In fact, ten million copper coins was indeed a huge sum of money for the Tang Dynasty in the early Zhenguan period. If Li Shimin wanted to mint so much money in a short period of time, even if it was an old version of copper coins,

It is still a difficult task to complete.

According to historical records, the maximum number of copper coins minted in the Tang Dynasty in the early Zhenguan period was only 320,000 guan. During the Zhenzong period of the Song Dynasty, the highest number of copper coins minted in a year was more than 5 million guan. This was not enough, so

The earliest paper money appeared, Jiaozi.

Of course, the reason why there is such a small amount of casting is that on the one hand, the currency circulation in the early Zhenguan period was not high. In addition to copper coins, silk in this period was also a currency in circulation. On the other hand, it is also because of the casting process.

restrictions.

Of course, for Li Anran, casting copper coins is not a difficult task. Just the few copper mines found in the Tang Dynasty that are hidden in inaccessible areas and have considerable reserves are enough to support a huge amount of money.

The manufacture of copper coins.

In addition, every copper mine site is equipped with fully automatic manufacturing equipment. From smelting, purification, plate making, stamping, to final product inspection, everything is done directly inside the equipment. Almost every second, a large number of

of copper coins and coins were manufactured.

At the same time, the processing area of ​​the People's Bank of China also has such equipment. The copper coins collected into the treasury through deposits, investment and financial management, insurance and other businesses will be purified and refined in the corresponding production equipment in the processing area.

Then the so-called "impurities" are added according to the proportion. Of course, considering that the value of tin is higher than copper, it is naturally impossible to put the cart before the horse like the ancients did, using low-value metals, and finally making new copper coins.

and copper coins.

As for the losses caused in the process of currency reconstruction, it is really not even a drop in the bucket for Li Anran. Not to mention, there are also the management fees of deposits, the profits generated from lending and issuing public bonds.

It's nothing at all.

The reason why old copper coins are made in addition to the copper coins that have been promoted and circulated is mainly because each new copper coin is worth five cents, which is worth five ordinary copper coins, based on the prices in the early Zhenguan period. Although it is not impossible to use

But it's still inconvenient.

Just like in later generations. As prices rise every year, even one dollar can no longer buy anything, let alone a dime, but a dime still has indispensable existence value. Let alone the Celestial Empire.

Even abroad it is indispensable.

Of course, the "super" currency represented by the Zimbabwe dollar, whose minimum denomination is in millions, is naturally a different matter.

In fact, when making new currency, Li Anran also thought about using aluminum as the material of the currency. Although this thing is a light metal, it has good ductility and is fairly tough.

Even in humid air, an oxide film can be formed to prevent metal corrosion. The key is that this oxide film will not affect the appearance of coins like copper rust and iron rust.

In the period when pennies were not eliminated, the three pennies, one cent, two cents, and five cents, were made of aluminum. In addition to its very light specific gravity, the biggest disadvantage was that this thing was not resistant to burning, even if it was only in a fire.

If you burn it, it will turn black.

In addition to aluminum coins, Li Anran originally planned to make stainless steel coins. However, although the cost of this thing is relatively low, it is much more troublesome to make than copper coins. After all, the composition of stainless steel is relatively more complex and is far less convenient than copper coins.

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In addition, it is more difficult to get the people of the Tang Dynasty to accept these two completely new currencies than to accept money tickets. After all, money tickets are directly linked to gold coins, silver coins and copper coins, and are directly linked to aluminum coins.

Coins and stainless steel coins are completely different things.

After Li Anran delivered the first copper coin worth 10 million guan to Li Shimin, he was not idle. Instead, he made a special trip to modern time and space, which he had not returned to for a while, and issued a purchase list to Hu Ling'er who stayed there.

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After Li Shimin finalized the public debt of 500 million yuan, he was smart enough not to ask for all the money. After all, war seems to be all money spent on the surface, but in fact, except for the military, everything else must be paid.

Just replace it with corresponding supplies.

Regardless of the fact that Li Anran has been operating in Datang Time and Space for about two years, especially after acquiring the multi-functional exploration ship, he has indeed put a lot of effort into some basic industrial chains, such as those hidden in inaccessible places.

various mineral deposits.

In addition, while building shrines on the island of Taiwan, which is also known as Taiwan in later generations, they also opened up a large amount of farmland, fruit trees, fishing ponds, pastures, and established textiles, metallurgy, brick kilns, etc. that are closely related to life.

various industries.

Even in later generations, on the Australian continent, the African continent, the European continent, and the American continent, various mineral veins with amazing reserves that are quite famous in modern time and space were found, and some deep processing was done during large-scale mining.

But even so, it was still unable to bear the material consumption of the Tang Dynasty against the Turks. It was not long before Li Anran started to build a large-scale resource base, and he was restricted by various aspects, and his ability was still limited.

limited.

Fortunately, the earth in modern time and space has a very complete industrial foundation. Although the technological level is a bit low, it is more than enough to provide various materials for a battle to the Tang Dynasty, which is still in the cold weapon era.

land.

Among all the supplies, the most important ones are not weapons such as swords, guns, and halberds, nor armor, boots, helmets, and other armors, but the essential food and grass that people eat and chew every day.

Liangcao, as the name suggests, means food and fodder.

The former is for human consumption, but the latter is naturally for horses, oxen and donkeys used to pick up carts and other livestock.

Don't look at the value of a good knife, it is enough to be worth nn tons of food, not to mention the fodder. But it can't stand it. A good knife can be used for a long time, but the food and grass are eaten less, and the more battles there are.

, the more troops and horses there are, the greater the consumption.

I won’t go into details, but take the figure of one hundred thousand troops that is often written about in romance novels as an example. Although an adult soldier does not have a fixed amount of food for each meal, in order to maintain physical fitness and combat effectiveness, he must eat less.

No way.

Fighting in ancient times, imagine the modern time and space, even if you fight in the wild, you can still rely on military rations to eat meat, and there are even functional drinks, coffee, fruits and other auxiliary diets. You can't even think about it. You can eat enough on weekdays.

Even that’s good.

That is to say, just before the battle is about to start, some meat jerky, jerky and other meat will be given out to supplement the soldiers with enough nutrition. But even so, if there is more in the day, let's take it as a pound of grain.

Calculate, an army of 100,000 people is as much as 100,000 catties.

Even if the measurement units in ancient times are somewhat different from the metric units in later generations, after all, this account is just a rough calculation and does not need to be taken too seriously. One hundred thousand kilograms is even fifty thousand kilograms, which is fifty tons, and this is still

Just one day’s worth.

And after a war, not to mention it lasts for a year and a half, including marching, camping, retreating and other processes, it will always take several months. Fifty tons a day, one thousand and fifty tons in thirty days

One hundred tons, this number is really not that small.

The price of wheat flour in modern time and space is almost three yuan per kilogram, one ton is three thousand yuan, and fifteen hundred tons will cost about four and a half million. Even if the larger the quantity ordered, the price will still be cheaper, but

It won't be too different.

What left Li Anran speechless the most was that the multigrain flour that used to be used to feed livestock has become more expensive than wheat flour after the so-called diet and health concept. The only cheaper ones are used as feed.

Corn flour.

Fortunately, although this thing is made for feed, it is not inedible to humans, and it is said to be quite nutritious. The only bad thing is that this thing is made of genetically modified corn. Although it will not kill people if eaten, Li

Enron will never try it.

Considering the food during ancient wars, it was impossible to pay attention to nutrition as well as taste as in modern times. In addition to transportation and storage reasons, in addition to wheat flour and corn flour, Li Anran only prepared a small amount of food.
Chapter completed!