Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 835: Ming Dynasty Needs Time

Night comes quietly.

The West Garden was very quiet under the moonlight, with a gentle breeze bringing a bit of coolness, unlike the scorching heat of the day. Zhu Youxiao stood on the Yuhe Bridge, looking at the full moon hanging high in the sky.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to your Majesty!"

Under the watchful eyes of a group of guards, Jiang Chen, who had hurried over, came before the emperor, bowed respectfully, and said that the emperor had summoned him to the West Garden at night. Jiang Chen didn't know what was going on, but he knew it must be a big event, after all, he had participated in the imperial court meeting that had been held earlier.

"No gifts."

Zhu Youxiao glanced at Jiang Chen, smiled faintly and said, "I summoned you to the West Garden at night. Do you know why I am here?"

"I am stupid."

Jiang Chen bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please make it clear."

As the Minister in charge of the Detective Team, Jiang Chen had a heavy responsibility. Since the new currency was circulated, in addition to solving the counterfeit case, the Detective Team also solved a lot of counterfeit coins. It was just that the minting process of these counterfeit coins was too poor. In addition, the Mint Cleaning Bureau was perfecting the coin minting technology, making private minting much more difficult.

"I have specially set up the Customs and the General Administration of Customs to concentrate the tax power of maritime and land trade at the central level." Zhu Youxiao lifted his sleeves and walked forward.

"Have you ever thought about how much tax revenue this will bring to the court every year? And how much of the previous policies were focused on coinage?"

When Jiang Chen, who was following him, heard this, he immediately guessed what the emperor was thinking.

"Your Majesty, do you want to send the Mint and Clearing Bureau to some places to set up branches?" Jiang Chen pondered for a moment and lowered his head slightly to Zhu Youxiao.

"good."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "Originally, I wanted to wait a few more years, but given the current situation, I'm afraid this matter will have to be brought forward. The chaos in Zhejiang, Guizhou, Fujian and other places will inevitably affect the entire southeast."

"How long this effect will last is anyone's guess."

"But life must go on. We cannot focus all our energy and attention on the southeast and ignore other places just because the southeast is affected."

Zhu Youxiao had a plan to expand the main circulation range of the new currency. First, it would be circulated in the capital, then in northern Zhili, and finally in Liaodong, Shandong and other places. During this period, a batch of new currency would be circulated through the customs and the customs. The new currency would then appear in grasslands, Korea and other places. Then, the Ming Dynasty's coinage right would not only work in the local area, but also externally, even overseas!
The Ming Dynasty is not a place that produces a lot of gold, silver and copper. If it wants to ensure that the currency of the dynasty is not affected, it must firmly grasp the right to mint coins to ensure that the gold, silver and copper in circulation will not affect the local order.

This must be done.

After all, since the implementation of the Single Whip System, even though many of them were subsequently abolished, the financial system of the Ming Dynasty was still based on the silver standard. Zhu Youxiao wanted to change this situation. He had to first promote the conversion of silver to the gold standard. In this way, the large amount of silver flowing into the Ming Dynasty through maritime trade would not continue to impact the Ming Dynasty's finances.

It's ridiculous to say that it is true that the great voyages were initiated by European countries, but the large amount of silver obtained through risks and plunder eventually flowed to the Ming Dynasty.

Although the Ming Dynasty did not expand abroad, it gained a lot just by tea, porcelain, silk and other things. However, this part of the benefits was not controlled by the central government, but was stolen by the vested interest groups under its rule.

Zhu Youxiao was thinking, if this part of the benefits was completely controlled by the central government, would the Ming Dynasty usher in major changes in many aspects?
The customs duties collected every year by the customs along the coast of the northern provinces provided Zhu Youxiao with evidence and strengthened his idea.

"Your Majesty, isn't this too hasty?"

Jiang Chen was silent for a long time, and then expressed his worries, "The minting and circulation of new currency has indeed brought many benefits to the court and the local areas, especially the grassroots."

"Let's not talk about anything else. As far as I know, the long-standing fire consumption in Northern Zhili has disappeared because of the introduction of the new currency." "But the circulation of the new currency has also caused many problems in the local area. For example, many counterfeit coins uncovered by my detective team were not for private minting for profit, but to destroy the reputation of the new currency and then achieve the evil intention of bad money driving out good money! !"

When Jiang Chen finished speaking, his tone became heavier, which made Wei Liangqing and other guards accompanying him frown and look at Jiang Chen.

"So the burden on the detective team will be increased."

Zhu Youxiao stopped and looked at Jiang Chen and said, "The chaos in Zhejiang, Guizhou, Fujian and other places is not a good thing for the country, but it is a good thing for me."

“Sometimes chaos is not a bad thing.”

“Sometimes stable is not good.”

"For a long time, the Ming Dynasty has only focused on the development of the southeast, but ignored the development of the north. This has caused the court to be very passive at times. Now I have to solve this problem."

"So I want to take this opportunity to stabilize the North and make it prosperous. If I want to make this plan progress steadily, a sound currency system is the key!!"

It is absolutely true that great changes will occur when there is great chaos.

The Ming Dynasty lasted for more than two hundred years. Many problems and malpractices emerged during the peaceful period. Too many people stole benefits quietly, and this cannot be solved by anti-corruption efforts.

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Can the problems in the military be solved simply by fighting corruption?
Now that all those who should be arrested have been arrested, who should fill the vacant positions?
By what standard?
It definitely depends on ability, but how is ability demonstrated?

It must rely on commanding troops to fight!
Therefore, even now, the scope of the war maintained by the Ming Dynasty has not stopped. The war in Liaodong has ended, and the war in Sichuan and Guizhou has ended. Batches of military generals have emerged. Relying on military merits and rewards, they are loyal to the Ming Dynasty and Zhu Youxiao. This not only strengthens the voice in military power, but also suppresses the old-school generals.

In Zhu Youxiao's heart, he did not want the war to stop, otherwise the Ming Dynasty's continued military reform would inevitably encounter resistance within a certain period of time.

The reason is very simple. The promotion channel that was opened with great difficulty was closed again with the end of the war, and the internal renewal also stopped.

"The Ming Dynasty needs time, so the wars in Zhejiang, Guizhou, Fujian and other places will not stop in the short term." Zhu Youxiao said in a sonorous tone as Jiang Chen was surprised and doubtful.

"I want to buy more time to improve the northern provinces, so it is inevitable that the Mint and Clean Personnel Department will be sent to some places to set up branches. During this period, the Minister of Money Law, Dong Yingju, will speed up the closure and merger of local money bureaus. Many things need to be advanced at the same time."

"The detective team is responsible for protecting the minting and circulation of the new currency, while the Coin Supervisor, which is directly under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Coin Law, is responsible for protecting the return of coin minting to the central government!"

I'm afraid this will lead to a lot of major cases.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen immediately thought about what would happen in the northern provinces after this matter was implemented, and his fighting spirit was also ignited.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. The detective team will definitely handle this matter well." Jiang Chen's expression was serious, and he bowed and said, "Your Majesty will not be disappointed."

"That's good."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "With your family's supporters here, how can I not feel at ease?"

Just having said this, Zhu Youxiao looked in one direction. Right now, many things in various places in Beijing have been clarified and are being steadily implemented. But what about the various departments that were ordered to go south?
Although the reform of the post system led by the Ministry of War was progressing steadily and had a great impact on the travel between various parts of the Ming Dynasty, express delivery by horse was ultimately not as convenient as it was in later generations. Zhu Youxiao could only wait patiently and in many cases he could not intervene across the chain of command, which was not a good thing.

(End of this chapter)