Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 1008 Reform Again
Back to Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youjian was not only thinking about the issue of banknotes, but also thinking about the currency and weights and measures of the Ming Dynasty.

Whatever is convenient and simple in the world, no matter where it comes from, as long as it can promote development, Zhu Youjian will use it.

Now students in various schools in Daming have begun to learn Arabic numerals.

It’s not that everything abroad is inferior to Ming Dynasty, but there are things we can learn from others.

Like Arabic numerals, it is indeed easier to calculate and write.

Now Daming is not sealing off the country, but is doing business with the whole world. It is best to have close access to calculation tools, so that Daming Customs and traders will save a lot of time in calculating accounts, and allow Daming products to pass through customs quickly.

Ming silk, porcelain and tea are now popular in Europe. For Europeans, wearing silk, using porcelain and drinking tea is noble and a symbol of status, just like the bags and other luxury goods in the West used by Chinese people in later generations.

In fact, not only things from the Ming Dynasty in this time and space are luxury goods in the West, but silk and porcelain from the Ming Dynasty in real history are also luxury goods for Westerners.

Back then, Columbus sailed in order to avoid the blockade of the Ottoman Empire, find new routes and trade with the Ming Dynasty, thus starting the great voyage and colonial rule.

There are many, many items in Ming Dynasty that are considered luxuries in the eyes of Westerners, such as high-end cigarettes and high-end lighters, bicycles, sewing machines and so on.

90% of the goods and luxury goods used by the European royal family and nobles came from Ming Dynasty, and most of the shops used by the people came from Ming Dynasty. It can be said that the West is not only the consumer market for luxury goods produced by Ming Dynasty, but also the main export area of ​​Ming Dynasty goods.

The gold and silver from their great voyages, colonization, exploitation and plunder basically flowed into Ming Dynasty, and Ming Dynasty was never short of silver (in fact, it has never been short of silver, it’s just that the country is poor, but the folk gentry and merchants are rich.)
After two days of repeated thinking, Zhu Youjian decided to carry out reforms again. Now there is almost no pressure for reforms, because no one is swearing to the death against the emperor's New Deal.

Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang was exhausted. Emperor Chongzhen not only stayed up late every day, but also went to court at four o'clock in the morning and almost died of exhaustion.

It was much easier for Zhu Youjian to travel through time. Not only did he cancel the morning court, but now he only goes to court once in three days, and he almost always works in the Qianqing Palace.

Usually some unimportant matters are directly handed over to the cabinet. He only takes care of the work of the cabinet, just like the chairman of the company in later generations. As long as the general manager is in charge, the general manager will do the rest.

On the third day, Zhu Youjian summoned Sun Chuanting, the chief assistant of the cabinet, and several academicians in Qianqing Palace, as well as Ni Yuanlu, Minister of the Ministry of Households, Meng Zhaoxiang, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Fan Jingwen, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Xia Wanchun, Minister of Customs, Yu Huatian, head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, etc. Minister.

The previous Metropolitan Procuratorate was directly banned by Zhu Youjian, but now the Metropolitan Procuratorate mainly relies on Ming’s intelligence system to detect hundreds of officials, and there are no censors in it, just like our current Procuratorate, which is in charge of Yuhuatian.

After the ministers and the emperor saw the ceremony, Zhu Youjian gave them a seat, and then talked about the reform of currency and weights and measures:

"Dear dears, now that Ming Dynasty is the world's financial and trade center, many things can no longer be viewed with the old eyes of the past. I decided to issue banknotes and unify weights and measures. Do you have any good suggestions? My own opinion."

"Reform again?"

This sentence is everyone's first thought. Since the second half of the 17th year of Chongzhen, the emperor's reforms have emerged one after another. At that time, at least 200 officials were exterminated because they opposed the Ming Dynasty's New Deal, and at least tens of thousands of gentry who opposed it were killed. .

If placed in other dynasties, Zhu Youjian was a proper tyrant, but after his new policies were forcibly implemented one by one, Daming began to flourish, and now the country is rich and the people are strong.

How can the emperor have the shadow of a tyrant in the hearts of the people, and he has directly become a holy king through the ages. It can be said that Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty exists like a god-man in the hearts of the people of the Ming Dynasty.

In the past, when talking about reforms, the emperor would ask the ministers to express their opinions, but their suggestions would be completely rejected by the emperor in the end.

Several ministers of the DPRK and China hurriedly cupped their hands and replied:

"Your Majesty Shengming, I will support any reforms you want!"

Zhu Youjian didn't expect that none of the ministers objected, and no one asked about the specific situation. He looked at the ministers and was speechless:
"Since none of you have any objections, then I will directly announce that whether it is silver or dragon yuan, it is very inconvenient to carry a large amount. This is also the main reason why I want to issue banknotes. After the issuance of banknotes, Ming gradually canceled the circulation of copper coins. Daming Longyuan remains unchanged..."

Zhu Youjian decided to directly copy the denominations of later generations’ banknotes in Daming. one cent.

Temporarily issue 200 billion yuan to test the waters. Only Daming Bank can issue banknotes.

The Daming People’s Bank is responsible for the recycling of copper coins circulating in the market. One tael of silver or one dragon coin can be exchanged for 150 yuan banknotes, one penny of copper coins is equivalent to one cent of banknotes, and ten pennies is equivalent to one dime...

After the banknotes are issued, the denominations will be all in yuan and cents. It is necessary to inform the people of the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible, and send full-time personnel to explain the exchange rate to the people of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, Daming Daily and local officials all over the country must vigorously promote it, and try to make all the people familiar with banknotes as soon as possible.

In addition, the units of weight and length must be revised and popularized. Zhang and chi will remain unchanged, and the unit of meter will be added. Three feet is one meter.There is also the weight of how many stones become tons, one ton is equal to one thousand kilograms, one kilogram is equal to one catty...

As soon as Zhu Youjian said that, he passed the reform plan he had written to Sun Chuanting, the chief assistant of the cabinet, and asked the cabinet to make more copies and distribute it to various departments. Sun Chuanting was dumbfounded when he received the manuscript from the emperor.

When Sun Chuanting passed the emperor's manuscript to the other ministers, the ministers began to be confused. For them who were already familiar with the old routine, it was difficult for them to accept the emperor's writing in a short time, and they all felt that their brains were not enough.

Only Xia Wanchun watched and nodded frequently:

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Zhu Youjian didn't know whether Xia Wanchun was flattering or he could really understand it, but it didn't matter to him, just study hard if he didn't understand it, he believed that the people of Ming Dynasty would accept it soon, and many children in the family should understand it.

"Okay, that's all I've told you today. Go back and think about it carefully. Don't change everything all at once, but take it step by step and finish it all within a year. Step back!"

"According to the order, I will resign!"

Several ministers withdrew from Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youjian said to Cao Zhengchun:

"Cao Zhengchun, send someone to Gaoyang immediately, and send Qian Wanli to see me!"

"According to the order!"

(End of this chapter)