Phi-Fic Chapter 311: Dark Stone Banknotes, Hard to Counterfeit
Chapter 311: Dark Stone Banknotes, Hard to Counterfeit
"And this material needs two advantages. The first is that it must be in large quantities, otherwise it cannot support the large-scale use of the Mint."
"The second point is that the material must have distinct characteristics that ordinary people can easily identify. As long as these two points are met, the counterfeiting problem can be properly resolved!"
"You two seniors are very knowledgeable. Do you know if such materials can be found in the underworld?"
Hearing this, Li Lin and Zhang Qingxuan felt a little embarrassed. In order to hide the embarrassment, Li Lin coughed and stroked his beard as he explained for Jiang Li.
"If that's all, then I have thought of a very suitable material, which is the Nether Stone."
"It is said that this object has existed since the beginning of the separation of heaven and earth. It is the cornerstone of the underworld. There are a lot of them. Its characteristics are that it is cold and black as ink, and it is completely opaque. If it is used to make coins, I think even ordinary people can easily identify it!"
Jiang Li became excited when he heard about the properties of the Nether Stone. "May I ask Elder Li if he can get this thing? If it is available, I would like to have long-term cooperation with the Netherworld and purchase a large amount of this thing!"
But when it comes to purchasing, he immediately thought of a problem. He didn't seem to have much currency to spend.
Seeing this, Li Lin took off a bracelet from his hand and said, "Look, Commander. This is a bracelet made of dark stone. I often carry it with me to use its coolness to calm my mind and prevent me from having wild thoughts!"
Jiang Li took the bracelet and immediately felt the coolness coming from it. He then held it up and looked at it in the sunlight.
The entire bracelet is as black as ink, without any other color. Its surface is delicate and cool, as if it can absorb all the light in the world, restrained and subtle.
Looking at this black bracelet whose surface is smoother than a mirror but does not reflect any light in the sun, which is completely contrary to common sense, he decided to buy it from Li Lin.
But before he could say anything, Li Lin raised his hand to interrupt Jiang Li, "Commander Jiang, there is no need to say more. There are so many Nether Stones that they are not precious. If you need them, just take them. I will polish another one myself later!"
Hearing him say this, Jiang Li no longer insisted, "In that case, I will shamelessly accept it." He said hello to the two of them, then said goodbye in a hurry and left.
After he left, Zhang Qingxuan teased Li Lin with a smile, "Since your bracelet is not precious, why don't you help me polish a few more? Thank you in advance."
Hearing Zhang Qingxuan's ridicule, Li Lin's mouth twitched, "Fellow Daoist, please don't make fun of me. You also know this bracelet. I have used my magic power to nurture and polish it for more than 30 years to achieve such an effect. If it were not related to the livelihoods of countless people, I would not be willing to take it out no matter what!"
"Hahahaha, I admire your high moral character. It is my honor to meet you!"
Li Lin was not to be outdone when he heard this, "Master Zhang seems to be a few years older than me, isn't it a bit too shameless to call yourself a junior Taoist?"
After teasing each other, the two looked at each other and laughed. As soon as Jiang Li went downstairs, he heard two loud laughs coming from upstairs.
He glanced back and muttered, "It seems that the two seniors are both passionate people, and they don't care about trivial matters at all!"
But he couldn't care about these things at the moment. He turned around and took the Nether Stone Bracelet to the Mint, where he found a person in charge.
"Come and see, if this is added during coin making, will it have an anti-counterfeiting effect?"
When the man saw Jiang Li asking questions, he naturally did not dare to be negligent. He immediately took the bracelet and examined it carefully. After a long while, he spoke to Jiang Li.
"Don't blame me, Commander. I wonder if I can smash this thing into pieces and see if its internal structure is the same as the outside!"
"If the inside and outside are consistent, then grind it into powder and add it to ink. The coins made will naturally be very different. It would be very easy to use it for anti-counterfeiting!"
Jiang Li naturally had no objection to this and told him to verify it with confidence.
After getting Jiang Li's permission, he immediately took the bracelet and went inside to work on it, and waited for half an hour.
The person in charge came back with half a bracelet and a piece of white paper with the word "money" written on it.
"Commander, I'm sorry to have waited so long. This bracelet is too hard. I spent a long time grinding it into powder. This is the words written with the ink added to the powder."
As he said that, he handed the white paper with the word "money" written on it to Jiang Li.
After Jiang Li took the paper, he looked at it carefully, but he didn't find any difference.
Seeing that he couldn't see any difference, he simply touched it and immediately found something strange.
It turns out that there is Nether Stone powder in the ink, so it feels slightly cool to the touch. Even if you hold it in your hands for a few minutes, your body temperature cannot eliminate the coolness. It is obvious that this Nether Stone does not absorb conductive heat at all.
He was overjoyed when he saw this scene. Just based on this point, the counterfeiters would be far behind.
Then he picked up the paper again and pointed it towards the sun. He discovered another advantage of the ink, which was that the ink was completely opaque and remained as black as ink even when facing the sun.
Seeing Jiang Li like this, the steward asked carefully, "Excuse me, Commander, what material is this bracelet made of? Is there enough of it? If there is enough, then our anti-counterfeiting technology can be taken to the next level!"
Jiang Li did not respond, but told him to do his own thing, then turned and left the Banknote Bureau to find Li Lin.
But when he went downstairs, he felt a little embarrassed, because he had been thinking about it for a long time when he came here. He needed a lot of ink to make coins himself, and he couldn't let others help him dig the underworld stones for free.
But if he wanted to buy it, he really didn't know what could be used as currency in the underworld.
If he couldn't figure it out, he simply stopped thinking about it. Anyway, this matter had to be resolved. If it really didn't work, he would ask someone to erect a monument for the ghosts who helped him dig the hell stones, so that they could enjoy the incense.
After realizing this, Jiang Li immediately went upstairs to find Li Lin and told him that the Nether Stone was very effective and could be used to make coins, and its anti-counterfeiting effect must be excellent.
Then they talked about the topic of purchasing Hades Stone. After hearing Jiang Li's idea of erecting a monument for the ghosts, Li Lin shook his head.
"The erected monument is indeed very attractive to ghosts and spirits, but the price of the ghost stone is difficult to measure and the scale is difficult to grasp."
"Commander, if you just need a currency, you already have it ready-made. You don't have to bother with that!"
When Jiang Li heard the word "ready-made", he immediately thought of paper money, "Elder Li, are you talking about paper money?"
Li Lin nodded, then shook his head. "Paper money is widely circulated in the underworld. I think many ghost officials are willing to accept it."
"But those people with high status down there don't think much of paper money!"
Seeing Jiang Li frowning, Li Lin took out a soul crystal from his arms and said, "Look, Commander. You asked Partridge Whistle to give me this soul crystal. It can directly help the ghosts to practice, so it is a necessity. Its value is far higher than paper money."