Chapter 738 Development Action
By the time they controlled the hot air balloon to fly back to the shore, it was already evening.
This time the fuel issue was really a bit thrilling.
Because sometimes the wind direction is wrong, frequent ascent and descent are required, so time and fuel are consumed when adjusting the flight altitude.
If you are unlucky and the wind direction keeps changing, the time and fuel required will increase.
Taking this into consideration, Silk had actually reserved some extra fuel, but he couldn't figure out God's mood and almost lost it.
Later, while eating dinner, Zhou Xu called Zhang Xiaoshan over and told him that there was an island deep in the lake, and that there was a tribe living on the island.
Although Zhou Xu had no plans to launch any follow-up actions before the big ship was built, Zhang Xiaoshan still needed to know about this matter just in case.
Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Zhang Xiaoshan had already made all the arrangements for setting up a new mint.
The place was first arranged within the Ordnance Equipment Department.
The Ordnance Equipment Department is a large department, and under it there are a number of small departments surrounding the ordnance equipment, such as the Handicraft Department, Polishing Department, Research Department, Forging Department, etc., all gathered there.
Coupled with the importance of military equipment, the alert level in that area is quite high.
By arranging the new mint there, it would also be possible to borrow security forces with military equipment, thus saving labor and personnel expenses in disguise.
As for the initial staff of the mint, it is tentatively planned to have twenty green lizard craftsmen, plus the five old men who were responsible for coin minting within their Great Zhou in the early days.
Originally, Zhou Xu wanted to withdraw more. After all, the currency needed to be unified, so the demand for the new currency would definitely be huge in the early stages.
But now is the spring ploughing season, and the civilian forging department is extremely busy and unable to allocate more manpower.
As for the Arms Forging Department, it goes without saying that they are very busy all year round, especially when the territory of the Great Zhou is expanding rapidly and Zhou Xu must expand the garrison force in the future, the weapons and equipment must keep up, right? Therefore, the Arms Forging Department is basically busy all year round.
At this moment, facing these twenty green lizard craftsmen, Zhou Xu did not feel disgusted.
Here, it is worth mentioning that he originally wanted to set up the mint in the New World, but considering the racial habits of the green lizard craftsmen, there is a high probability that they will not be able to withstand the plateau climate of those mountains.
So they simply changed the plan and set up the mint in Black Moon City.
The first thing the mint did after its establishment was to make molds.
Since they also used copper coins before the Great Zhou Dynasty, the old men were familiar with this process. According to Zhou Xu's instructions, they first made molds for copper coins with denominations of one copper, five coppers and ten coppers.
After the mold was completed, copper coins were cast in large quantities. As for gold and silver coins, there was no rush for the time being. The gold and silver ingots used for production were already on the way, and it would be in time to start casting once the raw materials arrived.
In fact, in Zhou Xu's opinion, when the currency is replaced on a large scale, copper coins will definitely be the biggest consumer.
How much do ordinary people earn every month? Their lives are mainly based on copper coins. Silver and gold are used by dignitaries.
Even if you meet a commoner who has some savings and can take out some silver from his pocket, you can just give him ten or twenty ten-copper copper coins and be done with it. After all, ten ten-copper coins are equal to one silver.
To be honest, it is more convenient to use loose change. Otherwise, if you take a silver dollar to buy vegetables, most stalls may not be able to give you change.
In this way, the first batch of copper coins were soon delivered to Zhou Xu.
There are three in total, representing one copper, five coppers and ten coppers respectively.
In the center of the obverse of the coin is printed the word "Zhou" in small seal script, which is the name of their country, the Great Zhou.
On the back, there is a large number in the center, indicating the face value of the currency, and then there is a circle of small characters around it, which reads "Made by Black Moon City Mint", indicating the origin of the coin.
At the same time, the copper coins of the three denominations are of different sizes and thicknesses, all of which are in accordance with Zhou Xu's requirements.
The smallest and thinnest one is definitely the one-copper coin, which is a round copper coin with a diameter of two centimeters, while the diameters of the five-copper and ten-copper coins are three centimeters and four centimeters respectively, which basically ensures a clear distinction.
"That's right, let's do it this way and speed up the production."
After arranging this matter, Zhou Xu turned around and took a look at the building that he was going to use next.
This building is basically ready-made. When it was being planned, the Construction Engineering Department was asked to build a rough-finished house. When it was needed, it didn't even need to be decorated. It could be used after a simple cleanup.
Zhou Xu's idea now is very simple, which is to open restaurants and tea shops in various cities within the territory of their Great Zhou.
They hadn't had this idea before because the living standards of the people in their Great Zhou had not reached that level. When they usually spent all their monthly salary by eating in a canteen or buying their own groceries and cooking, what was the need for additional consumption places like restaurants and teahouses to exist?
But things are different now.
With the influx of foreign population, their internal labor force has increased, so what should be done with the original elderly? Promotion!
Take the logging team for example. As long as an ordinary team member has performed well in the past, he can basically be promoted to team leader as the team expands with the arrival of outsiders.
With the promotion, the salary will naturally increase. With a higher income, won't there be some spare money in the pocket? Over the past year, many of the early population of their Great Zhou have saved a lot of money. They have to find a place to spend it, right?
However, the people of this era are mostly practical at heart, and they may not be willing to pay for something fancy if you give them something.
The easiest way to get them to buy something is to let them spend the money on food and drink.
Now that you have money, you can order an extra meat dish when you eat in a cafeteria. What? Want to eat better? Then go to a restaurant!
This is also one of the main reasons why Zhou Xu opened a restaurant at this time.
Another part of the reason comes from the continued influx of external population that will inevitably occur in the future.
Take the New World for example. Although Yan Sheng's development has become a mess, it is undeniable that the internal development progress is indeed faster than theirs. Things like restaurants and teahouses have already existed there, and even a large number of wealthy families have been born there.
Zhou Xu estimated that there was a high probability that some previous time travelers were causing trouble here. It would be difficult for the indigenous people alone to achieve this in such a short time.
On the other hand, within the Great Zhou, their life was very simple and the people were very honest and simple.
At that time, with the influx of new population, merchants from there will also come here to do business. How can the local people of Da Zhou be their opponents? The fear is that by then, the business of these cities will all be controlled by those guys, which will affect the economic development of the entire city.
Instead of that, it would be better for him to take the initiative and take control of all these businesses! (End of this chapter)
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