Bab 387: Chapter 387 Liangzhou Visitors_1

Chapter 387

"Ha, that was just a whim of mine, an impulsive experiment," said Cheng Dalei, straightening his robe and picking up the tea cup on the stand.

"Why didn't you continue with it?" asked Ah Xi.

"I couldn't," Cheng replied.

"Why not?" inquired Ah Xi.

"You wouldn't understand," said Cheng Dalei, putting down the teacup, "The concept of paper money was too advanced; my men didn't recognize it. Everything has to follow objective laws. You can't go against the tide."

Ah Xi blinked: "There must be a way around it. I actually have an idea that might work."

"Young man, heh... So naive."

"When I was a bookkeeper, I had also thought about this. Carrying copper coins is inconvenient. If there was something that could replace copper coins it would be perfect. After much deliberation, I actually came up with a method, but never had the chance to implement it."

"What's the method?"