industrial lord

Chapter 84 Minting and Scattering Coins

Gold was finally stored in the vault underground of the castle which had been empty for a long time, and he got rid of the fate of being used to grow thin mushrooms. Frederick was so happy that he had a dream of counting money at night, and he really woke up naturally after counting money. .

It's just that the money is to be used, and putting it in the vault will not generate value.

Frederick thought for two days, and finally figured out how to spend the money.

The first step is to open a bank.

"Banker." Katie thought about it while eating breakfast, "I have a good relationship with a lady of the Abelardo family. I painted her wedding portrait. I will write to ask her to help recommend a suitable person. .”

"The Abelardo family?" Frederick asked after putting down the milk cup, "How is their professionalism?"

As soon as he finished asking, he felt like he was asking the wrong question. Katie, Richard Nall, and Psyche were all looking at him like a fool, as if he was asking Bill Gates if he could use a computer. .

Frederick responded with a "sorry I'm a redneck" look.

Katie explained: "The bank of the Abelardo family is the largest bank in the southern part of the Kingdom of Sardinia. Except for the head of the family who is in politics, all the branches of the family are engaged in banking work, and through the branch to run banks in various places, creating a A banking network around the Inland Sea."

"Although their family is powerful, they have always put the interests of their employers first, and even made enemies with other relatives.

After hearing this, Frederick thought about it, and found that he had no better choice. Choosing an agent is like going to a restaurant. On a street, you can go to whichever family has more families, and finally said: "Then find them." Bar."

Katie asked him, "What do you want someone to be good at?"

Frederick replied: "Be good at borrowing money to make money."

Katie said she understood, and she wrote a letter to her friend before going to the paper workshop.

Next, it's time to design the pattern of the coin.

目前市面上常流通的货币中，弗罗林只有一种面额，克罗伊茨有1和10两种面额，铜板有1、5、10、50三种面额。

腓特烈决定新增一些面额，弗罗林就继续保持不变，金币面额太大没法找钱，克罗伊茨可以设为1、2、5、10四种面额，铜板就用1、2、5、10、20、50六种面额。

Because the front of the Rheinland Union currency is the portrait of the king, the personalized patterns of each territory can only be on the back.

Frederick finally decided not to engage in those fancy patterns, and let people see the face value of the coin at a glance, so he referred to mahjong tiles.

Florin's pattern uses "Yaoji", choosing the white stork, which is common in Wessenland and other places, and is known as an auspicious bird among the people.

克罗伊茨和铜板1、2、5面额的就用相应数量的“”显示几条，10、20、50面额的就用10的倍数数量的“”显示是几筒。

There is no exact statement of what kind of flower this "" is. With the resolution of the current coinage, there is no way to make it very fine. It is what everyone says.

At the same time, "Wesson" is marked on the top of the pattern, and the production year is marked on the bottom.

There is no need to look for a place for production, just the blacksmith shop in the castle, which is the arsenal of the Wesson family, and the craftsmen inside are all trustworthy.

But Frederick still wanted to do something new.

Today's coins are made by weighing out a metal sheet of a certain weight and then using a mould. The edges are irregular, so some people will cut off the edges, and in severe cases, a small piece of the coin will be cut off, causing many conflicts. .

Frederick found Ogilvy and discussed with him about the minting machine.

"I'm going to make a ring of fine teeth around the coin," Frederick said, pointing to the drawing he had drawn. "If someone chipped the side of the coin, it would be visible."

Ogilvy understood what he meant, and said seriously: "It's okay to do it, but first rule out cutting it out like making a gear."

Frederick smiled and said, "Of course not, it would be too time-consuming."

"I plan to use a stamping die, and the edge of the die is reserved for fine teeth."

After thinking for a while, Ogilvy said: "No problem, now our punching machine is powerful enough to press out these fine teeth, and the mold can be made of strengthened metal."

Frederick nodded and asked him to try to modify a few existing punch presses first.

Ogilvy put away the pattern on the back, and then showed a doggy smile on his face.

"Principal," he said, "you have money now, should you buy more machines?"

Frederick laughed and joked, "I'm going to be a father, and I'm starting to save money for my children, right?"

Ogilvy said with a smile: "When the principal becomes a father, he will know what I think."

Frederick smiled, and the expression on his face immediately became serious, and said, "I made a huge fortune recently, but I won't keep the money, but plan to spend it."

"Our industry in Wessenland needs to develop."

"After the smelter was put into operation, our steel output has increased significantly, but we can't make much money just by selling raw materials."

"According to my preliminary plan, we want to develop the metal manufacturing industry."

"It is much more profitable to make steel into nails, wires, screws, nuts, locks, hinges, bolts, springs, screwdrivers, pliers, hammers, saws, etc. than simply selling raw materials."

"I can't do that much by myself, and neither can you two."

"So I plan for the two of us to grab the raw materials and the machines that produce those things, and give the trivial things to other people to make money."

Ogilvy immediately understood what he meant, and confirmed to him: "Just like BASF, he only grabs raw materials, and doesn't care what other people buy them for?"

"Yes." Frederick nodded, "I plan to use the money to lend to those who want to make money but don't have enough capital."

"You can focus on the machines that produce various commodities driven by steam engines and magic reciprocating machines, and hold an exhibition and sales meeting at that time."

"I provide special loans to those who intend to purchase but do not have enough capital. The money can only be used to buy these machines, which is equivalent to money from the left pocket to the right pocket, and interest and taxes have also been generated."

"I also plan to build an industrial park outside the city, build some factory buildings with brick and wood structure, and rent them to those who have no money to build factories."

After hearing this, Ogilvy thought and asked: "That is to say, if a person wants to open a workshop by himself, he does not need to prepare too much capital. The factory can be rented, and the machine can be bought with a loan. As long as there is money to buy raw materials, rent Just find a worker."

Frederick nodded.

Ogilvy frowned and asked, "What if that person can't make money and can't repay the loan for the machine?"

Frederick replied: "That's simple, as long as the machines purchased on loan cannot be shipped out of Wessen collar."

"At that time, paint the machines of customers who bought with loans and full-payment customers with different colors, or put two more nails on insignificant parts, so that customs and customs personnel can recognize them at a glance."

Ogilvy thinks this is not bad, as long as the machine is still there, the money will be returned before it is paid.

"This is a good way." He said, "It doesn't even cost money when necessary. You just need to write a note to ship the goods, and you can settle the bill at the end of the year."

Frederick also said: "I think so too."

"I want to open a bank now. At that time, everyone can open an account in the bank. There is no custody fee for deposits. For large transactions, you can use professional bills to transfer directly to the account, and charge a little handling fee, so that you don't have to carry money. ran away."

Ogilvy said with a smile: "This is really convenient. It would be great if the workers were paid wages in the same way. If there are too many people, the wages must be transported by car."

Frederick squeezed his chin and said, "It's not impossible."

"I can give you a voucher, the denomination is the same as the currency, and you will distribute it to the workers, and the workers will take it to the bank to exchange it for currency or deposit it in their own accounts."

Ogilvy shook his head with a smile and said: "Forget it, someone has done this before, but there are too many vouchers issued, and they can't be exchanged for money. In the end, they all became useless parchment."

Frederick just smiled and didn't talk about it again. Paper money is still too early for this era.

The two chatted for a while about the loan to buy the machine, and Ogilvy sighed again: "I thought the principal's manor was occupied by the university, and a new mansion will be built when he has money."

Everyone knew that it was uncomfortable to live in the castle. The wealthy nobles usually lived in luxurious mansions, and they only went back to the castle for important ceremonies and wars.

The Wesson family has two manors near the castle. The one by the lake was given to Wessenburg University, and the other is now a seed breeding base and chicken and duck seedling wholesale center, which is too noisy.

The corner of Frederick's mouth slightly curved, and he said, "A new mansion is to be built, but I want to build a mansion in the style of peach blossom stone."

"Oh?" Ogilvy was taken aback, "Really!?"

Now everyone knows that Frederick brought back a lot of crops from Peach Blossom Stone in the far east through a pagan businessman, even wheat that can be planted in spring. curious.

So it is not surprising that he said now that he will build a peach-blossom-style mansion Ogilvy, and he is still looking forward to it.

Frederick had studied Chinese gardens in his previous life, and he had a good understanding of garden architecture. Later, he worked and participated in a garden-style resort project. Although the climate and plants in the two places are different, a similar imitation was created according to local conditions. Products are still available.

It's just that this guy squeezed his chin and said, "The rich man's mansion in Peach Blossom Stone will not be built for a while, it's too exquisite, but the folk house can be used in the industrial park for workers to live in."

Ogilvy said enviously: "Those workers are blessed."

Many years later, a girl navigator from the East chased a guy to hack in the brick-concrete tube building community next to the industrial park.

(End of this chapter)