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5 or 6 years old. A one-yuan bill was washed to pieces in his pocket while doing laundry.
At that moment, he thought: If money is just something someone gets—through work, gifts, or trading—it is just a trace. If every trace were recorded, everyone’s money would be fixed. We would never have to fear the paper being ruined again.
But back then, he didn't know how to record the trace. He didn't know how the "Bank" kept its books. He wasn't sure how he would prove it was his when he wanted to spend it—ID cards? Fingerprints? (He had seen them on TV).
5 or 6 years old. A one-yuan bill was washed to pieces in his pocket while doing laundry.
At that moment, he thought: If money is just something someone gets—through work, gifts, or trading—it is just a trace. If every trace were recorded, everyone’s money would be fixed. We would never have to fear the paper being ruined again.
But back then, he didn't know how to record the trace. He didn't know how the "Bank" kept its books. He wasn't sure how he would prove it was his when he wanted to spend it—ID cards? Fingerprints? (He had seen them on TV).