Taifu Siqing is already a half-hundred old man, the cool breeze blows the pale sideburns, but the back is straight, the old face can't hide the high-spirited and complacent, Gao Wei just smiled, looked at the other people around him, and asked logically, "What is the sand turning method?" What's the difference? ”

"Your Majesty, the ancient coinage is divided into two kinds, one is a single-layer fan, the other is a multi-layer fan, this is the fan casting method, its technological means, inherited the way of pouring bronze in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, first use mud, stone, metal to make money fan, and then inject copper water, cast into money, single-layer fan is the most troublesome, need to arrange the coin mold in the fan in the form of a branch, the mold is connected by the sprue, the copper water is poured along the sprue when the coinage is minted, and the copper coin is formed after cooling......

"However, due to the low efficiency of single-layer fan casting, a more efficient 'stacking casting method' is used when minting coins, a plurality of single-layer models are superimposed together, assembled into a complete set, and then copper water is poured along the pouring channel, and after cooling, the money is taken layer by layer...... But it's not efficient enough, and it's ...... The cost is too high...... Therefore, today, the craftsmen of Taifu Temple have invented and improved a new set of coinage methods - sand turning method!

"The sand turning method is simple and easy, mainly divided into three steps, the first step is to carve out the carving mother by hand, and then use the carving mother to make a number of mother coins...... The second step is to put the mother money into a frame filled with sand, and then use another frame to buckle on this frame, and take out the mother money after the sand in the upper and lower frames is formed, and then make a sprue to form a sand money fan, and finally, pour copper water to condense into money...... Hehe, this method is simple and easy, greatly reduces the time for making molds, and the raw materials available are abundant, and it will definitely be able to complete the will of His Majesty......"

The old man is like a number of treasures, but among the people present, except for Gao Wei and Zu Ting, few people really understand this kind of step, even imagination, I'm afraid it can't be imagined, everyone present is either a respected Confucian, or a noble family, since childhood to read the old Zhuang Confucian, learning to govern the country and peace the world, take the upper class, high-end route...... Not to mention coinage, that is, what is the principle of striking iron, I'm afraid they don't know, and, in their understanding, coinage is nothing more than carving a mold, then pouring copper water into it, and then smashing the mold and then taking away the coins after cooling...... What they see and hear today completely subverts what they know in books.

Turns out that it can still be done?

Sure enough, science and technology are the primary productive forces, and the value generated by the development of science and its application to production is infinite.

While this wasn't a great step forward, at least it was much more efficient, and Cushman & Wakefield reaffirmed that he had liberated the artisans, whose craftsmanship had been passed down from generation to generation, and that it should shine for this vast empire. Whether a country is civilized or not, one looks at the culture, and the other looks at the underdeveloped level of craftsmanship, and the craftsmen are also one of the important inheritors of civilization.

Looking at the military aspect alone, the Northern Dynasty attaches great importance to the creation of ordnance, during the reign of the Northern Dynasty, this period is a period of vigorous development of heavy cavalry, from horse armor, horse armor to plate chain mail, chain mail, from Shi Zhao Black Lance Dragon Xiang Cavalry, Liangzhou Horse, Murong Xianbei Iron Armor Chain Horse, Helian Bobo Hu Xia Iron Cavalry, Northern Wei Tiger Stripe Mounted Cavalry, and then to the Northern Qi Xianbei Baibao, which is known as the peak of heavy cavalry, standard horse lance, iron armor, horse armor, Han ring knife, two miles of distance to run up and rush into battle, the ground shakes the mountain, It's as terrifying as a tank cluster......

Later, when the Jurchen and Murwei rose, they all attached great importance to the craftsmen, and whoever they killed would not kill the craftsmen, and the advanced forging level mastered by the craftsmen could help the combat effectiveness of these grasslands, fishing and hunting peoples to increase by a few steps.

Cushman & Wakefield liberated the artisan households, and took the artisan households in the form of employment, most of which were distributed to the Jiangzuo Temple, some to the Taifu Temple, and some retail households, which were allowed to develop in the private sector and obtain official certificates to operate.

The improvement of process technology has led to the improvement of manufacturing efficiency, which Cushman & Wakefield is happy to see.

"So, the first batch of coins minted by the sand turning method has been minted?"

"Yes, this year's first batch of Changping five-baht coins have been cast, a total of 300,000 yuan, the workmanship is more exquisite than the Wenxuan Emperor Tianbao five-baht coin, and some complicated processes, patterns, and styles are attached, which are difficult to imitate!" Taifu Siqing took out a string of copper plates, handed them to the emperor, Gao Wei took them, and there was still his body temperature on them, the copper plates were thick and heavy, and the patterns were beautiful, which was the best product. After Gao Wei read it, he kept two of them, handed one to his wife, and said with a smile: "...... The first batch of this year, Geely, took the ...... of keeping peace and gave the rest to the ministers present.

In the middle of the city, it was inconvenient to pay a big salute, so the ministers had to thank him.

Zu Ting praised: "It's really beautiful and generous, check this texture, look at the past, you know that this is made of pure copper...... Today, only I have the ability to mint coins with pure copper, which indicates that my country is prosperous! Congratulations to Your Majesty ......"

Several ministers looked at each other, paused, and bowed to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the ministers think that a Changping five-baht coin is exchanged for two bad coins, this exchange ratio is too high, one, in the short term, we can't eat so many bad coins, on the other hand, this is cheap for those illegal nights, the exchange ratio is too high, not enough to do the warning effect!" …… At present, the edict has not yet been expressed, and I implore Your Majesty to change the edict. ”

Gao Wei was silent, Taifu Siqing looked at the current situation, and said: "A few people are too worried, most of the bad coins are doped with iron, but the proportion of them is not too much, the total weight is still five baht, and the two bad coins are re-forged into new coins, which is still okay......"

“…… I understand what Zhu Qing means, the bad coins are minted, they have been put into the people, and they have been circulated to the ......hands of the people, and I have increased the market scale, the original intention is to hope that the people's lives will get better and better, but if it is clearly decreed that three or even four bad coins can only be exchanged for one Changping five-baht coin, the money in the hands of the people will suddenly become worthless...... At that time, the people's resentment will inevitably boil, but won't my original intention be all in vain? Gao Wei decisively said, "No, Taifu Siqing has already said that the imperial court will not suffer a loss in this kind of exchange...... However, you have reminded me that the imperial court only collects the bad currency of private retail investors, and the large-scale bad currency hoarded by merchants and powerful people will not be exchanged...... For the time being, let's do it for now......"

Hearing this, Zu Ting, Zheng Yu and the others were shocked, and they were sure that the emperor was angry just now. Indeed, on the surface, the suggestions of these people are indeed to enforce the law and fight for the interests of the imperial court, but what if you consider it from another angle? They are all from a big family, and now Daqi is from Hedong, Shandong, and Hebei, these wealthy families, are lying on the dynasty to suck blood, if the emperor really follows their advice, there will be a large number of people who break the family, and who will benefit in the end, it is self-evident......

As for the last remark, it is not so much a supplement as a stern warning and punishment! Which of these families dares to say that their family has never been in charge of the minting of these bad coins? Either in the foreign land, or in the Wubao locality, as soon as this decree is issued, all this money will rot in their own cellars! This is the emperor's warning to the insatiable greed of the family!

The emperor made up this matter lightly, they could only rot in their stomachs after suffering a loss, and they couldn't help but smile bitterly in their hearts, I really don't know how such a young man thinks like an old man in his fifties and sixties, and he can see everything through...... fortunately, this matter is not difficult to do, they have a background, and with a little operation, they can still get through it, nothing more than the loss of a part of the benefits...... The ministers said yes.

The sun was still warm after noon, Gao Wei took a group of people to eat in a wine shop, and then walked around with Wan'er, today said that he took her out to relax, but he chatted with his subordinates for most of the day, but she was left out in the cold, although she didn't say it, but Gao Wei inevitably felt indebted, held hands with each other, and looked at the songs and dances of the roadside artists.

Those Hu businessmen were very capable, their faces were painted with flowers, they were patted and cut off, and Hu Xuan danced in place.

On the other side was a juggler, looking up, staring, puffing out his cheeks, and spewing fire more than a meter away in one breath, and the onlookers were amazed.

Wan'er was dazzled, spread Gao Wei's hand, and clapped her hand loudly. But those dancers from the Western Regions are a little spicy-eyed, they look big and three thick, and they have bucket waists, twisted like twisted flowers, and they can only see their trembling bellies, and they show a mouthful of yellow teeth when they ask everyone for money...... Gao Wei involuntarily took two steps back, and at this time she turned around and tugged at Gao Wei's sleeve in a matter-of-fact manner, "Hey, is the beauty of the Western Regions good-looking?" The big eyes blinked innocently, and Gao Wei replied helplessly: "Do you have any misunderstanding of the word beauty?" ”

She wrinkled her nose and snorted softly, grabbed a large handful of money and put it on Hu Nu's plate, and led Gao Wei to leave with her toes in high spirits.

At this time, there was a sudden commotion in the surrounding crowd, and the strong man who was guarding the periphery of the emperor more than a dozen steps away only felt that his face was hot, and spots of red were sprinkled on his face.

Dozens of steps away from the emperor, a severed arm was raised,

The mournful shouts resounded through the long street.

"-There are assassins!!"