Ling Yun stood on the viewing platform, looking at the various breaths in the Divine City.

With the completion of the Divine City, a wave of luck in the dark landed on the Divine City, and at the same time, luck from all directions converged, and the light of civilization and wisdom gathered. But these things are gathered too slowly, and they are scattered to be cohesive, and there is a lack of a necessary concoction without which the development of civilization will be hindered.

This kind of thing is 'money', or more appropriately 'general equivalents'. Bartering is convenient, but it does not serve as an intermediary and does not reflect fairness if there is no medium to 'measure the value of things'.

Everything in heaven and earth has its own qi and characteristics, or aura, or spirituality, or luck, etc., and the differences are varied. Because of its differences, it is okay to barter in the early stage, but if it is traded for a long time later, the barter will remain unchanged, or even the value is not equal, and other factors are likely to affect the development and stability of civilization.

And the 'general equivalent' can act as an intermediary and is recognized by all. This is equivalent to the lubricating oil in the machine, without the lubricating oil, the machine can run, but it will cause huge wear, with the lubricating oil, the machine can be greatly stabilized.

There are other things in the city that can be put aside a little, but this 'general equivalent' that acts as a 'lubricating oil' is absolutely indispensable.

The gods are high, and the divine beasts are second only to the gods, although there is only a lack of such a thing as a priesthood, but even so, the gods will not regard the divine beasts as equals, let alone other intelligent beings. Although in this era, all intelligent beings who have cultivated into human bodies have power, the gods, as the main body of heaven and earth, are inherently superior to ordinary life. This is the essence of life is different.

As long as the gods are in harmony with their own priesthood, theoretically speaking, Shouyuan is equivalent to the universe itself. But other beings, even if they are powerful, are no match for the gods in this regard. Their longevity depends on their own cultivation realm and strength, and the higher their strength, the longer their lifespan. Except for the Da Luo Zhi Realm, which is beyond the destiny of heaven, other non-divine beings all have an upper limit of their lifespan.

The nature of life is different, resulting in a huge difference, the gods represent heaven and earth, and they bring their own divine power when they are born, while non-god beings naturally have to be in awe when they face the gods. And even if other beings have coercion, their coercion comes from the strength of cultivation, not from themselves.

As a place open to all intelligent life, this unequal gap must be eliminated as much as possible, otherwise the unequal gap will inevitably cause hidden dangers. As an intermediary medium, "general equivalents" can well alleviate the unequal gap brought about by transactions.

In fact, it wasn't just Ling Yun who thought of this, as a god, no one is stupid, it's just that no one will think about this kind of thing before it is encountered. Lingyue is now thinking about how to solve the problems encountered in the transaction.

Barter is too backward to measure the value of things, so find something that can act as an 'intermediary' to measure the value of things. This kind of thinking coincides with the 'general equivalent' that Ling Yun is thinking about.

"Your Royal Highness, you know that there are things that are valuable, but the value is not too high, and there is a huge stock, which is easy to be recognized by everyone. ”

Lingyue pondered all the things she knew, what had such a trait, and could be easily circulated and recognized. She thought about it carefully, but she still couldn't find anything that matched these conditions, so she could only ask Jun Wei.

"This thing is not difficult, if it circulates in a small area, your Spirit Moon Essence will be enough, but when it comes to a large amount, your Divine Essence production will not be able to keep up. There is value, the value is not too high, there is a huge stock, but the stock is not too huge, it is easy to be recognized by everyone, and there are really few things that echo this condition!" Jun Wu said slowly while recalling what he knew.

Hearing Jun Wu say this, Lingyue couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

Jun Wei was a little curious about what Lingyue asked: "What, is there something wrong?"

As soon as Lingyue told him the question, Jun Wu knew what she was thinking. Establishing an intermediary as a third party to measure the value of things is indeed the key to solving the problem at hand. There may be many things that everyone agrees on their value, but there are very few that meet all of the above criteria.

The general equivalent that acts as the middle of the transaction of the gods must have a certain value in itself, but the value is not too high, there is a huge stock, but the stock is not too vast, and it can satisfy the entire universe, or the transaction and circulation within a radius of thousands of light years, which is the 'general equivalent' suitable for transcendent life.

Such a thing is difficult to find, and if it cannot be kept in circulation for a long time, and the 'general equivalent' is replaced at will, the established 'general equivalent' will become a joke, and it will lose its value as a 'general equivalent'.

Determining this medium requires great care, and if it can be established casually, the Spirit Moon God will not have to worry about it. Seeing her distressed look, the monarch beside the Spirit Moon God knew that the two of them couldn't find a solution for a while, so he proposed to find the Lord of the Four Seasons to consult the matter in detail.

Lingyue God didn't want to bother Ling Yun with this, but she couldn't think of how to establish this intermediary, so she could only come to the moon viewing platform with Jun Wu and bring the matter up to Ling Yun.

On the viewing platform, Ling Yun listened to the two of them and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Humans have used gold and silver as their 'general equivalents' and established them as a measure of the value of commodity transactions. Because gold and silver are scarce, and they are metals themselves, they have good stability, and they are not the general equivalent of mortals when trading. But unlike the gods, mundane things such as gold and silver are as much as they are needed to the gods, and they have no value to the gods as ordinary equivalents.

If there is no value, it cannot be used as a 'general equivalent' in the transaction, so the general equivalent in an extraordinary life must also contain value in itself, so that it can be recognized by all.

In the memories of previous lives, there is a saying that the monk used the spirit stone as money, as half of the equivalent of the monk's transaction. However, Ling Yun thought about it carefully and felt that the spirit stone could not be used as a 'general equivalent' recognized by all living beings. Not to mention that every stone on the desolate land contains Yuan Qi, it is the gods themselves, and if they want to turn Yuan Qi into stone, it is just a matter of turning their hands. What can be easily obtained is greatly diminished.

Then you need to find something that will be recognized by everyone...... However, it cannot be manufactured on a large scale...... It's valuable, but it's not too valuable...... If you can't find something natural, you can make up for it artificially. As long as it can be manufactured artificially, there is no need to worry about the yield of this 'general equivalent'. ’

As the official who dominates the universe - Heavenly Court, this coinage right needs to be held in his hands, if everyone can mint coins, causing inflation, it will still make this general equivalent lose its value, and it will have an impact on the financial resources of the flood famine. ’

Ling Yun silently pondered how to mint this divine coin as the general equivalent of the circulating universe. Thoughts are churning in my heart, thinking about many things related to money.

The names of minting god coins, coinage, financial stability, inflation, etc., crossed his mind, making Ling Yun's expression a little embarrassed: "Am I still trying to improve the financial market? I'm not the God of Wealth, why do I think so much?"

Ling Yun shook his head and wiped out the thoughts that he had and didn't have, leaving only two cores: the confirmation of general equivalents and the right to mint coins!

As long as these two source cores are grasped, the finance of the flood will be firmly controlled in the hands, which is also quite beneficial to Heavenly Court. Thinking of this, Ling Yun couldn't wait to return to Heavenly Court immediately to discuss the matter with Emperor Taiyi and the Five Emperors.

But he pressed the thought in his heart again, this matter is only a little rudimentary for the time being, and it will take a long time to carry out the entire flood famine. For the sake of today, it is important to identify the 'general equivalent' in advance.