China is not a country rich in gold and silver reserves, and even some mineral deposits are not easy to mine. Since the Spring and Autumn Period, successive dynasties have faced the problem of deflation, that is, the amount of gold, silver and copper is simply not as good as the increase in wealth.

Gold and silver are also commodities that are in short supply, and as a result, the purchasing power of gold and silver will increase and become more and more valuable. Even better, gold and silver do not spoil and can be stored for a long time.

Knowing this, we will also know why many rich people dig cellars to store gold and silver. The more you hide, the less gold and silver you have on the market. The result of the reduction of money is a decline in the total purchasing power of society, and the cloth and grain produced are not bought.

Tang Yi is not lying, he went around Suzhou and Zhejiang, and found that many fish and rice towns have caught up with the harvest year, and there will be 20% of the grain rotting in the ground and not being able to recover, which is the so-called grain cheapness and injury to farmers.

This is still the case in the south of the Yangtze River, and the problems in the north are more serious than no need to ask.

Nothing smarter than the emperor's family, Jiajing quickly smelled the crisis from Tang Yi's words.

"According to you, it has become a sin for large families to hoard gold and silver?"

Tang Yi nodded, "Your Majesty, although my father has taught Weichen since he was a child to be diligent and thrifty, and not to spend money indiscriminately. But if everyone doesn't spend money, and the peasants are still self-sufficient, what about the artisans and merchants in the city? We can't let them starve to death! ”

"Yes, the palms and backs of the hands are full of meat." Jiajing pondered for a while, and suddenly said gloomily: "Tang Yi, you wrote in the song, saying that there are countless businessmen with millions of assets in the southeast, thinking that they must have a lot of gold and silver in their hands, I want to issue an order to force them to take out the gold and silver, and there will be money in the world!" ”

Before Tang Yi could speak, Yuan Heng, who was standing aside and waiting, jumped out and said loudly: "Emperor Shengming." The slave and maid are not talented, and they are willing to bring a team of people to the south, starting from the richest, whoever dares not to take out the gold and silver, will be killed, and the slave and maid promise to fill the treasury of the emperor's mansion. No more worries about money. Yuan Heng knelt on the ground and shouted a plea, and immediately raised a knife to kill someone when he saw the posture.

It is worthy of being a factory company, and it is indeed ruthless!

Tang Yi's back of his neck was cold, according to Yuan Heng's method, he was afraid that he would be the first to be stabbed. It's okay, what do I do, if Jiajing listens to Yuan Heng's words, the young master will become a laughing stock for the ages.

Tang Yi secretly pinched a handful of sweat, and Jiajing did not speak. Instead, he glanced at Huang Jin and asked, "What do you think of Yuan Heng's method?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the slave thinks it's bullshit!"

"Huang Jin, you are so bold!" Yuan Heng reprimanded angrily: "I am sharing the worries of the emperor, you dare to speak out, you really deserve to die!" ”

Huang Jin was not afraid of him, and immediately sneered at him, "Think about it with your conscience." Are you worrying about the emperor? It's almost the same as the disaster, do you know that the southeast is making trouble. According to your method, you are not afraid of forcing the entire southeast and messing up the emperor's world? ”

"Kill those unkind and unjust big households, and the people will only applaud!" Yuan Heng argued.

Huang Jin was not to be outdone: "How do you know that people are unkind and unjust, it won't be what your father-in-law Yuan says, right?" Who can be convinced? ”

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Jiajing rang the bronze bell continuously, and the sound shook his ears.

"What a noise. I'm here for you to figure it out, not to make a mess for me! ”

The two of them were so frightened that they kowtowed, and hurriedly said they didn't dare.

"Humph!" Jiajing didn't bother to look at them, turned to Tang Yi and said, "Tang Xingzhi, what can you do to get the big ones to take out the gold and silver?" ”

"Your Majesty. Wechen didn't. ”

Jiajing's expression changed in an instant, his eyes were like knives, and his tone returned to the ethereal when they first met, and it was even more terrifying.

"You can't help it, what's the difference between you and those stupid and incompetent guys, in that case, what do I want you to do?"

Judging by the meaning, it is almost necessary to destroy Tang Yi more humanitarianly, and I am afraid that I will not be able to hold it if I replace it with someone else.

However, Tang Yi has a strong temper when he is strong, his waist is straight, and he said loudly: "Your Majesty, rain, snow, wind and frost, thunder and lightning are all natural phenomena that cannot be reversed by manpower." It is also human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. The Holy Heaven is longitudinal, no more than the emperor, the ancestors of the past dynasties, hard work, I am prosperous and rich, the household registration is multiplying, and the business is prosperous. Whether it is land, or gold and silver, are rare and expensive, the price will inevitably rise, at this time rich people, hiding gold and silver, buying land, just like rain and thunder, if you have to go against the sky, the minister thinks that it will be counterattacked! ”

Tang Yi's voice became louder and louder, and his confidence became stronger and stronger, but he made Jiajing angry, "What do you mean by being a kid?" Do you have to say that my country is incorrigible, is it the way of heaven that is like this, and I want to die in the Ming Dynasty? ”

Jiajing almost roared and said, Yuan Heng jumped up violently and said murderously: "Emperor, let the slave maid strangle this arrogant little traitor with his own hands!" ”

He was about to pounce, and Huang Jin hugged Yuan Heng.

"Don't make a mess with it, let Tang Yi finish speaking!"

The two big eunuchs scuffled on the side, and Jiajing's beard was all over the place, like an enraged beast king, who would burst out and hurt people at any time. His eyes were sharp, and his leisurely tone was like a poisonous snake monster python, entangled Tang Yi and kept trying to hang him.

"Tang Yi, I said that I called you here today and asked you informally, you can speak freely, but it doesn't mean that you can talk nonsense, I won't kill you, but I won't let you stay in front of me!"

The two little eunuchs rushed up and were about to pull Tang Yi out.

"Slow, Your Majesty, please allow Xiaochen to say the last few words, even if it is a thousand cuts, he is willing."

Jiajing turned his head, there was no squeak, Tang Yi shook the little eunuch hard, with tears in his eyes, and said in a trembling voice: "My father was originally a Xiucai background, a small official, thanks to His Majesty Hong'en, a high school jinshi, was sent to prepare for the eastern part of Zhejiang, and his grade is still above the champion."

The minister was not yet in the age of the weak crown, but he was summoned by His Majesty to reward the hundred households of the brocade clothes, and the weight of Long's grace is the only one in ancient times. My father once said that the sons and daughters of the Tang family can only serve the Ming Dynasty with enthusiasm, but they can't repay His Majesty Hong'en just in case! Tang Yi said, tears rolling down his eyes, and he fell to the ground.

Jiajing snorted, "Don't talk about your father, you are not as honest as your father." Although Jiajing was still angry, his tone was much softer.

There is a door!

Tang Yi knelt down and climbed half a step again, and said: "Xiaochen's father and son's family, the honor is all in the thought of His Majesty, how dare Xiaochen talk nonsense, let Xiaochen have a little time, and say everything in his heart." ”

Huang Jin hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, "Emperor, the slave and maid guarantee with the head of the item, Tang Yi has absolutely no bad intentions, please check it out!" ”

Jiajing glanced at Huang Jin and sneered: "You have received a lot of silver from others in Jiangnan over the years, right?" Now I know how to repay the favor, very good, very good! I hate ungrateful people the most, and for your sake, let him say that if he can't say something, I'll do it with you! ”

After a few words, Huang Jin was soaked with sweat, as if he had been fished out of the water, he kept peeking at Tang Yi, and said in his heart that the two of us are grasshoppers on a rope, it depends on whether you can turn things around!

Tang Yi's face was grim, he couldn't see a little fear, he cleared his throat and said: "Your Majesty, what the minister said is a little experience in reading history, such as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, after the rule of Wenjing, a large amount of wealth was hidden in the Haoqiang family, Emperor Wu in order to fight against the Huns, raised military salaries, and even used white deer skin as currency, a square white deer skin is worth 400,000 Wen, during the Tang Suzong period, the Qianyuan heavy treasure was issued, and it was stipulated that a big coin was worth 30 small coins, and there was also a situation of indiscriminate distribution of Jiaozi during the Northern Song Dynasty, and the same was true at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, banknotes were issued indiscriminately, As a result, the people's livelihood is poor, and even the national strength is declining, which cannot be ignored. ”

"You want to say that Da Ming is going to repeat the mistakes of the past, he really deserves to be killed!" Yuan Heng accused.

"No!" Tang Yi's eyes suddenly lit up and kowtowed.

"Your Majesty, the minister would like to say that it has been difficult to solve the chronic problem of insufficient currency for generations, and even because of the collapse of currency, it is not uncommon for countries to be destroyed. But God treats me well, Your Majesty is blessed with all the blessings, and I am expected to jump out of the strange circle and establish a prosperous foundation for eternal prosperity! ”

Jiajing was frightened by Tang Yi's enthusiasm, and asked curiously, "How can you see it?" ”

"Your Majesty, **** lacks gold and silver, but there is no shortage overseas, according to the minister, Xiyi found an overseas wild continent, and there are many silver mines on it. Xiyi coveted the abundant products of the Central Plains, and carried a whole ship of gold and silver to Daming to buy silk, porcelain and other things. A large number of gold and silver mines have also been discovered in the Japanese archipelago, and the reserves are far greater than ****. Xiao Chen said that gold and silver are regarded as strange goods by everyone, because the quantity of gold and silver is limited and can appreciate. If there is a continuous inflow of gold and silver from overseas, the market will be full of circulation. Storing gold and silver becomes unprofitable, everyone will find a way to take out the gold and silver and spend it, and with the source of living water, the economy of the Ming Dynasty will be active. The merchants became rich, and the imperial treasury was abundant, so His Majesty did not have to be so stretched. ”

Tang Yi said enthusiastically: "This is the clever plan that the minister has come up with after thinking hard, if this is really the case, I can jump out of the circle of rise and fall and chaos, Your Majesty's merits will definitely be comparable to Cheng Zu, and will be admired by future generations." ”

Tang Yi started with currency and instilled a set of monetary science into Jiajing, which sounded completely contrary to Confucianism, but after careful consideration, he could fully justify himself and stand up everywhere.

In particular, what interests Jiajing is that there is a large amount of gold and silver in the overseas wilderness, and even the barren Wadao Island has silver, which is unbelievable.

Huang Jin saw Jiajing's doubts, and hurriedly knelt down and said: "Emperor, what Lord Xiao Tang said is not true at all, and the slaves and maids can't understand it, but such a hairy barbarian is rich." But they are all stupid to death, they can't weave silk, and they can't burn porcelain, which is far worse than ****. ”

Tang Yi also hurriedly added: "If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can send someone to investigate and verify whether what the minister said is false." Xiaochen thought that silk was nothing more than insects, tea was leaves, and as for porcelain, it could be fired by grabbing two handfuls of soil. It is really cheaper to exchange these things for gold and silver to enrich the treasury. ”

After Tang Yi finished speaking, Jiajing was not immediately ecstatic, but sighed, "According to your meaning, you want to open the sea ban!" (To be continued.) )