Daming 1805

Chapter 32 The Ming Monetary System and the Welfare of Royal Descendants

The old emperor asked Zhu Jingyuan to go back to rest. Zhu Jingyuan agreed subconsciously, and then put forward another idea:
"Grandpa Huang, can you give me my prince's salary first, I'm going to open a business to manage the licensing of patents.

"The real key to a warship carrying an aircraft is the aircraft. This firm will not demand money for patents, but will strive to promote the development of the aircraft industry.

"I will also recruit a group of craftsmen to quickly transform my ideas into real objects and promote them as soon as possible."

The old emperor thought about it for three seconds, took out a stack of beautifully printed special checks, filled in the amount on the spot, signed, stamped, stated the purpose, and handed it to Zhu Jingyuan:
"The laws of the imperial court cannot be abolished. Your prince's salary will not be distributed until the awards are made public. These are considered as personal sponsorships from your grandfather."

Zhu Jingyuan subconsciously thought that the old emperor was just giving himself some money, and let him start the company first.

So I didn't care too much, I said "Thank you grandpa" in my mouth, and I reached out and took it.

Then he glanced at it subconsciously, and the whole person was petrified on the spot.

The amount written on it is 1 taels of gold.

Ten thousand is not a big number, but the gold bill is a very large unit.

The current monetary system of the Ming Dynasty is shifting from the double standard of gold and silver, in fact to the standard of gold bullion.

In theory, the legal tender of the Ming Dynasty is still gold coins and silver dollars, but there are basically no physical gold coins and silver dollars in circulation in the market.

Instead, there are corresponding banknotes, Daming gold banknotes, Daming silver banknotes, and Daming copper banknotes as auxiliary currency.

Gold banknotes are commonly known as "one tael of gold", which corresponds to one or two gold coins that have been issued. The gold content of one or two gold coins is one "new tael", that is, 50 grams, which is really one tael of gold.

Silver notes are commonly known as "half liang silver", which corresponds to the silver dollar that has been used for a long time. The silver content is 25 grams. The 50 yuan silver note is exchanged for 1 gold note, so 1 yuan silver note corresponds to 1 gram of gold.

铜钞俗称“纸铜钱”，对应以前的铜钱，有1、5、10、50、100几种面额，1000钱为1贯，1贯钱可换1元银钞。

Gold banknotes are of high value and are rarely circulated directly in the market. Most of the time, they are used as a price tag for large-value transactions and as a reserve of large commercial banks.

Silver banknotes are mainly used for small and medium-scale commercial transactions, and copper banknotes are mainly circulated in the daily life of citizens.

The ten thousand gold notes given by the old emperor can really be exchanged for ten thousand taels of gold.

Converted according to the actual purchasing power, it is almost equivalent to 5000 million yuan. According to the gold price, it is even more outrageous, which is 1.9 million.

All of a sudden, I have half a small goal.

After the emperor's grandson of the Ming Dynasty reached the age of 12, he received 40 gold bills a year while receiving education.

Zhu Jingyuan had this treatment before last year, and the salary during this period was paid by the imperial court.

If Zhu Jingyuan did not complete the reserve education and was eliminated at the age of 20, the amount of salary would remain the same, but it would be paid by the royal family itself in the future.

Zhu Jingyuan completed the education for the storage position last year, and this year's salary should have risen to 200 gold notes.

As a result, the emperor made an exception to seal the prince yesterday, and the salary directly turned into 2000 gold notes.

In fact, even a prince would normally have to complete the education and practical training in the administration of the throne before he is eligible to be a prince and receive this treatment.

The prince who has not graduated will only have 400 gold notes a year. As for the eliminated prince, his lifetime salary will only be 400 gold notes, and the highest will only be the king of the county.

At the same time, all the royal titles, including the prince and the county king, are "assessed" to be appointed and appointed.

Noble titles of any level require a son to pass the corresponding assessment, and the corresponding son can inherit the same title as his father, otherwise each generation will be downgraded by one level.

Which generation can pass the assessment, which generation can not be downgraded, but can not rise again.

Those who can keep the title may not necessarily be high-level elites, but at least they will not be useless.

After Zhu Jingyuan sealed the prince, the annual salary of 2000 gold notes was 1000 million yuan in terms of purchasing power, which was about three times that of Prince Charles.

But this is just a salary, equivalent to the European royal annuity, which only accounts for a small part of the British royal family's income.

If you count the income from inheritance, investment, manor, etc., Charles' annual income is at least ten times that of the ordinary prince of the Zhu family.

The salary of the prince of the Zhu family is relatively normal in the current world, and may even be low.

George II, who died on the toilet, when he was Prince of Wales, probably from 1714 to 1727, had an annuity of £10.

当时英镑已经被掌管英国铸币局的牛顿锚定了黄金，1金盎司（31.1034768克）黄金价值3英镑17先令10.5便士。

If you don't consider other factors and directly convert it according to the gold price, 10 pounds is 2 gold notes, which is about 1 million yuan in later generations.

Exactly ten times that of the Zhu family prince.

It's just that the Prince of Wales is the crown prince of the United Kingdom, and there is only one in the entire British Empire.

In addition to the vassal kings who do not receive imperial salaries in Ming Dynasty, there are more than 30 living ordinary princes in total.

Zhu Jingyuan originally thought that if he received his prince's pension, it would be enough to open a business or a design studio.

Now that he has received [-] gold notes all at once, the six-month salary of the Prince of Wales is even more huge.

Not to mention running a trading firm, it should be enough to build a factory by yourself, build airplanes by yourself, and continue to invent other machines at the same time.

There are so many things you can invent yourself!
After Zhu Jingyuan was shocked, his thoughts quickly opened up.

After the old emperor wrote the check, he was also observing his grandson's reaction.

After discovering that he was shocked, he began to think quickly, rather than the ecstasy of getting a huge sum of money, and felt very satisfied.

After the old emperor nodded secretly in his heart, he opened his mouth again to remind him:

"The officials of the Ming Dynasty cannot do business directly. After the peace talks, you have to continue to receive practical training in governance. That is to say, when you are an official in the court, you cannot directly hold shares in business.

"So when registering a business, remember to use the princess... If you haven't gotten married yet, then do it in your mother's name, or just ask your mother to do the work.

"Speaking of you, you graduated at the end of last year. Now you can consider finding a princess to get married. Do you need special arrangements from the Zongren Mansion?"

Zhu Jingyuan immediately woke up:
"Then the firm will ask my mother to do it. As for the matter of the princess... I won't bother the sect's mansion for now, I'll look for it myself..."

The old emperor smiled and nodded, and then reminded again:
"It's best to find one before the age of 20. After the age of 20, you will have no chance to choose yourself."

Zhu Jingyuan, who was urged to marry, nodded quickly:
"Okay, I know..."

The cultivation of Daming princes and grandsons can be regarded as comprehensive, but at the same time, one's own emotions are also considered.

Before the age of 20, you can be reluctant to "freely fall in love", and you will find a real wife, no matter whether she is good or not, she will be a princess or even a queen in the future.

Unless something heinous in the modern sense is committed, the wife of this "free love" will always enjoy the treatment of a wife, a princess, and a queen.

The old emperor's own queen was found by himself when he was 16 years old. Zhu Jingyuan's father was born to the queen, and according to tradition, he was the second son.

After the age of 20, you have to accept the arrangement of the clan's house, which can be called forced marriage.

The Zongren House will initially screen from the best university graduates in the country. After completing the background investigation and confirming that they are suitable, they will send someone to contact and communicate in private for re-screening.

Actually understand the personality of the other party, and finally confirm that it is suitable, and then ask the other party whether he intends to become the wife and concubine of a prince, prince, or grandson of such and such.

After getting permission, start matchmaking. In theory, it will not be mandatory, but most girls will not refuse.

Zhu Jingyuan's mother, Mrs. Liang Yunying, also came to her father's side in this way.

The prince's wives and concubines selected in this way can firstly increase the probability of giving birth to excellent children, and secondly, have the ability to assist the husband and children and be busy with things inside and outside the family.

It was normal and reasonable for Zhu Jingyuan to ask his mother to help open a business.

As for Zhu Jingyuan's own princess, of course, the first thought is to find out for himself.

If I really can't find a suitable one, let the clan government arrange it when I'm 20 years old.

(End of this chapter)