After listening to what Chongzhen said, Chang Wanchun and Wang Fengyuan's hearts moved, but they didn't say anything, and the younger Hu Guangyuan asked Chongzhen a little anxiously: "Your Majesty, will the Inner Mongolia region and the Han Department outside the customs also be dealt with in this way?" ”

Zhu Youzhen first looked at the two old foxes who were listening nervously with their heads bowed but pricked up their ears, and then said to Hu Guangyuan, who was eagerly watching him: "The Inner Mongolia region and the Chahar region that are under the control of the Ming Dynasty... The Mongols basically didn't know any gold and silver, and the gold and silver they received from the imperial court were either used to buy daily supplies for our Ming Dynasty, or they were given to temples, and they were rarely stored.

Therefore, the important thing in issuing paper money among the Mongols is not to be able to exchange for gold and silver, but to ensure that they can buy tea, silk, cotton cloth, porcelain and other daily necessities produced by our Ming Dynasty.

The tribes of Inner Mongolia are different from other regions, these tribes have been living with our Han people for a long time, and they are more influenced by our Han culture than the ethnic groups in other regions, and sooner or later they will fall under the rule of our Ming Dynasty. Therefore, to promote the monetization of paper money in these areas, you can't treat them as outsiders.

Of course, we need to carry out the monetization of paper money in these places, but we need to be careful not to let the Mongol tribes use paper money as a means of exploiting them in the end.

The implementation of paper money monetization in the Mongolian ministries is the basis for the imperial court to implement the policy of economic integration inside and outside the Guan, and the reason why the imperial court wants to implement the policy of economic integration inside and outside the Guanxi is to integrate the economy of the Mongolian ministries into the economic life of the Ming Dynasty, so as to promote the integration of the Mongolian ministries and our Ming Dynasty.

This was the political goal pursued by the imperial court for the Mongol tribes, and the three major banks, as a part of the Ming Dynasty, should also serve around this political goal. As long as you always remember that safeguarding the interests of the Ming Dynasty is safeguarding the interests of the three major banks, it is equivalent to safeguarding your own interests.

The world is big enough for you to roam freely. However, if the three major banks can't get the protection of the Ming Dynasty, then no matter how much wealth you amass, it will be just a bamboo basket in the end. ”

Chongzhen's words had not yet fallen, and Wang Fengyuan and Chang Wanchun had already reacted quickly and replied: "Your Majesty's golden and jade good words, the ministers must remember it. Hu Guangyuan was a little slower by half a beat, and quickly joined the two.

Although the three of them have not experienced the financial life of the capitalist era in the later generations, after these two years of experience, they can be regarded as having a basic concept of the bank's business.

Paper money, which was detached from precious metals as reserves, was simply provided with printed white strips for merchants to trade, and seigniorage was collected from them. The larger the scale of the banknote issuance, the higher the revenue will be.

Use the printed banknotes to purchase materials or precious metals from overseas countries, and then use the products of the Ming Dynasty to recycle these banknotes, so that between entering and exiting, the bank can sit on the profits. And what the banks put in is just some pieces of paper.

When Wang Fengyuan, Chang Wanchun, and Hu Guangyuan walked out of the Qianqing Palace, the three of them, who had always regarded each other as opponents, seemed a little close. Hu Guangyuan, who couldn't hold his breath, whispered to the two: "Two old-timers, after leaving the palace, it is better for the younger brother to be the east, let's find a place to talk together."

Since Your Majesty has this intention, shouldn't we also talk openly and honestly, lest when the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs come to us for talks, we will make trouble with each other. ”

Chang Wanchun looked at Wang Fengyuan quietly, looking like he was the head of the horse. Wang Fengyuan looked at Chang Wanchun and then at Hu Guangyuan, thought about it for a while, and then said with a smile: "It's okay, since everyone wants to cooperate to establish a new bank, some things are better to be said." Didn't Your Majesty just say that this world is very big, and if we don't unite, maybe even Daming won't be able to get out..."

In the upper study, after Wang Fengyuan and the three left, Zhu Youzhen got up and looked at the time, and then inadvertently asked Wang Chengen: "What has Zu Dashou been doing in the past two days?" ”

Wang Chengen thought for a while and said: "After General Zu arrived in the capital, he asked people to look for houses everywhere and went to meet a few officials who knew each other. The minister questioned the relevant personnel, and there was nothing out of the ordinary. ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled and said, "I am also dizzy, and after returning to Beijing, I forgot to arrange housing for General Zu." You arrange for me to find a mansion that is close to the palace, has a good environment, and is suitable for long-term residence to reward General Zu. Ao, by the way, find a smaller one and arrange it for Dudu.

Du Du is about to arrive in the capital, and after arriving, he arranged for the imperial doctor to take a look at his injuries, he has just returned to our court, and he is not familiar with the life in the capital, if there is anything missing in the mansion, he will make up for it, and go to the account of the internal affairs office. Don't let him feel left out and hurt the heart of the new possessor. ”

Wang Chengen immediately replied: "Yes, Your Majesty." The minister will definitely arrange it properly and not let General Zu and Du Du complain. In addition, Feng Quan of the Prime Minister's Yamen and Sun Zhiqi of the Daming Times both wanted to ask to see His Majesty. ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded and said, "Let Sun Zhiqi come in first, I have a lot of things to discuss with Master Feng, so I'll meet you second." ”

After Sun Zhiqi entered the upper study, he cried at Chongzhen with tears in his eyes, which made Chongzhen suddenly a little puzzled, and he subconsciously asked, "Why is Sun Qing like this?" Could it be that someone is bullying you? ”

Sun Zhiqi fell to the ground with tears in his eyes and cried: "The minister hates himself for being incompetent, he can't share his worries for his father, and he wants His Majesty to take risks in person, so it's really shameless to be ashamed of Your Majesty." ”

Wang Chengen and Lu Qi couldn't help but glance at Sun Zhiqi, and they despised this person's style in their hearts, he didn't have the style of a scholar at all, and he was more like a house slave of the Son of Heaven than these eunuchs.

If he hadn't known about Sun Zhiqi's future behavior, Zhu Youzhen would have almost been moved by his excellent singing and songwriting performance. Zhu Youzhen understood a little at this time, why leaders like villains by their side. With such knowledgeable subordinates, who is still patient to throw their faces.

"Hehe, Sun Qing... Hehe, Sun Qing, you really let me not know what to say about you. Get up and speak, for if it gets out, I'm afraid that some of the speakers will impeach you. ”

At Chongzhen's suggestion, Boss Wang Chengen reluctantly asked the little eunuch to hand Sun Zhiqi a hot towel and let him wipe his face well.

After putting down the towel, Sun Zhiqi sat on the emperor's throne and waited for Chongzhen's lecture. After Zhu Youzhen watched him return to normal, he said, "It just so happens that you came over today, even if you don't come, I plan to summon you over tomorrow and the day after tomorrow to talk." What I want to talk to you about is the propaganda of our heroes and those who have made outstanding contributions in this battle against Houjin..."

When Sun Zhiqi left the upper study, he still had some doubts in his mind. He could not understand why the Emperor would focus his propaganda on ordinary soldiers, ordinary merchants who bought war bonds, model workers who built roads, and ordinary people who seemed to have nothing to do with the victory in the war.

Just when Sun Zhiqi left with a stomach full of doubts, Feng Quan was taken into the upper study by Lu Qi. As the former chief assistant of the Inner Mansion, Feng Quan's performance is much more normal than Sun Zhiqi.

After expressing his concern to Chongzhen cordially and proportionately, Feng Quan entered a normal conversation rhythm with Chongzhen. Feng Quan obviously came prepared, he spread out the notebook in his hand and reported to Chongzhen: "... According to the statistics of the Prime Minister's Yamen, by the end of November, the total tonnage of the number of merchant ships registered with the Prime Minister's Yamen was 100,000 and 74 tons...

Last year, the total tonnage of import and export goods was 361,200 tons, equivalent to 3,570,000 yuan, and the total customs tax was 48,000 yuan.

After deducting the expenditure of 890,000 yuan from the prime minister's yamen, there was a balance of 3.07 million yuan. Among them, 500,000 yuan was transferred to the Ministry of Rites for education subsidies, 500,000 yuan was transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs for the repayment of principal and interest of water conservancy bonds, and the remaining balance of 2.07 million yuan needs to be determined by His Majesty. ”

After listening to Feng Quan's account report to the Prime Minister's Yamen, Zhu Youzhen thought for a long time before saying: "Set aside 1 million yuan to the accounts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and set aside 100,000 yuan to set up scholarships in Yanjing and Jinling universities to subsidize poor students studying natural sciences."

In addition, another 100,000 yuan will be used to subsidize scholars from overseas vassal countries who are willing to come to our country to study. An additional 300,000 yuan was allocated to set up a new department, mainly to find and support the opposition forces in the overseas vassal states, and it was named the Office for the Promotion of the Humanitarian and National Self-Liberation Movement.

The remaining surplus will be kept in the account of the Prime Minister's Yamen for emergency expenditures in the next year. In addition to reporting these accounts, does Bachelor Feng have anything else to report? ”

Feng Quan owed a debt and said, "The minister still has a shipbuilding plan that he wants to report to His Majesty. ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded and said, "Okay, you can tell me and listen to it." ”

Feng Quan took out a document, then put it on his lap and looked at it and said, "Your Majesty asked the minister to continue to promote the development of maritime transportation capacity a while ago, and the minister studied it with the officials below for a long time.

The ministers believed that the previous subsidy on the tonnage of ships had certainly stimulated the interest of businessmen who were interested in maritime trade in building ships and going to sea, but shipbuilding, especially ships suitable for ocean voyages, would not be less than seven yuan per tonnage.

A merchant ship of five or six hundred tons also costs at least 3,500-4,500 yuan, not including the cost of hiring sailors and captains. For those big businessmen, this fee is naturally not high, but for small businessmen, it is an unaffordable number.

Therefore, most of the imperial court's subsidies for shipbuilding tonnage fell into the hands of those maritime merchants, but the small and medium-sized maritime merchants who really needed subsidies did not get much benefit.

Therefore, he thought that the subsidy for the tonnage of shipbuilding should be limited, and then we should build a number of merchant ships and lease them to those small and medium-sized merchants. This will not only speed up the increase in the number of registered merchant ships, but also build ships according to our needs..."