On the second day, at the Great Pilgrimage.

When Li Shimin announced the Guan City and the Tang Dynasty silk system, it immediately caused an uproar in the Manchu Dynasty.

"Supervising Guan City is a good policy of the previous dynasty, and this is the minister has no objection, but this Tang silk system is really unheard of, it is simply incredible!" Wei Zheng said with a blank expression.

In fact, Wei Zheng was confused, I am afraid that only a few important ministers such as Fang Xuanling of the Manchu Dynasty seemed to understand whether they understood or not, and the other ministers seemed to listen to the book of heaven.

Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "This matter is complicated and complicated, so simple and simple to put it bluntly, that is, the Tang Dynasty will trade with other countries in the future, and it will be settled in silk, and silk will be used as the currency for the bulk goods transactions of all countries in the world, that is to say, only one person holds the silk of the Tang Dynasty, then he can travel freely in all countries under the world." ”

This is Li Shimin thought about it all night, and only then did he understand the Datang silk system, and he couldn't help but learn and sell now.

"This ......"

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty couldn't help but be shocked, the phenomenon that Li Shimin said was so amazing that the Manchu ministers couldn't accept it for a while.

"Your Majesty's move is not to emulate Qin Shi Huang's move to abolish the money of the Six Kingdoms and position Qin Banliang as the only currency in the world!" Fang Xuanling said in disbelief.

After Fang Xuanling finished speaking, the officials of the Manchu Dynasty were in an uproar, Qin Shi Huang's unification of the world's currency was actually the first time in Chinese history that the currency was unified, and what Li Shimin did at this moment was even more amazing, he did not want to unify the currency of the Tang Dynasty, but wanted to unify the currency of the world.

Li Shimin said proudly: "The truth is the same, but what I have done is not to abolish the currencies of other countries, but to abolish the currencies of all countries in the world, and then there is a kind of money that can be used in all countries under heaven. ”

The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were silent, they naturally knew the benefits of currency unification, but Qin Banliang's unification of the world's money and wealth was only successful on the basis of the Qin Dynasty's unification of the world, and how could the Tang Dynasty control the countries of the Western Regions thousands of miles away.

"The countries of the Western Regions are unruly, and I am afraid that this matter will be extremely difficult to implement!" Fang Xuanling frowned, and the officials nodded one after another.

Li Shimin nodded solemnly and said, "So the ink sacrifice wine has an excellent idea, that is, to link silk and silver, and allow countries to use silk to exchange for silver." ”

Li Shimin knows very well that if he doesn't see a rabbit and doesn't scatter an eagle, if Datang doesn't pay some real money, I'm afraid this matter will be absolutely difficult to achieve, and if silk is equated with silver, it has a great possibility of success.

"Ink Sacrifice Wine! Exchange silk for silver! The hundred officials instantly focused their eyes on Merton in the corner of the general.

Li Junxian, who was in front of Merton, felt the fierce gaze of the hundred officials, and was suddenly startled, and hurriedly turned sideways, exposing Merton to everyone's sight.

"No righteousness!" Merton couldn't help but look at Li Junxian with resentment, so he had to arch his hand to the ministers with a weak heart and walked out.

The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty are also helpless for a while, everyone knows that the Mo family can toss, but it seems that a toss is bigger than the other, this time it is even more tossed out of such a big turmoil, once the Tang silk system is implemented, it is not a matter of tens of thousands, I am afraid that the money handled in it is not an exaggeration, how can it not make the hundred officials tremble.

"Ink sacrifice wine, what's going on?" Fang Xuanling said word by word.

Under the scrutinizing eyes of the Manchu courtiers, Merton unhurriedly took out a piece of cotton from his arms: "This matter is a long story, please tell the officials in detail." ”

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"You mean, because of this, my Datang monetary system will collapse within five years." Wei Zheng looked at the cotton in Merton's hand in disbelief.

Merton nodded and said, "Gold and silver are naturally fine, but the value of silk will definitely plummet, so I believe you will not want to see the consequences." ”

The Manchu Dynasty was in an uproar, silk is an indispensable part of the Tang Dynasty's monetary system, and if the price of silk collapses, the shock caused by it may be earth-shattering.

"The ministers implore Your Majesty to completely seize this thing and try to ensure the stability of my Datang." When Quan Wanji heard this, he suddenly admonished.

Suddenly, many courtiers echoed it.

Merton sneered: "You avoid this thing like a snake and scorpion, but you don't know that this is the greatest wealth in the world, and its value will be a hundred times that of silk in the future." ”

Merton did not exaggerate this at all, and in later generations, the output value of cotton was not only a hundred times that of silk, but also a thousand times.

"A hundred times more than silk!" The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty looked at the white-flowered cotton in front of them in disbelief.

"Don't bully the old man and the old man with dizzy eyes, isn't this the white stack of the Western Regions, what is precious." Wei Zheng didn't believe it.

The officials also chimed in, not believing what Merton said.

Morton stretched out his hand, and suddenly a team of guards rushed into the Taiji Hall, each holding an object in his hand, which immediately attracted the attention of hundreds of officials.

Merton introduced them to the courtiers one by one: "This is a cotton thread spun from cotton, this is a cotton cloth woven from cotton thread, this is a cotton jacket made of cotton stuffed with cotton cloth, and the last is a quilt for sleeping." ”

The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty all looked at Merton in confusion, not understanding what Merton meant.

"That is, cotton can be grown anywhere like hemp, cheap! It can also be like a mink fur to keep warm! If you use Mohist craftsmanship, it can also be as exquisite as silk. As soon as this thing comes out, it is enough to pay one to three, and everyone in the world has clothes to cover their bodies and things to keep out the cold, and there is no bitter cold. Merton said proudly.

"Really?" Wei Zheng trembled and couldn't believe it, if Merton's words were true, it would be a blessing to the world.

Su Lingnong said without hesitation: "This thing can be proved to be true, at present, the seeds of cotton, Mojia Village has been collected, and within five years, cotton will definitely be able to bloom all over my Datang." ”

He is the great farmer of the Tang Dynasty, and he is personally responsible for the cotton planting in Mojia Village, so he naturally knows best.

Li Shimin also nodded and confirmed the matter.

"God bless Datang!" Wei Zheng said tremblingly.

The Manchu officials also showed joy on their faces, and Cheng Yanjin couldn't wait to try on the padded jacket on his body, and after a while, he covered his whole body with sweat.

"This thing really keeps out the cold!" Cheng Yanjin affirmed.

Li Shimin nodded and said: "This is the difficulty of me, on the one hand, cotton is related to the survival of tens of millions of people in the Tang Dynasty, and it is not easy to be slow, on the other hand, silk is the lifeblood of the Tang Dynasty, and it cannot be easily turbulent, but fortunately, the Tang Dynasty silk system conceived by the ink sacrifice wine will transfer silk to various countries, so that the price of silk will be stabilized, so that the price of silk will not be turbulent, and cotton can also be vigorously promoted, which is the best of both worlds." ”

"In this way, the Datang silk system is indeed a good prescription, and the minister seconded it." Fang Xuanling bowed and said.

"The minister also seconded it!" Wei Zheng also nodded.

In front of the hundred officials, the eldest grandson Wuji, who had been silent, suddenly said: "Ink sacrifice wine, the old man has a question that I don't know if I can answer." ”

"Lord Eldest Sun, please speak!" Merton frowned.

"According to what Mo Sacrifice Wine said, five years later, when cotton will prevail in the Tang Dynasty, the importance of silk will be greatly reduced, so will the countries of the Western Regions still be willing to accept silk as currency?" The eldest grandson Wuji is colorful.

Only then did the Manchu courtiers calm down from their ecstasy and bow their heads to ponder this question.

Merton said without hesitation: "At that time, although the price of silk has declined in the Tang Dynasty, the demand for silk in the extreme west has been continuous, which has not damaged the value of silk. In other words, as long as the imperial court agrees to exchange silver unconditionally, let alone silk, or precious white deer skin, it is a piece of paper, and the kid dares to accept it correctly. ”

The other ministers only thought that Merton was joking, and only Dai Xuan was thoughtful.

The eldest grandson Wuji asked again: "What if one day, Datang doesn't have so much silver to exchange?" ”

After the eldest grandson Wuji finished speaking, he was suddenly full of silence, frowning one by one.

Merton sneered: "Then the Tang silk system will naturally have no need to exist, and the price of silk will plummet in the hands of other countries!" It is not my Datang who suffers. ”

The collapse of the Bretton Woods system in later generations came from the fact that the United States overspent its domestic gold reserves and printed dollars, and after the collapse, the dollar depreciated, which was equivalent to the United States harvesting a wave of wealth in disguise.

"In this way, the minister has no objection, and the minister seconded it!" The eldest grandson Wuji bowed to Li Shimin.

"The ministers seconded it!" Hundreds of officials bowed one after another.

The Datang silk system was officially adopted in the court.

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