Du Zhongxiao stood by the river and watched the craftsmen make ironware there. On the side, Tao Seventeen took a wooden stick as a long knife and compared martial arts with Thirteen Lang. After the iron money manufacturing was on the right track, using the steel plates made, Du Zhongxiao asked the craftsman to forge a set of iron armor for Thirteen Lang.

In my previous life, I watched a movie, and the plate armor of the European knights in it was shiny and shiny, which made people covetous. But Du Zhongxiao didn't know how to make plate armor, especially the details in it. Armor is a thing that looks simple, but it actually involves a lot of knowledge, in the fashionable parlance of the previous life, that is, ergonomics. It is not easy to design not only to protect well, but also to make people comfortable to wear and not affect sports. Of course, the most important thing is that the armor forged from ready-made steel plates is very heavy, and only a strong man like Jushiro can wear it freely.

At this time, the armor in the army was also very heavy, often dozens of catties, which was not lighter than the armor forged by Du Zhongxiao. The kind of forbidden army that can be used with full-body armor is the elite of the elite, and the soldiers are carefully selected. After being selected by the forbidden army, not to mention the box army, even the ordinary forbidden army actually did not meet the requirements. Du Zhongxiao is a shogunate, and he made that kind of armor, and he doesn't know where to use it.

Du Zhongxiao watched the craftsman make a gun barrel.

With wrought iron of acceptable quality, with uniform steel plates, you can try to roll the barrel of the musket. Of course, molten iron can be melted in the frying furnace, and the steel pipe can be directly cast and then processed. Now everything is a trial production, and there is no need to go through that effort.

Three craftsmen burned the steel plate until it was red, and then slowly rolled it up and forged it. If one layer doesn't work, there will be two layers, and after a long day's work, a long steel pipe will be formed. The rolled steel pipe was placed on the ground, and a craftsman went to the river to carry water and poured it on the steel pipe. This is wrought iron, which cannot be quenched, and pouring water on it only cools down.

At this moment, Tang Kongmu hurriedly came from the Yamen of Datong Prison and sang in front of Du Zhongxiao: "Sign the judgment, the official document in the state!" ”

Du Zhongxiao got up, took the official document in Tang Kongmu's hand and read it, and couldn't help frowning. In the article, Xia Zhu asked, since the new iron money is difficult for the people to imitate, can it be made as ten coins, that is, the same price as copper coins. If it is made, it will actually completely replace copper coins.

Shaking his head, Du Zhongxiao sighed in his heart, he had long thought that there would be such a day, but he didn't expect Xia Zhu to be so anxious.

Even if it is an iron coin or a metal coin, once the value of the currency is much greater than the cost, it will be different from the original precious metal currency. When the top ten coins, the minting profit is too high, and it will face the tide of fake money among the people. The new iron money is difficult to control, but it is not impossible. The simplest is to forge small coins flattened, and then press them together to spell out fake big coins. Don't think it's hard to do, as long as the profit is enough, the people can always come up with a way.

If you want the money law to not be bad, you must make the money system as simple as possible, don't stack beds and frame houses, and leave opportunities for the people. Don't talk about iron money, Shaanxi Road Bank uses big copper coins, which have caused countless incidents.

After putting away the official documents, Du Zhongxiao said to Tang Kongmu: "Kongmu, these days the prison is making iron money, but it is still going well?" ”

Tang Kongmu said happily: "Back to the judgment, everything goes well!" Since the state has taken down the list and the state has used the new iron money, there will be no shortage of money and food in the prison. There is money in his hands, whether it is a public official of the yamen or a craftsman in various fields, it is as if he has changed people. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded. The Chase Prison was dilapidated a few days ago, and it had something to do with the lack of finances. Now that they make their own money, all the money and food under their rule can be distributed in full, and even the discount is waived, and all money is cash. Because the new money is beautifully made and well received, not only Datong Prison, but also several surrounding counties have people who come here to exchange money.

Xia Zhu wanted to make ten dollars, but also because things developed beyond expectations, and he had to implement it to other states in advance.

Du Zhongxiao thought for a while and said, "Since everything is going well, you can add some more manpower to increase the money made every day." In the past few years, there was too much old iron money in the people, and if you want to replace the new iron money as soon as possible, you have to work harder. Also, making money is a major event in the imperial court, and all those who participate should try to focus on the Xiang army. If it is not a folk craftsman, it should be properly classified and the production method should not be leaked. ”

Tang Kongmu said yes again and again, and left with his hands.

Du Zhongxiao stood by the river, looking at the gradually green earth in the distance, and felt a little irritable. Things have just improved, and Xia Zhu can't wait to make a lot of money, which is not a good sign. Now that you can make ten coins and exchange copper coins from the people, will you make more denominations later? If greed is insufficient, no matter how good things are, they will slowly decay.

The collapse of the money law, the problems with the materials, methods, and distribution of coinage, and the insatiable greed of the government as soon as there is a profit. Money is used to facilitate economic operation and promote economic development, not a means of accumulating wealth. Official income should still be based on normal income, and we cannot think of ways to do it from the money law. It is better to make money with official profits, but the profits are not too high, so as not to arouse the greed of officials. After all, money is a symbol of value, a means of exchange, and a special commodity, not an ordinary commodity. Not to mention this era, even in the previous life, once the regime could not resist the pressure, printed money on a large scale, and looted a large amount of wealth from the people in a short period of time, it would inevitably affect the operation of the economy.

In this era, it is impossible to accurately calculate the amount of money needed for the operation of the economy, and the number of money issued, but the price of goods does not deceive. Prices have skyrocketed, and no matter how much money comes out of the government system, it is nothing more than slowly compressing the profits of the money system and returning to a reasonable profit range. In the end, the money method collapsed, and like the copper coins used today, the coinage eventually became a loss.

After thinking about it again and again, Du Zhongxiao still decided to explain this truth clearly to Xia Zhu, and not to make a lot of money. Now it is profitable to make a small amount of money, and in the early days the private sector was insufficient, and it was nothing more than that in actual use, the private sector would not follow the official proportion. Now it is the official price comparison of two new iron coins for one copper coin, and five old iron coins, but in the market, because no one wants the old iron coin, it may be possible that one new iron coin can be exchanged for ten old ones. With the increase of new iron money, the old iron money will slowly decrease, this price will increase, and finally no one uses the old iron money, and the old iron money is circulated, and that's it.

Thirteen Lang was wearing iron armor and was clumsy in his movements, and from time to time he was pointed on his body by Tao Seventeen's Lin stick. At the beginning, Tao Seventeen was still full of interest, and he laughed and shouted when he clicked on it, and then he clicked more and felt bored. Finally, he threw the wooden stick and said, "I cut you dozens of times, but you still don't fall, what's the point?" Don't play, don't play! ”

Thirteen Lang said: "I'm wearing iron armor, invulnerable, and your point is naturally useless." Why don't you go and change to a real steel knife, how about we come next? Don't worry, this iron armor is abnormally hard, you can't hurt me! ”

Where is Tao Seventeen? Run away with a smoke and go to see the craftsmen at work.

Seeing Du Zhongxiao turn around, Tao Qiqi asked, "Official, the steel pipe here is already ready, what else?" ”

Du Zhongxiao walked over, looked at the steel pipe that was already cold on the ground, and said to Tao Seventeen: "Didn't I let you make a few steel rods?" I took it and burned it red, put it on top of the steel rod, and then forged it. It is necessary to play evenly and consistently, without the slightest dregs, to be qualified. ”

The steel pipe is rolled, the interface is not reliable, and it is difficult to say whether there is any residue in it. The musket is a dangerous item, and it is necessary to keep it safe, or to forge it several times to make the material even, before it can be tested.