The Rise of the European Emperor

"Yes, it cannot be imitated!" Bernard Shaw said proudly.

Then, pointing to the brass coin, he gave Ismail I a detailed introduction:

"Your Majesty, please see that this copper coin is not only golden in color, it is difficult to imitate, but also the craftsmanship is quite superb. Look, the writing and patterns on it are very delicate and clear?"

The brass coins of the Beihai Kingdom are pressed by a spiral coin press while they are hot, and they are naturally much more exquisite than those made by hand by craftsmen. Not only is the pattern exquisite, but the handwriting is also very prominent and clear. It looks very tall. There is no way, the machine made is more standard than manual.

Ismail I compared other copper coins with those of the Beihai Kingdom. Sure enough, Bernard Shaw did not brag...

Copper coins are much more difficult to mint than gold coins. Because gold coins are soft, craftsmen can easily strike them. But copper is different. Copper is softer only when it is just out of the furnace, so it is more suitable for beating and forming. However, it is difficult for craftsmen to knock out copper coins in a relatively short period of time. When the copper coins cool down, it is difficult to process them. Therefore, before the appearance of the minting machine, the writing and patterns on the copper coins were always worse than those of the gold coins.

However, the copper coins of Beihai State are pressed vigorously with a spiral coin press while they are hot. Their exquisite patterns and clarity are no less than gold and silver coins.

The more you look at it, the more Ismail I likes the brass coins of Beihai Kingdom. After putting down the brass coin, Ismail I struggled for a while, then suddenly said:

"Messenger, I would like to ask, can your country help Persia mint a batch of copper coins?"

"What?" Bernard Shaw thought he had heard wrong.

"I mean, I want to ask your country to help Persia mint a batch of brass coins like this!"

Bernard Shaw was stunned, and said:

"Your Majesty, are there any foreign mints for this coin?" Anyway, Bernard Shaw had never heard of such a thing.

You must know that minting coins is also profitable, especially minting gold and silver coins, which are very profitable. Moreover, engraving the monarch's head on the coin also has very important political significance. Therefore, under normal circumstances, as long as European monarchs have the right to mint coins, they will not pretend to others. In particular, they are unwilling to give up the huge profits from the seigniorage of minting gold and silver coins.

Ismail I blushed and explained:

"It's like this. Although Persia is big, it lacks metals and copper. So, we in Persia currently mainly use foreign currencies..."

Yes,

The huge Persia does not have its own minting institution now, and mainly relies on the introduction of foreign currencies to meet market demand.

If George Bernard Shaw had read the introduction of the Safavid Empire in Persia, he would have written in the "Economy" column - (the Safavid Empire) mainly exported carpets, silk and textiles, and other exports included horses, wool and pearls and almonds used as a seasoning in India. The main imports are coins, textiles, spices, metals, coffee and sugar.

In other words, among the imported products of the Safavid dynasty in Persia, coins actually ranked first. In other words, the dignified Persian Safavid Dynasty did not have the ability to mint coins by itself, but relied on the introduction of currency from abroad...

At present, more coins in the Persian market are silver and copper coins from India. Of course, there are also dinar gold coins that are more popular throughout the world of Israel.

However, India's silver coin Birang is very poor. Because, when Indian monarchs minted coins, they tried their best to dope copper, lead and other impurities into this "silver coin". As a result, Indian birah silver coins are as bad as European silver coins.

But copper coins, nothing to say. Because, there is nothing to add. The metal that is cheaper than copper is probably iron, but iron and copper do not fuse, so it is difficult to mix together. Therefore, copper coins are nothing. The Indian copper coin is called tanka, and a tanka copper coin weighs about 7 grams. There are also copper coins of one-half tanka, weighing 3.5 grams, which are similar to European gold coins.

Ismail I planned to ask the North Sea Kingdom to help mint a half tamka of brass coins. Of course, in Persian and Persian units. Its weight, Ismail I intends to imitate India's half tanka copper coin, is set at 3.5 grams.

In fact, it is not that the Persian Safavid Empire did not have coins, but that there were very few coins. For example, Ismail I ordered the minting of Persian dinar gold coins. However, only a small number of gold coins were minted as a symbol of royal power. As for the silver and copper coins, I'm sorry, I don't have that strength, and I don't have the materials...

Therefore, the currency of the Safavid Empire at this time was quite messy. There are not only Indian dinar gold coins, Adris silver coins and birang silver coins with very low silver content, but also tanka copper coins. Of course, there are also Portuguese silver rials. But as the Portuguese gradually monopolized Persia's trade, as a result, Persia and Portugal had more and more currencies. In modern times, because of the deep influence of Portugal, later generations of Iran directly named the currency as the rial.

Of course, that's for later. But now, Ismail I also saw the bad consequences. That is, because of its own inability to mint coins on a large scale, the market is almost occupied by foreign currencies. This was detrimental to the rule of the Safavid dynasty, so Ismail I wanted to mint coins by himself.

However, Ismail I was unable to implement it due to lack of materials and lack of coin miners.

But this time Bernard Shaw's visit made Ismail I think of another possibility-let foreigners help mint coins!

Although, it's kind of embarrassing to do so. But flooding the market with foreign currencies is even more humiliating. In fact, Ismail I did not need all the domestic currency in the market, as long as he can see his own currency everywhere in the market and can compete with foreign currencies, that is enough.

Moreover, the brass coins minted by Beihai are really exquisite. If some famous scriptures are added to the gold coins, especially the propaganda words of Shia, it will be beneficial to the rule of the Safavid dynasty...

In the end, Ismail I decided to engrave the same Persian characters on the new Persian Safavid Empire copper coins as on the gold coins-"Just, the righteous, the authoritative sultan, the victor Isma Yi Shah, **** Khan, the Lord blesses everything he has for eternity"...

This paragraph of words is very long, directly occupying the front of the copper coin, and there is no way to engrave the head portrait. But Ismail I didn't care about it, because the coins of Persia after Iseranization have never been used to engraving head portraits, but prefer to engrave the scriptures and proverbs in the ancient blue scriptures. In fact, the real reason is that the craftsmen are afraid that the engraving will not be good, which will affect the image of the monarch.

But after seeing the exquisite brass coins of Beihai Kingdom, Ismail I also hesitated. After all, it is also a choice to engrave your own head on coins for people to watch and admire...

Therefore, Ismail I and George Bernard Shaw agreed that the Beihai Kingdom would create two versions of sample coins, and then show them to him, and he would make the final decision. As for the profile portrait of Ismail I, it was provided by the Persian court painter. However, it will take a while...

And Ismail I made an agreement with George Bernard Shaw that if the sample coin is qualified and the offer from Beihai State is reasonable, he is willing to ask Beihai State to manufacture 50 million new copper coins...