Xu Pengju grabbed the two silver dollars, turned them over, turned them upside down, and kept looking, obviously they had more silver content, why couldn't they?

It's really evil!

He also blew hard like his brother-in-law, and then put it to his ear, not to mention, the official silver dollar just had a slight ring, like a silver bell, very pleasant.

Their peony yuan is not to mention blowing, even if it is knocked, it can't be knocked out!

After tossing for half a moment, Xu Peng raised his head in cold sweat and sat on the ground dejectedly. squinted at his brother-in-law.

"Tell me, what the hell is going on?"

The brother-in-law said helplessly: "Brother-in-law, I really inquired, people said that the official silver number was knocked out with a hammer, which is different from what we cast." ”

"Knock? How to knock? Xu Pengju said curiously.

"I don't know about this, but I've heard it has something to do with the ordnance workshop."

Xu Pengju took a breath, don't say it, he has heard that some time ago, the imperial court sent a batch of armor to Yingtian, these armors are different from the previous ones, not the kind of fish scales, but a large piece of plate armor.

I heard that this is what kind of steam hammer is used to knock it out.

It is no problem to be able to knock armor and silver dollars.

It's just that this knockout can be so much better than their silver dollars?

"Brother-in-law, I think you still admit it, and use the silver dollars of the imperial court, isn't it good?"

"Phew!"

Xu Pengju took a sip fiercely, "Idiot, what do you know!" ”

The brother-in-law shrank his neck in fright, of course he didn't understand bullshit, but he just knew that the silver dollar of the official silver number was good! The common people also recognize it.

This is very troublesome, you take the peony yuan to buy things from the people, and people want you to add an extra percent, otherwise you won't do it. If you take it to pay taxes, the official will also be envious.

The use of peony yuan costs a lot more for no reason. As long as the brain is not broken, who wants to use it!

It's obviously something that children can think clearly, why is my brother-in-law confused?

He couldn't figure it out, but Xu Pengju was clear.

It's not a matter of fire at all.

Any family has a considerable amount of gold and silver in their hands, which is equivalent to casino chips. They were asked for help in business transactions, tenants paying rent, and everything else where the silver was used.

And they can also naturally pick the skin of the common people through interest, fire consumption and other means.

To put it more bluntly, it is the big ones who control gold and silver, relying on the control of the currency, repeatedly leviing seigniorage, and cutting leeks one by one.

No matter how hard the workers work, they are no match for the capitalists, and the reason for this is self-evident.

On the surface, the big family holds gold and silver, but in fact it is the power to dominate the world!

How can this be given up?

"Do you know how you can mint a silver dollar as good as the imperial court?" Xu Pengju asked in a deep voice.

The brother-in-law thought seriously for a while, "Why don't you ...... Let's exchange the silver from the official silver number, shall we? ”

After he finished speaking, he found that Xu Pengju's face quickly darkened, and a word was squeezed out from between his teeth: "Get out!" ”

This guy was out of the Guogong Mansion, ran away in embarrassment, and got out of the Guogong Mansion.

Xu Pengju was unwilling to admit defeat, and those big clans were also unwilling.

We don't believe it, and we can't make a silver dollar comparable to the imperial court!

Reward!

Throw money!

Let's see who's better.

These big clans are not really crazy, because they are very experienced, and usually, the things of the imperial court are not fine.

For example, firearms, weapons, armor...... It's all like that, after all, the official yamen is not well managed, and the people below are just fooling around and cutting corners, and there are many such cases.

As long as we grit our teeth and hold on, we will definitely be able to turn defeat into victory!

……

"This is a war of attrition!"

Wang Yue almost burst out laughing.

These guys really don't understand the progress of the times!

Since you dare to fight this battle, you are full of certainty.

After the steam hammer was successfully developed and put into use, Xishan Academy was out of control in this game of boiling hot water.

The first thing they got was a steam pump, which was used to pump up the water from the pit.

Then it is constantly improved, and the volume of the steam engine is constantly reduced, the efficiency is increased, and the air tightness is enhanced.

In terms of technological development, it is estimated that most traversers can play the role of a seed.

If you can even master specific process improvements, then what else to do? Isn't it good to be an engineer honestly!

Anyway, Wang Yue handed over these trivial matters to the craftsmen and let them use their ingenuity.

To Wang Yue's great surprise, the craftsmen did not immediately make a steam engine, let alone build a train immediately, after all, the difficulty was still too great.

They built a steam-powered mill, and from then on, the grain around Xishan was threshed without manual labor, and could be powered by steam.

By the way, it also solves the problem of grinding noodles, which can grind uniform white flour, and the steamed steamed buns are more fragrant, and sure enough, foodies are the source of progress.

In addition to this, they also experimented with steam-driven spinning wheels.

In the initial test, the steam power output was unstable, the spinning thread was uneven, and it was easy to break, but with continuous improvement, there was obvious improvement.

In this way, with almost exhaustive efforts, the teachers and students of Xishan, as well as the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty, quickly accumulated a considerable amount of technology.

The accumulation of these technologies, in turn, has promoted a leap in production technology.

Although there is still a long way to go before we can produce enough suitable steam locomotives, there is no problem at all in producing standardized silver dollars.

At this point, Wang Yue's advantage is crushing.

On the other hand, are the imperial court's gold and silver reserves really sufficient?

Can it be compared to the family family, hundreds of years of accumulation?

Wang Yue didn't know this, but he had already passed through Cui Shilin, as well as the Guo family and the Qiu family, and got up to tens of millions of taels in reserves.

What does it mean to have everything ready!

Fighting an economic war with Wang Yue is basically giving it away for nothing.

He didn't care about the lead in his vision, and it took more than ten years to prepare, which is amazing, people not only learn God, but also are willing to work hard, and not long after the start of the war, there was a one-sided slaughter.

The silver dollar issued by the official silver account was very popular and quickly seized the market.

The whole situation, as Wang Yue expected, entered the second stage.

Now that the currency is on its feet, the next step is procurement!

Raw silk, tea, grain, porcelain...... These traditional fist commodities in the southeast must also be settled in silver dollars.

When this trick was used, those families cried directly.

Take them as an example, like the Zhou family and the Qian family, these are all big silk households, in addition to the tens of thousands of acres of mulberry fields in their own hands, they also have to take out hundreds of thousands of taels to purchase raw silk.

And their family also has an incredible number of spinning wheels, and they have their share in the smuggling of hundreds of thousands of horses every year, and even the majority of them.

Speaking of which, the original request to suspend the trip to the West also has the credit of their ancestors.

It's just that these people never imagined that one day the imperial court would use economic means to beat them to the ground.

Guanyin used the silver dollar to buy raw silk and raw materials.

Then provide loans to support small and medium-sized silk workshops.

These small workshops are not strong in anything, and in the face of large silk households, can they still have the strength to fight?

Don't say it, there is!

Their biggest reliance is on new technology!

Among the technologies accumulated by Xishan College, textiles are included.

The loom they created could spin several times the number of threads at a time.

Therefore, with very few weavers, it can be compared to a large workshop.

Finished!

It's completely finished!

Bad news almost every day.

The silver dollar was in vogue, new workshops were rising, the industries they controlled were constantly collapsing, raw materials could not be bought, they could not work, and even if they were barely working, the things they produced were not competitive.

Especially hateful, the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau also jumped out, and they took the initiative to cooperate with several small workshops and signed a supply agreement.

With their endorsement, these small workshops can export overseas in the name of the Weaving Bureau, and those merchants are most recognized by the Weaving Bureau.

This is going to completely cut off their way of life!

No, you can't throw in the towel.

Isn't it just for money, and we can fight for another 300 rounds.

After discussing with several large households, it was decided to rush to buy raw materials at a premium, such as how to deal with the money-making business of raw silk tea cannot be lost.

See?

The bottom line of the family is constantly retreating, from keeping the currency to keeping the business, it is completely backwards.

After they threw out millions of taels of silver, the situation finally stabilized a little.

But soon, they found the problem again.

"Brother-in-law, over there in the official silver number, they have begun to absorb deposits again, and those poor sticks below have never seen money at all, they are holding gold and silver, and they have all sent them to the official silver number!"

When Xu Pengju heard this, his face turned green, and the most feared thing still appeared. They burn silver here, and there is no entry and exit, while the official silver side absorbs silver, and can also mint silver dollars, and in turn, buy raw silk and dig their corners.

People are getting stronger and stronger, and their own side is getting weaker and weaker, and the result is already clear at a glance.

"Brother-in-law, we really can't fight! Unless we, Emperor Jiajing, can fall into the river and drown like the first emperor, we will die! ”

"Shut up!"

Xu Peng scolded sharply, this time he was not polite, he directly gave two kicks and kicked his brother-in-law out of the house.

Assassinate the Son of Heaven and want to destroy the Nine Clans!

How can you kill a king?

Absolutely not!

Nope......