Chapter 22: Money Solves Everything
"Okay! It's all according to you! ”
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and pushed the jade seal directly in front of Zhu Xiongying, signaling the eldest grandson to play at will,
Zhu Xiongying is not ambiguous, they are all his own family, and his grandfather's is mine.
Take the jade seal, wave the pen to prepare the holy decree,
With a snap, the jade seal was covered.
"Grandpa, look at it!"
Zhu Yuanzhang took it and checked for Zhu Xiongying to fill in the gaps, and this holy decree was completely decided.
It also gave the fate of countless people in Wajima,
Zhu Yuanzhang now basically discusses the application of policies with his eldest grandson.
Lao Zhu's previous simple and crude method was easy to use for a while, but it would still leave hidden dangers.
Even if Lao Zhu doesn't break out when he is alive, he will rebound fiercely after death,
And the eldest grandson's method is like peeling off the cocoon, basically taking into account all kinds of hidden dangers.
Now Lao Zhu's governing methods are becoming more and more inclined to technical flow.
Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh.
Zhu Xiongying was anxious to use troops against Wajima, and the fundamental reason was that he took a fancy to the silver mine on Wajima, which is definitely an extremely rare resource.
Moreover, don't look at the many disasters and disasters of Wajima, a typhoon for a while and a tsunami for a while,
However, this silver mine on Wajima is so large that it can't be hollowed out for hundreds of years.
Even if there is no national hatred and family hatred,
The husband is not guilty, but he is guilty,
Why are you holding such a big silver mine on your little island?
Gold and silver are the hard currency of trade at all times, both ancient and modern, both in China and abroad.
The currency issued by the state is only based on the credibility of the country, and a country has no strength, and these banknotes are rubbing paper.
The reason why the dollar of the beautiful country is so valuable is that he pegged gold to the dollar, and the dollar to the world currency.
After such an operation, it is difficult to think of having no money.
Therefore, Zhu Xiongying wants to open all the gold and silver mines around him and hold as much gold and silver as possible in his hands.
Other than that
Some extremely precious resources, such as oil, have basically not been exploited, and even no one knows the value of these resources in this era.
Only Zhu Xiongying knows!
The resources of the entire earth are at the mercy of Zhu Xiongying!
This is a treasure that belongs to the Ming Dynasty!
And the value of mining silver is not limited to this,
In ancient times, economic policies were carried out, and where were the productive forces?
It's not that if you pat your head and say, I want to change a whip method, I want to change the apportionment into acres, and it can be done.
Even if you have a system, it's useless.
No matter how good the system is, it can't change everyone's situation.
A whip is slow work out of fine work,
A whip law can be promoted, also because Lao Zhu is the founding emperor, and the rule of Hongwu is quite clear, and there are not so many miscellaneous taxes.
If in a few years, more than a decade, these officials will completely gain a foothold, then the methods of collecting wealth and taxes will emerge one after another.
A whip method has now been fully promoted in the Ming Dynasty, however, there is still a problem,
There is not enough silver.
The core of a whip law is the collection of silver.
Let everyone in the Ming Dynasty have silver in their hands, and then let the silver circulate completely,
That's why Zhu Xiongying is in such a hurry to open a silver mine.
When the silver mine is opened, a whip method can be considered completed, and it can also be prepared for the next step of paving into the mu.
Other than that
There is another benefit to circulating silver money,
Promote business prosperity.
There is absolutely no conflict between mercantilism and agriculture-oriented,
Even if Zhu Xiongying wants to develop business, he will still take agriculture as the foundation.
If agriculture is completely abandoned in order to develop commerce, it is to run for the country.
If you don't develop agriculture on such a vast arable land, isn't that self-defeating?
But now that there is money, all problems are solved,
Money can really do whatever you want.
At the national level, the economic base determines the superstructure, and if you have money in your hands, you will be able to solve 99% of the problems.
"Eldest grandson, recently we heard that you brought in craftsmen to teach the princes?"
Zhu Xiongying hurriedly explained,
"Grandpa, grandson...."
Looking at Zhu Xiongying's panicked appearance, Zhu Yuanzhang grinned and looked at his eldest grandson dotingly,
hand-waving,
"Big grandson, we don't blame you.
We think you're doing a good job!
We've always felt that these Confucian scholars are useless,
It's all empty talk. It's not as good as teaching some practical skills. ”
Zhu Xiongying laughed,
I almost forgot, Lao Zhu is an absolute doer, he can use whatever tricks are easy to use, and grandpa never cares about any school of thought or the like.
We can't eat, let's pull up the rebels,
Let's believe in Buddhism,
The territory is getting bigger and bigger, and it needs the support of Confucianism.
Let's believe in Confucianism,
If the country has no money, we will destroy the Buddha,
Only in this way does not stick to one law, and treats everything as a means,
Lao Zhu can get to this point.
"Brother?"
Zhu Yunxi looked in, and Zhu Xiongying beckoned Zhu Yunxi to come in,
Zhu Yunxi saluted Zhu Yuanzhang, and the old Zhu looked at Zhu Yunxi with a smile, extremely satisfied.
Zhu Yunxi came to Zhu Xiongying's side, there were places to sit everywhere, he had to sit down next to Zhu Xiongying,
"Brother, they did the business of the Lianghuai Salt Factory, and the operation is extremely secretive."
Before Zhu Xiongying could speak, Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the table case next to him and became angry directly.
Lao Zhu is not more generous than Xia Yuanji, pointing at his nose and scolding Lao Zhu, there is still a chance that he will not die,
But if you get Lao Zhu's money, you will definitely die!
What's more, it is the two Huai salt plants,
accounts for the entire forty percent of the salt tax,
"Fuck! It's really looking for death!
Directly stake them to the capital!
No! Give them the whole family!! ”
Zhu Xiongying opened his mouth and said,
"Grandpa, it's useless to kill them."
Zhu Yuanzhang froze suddenly, and then stopped talking,
His eyes were still full of anger,
But it is true that as the eldest grandson said, it is useless to kill them, if killing can solve the problem, they will be killed a long time ago,
The biggest problem now is that the two Huai salt factories can only produce such a high output on both sides of the Huai River.
And whoever participates in the Lianghuai Salt Factory will inevitably be corrupted.
Because the profits of the two Huai salt factories are too big!
This is the weakness of human nature, and it is the same to throw anyone over.
If anyone is thrown over, it is not a problem of two people, but a problem with policy.
Zhu Yunxi saw Zhu Xiongying's thoughtful appearance,
Gritted his teeth,
"Brother, no, let me go out of the domain! I'm going to see it myself! ”
When Zhu Yunxi said this, his heart was eager to drip blood,
Leaving the domain means that there is basically no chance to return to Beijing.
As a last resort, Zhu Yunxi really didn't want to come to this point.
Zhu Xiongying shook his head,
Said
"How's things going on over there?"
Zhu Yunxi's eyes flashed,
The tone was full of helplessness,
"The two of them are so stupid, I have to guide them step by step,
I've been thinking about it for a while, but someone over there in Jiangnan has already started to contact me.
I saw that they were still tempting, so I didn't go too deep. ”
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes narrowed and looked at Zhu Yunxi,
Let's think about what we do is straightforward, simple and direct,
Why do you have such a grandchild?
Zhu Xiongying nodded,
"Your line is very important, deal with the Jiangnan land,
It's up to you, but there's really nothing else to do. ”