Chapter 672 Currency Promotion Trilogy (Seeking votes and subscriptions)

The technical teaching on Zhudao is proceeding in an orderly manner. Various achievements are constantly heard by Commander Xin, which makes him feel quite comfortable. Regardless of whether the next cross-sea bridge is built, he can't escape the title of a wise ruler. Apart from anything else, at least the Xin tribe has achieved leapfrog development in his generation.

For example, now he has used brushes, ink sticks, inkstones and other products produced by his tribe. Although paper has not been made yet, he can use a brush to write on bamboo slips, which is much more convenient than the previous "carving".

With these self-produced writing tools, Commander Xin has to copy the Han rituals and laws presented by the delegation every day.

Learning the characters of the Han tribe, Commander Xin has no ideological burden. There is no concept of nation-state now. Everyone is the same person, all are similar tribes, and they learn from whoever has advanced things. There is no awareness of cultural protection.

Although the Xin tribe also has its own oracle bone script, the number is very small, and some can only be defined as "symbols". It is a bit self-deceptive to call it a text, because it is completely unsystematic. It can neither be repeated like alphabetic characters nor have the precise structure of Chinese characters with upper, lower, left, right and radicals.

Since the characters of the Han tribe are so practical and can express anything you want to express, just use them to learn. Moreover, learning Chinese characters is not just for learning characters, but also for learning advanced knowledge of the Han tribe, such as tribal management experience, etc.

Although the book Hanli mainly talks about etiquette, after reading it thoroughly, you can also see the division of classes in the Han tribe. The system of meritocracy is used intentionally to control its people, and the behavior of the people is regulated by this set of promotion rules.

Take one example, why the Han tribe has such advanced technology, Xin Commander didn't understand it before, but when he saw the record in the Han ritual, as long as there are practical inventions, you can get the title reward in the Han tribe, you can get a higher social status than others, and there are land rewards directly linked to wealth. With such a big temptation in front of you, and the promotion channel is legal, who wouldn't want to do everything possible to invent for the tribe? It would be unjust if the technology of the Han tribe developed slowly.

Of course, Xin Commander really misunderstood. The reason why the Han tribe has such fruitful results today is entirely driven by Luo Chong alone, but there is nothing wrong with his understanding. Luo Chong wants this effect. If all the people can clearly understand this, it will be a good thing.

"It turns out that we can promote the speed and direction of the tribe's development by making rules. I really learned a lot."

"No wonder our Xin tribe is so lifeless and there is no vitality. Is it because the tribe members have no channels for advancement? No matter how hard they try, they can only be the same as everyone else, so they have lost their ambition?"

While learning Chinese characters, Xin Commander absorbed the knowledge he needed from Hanli and repeatedly thought about the management methods of the tribe.

As the saying goes, different professions have different perspectives on things, and the results obtained are also different. Xin Commander is indeed a talent. As the leader of a large tribe, he first saw the way to manage the tribe from Hanli, while most students in Han tribes cannot do this. This is the change caused by different positions.

For example, if a small vendor in Han tribe comes to study Hanli, then he will definitely see business opportunities first, when will the festival come, what will he need to prepare for the festival, and it seems that he should stock up some goods in advance; while those teenagers who are about to graduate will only pay attention to the various etiquette of marriage in Hanli, and draw many inappropriate pictures from it. This is the change of perspective brought about by identity. Everyone has different focus on the same thing.

Commander Xin, who was overjoyed, was very happy recently. He ate a lot when he was happy. He had gained weight in a few weeks. He was more and more relaxed about the activities of the Han tribe delegation on Zhudao Island, and gave them many more permissions that he had not given them before.

At least it was like this now, because up to now, Commander Xin had not found any bad intentions of the Han tribe towards them. He believed that the Han tribe had already made its purpose clear.

The reason why the Han tribe was so active in helping their own tribe was nothing more than wanting to monopolize the export trade of sea salt in Zhudao Island. Because among the many transactions between the Han and Xin tribes, the only valuable hard currency of the Xin tribe was white salt. In order to obtain these advanced technologies and materials, the Xin tribe could only use all the white salt produced each year for transactions, thus cutting off the contact between the Xin tribe and the grassland.

Regardless of whether this was true or not, Commander Xin felt that he had understood the strategy of the Han tribe, cutting off the contact between Zhudao Island and the grassland, and the information that the Han tribe built a city and stationed troops on the grassland this year, combined with these circumstances, it was not difficult to guess that the Han tribe was about to cause trouble on the grassland.

However, whatever the Han tribe did had nothing to do with their Xin tribe. Even if it was related, the Xin leader didn't want to care, because he felt that the leader of the Han tribe had given him enough hints, that is, the Han tribe was willing to use technology in exchange for the Xin tribe's inaction. As long as he didn't interfere in the grassland affairs, he would get the opportunity to develop rapidly. Of course, the Xin leader was happy to watch the show. If he didn't seize such a good opportunity, he would be a fool. He thought this was Luo Chong's conspiracy.

But these were just his own speculations. Luo Chong would never admit anything anyway. He just needed to follow his established plan.

On the other hand, Maodun, who lost the Xin tribe as a partner, was also very unhappy. Without the Xin tribe, they lost a lot of white salt and lost the channel to obtain metal weapons. Since the Xin tribe's caravan disappeared from the grassland, even bamboo arrow shafts have become rare on the entire grassland, and the herdsmen are reluctant to shoot arrows easily.

Because selling arrow shafts is the exclusive business of the Xin tribe caravan, the Han tribe does not sell that thing at all. Now if the nomadic tribes on the grassland want to make new arrows, they can only find materials to make them by themselves, which has caused them a lot of trouble. Now even the materials for making arrows on the grassland have increased in price, and there is still no market for them.

Of course, Luo Chong doesn't care about these. He will be happy when all the herdsmen in the entire grassland are disarmed. It's even better if the herdsmen can't buy arrows. He only cares about his business now and doesn't bother to care about anything else.

The new city built by the Han tribe on the lakeside of the grassland has taken shape. After several months of construction, at least the inner city has been built. The craftsmen, slaves and troops who came earlier have now moved into the inner city, and finally they don't have to sleep in fear anymore.

With the completion of the inner city of the grassland new city, this city, which is currently the farthest from the Han tribe headquarters, has officially been established as a county. Kaiyuan County is the name Luo Chong gave to the grassland new city. You can tell what it means by looking at the name. This is a new source of income for the Han tribe.

Kaiyuan County's business was very good, because it sold daily necessities that the herders urgently needed, and because the Xin tribe withdrew, this business was the only one in the entire grassland, and no one wanted to buy from others. Monopoly business was so domineering.

The Han tribe also took this opportunity to officially launch its own currency system and began to try to use the currency system to control all nomadic tribes.

Promoting currency is difficult, but it is also simple. The currency implemented by the Han tribe was not a pure credit currency, because copper coins and silver coins were valuable things, unlike paper money, which is the real credit currency. If there is no strong government and countless deposits behind it, the banknotes are just a pile of waste paper.

Coupled with Luo Chong's various methods, the currency of the Han tribe was promoted smoothly in the grassland.

Copper coins and silver coins have their own value. Even if they are not made into coins, they can be used to cast tools or utensils. This is its value. So when the Han tribe used this currency for transactions, the herders on the grassland did not have strong resistance.

Of course, there are still difficulties, but Luo Chong anticipated them in advance and made plans for these possible problems in advance.

How to make herders who have never been exposed to coins willing to use currency for transactions?

This is a big problem, but to achieve this, the first thing is to establish the credit of the currency issuer among the herders.

Regarding this, Luo Chong's first method is to build a city, yes, to build a city.

These two seemingly unrelated things are actually very related in Luo Chong's eyes.

In fact, the currency of the Han tribe has been developed a long time ago, and the circulation status in the headquarters of the Han tribe is also very good, so why didn't it come to the grassland to promote it earlier? Why do we have to wait until the city is built to start using currency? The gap here is actually very large.

Put yourself in their shoes. If you were a herder, and you met a group of strangers who came from nowhere and claimed to be a caravan from the Han tribe, and wanted to exchange the metal discs in their hands for the cattle, horses and sheep that you had raised with great difficulty. These metal discs cannot be eaten or drunk, and they are of no use to me. Then I would definitely not want to exchange with them. I would rather use cattle, horses and sheep to exchange for some salt, cloth and iron pots at a low price. Even if I suffer a little loss, these things are very practical. White salt can be eaten, cloth can be made into clothes, and iron pots can be used for cooking. Why should I choose to exchange for some useless currency?

But the situation is different now. I heard that a group of people who claim to be Han tribes have set up a large yard on the grassland, specializing in selling some daily necessities. With the introduction of neighbors and acquaintances, I am ready to take cattle, horses and sheep to exchange for some things.

But after arriving there, those who called themselves Han tribes said that they could only trade with currency. I thought those metal pieces were of little value, so I didn't want to trade with them. I just wanted to trade with them. But those people said that trading must be done with currency, and they guaranteed that I could exchange currency for various goods from them. If it didn't work, I was welcome to come to them.

Under the insistence of the other party, I was going to try to exchange some currency first. I didn't expect it to be really useful. With the other party's guarantee, I decided to hold some currency. Anyway, the other party's home is here, and they can't run away. If there is a problem, I will come to trouble them.

Luo Chong's purpose is to create such a mentality in the herdsmen: my home is here, and I say that those currencies will work, and they will definitely work. If there is a problem, you can come to my house to find me.

What? Are you worried that I will run away with the money?

Bullshit, I spent so much manpower, material resources and financial resources to build a yard here, do you think I will run away because of your little money? Hurry up and get the money and get out, don't delay my work.

This is the role of the new city in the credit of the Han tribe's currency. What is the new city? In fact, it is the fixed assets of the Han tribe on the grassland. Luo Chong is actually mortgaging this fixed asset under the noses of the herdsmen in exchange for their trust in the currency of the Han tribe.

This is just the first step. Even so, most herdsmen are still more willing to barter, which is direct and convenient. They don't have to worry about being cheated and there are not so many troubles. So how can they willingly choose to trade with currency?

In response to this problem, Luo Chong's solution is to set up two markets, one is the livestock trading market, which specializes in selling currency and using currency to purchase livestock from herdsmen, and the other is the department store, which has everything, mainly daily necessities. To buy things here, you must pay with coins, one in and one out, which forms the circulation of coins and goods, and the entire market environment can be stable.

The first is the trouble encountered by herders when buying things. He saw a pair of leather boots or an iron pot in the department store in Kaiyuan County and wanted to exchange it with the cattle he brought, but he felt that the cattle were at a disadvantage, and the other party didn't want cattle, but wanted a flock of sheep. What should he do at this time?

The herders can sell their cattle at the livestock market next door and exchange them for coins of equal value, and then use the coins to buy the leather boots and iron pots they want at the department store. The traders who want a flock of sheep can take the money to the livestock market next door to exchange for the sheep they want, and both parties are happy.

From this point of view, the purpose of currency is to preserve value and refine transactions, making transactions more flexible. No matter what you bring, you can eventually exchange for what you want, and you will not suffer any loss. Even if there is a price difference, you will get the same currency as compensation.

This is the second step of Luo Chong's promotion of currency. In fact, at this point, the credit of currency has basically been formed. At least the herders are willing to try to trade with currency, but they are still vigilant about long-term holding.

What if this money suddenly becomes worthless? What if this money suddenly cannot be exchanged for anything? What should I do then? No, I can't hold the currency. After exchanging the currency, I will spend it immediately. While the Han tribe has not changed its mind, I will first exchange all the currency for what I need.

This is what many herders really think, and the third step of Luo Chong's currency promotion is actually very simple, that is, stockpiling.

No matter how much you want to buy, as long as you bring money to buy, I will definitely sell it to you in full. The first time you spend all your money and get what you want, the second time you are still not reassured, and spend all your money to buy things again. The third time, a month later, you bring money to buy things again, and the Han tribe still sells you in full. At this time, you will begin to feel at ease holding currency, although it may not be much at the beginning, but this is a good sign.

It was not until this step that currency was really promoted, and herders began to recognize that currency is valuable. They began to hold a large amount of currency and regard currency as wealth. Even herders would use currency to make some transactions. Only in this way can the currency of the Han tribe achieve real economic control on the grassland.

(End of this chapter)