Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2407 Daqin Currency Reform
Chapter 2403: Great Qin Currency Reform
"Second brother, thank you very much. If it weren't for you, third brother, I'm afraid I would be in trouble this time."

Jin Yichuan said dejectedly.

He was an imposter who just joined Jin Yiwei. After working for so many years, he has completely become Jin Yichuan.

Originally, he was living a good life, with more and more hope, but recently he was discovered by his brother Ding Xiu, who has been using this as a threat to pester and blackmail him.

Jin Yichuan is Jin Yiwei, obviously not a weak person, but his senior brother Ding Xiu is far stronger than him. If he is an assassin, he can't win at all, and once he is stabbed by Ding Xiu, he will lose everything he has now. .

Jin Yichuan could only suppress his displeasure, and handed over his salary to Ding Xiu, hoping that his senior brother could keep it a secret, but Ding Xiu's appetite was getting bigger and bigger, and he wanted to use this to blackmail him for the rest of his life.

Jin Yichuan couldn't bear it anymore, so he invited Ding Xiu to a place with few people, intending to kill him with a surprise attack, but he still underestimated Ding Xiu, even if it was a surprise attack, he was still no match for Ding Xiu.

Ding Xiu didn't mean to be Jin Yichuan, but a severe beating was obviously indispensable.

Just when Jin Yichuan was beaten 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 banner of Jinyiwei, but in fact he is a person who has a name on the Black Ice Terrace, and he has also served as the No. [-] secret agent of Dizi.

According to Shen Lian's qualifications, even if he can't be the Jinyiwei's fourth-rank envoy, he is completely qualified to be a fifth-rank thousand householder, but his vision and luck are really not very good.

When the local No. [-] spy, Shen Lian was always in fear. Everyone in the whole department circled around No. [-]. In order to ensure the safety of No. [-], they would not hesitate to abandon the entire department.

Shen Lian felt that it was too dangerous to be a secret agent, so after a serious injury, he applied for a request and left the district office. As a result, he completed the task and came back as soon as the transfer order was passed.

The 'di' character department also made great contributions because of this, and many people were promoted, but Shen Lian didn't get any credit because he had been transferred away, and the previous credits were not counted.

Later, during a mission, Shen Lian let go of a girl because of a momentary soft-heartedness. She thought her work was flawless, but she was discovered anyway, which angered Jia Xu.

The first level of official rank crushes people, not to mention that Jia Xu's rank is higher than Shen Lian's immediate boss.

Jia Xu didn't make trouble for Shen Lian. After all, it would damage his identity. He directly reprimanded Shen Lian's immediate boss. Can Shen Lian still have a good life?He was put on the bench directly.

Others are officials getting bigger and bigger, Shen Lian is good, but the officials are getting smaller and smaller, from Sipin Township Fushi was demoted to thousands of households, and then to hundreds of households, and now he has become a small general banner .

Shen Lian himself was also very depressed about this, but he was still alive, and mediocrity had its benefits.

If his official career soared smoothly, it would be impossible for him to meet Lu Jianxing and Jin Yichuan, these two sworn brothers who saved his life and could live and die together.

Shen Lian found out that something was wrong with Jin Yichuan recently, and he didn't tell him when he asked him, so he followed him, and happened to encounter the scene where Jin Yichuan attacked Ding Xiu, but was pushed to the ground by Ding Xiu and beat him violently.

Shen Lian saw that Ding Xiu had no intention of killing, but seeing Jin Yichuan being beaten so badly, he couldn't just continue watching like this, so he shot Jin Yichuan.

Shen Lian originally wanted to teach Ding Xiu a lesson so that he would stop pestering Jin Yichuan, but he didn't expect that Ding Xiu was no weaker than him, and even after a fight, there was no winner.

In order to let Ding Xiu keep the secret, Shen Lian gave him fifty silver coins, which can be regarded as temporarily stabilizing him.

Silver coin is a new currency introduced by Daqin.

Before that, whether it was the Han Dynasty or the pre-Qin Dynasty, copper had always been used as the common currency.

Daqin inherited Han Dynasty and also used five baht coins as currency.

Rare precious metals such as gold and silver can also be used as currency, but they are only circulated among nobles and gentry, and ordinary people will definitely not use them.

But with the rapid development of Daqin's economy, the people began to get rich gradually, and the copper coins naturally couldn't keep up with the times.

Just imagine, one stone of grain is five hundred qian, and one hundred shi is [-] qian.

The common people sold hundreds of shi of harvested grain to the government, and the government paid [-] five-baht coins to the common people, and the common people had to use carts to take them away.

This is very inconvenient, and there are countless similar reasons

After Ying Hao realized this situation, he acted decisively and ordered the Ministry of Households to prepare to promote the currency reform, abolishing the original copper system and switching to the silver system, using silver as the common currency of Daqin.

The reason why the gold-based system is not implemented is because the current economic volume of Daqin is far from reaching the level where it can transition to the gold-based system, and the silver-based system is already sufficient.

Currency reform is not a trivial matter, and if something goes wrong, even the country will be in turmoil.

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

Daqin a year ago would definitely not be able to complete it, after all, Daqin was too poor at that time.

After a year of self-cultivation, coupled with the huge profits from voyages to the West, and the continuous return of gold and silver from Wa Island, Daqin already has enough silver and gold reserves to support the country's transition from a copper-based system to a silver-based system. .

Therefore, one month before the fall of Tokyo, Ying Hao ordered Wang Meng and Xun Yu to reform the leading currency, and introduced three currencies of gold, silver and copper.

The new currency launched by Daqin this time has the head portrait of the founding emperor Ying Hao printed on the front, while the words 'Shenwu Tongbao' are printed on the reverse.

The precious metals in the Daqin currency are very rich, and 10 gold coins can be minted from a catty of gold.

A catty of silver can also mint 10 silver coins.

Therefore, every gold coin and silver coin is equivalent to one tael of 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 1500 copper coins.

And one silver coin can be exchanged for 500 copper coins.

One hundred stones of grain can be sold for [-] copper coins, and the common people need to use a cart to take it away, but if it is exchanged for silver coins, it is only a hundred coins, which can be carried away with one hand, which is much more convenient than before.

Daqin's currency reform has 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 only the first step of Ying Hao's plan. He will also set up a bank next.
Ying Hao originally wanted to produce silver notes and even banknotes. After all, banknotes are definitely more convenient to circulate than metal coins, but now is obviously not the time.

It has not even been ten years since the popularization of paper, and Daqin has just transitioned to the silver-based system. The introduction of paper money so soon is obviously to spoil the growth, and it is easy to breed turmoil. For the current Daqin, stability is more important than everything.

At least until after the unification of the world, Daqin's silver-based system tends to mature before it is suitable for the introduction of banknotes.

Shen Lian gave Ding Xiu fifty silver coins, which is equivalent to giving him 50 taels of silver. This is not a small number, enough for ten households to use for a year.

Ordinary Jin Yiwei would definitely not be able to spend so much money, but Shen Lian was different. He was still registered on the Black Ice Terrace, but one person had two salaries, so he was able to spend so much money at once.

"Yichuan, if the issue of your identity is not completely resolved, Ding Xiu will still come to you. He will eat you up with this secret forever." Shen Lian said in a deep voice.

Many of the opponents he met when he was number five were stronger than Ding Xiu, but it was the first time he met someone as difficult as Ding Xiu.

"But second brother, you also know my situation. Impersonating Jin Yiwei's name is a capital crime." Jin Yichuan said bitterly.

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

"Second brother, although there are many dignitaries in Luoyang City, we brothers neither know each other nor have any connections."

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

The person Shen Lian was talking about was, of course, his old boss, Zhang Rang, the first No. [-] secret agent.

Shen Lian was one of the few people who knew that Zhang Rang was still alive and was hiding in the black ice platform.

Shen Lian didn't want to have any interaction with Zhang Rang, not because he despised Zhang Rang's actions, but because he had too many secrets, and the more he knew, the more dangerous he was.

But this time, his foster brother died, and in Shen Lian's network, Zhang Rang was the only one who could solve this problem.

"Really second brother?"

Jin Yichuan showed a look of surprise, he didn't expect the second brother to have such a relationship at all.

But his second elder brother is indeed mysterious, obviously he is only half a level higher than him, the general banner from the seventh-rank small banner, but even hundreds of households are extremely polite to him.

"Second brother, what the hell are you..."

Before Jin Yichuan finished speaking, Shen Lian interrupted him.

"Yichuan, don't ask too much. Knowing more about the second brother will not do you any good."

"Oh, I see, second brother."

"Let's go, after patrolling the streets, my second brother will treat you to a drink."

"Ah."

The two brothers were wearing flying fish suits with embroidered spring knives around their waists, and passers-by gave way one after another wherever they passed.

Obviously, Jin Yiwei's reputation among the common people is not good.

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

Jin Yichuan showed excitement, turmoil means meritorious service.

"Let's go and have a look."

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

Dozens of Jin Yiwei are forming a formation of flying fish, surrounding the two alien races.

Such a lineup let alone top-notch experts, even super-first-class experts would have to suffer on the spot, but not only failed to take down those two alien races, but were beaten by them instead.

"This is a master-level powerhouse."

After all, Shen Lian was a land agent. Although his strength is not too strong, his knowledge is not low. He can tell at a glance that Gao Wen and Lancelot are both master-level fighters, but there is more in his heart. Still puzzled.

These two masters dared to fight Daqin Jinyiwei in Luoyang city, did they die?
Daqin has more than a dozen great masters, and all the major sects in the world worship him, which is better than the eight sects. When Daqin came, he didn't dare to be presumptuous, and obediently tucked his tail and behaved.

But these two alien races not only fought in the city, but also injured so many people, aren't they afraid to draw out the masters in the city, even the great masters?
You know, there is more than one Grand Master in Luoyang City, or do they not know about it at all?
While Shen Lian was thinking, he suddenly heard someone calling him, and he took a closer look at Ji Ying.

Ji Ying also realized that he kicked the iron plate this time, and he felt regretful in his heart. If he had known that these two alien races were so strong, how could he deliberately embarrass them?

Also, with such a strong strength, what can you do wrong, you have to rely on performing arts to make money?

Ji Ying really doesn't understand the brain circuit of the alien race, but he is already on the verge of riding a tiger. So many people have been injured, if he can't take these two people down, he will definitely be punished.

Seeing Shen Lian coming, Ji Ying seemed to have seen a savior. He knew that Shen Lian was a top-notch expert. He was relegated to the general banner only because he offended the commander. He was much stronger than him, so he hurriedly called for help from Shen Lian .

"Shen Lian, why are you still standing there, go up, go up quickly." Ji Ying shouted.

When Shen Lian heard this, he wished he could kick Ji Ying to death and let him deal with the two masters alone?You really want to watch me die.

But Ji Ying is Qianhu, and he is only the general banner. Ji Ying is two ranks higher than him, so he has to obey the orders of the chief.

In addition, Shen Lian also noticed that these two alien races had no intention of killing, otherwise the dozens of Jin Yiwei would not just be lying on the ground.

"Yichuan, you go to protect Master Ji, and the second brother goes to deal with these two thieves."

With that said, Shen Lian pulled out the Xiuchun Knife, and rushed forward bravely. This time, he was not going to do anything, but wanted to convince people with reasoning.

Lancelot and Gao Wen didn't want to cause trouble, but faced with Ji Ying's aggressiveness, they could only be forced to defend themselves if they didn't want to be caught without a fight, but they obviously knew how to measure and understood that once they killed someone, it would be irreversible, so Just wounded but not killed.

(End of this chapter)