"Mom, this is my child's military pay. Please help me keep it. Our family will live a better life in the future."

"Okay, okay, mom will keep it for you. Feng'er, this is a lot of money!"

"It's quite a lot, a total of seven hundred guan. In this battle between Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo, the military merit rewards are astonishing. As long as you kill a Goguryeo soldier, you can get a reward of ten guan. The child marched forward indomitably on the battlefield. During the battle, he continued

After killing more than a hundred people, after counting the military merits, he was rewarded with more than a thousand guan. The child kept 700 guan for himself and donated 300 guan..."

"Donate it?"

"Yes, mother, I donated three hundred guan."

Under the bright sunlight, Bao Feng stood at the door with his hands behind his hands. His face showed a touch of sadness, and he explained softly to his mother, saying: "In this battle, some soldiers died in the battle. Although there will be pensioners in the court.

"Yes, but the child is in the same league as them after all. Especially when he heard that the soldiers' families were old and young, the child felt even worse, so he donated three hundred guan."

There was silence in the room, and Mother Bao sighed softly.

After a long time passed, she spoke softly and comforted her son: "Feng'er, don't be too sad. This has been like this on the battlefield since ancient times. As long as there is a war, someone will always die..."

She didn't want to continue this topic, lest she make her son feel uncomfortable, so she deliberately pretended to be confused, raised her hand to point to the bag containing the money, and asked: "Feng'er, you just said that the money is seven hundred strings, the amount is like

No, seven hundred dollars is a lot of money."

It must be said that this old lady changed the subject very well, and her confusion was not entirely disguised.

The pocket of money in front of me does not seem to be enough for 700 guan.

Copper coins were used in this era, and one copper coin was worth one penny. If 1,000 penny coins were strung together with a rope, it would become what is known as consistent money.

The material of money is copper, and the weight of one copper coin is exactly one qian. Ten coins are one tael, and one thousand qian is one hundred taels. Since the jin liang in this era was in hexadecimal system, the usual weight of money was about

Six pounds and four taels...

A piece of money weighs six pounds and four taels, which is a very big bunch and a very heavy one.

Bao Feng said that the military pay he left behind was 700 jin, which was supposed to be at least more than 4,000 jin.

In ancient times, three hundred guan of money would have to be pulled by an ox cart, and seven hundred guan of money would have to be loaded into at least two carts, which is a lot of money.

However, there was only a small pocket of money in front of him, but Bao Feng said that the number was seven hundred coins. No wonder the old lady was confused, because this situation was so unrealistic.

…

Bao Feng laughed, and a group of soldiers standing in Chaiyuan also laughed.

Someone winked at the room and explained cheerfully: "Old madam, you don't understand this. Although this money pocket is a bit small, it really contains seven hundred coins."

Bao Feng walked back to the house with a smile, unbuttoned the small bag, reached out and took out a piece of money, handed it to his mother and said: "Mom, look at it, this is new money, it's different from before."

Mrs. Bao looked carefully and soon saw the difference. She was surprised and said: "This money is really thick, it weighs heavily on my hand."

Bao Feng stood aside and continued to smile, pretending to be mysterious: "Then take a closer look, what's the difference in the wording of this money?"

The old woman hesitated slightly and walked to the door holding the coins.

Her eyes were a little dim and she had to be in a bright place to see things clearly. She raised the coin and looked at the sun carefully. Only then did she realize that the words on the copper coin were indeed different. The four words "Kaiyuan Tongbao" were written on it.

.

"Kaiyuan Tongbao?"

The old man turned to look at Bao Feng, and said with a hint of realization: "Feng'er, mother seems to understand, this is new money, the new money that everyone is talking about these days."

He laughed and said: "No wonder Mom feels unfamiliar when she looks at it. It turns out that this money is different from before..."

"Yes mother, this is new money."

Bao Feng stood at the door with a smile, and suddenly his face pretended to be mysterious again, saying: "Mother, you only looked at the front of the money and saw the words Kaiyuan Tongbao, but you forgot to look at the back.

valuable."

"Really?" The old lady became curious and quickly turned the copper coin over to look at it. Only then did she realize that there were also fonts on the back, and the four words "Youyun Gu Family" were written impressively.

In addition to the four characters 'Youyun Gu Family', there were also two small characters 'Dangshi' marked on it. The old lady became confused and couldn't help but look at her son.

Bao Feng reached for the copper coin and explained to his mother in a warm voice: "Mom, this coin is called Kaiyuan Dangshi. The words 'Kaiyuan Tongbao' are cast on the front, which means that this is the official coin of the Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains. As for

The words 'Youyun Gu Family' cast on the back indicate that it was cast by the Youzhou Gu Family..."

He paused for a moment, and then continued: "As for the additional words 'Dang Shi', it is easy to understand from the literal meaning. This is one coin worth ten coins, and its value is ten ordinary coins."

Money, that is to say, it represents ten coins."

The old lady was stunned for a moment, and asked subconsciously: "One coin is worth ten coins?"

Bao Feng nodded with a smile and said, "This is Mr. Gu's original creation."

However, the old lady frowned and said with worry: "Since ancient times, copper coins have been worth one penny. But now, one piece of this new coin can be used as ten pence. Feng'er, this seems to be a trick."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Bao Feng laughed, and the group of soldiers in the yard also laughed.

Someone came up to her laughing and joking, winking to please the old lady, and said: "If you feel that this money is not good, why not give it to the villain. We have been coveting this kind of coin for a long time, but it is a pity that General Bao has been unwilling to give it.

"

Bao Feng raised his foot and kicked him lightly, and said with a smile: "You bastard, you dare to fool my mother. Get out of here and stay alone."

The soldier laughed and walked away, standing not far away and continuing to play tricks.

This is what the old lady has noticed. The copper coin in front of her must be special. As expected, her son smiled and said to her carefully: "Mom, this money is not a scam. On the contrary, many people want to steal this money."

.In this Liaodong War, our Tang Dynasty swept Goguryeo. A million troops fought all the way and finally captured their capital..."

He paused for a moment, and then continued: "When we captured the imperial city of Goguryeo, the soldiers smashed open the treasure house of the Gao family. Not only did they capture countless rare treasures, but they also obtained the Goguryeo royal family's possessions.

The gold and silver accumulated over the ages.”

The old lady suddenly interrupted and said with fear: "Feng'er, you can't reach out for these things. Although these things are harvested in the war, they should not be the private property of the soldiers. From ancient times to the present, all dynasties have

There has never been a saying that victory in a battle belongs to oneself. This is the bottom line and must not be touched."

Bao Feng laughed loudly and comforted his mother: "Don't worry, my son didn't touch it. We turned over all these gold and silver. They were all used to mint new money. For example, the one you just saw was used as ten coins."

As he spoke, he raised the coin again, held it up to his mother's eyes for the old man to see, and continued to explain: "The reason why this coin can be used as ten coins is because gold was added to it when it was minted, so its value exceeds that of copper coins."

, cannot be measured with ordinary copper coins..."

The old lady nodded thoughtfully and said, "That's it. It turns out there is gold in it."

As she spoke, she remembered something, looked at the soldiers in the yard, and subconsciously said: "Just now, Mom saw that everyone's faces were eager, and they seemed to be eager for such a coin. Feng'er, tell Mom, is it this kind of coin?

Very rare?”

"It is indeed rare!" Bao Feng nodded and said with a smile: "Not only does it contain gold, but it also belongs to the first batch of initial castings. The child was killed because he captured the flag during the war and was attacking the Imperial City of Goguryeo.

I was the first to scale the city wall when I was young. I have achieved such great military exploits, so I am qualified to have this kind of money. Otherwise, if it were an ordinary soldier, all they would get is ordinary money..."

At this time, a soldier came over, looked at the old lady with saliva, and said: "You old man, hurry up and give the order, let General Bao bring out a few more coins, so that we can feast our eyes and see more precious money.

"

The old lady was slightly startled and said subconsciously: "Is there any more valuable money?"

"Of course!"

The soldier looked forward to it, pointing to the money bag in the room, and said: "Such a small money bag, even if it contains all ten coins, it is still less than seven hundred coins. The reason why there are seven hundred coins in it

The reason for the money is that some of them are silver coins, and even ten of them are gold coins. Gold coins, old lady, those are the founding gold coins specially made by the Youyun Gu family..."

"The founding gold coin?"

The old lady was completely intrigued.

Bao Feng turned around and walked into the house, and took out all the bag of money. He looked at the soldiers present and smiled and cursed: "I knew a long time ago that you guys have been looking forward to it. Okay, let's give it to you today."

Everyone’s eyes are open.”

There was a crunching sound, and he poured all the coins on the ground, then leaned down, picked up a coin, and said with a smile: "Oh, this is a coin worth ten..."

He picked up another one casually and continued to laugh: "Oh, one is worth ten..."

When he was about to pick up the money for the third time, the soldiers finally couldn't hold it anymore, but saw seven or eight people running over, picking up a shining silver coin directly from the ground, and said excitedly: "This is

Silver coin, this is the legendary Li Datou..."

Mrs. Bao looked on with a smile and was very pleased with the friendship between her son and his colleagues. At the same time, she was also very curious and couldn't help but ask: "What is Li Datou?"

It's okay not to ask this question, but when I asked, the whole place was suddenly silent.

Both Bao Feng and the soldiers all looked a little embarrassed.

After a long time, the soldier finally spoke up and explained: "Old madam, these are what we said nonsense. You must not keep it in mind, let alone say it in the future, because, because..."

The soldier hesitated and didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, there was Bao Feng present. He took over his words and explained: "Mom, he is worried that you will violate the taboo. The coin just now is a new coin made of pure silver. This kind of silver coin is made using a special method.

The craftsmanship is engraved with the portrait of the current emperor for identification. It is said that Mr. Gu’s bad taste caused him to print the emperor’s portrait very large..."

Bao Feng paused for a moment and then continued: "And because the emperor's surname is Li, people subconsciously think of the title Li Datou. Gradually everyone calls him Li Datou when they mention this kind of silver coin."

Mrs. Bao was slightly speechless, with a hint of worry on her face, and said: "The emperor is the emperor, how can he be teased like this? This, this, will he be investigated and punished..."
To be continued...