Chapter 50: Counting the money and counting the cramps in your hand (Part 2)

Among these goods, except for cattle, Zhao Xing was most interested in the "prepared iron" and "Muo's foal".

However, he roughly knew that the world's best iron ore is no longer Japan, but in India. The swords made from Indian iron ore are the best in the world. In addition to India, the high-quality iron ore vein swept Vietnam. The iron ore produced in Vietnam is not only cheap, but its quality is almost the same as Indian iron ore.

Zhao Xing’s poor iron ore knowledge was obtained from Hainan tourism. During his travels, he heard from the locals that in the same latitude as India’s high-quality iron ore, there is also a high-quality iron ore on Hainan Island, with a slightly lower quality than Vietnam, but it is almost the same.

With Vietnam and Hainan’s cheap iron ore, although the iron that comes after the preparatory is very famous, it is not worth selling specifically, so Zhao Xing’s next eye is on the “Muo’s foal”. This kind of horse grown in the mountainous areas of Japan is a copy of the Japanese ocean horse and is worth introducing. Moreover, the price of war horses is high, so it is profitable to sell horses from Muo.

Jiao Tu listened to Zhao Xing's description of Japanese scenery with relish, analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of famous products in various places in Japan, and caught the empty talk. He discussed with Nagato: "I heard what the great official said, it's so interesting. When will the great official leave? Lord Nagato, you said, I want to go to Japan, what kind of goods should I bring?"

Nagato Busi's current identity, according to the Japanese saying, he is Zhao Xing's vassal, and Jiao Chu is equivalent to Zhao Xing's "persistence (steward)". In this sense, the two have the same status. So Nagato Busi is not polite, and to be honest, "No, you can't see what the master says even if you come to Japan... What is the identity of the master, a bachelor's student! Fujiwara Maemen is just having an equal relationship in front of him.

You and I can’t do it, I can only lead you to a samurai party. The kind of party you can’t see the elegance that the master said. It’s the custom of playing among the ministers. We are rough people, and we can only kneel at the door and wait for the call. Even more so, there are too many rich merchants there. The owner’s goods are special and cannot be learned, so they can sell them well, but they may not last long - that thing is not affordable for everyone!"

The conversation between Nagato Busi and Jiao Tu faintly reached Zhao Xing's ears, and Zhao Xing smiled and said nothing.

Why do Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese historians once said: In the second half of the eleventh century, Asia was Su Dongpo's Asia.

Not to mention the other two countries, Zhao Xing's personal experience proves that in Japan, the name Su Dongpo is the stepping stone to the upper class - no visa or application is required, waving a collection of Su Shi's poems, all the doors will be opened to you. Even the Genji Warriors, which are well-known for being tyrannical, are desperately trying to prove their elegance while being excluded by the ministers and ministers. The main effort is to bow to Su Shi's literary talent.

"Grand official... Look, the old man has a small capital, can he also make a deal? Look at what business in Japan, the capital is both small and profitable?" Jiao Chu stood there and thought for a long time, stuttering.

"Copper coins, this thing does not need to be processed. How much money do you earn? The copper coins of our Song Dynasty are very good in Japan. They are called hard currency. You can take out your copper coins and ship them to Japan with your companions. I will exchange them for gold for you," Zhao Xing suggested.

In this era, Japan was extremely rich in commodities. The circulation of commodities required currency, but Japan had just entered the feudal era. The various feudal estates were not affiliated with each other, and no major estate had any political or economic power to mint currency. The Japanese emperor divided the land and the power of minting coins was insufficient. However, the copper coins minted were of low technology and low copper quality, and the same currency value was different in size and quantity, so they could not be circulated as currency, and could only be used as copper parts.

By the time of the Imperial Emperor (after 984 AD), Japan's own coins were completely stopped. Copper coins in the Song Dynasty became the main currency in Japan. In this era, people had no awareness of the right to mint coins. On the contrary, because a large amount of copper coins were outflowed, the Song Dynasty even explicitly prohibited the carrying of copper coins to foreign countries. The laws of the Song Dynasty stipulated that "those who are generals enter the sea boat... flow ten thousand miles and those who follow them will be submissive for three years."

If the Song people could have the awareness of the right to mint coins, then with the resignation of Asian countries, he could completely control the economic power of the entire Asia, and by minting coins, the entire Asia would pay for its inflation...

The idea Zhao Xing now came up with Jiao was to let him smuggle copper coins and use civil forces to quietly manipulate the wave of Japan's currency value.

In fact, the technical threshold for minting copper coins is not high. There have been counterfeit currency makers throughout the dynasties. When the government’s coin minting power is insufficient, they even acquiesced to the circulation of private coins among the people. However, the technical threshold for private coins among the people is far higher than that of the court. Because the new copper coins minted by the court can be directly listed for circulation, while the private coins minted by the people also need to be added with the "old-making" technology.

Zhao Xing happened to know where in Asia, the highest copper reserves were. The idea of ​​creating private coins had been in his mind for a long time. His proposal just now was actually to secretly instigate Jiao Teng to develop in this aspect.

He was a disciple of Su Dongpo, and a formal juren in the court. If he participated in the production of counterfeit coins, he would have a bad reputation when he spread it. So he simply pointed out this path to Jiao Chu.

China's copper reserves are insufficient, and the government prohibits the flow of copper coins. If Jiao Tuo makes this business bigger, sooner or later he will become a professional remittance person, and he will have no choice but to mint private coins - Zhao Xing happened to know this technology, and the book "Qimin Yaoshu" contains...

Jiao Chu thought about it for a while and asked Zhao Xing the ratio of copper coins to gold and silver in Japan. Japan produces a lot of gold and silver, and the exchange ratio is much higher than that in China. Jiao Chu felt that although this business is small, it also makes huge profits. He heard Zhao Xing vaguely mention that if he purchases copper ware and mints his own coins, he will make a lot more profits. His eyes shine several times.

"The little old man chooses where..." Jiao Tu pointed to the mountain: "The back wall is both quiet and shady..."

Zhao Xing laughed meaningfully: "If you make another hole in the back wall, take out a kiln-"

Zhao Xing dragged the tail tone, Jiao Tu smiled awkwardly, and immediately changed the topic: "Master, I heard that Huangzhou has sent a letter and urged you to go back. Do you think you should deal with this batch of goods quickly? I thought, if we have money, we will add a few more big ships, what do you think?"

"How much more do we have?" Zhao Xing asked. In fact, he knew the answer in his mind. This question was just subconscious.
Chapter completed!