Carry a fountain with you

Chapter 415

"Grandpa, are you kidding? These are banknotes from the Kuomintang period. You know how precious they are, and they are probably very rare now. If Uncle Guangxi's house hadn't been ripped off, you probably wouldn't have seen them. They even gave you ten yuan a piece." Are you kidding me..." As soon as Mr. Xu finished speaking, Liu Junqi started shouting beside him.Mr. Guo was a frequent visitor to Liujiagou, Liu Junqi didn't treat him as an outsider, so he wasn't polite when he spoke.

"Hehe, Junqi, what school did you graduate from?" Mr. Guo was not annoyed, but asked with a smile.

"Junior high... didn't pass the exam, what's the matter, what does this have to do with my going to school?" Liu Jun looked at him puzzled.

"No wonder, I guess it is. Do you know what kind of money this is?" Mr. Guo clapped a few banknotes in his hand and asked, "This is the legal currency of the Kuomintang period, and it is in the history books and textbooks."

"This is legal currency?" Liu Junhao suddenly realized.I mentioned it in books when I was studying history, but this is the first time I have seen the real thing.

"French currency? French currency is also money. What's the matter? This is five hundred yuan, and now it can buy dozens of catties of pork." Liu Junqi didn't know what the old man wanted to express.

"Hehe, it seems that I want to popularize some currency knowledge for you." Seeing this person's attitude that I am illiterate and I am afraid of someone, Mr. Guo shook his head helplessly, and then explained in detail, "The Kuomintang implemented 'legal currency' in 35 years. Reform', at that time it was stipulated that the banknotes issued by the central government, China, and the three banks were legal tender, and at the same time, the circulation of silver dollars in the market was prohibited, and silver was nationalized forcibly.

On the eve of the Anti-Japanese War in 5000, the total amount of legal currency issued was only more than a billion yuan. By the time Japan surrendered, the amount of legal currency issued had reached 20 billion yuan.By 700, the issuance amount had increased to nearly [-] trillion yuan.In [-], the issuance amount reached [-] trillion yuan.Can you tell how many times the difference is between them? "

Seeing that Liu Junqi was still wrenching his fingers, he opened his mouth to say the answer, "Tell you, the circulation is equal to 50 times that before the War of Resistance Against Japan. At that time, the price rose by more than 3000 million times, and the legal currency completely collapsed. It is also a [-]-yuan legal currency, and Sanqi We can buy two cattle every year, only two eggs in four or five years, and only one briquette in four or seven years.

The denomination of the five hundred yuan of legal currency is not too big. I have seen denominations of 50 and [-]. What was the largest denomination of legal currency issued by the XJ Provincial Bank at that time, you can’t even imagine..."

When Mr. Guo said this, Liu Junqi urged: "Mr. Guo, how much is it? Tell me quickly."

"60 billion yuan, regardless of the denomination, you can only buy a box of matches. This kind of [-] yuan legal currency is everywhere, and I have hundreds of them in my hand, and the quality is better than what you hold in your hand."

"Emotions used to be waste paper, and they were useless, except for going to the toilet?" Liu Junqi had no experience in that era, and it was hard for Liu Junqi to imagine such a crazy thing.

"Hehe, in order to save a match, people used French currency to help light cigarettes."

"Then you said that these five fiat coins are only worth 100 yuan?" A few young people still can't believe it. They just thought they had dug up a treasure just now.

"I have to find a buyer for 100 yuan. Anyway, I don't want it. I have a lot of this kind of legal currency at home, and the quality is better than this one. You can collect it yourself and keep it at home as a rarity." Mr. Guo suggested.

"Forget it, let's keep it as a souvenir for Uncle Guangxi, it's useless if I want it." Liu Junqi curled his lips, now ten or twenty yuan is really out of sight.

"Let's share one piece for each of you, just as your wages today," Er Mazi also joked.He is quite disappointed now, mainly because the ideal and reality are too different.Originally thought that he had dug up a golden baby, but who knew that he would be happy for nothing.

"Hey, what is this?" Professor Guo was about to turn around and leave, but his eyes suddenly lit up, and he leaned over to pick up the paper box.

"This is a box containing legal currency, like a cigarette case." Liu Junhao explained.The cigarette case was relatively old, and it was the first time he had heard of this brand of cigarettes.

"It's the valuable thing. If you find the right person, you can give you at least 800 yuan." Guo Zhenhua said with a little excitement.

"Old man, are you talking nonsense, this rotten cigarette case is worth several hundred dollars?" Hearing what he said, the onlookers were dumbfounded again.

This is the first time they have heard that money is worthless, but a waste paper cigarette case is.

Seeing everyone's expectant eyes, Mr. Guo explained, "You don't understand this. Some people like to collect cigarette labels, which are empty cigarette cases that we have smoked. This cigarette case is the theme of the Anti-Japanese War in the Republic of China. "Cigarette labels, there are very few that can be preserved now, and if you meet a master who plays with cigarette labels, 800 yuan is not a problem."

"Really...Old Guo, can you find me a buyer?" Er Mazi still couldn't believe it when he heard that the broken cigarette case was worth a lot of money, and asked anxiously.He wants to sell this thing as soon as possible, so that he can get the money in his own hands before he can feel at ease.

"No problem. If you want to sell, I can help you contact the buyer right now. I have a friend who collects cigarette labels." Mr. Guo is an enthusiastic person, and he took out his mobile phone from his pocket.

While he was on the phone, the crowd was talking again.He didn't even expect that things would take a turn for the worse. Er Mazi's house was so right.

"Okay, I'll keep this cigarette label for him first, and I'll give you the money when I go back later." Mr. Guo said after the phone call.

"Old Guo, don't rush away. Let's see if these copper coins of mine are worth something. I dug them up when I was scouring river rocks in the village..." While speaking, Liu Laosan had already fetched some copper coins from home.

"Oh, the copper coins of the Qing Dynasty with the original light center E ten inscriptions, this is worth 50 yuan. Several Qianlong Tongbao are worthless, and one piece is worth two yuan at most." Mr. Guo is also idle, and he is on the spot for free. Do identification.

"There are still these few coins. I heard from Jun Qi just now that they are also valuable. Do you see if they are useful?" Liu Laosan took out a few more cents from his pocket as he spoke.

"Your pennies are very ordinary and worthless. You should take them home and clean them up." Lao Guo looked at them and shook his head with a smile.

"No, didn't you say that a penny can sell for more than 1000 yuan now?" Liu Laosan asked unwillingly.

"Hehe, the coins depend on the year. The most valuable ones are the 'Five Heavenly Kings'. The five-cent coins of 1980, 2000, and 5000, as well as the two-cent coins of [-] and the one-cent coins of [-]. Two years ago, the 'Five Great Kings' "Tianwang" is less than [-] yuan per set, and now it has soared to more than [-] yuan. Coins from other years are worthless." Lao Guo saw that everyone was listening carefully, so he explained patiently.

"Oh, then I'll go home and look for it. I have the impression that I have a lot of coins at home." Hearing that a set of coins is worth several thousand yuan, Liu Guangju couldn't bear it anymore, and was about to turn around and go home.

"Don't go back and look for it, you're sure you won't find it." Lao Guo stopped him, "Basically, hard coins with a rare circulation will not enter the domestic market, and are only sold to foreign tourists as tourist souvenirs, which makes the price natural. It’s expensive. It’s rare for your family to have one..."

"Master Guo, what do you think of my copper coins?" Before he finished explaining, Liu Qiyong also came over with some copper coins.

"This is worthless, and this is not worth much either." Mr. Guo scratched the coin with his fingers, and suddenly glared, "This is not a copper coin, but a silver coin. It was made in the year of Xuantong, and it is worth a thousand yuan. But your appearance is too poor." , why is it so dirty?"

"Is this silver?" Liu Qiyong realized that the copper coins he had kept for more than ten years were actually made of silver.When he was a child, he liked to hold copper coins and put them on the kerosene lamp to bake them. The two sides of the coins were covered with black smoke. No wonder Guo Zhenhua didn't notice it at first sight.

After appraising three people in a row, the atmosphere was completely heightened, and the villagers in Liujiagou went home one after another to take copper coins and banknotes for Mr. Guo to do the appraisal.The most outrageous thing was Liu Wuye, who directly brought a small half bag of copper coins in a snakeskin bag.

A tourist next to him was stunned and couldn't help pulling Liu Junhao and asking, "I said Xiaohao, how come there are so many people in your village with copper coins?"

"Hehe, it's normal. They're all picked up from the field." Liu Junhao didn't mean to lie to him. When farming in the countryside, he often picked up things like copper coins. It's not normal for any family to have few copper coins.His family also has a few strings of copper coins, but they have been checked online, and they are worthless at all, so they don't intend to use them to embarrass others.People who have no experience of living in the countryside can't imagine such a thing. One of the main sources of copper coins in the fields is the ancient funerary objects. Over time, the tombs gradually disappear, and people are likely to dig out these things when plowing the fields. .In addition, the Baitiao River near Liujiagou was a wharf in ancient times, and business exchanges were quite frequent.

Thinking of this, Liu Junhao's heart moved, impressing that there were still a few copper coins in a rotten bamboo basket at home. Last time he checked that Qianlong Tongbao was worthless, and he didn't bother to look for it since then.Now that Mr. Guo is sitting here, why don't you take this opportunity to let him appraise it.

When he got home, he dug out the rotten bamboo basket and took it out of the courtyard. Suddenly, a pungent smell came to his nostrils. There were many corpses of bugs in it, which made him feel sick.

"It's worthless." Guo Zhenhua shook his head as if he had seen Liu Junhao's copper coins.

……

In recent years, archeology has been hot, and many people like to watch archaeological programs on TV.There were a lot of people who got rich overnight on TV. After Mr. Guo told the introduction, more and more people were present.

In the end, Liu Guangju actually found a porcelain vase at home, which was identified to be from the period of the Republic of China and worth 5000 yuan.Some tourists offered to buy it on the spot, but Liu Guangju didn't plan to sell it, and planned to make it a family heirloom.

Zhao Guangming didn't know where he heard that someone in Liujiagou identified cultural relics for everyone for free. After he called Liu Junhao, he also packed two things from home and ran over.

"Grandpa, look at what this thing is. I dug it out from the ground. There are old characters engraved on it, which are different from our simplified characters..." Zhao Guangming sent the rotten bronze in his hand to Guo Zhenhua as if holding a treasure. before.

"This... Puchi," Mr. Guo laughed as soon as he took the hand, "This is a copper chamber pot used by the elderly in the past. It is worth tens of dollars. It was made after the founding of the People's Republic of China. The writing on the copper rust is produced by XX factory."

(End of this chapter)