"When we finally settle the bill for supplies, it's based on work points. Sixty percent of their work points are deducted from the most basic food packages, and the remaining work points can be used to exchange for whatever they want. Of course, different items require different work points."
"And this currency plan is what I came up with based on the work point policy. We use copper to make something like this, called a copper coin." Meng Yuqing took out a copper coin with the words "Qingshan City" printed on it and handed it to Po.
"After producing the copper coins, we will need to assess the value of all commodities. For example, how many copper coins are a pound of fresh meat worth? We have already set the price for the items in Qingshan City. The prices of other items can be used as a reference for pricing."
"Of course, it doesn't mean that once we set a price, it will never change. The price of an item will generally fluctuate according to demand."
"For example, if there's no rain one year, edible plants don't grow well, resulting in a shortage of edible plants. Then, at the market that year, the price of plants will become more expensive because there's a large demand for them but a small supply. In that situation, no one would be foolish enough to trade their precious plants at previous years' prices."
"Similarly, if one year something else becomes abundant for some reason, the price of that thing will drop accordingly."
"As for how to distribute it, we plan to use Qingshan City's products for promotion. For example, we can have them bring their items to us for appraisal and then exchange them for copper coins. They can then use the copper coins to exchange for supplies from Qingshan City, and then balalabala..."
After Meng Yuqing's attack, except for Fei who remained calm, Li, Ling and Po were all stunned.
In order to give the three people time to digest, Meng Yuqing went to get a glass of water. After drinking it in one breath, he looked at the three people who were a little dazed and continued.
"For now, copper coins are only used inside the market. Whether they can be used outside the market in the future will also take time."
"The seaside market is tentatively scheduled to open in the spring, but I'd like to extend the opening time to one month. If possible, the opening time will increase year by year."
"Considering that autumn hunting is needed and it's inconvenient to go out in winter, we can wait until the beginning of autumn at the latest. However, this cannot be rushed. First, we must establish a market to facilitate the circulation of goods between the sea tribe and the land tribe, so that everyone can live a good life. Only then can we discuss this matter."
That night, everyone sat on the beach to eat dinner. Po and Li still sat next to Meng Yuqing, asking questions about currency from time to time, and Meng Yuqing answered them one by one.
A monetary system cannot be established in a day or two, nor can it cover the entire southern continent and ocean in an instant. It is a slow process.
But he believed that as long as this was done and the people of this world had this concept, they would naturally develop and eventually evolve into the most suitable monetary system for this world.
As they were chatting, an orc from a tribe that had come with Qingshan City to build Haicheng trotted over to Meng Yuqing and said, "A tribe that lives nearby has arrived. They've brought a lot of things and want to meet the witch from Qingshan City."
Meng Yuqing was a little confused and turned his gaze to Fei. Fei said, "I'll go with you to take a look."
"Okay." Meng Yuqing stood up, Po and Li followed suit, and Ling also came over quietly.
Meng Yuqing was very surprised when he saw those who said they wanted to see him.
He was deeply impressed by the Fruit Dried Tribe, first because they knew how to dry fruits, and later because they developed a method of drying meat by using the bacon and dried meat from Qingshan City, and since then they have become particularly popular in the market.
In order to support the development of this tribe with a spirit of research and special products, their stall is one that Qingshan City pays close attention to. Every time they leave the market, Qingshan City will send three orcs to accompany them for a day to prevent them from encountering any accidents.
The chief of the Guogan tribe brought ten orcs, each of whom carried several huge animal skin bags.
After seeing Meng Yuqing coming, he and his tribesmen took off all the animal hide bags on their bodies and said, "We heard that you were building here, and since Qingshan City is not close to here, we came to give you some food."
Hearing the other party's words, Meng Yuqing was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is your tribe nearby?"
The patriarch of the fruit trunk tribe nodded.
Now Meng Yuqing knew why the other party came. With so many people doing large-scale construction here, he, as a member of the tribe living nearby, would definitely want to come and find out what was going on.
So Meng Yuqing didn't intend to keep the secret and said directly, "We will build a market on the seashore, specifically for the tribes on land and the tribes in the sea to exchange things."
The chief of the Fruit Trunk Tribe widened his eyes slightly and said, "So, our land tribe will have a special place to trade with the sea tribe in the future, right?"
They live close to the sea and know more about the sea tribes than other land tribes.
Naturally, they knew that there were many good things in the sea, and they also knew how rich the tribes in the sea were. It’s just that their tribe was not big, so they never dared to rashly contact the tribes in the sea.
But now that Qingshan City has joined forces with the Blue Water Tribe to build this market, it means that tribes like theirs, which are not very powerful, can have a good way to contact the tribes in the sea.
"Yes, it is expected to open next spring. We welcome all tribes to come and trade. I remember that the things in your tribe are very unique." Meng Yuqing said.
The chief of the Guogan tribe smiled, and the tribesmen who came with him also smiled. The witch from Qingshan City remembered them.
Meng Yuqing accepted the things they gave her without hesitation.
He brought the people from the Fruit Stem Tribe to the beach. The other beastmen had just finished their work and were sitting in a row waiting for Meng Yuqing to come and teach them.
Ling took them to find a place to sit, and then chatted with them while waiting for Meng Yuqing to start the class.
He lived in Qingshan City for the entire winter. Although he did not go to school, with his social skills, since he was already in Qingshan City, how could he not learn arithmetic and writing? When Lian was free, he was almost always taught one-on-one by Lian.
He was also quite familiar with the people of the fruit tribe. After all, every year he would represent Bird Island at the market to find the fruit tribe to exchange for a large number of dried fruits and dried meats. The fruit tribe also had a good impression of him.
The people of the Fruit Stem Tribe were a little nervous sitting on the beach. Apart from the market, this was the first time they had such close contact with people from a large tribe.
They didn't relax until Meng Yuqing started teaching.
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