Chapter 205: Money is a good thing
In the smelting workshop, the first set of knife coins was produced.
“Dangdangdang…”
Jiang Xuan picked up a big knife coin and a small knife coin and collided them against each other several times, making a crisp metal collision sound.
The broadsword coin is about two fingers wide and thirty centimeters long. The handle has the totem pattern of the rattan tribe and there is a ring at the end.
The small knife coin is about one finger wide and fifteen centimeters long. Its shape is similar to the big knife coin, but it is smaller.
Jiang Xuan carefully examined the two knife coins and said with satisfaction: "They are well cast, better than I expected."
A soldier at the side asked in a low voice: "Chief, is this thing really that useful?"
"Of course, this is the money of our Teng tribe in the future. Money is a good thing. You will know its benefits in the future."
Jiang Xuan picked up a small knife coin and said, "This knife coin can be exchanged for ten kilograms of food."
There is a beam scale in the smelting workshop, so the soldiers all know approximately how much ten kilograms of grain are.
Jiang Xuan picked up another big knife coin and said, "This big knife coin can be exchanged for 100 kilograms of food!"
When the soldiers heard this, their eyes widened.
The tribesmen were afraid of hunger and were very sensitive and greedy about food. When they heard that one big knife coin could be exchanged for one hundred kilograms of food, they immediately had a different view of this knife coin.
If it can really be exchanged for food, this is a good thing! "Not only food, once we fully promote the knife currency, it can be used to buy almost all goods. Now you know how important it is, right?"
The soldiers nodded one after another, staring at the knife coins intently.
Jiang Xuan glanced at their performance and became alert, because people are greedy. If the power of coinage is given to the people in the smelting workshop, what will happen if they secretly mint some knife coins in the future? Some things cannot be saved after they happen. Prevention is the best choice.
At this moment, a soldier stared at the knife coins for a long time, and said to Jiang Xuan cautiously: "Chief, one big knife coin can be exchanged for ten small knife coins, right?"
"That's right." Jiang Xuan looked at him puzzledly, not knowing what he wanted to say.
The soldier hesitated for a moment, then asked, "What if someone melted the small knife coins and minted more large knife coins?"
"What?" Jiang Xuan's face finally became serious. This was a question he had not expected.
The soldier pointed at the knife coin in Jiang Xuan's hand and said, "Chief, look, this big knife coin is a little bigger than the small knife coin, but not much bigger. We can use at most three small knife coins to melt into a big knife coin."
"If someone secretly learns the technology of casting knife coins in the future, and then collects a large number of small knife coins, three small knife coins can be melted and cast into a large knife coin. But according to what the leader just said, one large knife coin can actually be exchanged for ten small knife coins."
The soldier looked at Jiang Xuan cautiously, his voice getting smaller and smaller: "So... did he make a lot of money?"
After Jiang Xuan heard this, he felt his heart tighten. If someone really did this, the Teng tribe would suffer a great loss.
He never dared to underestimate the wisdom of the tribesmen, because they just had little knowledge, not stupid, and there were many smart people there.
No one can guarantee that the bronze smelting and casting technology of the Teng tribe will never be learned by people from other tribes.
Even if it is never learned by people from other tribes, who can guarantee that no one in the Teng tribe will take the risk and cast it privately due to the temptation of huge profits?
Jiang Xuan looked at the warrior and said, "If I remember correctly, your name is White Fang, right?"
"Yes, Chief." White Fang was a little excited because the chief remembered his name.
"White Fang, how do you think we can solve this problem?"
White Fang thought for a moment and said, "I can only think of a stupid way now. That is, each large knife coin is ten times heavier than the small knife coin. In this way, even if someone melts the small knife coins, it will be useless."
Jiang Xuan nodded and said, "White Fang, come with me."
After Jiang Xuan finished speaking, he walked out. Bai Ya was stunned for a moment, then quickly followed him under the envious gazes of the other soldiers.
The two walked all the way to the woods near the smelting workshop. When there was no one around, Jiang Xuan finally stopped and spoke.
"White Fang, have you ever learned arithmetic?"
“Yes.”
"good."
Jiang Xuan turned his head, pondered for a moment, and said, "I plan to set up a coin-making workshop, specializing in making coins. Do you dare to go there and be the owner?"
The monetary system is a very important and very complex system.
Currently, the currency system of Teng Tribe has just begun to be laid out, and will encounter countless problems and challenges in the future.
Therefore, Jiang Xuan must support a capable person to manage the coinage workshop and solve those problems and challenges.
In Jiang Xuan's opinion, Bai Ya is a person with great potential. Whether he can stimulate his potential and manage the coinage workshop well depends on his ability.
If the potential cannot be stimulated, Jiang Xuan can replace players at any time in the future.
White Fang was very excited. He was a smart man and immediately realized that this was a huge opportunity for him.
"Since the leader trusts me, what should I not dare to do?"
"Okay, starting tomorrow, I will have the engineering team build a coin minting workshop. After it's completed, you will be the owner!"
"Thank you, Chief. I will never let you down!"
Jiang Xuan smiled and patted Bai Ya's shoulder, saying, "Work hard and get the money issue done. The tribe will never treat you unfairly."
"Um!"
Bai Ya nodded heavily. He was so excited that he was in a very agitated state.
"Come on, I'll tell you more about the coin."
Jiang Xuan and Bai Ya walked slowly in the woods. Jiang Xuan told Bai Ya about the monetary system he was going to establish, the future evolution of the monetary system, and the challenges the monetary system would face.
After listening to Jiang Xuan's words, Bai Ya felt as if the door to a new world had opened, and he felt as if he was floating in the air.
…
On February 15th, the Tengbu coinage workshop was officially established.
The coinage workshop is currently the only workshop of the Teng tribe built on the east coast. It is built in a bamboo forest, with high walls and soldiers from the Teng tribe guard team patrolling day and night.
The coin-making workshop not only had tribesmen who specialized in smelting, but also talents transferred from the stone tool workshop.
The coins of the Teng tribe, from small to large, include small knife coins, large knife coins, and gem knife coins made of high-quality stones.
Ten small knife coins can be exchanged for one big knife coin, and ten big knife coins can be exchanged for one gem knife coin.
It is worth noting that all knife coins can be used as tools.
Big knife coins and small knife coins can be used to cut vegetables, cut meat, or scrape things that are not particularly hard. The gem knife coins have similar functions to the stone knives commonly used by tribesmen, but they are better looking and made of harder material.
On February 28th, Jiang Xuan officially promoted the knife coins in the trading area, and the Teng tribe currency system officially began to be laid out.
Southern Wilderness, Teng Tribe Trading Area, morning.
Jiang Xuan stood on a temporary platform, promoting knife coins to the crowds of Teng tribe members, outsiders and tourists below.
"From today on, the Teng Tribe trading area will use a new thing, that is, these knife coins in my hand, also called money!"
Jiang Xuan held up a small knife coin. Under the sunlight, the small knife coin reflected a golden light, which was very beautiful.
"Did you see it? This is the knife coin. It can be used to cut meat or skin animals. It is very sharp and easy to carry."
"But the role of knife coins is not limited to this. As long as you are in the trading area of our Teng tribe, you can buy anything with knife coins!"
"We can use the knife coins to buy salt, food, weapons, and tools..."
"In addition to the small knife coins, there are also large knife coins and gem knife coins. They all have the same function!"
"Ten small knife coins can be exchanged for one large knife coin, and ten large knife coins can be exchanged for one gem knife coin. Everyone must remember this."
"In addition, I have one more thing to announce. From now on, everyone who enters the trading area can exchange the goods they bring for knife coins at the entrance. Then, with the knife coins, they can buy things in any store!"
"Think about it, everyone. When you carry goods into the trading area, isn't it heavy and inconvenient? It's different if you use knife coins. They are much lighter than goods and easier to carry. You can buy things with them without having to estimate the value."
…
Jiang Xuan was speaking on the stage until his mouth was dry and the people below were also talking about it.
Everyone is obviously very curious about new things like "knife coins" and "money", but they lack understanding and trust and are skeptical.
Jiang Xuan was of course aware of this, so he was not in a hurry.
After the crowd calmed down a bit, Jiang Xuan shouted again: "Those who want knife coins can now go to the entrance of the trading area to exchange them. If you don't want them, the Teng Tribe will never force you to do so."
After shouting, Jiang Xuan jumped from the platform and landed on the ground easily.
Then, he walked through the crowd holding the knife coin and came to a house at the entrance of the trading area.
Most people followed suit. They might not be very interested in "money" for the time being, but many people showed a strong interest in the knife coin itself.
Because compared to stone knives, golden bronze knives and gem knives made of fine stone are obviously much more beautiful and easier to use.
As for whether it is a "coin", most people don't care at the moment. They value practicality more.
Therefore, a large crowd of people gathered outside the house at the entrance of the trading area. Most people wanted to watch the fun, and some people really wanted to exchange a few knife coins to see if they were sharp and easy to use.
"Everyone, please don't all crowd at the door. Those who want to exchange knife coins should line up. Those who don't want to exchange for the time being can stand aside and wait."
Jiang Xuan waved to the soldiers of the Teng tribe guard team, and dozens of Teng tribe soldiers immediately pushed the crowd out and cleared a space.
Afterwards, those who wanted to trade stood in the open space one by one and lined up under the guidance of the Vine Tribe warriors.
The first person who wanted to exchange knife coins was the leader of the Frog Tribe, Huo Meng.
As the leader of a subordinate tribe of the Teng Tribe, since the Teng Tribe has launched the Knife Coin, he will definitely give it his full support. What's more, the Knife Coin is indeed very beautiful, and Huo Meng is quite interested in it.
“Boom!”
Huo Meng placed a leather bag on the table, then opened the bag, revealing the animal teeth inside, and said to Jiang Xuan: "Chief Teng, how many knife coins can these animal teeth be exchanged for?"
Jiang Xuan said to the soldier beside him: "Pour it out and count it."
"yes!"
The soldier immediately poured out all the animal tusks and classified them one by one. Some of the tusks were larger, some were smaller, some were of good quality, and some were of poor quality, so all of them had to be separated.
After classification, Jiang Xuan estimated the value of the tusks based on their size and quality.
In fact, although Huo Meng brought a lot of animal tusks, because the Frog Tribe was limited in strength, they mostly hunted ordinary wild beasts. These animal tusks were just ordinary animal tusks. Although there were many of them, their value was not high.
After the estimation was completed, Jiang Xuan said to Huo Meng: "Chief Huo Meng, these animal tusks can be exchanged for eight knife coins."
Huo Meng was stunned, because the small knife coin in Jiang Xuan's hand was too small. With so many animal teeth, couldn't even be exchanged for a big knife coin?
Jiang Xuan guessed what he was thinking, so he said with a smile: "Chief Huo Meng, don't underestimate these eight knife coins. They can be exchanged for two large bags of food, or you can exchange them for salt, pottery and other things."
Huo Meng's eyes lit up and he said, "Then change it for me right away."
Jiang Xuan smiled, then counted out eight small knife coins and handed them to Huo Meng.
“Ding-dong ding-dong…”
Huo Meng tossed the knife coins a few times, listened to their crisp sounds, and then walked towards the trading area with the knife coins.
Next, many outsiders who trusted the Teng tribe, as well as tourists, came to Jiang Xuan with various things to exchange for knife coins.
However, most people are waiting and watching.
Because they were poor, they didn't dare to gamble with the goods they had worked so hard to get. They all wanted to see if other people could really buy goods in the trading area after taking the knife coins.
…
In the trading area, Huo Meng took eight knife coins and walked into the shop while looking at them over and over again.
He looked at the shops, hesitated for a moment, and then walked into the grain and salt shop.
"Welcome, Chief Huo Meng, what would you like to buy?"
Dongkui followed Jiang Xuan's instructions and warmly welcomed the first guest of the day.
Huo Meng looked at the knife coin in his hand, then looked at the salt tank in the shop, and asked, "How do I trade salt?"
"Chief Huo Meng, three knife coins can be exchanged for a pound of salt."
"How much is a pound of salt?"
Huo Meng had never heard of the unit of weight "jin", so he was a little confused.
Dong Kui picked up a beam scale, then filled a small animal skin bag with half a bag of salt and placed it on the scale pan. When she turned the rope of the weight to the "one jin" position, the beam rose quickly.
Dongkui used a small shovel to scoop out some salt from the animal skin bag and weighed it twice until the scale remained balanced.
Huo Meng looked at her in confusion, but had no idea what she was doing.
Fortunately, after Dongkui finished weighing, she immediately took the beam scale and explained to him.
"Chief Huo Meng, this thing is called a beam balance. It was made by our leader. It can be used to weigh goods."
"Look, we put the salt on the scale pan, and then slide the weight, and we can know the weight of the salt. For example, if the weight slides to this position, it represents one catty, and this position represents two catties..."
After Dongkui finished explaining, he handed the small animal hide bag of salt to Huo Meng and said, "Here is a pound of salt. You can buy it for three knife coins."
After listening to it, Huo Meng still didn't quite understand, but he knew that he could exchange three knife coins for that bag of salt.
(End of this chapter)
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