novelraw Chapter 335 - 18: Bronze Currency System (3/3)
Chapter 335 - 18: Bronze Currency System (3/3)
Under the influence of Li Boyang, the Mountain People and the Spirit Monsters gradually transcended their opposition and entered a state of unique symbiosis and mutual prosperity.
The Mountain People needed the permission and help of the Spirit Monsters to build the Xirang Road into every corner of the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.
The Spirit Monsters, in turn, expanded their population with the help of the Mountain People while learning the advanced wisdom and skills from the Celestial Beings.
No intelligent being would refuse the enjoyment of a better life and the possession of greater power.
This is an instinct etched deep within the genes of all creatures and is also what those special individuals and Innate Divine beings yearn for the most.
As for the Gods who stand above the Mountain People and Spirit Monsters, it’s simpler still.
After several purges and suppressions by Li Boyang, the Hundred Lands Gods are now exceedingly well-behaved.
Let alone such a new order being beneficial to their existence.
Even if it were detrimental to them, the Hundred Lands Gods would not dare voice any opposition.
With this foundation and consensus, the rapid pace of civilization progress among the Hundred Lands Mountain People over the years has become a reality.
The advancement of civilization depends on community, wisdom, and communication...
Unlike cargo transport-dominated river shipping.
The construction of Xirang Road is more conducive to movement between villages and individuals.
Previously, the only mode of communication for the Mountain People of the Hundred Lands Mountain Range was the market.
From time to time, going to the largest nearby town’s market was the only way for the Mountain People to learn about the outside world.
Even the selection of those who went to the market was meticulously chosen in each village.
However, from stone roads, concrete roads, to today’s Xirang Road.
The means of travel for the Mountain People have become increasingly convenient, naturally increasing efficiency.
The sparks of wisdom generated in just a few years have already surpassed millenniums of accumulation.
Especially when Li Boyang vigorously promoted the Bronze Beasts, which originally were tools for farming gradually became means of transportation.
During the off-farming season, even villages without Copper Horses.
Just by attaching a cart to the Bronze-Tusked Porpoise, they also achieved convenient travel.
As for speed, slow is slow.
Anyway, during the off-farming season, the Mountain People have plenty of time.
Developments have reached a point where some Mountain People have even formed "transport teams," specifically responsible for public transport between two or several villages.
For just a few copper coins, one can take a bronze cart to visit other villages.
Some of the smarter new generation Mountain People even developed rudimentary engines similar to "steam engines."
Unfortunately, compared to the Bronze Beasts that start just by eating grass.
The steam engine, before evolving into an internal combustion engine, simply has no competitiveness at all.
So, except for a few villages, almost none are willing to adopt those immature steam engines.
Here, it must be mentioned.
Whether influenced by Li Boyang or a natural outcome of civilization reaching a certain stage.
When a large number of Mountain People’s villages started communicating, the primitive barter or gold-silver trade system began to fall behind.
In the realm of standardizing measurement, scripts, and tracks.
With Li Boyang’s enlightening education, several flood relief efforts, and the experience in constructing mountain roads, no major issues appeared.
Yet, how to establish a unified currency system became an increasingly urgent problem for the Mountain People.
To be honest, not only did the Mountain People lack experience in this regard, but even Li Boyang was unsure where to start.
After all, on the Earth of the past, currency was a manifestation of the credit of a powerful regime.
Yet in the current Hundred Lands Mountain Range, not to mention any regime, there isn’t even an institution that can truly be called a "government."
Who would implement currency?
How to ensure no excessive issuance of currency?
What could be used to back the currency?
These are all questions, moreover, they are unsolvable in the short term.
Frankly speaking, if the Mountain People can’t solve this problem, the civilization advancement of the entire Hundred Lands Mountain Range will come to a halt.
In this situation, Wu Xian, noticing the issue, took action.
He disguised himself as a Witch from outside the mountain range and proposed to the Great Witch of Gaotun Village, Xiao’e.
If the Hundred Lands Mountain Range does not want to be restricted by gold and silver supply, remaining in a primitive barter stage, then it must have its own exclusive currency.
Who would implement currency?
How to ensure no excessive issuance of currency?
What could be used to back the currency?
These three questions, seemingly complex, are actually rooted in a single issue – cohesion and prestige.
In the current Hundred Lands Mountain Range, who has higher cohesion and prestige than that Celestial Being?
After Wu Xian pointed this out, everyone, including Xiao’e, immediately realized.
But then, everyone fell into the dilemma of how to convince that Celestial Being.
The equation "Mountain Prophet equals Descent Celestial Being" is not a completely open secret in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.
In response, Wu Xian smiled and provided a new suggestion.
Who says implementing currency must have the consent of that Descent Celestial Being?
Or more precisely, is the consent of that Descent Celestial Being so important?
Aren’t those widespread Bronze Beasts the work of that Descent Celestial Being?
By simply shifting the mindset, just recast the damaged parts of the Bronze Beasts into a corresponding number of bronze coins.
Is there a need to worry that the Mountain People would reject this new currency?
Considering the damage rate of the Bronze Beasts and the usage frequency by the Mountain People.
The casting of bronze coins using damaged parts of the Bronze Beasts even seamlessly resolves the issue of currency over-issuance.
At least until someone cracks the bronze composition and begins unauthorized production.
This new bronze currency system is intrinsically tied to the usage frequency of the Bronze Beasts and Li Boyang’s prestige.
Once a complete solution was in place,
the Mountain People, with an execution capability that shocked Wu Xian, implemented this matter.
In less than a week, near the factory of Yunmeng Marsh, an additional exclusive bronze coin minting factory emerged.
Even more astonishingly, the promotion of bronze coins was completed within a few months.
Whether Mountain People, Spirit Monsters, or Ghost Gods, none rejected the usage of these bronze currencies.
On the contrary, compared to gold and silver, these bronze coins gained even higher popularity.
After all, gold and silver were merely universal equivalents, whereas the bronze itself had extremely high utility value.
Whether it’s repairing Bronze Beasts or remelting and forging them into weapons...
The practical value and universality of these bronzes are the key reasons why Wu Xian’s series of proposals could truly be implemented.
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