Baojian

Chapter 860 Currency
"Are you all ready?"

Hearing what Huangpu Wudi said, Qin Feng wasn't bothered about Huangpu Deyan's affairs, and asked: "It will take at least a year to go, what else does Elder Huangpu have to explain?"

"It's nothing." Huangpu Wudi took a deep look at Qin Feng and said, "I just hope that the Lord will return as soon as possible. I'll wait here and look forward to it..."

"Okay, after that seven days, you take us to the passageway!" Qin Feng nodded, and he wanted to set aside three days for Zhang Hu and his sister to say goodbye to their grandfather.

"Well, after seven days, I have to prepare some things..."

Huangpu Wudi agreed, and after bidding farewell to Qin Feng, he took Huangpuqiao and his son and left the place where Qin Feng lived, fearing that he would have to explain something alone.

Afterwards, Qin Shan and Qin Bing also bid farewell and left, and brought Zhang Hu and his siblings back to Qincheng by the way, but Qin Dongyuan stayed behind with nothing to worry about, and would discuss martial arts issues with Qin Feng every day.

Qin Feng has not been idle for the past few days. He asked Huangpu Wudi to find a few tailors, and then he drew the styles of clothes according to the figure of the person who was going out this time, and let those tailors make them.

The dress in this space is similar to that of the space outside 100 years ago. If Qin Feng and his party all wore robes and gowns after going out, there might be some jokes.

A week passed in a flash, and after seven days, the Zhang Hu brothers and sisters returned to the village, and the clothes that Qin Feng asked to make were also rushed out.

On the morning of the eighth day, everyone gathered in the small courtyard where Qin Feng lived.

For the sake of confidentiality, apart from Qin Feng, Huangpu Qiao and his son, Zhang Hu and Qin Dongyuan who are going out, there is only one Huangpu Wudi, and he will take Qin Feng and others to the passage.

"Elder Huangpu, what are these two carts for?"

Qin Feng found that besides them, there were two carriages in the yard, and they were the kind of carts with four horses each.

"My lord, this is for you to take out."

Huangpu Wudi walked to the side of a carriage and stretched out his hand to lift the cover on the carriage. Qin Feng only felt a blur in front of his eyes, but his eyes flickered because of the light of the sun shining on the gold nugget.

"Huh? It's all gold?" Qin Feng narrowed his eyes slightly, and he understood what Huangpu Wudi meant.

"Yes, it's all gold."

Huangpu Wudi nodded and said, "My lord, gold is worthless here, but you can exchange it for anything outside. This gold is enough for my lord to buy the items needed here..."

The reason why this paradise has been able to trade with the outside world for thousands of years is because of these gold.

With inexhaustible gold, they can support wealthy merchants such as Shen Wansan and Hu Xueyan, so as to trade those commodities outside.

"How many of these are there?"

Qin Feng looked at the carriage. This carriage was somewhat similar to the flat cart outside, but it was much larger. It was covered with gold bricks. He reached out and took a gold brick from the carriage. Qin Feng weighed it with his hands. for a moment.

Qin Feng has seen gold bricks in bank vaults. Those so-called gold bricks are actually only one hundred grams in size. It is not an exaggeration to call them gold bars.

But these gold bricks in front of him are absolutely genuine. Each gold brick is about the same size as that used by common people to build houses. Qin Feng can feel it as soon as he gets started. This gold brick weighs at least ten About kilograms.

A piece of gold brick is ten kilograms, Qin Feng now understands why the carriage is equipped with four horses, because one or two horses can't move the cart full of gold bricks at all.

"My lord, there are 200 yuan of gold bricks placed on each carriage, which should be enough for my lord to spend this time."
Huangpu Wudi has been busy with the gold bricks in front of him these few days. In the past, gold was worthless and rarely mined, but now that Qin Feng is going out, the situation is different.

Huangpu Wudi asked Qin Bing to organize some people to mine a gold mine not far from Qincheng. After refining it day and night, he burned it into gold water and poured it into the gold water in front of him with molds. of gold bricks.

"My lord, the time for you to go out this time is too tight, so I can only prepare so much. When the lord returns next time, I will prepare ten times more gold and let the lord take it out..."

Although they are all open-pit gold mines, there are no modern mining tools in this space, and they are all excavated bit by bit by manpower.

The Qin family took all the soldiers who were defeated by the Qian and Zhao clans to open mines, most of them were Anjin and Huajin warriors, and only so many were mined in seven days.

"My lord, isn't this gold enough?" Huangpu Wudi glanced at Qin Feng and said, "There are still some rare antiques in the underground palace, why don't you take them out this time?"

Seeing Qin Feng's silence, Huangpu Wudi thought that Qin Feng was dissatisfied. After all, Huangpu Wudi only knew that gold was worth money outside. Huangpu Wudi didn't know how much it was worth and what kind of purchasing power it had. up.

"Elder Huangpu, it's not enough, it's too much. I don't know how to take it out."

Qin Feng laughed wryly when he heard the words. There were a total of 400 yuan and ten kilograms of gold on the two carriages, that is a full 4000 kilograms of gold, or four tons.

When Qin Feng entered this space, it was at the turn of the century. At that time, the price of gold outside was about [-] yuan per gram. If it was jewelry, it would be more expensive.

In this way, one kilogram of gold is worth [-] RMB outside.

And [-] kilograms of gold is a huge sum of [-] million. If it is just to buy explosives, the explosives that can be bought with this [-] million huge sum of money may be able to plow through this space from beginning to end.

It's not that Qin Feng thinks there is too much money, the key is how will he take the gold out?
Even if Qin Feng and his group have several masters of Huajin, the weight is not a problem, but the size of the four tons of gold is not small, and they simply cannot carry it with them.

Another problem is that it is a big trouble for Qin Feng to take out this batch of gold. The amount of four tons of gold is not something that small gold shops can afford. He must find some big jewelry companies with strong financial resources.

But the origin of these gold is unknown, and those jewelry companies may not have the courage to buy it, and if it is sold abroad, then Qin Feng will definitely be targeted by Guoan. After all, gold trading is controlled by the state.

Thinking of the troubles that would be caused by taking the gold out, Qin Feng couldn't help but feel a headache.

"My lord, there is no problem bringing out the gold from there."

After hearing Qin Feng's words, Huangpu Wudi felt a little strange, because he knew that the passage was peculiar, let alone two carriages, even a few more carriages could pass through.

"I know there is no problem with taking it out. The problem is how to sell the gold after taking it out..."

Qin Feng replied with a wry smile, even 100 years ago, except for some large transactions, very few people traded with gold, and even banks rarely saw such a huge amount of gold.

As for now, not to mention trading with gold, it is trading with banknotes and cash. Except for drug trafficking and arms smuggling, it is no longer seen. A bank card is enough.

Therefore, gold itself has become a commodity, and it needs to be converted into currency before it can be used, but the conversion process is beyond Qin Feng's control.

"Sell it? Is it still worth selling gold?" After hearing Qin Feng's words, Huangpu Wudi looked stunned.

In his memory, those old guards who had been out seemed to say that people outside would be insanely crazy when they saw the gold, not to mention buying things, even people who bought them could buy them.

"Elder Huangpu, it's different now than before."

Qin Feng said patiently: "The situation of buying and selling gold is no longer seen outside. Every country has its own currency. If you want to buy things, you must use those currencies..."

Before currency was produced, people often bartered things, and finally felt that this method was inconvenient, so shells, copper coins, and gold and silver appeared.

However, with the further development of the economy, metal currency also shows inconvenience in use. In large transactions, a large number of metal coins need to be used, and its weight and volume are bothersome.

Moreover, there will be wear and tear problems in the use of metal currency. Since humans used gold as currency, more than [-] tons of gold have worn away in mints, or in people's hands, money bags, and clothing pockets.

As a result, paper money, a symbol of metal currency, appeared. In fact, the earliest paper money in the world was the Jiaozi that appeared in the Yuchuan area during the Song Dynasty.

"Then... the gold can't be used anymore?"

Huangpu Wudi became a little anxious. The gold in this space was the biggest reliance of the Qin Dynasty and its foreign trade. If the gold lost its value, there would be nothing more to sell here.

"It's not that it can't be used, it's just that it needs to be exchanged into an outside currency before it can be used."

Qin Feng's explanation was dry, and he had to start from the beginning, otherwise Huangpu Wudi would not understand at all.

"Then what should the Lord do when he goes out this time?" Hearing Qin Feng say that the gold is still valuable, Huangpu Wudi's face softened a little, but then he frowned again.

According to the prior discussion between Huangpu Wudi and Qin Feng, not only did they have to bring in a large amount of explosives this time, they would use it to excavate mountains and extract stones to build a new royal city.

In addition, things that are useful for construction, such as cement, also need a lot. Although Huangpu Wudi has never spent money, he also knows that these things need money to buy.

"Elder Huangpu, let me figure out a solution for the money matter."

Qin Feng shook his head and said: "I used to have some businesses outside, so I tried to buy the things I need here first, and after I have cleared the channels for buying and selling gold, I will find a way to transport the gold out..."

"That... that's the only way to go." Huangpu Wudi didn't know the outside situation, so he could only listen to what Qin Feng said.

"By the way, Elder Huangpu, when you ask people to refine gold, don't make such a big piece, just divide it into one hundred or two hundred grams..."

Weighing the gold brick in his hand, Qin Feng was very angry and funny. Such a big gold brick is quite suitable to be taken out and knocked down, which corresponds to the saying "killing people with money".
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