Chapter 738 Development Action
By the time they controlled the hot air balloon to fly back to the shore, it was already evening.
This time the fuel aspect is really a bit thrilling.
Because sometimes the wind direction is wrong and frequent ascents and descents are required, time and fuel will be consumed when adjusting the flight altitude.
If you are unlucky and the wind direction keeps changing, the time and fuel required will increase.
Considering this, Silk had actually reserved some extra fuel, but he couldn't figure out God's mood and almost lost it.
While having dinner later, Zhou Xu called Zhang Xiaoshan over and told him that there were islands deep in the lake, and there were tribes living on the islands.
Although Zhou Xu had no plans to carry out follow-up actions before the big ship was built, Zhang Xiaoshan still needed to know about this matter, just in case.
No words were spoken all night, and early the next morning, Zhang Xiaoshan had already made all arrangements for him regarding the establishment of a new mint.
The place was first arranged within the Ordnance and Equipment Department.
The Ordnance and Equipment Department is a large department, with a number of smaller departments surrounding the ordnance and equipment, such as the Handicraft Department, the Polishing Department, the Research Department, and the Forging Department, all gathered together under one roof.
Coupled with the importance of ordnance and equipment, the alert level in that area is quite high.
By arranging the new mint there, you can also borrow the security force of ordnance and equipment, which in disguise saves labor and personnel expenses.
As for the initial manpower of the mint, it is tentatively determined to be twenty green lizard craftsmen, plus the five old men who were responsible for minting coins in their early days.
Originally Zhou Xu wanted to mobilize more. After all, he wanted to unify the currency, so the demand for the new currency in the early stage must be huge.
But now is the spring plowing period, and the civilian forging department is also very busy, and there is no way to mobilize more manpower.
As for the Ordnance Forging Department, not to mention, they are very busy all year round, especially when their territory in the Great Zhou Dynasty is rapidly expanding, and Zhou Xu will inevitably expand his garrison strength later. Can’t we keep up with this weaponry?
Therefore, the Ordnance Forging Department has basically no leisure time throughout the year.
At this moment, facing these twenty green lizard craftsmen, Zhou Xu did not dislike them.
Here, by the way, it is worth mentioning that he originally wanted to arrange the mint in the New World, but considering the racial habits of the green lizard craftsmen, there is a high probability that they will not be able to withstand the plateau of those mountains. climate.
So I simply changed my plan and arranged the mint in Black Moon City.
The first thing after the establishment of the mint was to make molds.
Because they also used copper coins before the Zhou Dynasty, the old people were familiar with this process. According to Zhou Xu’s instructions, they first made the molds for copper coins, with denominations of one copper, five copper and Ten coppers.
After the molds were made, large quantities of copper coins began to be cast. As for the gold coins and silver coins, there was no rush for the time being. The gold and silver ingots used for production were already on their way. Wait. The raw materials have arrived, and it’s too late to start pouring again.
In fact, in Zhou Xu's view, when the time comes for large-scale currency replacement, copper coins will definitely be the most consumed.
How much do ordinary people earn and spend every month? Their lives are dominated by copper coins. Silver and gold are all used by dignitaries.
Even if you meet a common person who has some savings and can take out some money in his pocket, then it will be enough to give him ten or twenty ten copper coins. After all, ten ten copper coins are equal to One silver.
To be honest, this loose money is more convenient to use. Otherwise, if you use one silver to buy vegetables, you may not be able to find a general stall.
In this way, the first batch of finished copper coins was quickly delivered to Zhou Xu. There are three in total, representing one copper, five coppers and ten coppers respectively.
In the center of the front of the coin, there is a small seal character "Zhou" printed on it, which is the name of their country, Zhou Dynasty.
On the back, there is a large number in the center, indicating the denomination of the currency, and then there is a circle of small characters on the outside, which says 'Made at the Black Moon City Mint', indicating the origin of the coin.
At the same time, the three denominations of copper coins are different in size and thickness. These are also in accordance with Zhou Xu's requirements.
The smallest and thinnest one is definitely a one-copper coin, which is a round copper coin with a diameter of two centimeters. The diameters of five-copper and ten-copper coins are respectively three centimeters and four centimeters, which can basically guarantee that there will be one. Clear distinction.
“That’s right, just follow this pattern and work harder.”
After arranging this matter, Zhou Xu turned around and took a look at the building he was going to use next.
This building is basically ready-made. When we were planning it, we asked the construction and engineering department to build a rough house. When it is used, it doesn’t even need to be decorated. It can be simply tidied up. It's ready to use.
And Zhou Xu’s current idea is very simple, that is, to open restaurants and tea shops in various cities within their territory.
I didn’t have this idea before because the living standards of the people in the Zhou Dynasty had not reached that level. They spent all their monthly salary on weekdays eating in a canteen or buying and cooking by themselves. In this case, why is it necessary for additional consumption places like restaurants and tea shops to exist?
But things are different now.
With the injection of foreign population, they have more internal labor force. How to arrange the original old people? Get promoted!
Take the logging team as an example. As long as an ordinary member performed well in the past, but now that the outside population has come and the team has expanded its manpower, he can basically be promoted to the team leader.
At the same time as you get promoted, your salary will naturally increase. With this high income, won’t you have some spare money in your pocket?
After this year, many of the people from the early days of the Great Zhou Dynasty have accumulated a lot of savings in their pockets. They have to find some place for them to spend it, right?
However, most of the people in this era are more practical at heart. If you give them some frivolous things, they may not be willing to pay for it.
The easiest way to get them to buy in is to let them spend their money on food and drink.
If you are rich, you would dare to order an extra meat dish when you go to the canteen. What? Want to eat better? Then go to the restaurant!
This is one of the main reasons why Zhou Xu opened a restaurant at this time.
Another part of the reason comes from the continued influx of external populations that will inevitably occur in the future.
Take the New World side as an example. Although Yan Sheng’s development has been a mess, it is undeniable that the progress of internal development on the other side is indeed faster than theirs. Things like these restaurants and tea shops, It has been there for a long time, and a large number of wealthy families have even been born from it.
Zhou Xu estimated that there was a high probability that some former time travelers were causing trouble here. It would be difficult for the aborigines alone to achieve this in such a short period of time.
Looking back at the Zhou Dynasty, their lives are very simple, and the people are also very honest.
At that time, with the influx of new people, merchants from over there will also pour in.
When they come here to do business, how can the local people of Dazhou belong to them? opponent?
I am afraid that by then all the businesses in these cities will be in the hands of those guys, which will have an impact on the economic development of the entire city.
Rather than that, it would be better for him to take the first step and hold all these businesses in his own hands!
(End of this chapter)