bayedsolid Chapter 338 Dragon Coins!
Chapter 338 Dragon Coins!
"A merit point system?"
Hearing this, Xiao Yu lowered his head and thought for a moment, then smiled and nodded, saying, "The problem you mentioned is inevitable. In the beginning, there were very few people in my Dragon City, so it was easier to record merit points."
However, Dragon City is now gradually expanding, necessitating the introduction of a new monetary system.
The invention of coins during the reigns of Yao and Shun in the previous era followed the same process.
Nothing can be accomplished overnight; it takes time.
"A new monetary system?" The women were completely bewildered upon hearing this new term.
"It's about replacing the original merit point system with a new currency to drive market development." After a brief explanation, Xiao Yu had a thought, and a row of crystal coins appeared on the dining table in front of him.
It's similar to the chips in a casino on Earth in my previous life.
There are 7 coins in total, with the numbers 1 yuan, 5 yuan, 10 yuan, 50 yuan, 100 yuan, 1000 yuan, and 1 yuan written on them in order.
They are distinguished by different sizes and different colors.
They are distinguished by seven colors: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple.
"see it?"
Xiao Yu picked up a 1-yuan coin, which was only the size of a thumb, and a 1-yuan coin, which was almost twice the size in diameter, and showed them to the women. "From now on, we will abolish the merit point system and use these coins to trade directly."
The exchange rate between energy stones and crystal coins is 1:1.
1 energy stone = 1 yuan.
1 energy stones = 1 yuan.
It's that simple.
"You mean, we'll use these crystal coins to make the transaction?"
The women looked at the coins, their eyes lighting up.
Each crystal coin is only about 1 millimeter thick.
Even if you carry a lot of crystal coins, it won't take up too much space.
"Great idea!" Honglian exclaimed excitedly, "With the new currency, the Hall of Merit can simply use it to trade with the residents, without having to go through the tedious registration process anymore."
At this moment, she could already imagine the many benefits of using the new currency.
From now on, the Hall of Merit will be able to save a lot of unnecessary work and make things much easier.
"Let's eat first, and later...we'll discuss the specific details of each denomination."
After lunch, the women didn't leave immediately, but stayed to discuss the specifics of the currency with Xiao Yu.
“I think… we should use corn seedlings instead of 1 yuan,” Honglian said first.
"Okay!" Xiao Yu and the women thought for a moment and then nodded.
The first food that everyone eats when they come to Longcheng is corn, which is also Longcheng's signature food.
Using corn as a cover, it turned out quite well.
"What about the 5 yuan?" Xiao Yu asked, looking at the women again.
"Hmm... how about printing 'Gourmet Restaurant' on it?"
"No, we can't just keep thinking about food. How about we print a pet on it?"
"That's not a good idea either. The city lord has too many pets; we can't afford to neglect one for the other..."
Next, everyone engaged in a heated discussion.
This continued for two or three hours.
Finally, Xiao Yu determined the front and back sides of the seven denominations of currency.
The 1-yuan coin is red, with "1 Yuan" printed on the front and "corn seedlings" printed on the back.
The 5-yuan note is orange, with "5 Yuan" printed on the front and "a mulberry tree" printed on the back.
The 10-yuan note is yellow, with "10 Yuan" printed on the front and "a climbing vine" printed on the back.
The 50-yuan note is green, with "50 Yuan" printed on the front and "A Bodhi Tree" printed on the back.
The 100-yuan coin is cyan, with "100 Yuan" printed on the front and "City Lord's Mansion Building" printed on the back.
The 1000 yuan note is blue, with the character "元" (yuan) printed on the front and a glow-in-the-dark tree printed on the back.
The 1 yuan note is purple, with "1 yuan" printed on the front and "a ground dragon turtle" printed on the back.
"Good! The first generation of currency for Dragon City is settled!" Xiao Yu looked at the pictures of the seven denominations of currency on the A4 paper, nodded in satisfaction, and made the decision on the spot.
"And our new currency will be called: Dragon Coin!"
He then used the Crystal Beast's power again to condense seven coins.
Seven crystal coins were placed in front of everyone.
At first glance, it looks similar to the previous seven crystal coins.
However, the pattern that was just determined has been added to the back.
“Brother, if we decide to use this currency, the required quantity will be enormous. Are you sure you can make that much?” Honglian thought about how Dragon City already had one or two thousand people, and the required crystal coins would be at least tens of millions, and she couldn’t help but feel worried.
She wanted to solve the problem with the merit point system, but she also didn't want her brother to suffer.
"It's alright! Don't we have the Crystal Beast?"
Xiao Yu raised an eyebrow and smiled, then used his mind to summon the crystal beast.
In less than a second, the crystal beast appeared directly on the dining table.
"Squeak squeak squeak..." Upon receiving its master's summons, the crystal beast immediately squealed excitedly.
"Good boy!" Xiao Yu smiled and picked up the small crystal beast, giving the little guy a pat on the shoulder. The little guy immediately squinted his eyes comfortably, looking completely relaxed.
"I've called you here today because I need your help with something very important." Xiao Yu's expression remained smiling, but the crystal beast's small body suddenly trembled.
The next second, Xiao Yu spoke again: "Help me manufacture a batch of these coins. You try... how many of these crystal coins can you manufacture in a day?"
As he spoke, he handed a 1-point crystal coin to the crystal beast to look at.
The little guy nodded obediently and waved his little paws twice in the air.
The next second, whoosh! A massive amount of crystal coins poured down like a torrential rain.
Almost instantly, the crystal beast was submerged by a large number of crystal coins.
"Wow! That's amazing!" The women were overjoyed at the sight.
Just like that, at least ten or twenty thousand!
Moreover... the patterns and textures on each coin are exactly the same as Xiao Yu's!
The front is printed with "1 Yuan" and the back is printed with "Corn Seedlings".
Almost a perfect replica... tens of thousands of them!
"Ah Jing, well done!" Xiao Yu sifted through the dense array of one-yuan crystal coins, pulled out the crystal beast, gave the little guy a thumbs up, patted its head, and said, "Keep it up! Keep up the good work! Create even greater glories!"
First, produce 1000 million of these 1-yuan crystal coins!
The little guy was initially quite tired and dizzy.
After being showered with praise by its owner, it immediately perked up and continued working, as if injected with adrenaline.
In the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of crystal coins were produced.
Seeing this, all the women's lips twitched violently.
"Poor little guy!"
The women looked at the obedient and adorable crystal beast with pity.
They had never seen such a heartless owner.
"By having the Crystal Beast create currency, we can completely eliminate the possibility of counterfeit money!" Xiao Yu seemed oblivious to the strange expressions on the women's faces, and continued to encourage the Crystal Beast as he pondered this.
In fact, Xiao Yu had already considered the matter of the new currency reform.
I've thought about making paper money, but... paper money is too easy to counterfeit.
To avoid being counterfeited, you need to rack your brains and create anti-counterfeiting features.
The problem is, that kind of thing is too troublesome and time-consuming.
Xiao Yu's current approach is to create coins directly with the Crystal Beast.
From now on, all transactions in Dragon City will be conducted using the new currency.
Moreover, only Xiao Yu and the Crystal Beast can manufacture crystal currency; no one else can replicate it.
"Lord City Lord, these goods are worth at most 1 yuan. What if it's a transaction worth hundreds of thousands or millions? Wouldn't that require exchanging hundreds of thousands of crystal coins?" The women asked, seemingly struck by a thought.
"The new currency is mainly for individual retail transactions. For large transactions, you can directly trade with the higher-ups in Dragon City; there's no need to go through the trouble of exchanging for Dragon Coins..."
"That's right, these seven denominations are enough!"