Fu Tinghan said: "The reason why I came back today is to tell you that the people sent to look for iron ore did not find iron ore, but found copper ore."
"Instead of selling copper, it is better to make money directly. But do you want to make the same five-baht coin as the current court, or do you want to issue a new currency yourself?" He said: "I have learned about this from the people below in the past few days.
Only then did I realize that the currency market is very chaotic. In the market, copper coins, grain, cloth, gold and silver can all be used as currency."
"Gold and silver are the most stable, followed by copper coins, cloth and grain. But I checked the account books and went to various markets and bazaars. There are very few people using gold and silver for transactions, even for small transactions.
There are very few copper coins, but cloth and silk are more in circulation, and then there are copper coins, and there are also many people who trade in grain."
"Whether it's cloth or grain, their value is very unstable."
Zhao Hanzhang understood clearly, "You want me to issue a new monetary policy?"
Fu Tinghan said: "The market is so chaotic, maybe you can give it a try."
Of course, currency cannot be issued casually, and Zhao Hanzhang is not short of circulating materials, especially now that it is the summer harvest. A lot of winter wheat was planted in Yuzhou last year, and now it has been harvested. Now the harvest is crops such as millet and beans.
In addition to crops, there are also many other commodities. However, the trading market is very chaotic and people mostly barter. When the King of Donghai left Luoyang, he took away most of the court and aristocratic families. They took away a large amount of gold, silver and copper coins.
Most of those things were snatched away by Shi Le.
So now the refugees are moving back to Luoyang, but they find they have no money to spend.
The nobles traded cloth and retained jewelry for supplies, while commoners mostly bartered for goods. However, it was difficult to determine the value of those items, and the traded cloth and jewelry were not very popular with foreign merchants because their values fluctuated.
too big.
Compared with cloth and jewelry, which have high value fluctuations, merchants prefer gold, silver, and copper coins.
Therefore, Zhao Hanzhang could make money, and then asked the government to use money as a medium to unify the market.
So the question is, should she print her own currency, or should she agree with the court and print their five-baht coin?
Zhao Hanzhang couldn't decide for a while. She walked along the steps and walked from one end to the other. Finally, she suppressed the excitement in her heart, patted the railing and said, "Let's cast five baht coins from the imperial court."
Fu Tinghan smiled and said: "Okay, we can mint the court's five-baht coins first. When the territory is stable, if you want to mint your own currency, we can make further plans."
Zhao Hanzhang nodded, thinking that she was going to be rich, and became happy again, "Where is the copper mine? You can put the rest first. Mining, smelting copper and making money."
Now she is short of money, very short of money.
Fu Tinghan: "Not far away, more than eighty miles away from Luoyang."
So if copper is smelted, he will probably have to leave for a while, and he will also have to make molds. Then he will be very busy and will probably live outside the city for a long time.
Zhao Hanzhang also thought about it. She tilted her head and glanced at him, excitedly saying, "I just have nothing to do, so I'll go help you."
She was not very interested in other things, but she was still very interested in making money.
Fu Tinghan laughed, nodded and said, "Come when you're not too busy."
Zhao Hanzhang also told him that four officials from Sinong Temple and the Ministry of Water Resources were coming to help him. "My uncle said that the leader of them, Shen Ruhui, was not only proficient in farming, but also proficient in the construction of water mills. He once
Two water mills were built in Yongzhou and they are still in use today."
"Then when he comes, let him be my deputy."
Zhao Hanzhang agreed, "Okay."
When the emperor left, he took away everything he could. After he left, Zhao Erlang and Xun Xiu sneaked in with people to search. At first glance, they couldn't find any treasures.
But Zhao Erlang is now very good at finding treasures, and Ting He and Fu An are servants. They both took the role of themselves. If they were to hide something, where would they hide it?
After thinking about it like this, they actually took out some things from the palace. The three of them played until the sunset. When Zhao Hanzhang's shout came from far outside, they left the palace and ran towards the front hall.
Zhao Hanzhang stood in front of the main hall holding his waist and shouted in the direction of the harem. Fu Tinghan leaned on the railing and looked at him with a smile.
Just as she was about to shout the eighth time, Zhao Erlang led Tinghe Fu'an out of the corridor on the left in a puff of smoke. With one hand still covering his chest, he rushed forward and almost didn't stop.
Seeing the sweat on his head, Zhao Hanzhang took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat on his forehead, "If I haven't been here several times, how could I still play for so long?"
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Zhao Erlang's eyes were bright, and he took out the things in his arms and showed them to Zhao Hanzhang, "Sister, I found them."
They were all trivial things, including silver hairpins and jade pieces that were only slightly larger than a copper coin. The most eye-catching items were two pieces of gold foil, which were very thin but as big as a child's palm.
Zhao Hanzhang looked at the sunshine and couldn't help but laugh, "You're lucky, today is not in vain. Just like this, it's almost half a year's salary for you."
Zhao Erlang nodded happily, "Sister, if you are still in a bad mood next time, remember to ask me to come into the palace with you. I will look for it again and I will definitely find something."
Zhao Hanzhang: "...are you expecting me to be in a bad mood?"
"No, no," Zhao Erlang quickly denied. He hesitated, but still heartbrokenly handed out a piece of gold foil to Zhao Hanzhang, "Sister, this is for you."
Zhao Hanzhang accepted it.
Zhao Erlang watched helplessly as his sister stuffed the gold foil into her arms, then turned around and said, "Let's go home."
Zhao Hanzhang went home in a good mood. Sure enough, when he was in a bad mood, he would be surprised if he walked around the palace.
The kitchen prepared the rabbit meat according to Zhao Hanzhang's instructions. The cook was good at it. Zhao Hanzhang was very happy with the meal. The money issue was a concern, so she sat around the yard to eat for a while and then returned to the study to bring the food that Fan Ying had brought.
She read the appointment letters and stamped them, and processed the remaining official documents. After everything was done, she still couldn't help but take out her purse and pour out all the copper coins in it.
There are only twenty-three copper coins in her purse. Even though there are only twenty-three coins, her purchasing power is still sufficient in Luoyang today.
If she doesn't buy expensive things and only eats and drinks tea, it will be enough for her for two or three days.
Nowadays, a bowl of noodles with minced meat in Luoyang City only costs six cents. As for tea, you can sit down and drink it for a whole day for two cents.
Zhao Hanzhang laid out the copper coins one by one. The five-baht coin was the currency first issued by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Before him, the vassal states minted copper coins privately and issued them in their respective vassal states.
Qin Shihuang unified the currency once, but unfortunately, the Qin Dynasty was too short-lived. After the troubled times, various places began to mint copper coins privately. Until Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he ordered to prohibit the private minting of copper coins in the prefectures and unified the use of the five baht coins issued by the imperial court.