Three days later, the first batch of funds raised by the Yan Huang Chamber of Commerce, 335 thousand strings of cash, was all in the account. Looking at the room full of copper coins, Li Zexuan sighed in his heart.
"The times are too backward! A mere 300,000 strings of cash is not enough to fit a room, and the servants in the house have to count the money for half a day! How is it like the modern era, where a finger lightly taps on the phone, whether it is 300,000 or 30 million, it is all in an instant! At the very least, the cash of the modern era is much easier to count than the copper coins of this era! Ten thousand for a stack, thirty million for a box. Unlike now, three hundred thousand strings of cash is enough to fill an entire room! "
Li Zexuan had actually ridiculed the currency of this era many times in his heart. Think about it, if you want to buy a horse in Xi City, you have to count at least 10 strings of cash, right? In the ancient era, coins were usually around 3 to 4 kilograms, and 10 strings of cash was around 40 to 50 kilograms. The weight of the copper coins used to buy a horse was almost equivalent to the weight of a person. One could imagine how inconvenient it was to buy a large amount of money in this era.
"Paper money, paper money, we have to develop paper money in the future!"
Li Zexuan sighed.
Modern online payments were still too far away from the technological level of the Tang Dynasty, but paper money was still something to look forward to.
In fact, before the Tang Dynasty, there were already signs of paper money. According to historical records, because of the long war with the Xiongnu during the Han Dynasty, the treasury was empty. In order to solve the financial problem, while the "three baht" and "platinum" coins (alloy coins made of silver and tin) were minted, the "white deerskin coins" were also issued.
The so-called "white deerskin coins" were made of white deerskin from the palace gardens. Each piece was a square foot long, and the edges were painted. Each piece was set at 400,000 strings of cash. Because its value far exceeded the value of the coins, the "white deerskin coins" were only used as tributes between the nobles, and were not used in circulation. Therefore, they were not real paper money, and could only be said to be the precursor of paper money.
In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, there was a type of currency called "flying money". At that time, when merchants went out to do business, it was inconvenient to bring a large amount of copper coins with them. First, they went to the government office to get a certificate, which recorded the place and the amount of coins. Then, they took the certificate to other places to withdraw money to buy goods. This certificate was called "flying money." "Flying Money" was actually just a kind of currency exchange business. It did not enter into circulation itself and did not exercise the function of currency. Therefore, it was not a real paper currency.
During the Northern Song Dynasty, the "Jiaozi" of Sichuan and Chengdu was the beginning of paper money.
It was not a coincidence that paper money did not appear in the Tang Dynasty or earlier dynasties but in the Northern Song Dynasty. It was an inevitable product of social, political and economic development. In the Song Dynasty, the development of the commodity economy was very rapid, and the circulation of goods required more money. At that time, there was a shortage of copper coins, which could not meet the demand of circulation.
At that time, iron coins were commonly used in the Sichuan region. The value of iron coins was low and heavy, so it was extremely inconvenient to use them. One copper coin was equivalent to ten iron coins. For every thousand iron coins, the big ones weighed twenty-five catties, and the medium ones weighed thirteen catties. Buying a bolt of cloth would cost twenty thousand iron coins. It weighed about five hundred catties and had to be carried on a carriage. Therefore, objectively speaking, there was a need for a lighter currency. This was also the main reason why paper money first appeared in Sichuan.
Moreover, although the Northern Song Dynasty was a highly centralized feudal autocratic country, the national currency was not unified. There were several currency areas, each of which governed their own affairs and did not use the same currency. At that time, there were thirteen roads (administrative units of the Song Dynasty) that used copper coins, and four roads that used iron coins. Shaanxi and Hedong used both copper and iron coins. Each currency area strictly prohibited the outflow of money. Using paper money could prevent the outflow of copper and iron coins.
In addition, the Song Dynasty government was often attacked by Liao, Xia, and Jin. The military and reparations expenses were very high, so they also needed to issue paper money to make up for the financial deficit. Under all these reasons, the paper money – "Jiaozi" was created.
According to the original history, it was impossible for paper money to appear in the Tang Dynasty. But now, as a modern person, he had transmigrated and became a rich second generation. Therefore, it was necessary for him to do something.
After letting his imagination run wild for a while, Li Zexuan went to look for Yan Shaoning directly. As for paper money, he would do it in the future, but definitely not now. It required time and talents in the related field.
After arriving at the Academy, Li Zexuan went directly to Yan Shaoning's office.
"Shaoning! The money for the road construction is all here. Quickly arrange for people to start work ~! "
Li Zexuan pushed the door open and saw that Yan Shaoning was still alone. He went straight to the point.
Yan Shaoning stood up and said in surprise, "The money is here so quickly? Okay, I've already arranged everything. Since it's like this, let's start work today ~! How's the preparation of the cement at the factory? "
Li Zexuan replied, "There's no problem at the workshop. The production of cement will definitely be enough ~!"
Ever since the workshop of the Strange Taste Pavilion moved the main production to Plum Village, the production of carriages, scooters, glass, cement, and books had gradually increased. Now, the supply of goods at the Strange Taste Pavilion had been greatly improved. It was rare for people to fight for goods like before, but the goods were sold out in an instant.
This was also the purpose of Li Zexuan's expansion of the workshop. Although hunger marketing could motivate people to buy goods in a short period of time, it would only make people hate it after a long time. After all, he had experienced the torture of hunger marketing in his previous life.
Yan Shaoning nodded and said, "That's good ~!"
Li Zexuan looked around and asked with a smile, "Where's your family's Ink Girl?"
"She's been at the workshop recently. She asked the workshop's master to help her make lenses ~!"
Yan Shaoning subconsciously replied, but he immediately realized that Li Zexuan's words were wrong. He hurriedly scolded, "F * ck, what do you mean by our family's Ink Girl ~? Brat, don't talk nonsense and ruin Miss Wei 'er's reputation. When the time comes, Mr. Mo will definitely find you to settle accounts ~! "
Li Zexuan laughed and turned around to leave. He left a sentence in the air, "Haha, I'm afraid Mr. Mo will come after you, not me. Who asked you to steal his daughter's heart ~?"
Yan Shaoning's ears turned red. He chased after Li Zexuan and wanted to argue with Li Zexuan, but there was no trace of him outside.
He could only spit and curse under his breath, "Why is this brat always thinking about that kind of stuff all day long? He's a Yamachō from Yanhuang College. He doesn't have any Yamachō manners at all. He's a teacher in vain ~! Ah, marriage? What marriage? It's so good to be alone and free ~! "
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