The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 178

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't expect that he was originally trying to persuade Dasun, but now he was persuaded by Dasun instead.

"How do we feel, there is a feeling of deja vu."

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little puzzled immediately, and secretly said in his heart.It took me a while to remember this.

In terms of countermeasures against the Wa Kingdom, he once asked the Minister of the Ministry of War, Ru Yu, to meet with Dasun, in order to extinguish Dasun's desire to enter the Wa Kingdom.

However, the final result was that even Ru Shangshu was persuaded by the great grandson, and he also swore that the Wa Kingdom has been a territory of China since ancient times, and the classics can be searched, and the history can be found.

In order to be famous as a teacher, for the rich silver mines in the country, even things like the origin of the country in Daqin came up.

It is also speechless enough.

Today, all this seems to be repeating itself, and I seem to be moved by what my grandson said.

Zhu Yuanzhang was still a little reconciled in his heart, even if he felt that Dasun's reasons were very good, he still had to give a few words of encouragement.

Just opened his mouth, Zhu Yuanzhang found that he didn't know where to start, as if nowhere was enough to refute Dasun.

Just when recalling the loopholes in Dasun's words, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly brightened his eyes, looked at Zhu Ying and said with a smile:

"Well, you grandson, we haven't realized just now that we have been brought in by going around in such a big circle. It's amazing, it's really amazing."

Only now did Zhu Yuanzhang realize that Dasun's previous conversation had played a big trick.

First of all, he showed his financial resources and gave out more money and food than the Daming Household Department for disaster relief, so that he could look at him with admiration, and then he took the opportunity to propose a share of the household income.

Of course, I am aware of the benefits of sharing the income of the family members into the mu. After the abolition of the income tax, all the people will no longer have to worry about the issue of childbearing, and the population of Ming Dynasty will usher in a round of skyrocketing.

When he raised objections, he produced high-yield crops to fill the vacancy in the Ming treasury and greatly reduce the existence of famine.

Coupled with the arquebus developed earlier, this can be described as a two-pronged approach.

"It is to fight. According to the current output of matchlock guns, I am afraid that we will not be able to gather a team in the spring of next year." Zhu Yuanzhang added, without saying where to fight, but Zhu Yuanzhang believes that the grandson must understand what he said.

Zhu Ying replied, "Grandson has lost many carpenters from the military battle bureau. He will disassemble and transform the matchlock gun, similar to making arrows. In this regard, Suner already has a general idea in mind."

"If it goes well, it will greatly increase the output of matchlock guns, and the quality can also be controlled."

Zhu Ying's words are full of confidence. After seeing the manufacture of arrows, she already understands that Daming's foundation is deep now. It will not be difficult to manufacture it with a simple lathe, it is just a matter of thinking.

The specific manufacture of the lathe can only be left to the carpenters. As for the lathe, Zhu Ying only knows a vague idea and has never really used it.

However, with the wisdom of a carpenter, it is not difficult to think about it.

"If such firecrackers can be produced in large quantities, they will naturally be powerful firearms in the army."

"Everything about the arquebus is the most important secret right now. In this regard, Dasun still needs to be more careful."

"Let's issue another decree. From today onwards, the Gunpowder Department will be completely banned. No one will be allowed to enter or leave without the decree of my grandson or us."

Zhu Yuanzhang added that from the moment he saw the matchlock gun firing, he understood that the appearance of the matchlock gun would cause changes in the entire world.

When used on the battlefield, it is inevitable that there will be omissions. There is no way to avoid this. We can only create as many as possible first.

"Grandpa is right, grandson wants to set up a separate research and development department for firearms within the Gunpowder Department, including the further improvement of matchlock guns, the purification of gunpowder power, and a series of related matters."

Zhu Ying said bluntly that the upgrade of matchlock guns to flintlock guns, the upgrade of front-loading guns to rear-loading guns, and even the development and use of smokeless gunpowder can all be achieved within one's lifetime.

For example, from matchlock guns to firearms, it is a huge leap in firearms.

Matchlock guns are very limited in rainy days. When it rains, they are almost abandoned and can only be used as wooden sticks.

Moreover, the matchlock is an uncomfortable consumable. Generally speaking, the matchlock needs to be ignited in advance before the battle is ready, and the matchlock has to burn continuously throughout the war.

This is extremely costly, so when the matchlock gun is actually used on the battlefield, the user estimates that it will be enough to wrap a matchlock around his body a few times.

In addition, because the body is full of matchlocks and gunpowder, and they are all open flames, a sufficient distance must be kept before the fire commander. If you accidentally set your teammates on fire, there will only be a cool song as a gift.

The flintlock gun is completely different. The fire is to strike the flint to generate sparks, and then ignite the gunpowder chamber. It can be used in general light rain, and it may not be used in heavy rain, but compared with the matchlock gun, the grade is completely different. .

Moreover, with the use of quick-fire guns, the firecrackers can also gather much denser, and the speed of reloading and firing is also faster.

It seems that Zhu Ying should skip the matchlock gun and directly manufacture the Suifa gun is the kingly way. In fact, in terms of industry, it is impossible to manufacture the Suifa gun at present.

In other words, it can't reach the true sense of the gun.

Now the matchlock gun made by the Gunpowder Division uses a wooden structure for the trigger device.

It can be understood as a seesaw-like distance, but when the trigger is pressed, the burning matchstick is sent to the gunpowder department for ignition.

However, a sudden fire gun requires a strong spring force to ensure that the flint can hit sparks and trigger the powder chamber.

This spring alone, without an industrial foundation, is completely handmade, and the difficulty is beyond imagination. You don't even need to think about mass production.

Moreover, the purification of flint is also a problem. Even the lighters of later generations cannot be lit every time, let alone the current flint.

It's not bad to be able to successfully hit a spark once in five or six strokes.

The flint firing device is many times more difficult to make than the smooth rifling in the barrel, and the number cannot keep up. It depends on luck to shoot.

Compared with the simplicity and quickness of matchlock guns, mass production has a very different meaning in the military.

Although the matchlock is easy to consume, it is not difficult to make, and it can be shot stably, so you don't have to try your luck and have the embarrassing situation of misfiring even after firing a few shots.

The matchlock gun only needs to solve the problem of the barrel and the smooth rifling, and the other parts are ready-made, and the manufacturing speed will never be slower than the previous firearms.

It is not difficult to manufacture fire cartridge cases. After the mold is formed, the cartridge case bullets can be mass-produced and filled with granular gunpowder.

Just like the rocket ascending to the sky in later generations, after the thrust is given by the powder chamber, the granular gunpowder in the shell of the fireball can also give a second stage of acceleration, doubling its power.

After the simple lathe is made, the day when the caliber is unified and the matchlock guns are equipped in the army on a large scale will be very fast.

The time is still very tight. What Zhu Ying wants most is to have at least a matchlock team of 3000 people when he fights against Japan in the spring of next year.

With enough gunpowder, you can imagine the feeling of crushing Japanese soldiers.

"In terms of firearms, grandson, you know more than us. We can't help you with matchlock guns too much. We support whatever you want. Go ahead and do it with courage. If you need money, we will ask the bank to give it to you." You can make as many as you want."

With a big wave of his hand, Zhu Yuanzhang said boldly, food is more difficult, but treasures, don't you need as much as you want.

I have already thought about it in my heart, and when the time comes, I will directly give Dasun a few [-] bills in denomination, so I am afraid that I will be short of money.

Hearing this, Zhu Ying was heart-warming and at the same time a little speechless. However, although the current Daming banknotes depreciate quickly, they still have credit.

Even if it is an overdraft potential, it will not be said to be abolished within a few decades, and it is enough to use it boldly now.

Zhu Ying also had the confidence to transfer the depreciation of the banknotes to outside of Daming, but after thinking about it for a while, Zhu Ying still proposed:

"Grandpa, the value of the treasure banknote, although there is not enough principal at present, but we can find a way to increase it."

Zhu Yuanzhang heard the words and asked: "The great grandson has another clever plan?"

At this moment, in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, his grandson, like Liu Bei's Zhuge Liang, seemed to be able to think of a solution to any problem.

Now Zhu Yuanzhang feels a little numb even to the unique talents of his eldest grandson.

"The biggest problem with treasure banknotes is that they are still being recycled. They are not as durable as real gold and silver. Therefore, my grandson thinks that treasure banknote departments can be established in various counties and cities to specialize in the acceptance and exchange of treasure banknotes."

"Even if the precious banknotes in the hands of ordinary people are damaged, you can go to the treasure banknote office to exchange the old ones for new ones. This will increase the public's trust in the treasure banknotes, and the purchasing power of the treasure banknotes will naturally be strengthened."

"While exchanging the old for the new, you can also open the way of exchanging the precious banknotes for silver, which can increase the credit of the precious banknotes."

Zhu Ying said naturally, Zhu Ying is very familiar with these later bank things, who hasn't dealt with banks before.

It's not just one or two people who have been tricked by the bank. Now that it's used in Daming, it's basically just copying it.

The emergence of banknotes can completely allow the government to step in and establish an official institution similar to a bank, crowding out all the money houses in the market today.

Hearing that the banknotes were exchanged for silver, Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned dark immediately.

A large number of printed banknotes made Zhu Yuanzhang feel very comfortable, but it made Zhu Yuanzhang feel uncomfortable to exchange the banknotes with silver, which meant that the banknotes could not be printed casually.

"If everyone talks about exchanging precious banknotes for silver, what should we do if the treasury can't get so much silver?" Zhu Yuanzhang said wonderingly, this is the most obvious problem.

Hearing this, Zhu Ying laughed immediately.

"Don't worry, Grandpa, they won't, and they dare not."

Zhu Yuanzhang retorted: "How can you not dare, there will definitely be many people who exchange a lot of precious money for silver."

"We used to stipulate that one tael of silver should be converted into one tael of silver. Although it is not stated clearly now, what can be bought with one tael of silver requires two taels of treasure."

"In this way, once the treasure notes can be exchanged for silver, the common people are not fools, and they will definitely exchange them."

"At that time, it's not really a change, it's not a change."

Zhu Ying still had a smile on her face when she heard the words, and explained: "The exchange of treasure banknotes is naturally based on the situation of the day. Now that the price of two taels of treasure is only one tael of silver, it is naturally exchanged for one tael of silver."

"The amount of this exchange is not static. It can be adjusted by the treasure bank according to the market situation. It just needs to be in line with the exchange price in the market at that time."

"As for the issue of the bank run, it's easier to solve. You only need to set a rule in the treasure banknote department. For any exchange of more than 30 taels of silver, you must issue a proof of the purpose of the silver and its use."

"Those who cannot prove the use of silver and the use of silver will not be exchanged. They must be investigated to prevent the possible crime of collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country."

"Scholars, farmers, businessmen, officials and ordinary people can rely on their household registrations to deposit silver into the local banknote department and open a personal household registration account, and banknotes can also be deposited in it."

"If you deposit, you will be charged a certain amount of profit, which can be divided into several levels of accounts, such as relatively small ones, with a deposit limit of 100 taels, and only a few copper coins a year."

"Those with a higher upper limit will naturally need to pay more fees. Those who pay higher fees can even be given a household registration account certificate. Many people will be willing."

After Zhu Ying finished speaking lightly, Zhu Yuanzhang was completely confused by this wave of operations.

It turns out that Baochao can still play like this?After doing it like this, I feel that there are not a few profitable parts of Baochao Company.

Seeing the surprised look in the old man's eyes, Zhu Ying knew that the old man was used to it because of the existence of the bank.

The Baochao Department is not a bank. It is easy to deposit silver, but it is different when it is withdrawn.

To put it simply, what do you want to do with so much silver all at once?Rebel?Or run away with money?

Or, can you also add a crime of unknown origin of large amounts of money?

"The way of business is broad and profound. We feel like a frog in a well. It's just a simple treasure, but there are so many twists and turns."

"According to Dasun's approach, the Baochao Department can not only make the Baochao more acceptable to the public, but also earn a lot of profits. The profit of the household registration account alone may be more objective every year."

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said that it is difficult to think of this thing, but it is not difficult to understand.

Dasun was able to thrive in business not only because of those crops. In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, even without those crops, Dasun would not be much worse than he is now.

"You can also do some loan business. Those high-value loans are harmful to people, especially the casinos that come out of the ninety-three, and they are easy to break up. It's good to ruin a family just like that."

"The Bank of Treasures shall set the interest. Regardless of the circumstances of the private loan, the interest must comply with the government's regulations. Once exceeded, it shall be considered invalid."

"Let the Ministry of Punishments come up with a regulation. Anyone who releases usury privately will be punished for what crime, and it will be added to the Great Ming Law."

Zhu Ying said in a deep voice.

The usury in ancient times was much more ruthless than that of people in later generations, and many even involved government personnel, which can be described as unscrupulous.

That is not as simple as door-to-door collection. It is not uncommon for people to be taken away forcibly, and children and daughters are sold to pay off debts.

In the business field, Zhu Ying has also been in business for many years, and these things are naturally common, but he was powerless to change them at the time.

Now that we have this ability, we naturally cannot allow those evil forces to do evil and poison the people.

(End of this chapter)