The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 41 Iwami Silver Mountain
Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't really want to do it for Zhu Ying's entire official.

What abilities are worthy of our grandson?
Only the emperor can do it.

It's just this kind of temptation that made Zhu Yuanzhang feel a little bit helpless.

But for now, there is nothing to do.

'When the cemetery is confirmed, we will let you get up with us every day and go to the morning court. '

Zhu Yuanzhang said secretly in his heart.

As for the excavation of the mausoleum, whether there will be another corpse is not within the scope of Zhu Yuanzhang's consideration.

He can be sure that the grandson in front of him is his own grandson.

There will not be two identical grandchildren in this world.

Even twins who are [-]% similar in appearance can be clearly distinguished as long as they live together for a period of time.

No matter how similar the face is, the eyes will be different.

The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang was able to confirm that Zhu Ying was his grandson the first time he saw Zhu Ying.

In addition to the feeling of being connected by blood, there are also those eight years of companionship.

Otherwise, with Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicious and suspicious character.

When the matter is not fully revealed, he will never have too much contact with Zhu Ying.

But now, even if the mausoleum is dug up, there is really a corpse inside the coffin.

Zhu Yuanzhang will only wonder who is secretly laying out the conspiracy.

At present, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to leave directly after receiving Zhu Ying's fundamental countermeasures to solve the famine.

With a slight movement of his body, he stayed again.

"Big grandson, what do you think of our Daming's treasured banknotes?"

Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang was very clear about the devaluation of Daming banknotes.

But looking at the Daming Treasure Banknote helplessly, there was nothing he could do.

Perhaps he could force the entire capital to trade with Daming banknotes, but when these treasured banknotes arrived in the local area, they were out of reach.

Since the issuance of Daming Treasure Banknotes to the present, the serious depreciation has already made Zhu Yuanzhang a little uneasy.

But this kind of monetary economic system is not Zhu Yuanzhang's strong point.

After thinking of many ways, even promulgating a system to solve this problem, it still cannot delay the depreciation of Daming Banknotes.

Zhu Yuanzhang also knew that the Daming banknotes could not be printed casually, but with the poor finances of the treasury, it was impossible not to print them, and he fell into an endless loop.

Zhu Yuanzhang was even a little worried, fearing that the banknotes of the Ming Dynasty would be completely reduced to a piece of waste paper after many years.

Meng Yuan's lesson from the past is right in front of him, and Zhu Yuanzhang is worried that the Ming Dynasty will repeat the same mistakes.

Zhu Yuanzhang's worries were obviously correct. The Ming Dynasty banknotes lasted for more than 100 years. Due to excessive issuance of banknotes, inflation was caused, and public grievances boiled. It was abolished during the Zhengde period.

"The Daming Precious Banknote? Very good, very good, very convenient." Zhu Ying said casually.

Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless for a moment, and then asked helplessly: "We didn't ask you to praise it. As a businessman, you must be very familiar with precious banknotes."

"You're helping us figure it out, how come the common people don't recognize this precious banknote from Daming more and more."

Hearing this, Zhu Ying said, "It would be strange if you admit it."

"What does this mean?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"Whether it's the Ming Dynasty's treasure, gold or silver, it has no value in itself, and it can't be eaten as food. The reason why it can be traded is the trust that people place in it."

"The trust of Daming treasure banknotes comes from the Daming government, and the gold and silver themselves are more long-term."

Zhu Ying explained.

"What does Dasun mean to say, is it because the people don't trust the government anymore?" Zhu Yuanzhang said after thinking.

Zhu Ying hesitated for a moment, then replied, "You can also say that."

"Compared with gold and silver, Daming Banknotes are more convenient and easy to carry, but they are also more easily damaged."

"For the treasure banknotes, the government did not issue them but only recycled them, which led to a loss."

"Secondly, there is the reserve fund."

Zhu Yuanzhang interrupted: "What do you mean by reserves?"

Zhu Ying explained: "The so-called reserve refers to printing as many precious notes as there are gold and silver in the treasury. The difference between the two should not be too large."

"Money born out of thin air will lead to a continuous decline in the value of treasure notes. It is the government that only allows gold and silver to be exchanged for treasure notes, but cannot exchange treasure notes for gold and silver, which has caused this problem."

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little unhappy when he heard this.

At the beginning, the remaining military expenses of the Ming Dynasty's conquest of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, including the salaries of the ministers, were all borne by the Daming Banknotes. If the treasure notes could be exchanged for gold and silver, how could there be so much silver in the treasury.

Seeing this, Zhu Ying smiled and took a teacup from the table, filled it with tea and said.

"If this cup is Daming, the water in the cup is all of Daming's money."

Then, Zhu Ying added water to the teacup, causing the tea to overflow.

Then he added: "The continuous printing of precious banknotes by the Ming government is like continuously adding water to this teacup."

"Then who will bear the overflowing banknotes of Daming?"

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and asked, "What countermeasures are there?"

"Of course there are, and there are good and bad strategies." Zhu Ying said with a smile.

"Let me tell you about your worst strategy." Zhu Yuanzhang asked after a pause.

"The worst strategy is to expand the territory, rob other countries of materials, stabilize domestic prices, or let other countries bear the overflowing Ming Dynasty money."

"However, this method only treats the symptoms rather than the root cause. Once the battle is defeated, it will be even worse."

Hearing Zhu Ying's words, Zhu Yuanzhang said disdainfully: "What valuable things can there be in such a small country?"

"The army is mobilized, and there is a lot of food and grass. It is of no use to beat it down. It is a waste of people and money."

Hearing this, Zhu Ying said with a faint smile: "The old man doesn't know anything about this, let alone the other things, it is the country of Japan, the old man knows, but it is full of gold and silver."

Hearing this, how could Zhu Yuanzhang believe it, and said bluntly: "Don't lie to us, grandson, how can there be mountains of gold and silver in such a barbaric place."

"If it is true, why did those Japanese pirates invade the coast of Daming?"

Zhu Ying heard the words and explained: "That's because the old man has lived in the Central Plains for a long time, and he is not too careful about overseas affairs."

"Nowadays, the Japanese country is in chaos and wars are raging. How can it be possible to explore the silver mines, and those who know it can't publicize it."

"However, a few days ago, there was news that the Wa country is almost ushered in a unification."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "It is such a secret matter, how did you know about it?"

Zhu Ying smiled and said, "Of course I got it from overseas fan merchants. Presumably the old man should know the source of my snowflake salt."

"Snowflake salt is not only sold to Daming, it is also sold to overseas countries, including Japan."

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished listening, he was silent for a while, but he didn't mention the matter of Wa country again.

Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang hated the Japanese country very much.

At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhu Yuanzhang sent envoys to various countries, and other small countries obeyed obediently, but Japan not only refused to submit, but also directly killed the envoys he sent.

Zhu Yuanzhang was furious at the time when the two countries fought without killing each other.

It was about to send troops to attack the country of Wa, but finally stopped under Liu Bowen's persuasion.

But this hatred will not disappear.

Even if he heard that there was a lot of silver in Japan, Zhu Yuanzhang did not immediately express his position.

In today's Ming Dynasty, recuperation is naturally more important, and it is not appropriate to start a war rashly.

After a long while, Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "What is the best strategy that the great grandson said?"

(End of this chapter)