[Comprehensive] The days when I pretended to be a meow in the Forbidden City

Although Zhao Zhen didn't know what was wrong with Xia Anran, but out of his intuition, he lightly brought this topic up, "In the Song Dynasty, two famous ancient swords came out suddenly, which is really a prosperous age."

Zhan Zhao hurriedly said that he didn't dare, seeing the end of this topic, Xia Anran stood aside obediently, and returned to his expressionless appearance, especially able to pretend.

After that, Zhao Zhen asked Xia Anran why he reacted like this just now, and if there was something hidden, Xia Anran told Bai Yutang that he had given the sword as a gift.

Just when Zhao Zhen heard that Xia Anran gave the sword to a young swordsman, and heard Xia Anran's various fancy praises, and then heard him say that he took part in the imperial examination obediently, he was even more happy when he obviously wanted to serve the country. When asked about the man's name, he hesitated a bit when he heard that the gentleman's surname was Bai.

"Bai... But Bai Qing's family?"

Zhao Zhen's expression was very calm, no emotion could be seen, and he remained on the face of the elder who was very interested just now. Xia Anran also seemed unaware. Zezhen's younger brother."

He thought for a while, and then said, "At that time, I was picked up by Brother Bai..."

"Crack," Renzong gently tapped his head with the scroll in his hand, "How do you talk, picking up is used for this?"

Xia Anran was hit perfectly by this blow, and she was a little stunned.

He looked at Zhao Zhen with obvious shock, his eyes were wide open, like a big cat, Zhao Zhen picked up a piece of pastry and stuffed it into his mouth, seeing that he started to chew on conditioned reflex, he smiled and said "You are very close to the Bai family."

He said this sentence lightly, and it seemed that there was no temptation at all.

In fact he did not.

Xia Anran's every step was clearly written, he indeed bumped into the Bai family, if Brother Bai hadn't given him the first pot of gold at that time, Xia Anran didn't know what would have happened.

As for the later trip to Jinhua, it was also with Zhao Zhen's permission, not to mention being monitored and accompanied by Bai Jinxi.

Zhao Zhen just sighed a little at this moment.

Perhaps in Xia Anran's heart, the position of elder brother will always be reserved for the two of the Bai family.

Seeing that he treats him respectfully and respectfully, in fact, he would be so intimate that he would stiffen his head for a long time, but he treats the Bai family Saburo generously and gives everything.

Even the pictures given by his master can be sent.

It's not jealous to say you're jealous, but it's true that you don't feel good in your heart.

Speaking of it, I can only blame him for showing up at the wrong time. If Xia Anran showed up in Bianjing from the beginning, I'm afraid the situation... No, it won't be any different.

Not the Bai family, but someone else.

Zhao Zhen didn't show it on his face, but secretly sighed in his heart.

The situation was the most embarrassing when Xia Anran appeared. At that time, he was walking on thin ice, pressing every step, and his mentality was completely different from now. If he saw Xia Anran at that time, I'm afraid his suspicion would only increase.

And even though Brother knew this, his attitude towards him was not the least bit unfamiliar, on the contrary, he was extremely friendly.

Zhao Zhen felt somewhat guilty.

After he tortured himself, he actually felt that Xia Anran's giving away the sword was nothing.

"By the way, Bai San is going to take the next exam?" Zhao Zhen lightly tapped the table with his fingertips, "The next round of martial arts..."

Xia Anran blinked her eyes, and immediately pricked up her ears. Seeing his appearance, Zhao Zhen laughed angrily, "What are you doing with your appearance like this?"

"Brother Huang doesn't know something." Xia Anran said frankly, "I am Yutang's husband, so naturally I have to plan for him."

Ha ha.

Zhao Zhen sneered and said: Give up, I won't tell you.

Xia Anran is just making a gesture. He knows in his heart that the next scientific examination will be at least one or two years later. After all, the number of talents selected by Enke this year has exceeded expectations. Zhao Zhen is very lenient about the number of people this time. There are a large number of students under the shade.

These students are not easy to absorb.

Time passed to the year of Renzong, and there were already signs of redundant officials in the Song Dynasty.

But the only good thing is that Renzong has not divided Taijian into two departments now, and now Taijian is still a department, which means that there is only one enemy he has erected for himself.

Moreover, the main objects of inspection by Yushitai are officials, and there is no negative impact caused by two departments doing nothing to compete for performance. Naturally, officials in the Song Dynasty can still live in a relatively comfortable life.

So this is also the reason why the emperor has been more nourished recently. If according to the historical line, Zhao Zhen divided the two admonitions in order to regain the imperial power from Liu Shengren, and now he has been pointed and scolded by the admonisher.

Not to mention, as the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, but when Zhan Zhao was still unofficial, Zhao Zhen returned his sword to Zhan Zhao and ordered him to wear it.

This move was undoubtedly a wrongdoing.

Even if Zhao Zhen added later that he ordered Zhan Zhao to be seconded to the Kaifeng mansion as a fourth-rank guard with a knife, it was useless.

The order can't be wrong, and even though the officials have opened their mouths, Zhan Zhao is not considered to have entered the court when he has not received the official title.

Xia Anran took a sip of tea without comprehension. His eyes turned around in the tea, and he suddenly asked as if he had thought of something: "Guys, may I ask if the hydraulic machine..."

"Jingxi! I just wanted to talk to you about this." Zhao Zhen grasped Xia Anran's hand that had just put down the teacup, "You have done a great job. The hydraulic chicken you presented is really useful. Now The first batch of weapons has been sent to the northwest, and as far as a few days ago, the news sent back is that everything is fine, and the weapons built by this method have no major defects."

"I will reward you well. Tell me what you want."

Xia Anran blinked, his mind was a little slow at this moment... present...?No, didn't I lend it to you?

Wait, does this mean that you don't plan to pay it back?How dare you, being an emperor, snatch my gizmo?

There is no way, brother, brother has no money in his pocket!Recently, we have to send more troops to the south. This sum is a small amount of money!

Can you grab it without money?

The two similar faces showed extremely similar expressions at this time, and after a while, the two looked at each other and smiled.

Speaking of money...

Xia Anran tilted her head, and suddenly there was a bit of hesitation on her face, "Officials, ministers are away...I have seen people from Fanbang trade with my Song currency..."

Zhao Zhen tilted his head slightly, his gaze was a bit inquisitive, obviously he didn't understand what Xia Anran meant by what he said, isn't it true that Fanren traded with Song coins...

Ok?

His eyes sharpened suddenly.

Xia Anran went to Songjiang, the locality is indeed a large port.If he said that he saw Fanren, there would be no problem.

There is no problem for Fan people to use Song currency in Song Dynasty.

He didn't need to deliberately talk about it, unless Xia Anran was not talking about this issue.

"Fanren hid my Song coins." Zhao Zhen understood Xia Anran's meaning almost instantly, his brows were furrowed, and finally he could only sigh.

The trade policy of the Song Dynasty was loose, the commodity economy flowed very fast, and the demand for currency was large. However, during the Renzong period, the copper reserves of the Song Dynasty were insufficient. Moreover, because the Northern Song Dynasty was a trade center at that time, the quality of the currency in the Northern Song Dynasty was stable and not easy to depreciate. It is also used as a common currency by neighboring countries.

Especially Liao, which does not produce copper itself, and the party that claims that we are a vassal state and should follow you to use the same currency.

This is the same as modern foreign exchange reserves. With a certain amount of foreign exchange reserves, some economic operations can be carried out at critical times. However, modern foreign exchange reserves are all banknotes, and there is not much pressure on the reserved countries.

But in the Northern Song Dynasty, real money went out, and then the people were still waiting to be fed, saying that the money was not enough.

In fact, paper money has begun to appear now, but it is only issued in a way similar to passbooks in some areas, and has not yet become a national currency.

But this day is not far away. At least Empress Liu has acquiesced in the legality of Jiaozi when she was in power, and has assigned the task to develop a banknote with a certain anti-counterfeiting function, which will be issued by the official at that time.

Of course, depending on the situation now, this matter is going to fall on Renzong's head.

But what Xia Anran wanted to say was not this, he thought for a while, and said: "Officials, can you improve the copper content in my currency?"

Today's copper coins in the Northern Song Dynasty are very conscientious, with almost [-]% to [-]% copper content. However, according to the copper price at that time, if all the copper in the copper coins is melted and made into other utensils, it will be very profitable.

In other words, the value of the currency itself is lower than the value of the positioning, which is why the copper coins of the Northern Song Dynasty were collected.But later, because of insufficient copper stocks, the official had to reduce the proportion of copper in the currency.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuo once promoted the Eastern Han five baht for a period of time. His method was to use a large amount of low-quality copper to cast copper coins that had no anti-counterfeiting effect and were not equal to the value of the goods in order to obtain greater profits.

This kind of behavior still existed in the Northern Song Dynasty. When the people found that the copper content of government coins began to decline, some people collected copper coins with higher copper content (that is, the coins of the previous batches) and minted them themselves, resulting in a higher copper content. low currency.

That is to say, bad money. In the end, because bad money has a larger circulation than real money, it directly caused the phenomenon of "bad money drives out good money".

But at the same time, due to the outflow of a large amount of money, the court directly had to manufacture a large number of copper coins, but the contradiction between the amount of production and the amount of circulation led to inflation.

This kind of currency that is not controlled by the government has further exacerbated inflation, causing a huge impact on people's livelihood.

In Renzong's view, Xia Anran's suggestion was obviously unreliable.

In the era when there were no reserves, the value of currency was equal to the value of copper. If the copper content was easily reduced, the problem of folk coinage would immediately arise.

So Xia Anran's idea is: "Your Majesty, can we try to mint coins with brass?"

Brass was discovered in the Han Dynasty and was used in a small amount until the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. The Han people at that time mastered the production method of brass, and since then the era of brass as coins has begun.

And because brass itself is an alloy of copper and zinc, it is used on coins to make coins that are as golden as gold.

Wear-resistant, blister-resistant, and corrosion-resistant, the key is that the copper content is greatly reduced, but ordinary people cannot produce brass through shoddy methods, even if the cost is not low, and the anti-counterfeiting effect is great, ordinary people It's okay to use it.

Brass was used as coins from Ming Jiajing until the founding of New China, when aluminum coins were used, including nickel-plating steel core technology.

This shows its stability in currency.

Of course, it does not mean that there will be no counterfeiting. The world will never lack talents from all walks of life. Even hydraulic machines have masters who can knock them out by hand. What else can't be done by craftsmen?

The key lies in whether it is cost-effective, and whether the benefits and costs obtained are equal.

And in an era when it is extremely difficult for the government to refine brass, the large-scale emergence of false brass currency among the people?

Xia Anran personally thinks that as long as the government masters this technology, it can prevent counterfeiting for at least 50 years.

In Renzong's view, Xia Anran's topic can be described as a fantasy.

Because in the Song Dynasty, the technology of smelting brass has not yet been mastered. Brass is indeed produced today, but the output is very low, because calamine and charcoal are used to smelt together with copper, but the output of calamine is not high. Not big, and the final output is also average.

By the way, because brass looks good as an ornament and the price is not low, so in the Song Dynasty, some people melted copper coins privately, and then used similar methods to make brass to sell for money.

But the reason why this method is not applicable is because metal zinc is very difficult to refine.

The reduction temperature of zinc oxide is 904 degrees, while the boiling point of zinc is only 907. In the era without thermometers, it is very easy to let zinc directly evaporate into steam.

At the same time, the volatilized steam will react with air and turn back to zinc oxide.

The degree of grinding is definitely higher than most goblins, but Xia Anran is not afraid of this.

Because, because he has watched "Heavenly Creation".

This Ming Dynasty book naturally describes how to smelt metal zinc. Although it is an indigenous method, the brass coins that can support the Ming Dynasty's finances can naturally support the Song Dynasty's finances.

After hearing Xia Anran say that he could try it, Zhao Zhen was silent for a long time, and finally he waved his hand, "Brother, you really created a problem for me."

Zhao Zhen is currently focusing on weapon smelting.

This is because the information Yu Luocha brought him made him have to be wary of the party members in the west, but Xia Anran's suggestion was too tempting, and Zhao Zhen couldn't refuse.

Financial problems have always been Zhao Zhen's heart disease.

Not to mention that the problem of counterfeit currency is far from being as simple as an ordinary financial problem. It involves a large number of interest groups that need money behind it.

Zhao Zhen had no choice but to be vigilant against these.

But in fact, the Song government did waste a lot of effort in capturing the coins made by Zhu. If this problem can be solved once and for all from the coins themselves...

Facing the sudden excitement of the little emperor, Xia Anran quickly explained to him that it is impossible to settle it once and for all, because things are always changing, our technology is advancing, and the enemy's technology will obviously also be advancing.

There is no way for the modern government to solve this problem of counterfeit currency. Counterfeit currency appeared until the [-]th century, that is, after the popularization of modern electronic payment, the situation was curbed a little bit.

There is no doubt that Xia Anran's suggestion today directly hit Zhao Zhen's itching. If this kind of brass coin can really replace the current status of copper coins, and if it is true, its anti-counterfeiting effect is so good...it is really impossible Reason not to use.

But then the two brothers were stumped by the same problem.

If you want to make coins, even if it is just a small-scale experimental production, it is absolutely impossible to be like the hydraulic press before, let Xia Anran nest in his small house and tinker.

What's more, according to Zhao Zhen's thinking, it was because he didn't know Xia Anran made this thing before, otherwise he would have sent craftsmen here long ago, so how could Brother Xia be so troubled.

But the temperature for melting and casting coins is by no means a temperature that can be reached by ordinary furnaces, and one must go to a professional place.

But if he wanted to go to a professional place, as Xia Anran, he couldn't enter this kind of central nervous system.

It is not allowed to enter such a place with the same surname, let alone Xia Anran who has a sensitive identity and a different surname.

Zhao Zhen can be sure that as long as Xia Anran has just stepped into the Qian prison, they will be rebuked by the officials at the door.

This is very embarrassing.

Zhao Zhen didn't really want to admit to his brother that he still needed to think about this matter.

In fact, the easiest way to answer it is the same as a hydraulic machine, using other craftsmen to cast it, Xia Anran only needs to be hidden in the depths.

But facing Xia Anran's trusting gaze, he couldn't help thinking: his younger brother has already told himself such an important matter, and he can't let others take the credit for his younger brother. He made another use of it, but the method of minting brass coins is exactly what brother thought.

Xia Anran, who simply watched the emperor and waited for the emperor's instructions, didn't know all this. If he knew, he would probably tell the emperor immediately: I don't mind at all!In fact, I don't really want to try it myself, I just want to live the decadent life of "the leader moves his mouth and his head breaks his legs"!

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Xia Anran, who had to invent too many technologies and had to debug them by herself, actually wanted to enjoy the convenience of this technology tree era.

Especially after he had built a hydraulic press experimentally.

But it's a pity that Zhao Zhen doesn't know what he thinks.

Zhao Zhen rubbed the floor tiles in the room, feeling that no matter what, he had to find a way to make Xia Ditangtang truly get the honor he deserved.

What identity is there that allows Xia Anran, a prince of the opposite sex, to touch the high-temperature furnace?

Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration, like a blessing to his soul, and asked Xia Anran, "Jingxi, can you respect the Tao?"

Xia Anran was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and he immediately understood what Zhao Zhen meant.

A Taoist priest is a kind of magical existence that you will not be surprised by what he does.

In addition, he is multi-tasking, knows astronomy and geography, and is an excellent geologist and alchemist.

It can be said that this kind of setting has been so ingrained that if someone travels to ancient times, if they see ordinary people tinkering with technological items, they will doubt whether the person has traveled through time, but they will not be particularly shocked when they see what Taoist priests did and invented.

In fact, it is the same in this era. As long as it is done by a Taoist priest, basically Song people will not find it strange. After all, it is extremely normal for a Taoist priest to communicate with the world for a long time and occasionally have epiphanies.

So what Zhao Zhen meant was to let Xia Anran pretend to believe in Taoism, and then go tinker with a stove and refine brass.

Well, it seems to make sense!

Xia Anran touched her chin.

The status of Taoism in the Song Dynasty was basically inherited from the Tang Dynasty, but Song Taizu directly ordered Taoist priests to marry and strictly prohibited private marriages. Taoist priests must be officially stamped before they can become Taoists.

Can it be said that contrasting Buddhism and Taoism seems to be belittled?

In fact, it is not always the case. Like almost every dynasty, the Northern Song Dynasty also lived in the days when the people believed in Buddhism and the upper class believed in Taoism. They also did not eat less "elixir". .

But relatively speaking, since the Northern Song Dynasty, Taoism has indeed gradually turned into a sect dedicated to cultivation.

This seems to be a good way, and if Xia Anran believes in Taoism, then his attitude of indifference to fame and fortune will be explained.

At that time, it can even be said that he wants to be converted by Taoism, but the emperor did not issue him a Taoist document because he was the only son of King Pingnan.

As a Taoist priest, he naturally had reasons for refusing to marry.

It can also explain Xia Anran's current embarrassing situation. As for after he meets the woman he likes, anyway, he has not really become a naturalized Taoist, so it will not be too late to ask for a marriage.

From Zhao Zhen's point of view, this idea can really be said to be a sudden surprise.

In Xia Anran's view, there is an insurmountable gap, that is: if he really believes in Taoism, how will he promote the Taiyi God? There is one out.

As for the classification of Taiyi God as a Taoist god, that is even more impossible. It is okay for him to increase the priesthood for people, but he will be demoted to Taoism. I am afraid that the three great gods of Taoism will come to talk to him that night.

After all, Zhang Daoling, the founder of Taoism, is from the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the Taiyi God is a god that appeared in the Qin Dynasty and even earlier. Let alone the seniority of the three major Taoist gods and Taiyi God, just in terms of belief... Anyway, people Taiyi God is the main god of the Qin and Han Dynasties, and Taoism is a new sect developed under his nose.

But if Zhao Zhen didn't arrange this identity for him, Xia Anran would indeed have no way to build a furnace capable of melting copper in the courtyard. If he did so privately, it would really not be suspicious at all.

In fact, the best way is to leave this thing to Zhao Zhen's people to do it, but Xia Anran will not say it if the emperor doesn't mention it. He knows that Zhao Zhen left this method in his hands, which is actually a blessing to him.

For the emperor's friendship, he should accept it.

Now that everything is undecided, there is no need to rush it first. After all, the customization of clay pots and the collection of ores still need time. Now it is time to close the flight. Xia Anran estimates that it will take more than half a year before the start of work. All these are temporary Don't worry.

After performing at the Yaowu Building that day, Xia Anran went to court a few more times, and then he handed in a sick note, and stayed at his home with the emperor's acquiescence.

After all, he just came out to show his face, to show that Pingnan Wang is fine and not abused, etc., but in order to respect his frail character set in Beijing, Xia Anran was still elated... Ah no, it’s a pity that he got to play , Since then, I have lived a happy life of sleeping until I wake up naturally.

Especially after he was woken up every morning when the heat source in the bed left, he always got up in the dark while being warmed by me squinting at Bai Jinxi. Whenever he was woken up at this time, he was not unhappy at all, but was in a good mood It was very pleasant.

This feeling is probably similar to the joy that I don't go to work when others go to school, and I go to play when others go to school. It can be said to be a small blessing.

But he couldn't live this kind of life for long, Xia Anran held a lot of private property in his hands.

Not to mention the ones brought by Pingnan Palace, most of these are currency assets, and the circulating assets seem to have been subsidized by Zhao Zhen at a discounted price. Real gold, silver, jade and jewelry don't need to be taken care of too much.

But among them, there are a lot of things that his brother and mother gave him that need to be taken care of. In addition to the stack of land deeds that the Eighth Prince gave him before, Xia Anran turned his attention to the suburban village that his mother gave him after pawing around.

The surrounding area of ​​Kaifeng Mansion is almost all plains. According to the land deed, Zhuangzi occupies about two hectares, with both upper, middle and lower fields, and a fruit forest. The harvest is not bad, but Xia Anran still plans to go and have a look at the specific situation.

The second is the shop that his brothers gave him. A few days ago, Xia Anran was already starting to decorate the shop. Outside sight.

He verbally said that he was afraid that the dust would disturb the people, and he gained the goodwill of the neighbors around him. It has been several days since the construction was completed, and the shopkeeper came to ask him when it would open. He couldn't wait to show it off, but Xia Anran was waiting for the last The most important thing is that the goods have not arrived yet, so it is not yet possible to open.

And he was also waiting for an important message.

Just before the Bian River was about to freeze, he finally got the person he wanted to wait for.

It was an Arab merchant, of course, in the Song Dynasty, they were called Dashi merchants.

These people are backed by the richness of the Nile River Basin and Mesopotamia, as well as rich mineral resources. The gold, gemstones, and adventure factors that are boiling in the blood of the nomads from the Nile River Basin and Mesopotamia have prompted these people to develop outward.

After the establishment of the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty and the Dashi Kingdom established a good communication relationship and sent envoys to each other. In the Song Dynasty, the Dashi merchants were equivalent to popular trading partners recognized by the country, especially their merchant ships together with the Dasong and South Asia , The commercial roads of various countries in West Asia.

The full name of this big food businessman is very long, but as the Romans do, he gave himself a big Song name called Ami.

"Oh! My lord, I'm very glad to see you again. I heard that you were crowned prince on the way here. I'm really happy for you."

Xia Anran waited at the middle gate for a while and then met his guest. The latter hired several dark-skinned people to carry several boxes of heavy objects. When he saw Xia Anran, he immediately greeted him with a bright smile. Xia Anran thanked him with a smile, and then led him into the hall.

The attendants at home had already poured the tea, and the two sat down to greet each other for a while, and the atmosphere was once very lively.

There is an old saying in modern shopping malls, which is called the brains of the Jews, the mouths of the Arabs, and the hands of the Chinese.

It probably means that in terms of doing business, Jews rely on their brains, Arabs rely on their ability to make friends, and Chinese rely on hard work and creativity.

One of the characteristics is the Arabs. They are very enthusiastic and have the natural ability to win the favor of others. If they are their business partners, they can care more about you than your relatives.

For example, now, this big food businessman immediately showed his concern for Xia Anran's information. This kind of flattery will never make people feel like a philistine, even if it is possible that he entrusted a business partner on the way north. Attention, and it is entirely commercial in nature.

Xia Anran chatted with him about various situations in the south for a long time, and after the businessman showed his dedication and joy, the two sides finally started talking about serious business.

"I have to say, my lord, your request has embarrassed our craftsmen for a long time. We have spent a lot of effort and overcome many difficulties..."

"Yes, just like I believed in the strength of your country's craftsmen from the beginning, they didn't disappoint us, did they?" Xia Anran interrupted Ami's next habitual bargaining with a smile.

Obviously, his out-of-the-ordinary play made the businessman very frustrated, but he is a very mature businessman, and the degree of this frustration is well controlled, neither embarrassing himself nor embarrassing himself. To be able to make Xia Anran happy.

This relaxed atmosphere ends at inspection.

There were ordinary wooden boxes in Ami's box, Xia Anran randomly picked out a few and opened the boxes, and inside were long glass sticks.

Ami saw that Xia Anran picked up a few of them casually to observe, with a puzzled face on his face, "My lord, I wonder if I would be honored to know what you want this for?"

Xia Anran was picking these glass poles one by one, using the spiral pattern of nails inserted into the pole head to confirm that the goods were customized according to his requirements,

His inspection speed was very fast, and several unqualified goods were picked out in a short while.

Seeing this, Ami hurriedly said, "Oh, this must have been an accident, my lord, you should know that this batch of glazed goods is very difficult to store, on the way here I am like taking care of my beloved baby take care of them..."

Xia Anran nodded, "Of course, Ami, I understand your hard work, please rest assured, although you have a [-]% failure rate, I can still pay according to the price negotiated in the contract at that time, but you need to sign again It's just the last additional regulation."

He showed a bargaining smile.

The author has something to say: The knowledge point in this chapter is brass coinage. Brass was recorded in the Han Dynasty, but because there is no real object found, everyone does not know whether the brass is this brass.It is said in the article that there was in the Han Dynasty... It is based on the records.

The opportunity for brass to become a currency is that zinc can be extracted artificially, and it is no longer necessary to react with zinc and copper by chance, but can be produced in large quantities.

Brass is very resistant to wear and has excellent resistance to counterfeit money.

Here is a little knowledge point, I did not expand the number of words in the text, the ancient counterfeit money is like this, for example, I got 2 coins containing 80.00% copper, I took it apart, added other raw materials (such as iron) and then I can get 3 coins with 50% copper content (approximately estimated), which means I got an extra penny, but this kind of counterfeit money is actually very easy to distinguish, thinking that the weight is different.

Da Song’s approach to the counterfeit currency market is relatively gentle. They will send people to the market to weigh them every once in a while. If they find that the currency is counterfeit, they will exchange it with the real currency for the owner. There is no loss for the owner of the currency, but it is also because of this. In this case, I personally feel that it has contributed to the indifferent attitude of the people towards counterfeit money.

This point is about modern times. Modern people have to rub the 100 yuan banknote subconsciously. If they think it is fake, they have to ask others to change it. Why, it is because I am wary of counterfeit bills, because they cannot be exchanged. Although the government seems ruthless in this regard, it has indeed curbed the circulation of counterfeit money and provided clues for following the vine.

Whoops, far away.

Why do I say that brass coins are not easy to imitate, because as long as the secret recipe for extracting zinc is pinched here by the government, the folks have to use the old method to make it, and the cost is very high. As long as the cost is greater than the receipt, then few people will take the risk .

In fact, the first or second set of currency in New China was also made of brass, but later the cost was too high, and brass was very useful in industry, so it was replaced.

Foreign exchange reserves are a double-edged sword. China's foreign exchange reserves are also used to contain the United States, so the old Americans want to let China's exchange rate fluctuate and rise all the time.

Economic knowledge is very delicate.

But for the Song Dynasty, it was completely taken away by people. The currency of one country supported the three countries. In addition, the currency of the country’s economy did not circulate. It was said before that Song’s taxes were all handed over to the central government. , do not keep it in the local area, since it is not money if you don’t keep it, coupled with the emergence of the small peasant economy and the manor economy, the money has become dead money. The rich will hide it as soon as they have money, and buy land as soon as they have money. Can not play the effect of promoting economic circulation.

Another factor is that ancient currency is not like modern currency. After you issued the fourth set of RMB, the third set was completely recycled. This was not the case in ancient times. It was too difficult for them to recycle, so money will always be money. (PS, just today I saw the news that the fourth set of RMB stopped circulation hahahahaha, a perfect coincidence, although it actually stopped on 5/1, it was only pushed to me today...)

And the money is still copper.

Probably the concept is the same as the modern concept of copper=gold, precious metals will keep their value forever, and many people will buy gold for storage, whether it is physical or virtual gold