Back to the Three Kingdoms and become a python

Out of the City Lord's Mansion.Even though it was night, there was a crowd of people outside the city lord's mansion, all of them were beaming, all dressed in their best clothes, holding gourmet vegetables in their hands, it didn't look like they were celebrating the New Year.It seems that the Lord Dragon God has come.

As soon as Lin Bei appeared, it was as if a star had appeared on the stage. These people were just like fans, screaming, and Lin Bei's head was a little confused in the blink of an eye.

"Ah!!" It was screaming first, and I don't know whose high pitch it was.

"grown ups..."

"Master Dragon God..."

"My lord is out."

"My lord, we want to wish you New Year's greetings..."

...

Bian Ji stepped back gently, and stood behind the gate of the city lord's mansion. The common people were too fanatical.Bian Ji has old arms and legs, so he still doesn't come forward to join in the fun. As for my lord... well, my lord can resist it.

"Are you paying New Year's greetings or worshiping God?" Lin Bei quickly reflected and said with a wry smile.

"New Year's greetings... Sir, we are paying New Year's greetings to Sir..." the common people said in unison.

"Okay, come one by one, let's line up. Don't squeeze, don't squeeze, let me say yes first. My lord just came back today, but there is no red envelope..."

The common people burst out laughing.

"My lord, don't want your red envelope..."

"My lord, I asked my wife to make pancakes for my lord, and I'm here to present them to my lord."

"My lord, this is the cucumber that was picked today. Come and offer it to your lord..."

Although the common people were chattering, the order was orderly, they lined up and came one by one. At this time, Bian Ji also came out from the door, and now he is not afraid of being crowded.

The procedure of meeting is very simple.All the common people kowtowed, and then said a few words of blessing. The common people standing at the front were the first to pay New Year's greetings.

"I wish you longevity and immortality, good fortune and longevity... Hope that Haicheng will get better and better..." The commoner kowtowed three times respectfully, raised his head, handed over a basket, and said courteously: "My lord , This is a small favor from the villain's family, and I hope the adults will accept it."

This basket is about the same size as the fruit baskets of later generations, with a red ribbon tied to the handle, and there are four things in order, a few pancakes, these are adult pancakes, some vegetables, and some dried fish and fish floss, stuffed full of.

Lin Bei laughed and signaled Bian Ji to take it: "Okay, I will accept the book. Thank you for your kindness. My lord also wishes you good health and better life in the new year."

"Thank you, Lord Dragon God, for your protection..." The common people were overjoyed, and they kowtowed three more times before leaving, and then another person came forward.

Old, young, male, female, or a whole family, or alone, kowtow, say congratulations, and Lin Bei returns the congratulations. Although the time for each person to meet is only half a minute, there are tens of thousands of Wanghai people. Well, so the worship lasted until twelve o'clock, and it was only a thousand people who paid New Year's greetings to Lin Bei.

Seeing that the time was too late, Lin Bei received the gifts and piled up into a hill, Lin Bei gestured to Bian Ji, who nodded and stopped the next meeting: "Okay, it's already late today Yes, my lord has just returned and needs to rest, you can come back tomorrow night, don't worry, your lord knows what you are waiting for."

Lin Bei also nodded and said, "My lord is very happy that you can come to visit me, but you can't let me rest, right? I'm tired today, everyone go back and rest."

Lin Bei spoke, and the common people slowly dispersed.

Looking at the huge pile of things, Lin Bei smiled wryly, "Master, take some back." Then he said to the sergeant who had been guarding the side just now: "You also take them back together, so you can be happy."

Even if the sergeants took some, there was still a lot left. The sergeants moved Lin Bei into the house. Lin Bei and Bian Ji entered the house and twisted their bodies: "I feel more tired than shedding my skin..."

Bian Ji was speechless, and said after a long time: "My lord, there must be more common people tomorrow night. According to the number of people I watch at the sea, if more than [-] people come to pay New Year's greetings, my lord will not be able to relax for a few days.

"It's more than a few days. Based on 1000 people a day, at least it will take more than a month. No wonder the common people have to pay New Year's greetings in advance." Lin Bei murmured.

Bian Ji could only laugh.

This is indeed a kind of happy trouble. The common people can come to pay New Year's greetings to Lin Bei, naturally because the common people love Lin Bei, because Lin Bei has brought them a peaceful and happy life, and it is a cruel ruler like Dong Zhuo to try. ?Common people must avoid it.

On the next morning, An Zhongzhi came to the City Lord's Mansion to have dinner with Lin Bei. During the meal, An Zhongzhi also talked about this matter, and said with a smile: "My lord is really loved by the common people."

Lin Bei rolled his eyes at him angrily, and then said: "I always feel a little embarrassed when the common people pay their respects to me, Zhongzhi, do I have to return some gifts to the common people?"

An Zhong was surprised but smiled and said: "My lord, there is no need to be like this. Those things are all the wishes of my Wanghai people. If my lord can accept them, the common people will be very happy, and I don't care if I return the gift or not." After a pause, An Zhong said straightly: " If your lord really wants to return the gift, Zhong Zhi has a way."

"Oh, what way?"

"Aren't we going to distribute the land and grain to the common people in the next year? After that, everyone will take care of their own homes. Have you thought about making some money and things that belong to my Wanghai City?"

"The money that belongs to our Wanghai City? You mean iron money?"

"However, in order for the common people to buy and sell independently, now I don't have much iron money in Wanghai City, so the villain is thinking about whether to make some, and is preparing to discuss this matter with the adults. If the adults really want to return the gift, I will take this opportunity to give it to you." to the common people."

Making money must be the court's business, but now Wanghai City only recognizes Lin Bei, the dragon god, and it's hard to speak here today, so An Zhongzhi raised an idea that seemed outrageous at first, that is, to make money. It belongs to the unique currency of Wanghai City, so as to facilitate the circulation among the common people of Wanghai City.

Lin Bei nodded slightly, approving An Zhongzhi's idea.

It is now the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In the following decades until the Three Kingdoms period, there were quite a lot of types of currency. The orthodox one was the five-plant coin issued by the court. Xiaowuzhu, this can barely be regarded as issued by the court, but this is the last coin issued by the Han Dynasty. By the time of the separatist regime, many princes also issued coins in their respective territories. After the establishment of the Three Kingdoms, the three The country has also issued coins, and there are almost a dozen kinds of them.

These coins vary in size from small to large, and their purchasing power is also extremely different. Among them, the purchasing power of the Xiaowuzhu coins issued by Dong Zhuo is the lowest, which leads to skyrocketing prices. One liter of rice can be sold for hundreds of thousands of yuan. The foundation of the Han Dynasty was destroyed.

These can be skipped and not mentioned now, just talk about the current Wanghai City, Lin Bei thinks that coins can indeed be issued, because now the territory of Wanghai City is getting bigger and bigger, and the roads are getting longer and longer, and it is about to reach Yizhou. The Poison Kingdom will also be connected in the near future. When it comes to trade, it will definitely need a currency to circulate. You can’t use the five plants of the imperial court. If you really use it, the price of Wanghai City will be the same as that of the Central Plains. Prices have also skyrocketed, which is not conducive to stability, and Lin Bei naturally does not want this to be the case.

However, issuing exclusive currency is not a trivial matter, so Lin Bei asked the sergeant to call Bian Ji to the city lord's mansion. As for Cui Lan and Huang Yueying, Cui Lan is a military talent, and even if he came, he would not be able to intervene. It's not big, so Lin Bei didn't inform them.

"Want to issue coins that belong to my Wanghai City?" Bian Ji was surprised at first, and then his face was full of joy: "My lord, it should be done. The sooner this kind of coins are issued, the better."

People in power without ambition would not think of this aspect. Wanghai City is developing rapidly, and I believe it will soon be able to trade with other places. Even if Lin Bei doesn't say it, there must be currency by then, so Bian Ji thinks that the sooner it is issued, the better it will be. good.

"I also know that the sooner it is released, the better, but what should be used to make this kind of coin? Is it iron money or silver money? And what shape should it be made into? In addition, it is necessary to prevent some of the common people from imitating iron money. We all have to think about it, and we can't be negligent at all."

Any matter related to money, small things can become big things, not to mention the issuance of currency, which can regulate the economy if it is done well. If it is not done well, it will lead to public resentment. The craftsmanship required to cast money is quite superb, and it is not easy for others to imitate, because the money is likely to be circulated abroad, which represents the face of Lin Bei and Wanghai City. If it is imitated in large numbers, it will be slapped in the face .

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Chapter 275

As far as this era is concerned, if currency is issued, the first choice of material for casting currency is iron, because the output and use of iron are controlled by the state, a strong means, and the amount of iron output is not large, making iron money The chances of being faked are very small.

In addition to iron money, another metal can be used, that is copper. At this time, copper is called gold, which is red gold. The output is less than that of iron. Copper is also strictly controlled by the state.

As for the other two, gold and silver, which are widely used in later generations, there are not many of them now, and they are extremely valuable. These two kinds can be used as large-value currencies, but they must not be used for small-value currencies.

Since An Zhongzhi proposed the plan, he naturally had a draft. After all, he was in charge of these things, so he said immediately: "My lord, it is better to use iron coins. I hope that there are a lot of iron mines around Haicheng, which is enough to meet the needs of making coins." .”

Lin Bei shook his head, "Iron money won't work."

"Why?" An Zhong asked strangely, and Bian Ji also felt strange.

"In addition to the Central Plains, I will need to do business with other countries. Iron coins can be minted in these places. Once it is mixed with our currency, it will be very detrimental to Wanghai City."

"What's the disadvantage?" An Zhongzhi was still very surprised. It's a good thing to be able to use the same money. It's easy to circulate, so how could it be disadvantageous?

After thinking about it for a while, Lin Bei gave an example: "I hope that Haicheng is rich. If a liter of rice grain is worth a hundred yuan, but a liter of rice grain in the Central Plains is worth tens of thousands of yuan. For [-] yuan, if they come to Wanghai City and buy rice grain with only a hundred yuan, and then sell it to the Central Plains or Shendu Country, not to mention that these people are making a lot of money, just say I Wanghai City, and the rice grain will also be sold in a short time. The price has skyrocketed. This is the case for rice and other things, and the reason is that I hope that Haicheng is not big yet."