Chapter 759 The Desire for Currency
The clan leaders of the Tang tribe were very interested in the plan proposed by Luo Chong. They would use 500 people to serve the Han tribe for three years in exchange for a two-masted fishing boat, and this was considered extra compensation, because these soldiers were also paid.
In addition, there were many benefits such as trade and fishing ports, which were very attractive to the Tang tribe, which was relatively backward in all aspects.
Of course, there was another important reason, that is, the size of the Tang tribe was large enough, and the population base was there. They really had the ability to come up with 2,500 people, and it would not affect the normal operation of their own tribe, otherwise they would not be tempted by this plan. This was also the reason why Luo Chong not only invited Tang Ji, but also invited the clan leaders of other clans. If a clan sent hundreds of people, they could easily come up with them.
Therefore, after Luo Chong finished talking about the plan and conditions, the clan leaders of the Tang tribe came out to ask for details.
"Han leader, if we send people, can our people go home in the three years you just mentioned? Or do they have to wait three years before they can come back to see their families?" An old man with a white beard stood up and asked.
Luo Chong had never thought about this detail carefully before, but since the other party did not belong to the Han tribe yet, he just thought about it for a few seconds and made a decision in his heart.
"They can go home. I plan to arrange it like this. If you decide to send people, then before the expedition, I will arrange for them to train in the camp you saw just now. During this period, their families can come to visit them, but they cannot go home. There is also a time limit for visiting relatives, only twice a month, and we will make unified arrangements at that time.
Before the expedition, I can allow them to go home once for three days, and the Han tribe will be responsible for picking them up. However, if there are deserters or they do not return after the deadline, we will also enforce the military law of the Han tribe. In our Han tribe, if this happens, they will be caught and executed in public, and the Han tribe will not compensate any pensions for soldiers who are executed for breaking the law."
At this point, Luo Chong paused, glanced at the reactions of the people in the Tang tribe, and then continued.
"After going to Takeshima, it will be impossible to come back so soon because of the long journey and heavy tasks. Whether they can go home will also depend on the local situation. If the situation is stable, I can allow them to go home once every six months, with a one-month vacation each time. Because it takes half a month to take the boat back and forth, they can only be at home for half a month. However, it is impossible for them to come back all at once, so they can only take turns to take vacations.
There is no military pay during the vacation, but the Han tribe provides round-trip transportation and food and accommodation on the road. When you cannot come back during your service, you can also write to your family. If you have any news you want to tell the soldiers who are on the expedition, you can also write a letter. We can tow the merchant ships to deliver it on your behalf. For specific matters in this regard, you can come back and ask the county magistrate of Takumi County, that is, County magistrate Lin Shu."
Luo Chong pointed to the big tree next to him. In fact, they all knew him. Compared with the big tree, Luo Chong was a stranger in their eyes. After all, this was the first time they met, and the big tree had been here for more than half a year.
The chiefs of the Tang tribe thought about it and felt that there was nothing wrong with Luo Chong's arrangement. It was just that the punishment for running away was a little harsh, and he was actually executed directly. However, this was understandable. Even if their tribe organized such an activity and soldiers ran away, it was estimated that their tribe rules would not be much lighter than the Han law of the Han tribe.
They could tell their tribesmen about this in advance. If they were afraid, homesick, and could not accept such conditions, they would simply not go and not cause trouble.
"Thank you for the answer, Chief Han. I have no questions." The old man stroked his beard and nodded, then stepped aside, but someone else immediately stood up to ask questions.
"Chief Han, I have a question. If we agree, when can the fishing boats you mentioned be handed over to us? And the military pay of our people, how and when will the Han tribe give it?" A short and fat middle-aged man also ran out to ask questions.
"You have two questions. Let me answer the first one first. If you agree, the five fishing boats will be delivered to you before this time next year. We don't have such professional fishing boats now, so we can only make them now.
It takes two months to make such a large two-masted sailing ship at the fastest. It takes more than a month to sail from our Liuyang County Shipyard to here. In other words, even if you agree now, it will take at least three and a half months to get the first boat. So we can only give you one by one. I don't care how you use it in your tribe and who you give it to." Luo Chong explained to them.
"What does the Han leader mean to say is that all the boats are new?!"
The short and fat middle-aged man asked in surprise. He originally thought that the Han tribe would directly pick five of the old boats for them and they would get them immediately after agreeing. He didn't expect to have to wait so long. However, if they are all new boats, it is not impossible to wait.
"Yes, it is a new boat, because it is specially used for fishing. The existing boats of our Han tribe are not suitable, so they must be newly built."
After Luo Chong saw that he understood this question, he continued to answer the second question.
"In addition, as for the military pay you mentioned, our Han tribe pays it once a month. At the beginning of each month, the previous month's pay is settled in the currency of our Han tribe. A soldier gets 30 yuan a month, which will be directly distributed to the soldier.
They can use the money to buy things locally, or ask the army to send it back home with family letters. After the family gets the money, they can also use it to buy things in our Han tribe, such as food, salt, cloth, tools, livestock, seeds, and any goods sold by the workers in our Han tribe. "
The patriarchs of the Tang tribe had no idea about the currency of the Han tribe, and they didn't know whether 30 yuan was a lot or a little, but from the perspective of this payment method, it was convenient and acceptable.
So the short and fat middle-aged man continued to ask, "Han leader, how much is this 30 yuan, and what can you buy with it?"
Luo Chong didn't know much about the prices in Takuhai County, so he gestured to the big tree next to him and asked him to answer.
"Let me explain. A monthly salary of 30 yuan is the average salary in our Han tribe. Most craftsmen also get this much money. High-skilled craftsmen or school teachers get slightly more, while those who work hard, such as lumberjacks or builders, get slightly less than this.
If you buy things, based on the price of rice with shells, in Takuhai County, it is 10 cents and 2 cents per catty, and the price of shelled brown rice is 10 cents and 5 cents per catty. 30 yuan can buy 250 catties of rice with shells, which is equivalent to 500 to 750 meals of food for a young and middle-aged man. If he eats three meals a day, he can eat for five or six months, and if he eats two meals a day, he can eat for twelve months.
Of course, this is calculated based on the food ration of one person. If it is used to support a family, then the whole family will eat this food together. Even if there are seven or eight young and middle-aged people in the family, it is enough for the whole family to eat for a month. If the family is too large, it will be cheaper to eat corn.
In our Han tribe, wheat and flour are the most expensive, rice and millet are mid-range, and corn is the cheapest because it has a large yield and is not as durable as millet with shells, so it is the cheapest. "
Da Shu briefly introduced the salary level of the Han tribe and the grain price in Takumi County. Grain is the commodity that best reflects the price of goods, because it is a rigid demand, people can't live without food.
The tribe leaders of the Tang tribe were stunned. It turned out that money could be used in this way. It could measure the value of food so clearly and accurately, and even the value of each meal could be calculated. This was too amazing.
In addition, they also had a clear understanding of the purchasing power of the Han tribe's currency. For example, as Dashu said, how many people can be fed with thirty yuan, and how long can they eat. Luo Chong
seemed to be worried that the people of the Tang tribe didn't know how to spend money and how to live, so he added at this time.
"Everyone, let me add one more thing. All the soldiers who enlist will have their meals provided by our Han tribe. They don't need to spend money to buy food, so they can send all the money back.
After their families get the money, if they already have food from their own crops and it is enough for their own consumption, then there is no need to buy food anymore. You can use the money to buy meat, cloth to make clothes, tools and farm implements, and save money to buy a spinning machine and a loom so that you can spin and weave by yourself.
If there is enough food at home, you can also use the money to buy some chicks and raise them at home. Not only can you eat eggs, but you can also eat chicken when they grow up. Meat, if you are willing to spend money, you can buy two piglets and raise them. After one or two years, you can kill them and eat meat during the Chinese New Year. If you raise a lot, you can sell them to butchers for money. As for pig feed, grass, fruits, vegetables, and corn, pigs can eat all of these. If you raise sheep, you only need to feed them grass and grain straw. Sheep grow faster, and you can sell wool, eat meat, and even drink goat milk. "
The people of the Tang tribe widened their eyes again. They just listened to Dashu talking about food, and they had a clear understanding of the value of currency, but it was limited to its role in eating. For those who have never come into contact with currency, they have no idea about other uses of currency.
After Luo Chong's introduction just now, they realized that in addition to using coins to eat, they can also do so many other things. It's so convenient, and raising livestock is exactly what they dream of. Every time they see the herds of cattle, horses and sheep on the other side of Takumi County, the people of the Tang tribe can't help but drool with envy.
If they have money, wouldn't they be able to raise livestock and live a good life?
Thinking of this, all the clan leaders couldn't help but get excited, and they wanted to agree to the conditions of the Han tribe to send troops immediately, but they couldn't decide this matter directly, after all, there was still a big leader above them, so the clan leaders whispered for a while, and after reaching a unified opinion, they looked at Tang Ji with an inquiring look, meaning to ask her if she agreed to this cooperation.
Tang Ji listened for a long time, and naturally understood the details, especially the use of currency, which was the most attractive to her, the leader of the Tang tribe. Anyone who is not a fool can see the role of currency in commerce, life, and people's livelihood. In short, the benefits are huge.
So Tang Ji asked a few questions specifically about currency.
"Han leader, what you just said, using coins to buy livestock cubs, and then taking them back to raise them yourself, can this money only be obtained by serving as a soldier for the Han tribe?"
"This depends on the decision of the Tang tribe." Luo Chong smiled and said.
"What do you mean?" Tang Ji asked puzzled.
"In addition to being a soldier and getting paid, unless the Tang tribe can also promote the currency of the Han tribe, the currency can be widely circulated within the Tang tribe, so that all the tribesmen of the Tang tribe can use the currency for transactions.
In this way, the tribesmen of the Tang tribe will have many more ways to get currency. They can work for the Han tribe to earn wages, sell their own food or fur and other commodities to the people of the Han tribe to get coins, weave cloth and sell it, weave straw sandals and sell it, make brooms and sell it, and so on, and so on, all kinds of ways, even after you have a fishing boat, you can make money by selling fish.
If the Tang tribe can promote the currency of the Han tribe, then you can make money yourself . The tribesmen of the Tang tribe also have money in their hands, so you can not only make money by doing business with the Han tribe, but also sell it to your own tribesmen, trade with each other within the tribe, and make money from each other. Money is circulating, so it has value.
However, I would like to remind you of an important point. If you want to promote currency, then you must strictly implement the laws of the Han tribe to manage it within the Tang tribe, because the currency itself does not have a particularly great value. It is just a piece of metal. It is the support of the Han tribal government and the maintenance of the Han law that give them such special functions and value. "
Luo Chong looked at their confused faces and continued to explain.
"For example, if I want to buy something from you with money, but you refuse to accept it and force me to exchange it with something else, that won't work. If you refuse to accept money and she also refuses to accept money, then the money will be useless, right? This is not allowed in our Han tribe. It will seriously affect the value and circulation of money and is a felony.
In our Han tribe, if you encounter such a situation, you can report it to the police. The offender will be punished physically after being caught, usually by whipping, caning and other corporal punishments, and then according to the situation, he will be sent to labor reform for a period of time as punishment. The length of labor reform varies according to the degree of violation. In serious cases, he can be directly sentenced to death. Sentenced to death, beheaded in the street, that is, beheaded as a warning to the world.
Stealing and robbing others' money are even more serious crimes. If caught, they will be sentenced to different punishments according to the Han law. Severe cases range from lifelong slavery to direct death penalty, etc.
Without this set of strict legal protection, the currency will lose its function and value. This is why the Xin tribe was unwilling to promote the currency of the Han tribe, because they did not want to enforce the laws of the Han tribe. "
Because they were prepared to peacefully recover the Tang tribe from the beginning, Luo Chong was too lazy to pit the Xin tribe like he did in the past, and simply pointed out the power relationship.
The people of the Tang tribe were not fools. They knew what Luo Chong meant by what he said. If a tribe is fully controlled by another tribe, wouldn't it be equivalent to becoming a part of this tribe? What is the difference between joining or surrendering directly? No wonder the Xin tribe did not agree at the beginning.
"Then if we agree to the Han tribe to promote currency here, what should the Han leader do, and what can we get?" Tang Ji glanced at Tang Yao, and then glanced at the tribe leaders around him, and suddenly asked Luo Chong.
This question surprised Luo Chong. He had already said so much, and he almost said that to promote the currency, he had to join the Han tribe. He didn't expect Tang Ji to actually consider this option.
Is she a fool? Of course not.
Luo Chong glanced at Tang Yao next to Tang Ji, "Tsk, this is very interesting."
(End of this chapter)
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