eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 315 One step in the future (ask for a subscription, ask for a monthly pass!)

"I heard that there is land at the end of the sea, and there are people and countries on the land. I don't know if they have a king. If possible, I would like to talk to those people."

Wang Shouren didn't fully understand this knowledge, so he just responded: "Your Majesty should be more cautious in the uncivilized places overseas. These people don't know Confucius and Mencius, and don't follow etiquette. Besides, the barbarian land must not be as good as my Central Plains." The land is vast and abundant."

Zhu Houzhao will not refute or despise Wang Shouren in this regard. Arguing with a person 500 years ago will neither give a sense of superiority nor make sense. He is just talking about the court's maritime policy.

"That's why Bo'an said that there must be 'bandits' on the sea to protect our Ming's merchant ships. I think it is feasible. His purpose is to tell these barbarian small countries that even if our Ming people go overseas, they will not allow anyone to bully them at will."

"You can go ahead and do this matter. I originally wanted to promote you, but after thinking about it carefully, it is better to participate in politics, so that you don't have to stick to your rank. But there is a troublesome thing, it seems that there is a shortage of ships now."

Wang Shouren thought for a while, "Your Majesty, Fujian has also investigated a few smuggling businessmen. If Your Majesty agrees, please give me these captured ships. Let's solve the urgent need first."

"Precise play."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao carefully looked at Wang Shouren, who was in his thirties, and the more he watched, the more he admired him, because at this time he had already revealed the appearance of "a literati conferring a title".

"The Son of Heaven has more rules, no more than Fujian. Miss Bai, for your own good, it's better to be less publicized in the capital."

But as far as the current stage and the next few decades are concerned, it would be best if there are silver mines... and Japan is now in the Warring States Period, and the princes are fighting each other, so they are crazy about mining silver.

Wang Shouren felt relieved, "Don't make such jokes in the future, is this a trivial matter?"

"I didn't say that."

Wang Shouren sighed, "Why did you come to the capital?"

"Originally, I wanted to ask you for credit. I was walking on the street with a few brothers, and I clearly heard two people speaking ill of Mr. Wang behind his back. This kind of man is really worthless, and he is jealous of you being favored by the emperor. It’s okay to think about it in your heart, but you still have to say it. I can’t see it, so I..."

"What's the matter? Tell me quickly."

Baiyi didn't seem to know what it means to be incompatible between a man and a woman, so he knocked Wang Shouren on the shoulder, and said grandly: "The emperor likes you, that's your skill, you can take care of us bandits, but how can you take care of other people?" Let them talk. Hey, by the way, the emperor likes you so much, why didn’t he give you a promotion? Will he keep you in the capital from now on?”

What is Daming exporting?Silk, porcelain, tea.

Gu Yanwu in China also said that 'there is no goods in Japan, only gold and silver'.

"You can't go to sea, and you can't go up to the mountains to rob people. This girl has never had a leisure time here since she was a child. She couldn't bear it, so she suddenly came to the capital to have a look. Didn't you say that this place is under the feet of the emperor?"

Wang Shouren pondered for a while, it seemed that Jingli really had such emotions.

Then he lowered his head.

"Who said that?"

"Hey, what are you worried about?"

Bai Zhi was overjoyed, slapped his thigh and said, "You are a well-known Mr. Wang in Fujian, with a hundred thousand taels of silver, you can avoid it if you say so! No wonder you are said to be a celebrity in front of the emperor."

So currency is an embarrassing thing in our history.

"Really?" Bai Li was very happy for a moment, and suddenly said for no reason: "There are people in Beijing who praise the emperor. According to this girl, our emperor can be called the most enlightened emperor in the world! He arranged this for you." Errand, excellent! It sounds like a very smart and smart person."

"No, this girl is not out of her mind. I hurt people, and that's halfway, how could I do it in the city? And I don't want to cause trouble for you. Aren't you being loved by the emperor now?"

"This matter has been settled. If you stay safe in Fujian, the letter should be delivered in a few days."

"Then you now..."

Otherwise, the country is short of silver, and you have to use a whip to collect money that others don't have, isn't it killing people?
In fact, despite this, many people recorded at the time that many people in Ming Dynasty had food in their hands, but they did not have enough channels to exchange it for silver.Of course, this is something.

Take copper coins as an example. Because of the lack of copper, as long as the feudal dynasty earnestly casts copper coins, the value of copper coins is very high, and the money is more valuable after being refined.But if it's poorly made, it won't work, and it's easy to fake.

What is silver?Metal.

And stand on a higher level and think,

He turned around and looked at the butler, but the butler was also helpless, "This girl... said to be the master's friend. The villain is really..."

"Aren't we talking about business?" The girl blinked her eyes.

Cannot eat, drink, or wear.

As far as silver is concerned, Japan next door has become a world-wide gold and silver exporter since the 16th century.

In the next few days, even though he was very busy, the emperor took time to summon him and accompany him around,

Bai Zhi's complexion changed, "No, I promised my brothers, as long as they are willing to follow, I will not miss anyone."

And its demand comes from Daming. In fact, including Japan, a large amount of silver in the world is flowing into China.

It is precisely because Zhu Houzhao's thoughts extend to such a far future, and looking back at Wang Shouren, he feels that this person must be of great use.

Wang Shouren stood up, "You won't be aggressive and hurt people, right?"

The Portuguese called Japan at this time the 'Island of Silver'.

Baichen clapped her hands, stood up and bowed solemnly, "Little girl knows that she is wrong, what Master Wang taught is right."

As a result, Bai Zhi bent over and raised her head, looking playful, "Hey, how can I avoid the matter of the Shibo Secretary's access to the bank? I really don't have that much money to pay the money."

This kind of grace had already appeared before, but this time it came suddenly, quickly and better than any previous courtier.

These are the actual products of the Eight Classics, which are produced bit by bit by ordinary people.As a result, the people sitting on the silver and gold mines dug up the things on the mountain and exchanged these products.

Wang Shouren is a very smart person, "Couldn't you have caused trouble?"

"Okay. But I'm telling you the truth, Your Majesty has no official promotion."

Because she is a girl, Wang Shouren really has nothing to do.

Wang Shouren didn't want to get entangled, so he said directly: "I have trained the officers and soldiers of the guards in Fujian, and the people under the second head of the family must also choose and choose."

If this naval force really tricks him and wins a few battles at sea, why can't he be named Marquis?
And now there is no theme of peace and development these days. If there is a need to fight, then fight it.
Among the reasons for the war was one: silver.

Wang Shouren shook his sleeves angrily, "Did you hurt anyone?"

In fact, Daming was a region poor in both silver and copper.The only silver mines are not enough for a large land population and economic scale to use.

There are often ministers who will enter the palace, and they always meet Wang Shouren by coincidence. Sometimes, not only about Fujian, but also about other areas, the emperor will also ask Wang Shouren for his opinion.

"I heard it on the street. Although I didn't hit anyone, I caused them trouble. They saw that I was a girl, and they were exposed again, so they left in despair."

Bai Zhi smiled and stepped on the chair with her thighs crossed to eat and drink, very comfortable, "Mr. Wang, he can't stop us, why blame him?"

One day, Wang Shouren came out of the palace and was shocked when he returned home. It turned out that the bandit leader from Fujian had touched him!

"It should...it's not a disaster..."

"what?"

Just such a sentence, I don't know if the two nobles really asked, let alone where it came from, maybe it's a joke made up by someone with good deeds to reflect Wang Shouren's favor, but it's true.

Zhang Juzheng later implemented a whip method, the basis of which was the monetization of silver.That is, the entire country already has so much silver.

"Pfft...hahaha." Bai Li suddenly burst into laughter, "You are too careless. Don't worry, I didn't hit anyone."

So that a few days later, a word came out from the palace.

So it was hard to bear the admiration for Wang Shouren in my heart.

Bai Zhi paused, holding the snacks in mid-air.

"Choose it for what?"

It is said that the two nobles of Yongshou Palace rarely see His Majesty. Once they asked the eunuch next to him what His Majesty was doing, but the eunuch replied that His Majesty was summoning the king to participate in politics.

"It's okay, I just broke my arm..."

"Go to sea if it is suitable, stay when it is not suitable."

So it spread very quickly in Beijing, because it really catered to the inner thoughts of many officials.

Opening the sea for a long time, the essence is to exchange labor for a little currency.

wow.

Wang Shouren really didn't know why this girl's thinking was so off-kilter, "If Miss Bai is really interested in her subordinates, why doesn't she want her to be promoted?"

From this point of view, spending 35 taels of silver today is very worthwhile. First, at least some people in Daming can be fed, and second, there are also some maritime armed forces. In the end, maybe you can try that goal.

Although this is not unlimited, because silver itself has no value, unlimited mining, and at a certain stage the country must switch to the gold standard.

"Let's talk about business, shall we?"

But what if we could also mine silver directly?

Wang Shouren had no choice but to take full responsibility for the affairs of you bandits going to sea. Originally, if you didn't come, I also wanted to return to Fujian as soon as possible. For some things, I still need the help of the second master."

"I will arrange where they go, so I won't let them starve to death."

"That won't work either. If there are brothers who want to go but are not chosen, what should I say? I can't say that."

Wang Shouren frowned, so His Majesty said what is the use of bandits, this is indeed a very insightful question,
This group of people is still far from being a real mighty teacher.

And he probably had to think of another way.

(End of this chapter)