New Year's Day.

The square in front of the Fengtian Temple.

Daming Company has reached the annual year-end bonus again, and the ministers are naturally positive, and they came to the square early, all of them are happy.

In order to avoid being embarrassed, Li Qing also came very early this time, and it was very boring to wait.

It wasn't until midnight that Zhu Yuanzhang ended the New Year's greetings of his children and grandchildren, and it was too late.

Next, it's the same as last year's set: summarize the past and look forward to the future!

After painting cakes and distributing red envelopes, Qunchen Mountain shouted long live and went home for the New Year with joy.

……

"The emperor left his ministers, what do you command?"

"After the New Year, you have to prepare for the Northern Expedition, do you have a case with the prison army?"

Li Qing scratched his head, "Your Majesty, the minister doesn't understand military affairs, and if you have a case...... Not really, why don't you change someone? ”

"Bastard!"

“…… Guilty of sin! ”

"You ......" Zhu Yuanzhang waved his sleeves depressedly, "Can't you see that we are cultivating you?" ”

I can't finish it, I can't finish it at all, I really can't finish the cake you painted, Lao Zhu...... Li Qing said tiredly:

"Your Majesty, you have also seen it, a few days ago, hundreds of officials were in turmoil, and they all got into trouble with Jinyiwei, the reason is that I, the Marquis of Yongqing, if I continue like this, I will be played to death sooner or later."

"What's the panic?" Zhu Yuanzhang glared, "We're here, you're here." ”

What if you're gone? Li Qing couldn't say it clearly, so he said, "Your Majesty, the ministers are sparse and shallow, and they really don't deserve to be cultivated like this." ”

"Okay, we know that you have the ability, and we also understand what you are afraid of." Zhu Yuanzhang sneered, "Aren't you afraid that if we die, we will be liquidated?" ”

It's good that you know...... Li Qing arched his hand and said, "Long live the emperor." ”

"Don't do it." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand angrily, "Don't worry, since we plan to cultivate you, we will definitely make arrangements for you before we die." ”

After a pause, he said: "What we fancy is that you dare to fight, and be honest with us, and do not hide it at all, if you can't keep your innocence, then we don't need to keep you." ”

“…… Chancellor understood. ”

"If only you understood." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Remember, the more you are not afraid of death, the more you will not be able to die, but if you look forward and cower, then you really won't live long." ”

That's what you said...... Li Qing arched his hand and said, "The minister has a word, like a fish in his throat, if he doesn't vomit, he won't be happy!" ”

"Say!"

"Your Majesty, do you reward His Royal Highness King Yan with the one million taels of treasure banknotes, as well as the usual rewards for the ministers, including this red envelope, are they all printed extraly?" Li Qing asked.

He had wanted to ask this question for a long time, but he never had the right opportunity.

"Where did you get the treasure money that you didn't print?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked puzzled.

"No, the minister means that all this money was printed before the emperor decided to reward people?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "Is there any problem?" ”

Li Qing said secretly, and sighed lightly: "Your Majesty, what did you print the money on?" ”

"What else is the basis for printing money?" Zhu Yuanzhang was puzzled.

"......" Li Qing was completely speechless.

This old Zhu ...... I really don't understand economics!

"Your Majesty, the over-issuance of money will cause inflation, and the consequences will be extremely serious." Li Qing looked serious, "If it is light, the credit of the imperial court will be reduced, and if it is heavy... The country is unstable! ”

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the last four words, he instinctively wanted to be angry, but when he saw Li Qing's serious face, he held back and asked, "What is inflation?" ”

Li Qing thought for a while, "Your Majesty, let's find a secluded place, and the minister will explain it to you, okay?" ”

"Hmm... Go to the nave! ”

……

In the middle hall, as soon as the two arrived, the palace maid hurriedly served hot tea, Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, and they immediately retreated.

"Can you say it now?"

Li Qing nodded, "Inflation is the rise in prices. ”

"It won't." Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was very determined, "I have always banked for one stone of rice, we are dead, whoever dares to raise the price indiscriminately, we will cut him." ”

"......" Li Qing finally realized what it means: Xiucai met a soldier, and it was unreasonable to explain.

After pondering for a moment, he asked: "Your Majesty, can you print a million treasure bills, can you make Daming give an extra million stone grain out of thin air?" ”

"Aren't you, aren't we immortals?"

"That's it." Li Qing asked rhetorically, "Since the emperor can't let Daming give an extra million stone of grain, why did he print one million taels of treasure money?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's brows furrowed deeply, as if he suddenly realized something, but the aura disappeared in an instant, he couldn't catch it, and hesitated: "Is there an inevitable connection between this?" ”

"Absolutely."

Li Qing nodded heavily, and took out five oranges from the fruit bowl, "Chen give you an example, if we have a total of five oranges in Daming and have five banknotes, then it is reasonable to buy one orange with a banknote, right?" ”

"Aang." Zhu Yuanzhang still didn't understand, "So what?" ”

Li Qing continued, "What if the oranges are still five, and the treasure money becomes ten, or even a hundred? ”

"You're not right." Zhu Yuanzhang said stubbornly, "Let's say it, no one dares to raise the price indiscriminately." ”

Why don't you listen...... Li Qing was angry enough, so he changed his statement: "Your Majesty, will the Ming treasure banknote finally flow into the hands of the people?" ”

"Isn't this nonsense?" Zhu Yuanzhang said speechlessly, "If it can't be circulated nationwide, is it still called Daming treasure banknotes?" ”

"Well, on the basis of the original, let's give an example." Li Qingdao said, "If the Ming Dynasty has a total of five oranges, five banknotes, and five people,

One person always banknotes an orange, and usually trades with each other, each taking what he needs.

At this time, the treasure money increased to 100 yuan, how much did each person share? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's ability to settle accounts is still very fast, and he replied in seconds: "Twenty times." ”

After a pause, he seemed to understand a little, but he still stubbornly said: "Who dares not to listen to the price we set?" ”

"Naturally, I don't dare." Li Qing followed his words and said, "What if I am one of the five people, and I have twenty yuan in my hand, and I want to buy all five oranges?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was angry when he heard it, "Damn, you bought it all, what do people eat?" ”

"I'm rich!" Li Qing said arrogantly, "I'm willing." ”

"You ......" Zhu Yuanzhang quit, "you can't buy them all." ”

"Why not?" Li Qing finally caught it, how could he give up, "Can't Daming treasure money buy things?" ”

"You can buy it, but if you do this, others won't be able to live?"

"The money is in my hands, and I can spend it however I want."

Zhu Yuanzhang scolded: "Have you finished eating?" ”

"I'm done eating." Li Qing nodded, "Your Majesty, I'll show you~"

As he spoke, he peeled the oranges, clicked for a while, and in less than half an hour, five oranges were in his stomach.

Zhu Yuanzhang was stupid, stunned for a while, and suddenly became angry: "We have a total of five oranges in Daming, you have all the fucking ones, and Lao Tzu chopped you." ”

Lao Zhu, you are too deep into the play...... Li Qing was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Just now it was just an example, now the emperor should understand the harm of over-issuance of currency, right?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned and slowly calmed down.

Li Qing said seriously, "If the currency is over-issued, the price will rise, and if the currency is over-issued, the imperial court will forcibly suppress the price, and the consequences will be even more serious!" ”

He smashed it and smashed it, "For example, those five oranges just now." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent, he tried to defeat Li Qing's remarks, but he couldn't do it after all.

After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed heavily and said bitterly: "According to what you said, we printed one million taels, which is equivalent to robbing one million from the people, we... We've become the biggest robbers in the world. ”

"Uh...... Almost... Ahem. Li Qing smiled dryly and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, Lao Zhu finally understood.

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent again, and after a long while, he asked, "If you look at it like this...... The imperial court can't print money in the future? ”

"Not really." Li Qing shook his head, "An orange is a consistent banknote, and as many oranges as there are in the Ming Dynasty, as many banknotes as there are banknotes, this is the basic principle." ”

Seeing that Lao Zhu was in a depressed mood, he comforted: "Under the wise governance of the emperor, there will be more and more oranges in the Ming Dynasty in the future. ”

"Hmm."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded lightly, his face looked a lot better, and at the same time, his eyes when he looked at Li Qing also changed.

He has now fully understood, and he can feel more and more the importance of Li Qing's remarks.

Thinking about what Li Qing said before, 'If the credit of the court is reduced, and if it is heavy, the country will be unstable', it is really not an exaggeration.

Alas! After all, we have become the person we hate the most and the biggest corrupt official in the world...... Zhu Yuanzhang thought sadly.

"Your Majesty... Are you okay? ”

"Nothing." Zhu Yuanzhang sighed faintly, and then patted Li Qing on the shoulder, undisguised his appreciation, "Your talk is worth tens of millions of gold." ”

Li Qing's face was overjoyed, "So... Is the emperor planning to reward me with gold? ”

"......" Zhu Yuanzhang coughed dryly twice and began to draw cakes: "Don't worry, as long as you work hard, we will definitely not treat you badly." ”

Li Qing has long been inviolable, and even drew a picture for Lao Zhu in turn:

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will definitely do a good job."