Xu Fu's hands were trembling a little. He looked in the distance, and even the smell of his hometown was wafting in the wind.
The ship soon stopped at the shore.
Di Lun walked over from the side, looking at the city with curiosity on his face.
"Is this Da Qin?"
Xu Fu shook his head slightly, and then nodded again.
Shaking his head means that this is not "Great Qin", and nodding his head means that this is Great Qin.
Seeing that Di Lun didn't understand, he immediately explained: "Qin came into being from Qinchuan, which is eight hundred miles away. If you ask "Qin", you can only feel the charm of Qin when you get to Xianyang City. "
"This place was originally the hometown of the Qi State, but now it is the territory of our Great Qin. It should be Linzi County.",
He smiled and said: "Qin conquered the six kingdoms and returned to its own body, so it can be regarded as the Great Qin."
Di Lun looked into the distance, and he saw those soldiers carrying an extremely sharp murderous aura, like a knife moving forward.
"I see."
"How long are we going to stay here?"
"I can't wait to pay homage to the First Emperor."
Di Lun wanted to pay homage to the First Emperor, partly because he wanted to surrender, and partly because he wanted to see him.
What is the appearance of this person who destroyed his own "Shang" and sent their ancestors to the Yin Shang continent far away?
He was grateful.
Xu Fu thought for a moment and then said: "The governor here should be someone I don't know. After meeting him, we will make some supplies and then we will set off."
"Won't stay long."
As he spoke, he glanced at the soldier standing below and looked in a certain direction.
"It seems that people are here, so you don't have to go down. This Wang Kande is not a good person. He won't have any good intentions when he sees you."
Xu Fu explained to Di Lun: "Wang Kande was originally from Qi, but now he should still have Qi in his heart."
"I'm afraid he's going to be bad for you."
King Yin nodded. He didn't mind whether he got off the boat or not. It didn't make much difference to him.
After Xu Fu straightened his clothes, he looked at the people around him.
"Get ready to disembark."
"Tell the soldiers that they can disembark to purchase supplies. We won't stay here for too long."
After saying this, Xu Fu walked under the boat.
Just after getting off the boat, he saw a familiar figure, with a little curiosity in Xu Fu's eyes.
Why is this person here?
The person who was already walking in this direction in the distance also smiled, and then walked up to Xu Fu.
"Mr. Xu, are you back?"
When Xu Fu returned from Fusang, he stayed in Baijiagong for a while and talked about the customs of various places with many students in Baijiagong.
Therefore, some students in Baijiagong also called Xu Fu "Sir".
Xu Fu was a little stunned: "Huo Shi? Why are you here?"
"Aren't you the governor of Langya County?"
Huo Shi smiled gently, looked at Xu Fusi and said politely: "Mr. Xu doesn't know something. In the year since you left, many changes have happened in Penglaizhou."
"I have been transferred to Linzi County."
Penglaizhou?
Hearing an unfamiliar vocabulary, Xu Fu was even more confused.
"Isn't this Linzi County? How did it become Penglaizhou?"
Huo Shi looked at Xu Fu with a smile on his face: "This is a long story. Let's talk about it slowly in the future."
"Your Majesty unified Langya County, Linzi County, and Jiaodong County into a new place called Penglai Continent. Under Penglai Continent, all counties are still free."
"Now the Governor of Peng Laizhou is the teacher, and His Majesty specially sent the eldest son here to be the teacher's deputy."
teacher?
Xu Fu didn't react for a moment, but when he did, his face was full of surprise.
"You mean, sir, is here?"
Huo Shi nodded slightly.
Xu Fu laughed immediately: "That's it, that's it."
"I am also stupid. There are such huge changes here. Who else can do it except sir?"
"Since sir and you are both here, I must stay here for a while longer."
He turned his head and ordered the people around him: "Go and tell the crew members that there is no need to be so hasty."
After finishing speaking, he slapped his forehead again and said immediately: "Boy Huo, wait a minute."
"I brought back a "King of Yin" from the Yin Shang Continent, and he is on that ship now. "
"I thought the governor of this place was the old guy Wang Kande, so I didn't let him get off the boat. I'm going to call him down now and take him to see sir!"
Huo Shi nodded immediately: "That's fine."
........
on board ship
Di Lun looked at Xu Fu who had left and returned with a bit of confusion on his face: "Xu Shiling, why are you back so soon?"
Xu Fu had a smile on his face: "King Yin, isn't the purpose of your coming to Great Qin to meet His Majesty the First Emperor, and to get His Majesty the First Emperor to agree that you will be Great Qin's ally and let Great Qin help you?"
"Originally, your chances of success are not high, but if you can convince one person and get one person's support, you will definitely succeed."
Di Lun nodded slightly: "I know, you said that there is a very famous person in Da Qin named "Chen Ke". "
"He has a strong voice in Da Qin."
"What happened to that person?"
Xu Fu nodded immediately: "I just got off the boat and saw Huo Shi, your student. He was transferred from Langya County to Linzi County as the county governor."
"The year I left Da Qin, this place already belonged to Penglai Continent."
"Mr. Chen, you are currently in Penglai Island."
Di Lun frowned slightly: "But, being sent from the imperial court to this place, isn't that demotion?"
"Can Mr. Chen still have such strong energy?"
Xu Fu looked at Di Lun with an enigmatic expression: "Prince Yin, you don't know something about this."
"That's what I just learned."
"Although you have come to Penglaizhou as the governor, this "state" is a pilot established specifically for you to experiment with your stuff and then promote it throughout the Qin Dynasty. "
"Moreover, sir is not just a "Governor", but also a "Fengchang". "
"'Fengchang' is the head of the nine ministers, so whether it is rank or power, sir, he is higher than before. "
"What's more, do you know who the deputy sent by His Majesty the First Emperor is for you?"
Di Lun asked curiously: "Who is it?"
Xu Fu said: "It is my eldest son, His Highness Fusu, the future second emperor of the Qin Dynasty."
"Now, do you know your status, sir?"
Di Lun immediately stood up and asked the prince of a country to be his deputy. Such a person must be very important, otherwise it would be absolutely impossible to do this.
He immediately said, "That's it."
"Please also ask Xu Shiling to introduce me!"
........
Inside the Governor's Palace
Chen Ke looked at the letter in front of him and raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Fusu, look at this."
Fusu picked up the letter from the side and looked at it carefully. The more he looked at it, the more surprised he felt.
"Teacher, in just one year, so much silver ore was mined in Fuso?"
"If we keep this pace, then the teacher's plan may be implemented ahead of schedule."
Fusu had seen Chen Ke's plan.
In Chen Ke's plan, Da Qin will gradually replace the current round coins with three types of coins.
A square hole costs half a tael.
In other words, it is not a replacement, but a supplement.
The original half-liang coins with round square holes will still be used, but in a different way.
Forging it into a round coin is still made of copper, but it becomes solid and the weight will be much lighter.
The purchasing power of this kind of copper coin must not be too high, so it is very complicated when large transactions are needed.
So on top of this, two other coins will gradually appear.
One is a silver coin and the other is a gold coin.
After the implementation of these two currencies, Da Qin's monetary policy will gradually change again, changing to "replacing gold, silver and copper with iron",
That is to say, after a certain level, the material used to forge coins will be converted into iron, but the numbers on them are different, representing different values.
After that, "paper money" will be used to completely replace "metal currency".
When Fusu saw Chen Ke's economic plan for the first time, he was instantly shocked by this unconstrained idea.
Even now, he still feels surprised.
Of course, this replacement must be carried out gradually, and it must be consistent with the "productivity level" mentioned by the teacher.
Although Fusu didn't understand what the relationship between productivity level and "currency" and "economy" was, he felt that he should be right to listen to the teacher.
Another obstacle to this economic plan is the amount of gold and silver.
Although the amount of gold and silver discovered in Da Qin is large, it cannot be used as a support for a huge imperial economic system.
Therefore, these things cannot be released rashly.
Therefore, economic policies cannot be implemented until a large amount of silver mines are discovered.
The silver mine now mined from Fuso meets this requirement.
Once these silver mines arrive, copper and silver coins can be gradually forged.
Chen Ke nodded slightly.
In his imagination, the silver mines from Fuso could solve this problem, and then he began to implement his economic system plan.
Political, economic and cultural.
Any period, any era, any country, any place.
Everything can be roughly divided into these three categories.
Especially in this backward ancient times.
He has changed the local political structure of Penglaizhou, modified it slightly, and turned it into an institution that can continue to be added and developed.
After the structure of the local administrative agencies is clear, we can start with another aspect.
economy.
In ancient times, the economy was divided into two aspects: agriculture and handicraft industry, but in fact, there was another most basic thing that restricted the entire economic ecology.
"currency"
How to develop an economy without currency?
Currency is like the marrow of the economy. Just as people cannot live without blood, the economy cannot live without currency.
Money is the concrete vehicle of the economy.
If you want to reform and develop the economy, you must first increase productivity. If you want to increase productivity, you must first reform the currency.
Only a clear monetary policy and a policy that can inspire many craftsmen can inspire them to make changes and inventions.
It's like the carrot dangled in front of the donkey.
What is the meaning of human life?
Money, power.
These are the two most basic things that constitute human life. Even if you say that you live for your ideals, can your ideals be realized without money?
Is it possible without power?
You said your ideal is to be a scientist, but can you do research without money?
Without power, can you research with peace of mind?
However, there is another thing that is placed in front of Chen Ke now.
If you want to forge coins, you must have skills.
Current technology cannot reach that level to make coins smooth, flat and beautiful.
And a very ugly coin cannot reflect the national prestige of the Qin Dynasty.
This type of copper coin cannot be eliminated in a short time.
According to Chen Ke's plan, copper coins, the most basic monetary unit, will exist for at least thirty years.
Within thirty years, the vast majority of people still had to use copper coins to purchase items.
Even thirty years later, copper coins will not disappear.
This is the "most basic protection"
Therefore, the first edition copper coins must be exquisite, able to shock everyone as soon as they are taken out, and not look very rough after decades.
Of course, in the process of use, as technology continues to advance, it will continue to improve.
But that doesn't mean the original version was perfunctory.
Chen Ke pressed his forehead and searched in his mind for pioneering technologies that could be used in this era.
This is a difficult thing.
When Chen Ke was in trouble, Fusu walked in with a surprised look on his face.
"Teacher, people below said that Ambassador Xu has returned and is now outside the Governor's Mansion!"
Xu Shiling?
For a moment, Chen Ke didn't come out of the complicated memory, and was still a little confused: "Who?"
Xu Shiling?
Xu Fu?
All of a sudden, Chen Ke woke up instantly. He looked at Fusu and said, "Quick, let them in!"
Fusu nodded immediately, but after a while, Xu Fu, Huo Shi, and Di Lun walked in.
The moment he saw Chen Ke, Xu Fu quickly walked up to Chen Ke, his face full of excitement: "After nearly two years at sea, I finally met my husband again!"
"Sir, I'm back!"
Chen Ke looked at the excited Xu Fu, with a little excitement and emotion on his face.
From Xu Fu's body, he truly felt that time flies by, and he also felt that he had been here for three years!
He immediately said, "Get up quickly."
"You went this time and found the Yin Shang Continent?"
Xu Fu said with a serious face: "Xu Fu has fulfilled his mission and has found the Yin Shang Continent and found the original Yin Shang survivors."
He looked at the people around him and said, "This is King Yin. He has come all the way to see your majesty."
"It's also to seek help from Da Qin."
King Yin?
Chen Ke was stunned for a moment, then looked at Di Lun who was standing there with a little smile in his eyes.
"I see."
"King Yin, there is no need to worry or be nervous."
"His Majesty, the First Emperor of our country, has always been merciful. Both you and I are of Chinese blood, so His Majesty will definitely help you."
Immediately afterwards, Chen Ke looked at Xu Fu and asked a very important question,
"But you brought back new food seeds?"
