In the palace, Zhu Di Yin instructed: "The Sui expedition to Goryeo and the Yuan expedition to Dongying were all returned, but because of that projectile land, the national strength was exhausted and buried in the country.
This way, although it is to suppress bandits, and with the help of this officer and soldier, it is a dangerous matter after all, you have to be careful again."
Xia Xun said: "The emperor can rest assured, the minister will go, he will definitely plan and then move, if things are not good, he will also return with his whole body, Yongle New Dynasty will be established, it is advisable to seek stability, seek progress in stability, and the minister will not let me fall into the quagmire." ” Zhu Di nodded approvingly, and Xia Xun said again: "Regarding China's trade, it is the way to maintain the long-term development of the two countries and eliminate the root causes of the Japanese invaders.
Once the sea market is reopened, I will not sit back and accept it, but also send people to hold the exploration and trade, and the minister thinks that in some materials, the conditions can be relaxed, but of course they have to pay the corresponding price. ” Zhu Di glanced at him and asked, "What do you mean?"
Xia Xun said: "For example, copper coins, which are strictly forbidden to be exported, and the ability to cast coins is very poor, and the copper coins are often damaged, so all use my Ming currency to circulate, if it is forbidden to export" Zhu Di immediately shook his head and said: "Wenxuan, this point is not negotiable, money is a trading tool and the source of life, I am still not enough to spend it, I can only use currency tokens, do you want to benefit people with copper coins?"
Xia Xun smiled and said: "That's it, traders, communicate with each other."
However, who would sell things that are not enough to outsiders, but there are a few points, has the emperor ever thought about it?"
"What" "I am in short supply of copper coins, gold and silver, and I am not enough.
Banknotes, on the other hand, are substitutes for gold, silver and copper coins.
However, the banknote is issued in a disorderly manner, and has no actual value, once the war is turbulent, natural disasters, it will quickly depreciate, or even worthless, the original family wealth, poured nothing, this is not a source of turmoil Substituting money for money was a last resort, and if there was enough gold, silver and copper, the imperial court would not have adopted this method.
Since the Tang and Song dynasties, there are often people who destroy the Buddha and destroy the temple for the sake of copper coins, and take copper coins, but compared to the huge world, this is just a drop in the bucket.
As far as the minister knows, they need copper coins for the gold, silver and copper mines, so why don't they ask them to exchange the raw ore or the metal smelted Let's take its ore or silver and copper metal to cast copper coins, which must be rewarded, we can solve part of the embarrassment of copper, and the copper coins minted for them are shipped back, and they have to circulate back to buy my Ming goods.
They do the rough work of mining and smelting, and we do some meticulous work, and in the end we still benefit, so why not?"
Xia Xun carefully thought about the advantages and disadvantages of banknotes, in that era, the disadvantages of issuing banknotes outweighed its advantages, and to reform it, there are too many aspects that need to be involved, and it is long-lasting, and its issuance ultimately depends on the reserves of precious metals such as gold and silver.
Xia Xun didn't want to be Wang Mang and do something too advanced, not to mention that he didn't have as much power as Wang Mang.
At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the treasure banknote was enforced by the regime with the law as a guarantee, and the fact that it collapsed later has proved that it is not suitable for the product at this stage, since it is because there is too little gold, silver and copper, and the treasure banknote has to be implemented, Xia Xun wants to expand the source of these metals.
In fact, Daming is not without copper mines, but now there are too few mines surveyed, Xia Xun does not know how to survey, and if it can be transported from outside, his own will let it be buried in the ground for a few more years, and leave it to future generations to use If it were Zhu Di in the past, he would not agree, but recently, due to too many chapters in the opening of the sea and the prohibition of the sea, it is inevitable to talk about the economy, and there are many people of insight who are proficient in the economy among the officials.
Xia Xun smiled: "It's still the same sentence: communicate with each other."
If they could use it to obtain the Fa themselves, they would not have asked me for it, since they themselves were guarding the treasure mountain like a pile of scrap metal, how could they not agree?
In addition, we can also use some means, for example, to make some casting molds, and cast for them to cast copper coins marked with the name of the king Yuan Daoyi, the emperor thinks, Yuan Daoyi will gladly agree?"
Zhu Di nodded and said, "Okay, just do it according to you."
At these times, around the matter of exterminating the Japanese people, the dregs have risen, and hundreds of officials have played a sloppy role, and many things have been discussed, among which is the proposal to open the sea and trade, what do you think about this?"
Xia Xun himself did not take the initiative to mention it, but he tried his best behind it, waiting for Zhu Di's words, as soon as he asked, he deliberately made a calm appearance, and said: "These times are said to be in the coastal area, these aspects of things, the minister also knows a little about this, the minister thinks, if the sea is opened, you can preach education, promote the prestige of our country, at the same time, there are few people in Nanyang, because the four seasons are like spring, the food is very rich, when needed, I can also supplement the Central Plains." ” Xia Xun smiled humbly and said: "The ministers have limited knowledge of these, and they dare not speak in front of the emperor.
The more things you do, the easier it is to make mistakes, Xia Xun has not forgotten that he still has many political enemies; Moreover, in front of Zhu Di, he can't do everything, he will ask you to do everything, although he can do a lot of things behind his back, he can't be a pioneer in person.
Anyway, since this matter has been opened, there will inevitably be people who will keep mentioning it.
In history, Zheng He went to the West seven times, and the reason why he fought back wildly for the civil official group was not that the opening of the sea market was bad, nor that all the civil officials were short-sighted, but because the implementation of national trade at that time was not that there was no money to make, but that all the money was earned by the imperial court.
With the behemoth of the country coming forward, those coastal gentry are completely uncompetitive in terms of supply, scale and price.
And once the sea is opened to trade, it is free trade, allowing the people to do business, how can ordinary people have that capital, mainly to serve these coastal tribes, to make profits from it, the big head still falls into the hands of these coastal tribes, and they don't have to be sneaky, as before to risk smuggling, why not be undeniable, officials have political ambitions, but they don't have to be deceived by history books, really imagine them as clear and pure, selfless people.
Just imagine, a family, whether it is a wealthy family or a cloth cloth, they have worked hard to cultivate a scholar, and they look forward to him becoming an official, what is the ultimate purpose of these people Once they become officials, how can they not represent the interests of the family and hometown Zhu Di pondered for a moment and said: "Well, I really can't be in a hurry at the moment, this matter is put aside for the time being, and it is not appropriate to have more complications, I will first let Xie Jin go to the southeast for a visit, find out, and wait until you solve the matter of the book." ” In the dimly lit room, the man sitting suddenly looked up and said, "What did he say?"
The man on the other side said in a deep voice: "The old marquis said that the country has been decided, the overall situation has been decided, forget it."
"What" the man slammed the table in a fit of rage, shouting, "What kind of bastard is this?"
The person who came was silent for a moment, and then said: "The old marquis knows that the old man will be displeased when he hears it, so he still has three more sentences, asking me to ask the master." ” The man coughed, "You say." ” "Yes, the old marquis said: If the world is undecided, who in the world can change Emperor Jianwen is dead, leaving a younger brother and a son, but there is a chance to ascend the throne and sit in the palace Zhang Antai is dead, Zhou Wenze is dead, Zheng Xiaobu, the head of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, is dead, and Ji Wenhe, the commander of Taicang Guard, is dead, why are these people dying, hurting others and hurting themselves, who clapped their hands and said that although the country has changed hands, the world is still surnamed Zhu, what did you do, sir, what did you do, it was for Emperor Jianwen, or for your own personal vendetta" The man was furious, pounded the table and scolded: "Coward, coward, I shouldn't have conspiracy with him."
The man on the other side looked at him silently and said softly: "Master, the villain has been following you for many years, as long as the master gives an order, no matter in the water or fire, the villain will never frown."
However, the villain also feels that what the master is doing now is really aimless, and the reasons he says are difficult to convince the public."
"You" The man raised his head suddenly, his eyes shot out of the light of the chestnut man, and the man on the other side said sadly: "Master, you have been trapped here for a long time, I don't know the situation outside, every day, just in this quiet room, I just pretend to be your enemy in this quiet room, I have ignored the whole world, I don't know the situation in the world, since Emperor Jianwen, you have been imprisoned in the mansion, hatred has blinded your eyes, lord, you have no power to go back to heaven, what are we doing, what are we doing, our people, the fighting spirit has been consumed, and we have already repented."
The man Huo Di stood up suddenly, and a ray of sunlight shone obliquely on the opposite side, which was originally high above his head and shone behind him, this stand up, reflected in his eyes, his face was a little pale, and there was a sickly blush on his cheeks, although his expression looked haggard, but his eyes were sharp with madness and danger: "Don't you stop fighting, at least, but also let Yang Xu die without a place to be buried, there is a way, there must be a way."
The bright sun shone on his face, and most of his cheeks were still hidden in the dark, but he could already make people see his face clearly, he was Xu Huizu To be continued: