Chapter 681: On the Skills of Fishing (Seeking Votes and Subscriptions)
Seeing Niuwei suddenly appear in front of him, Shouya was a little surprised, but also a little shocked, because a few days ago when Niuwei had not returned, the leader sent him a letter saying that Niuwei might come back to find him, and also said that it might be about something.
At first he didn't believe it, but he didn't expect that Niuwei really came to his door now, how could he not be shocked.
"The leader is getting more and more amazing!" Shouya sighed in his heart.
"If you have time, haven't you just explained today's matter clearly? I haven't had dinner yet. Elder Niu, why don't you come together? A few boxes of white wine were unloaded from the boat just now. I haven't drunk it yet. Let's try it together?" Shouya invited with a smile.
"Old fox!" Niuwei couldn't help cursing in his heart. Looking at Shouya's appearance, it was obvious that he had known that he would come to find him.
Alas! It must be that Han leader who told him. Han leader is too powerful and has calculated him to death. It seems that it is difficult to turn back now.
"Being respectful is better than obeying." Niuwei held the calcium carbide lamp and bowed.
The two of them went to the main room of the inner courtyard of the mission office together, and ordered the kitchen to prepare dinner. They also asked someone to get a bottle of wine. The calcium carbide lamp was hung on the pillar of the main hall, illuminating the whole room.
After putting fried peanuts on the table and pouring wine into a small cup for Niuwei, Shouya asked, "I wonder what Elder Niu wants to talk to me about?"
Niuwei thought, "You are still pretending at this time?" But he didn't point it out, because that would only make himself look worse. After all, what he was going to do now was to sell out his master for glory, which was not a good thing after all. It was better to keep a low profile, so he asked tentatively.
"Han envoy, are you going to promote copper coins on Zhudao?"
"Yeah, yes, I wonder what Elder Niu has to say?" Shouya was generous and admitted it directly. He had to admit it, after all, he unloaded a boatload of coins in front of so many people today.
Niu Wei hesitated for a moment, not knowing what to say. He was a little irritated at this time, secretly hating Luo Chong and Shou Ya. Since you all know that I plan to surrender to the Han tribe, can't you leave me the last dignity? You should try to win me over, and I will definitely agree immediately.
However, Shou Ya didn't say anything, just eating peanuts, frowning and sipping white wine.
Niu Wei was anxious, did he have to let me say it myself? After all,
if you say it yourself and win over the other party, the concept is different. If the other party wins over and threatens you, and you agree, then you are a man of tact and a hero, but if you take the initiative to surrender to the enemy, you are a traitor. He wants to surrender to the Han tribe, but he doesn't want to be a traitor, so he is very entangled.
This is like being a girl and still wanting to be a saint, it's difficult,
so he decided to hold on for a while.
"I don't deserve your advice, but I'm a little worried that the currency of the Han envoy may not be promoted effectively. If the Han tribe uses copper as money, the people of Zhudao also have a lot of copperware in their hands. What if they come to use the copperware to run for supplies and currency?" Niuwei continued to test.
Shouya still had a smile on his face, and took another sip of white wine and said, "Elder Niu, are you threatening our Han tribe?"
Niuwei:
Niuwei was really angry. Don't bully people like this. I just gave you a reminder. How can it be considered a threat? Can we still be friends?
"The Han envoy is joking. How can this be a threat? Although Niu Wei is an elder of the Xin tribe, he has been studying sincerely in the Han tribe for more than a year. He also likes the culture and life of the Han tribe. If the Han tribe is in trouble, as a half-Han tribe member, I certainly don't want to see it. I
just wanted to remind the Han envoy. In addition, if the Han tribe needs it, Niu Wei is willing to do his best.
After all, I have lived in the Han tribe for more than a year. It is convenient and fair to trade goods with coins. The benefits of this coin are obvious to all. Such a good thing should of course be promoted as soon as possible.
Niu Wei is the head of the Xin tribe. Elder Shang, seeing that his people had such inconvenience in trading, felt the same way and was anxious. Naturally, he hoped that the currency of the Han tribe could be promoted in Zhudao as soon as possible. He could not ignore it for both public and private reasons. "
Han envoy, don't you think so?"
He risked his life. Except for not explicitly saying that he wanted to surrender to the Han tribe, he basically said everything that could be said and could not be said. The hint was so obvious, no, it was already an explicit hint. If the other party still didn't agree, it would be really unreasonable.
"Oh? In that case, I misunderstood Elder Niu just now. You see, he only drank two sips of this wine and his mind started to get confused." Beast Fang laughed.
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, hehehe, the Han envoy must have misunderstood me." Niuwei also climbed up the pole, but his eyes were expecting Beast Fang's reply.
"I feel Elder Niu's love for the Han tribe. I also understand that he hopes that the people of his tribe can live more conveniently. However, regarding the promotion of currency in Zhudao, the chief has already made perfect arrangements, so Elder Niu will not worry about it." Shouya said seriously.
Pa-
Niuwei slapped the table. You, you are really going too far. I have been so humble that I almost called the Han tribe "daddy". What else do you want? Do you have to force me to say that?
Shouya's face flushed from drinking. He was startled by Niuwei's sudden reaction. He slowly narrowed his eyes and stared at Niuwei's face, but quietly held the chopsticks in his hand.
You should know that his name is Shouya, and he is the son of the last leader of the Han tribe. Before the Han tribe had metal weapons, the weapon he was best at was the pair of long teeth left to him by his father. He was most comfortable with sharp objects like chopsticks.
Seeing Shouya's eyes like a tiger staring at its prey, Niuwei was also a little panicked. Why did he slap the table for
no reason? It was really loud.
At this tense and embarrassing moment, the chef came in with two side dishes he had just made, followed by two guards with knives. They even pulled out the long knives from their waists. They stared at Niuwei vigilantly and asked Shouya with their peripheral vision, as if as long as Shouya nodded, the two would immediately pounce on him and chop him to death.
Niuwei looked at the bright blade and immediately broke out in a sweat. It was too scary.
He rubbed the table awkwardly and muttered to cover up his mistake, "Oh, it's such a cool day, but there are still mosquitoes in the room, haha, hahahahahaha."
He laughed and scratched his palms, as if he was really slapping mosquitoes just now. He pretended to be very serious, but there was a hint of bitterness in his smile.
Shouya waved his hand, and the chef put down the dishes, and then led the two guards out. The guards sheathed their knives and then closed the door for the two men.
Niuwei laughed and felt very embarrassed. Since the Han tribe had rejected him, he was too embarrassed to continue sitting down to eat. Looking at the situation outside, he didn't want to lose his life again.
Shouya also gradually put away his playfulness. The fish had already slipped back and forth several times, and it couldn't slip any further. If it slipped any further, it would be unhooked, so he listened to him.
"Come on, Elder Niu, sit down and eat."
Niu Wei sat down awkwardly. He didn't dare not sit down, because there were two people holding knives outside.
"Elder Niu really wants to do something for the Han tribe?" Shouya began to reel in the line.
"Of course, Niu Wei is really loyal to the Han tribe. I have lived in the Han tribe for more than a year. The Han tribe has been so good to me. Niu Wei should respond as a reward." Niu Wei was eager to express his determination.
"Then I wonder what kind of identity Elder Niu wants to work for the Han tribe? An elder of the Xin tribe? Or a student of the Han tribe?" Shouya had already brought the fish out of the water.
"This depends on the ideas of the Han envoy and our Han leader. Whatever the leader says Niu Wei is, then Niu Wei is that identity." Niu Wei's answer was also very emotional.
At this point, it basically makes no difference whether to say that sentence or not. This is equivalent to Niu Wei having shown his willingness to work for the Han tribe, and he is still working as an undercover agent. After all, whatever needs to be done is up to the Han leader, and it is not Luo Chong's random arrangement.
The fish was finally fished out.
Now that the conversation was over, it was easier to communicate. Niu Wei finally put his worries aside and drank the first sip of wine today.
"Tsk, Han envoy, we are all family, so just tell me about the currency promotion. Just tell me what you need me to do." Niu Wei was so spicy from the white wine that he smacked his lips. Although he had drunk it before, it was still too spicy.
"There's nothing to say about this. The leader has already arranged everything. You don't have to worry about it. Come, eat some food." Shou Ya didn't want to say more, but just casually asked him to eat. Today's matter went very smoothly, just like what the leader had said. It seems that I can reply to the leader.
"Is it really okay? But I'm still a little worried. If our copper coins are promoted at the beginning, the people of Zhudao will definitely come with their copperware to run for it. Even if they don't come, the other elders will definitely ask them to come. What should we do then? Oh, and there is silver. The Xin tribe also has silver, so we can't be careless." Niu Wei still asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, Elder Niu. Nothing will happen. What you said will never happen."
"Why? Doesn't the Han tribe accept those copper and silver wares?" Niu Wei asked curiously.
"Yes, of course we have to. It's just right to replenish our coinage materials. If we build a mint here in the future, we won't have to transport raw materials from our hometown." Shou Ya explained.
"Since they accept it, why won't it happen?" Niu Wei suddenly didn't understand.
Shouya put down his chopsticks, smiled at him and said, "How long have you lived in the Han tribe, Elder Niu? Do you know how the Han tribe first promoted currency? At that time, the Han tribe also had a large number of bronze artifacts, but in order to successfully promote currency, they collected all those bronze artifacts."
Niuwei didn't know much about this period of history, so he asked curiously, "Then how did the Han tribe collect the bronze artifacts from the people?"
Shouya smacked his lips and suddenly asked back, "Elder Niu, you have also experienced the lives of the people. Let me ask you, how many bronze artifacts can ordinary people have in their homes?"
Niuwei thought for a while and said, "There must be two or three, but that's not a small number."
"Then what do you think they use these bronze artifacts for?"
"Copperware is so precious, it must not be used as a decoration. People who can afford it use it to cast tools or farm implements. I understand. That's why."
Niu Wei suddenly realized that the Han tribe had this idea. The people were so poor that they didn't have many copperware. Even if they had some, they were essential tools for production and life. If you ask them to exchange them for other things, what would they eat?
They could lose their lives, but the farmers couldn't. They had to support their families. He took his own copper hoe and ran here to squeeze it. Only people with their heads squeezed by the door would do this.
"But there will still be people who come to exchange, whether it's goods or coins, so should we exchange them?" Niu Wei asked curiously.
"Exchange them. Even if they don't exchange them, we will force them to exchange them, just like in the Han tribe. Civilians are not allowed to hold a large number of copperware." Shou Ya replied.
"Will we not lose money?" Niu Wei was still a little worried.
"How could there be a loss? Think about it this way. For example, if a commoner has a copper hoe and wants to exchange it for copper coins, I will definitely exchange it for him. But I have no use for these coppers. They will eventually be melted down and recast into coins, don't you think?
If that's the case, then shouldn't the coppers be purified first? As long as there are impurities in the copper of your Xin tribe, it certainly cannot be priced at the same price as our copper coins. You must compensate for the loss of purification. After purification, you have to melt it, and there will also be pyrotechnic loss. After melting it, you have to make coins, and there will be losses in the process.
You see, after several rounds of tossing and turning, plus so much loss, how can the coppers be worth the same as copper coins? They must be greatly discounted. One catty of copper can be exchanged for six taels of copper coins, so they should be content."
Niu Wei was stunned. Shameless, shameless. The Han tribe was too cruel. Although there would definitely be losses in remelting and casting, it wouldn't be a drop from ten to six. They deducted 40% at once. It was too damn cruel.
"But what if the copper of the Xin tribe is very pure? I know that the copper smelting technology of the Xin tribe is quite good." Niu Wei continued to ask.
"Tsk, Elder Niu, you still can't figure it out. Tell me, which tribe has more advanced metal smelting technology, the Han tribe or the Xin tribe?" Shouya suggested.
"The Han tribe!"
"That's it. The Han tribe is more powerful, so we have the final say. If we say that there are impurities in your copper, it has impurities. If you don't agree, you can make coins if you have the ability."
Damn, this is just playing rogue, but the Han tribe is indeed qualified to play rogue, and the Xin tribe can't do anything about it.
"But even so, the money we brought this time is not enough. A shipload of coins will soon be exchanged by the people."
"Don't worry, only a fool will use copper coins to exchange for those copper farm tools with them. If they exchange the farm tools, don't they need to farm for food?
Then we can use iron tools to exchange for their copper tools. They need them anyway. A copper hoe for an iron hoe, and give them one dollar for the difference. How much money can we use at most.
As for the price of iron, it is a specialty of the Han tribe. It is not up to us to decide how much iron costs per pound. Anyway, they have to use metal farm tools, and iron is stronger and more durable than copper, and it is sharper than copper. I don't believe they won't exchange it. So we want to collect all the copper in Zhudao, and an equal amount of iron will be enough. And the Han tribe is not short of iron the least."
Niu Wei was completely convinced. After this set of combined punches, it would be unjust if the currency of the Han tribe could not be promoted in Zhudao.
(End of this chapter)
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