After five years of teaching support, Daming became an empire on which the sun never sets.

Chapter 148 The effect of the Internet literature on the Renaissance is remarkable

As a result, he came to Daming again a year later, and wanted to use treasure money to buy silk back home.At that time, the treasured banknotes had already depreciated, and the merchant lost a lot of money.This also led to the subsequent overseas businessmen who only accepted gold and silver transactions.

"If you want to earn money from overseas merchants by printing money, you must first ensure that the credibility of Hongwubao banknotes is strong enough. And the credibility of Hongwubao banknotes comes from the amount of gold, silver and copper in the imperial court's inventory." Shen Wansan said.

"Look, you all looked down on Shen Wansan before." Zhu Yuanzhang had already admired Shen Wansan very much at this time, "If he hadn't told us these things, you wouldn't even be able to hold onto the Hongwu Treasures."

"Don't talk about earning overseas money, even the circulation within Daming is unstable." His eyes lit up, "If you can make money by printing money then, wouldn't it be a white wolf with empty gloves?"

It seems that we have to step up our efforts to bring back more gold and silver from overseas countries.

At that time, the world will recognize the Hongwu Treasure Notes, then you can be a white wolf with empty gloves.

When the ministers heard the words, their contempt for Shen Wansan was relieved a little.

But he still looked down on him very much, after all, in the eyes of this group of people, everything was inferior, only reading was high.Even if Shen Wansan can make money again, what if he still smells like copper?

A profiteer is a profiteer, and he cannot stand on the stage. It is a shame for a scholar to be an official in the same dynasty with such a person!

On the other hand, Shen Wansan was very excited. The emperor made him stand out in front of the ministers today.His previous desire to prove his worth was finally realized.

Even if he is looked down upon by those scholars, he is doing something for the court anyway.

"Before, we have shown you the world map to let you know how big the world is." Zhu Yuanzhang added, "There is a serious shortage of copper, iron, gold and silver in China, so we decided to send some fleets to look overseas. Where there are copper mines, gold mines, silver mines."

"Then they are all shipped back. Copper and iron are used to make firearms, and gold and silver are used to stabilize treasure notes."

"The emperor's move is very good!" the crowd said.

Before the Ming Dynasty dispatched troops to occupy Goryeo, the ministers had already tasted the sweetness.Therefore, this time, they no longer hindered the emperor's move to explore gold and silver mines overseas.

No one has reassured that Huaxia needs to be benevolent, benevolent, and cannot plunder other people's things.

The Renaissance in the Ming Dynasty has been vigorously unfolding for a period of time, and Confucianism has gradually been diluted. The popularity of online articles such as "Breaking the Sky" has made the officials and the common people pay more attention to the individual before they know it.

Their thinking has been greatly affected.

Web articles are all centered on the protagonist, and everything is for the protagonist.It's all about personal love, hate and hatred, and there is no loyalty to the king and patriotism.

The thoughts of the Chinese people have been imprisoned for thousands of years by benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and loyalty to the monarch. Only these web articles, which are all about the protagonist, can be broken. The love-hate relationship in "Breaking the Sphere" is even stronger, and it is a powerful medicine.

Thoughts were changed unknowingly, and the ministers no longer opposed the decisions of the imperial court. The role of the Renaissance was still very large.

If it were changed to the past, there would definitely be a large number of people who would stand up against it.

The role of the Renaissance is not very big, but very big!
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"If we can find a large area of ​​gold mines, silver mines, copper mines, iron mines, and iron mines overseas this time, and the rice in Korea will be ripe in the coming year, we will decide to increase the salaries of officials in various ministries." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

The old way of expedition to Goryeo is still used. If you win, you will give money to everyone.

"Previously, the salaries of officials of various ministries were 750 shi for the first rank, and [-] shi for the first rank..." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Directly double their wages!
The low wages paid to officials during Zhu Yuanzhang's time were not because he liked to abuse officials, but because the court had no money.And he couldn't bear to exploit the people, so he could only make his life as an official a little tighter.

But now he has used Qin Yu's strategy to earn a lot of treasury silver for the court, and the court is not so poor anymore.In addition, the development of the southwest is very good, and there is no need for the government to allocate funds for construction.

If the rice in Goryeo is ripe in the coming year, it can be transferred to the Central Plains, and the court will not be short of money if there is no shortage of food.In addition, if he finds gold mines from overseas, he plans to increase the salary of civil and military officials.

On the one hand, it can make the lives of civil and military officials a little better, and on the other hand, it can make the people of the court united.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Liu Bowen and others were overjoyed.

From now on, they no longer need to live on their hometown's ancestral property.

In the past, it was because the salary from the imperial court was too low that Liu Bowen's family could not make ends meet. By the end of the year, they could not even afford to eat. In the end, they had to ask the clansmen in their hometown to help him, and even went to the street to sell calligraphy and paintings to make money to buy rice.

It was unimaginable before that when a high-ranking official in the capital had to rely on family members for relief.

And because Zhu Yuanzhang was a peasant before, the small peasant thought made him feel that the salary he gave to officials was enough for them to eat and clothe, and there was even a surplus.As everyone knows, the cost of food and clothing for an official in the court is only a small expense, and entertainment is the bulk of the money.

For example, if an official is going to have a birthday, the imperial court's salary is not enough to give them a gift.

It's not that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know this, he just wanted all the officials to be honest officials, and he only knew that he would serve the people wholeheartedly as public servants.When he used to be a peasant, the ideal official was like this.

His ideas are too idealistic.

It is impossible for everyone in the court to be Yu Qian and Hai Rui.

A group of honest civil servants smiled brightly, and although Li Shanchang and others thanked them on the surface, they really despised the little salary that the emperor gave them.If they only lived on stipends, they would have starved to death long ago.

However, they are still more than happy to see the emperor go overseas to explore gold mines, and once they find it, they will also benefit.

The increase in salary is only on the surface, and there are many ways for them to benefit from the secret.For example, they can petition the emperor to let their people go there to mine gold.

"Since everyone agrees, then among the ministers, who can recommend a person to go to sea for us." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

The ministers were silent. According to the conditions, Shen Wansan was undoubtedly the best candidate, but he was mainly responsible for the Commerce Department, so I was afraid that he would be inseparable.And this kind of people who are familiar with overseas, they basically rarely come into contact with.

"This minister can recommend someone to the emperor." Shen Wansan said, "This person's name is Mahazi. This person has been to the holy city of Caliphate and can take up this position."

"Okay, let's use him." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "In addition to the entourage who go to sea, you must also bring a team of elite sergeants to ensure the safety of the crew. The sea-going ships must be large, and you can't humiliate my Ming Dynasty."

"There are more elite sergeants, and all of them are equipped with fire cannons, so that small overseas countries can see the strength of our country in the future. Let them not dare to harass me every year in the southeast of Ming Dynasty like the Japanese pirates."

(End of this chapter)