Within half a month, Li Guangdao, who had become dark and thin, excitedly escorted brass worth one million taels of silver to Pi Island.

When I opened it, there were not only copper ingots and copper plates, but also flattened copper basins, copper mirrors, and copper door buckles.

It seems that North Korea's desire for this batch of arms has really reached a point of madness.

"We North Korea produce copper, but for a moment, we really can't make up such a large amount, so we can only collect some from the public." Lee Kwang-dao said apologetically: "But don't worry, our king has issued an order to increase the mining and smelting of copper ores. After that, we will all be copper ingots."

Zhao Xing shook his hand indifferently: "It doesn't matter. I have to melt them into minting coins anyway. Since we are in the same relationship as brothers, how could I blame you?"

After hearing this, Li Guangdao asked strangely after being grateful to him, he asked strangely: "Do you want to set up a mint on Pi Island?"

Zhao Xing nodded, and did not hide it from him. He brought him to the past half month. He hurriedly visited the mint he built. While introducing it, he expressed his thoughts: "Even if I transport this batch of brass, I can only hand it over to the Ministry of Works to mint copper coins. But you also know the bad habits of our Ming Dynasty. Now the Nanjing Coin Crime Department controlled by the Donglin Party has made a ratio of two copper and eight leads, which has made their pockets fat, but has harmed the people of the world. Let the people rather barter than resist the use of copper coins. This is a regression in the social economy."

Li Guangdao sighed deeply: "In the past, from the Song Dynasty to the Wanli period, the copper coins of the state were the favorites of these vassal states around us, and even the entire South Asian countries. Some families were reluctant to spend money from the Celestial Empire, but they were used for fun and storage. As a result, since Wei Zhongxian took office, the Celestial Empire's money has become worse and worse, and we small countries are unwilling to use it. It's really a pity."

Li Guangdao was telling the truth. Starting from the Song Dynasty, with the prosperity of overseas trade in the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty's money went to the world. Finally, it developed to exist like the future US dollar and became the only common currency for the entire world. I don't know how many wool I got back for the entire Central Plains.

Unfortunately, the eunuch party and Donglin are so greedy. They always fleece, but they are getting worse. Just like the United States is constantly printing money and releasing money, which eventually completely collapses the world's monetary system.

So Zhao Xing was preparing to reverse this situation himself, establish the Central Plains currency system as the world currency, and continue to fetch the wool bit by bit. This time, he would not only fetch these few, but to fetch the whole world.

Traveling through the golden fingers is not necessarily completely technical. In fact, this kind of golden finger should be reflected in thought. Advanced thoughts are actually more important than advanced technology.

"So I can't transport this batch of copper materials back and let them waste it. I just cast copper coins in these three places and then transport them back."

He took out the minted experimental coins and showed them to Li Guangdao: "This is the Ming Tongbao I cast. The weight is the same as that of ordinary copper coins, but my content is 5:5. In this way, the people will be happy to use this copper coins to trade, solve the money shortage in the Ming Dynasty, and promote economic development."

Li Guangdao pinched the copper coin and looked at it over and over again. It was a weird-looking copper coin. It was very beautiful, but unfortunately, there was no hole in the middle with a rope.

Li Guangdao commented: "The copper coins of Shangba are indeed exquisite and will be immediately sought after by all countries. Unfortunately, the copper coins cast by Shangba have two disadvantages. I wonder if Shangba wants to listen?" Li Guangdao has a keen interest in money with an Eastern People's Party that is equivalent to the Donglin Party of the Ming Dynasty. He believes that although Zhao Xing seems to be omnipotent, he is definitely not as good as his expert in money. As a brother, this layman brother cannot let this layman lose money.

Zhao Xing's kindness and his repeated claims of brotherhood made Li Guangdao gradually let go, and his speech was no longer as cautious and respectful as before.

Zhao Xing asked with interest: "Brother Li said something."

Li Guangdao pointed out the disadvantages without hesitation: "The first disadvantage is that your 5:5 content is that when the copper coins are circulated, they will be sought after and accepted by everyone, but they will be re-melted and cast into copperware by many wealthy families. In this way, even if you continuously put copper coins into the market, the supply of copper coins in the market will be in short supply."

Zhao Xing did not comment and continued to ask with a smile: "What about the second disadvantage?"

Li Guangdao pointed to the copper coin: "There is no square hole in the middle of this copper coin, which is not suitable for carrying. The most important thing is that you have another piece of copper, which will allow the imperial court's coin minting department to join the ranks of melting the copper coin, and then become their proportion and make a profit from it. In this way, your money will be even less than enough. And this proportion will cost you according to the circulation value."

Zhao Xing smiled and pointed to the rows of stamping machines dragged by donkeys, and said with a smile: "In fact, now we use the melt casting method to cast copper coins. There are three costs for copper coins. One is fire, the other is labor, and ultimately the raw material. The melt casting plus the loss of polishing and labor costs are the absolute big end, accounting for almost two-thirds of them."

This is the most clear thing about the Dongren Party, which is absolutely sensitive to money.

Zhao Xing took his own copper coins and introduced: "First of all, my copper coins are not stamped in a single time by melt casting, which reduces fire consumption and no longer needs to be polished. Moreover, the copper coins cast are so smooth and exquisite, so there is no need to punch holes in the middle. In this way, one person is the one who does one hundred craftsmen. As for the extra piece of copper, what I saved far exceeds its weight, so my copper coins have saved a lot of labor, but I can still earn 4 cents of interest. In other words, I can earn at least 400,000 taels of interest for the 1 million taels of silver you shipped to me."

Li Guangdao really didn't expect that using casting to produce copper coins could make such money.

"As for the wealthy families and the coin minting department, I would like to see it happen with my copper coins and with the coins again."

"Why?"

Zhao Xing suddenly asked: "How long can you produce the third largest copper mine in the world in North Korea?"

Li Guangdao said proudly: "According to the current proven reserves, they can be mined for at least one or two hundred years."

Zhao Xing knew that five hundred years later, it was still the world's third-produced copper mine. It was just because their great sun was killed and blocked by countries around the world that he did not bring an enviable life to his later countries.

Zhao Xing turned the topic back: "If I give you a cent of interest in the future, buy copper materials from you continuously and mint this kind of coins, and then those big families and coin minting companies will continuously eliminate this kind of copper coins. For every 100 yuan they eliminate, I can get a profit of thirty yuan, and you can get a profit of 10 yuan. Such a huge profit continues to pour into your and me. Don't you think this is a very exciting thing?"

Excited, Li Guangdao was trembling with excitement now. Think about the continuous production of copper ore in the mountains. Where is copper ore? That is the real gold and silver that keeps flowing into his pockets.

"No, no, I have to go back and report to the king and increase the number of miners again. When we have enough profits and the treasury is abundant, buy more sophisticated weapons from you. Think about the future, the several important harbors in the south are covered with dense cannons. Japan, facing so many muzzles, they will shiver." Then even forgot about saluting and ran out directly.
Chapter completed!