Chapter 87: Eat all over the world with one move

Night falls and the lanterns are on the rise. Although the wind in Chang'an City is cold and like an ice skate, the night market in Chang'an City is singing and dancing, with scenes of life and fragrance everywhere.

Chen Ying was in the cold treasury, looking at the gold and silver piled up in the treasury, and sighed infinitely. If 10,000 treasury is just a number, but when he saw 10,000 treasury, that is, 10 million copper coins, many people would be shocked. If it was a gold and silver piled up into a hill, it would be difficult for anyone to calm down.

Chen Ying looked at the golden ingots, and a strange smile appeared on his face. Chen Ying held a ingot of gold and placed it under the lamp to look carefully. The dazzling golden light surprised Chen Ying very much.

The more Chen Ying looked, the more surprised, and the more he looked, the more he became happy.

After all, Ma Zhou is a young man. Although he is smart, he is not like Chen Ying for two lifetimes. Looking at the smile on Chen Ying's face, Ma Zhou said as if he offered treasure: "Isn't the master wondering why there is too much gold?"

Chen Ying nodded and said, "How much brass did you add to your birth?"

Ma Zhou had no time to react and said without thinking: "Twenty-three percent."

Then, Ma Zhou looked at Chen Ying in surprise and said, "How did you know that the disciple had mixed copper into the gold?"

Chen Ying gently put the ingot of gold in his hand in the box. Chen Ying looked at Ma Zhou and sighed, "The problem lies in this color. Whether it is the gold or silver in our treasury, the gold is very bright. The gold light of the gold is a bit dazzling, and the silver light of the silver is also very sharp. So, I know that you not only mix copper into the gold, but also know that you mix tin into the silver."

Chen Ying never expected that the money shop had not really started to open, so Ma Zhou gave the 200,000 taels of silver and more than 13,000 taels of gold in the money warehouse to directly increase the value by nearly 30%.

Hearing this, Ma Zhou was even more stunned: "The Lord is wise, Ma Zhou is not as good as possible."

In fact, Chen Ying saw through Ma Zhou's own clever means at first glance, which made Ma Zhou very frustrated. Ma Zhou's addition of a certain proportion of copper into gold was discovered unexpectedly.

Because the gold, silver and copper coins that Li Yuan transferred to Chen Ying were of very complex and trivial, Ma Zhou originally just wanted to cast the trivial gold into four types of gold ingots, including ten taels, fifty taels, one hundred taels, and five hundred taels. As a result, during the smelting process, a craftsman accidentally threw a piece of brass into the crucible, which happened unexpectedly. The gold in this crucible was obviously better, brighter, and had a very good texture than the gold in other crucibles.

After repeated experiments, almost five hundred taels of gold were also scrapped. Ma Zhou finally mastered the best proportion formula, using 100 taels of gold and mixed with 21 taels of brass, so the cast gold ingots were the best. After all, Ma Zhou thought about how to improve the composition of the silver. Through the experiment, he finally found that 17% of the silver was added, which was the best composition.

Since this time, the money shop has not officially opened. Ma Zhou mixed 200,000 taels of silver through Gassar to obtain more than 30,000 taels of silver and 2,700 taels of gold. This was the profit obtained in less than a month, which was almost equivalent to nearly 60,000 taels of silver.

Chen Ying looked at Ma Zhou's somewhat depressed face and immediately burst into laughter: "Why, are you discouraged?"

Ma Zhou thought a lot. Since Chen Ying could see the problem at a glance, does it mean that others can see it too?

In fact, Ma Zhou’s worries are redundant.

Nearly two hundred years before Archimedes's buoyancy principle was invented, the Mohist school also explained the buoyancy principle in the "Mo Sutra" written by the Mohist school. However, as Emperor Wu of Han respected Confucianism alone, the Mohist school gradually disappeared. This important theory was drowned in the dust of history, leaving only a few words.

"The size of Jing is so big and shallow, and it is said to be in the form of the body."

"Shen, the shell of Jing, is sunny, not Jing, but it is as shallow as Yiwu."

In fact, this is the earliest record of density in China. "Jing" should be punished, and it is connected to form, which means form, object, and "in the form" should be connected, which means "same". The meaning of this sentence is that the object is large and sinks in water is very shallow. The reason is that the weight of the object is the same as the buoyancy it bears and is balanced.

The second paragraph means that the object is put into water, and the object is balanced in water. Even if it sinks very shallowly, it is not as shallow as it himself."

It’s just a pity that the ancient Chinese did not study this field further, and the loss of the Black Classic is the greatest sorrow.

Chen Ying patted Ma Zhou on the shoulder and said, "You don't have to be discouraged, this is done well."

"Will anyone else find me mixing copper in gold?" Ma Zhou is very worried now. Once the incident of mixing copper in gold is discovered, it will not only cause a fatal blow to the money house, but the key is that the value of these gold and silver is equivalent to nearly 400,000 guan. Not to mention Ma Zhou, even Chen Ying can't afford it.

Chen Ying said confidently: "The person who can find this problem has not yet appeared, but this matter is not afraid of outsiders knowing it, but it is afraid that insiders will leak information. Therefore, these people involved in the smelting must control it well and keep their mouths in mind. They must never leak the news."

Ma Zhou said anxiously: "Don't worry, the master, the disciples know the importance of the matter. Zhou is recruiting clever men or deaf men. Moreover, these people are illiterate. Even if they want to reveal this secret, there is no way."

Chen Ying "This is not the safest way!"

"Ah!" Ma Zhou said in surprise: "There is still a way to reveal the secret?"

Chen Ying nodded and said, "In this world, there are countless talented people and strangers. Some are proficient in lip speaking and some are able to sign language. Therefore, recruiting smart men or deaf people is not necessarily the safest."

I want to ask who is the most stressful person in this world?

The answer is yes, there are only dead people.

Ma Zhou murmured in his heart: "Do you need to do this?"

"What do you do this?" Suddenly, Chen Ying looked at Ma Zhou's face and slapped Ma Zhou's head: "What do you think? Do you think I will kill all these people to silence?"

Ma Zhou said in confusion: "Isn't it?"

"Of course not. You think of me too much!" Chen Ying smiled slightly and said, "The so-called loyalty is because there are not enough chips for betrayal. As long as there are enough chips, even normal people will be loyal. In this society, whether it is Congshi or deaf, their employment channels are very narrow, and a store will not hire them at all. Therefore, if they want to support their families, it is difficult for them to find a job to support themselves. As long as you gather all Congshi and Deaf, tell them, keep the secret, everyone can survive. Once the secret is leaked, one of the people hired here will be counted as one person and will be fired!"

Ma Zhou was relieved when he heard that Chen Ying did not want to kill someone to silence him.

Silver and gold were consumed in fire, and in later Ming and Qing dynasties, they were all open secrets. However, in this era, Chen Ying had to be careful, and he had a way to eat everything. By guarding this major invention, he could eat these profits into his mouth. This secret was revealed one day later, so that this piece of fat could be eaten all the time.
Chapter completed!