In Seaman's workshop, Cheng Dalei used tweezers to pick up a piece of cyan paper from the potion.
"What is this paper made of?"
"It was made from a kind of aquatic plant found in the river, and soaked in a special potion." Heman said, "This way it will not fade for a long time."
"Can others imitate it?" Cheng Dalei asked.
"Master, come and see."
Seaman picked up a piece of air-dried paper and shined it against the sun. The originally cyan paper showed colorful colors, as brilliant as a rainbow. Cheng Dalei's eyes lit up. The paper showed such characteristics. He had never seen it before.
Never heard of it.
"Is the cost high?" Cheng Dalei.
"It is prepared with the juice of several plants. The raw materials are available locally and can be obtained locally. The formula of the pigment is unique to us."
Cheng Dalei nodded, and it was indeed the right decision to leave the matter to Seaman. In less than three days, they had come up with a feasible plan. Of course, the manufacturing of paper was a technology that Shanzhai had, but the pigment was Ximan's.
Mann and Thor took it out.
Kane led Cheng Dalei to the other side. These were several versions of sample banknotes that had been produced, but the final style still had to be decided by Cheng Dalei.
There are seven editions in total, including large and small denominations, but the patterns are similar, including a flying toad, a moon-eating toad, and a toad in the water... This pattern was an idea conceived by Cheng Dalei and painted by the adventurer Xize Ze. It is not freehand, but realistic and lifelike.
Cheng Dalei instantly fell into the sea of toads. He decided on a set of patterns of moon-eating toads and said: "That's it. Anyway, it's not much different. Let's take it and print it out."
Soon, Qinchuanguan Bank officially opened for business. It began to exchange banknotes. Anyone could deposit gold, silver, and copper coins in the bank, exchange them for banknotes, and withdraw them at any time.
Including the silver coins of the Shanzhai brothers, all commodity transactions in the Shanzhai are replaced by banknotes.
result……
It was exactly as He Shen expected, almost useless.
Common people are still used to holding money in their hands, not to mention they don't have much savings in their hands. In their cognition, it is difficult to understand that a piece of light paper can replace real money.
Of course, Cheng Dalei could forcefully replace the gold and silver with banknotes, but now it is the time for the erection of the memorial arch at Qinchuan Pass. If the cow does not drink water and presses its head, it will be counterproductive in the end.
Because of this defeat, Cheng Dalei felt a little depressed and sighed all day long. Now he is almost the same as Liu Bei, and he probably needs the salvation of the gods.
He Shen also came over to comfort Cheng Dalei and said something: Don't rush things, you will find a solution slowly. Everyone's life is pretty good now. If it is not possible, it is okay to cast some copper coins first.
These words did not bring comfort to Cheng Dalei, but instead irritated him severely. Looking at the blue banknotes all over the room, Cheng Dalei sighed helplessly, it was really hard to wipe his butt.
He Shen couldn't understand Cheng Dalei. The current Qinchuan Pass is indeed a strong man and a strong force in the northwest. But that's all. If you want to settle down in this troubled world, with these current
It was far from enough, so Cheng Dalei hoped to open up a first-level city.
However, everything has its own inherent laws, and some advanced things may not be suitable for this era. After this incident, Cheng Dalei learned a lesson.
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Time flies, and it's autumn of this year again. Counting on one's fingers, this is Cheng Dalei's third year in the northwest.
Today, Cheng Dalei has 30,000 elite soldiers at his disposal, and 50,000 to 60,000 refugees live and work in peace and contentment in the 800-mile Qinchuan land. Caravans are coming and going endlessly, and everything is in order. Cheng Dalei can be regarded as a hands-off shopkeeper.
However, Cheng Dalei has not yet been promoted to the first level city. The main reason is insufficient population.
On this day, the autumn air was crisp, and Cheng Dalei was bored and basking in the sun under the eaves. What he was thinking about was how to issue banknotes. If this matter was not resolved, Cheng Dalei was still worried about it, making him unable to feel at ease.
"Master." He Shen came here specially today: "A group of people have come to seek refuge with you."
"Leave it to Liu Bei and see what arrangements he makes. Don't bother me with such a small matter." Cheng Dalei picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea. Now that the village is on the right track, he doesn't need to deal with these matters.
"If you were an ordinary person, you wouldn't come to trouble the big boss, but this group of people said they knew the big boss."
"I know him. Who could he be?" Cheng Dalei was a little curious. Anyway, he had nothing to do today. He stood up and said, "Let's go out and have a look."
Before I even walked in, I heard a commotion in the Shanzhai Square.
"You don't know what our relationship is with the boss!"
"If you dare to be rude to us again, be careful of us falling out."
"If it weren't for the boss's sake, do you think you can control us with just the few of you?"
Cheng Dalei followed the sound and approached. When he saw these people clearly, he was startled.
There were quite a lot of people, about a hundred of them, all of them in ragged clothes, like the beggars on the roadside begging. The key point is that each of these people are very poor, showing their teeth and claws, and are ferocious and ferocious.
Seeing Cheng Dalei appear, hundreds of people stood up at the same time and shouted at the same time.
"Brother!"
He Shen was also shocked. These "beggars" really knew Cheng Dalei.
The flying toads Bai Yuanfei, Ah Xi, Ah Bei... were indeed brothers that Cheng Dalei had befriended when he was in Chang'an City. Cheng Dalei was not surprised that they came to see Cheng Dalei, but Cheng Dalei really couldn't believe that they were in such a miserable state.
"You...how did you become like this?" Cheng Dalei asked in a voiceless voice.
"Looking at the boss like this, he dragged me again."
"The boss is indeed the boss. He always eats and drinks alone wherever he goes."
"I have said before that it is always right to join the boss."
"Okay, okay." Cheng Dalei waved his hand: "Don't say flattery. How did you get here? I remember I left you a lot of money."
Cheng Dalei glanced around and found that although there was an interval of three years, everyone's appearance was still so familiar. His expression was suddenly startled and he said: "There are some missing people, Du Da, the shabby settlement, the bald Ah Jiu...
Why don’t these people come?”
When Cheng Dalei was in Chang'an City, he also had a group of brothers. Later, he wanted to come to the northwest. Some of them had their families and it was inconvenient to follow Cheng Dalei, so these people stayed in Chang'an City.
We met again today and saw many old friends from the past, but there were also many missing people. If we were to come, we should have come together, but why only over a hundred people came.
Cheng Dalei asked a question, and the noisy crowd fell silent. Everyone's eyes flickered, as if they were avoiding something.
"Boss, something happened in Chang'an City." Ah Xi.