Ming Dynasty: Teaching The Prince Dragon-Slaying Skills At The Beginning

Chapter 151: Bartering, The Original Origin Of Money [Please Subscribe, Please Subscribe]

Faced with Yan Changqing's inquiry, Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma did not answer.

After all, Zhu Yuanzhang has a lot of face, so if he answers correctly, then that’s fine. If he answers wrongly, wouldn’t it damage his face as emperor?!

As for Queen Ma, she just listened silently and didn't speak. Unless Yan Changqing personally asked her, Yan Changqing would definitely not ask her questions.

Princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes also had their own thoughts on Yan Changqing's questions.

But they also know very well that the answer they think of is probably not the correct answer in all likelihood.

Therefore, for a time, no one in the room answered Yan Changqing's question.

"snort!"

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the princes and snorted with displeasure.

Then Zhu Biao sighed and stood up. Since Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and others were unwilling to get up and answer, he had to get up and answer. Who calls him the eldest brother?

"Gold and silver should be money."

Zhu Biao replied with a somewhat uncertain look.

Yan Changqing did not say right or wrong, but continued to ask with a smile:

"Then the copper coin "503" is not money?!"

"There are also the Ming Dynasty currency notes issued by His Majesty. Isn't this money?!!"

Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly and said:

"Copper coins and treasure notes are naturally money."

Yan Changqing nodded, looked at Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes sitting there and continued:

"Then besides gold, silver, copper coins, and treasure banknotes, are there any other things that can be said to be money, or things that can be used as money?!!"

This question was not difficult for Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes, so Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and others answered one after another:

"The glass Mr. Yan sold last night can also be money!"

“There are also rare and precious antiques that can also be used as money.

"Precious calligraphy and paintings can also be money."

“And jade can also be used as money.

After a while, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes had already mentioned a lot of things that met the requirements and could be used as money, or things that could represent money.

Yan Changqing nodded, then picked up the Langhao pen and paper on the podium, walked below and handed them to the first row of Chu King Zhu Zhen and Qi King Zhu Zun respectively, and then said:

"If you don't have any money at this moment, but you need the paper or pen in the other person's hand, what should you do?!!"

Zhu Zhen and Zhu Shu were confused and a little confused.

Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma, and the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes did not understand the deep meaning of Yan Changqing's move.

However, they also knew that Yan Changqing must have his own reasons for doing this, so they all looked at Zhu Zhen and Zhu Shu quietly.

Zhu Zhen and Zhu Shu looked at each other, then turned to look at Yan Changqing, and found that Yan Changqing had no intention of interfering or raising any issues.

So Zhu Zhen took the paper in his hand, looked at Zhu Shu and said tentatively:

"Shall I exchange the paper in my hand for the pen in your hand?!!"

Zhu Bo nodded and answered simply:

"no problem."

Then the two of them exchanged the paper and pens in their hands.

After the transaction between the two ended, Yan Changqing approached the first row again, then gave the ink in his hand to King Zhou Zhu, and then looked at them and said:

"Now His Highness Zhu Ju, King of Zhou, has ink in his hand, King Zhu Zhen of Chu has a pen in his hand, and His Highness Zhu Bo, King of Qi, has paper in his hand."

"So if His Highness the King of Zhou needs to use ink for paper, and His Highness the King of Qi needs to use paper for a pen, but His Highness the King of Chu needs to use a pen for ink.'

"Now, what should you do?!!"

Zhu Zhu, Zhu Zhen, and Zhu Zhu looked at each other. None of the things they had obtained could be directly exchanged for what they needed like just now.

So Zhu Zhen, who was sitting in the middle, thought for a while, looked at Zhu Su beside him and said:

"I will exchange your pen for paper first. After I exchange it for paper, I will use the paper to exchange ink with Fifth Brother. In this way, we can both exchange for what we need.

Zhu Zhu and Zhu Shu nodded, and then the second exchange began again.

In just a few breaths, Zhu Zhu, Zhu Zhen, and Zhu Zhu exchanged what they needed again.

Yan Changqing also didn't say much [Wen approached the prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Palm, Zhu Di and other ten princes ten times.

But this time, he gave the inkstone to King Zhu Di of Yan, the charcoal pen in his hand to King Zhu Fan of Jin, the glass beads on his body to King Zhu Di of Qin, the jade pendant he carried with him to Prince Zhu Biao, and the agarwood bracelet on his wrist. Gave it to Queen Ma.

Finally, after thinking about it, it seemed that besides gold and silver, there were no other small things in his body that could be given to Zhu Yuanzhang, so he picked up a stone from the ground and handed it to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened, and he reached out to take it with an unswerving expression, while Queen Ma on the side covered her mouth and smiled softly.

After giving something to everyone present, Yan Changqing walked back to the podium, looked at everyone and said:

"Okay, this time His Highness King Zhu Bo of Qi needs to use the pen in his hand to exchange for the stone in His Majesty's hand. His Highness Zhu Zhen of Zhetian needs..."

Yan Changqing once again announced everyone's exchange needs, but because this time there were nine people involved, and according to what Yan Changqing just said, their respective exchange needs.

So everyone present will have to exchange three or five times at least, or even more than ten times before they can finally exchange what they need.

Immediately, the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes began to discuss with each other how to communicate with each other.

Listening to the noisy discussions among the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned. How long will this exchange be necessary?!!

He is still waiting for Yan Changqing to teach "The Second Core of Dragon Slaying Skills: Money and Profit"!!!

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately took a handkerchief from Queen Ma and said loudly:

"Stop arguing. The person holding this handkerchief can get whatever he needs in exchange."

After saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Di, handed over the handkerchief in his hand, and at the same time glared, signaling Zhu Di to hand over the inkstone he needed...

Zhu Di glanced at Yan Changqing at the podium guiltily, and found that Yan Changqing did not seem to mean that his father's method of operation violated the rules of the game.

So Zhu Di handed the inkstone in his hand to Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang took the inkstone and nodded with satisfaction.

Later, Zhu Di took the handkerchief in the same manner and went directly to change the jade pendant on the hand of Prince Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao also took the handkerchief to exchange for the charcoal pen in the hand of Jin Wang Zhu Fan.

Finally, Qi King Zhu Shu took the handkerchief to exchange for the stone in Zhu Yuanzhang's hand.

At this point, everyone has directly obtained the items they need through exchange.

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction and handed the handkerchief back to Queen Ma.

Yan Changqing, who was standing on the podium, clapped his hands gently and said with a smile on his face:

"How do you feel after experiencing the transaction process between the Shennong Clan, the Youchao Clan, and the Suiren Clan five or six thousand years ago?!!"

Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma, Prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes all looked shocked.

Didn’t they simply exchange what they were holding?!!

How come I suddenly dreamed back to five or six thousand years ago, and even experienced the trading process of the Shennong Clan, Youchao Clan, and Suiren Clan, the ancestors of the Human Race?!!

Isn’t this a bit too outrageous?!!

Yan Changqing took back what he had sent before, then turned around on the wooden board covered with rice paper and began to write with charcoal while narrating:

"The original origin of money can be traced back to five or six thousand years ago, when the ancestors of the Human Race, such as the Shennong Clan, Youchao Clan, and Suiren Clan, existed."

"In that ancient period, there was no such thing as [money] in the beginning."

"At that time, transactions were all carried out through barter like the one just conducted by His Royal Highness the King of Zhou and His Highness the King of Chu."

"But as barter exchanges become more and more frequent, the scope of exchanges becomes wider and wider, and there are more and more types of exchanges involved. Each requires different things, which makes bartering more difficult. It’s getting bigger.”

"So, at this time [money], or I prefer to call it [general equivalent], it was born!"

Yan Changqing wrote "barter" and "money or general equivalent" under "money and profit" on the wooden rice paper.

"General equivalent?!!"

Zhu Yuanzhang whispered this new term.

With the experience they just exchanged, although Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma, Prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes are relatively unfamiliar with the word "general equivalent", they can still understand the meaning of this word. .

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