Cao Wei in the north, due to the destruction of the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the damage of Dong Zhuo , monetary economy has long collapsed and has basically returned to the real economy state. Therefore, the inflation policy implemented by Shu Han has the least impact on it. Later, when Sun Wu also imitated Cao Wei to return to the physical economy and used grain and silk as a means of exchange, Shu Han's inflation policy actually became a one-man show. Therefore, the latter leader Liu Chan carried out a currency reform in in the third year of Yanxi (240) , and eliminated the straight 15 Zhu coins, and changed the mint of two new coins "direct hundred" and "direct one".
This currency reform should be a repair of the weight-lossing 100-5 Zhu coins. On the one hand, it simplifies the currency system and facilitates circulation; on the other hand, it is also to stabilize the currency value. "straight hundred" and "straight one" can also be regarded as a 100:1 main and auxiliary currency circulation system.
straight one, straight one
"straight hundred" coins in diameter about 18 mm, weighing more than 2 grams. "Straight One" money is about 13 mm in diameter and weighs more than 1 gram. When these two coins were issued, it was during the reign of Jiang Wan , Fei Yi , and Zhuge Zhan , and it was stable for a considerable period of time. However, he suddenly started to lose weight, and the difference between size and weight is large. The 100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-100-1 When the "Zhi100" money is reduced to less than 1 gram, the "Zhi100" money is forced to withdraw from circulation and no longer exists. Therefore, the "Zhi Bai" money has been passed down from generation to generation, and the "Zhi Yi" money is extremely rare, because of this reason.
"Straight Hundred" and "Straight One" are both slim and slim, and have excellent castings. All the words are written in official script, and the calligraphy is exquisite, so it should be written by the same person. This is the first type of official minting official script coins. It set a precedent for minting official script coins in various dynasties in the Tang and Song dynasties. This is another new initiative in the history of my country's currency.
Dingping 100
Before the fall of Shu Kingdom, Liu Chan carried out the last currency reform, abolishing the "Zhi Hundred" and "Zhi One" and re-casting the "Ding Ping One Hundred". Some people once interpreted "Dingping" as "Pingding", saying that it is a commemorative coin minted when Deng Ai pacified Shu Han. In fact, the "decision" here means legal, and the meaning of "ping" is the same as the word "value". Therefore, the meaning of "fixed one hundred" is " legally priced at 100 yuan ". Although
is marked with the legal quotation, it actually reduces weight very significantly. When it was initially cast, the diameter was about 16 mm, and later it was reduced to 13 mm, then to 10 mm, and even only 8 mm. This trend of weight loss fully reflects the tragic situation before the demise of Shu Han, the national strength was already declining and the day was in danger.
The consequences caused by casting large amounts of money in the history of the Three Kingdoms are obvious at a glance. For example: Shu Kingdom, which was the first to cast a large amount of money, suffered the most and was the first to destroy the country; Dongwu, which abolished the large amount of money, suffered the least to compare with Shu Kingdom; while Cao Wei, which did not cast a large amount of money, suffered the least to the last unification of Western Jin . Therefore, we say that the stone that Shu Han implemented an inflation policy was finally hit on the feet of his son Liu Chan, which was a self-inflicted.
