Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 654 In the name of righteousness, the purpose is still profit
When it comes to currency, it cannot be avoided that Daming has the largest circulation of copper coins in the world.

Now countries in South Asia, large and small, such as Siam, Cochin, Ceylon, Chenla, Java, Old Port, and even Japan and North Korea in East Asia, they will inevitably encounter There must be a currency of sufficient credit so that citizens can conduct business transactions smoothly, and also be able to import a large amount of materials and commodities from other countries and regions.

And if they mint coins by themselves, they first need to control the copper mines to obtain stable currency resources. A decent currency, these high-end technologies are tantamount to fantasy for these poor and backward effects.

So what should we do?

We can't always stay in the initial stage of social development of bartering, right?
The exquisite porcelain of Daming, the smooth silk and satin, the sucrose that tastes like heaven in the mouth, and the decoction that can be cured after drinking a few bowls when you are sick. These good things are so attractive, but they are also necessary. In exchange for gold, silver and copper coins.

To put it simply, except for Ming Dynasty, all these surrounding countries lack a currency that can be used in common. This currency must be recognized by many surrounding countries and have a good reputation.

Forging iron requires its own strength, and steelmaking requires strong firepower.

If you don't have diamonds, don't work on porcelain.

These small countries have no way to mint coins themselves, so how to solve the currency problem?
After much deliberation, since everyone is in short supply, and they don't know how to make it, they can simply import currency from countries with good credit.

So where did you import this common currency?
Of course, it was imported from the most powerful, richest and most powerful Ming Dynasty with sufficient force and national strength!
Ever since, after a tacit understanding, these Southeast Asian countries began to spontaneously regard the Daming copper coins as the main official currency. The copper coins made by the Ming Dynasty became popular in Southeast Asian countries just like the green paper money that is commonly used in the world in later generations.

Daming not only crushed these countries in all aspects of strength, but also the quality of the official copper coins minted by Daming is also unquestionable.

In addition to the exquisite design and durability, the Daming copper coins are rarely doped with cheap metals such as tin, iron, and lead. After several years of circulation, most of them are still yellow and orange, which makes people look very at ease.

Moreover, the Ming Dynasty has been strong and prosperous for more than 200 years, and it is useless to destroy the country one after another. Although there are occasional mistakes in the middle, it will soon be resurrected with full blood. This powerful force is the most reliable guarantee for currency credit.

However, the credit of Daming copper coins has shown a slight downward trend in recent decades, and the reason is not because of Daming itself, but because of counterfeiting.

Some relatively powerful countries around Daming, such as Japan and Jiaozhi, imported a large amount of Daming copper coins under the premise of guaranteeing technology and copper resources, and imitated a large number of Ming Dynasty coins under the official acquiescence. Copper coins, while being convenient for domestic use, are also used to purchase goods from other countries and regions.

The quality of these imitation copper coins is much worse than that produced by Daming itself, mainly due to the fact that there are too many other metal components mixed in during casting.

This problem has now been collected by Jin Yiwei and passed into the palace, and Zhu Youjian is also considering a solution to this problem.

For Daming copper coins to be so popular in various countries, Zhu Youjian is of course too happy to be able to use these ores to exchange for various materials that Daming urgently needs. Where can I find such a good thing.

However, it still costs a lot of money from beneficiation to casting of copper coins. If the paper money of later generations can be promoted, it will be a real fortune.

But at present, this is just a beautiful fantasy, or a long-term goal. Precious metal currencies will still occupy the mainstream of commodity circulation for a long time.

And there is the most important point: Daming itself is a copper-poor country, and copper ore resources are not rich. Now the domestic copper mainly comes from Tongling County, Chizhou Prefecture. Due to the backward mining technology, the annual production of copper ore is not much.

In view of the scarcity of copper ore in Daming, Zhu Youjian ordered to import a large amount of copper ore from overseas last year to make up for the unfavorable situation of decreasing copper coins on the market.

However, importing ore means exchanging silver or other commodities, and the cost in the middle cannot be ignored.

If you don't need to buy it, just hire workers to open mines.

As far as Zhu Youjian knows, the world's most abundant copper ore resources are Chile and Peru in South America, and Australia.

Since the Ming Dynasty does not have a large-scale fleet to sail to South America, and the barren Australia is still undeveloped, these best options can only be temporarily abandoned. After a few years, when the Ming Dynasty becomes stronger, it will be easier to send people to occupy Australia. will be put on the agenda.

In addition to the above-mentioned countries and regions rich in copper ore resources, Luzon is the place where copper ore resources can be obtained in a timely manner.

Copper resources in Luzon are mainly distributed in western Luzon, eastern Mindanao, eastern Panay, western Negros, central Cebu and northern Bohol. Not to mention the rich resources, the grade of copper ore is It is better than that in Tongling County, and the copper yield is also higher.

This situation can be known from the smelter located near the Tianjin Wei Wharf.

Now the Zheng family and the dozens of merchant ships attached to the Zheng family travel between Luzon and Tianjin Wharf every year, continuously transporting the copper ore purchased from Luzon to Daming, and after a certain procedure, it will become the world. copper coins.

However, since the second half of the 11th year of Chongzhen, more than half of the dozen or so merchant ships have stopped this commercial activity.

The reason is that the Spanish governor in Manila issued an order prohibiting the sale of copper ore to Ming businessmen, and those who violated the order would be sentenced to death and deprived of personal property.

It seems that the hatred of the Spaniards towards Ming Dynasty is deeply rooted. After massacring more than 2 Manila Chinese in the Wanli period, they still went their own way.

Zhu Youjian knew that if history continued on the original track, in the 12th year of Chongzhen, that is, next year, in [-] in the Western Calendar Park, the Spaniards would carry out the second massacre of Chinese in Manila.

Zhu Youjian is waiting.

Wait for this time to come.

I am also waiting for the Dutch to send a map of the Spanish garrison in Manila.

After waiting for the Liu Guoneng Department stationed in Dengzhou to get the deployment map, the corresponding offensive and defensive drills will be carried out.

When everything is ready, the news of the Manila Tuhua incident will also reach Daming.

Then it was time to send the army to attack and destroy the Spaniards stationed in Manila.

One is revenge.

The second is for copper ore.

The third is to fulfill the original promise to the Dutch people: the Ming army occupied Manila, and then set aside a place for the Dutch people to use, and all the Dutch people withdrew from Taiwan.

It has been four years since time travel, and unconsciously, Zhu Youjian's heart is hardening, far from the softness when he first arrived.

Knowing that many Chinese will die innocently next year, he will not warn in advance, or send troops to Manila now.

Now we have to wait for all the conditions to be met.

Regardless of how Daming does not want to see those Ming people who went to Nanyang, this is at least a legitimate reason for sending troops.

At that time, he will find a way to persuade those important ministers to agree to send troops.

Under the guise of righteousness, seize more benefits, and then share the money with everyone.

Copper ore is the biggest interest.

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