If it weren't for the disparity in power between the two sides, I was afraid that the first free fighting group match in the court of the Longwu Dynasty would be about to start. The number of the Donglin Junzi Jiangnan Group team, which is dominated by civilian officials, is only about 120 percent of the military attaché Xungui Nanyue Army Group team. It is a serious disadvantage in terms of the number of troops. In terms of combat effectiveness, poor Donglin gentlemen, in addition to reading and reciting the scriptures of the sages and studying the annotations of Zhu Ziji, all of them are deaf to the things outside the window and only read the sages and sages.

Where is it like this group of martial arts honors and officials of the Southern Yue Army opposite? Sending troops every day, letting go of horses, boxing, kicking, playing with guns, playing with sticks, and boiling muscles? There is even an official from the Qin Law School, who was originally born as a thief! After struggling from the sword mountain and arrows for many years, and then being tempered by the so-called six arts of a gentleman advocated by the traitor Li Shouhan, what kind of horseback riding and archery and other things have actually become a necessary skill for my generation of gentlemen?

Thinking of my dignified officials, every time it is the time when everyone is in the court, they concentrate the heroic righteousness of all the righteous men and gentlemen, with the great courage of dozens of people to beat one person, in the face of the fierce and vicious power of the other party, they are not afraid at all, they flock up, punch and kick, hoe and rape for the Ming Dynasty, and eliminate evil in the court.

(Alright, alright.) The unkind author has already seen the bricks in your hand. To put it bluntly, the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty are a group of low-mouthed guys. lacks the courage and combat effectiveness to fight alone, and every time it is a large number of people, dozens of people fight one person. Beat people to death in the main hall, and then, triumphantly in their own deeds, diaries, and even in the history books, on a certain year, a certain month, a certain day, the Ming gentlemen with the strength of dozens of people, fought against the power traitor and the minister, and beat him up. Well? The unkind author seems to see something bad again. How can the history of the Anti-Japanese War of the National Army next to it be so similar to what these adults and gentlemen wrote? Until the so-called 38th year of the Republic of China, the empty New Year's speech is still being said. It's a pity that a splendid article and a group of good intentions were misinterpreted by a Hunan librarian who didn't know what to do. He went so far as to comment: "You must know that the government's military, political, and economic strength today is several times or even dozens of times greater than that of the Communist Party. "Oh, how can such a great force not make people scared to death? Putting aside the political and economic forces and not talking about them, in terms of "military strength" alone, the PLA now has more than 3 million people, and "exceeding" this number is more than 6 million people, and 10 times is more than 30 million people. If we count it as 20 times, there are more than 60 million people, and it is no wonder that President Chiang said that he "has the certainty of a decisive victory." Why sum? It's not at all that it can't be fought, and with more than 60 million people being suppressed, what Communist Party or other party in the world can get away with? Of course, it's all powder. It can be seen from this that seeking peace is by no means for anything else, but is completely "asking for the people's lives." Like it? If you have such a strong force, why do you want to ask for peace, and go back to your hometown in Zhejiang to go to the grave to fish with a sliding rod? Continue to issue wanted warrants, issue sea fishing documents, and arrest the Hunan librarian. Of course, there are many people who commit cheapness. It is clear that he has an absolute advantage, but he wants to curry favor with a small group of people in big and small matters and in the interests of the whole of China. People who do such things are, as the saying goes, either ghosts or stupid. ）

Fortunately, the original state of foaming at the mouth of both sides was stopped by the bosses of their respective groups.

In Huang Daozhou's opinion, the starting point and the direction of attack of this group of guys are really too low-level.

When the emperor was on the rise, he attacked whether the issuance of new money was a disease merchant and harmed the people, you must know, since the reform of the merchant martingale and the implementation of the salt and iron monopoly by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, when can the identity of the merchant be valued in this land? Otherwise, there would not be so many businessmen who funded the academy and urged their children to study and take the imperial examination. In order to change his political status. Nuisance? Don't be funny! Compared with the legitimacy of the regime, what can be counted as a small loss by a few businessmen?

Moreover, the so-called disturbance of the people is even more untenable. For example, Li Shouhan's workshop minted a large number of Tongbao and took it out as a military salary as a salary, and everyone took it to the market to buy things and give wages. The money of his own year name is quite popular in the market, and when this matter reaches the ears of Emperor Longwu, isn't he a dragon-faced Dayue? You say you're disturbing the people, but who is disturbing? If Liang Guogong's minions in charge of public security in the city catch those merchants who mint coins privately and present their confessions to the emperor, then it will be interesting to see how the others end! Those guys took the good money, smelted it to get copper, and then cast it into bronze to get dozens of times the huge profit. Or add a large amount of lead and tin to copper, and cast it into private money for arbitrage.

Now, these two channels have been blocked by Li Shouhan.

"Your Majesty, the minister ordered the Xingyuan Yousi to write an article, intending to order the merchants and officials everywhere to purchase goods and pay Longwu Tongbao and silver dollars. When collecting taxes, only Yongle, Jiajing, Xuande, Hongguang, Longwu and the first emperor Chongzhen thirteen years later by the ministers and governors ordered the treasures to be issued. The money of the other years shall not be used for circulation. ”

This is blocking the way for private money to be used and circulated in the market. As for the other channel, the copper is smelted to make copper utensils for sale, hehe, don't forget, Li Shouhan's sailors all use thin copper skin to cover the bottom to prevent the attachment of shellfish on the bottom of the ship. The reason why these people were able to make a profit was because there was a shortage of copper mines in the interior, and there was a demand for copper ware. However, our Liang Guogong has the Bodhisattva Copper Mine and Luzon Copper Mine in his hands, and the most important thing is this kind of metal. Do you want to cast bronze and sell it in the market? Well, when you have worked hard and secretly cast the bronze ware, you will find that similar copper products are better than you, and the price is lower than yours, that is, the cost of buying raw copper and the cost of wages are the cost, plus the sum of two or three percent of the profit. How did the production of small workshops go through the industrial chain?

"Aiqing's move is very good and appropriate." Comparing the Tongbao of his own year name with the Tongbao of Yongle Ye and Jiajing Ye, no matter what, this sycophant is very appropriate, so that Emperor Longwu is like drinking mellow mash. "When the market is stable, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and my heart will be at peace."

"Your Majesty, this is a measure to replace the issuance of Tongbao, and the exchanger of the silver dollar also has a charter."

Nanzhong silver dollar, the fineness is ninety into nine, the surface of the silver dollar is indicated, if it is found that it does not reach ninety into seven, it is a proper fake. Even if it's 90% 5, 90% 4, 90% 3. Therefore, a silver dollar is used for one or two pieces of silver. This point, not only in the territory under the rule of Emperor Longwu, but also in the area controlled by the Qing army, the silver dollars from the south were also in the pocket of the Qing soldiers. Even Europa, thousands of miles away, is the Mahoro people who have always used gold coins as their main currency, and the silver dollar has gradually expanded its market share and greatly improved its status in people's hearts. The reason is also very simple, the same is to buy things, this currency, can buy more and better things.

Whether it is the silver dollar or the Tongbao of the Nanyue Army, the currency, credit and market recognition issued by the Nanyue Army are all based on its strong industrial and agricultural production capacity and strong military strength.

Therefore, the samples of several silver dollars placed on the case of Emperor Longwu are also the new favorites that will be put on the market.

"A silver dollar, according to the manufacturing specifications, the fineness of the silver in it is above ninety-ninety-eight. Therefore, one silver dollar is equivalent to one or two kuping silver. ”

Kuping full pattern silver, that is, sterling silver. Zhu Yujian is still very clear about this. Moreover, for the market acceptance of silver dollars, he has a first-hand experience in the Fengyang high wall. is also a gift to the guards and eunuchs, and there is a big difference between the faces of a hundred silver dollars and a hundred taels of silver.

The difference lies in the exchange process.

"A silver dollar, exchange for one or two Ku Ping full pattern silver."

This exchange ratio made all the civil officials and eunuchs below Emperor Longwu gasp.

The civil and military officials and eunuchs present, including Emperor Longwu, all knew that this silver dollar was known in the market, and there was full of silver in it. Moreover, the casting is exquisite, the pattern is complex, and it is categorically impossible to imitate and cannot be faked. Therefore, where there are silver dollars circulating in the market, the business of "clip scissors" and silversmiths who specialize in breaking silver is much colder. However, such a silver dollar is exchanged for one or two pieces of Duku plain silver?

"The finest full-length silver is only ninety-three percent silver, but this one is ninety-nine. In this way, there is at least six points of benefit. I have to quickly exchange the silver deposit at home for silver dollars, and then go to the Nanban shop to exchange it for a bill of exchange! Who knows if this Fuzhou city can hold it or not! In case it is the same as Nanjing and Hangzhou, Lao Tzu simply went to Guangzhou in one breath. Hengzhi is one of your Li Shouhan's old nests, you can't give up your own territory to the Qing soldiers, right? If you cut off the north and the south, cut off the five mountains, and become your king of Nanyue, how can we also be a rich man in Wuyang City. ”

Several ministers quickly calculated their accounts in their hearts.

However, Emperor Longwu's thoughts were not quite the same as those of these people. A silver dollar, Liang Guogong will put in six cents of silver, in this market, in the town, there are mountains of silver! If they were all exchanged for silver dollars, the difference would be a huge amount.

"In this way, wouldn't the Qing family have to break the bank?"

He was worried. Although he also knew that the regulations for exchanging silver dollars for cash had been implemented during the Hongguang Emperor's time, and it was quite effective in Nanzhili and Zhejiang. However, after all, the time is short, and the number of exchanges is limited, if it is implemented for a long time under my rule, will the general be able to bear it?

Zhu Yujian, the Longwu Emperor, has a good evaluation in the history books. "Thrifty, hurting the country, pardoning meat and wine, wearing big clothes, more than ten people in the harem are old women, and they are also hobbies. It is very good to read, and it is allusions to Botong, and it is written in thousands of words. Moreover, Mr. Gu Cheng's "History of the Southern Ming Dynasty" also spoke highly of him, but after all, he only received education in the feudal era and had no modern financial knowledge.

He didn't have the concept of seigniorage in his head.

Li Shouhan's "cast" Longwu silver dollar is in exquisite condition, containing high silver fineness, and the signboard is pure silver, which is actually about the same. A silver dollar is converted into eight coins of pure silver, and the fineness of the filament silver in Jiangnan is mostly about eighty into five! The exchange ratio is one silver dollar for one or two banks of flat silver, that is, a silver dollar is actually used as one or two of flat silver! But if it is other folk silver, such as yuan silk, steamed buns and other loose silver with bad color, it is estimated that it will cost one or two halves. After deducting the fire consumption and transportation losses, Li Shouhan and the Nanyue Army made a lot of profits from this alone.

Looking at the silver dollar in his hand, the front is a five-clawed golden dragon above the auspicious clouds, and the back is the Longwu Tongbao written in regular script, and the middle is written in a slightly larger font as the word "One Yuan". A line of small characters below the circle, cast in the first year of Longwu in the Ming Dynasty. The perimeter of the silver dollar is piping to prevent someone from scraping the silver for profit.

All the people present had such a silver dollar in their hands, and many people secretly speculated in their hearts, how could so many words be written and engraved on this small silver dollar of less than two knuckles?

This silver dollar is made in the style and size of several famous silver dollars that were minted in the market during the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, and the recognition is relatively high, such as the style and size of the Mexican Yingyang, Yuan Datou, and Guangxu ingots. Diameter 39 mm, thickness 2.4 mm. In the 17th century, this kind of casting technology, looking at the world, was the only one without a semicolon.

In the hands of everyone, such a small silver dollar exudes the lovely light peculiar to newly minted coins. However, they didn't realize that such a small silver dollar was a sharp weapon for Li Shouhan, the Duke of Liang in front of them.

Whether you are under the rule of the Qing Dynasty, or in the territory of Dashun and Onishi, or under the banner of the Japanese shogun, or in the farther Europa, Tianfang, Dashi, and Tianzhu, as long as there is a place where goods circulate, this silver dollar is impossible for you to escape. He will collect your seigniorage.

"Your Majesty, as long as you can recover the country and the country for the Ming Dynasty, so that the soldiers in front of you are not hungry and cold, and the soldiers can be strong and sharp, what does it matter if you are a minister who breaks the family and serves the country? What's more, the net worth of the minister is all given by my great son! ”

Li Shouhan stood up and said such a set of words, prevaricating Emperor Longwu's questioning, and also relieving the doubts in everyone's hearts. "Humph! That's good! You, the Liang Domain, have been controlling the maritime trade for many years, collecting taxes wantonly, and you have already earned a sea of gold and silver. At this time, it is okay for you to break the bank on this matter! Some civil servants gritted their teeth and muttered silently, hoping that the more these silver dollars could be exchanged, the farther they could be circulated, the better, so that the disgusting guy in front of them could make a fortune!

Li Shouhan's words were high-sounding, impassioned, and sonorous. What is the so-called "**************"? However, these words made Li Peilin, who was standing in the queue of officials of the Nanyue Army, very unhappy.

"Lord, your country is the country of the Nanyue Army, but it is not the country of his old Zhu family. What's more, this country is made by us in the wilderness, with a knife, a gun, a boat, and a cannon, and it is made of the flesh and blood of countless soldiers and people, and it must not be his old Zhu family! ”

"Your Majesty, although the minister knows very little about the payment of money and grain, the minister knows that goods are like wheels, and money is like water. Today, Liang Guogong uses his family wealth to cast ingots for the country, which can be exchanged by the Quartet. The minister roughly estimated that only in the south of the Yangtze River alone, there would be at least 100 million trillions of silver money in circulation. What's more, there are also Huguang, Liangguang, Fujian, Guangdong, Zhejiang and other places, and there are even Western Hongmaoyi people and Dongying Japanese people who have to import silver, and there is so much silver, why worry about insufficient military salaries? ! ”

Huang Daozhou saw that Li Shouhan had always occupied the initiative in the court, so he stood up and tried to turn the limelight around. Only by snatching the initiative can he take out the proposition that he has been planning in his chest for a long time. You Li Shouhan said so much and did so much, isn't it to recover the Ming Dynasty? Then, to recover Jiangshan Sheji, it is necessary to fight, and if you want to fight, you must have soldiers and horses. Then you can't refuse my call on the gentry and students from all over the country to gather volunteers, return them to the imperial court for unified dispatch, distribute food and pay equipment, and give official positions. You can't say that you minted so many coins for your Liang Guogong's family, and there is too much money and no place to put it, right?

"The minister saw the military newspaper, a few days ago in Songjiang Mansion, Hangzhou Mansion and other places, the commander's troops and horses fought with the Qing soldiers. Although the soldiers were brave, killed thieves to serve the country, and did not retreat in bloody battles, the Qing soldiers were strong. It is said that General Li Huabao also braved the arrow stone and waved his sword to lead the troops into battle, so as to resist the decline. This is not enough to use! ”

Seeing this, the minister was worried and couldn't sleep at night, tossing and turning, and finally got a plan. Today I am dedicated to your majesty before driving, hoping to beg for use. The minister dared to assert that if this strategy was used with His Majesty's permission, the loyal and righteous soldiers and people in all parts of the country would raise their arms and exhale, and they could become divisions and brigades in between breaths, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses would be at their fingertips in the imperial court. The imperial court has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in hand out of thin air, so why can't you drive out Hu Lu and recover the country! ”

"Oh! It's a good day. The general offered Tongbao and ingots as a source of income, but he didn't want the first assistant to have a strategy for the army. Let's hear it! Emperor Longwu was very interested, and he bowed his head and motioned to Huang Daozhou to continue.

Li Peilin also signaled the officials of the Nanyue Army in the queue to listen carefully and listen carefully!

So, Huang Daozhou talked eloquently, and took out his plan of calling on officials and gentlemen from all over the country, well, and village sages, as long as they are influential figures in the local area, to rise up and train their arms, and the imperial court to give officials food and salary according to the strength of soldiers and horses, and to issue equipment.

"Xianggong has been an official for decades, and he is still a scholar."

Without waiting for Emperor Longwu to express his position, a mockery exploded in everyone's ears.

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