Great Tang’s Talented Little Landlord

For Li Er, the “earth turtle”, the use of hydraulic power to push the 20-stone hammer to beat on its own is magical.

While witnessing the copper coins being cast in this way, Li Er couldn’t help but Longyan Joy. Even ignoring Li Wangyou and the others’ dissuasion, he personally sent the copper bar under the punching machine, and punched out a shiny Kaiyuan Tongbao.

“Mi Tuo, carefully put this Kaiyuan Tongbao away for me, haha, this is a coin I personally created.” Li Er proudly picked up the copper coin and threw it to Mi Tuo on the side.

Mi Tuo smiled so much that he could hardly see his eyes. Holding the ordinary Kaiyuan Tongbao in both hands, he bowed and said: “No! This Kaiyuan Tongbao, which everyone personally cast, is for me Great Tang Supreme Treasure, should be sent to Taimiao Ziji Palace to receive incense from the world.”

“Flattery fine!” Li Wangyou in the heart cursed secretly.

This Mi Tuo really deserves to be the provincial supervisor of the housekeeper, what he said, Li Er laughed heartily, and immediately nodded agreed.

The Taimiao referred to by Mi Tuo refers to Luyi County, 10 li away from the east of the city, Ziji Palace, which is said to be the birthplace of Lao Tzu.

After Li Yuan ratified Lao Tzu as the ancestor of their old Li Family, this Lao Tzu Temple naturally became the Taimiao, and on this basis, the palace was built on a large scale.

Mi Tuo, a cheap person, unexpectedly cheated Li Er to send this Kaiyuan Tongbao to the Taimiao Temple for worship. Naturally, Li Er was very satisfied.

Li Wangyou couldn’t help but stared at Mi Tuo bitterly, hating himself for why he didn’t expect such a good idea.

With a round of eyeballs, he reached out his hand from his waist purse, took out a gold ingot of five taels, and handed it to Li Er.

“Uncle, why don’t you try this gold coin.”

Li Er was shocked, but he did not object to this. He reached out and took the gold ingot and placed it on the punching machine. On the coin-making mold.

Gold Coin has actually existed in China since ancient times, but it is very rare. During the Warring States Period, there was love gold in Chu State and five baht gold in Western Han Dynasty.

The real Gold Coin is naturally not directly cast with pure gold like this, but needs to be mixed with other metals to enhance the hardness of Gold Coin.

However, Li Wangyou does not intend to cast Gold Coin for circulation, so naturally it does not matter so many.

This punching machine can cast Copper Coin, not to mention the relatively soft gold. The heavy hammer fell, and the mold hit the gold ingot, suddenly squeezing out a golden light flashing gold Kaiyuan Tongbao.

The Kaiyuan Tongbao suppressed by gold is naturally much heavier than copper coins.

Five taels of gold ingots were cast into a two-dollar Kaiyuan Tongbao. The remaining four or eight golds, Li Wangyou did not even look at it, and reached out and picked up the money.

“Uncle, my nephew thought that this golden Kaiyuan Tongbao should be used for enshrining in the Taimiao, and money can better represent the Supreme dignity and imperial power of Uncle.”

This time its Mi Tuo in the heart bullshitting, didnt expect, this Count of Hu is also such an expert, he actually met an opponent!

Li Wangyou and Mi Tuos “competition”, Yan Liben, who was watching, was dumbfounded. His teacher was actually such a teacher… Yan Liben almost wanted to find a small book and record it. The teacher’s words and deeds carefully study and study.

Yan Liben doesn’t feel that it’s shameful to please His Highness. It depends on the person.

As the saying goes, learning civil and martial arts, goods and imperial family, has been this principle since ancient times.

Li Er was naturally satisfied with Li Wangyou’s behavior again, that bright smile, even with that beard and beard, could not help shaking.

“haha, Ziyou makes sense! Mi Tuo, send these two Kaiyuan Tongbao to Taimiao.”

“No!”

Li Er had seen this hydraulic forging machine and was extremely satisfied, even the noise of ping-pong-pong in the Workshop was completely satisfied.

Li Wangyou couldn’t stand the noise attack, so he asked Li Er to go to the river to serve tea. After Li Er nodded agreed, Li Wangyou picked up the remaining gold nugget and threw it to the craftsman who had previously manipulated the forging machine: “Good job, this gold is rewarded to you.”

Always The craftsman, who bowed his head and knelt aside, quickly smashed his heads to Li Wangyou: “many thanks, noble reward.”

These craftsmen are all servants of the government, and their status is extremely low.

Official craftsmen, “not to be different from all colors”, which means that the profession is hereditary and cannot be changed, and the descendants are all craftsmen.

Li Er once said: “The miscellaneous business of industry and commerce…should give money to the property, and must not exceed the official rank, stand shoulder to shoulder with the wise gentlemen, sit and eat together.”

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The humble status of craftsmen in industry and commerce and miscellaneous people can be seen from this.

Li Wangyou certainly doesn’t agree with the craftsman system of Great Tang, but he has no choice but to shake his head and leave with Li Er and the others.

On the bank of the Qi River, Li Wangyou boiled a pot of tea, and everyone was seated again.

“Ziyou, using this hydraulic power to cast copper coins is really good. How much copper can be cast in one day? How expensive is it?” Li Er impatient asked.

He couldn’t help but worry. Now the large amounts of gold and copper in Taiji Palace have been replaced by mountains of private money. If he can’t recast it into official money, then he will suffer heavy losses.

“Uncle, this minting workshop is now established. Only ten hydraulic forging machines have been built, with a daily output of more than fifty copper coins. However, Liben is letting craftsmen make every effort to build other hydraulic forging machines, as more With the completion of the forging machine, the output of copper coins can continue to increase. As for the extravagant expenses, Liben has checked it, and the loss is only 10%, mainly the charcoal and fire consumption for smelting personal money.”

In the words of Li Wangyou, let Li Er rubbed his hands excitedly.

The loss of 10% of the coin is completely insignificant in his opinion.

To know that the government’s casting of copper coins starts with mining copper ore and lead-tin ore to obtain raw materials, and then invests a lot of labor, charcoal fire, model casting, plus the transportation cost of raw materials and copper coins, which is huge .

It is recorded in the first year of Emperor’s reign that Great Tangs most period of prosperity was opened. A money supervisor casts three thousand three hundred coins every year, spending 220,000 catties of copper, 3700 catties of lead, and tin. 500 jin, the fire consumption is close to 20%.

According to the calculation, for every consistent coin, it will cost 750 yuan to cast money.

But even so, the official copper coin still has one third profit.

And the Aristocratic Family privately mints copper coins, not mining copper mines to extract copper, but selling old coins and recasting them, so the profit is higher.

After all, in these thousand-year-old Aristocratic Family coffers, I dont know how many Han Dynasty five baht money accumulated in the past dynasties, and the round hole money of the Sui Dynasty.

After Great Tang abolished the five baht coins, these ancient coins piled up like hills in the Aristocratic Family. Without remelting them, they could not be circulated in the market.

Only limited by the casting process, Aristocratic Family’s private money can only be used as one, or three as one. But even so, Aristocratic Family does not lose money at all, and is naturally willing to smelt and cast in large quantities to realize the old money in stock.

The private money used by Li Er and Li Wangyou to mint coins is all exchanged from Aristocratic Family and merchants at the ratio of one for two.

Even if 10% of the losses are discarded and finally made into copper coins, Li Er can make a lot of money.

“haha, I really did not trust the wrong person, Ziyou, this is a very profitable business, yes, I am quite satisfied. After the recast of your private money, my income will be divided into one Cheng and you, Ziyou must not be too small.”

Where is Li Wangyou too small, thanked Li Er with a smile.

“Uncle, my nephew, there is another business here. I wonder if Uncle is interested. This business is not profitable, but it can protect the foundation of my Great Tang Country. Can Uncle be interested?”

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The words of Li Wangyou naturally aroused Li Er’s interest…