At this time, the secret room outside the wall also fell into thought.

"Li Jinglong said this, it sounds like a large amount of silver is no different from treasure money for Daming?"

"No, no, I always feel that something is wrong......"

Zhu Di muttered to himself: "How can silver be no different from paper? ”

"Something must have gone wrong, but I haven't figured it out yet."

Zhu Di turned his head and asked his eldest son, and said, "Chi'er, you have a better memory than me, tell me, what is the reason, history, and trend of silver monetization that Mr. Jiang mentioned earlier?" ”

Zhu Gaochi recalled slightly, and then said.

"For the reason, silver as a currency has its significant advantages, that is, it is corrosion-resistant and easy to preserve, the texture is easy to cut and cast, less than copper but more than gold, broken silver can be used as small money, and silver ingots can be used for large transactions."

"Historically, the vast Mongol Empire has always used silver as a measure of value (rather than currency), which means that silver is the most suitable for 'cross-border international trade' in trade with Western countries...... Because whether it is West Asia or Western Europe, they all recognize silver and do not recognize copper coins. ”

"In terms of trends, whether it is the depreciation of treasure banknotes within the Ming Dynasty or the private minting of copper coins, or the inflow of silver from the outside and the sea trade transactions, it will lead to a large amount of relatively stable silver entering the Ming Dynasty and becoming the main currency of the Ming Dynasty in the future."

At the end, Zhu Gaochi suddenly patted his good leg excitedly, and his fat trembled.

"Erchen understands!"

...............

"I see!"

"It turns out that Jiang Lang has already talked about it."

Li Jinglong also slapped his thigh, and his bones hurt him, and he said apologetically: "Jiang Lang don't blame, I didn't listen carefully, I shouldn't blame you." ”

Jiang Xinghuo said: "If you learn without thinking, you can think independently and not blindly follow, you have done a good job, you don't need to apologize to me." ”

Zhu Gaoxu asked blankly, "What do you understand?" ”

"Little by little."

Li Jinglong patiently explained his understanding, but he didn't have the pride and impatience just now.

"Let's start with the first point, which is 'why silver can be monetized.'"

"That's the mined silver, not the same as the paper on which the treasure money was made...... Silver can be used as currency because it is valuable in itself, and has nothing to do with whether it represents the national strength and credibility of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"So what?"

Zhu Gaoxu is still in a state of stupidity.

"It is based on the first point, 'the reason why silver can be monetized,' that there is the second point, 'the history of silver monetization,'."

Seeing that Zhu Gaoxu was still puzzled, Li Jinglongfu asked again: "Then do you remember what Mr. Jiang said before, silver is the most suitable for 'cross-border international trade' because of its own unique attributes...... Because whether it is 'West Asia' or 'Western Europe', they all recognize silver and not copper coins. ”

"I think I remember." Zhu Gaoxu replied uncertainly.

"It is precisely because of the first point that silver itself is valuable and suitable for storage and cutting, that silver can be used as currency in all countries."

"Isn't that a matter of course?" Zhu Gaoxu's brain was already burning out.

"So the treasure money can only be used in the territory of Daming, and the eight million taels of silver a year can be spent in other countries! Because all the nations of the world recognize silver! ”

"Isn't this equivalent to the Ming Dynasty printing treasure money abroad without restrictions? And other countries still think that Daming is fair and bold. ”

Only then did Zhu Gaoxu react and said in surprise: "So, Da Ming is equivalent to buying back all the good things from other countries without pulling out a dime?" And every year? In this way, didn't Da Ming become extremely wealthy out of thin air? ”

In the secret room, Zhu Gaochi said to Zhu Di.

"It's not out of thin air, the root cause is 'Iwami Ginzan' and 'Sado Kanayama', so it is imperative to conquer Japan!"

Zhu Di nodded and said, "When I return to the palace today, I will send a eunuch to Japan, and let's see what the specific situation is in Japan first." ”

"Besides, Ji Gang."

Ji Gang, who has always felt that he has heard too many secrets, will not be able to keep his head immediately.

At this time, he also came to his senses, and he quickly got up from his chair and bowed in response.

"The minister is here!"

Zhu Di knocked on the chair and commanded majestically: "As for the Jinyi Guard, I will also choose dozens of clever points to mix in the mission to Japan later, and when the time comes, I will act in depth to investigate, mainly with Iwami Yinshan as the main and Sado Jinshan as the supplement, to determine whether it exists." ”

"Your Majesty......"

"What's wrong?" Zhu Di didn't look back, "I know that Sado Jinshan is easier to find on the island, and I have my own considerations when I tell this." ”

"It's not." Ji Gang stubbornly said, "This matter, hand it over to Jin Yiwei?" ”

When Zhu Di heard this, he understood Ji Gang's concerns in just an instant.

The intelligence investigation in the north of Lianghe, Mobei and even North Korea has always been the responsibility of the black-clothed prime minister Daoyan, and the eunuch Ma He of the Three Treasures is the assistant and conveyor of Daoyan.

Now Dao Yan ponders the things of the gods in the Great Heavenly Realm Temple every day, and he doesn't care about anything except asking for a copy of Jiang Xinghuo's lecture records to be copied to him.

Therefore, according to the tacit understanding and boundaries between the three sets of intelligence agencies of the Ming Dynasty, the matter of going to Japan to participate in the investigation should be handled by Daoyan according to convention.

But now, after all, Dao Yan left it alone, and Ma He was in Fujian to supervise the shipbuilding and Western affairs, so Zhu Di subconsciously handed over the task to Jinyiwei, who had just been reorganized and was still very nervous.

"Do it, I can trust you."

"Do your Majesty's will!" A hint of ecstasy flashed in Ji Gang's eyes when he lowered his head.

Inside the wall, Li Jinglong finished expressing his thoughts.

"Jiang Lang wants to talk about it, but what do I mean by what I just said?"

Li Jinglong's 'pride-frustration' duality flared up again, and he asked with his head held high.

The meaning is also very simple, I said that it must be what you want to say.

I'm smart, hurry up and praise me!

"You're smart, and you deserve to be my student."

Jiang Xinghuo first gave affirmation, and then said, "But did you forget something?" ”

"Forgot something?" Li Jinglong was stunned.

"When we first talked about it, did we have to pay taxes with silver instead of grain?"

When Li Jinglong heard this, he also became a goose.

That's right! When did you get to the point where silver isn't paper?

If silver goes abroad to buy things, isn't the problem of paying taxes on grain at home still unsolved?

"So how the hell is it solved?" Li Jinglong asked dumbfoundedly.

Jiang Xinghuo didn't answer him directly, but just said softly.

"I heard that the martial artists in the martial arts hall usually don't hand in real things, and they have to hide a hand before they die, I don't have this habit."

"I'm going to cut off my head right now, and I'll leave you something real."

“...... The real thing that can keep the empire supreme alive for a thousand years. ”

"You must know that in this world, only force can conquer people."

"What do you mean, Mr. Jiang?" Zhu Gaoxu asked.

"Currency!"

Jiang Xinghuo said in a deep voice: "Imagine that if the Ming Dynasty builds a mature international trade system based on Japanese silver, and stabilizes the import and circulation of domestic silver. ”

"Silver can be used as anchors and reserves to issue 'silver treasure notes'."

"Let the 'paper' of Daming seal become the 'silver' recognized by other countries."

"And with the 'silver treasure banknote', the common people will not be able to be harvested by the silver entry and exit price when they pay taxes, and they do not need to face the dilemma of 'selling grain for silver, and then using silver to buy their own grain at a high price'."

"Because all the circulation links, the circulation, is the paper of 'silver treasure banknote'!"

PS: Next, the foreshadowing events planted by the previous lectures will detonate the temple, and the proportion of popular science lectures will begin to gradually decrease.

The protagonist will not always lecture in prison, and the first volume is a big foreshadowing, injecting the protagonist's reform ideas into the minds of the upper echelons of the empire, and providing the necessary assistance for the subsequent protagonist to transform the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, this process will not end immediately, because there are still many necessary characters and theories to be laid out, and other interesting writing techniques will be tried in the subsequent plot.

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