Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

Zhu Youtang's heart moved slightly, and he immediately asked seriously: "What method?"

"Although my mother has left the little prince in the capital, I don't think that my mother has really given up her own flesh and blood. How can this kind of flesh and blood love be abandoned? As long as we take care of the little prince well and let him Even if he suffers from leg disease, he can still ride a horse and shoot arrows, so he can get Xuan'er back!" Ixi said with great seriousness.

Poor parents in the world, as long as they provide enough help to the little prince, the little prince can still become a qualified successor.

At that time, his mother had no reason to refuse the transaction request, so she naturally agreed to return her Xuan'er to her.

Zhu Youtang's eyes flashed with disappointment, but he knew that this was actually the most ideal solution at present: "The little prince's leg disease is not a minor illness. How sure are you?"

"Fifty percent! It's just that our Xuan'er is in the hands of my mother. Now it's the best solution!" Ixi's eyes flashed with silence, and then he said extremely seriously.

After careful consideration, Zhu Youtang immediately decided to let Yixi try first, while continuing to put pressure on Manduhai to ensure Zhu Houxuan's safety.

Although raising troops to attack could relieve his hatred, as Ixi analyzed, not only was there no certainty of encircling the Beiyuan headquarters, but his son's situation might become worse.

In fact, they were already at a disadvantage, and it was impossible to make a comeback in one fell swoop. The best thing to do was to plan slowly and try to get their son back safely as soon as possible.

As for the safety of his son, judging from various signs, Manduhai is definitely not going to take action on his son. It is more likely that he wants to train his son to become the lord of Beiyuan.

After finalizing a new rescue idea, Concubine Bei began to solve the problem of the little prince's leg disease, while Zhu Youtang asked Yebu to keep an eye on Manduhai's every move.

Originally, the seventh year of Hongzhi had a good start. It not only occupied Shikoku Island, but also placed the Ryukyu Islands under the Ming Dynasty Ryukyu Governor's Palace for military control. Smallpox epidemics even broke out in the Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean.

Unexpectedly, just as this year was coming to an end, the Ming Dynasty actually lost a prince.

The civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were also collectively attacked. It was their greed to control the political situation of the Northern Yuan Dynasty that led to them all falling into the trap of an old Mongolian woman.

As the Spring Festival approaches, the capital is even busier than in previous years.

For the sake of the court's face, the matter of the Ming Dynasty's missing prince became a secret, and private discussion among the people was not allowed, as if this matter had never happened.

In fact, the presence of the Ming princes is very low, even the eldest son of the emperor has no sense of existence, so the loss of a prince has no impact on the people at all.

On the contrary, it was a moment of carnival for the people of the capital. The people of the capital had already taken action at dawn.

“The national debt can be paid!”

"I can get another penny of interest on my national debt, haha..."

"You only get one cent interest, while the pig iron workshop bonds I bought are two cents interest!"

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This time of year is the happiest moment for the people. As long as no accidents occur, they can take the bonds in their hands to the Royal Bank for principal and interest payment.

Nowadays, Ming Dynasty has more and more types of national bonds and corporate bonds. In addition to national bonds related to gold mining and infrastructure, it also involves the emerging iron ore bonds.

From an economic point of view, the rise and fall of commodities depends entirely on market demand. As long as the market has sufficient demand, even sand can be sold at a good price.

Now in order to build the Beijing-Tianjin Railway, the Ministry of Household Affairs of the Ming Dynasty has prepared 10 million silver dollars to invest, so this project requires as much pig iron as there is on the market.

Because of this, iron ore workshops sprung up all over the country. These iron-making workshops were supervised by local yamen, and all the pig iron they produced could be sold to the court.

Today's iron-making workshops are simply hens that can lay golden eggs, so local yamen also like the iron-making workshops to become bigger and stronger. Even if they are troubled by funds, they can still issue corporate bonds through Royal Bank.

Due to the classification of credit ratings, the interest rate on treasury bonds issued by Royal Brand is one cent, but the corporate bonds of these private enterprises need to pay two cents.

In fact, the imperial court's need for steelmaking also led to the excavation of Beijing's Xishan Coal Mine, so there are still corporate debts for coal mines.

However, regardless of whether it is a national debt or a corporate debt, now that the agreed time has come for the principal and interest to be paid, the people, after simply cleaning up, went straight to the branches of various royal banks in Beijing.

The Royal Bank in the north of the city is overcrowded again.

There was a long queue in front of the door, and everyone was talking and laughing. They seemed to have entered the happy time of the New Year in advance.

Now, not only have their taxes been reduced by the court, but they are also enjoying the employment opportunities brought about by economic development. What is even more rare is that they are enjoying the dividends of the development of this era through national debt.

If Chenghua is ZTE, then Hongzhi Dynasty can definitely be regarded as a prosperous era. Now everyone's face is filled with happy smiles.

"Although the interest rate on pig iron workshop debt is high, gold mine debt is still stable!"

"I heard that gold mining in Luzon will not be a problem for another thirty years, and the gold mine debt is still stable!"

"No matter what kind of national debt it is, it is a favor given by the imperial court to us people. How could such a good thing have happened before!"

"Our lives have been getting better day by day in these years. Ming Dynasty has really welcomed a wise king who is rare to see in a century!"

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After the people of Ming Dynasty went to the counter and got their principal and interest contentedly, everyone seemed very excited despite the interest gap between the national debts.

Everyone has different risks, which leads to different preferences for their demand for government bonds.

It’s just that the current social development is good, and whether they choose the safest gold mining bonds or the emerging private pig iron workshop bonds, they can get considerable returns.

Of course, it is not just ordinary Beijing people who are involved, there are actually powerful officials in the capital, who are also an important group in the purchase of national debt.

For example, the wife of Xu Hong, the Minister of Punishment of the dynasty, was one of the first batch of treasury debt eaters, and she still continues to purchase treasury bonds to make profits.

That is why the healthy development of national debt is enhancing the country's cohesion. Whether it is overseas resource exploration or domestic infrastructure construction, these measures have received unanimous support from everyone.

For ordinary people, this income will be a guarantee for their good years and will also contribute to the economic prosperity of Beijing.

"The money has been transferred to your savings account, please keep your deposit certificate!" Royal Bank officially launched a personal savings account, and the staff respectfully handed back a small book.

Nowadays, many people are getting richer and richer. Considering that it is not safe to keep all their money at home, many people choose to hand over their money to the Royal Bank for safekeeping.

Another advantage of putting money in Royal Bank is that when buying new treasury bonds after the Spring Festival, the transaction can be completed by transferring money from your personal account.

The Royal Bank in the north of the city seemed particularly lively today.

"Shopkeeper Liu, please come inside!" When Liu Ying appeared here, she was immediately led into the VIP room by the front desk staff.

Although the national infrastructure has developed rapidly in recent years, the flagship product exported by Ming Dynasty is still cotton cloth, and the textile industry is the cornerstone of overseas trade.

The reason why the Ming Dynasty was able to successfully exchange so many overseas resources was that cotton cloth had no competitors in the world, and cotton cloth became a hot commodity wherever it went.

Because of this, many new wealthy people have been born in the field of textiles. Their personal wealth has naturally increased, and Zhang Ying is one of the best.

Although Zhang Ying was born as an ordinary female weaver, her current status is different from what she used to be. She looks more capable and even has several bodyguards behind her.

She put the money she got in exchange into her personal savings account, but turned to financial consultant Chen Xiaochuan: "Consultant Chen, the overseas market for nylon clothes has great potential. I wonder if your bank can give me another loan?"

"Shopkeeper Zhang, when do you want it? What's the amount you want?" Chen Xiaochuan immediately cheered up when he heard that Zhang Ying wanted to enter a new field.

Zhang Ying is a resolute woman, and she expressed her request very seriously: "The faster the money, the better, and the more, the better!"

"Shopkeeper Zhang, I can help you apply for a new loan, but since the quota given to you is already quite high, I can't guarantee success! However, based on the size of your workshop, it actually meets the conditions for issuing corporate bonds. Do you have any Have you considered issuing nylon bonds in the name of the workshop?" Chen Xiaochuan analyzed it very professionally and then gave a suggestion.

Zhang Ying was slightly stunned at first, and then gave a thumbs up.

Perhaps due to the inertia of her thinking, although she is now a big businessman in the true sense, it is difficult for her to completely forget that she was once a poor mother-in-law.

Now that her workshop can issue bonds, she can also raise funds in this way to make her workshop bigger and stronger.

In particular, she has received the dividends of the times. Nowadays, overseas markets are very eager for Ming Dynasty's nylon button clothes, so she also hopes to bring benefits to the people of Ming Dynasty through her own efforts.

As time went on, the long line outside became shorter and shorter.

"Haha...it's finally my turn!"

"Next year I will have to come earlier to queue up. There were too many people today!"

“It’s okay to redeem government bonds now, but selling government bonds after the Spring Festival will be really crazy!”

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The people of the Ming Dynasty had their turn sooner or later. They were enjoying the dividends of the development of the times. Everyone was very excited to get their principal and interest back.

Today is destined to be a happy moment for them. As long as they enter the treasury bond trading market, they can get considerable returns. Everyone is full of expectations for the future.

Of course, there are actually certain hidden worries here, and there have even been some discordant voices.

Although the treasury bonds issued by the Ming Dynasty were very wealthy, relying solely on the mining of gold mines in Luzon and Dongji Island did not seem to be enough to support such a squandering of the court's finances.

Whether it is the Beijing-Tianjin Railway under our noses, or the Ming-Myanmar Highway from the southwest to the Indian Ocean, or large and small engineering projects in recent years, these all require real money.

It's just that the country's credibility needs gold mines to maintain it. Now, what can dispel everyone's doubts is probably the New World of America that brought back precious seeds to the Ming Dynasty.

If Su Can had not betrayed the Ming Dynasty, then none of this would be a problem, but a big change like Su Can happened, making the gold in the American continent confusing.

That's why, although many people are enjoying the dividends brought by national debt, they can't help but keep their eyes on the American continent and want to know whether there is really gold all over the mountains and plains there.

As the eighth year of Hongzhi approaches, this year’s New Year’s Day will be significantly more lively.

Affected by the smallpox epidemic, envoys from Southeast Asian countries came to the Ming Dynasty in large numbers. However, due to epidemic considerations, they did not need to take the land route. Instead, they arrived at Luzon City or the East China Sea Governor's Mansion to report, and then directly arranged to go to Tianjin Port.

It's just that they may all be carriers of the smallpox virus, so they need to go through a period of observation before they are allowed to enter Beijing from Tianjin.

"Your family members can stay and live here in Ming Dynasty, but Ming Dynasty is now entering a period of comprehensive construction. You should do your best to provide pig iron to Ming Dynasty!"

Daming now seems to be suffering from pig iron demand syndrome. Although the iron mines in Tangshan continue to provide pig iron, it is still unable to meet the demand for projects such as the Beijing-Tianjin Railway.

This is why the Ming Dynasty is now openly asking for pig iron from various countries, and uses the pig iron from these Nanyang or East China Sea vassal countries to promote the construction of the Beijing-Tianjin Railway.

"We, the Malani country, are willing to pay tribute of 10,000 kilograms!"

“We, the country of Batangas, are willing to pay a tribute of fifteen thousand kilograms!”

"We in South Vietnam are willing to pay tribute of twenty thousand to five thousand catties!"

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In order to cling to the thick thighs of the Ming Dynasty, the various countries in Southeast Asia naturally agreed to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty with pig iron, and there was even a sign of comparison.

In fact, the destruction of the Ryukyu Kingdom made many Southeast Asian countries aware of the Ming Dynasty's obsession with pig iron, and they could gain peace by paying tribute to some pig iron. This was undoubtedly a good deal.

Zhu Youtang couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly when he saw that envoys from various countries were able to pay tribute to pig iron.

Although most of the pig iron for the Beijing-Tianjin Railway has to be solved by itself, countries are willing to try their best to find pig iron for the Ming Dynasty. This is undoubtedly a good sign.

Years later, Daming also faced a thorny problem.

Since smallpox had not been effectively contained in Southeast Asia, especially the epidemic in the Indian Ocean became more and more severe, it was inevitable that the smallpox virus would be introduced into the Ming Dynasty.

After the Ming Dynasty court learned of this situation, it quickly organized personnel to prevent the spread of the smallpox epidemic.

The cowpox vaccine can only play a preventive role in advance. If the people of the Ming Dynasty were really infected with smallpox, there would be no cure for the Ming Dynasty.

Although the Ming Dynasty has promoted vaccine cultivation for many years, cowpox has never been available. The current popularity rate only reaches 23 out of 10, and a large part of the population still has not received the cowpox vaccine. (End of chapter)