1. Currency calligraphy has made unprecedented innovations and breakthroughs. Wang Mang's currency calligraphy used hanging needle seal script, and the seal script made by Wang Mang reached the first artistic peak of currency calligraphy at that time and even later. "The concept of deficiency has not changed, but it will become the most profound", which can quite summarize the calligraphy art of Wang Mang's coins. In the second year of Jushe (AD 7), Wang Mang made 50 complete works, Junichiro Koizumi in the first year of the founding of the People's Republic of China (AD 9), and hanging needles to seal cloth and cloth springs all built this glory together. Junichiro Koizumi, in particular, with a diameter of only 5 cm, is exquisite in production and handsome in writing, making him the best of ancient small coins in China. This change has led to a big step in the direction of style and pattern.
Two, pay attention to and maintain the standardization of monetary form. Money is a symbol of political power and national sovereignty. It is not only a universal equivalent, but also a work of art reflecting the social culture and spiritual outlook of the times, and a comprehensive reflection of the political, economic, cultural, artistic and scientific level of the times. Whether Wang Mang is fully aware of the above problems or not, he consciously or unconsciously practices them. Wang Mang's money inherited the essence of Qi Dao casting technology, and its casting money, whether round money, cloth money or knife money, has a high reputation and protects people well. Bad money is a symbol and companion in troubled times, and reckless money is an exception.
Third, the variety of currencies is diverse. Wang Mang likes to go back to the ancients rather than stick to the rules, which is fully reflected in the innovation of currency varieties. Although there are many currency names, they are by no means the same and have their own characteristics. However, Wang Mang's currency has lost its tricks. Although the currencies such as "Jin Cuodao", "Cargo Cloth" and "Ten Cloth" are exquisitely made, they have deviated from the mainstream track of square hole and round money since Qin Dynasty. In addition, due to the high virtual value, it is not suitable for carrying and distinguishing. It stopped circulating shortly after its release. Later, under the resistance of the people, Wang Mang's currency basically recovered the shape of square hole and round money. The fourth monetary reform mainly issued a currency called "Fire Circle", which is the most popular currency in the world.
The influence of Wang Mang's monetary reform on the monetary culture of later generations
There are both positive and negative effects, but it is of great significance to future generations.
First of all, we can establish a brand-new image of the regime by issuing money. Money is a symbol of political power, and Wang Mang knows the secret. Before usurping the Han Dynasty, Wang Mang couldn't wait to start issuing currency with his own distinctive brand. After the Han Dynasty usurped the throne, it carried out three monetary reforms. By issuing currency, the image of a "new" dynasty was firmly established at that time and later generations. This shows that Wang Mang's influence is far-reaching. Annual money was popular in the Song Dynasty, and new money was cast almost every time it was changed. This is a step further than follwed. At this time, we should not only establish a new image of the country, but also establish a new image of the ruler. On the eve of the founding of New China, the head office of the People's Bank of China began to issue RMB as a symbol of people's political power. Because of this, the new image of People's Republic of China (PRC), which was established soon, has been prominently displayed at home and abroad.
Second, establishing a sound monetary system is a necessary measure to consolidate political power. On the eve of the founding of New China, 1948 12 1 China People's Bank began to issue RMB as a symbol of people's political power. It played an important role in welcoming the national liberation, stabilizing finance and prices, and getting rid of the influence of the devaluation of the Kuomintang regime on the liberated areas as soon as possible, and also played an important role in the process of gaining political power at that time and subsequently consolidating political power. Since then, in different historical periods of socialist construction, China has successively issued new versions of RMB, which has become the legal tender in People's Republic of China (PRC). So far, five sets of 1 * * * RMB have been issued.
Third, the monetary form should fully reflect the characteristics of the times. Wang Mang's coins were not named after weight, which broke away from the track of Thai baht in Qin and Han dynasties more than 600 years before Bao Tong in Kaiyuan of Tang Dynasty, even though metal coins were out of the monetary measurement and naming system. However, because of its purpose and form, Wang Mang's monetary reform has aroused widespread opposition, and the advanced aspects of its monetary system have been ignored. When future generations reevaluate Wang Mang's currency and its system, they should not only focus on his artistic achievements in coins. As far as its currency form is concerned, Wang Mang's currency fully embodies the characteristics of the times when Wang Mang was reformed from ancient times, just as Kaiyuan Bao Tong showed the grandeur of the Tang Dynasty and Daguan Bao Tong showed the prosperity of the Northern Song Dynasty. These characteristics of the times cannot be replaced at will.
Fourth, we should constantly improve the technical content of the currency. Money is the most widely circulated, so we should pay attention to its universal acceptability and constantly improve its technical content. This requires the state to attach great importance to the shape of currency, the popularization of Qian Wen, the anti-counterfeiting of coins and the manufacturing technology when issuing currency. The technical content of Wang Mang coins at that time was very high. It is no accident that Junichiro Koizumi and Jin Cuodao are praised by people. Take "Jin Cuodao" as an example. In the process of making this coin, the leading and extremely complicated wrong gold technology was adopted at that time. Since then, this tradition of Wang Mang has had a great influence on later generations, especially the coins in the Song Dynasty, and it also attached great importance to improving the technical content of coins in combination with the development of science and technology. The Collection of Money in Song Dynasty is a genuine cursive masterpiece, which is not only varied in variety, but also complicated in version, and most of the coins are beautifully made and regular. In modern society, while constantly improving the technical content of money, we should also pay attention to the usability of coins in order to meet the requirements of fine workmanship and beautiful pattern design. Wang Mang's Ten Cloth is beautiful, but it is not easy to use it differently. Perhaps this is related to Wang Mang's motivation to collect money and the low general cultural quality of people at that time.
Five, to prevent inflation when issuing currency. Inflation refers to the economic and financial phenomenon that excessive money supply leads to currency depreciation and price increase. Under the condition of metal currency circulation, metal currency can play the role of storage means because of its intrinsic value. When there is too much metal money in circulation, this part of the surplus metal money will spontaneously withdraw from circulation and be stored, so the money supply in circulation can be automatically adjusted, and generally inflation will not occur. However, the origin of Wang Mang's fake money has caused social chaos, endangered the consolidation of political power and accelerated the economic collapse. Sadly, Wang Mang didn't realize the essence of this problem. In the fourth monetary reform, he still issued the "currency" of the "goods spring" with one as 25. It can be said that he is stubborn and single-minded. Coincidentally, in the late 1940s, the Kuomintang regime, under the circumstances of political isolation and military rout, issued a large number of sky-high paper money in the Kuomintang-controlled areas in order to fill the bottomless pit of the civil war, which led to long-term inflation and social unrest. Instead of consolidating political power by increasing fiscal revenue, it accelerated the demise of its rule.