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The Xiliang army left the merchants who were attached to them to cross the border, and first took the documents to see Fu Zhi.

The merchants in Xiliang first took out their goods to pay commercial taxes and then passed the customs. Some of them walked to Chang'an, and then they had to buy goods and find friends to return to Xiliang.

Most people planned to follow the Xiliang army who sent gifts to Luoyang, or even to Yuzhou. They heard that the colored glaze lamp given to them by Governor Zhao was produced in Yuzhou.

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Fu Zhi has now established himself in Chang'an, and there is no doubt about his ability to work. He is much better than the King of Nanyang who has always been confused and can only lie flat.

In the more than four months since he entered Chang'an, although Chang'an was still suffering from famine, fortunately it was no longer lifeless.

Because of his intervention, the emperor allocated a sum of grain to him from Yuncheng, and Zhao Hanzhang also supported Chang'an with two batches of grain, specifically for sheltering refugees.

Fu Zhi came to Chang'an a little late at that time, but he still organized a group of people to reclaim the land and sow millet and beans. Now the beans are being harvested. The millet harvest is not very good, but there is some harvest.

Because of the harvest, the lifeless Chang'an began to slowly regain its vitality.

Now, even Xiliang has sent support supplies. Fu Zhi's eyes were slightly wet when he saw these furs and horses, and he quickly asked people to put them away.

He came here to form a large army for the emperor. Unexpectedly, he failed to recruit soldiers and instead plunged into the construction of people's livelihood.

Now that he had horses, he had enough energy to start forming an army belonging to himself and the emperor.

When he saw the box of money that came with the supplies, he was slightly startled. The money was a bit too new.

He picked up one and shook it, lowered his eyes to hide his thoughts, and when he raised his head again, there was nothing unusual, and asked: "What is this money?"

The envoy leading the troops immediately bowed and presented a letter, saying: "This is the letter from our envoy to Zhongshu."

He said: "After the rebellion, our people in Xiliang had more money and less money. Most of the folk transactions were cloth and silk, and the value was difficult to determine. Some cloth was not easy to preserve, or it was damp or insect-eaten, and its value was greatly damaged. So we The envoy cast five baht coins in order to order the transactions in Xiliang."

Xiliang is now ruled by Zhang Gui, and even the emperor, not to mention Fu Zhi, can hardly interfere.

So he could only nod and said: "This is a good move."

Zhang Gui wrote more in the letter. He hoped that Fu Zhi could recognize the new money from Xiliang and let the merchants in Chang'an recognize the value of the new money so that it could have the same value as the court's money.

Fu Zhi looked at the new money and said, "But this new money seems to be lighter than the court's five baht money."

"It's lighter," the messenger bowed and said, "It's about two gui lighter."

The envoy also heard about it and didn't know how much it was lighter, but Fu Tinghan knew.

As soon as the new money and gifts were delivered to Luoyang, Zhao Hanzhang and others began to weigh them on a scale.

The scale was polished by Fu Tinghan by a weighing craftsman. It existed when he was in Yuzhou. There are two kinds of weights and measures on it. One side is the units of this era, and the other side is the units he converted.

He weighed ten units in total, and then averaged them. One side was the new money, and the other side was the court's old money.

He said: "Each Xiliang new coin is about 0.5 grams lighter than the court's five baht coins, which is 2.4 gui lighter."

Fu Tinghan allocated a pile of new money and old money respectively, and said to Zhao Hanzhang: "Our previous design was based on the weight and volume of the imperial court, but if we agree with Xiliang's new money and the business activities of both parties are close, our new Money is lost.”

Ji Yuan pondered: "With Zhang Gui's character, he won't do anything like casting and remaking."

Fu Tinghan said: "I don't believe in people, I only believe in the system."

Zhao Hanzhang also nodded, "I believe in Zhang Gui, but I believe in the system more, not to mention,"

She raised her eyes and looked at Ji Yuan, "Zhang Gui is not in good health. Who knows when he passed the position to Zhang Shi?"

Ji Yuan understood, "Young lady, don't you believe in Zhang Shi's character?"

Zhao Hanzhang smiled at him.

Ji Yuan pondered for a moment and then said: "Yes, we really need to be on guard. Then our new money..."

"It also reduces weight," she said, "just compare it to Xiliang's new money."

Ji Yuan worried, "Will this have an impact on business? There are not many merchants coming to Luoyang now. What if they know that our new money is light and they won't come?"

Zhao Hanzhang smiled slightly and said: "As long as I, Zhao Hanzhang, do not fall, the new money will not fall. Why does Zhang Gui have the confidence to write a letter asking me to support the new money in Xiliang? Isn't it because of his prestige in Xiliang?"

"With him here, new money can flow unimpeded in Xiliang. And with Zhang's prestige, even if he takes a hundred years, the successor will not be too bad as long as he is his adult descendant. This new money will be worth at least ten years. stable."

Fu Tinghan also nodded, "Our money is not rootless. Zhongzhou is a plain area and a grain-producing land. It used to be caused by war, but now Hanzhang provides it with a stable environment, so the commodities here include grain, As long as these commodities such as silk, linen, colored glaze, porcelain and paper can be sold outside, the new money minted in Zhongzhou will have a stable value, and people outside will have to recognize it even if they don't recognize it."

Zhao Hanzhang raised the corner of his mouth proudly and nodded: "Xiliang is remote, has few people, and does not have many supplies, so the exchange of new money with foreign countries needs someone's approval, but I don't need it. This is Zhongzhou. As long as the people are given stable conditions, , the wealth of materials here can attract people from all over the world, so the money here will naturally be recognized by the world."

The value of currency represents something behind its back, and Zhao Hanzhang has this confidence.

Ji Yuan was convinced, nodded and said: "Then reduce the weight and make money according to the weight of Xiliang's new money."

Zhao Hanzhang said: "Since there is a difference in weight, let's change the pattern again and make this five-baht coin a truly new coin."

She said: "This is new money that belongs to me and belongs to Zhao Jiajun."

Ji Yuan's eyes flashed and he looked at Zhao Hanzhang excitedly.

Although Zhang Gui's new money is slightly lighter in weight, its style is better than that of the imperial court. When it is put into the market, if people don't pay attention, they won't be able to tell the difference between the new money and the old money.

Originally, Zhao Hanzhang wanted to keep a low profile and cast everything with the court's money, but now she has changed her mind.

Since she is not the first person to dare to mint new money, she must be the first person to dare to issue her own currency.

So the mold was changed again. This time, they wanted to add the word "Zhao" to the five-baht coin.

During this time, the copper mines had begun to be mined. Fu Tinghan had even refined the copper, and the craftsmen were ready to try to cast copper coins as soon as the molds arrived.

So as soon as the mold arrived at the heavily guarded workshop, new money was made within a few days.

The steward of the workshop personally escorted a basket of money to meet Zhao Hanzhang and Fu Tinghan. He knelt on the ground, lowered his head and said: "Following the order of the eldest son, I will cast ten thousand coins first, and check everything before continuing. "

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