Destiny Only Han

Chapter 450 Liu Ying: Gold and silver are naturally not currency, but currency is naturally gold and silver
Boom, boom, boom...

Liu Ying squatted on the ground, watching the hydraulic forging hammer in the distance smash the iron sheets into bottle caps, and felt very comfortable.

In addition to the need for manual feeding, everything in front of him has a bit of industrial beauty.

Right now, he is in a newly opened forging workshop, which mainly produces bottle caps for glass cans. Of course, it can also be used for forging plate armor with a little modification.

However, high-end armor such as plate armor is destined to be equipped only by elite cavalry or important generals.

Because the scale of the war at this time is large, tens of thousands or even 10 people are often recruited to participate in the battle, and the troops participating in the war are of different heights, short, fat and thin. Even if the protective area is only the breastplate of the torso, it is necessary to distinguish between large, medium and small, right?
So here comes the question, arsenals of the level of reserve plate armor must not be built outside Guanzhong, so how many large sizes, how many small sizes, or even sizes should be prepared in the arsenal near Chang'an City?
You must know that even the most difficult breastplate to make is a large piece of iron plate without any ductility. If you can't wear it, you really can't wear it!

In Europe until the Napoleonic Wars, the way to select cuirassiers was still to fit the armor. If there was no armor suitable for conscripts in the warehouse, the recruits who were not selected could only become dragoons or infantry.

But the armor is different. As the manufacturer, it is only responsible for producing uniform armor pieces. As for weaving the armor pieces into armor with ropes, that is someone else's business, and it is much simpler.

In addition, Zhajia is more tolerant of body shape. The same set of Zhajia can be worn by people who are tall, short, fat and thin.

The important thing is that the defense of the armor is basically the ceiling of the cold weapon era. To break the armor of the heavy infantry, only axes, hammers, halberds, long guns, bed crossbows, or muskets and artillery are other big killers.

However, even wearing plate armor, facing the can openers above is a bit weak...

When Liu Ying put her hands on her chin and quietly admired the beauty of industry, Zhang Buyi's voice sounded beside him: "Is it true?"

"I've hid here the fuck, can you still find me?" Liu Ying scratched her cheek, with a hint of doubt on her face.

He actually came here today to hide and relax. Ever since he got out of the title, the whole city of Chang'an has been boiling. Or other places learned about the Whale Island development bond, and they also came to ask for an interview.

You can see it, if it is a generous donation to subscribe for the bond, Liu Ying will bear it. After all, the country accounts for half of this bond, and the rest is originally used to absorb social funds.

But those guys were just asking questions, never intending to pay!
After all, the tone was raised before, and it was said that it was an overseas fairy mountain, so after gods and gold and silver are connected, bonds are not easy to sell...

Amidst the tinkling sounds, Zhang Buji sniffled, picked up the hem of his clothes and squatted beside him: "Of course, don't forget who my father is!"

After he finished speaking, his face was full of pride.

Naigong looks down on you second-generation ancestors the most... Liu Ying complained silently in her heart, then turned her head and asked, "You also want to ask me about overseas fairy mountains?"

Zhang Buyi nodded invisibly, and a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face: "Well... yes, it was my mother, my mother asked me to..."

"Okay, I got it." Liu Ying waved her hand to interrupt Zhang Buyi's words.

Ever since the world was united and meritorious service was rewarded, Zhang Liang used his sickness as an excuse not to go to court all day long, hiding at home as a salted fish every day, except for "stealing books" from the place where Liu Ying compiled the "Encyclopedia of the Han Dynasty", Basically live a hidden life.

But in a family, if the man hides, then the woman can only stand up!
Because of this, Mrs. Zhang will not let go of any opportunity to make money lying down...

Liu Ying stood up and patted the dirt on her body, and said, "It's too noisy here, follow me to another place for a walk."

Zhang Buyi nodded and stood up, followed behind Liu Ying to the warehouse on the other side.

Liu Ying casually picked up a bottle cap and turned it unconsciously in her hand: "What's the plan, Master?"

Zhang Buyi took out the money note stamped with Zhang Liang's seal from his arms and handed it to Liu Ying: "My mother asked me to give it to you, see how many bonds you can buy, and then you can send the receipt by yourself or send someone over." You can withdraw money."

A trace of surprise flashed across Liu Ying's face: "What's the matter? Master doesn't ask whether it's true or not?"

"My mother, you still don't understand? She has always believed in you more than me!" A trace of grievance flashed across Zhang Buyi's face, and he whispered: "I don't know who is her own... "

Feeling a little touched, Liu Ying reached out to take the money ticket in Zhang Busu's hand, looked at the number on it, and said with some surprise: "I didn't see it. Is the mother's family background so rich? I can rest assured!"

Zhang Buyi opened his eyes wide: "Why don't you worry? I warn you, this is the money my mother gave me to marry a wife, don't be evil!"

Liu Ying: ...

For some reason, when he heard Zhang Busu utter the words marrying a wife, he suddenly felt that his handsome counterpart had become ugly.

Perhaps this is the difference between my brother-in-law and my friend.

"Well, I seem to have forgotten to mention that the Whale Island Development Bond is different from the Nanchang City Development Bond. The return period of the former seems to be calculated on a ten-year basis..."

Liu Ying raised her eyebrows and continued: "That is to say, if this money is prepared by your wife for marrying a daughter-in-law, then you may have to be a bachelor for another ten years!"

Zhang Buyi: (⊙_⊙)?
Liu Ying smiled, grabbed Zhang Buyi's sleeve and strode forward: "Go, I'll show you something good."

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Inside the warehouse, Zhang Buji looked at the thin sheet of metal in front of him, and a look of disappointment flashed across his face.

"That's it?"

"Do you know what this is? Open your dog eyes and take a good look!"

Liu Ying raised the silver plate in her hand to Zhang Buyi's face, shaking it up and down.

"You are so annoying..." Zhang Busu dodged twice: "Isn't it just the raw material for the bottle caps outside? It's galvanized iron..."

"It's really a silver-like pewter tip!" Liu Ying laughed mockingly: "This is a silver plate, does Baiyin understand?"

Zhang Buyi was stunned and opened his eyes wide: "Silver? Could this be silver dug from overseas fairy mountains?"

Well, at this point in time, he immediately thought of the so-called silver mine on the fairy mountain that was written on the "External Number" of nature.

So from this point of view, what Liu Ying said before about the ten-year return to God is all false!

Damn it, Zhang Buyi, you were deceived by him again... Zhang Buyi subconsciously pouted his mouth and puffed his cheeks, with a bit of sullen expression on his face, but this expression combined with his face made him look a bit feminine gas.

Fortunately, Naigong's orientation is normal... Liu Ying looked away from Zhang Buyi's face and asked, "Do you know why I pressed silver into silver plates?"

Zhang Buyi tentatively said, "Is it convenient for stacking?"

Well, this is also a reason... Liu Ying smiled and shook her head: "Did you see the hydraulic forging hammer outside?"

Zhang Buyi nodded: "I see, but what does it have to do with the silver here?"

"Of course it has something to do with it!" Liu Ying turned around and brought a piece of galvanized iron plate from the other side and put it in front of Zhang Buyi: "Try to feel it."

Well, the iron sheet is galvanized to prevent rust.

It is not difficult to obtain zinc ingots. You only need to heat the dug lead-zinc ore, and the zinc will turn into gas and overflow outwards. Add a copper pipe to the furnace, bend it to the side, and attach a cold water tank to the end. to cool down.

When the zinc vapor condenses into zinc liquid on the inner wall of the copper tube, and then slides down the copper tube, an impure lump of zinc is obtained.

Afterwards, a furnace with a temperature of several hundred degrees is used to melt the zinc ingot, and after stirring and separating, a zinc ingot with less impurities is obtained.

This is almost usable.

Zhang Buxi pressed the galvanized iron plate and silver plate with his hands, raised his head and said, "The iron plate seems to be harder!"

Liu Ying looked at the "stupid son of the landlord's family" with a silly smile on his face, and explained: "The hydraulic forging hammer outside can easily press the iron plate into the shape I want, and then I can also press the silver plate into the shape I want. The desired shape..."

"Oh, I understand!" Zhang Buyi raised his hand and said, "You mean that you can quickly shape silver with the help of external equipment, and then make it into a handicraft!"

Liu Ying: ...

He shook his head slightly. The legal currency in circulation during this period was five baht coins, and gold was not officially recognized as a currency that could be traded.

So it's not surprising that Zhang Buyi didn't immediately realize the usefulness of silver.

Liu Ying asked with a smile: "Why did you give me money when you bought bonds just now, instead of gold or five baht?"

Zhang Buyi pondered for a while and said:
"Because gold is so eye-catching, don't say that I have to carry so much gold around. On weekdays, the leaders of Guizhou are still worried about being robbed with golden beans the size of a fingernail!"

"And five baht is too much, I can't move it by myself..."

"That's right!" Liu Ying nodded and said, "So at this time, there is a need for a currency whose value is between five baht coins and gold. This will form a three-level currency system and make business activities more efficient!"

Zhang Buyi suddenly realized: "Oh, I see, you want to use silver as this currency! You are such a genius!"

I know I'm a genius, you don't need to say it... Liu Ying put her hands on her waist with a happy expression on her face: "I think so. Use the hydraulic forging hammer outside to press the silver plate into silver coins that are similar in size to copper coins. Then use it for market circulation!"

The excited expression on Zhang Buyi's face disappeared for a moment, and then he frowned and asked, "But how to judge the value of this kind of silver dollar? I mean how many five baht coins should be exchanged for one silver dollar?"

Well, the exchange ratio between precious metals and precious metals cannot be mechanically applied to the exchange between coins and coins.

After all, the former has no impurities by default, while the latter usually has about half of the impurities due to the profit of minting coins, especially when there are some so-called big coins that are "ten" or "hundred"...

(End of this chapter)