Chapter 503 The Influence of Currency (Please vote and subscribe)
As more and more workshops settled their wages, many workers in the Han tribe also received brand new coins and took them home to play with them. Yes, they played with them because these small round metal pieces were so exquisite.
In Hanyang City, an apprentice working in a woodworking workshop also received his own 35 yuan salary and returned home. The owner of this house was named Xie Tao. He was originally an underage boy from the Xieding tribe. He used to go up the mountain to cut trees every day with the logging team. Because he was too thin to swing an axe, he had been doing the work of sawing.
Later, when he became an adult, he married a wife in the tribe. Because he was good at sawing wood at the beginning, and it happened that a group of masters in the woodworking workshop were transferred to Liuyang County, Hanyang City immediately selected a group of apprentices to supplement them, including Xie Tao.
Now Xie Tao has been working in the woodworking workshop for two years and has also participated in the production of many important instruments. He was one of the carpenters who made the wooden boat last winter. It is also an important type of work, so the salary is slightly higher.
When he returned to his home, which only had three main rooms, he immediately heard the chattering of women, the chirping of children, and the happy laughter, which filled the small home with the breath of life.
There were six people in Xie Tao's family. In addition to himself, there was his wife Wencao, who was the same age as him, and his son who had just turned one year old. The other three were a pregnant woman who was rescued from the Fire Tribe in the early days, and a disabled savage who Youfu found in exchange for a bullock cart.
Of course, the pregnant woman had given birth to a child and had a daughter who was now three and a half years old. As for the slightly disabled man assigned to her, she did not dislike it.
In this family with complex members but very harmonious, only Xie Tao and his wife Wencao went to work in the workshop. Xie Tao was a carpenter, and Wencao was good at identifying dye plants, so she was currently working in Xiaodie's new dyeing workshop.
The male savage brought by You Fu had been doing hard labor such as odd jobs on the construction site of Hanyang City. The woman who lived with him had been at home looking after the two children and taking care of the family's food.
But last year, with the completion of various buildings in Hanyang City, the land was specially distributed this year, and this temporary couple began to farm, raise chickens and take care of the children at home.
At present, only two people in the family have received wages, but it is not a small amount, as much as 65 yuan. With the migration of people from Hanyang City, there are not many families with complex members like Xie Tao, and there are few couples working in the workshop together among the people who stay in the city.
"Hey, look at how beautiful this money is. When our Han tribe was only a hundred or so people, we killed wolves at the gate of the wall all night to protect the tribe. Later, the leader rewarded each of us with a copper buckle. Look at the money now, even the one-cent one is bigger than my copper buckle. The Han tribe is really getting stronger and stronger." Looking at the pile of coins on the wooden table, Xie Tao couldn't help but sigh.
However, the other people in the family did not have such feelings, because they were all latecomers. As Xie Tao said, when there were only a hundred people, it was too far away for them. However, after only two or three years of joining the Han tribe, the changes were enough to make them proud.
However, the two women did not care about how good the money looked, but discussed the wonderful use of money, how to spend it, whether the family was short of things, how much the tribe sold what, etc.
In Ruyang County, separated by a river, coins were also distributed in large quantities. This was a newly built city, and the workshop naturally did not exist. However, with so many people on the construction site, it was not reasonable to use them for nothing. Therefore, according to Luo Chong's order, all those who participated in the construction of the city received wages. It was not as much as the workers' wages, but it was enough for them to buy food to fill their stomachs, and also to buy a set of clothes and shoes.
There was basically not much money left in their hands. That is, after passing through their hands, Luo Chong exchanged it for food. But even so, this process must be followed in order to make people familiar with the role of currency and then slowly accept it.
But this familiar process was unusually fast for someone in Ruyang County.
In a newly divided government office area in Ruyang County, a tall tiled house was the first to be built. The person working here was Shu Da, who was responsible for the defense of the entire Ruyang County.
At this moment, Shu Da was leaning on the table, looking at a silver coin in his hand with shining eyes. This was Shu Da's own salary, which was 100 yuan. With various nominal rewards, the total was 1,000 yuan. According to the leader, in addition to the salary, there were also rewards for previous meritorious service.
But none of this mattered. As a person who used to be a middleman, this little money was nothing. In just half a day, Shu Da had come up with N business opportunities to make money.
Ruyang County was a newly built city. Its initial scale was not smaller than that of Liuyang County. Moreover, because it was close to Hanyang City, it had a higher geographical advantage. Shipping transportation was also extremely convenient, and it could go back and forth several times a day.
Now is the initial stage of building the city. Although there is no shortage of food, salt and clothes, other things are extremely scarce. Even if there is no technical processing business, it is still profitable to transport the goods from Hanyang City.
But what to sell? Shu Da fell into thought. After thinking for a while, he still felt that selling meat was more appropriate. Moreover, unlike others who thought of killing pigs and selling meat, Shu Da was smarter. He thought of selling cooked food.
Hanyang City has the source of goods. Although there are not many pigs there, there are many sheep, chickens and rabbits. Especially rabbits, there are too many to eat. After all, Hanyang City is one of the earliest cities to develop private breeding, but the population is not large. In addition, rabbits reproduce quickly, resulting in a strange phenomenon in Hanyang City. That is, rabbits are abstinent. They can't be left to reproduce at will because the people can't eat them all.
But Ruyang County is in a state of extreme shortage of meat. If the rabbits can be allowed to live freely, it is absolutely feasible to supply part of the meat for Ruyang County.
In addition, there are construction sites all over Ruyang County. The tribesmen are busy all day. If they can eat delicious cooked meat in the evening without having to do it themselves, I believe someone will be willing to pay for it.
Thinking of this, Shu Da laughed and counted the "Luo Datou" on the table.
"These are used to rent boats, these are used to hire people for help, and, yes, I should buy a few big pots. I'll come back and ask the price of the iron pots in Hanyang City, and the rest are used to purchase rabbits, pigs and sheep. It seems that I've got enough.
Hey? How much was it just now? It seems I still have to write it down. Tsk, it seems I even need to buy more paper and pens. This money is really hard to spend, and I actually have so many things to buy."
Speaking of this coin, it's also interesting. The face value and pattern on the obverse are all different, but the reverse side is uniformly engraved with a large portrait of the leader. Luo Chong on the coin wears a crown, and the part below only reaches his shoulders and collar. The pattern is quite clear. With the issuance of the coin, many newcomers in Ruyang County, or people who have joined for a year or so but have never seen Luo Chong, immediately got to know the leader, which really helped Luo Chong gain a lot of reputation in the territory of the Han tribe.
But Shu Da didn't care. He was just curious at the beginning, but he never thought of printing himself on the coin, because he felt that this was something only the leader was qualified to do. Even if Luo Chong died and a new leader succeeded him, the portrait on the coin could not be changed, because Luo Chong had a different status in the hearts of the Han tribe. He led them to a good life and taught them countless production and living skills. He was like a god. In this world, who else was qualified to be printed on the coin except Luo Chong?
Shu Da was studying his plan for pork head and spicy rabbit head. On the other side, in Liuyang County, there were also changes brought about by the circulation of currency.
However, what was somewhat surprising was that the first change was not in Liuyang County, but in the Ling tribe, which was not yet part of the Han tribe, that is, the tribe living on the wetland island.
As the spring warmed up and the ice thawed, the bamboo rafts were able to communicate with the two places again. The Ling tribe and the Han tribe traded more and more frequently, but this time was different because the two sides had a dispute over the settlement method for the first time.
"We really don't need any coins. This time, just exchange our things for enough white salt and cloth. Even if you give us coins to trade, we can't eat or drink with the coins, let alone use them."
Lingcao's subordinate, a young man with a mustache, said anxiously and helplessly. He was very anxious. This was the first time he was assigned to lead a team to trade with the Han tribe. However, it was clearly a barter transaction before, but this time the other party suddenly changed to those shiny metal discs. To be honest, those things were beautiful, so the young man couldn't help but exchange some to take back for collection and play.
But that thing gave him only this feeling. In addition to being exquisite and beautiful, it could be used as a small toy for entertainment. It couldn't be eaten or drunk, let alone worn as clothes. His mission was to exchange for salt and clothes. If he couldn't complete the mission, what would be the use of exchanging these things back?
The person in charge of reception in Liuyang County was a small official in the county, who was the chief of the Chai clan who was in charge of the Ling tribe. Although he was now a small official, his task was still the same as before, and he continued to be responsible for communicating with the Ling tribe.
"No, this is what our leader meant. All transactions must be paid with coins in the future, so we can only give you coins. However, we also have the things you want. You can take the money and buy them in the city."
"If that's the case, why can't you just exchange them for what we want? Isn't that easier? Why do you have to let us pay for it ourselves? Isn't that just a waste of time?"
(End of this chapter)
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