Chapter 50 Mint Affairs

Zhang Xuan was discussing the matter of the mint with Xian Zijing at the moment.

Xian Zijing got Zhang Xuan's order, so he hurried over from Guangzhou, and after rushing over. On Zhang Xuan's order, the coinage process and the specifications of silver coins were formulated. Presented to Zhang Xuan today.

Zhang Xuan was weighing it in his hands.

There are several options for this silver coin, and one of them is the same as the copper coin, but it is just a copper coin that is changed to a silver coin.

However, Zhang Xuan likes another kind, similar to the ocean. On the front is written Daxia Yinbao. The first year of Zhaowu is written later.

There are some patterns or something.

There was just one point, which made Zhang Xuan uncomfortable, and said, "Can you make the edges tooth marks?" ”

Xian Zijing said: "It's a little difficult, but it's no problem. ”

Xian Zijing's family all play with iron, and iron is much harder than silver. It's not too difficult to figure something out of it.

Zhang Xuan said: "I look at the minting of this silver coin, I think I can use the method of stamping." ”

"Stamping?" Xian Zijing didn't understand.

Zhang Xuan said: "The silver is soft and pressed out with heavy objects. ”

"It's like stamping a piece of armor?" Xian Zijing received. He thought of something for a moment. said: "The minister will try it when he goes back." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "How much silver does this silver dollar contain?" ”

Xian Zijing said: "Seven dollars and two cents." It is the same as that of foreign elements. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Each coin can get two dollars and eight dollars? ”

Xian Zijing said: "It's still unclear, after all, the process has not been decided, and the food and silver have not been decided. There is also the cost of building the field, which has not been determined. ”

"However, the minister did his best and set the interest rate at 20%."

Zhang Xuan said: "That's fine. However, between you, is your mint subordinate to the Ministry of Works, or to the Ministry of Households? ”

This is a public case.

As soon as the plan to abolish the two yuan came out, the mint was returned to the Ministry of Households, or to the Ministry of Industry. The following is a lot of debate.

In the Ming system, both the household department and the Ministry of Industry have the right to mint coins. Now seeing that this minted silver coin is a good source of wealth, it is natural that everyone below will fight for it.

The Ministry of Industry has a reason for the Ministry of Industry, and the coinage is a workshop, and there is a reason to want to return to the Ministry of Industry. But the household department controls the money and food, and such a large amount of money is not in the hands of the household department, and Yao Qisheng can't sleep well if he wants to sleep.

Xian Zijing said: "The minister is just a small minister, but His Majesty's order is to listen." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "In this case, this mint is directly under Ouchi." ”

Xian Zijing was stunned in his heart, and said secretly in his heart: "Could it be that Your Majesty wants to rush to the inner treasury with money and interest." But he didn't mean to delve into this thought, as he said, he was just a small minister, and on top of such a big thing, where could he speak.

It's just that

He thought so, but he also underestimated Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan is not Wanli, he does everything possible to make money.

Although it can't be said that Zhang Xuan doesn't like to enjoy. But Zhang Xuan can use as much as he can enjoy alone, he has a wife, two concubines, a son and a daughter, even if his food and clothing are more exquisite. It doesn't cost more than a thousand taels of silver per person a year. It is even said that the bulk of the internal expenditure is on the restoration of the Nanjing Palace.

And this kind of thing is not what Zhang Xuan wants. It's more of a part of government affairs, if Zhang Xuan himself feels that when he lives in Zheng Guogong's mansion, it is much more comfortable than living in a palace.

Even if he asks for money, most of it is spent on political affairs, that is to say, this money is in the inner treasury, and it is in the outer treasury, but in terms of Zhang Xuan's prestige, there is not much difference.

Even if Zhang Xuan wants to take money from the household department now, does Yao Qisheng dare not nod?

The reason why he did this was because he had his own ideas. Among the modern state institutions, what is the authority that controls the right to mint money? It's the bank.

To be honest, he had many dealings with banks in his later life, but how did he establish a banking system in this era? In other words, how to make the banking system compatible with the water and soil of this era.

But he set aside the mint first, leaving a step for foreshadowing, and it was not too late to continue in the future.

"Your Majesty." Wu Meicun stepped forward and said, "Urgent." ”

Zhang Xuan listened, and his heart sank. There is only one kind of information that can break in and report in the midst of his deliberations with others, and that is the military report.

Zhang Xuan took the letter, swept his eyes, suddenly remembered something, and said: "Xian Qing, you are from Guangdong, do you know anything unusual about Macao?" ”

Xian Zijing said: "The minister didn't notice anything unusual. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Then you go down and prepare." ”

Xian Zijing said: "Yes." ”

Zhang Xuan secretly said in his heart: "It may be that Xian Zijing was busy with the affairs of the Manufacturing Bureau, and he didn't pay attention to these things, and he didn't expect that there would be a turmoil in the Netherlands." For a moment he felt a little headache.

Zhang Xuan was wrong about this.

There was no harmony between the Dutch and the Portuguese, and if it were not for the Dutch pressing forward step by step, and the Spaniards persecuting them in various ways, Macao would not have become a county of Bactria so easily.

They're not in a group.

Although Xian Zijing is familiar with some Portuguese craftsmen in Macao, his social circle is different from that of the Dutch.

Naturally, I won't know.

At this moment, Zhang Xuan has no intention of paying attention to other things. As far as Zhang Xuan himself is concerned, he most hopes that the first year of Zhaowu will be safe and sound until the third year of Zhaowu, so that Daxia can pass through the current transition period.

But now it seems that the first year of Zhaowu is not too peaceful.

Don’t wait for prosperity to care for the things important to you.

"Summoning Zheng Hongkui." Zhang Xuan said.

"Yes." A little eunuch went down to give the order.

But after a while, Zheng Hongkui came over.

Zheng Hongkui came here, okay

He said, "Meet Your Majesty." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Zheng Qing, please take a seat, what's going on in Nanyang?" ”

Zheng Hongkui said: "The Dutch reached an agreement with the Eastern Prisoners, and the Dutch helped the Eastern Prisoners build up their navy. Alliance. And the Dutch have been dissatisfied with our Zheng family's occupation of maritime trade for a long time. Now it's just a problem. ”

"However, in the minister's opinion, I am afraid that it is not only the Netherlands when the real trouble comes."

Zhang Xuan said: "How do you say this? ”

Zheng Hongkui said: "Since my Zheng family defected to the imperial court, with the help of the imperial court, they have expanded on the sea and pressed all parties to make concessions, and it is not only the Dutch who are dissatisfied. ”

Zhang Xuan understood.

Don't look at Zheng Zhilong's honesty in the Xia Dynasty, just think that he is really an honest person. That's underestimating others.

Zheng Zhilong just didn't have the heart to be the emperor. The people settled in the court. But the sea is like a tiger.

With the support of Bactria and the abundance of soldiers, he vigorously expanded, and secured his reputation as the maritime hegemon of East Asia.

Doing business on the sea, it is impossible not to ask him Zheng Zhilong.

Zheng Zhilong doesn't want to lose face, just the inside.

Otherwise, without Zheng Zhilong's accumulation, Zheng Chenggong would not have been able to raise hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Nanjing.

At least at the same time in history, it is absolutely impossible to have this strength.

It's just that now the backlash has come.

Zhang Xuan said: "Zheng Qing, what are the Zheng family going to do?" ”

"Your Majesty." Zheng Hongkui said: "The Zheng family is the nobles of the imperial court, and every move depends on the will of the imperial court. ”

Zhang Xuan listened to it, and his heart was very comfortable, knowing that the Zheng family might not be like this, but people always like to listen to it, and this also represents an attitude. A meaning that is not external to the imperial court.

"Zheng Qing's words are serious." Zhang Xuan said: "I have not doubted the Zheng family when I asked, but the world knows that the Zheng family has a great prestige on the sea, and now that there is something happening on the sea, how can I not ask the minister of the humerus?" ”

Zheng Hongkui listened and said, "Your Majesty values the Zheng family so much, and the minister Damu has thanked him." After a slight pause, he continued: "Naval conquest is not the same as conquest on land. The ship sailed on the sea, and heard nothing. Only the port can be used for offensive and defensive purposes. Batavia had a long voyage to the coast of our country, so he was determined to find a foothold on the southeast coast. ”

"This foothold is Taiwan?" Zhang Xuan understood as soon as he heard it and said.

"Wise and wise, Your Majesty." Zheng Hongkui recited and said: "Strike first, and then strike at others." In the opinion of the ministers, the first strike is the strongest, and the red embedded city is pulled out. ”

Zhang Xuan listened and said, "Conquer Taiwan?" ”

Zheng Hongkui said: "Exactly. ”

Zhang Xuan secretly said in his heart: "With the Zheng family, it is best to use Zheng Chenggong." Thinking about it like this, Zheng Chenggong and Taiwan really have a fate. This fate has been made in two lifetimes. ”