Chapter 81 Currency in this era
The efficient guillotine can solve many past problems.
Although many people feel resentful because they were not able to hear Ahmed's miserable scream before his death.
But after all, they won't get too entangled in such trivial matters.
After the trials of the death row prisoners were completed, the day's celebration was almost over. The villagers far away wanted to get home before nightfall, so they left early.
The villagers approaching the road were also bargaining with Zeid's caravan in the end. Many of the goods in the caravan were scarce foreign goods brought from Egypt. For many people with a little spare money, Still quite attractive.
As for Garris, after completing the trial, he went to another venue. This was also the last issue he needed to deal with today.
If Ahmed and his men attacked the village of Monterey, nearly three months have passed. If Eric massacred the town of Alhadi, almost two months have passed.
More than 200 of them were captured and had been digging soil for two months in Skar Village.
The reason why these people were able to endure daily hard work and did not flee on a large scale was that Garris paid them daily amounts of money based on earthwork and allowed these people to redeem themselves.
I still have to thank Ahmed. It was Ahmed who worked tirelessly over the years to reserve a batch of currency for Gairis that can be used for circulation.
The currency situation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem in this era was not much different from that of Egypt. Large-value currencies were mainly gold dinars or dinar-like gold coins. The more widely circulated currency is the silver dirham, while the smaller currency is the copper fils coin.
Different from Western Europe, the purchasing power of gold coins in the Middle East is significantly lower than that of Britain and France; the purchasing power of silver coins is significantly lower than that of the Chinese Empire.
Overall, the Middle East is even in a state of chronic inflation, running counter to the economic trends in other regions of the world. The reason for this is naturally inseparable from the business activities of Arabs around the world. A large amount of precious metals Concentrating on the Middle East.
An advantage of this state for Garris was that he was able to collect enough circulating currency to coordinate the use of manpower without using corvee to force unpaid labor.
One gold dinar of about 4.25 grams can only be exchanged for 10 to 12 silver dirhams of about 2.97 grams. One silver dirham could only buy about 3 to 8 pounds of wheat.
The exchange ratio between copper fils and silver dirhams fluctuates greatly. The ratio of one silver dirham to copper fils is roughly between 30 and 50.
Taking into account the fluctuation in the exchange ratio of copper coins to silver coins, the currencies Ahmed hoarded were mainly silver dirhams and gold dinars.
After getting so much currency, Garris could spend money to mobilize human resources. The price he offered was almost that of an adult male. If he worked for Garris for two days, he could get 1 A silver dirham.
This price effectively attracted the surrounding rural and leisure population, and also encouraged those prisoners of war to make up their minds and work hard on Gallis.
Of course, although prisoners of war have the same wages as the farm population, if they want to regain their freedom, they need to pay 3 gold dinars for self-redemption.
And those prisoners of war were left here to burn ashes not just because of the hope of self-redemption.
In their hearts, Garris has a special place.
The cool autumn wind blows across the earth.
More than two hundred people have gathered in this open space that was originally a construction site. Their bodies are strong, their hands are full of calluses, and their eyes are full of expectation.
Most of these people are Frankish in appearance, but there are also some Arabs mixed in. As Garris came toward them, he waved to the men, and the Franks shouted back.
Because he already has a high status in the eyes of these people.
Over the past two months, Gehrys has filled the faith vacuum in the region.
Although restricted by the environment and certain factors, Garris did not hold a [Mass] under the Catholic ritual.
But the relatively simple Protestant model of [Sunday Worship] is held every week by Garris, not only inviting nearby villagers to participate, but also Frankish prisoners of war from Leonard's army.
While receiving Holy Communion, these prisoners of war would also receive a day's rest.
Walking through the crowd, these people no longer have any hostility when looking at Garris. They greeted Garris with enthusiasm and excitement, and Garris kept waving.
After reaching the middle of the crowd, Garris found a big rock and stood on it, ensuring that everyone around him could see him.
"Today, everyone is here to enjoy the joy with the villagers and testify that the grace bestowed by the Lord is your hard work. It is your hard work that has allowed rivers to open in this high place of pure light, springs to open in the valleys, and rivers of life-nourishing water to surround the farmland."< br>
"The descendants of the villages here that have lasted for thousands of years should all thank you. It is your sweat that keeps them fed and clothed."
"I will order someone to erect a monument here to record your deeds, so that future generations will know your good deeds today."
The first words Garris said made everyone present feel dizzy. This was the respect they had never received before, and it was something they might have thought about but never said out loud.
After such an opening tone was set, the prisoners of war present looked at Garris and couldn't help but become even more eager.
"I know that two months ago you may have been enemies with me and used swords against me, but that doesn't matter."
"Before I returned to this earth, my father promised me that he had made everything in the world swear not to harm me."
"As long as you have good thoughts in your heart, stay on the right path, and can sincerely repent of the mistakes you made in the past and never do them again, then you will be able to gain God's generosity and you won't have to worry about falling into hell after death."
"Now that this work has been accomplished, you have made enough atonement in this world. You can all go to those who supervise your work and find them to redeem yourself, so that you can regain your freedom and no longer be driven by others to work."< br>
When Garris said this, the two hundred or so people nearby showed different reactions.
Some of them were smiling. After all, they worked longer hours and dug harder. In addition to the basic salary, they also received some bonuses. Not only could they redeem themselves, but they could also keep some money in their hands after redeeming themselves.
Others are a little worried. The self-redemption price of 3 gold dinars is still a bit high for them, even if they pay all their wages, it is not enough.
First update, then [He has made everything in the world swear not to harm me. 】This sentence is the protagonist bragging.
In addition, there is a building in the book review area. If you build it, if you build 100 floors, someone will reward me with 5,000 book coins.
Sorry to trouble everyone!
(End of chapter)