Straight man of steel

Chapter 417 High Ratio Exchange Rules

After melting all the original more than 1 million copper coins in Xin'anhou's mansion into five baht coins, Zhang Yuan found that there were only more than 7000 million coins.

This shows how low the weight of the early copper coins and the proportion of other metal sundries were.

Worried that the amount of copper coins was not enough to promote in Chang'an City in the early stage, Zhang Yuan had no choice but to melt and cast all the bronze wares in the whole mansion, of course excluding ritual vessels.

Even in this way, only 8000 million five baht coins were obtained.

During this period, the people in Xin'anhou's Mansion not only allocated a lot of manpower to cast copper coins, but also opened a paper mill.

The opening of the paper mill does not mean that the paper mill in Lantian Mountain is open.

Instead, they opened the paper mills to Du County and Lantian County, recruited a large number of laborers, and devoted themselves to papermaking.

As for the materials, they are everywhere in Shanglin Garden, ordinary people can't get in, but people from Xin'anhou Mansion can do these things.

Anyway, Liu Che has [-]% of the shares in the paper mill, and with Princess Pingyang's, the Liu family owns [-]%.

Cutting down the trees in the royal gardens is nothing compared to digging out the limestone in them.

"Master Hou, all the 8000 million yuan will be shipped to Chang'an City?"

Now the people in the Marquis of Xin'an still don't know what Zhang Yuan wants to do, only Zhuo Wenjun, a wealthy daughter, realizes something.

In the final analysis, such things as unifying the currency have more political significance than economic significance.

So Zhuo Wenjun only guessed a little superficially.

The ancients were not so curious, and the hierarchy of superiority and inferiority was obvious and strict. If Zhang Yuan didn't take the initiative to explain, no one would ask.

"Not only must these copper coins be transported to Chang'an City, but the gold in the mansion must also be transported to Chang'an."

Zhang Yuan wanted to collect all the copper coins in Chang'an City into his own hands in one fell swoop.

"But this way"

What Lao Zhao meant was very clear to Zhang Yuan, if such a large amount of wealth is placed outside, it is very difficult for someone to covet it.

It's been a tradition for years.

When the princes and kings of the Han Dynasty visited Wang Zhi in Chang'an, they always brought a lot of gifts.

There is a place outside the pass called Crouching Tiger Land. Every time the princes and kings want to enter the pass, the soldiers of the kingdom will fight with various forces in the pass.

The loser will always compromise after the gathering in Chang'an City. In fact, to put it bluntly, Liu Che is wrestling with the princes and kings.

But the people below are crazy, the robbery supported by the emperor, and they still rob those rich princes and kings.

Among them, the eighth lieutenant of the Northern Army probably did the most of these things.

The Qimen Army Habayashi Army is born rich and noble, and will not take their own lives to rob, and no matter how many people they kill, they will not have military exploits.

But most of the other people in the army are poor people, and they will not let go of any opportunity to rob.

The leader is actually the hunter who controls the reins. Once he lets go of the hunter's control, the hunting dogs will lose control.

Old Zhao was worried about the large army stationed around Lantian Mountain.

They can wear a mask or veil, come and rob Zhang Yuan, and finally hide a lot of wealth.

Even if Zhang Yuan sued Liu Che, he would have no way to win.

"It's okay, I will accompany you, the robbers dare to rob the treasure, but they dare not kill me.

If someone really came to rob, then I would point a dagger at my neck.

I'll see if anyone has the guts. "

If you are not afraid of death, can you still be afraid of robbery?

The scuffle in Crouching Tiger has happened several times, and it has never been heard that any big person died.

"Okay, let's do it sooner rather than later.

Load the car earlier, and then take a hundred people to escort it. "

Zhang Yuan nodded, and did not object to Lao Zhao's statement.

For 8000 million yuan, 500 escorts are a little less. If it weren't for the fact that there are not so many adult men in the family, Zhang Yuan would like to bring [-] escorts.

"Take the Zhenyue Shangfang Sword that His Majesty gave me, and hang the military flag at the front of the convoy."

Zhang Yuan not only made a lot of military achievements in the Battle of Hetao, he also took away the military flag at that time.

As long as the Han dragon flag stained with the blood of the Xiongnu was hung on the vehicle, those Han troops disguised as robbers would never dare to move their minds again.

As for carrying the Zhenyue Shangfang sword, it was also to frighten Xiaoxiao, and it was once Liu Che's saber anyway.

"Here."

It took an hour for the 8000 million copper coins to be loaded and boxed, and then forty ox carts and carriages set off.

Zhang Yuan rode in the front on horseback, followed by two generals from the Marquis of Xin'an's residence on horseback, one holding the banner of the Great Han Army, and the other holding the banner of Zhang Yuan's Marquis of Xin'an.

As for Zhenyue Shangfang Sword, Zhang Yuan held it in his hand.

Because the convoy is loaded with metal, there are no cars on the same track in Shanglinyuan, so this journey is particularly difficult.

Not half an hour after setting off, the Marquis of Xin'an Mansion was no longer in sight, and there was only a tip of Lantian Mountain left.

What Lao Zhao was worried about still came.

Two teams of cavalry surrounded the convoy from both sides, there were about two hundred cavalry, and everyone wore veils.

Coming so fast, it means that he has been following behind, and only came out when he was far away from the Xin'anhou Mansion.

The deep ruts leave no possibility of concealment for what is being transported on board.

Such a heavy cargo is not only metal but also stones, and everyone is not a fool. Is there something wrong with transporting forty carts of stones?

"Wang Lang, raise the flag!"

Wang Lang is Zhang Yuan's family general, and the military flag is held in his hand.

Zhang Yuan also took advantage of the situation and raised the Zhenyue Shangfang sword at his waist.

As for the flag of Xin'anhou, it has no deterrent effect on these regular troops at all.

"Everyone, this Marquis is Xin'an Marquis of the great Han Dynasty, and in his hand is the Zhenyue Shangfang Sword bestowed by the Emperor, and this sword is here to represent Your Majesty.

This banner is all dyed with the blood of the Xiongnu, and it was won by the Marquis in the Yin Mountain!
Before you act, you should think about it, are you going to fight against the big man? "

It has to be said that Zhang Yuan's words were still very intimidating. The two cavalry standing in front exchanged for a while, and then quickly withdrew to both sides.

Even if all the money is robbed, it will not be much for each of them.

But after doing it, it's really a head-scratching thing. 200 people can't hide it from everyone. As long as Liu Che wants to check, he can definitely find out.

Liu Che must be happy to see Zhang Yuan being robbed, but he doesn't want to see Zhang Yuan being robbed with the Zhenyue Shangfang sword and the Han army flag.

"Master Hou, your trick really works."

Lao Zhao, who was extremely nervous just now, instantly relaxed.

"It's easy to use but it can't be used all the time. Tomorrow you will take the Zhenyue Shangfang sword and the military flag to transport the gold to Chang'an.

In the future, I will really put these two objects at home for offering so that they can no longer be misappropriated easily. "

Zhang Yuan is not selfish. In the future, if someone participates in this matter, he will have a reason to explain it.

"The villain understands that it's okay to do it once or twice, but if you do it too much, the tiger will get angry."

Old Zhao looked at Zhang Yuan with an expression I knew.

This old guy's political awareness is also getting higher and higher, and he is almost becoming a master.

Before it got dark, a group of people finally arrived at Chang'an City.

Zhang Yuan took everyone to transport all the things to his Hou Mansion in Chang'an City.

There are usually dozens of people staying here all the time, including maids and servants.

The advantage of having more real estate is that no matter where you go, you have the feeling of coming home.

As long as there are enough houses, the universal home is not empty talk.

Zhang Yuan took over Princess Pingyang's store in Chang'an City the next day, and then changed the name.

Qingpingfang.

It sounds like a place where lost girls gather together.

But Zhang Yuan likes this name very much, and if it is separated in the future, it will be called Qingping Stationery Store Qingping Finance or something.

What everyone didn't expect was that Zhang Yuan directly settled in Qingpingfang as the Marquis of Xin'an.

That's why he wants to change his name.

Earlier that name sounded like a business, but now it sounds like a business, but Zhang Yuan lived here for a long time and outsiders would not say much.

As long as the nobles don't engage in things like luan lun, the law is still very tolerant.

"Old Zhao, divide the counter into two parts.

Some of the counters are open for coin exchange, while the other part is still selling paper and other literary utensils. "

"Master Hou, how do you want to exchange coins?"

"Exchange our five baht coins for outside copper coins.

Those privately minted copper coins that are short of catties and less than two are exchanged in large quantities according to their weight, with a ratio of three to one. Three catties of privately minted copper coins can only be exchanged for five baht coins of one catty, that is, 380 four copper coins.

Five half taels and three baht coins can be exchanged for one of our five baht coins. "

Zhang Yuan's exchange method seems to be a group of hackers, but Zhang Yuan knows that he can only do this if he wants not to lose money.

Copper coins are alloys, and the ghost knows how much copper is contained in them.

Zhang Yuan knew one thing clearly, the exchange rate between the five baht coins minted by those counties and states before Liu Che took over the minting rights for the state was five to one with the red five baht coins minted in a later currency system reform.

They are also five baht coins, and the exchange ratio is so poor, it must be due to a series of reasons such as its craftsmanship and the proportion of copper.

The five-baht coin made by Zhang Yuan can be said to have crushed all the current copper coins, and the half-two coin is four baht, and the three-baht coin is three baht. It seems that the exchange ratio between the two should be different, but in fact, those profiteers It's almost enough to grind the coins a long time ago.

If he didn't want five baht coins to circulate in the market, Zhang Yuan would definitely not have exchanged them for those waste coins.

"you?

Master Hou, we are likely to lose money like this! "

Lao Zhao knows what the copper coins in circulation look like.

Regardless of whether it is a private minter or a county state, in fact, the copper coins minted are not as heavy as stipulated.

A three-baht coin weighs at most two baht, and I don't know what other things are mixed in it.

"It's okay, just serve the country.

And our gold is exchanged according to the normal exchange ratio, but we must exchange it with our own five baht money, understand?

The price of paper dropped to one-twentieth of the previous price. After all the money sold was re-melted, [-]% was sent to Pingyang Marquis Mansion, [-]% was sent to the inner treasury, and the account books were also sent to them for review.

The remaining [-]% ​​continued to open paper mills around Chang'an, and then the shops in other places were directly taken over and renamed, and then opened to surrounding counties and counties until it became popular all over the country! "

That's what Zhang Yuan thinks, to harm his own interests, promote the flow of wealth, and make ordinary people of big men able to use paper.

Money is really not spent in this era, so what do you do with money?
Buy land, buy women, buy all kinds of weird things?
For Zhang Yuan, putting money in the vault will only rust, so it is better to take it out and do something good for everyone.

Han people save money in order to get some good funeral objects, but Zhang Yuan’s three views are different from those of the ancients.

If buying a woman, how many women would Zhang Yuan have to buy for 8000 million yuan plus nearly [-] catties of gold.

It is estimated that if you sleep until you die, you will not be able to get a heavy one, and it will not cost much.

"The villain understands, but the ability of the villain may not be able to support such a big stall."

"At that time, let the family members come out to help you, and you will take my handwriting to a shop that sells coal later.

Let them collect all the copper coins they collected, and then buy a blacksmith shop in Dongshi to make coins.

Tell Xiong Da and the others that if they lose a submodel, they will go to prison for ten years. I will never soften my heart just because they have been with me for so many years! "

The copper mold for casting coins is on Zhang Yuan, and all the sub-moulds are on Xiong Da and the others.

Once the five baht coins are in circulation, the exchange ratio with ordinary coins will definitely be higher than the ratio in Zhang Yuan's place.

At that time, there would definitely be many people who were thinking about it, even if they came out of the Marquis of Xin'an, Zhang Yuan would definitely be ruthless.

"The villain understands that he will beat when it is time to beat."

"Well, increase their monthly payment by ten times. If they are still tempted, then really don't blame me for being cruel."

"Here."

Not long after the store opened, some people gathered outside the door.

It is estimated that they are discussing the change of the store name outside.

In Chang'an, the Eldest Princess is in the flower and willow business, and the Eldest Princess is in the clean business.

Everyone knew that this shop belonged to Princess Pingyang, but now that the name was changed, everyone guessed whether Princess Pingyang wanted to make more money from the flower and willow business, so they set foot here.

"Brother Sun, I don't think there are any girls in this Qingpingfang shop.

Is it possible to still sell the old paper, ink, pen and inkstone? "

"Walk in and you'll know!"

The young man surnamed Sun stepped into Qingpingfang in one step, and the young man who asked the question let out a sigh, but had no choice but to follow in.

Everyone didn't dare to talk about Princess Pingyang, and they dared not come in after wandering outside for a long time. Now that there are two leaders, they are getting bolder one by one.

If it is really a land of flowers and willows, then they should open their doors to do business.

It's just that it's a bit exaggerated to declare prostitution in the daytime.

"Brother Sun, what you sell here are still pens, inks, papers and inkstones, so it's the same as before?"

The young man surnamed Sun nodded, but began to observe secretly.

This man came from a big family, and in the past he often sent his family servants here to buy stationery.

I also often invite my friends to the store to see if there are any good inkstones. Now most of them use tile inkstones, but they are used without money.

The most popular ones in Chang'an City are naturally copper inkstone and silver inkstone.

The literati at the beginning were so vulgar, and the ink-making technology only appeared not long ago. The Qin and Han tile inkstones that are sought after by later generations are everywhere, but they are not very useful.

Occasionally, some exquisitely crafted jade inkstones would appear here in Princess Pingyang, making the dignitaries of Chang'an City often haunt this shop.

Now that Zhang Yuan has taken over, naturally there is no such good thing.

Zhang Yuan himself used tile inkstones, but they were all Afanggong tile inkstones.

The site of Afang Palace is located in Shanglinyuan, known as Acheng, and it is one of the places where Shanglinyuan garrisoned troops.

Zhang Yuan didn't know how many tiles he had collected by taking advantage of his own convenience.

Seeing those people using precious metals and jade as inkstones, Zhang Yuan spontaneously felt a high-end feeling.

Because he often came to this shop, the young man surnamed Sun noticed that the goods that used to be sold on the shelves were now moved aside after a little observation.

There are two counters at the entrance, which were not there before.

(End of this chapter)