"There are two ways!" Wang Xuan suddenly blurted out, startling Tian Feng.
"Really?" Tian Feng's eyes nearly bulged from their sockets. In such a short time, Wang Xuan had already thought of a solution to the problem troubling everyone under Liu Bei's rule. Truly... awesome!
"Wait!" Wang Xuan suddenly added, causing the delighted expression on Tian Feng's face to freeze in place.
"What is it?" Tian Feng asked anxiously.
"There are three ways!"
Tian Feng: "..."
The corner of Tian Feng's brow twitched, and the muscles in his cheeks trembled. He silently repeated to himself, The world is so beautiful, yet I'm so irritable. This is bad. Very bad!
Seeing Tian Feng's expression, Wang Xuan's mood improved considerably.
"Please enlighten me, Imperial Advisor!" After forcibly calming himself, Tian Feng asked in a deep voice.
"Open an exchange service. Exchange standard copper coins for the new currency at a two-to-one rate. As for other inferior copper coins, you can set the exchange rate yourselves. First, this will suppress private exchanges. Second, it will absorb the old currency hoarded by local aristocratic clans. Third, it will greatly increase the amount of new currency in circulation. Being too rare is ultimately not a good thing."
After Wang Xuan finished speaking, Tian Feng's eyes lit up. That was right—how had they not thought of this before? They had been entirely focused on preventing people from exchanging their currency and protecting their own coins. They had never considered doing the opposite. This way, they could even make a profit. At a two-to-one exchange rate, there would still be considerable profits even after melting down and recasting the coins. At least fifty percent!
"To make exchanges more convenient, open branches of the 'Huaxia Bank' in every city under His Majesty's rule. Get the deposit and withdrawal