Jinyi Night Walk

Sitting in the palace, Zhu Di Yin Yin instructed: ... Sui conquered Korea and did not conquer Dongying, but they all returned in defeat. Instead, because of the tiny land, they exhausted the country's strength and buried it in the ruins of the country.Although going here is to suppress bandits, and with the help of [Japanese] officers and soldiers, it will be a dangerous matter after all, so you have to be careful! "Xia Xun said: "Don't worry, your majesty, if you go here, you will definitely make plans before moving. My Daming was in a quagmire. "

Zhu Di nodded approvingly, and Xia Xun said again: "Regarding Sino-Japanese trade is the only way to maintain the long-term development of the two countries and eliminate the root cause of Japanese pirates. Once the sea market is reopened, I, Ming, will not just sit back and accept it, but also send someone to support it." In terms of Kanhe's trade with Japan, I think that conditions can be relaxed in terms of some materials, but of course they have to pay a corresponding price."

Zhu Di glanced at him and asked, "What do you mean?"

Xia Xun said: "It's like saying "copper coins, which are strictly prohibited from exporting, and [Japan]'s ability to cast coins is very poor, and the copper coins they cast are often damaged, so they are all circulated in my Ming currency. If exports are prohibited... ..."

Zhu Di immediately shook his head and said: "Wenxuan, this point is not negotiable. Money is a tool for trading and the fruit of life. My Ming Dynasty is not enough to pay for it, so I can only use banknotes and tokens. Do you want to benefit others with copper coins? ?”

Xia Xun smiled and said: "Let's go now, traders, let's exchange information. However, who would sell the things that I think are not enough to outsiders? However, there are a few points. Has the emperor ever thought about it?"

"What?" "I have a shortage of copper coins, gold and silver in Ming Dynasty, and I don't have enough for myself. Banknotes are a substitute for gold, silver and copper coins. But this banknote is issued out of order" and has no real value. Turmoil, natural disasters and man-made disasters will quickly depreciate in value, or even become worthless." Those who originally had a lot of money have nothing at all. Isn't this a source of turmoil?

Substituting banknotes for money was a last resort. If there were enough gold, silver and copper, the court would not adopt this method.Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, there have often been people who destroyed Buddhas and destroyed temples for copper coins, and took copper to cast coins. Copper coins, why not ask them to exchange raw ore or smelted metals?

Let’s take its ore or silver and copper metal and use it to cast copper coins.” This is always a benefit? We can solve the embarrassment of some copper materials, and send the copper coins they cast back to [Japan], and they buy my goods from Daming It has to be circulated back. [Japan] needs copper money, so they exchange it with gold, silver, copper and iron. "Why not do it?"

Xia Xun thought carefully about the advantages and disadvantages of banknotes. In that era, the disadvantages of issuing banknotes outweighed its advantages, and to change it "needs to involve too many aspects, and it will take a long time." At the same time, its issuance ultimately depends on The reserves of precious metals such as gold and silver, if you want to eat a fat man in one bite, it will become a great leap forward. The current stage is the stage of accumulating capital. When the storage of wealth and the development of industry and commerce meet the corresponding conditions, there will naturally be various changes.

Xia Xun didn't want to be Wang Mang and do something too advanced, not to mention he didn't have as much power as Wang Mang.The treasure banknotes in the early Ming Dynasty were guaranteed by the government and enforced by law. The fact that it collapsed later has proved that it is not a suitable product at this stage. Since there are too few gold, silver and copper materials, it is necessary to push the well Banknotes, what Xia Xun wanted was to expand the source of these metals.

In fact, it is not that there are no copper mines in Ming Dynasty, but there are too few mines surveyed now, Xia Xun doesn't know how to survey, and if they can be transported in from outside, let them be buried in the ground for a few more years, so that they can be used by future generations. Not better?

If it were Zhu Di in the past, he would not agree, but recently, due to too many memorials on opening and banning the sea, it is inevitable to talk about the economy, and there are many insightful people who are proficient in the economy among the officials. Under the indoctrination, Zhu Di also gained some knowledge in economics. After hearing Xia Xun's words, he didn't feel moved. He hesitated for a moment and said, "In this way, all the benefits will be my Ming Dynasty. Will the king of [Japan] agree?"

Xia Xun said with a smile: "It's still the same sentence: if they can use it themselves, they won't ask me, Da Ming. Since they guard the treasure mountain by themselves like a pile of scrap iron, how can they not agree?" What? Now they want something from us. Besides, we can also use some methods, such as specially making some casting molds, and casting [Japanese] Japanese copper coins with names such as [Japanese] King Yuan Daoyi for them. , Your Majesty thinks, will Yuan Daoyi readily agree?"

Zhu Di nodded and said: "Okay, I will do as you please. These days, around the Japanese suppression incident, there is a lot of scum, and hundreds of officials talk about many things, including the suggestion of opening the sea for business. What do you think?"

Xia Xun himself didn't bring it up, but he tried his best behind the scenes. What he was waiting for was Zhu Di's words. When he heard him ask, he deliberately pretended to be calm and said, "These days the Japanese are being suppressed along the coast. I also know a thing or two about this matter, and I feel that if we open the sea, we can spread enlightenment and promote the prestige of our country. At the same time, Nanyang has a vast land and few people, because the four seasons are like spring, and the food is very abundant. Supplement." Xia Xun smiled modestly, and said: "The minister's knowledge of these is limited, and he dare not speak in front of the emperor. There are many talented and learned people in the court, and the emperor can speak widely, accept everything, and then make a holy order!"

The more things you do, the easier it is to make mistakes. Xia Xun has not forgotten that he still has many political enemies: Besides, in front of Zhu Di, he can't do everything. You can do everything, even though he can do many things behind his back. But you can't be a vanguard face to face.Anyway, since this matter has already been opened.Son, someone will definitely keep mentioning it.

In the history of Zheng He's seven voyages to the West, the reason why the civil servants fought back wildly was not because the market was bad, nor were all the civil servants short-sighted, but because the state trade was implemented at that time, not because there was no money to be made, but because all the money was given away. The court made money away.With the behemoth of the country coming forward, the coastal gentry and gentry are completely uncompetitive in terms of supply, scale, and price.

And once the sea is open to trade, it is [free] trade and the people are allowed to do business. How can ordinary people have that capital? They mainly serve these coastal clans and make profits from it. Momo's, why not take the risk of going si like before?It cannot be denied that people who are officials have political aspirations, but there is no need to be deceived by history books. Really imagine them as people who are clear and pure, without distracting thoughts.

Just think about it, a family, no matter if it is a wealthy family or a commoner, they have worked hard to cultivate a scholar, hoping that he will be elected as an official, what is the ultimate goal?Once these people become officials, how can they not represent the family and the interests of their hometown?

Zhu Di pondered for a moment, and said: "Well, there is really no rush right now. Let's put this matter aside for now. At present, we should focus on [Japan] affairs, and it is not appropriate to make too many details. I will let Xie Jin go to the southeast for a visit first. Find out, wait until you settle the [Japan] issue.”

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In the dark quiet room, the sitting man Qu Ran raised his head and asked, "What did he say?"

The person on the opposite side said in a deep voice: "Old Hou Ye said that the country has been decided, the overall situation has been decided, forget it!"

"What?" The man was furious, thumped the table violently, and shouted, "What kind of bastard is that!"

The visitor was silent for a moment, and then said: "Old Houye knows that the master will not be happy when he hears it, so he has three more words, asking me to ask the master."

The man coughed and said, "Say."

"Yes, the old Hou Ye said: 1 If the world is undecided, who can change it? Emperor Jianwen is dead, and he has a younger brother and a son. Can he have a chance to sit on the throne? Zhang Antai, the Secretary of the General Administration, is dead, and the officials will test his merits. The doctor Zhou Wenze died, Zheng Xiaobu, the head of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, died, and the Taicang Guard Commander Ji Wenhe died... Why did these people die, hurt others and themselves, who applauded? Although the country changed hands, the world still has the same name Zhu, master, what is the purpose of what you did, is it for Emperor Jianwen, or is it your own revenge?"

The man was so angry that he beat the table and cursed loudly: "Coward! Coward! I shouldn't have asked him to conspire with him!"

The man on the opposite side looked at him silently, and said softly: "Master, the villain has followed you for many years. As long as the master gives an order, no matter whether it is water or fire, the villain will never frown. However, the villain also feels that, What the master is doing now is really aimless, and the reason he said is hard to convince everyone!"

"you?"

The man suddenly raised his head, his eyes shone with chestnut light, and the man on the opposite side said sadly: "Master, you have been trapped here for a long time, and you don't know the outside situation. Every day, you just imagine your enemy in this quiet room. I have ignored the whole world today, and I don’t know the situation in the world anymore. Ever since Emperor Jianwen set himself on fire, you were imprisoned in the mansion, and hatred has blinded your eyes. Master, there is no way to return to heaven, what are we doing for? Our people have lost their will to fight, and they have already developed regrets!"

The man stood up abruptly, and a ray of sunlight slanted from the opposite side. Originally, it passed high above his head and shone behind him. When he stood up, it was reflected in his eyes. His face was pale, and his eyes There was a morbid blush on her cheeks, and although her expression looked haggard, her sharp eyes were filled with madness and danger: "Should we just stop here? No! Never! At least let that Yang Xu die without a place to bury him. There must be a way, there must be a way!" The bright sun shone on his face, most of his cheeks were still hidden in the darkness, but his face was already visible, he was... Xu Huizu! @.