The Rise of the European Emperor

Don't underestimate the role of change in trade circulation, because that is the foundation of revitalizing the market. At present, the Finney silver coins circulating in Germany are actually equivalent to 50 yuan bills, which are very unfavorable for the circulation of small commodities.

In the current German region, silver coins are generally only used for transactions that reach a certain level. As for ordinary small commodity transactions in the folk, coins are often not used, and they can only be bartered. However, in the case of barter, the value cannot be determined, which often results in irregular transactions. At the same time, the flow of goods has also been greatly affected.

Therefore, in the current German region, the circulation of small commodities is not very smooth. If there is enough change, the circulation of top products in the market will be more prosperous.

And Spain launched the small copper coin of Malawidi, which has well adapted to the market demand. Therefore, for now, the market economy of Spain is much more prosperous than that of Germany.

Another example is France. Don't look at the low silver content of French silver coins, which are almost close to copper coins. However, it is precisely because of the low silver content in French silver coins that the currency itself is of low value. But this has in turn contributed to the prosperity of trade. Because low-value silver coins are more suitable for small payments, which makes the economy more prosperous.

As for the Ming Empire, let alone. In the Ming Dynasty, a thousand copper coins were worth a tael of silver. It can be said that the copper coins of the Ming Dynasty were "zero" enough, which also stimulated the circulation of commodities. Generally speaking, in the Ming Dynasty, many children could also have a few copper coins in their hands to buy snacks.

But in Germany, because there is no change, ordinary people only have a few small silver Finney coins in their hands. In many cases, due to the lack of change, a very primitive "barter" transaction method is required. And this has greatly hindered the circulation of commodities and the development of social economy.

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Therefore, coins with smaller denominations are very necessary. However, according to the current price of silver and copper, a silver coin with a silver content of 50% is only equivalent to 8 copper coins of the same weight. And if the silver content is only 25%, it is only equivalent to 4.5 copper coins. According to the algorithm that a Finney silver coin is equivalent to 50 yuan in later generations, a small copper coin of equal weight is equivalent to 6.25 yuan in later generations...

"No!" Marin suddenly shouted.

He suddenly discovered that perhaps a copper coin worth 6.25 yuan could not replace the small currency of 1, 5 and 1 yuan in later generations. However, it is also very close to 5 yuan. At the very least, he was much smaller than the equivalent of 50 yuan worth of Finney silver coins.

In other words, using copper coins is at least much more convenient than not using them. After all, 8 copper coins are equivalent to 1 silver pfennig. At that time, instead of receiving 2 pfennig silver coins per day, workers will receive 16 copper coins. In this way, it is also much easier for them to spend money.

As for the depreciation of copper prices in the future... who cares, I won't lose money anyway...

Marin finally decided to harden his heart and promote the application of copper coins in the private sector...

But at the same time, he will also use copper coins to exchange silver and gold from the people. That is to say, copper coins are only used by the people for commercial circulation. The national reserves are still gold and silver.

In this way, even if the price of copper falls sharply in the future, the official loss will not be large...

It's a bit wicked to do so, but it's not without reason. Because, Marin, who is about to send troops to Japan, will control the channel of cheap copper output from Japan. At that time, if the price of copper falls, the big deal will be that the government will exchange some new copper coins for the public. After all, copper coins are also chronological. Just exchange the old copper coins in the hands of ordinary people for more new copper coins. So, the loss of the common people is not big.

But, those copper coins exchanged to other countries will not be refunded. As for the gold and silver exchanged for those copper coins, it was naturally blackened...

What? Are you trying to trouble me? What's the point? Back then I exchanged copper coins for your gold and silver coins, but they came at market prices. As for the sharp drop in copper prices, is it none of my business? As for me exchanging more new copper coins for the people of Beihai Kingdom? they are my people,

do you have any opinion? You can also bring your country to join Beihai Kingdom, there are a lot of benefits...

Still not satisfied? come hit me! Just waiting for you to start. That way, it just swallowed you up...

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In addition, Marin intends to use brass coins. Brass is a golden-yellow copper alloy that sells well, a bit like gold. The coins made of brass are also golden, much like gold coins. For those merchants who are keen on gold coins, brass coins can definitely brighten their eyes.

The reason for using brass is that Marin also has the intention of consuming the zinc ingots in his hand. After all, after getting the nickel, Marin didn't need to wrap the bottom of the boat with tin. In this way, the only function of zinc is to pretend to be tin and make tinplate.

However, the use of tinplate is not widely used, and Marin is not willing to promote the application of zinc in order to keep it secret. Therefore, the zinc in Marin's hands is actually a large backlog.

The Bakens lead-zinc mine in Newfoundland is still producing lead and zinc. Well, those zinc liquids can't be wasted. It is a good choice to make brass for coinage.

Also, that zinc is not expensive to mine and smelt. Mixing zinc and copper can not only improve the sales of copper coins, but also save copper and reduce the cost of coinage.

If it weren't for an unwritten agreement in Europe that gold coins are not adulterated, if the gold coins can be felt when you bite them, it would be okay to use brass to forge inferior gold coins.

However, in this era, whether it is Ducat or Gulden and other gold coins, the gold content is very high, and you can feel soft when you bite into it. Therefore, casting fake gold coins out of brass can only be thought about. Then again, the density of gold is too high. Even adding lead to brass doesn't help. Because the density of lead itself is not as high as that of gold...

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After making up his mind, Marin went to the metallurgical plant and let them smelt brass. But to Marin's dismay, mixing zinc and copper was no easy task. Because, the melting point of copper is as high as 1083 degrees. But his meow's zinc vaporized at 907 degrees...

Although it can be collected with the top condenser, it is really difficult to melt and mix pure zinc ingots and copper!

In desperation, Marin could only use another method - first oxidize the zinc, and then reduce it together with the copper ore, and finally get the brass. But the problem is that in the future, copper can't be used directly for smelting brass, and you have to find enough copper ore...

As for zinc, zinc ore cannot be used directly. Because, zinc ore also has lead. Therefore, zinc ingots must be used to oxidize and then reduce. But the oxidation of zinc is not easy. Marin thought about it for a long time and asked people to grind the zinc into powder, then add water to heat it, and keep stirring it to oxidize it, which is very troublesome to handle.

But fortunately, Marin finally got the golden brass. Then, he took the brass to the mint, and let the mint masters use the craftsmanship and mold for making silver fenney coins to suppress a batch of small copper coins with a size and appearance of 1.5 grams of silver fenney coins.

Then, with these golden copper coins, he found Jeffrey and discussed the possibility of promoting copper coins in Beihai Kingdom...

But unexpectedly, Jeffrey's first sentence was:

"Grand Duke, do you still have a mint?"

Malin suddenly realized - Nima, forgot that he didn't tell the Prime Minister the truth because he minted counterfeit coins...

But he can't tell Jeffrey that he is casting fake silver coins on a large scale, so he can only say vaguely - he recruited a few artisans who can make coins, and let them try a few copper coins... …

After looking at the copper coin with the same appearance as the Finney coin for a long time, Jeffrey said:

"Then give it a try. Anyway, copper itself is a high-priced metal, and it's okay to use it as currency. Moreover, it is said that Spain and other southern European countries already use copper coins. Let's first issue a batch of copper coins, put them into the private sector, and try everyone's Reaction. Also, you need to send someone to design a copper coin appearance, it can't always be the same as the appearance of the silver fenny..."

Marlin nodded, agreeing with Jeffrey's words. Then he arranged for mint artisans to design the appearance of the new copper coins...