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The "500,000" and "900,000" in the mouths of Zhao Hongrun, Huang Arsenic, Xiong Tuo and others refer to the amount in silver taels.

Don't think that this amount is not large, but in fact, as long as you interpret it in a different way, you can reflect the huge amount of this money: "50 million taels" and "90 million taels".

Regardless of whether it is Chu or Wei, silver has not yet replaced copper coins as the main currency in circulation, in fact, in many countries, the currency circulated by the domestic people is still copper coins.

Putting aside other countries for the time being, let's talk about Wei first.

The main currency of the Wei state was called "Yuanqian", that is, round copper coins with a small round hole in the center that could be threaded with ropes.

The unit of the yuan coin is two and two baht, and the main coins in circulation in the Wei State are divided into one tael and half taels, and there are still six baht coins in remote areas, but the earliest three baht coins have long been eliminated. "Note: Millet is about the weight of a grain of millet (later called yellow rice). Ten taels are threads, ten threads are baht, twenty-four baht are two, sixteen taels are catties, thirty catties are jun, and four jun are stones. This is the ancient unit of weight conversion.'"

Let's talk about one or two yuan money first, it is the main currency in circulation in Gyeonggi land such as Daliang of Wei State.

Its purchasing power, for example, a commoner of the Wei State walked into a very ordinary tavern, ordered a pot of the most ordinary wine, two taels, and then ordered a plate of vegetarian dishes to drink, one or two yuan, if he ordered another plate of meat, two taels to three taels.

In other words, five taels of money can make a Wei person eat and drink in an ordinary tavern in Daliang.

Speaking of half a tael of copper coins, its purchasing power is reflected in, for example, if the Wei man is about to go home after being full of wine and food. On the way, he suddenly remembered that his wife and children at home had not eaten yet, so he bought a few steamed buns at the shop on the side of the road, one and a half taels, which could probably buy a steamed bun with meat filling, and if it was without filling, it would be cheaper.

These two metaphors. It's just that in Daliang, prices in other remote places in Wei are relatively lower.

The above is the purchasing power of one tael of copper coins and half a tael of copper coins, and one tael of copper coins is not the same as one tael of silver.

In the Wei State, silver was also called a precious metal, but it did not circulate among the people, to be precise, it was rarely circulated in the hands of ordinary people, those places of high consumption. I will still collect it.

Because of the inconvenience of circulation, the definition of silver cannot be called currency, but can only be called "precious things", which has the same meaning as pearls, jadeite, and agate.

It is converted to the main currency of Wei, that is, one tael, about eighty or ninety to one hundred and ten, but under normal circumstances. A tael of silver can only be exchanged for a maximum of eighty taels of copper coins, after all, silver is not as valuable as pearls and other things. If it can't be used as a currency, it can't be valuable. "Note: Don't mess with the concept that one tael of silver is equal to one thousand dollars, the unit of Brother Kong Fang is "Wen" instead of "two", and when converted, the value of Brother Kong Fang is only equivalent to 2. 5 plants.'

Let's talk about the concept of "50 million dollars".

The population of the Wei people in the entire Wei State is about four million to six million. Based on an average of seven people per household, it is about 600,000 to 900,000 households.

For example, if the "tithe" field tax of Wei is removed, only the "household tax" is calculated, and it is assumed that the people of Wei have no land. According to the calculation of the "household tax" of 20 taels per household per month, and then excluding the possibility of paying the household tax and being willing to perform forced labor, and then taking the average of 600,000 households and 900,000 households, 750,000 households, the household department of Dawei can collect "18,000,000 taels" every year, that is, "180,000,000 taels", which is equivalent to how many taels of silver? One million eight million.

Of course, this is only an estimate, and the majority of the tax payment of the household department of the Great Wei Dynasty is not the household tax from the common people, but the field tax, and the taxes paid by the nobles, families, and wealthy families, the amount is far more than this amount.

But there is one point to be mentioned, that is, the "500,000" proposed by Huang Arsenic to Zhao Hongrun is not 500,000 taels of silver, but refers to pearls, jade, lacquerware, and bronze ware worth 500,000 taels of silver, which are very cheap in Chu, especially pearls, lacquerware, and bronze, which are almost worthless in Chu, but once they are transported to Wei, their value is at least about four or five times.

If the ransom of the "900,000" city is also negotiated, it is believed that the value of the "1.4 million" will far exceed the household tax of the Wei State for a year.

In this way, not counting the property that Zhao Hongrun collected from the five big clans such as the Peng family and the Lu family, those things are not like the cheap pearls, lacquerware, and bronze ware that the Chu State handed over to the Wei State, and those goods are more precious, and it is not a problem to increase their value by six or seven times when they are shipped to the Wei State.

"Nine hundred thousand ......," Huang Arsenic let out a long breath.

900,000 for 18 cities, to be honest, it's not a loss, after all, how long does it take to build a city? Two or three years is a very common thing, and as for the cost, it is far more than 900,000 taels of silver, that is, the value of 90 million taels.

But it is undeniable that the figure of 900,000 is not small for the Chu State. Let's ask, those big clans of the Chu State, who are known as wealthy, whether there are 900,000 yuan of wealth accumulated by one clan for decades or even hundreds of years.

But the problem is that Zhao Hongrun bit this price code to death, and Huang Arsenic really can't help it.

Could it really be that he watched His Royal Highness King Su of the Wei State set fire to those eighteen cities?

Huang Arsenic had no doubt that the other party could do it.

After all, in his opinion, the impulse of His Royal Highness the King of Wei Guosu is no less than Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, and it can be seen from his repeated statements that he wants to cut down Xiong Tuo, who is a negotiation envoy, and no one dares to guarantee that Xiong Tuo will stimulate two more sentences at that time, and this young master will not really do it.

And once Zhao Hongrun set fire to those eighteen cities, it would be fatal, because that meant that in the next two or three years ago, or even four or five years, the territory under the rule of Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, would be defenseless for the Wei State, and the Wei people would come and leave if they wanted, and they could only stare dryly on the side of the Chu State.

"But this amount ......."

Huang Arsenic thought for a while, and said to Zhao Hongrun: "My Da Chu is willing to redeem those cities, but how can Shang Cai not be regarded as my Da Chu's city, right?" ”

"I've been recognized......

Zhao Hongrun muttered in his heart without embarrassment.

Obviously, he is a fish-eyed bastard, and Shangcai is also counted as the city of Chu. Just a ransom of 50,000 taels for that city.

At this time, Huang Arsenic said again: "For the other seventeen cities, Huang thinks that 900,000 taels is too high, it is not as good as each city, I Da Chu will pay 20,000 taels to Run Gongzi and attack 340,000 taels." How is it? ”

Zhao Hongrun shook his head when he heard this, and said lightly: "The price is clearly marked, and there is no bargaining." …… By the way, what the king said is just the package price, if your country plans to redeem it individually, a city will cost 150,000 yuan! ”

Zhao Hongrun calculated very clearly in his heart, and removed Shangcai, Peng, Lu and other less important cities. There are still eight cities that are the county seats of the Chu State, and the Chu State will not give up easily, so the bottom line of the ransom of 900,000 can still be guaranteed in this way.

"You ......"

Xiong Tuo pointed at Zhao Hongrun, speechless angrily.

It was obviously the city of their Chu State, but he wanted their Chu State to spend money to redeem it, and it was such a high ransom, no wonder he was angry in his heart.

He was angry in his heart: I, Xiong Tuo, guard this broken land. The annual tax received is less than two or three percent of the city that was redeemed and sold.

At this moment, the city Jun Xiong Tuo. seems to be eager to switch positions with Zhao Hongrun.

"No money?" Zhao Hongrun glanced at Xiong Tuo, and said lightly: "I don't have the money to redeem two less, well, let's do it, remove Runan and Shangcai, and the remaining seven county seats." How about giving you 400,000? ”

"Remove Runan?"

Xiong Tuo was shocked when he heard this, and he didn't care about arguing with Zhao Hongrun, you must know that Runan was the northern barrier of Chu State. Its strategic significance is equivalent to the Wei State's Fencheng Fortress, and if it weren't for Yan Mo's deception of the city's relationship this time, the Wei army would not have been able to conquer this city in a short time.

"What do you want to do?" Xiong Tuo asked a little nervously.

"What else can this king do? Since you don't have the money to redeem it, and the king can't take it away, then you just need to burn it with fire. Zhao Hongrun said lightly.

It is true that Zhao Hongrun did not have the courage to really include Runan into the territory of Wei, but he could burn down this city with one fire, and I believe that this is enough for Chu to drink a pot, because this is like the Chu people burning the Fencheng Fortress of Wei.

"Two plans: first, your country will pay another 900,000 yuan, and this king will return to you eight county towns, including Runan, Zhengyang and other places, and the rest of the cities will be given away in vain; Second: Remove Runan, and the remaining seven counties will give you 400,000. Or, 150,000 yuan per city shall be redeemed by you, and the cities that have not been redeemed by the time of the time limit, including Runan, will be set on fire by the king when he withdraws his army. Speaking of this, Zhao Hongrun glanced at Huang Arsenic and repeated the latter's words: "This is also the bottom line of this king!" ”

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Huang Arsenic's face changed slightly when he saw this, and he couldn't see that Zhao Hongrun was a powerful counterattack to his 'bottom line'.

"Good!" Gritting his teeth, Huang Arsenic nodded and said, "I, Da Chu, am willing to take out 900,000 yuan to redeem seventeen cities!" …… The same is according to the repayment method of the 500,000 just now. ”

"That's 1,400,000,000 ......."

"Yes!" Zhao Hongrun nodded expressionlessly, but in fact, he was happy in his heart, after all, the pearls, jade, lacquerware, and bronze ware, which were worth 1.4 million yuan, were worth several times when they were transported to Wei.

However, this alone cannot be regarded as a ruthless slaughter of the Chu State.

Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun rubbed his hands, and said with a smile: "Then, let's talk about the Chu people in the eight county towns of Suiping, Runan, Pingyu, Xiangcheng, Chenxian, Queshan, Xincai, and Zhengyang...... How much ransom do you intend to ransom your country's citizens? Those people of your kingdom are now also prisoners of this king, right? ”

"What?"

Xiong Tuo was stunned, and couldn't help but say, "Didn't you give you 900,000?" ”

"That's right, but the 900,000 is just the ransom of the city, not including the people of Chu in the city......" After that, he turned his head to look at Shen Yu beside him, shrugged his shoulders and said: "Shen Yu, Zhang Biao, did this king mention the people of Chu State?" ”

"No!" Shen Yu and Zhang Yu said in unison.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun looked at Xiong Tuo and Huang Arsenic again, shrugged his shoulders and said: "The city is a dead thing, and the people of your country are a living thing, how can this dead thing and a living thing be mixed together?" ”

Huang Arsenic frowned when he heard this, because he really didn't expect Zhao Hongrun to separate the city from the people of Chu in the city.

"You have the ability to kill them all......" Xiong Tuo said angrily.

"Your words are enough. …… This king will not kill them, but he will bring them back to Great Wei!'

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