Chapter 1,249 Pricing of New Currencies

"Yes, what I hope your Majesty will do is applicable to any coin. But if you want to take the power of all the coins in the world, in addition to using violence, you can only find ways to attract people and establish yourself as irreplaceable. Status. That is to say, in addition to the title of Goddess of Gold Coins, you also have to do things that only you can do but mortals cannot do, so that people can attract people to give up using original coins and switch to new money." Lin Na He picked up a new silver coin and placed it next to his face to emphasize.

After thinking for a moment, Ke Yin asked, "Does this have something to do with the metal-related godhead you gave me?"

"Yes." Lin picked out several good coins, bad coins and ordinary coins of different appearance and origin from the money box he brought, displayed them on the table, and said at the same time: "The coins currently circulating in Midi The biggest problem with coins is that their values ​​are inconsistent. Therefore, in terms of use, good coins are the most popular and ordinary coins are the most widely circulated. However, although the areas where bad coins circulate are limited, they are the only medium of exchange in those limited areas. . But once they leave those places, bad coins will not only be refused collection, but may even be discarded directly."

Money is thrown away, something that is hard to imagine before someone travels through time. But in Lost Land, it's not big news. Speaking of which, this is also due to some preconceived notions. Some things that people in time travel take for granted are not so natural in Lost Land.

On Earth, no matter which country, the currency issued by the country has legally guaranteed purchasing power in that country. As long as it is banknotes or coins in circulation, the party being paid must accept it, otherwise there is a risk of breaking the law. Even currency cannot be damaged at will, otherwise it will also be against the law.

But in Lost Land, the reason why coins have purchasing power is that they also have value. From the perspective of barter, it can be understood that a certain amount of coins has equal value to the thing to be purchased, so it can be exchanged fairly. But bad coins are no longer included in this list.

Imagine going to the market to buy eggs yourself. When the price of eggs is the same, there are good eggs, but the boss refuses to give them to him and insists on giving him rotten eggs. If you don't smash the stinky egg directly into the boss's face, you are already well-educated. As long as you are a normal person, of course you will choose eggs that are not broken.

The situation of bad coins is equivalent to rotten eggs in Lost Land. Given a choice, no one would accept bad money. The situation where bad money drives out good money does not exist in Lost Land.

When some reputable big businessmen get bad coins, they will throw the bad coins into the river, the furnace or any place where the corpses can be destroyed, and then ask the buyer to buy the goods, please take what they can accept. Coins come. This is the norm in Lost Land, and it is also what surprises Lin.

But does bad money have no value? It also contains precious metals, but the proportion may be lower. Or they were originally ordinary coins or good coins, but due to the wear and tear of long-term use, they not only twisted and deformed, but also lost weight, so they were not accepted by others. but! There is still precious metal in these coins, which does not mean that gold has completely disappeared.

Ke Yin was once an adventurer traveling in the lost world, and he also played the role of a logistics manager supporting a legendary team to fight against the remnants of the Dark Legion. Coins of that era were more confusing and their value was more difficult to judge. There are even counterfeit coins circulating, using brass instead of gold and tin instead of silver. All kinds of counterfeit coins emerge in endlessly.

So Ke Yin understands very well that a coin whose value is widely recognized is very fortunate for its users. At least when you want to buy a life-saving potion, you won't be turned away by the merchant because the coins you carry are not recognized, resulting in the person you want to save unable to save. What could be more regrettable than letting your companions who might survive die in front of you because you are helpless?

It's just that after becoming a god, like most gods, he only represented concepts and passively responded to the things requested by believers. But not everything can be done. There is still a long way to go before oneself or any god is omniscient and omnipotent. He never thought about doing anything proactively. It wasn't until this magician appeared in front of him that he knew that he might be able to do a lot of things. Not to mention that these things are of great benefit to myself now, rather than simply giving without expecting anything in return for some ideals.

Now that he understood the role he should play, Ke Yin didn't pretend to be pretentious and asked directly: "Then what should I do? This time, you won't throw another question and ask me to figure it out on my own. "The halfling goddess' words and eyes could not hide the worry. I don't feel like a god anymore, like a servant enslaved by this magician.

Lin laughed loudly and said with a smile: "How could it be? This matter is very simple, but only His Majesty can do it."

"Say it."

"Your Majesty, you have mastered a magical technique that can identify coins, and this is an extension. If you master the divine power I provided before, I wonder if you can analyze the pure metal content of each coin. What proportions, and how much weight.”

But Ke Yin flipped his hand and transformed into the godhead from Vulkan. Originally a manifestation of the divine personality that constantly changed its appearance like an amoeba, it turned out to be quite well-behaved in the hands of a real god. Round, like an egg.

When Lin saw this, he was surprised and said: "Your Majesty, you didn't absorb it."

"Except for gods with similar concepts, which can directly expand one's divine power if absorbed, absorbing unrelated gods is no less than poison to us. You won't necessarily die if you eat it, and it won't necessarily be beneficial if you survive it. Or it may just make myself weaker. I have to determine what I need and really help increase my strength. That is the part I can keep. The rest I will give up and let it return to its original state. Forms are once again waiting for those who are willing to collect and condense them.”

"That's it. I thought it would be like the Great Return Pill or some small blue pill. If you take it, it will directly increase your skill for a hundred years. It seems that I am too superficial. But what is the most primitive form of the godhead?"

"Oh, are you interested in knowing?" Ke Yin looked at someone with a half-smile.

Lin shook his head and said, "Forget it, that kind of thing is not important. Let's focus on your Majesty's business first." As he said that, Lin took out a water cube. The length, width and height are each ten centimeters. At 4 degrees Celsius and the maximum density, this water cube weighs exactly one thousand grams. Lin roughly explained the standards of weights and measures, and then asked Ke Yin to start analyzing the metal content of the coins currently in circulation in the land of Qi.

With the benchmark for comparison and the help of the metal godhead, this work proceeds faster than someone imagined. What Lin did was to standardize the information that was finally generated. What was necessary to know, what could be made public, and what was the key point without any errors.

After analyzing the composition of each coin, the next step is to compare it with the mother money and calculate how much mother money the coin is equal to. Of course, Lin had already taught the halfling goddess the relevant knowledge of the four arithmetic operations that would be used in this. It will come in handy for bookkeeping in the future anyway. How could a god related to money not even know the most basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

However, after analyzing the composition of the coins in circulation and comparing the weight of the mother coins, Ke Yin got a result that surprised him. He carefully twisted the three mother coins of gold, silver and copper and asked, "Are you sure this result is correct?"

"Your Majesty, what do you think is unreasonable?" Lin asked.

"According to your request, only the weight ratio of pure gold, pure silver and pure copper is calculated. Ordinary coins are approximately equivalent to good coins, with an exchange ratio of 1.2, or even more than 1.3 coins. However, there is also an exchange ratio for bad coins. Is this standard really correct? Well, maybe we should ask, is it feasible?"

"Of course this is feasible. Ordinary coins are the coins with the most circulation. Only by using the coins held by the most people as the standard can we avoid the shrinkage of wealth in the hands of everyone to the greatest extent. Good coins are generally more valuable. Yes, it is also used as big money in many places. I have even seen one good coin worth two ordinary coins, so it can be exchanged for more new money, and there will not be too many objections. And the source of the good coin is The five empires cannot be coerced by force. The only way to make them willingly give up their own coinage is to make them feel profitable. As for bad coins, few people are willing to accept them, so we have given a value affirmation , will only make people who keep bad coins feel like they are getting a bargain. This is the solution with the least resistance in my opinion.”

"Well, that's true. But have you ever thought about a question?"

"what is the problem?"

"Just looking at the weight, what if someone brings something that is not money?" Ke Yin asked.

Hearing such a question, Lin's eyes lit up and said, "Take it, why not? Whether it is a vessel or raw ore, as long as it contains gold, silver, or copper, it can be exchanged for the same according to the analyzed ingredients." The weight of the new coins. The only concern is that if someone brings the artifacts of other gods, such as holy emblems or statues of gods. Should they accept it or not? Or should they accept it selectively. It seems that there is no divine power to lodge. If there is anything on it, you will collect it; if there is any, you will not collect it.”

But Ke Yin pointed unceremoniously at the coins circulating on the table, and said: "But have you ever thought about that besides gold, silver, and copper, there are many other metals. What to do with these garbage?"

"Haha, Your Majesty, these things are also money. You shouldn't think that your temple or church in the world, the priests and monks there, or the clerks of the future bank will just drink the northwest wind. The financial mechanism I have initially formulated , in addition to the storage fee when depositing money, and the handling fee when transferring money, you would not think that in the early stage, those fees can cover the huge expenses of setting up a bank all over the world. I never expected it. Donated by believers. Being able to be responsible for its own profits and losses is a sound organizational structure."

"No wonder you suggested that I collect even the raw ore. It turns out that was your intention."