Chapter 210 Second Generation Currency and Medal System

   The so-called "silver coins" were not enough, but it was not that Chu Guang was short of money.

   Just kidding, as a game planner, he just moved his finger when he changed the value, how could he be short of money?

  The chips of Boulder City, the CR of the enterprise, and the dinar of the legion are "foreign exchange". To Chu Guang, things like "silver coins" are really just a number.

   As long as he needs to, he can send as much as he wants.

Of course, in order to prevent hyperinflation, he would still ask Xiao Qi to help make a report, to count the production and material consumption of the shelter on a monthly basis, and to make a budget table in a planned way to ensure that Refuge 404, which is gradually expanding The organization can run in an orderly manner.

   However, the problem now is that although silver coins can be distributed at will, the "game coins" used as "silver coins" before are not enough.

  At first, because there were no coinage conditions, Chu Guang used a method similar to that of Boulder City, using the game coins of a certain game city as an equivalent exchange.

This kind of game currency is similar to chips. The surface texture and pattern are recognizable to a certain extent. The exclusive currency and logo design are also highly regional. This kind of coin can only be found in a specific video game city. Located outside Qingquan City, in the case of small-scale use, it is a dream to be able to pick it up when scavenging.

   And most importantly, the design of this coin is special, and like the chips in Boulder City, it has a certain anti-counterfeiting technology.

   With the production process on the wasteland, it is definitely not worth it if you want to make an identical one.

   However, the shortcomings of this currency are also obvious. The inability to reproduce means that it cannot be issued at will.

   You can't cut one out with "magnetically confined plasma", right?

   That cost is too high!

  Whether it is an inert gas used as a cutting fluid or a fusion battery that powers the equipment, it is considered a non-renewable resource on waste soil, so use a little less.

When    is used up, only God knows when it will be available again.

   Fortunately, at that time, Chu Guang got the B2 level permission of the Refuge, found the VM piled up in the warehouse, implemented the currency electronization through the VM, recovered some of the currency from the players, and solved some of the problems.

   However, with the influx of new players and the gradual flow of silver coins into the hands of the surrounding survivors, his hundreds of thousands of coins have recently evaporated almost at the speed of light, and now there are only a few thousand left!

  Wait until next month, Chu Guang still has to pay NPCs wages.

   At that time, you can't always play white bars, right?

   It's funny that a batch of warehouse fat people can't pay wages!

   Therefore, the issuance of the second generation currency is imperative!

   At present, the gold reserves of the outpost are about 500 kilograms, and the silver reserves are relatively high, reaching 4,000 kilograms, but they can make some precious metal currencies.

   The problem, however, is that the precious metals in the wasteland are not scarce, and this can be seen from the legion that implements the "gold standard" monetary policy.

The weight of one dinar is 9 grams, and the net content of gold is about 4~5 grams. In the current market, it takes 1000~2000 dinars to buy a strong non-instant clone slave. In other words One is 8 to 10 kilograms of gold.

   A thousand commander can pay a ransom of 200,000 dinars, which is equivalent to a ton of gold. If this is calculated according to the price of the real world, I am afraid it will cost hundreds of millions of soft sister coins!

   Obviously, the gold reserves of the pre-war society in the wasteland world are not of the same order of magnitude as the gold reserves in the real world, at least ten times, or even more than a hundred times, and the per capita holdings are even more incomparable.

  Otherwise, a thousand commander would not be able to come up with a ton of gold.

   Therefore, the precious metal standard is difficult to work on the wasteland, and it is the opposite of the reason on earth.

  The Legion chose to use quantity to solve this problem, relying on quantity to support value.

  Enterprises are pure credit currency, using banknotes with high anti-counterfeiting technology, similar to the mainstream currency systems in the real world, and it is convenient to adjust the money supply at any time. The reason why the financial industry of the ideal city is developed is also inseparable from the loose monetary policy.

   On the other hand, this also leads to the purchasing power and influence of CR, which is always erratic beyond the East Coast.

   Even the company's own caravan prefers to barter, and would rather use the legion's dinars than the pile of colorful paper.

  After all, in their industrial system, gold still has some uses, but the supply is a little bigger, so it's not worth much.

   In fact, no matter which route you refer to, there is no optimal solution, only the choice that best meets the current needs.

  After some trade-offs, Chu Guang synthesized some ideas put forward by the small players on the forum when discussing and communicating. Under the premise of adopting a credit-based currency system, he added a certain scarcity attribute to the currency.

  The currency of the second generation still uses the silver coin setting, but it is no longer a silver coin for selling dog meat, but a silver coin designed and minted by the shelter itself.

  The weight of the silver coin is tentatively set at 10g. It is made of 90% silver and 10% copper. It is circulated with a banknote of 100 face value.

   As for copper coins, circulation will be gradually suspended until they are completely withdrawn from the market.

   Old players can pay electronically, but new players and most NPCs can't, nor can the wastelanders and caravans traveling here and there.

   The new version of the currency is mainly for these people!

   At the same time, in order to prevent the value of the silver coin from seriously exceeding the value of the metal itself, Chu Guang planned to actively inflate about 50% within the two versions.

  The specific plan is to increase the purchase and sale prices of agricultural products, prey, garbage and other raw materials in NPC shops while maintaining the same resurrection fee, and increase the minimum transaction unit to more than 1 silver coin.

   The prices of industrial products such as weapons and bullets remain unchanged.

  Since the establishment of the new industrial zone, the cost of industrial products has dropped significantly, which can just offset some of the impact of inflation.

   allows more players to consume bullets and higher quality weapons, which is also a disguised enhancement.

   At the same time, with the increase of raw materials, the wages of NPCs and the basic income of player quests will also rise with the tide, and the prey that hunters hit can almost double in the new version.

   This can be regarded as balancing the income gap between different gameplays and occupations.

  …

  New Industrial Zone.

  In a corner of the abandoned tire factory, in the brick building next to the guard post, a large number of used parts are displayed here, some of which have been assembled into usable machines.

   Several workers in fur clothes are adding a special alkaline sizing agent to a large pot of pulp made from plant fibers such as cotton and linen.

  The production operation is in full swing.

In the wooden box next to   , a batch of products has been produced.

  These papers have a linen-grey color in natural conditions and a slight bluish tinge when exposed to light. The reason for this is mainly that the powder of the blue umbrella mushroom is added to the pulp and ground after drying.

  Chu Guang didn't expect that the mushrooms that he was eating at the bottom of the warehouse box would actually come in handy at this time.

   Standing next to the box, Chu Guang held a piece of paper cut into squares in his hand. After rubbing it between his index finger and thumb for a while, he looked at the old man standing beside him.

   "How many sheets of this kind of paper can you produce in a day?"

   After hearing the question from the manager, the old man replied respectfully.

"My lord, in addition to blue umbrella mushrooms, a special type of nettle is needed to produce this paper. Although this is not an uncommon thing, it is difficult to find in winter. If the supply of raw materials is sufficient, we produce about 500 kilograms a day. It's all right."

  The old man's name is Wu Mu, he came from a settlement of survivors in the middle of the river valley province, Jiuli and the others who joined halfway, and the northern suburbs of Qingquan City along with the refugee team.

   Before becoming a refugee, he worked as a papermaker and made a living from it.

  The profession of papermaker is quite rare in the wasteland, after all, paper is not a rare thing at all.

   Even if cash accounted for less than 1% of transactions in the People's Union era, the banknotes left over are still a huge astronomical amount.

  The survivors in the wasteland have been burned for more than two hundred years and there are still a lot of them left.

   In addition, there are educational facilities such as libraries, schools, and bookshelves in private houses. Those acid-free papers made from synthetic fibers are like plastic and last for a long time.

   Some survivors will use the banknotes of the pre-war society to make paper shell bombs, or break the paper into fibers, instead of cotton as the inner liner of clothes or bedding.

   When Jiuli heard that Chu Guang needed a papermaker, he immediately recommended the old man named Wu Mu to him.

   And this old man named Wu Mu did not disappoint Chu Guang.

   In less than a week, he used the player's recycled parts and equipment to create a simple paper-making equipment.

  Using a special alkaline sizing agent and a recipe handed down from his ancestors, the paper made by Wu Mu feels almost like the banknotes players pick up from the wasteland as toilet paper.

   So much so that Chu Guang couldn't help but wonder what his ancestors did...

   Gently coughed, Chu Guang said.

   "Five hundred kilograms is enough."

  A banknote weighs about 1g.

After   , the printing problem was solved, and the 500 kilograms of paper was enough for him to issue 500,000 banknotes!

  Chu Guang paused and continued.

   "I will find someone to solve the problem of raw materials. After this batch of products is produced, there is no need to rush to produce the next batch. Before resuming production, I need you to solve a key problem."

   Said, Chu Guang took out a thread thinner than a hair from his pocket and put it in Wu Mu's hand.

   After looking at the thin line for a while, the expression on the old man's face instantly showed a surprised expression.

   "Could this be... Devil's Silk?!"

   This thing is much rarer than the blue umbrella mushroom!

"Yes," Chu Guang nodded and continued, "Since you know it, I won't go into details about its characteristics. I need you to find a way to implant it into the paper, no matter whether it is by weaving. Either it is pressed directly during paper making, there is only one requirement, and that is to be able to reflect part of the characteristics of the devil silk on the paper. I will say it directly, this is mainly used for anti-counterfeiting.”

   A look of embarrassment appeared on Wu Mu's face.

   After a moment of hesitation, he said rigorously.

   "My lord, I've never tried this kind of thing... I can't promise you that I can do it, I can only say give it a try."

  Chu Guang said.

   "Well, you try all the methods you can think of first. If you can't solve it, I'll think of other ways."

After    explained the matter, Chu Guang turned around and walked outside the house.

   But when Chu Guang walked to the door, he suddenly remembered something, so he stopped and looked back at the old man.

   "By the way, who else but you knows the recipe for these papers?"

  The old man said immediately.

"I personally added the proportions and key additives of the pulp components. In addition to the detailed proportions written in the formula you have, what materials are used and how much are used, only me One knows!"

  Chu Guang glanced at him approvingly.

   "Very good, hope you keep it up."

   "Besides, I don't want to see someone else making paper exactly like us, do you know what I mean?"

  The old man swears with a nervous expression.

   "Don't worry, my lord, I promise to rot the secret in my stomach."

  Chu Guang nodded.

"hope so."

   It is impossible to expect the formula to be completely secret. There is no technical threshold for this thing, and it is likely to be discovered after a little research.

   At most, the blue umbrella mushroom has a certain scarcity of resources. The technology in the post-war era can neither be artificially synthesized nor cultivated. It is even sold in Boulder City, and the price is not cheap.

   And devil silk.

   With these two things, even if there is no such powerful watermark anti-counterfeiting technology as "enterprise", it can ensure that the people who make counterfeit banknotes are unprofitable.

   Whether it is banknotes or coins, they are mainly prepared for NPCs.

   As for the players.

   Of course, it is still based on more convenient electronic payment.

  …

  Official website forum:

  【Full server announcement: Chaowei Battery Factory, Hope Mountain Cooperative, Scavenger House, Highway Town, and Dongliu Camp, a total of more than 600 survivors have been transferred to the new United Gas Station, the first phase of the evacuation plan was a complete success! Thank you for your sincere cooperation! 】

  [Event: Due to a large number of refugees imminently moving in, Long-term Farm Prosperity +200 (now: 360)]

[Full server announcement: In order to recognize the outstanding contributions of 20 players such as edge paddling... Refuge 404 will grant them a silver shield medal. The electronic version of the medal has been updated in the personal account. After the physical version of the medal is online, it can be rewarded with quests Receive together. 】

  【"Shield" Medal: You can unlock it by winning a defense mission on "Epic" difficulty. (Add 500 Contribution Points, and add 1000 Prestige to Long-Term Farms)]

  【Xiaoyu: To celebrate the arrival of the Alpha 1.0 version, Bank 404 is about to issue the second-generation currency. Now collect currency patterns. If they are adopted, you will be able to get a mysterious gift! Everyone is welcome to sign up! 】

  【Xia Yan: Light Weapon Upgrade! The weapons store will be updated in the near future - a light machine gun suitable for medium and long range suppression, and a submachine gun for close quarters street fighting. For more details, please look forward to it! 】

  【Luca: A large number of refugees are approaching, we are running out of food, I hope everyone can save a little. 】

  【Today's recommended recipes: boiled croissants, green wheat porridge】

  Tail: "Medal! Wait, this means that the medal will have an entity in the future?! ∑(Дノ)ノ"

  Quit Smoking: "Fuck! The soldier profession has been enhanced epicly! Fortunately, my second profession took the soldier!

   Canyon Fleeing Mole: "Collection Party Ecstasy! Isn't this worthy of a 0.91 update?"

  Ye Shi: "Elder Fang is awesome! (Funny

   Fang Chang: "What does it have to do with me? (squint

  Yaya: "Speaking of which, the recommended recipe today is very bland. The manager can eat enough. (*'·v·

  Irena: "Maybe the manager ate too much fish and meat. This time he plans to change his taste. (Funny

  Ye Shi: "Dawn: Hey, I was secretly ordering food and was discovered by you. (Funny

The topics on the    forum are mainly focused on the upcoming Alpha 1.0 version and the launch of the medal system.

   As for Boss Xia's upcoming new weapon, there is not much discussion about this.

   After all, the barrel and receiver are all made by No. 81 Steel Factory. The two factory directors pour water on the forum every day, and exchange the production process of seamless steel pipes with some netizens who are worse than mosquitoes.

   They already know what the new weapon will be on the shelves, and the only suspense is probably the name of the weapon.

  Last time it was LD-47, what is it this time?

   It can't be a hammer.

  …

   In addition to the serious discussion posts, there are also those who make fun of the edge paddling dude.

   Worried that the teammates who went to the forum OB could not find a home, Debt Big Eyes made a special post and brought everyone Aite in.

"Close and close! Today's death lotto draw! The result of the draw this time is twenty! Unfortunately, I guessed six, which is still too conservative, but it doesn't matter, because no one guessed correctly, so the result is a draw! A world where no one loses money is reached. (Funny)”

  Makabazi: "Hahaha, the black car of death has been hammered! No, MMP, I'm dead too!"

  The construction site boy and Brick: "Hey! I'm doing a good job of sweeping with a machine gun, how come there are no people! The free bullets issued by the task are not finished! (Angry

   Debt and Big Eyes: "It's okay, I'm done for you. (funny

   Construction site boy and brick: "MMP!"

  The edge of the water: "Hey, brothers, I'm sorry for you, I didn't bring you back."

   When typing this line, the edge of the water is really cracked.

   The first time he led the team was in the encounter with the mutants on 76th Street.

From then on, as long as he was the captain, everything went wrong, and he often suffered 10,000 tons of damage, so that some people even ridiculed him. Next time, he should just wear a gas mask, and he can cosplay Krieger to death when he does. corps.

   If this wasn't planned to be targeted, he wouldn't believe it if he was killed.

   Fortunately, his teammates did not blame him.

   Debt and big eyes: "It's okay, seeing you have come down, my heart is more balanced."

  Quan Shui Commander: "Touch the edge brother, he's a man!"

  Drum shampoo: "Hahaha, +1, what a big deal, how can you not die when you play games? We Makaba have died a few times, and he doesn't smile all day."

  Makabazi: "Hey! What do you mean by dying a few times, so I was planned to be targeted!"

   Construction site boy and Brick: "Brother Guang: Say it again? I'll dare next time."

  Macabazi: "@#%!"

  OB's little players are still pouring water on the forum, and the smart little players have already started to draw.

   And no matter what the mysterious gift Xiaoyu said, this is an opportunity to design game currency!

   If this is passed, will he not be admitted to the Hall of Fame?

   In the future, all players on the server will use their own currency, which is awesome when you think about it!

  …

   On the road to the south of TS City, a 100-strong army is evacuating.

  Because of the rush to come and the rush to leave, everyone looked tired and sat listlessly in the truck.

   Also sitting in the truck, the man with only a tuft of hair on his head looked heavy.

   Opposite him sat Yu, Beaver, Iron Knee, and other ten commanders, all of them trembling at the moment, afraid to take a breath, and counting the mud on their boots with their heads down.

   Kevin, who was sitting next to Steel Teeth, comforted him.

   "At least we annihilated one of their elites, and the situation is not as bad as imagined."

   Steel Teeth gritted his teeth and choked out a sentence.

   "Why do they also have Legion weapons?"

   "It's no surprise that the river valley provinces are full of Legion weapons. What you should worry about is that they not only have Legion weapons, but also their own standard weapons."

   Looking at the captured assault rifle in his hand, Kevin, who didn't take the victory or defeat in his heart, had a color of interest in his eyes.

  The design of this rifle is very clever.

   Especially the casing structure is very simple, even retro.

   However, it is surprisingly durable.

The   Assault Rifle of the Legion adopts a similar design idea, but the number of assault rifles in the Legion is not too large. It is generally issued to the elite troops, or equipped with submachine guns for the ten commanders of the front line.

   In the legion, a large number of light infantry filling the front line and attacking the enemy line are mainly based on long bayonet and bolt-action rifles, and support firepower is mainly provided by one or two machine gunners.

   After all, the lifespan of a clone infantryman on the front line is too short, let alone an automatic rifle, giving an extra pack of bullets is a waste.

   With that capacity, it is better to send two more shells to the artillery position.

   "By stamping and forging the receiver, you can stamp and make bullet casings... This thing is much more powerful than an iron tube rifle."

   Hearing Kevin's words, Steel Nail frowned.

   "What's the difference?"

The   Bonechew tribe can also copy Legion's ammunition and weapons, although a little less efficient, but they have a sufficient number of slaves.

   In addition to taking over a large amount of Legion's inventory, and having the support of the Torch Church, he doesn't think it's great to be able to make weapons.

   Waiting for the big troops to go to the front line and crushing those ants is only a matter of time!

   However, this is what the staff said, and Steel Tooth took it seriously.

  Kevin nodded and said concisely.

   "Yes, and there's a big difference."

   looked out of the truck.

   Looking towards the south, this man with a bulging nose narrowed his eyes slightly.

   "It means they already have some industrial capability, if only a little."

   "These people are hard to deal with!"

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(There is only one chapter today, but it is also a big chapter of 6,000 words... Although I also want to read thousands, but people with disabilities, after thinking about the plot for a while, the time will pass. I really didn't rush out the next chapter, so I can only stay Up to tomorrow's update. QAQ)

   (end of this chapter)