Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1349 Emperor's Blessing

  Emperor Hongzhi thought that he had heard wrongly, and kept thinking about Xiao Jing's words in his mind.

   It seems that he heard correctly, he was silent for a long time.

   Then, with a suspicious look on his face, he looked at Xiao Jing: "What did you say?"

   "Slave... Slave..." Xiao Jing had a hard look on his face.

   Yes, when he heard the news, he was also shocked.

  Damn it... That godmother didn't admit it for nothing, if I admit it later, even if I want to hug his thigh, I won't be able to.

  He said in anticipation of Ai Ai: "Your Majesty, Liu Wenshan, Liu Jin and others, they came back from Frangji and brought a mountain of gold and silver, the number is not countable."

   "Franji... they only have a few ships, this Siyang Trading Company, can they **** the Franji people?"

  Emperor Hongzhi couldn't believe it, and asked in shock.

   Apart from grabbing, there is no other explanation.

  Franji doesn't seem to be weak. If the Great Ming Navy is mobilizing all the troops to leave, maybe... there is still such a possibility.

   But as far as Emperor Hongzhi knew, Liu Wenshan and others only brought some merchant ships there, so how could it be possible to bring back countless gold?

  Fang Jifan listened, and suddenly became fierce.

  He shook his spirits and looked happy.

  My dear and beloved disciples and grandsons are back.

   Thought they died outside.

  Thinking in this way, Fang Jifan couldn't help but want to burst into tears.

  God bless you.

   But when he heard the word grabbing, Fang Jifan couldn't help saying excitedly: "Your Majesty, it's not grabbing, it's not grabbing. Liu Wenshan is deeply influenced by the morals of his sons and ministers, so how could he do such a thing."

  Emperor Hongzhi has not recovered yet.

  He looked at Fang Jifan obsessively, the news was too shocking, without any warning in advance.

  Emperor Hongzhi looked at Fang Jifan in bewilderment, and asked in puzzlement, "What's going on with Jifan?"

  Fang Jifan explained: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that my son asked them to go to Franz to sell flowers..."

  Selling...flowers...

   Does this work?

  Even if Fang Jifan is a god, everyone thinks that Fang Jifan is unreliable in selling flowers.

  This has completely subverted people's cognition.

   Well, even if the flower can be sold, and it can be expensive.

But…

  How is it possible, as Xiao Jing said, all the gold and silver have been moved back.

  Emperor Hongzhi was at a loss.

  He stared at Fang Jifan.

   This matter was obviously planned by the Jingfu. If you don't ask Fang Jifan, you can find someone.

  Liu Jian and others couldn't help but gasped, and looked at Fang Jifan in bewilderment.

  Fang Jifan has brought too many surprises to everyone.

  But today's surprise... is still far beyond their cognition.

  Fang Jifan knew that selling flowers was not convincing enough, so he said solemnly: "Your Majesty, do you remember that in Liu Wenshan's sequel to The Wealth of Nations, there was an exposition of the bubble theory."

  Emperor Hongzhi searched his guts and barely remembered some.

  Of course, when I first watched it, I just watched it on a whim and didn't pay much attention to it.

  In the eyes of Emperor Hongzhi, the so-called bubble was just a worthless thing whose price suddenly skyrocketed, but in fact, it did not have such great value itself.

   Of course... this...

  Fang Jifan saw that Emperor Hongzhi didn't seem to understand, so he explained seriously.

"This time, Liu Wenshan went to Frangji to practice this idea. Tulips are worthless, but at the beginning, they were rare and expensive. Afterwards, when they came to Frangji, as long as they contacted some speculators Merchants, you can let these merchants go around and make them become decorations for princes and nobles."

  Emperor Hongzhi nodded, and Empress Zhang also liked tulips very much, even in the current capital...now they are very popular.

   "But... how many princes and nobles will spend all their wealth just to buy these flowers?"

Fang Jifan smiled: "Your Majesty, if you just use tulips as decorations, of course this tulip will not cost much money. But your Majesty should know that the cultivation of tulips takes a lot of work, but its seeds, oh, are bulbs. , but it is extremely easy to preserve. And all the tulips are controlled by Liu Wenshan, so as long as this thing wins the favor of the nobles, and as long as Liu Wenshan controls the shipment of tulips, what will be the consequences."

  To be honest, explaining this to half-assed economists like the emperor and Liu Jian is really strenuous.

  Emperor Hongzhi was thoughtful, his eyes lit up: "The price will rise."

   Seeing that Emperor Hongzhi had realized something, Fang Jifan continued.

   "Yes, as long as the shipment is reasonably controlled and the price keeps rising, then... I dare to ask Your Majesty, what will happen next?"

  Emperor Hongzhi followed Fang Jifan's thinking: "The price will rise, just like a stock that can continue to rise. In this world, who doesn't want to make money? Naturally, many people will hoard, hoping to make a profit with the help of tulips."

Fang Jifan was happy: "That's right, Your Majesty, this is the case. This tulip has changed from an ornament to a product that can fight inflation and make profits. It has broken away from the original attribute. People buy it." It, no longer use it for consumption."

  Emperor Hongzhi nodded: "Go on."

"In this way, it will inevitably cause a trend. Those who have hoarded tulip bulbs naturally hope that everyone in the world will buy tulips. Only in this way can all boats rise. That is to say, with the help of tulips, in fact... Liu Wenshan has already made countless profits from it. The aristocrats and businessmen are bound together. They have tasted the sweetness and do not need to ask for help. They will spread the benefits of tulip bulbs everywhere on their own. They will repeatedly declare to people how precious tulips are. , Such a concept will become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people with their help."

"The situation of Franji is the same as that of my Ming Dynasty. Because of going to sea, inflation is prevalent. Most of the people have accumulated a little bit of savings, but soon, it begins to depreciate. In fact, the entire Franji, They are all entangled in one question, how to keep their savings at their proper value."

"In Daming, there is already a ready-made method, such as the securities market. People put their savings into the stock market and real estate to resist the depreciation of these currencies, and the silver in the stock market flows into the hands of merchants. Merchants Carry out production, and then start to build and expand workshops, produce countless goods, and make profits from it, and in the end, the vast majority of people benefit from this process.”

   "But... the current Franc machine, although the handicraft industry has developed greatly, but it is full of princes, and there is no unified market at all. This also leads to the development of their stock market and workshops, which are just emerging."

"The emergence of tulip bulbs has solved one of the most pressing problems for all of them, that is...preservation of value. As a result, more and more people have begun to accept tulips, from princes to common people. This tulip, not only has In addition to investment properties, it can even completely replace currency, because in people's eyes, tulips can change hands at any time, so even in many transactions, people can even directly exchange tulips for any goods."

  Emperor Hongzhi has gradually begun to understand something.

   He gasped. Although Fang Jifan said it lightly, but... No matter how stupid Emperor Hongzhi was, he knew very well that the process involved must be thrilling. He drew inferences from one instance.

"Does this mean that tulip bulbs are like the silver notes of the Xishan Bank? The silver notes themselves are worthless, but because the bank's gold and silver are used as reserves, they can guarantee that the silver notes can be exchanged for full gold and silver at any time. Therefore, More and more people accept it."

"Yes, at this point, the tulip bulbs are actually the same as the silver notes of the Xishan Bank. It's just that behind the silver notes, not only the Xishan Bank, but also the palace and the imperial court are its credit. Therefore, the Xishan Bank issues silver notes. Therefore, there are sufficient reserves of gold and silver in the bank, which can be exchanged at any time. But tulips are like duckweed in water. Its only The value is just scarcity. But in fact, the vast majority of tulips are not scarce. In Daming, these things are innumerable, and have even reached the level of flooding. Naturally, Liu Wenshan can quickly release them when the time is right. Goods, in this way, you can make a lot of money from it."

   "I see." Emperor Hongzhi was very pleased.

  This Liu Wenshan is really a talent. Fortunately, he can think of such things.

  In this way, these gold and silver are made by speculation.

  Some worthless flowers turned out to be the most valuable things in the world, really...

But…

  Fang Jifan smiled: "Of course, relying on this, Liu Wenshan is enough to make a fortune, but this alone is not enough."

and also…

  Emperor Hongzhi at this time was like a primary school student.

  As for Liu Jianren and others, they seem to be at the level of nursery schools.

   They all looked at Fang Jifan dumbfounded.

Fang Jifan glanced around at everyone, and then continued: "Once Liu Wenshan releases a large amount of goods, the price of tulips is bound to plummet, but...has your Majesty ever thought about who will suffer the most from this plunge, who owns the most? What kind of person is the tulip, who is most afraid of the terrible consequences that countless people will lose their money after the tulip plummets?"

  Emperor Hongzhi shuddered.

  He began to understand gradually again.

   This hand.

   Possibly more poisonous.

He thought to himself, if the people of Ming Dynasty all bought tulips, countless people sacrificed their wealth and lives, and the palace and the imperial court also reserved a batch, then... he and the imperial court must be the most afraid of the tulip price plummeting .

   After all, if there is a problem in the palace and the treasury, there will be a big problem, and if the wealth of the people is looted and they have nothing, they will be furious.

  (end of this chapter)