A small table, eight side dishes, and two pots of soju are inferior to ordinary landlords, but they are the first grade of Shaobao Zhang Ke and the hot new Hanlin Deng Wentong. △¢Top Novel,

Zhang Ke leaned on the chair, and his back waist was cushioned with a tiger skin given by Mandariwa, which was warm and intimate!

Raising his neck and drinking a glass of spirits, Zhang Ke smiled and said, "Brother-in-law, do you know why the abolition of the two yuan was not successful?" ”

Deng Wentong didn't speak, but grabbed the wine glass and drank three glasses in a row, his face flushed.

"Second brother, when you said that I didn't understand human feelings, I didn't work hard and didn't distinguish between grains, which touched me so much! People often say that Xiucai doesn't go out and knows everything in the world, it's just scratching meat on the face, what can you know, it's just the so-called dragon slayer! However, during the period when I was in charge of the accounts and settling the accounts, I went around the grange all day long, compared with the merchants, and collected land taxes from the people, which really increased my ability a lot. ”

Deng Wentong said as he took out two silver ingots from his arms and smashed them on the table.

"What, brother-in-law, you want to give the happy money, right?"

Mandariva gave birth to a child to Zhang Ke, and Xiaoxue also gave birth to a son last year, and now she is over 100 years old. But when the father was still busy on the grassland, Zhang Ke couldn't help but feel guilty when he thought about it, sorry for his daughter-in-law and sorry for his children......

Deng Wentong smiled bitterly: "Second brother, I haven't seen your eldest sister and Yaoyao for more than a year, and our brothers have the same disease." Alas, let's not mention it, let's get down to business! ”

"No one doesn't like silver, but when it comes to it, can it be eaten, drunk, or worn? You can't do anything, but with silver, you can buy firewood, rice, oil, salt, and silk silk, why this thing has such a great charm, it's really fascinating! ”

"Brother-in-law, do you have any experience?"

"Huh. In fact, I also thought that silver itself is really nothing but jewelry, and people need it just to exchange it for other things, so when you think about it, everything is smooth. But I asked myself if I could replace the silver with something else, such as grain for the peasants and silk for the weavers. Herders use cattle and horses, but think about it, not everyone needs these things, not to mention how to price, how to transport, how to trade, it is too inconvenient. Come to think of it, the trade must also fall on gold and silver......"

Listening to Deng Wentong's words, Zhang Ke's eyes almost fell. I am afraid that everyone will know this passage in later generations: gold and silver are not money, and money is naturally gold and silver!

I didn't expect the stuffy gourd-like brother-in-law to touch the threshold of monetary science, and I really couldn't see that he had such a talent.

Maybe he was embarrassed to be stared at by Zhang Ke's horrified gaze. Deng Wentong's face was so red that he almost dripped, but he continued to speak.

Since the moment he glimpsed the mystery of silver, it was as if a new door had been opened, and Deng Wentong plunged into it. I'm so fascinated that I don't want to look back.

"Second brother, when I was in the capital. In addition to socializing with literati, the most common thing is to go to the shop, to the wharf, to the market, to the bank, and to observe every transaction. I found that although silver must be used in transactions, the fineness and weight of silver are different, and they have to be weighed and converted every time. Isn't there a way to make trading easier, and I found the answer in the hands of a few missionaries, and this is it! ”

Deng Wentong took out two more Spanish silver dollars, which were still called franc machines at this time......

"Yongzhen, this is a silver dollar minted by Xiyi, this thing is somewhat similar to our copper coin, but the casting is more exquisite, and there are grooves on the sides, and I don't worry that some villains will rub off the silver dust. When trading, this thing is used to denominate the price, what weighing, the problem of folding color is gone. ”

The more Deng Wentong spoke, the more excited he became, he slapped the table, and said loudly: "I have asked the Western priests, and their silver dollars are made of ninety percent silver and one percent copper, and the two are fused and cast. I found the workshop of the household to mint copper coins, and under the inquiry, the process of coinage in my Ming Dynasty is still above that of Xiyi, and the ratio of three or seven can mint high-quality silver dollars. One dollar is worth one tael, and it won't cost more than one silver dollar to mint ten silver dollars! ”

Speaking of this, Deng Wentong was so drunk that he tore the button under his neck without any image, panting heavily.

"What does this mean, it means that for every ten silver dollars minted, three taels of silver are earned. The annual income of the imperial court is three or four million taels, and if this method is used, it will be able to produce more than one million taels of silver out of thin air! More than one million taels, this is how many people's blood and sweat cream! If it is used on the blade, whether it is a slave or a disaster relief, it is immeasurably meritorious, and it can be called for the benefit of the world! ”

Deng Wentong said all his ideas without reservation, and the depression in his chest dispersed a lot, but then he was furious.

"I just can't understand how so many people oppose a good thing that benefits the country and the people!"

Deng Wentong grabbed the flask and gulped it indignantly, as if only alcohol could numb his nerves.

"How to solve worries, only Du Kang!" Zhang Ke smiled and said: "Brother-in-law, in my opinion, those who oppose your proposition are conservative and clinging to the defects, they cling to the laws of their ancestors and reject anything new. Such people are basically hopeless, and don't expect to convince them. ”

"Well, what about another kind of people?"

"This second type of people, they naturally know the benefits of abolishing the two yuan, but once they change, it will affect their jobs and cut off their financial routes. cut off people's financial means and kill their parents. How could they be pretending to you! ”

"Wealth?" Deng Wentong's brows twisted into a big pimple.

Zhang Ke didn't speak, but dipped his hand in the wine and wrote down two words: Fire consumption!

Deng Wentong frowned at first, then woke up suddenly, and the wine he drank instantly turned into sweat and flowed out......

As mentioned earlier, the fineness of the silver varies, so after the government receives the silver, it has to re-mint the ingots and hand them over to the imperial court. In the process, there is a loss, the so-called fire consumption, which falls on the heads of the people.

In some places, two or three percent of the fire consumption is levied, and even four or five percent, which greatly exceeds the loss of recasting, in short, the excess is greedy by the local government.

Once the two yuan are abolished and the currency is unified and minted by the imperial court, the fire revenue of the local government will be completely taken away, and the cheese of others will be moved, how can you not work hard......

After Zhang Ke's on-demand, Deng Wentong woke up instantly, and the good thing he always thought was the best of both worlds, but he didn't know that he had offended most of the bureaucrats in the world!

Deng Wentong couldn't help but pass the names of several people in his heart, Wang Mang, Wang Anshi, Zhang Juzheng!

The lessons from the past, vividly, Deng Wentong was like a deflated ball in an instant, he wanted to do things, but he still had a wife and children, and he couldn't do anything to find death!

Deng Wentong was demented for a long time, hurriedly stood up in his clothes, and bowed deeply to Zhang Ke.

"Second brother, the grace of saving lives is unforgettable. When I return to Beijing this time, I promise not to mention the abolition of the two yuan and the change of yuan. ”

"The family doesn't have to be like this!" Zhang Ke hugged Deng Wentong with a smile and comforted: "Brother-in-law, don't worry, it's not so strict." ”

"Not strict yet? I'm not a kid anymore, so you don't need to comfort me. ”

"Hahaha." Zhang Ke couldn't help laughing: "Brother-in-law, the general trend is in hand, Xiyi still knows how to mint silver dollars, how can the Celestial Empire not understand, not to mention that abolishing the two yuan is of great benefit to commercial development, in my opinion, the Jin merchants, the Hui merchants, and the maritime merchants in the southeast will all support it, and with their support, even if the civil officials oppose it, it is a big deal not to implement it, and they will not raid the house." On the contrary, the brother-in-law can also be famous and admired by the world. ”

"I'd rather not!" Deng Wentong still frowned, and said: "Yongzhen, you don't know, the Son of Heaven is unusually enthusiastic about abolishing the two yuan, and he also asked me to personally write a book, draw up a detailed strategy, and hand it over to the household department to do it immediately!" ”

"Is this also forced by money!" Zhang Ke said with a smile, he knew the difficulties of the apocalypse.

"That's right, it's really difficult for the imperial court to use it, but according to what you say, the officials will oppose it, and there is no reason to succeed, how should I explain it!"

Don't ask, Deng Wentong must have been touting the benefits of abolishing the two yuan in front of the apocalypse, who knows that this is a hot potato, if it is not done well, it will definitely disappoint the little emperor, and it will be over at the beginning of his career, isn't this fatal!

"Second brother, hurry up and give me an idea!"

"This is easy to do...... Zhang Ke suddenly paused and said with a smile: "Brother-in-law, you should send Lin Danhan first, and I will plan it well to ensure that I will help you solve the problem." ”

"Yongzhen, you can't lie to me!"

"Don't worry, I don't want to eat my eldest sister's rolling pin."

……

Deng Wentong was full of doubts and set off to see Lin Dan Khan, on the other hand, Zhang Ke asked Du Qing to go to Naturalization City in person to meet Embu Chu Hu'er!

That's right, it's Gartu's younger brother, the fish that slipped through the net in the battle of Yingzhou.

After he escaped, he ran all the way to Guihua City, where more than 50,000 horses went out, and when he came back, there were only 5,000 people left, and he almost fainted without tears. Immediately ask for reinforcements from the other ministries to avenge the killing.

Zhang Ke carefully figured out Emu's thoughts, this guy may not want to fight with Da Ming endlessly, but he is just afraid that Da Ming will not let him go!

Therefore, Zhang Ke instructed Du Qing and promised Emu that he would never return to Galtu, and at the same time allowed the mutual market to help him tide over the difficulties, but he had to promise one condition, that is, he was not allowed to lure wolves into the house......

Zhang Ke took the fried flower department as an example in his handwritten letter, cooperating with me, there is still hope for life, if you introduce other tribes, there is only a dead end!

Finally, the warrior of the grassland lowered his head, and at the same time, Deng Wentong also returned from Lin Dan Khan, and the harvest was greatly unexpected.

Lin Dan Khan not only promised not to invade the Ming Dynasty, but also agreed to join forces with the Ming army to deal with the Tartars together, of course, on the premise that the mutual market should be expanded to 500,000 taels per year.

Deng Wentong's face was full of wind and frost, and he was a little nervous.

"Yongzhen, the original trade between the imperial court and Lin Dan Khan was only 120,000 taels, and suddenly mentioned 500,000 taels, I'm afraid the imperial court won't agree."

"Then why did my brother-in-law promise it?"

"Haven't I been worried that Lin Dan Khan will attack us!"

Zhang Ke was full of smiles, more festive than the New Year, and poured out a bunch of shiny silver dollars from his cuffs.

"Brother-in-law, how about you take a look at our silver dollars?" (To be continued......)