"It's as if you're going to lead the troops!" Zhu Biao didn't know what psychology he was based on, so he interjected and choked Zhang Yifan.

"......" Zhang Yifan listened, looked at their father and son, and was a little dumbfounded.

My son-in-law is an outsider, are you partnering to bully others?

"No, I haven't led a soldier, but I know more about other things!" Zhang Yifan still wanted to work hard, so he said to Zhu Yuanzhang, "It's like that cement, my father really has to treat it like an ordinary national treasure, but there is actually a problem." This cement is the most basic building material and should be used on a large scale! ”

When he saw him say this, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, and hurriedly added: "Like I have heard about the use of cement now, does the imperial court have so much money to bear the cost of this cement independently?" ”

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he looked at Zhang Yifan like an idiot, and then said to him: "How can I have no money?" If it's not enough, just print more! ”

His sons also looked at Zhang Yifan, gloating one by one. I thought I was smart, but I was taught a lesson by my father, right?

Seriously, at this time, Zhang Yifan looked at them like idiots, at least he definitely thought so in his heart.

It was also at this time that Zhang Yifan knew why Zhu Yuanzhang suppressed business, especially externally, and did not want to take advantage of it, and the root of the high probability was here.

So, he had to say to Zhu Yuanzhang seriously: "Father, about this Ming treasure banknote, in fact, I have always wanted to say that you have a very big misunderstanding in this understanding!" ”

"What misunderstanding?" When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately frowned and asked a little puzzled.

The others didn't understand either, but Zhu Di suddenly remembered something, so he interjected and asked, "Do you think that the Daming treasure banknotes will become less and less valuable?" ”

He remembered that Zhang Yifan reminded him when he saw the Daming treasure banknote.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately snorted coldly: "Who dare to do it?" Who dares to disobey the rules I have set? ”

When he said this, he really had the domineering spirit of the founding emperor.

Sometimes, however, what about even the founding emperors?

Zhang Yifan was speechless in his heart for a while, and then he had to say: "Father, brothers, let's make a simple logical reasoning. That is, what I said will happen in the future, you see, is it reasonable, and what kind of result will it be in the end? ”

"Huh?" When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was a little surprised, because he felt that Zhang Yifan seemed to be very sure, so he immediately demanded, "You say!" ”

The others didn't speak, just looked at Zhang Yifan.

Zhang Yifan glanced at them, and then asked: "The cost of this Daming treasure banknote is actually very low, and then it is priced by the denomination printed on it, for example, ten yuan is considered ten yuan, right?" ”

This is the most basic thing, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't bother to answer, just signaled with his eyes and asked him to continue.

When Zhang Yifan saw it, he continued: "Then let's make an assumption, to the extreme, that is, the face value of 90 million guan printed on the Daming treasure banknote, can we buy all the things in the Ming Dynasty at once?" But is it reasonable to do this at a very low cost? Isn't this robbery? If so, does that mean that the face value can't be printed casually? ”

"It can't be, and I won't do it!" When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he replied without hesitation.

When his sons heard this, they found that Zhang Yifan had asked idiot-like questions, and they despised them one by one.

Zhang Yifan did not have any frustration, and continued to guide: "Okay, then let's take another opposite example, for example, in the ninth year of Hongwu today, the imperial court only printed the Daming treasure banknotes that have always been money, and the imperial court stipulates that they must be bought and sold through the Daming treasure banknotes. Will the money still only buy the same money, or will it buy more than the usual money, or even much more? If so, does this mean that there is a connection between how much this Da Ming Bao banknote prints and how many things it can buy in the end? ”

Sometimes, extreme situations can make the irrational side of things more prominent; If Zhang Yifan's first example was considered outrageous by them, this second extreme example came out in one fell swoop, and a smart person like Zhu Yuanzhang found that there was a problem.

It's just a matter of vision, it's not that he's not smart, otherwise he wouldn't have achieved so much.

However, there were still some people who didn't think so, so they heard King Qin say: "None of this can happen!" ”

Zhang Yifan glanced at him, ignored him, turned his head, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, and continued to give an example: "Give another example, let's set the scope in Liujia Village." If the villagers of Liujia Village only create or grow a hundred stone of grain in a year, assuming that it is worth 100 yuan of Daming treasure banknotes. If there happens to be a hundred Ming treasure banknotes to buy this grain, it is the contrast between one hundred and one hundred. ”

Speaking of this, he paused, raised his voice and emphasized: "However, if there are two hundred pieces of Daming treasure money, then it will only cost one hundred yuan to buy grain from Liujia Village, and the remaining one hundred yuan will not be able to buy food at all, which is equivalent to saying that the one hundred yuan that cannot buy grain is equivalent to just a piece of paper." To sum up, it took 200 guan to buy 100 kan of grain? ”

"No, I still have the remaining 100 pieces in my hand, and I can buy them again!" Zhu Di also couldn't figure it out, and immediately asked.

Zhang Yifan heard this, and asked him rhetorically: "I only have a hundred stones of grain, where else can you buy it?" The Daming treasure banknote that can't buy food is just a piece of waste paper! ”

"You're stupid, I can go to the next village and buy it!" King Qin heard this and laughed at Zhang Yifan.

When Zhang Yifan heard this, he thought to himself who was stupid and didn't know, so he really didn't want to pay attention to him.

However, at this time, Zhu Biao opened his mouth to explain for Zhang Yifan: "What Yifan said just now is assumed to be within the scope of Liujia Village!" ”

Yes, Zhu Biao is a little smarter.

Zhang Yifan commented in his heart, and then said: "Expand, in fact, this Liujia Village is the Ming Dynasty, if you want to say that you don't buy it in the Ming Dynasty, you will go to other countries to buy it." But the key problem is that other countries will not recognize you as a treasure banknote. Therefore, your extra Daming treasure money still can't buy the part of the grain that you should have! ”

Speaking of this, he thought about it for a while, and simply said: "This example is very simple, put it in reality, within the scope of the Ming Dynasty, there are also differences between people and people, different regions and regions, when the things produced, such as food and other valuable things, and the total value of the Ming treasure banknote does not match, it will not be measured according to the face value of the Ming treasure banknote." The relationship is complicated, but if you think about it, you should be able to understand it! ”

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he suddenly said: "If this is the truth, then there is also such a problem with non-Ming treasure money such as copper coins!" ”

When Zhang Yifan heard it, he turned his head to look at him, revealing a hint of admiration.

At least Zhu Yuanzhang's sons haven't figured it out yet, but Zhu Yuanzhang can think of the essence of currency under his own order, and it is not limited to Daming treasure banknotes.

So, he immediately replied: "What my father said is very true, as long as it is money, there is such a problem. But if it is replaced by Daming treasure banknotes, because you can print as much as you want, this problem will be more prominent. ”

The meaning of this sentence is actually a response to the previous question: saying that money is not a problem, and printing it if it is not is definitely not possible!

Among the few people in front of him, at least Zhu Yuanzhang already understood, no, I saw him frowning and looking constipated.

Think about it, in the past, I didn't worry about money, anyway, I just printed money when I ran out of money, comfortable, right?

As a result, I didn't expect that I couldn't print money casually. In this case, there are a lot of problems that were thought to be solved with money!

Zhu Biao is second only to Zhu Yuanzhang, and he understands Zhang Yifan's explanations faster. He also frowned tightly, with a look of bitter thought.

The other princes were at a loss. But although they can't figure it out, looking at their father and eldest brother, they know that there is a doorway inside.

Ah, I feel like I'm in the school again, and I have a headache!

After Zhang Yifan glanced at them, he spoke again: "Actually, money is a thing, and it is money to buy what you want to buy." In other words, this money, no matter what it is, whether it is a Ming treasure banknote, a copper coin, or gold or silver, must be able to measure the value of a thing before it can be considered a money......"

Hearing his words, King Qin and the others immediately lowered their heads, with a headache on their faces, and they didn't want to hear it.

Seeing them like this, Zhang Yifan said more energetically: "We can think about it, where did the money come from? At the beginning, it was to exchange things for things, but it was inconvenient, so there was this middleman, everyone first exchanged things for money, and then used money to exchange for other things, so that it could be convenient. This money is such a thing. If you get rid of this, money is not money! ”

After he finished speaking, the inside and outside of the pavilion fell silent again. There are still people who are thinking hard, and some people are deserting.

So, Zhang Yifan continued to add: "Whether this money will become less and less valuable, or whether it will become more and more valuable, depends on the money and the number of items bought and sold." If this correspondence is lost, whether the money becomes worthless or becomes more valuable, it will have a serious impact on the buying and selling of people between people. In the extreme, to put it seriously, it may endanger the safety of the imperial court! ”

This time, he said it a little seriously.

When it comes to whether the country is stable or not, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately spoke. Seeing him staring at Zhang Yifan, he immediately asked, "How do you say this?" ”

Seeing him look so serious, whether it was the prince who was playing soy sauce or the prince who was thinking hard, they all raised their heads to look at Zhang Yifan.

That is, Zhang Yifan sounded like some truth in the front, otherwise it is estimated that some people will say that Zhang Yifan is alarmist.

After all, in their opinion, just a matter of money can still endanger the country, how is it possible!