My balcony connects the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 139 Minting Coins

"Find a place to live first. After three days, I will order people to collect five thousand soldiers and horses to go back with you."

Wei Cheng stretched out his hand and patted Tian Feng on the shoulder. He didn't ask him to answer himself now, but to answer himself after going back to think calmly, so that he would not regret it in the future.

Tian Feng knew that Wei Cheng was respecting his own wishes. Although there was a voice in his heart that kept telling him to agree now, he still bowed respectfully and said, "Thank you son, no matter what the result is, after three days, Feng Ding I will give you an accurate answer."

"That's great." Wei Cheng smiled.

After Tian Feng left.

Xu Chu watched his leaving back, frowned and said, "My lord, is this person a great talent?"

This is the second time Xu Chu saw Wei Cheng take the initiative to recruit someone. Before that, it was Zhang Fei. Although he didn't want to admit it, Xu Chu felt that the guy was really worthy of Wei Cheng's trouble in recruiting, especially after getting Zhang Ba Snake Spear. Beat him.

However, this Tian Feng?
Xu Chu looked suspicious.

Wei Cheng smiled without saying a word, and waited until Tian Feng disappeared into the crowd before saying: "It's not a great talent, but it is indeed a good talent."

Tian Feng's character is too upright, which is not good. A real strategist should be fluent in all aspects, and cannot be seen through at a glance.

In this regard, Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi have done a good job. If you should be strong, you should be strong, if you should be soft, you should be soft. The real wise generals are different from each other.

"Let's go, let's continue shopping."

Back in the carriage, the two aunts were getting a little impatient.

Cai Yan bought some preserved fruit from some stall and shared it with the two maids. Seeing Wei Cheng came back, he smiled and said, "I didn't expect Chenliu's dried fruit to be sold in Hedong. Husband, come and taste it."

Back in the carriage, Wei Cheng ate some preserved fruit.

The eldest aunt suddenly said: "Teng'er, I heard from Yan'er that the Fan family also took 5000 yuan of soap to sell in Luoyang?"

Wei Cheng froze for a moment, then looked at Cai Yan.

Cai Yan stuck out her tongue and whispered, "I think I should tell the two aunts, after all, 5000 yuan for soap is not a small sum."

The two aunts looked at Wei Cheng, who nodded and said, "That's right, but that aunt Yan'er's market is in Luoyang, and her main target customers are the princes and nobles in Luoyang, so it doesn't conflict with the two aunts. Forgot about it too, haha."

Before, Cai Yan told Wei Cheng that he wanted to do something. Wei Cheng felt that it was normal for his wife to want to start a business, and it was better than going through needles at home every day, so he gave her 5000 yuan of soap, and Fan's firm sold it on his behalf.

Anyway, Wei Cheng didn't want a cent of the money he earned, it was just pocket money for Cai Yan, so he didn't take it seriously.

But now that the two aunts are going to do the soap business in person, Wei Teng thinks it's better to make it clear.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help sighing, Cai Yan is indeed a good wife, if she didn't take the initiative to say it, and later sent the two aunts to Luoyang to find someone selling soap, wouldn't she feel that her own nephew was double-faced?

Of course, it doesn't matter whether the two aunts think so, Wei Cheng has too many good things, and the mere soap is just the beginning.

The little aunt said: "You are really a kid, that is 5000 yuan soap, do you mean forget it if you say it?"

The eldest aunt looked distressed. Although she was Aunt Cai Yan, she was not from her family after all.

Wei Cheng probably doesn't know how much benefit is involved in the 5000 yuan soap. If the concubines, princesses, lords, and noble ladies in Luoyang have used soap, they will be as obsessed with it as I am. , must be willing to pay a high price.

The two aunts looked at each other. Although they felt it was a pity, they were not greedy people who swallowed elephants. For now, we should first take down the market in Hedong, the base camp. As for whether they can go out in the future, let's see when the time comes, maybe Fan's can also be used.

Xu Chu drove the carriage, and the group finally stopped in front of a small courtyard surrounded by bluestones.

It is very close to the city gate, fifty steps ahead on the left is the guard.

A middle-aged man in front of the door said respectfully: "This was originally a post house, covering an area of ​​one and a half acres. There are two yards in the front and back, each with a gate. This side faces the main road, and the back yard is connected to a branch road. It is very easy to get in and out. Convenience."

The middle-aged man was the chief bookkeeper of the original Anyi County, and he was also a member of the Wei clan, but he was just a side branch.

Although he has produced five clothes, to be more serious, he still needs to call Wei Cheng the second uncle. The seniority is there. As for the two aunts, he has to be called grandma, even though he is older than the eldest aunt.

"It's nice here."

The eldest aunt looked around at the gate of the courtyard, because it was relatively close to the city gate, there was an endless stream of pedestrians and business travelers coming and going on the street.

The little aunt also nodded in satisfaction, "Let's just leave it here, find someone to clean it up later, and then transplant some flowers and plants in the yard for decoration."

The two walked into the front yard one after the other, followed by Aning and Niu Niu who were chasing and fighting.

Cai Yan stood next to Wei Cheng, and after getting to know the middle-aged man a little more, he realized that the post house belonged to the government property, but now that everyone has run away, it naturally became Wei's property.

After a stick of incense.

The two aunts came out satisfied, and immediately decided to open the business here.

The job of finding someone to redecorate is naturally left to the middle-aged man, and he is also happy to work for the master's family. If a side branch like him is not attached to the master's house, it is actually no different from ordinary civilians.

"From now on, this will be Wei's Commercial Firm." The eldest aunt waved her hand, and said in a rather high-spirited manner.

Hearing this, Wei Cheng frowned and said, "It's better not to get involved with Wei's. The sale of this soap is a gift for the two aunts. You can choose another name." Regarding the development of Wei's, Wei Cheng followed Second Uncle Wei Min already has a general direction, and he doesn't want to mess up the overall situation because of a soap business.

The two aunts looked at each other.

Afraid that they might misunderstand what he meant, Wei Cheng explained: "Aunts, don't worry too much. Regarding the subsequent development of the family, my second uncle and I have already made a plan. We don't care about a mere business, so you just treat it as a business. Wei's dowry for you is ready."

The little aunt hurriedly explained: "Xiao Cheng, although your eldest aunt and I are married, we are the children of the Wei family after all, and you provided the business of this business. If it is all managed by us, it will inevitably make people gossip. , and the Yang family is not monolithic."

Wei Cheng thought the same, after all, the two aunts are the daughters-in-law of the Yang family, and some things should be clearly distinguished. What if someone in the Yang family covets their wealth, what should they do? touching.

"In this way, let Yan'er manage it with you. The two aunts will hold [-]% of the shares, and Yan'er will hold [-]% of the shares."

Cai Yan's expression on the side changed. She always wanted to do something for Wei Cheng. She felt that she was also a talented person, and she was almost out of touch with the outside world by staying at home all day, and she couldn't help Wei Cheng at all.

The two aunts looked at Cai Yan and nodded, and the younger aunt said, "That's fine, but we hold [-]% of the shares too much, I think Yan'er has [-]%, and your eldest aunt and I can each get [-]%."

Cai Yan exclaimed: "No, no, [-]% is too much."

The eldest aunt knows what the little aunt means, and now the Yang family is living under the wing of the Wei family, and the soap is the source of goods provided by Wei Cheng, so you must be self-aware in everything, even your own aunt has to settle accounts clearly.

Seeing Cai Yan shaking her head again and again, the eldest aunt stepped forward with a smile, took her hand, and said, "Okay, it's settled like this, but you are a young daughter, after all, it's not suitable for publicity. How about calling it Minning Firm under the name of me and your little aunt?"

"Minning Firm?" Wei Cheng nodded, "That's right, I'll follow Eldest Aunt's order."

Seeing that Wei Cheng agreed, Cai Yan no longer struggled with [-]% or [-]% of the shares, and would treat the two aunts better in the future.

The next day.

The news of the two Mrs. Yang's opening of a firm spread like wildfire in the city.

Minning Commercial Bank has not yet opened, but its reputation has already been established among the aristocratic family and the business traveler.

Because early in the morning, the two ladies held a trade fair in the most prosperous place in the city.

This is the suggestion given by Cai Yan. Good wine is also afraid of deep alleys, and the magical effect of soap needs to be experienced firsthand.

The two aunts also made use of their strengths. The eldest aunt was in charge of contacting wives of the big and small families in the city to join in the show, while the younger aunt found a few eloquent maids in the Yang family. After simple training, she pulled out an eloquent sales team.

Needless to say, soap, a cross-age product, quickly captured a large number of ladies and wealthy businessmen.

Minning Commercial Bank has not opened yet, and the order has accumulated to more than 2000 pieces of soap.

Some people may say that two thousand is not much, and there will be so much stock in any convenience store in later generations.

However, what you don't know is how exaggerated the pricing of soap by Minning Firm is.

Knowing that Wei Cheng likes to collect gold, the three girls priced the soap at a price of one catty of gold for one piece of soap.

Look clearly, it's a bar of soap, not a catty of soap.

A piece of soap is probably not worth half a catty.

Of course, gold at this time is not a hard currency, and the value of gold is mainly reflected in some decorations.

Therefore, there are not many people who actually exchange gold for soap, which requires the establishment of another exchange standard.

For example: twenty buckskins for one piece of soap, five stones of grain for one piece of soap, ten bolts of brocade for one piece of soap... and so on. The list of barters is divided into grades and grades according to the value of unused items, and they are exchanged at equal value. .

As for why copper coins were not used as a measure, it was because of Wei Cheng's casual remark.

"We, Wei, want to make our own currency. It's useless to collect so many copper coins now."

The three women who heard this sentence at that time were stunned for a moment, and then the three of them looked at each other, tacitly did not discuss too much.

The right to mint coins has been said for a long time.

"Hanshu.Food Chronicles" records "...if the casting of money is prohibited, the money must be heavy. If it is serious, it will be deeply profitable. Theft of casting is like a cloud, and the crime of abandoning the market is not enough to ban it! There are too many traitors and the law The number of bans is broken, but copper makes it so. Therefore, copper is spread all over the world, and it is a disaster."

It can be seen that no matter what era it is, private coinage is a felony.

It is not without those who really dare to mint coins privately.

In the past, there were coins minted by Wang Mang’s new dynasty, such as Huoquan, Buquan, Huobu, Daquan Fifty, Koizumi Naoichi, Yidaoping [-], and Dabu Huangqian. There are many coins issued, and many of them are very finely minted. .Later, Dong Zhuo made rubbish gadgets with no paper and small money.

Who is Wang Mang?

That is the fierce man who really usurped the man!

As for Dong Zhuo, his heart is clearly revealed.

(End of this chapter)