I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 845 The Secret About Gold

Although both Cao Ran and Wang Cheng worked under Ma Dazhong's subordinates, Cao Ran was completely another extreme.

Wang Cheng is good at communication, whether it is with the officials in Nanjing or the nobles, he handles the relationship well, and maintains a happy atmosphere on the surface.

But Cao Ran is different, he is an eunuch, and this alone is doomed, he will never be able to handle all these relationships that need to be maintained like Wang Cheng.

Eunuchs are more or less powerful, especially someone like Cao Ran who is trusted by Ma Dazhong.

It should have been easier to be accepted by the officialdom and nobles.

But the fact is, if he really came forward to deal with these people, the result might be very disappointing.

It's not that Cao Ran's communication skills are not good, but no matter whether he is an official or a nobleman, he naturally has a sense of rejection towards eunuchs.

This kind of prejudice has not changed even in the last years of the Ming Dynasty, or even in the past dynasties.

Even for a while, the eunuch almost maintained the lifeline of the entire Ming Dynasty and the right to speak in the court.

The so-called eunuch party has been formed, but everyone is respectful on the surface, but they still look down on them in private.

Ma Dazhong also understood this truth, so he found Wang Cheng, a normal person, to help him deal with those things that he was inconvenient to come forward to.

Don't look at Cao Ran saying the same thing beside Ma Dazhong, it can be said that he is the No.1 under Ma Dazhong.

But Cao Ran really has no friends.

Not even a person who drinks and chats on weekdays.

This is not only related to his identity as an eunuch, but also related to his character.

It may be that the long-term isolated life has made him very autistic, and he himself is not willing to contact outsiders.

Coupled with the fear of him being feared by others, over time, he became the state of being alone at this time.

Therefore, it is very rare for him that Wang Cheng is willing to eat, drink and chat with him.

Although he still had an aloof expression on the surface, he was very comfortable in his heart.

Wang Cheng goes to various banquets almost every day, and he knows everything about delicious food and fun.

To make Cao Ran, a lonely person like him, happy, he has countless methods at his disposal.

After a few glasses of wine, Cao Ran fell under Wang Cheng's all kinds of flattery, and completely let go.

In fact, Wang Cheng had ulterior motives for accompanying Cao Ran so attentively today.

This Cao Ran knew much more secrets than himself.

He thought, if he could get one or two useful news from Cao Ran, wouldn't it be able to greatly increase his bargaining chip with Yang Suwen and others.

He spared no effort to pour wine into Cao Ran, and even used his housekeeping skills, just for this purpose.

This Cao Ran seems to have not been so happy for a long time.

Suddenly he said,

"Wang Cheng, do you know where the old man hides the money you send every month!

Do you know how much money the Grand Master has saved over the years? "

Suddenly, I heard such violent news.

Wang Cheng suddenly became nervous, and he said cautiously,

"I really don't know about this villain, Eunuch Cao, maybe you know!"

Cao Ran chuckled,
"I know you kid, I don't know.

Our family is not afraid to tell you that over the years, the wealth accumulated by our Eldest Master is no less than that of those Dukes and Marquises.

Although our family does not have specific data, our family estimates that there are at least eight or nine million taels (silver), and all of them are gold, a room full of gold! "

Eighty-nine million taels is equivalent to eight or nine million taels of gold, which is equivalent to one hundred thousand catties, which is equivalent to fifty tons of gold.

Of course, what Cao Ran was talking about was drinking. No matter how much Ma Dazhong likes gold, whether there is so much gold in the world of Nanjing City is a matter of opinion.

So there must be a lot of water in it.

But even if it is only half of this amount, there are more than 20 tons.

In fact, everyone in later generations has a misunderstanding.

That is to think that in ancient times, gold was extremely rare, and the output was not very high.

Indeed, the gold production in ancient times must be different from the current production.

But don't forget one thing, that is, even the technology in ancient times was really not good.

But when people mine, the gold in the gold mine is the most.

According to historical records, the first peak of gold smelting in ancient China was actually in the Western Han Dynasty.

Whether judging from the large number of gold products unearthed from various Han Dynasty tombs or from the records in historical materials, the total amount of gold in the Western Han Dynasty was at least two to three hundred tons.

But it is a pity that after the war, a large part of these golds were lost or buried in the ground with their masters.

However, more than 1000 years have passed since the Western Han Dynasty is now the Ming Dynasty.

Although there were many war-torn eras among them, they also experienced several relatively prosperous dynasties.

Whether it is the Tang Dynasty or Yuanchao, they are all very powerful dynasties.

Especially during the Yuan Dynasty, the production of gold once again reached a small peak, reaching the level of about [-] gold per year.

After the Ming Dynasty, due to the pacification of Sichuan and Yunnan, many new gold mines were discovered.

During the Ming Dynasty, at its peak, gold production had reached [-] tons per year.

Things like gold are not so easily destroyed, as long as they are refined, it is difficult to disappear.

Not to mention the distance, it is only over a hundred years, plus the mining of the Ming Dynasty in these years.

In the territory of Daming, the gold in circulation is at least two to three hundred tons.

If the output of the two prosperous dynasties of the Tang and Song Dynasties is included, this amount may be three or four times higher, which is about seven or eight hundred tons.

After all, more than 1000 years have passed since the Western Han Dynasty, and it is not surprising that China has accumulated so much gold.

As for where Nanjing is, Nanjing is the land of Zhu Yuanzhang's prosperity, where he, Zhu Yunqi, and Zhu Di have lived for nearly all their lives, and it was the capital of Ming Dynasty four years ago.

It is often said that [-]% of a country's wealth is concentrated in the hands of the rich, and [-]% of the rich in Ming Dynasty live in Nanjing.

Even with a rough estimate, the total amount of gold in Nanjing is at least three to five hundred tons.

And Wang Cheng, as the actual controller of half of Nanjing City, has collected more than [-] tons of gold, which can be regarded as the past.

How much is twenty tons of gold?

If its volume is calculated based on the density of gold, twenty tons is only a few tenths of a cubic meter, and the space of a carriage is most enough to hold it.

(End of this chapter)