Wei and Jin Cooks

   Chapter 614 Good mood

  Fu Tinghan said: "The reason why I came back today is to tell you that the people who sent out to find iron ore did not find iron ore, but found copper ore."

"Instead of selling copper, it's better to make money directly. But do you want to make the same five baht money as the current imperial court, or do you want to issue a new currency yourself?" He said: "I have learned about the people below me these days. Only then did I know that the currency market is very chaotic, and in the market, copper coins, grain, cloth, gold and silver can all be circulated as currency.”

"Gold and silver are the most stable, followed by copper coins, cloth and food, but I checked the account book and went to various fairs and bazaars to see that gold and silver are rarely used for transactions, even small-value transactions. There are very few copper coins, and it turns out that there are more cloths in circulation, followed by copper coins, and there are also many people who trade food."

   "Whether it is cloth or grain, their value is very unstable."

   Zhao Hanzhang understood, "Do you want me to issue a new monetary policy?"

   Fu Tinghan said: "The market is so chaotic, you might be able to give it a try."

   Currency is of course not something that can be issued casually. Zhao Hanzhang has no shortage of circulating materials, especially now that it is the summer harvest. A lot of winter wheat was planted in Yuzhou last year, and they are all harvested now. Now they are harvesting crops such as millet and beans.

In addition to crops, there are also many other commodities. However, the trading market is very chaotic. Most of the people are bartering. When the King of the East Sea left Luoyang, he took away most of the court and family. They took away a lot of gold, silver and copper coins. Most of those things were snatched by Shi Le.

   So much so that the refugees now move back to Luoyang, but they find that they have no money to use.

The nobility traded materials with cloth and preserved jewelry, while the commoners mostly traded goods, but it is difficult to determine the value of those things, and the traded cloth and jewelry are not very popular with foreign merchants, because the value fluctuates. too big.

   Merchants prefer gold, silver and copper coins to fabrics and jewelry that fluctuate in value.

   Therefore, Zhao Hanzhang can make money, and then demand that the government use money as a medium to unify the market.

  Then the question is, does she want to print her own currency, or will she also print their five baht money in line with the imperial court?

   Zhao Hanzhang couldn't decide for a while, she walked up the steps, from one end to the other, and finally suppressed the excitement in her heart, patted the railing and said, "Cast the five baht money of the imperial court."

  Fu Tinghan smiled and said: "Okay, we can first cast the five baht money of the imperial court. After the site is stable, if you want to cast your own currency, we can plan again."

   Zhao Hanzhang nodded, thinking that she was going to be rich, and became happy again, "Where is the copper mine, you can put the other things first, first mine and smelt copper and cast money."

   Now she is short of money, and it is extremely short.

  Fu Tinghan: "Not far, more than 80 miles away from Luoyang."

   So if he smelts copper, he probably has to leave for a while, and he has to make molds. He will be very busy next time, and he should live outside the city for a long time.

   Zhao Hanzhang also thought of it, she tilted her head and glanced at him, excited, "I just have nothing to do, let me help you."

   She is not very interested in other things, but she is still very interested in casting money.

  Fu Tinghan laughed and nodded, "Come here when you're not too busy."

Zhao Hanzhang also told him that four Si Nong Temple and the Ministry of Water officials would come to help him, "Shen Ruhui, the leader of them, said that he was not only proficient in farming, but also proficient in the construction of water mills. He once worked in Yongzhou. Two water mills were built, and they are still in use.”

   "When he comes, let him be my deputy."

   Zhao Hanzhang agreed, "Okay."

  When the emperor left, he took all the things that he could take away. After he left, Zhao Erlang and Xun Xiu sneaked in and searched. At first glance, they couldn't find any treasures.

   But Zhao Erlang is very good at finding treasures now, and Ting He and Fu An are servants again.

  Thinking about this, they actually found something out of the palace. The three of them continued to play until the sun went down and Zhao Hanzhang shouted from afar before they left the palace and ran towards the front hall.

   Zhao Hanzhang stood in front of the main hall with his waist pinched and shouted in the direction of the harem. Fu Tinghan leaned on the railing and looked at him with a smile.

   She was about to shout the eighth sound when Zhao Erlang led Ting He Fu An out of the corridor on the left, clutching his chest with one hand, and rushed to the front almost without stopping.

   Zhao Hanzhang saw the sweat on his head, so he took out the handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead, "I haven't been here a few times, how can I still play for so long?"

   Zhao Erlang's eyes were sparkling, and he took out what was in his arms and showed it to Zhao Hanzhang, "Sister, I found it."

   They are all trivial things. There are silver hairpins and jade, which is only a little bigger than a copper coin. The most eye-catching of them are two pieces of gold foil, which are very thin, but the size of a child's slap.

   Zhao Hanzhang looked at the sun and couldn't help laughing, "It's good luck, it's not in vain today, it's just like this, it's almost half a year's salary for you."

  Zhao Erlang nodded happily, "Sister, next time you're in a bad mood, remember to ask me to come to the palace with me. I'll look for it again, and I'll definitely find something."

   Zhao Hanzhang: "...Are you expecting me to be in a bad mood?"

   "No, no," Zhao Erlang hurriedly denied it. He hesitated for a moment, but still gave out a piece of gold leaf to Zhao Hanzhang, "Sister, this is for you."

   Zhao Hanzhang accepted it.

   Zhao Erlang watched helplessly as his sister stuffed the gold leaf into her arms, then turned around and said, "Let's go, go home."

   Zhao Hanzhang went home in a good mood. Sure enough, when he was in a bad mood, he would be pleasantly surprised when he took a walk in the palace.

The kitchen prepared the rabbit meat according to Zhao Hanzhang's instructions. The cooking skills were good. Zhao Hanzhang was very happy to eat, and there was a brow about the money, so she went back to the study after eating around the yard for a while, and brought Fan Ying's food. After reading the appointment letters, they stamped them, and dealt with the rest of the official documents. After they were all done, she still couldn't help but took out her purse and poured out all the copper coins in it.

   She only has twenty-three copper coins in her purse. Even though there are only twenty-three coins, she has enough purchasing power in Luoyang now.

   If she doesn't buy expensive things, but only eats and drinks tea, it will be enough for her for two or three days.

   Today, a bowl of noodles in Luoyang City, plus minced meat, is only six cents. For tea, two cents can sit down and drink for a day.

   Zhao Hanzhang placed the coins one by one. The five baht coins were the currency that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty began to issue. Before him, the feudal lords would privately cast copper coins and issue them in their respective feudal lords.

   Qin Shihuang unified currency once, but unfortunately, Qin was too short-lived. After the troubled times, various places began to mint copper coins privately. Until Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he ordered the prohibition of private minting of copper coins by the county and the unified use of the five baht coins issued by the imperial court.

   (end of this chapter)