clearer than that of the previous minting money.

Look at Xiang Fengai's appearance that he can't put it down. Zhang Han knew that the financial crisis was solved!

"Lord, this coin has 'straight' cast on it, but do you want a gold five baht to be used as twenty five baht coins?"

Xiang Feng looked at it for a while, and suddenly asked a question.

"Five baht? This is a good saying, in the future, we will call it 'Golden Five Baht'! ”

Zhang Han didn't answer, he said something to the side first, and then he noticed Xiang Feng's question:

"yes. What is Zicheng's opinion? ”

"My lord, with all due respect. If that's the case, I'm afraid there will be problems......"

Xiang Feng does have an opinion. This "fake gold" is not as valuable as real gold, but it is also quite rare, and the scarcity is expensive, so that some people will inevitably turn the gold five baht into "fake gold" and make "fake gold utensils" in order to make huge profits.

"Oh, Zifeng. So what do you mean ......"

"Nature is a ...... for a hundred"

Xiang Fengzhu said this, it was full of interest. According to his opinion. This gold five baht is a unique business, and no one else will do it, so it's not that it's worth it......

Xiang Feng is worthy of being a born businessman, speaking of this, his face is full of energy, and he talks endlessly, and Zhang Han who only says it is moved. However, just as he was about to agree, he suddenly remembered something and couldn't help laughing.

"Why is the lord laughing?"

Xiang Feng asked playfully—his voice was a little vicious.

"Zicheng, I didn't expect you to be so eloquent, I had a plan, and I was almost moved by you......"

Zhang Han smiled and comforted him, and Xiang Feng was dumbfounded:

"The lord praised it falsely, almost, yes, he didn't say anything about ......"

After solving the financial crisis, both of them were in a good mood and couldn't help but laugh.

"Lord, why are you laughing?"

Xiang Feng reiterates the old words.

"Zicheng, this method of yours, I thought about it, but unfortunately, it doesn't work......"

Zhang Han naturally hoped that the more expensive the brass money, the better. Therefore, Xiang Fengyi said "five baht gold", and he immediately felt that it was a good idea.

If it is said to be "brass money", I am afraid that everyone in the world will feel that it is a loss, it is all copper money, why is a brass coin worth 20 five baht coins?

However, if it is said to be "gold five baht", even if it is "fake gold", everyone will take it for granted, and "gold five baht" cannot be the same price as copper coins. Of course, people in the world inevitably have to delve into "alchemy", but this is much better than studying "how brass is made......

However, after thinking about it again, Zhang Han still gave up this tempting idea. He is now the ruler, and he is also a huge profit, twenty times the profit, and a hundred times the profit, the actual difference is not big, it is just a little more cost. Please note that this is money, not a commodity, and it is impossible to manufacture indefinitely. In other words, there is an upper limit to the number of people produced each year, and we assume that the upper limit is 1 million - we can't actually reach it, and we use 50,000 or 10,000 yuan to make this million, but the profit difference is only 40,000, which is insignificant.

And some people turn gold five baht into brass and make brassware, which is equivalent to Zhang Han selling brass as a commodity - this is an extra profit, one hand is twenty times the profit, what else is more profitable to buy**?

"Lord!"

Xiang Feng couldn't completely distinguish between money and commodities, but he vaguely sensed that Zhang Han's words were really reasonable, and his adoring eyes made Zhang Han flutter. Subsequently, Zhang Han complained bitterly, Xiang Feng is very talented in business, and he is also very studious, but Zhang Han is not an economist, and it is really difficult for him to explain the difference between money and commodities.

After briefly explaining the "general equivalent", Zhang Han quickly kicked Xiang Feng out under the pretext of being busy with business.

"Lord, when will this money start to be minted?"

"Zicheng, the casting has begun, and it is estimated that the output will reach 10 million pieces next month, and then 30 million pieces next month...... You can go with confidence! ”

Seeing Xiang Feng's reluctance, Zhang Han couldn't help but make a joke.

In fact, Zhang Han had another intention, but he didn't say it -- people all over the world are pondering "alchemy", and this will leak sooner or later. When the time comes, the currency will depreciate suddenly, which will be extremely harmful. Zhang Han had the intention to detonate this bomb himself at an appropriate time, and reduce the exchange rate of five baht of gold, twenty times, which is much easier to solve than a hundred times.

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