Monster Minotaur

Some time ago, the Salt people tried to pass a tariff bill to restrict the export of Thunder Bluff products, which made Mo Yan more vigilant. Although he used a disgraceful method to nip this trend in its infancy, it did not have an impact on Thunder Bluff's economy. But this also shows that there are still smart people in the Salt people, and they are not just madmen full of fighting.

Thunder Bluff is now the most profitable place in Ellam, and the trade surplus has caused a large amount of Ellam gold coins to flow into Thunder Bluff. Other cities with underdeveloped industries find it difficult to compete with Thunder Bluff's products and can only be constantly eliminated from the market, or the market is targeted at the very poor lower-class residents with little money.

But this does not mean that Thunder Bluff can sit back and relax. In order to minimize the public dissatisfaction in Ellan, Thunder Bluff will spend a large amount of money every month to build welfare facilities and open new factories in other cities to accommodate those people. A skilled craftsman who went broke because of Thunder Bluff.

In order to control Elam's economy more firmly, Mo Yan decided to speed up his economic control over Elam, and the first thing to do was to issue new coins. As an important representative of a stable political power, currency control is a very important means. Without the right to mint money, controlling the economy can only be empty talk.

Even the underground drow cities understand the importance of currency, and almost every city has its own gold coins. And if Thunder Bluff has its own gold coins, it will be completely separated from the Elamite economic system and will no longer be controlled by the gold content of the Salt people's currency.

The newly issued coins in Thunder Bluff are also based on three precious metals: copper, silver, and gold. But unlike the coins of Hill Continent, these coins are not simply cast into circles and then printed with some patterns. Instead, they are added with a kind of Aber that is common in Hill Continent. Pull (stop bitching!) the numbers.

The diameter of the Thunder Bluff copper coin is about 1.5 centimeters and the thickness is two millimeters. The front is printed with the number 10 and some simple lace, and the back is an abstract bull's head. Gold coins and silver coins are the same size, with a diameter of 2.5 centimeters, but silver coins are one millimeter thicker than gold coins.

The back of the silver coin is printed with the image of a dragon with wings spread. If anyone who has seen Jones sees this pattern, they will find that the dragon is exactly the same as Jones's dragon body. As the most important gold coin, the flag logo of Thunder Bluff is printed on the back. The face value of the gold coin and silver coin are one thousand and one hundred respectively.

There is a bulging border around the three types of Thunder Bluff coins, which is not only more beautiful but also prevents people from making profits by cutting coins. This is a great innovation in the Hill Continent. Although there has not yet appeared in Elam, people who think of making money in this way, but it can be regarded as a precaution.

Nowadays, if the Salt merchants in Elam want to buy products from Thunder Bluff, they need to go to the bank in the city to exchange the Salt gold coins in their hands for Thunder Bluff's unique coins. The reason why Thunder Bluff sets the denomination value of coins is to add additional value to the coins, which is the credibility of Thunder Bluff.

The prices of goods in Thunder Bluff are now expressed in simple numerical values, instead of having to calculate how many gold coins and how many silver coins as in the past. For example, if the price of a piece of spider silk cloth is 300, then all you need is three silver coins, or thirty copper coins to pay, without the need for troublesome calculations.

Thunder Bluff's coins do not recognize the so-called gold content, but only recognize the face value on the coin. Mo Yan initially planned to use cheaper banknotes as Thunder Bluff's new currency. However, due to the production problem of parchment, and Mo Yanyou didn't know how to make paper that could prevent counterfeiting, he could only use this method of real gold currency.

Other alloys have been added to the newly issued coins of Thunder Bluff, making the coins look more sparkling and attractive. After finalizing the style and ratio of the new gold coins, Thunder Bluff melted a large portion of the Salt gold coins in the vault into Thunder Bluff gold coins of a new proportion, and the new coins were minted more than the original ones. At 30,000 pieces, it can be seen that the gold content of Thunder Bluff gold coins is not high.

However, the low gold content of Thunder Bluff's coins is not a problem. Thunder Bluff's credit allows the coins to have the same purchasing power as ordinary gold coins even if the gold content is not high. As long as Thunder Bluff is always making huge profits and its production capacity can keep up, it is unlikely to cause inflation.

In terms of productivity, Mo Yan is still very confident. Because of the food problem during the civil strife in Elam, Mo Yan reluctantly made an industrial adjustment in Thunder Bluff. The development of some light industries has been increased, and the food planting area and manpower have been expanded. This allows Thunder Bluff to meet the needs of urban residents while also having excess food for brewing wine.

Thunder Bluff's transparent wine is already famous in Carthage and Marlow. Although the Carthaginians were not willing to go to Thunder Bluff to buy directly due to religious issues, or domestically they said it was produced by Thunder Bluff, and they also replaced the large wine barrels with cow heads printed on them with their own wine barrels. But in fact this was just a cover, and most drunkards in Carthage knew exactly where it came from.

Do you know this? the old man from the Flanders Chamber of Commerce asked, handing a few gold coins to Lauren. The tax turmoil a month ago had subsided. After the bill that had only been implemented for only three days had not been implemented, Lauren finally confirmed that no one would want his life, and then he started his daily business again.

A month later, he was called to Arica City by the old man. The old man felt nervous about some of Thunder Bluff's actions, and he needed the talented young man in front of him to give him some advice.

This is the coin that was just discovered in Thunder Bluff. Lauren recognized the strange gold coin in front of her at just a glance and said to the old man: It is the only one with high edges around it so that no one will cut off the few edges around it. It comes in a circle, and the other metals it incorporates make it very shiny.”

So this is the purpose of this high side? The old man picked up the gold coin and looked at the high side carefully. After thinking about it for a while, he finally agreed with Lauren's statement. If someone uses scissors to cut off the outer ring of a gold coin, although it is very unethical, it is a profitable way.

Let's not talk about this for now. The old man sighed and sat back on the chair. He made an invitation gesture to Lauren and asked him to sit down and said: Thunder Bluff has been moving very frequently recently. Not only has this gold content been released, but also The currency was not high, and an industry called banking began to be opened in the cities of Elam.

Thunder Bluff wants to control Elam's economy as soon as possible. Lauren expressed the thought that had been brewing in her heart for a long time: At the beginning, Thunder Bluff may not have consciously controlled Elam's economy, but Our methods made him realize something was wrong last time, and now he plans to take control of the entire Elam economy.

This is what I'm worried about. The old man rubbed the Thunder Bluff gold coins in his hands and said with a frown: The gold content of such gold coins is much lower than our gold coins, but it has a very high value. The city's council does not Not noticing such a mistake, they are still issuing gold coins with high gold content foolishly.

Yes. Lauren nodded and said: The gold content of our gold coins is much higher, and if you want to buy Thunder Bluff products, you must exchange the gold coins for Thunder Bluff gold coins. This is undoubtedly giving money to Thunder Bluff. Ya, as long as they melt our gold coins, they will make more gold coins to continue to extract our money, and then all of Elam will only be able to use Thunder Bluff's gold coins.

But the people welcome such gold coins. The old man understood what Lauren said and said with a frown: The gold content is obviously not high, but it can be used as an ordinary gold coin. I really don't understand why this is the case. Just like you As said, every time we make a deal with Thunder Bluff, we lose money.

Lauren's talent in business is amazing. He was once confused when he saw this situation. There was obviously no gold of equal value, but the gold coins of Thunder Bluff were more expensive than the gold coins of the Salt people. popular. But after a period of thinking, Lauren figured out the reason.

Credit and productivity are the guarantee of the value of Thunder Bluff gold coins. Lauren explained to the old man: Thunder Bluff has the best production means in Elan. This is something we knew from the beginning. As long as they can produce more and more With a good product and the fact that Thunder Bluff has never broken its promise, the gold coins of Thunder Bluff will always be better than the Salt gold coins. The numbers printed on the gold coins and the product values ​​​​launched by Thunder Bluff are for this reason. Be prepared.”

That's it. The old man is indeed a person who has been walking on the streets for almost his whole life. He understood the key point instantly from Lauren's simple explanation. Such a fresh theory made the old man's eyes light up. He somewhat understood why Thunder Bluff was so powerful. The monster in Thunder Bluff was many times more powerful than the Salt people just in terms of ideas.

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