Chapter 1219

"One ink skill is worth three million passes!" the Minister of the Manchu Dynasty once again exclaimed. It is not that the ink skills of the Mohists are not worth so much. On the contrary, many ink skills are invaluable, and the wealth created is far more than three million passes. However, the advantage of Mohist ink technology is that it takes a long time to transform, and can not directly become money. It can raise three million yuan in a short time, unless it is money casting.

"Yes, it's money!" Merton seemed to understand everyone's mind, and then Lang said.

"Did the Mohists discover the gold mine!" Tang Jian trembled. He could raise three million yuan in a short time. Unless he found a super large gold mine, it would be possible to raise money. Did the Mohists discover the ink technique of looking for gold mines.

"No!" Merton shook his head.

"Silver mine!" Tang Jian frowned. If it was silver mine, it would be feasible, but its value would be much lower.

"No!" Merton shook his head again.

"Copper mine!" Tang Jian's face darkened. Copper mine is not rare in the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, the value of copper mine is low and it is difficult to mine. It is necessary to cast three million copper coins for every penny. I'm afraid I don't know when to cast them. It's unknown whether I can earn three million copper coins back.

"Neither!" said Merton.

"There is no mine! Can it be that Mo sacrificing wine can't amuse all officials in the dynasty." Tang Jian said displeased.

Merton laughed and said, "naturally, this servant dare not, but in addition to gold, silver and copper, there is another thing that can be cast into money, that is iron!"

"Iron money!" Tang Jian was stunned. The money casting proposed by the Mo family turned out to be iron money.

Merton nodded, bowed to Li Shimin and said, "my minister was ordered to study the three-level monetary system of gold, silver and copper in the Tang Dynasty."

"It's true!" Li Shimin thought. He did let Merton study the three-tier monetary system when the silver note appeared.

"However, Wei Chen unexpectedly found that there was still a loophole in Datang's money." Merton said.

"There are still loopholes?" Li Shimin frowned.

Merton took out a pack of matches and motioned to the man Dynasty's civil and military: "today, the smallest monetary unit in the Tang Dynasty is a penny. A penny can buy a pack of matches, a total of ten boxes. However, if people don't want to buy a pack of matches, what if they just want a box of matches?"

"This......!" all civil and military officials immediately frowned. They were highly respected and did not pay attention to money. Where did accounting compare to a penny.

"In addition to matches, there are many things in the world. Whether you need so much or not, you need to buy goods for at least a penny, which is very inconvenient for people all over the world." Merton opened a package of matches and put a box of matches in the hands of Ministers around him.

Seeing a box of matches in his hand, Tang Jian had to admit that what Mozi said was true.

"Iron money is not. Its value is smaller than copper money. It can fill the smallest unit of money, so that all goods in the world can have value estimation. Even a box of small matches can be found with iron money." Merton said.

The eldest grandson chuckled and said, "the ink sacrifice is too whimsical. Do you think the past dynasties didn't think of using iron money? You should know that iron is the easiest to rust and not easy to store. Once the iron money rusts, the money in the hands of the people will become scrap iron unless you can keep the iron from rust."

Before he finished, Chang sun Chong suddenly changed his face and suddenly exclaimed, "stainless steel!"

The Minister of civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty suddenly realized Merton's plan. In addition to its own value, another reason why gold, silver and copper become money is that they can be preserved for a long time, while iron is not. Once rusted, it will become scrap iron. Iron money is very easy to rust and can not be used as money at all, but the stainless steel of mojiazi perfectly solves the disadvantage of iron rust, It makes it possible to cast iron money.

"Yes, it's stainless steel!" Merton nodded solemnly. "Casting money with stainless steel is not only bright in color, but also enough to ensure that it will not rust within ten years. Under careful preservation, it is enough to be preserved for a long time, which fully meets the needs of money casting."

"Military ink technology for civilian use!" Chang sun Chong was embarrassed and gnashed his teeth. He didn't expect that the value of stainless steel was far from being used as stainless steel tableware and handrails. It was even associated with money casting.

As we all know, casting money is a lucrative business. If you use iron to cast money, you can certainly accumulate a lot of wealth in a short time.

"Wei Chen suggested that two pieces of iron coins be minted under the one Wen Kaiyuan Tongbao. One is a pentagonal iron coin, and the other is a pentagonal iron coin as a supplementary currency, which is settled as the smallest monetary unit. In this way, it can not only facilitate people's life, but also affect the market price of gold, silver and copper. The imperial court can also raise money for the construction of a new Shu Road."

"Hoo!"

Suddenly, the Minister of civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty couldn't help breathing. Whether it was iron money or fifteen cents, it was a blank area of the Tang Dynasty. It was equivalent to a huge fortune in many places out of thin air. It was profitable without harm.

"No, the iron money is not without flaws!" the elder sun Chong was unwilling and retorted, "although the stainless steel will not rust in a short time, it can't stand for a long time. What if the iron money rusts after ten or eight years, or if the people keep it improperly? Can it be lost by the people?"

All officials nodded. Stainless steel rusted slowly, not completely. I'm afraid it will rust in a few decades.

Merton has long had a plan and has a plan: "Then the post station will play a role. Once the iron money rusts, it is free to go to the post station bank to replace the new iron money. The imperial court will produce a batch of new iron money every year to replace the old iron money. As for some people buried underground for a long time, there is no way. After all, the copper money will stink after a long time. Fortunately, it is only a few cents, which will not hurt the muscles and bones of the people."

Li Shimin nodded slowly. The loss of a few cents was not big. It can even be said that it had no impact at all. Iron money can be implemented.

Tang Jian took a deep breath: "iron money is indeed feasible. It is widely said in Chang'an city that Mohist scholars turn stones into gold. Today, Tang admired it. I heard that mohou has been idle recently. I don't know if he is willing to work in the Ministry of civil affairs. Any position is selected by mohou. Even if mohou likes the position of minister, as long as mohou likes it, I will give in."

People were shocked. They didn't expect that Tang Jian, the Minister of the people's Department, was convinced by the Mohist school. However, they didn't think that Tang Jian's words were exaggerated. The Mohist school was indeed quite talented in the way of economy.

Merton quickly said humbly, "Lord Tang is flattered. The junior officer is young and frivolous. He is not enough to undertake this important task."

Yizhou made Feng Guan and Leng suluosheng in Chang'an ignore it and smiled. Since Tang Jian, the Minister of the Ministry of the people, had agreed with the Mohist plan, it was safe to raise money for the new Shu Road.