Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 549 What is money

Taichang means to merge the original seven Apache tribes alliance into three tribes alliance and establish three countries.

In this way, the population of the three countries of the Apache tribe is almost the same as that of the three countries of the Sioux tribe.

If the original seven tribal alliances were divided into seven countries, the population of each country would be too small, which would not be conducive to development and population reproduction.

So, will the chiefs of the various tribes of the Apache tribe agree to merge into three tribal confederations?

Chen Siming translated the meaning of Taichang, these chiefs actually looked at me and I looked at you, and none of them said anything.

What does this mean?

Seeing this, Taichang simply asked: "Are you willing to merge into three tribal alliances?"

At this moment, all the chiefs finally shook their heads again and again, and spoke.

Taichang couldn't help looking at Chen Siming with doubts on his face.

Chen Siming quickly explained: "Your Majesty, they said they have no objection, you can merge them however you want, but they just don't know how to merge into three tribal alliances."

Oh, this is easy.

Taichang immediately raised a slender pole and drew on the map: "The three tribal alliances can be divided according to the region, and all the tribes to the east of this mountain range form the Eastern Apache Tribal Alliance, referred to as Dongqi Kingdom.

All the tribes to the west of this mountain range form the Western Apache Tribal Alliance, referred to as the Xiqi Country.

The southern part forms the Southern Apache Tribal Alliance, referred to as Nanqi Country.

What do you think? "

We think you can do whatever you want!
All the tribal chiefs nodded in agreement.

Well, just be obedient.

Taichang nodded slightly and said: "That's it. After you establish a country, you have to consider the issue of development. Do you have any ideas?"

develop!

How to develop?

If these chiefs have ideas, then the Apache tribe will not stay at the stage of primitive tribes.

When all the tribal chiefs heard the words, they were all confused, as if they didn't understand.

Uh, how to explain this?
Taichang thought for a while, and then explained in detail: "The purpose of helping you to form a tribal alliance and establish a country is to make your life better and better. If you want to live better and better, you must find ways to make money. The more money you make, The more things you can buy, the more things you can buy, the better your life will be, understand?"

When the tribal chiefs heard the words, their faces were still full of bewilderment.

This time, finally a tribal chief couldn't help asking: "What is money?"

When Taichang heard the words, he couldn't help but be stunned.

These people don't seem to have the concept of money, otherwise they wouldn't even care about gold.

Also, he seems to have forgotten one very important thing.

That is to open the Daming Bank to the North American continent!

People have no money, how to make money?

In other words, people don't have a common currency, so what do they earn?
The problem is, he doesn't seem to have any money either.

Taichang touched his pocket, feeling embarrassed.

He doesn't even have a copper coin on him!

Well, no one else should have him.

He immediately said to Chen Siming and a group of master guards: "Whoever of you has money, show it to them."

This is even more embarrassing.

None of the people present had any money!

Of course, it's not that they don't have money. The main problem is that there are no shops selling things here, so it's useless for them to bring money.

It's a bit of a nuisance to bring this money with you, and it might be lost. It's useless anyway, so why are they carrying it with them?

They basically haven't brought any money for several months.

Chen Siming fumbled on his body, then looked at the embarrassing master guards, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I put all the money on the boat, or should I go get it now?"

on board?

Taichang suddenly remembered.

He turned his head and said to Wang Cheng'en beside him, "Cheng'en, we seem to have brought money?"

Of course, how can the emperor not bring any money when he travels? Even if the emperor does not bring money, the eunuchs who are close to him must bring money to the emperor. Otherwise, if the emperor wants to reward the officials or order them What should I do if I have no money to buy something?
Are you going to grab it!
Wang Chengen nodded repeatedly and said, "We have brought gold tickets, silver tickets, gold ingots, silver ingots, gold coins, silver coins, and copper coins."

This is easy to do.

Taichang said without hesitation: "Immediately order someone to fetch it."

Wang Chengen was waiting for someone to pick it up, when he suddenly froze again.

The money they brought was not a little bit. After all, the emperor was not short of money at all. If there was less money and it was not enough, it would be troublesome.

If you bring too much money, it will take a lot of effort to get it all.

He froze for a moment, then asked carefully, "Your Majesty, how much?"

Taichang pointed to a group of chiefs and said: "Look at how many people there are, and each of them will bring one of each kind, and show them."

There may not be two or three hundred chiefs of the Apache tribe.

Wang Chengen made a rough count, and then arranged for someone to go to the boat to pick them up.

After a while, a team of eunuchs ran over holding more than ten boxes.

The gold bills, silver bills, gold coins, silver coins, and copper coins are okay to say, and a box of three hundred can still hold them.

The gold and silver ingots are different, even if they are five taels of gold and silver ingots, three hundred of them cannot fit in a box.

Therefore, there are three boxes for gold ingots and silver ingots, adding up to eleven boxes.

When Taichang saw so many boxes, he simply said to the expert guards beside him, "You guys help distribute one for each of them."

Eleven master guards hurried forward to open the box, and helped the eunuchs hand out the gold tickets, silver tickets, gold ingots, silver ingots, etc. one by one.

At this moment, all the tribal chiefs' eyes lit up, and they couldn't be more excited.

Of course, they are not greedy for money.

At the moment they don't know what the money is for. They are excited when they see the exquisite and unusual gold and silver tickets and gold and silver coins.

Daming's coins are really exquisite, they look like works of art, and people can't put it down.

Seeing the expressions of these chiefs, Taichang couldn't help saying proudly: "How about the coins made by Daming? Are you okay? You can use this kind of coins to trade in the future."

transaction?

A chief couldn't help asking: "What can this coin be traded for?"

Well, they used to barter and didn't know what to do with money.

Taichang thought for a while, then simply picked up a few silver coins and explained in detail: "This money can be traded for anything.

For example, for the cloth outside, you can buy one for three silver coins.

For another example, the food you eat can be eaten for a month with five silver coins.

Another example, the beef you eat, the beef bought with one silver coin can feed one person. "

Can anything be traded?
A chief asked curiously: "Can cowhide be traded for this?"

Taichang nodded without hesitation: "Of course."

The chief continued to ask: "How many of these things can be traded for that piece of cowhide, and how many of these things can be traded?"

Uh, this guy wants gold and silver tickets and gold and silver coins.

I just showed it to you, you don't want to let go yet.

Alas, that's all.

Anyway, the benefits I got from them are enough, and it's nothing to reward them with a little money.

Taichang thought for a while, then simply gritted his teeth and said, "If you like, these coins will be rewarded to you. You have to keep them well. When the shops open in the future, these coins can be used to buy things. Especially this gold ticket and Gold ingots are all five taels, and one can buy a cow!"

When all the chiefs heard this, they were excited and bowed their hands in gratitude.

They don't like money very much at the moment, they mainly like this exquisite coin.

At this moment, Taichang felt a little pain in his flesh.

He has never spent so much money before, the gold ticket and gold ingots alone cost more than 2 taels of gold!

Fortunately, the gold ticket Wang Chengen brought was not 50 taels or 100 taels. If it was such a large denomination, he really couldn't give it away.

Alas, that's all.

The large and small gold mines here alone may produce more than 2 taels of gold in a day, so rewarding them is nothing.

(End of this chapter)