Chapter 2406 Daqin currency reform


    Chapter 2403: Daqin currency reform


    "Second brother, thank you. If it weren''t for you, I would have been in trouble this time, third brother."


    Jin Yichuan said dejectedly.


    He was an impostor and joined the Jinyiwei. After working for so many years, he has completely become Jin Yichuan.


    The life was going well and I was getting more and more hopeful, but recently my senior brother Ding Xiu discovered that he had been using this as a threat to pester and blackmail him.


    Jin Yichuan is the Jinyiwei, obviously not a weak person, but his senior brother Ding Xiu is far stronger than him. If he kills, he will not win at all. Once Ding Xiu is exposed, all he has now will be lost.


    Jin Yichuan could only endure the unhappiness and handed over all his salary to Ding Xiu, hoping that his senior brother could keep the secret, but Ding Xiu''s appetite was getting bigger and bigger, and he had to use this for the rest of his life.


    Jin Yichuan could no longer bear it, so he asked Ding Xiu to a place with few people, intending to sneak attack and kill him, but he still underestimated Ding Xiu. Even if it was a sneak attack, he was still no match for Ding Xiu.


    Ding Xiu did not mean that he was Jin Yichuan, but a fierce beating was obviously indispensable.


    Just when Jin Yichuan was beaten half to death, Shen Lian appeared in time to save Jin Yichuan.


    Shen Lian''s identity is not simple. On the surface, he is just an ordinary seventh-rank general flag of the Jinyiwei, but in fact he is a person named on the Black Ice Platform and has also served as a spy No. 5.


    With Shen Lian''s qualifications, even if he cannot be the fourth-rank qualifying envoy of the Jinyiwei, he is fully qualified to be a fifth-rank 1,000 household, but his vision and luck are really not very good.


    When Shen Lianchengtian was worried when he was a local spy No. 5, everyone in the department was redirecting around No. 1. In order to ensure the safety of No. 1, even if he abandoned the entire department, he would spare no effort.


    Shen Lian felt that being a secret spy was too dangerous, so after one serious injury, he applied to leave the Dizi Department. As a result, he returned after completing the task as soon as the transfer order was passed.


    The word "di" also made great contributions, and many people were promoted. Only Shen Lian had not received any contributions because he had been transferred, and he did not count the contributions before.


    Later, during a mission, Shen Lian let a girl run away because of his soft heart. He thought she was doing it perfectly, but he was still discovered, which angered Jia Xu.


    A senior official is a killer, not to mention that Jia Xu’s level is even bigger than Shen Lian’s immediate boss.


    Jia Xu did not cause trouble for Shen Lian. After all, it would damage his identity. He directly scolded Shen Lian''s immediate boss. Can Shen Lian have a good life? He was directly placed on the bench.


    Others are all officials getting bigger and bigger, but Shen Lian is better, but his official duties are getting smaller and smaller. From the fourth-rank tutor to a thousand households, he has now become a small general banner.


    Shen Lian himself was also very depressed, but his life was still there, and mediocrity also had the benefits of mediocrity.


    If his career went smoothly, he would never have encountered Lu Jianxing and Jin Yichuan, these two sworn brothers who saved his life and could share life and death.


    Shen Lian found that something was wrong with Jin Yichuan recently, so he didn''t say anything, so he followed him and happened to run into Jin Yichuan''s sneak attack on Ding Xiu, but was pressed to the ground and beaten.


    Shen Lian saw that Ding Xiu had no intention of murder, but seeing that Jin Yichuan was beaten so badly, he couldn''t continue watching, so he took action and took action.


    Shen Lian originally wanted to teach Ding Xiu a lesson so that he would not bother Jin Yichuan anymore, but he didn''t expect that Ding Xiu''s strength was no weaker than him, and he would not decide the outcome after a fight.


    In order to keep Ding Xiu''s secret, Shen Lian gave him fifty silver coins, which was temporarily stabilized.


    Silver coins are the newly launched currency of Daqin.


    Before this, copper was used as a general currency, both in the Han and pre-Qin periods.


    The Qin Dynasty inherited the Han Dynasty and also adopted the Wuzhu coins as currency.


    Although rare precious metals such as gold and silver can also serve as currency, they are only circulated with nobles and gentry, and ordinary people will definitely not use them.


    But with the rapid development of the Qin Dynasty''s economy, the people began to gradually become richer, and the copper coins naturally could not keep up with the times.


    Just imagine, one stone of grain is 500 yuan, and one hundred stone is 50,000 yuan.


    The people sold the hundreds of stones of grain they harvested to the government, and the government paid 50,000 Wuzhu coins to the people, and the people had to use a car to pull them away.


    This is very inconvenient, and there are countless similar principles


    After Ying Hao realized this situation, he made a quick decision and ordered the Ministry of Revenue to prepare to promote monetary reform, abolish the original copper system, and switch to the silver system, and use silver as the general currency of the Qin Dynasty.


    The reason why the gold standard system was not implemented is because the current economic scale of Daqin is far from reaching the level of transition to the gold standard system, and the silver standard system is enough.


    Monetary reform is not a trivial matter. If there is a mistake, even the country will be in turmoil.


    The country must have sufficient silver and gold reserves to ensure the smooth completion of monetary reform.


    The Qin Dynasty a year ago must have been unable to complete it, after all, the Qin Dynasty was too poor at that time.


    After a year of cultivation, coupled with the huge profits of voyage to the West and the continuous transport of gold and silver from the Japanese island, the Qin Dynasty already had enough silver and gold reserves, which could support the country''s transition from the copper system to the silver system.


    Therefore, one month before the breaking of Tokyo, Ying Hao ordered King Meng and Xun Yu to lead the monetary reform and implemented three currencies: gold, silver and copper.


    The new currency launched by Daqin this time has the avatar of the founding emperor Ying Hao on the front, while the words "Shenwu Tongbao" are printed on the back.


    The precious metals in the Daqin currency are very large, and 10 gold coins can be minted per pound of gold.


    10 silver coins can also be minted by a pound of silver.


    Therefore, each gold and silver coin is equivalent to one or two gold and silver.


    The exchange ratios between gold coins, silver coins and copper coins are: 1:5:1500;


    In other words, 1 gold coin can be exchanged for 5 silver coins and 1,500 copper coins.


    And a silver coin can be exchanged for 300 copper coins.


    One hundred stones of grain can be sold for 50,000 copper coins. People need to use a car to pull it away, but if it is replaced with silver coins, it is only 100 coins. It can be carried away with one hand, which is much more convenient than before.


    This monetary reform of Daqin greatly promoted the circulation of wealth and also made Daqin''s business develop more rapidly.


    The transition from the copper standard to the silver standard is just Ying Hao''s first plan. He will set up a bank next.


    Ying Hao originally wanted to make silver notes and even paper money. After all, paper money must be more convenient to circulate than metal coins, but now it is obviously not the time. Even paper has been popularized for less than ten years, and the Qin Dynasty has just transitioned to the silver system. The implementation of paper money so quickly is obviously a way to boost growth and easily breed turmoil. For the current Qin Dynasty, stability is more than anything else.


    At least after the unification of the world, the silver system of the Qin Dynasty will mature before it can be suitable for the emergence of paper money.


    Shen Lian gave Ding Xiu fifty silver coins, which was equivalent to giving him fifty taels of silver. This is not a small number, and it is enough for ten households to use for a year.


    If it were ordinary Jinyiwei, he would definitely not be able to pay so much money, but Shen Lian was different. He was still named on the Black Ice Platform, but each person received two salary, so he could only pay so much money at one time.


    "Yichuan, the problem of your identity is not completely solved. Ding Xiu will come to you. He will eat you for the rest of his life." Shen Lian said in a deep voice.


    There are many opponents he encountered when he was in the local No. 5, but it was the first time he encountered such a rogue and difficult person as Ding Xiu.


    "But second brother, you know my situation. Impersonating the Jinyiwei is a death sentence." Jin Yichuan said bitterly.


    After Shen Lian was silent for a moment, he spoke, "This matter can be big or small. If someone guarantees it for you, it is very likely that the matter will become a small matter."


    "Second brother, although there are many high-ranking officials and nobles in Luoyang City, we brothers neither know each other nor have any other choices."


    "My second brother knows a noble man. If he speaks, he will definitely save your life."


    The person Shen Lian said was naturally his old boss, the first secret spy number one, Zhang Rang.


    Shen Lian is one of the few people who know that Zhang Rang is still alive and is hiding on the Black Ice Platform.


    Shen Lian did not want to have any intersection with Zhang Rang. It was not that he despised Zhang Rang’s actions, but because there were too many secrets in him, and the more he knew, the more dangerous the situation was.


    But this time, Yidi''s death was the only one in Shen Lian''s network of relationships that could solve this problem.


    "Really second brother?"


    Jin Yichuan showed a look of surprise, and he never expected that his second brother would have this relationship.


    But his second brother is indeed mysterious. He is obviously just a general flag half a level taller than his seventh-grade small flag, but even hundreds of households are extremely polite to him.


    "Second brother, you..."


    Before Jin Yichuan finished speaking, he was interrupted by Shen Lian.


    "Yichuan, don''t ask too much. If you know too much about your second brother, it will not be good for you."


    "Oh, I got it, second brother."


    "Let''s go, after patrolling the street, my second brother invites you to have a drink."


    "Um."


    The two brothers were wearing flying fish suits and embroidered spring swords. Wherever they passed, passers-by avoided them.


    Obviously, the Jinyiwei has a bad reputation among the people.


    "Second brother, look, there seems to be chaos on Qinglong Street."


    Jin Yichuan showed excitement on his face, and turmoil means making contributions.


    "Go and go and take a look."


    As soon as the two arrived at Qinglong Street, they saw a scene that shocked them.


    Dozens of Jinyiwei were forming a flying fish formation and surrounded two alien races.


    Such a lineup is not to mention a first-class expert, even a top-class expert must be resentful on the spot. Not only did he fail to take down the two alien races, but he was also beaten by the other party.


    "This is a master-level powerhouse."


    After all, Shen Lian was a spy who had been a secret spy with a word "di". Although his strength is not too strong, his knowledge is not low. It can be seen at a glance that Gao Wen and Lancelot are both master-level warriors, but they are more confused in their hearts.


    These two masters dared to fight with the Qin Jinyiwei in Luoyang City. Do they want to die?


    Daqin has more than a dozen great masters, and all major sects in the world are admired by them. They are as powerful as eight major sects. When Daqin comes, he dare not be arrogant and obediently clamps his tail and becomes a human being.


    But these two alien races not only attacked in the city, but also injured so many people. Aren’t they afraid of leading the powerful masters and even the grand masters out of the city?


    You know, there are more than one great master in Luoyang City, or do they don’t know this at all?


    While Shen Lian was thinking, he suddenly heard someone calling him, and he looked closely and saw that it was Ji Ying.


    Ji Ying also realized that he had played the game this time, and he felt so regretful. If he had known that these two alien races had been so strong, how could he deliberately make things difficult for them?


    Also, with such strong strength, what can you do? Do you have to make money by selling your skills?


    Ji Ying really doesn''t understand the brain circuit of the alien race, but he is already in a difficult situation at this time. So many people have been injured. If he cannot take these two people down, he will definitely be punished.


    Seeing that Shen Lian was coming, Ji Ying seemed to have seen a savior. He knew that Shen Lian was a top-notch master, but he was demoted to the general flag because he offended the commander. His strength was much stronger than him, so he hurriedly called for help from Shen Lian.


    "Shen Lian, why are you still standing there? Get on, get on quickly." Ji Ying shouted.


    When Shen Lian heard this, he wanted to kick Ji Ying to death and let him deal with the two masters alone? You are so eager to see me die.


    However, Ji Ying is a thousand households, and he is just the general flag. Ji Ying is two levels higher than him, so he has to listen to the commands of the superior.


    In addition, Shen Lian also realized that these two alien races had no intention of killing, otherwise these dozens of Jinyiwei would not just lie on the ground.


    "Yichuan, go and protect Lord Ji, second brother go and treat these two thieves."


    As he said that, Shen Lian pulled out the Xiuchun Sword, rushed forward with a tough bullet. This time he was not going to do it, but wanted to convince people with reason.


    Lancelot and Gao Wen did not want to cause trouble, but in the face of Ji Ying''s aggressiveness, they could only be forced to defend themselves if they didn''t want to surrender. But they obviously knew the right way and knew that once they were killed, they could never be saved, so they just hurt people without killing them.


    (This chapter ends)