Wu Zheng nodded and said, "Okay, please ask Elder Mo for this matter." But I have a request, not to force them. In addition, those who are too poor have to be subsidized. ”

Mo Zhi nodded and said: "Then according to what the lord said, on the one hand, to raise funds, on the other hand, to settle the hired workers, on the other hand, to guide the people to the south, so that the three-pronged approach will definitely solve the people's dilemma." ”

Wu Zheng nodded with satisfaction and said, "Thanks to Mo Lao by my side." ”

Mo Zhinian's eyes flashed, and he lowered his head and said, "The lord asked Qing'er to tell the old man about the preparation of the Chamber of Commerce...... Now Lao Yu has agreed on one hundred and thirty-seven wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan, and more than 70 are still waiting, and another ...... There are ...... separately. ”

Wu Zheng was a little surprised, it was nothing more than an extremely difficult thing, and Mo was obsessed with rarely swallowing in front of him.

"It's just you and me here, what can't you say?" Wu Zheng frowned and said, "Elder Mo should know that I am not a person who is convicted by words. ”

Mo Zhinian secretly glanced at Wu Zheng, hesitated for a moment, and then gritted his teeth and said: "Some wealthy businessmen in Jiangbei also want to join the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, please publicize it, accept it or not?" ”

Wu Zheng was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and said, "Tartar? ”

"There are Han people and Jianzhou people."

"Are there a lot of people?"

"As of yesterday, there were more than 30 households."

"What do you run?"

"Rice, salt, cloth, silk, tea, ironware, and so on are all involved."

Wu Zheng smiled slightly and said: "Mo Lao is really the best friend in the world, even in the enemy area of Jiangbei, there are so many friends...... Well, this is not a simple friend, it is a money bag! ”

The sweat on Mo Zheng's forehead gradually seeped out, he knew Wu Zheng too well, as long as he thought that in the past two years or so, there had been dozens of battles of all sizes, and Wu Zheng's men didn't even have a single Tartar prisoner, Mo Zhinian's heart was cold.

Although I don't know whether Wu Zheng is juvenile or for another reason, Mo Zhi knows that this is a forbidden area and a bottom line in Wu Zheng.

Mo Zhinian replied with a hint of trilling: "The Mo family has been in business for more than 100 years, and business contacts will inevitably involve all kinds of people, and these contacts have existed before the Jianzhou people went south...... I hope your forgiveness. ”

"Well, it's okay, do business, you and I are willing, pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other, there is nothing to blame...... Hey, is Mo Lao hot? ”

"Ahem...... These dog days, indeed...... It's a bit hot, indeed. Mo Zhi took out a piece of brocade and wiped it on his forehead indiscriminately, "If the lord disagrees, the old man will reject them." ”

"Refusal?" Wu Zheng was surprised, "Why do you want to refuse? People want to buy shares with real money, do we still have to think that there is too much money and it is hot to push it out? ”

Mo Zhinian was a little stunned and looked at Wu Zheng blankly.

"There is no sin in the silver itself, but I am not so narrow-minded depending on whose hands it is used and what it is used for. Regardless of the Jiangbei Han merchants, Hu merchants, Qing merchants, whether they are Han people or Tartars, send me money, the more the merrier, haha...... Besides, even if one day our army crossed the river, it would not be possible to kill all the Tartars, and although I did not keep prisoners, I did not stop waving my sword at women and children. ”

"What does the lord mean...... Agree to let Jiangbei take a stake in the Chamber of Commerce? The shock in Mo Nian's heart was indescribable.

"Of course! In the Northern Expedition in the future, what was most lacking was not people, but silver. Instead of letting this silver go into the pockets of the Qing court, it is better to let it flow into our pockets...... Open a large pocket, as long as there is silver, you can take it. ”

Mo Zhinian was even more shocked, "My lord, the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce monopolizes all kinds of government-forbidden materials, and the profits must be huge, there is no doubt about it, this is why there are countless rich businessmen who have sharpened their heads and want to join the Chamber of Commerce, but the profits are limited after all, the more people are divided, and the more people are distributed, the thinner it will naturally become...... Now there are more than 200 people in the hands of the old decay, which should be enough. ”

Wu Zheng glanced at Mo Zhi strangely, "The Mo family has been in business for generations, and the word business naturally understands more thoroughly than me." Depending on the height at which you can stand, you will see the problem in different ways, and the scene you can see will naturally be different. ”

Mo Zhinian bowed his head and said, "Please also ask the lord for advice." ”

"Instruction doesn't count...... Let's talk about it. Wu Zheng pointed to the chair and motioned for Mo Zhi to sit down and speak, "Why is the profit of the Chamber of Commerce a fixed number?" ”

"There is a finite amount of labour, land, and population, and the profits generated are naturally numerous, and the sale of these limited goods to all localities and foreign countries will have to wait until the next year's ...... once they are sold out."

"No, no. Mo Lao misunderstood what I meant. Wu Zheng shook his hand and interrupted Mo Zhi, "What I'm saying is that the reason why buying and selling is called buying and selling is because in addition to selling, there is also buying, and Jiangnan goods are sold short, so there are also materials purchased from other places and abroad, right?" ”

"Yes." Mo obsessed, "Spices, gems and other luxury things, but after all, there are not many wealthy families who can afford them, and there are also fixed numbers. ”

Wu Zheng asked in surprise: "Aren't you buying grain, timber, copper and iron from Nanyang?" ”

"My lord has said that, yes. But there are not many of them, such as fragrant rice, pearls, red sandalwood, etc., and copper and iron are also available, but these are far less than the eleventh of the things sold in our dynasty. ”

Wu Zheng was really shocked, "What does Mo Lao mean is that exports are far greater than imports, and the trade surplus reaches ten to one?" ”

Mo Zhinian didn't answer immediately, he was savoring a few words in Wu Zheng's words, and then replied, "Yes." This was already the case in the Yongli period, and almost more than sixty percent of the silver circulating in the Ming Dynasty was imported from abroad. ”

Wu Zheng opened his mouth wide, ah...... Yes...... Yes.

What an incredible thing, once upon a time, the Ming Dynasty was so brilliant. As a result, the exchange ratio of silver and copper coins dropped from one tael to 800 to 1,000 wen in the Song Dynasty to one tael to 400 wen, and the limit was only about 360 wen.

Why? It's nothing more than that there is too much silver circulating in the market, and the price of silver is cheap.

Why is there more silver? It's nothing more than a trade surplus that's too large.

This kind of trade surplus would have been unthinkable in later generations.

Silk, tea, porcelain and other special products produced in China occupied all foreign markets, but they did not have special products that could arouse the interest of the Chinese people poured into the land of China.

According to this ratio, it will not take long, and in a hundred years, there will be no silver to circulate in any country other than China.

In fact, in history, the Qing Dynasty was invaded by the Eight-Nation Alliance, not entirely because of the decay at the end of the Qing Dynasty, but because those countries did lack the main currency in the country, and silver was circulating.

Just like an elephant, you will never know its true strength until you bite it yourself, and the Qing Dynasty at that time, the military strength on the surface was also strong enough.

The Eight Kingdoms are like gamblers who are anxious to lose, throwing off their arms is a "dry", and as a result, they will win as soon as they do it.

In the same way, the tooth war, in fact, its essence is nothing more than to use the tooth chip as a special product to achieve the purpose of silver return.