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Chapter 638 Pork for Silver Coins (Happy Spring Festival to everyone!)

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    Meng Zitao looked at the copper coin in his hand and knew that he had read it correctly. This copper coin should be the victory coin of the Han Dynasty.

    Maybe many people don¡¯t know what Yansheng Qian is used for. Using current understanding, this thing is actually equivalent to our current lucky money.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? is classified as a type of money. It is derived from a witchcraft method of the ancient alchemists. At that time, people believed that using the method of "wearing away" can subdue the people and things they want to subdue.

    "Yan" in "Yanshengfa" is pronounced as "ya". According to "Shuowen Jiezi", "Yan" means "¹Ž", which makes people feel depressed.  Therefore, the method of losing victory is usually called the method of suppressing victory.  Yashengqian is actually a kind of ornament made by people to ward off evil and pray for blessings, according to the original meaning of Yanshengfa, for people to wear and enjoy.  It is called money, but it is not actually used as currency to circulate in the market.

    As for why it is also called lucky money, it is said to come from a folk story. It tells that in ancient times, there was a family whose surname was the husband and wife who had a son in old age, and they regarded it as their beloved.  On New Year's Eve, they were afraid that "evil spirits" would harm their children, so they took out eight copper coins to play with their children.  When the child was tired from playing and fell asleep, they wrapped eight copper coins in red paper and placed them under the child's pillow. The couple did not dare to close their eyes.

    In the middle of the night, a gust of dark wind blew open the door and blew out the lights. As soon as "Sui" reached out to touch the child's head, flashes of light burst out from the side of the pillow, which scared "Sui" and ran away.  The next day, the couple told everyone how to wrap eight copper coins in red paper to scare away "evil spirits". In the future, if everyone learns to do this, their children will be fine.

    Because "Sui" and "Ëî" are homophonic, such copper coins are also called New Year's money. From then on, the custom of younger generations getting the New Year's money to spend one year safely has been preserved from generation to generation.

    Back to the topic, Meng Zitao took the Weisheng coin and asked, "Brother, I wonder if you can sell this copper coin?"

    The man setting up the stall said with a smile: "Little brother, if you buy a lot of pork, this copper coin will be the same for you!"

    Since the other party said this, Meng Zitao followed suit and looked down at the salted wild boar meat in front of the man.

    "Little brother, don't worry, these wild boar meats are really eaten by me. Apart from the smell of meat, there is basically no peculiar smell. If you don't believe me, just smell it and see."

    Meng Zitao picked up a piece of pork and put it in front of his nose and smelled it. There was indeed only a fragrance and no peculiar smell. Moreover, the color of the pork was natural and the quality seemed to be very good. He felt that the man was not lying.

    In this case, Meng Zitao became interested. After all, pure wild boar meat is usually difficult to buy these days. If you are lucky enough to encounter it, you must buy it. In addition to eating it yourself, you can also give it to relatives and friends as compensation.  compensation.

    "Brother, how much does your pork cost per pound?"

    The man said somewhat uneasily: "Sixty, do you think it's okay?"

    Meng Zitao felt that the price was quite cheap. The best pure wild boar meat these days costs tens of kilograms. If it is so well marinated, the price should rise even more. Sixty-one kilograms is a good deal, so he asked  : "If I buy your pork, will you really give me this copper coin?"

    Hearing what Meng Zitao said, the man's attention turned to the copper coin. He thought that he had been wearing this coin for many years since he was a child. Could it be an antique?

    If it were an antique, he would definitely not agree to give it to Meng Zitao, but he was a man of face. Since he said this before, he regretted it and was embarrassed, so he said: "Little brother, you seem to be very good."  You like this copper coin, can you tell me why?"

    The man's honest and courteous appearance made Meng Zitao feel that he must not be lying. In addition, this coin was not a very good thing, so he said bluntly: "Brother, you guessed it right, this coin is indeed a coin."  It's an antique, it's called Yan Sheng Qian, if you agree to give it to me, I can give you 20,000 yuan including your pork."

    The man was a little startled: "Twenty thousand?"

    Meng Zitao smiled and nodded: "You heard me right. Of course, if you think it's not possible, then I just want these pork."

    The man was quite surprised: ¡°You want all my wild boar meat?¡±

    "Yes, both."

    "There are more than eighty kilograms in total here."

    Meng Zitao smiled and said: "I can't eat it myself, so I can give it to others. You think about it. If you think it's okay, I can pay cash directly."

    The man thought about it and realized that if his pork was calculated at 60 yuan per pound, it would be almost 5,000 yuan. In other words, his copper coin could be worth 15,000 yuan. This money would undoubtedly be valuable to his family.?is the result of struggle.

    In the late Qing Dynasty, the internal struggle within the Qing court intensified and even extended to the issue of the unit of silver coins, which triggered a protracted debate on the unit of silver coins, known in history as the "Dispute between the Two and the Yuan".  Among them, the so-called "liang" unit originated from the old silver liang system and was an ancestral system; while the so-called "yuan" unit inherited the foreign silver dollar system and was a new foreign system.

    Of the two factions, the conservative force advocates using "two" as the unit; the reform force advocates using "yuan" as the unit.  As a result, conservative forces once gained the upper hand.  In the 31st year of Guangxu's reign, the Qing government formulated and promulgated the "Regulations on the Weight and Fineness of Silver Coins", which stipulated that silver coins should be measured in units of one tael per Kuping.  Since then, the central government and some places have minted silver coins in "two" units.

    However, because the "two" unit silver coin did not conform to the folk custom, it was boycotted by the market soon after its introduction. Therefore, in July of the 33rd year of Guangxu, the Qing government re-drafted the "Regulations on Minting New Silver Coins in Two and Fineness" and stipulated that the treasury  Seven coins and two cents (yuan) were used as silver coin units, and currency returned to the development track of the advanced "yuan" unit.

    The season when Ji Province raised "two" units of silver coins was at the end of the road for "two" units of silver coins, so the "two" units of silver coins minted at that time were all prototype coins that had not been officially issued. This is what Meng Zitao  The origin of the silver coin in my hand.

    This kind of silver coin is a great treasure of our country's silver coins and is extremely rare. Meng Zitao didn't expect to encounter a genuine one here, and it was actually used in exchange for pork. He didn't know what to say.

    The old man smiled and asked: "Young man, what do you think of my silver coin?"

    Meng Zitao said hesitantly: "I have never seen such a silver coin before."

    The old man smiled and said: "This silver coin is passed down from my family for many years. You can see that it is patinated on the surface. It cannot be fake."

    Meng Zitao heard that the old people knew the word "baojiang" and knew that the old people should know something about antiques and might know this kind of silver coins.  As for why the old man regarded the silver coins as fakes, the reason is not difficult to guess.

    "Ji" five-dollar silver coin with a round hole. According to different writing and production characteristics, this coin can be divided into two versions. The most obvious difference is the toothed edge and the smooth edge.  All extremely rare.  According to old estimates, the total number of tooth edges and smooth edges does not exceed seven.

    In the hands of Mr. Ma Dingxiang, there are several tooth-edged versions. The old man may only know the tooth-edged version, so when he saw this smooth-edged version, he subconsciously thought it was a fake.

    Of course, it is not known whether this is the case and whether Meng Zitao is not a roundworm in the old man's stomach. But when good things are delivered to him, how can he not accept them?  What's more, this old man may have evil intentions.

    So, Meng Zitao took the silver coin and said hesitantly: "I have never heard of this silver coin."

    The old man¡¯s face was stern: ¡°Young man, I¡¯m a lot older, how can I still deceive you for a few hundred dollars?¡±

    Meng Zitao smiled sheepishly: "That's okay, I'll trust you for once."

    The old man laughed again: "That's right, young man. There needs to be more trust between people in this world. If there is no sunshine in your heart, everything will feel dark when you look at it."

    "You are said to be fat and yet you are still out of breath."

    Meng Zitao secretly complained, and then said: "However, I don't have a scale here. How about you come with me and borrow one?"

    "No need to bother."

    The old man opened the cloth on the basket and picked a piece of wild boar meat to avoid a long night of dreams: "This piece is about the same. Okay, I have to go back to cook, so I'll go back first."

    After saying that, he turned around and walked away.

    When Meng Zitao saw the piece of meat that the old man took, it weighed fifteen or six kilograms, and he was speechless. How could this be the same? It was clearly too different!

    "However, Meng Zitao took advantage of it and didn't say much. Of course, the old man's behavior made him feel at ease.

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