Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Chapter 585

Hearing this, Ma Shiying immediately said: "It can be distributed as official salaries first—officials have a certain prestige among the people and represent the government, so there should be no problem with using new coins.

In addition, after a certain period of time, when there is a certain amount of new coins on the market, the imperial court can stipulate that only new coins are charged for certain taxes, which will definitely promote the acceptance of new coins by the people. "

Yi Yingchang added: "The Changping warehouses in various places should also allow the people to exchange the new currency for grain, so as to ensure the credibility of the new currency.

In fact, apart from the silver dollars, the big and small copper coins are not much different from before, on the contrary, they are more exquisite. I believe that the common people are relatively easy to accept, so your Majesty does not need to worry. "

Aunt Zhu smiled when she heard the words, and then asked, "Do you know the cost of minting this new coin?"

"This..." Neither Ma Shiying nor Yi Yingchang expected that Auntie Zhu would raise this question suddenly, they shook their heads together and said, "I don't know."

"Master Fang, please tell me."

"Yes." Fang Jinxian responded, with a strange look in his eyes, and said: "A silver dollar is priced at one tael, and it weighs seven cents and nine cents, and it only contains five cents and eight cents of silver. Even if other materials and labor costs are added, the actual The cost will not exceed seven denarii.

As for copper coins, let’s put it this way, at the cost of making one big coin in the past, now at least three new big coins can be made, and the cost of making one small coin before can be made at least six new small coins. "

"how is this possible?!"

After hearing Fang Jinxian's words, Ma Shiying and Yi Yingchang all showed disbelief and exclaimed.

Although the two of them don't know much about the specific technology of minting coins, they do know a little bit, and they have certain economic common sense.

That's why they can't believe it.

They knew that with the support of Aimee Zhu, the Mint had almost adopted a complete set of new coinage techniques, and even most of the coinage equipment was not available in Ming Dynasty.

Even so, they can still accept that the cost of coinage is [-]-[-]% lower than before.

But according to Fang Jinxian, the cost of minting coins has been reduced several times!
How can people believe this?
Fang Jinxian explained with a smile: "Old Ma Ge and Yi Shilang may not know that our Mint has been controlling costs since the beginning of smelting.

From the beginning to the end, all production links are much more efficient than before, and various materials are more fully utilized. In addition, there are artifacts such as steam stamping machines. How strange is it that the cost is reduced several times in the case of mass production?
In fact, we have not yet controlled the cost of mining, and the cost of smelting is not well controlled. In His Majesty's words, there is still a lot of room for improvement.

When the technology becomes more mature in the future, or even go further, even if the cost is reduced by more than ten times, it may not be impossible. "

hiss~
After hearing Fang Jinxian's words, Ma Shiying and Yi Yingchang couldn't help but take a deep breath.

In fact, the imperial court originally made a lot of money by casting copper coins. Copper coins are also a kind of goods, but they are equivalent goods. The market price is one penny, but the actual production cost is absolutely nothing.

As for how much you earn, it depends on how dark the minter's heart is.

Those who mint coins privately are aiming at profit, so naturally they only mint bad coins and make a lot of money.

If the imperial court is really short of money, regardless of the bad influence of the currency issue on the people, it will also mint bad coins. This was done in the Qin, Han and even the Warring States period; recently, for example, the minting of coins in the Chongzhen period was worse than that in the Jiajing and Longqing years. a lot of.

Today, Zhaowu Tongbao is obviously much more exquisite than Jiajing Tongbao and Longqing Tongbao, but the casting cost is several times lower than Chongzhen Tongbao.

Doesn't this mean that for every penny minted, the imperial court will get several times the profit of minting coins before? !
Thinking of this, Ma Shiying and Yi Yingchang, as the chief officials in charge of the imperial court's purse strings, are almost on the verge of losing their minds.

Auntie Zhu saw the expressions of the two, but couldn't help laughing secretly.

I thought to myself: You are surprised by the profit of casting silver dollars and copper coins?If banknotes are used in the future, wouldn't the cost as low as almost zero drive you crazy?
Then she thought that maybe it was because the cost of banknotes was so low that Daming, who didn't understand the money economy before, couldn't grasp it, which made Daming's precious banknotes become waste paper.

After recovering, Ma Shiying immediately said excitedly: "Your Majesty, since the cost of casting copper coins is several times lower than before, it is time to order the Mining Bureau to cast more and let the Ministry of Commerce use it for transactions with other countries or maritime merchants. I am making a lot of money."

Under the leadership of Aimee Zhu, the courtiers of Zhaowu are basically not ashamed to make money and speak for themselves.

The imperial court's annual expenditure of hundreds of millions of taels weighs on everyone's minds, and it also prevents them from being as noble as before or pretending to be noble.

Therefore, Yi Yingchang only glanced at Ma Shiying after hearing this, and did not object, but added: "Dumping copper coins outside the Ming Dynasty is nothing, but the amount of domestic silver dollars and copper coins needs to be controlled to prevent money from being cheap. Expensive, it has become an act that harms the people."

In fact, the phenomenon of inflation and deflation has been noticed in ancient China, but it is not as thorough as modern research.

However, for Yi Yingchang to make such a reminder, Aimi Zhu took a high look.

She shook her head, "There's no need to deliberately dump copper coins overseas, just use them normally.

My Daming copper coins are mainly circulated overseas in Fanbang, and Fanbang is now trading more and more frequently with my Daming. If copper coins are flooded in Fanbang, it will inevitably eat back my Daming.

As for countries other than foreign countries, such as Western countries, they only recognize gold and silver, but they will not recognize our copper coins, at least not overseas at present. "

"You can call them in the future." Hao Guangming said with a smile on the other side.

Aunt Zhu didn't answer the question - when Daming has the strength to win the Western countries to recognize copper coins overseas, they will probably be able to use banknotes.

After all, she is backed by future generations, and the Ming paper money can also be made so beautifully that no one in this time and space can imitate it.

After hearing what Aunt Zhu said, Ma Shiying and Yi Yingchang glanced at each other, then they clasped their hands together and said, "Your Majesty has great foresight, which is hard for me to match."

Aimee Zhu then said: "The procurement departments of the imperial court should be the main force in the use of the new coins. Private merchants who are related to the imperial court's procurement departments must be quite dependent on them. If the new coins are used by the purchasing departments, they must accept them."

There may be some who don't accept it, so the purchasing department can directly change to a businessman to cooperate.

Other businessmen must rush to come.

After hearing Aunt Zhu's supplement on the method of promoting new coins, Ma Shiying and Yi Yingchang both said: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Then Ma Shiying and the three left.

Not long after, the eunuch outside the palace came in and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Huang Chunyao, head of the Information Department of the Propaganda Department, is asking to see you!"

"Xuan."

Soon, Huang Chunyao entered the Hall of Martial Arts.

After saluting, he cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty Qizuo, the officials of the News Department are available. In addition, I have found out the truth about many wild newspapers in Yingtian Mansion, and have drawn up a plan to rectify the newspaper industry. Please read it to Your Majesty."

After speaking, he took out a memorial from his sleeve.

Forsythia took it and put it in front of Aimee Zhu.

Speaking of which, it has been a month or two since Huang Chunyao was appointed as the head of the Information Department. After preparing for so long, it is time to take action.

Auntie Zhu browsed through the memorial, then nodded slightly, and said: "Your concern is quite Zhouxiang, so let's do it."

"Yes."

Huang Chunyao came here to report this matter, because in his opinion, this rectification of the entire Yingtian Mansion's newspaper industry is quite a big move, and the emperor's permission must be obtained first.

After Huang Chunyao left, Hao Guangming on the other side immediately said, "Is the newspaper industry going to be rectified at last? Let me see what he plans to do."

Auntie Zhu smiled and said, "It's almost noon, I'll just take the memorial to me when I come back."

　First more.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)