This Is My Primitive Tribe

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In the smelting workshop, the first set of knife coins were produced.

"Clang clang clang…"

Jiang Xuan picked up a large knife coin and a small knife coin, clinking them together, producing a crisp metallic sound.

The large knife coin was about two fingers wide and thirty centimeters long, with the Vine Tribe's totem pattern on the handle and a circular ring at the end.

The small knife coin was about one finger wide and fifteen centimeters long, similar in shape to the large knife coin, just smaller.

Jiang Xuan carefully examined the two types of knife coins and said with satisfaction, "The casting is quite good, even better than I expected."

A nearby warrior whispered, "Chief, does this thing really have that much use?"

"Of course, this is the future money of our Vine Tribe, and money is a good thing. You'll see its benefits soon."

Jiang Xuan picked up a small knife coin and said, "This one knife coin can exchange for ten jin of grain."

There was a steelyard in the smelting workshop, so these warriors knew roughly how much ten jin of grain was.

Jiang Xuan then picked up a large knife coin and said, "This one large knife coin can exchange for one hundred jin of grain!"

Upon hearing this, the warriors' eyes widened.

Tribe members, having experienced hunger, were very sensitive and greedy for grain. Hearing that one large knife coin could exchange for one hundred jin of grain, their view of these knife coins changed immediately.

If they indeed could be exchanged for grain, this would be a great thing!

"Not just grain. Once we fully promote the knife coins, they will be able to buy almost all goods. Now do you understand how important they are?"

The warriors all nodded, staring intently at the knife coins.

Jiang Xuan glanced at their reactions and became vigilant, knowing that people are greedy. What if the power to mint coins was given to the smelting workshop and they secretly minted some knife coins themselves?

Some things cannot be remedied after they happen. Preventing them before they occur is the best choice.

At this moment, a warrior, after staring at the knife coins for a long time, cautiously said to Jiang Xuan, "Chief, a large knife coin can be exchanged for ten small knife coins, right?"

"That's right." Jiang Xuan looked at him, puzzled, not knowing what he was going to say.

The warrior hesitated for a moment, then said, "What if someone melts down the small knife coins and casts them into more large knife coins?"

"What?" Jiang Xuan's expression finally turned serious. This was an issue he had not considered.

The warrior pointed to the knife coins in Jiang Xuan's hand: "Chief, you see, the large knife coin is somewhat bigger than the small one, but not by much. We can melt down at most three small knife coins to forge one large knife coin."

"If someone secretly learns how to mint knife coins in the future and collects small knife coins in large quantities, just three small knife coins could be melted down to forge one large knife coin. But as the chief said earlier, one large knife coin can actually exchange for ten small knife coins."

The warrior looked at Jiang Xuan cautiously, his voice getting smaller: "Then… wouldn't they make a big profit?"

After hearing this, Jiang Xuan felt a tightness in his heart. If someone truly did this, the Vine Tribe would suffer a great loss.

He never dared to underestimate the intelligence of tribe members, because they simply had less experience, not that they were stupid. There were many clever people.

No one can guarantee that the bronze smelting and casting techniques of the Vine Tribe will never be learned by external tribes.

Even if it's never learned by external tribes, who can guarantee that under immense profit temptation, no one within the Vine Tribe would take the risk to mint coins privately?

Jiang Xuan looked at this warrior and said, "If I remember correctly, your name is Bai Ya, right?"

"Yes, Chief." Bai Ya was somewhat excited because the chief remembered his name.

"Bai Ya, how do you think this problem should be solved?"

Bai Ya thought for a moment and said, "I can only think of a foolish solution right now, which is to make each large knife coin ten times the weight of a small knife coin; that way, even if someone melts down the small knife coins, it won't work."

Jiang Xuan nodded and said, "Bai Ya, come with me."

After speaking, Jiang Xuan walked out, and Bai Ya, stunned for a moment, hurriedly followed him under the envious gazes of the other warriors.

The two of them walked into the forest near the smelting workshop and stopped when no one was around. Jiang Xuan finally spoke.

"Bai Ya, have you studied arithmetic?"

"Yes, I have."

"Good."

Jiang Xuan turned around, pondered for a moment, and said, "I plan to establish a coinage workshop specifically for manufacturing currency. Do you dare to go there as the Workshop Master?"

A currency system is a very important and complex system.

The Vine Tribe's currency system is just beginning to be established and will encounter countless problems and challenges in the future.

Therefore, Jiang Xuan must support a capable person to manage the coinage workshop and solve those problems and challenges.

In Jiang Xuan's view, Bai Ya is someone with potential. Whether he can unleash that potential and manage the coinage workshop well depends on his ability.

If he cannot unleash his potential, Jiang Xuan can replace him at any time in the future.

Bai Ya was very excited inside. He was a smart person and immediately realized that this was a huge opportunity for him.

"Since the chief trusts me, why wouldn't I dare?"

"Good, starting tomorrow, I'll have the engineering team build a coinage workshop. Once it's built, you'll be the Workshop Master!"