Copper coins.
Copper coins with clear handwriting and ordinary appearance. circulated between merchants and common people.
This is [Jianwu Tongbao].
Money cannot be made too well. If it is made too well, it will be taken away by profiteers and melted into copper ingots. It can’t be made too crudely, or the people won’t trust it.
Therefore, the appearance of good money must be ordinary.
so so.
In the past, the maritime trade environment was very chaotic. The copper coins used included those from Chu, Goguryeo, and Fuso.
There are also gold and silver transactions. There is also bartering.
And of course a serious country must have its own currency. Moreover, the copper output in Liaodong is high and the quality is good.
Now the Han Dynasty has begun to take back the Goguryeo and Fusang currencies in private circulation and use Jianwu Tongbao uniformly.
Money is a good thing.
As the saying goes, money can make the world go round. If people use Jianwu Tongbao every day, they will know who made the money.
King Jianwu of the Han Dynasty.
Economy, culture, military, religion, politics. Wu Nian is affecting every aspect of Fusang's old land in a pervasive way.
Wu Nian withdrew his gaze and walked along the street towards the port with a faint smile on his face. At the port, countless merchant ships were coming in and out.
Dock workers, moving goods. Everyone at the port is busy.
Full of market flavor.
After Wu Nian stood for a while, a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.
"Is this your first time visiting Nagasaki?" Suddenly. A middle-aged man walked towards Wu Nian. Immediately attracted the attention of the Ouchi guards on the bright side, who surrounded the middle-aged man with a rather unkind expression.
The middle-aged man's expression froze and he forced a smile.
"Get out of the way." Wu Nian waved his hand towards the Ouchi guard, and then looked at the middle-aged man with interest.
His skin was dark and full of traces of weather and sun damage. But the clothes he was wearing were of good quality and the workmanship was very fine.
Probably a ship owner.
"Yes. I just arrived in Fuso recently. I have heard about the prosperity of Nagasaki for a long time, so I came here to visit." Wu Nian nodded, and then said: "My surname is Zhao and my first name is Yuande. I am from Liaodong. Where is sir?"
"My surname is Chen and my first name is Guang. I am from Fujian." Seeing Wu Nian's gentle attitude, Chen Guang couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and quickly saluted.
As a businessman traveling across the sea, he had a pair of vicious eyes, and he could tell at a glance that Wu Nian was full of aristocratic aura and was no ordinary person.
For businessmen, expanding their network is a key step. He couldn't help but come up and get close to her.
Wu Nian claimed to be from Liaodong, so he made some assumptions in his mind. Now the King of Han rules Fusang and appoints many officials.
This may be a Han official from Nagasaki. Thinking of this, he became more attentive.
Wu Nian also had nothing to do, so he casually chatted with Chen Guang.
"How is the situation in Fujian now?" Wu Nian asked.
"Not good." Chen Guang shook his head and sighed: "Now the Taoist King and Emperor of the Chu State are sitting in the Dragon Court. They don't say that the people are in dire straits, but the people's lives are not easy."
"In recent years, Fujian has been suffering from minor droughts, and the crop harvest has not been very good. Fujian is mountainous and has a large population. This has led to many people going bankrupt and selling their children. Many people have also left their newly-married children because they cannot afford to raise them. The baby was born and drowned.”
Wu Nian was also quite familiar with the tradition of infanticide in Fujian. But after listening to Chen Guang's words, he still frowned.
He was always compassionate and soft-hearted towards the Han people.
Han people.
Farming.
Not only will it be affected by weather, droughts or floods, there may be no harvest, and then sons and daughters will be sold.
They would also be invaded by the grassland peoples, or the Tubo and other peoples.
If there is a wise king, the people will be careless. But now the Chu State is under the rule of a foolish king, and the Chu State has reached its peak development and the population is really dense.
Although it is a bit ridiculous for King Jianwu of the Han Dynasty to worry about the problems of the people of Chu.
Before that, Wu Nian also planned to destroy Meng Yuan first. Take back the Northeast and the Outer Northeast.
And it brought an end to the struggle between Han and Mongolian Yuan Dynasties.
Wu Nian was full of confidence in this, and his ultimate goal was to take over the Central Plains and become the emperor of the Han Dynasty. Become the leader of all Han people in the world.
Open up territory and develop science and technology to make the Han Dynasty a powerful country.
It is now and it will be in the future.
After thinking about it this way, let’s worry about the lives of people far away in Fujian. It doesn't seem so ridiculous anymore. An idea gradually came into Wu Nian's mind.
He said to Chen Guang: "My husband and I hit it off right away. How about we go to a teahouse to have tea and have a long chat?"
Chen Guang was also bold and replied readily: "Okay. Please wait a moment, Mr. Zhao. I will arrange the work first."
"Okay." Wu Nian nodded slightly.
After a while, Chen Guang came back. Everyone entered a teahouse, called a private room, and had tea together.
Wu Nian invited Chen Guang to sit down without waiting for the maid to bring the tea. Then he said: "Sir, I am the King of Han Wu Nian. Please forgive me for concealing it before."
Chen Guang was dumbfounded. He originally thought that Wu Nian was an official, but he didn't expect that he was actually the King of Han? ! ! ! !
What a joke.
Although the King of Han is indeed still in Fuso, he is actually wandering around in a place like Nagasaki?
Is this the founding king?
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"I pay my respects to His Majesty the King of Han." Chen Guang reacted after a long time and quickly stood up and planned to kneel down. Wu Nian reached out to support Chen Guang and asked him to sit down.
"I am not a man-eating beast. Sir, there is no need to panic. We are not in the imperial court now, and sir is from the Chu country, so there is no need to adhere to etiquette." Wu Nian comforted Chen Guang, and then said to Chen Guang, who was still in shock: "Sir."
"Whether you believe it or not, sir, I have always been sincere to the Han people, and I don't want to see the people suffer."
"I am very sad to hear Mr. describe the situation in Fujian."
"I have an idea."
Chen Guang did not doubt Wu Nian's words. Although the Chu court now demonizes Wu Nian, he is a rebellious minister and a traitor, and he is a heroic butcher.
But he is a businessman and has many channels to obtain real information.
It was for the sake of the Han people that the King of Han raised troops to fight against the Meng Yuan. Expelled the Tartars and recovered Liaodong.
Now the Han Dynasty had a stable society and a strong military.
The King of Han can be said to be a wise king who "cultivated government affairs internally and defended against powerful enemies externally".
Wu Nian claimed that he did not want to see the people suffer, and his credibility was very high.
Chen Guang's heart was full of respect for such a king of Han. He bowed his head respectfully and said, "Please show me, King Han."
"There is a drought in Fujian, and the people don't have enough to eat. They sell their children and daughters, and they are homeless. It's just because Fujian has many mountains and little land, and there is government exploitation."
"But our Han Dynasty had clean politics and honest officials. Liaodong, Goguryeo, and Fusang all experienced wars. Now that the troubled times are over, everything is in ruins. Especially Fusang, there have been wars for many years."
“It’s severely underpopulated.”
"I plan to turn Fusang into Xinqi again, and we need many Han people."
"You think of a way. Transport the Fujian people who are willing to come to Fusang to make a living. I will let the government arrange for them properly and give them fields, seeds, and farm tools to let them take root."
"I will also pay you a certain fee."
"But there is one thing. I can't tolerate sand in my eyes. As long as those Han people come to Fusang voluntarily. You are not allowed to cheat. If you are found, I will not spare you."
"what do you think?"
Wu Nian spoke to Chen Guang in a consultative tone, but he also stated his bottom line.
Volunteer.
population.
There were many in the Han Dynasty.
The total number of Fusang people, Goguryeo people, and Han people must be 20 to 30 million. The land is thousands of miles wide and the country is thousands of chariots.
But the proportion of Han people is too small.
Moreover. After years of war, both Liaodong and Fusang have small populations and large amounts of land. Sinicizing fusang requires a large number of Han people.
This is also the case in Fujian.
When the Han people came to Fusang, they could settle down and have enough to eat.
The Han Dynasty increased the population.
Wouldn’t it be the best of both worlds?
As for money, it's all trivial. Now the Han Dynasty is not short of money.
