Infrastructure masters in the red building

Following the brick and tile kilns and the "Sancun Canteen", the villagers in several villages were creative and came up with ways to make money.

But the tide of "entrepreneurship" in Taoyuan Village soon encountered a bottleneck—there was a problem with the "money" in the village.

This is not because Jia Fang broke his promise and failed to issue "startup loans" to the villagers in time, or provide them with "housing funds". Copper coins, the problem of shortage.

Among the new immigrants from Yujiang who came from afar, many people have some savings, but they come here from afar, and it is impossible for them to come here with large strings of copper coins on their backs. Most of them hide silver ingots close to their bodies, and gold locks are sewn into their underwear. son.

And when Jia Fang issued "relocation allowance" and "startup loan", he also tried to save trouble, and distributed silver ingots to each family.

Here comes the problem: Take the "Sancun Canteen" as an example, where a meal costs three Wen, and an extra dish costs five Wen.If you take a piece of silver to order a meal, the aunt in the cafeteria will definitely not be able to find it.

At this time, some villagers asked: How about... first credit?

The method of paying on credit was feasible at the beginning, because everyone was from Yujiang, and the other party was indeed rich, not because they couldn't afford it, but because they couldn't find a cafeteria.

Some people even greeted the leading woman of the "Sancun Canteen": "I will eat at your place every day. If I eat for a month, it will almost be enough for a penny. Then we will give it together!"

At first, the lady in the cafeteria was able to nod her head in agreement, but later she followed others to chase after the account: "Don't wait! Did you give me the copper money? You can only scoop up the rice if you give the money..."

"No credit, no credit!"

Seeing the attitude of this big turn, the villagers couldn't help but have questions.The lady in the cafeteria had a reason: "If you pay on credit like this, we will have no place to buy materials. You can't always let us pay on credit over there!"

The villagers quickly comforted: "Mother, how about I give you a piece of silver first, and you take the silver to buy materials first?"

The lady in the cafeteria shook her head anxiously, her face flushed: "It's not that I don't want to, nor that the other party doesn't want to, but that the other party wants to come to my place for dinner after taking my money. Give it to me and let me find it. I... I can't find it either!"

Everyone who heard this was sweating in the back of their heads: Ganqing has come back again.

So the new immigrants from Yujiang went to ask the aborigines in Taoyuan Village together.They found Village Chief Tao, and took out all the gold and silver they had with them and the gold and silver they got from Jia Fang, and asked, "Old Village Chief, where can I exchange these into copper coins?"

Village head Tao slapped his thigh and said, "You guys are really asking me, I want to know too!"

Crowd: ...?

Jia Fang has been paying close attention to the progress of the construction of Taoyuan Village. He soon discovered the shortage of copper coins in the village, and went to the Tonghui Bank twice to exchange a considerable amount of copper coins, and moved to Taoyuan through the method of "Hercules Carrying". Zhaili.

But I still feel that the villagers' demand for copper coins is like a bottomless pit.

Jia Fang thought about it carefully: This is also normal.Originally, he only had a basic base of 1000 people, but now the population of Taoyuan Village is five times that of the original; in addition, he himself pushed Taoyuan Village away from the original egalitarian "public" economy and introduced the word "private". .

He issued "relocation allowances" for new immigrants from afar, and provided them with "startup loans" and "housing funds"—to put it bluntly, he, Jia Fang, was sending money and injecting currency into this emerging small society.

So - not enough money is normal.

But how to solve it?Apart from continuing to "transfer" the money from the Tongxi Bank, he has no particularly good solution.

There is also the problem of moving money - the value of copper coins in the south is relatively high, and it happened in Taoyuan Village before that the copper coins circulated and became less and less.If he continues to "transport" a large amount of coins, will the loss of copper coins be accelerated? Originally, he only needed to donate blood to the Taoyuan Village family, but now it is difficult to donate blood to the entire southern region?

Thinking of this, Jia Fang heard the ringing of the bell at Xianliang Temple, one long, one short and one long, indicating that someone from outside the residence came to look for him.He hastily bid farewell to the villagers, returned to Daoxiang Village, and saw Shuangwen.But Shuangwen said: "He is at the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and the uncle is accompanying him!"

Who is this person who actually came directly into his Grand View Garden?

He hurried over with his double text, and sure enough, he saw people standing in front of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, including Jia Amnesty's people and Beijing Palace's people.

"Shuixian?" Jia Fang couldn't help being a little surprised.

Ever since Shui Xian picked up a book from the Xiaoxiang Pavilion last time, he hadn't seen this one, let alone figured out what kind of book this one was taking away.

He hurriedly walked into the courtyard of the Xiaoxiang Hall, and he saw Jia Amnesty greeting Shui Xian.Shui Xian seemed to be congratulating Jia She about Nong Zhang's joy. Jia She was very happy and smiled like a fool.

Jia Fang brought Shuangwen into the courtyard, and Shuangwen saw that the people brought by Jia Amnesty took good care of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, so he didn't say anything, and retreated to the side corridor to wait quietly.

Who knows that Shui Xian saw her, and asked with a smile: "Could this be the one next to Zi Fang who is learning painting?"

Both Jia Fang and Shuangwen are inexplicable.Jia Fang couldn't help but asked Shui Xian: "How did you find out?" Shuangwen stood in the corridor holding her breath—it was inconvenient for her to answer the conversation.

At this time, Jia She was probably in a good mood, laughed out loud, and said, "I heard that this Shuangwen girl is a good painter at first, and she is like a fish in water when she is with Zifang, just like her red sleeves add fragrance."

Jia Fang quickly waved his hand: "That's not true, Ziheng, you listen to my explanation. Big brother, you are too..." You are too outspoken!

With a bright smile in his eyes, Shui Xian turned around Jia Fang's face, then raised his hand, bowed to Jia She, and said, "Thank you, sir."

Jia Amnesty is a fine person, and he knew at the first sight that Shui Xian had something to discuss with Jia Fang in private.He can hand over the man to the Lord.

Jia She also bowed back, saying: "Your Majesty, please do yourself." Saying goodbye, he turned around, and when he passed by Shuangwen, he dropped a look, Shuangwen was so obedient, and followed Jia She out of the door, not forgetting to help Jia Fang closed the gate of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

"How do you know that Shuangwen is following me to learn painting?" Jia Fang was still very curious, and almost forgot what he always wanted to ask.

"Remember, I took a book with you last time." Shui Xian felt very at ease in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and he sat back comfortably on the chair in the main hall without needing Jia Fang's greeting, and took a cup of tea. Taking a sip from the cup, he sighed, "Good tea!"

Jia Fang finally remembered, and quickly asked: "I've been wanting to ask you..."

That day Shui Xian picked up a book in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and took it away without letting Jia Fang see what it was.

But Jia Fang has always wanted to know if the book that Shui Xian took away was "Postpartum Care of Sows".

Shui Xian laughed and said: "After I left, I found that the content of the book has increased a lot."

Jia Fang took a deep breath: it can still be increased.

"Because of this book, I know that brother Ling is studying the scriptures, and sister Ling is a talented woman who loves to read poems. The girl next to you is busy learning fine brushwork, so she shouldn't have time to add fragrance to your red sleeves. You...should have solved the swelling disease."

As he spoke, Shui Xian arched his hands and said, "Congratulations Zifang!"

Jia Fang was stunned by what he said, and it took him a while to save himself.The other party had already talked about this point, and he didn't need to hide anything, so he immediately asked, "You mean...you got a book?"

You can know what books Jia Zheng, Jia Min, and Shuangwen each got, and after leaving, you can also know what books he took from the shelf later-this proves that Shui Xian's book is not just a bibliography, Moreover, it is a bibliography that can record in real time which books this magical bookshelf has provided.

Jia Fang couldn't help being embarrassed, he thought of Jia Zhen.

Shui Xian didn't mention Jia Zhen or Fuya at all—maybe because the two of them took away not written books, but "picture albums", which may not be displayed in the bibliography.

But Shuixian might just want to save him some face, so he didn't mention Jia Zhen.

Hearing Jia Fang's question, Shui Xian nodded comfortably and laughed.

Jia Fang let out an "Ah", rubbed his hands together in embarrassment, and said, "Ziheng, you are really lucky!" books——So, when Shui Xian came to him, he had already thought about getting a list of books on his shelf?

As expected of a shrewd person, he has the ability to grasp the main contradiction.

"You... are not surprised at all?" Jia Fang finally asked.If Jia She got the book instead, he would probably come to him with a strange scream, but if he got the double text, he would scream in surprise and drop the book on the ground by mistake.

But this one didn't even reveal anything unusual, and just took the book away, causing Jia Fang to guess for a long time.Now Shui Xian came to tell Jia Fang the truth in person, Jia Fang couldn't help admiring: "I knew it would be fine, I should also ask for a bibliography!"

Unexpectedly, Shui Xian got up slowly, turned to face the library, and said slowly: "I think... the books in this library should be endless."

Jia Fang was silent: He also felt that it was true.

"However, because of the disposition and vision of its owner, and the thoughts of the borrowers, this collection of books will be different." Shui Xian said bluntly.Jia Fang expected: Shui Xian's understanding of this bookshelf should be no less than that of him or Jia Daihua.

"So even the bibliography is limited to what has been taken out of this bookshelf. So I took this bibliography just to find out what everyone is reading." Shui Xian explained with a smile, Jia Fang felt a little bit I don't know how to admire him.

"Aren't you... not surprised at all?" Jia Fang asked Shui Xian back.

Shui Xian shook his head and said, "I have experienced more unimaginable things in my life, perhaps more than what you have experienced. So sometimes I really feel that nothing in this world can surprise me any more."

When saying this, Shui Xian raised his head slightly, as if he was thinking while speaking.

"But I am also very afraid. I am afraid that these things I know can only be kept in my heart by myself, and I will die slowly, and no one will be able to share them throughout my life."

"But then I found out that some of the things I know, maybe you know too." After speaking, he turned to look at Jia Fang with a smile on his lips, "This makes me feel good."

Jia Fang was bowing his head in thought. He was touched by Shui Xian's words - from the very beginning, he felt that everything was within Shui Xian's predictions.It's like when the grain was transported out of Daoxiang Village, it all depended on the small workers sent by Baigongfang, and such a weird thing, truck after truck of grain was shipped out of his garden, those people didn't even have a word Did not ask.

Apparently got the order from above, Jean turned a blind eye to everything, just saying it was normal.

So Shuixian knew that his food came from a certain channel in the garden.

And what Shui Xian said just now, some of the things he knows, he may also know... Jia Fang suddenly came to his senses: he has a garden left by King Qing in his hands, and Shui Xian... Shui Xian is in Beijing There is also one in the palace!

Wuzhu secluded dwelling, Sifang Pavilion-it is not the entrance to another magical world before it begins.

He turned his face to look at Shui Xian, just in time to be caught by the other party's eyes.At this moment, the two were tacit understanding, and they had a tacit understanding with each other.

"The conversation went too far, and I almost forgot today's business." Shui Xian said suddenly, "The treasurer of Tonghui Bank said that you asked him to exchange copper coins several times in a row-what's going on?"

Jia Fang never expected that Shui Xian came to him for this matter.

He thought about it for a second, and then decided to tell all his troubles: "You know that I have a fief in the south, and I have filled in more than [-] Jiang villagers? That's right there. It used to be a place that didn't cost much. , but first there are many more people, and I encourage them to do more business. In this way, the money will not be enough..."

Shui Xian's eyes brightened a little, obviously Jia Fang's frankness made him very comfortable.He listened to Jia Fang's words very seriously, and didn't think about how Jia Fang "remotely controlled" his fief at all.After listening to Jia Fang's question, he chuckled softly and said, "You just want something that can replace copper coins, and the denomination should be small enough."

As soon as Shui Xian finished speaking, Jia Fang felt that his originally confused mind suddenly cleared up.

He really needs a substitute for copper coins, gold and silver are not enough—and Taoyuan Village has now entered a commodity society to a certain extent, and labor services are gradually becoming commodities.The traditional way of bartering did not work before.

But it reminded him of something else: later generations call him "Grandpa".

Shui Xian went on to say: "In the Song Dynasty, iron coins were used in Sichuan, and the iron coins were heavy. A sling of money weighed about 25 catties. At that time, if you wanted to buy a piece of silk, you needed nearly a hundred catties of iron coins, which was extremely inconvenient. The businessman invents something—”

"Jiaozi!" Jia Fang said beamingly.He has fully remembered.His current problem is that between the value of gold and silver and the value of copper coins, there is a lack of a relatively small currency that is convenient for circulation.

Since there is a shortage in the south, he will print it himself!In recent days, he has been paying settlement expenses and lending money, isn't it just injecting funds into the closed small economy of Taoyuanzhai?The same is to issue money, he can take this opportunity to issue banknotes!

Seeing that Jia Fang thought about it, Shui Xian nodded again and again, as if praising Jia Fang for his quick thinking.

"However, Jiaozi was not handed down from the Song Dynasty to form a new currency system. To a certain extent, it was because Jiaozi was issued indiscriminately in the later period, but the treasury did not have enough real money to support it, resulting in a sharp drop in currency value and permanent loss of credit. Zifang, if you want to imitate Jiaozi, you must not repeat the same mistakes."

"I understand what you mean." Jia Fang had already figured everything out at this time, "I don't need to make a large bill like Jiaozi, what I need is to make a payment of an appropriate denomination between copper coins and real gold and silver. Circulation tools are just filling the gap in the value of the intermediate currency, I have no ambition to let it replace real gold and silver."

While he was talking, Shui Xian nodded repeatedly and said, "It can be seen that you are a sensible person."

Jia Fang continued: "It's just that if you want to do it, you have to do it well. At least you have to think about anti-counterfeiting."

In addition, he was thinking, if banknotes were really issued, what should they be called.The ancients once issued a ready-made "Jiaozi", but then the value of the currency collapsed, and it is not auspicious to call this name again, and the villagers probably don't want to believe it; is it called "voucher"?But vouchers don’t actually mean that. Maybe in the future, when the business environment in Taoyuanzhai matures, various stores may actually issue some vouchers and the like for promotions—what should this new banknote be called? ?

Unexpectedly, Shui Xian stepped forward, grabbed his arm, and said, "Let's go!"

Jia Fang: Where are you going?

"Go to my bookstore!"

Jia Fang: What are you doing at the bookstore?

He suddenly remembered: Didn't we just talk about the anti-counterfeiting of banknotes?Shui Xian then invited him to the bookstore—what kind of place is the bookstore? The bookstore is responsible for printing!

Jia Fang hurriedly said, "Wait for me!"

He came to the library of the Xiaoxiang Library, meditated for a moment, took out a book from the shelf, and looked at the title: "A Grand View of Banknote Anti-counterfeiting Technologies in Various Countries"—it was it!

So Jia Fang put the book in his sleeve and hurriedly followed Shui Xian to the bookstore under Tianyi Publishing Co., Ltd., where he invited the master craftsmen, and everyone talked about the "banknotes" that will be printed in the future.

The old master in the study's eyes were straightened when he heard that Jia Fang wanted to print money, and he said for a long time: "My lord, don't you really want to print paper money?"

Jia Fang shook his head with a good temper and smiled: "Of course not. What I want to print is not paper money, but paper money that can be used and bought. When others give you change, they will give you copper coins—paper money." .”

so amazing?Several master craftsmen looked at each other, as if they couldn't believe their ears.

Only Shui Xian sat leisurely and drank tea, and the shopkeeper of the bookstore who was waiting on him hurriedly came over to point out the few old craftsmen, and said: "This Mr. Jia is a close friend of the shop owner. Just do what Mr. Jia says, and don't ask so many questions."

Jia Fang waved his hand quickly: "What should be asked, what should be asked, only when we have asked clearly, can we discuss how to print, how big to print, and how to prevent counterfeiting."

Seeing Jia Fang's good temper, the old craftsman warmed up somewhat, and asked cautiously, "Master Jia, what words are you planning to print on this...money you want to print?"

Jia Fang had already made up his mind at this time, and said, "It's called 'circulation coupon'!"