Kai Fu Han

Chapter 46 Distributing Food Stamps

Liu Xinqi held the newly made food stamps in his hand.

This food stamp is four inches (13.2 centimeters) long and two inches (6.6 centimeters) wide. It is printed on one side and is blank on the other side.

The pattern on the food stamp is surrounded by a circle of wheat ears, with the word "one pound" on the four corners. The wheat ears are painted very carefully, and the awns on the wheat ears can be seen clearly, and the borders on the four sides are jagged. The food stamps can be seamlessly connected when folded in half.

There is a line of words "Yuankang [-]nd Year" written on the bottom of the food stamps. There is a bird on both sides of this line. The bird on the left is holding a copper coin in its beak, and the bird on the right is holding an arrow in its beak.

In the middle of the food stamp is an auspicious cloud pattern that occupies two-thirds of the free space. The lines in the auspicious cloud pattern are very fine, and a tiger's face can be vaguely seen. This is the "Da Lang" copied by Zhou Xinyuan.

In the middle of the auspicious cloud, there are two big characters "one catty" inlaid.The entire pattern is blue and black.

In the blank space between the auspicious clouds and the upper border, there is a line of words "Liujiabao internal general food stamps"

On the whole, the entire food stamp pattern consists of three parts, the outermost frame and wheat ear circle, the inner layer of auspicious cloud patterns, and the innermost inlaid "one pound" coupon.

Liu Xinqi was very satisfied when he saw this food stamp, which was considered very exquisite in this era. He had made dozens of changes to this food stamp in the past few days.At first, Zhou Xinyuan didn't understand why Liu Xinqi made such a complicated pattern, thinking that he would definitely not be able to carve the corresponding banknote board.

It was only after Liu Zhimu carved one out of wood that he was recognized. The tiger face hidden in the auspicious clouds in the middle was Zhou Xinyuan's later design.

The picture Liu Xinqi is holding now was printed on a copper banknote board.

"You can engrave another seal called 'Liujiabao General Food Stamp Seal', with nine characters, three horizontal lines and three columns. Then use red sealant and put a seal on each food stamp." Liu Xinqi said.

Liu Zhimu agreed.

"The food stamps for 'one catty' are set in this way, and you continue to follow this standard to make 'five catties', 'shi catties', 'two ten catties', 'five ten catties', and 'one hundred catties' five When the food stamps come out, they will be used one after another," Liu Xinqi arranged for Liu Zhimu.

"Okay, how many of these 'one pound' food stamps will be printed first?" Liu Zhimu asked.

"The current total assets of the clan, including the value of the real estate, the value of the horses, the remaining silver and the gains from the seizure of the warship, plus the jewelry, calligraphy and paintings seized from the bandits before the recent sale, I estimate that it should be more than 1 taels. ." Liu Xinqi said.

"Absolutely." Liu Zhimu responded.

"I will arrange for my mother to conduct detailed statistics on the clan's assets later. However, fixed assets cannot be counted in this printing of food stamps. Otherwise, if the stamps are printed and cannot be exchanged for the clan members, trouble will occur. For now, the calculation will be based on 6000 taels of cash, and the printing will be 6000% The value of food stamps is out." Liu Xinqi calculated: "84 taels of silver is converted into money of 840 guan. Calculated based on the market price of three cents per kilogram of coarse grain, printing [-]%, it is necessary to print [-] kilograms of food stamps and distribute them equally to everyone. , each person only weighs about [-] pounds.”

"840 kilograms per person is very suitable, basically enough for a year." Liu Zhimu said.

"It's impossible. In my plan, food stamps can also be exchanged in the clan treasury for firewood, rice, oil, salt, cloth, needlework, daily necessities, tools, furniture, horses, carts, etc., and even houses. Eight hundred catties of food alone is not enough. It's enough for one year." Liu Xinqi said: "First print according to 84 jins. You first arrange for people to start printing the 'one jin' food stamps, and print 24 jins first. When the other grain-worthy food stamps come out later, you Then print 20 catties of 'five catties', 20 catties of 'ten catties' and 20 catties of 'twenty catties'."

After arranging the work for Liu Zhimu, Liu Xinqi took the food stamps and went out to find Liu Lisheng and other clan elders to discuss the specific matters of food stamp distribution.

...After all the clan elders and stewards had arrived, it was already midnight and the sky was about to get dark. I had a meal with the clan elders and stewards, and then everyone sat together in a school in the Liu family compound. inside.

"This time we plan to print 84 kilograms of food stamps first. We have called everyone here to discuss how to distribute these food stamps to the clan members." Liu Xinqi first spoke about the content of the discussion.

"Isn't it an equal share?" Liu Lizhen said.

"It cannot be divided equally. There must be a distinction between the old Liujiapu people, those collected on the road, and the Zhaojiacun people who joined later. Children, women, young adults, and tribesmen who died while guarding Liujiapu must also be divided. Considering it, it is not appropriate to divide it equally." Liu Xinqi replied.

Seeing Liu Xinqi's plan to break it down, everyone began to express their opinions. After nearly an hour of discussion, a plan was finally determined.

Regardless of age or gender, there are currently 930 three people in Liujiabao, each of whom weighs [-] kilograms, which is basically enough for two months.

The 210 seven tribesmen who died in the Liujiapu battle were given one thousand kilograms of food stamps to each of their surviving relatives.A migration subsidy of 640 kilograms per person was given to the [-] people who originally set out from Liujiapu.

A total of 81 kilograms of food stamps need to be distributed, leaving [-] kilograms.

The tiger 'Dalang', like the horses in the clan, will be supported by the clan in the future.

When the matter of food stamp distribution was finalized, Liu Xinqi brought up one more thing: "The clan does not have a livelihood now, and we cannot continue to have such a distribution for everyone in the future. The monthly salary I mentioned last time, we will not be able to make a living this time." Set it down too."

"If we pay every month, will the family assets be able to sustain it? If we can only get out but not get in, there will always be a time when the distribution is finished." Liu Lisheng said
"It won't just go in and out. I can make some money by making a heated kang in the back. I will also go to Laizhou to buy coal in the near future and transport it back to Dengzhou to sell. I will buy a fishing boat later and I can make money by fishing." Liu Xinqi replied: " And when I come back from buying coal and solve the clan’s heating problem, I plan to lead my soldiers to suppress mountain bandits and sea bandits again, so as to make quick money.”

"Even if you can make quick money, it's not a long-term path." Liu Lisheng said.

"The road I planned for Liujiabao is on sea trade. When the new Liujiabao is built, I will establish Liujiabao's own sea trade route, from Dengzhou to Gaoli, from Dengzhou to Japan, and from Dengzhou to Sea trade routes to the south of the Yangtze River and even the South China Sea will naturally generate a steady stream of income."

"You can definitely do it." Liu Lisheng asked.

"Ordinary people can make it. We have immortal soldiers and generals. At least we are not afraid of pirates and pirates. If we sail along the coastline, the risk can be minimized." Liu Xinqi replied.

After listening to Liu Xinqi's explanation, Liu Lisheng stopped asking any more questions, but some doubts and worries could still be seen in his expression.After all, I have been farming all my life. If I don’t do it anymore, I naturally feel unsure.

Seeing Liu Lisheng's doubts, Liu Xinqi comforted him again: "I won't always be so without a foundation. When I have money, I will naturally buy more land, and then I can grow and eat by myself."

"That's good." Liu Lisheng finally replied.

"Then let's continue discussing the monthly salary." Liu Xinqi said.

(End of this chapter)