Great Tang’s Talented Little Landlord

Li Er was so excited because what Li Wangyou said was too unimaginable.

Dozens of craftsmen can produce thousands of copper coins in one day, which is too efficient.

You must know that there are nearly 10,000 craftsmen who will be supervised by the Ministry of Households and used to forge copper coins. If according to this ratio, more craftsmen are arranged to make money, then can Great Tang solve the problem of money shortage?

“How expensive is it?” Li Er’s voice was a little trembling. Whether he can have enough coins is naturally very important to Great Tang.

“The consumption is very low, mainly due to the consumption of molten copper and the salaries of the craftsmen.” Li Wangyou said with certainty.

“Really? Tell me clearly, how did you do it?”

Li Wangyou smiled and asked Xiang Li Er first: “Uncle, remember that I was in Dingzhou Village The waterwheel made in China?”

“Naturally remember, that waterwheel is even magical. It can lift water up to high places by itself without manpower for irrigation.”

” Hehe, Uncle, don’t you think there are other uses for that waterwheel?”

Li Er was puzzled, and didn’t understand what he meant.

Li Wangyou took out a drawing that was drawn in advance and presented it to Li Er: “Uncle, please see, if you remove the bamboo tube from the waterwheel and replace it with a baffle, the waterwheel will still be there. Under the impetus of the water current, the rotation is endless.”

“Yes, it is so.”

“So, you can use the power of the current to do many things, please see Uncle Here.”

Li Wangyou pointed to a device drawn on the drawing, introduced: “Little nephew designed a hydraulic forging hammer press, which uses water to drive the waterwheel to rotate. The central axis of the waterwheel is rotating. At the same time, he can continue to lift and drop this forging hammer. My nephew calls it a hydraulic forging hammer.”

Li Er is still a little unsure, looking towards Li Wangyou with a blank face.

Li Wangyou can only complain in the heart, fuck, this technological illiterate! There is no scientific awareness at all!

He didnt go around at all, and straight to the point explained: Uncle, my Great Tangs copper coins are all cast, which takes time and effort. The hydraulic forging hammer designed by my nephew can directly The copper plate is punched into coins!”

“The copper plate is punched into coins? How is this possible?” Li Er still couldn’t believe it.

Li Wangyou is speechless, holding his forehead with his hands and explaining technology with “illiterate”, it is really painful!

China has always minted coins since ancient times, even in the Qing Dynasty. However, the West began to use stamping coinage during the Greco-Roman period.

Stamping coinage not only has clear and vivid patterns, but because of its technical advantages, it is difficult for the private sector to imitate, and it has a good anti-counterfeiting function.

Of course, the more important thing is that the cost of stamping coinage is much lower than that of coining coins, and the speed is fast. Coins are formed at one time without the need for time-consuming and laborious subsequent processing.

Li Wangyou spent a lot of effort in Erhu’s paintings, and finally let Li Er understand the meaning of the drawing in front of him.

“Wonderful! It is really wonderful! If Ziyou’s water conservancy forging is used to stamp and coin coins, my Great Tang’s money shortage can be solved!” Li Erle’s eyes were narrowed and he seemed to have seen State A scene where Treasury is full of Huang Cancan copper coins.

But he reacted again soon, and looked towards Li Wangyou doubtfully: “Ziyou, what does this have to do with you receiving that many private money?”

Li Wangyou forcefully endures The urge to roll his eyes can only explain patiently.

“Uncle, hehe, coins require copper.”

When he said that, Li Er suddenly realized. Great Tang’s copper coins not only require copper, but also contain other metal components. The materials used in the Kaiyuan period of the early Tang Dynasty were bronze, cupronickel, and some other metals.

As for the private money, although the casting process is not as good as the official money, the materials used are very particular, almost exactly similar to the official money.

If there is a new method of coinage, it is entirely possible to remelt these private money and use it as official money.

The 3,000,000 jin of private money that Li Wangyou exchanged from Wang clan of Taiyuan can be recast into 3,000,000 jin of official money according to this method of stamping and minting.

That can be equal to 600,000 percussion!

Even if there are losses and costs in the coin minting process, at least 500,000 coins worth of copper can be minted!

At the beginning, Wang Clan of Taiyuan lost to Li Wangyou’s copper coins, but only 300,000 pennies. This comes and goes, is close to double the profit.

I want to understand the key, Li Er’s breathing is short.

“Ziyou, you can’t be kidding me! Are you really sure?”

Li Wangyou nodded: “As long as Uncle lets the craftsmen who will be the supervisor and the Ministry of Works cooperate with me, Xiao My nephew quickly brought out this mint, and Uncle will know it by a try. If my nephew has a little bit of falsehood, the 3,000,000 catties of private money in the palace, my nephew would rather accompany Uncle.”

He is naturally very sure, so he dared to say such a thing.

Before Li Wangyou was reborn, a friend made “counterfeit coins”.

In fact, it is not a counterfeit coin, but a stamping machine to forge antique copper coins and sell them as crafts.

So he still knows how to stamp coins. At least in this era, it definitely belongs to the “brick house” level.

Li Wangyou’s answer with such a certain degree made Li Er think deeply and kept pacing back and forth in the hall.

After a long while, Li Ercai stretched out his hand to recruit Mi Tuo into the hall.

“Mi Tuo, I will give you a task.”

Mi Tuo was so scared that he knelt down quickly: “Your Majesty is driven, and the slave servant dare not kill him.”

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“Well, it’s not a terrible thing. I am going to let you use the copper and gold in the palace and exchange them for private money.”

What? Mi Tuo thought his ears were faulty. Is this a hallucination?

Li Er asked him to exchange gold and copper coins for private money?

Is this crazy?

What is private money? They were all privately minted copper coins by the Aristocratic Family. The craftsmanship was rough, and they were used out of two or three coins before they could be used as official coins.

Even the Aristocratic Family is unwilling to use these private money.

And now Your Majesty actually allows yourself to exchange the gold and private money in the palace for private money?

“Remember, don’t make any announcements about this, let the Forbidden Army do it, exchange all the gold and copper in the palace for private money and transport them into the palace, understand?” Li Er instructed again .

Mi Tuo finally understood this time and confirmed that he did not have auditory hallucinations. He turned his head and looked towards Li Wangyou on the side, hoping to get an explanation from him.

This request made by Li Er really goes against common sense.

Li Wangyou was also shocked by Li Er’s great generosity, this shopaholic is even darker than him!

He remembers the last time Li Er wanted to go to the Aristocratic Family Gambling House to place a bet and asked Mi Tuo, knowing that there are more than 80,000 taels of gold in the palace.

All this has to be exchanged for personal money, and then all melted and cast into copper coins, and the profits obtained can be astronomical.

However, Li Wangyou will not stop Li Er. Anyway, the private money is almost all made by the Aristocratic Family clan. Li Er is the Aristocratic Family. He is naturally happy to see it.

Even Li Wangyou did not forget to give Li Er an idea: “Uncle, you can let the Forbidden Army take the gold and copper coins to various states and counties for exchange. My nephew heard that the more remote the states and counties, the official money exchange The higher the proportion of private money.”

Mi Tuo really started to cry when he said that.

He wants to break his head, but he cant figure out what the hell are these two nephews and uncles doing…