Chapter 168 "Zhongzhou Money" and the Free Trade Market

"This is……"

Han Yi looked at the colorful "banknotes" in front of him and asked in confusion, "Is this the 'Taiyin Coin'?"

Several thin rectangular papers were covered with intricate patterns, with a piece of glittering translucent special material in the middle, which looked a bit like the moonlight satin among the mermaid silks.

The most eye-catching one was light gold in color, with a line pattern on the right, and "Zhongzhou Taiyin Sect Bank" written in Zhongzhou and Huazhongjia characters on the top, and a large Arabic numeral in the middle: "50". Below that, "Fifty Yuan" was written in both languages.

In addition to the 50-denomination banknotes, there are also 20-denomination, 10-denomination and 5-denomination banknotes, which are respectively printed with polarized colors of gray-blue, bean green and rosy red. The patterns on the banknotes are also different. There are bird's-eye views of Chang'an City, statues of the Queen Mother Taiyin, and group photos of players participating in sacrifices during the sect ceremony. Looking at each picture, it looks like a fine art painting, and is very beautiful.

Han Yi carefully identified it and scratched his head: "Why is it in 'yuan'? Alien currency?"

"How novel! There are so many currencies in the Blue Star Realm that can be translated into 'yuan'! It's not unique for the Taiyin Sect to use it, right? The main thing is that it's convenient to use!"

"But this doesn't use the unit of measurement of yuan. How much is one yuan? One penny? That can't be right?"

Wang Ergou snorted twice and rolled his eyes: "You are dreaming! One cent? It's not even enough to make paper money! It seems that the exchange rate with spirit stones is basically one to one, but it's not certain. This thing is not tied to the value of spirit stones, and I don't know what it is specifically linked to... If you are really curious, ask Aunt Wang later, I think she might know!"

"Forget it, I'm scared when I see her now..."

Han Yi couldn't help but touch his arm, feeling a sense of empathy.

Wang Ergou raised his eyebrows and smiled obscenely: "Who wouldn't you be scared of? I saw you being beaten up by Senior Sister Yun Ling yesterday! Hehehe..."

"You're talking as if you haven't been beaten up! By the way, can 'Taiyin Coins' be circulated among our players?"

“I can…” Wang Ergou hissed in pain, “Hiss—why is your name… so weird?”

Han Yi pointed at the strange words on the banknote and said, "It's called 'Tai Yin Zong Bank'! If not 'Tai Yin Coin', what should it be called?"

Wang Ergou shook the banknote in his hand and corrected it: "Everyone calls it Zhongzhou money, so let's just follow the crowd!"

"Why?"

Han Yi couldn't help but reach out and touch the slippery banknotes and asked in confusion.

Wang Ergou explained confidently, "Because it's not only used by our Taiyin Sect, but also by the Fu Lu Shou Chamber of Commerce, and in commercial activities with other continents and islands! In addition to the Quanxian Clan, everyone calls it 'Zhongzhou Money'. After all, it is the money circulated in Zhongzhou!"

Han Yi asked again: "But why use Arabic numerals and the characters of the Flower Planting Family? Is it because of us players?" "Of course not!"

Wang Ergou deliberately looked around and saw that there were indeed no people around. He lowered his voice and said, "Because it is our Flower Cultivation Clan that is doing the development and construction, and in Zhongzhou, except for the cultivators, the literacy rate of ordinary people is ridiculously low, and the pronunciation varies from place to place. In some cities, the language is very different. For the sake of educational efficiency, our superiors have decided to use the Flower Cultivation language directly for literacy. Otherwise, if we use the Zhongzhou language, we have to learn it thoroughly and then compile teaching materials to teach the people of Guixu Realm. It's too much trouble!"

Han Yi suddenly realized: "So that's how it is! But, does our sect leader agree with this plan?"

"Of course she agreed. If she hadn't agreed, would we dare to do this? And I also heard that it was our clan leader who proposed this! He said that we should eliminate illiteracy as quickly as possible!"

Less than a week after Fang Xianyu and Elder Lu Ying finished their discussion with Xiling Shi's Quanxian, the Taiyin Sect's currency was freshly minted. The first batch was not large in quantity and was mainly used for foreign trade. Within the Taiyin Sect, places like Chang'an City had smaller and less complex banknotes in circulation, namely 1 silver, 5 silver, and 10 silver banknotes and the corresponding "Taiyin copper coins".

The so-called "Taiyin Copper Coin" is a copper coin made of an alloy. There are two specifications, namely "50 Wen" and "100 Wen".

The "Taiyin Copper Coin" has a heavy texture, delicate patterns, and serrated edges to prevent malicious wear and tear - of course, this alloy is not easy to wear and tear, and it has been widely praised after entering the market.

Moreover, due to its exquisite and heavy shape, its value far exceeds the copper coins issued by the government under other sects. Once it enters the market, it is equivalent to about 100 wen, which is very inconsistent with the 50 wen marked on its pattern.

Today is the second day of the issuance of new currency and the first day of the official opening of the "Taiyin Sect Foreign Free Trade Market".

The location of the free trade market was chosen to be near Longshan Port, which made Bai Chenxue and the others very angry - they brought Shanhu to Chang'an City in secret, but in the end they ended up making wedding dresses for others!

However, although the free trade market is near Longshan Port, it has no direct connection with Longshan Port and is not under the management of Longshan Port - this is the same as the fact that Zhongzhou University is in Chang'an City but is not under the management of Chang'an City. This gave Bai Chenxue a little psychological comfort - although I didn't get it, you didn't get it either!

This free trade market is still very simple. The whole place was hastily cleaned out by players after taking on quests and spending a day there. There is nothing else except red bricks and the locations of various "shops" and "stores".

According to Elder Lu Ying's statement to save his reputation: He didn't know what style the Quanxian tribe liked, so he simply marked out a piece of vacant land and let the Quanxian tribe build the buildings themselves!

"We in the Taiyin Sect respect the cultural habits and artistic aesthetics of all other races! So, if conditions permit, we will give our friends from the Quanxian tribe the greatest autonomy!"

These words really fooled the Xiling clan leader, who even praised that "all the people in Taiyin Sect are good people."

The Taiyin Sect is a building of the same type as the Taiyin Palace, which was specially built by Fang Xianyu. It covers a large area and has many houses. It is very easy for players to use it. They just need to fill out the materials and apply in advance. Once the application is approved, they will have the right to use it for at least one week - the period of use varies according to the length of the players' application.