All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 384 The Use of Currency

"A miracle, absolutely a miracle~~~"

The sudden appearance of the steel plant west of Fengshui undoubtedly caused a huge sensation in the Qin State.

People of this era could not understand why such a terrifying and huge steel monster appeared out of nowhere. The only explanation was theology.

Upon hearing the news, Ying Zheng and others, along with civil and military officials and relatives of the Ying family, came to watch and were all shocked beyond words.

Lu Buwei signaled the Qin soldiers to step forward and hit the towering walls with their weapons.

The dull sound of metal collision means that these walls are all made of iron.
"That's too much." Lü Buwei couldn't believe it. "Even the walls are made of iron. How much does it cost?"

Iron was still relatively expensive in this era and could even be used directly as currency.

The thickness of the iron wall in front of us cannot be seen, but it is so long and so high, so the amount of iron used is naturally unimaginable.

"Prime Minister."

Someone stepped forward to examine it, then turned around and saluted, "It's not iron, it's steel."

When these words were spoken, everyone was even more dumbfounded.

During the Warring States Period, steel had become widely used.

However, the output of steel is far less than that of iron, and it is also more precious.

"Where on earth did this come from?"

"Your Majesty, Queen Mother." Lü Buwei recalled what happened before and whispered to Ying Zheng and Zhao Ji, "Do you remember who wanted this place?"

"Chen Ran?!"

When Chen Ran came over, he was holding a map in his hand, or to be exact, a mineral distribution map of the Guanzhong area.

"Sir." Ying Zheng stepped forward enthusiastically and pointed at the steel plant nearby, "This is a miracle."

"Miracle, what miracle?" Chen Ran turned his head and took a look. "This is a steel plant, used to produce steel."

"Oh?" Ying Zheng was delighted. "Is it obtained through the ritual of your family?"

"I can't do magic." Chen Ran shook his head, then nodded, "That's right, it was indeed me who did it."

"I have long known that you are not an ordinary person." Ying Zheng's eyes sparkled with excitement. "I never thought that you are actually an immortal!"

"I don't know how to live forever." Chen Ran said with a bang, "At most, I can only build some factories like this for production."

Zhao Ji also stepped forward and took his arm, looking at him charmingly, "I knew you were not an ordinary person."

Ying Zheng on the side was puzzled, "How did the Queen Mother know?"

"His Ruyi Jingu Bang"

"Hehehe~~~" Chen Ran interrupted hurriedly, "Your Majesty, we are short of raw materials and cannot start mining. Please quickly organize people to start mining."

But we can't let Zhao Ji speak casually and expose her secret of being able to bend and stretch, and to do things in a big or small way.

The young Ying Zheng was indeed distracted by the topic. "What raw materials?"

"Smelting iron and making steel requires nothing more than coal and iron ore. As for other things like fluorite and coke, they are not needed. The steel mill can handle them on its own."

Automation means less worry. If you start your own industry, you will need hundreds or even thousands of supporting factories.

More importantly, Daqin simply couldn't find a real professional.

"It's easy."

Ying Zheng smiled and took on the responsibility, "With the great power of our Qin, we can have as much coal and iron as you want. By the way, how much do you want?"

"Let's each take 10,000,000 jin first."

Ying Zheng'(ΘｏΘ)'

"How many, how many?!"

"It's barely enough." Chen Ran shook his head. "It's just enough to start work."

According to the Qin system, one catty weighs only about 250 grams. Ten million catties may seem like a large number, but in fact it is only enough to start a job.

This is an automated factory produced by the system, so there is no need to worry about production stopping due to lack of raw materials.

If it were a factory in the real world, once the production was stopped and the furnace was shut down, the blast furnace would be completely scrapped.

Ying Zheng looked towards Lu Buwei for help.

After all, the prime minister is in charge of the family now, and the empress dowager is supervising.

"This is too much." Lu Buwei bargained habitually, "How about a few hundred thousand kilograms to try first?"

"A 5,000-cubic-meter combined blast furnace." Chen Ran sneered, "Your hundreds of thousands of kilograms are not even enough to ignite the furnace."

"Not great." Zhao Ji said with a smile, "You should think of a way. At least you should take action first. You should see what use this miracle has."

At this time, Zhao Ji's IQ was online, and she implied that she should at least see whether this miracle was useful.

Chen Ran handed the Guanzhong mineral distribution map to Lu Buwei and pointed out to him, "There is an open-pit mine here, and the distance is relatively close. We can lay tracks for transportation."

The Qin State already had rail transit.

In history, when attacking the State of Chu, in order to meet the logistical needs of hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the front line, a large number of wooden tracks were laid for transportation.

The disadvantage of this thing is that it cannot be used for a long time, especially when it rains, it will break down quickly.

If it could be used for a long time, the Qin army, which mainly relied on fixed-point transportation, would not have to rely on passive defense when facing the Huns.

Lu Buwei quickly dispatched a group of Qin troops to guard the area and not allow outsiders to approach.

Everyone returned to Xianyang City and prepared to hold a banquet to celebrate the miracle.

In order to win over Chen Ran, Zhao Ji announced on the spot that she would grant him a large house. But Chen Ran simply shook his head, saying that it was not enough. "The house is too small. Give me the houses on the left and right as well. Remove the walls and connect them together."

Giving two more houses is no problem. The Qin State has never been stingy with talents.

The only trouble is that on both sides are the residences of nobles, especially on the left is Lu Buwei's residence.

Lu Buwei laughed out loud and said, "It's okay, it's just a house. I'll give it to the Immortal Master."

"I'm a scientist." Chen Ran frowned. "I'm a technician, not a theologist. I want your house not to live in a bigger house, but to build a money printing factory."

When this was mentioned, Ying Zheng and others immediately became interested and continued to ask questions.

"Economic warfare is also warfare, and the results are equally impressive."

"First, let the Qin currency be recognized by everyone. With Qin's money, you can go to other countries to buy things. After that, you can use the banknotes to exchange for goods."

At this time, Lu Buwei, who was born as a businessman, asked a key question: "How can we make other countries recognize Qin's currency?"

As expected of a businessman, he hit the nail on the head right away.

Why should other countries allow your currency to buy their things?

"This is simple."

Chen Ran said with a smile, "If Qin has something that other countries need or want to buy, then they can say that they will only accept Qin's own currency."

Zhao Ji was curious about Xu Weining, "What does Qin have that other countries need and want?"

"Iron tools." Chen Ran simply stated, "Well-made armor and weapons, durable iron farm tools, and rails that can be quickly moved."

"That won't do." Ying Zheng shook his head again and again, "How can we sell these things to other countries?"

"Under equal equipment conditions, talent is the key to victory." Chen Ran simply stated, "It's okay to sell armor and weapons. The Qin army will popularize more equipment. Durable iron farm tools can improve productivity. In the future, when Qin seizes land from other countries, the local output can support the garrison."

"As for laying railroad tracks, that is even more important. In future wars, the Qin army can be quickly mobilized directly within the enemy's territory."

By the end of the Warring States Period, iron tools had become widely used.

But the problem is that the output is still insufficient.

Many countries even used iron as currency, which shows that iron was in short supply.

As long as these products are launched, the Kanto countries will naturally be willing to buy them.

"As long as they are willing to buy, they must use Qin's currency."

"I know what you want to ask, what if there is no Qin currency?" Chen Ran smiled again, "That's easy, use Qin's currency to buy their country's products. You can buy any handmade products, food, livestock, etc. In this way, they will have Qin's currency and can buy Qin's ironware."

"Over time, each country has acquired a large number of iron tools, but its domestic food, livestock and other supplies have become less and less. Its national strength has actually declined."

"There are many economic means, and I have only scratched the surface."

"Master." Lu Buwei asked again, "The other countries are not stupid. What if they are faking it?"

The currency these days was mainly made of gold, silver, copper, iron, and there were even cloth coins made of cloth.

Theoretically speaking, it is not technically difficult to counterfeit.

Chen Ran smiled meaningfully, "You will know in a few days."

It took several days to clean up the house, and finally all the houses, decorations, courtyards, etc. were cleaned up.

Afterwards, in full view of everyone, Chen Ran stretched out his hand and placed the printing factory in the three connected mansions.

Such a shocking scene stunned the locals.

The look that Ying Zheng gave Chen Ran was full of admiration.

And Zhao Ji's eyes were already burning with flames~~~
"You don't need to provide anything for this." Chen Ran opened the operation page and began to work on the layout design. "I can do it myself."

The printing factory is actually not very large, and most of the space is used to store ink and acid-free paper.

It is not easy to store more than 10,000 tons of stuff.

This was the first time Chen Ran had done this kind of work, so he inevitably felt a little unfamiliar.

Fortunately, the fully automatic one is good. After designing the template, you only need to select the quantity.

As the machine roared, banknotes soon appeared.

"The back is a black dragon, and the front is the profile of the king, symbolizing the Qin State."

"It also has dates, numbers, and these anti-counterfeiting marks on it."

Chen Ran introduced it carefully to Ying Zheng and the others, "Look at the workmanship and feel the texture. Tell me, who can forge it?"

Smelling the fragrance of ink and looking at the exquisite paintings, Lü Buwei exclaimed, "This is a masterpiece, it's simply a work of art~~~"

"It's really beautiful." Ying Zheng couldn't let it go. "This kind of thing can be called a work of art. Is there anyone willing to use it? I can't bear to part with it. I must keep it for collection."

"That's right. The Queen will definitely collect as many as she can."

In the Warring States Period, paper had not even appeared yet, and paintings and other things were made with expensive silk.

As for the ink color, it is extremely monotonous and has very low artistic appreciation value.

In the eyes of Ying Zheng and others, the exquisitely crafted banknotes are undoubtedly fine works of art.

"Want to collect it?"

Chen Ran was amused and started large-scale printing immediately. Banknotes were sprayed out in large quantities like snowflakes.

"I'll let you collect so much that you'll go bankrupt. I'll give you as much as you want!"

(End of this chapter)