Da Wei Chun

Chapter 619
After seeing the printing factory, Li Chengzhi went to the copper factory, which is the mint.

Because of the need to use hydraulic machinery, the copper factory was also built by the Ruoshui River.When Li Chengzhi entered, the workshop was orderly, and the copper plates were being rolled with steel shafts.

The red-hot copper ingot enters between the two steel shafts, and as the steel shafts rotate, a copper plate about one minute thick (three millimeters) but irregular in size is slowly squeezed out, and is clamped by workers with iron tongs. On the iron platform.

With a heavy bang, a steel ingot fell heavily, as if stamped.After the workers turned the winch, the steel ingots were raised, and there were nearly a hundred copper coins about one inch in size scattered on the iron platform, with patterns printed on them.

Then some workers will use iron rulers to sweep the waste off the stage, and at the same time sweep the copper coins into the pool on one side, which will immediately stir up a burst of water mist.

Li Song ordered the chief to fish out more than a dozen pieces and send them to Li Chengzhi.

Li Chengzhi picked up one and looked at it carefully.

The thickness of the copper coin is very uniform, and the pattern is very clear, but the only fly in the ointment is that, as if burnt, both sides are printed with a layer of light black rust.

This is when copper is oxidized by water at high temperature, and an oxide layer is formed on the surface, that is, copper oxide.

The advantage is that it is anti-rust, anti-acid and anti-corrosion, and the disadvantage is that it affects the appearance.Because the copper is mixed with zinc, the color of the rolled copper plate is like real gold at first, which is extremely dazzling.And suddenly there was such a layer of smoke rust, just like a layer of ringworm growing on the face of a beautiful beauty.

But it is precisely because of this layer of smoke and rust that it proves that the copper coins are extremely fine, unlike the Han Wuzhu, which has at least [-]% lead.

After playing with it for a while, Li Chengzhi sighed a little: he has indeed minted money, but the circulation is not satisfactory.

In March, after the first batch of copper coins were issued, he set the price of coins with official guidance. Taking into account many factors, he followed the price of Luoyang.

For example, in Beijing, a catty of copper can be exchanged for two shi of millet, and a catty of copper in Xihai is also exchanged for two shi of millet.

There are differences when it comes to coins: because Xihai coins are slightly thicker and larger, and there is no hole in the middle, so there are only one hundred coins per catty, which is about fifty less than five baht coins. Therefore, Li Chengzhi estimated that Xihai coins purchasing power will be higher.

But I didn't expect how conservative his estimate was: from the end of March to the beginning of June, officials, soldiers, and migrant workers were all paid two months' wages, and there was not a single copper coin in circulation in the market, not to mention that the market has been gradually opened up. In some districts and townships in the city, people are beckoning to sell grain, cloth, and livestock to the government in exchange for money.

At that time, he made a rough calculation, and the actual purchasing power of copper coins even exceeded the official price by four to five times.

After a little investigation, Li Chengzhi knew where the problem was.

One is because he was prepared just in case. Most places in Xihai today are still implementing a half-provisioned and half-planned economic system, which is not fully market-oriented.

The second is the lack of copper in the Yuan and Wei Dynasties. For more than 100 years, the policy of "silk" and "grain" has been implemented, which is similar to bartering, so the folks have always had the habit of "gardening copper".

In addition, the fineness of Xihai gold coins is too good, and the patterns are exquisite, which is far from being compared with the five baht coins left over from the Han Dynasty, which further encourages the people to cherish them.

But in this way, Li Chengzhi's plan was disrupted.

The policy was set by him himself, and he couldn't change it day and night anyway. He could only order all the government offices to collect all their receivables, and also ordered the copper factory to work overtime, day and night.

Then it took another three months, and the circulation had already exceeded the plan by five times, before the enthusiasm slowly cooled down.Li Chengzhi predicts that when the last batch of copper coins is listed, supplemented by a series of measures such as officials, soldiers, and workers' salary increases, the price of coins will fall back to a relatively normal level.

Of course, it's not all bad: nowadays, the food, grass and cloth in various government offices are piled up like mountains, and there are so many cattle and sheep that soldiers have to be dispatched to take turns to shepherd them.He has roughly calculated that at least five to six small wars of the scale of Li Feng's stationing in Bigan can be supported, which last for a year.

But to take precautions, Li Chengzhi has already started to set up a central bank to regulate the economy and prevent the currency price from falling too fast.

For this line of work, he is a real layman, but fortunately Xihai is just a small boat, it is easy to turn around, no matter how strong the wind is, there will be no big waves.

Just like later generations, no matter what new policy will be piloted, as long as the experience is summed up in the West Sea, there will be no big troubles when it is implemented in the world in the future...

Thinking secretly, Li Chengzhi threw the copper coin into the cash box and made a crisp sound of "ding".

I visited several places today, and although it was just a quick tour, Li Chengzhi could at least see that the quality of any paper, book, or copper coin that was produced had exceeded his expectations.

Moreover, the workers are proficient in operation, and all links are closely linked, which is obviously due to Li Song's daily watchful attention and hard work.

"That's right, you, the head of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, can be considered to be doing your best, combining knowledge and action. At least there is no discount for uploading and downloading..."

The more confidant you are, the more stingy your husband is in compliments, and it is even more difficult to get a compliment from him in full view.

So hearing this sentence, Li Song was completely relieved.

He bowed his hands and said: "My servant thanked you sir!"

"Ok!"

Li Chengzhi nodded, "However, we still need to keep in mind that we need to be full of precepts, and we should not boast about ourselves. If we are indecisive, we must not make our own decisions..."

Li Song agreed, nodding continuously.

How could he not learn a lesson after making such a big mistake?
Not to mention when it is pending, even if there is a slight hesitation and hesitation, he will ask Li Chengzhi for advice.Li Chengzhi naturally knew everything, so Li Song made rapid progress.

Li Chengzhi waved his hand again: "Well, go back!"

Li Xiao responded first, and then ordered his own soldiers to bring Li Chengzhi's mount.

Just as he got on the saddle, Li Cong came to report again: "Your Majesty, Zhang Bie is here!"

So fast?
Calculated by pinching fingers, it was only two days before he wrote to Li Feng, and Bigancheng was nearly two thousand miles away, which shows how fast Zhang Jingzhi left.

"Where are you?"

"I've arrived at the town office, I've seen Da Lang (Li Shiliang), so I should be washing the dust at this time!"

Li Cong paused for a while, and said with a strange expression, "Besides Zhang Biejia, Xi Zhonglang is also here!"

Li Chengzhi was stunned.

Good guy, I really let myself guess right, is this Xi Kangsheng really willing?

He has six sons, at least half of them are masters, but only Daxi has been with him and trained him carefully for nearly ten years, which shows Xi Kangsheng's love for him.

And Xi Kangsheng also knew better that Daxi was lucky to come this time, but it was difficult to leave. No matter how generous he was, it was impossible for him to let him leave Xihai in a short time.

So the old fox's intentions are self-evident, and this bet is not insignificant.

On the contrary, it is impossible to guarantee that Xi Kangsheng's eyes are as bright as a torch, and he has seen that the Yuan and Wei dynasties are already fading away, and the building is about to collapse, so you have left a way out for the Da Xi family in advance.

This is a good thing.

Regardless of the rest, Xi Kangsheng is a famous general in the world, and his prestige among the Xianbei people is extremely high.If one day he can be recruited under his command, it can be worth [-] strong soldiers.

It really is a big gift, and this favor is worth thousands of dollars.

Li Chengzhi let out a breath slowly, and shouted loudly: "Go!"

　Sorry, it's a bit late, and it's a bit short, try to add updates on the 4th!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)