Please compile the Hongwu Grand Ceremony at the beginning, Lao Zhu Le collapsed

Chapter 90: A soldier who subdues others without fighting is like the Qi Kingdom in the past! (Two in one!)
As for these two days, although Lao Zhu was not in the court, but Zhu Biao was supervising the country, Lao Zhu was also aware of Zhu Biao's actions.

Especially the progress of the new currency, Zhu Yuanzhang was also very satisfied. After all, the imperial court was so poor that it was almost impossible to untie the pot, so it was naturally a good thing to be able to print money quickly.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang was still a little confused about Zhu Biao's establishment of a market transaction management department and the fact that the Ministry of Household Affairs was asked to conduct an inventory of grain conditions.

The harvest in Yingtian Mansion was pretty good, and there was no famine. But looking at this thing, could it be possible to conjure food out of thin air?

After all, even if the people have no food, at best they can open warehouses from the court to provide food. As for the wealthy gentry and wealthy businessmen, although they are hateful, there is no reason for Lao Zhu to go to their homes and rob them, right?

Ok?
Although Lao Zhu felt there was nothing wrong with doing this, he couldn't be too explicit and had to be subtle. After all, he was still an emperor now, otherwise Lao Zhu would really go out and rob him.

"Boss, we probably understand what you have done recently, but there is one thing we don't understand."

After finishing talking, Lao Zhu quickly got to the point. Then he looked at Zhu Biao and Xiao Han and asked: "There are no other problems. We are also very satisfied with the progress of the new currency, but you Why should we set up a special transaction management department, and even involve the Ministry of Household Affairs, to check the grain of Yingtian Mansion for you? What is this?"

Xiao Han still lowered his head.

The corners of Zhu Biao's mouth twitched slightly.

But the problem has to be solved.

"Dad, when we print new currency, we cannot just print it innocently. We must have proof. Our Ming Dynasty treasury is short of gold and silver, so using food as proof is the best choice."

"That's why Haer asked the Ministry of Household Affairs to conduct an inventory of Yingtian Mansion's grain situation, including establishing a Market Transaction Management Department. Firstly, it will be registered and registered, and secondly, the Market Transaction Management Department will provide unified management."

But Zhu Biao didn't even think about Zhu Yuanzhang's question, he just said it without thinking.

"certificate?"

"We are the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Can't we use the next imperial edict as a certificate? Why go to all the trouble?"

Sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang was worthy of being financially unqualified. Even after listening to Zhu Biao's explanation, he was still confused.

Moreover, in Zhu Yuanzhang's understanding, as long as he did not touch the people, what the government wanted to do was not a matter of his words as Emperor Hongwu?

"Dad, please forgive me for being blunt, if our Ming Dynasty forcibly releases a new currency, it will be tantamount to robbing the people of their wealth."

Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said righteously.

"What did you say?"

"Robbing people?"

"No, we print money for the people to spend, but in the end, we end up robbing the people. How can there be such truth in this world?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression froze, his brows furrowed for a moment, and he looked at Zhu Biaodao.

He, Zhu Yuanzhang, behaves uprightly, sits upright, and puts the people first in everything he does. People in the world can accuse him, Old Zhu, of treating scholar-bureaucrats, officials, gentry and wealthy businessmen harshly, but no one can say that he, Old Zhu, oppresses the people.

"Dad, please listen to what I have to say. According to your ideas, how should our new currency be used after it is printed?"

Zhu Biao calmly looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and asked.

He just knew Zhu Yuanzhang too well, so Zhu Biao had done this question in his mind many times and was very familiar with it.

"you still need to ask?"

"Relieve the people, distribute salaries to officials, and purchase supplies for the court."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and looked at Zhu Biao.

The eldest son today is a bit abnormal. Otherwise, with Zhu Biao's ability, how could such a simple question be worth asking?
Sure enough, talking about economics with Lao Zhu is nothing more than playing the harp to a cow. Anyway, Xiao Han gave in and conquered the world. That was Zhu Yuanzhang's job. Taking over the world was not suitable for Lao Zhu. No wonder, the Ming Dynasty could die poor. It turned out to be fucking Or hereditary!

"Dad, have you ever thought about what will happen if you keep running like this?"

Zhu Biao continued to look directly at Zhu Yuanzhang.

"The court, officials, and people all have money in their hands. Of course, life will be prosperous. Otherwise, what else could happen?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's frown deepened. Although he had a bad premonition, he still didn't know why.

"No!"

"Dad, although there is a lot of money, my Ming Dynasty still has so many kinds of materials. And our court and our officials use the new currency to buy a large amount of people's food. The total amount of things is decreasing, and the prices will naturally rise. Go up."

"So, when the people turn around, they will find that the new currency they earned from selling one stone of grain can only buy half a stone of grain in the blink of an eye?"

"Tell me, Dad, if I do as you say, wouldn't I, the Ming Dynasty, take a few scraps of paper and rob the people until they lose everything?"

Zhu Biao's eyes were serious, and he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang solemnly and said.

"Ah, this is true."

Zhu Yuanzhang opened his mouth, mumbled a few words, and then fell silent. For a moment, he was speechless.

"call."

"So Dad, if we want to release a new currency, we must have a certificate as a guarantee to ensure that the value of the new currency is not just random. Otherwise, it won't be long before the new currency will really be reduced to waste paper. The imperial court will also completely lose the private market and lose credibility."

Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and cupped his hands slightly, feeling a little proud in his heart and said: "Dad, you are sweating profusely. This shock, our Highness the Crown Prince, was quite shocking at that time. You, the emperor, should also run away." No!"

"You're right, boss. Fortunately, you are in charge of the new currency. If it were us"

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed softly, then waved his hand and said: "Isn't it the same as that violent man who betrayed the trust of the people in the world?"

But while speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was still a little self-blaming, suddenly felt that something was wrong. Then he looked at Zhu Biao fiercely, "No, this is his cub. When did he become so powerful?"

Lao Zhu didn't understand these big principles of twists and turns. How did Zhu Biao figure it out?

Why does Zhu Biao understand?

"Fengxue, stop hiding."

"You taught me these words, right?"

Suddenly, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes fell on Xiao Han behind Zhu Biao.

"Cough cough!"

"It was indeed Feng Xue who told His Highness the Crown Prince these economic ideas, but His Highness the Crown Prince is talented and intelligent, and he understands them easily and realizes the seriousness of them."

Xiao Han coughed twice, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and explained, and at the same time removed it for himself.

"Ha ha."

"Don't do this to me. How much does this little brat weigh? How can he be capable of this?"

"Can we, the father-in-law, know this?"

Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes. They were all cubs raised by him. He had no idea what their level was?
If our old Zhu family had this talent, could they live in poverty forever?

He also said that Zhu Biao was talented and intelligent. Look at his confused look. He definitely replicated Xiao Han's words one to one. Otherwise, Zhu Biao would not be able to come out with these nonsense words.

But Zhu Yuanzhang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Ming Dynasty had Xiao Fengxue. Otherwise, he would have taken many detours. But according to his character, he would definitely defy everyone's opinions, stick to his own path, and finish the job. If the new currency is completely useless, then the gain is really not worth the loss.

Although Lao Zhu thought so in his heart, he still said angrily: "Come on, come on, tell us once and for all, let us see, what kind of method did you two come up with, and even we can bypass it?" Go in."

While talking, Zhu Yuanzhang took out his own itch scratcher again and scratched it slightly.

"Dad, according to Feng Xue's economic theory, we use food as the basis to issue a new currency. There are three wins. These three wins can make our Ming Dynasty prosperous in a short time, and even bring long-term peace and stability."

Xiao Han and Zhu Biao looked at each other, and Zhu Biao stood up and continued to speak, but when he thought that such a policy would come from his hands, he couldn't help but puff up his chest slightly.

"If you want to use grain to issue new currency, you need to collect all the grain from the world and put it into the Ming Dynasty's treasury. For example, we are conducting a pilot project in Jinling."

"It is necessary to collect all the grain in Jinling into the treasury, and to restrict the people's withdrawal of grain from the treasury of the Ming Dynasty, including the wealthy gentry and wealthy businessmen, who can come and withdraw rations every month."

"This victory is that gold and silver cannot grow quickly, but food grows in the ground. Even if our court is temporarily short of money and prints more new currency, we can use food to fill the exposed holes in the next year." The second victory is that all the food in the world is in the treasury of the Ming Dynasty. If someone deliberately conspires to rebel, it will be very difficult to solve the problem of military rations. If they rob the treasury of the Ming Dynasty, they will be ambushed and annihilated. If they rob the people's rations, not to mention a drop in the bucket. , The rebels have already lost the hearts of the people, and there are withered bones in the graves, so there is nothing to fear."

"The third victory is a two-pronged approach. Not only must food be used as a guarantee for the new currency, but the court must also recycle gold and silver and promote an official trading market to ensure the subsequent reserves of the national treasury. Through future trade and mutual trade, our Ming Dynasty can also be invincible. !”

Zhu Biao made a loud noise and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with bright eyes.

"it is good!"

"What a three wins!"

"Wonderful! Wonderful!"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly laughed and said: "As expected of our standard, our little gentleman will not let us down."

With these three wins, who can shake our Ming Dynasty?
After all, when Lao Zhu joined the army, if he had encountered this incident, he would have been immediately paralyzed. To seize a heavily guarded official warehouse was like a moth flying into a flame, but to directly seize the common people would be to lose the support of the people. It was completely Dead end.

"Just a moment."

"Something's wrong?"

"The Trading Management Department you are talking about is not the same thing as what we talked about in Kunning Palace before, right?"

But in the blink of an eye, Lao Zhu narrowed his eyes again, looked at Xiao Han and Zhu Biao and said, "How do we remember that we were going to reform the currency trading system and take it out of the Household Department? It's not a transaction management department, right?"

This was almost bypassed by these two brats again. It was a department created entirely around the monetary system, but what does it have to do with the Transaction Management Department?
After all, the name "Transaction Management Division" may not have much to do with currency, so how about managing a shitty currency?

"Managing currency naturally has a department that manages currency. The Transaction Management Department is naturally the place to manage transactions."

"Maybe I haven't talked to you about this before. Later, when Feng Xue and I were chatting, the department that came out of the chat was also planning to tell you today."

Zhu Biao's scalp was a little numb. After all, Lao Zhu had always looked down on merchants, and if it was really handled improperly, Lao Zhu might even cancel the currency in his anger.

"Yes, uncle, I said before that the Ministry of Household Affairs is in charge of the world's finances. If the currency transaction system is incorporated into the Ministry of Household Affairs, it will definitely not be able to manage it. Therefore, a new department must be opened."

"But Feng Xue also said that to reform the currency transaction system, we must first reform the currency and then reform the transaction to complete a series of systems. Otherwise, it will be useless."

"So, whether it is the printing and supervision of new currency, or the management of market transactions, they must go hand in hand."

Xiao Han stood up decisively and said.

"But Fengxue, boss, you know that we hate those merchants the most. Those people are not engaged in production. They only speculate and defraud people of their money all day long. How can we open the door for them?"

"Are we going to let them defraud people of their property just for the business tax?"

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head slightly, with a flash of dissatisfaction in his eyes.

"This"

Zhu Biao hesitated for a moment and kept talking, but didn't know where to start. After all, Lao Zhu looked down on merchants from the bottom of his heart. This was an ironclad fact.

"I quite agree."

"Businessmen are like wolves, trying to devour the people."

Xiao Han indeed nodded.

"Yes?"

Seeing Xiao Han speak, Zhu Biao wanted to agree, but when he heard what Xiao Han said, his eyes widened involuntarily?

Get up!
Brother, what are you doing?

If you don't speak for me, what do you mean by speaking for the old man?
The trading market is closed?
New currency will not be issued?

"Hahaha!"

"Sure enough, Feng Xue understands our thoughts. I can't give the merchant a good look with his stuff."

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and was very satisfied.

"But uncle, have you ever thought that if a wolf is given a bone and put on a chain, it can turn into a dog."

"His Royal Highness, the trading market gave them bones, and the Trading Market Management Department is the chain around their necks."

"If these jackal merchants can be trained into running dogs, not only will they not bite the people, but they will help the people circulate various daily necessities and make the people's lives better."

"Besides, with the Market and Transaction Management Department as an iron chain, they have become lackeys. Even if they want to deceive the people, they probably won't be able to do so. On the contrary, while we are improving people's lives, we can also collect large amounts of commercial taxes. Provide me, Ming, with a fortune."

"Remember, in ancient times, Dayu controlled the floods and taught the world that it is better to thin out the floods than to block them. Although this merchant is a scourge, if we can sort it out, it will be a blessing, isn't it?"

But Xiao Han spoke again, and the explanation he gave gave Zhu Yuanzhang no chance to refute. After all, you can't completely go against Zhu Yuanzhang's wishes, otherwise it would be counterproductive.

But if you follow Lao Zhu’s words, it’s better to block things than to open them up.

"Yes."

"Dad, this is what my son wants to say."

Zhu Biao's eyes showed a hint of joy and he nodded.

"Isn't it better to block it than to block it?"

"Ok."

"In this case, I don't care about this matter. You two can deal with it on your own, but remember to put the chain on those jackals and don't let them out."

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while, and finally nodded.

Xiao Han and Zhu Biao finally breathed a sigh of relief. This matter has finally come to an end. Otherwise, being unable to explain Lao Zhu and reforming the currency trading system would be like having an arrow on the string but unable to shoot.

But it's different now. As long as Lao Zhu can nod, the sound in the court is nothing. Don't forget, Xiao Han is known as a verbal quarrel with the Confucian scholars. Why is he afraid of those bitter Confucians?
Xiao Han and Zhu Biao walked out of the gate of Kunning Palace and got on the prince's carriage. Zhu Biao patted Xiao Han on the shoulder and said with some emotion: "Finally, I have talked it through with the old man. If it weren't for you, I would have done it today. So, when this method is fully implemented and our Ming Dynasty enjoys long-term peace and stability, I will personally write to you and ask you to be crowned a duke."

"Don't make trouble."

"This method is not for you to use as a family heirloom. After the Ming Dynasty has overcome its initial poverty and has enough gold and silver, we have to exchange the basis for issuing new currency."

Xiao Han shook his head. The food standard was originally intended to be used to tide over difficult times, but it was not a long-term solution.

"why?"

"Isn't this a great method?"

Zhu Biao looked at Xiao Han with some confusion. In his opinion, this plan was impeccable and should guarantee the peace of Ming Dynasty forever.

"The reason is simple. Food is too important. Once we do large-scale business with other countries or launch a war, the new currency will still be tied to food, which will make us very passive."

"That's why, I said from the beginning, it has to be a two-pronged approach."

Xiao Han shook his head again, looked at Zhu Biao and explained.

“Aren’t there food stamp restrictions?”

"They don't have food stamps and can't exchange for food. What can they do to me, Daming?"

"Moreover, if they want to disrupt my rice trading market, they will naturally have restrictions from the Market Transaction Management Department."

Zhu Biao still didn't care. The restriction of the new currency was food stamps, which was equivalent to a locked safe, very safe.

"Well, the interference of the Transaction Management Department is actually tantamount to hooliganism. According to market principles, if people have new currencies in their hands, they can use them."

"So, it's okay to do this kind of thing once or twice occasionally, but if we do it too much, it will definitely affect our business with foreign countries. Besides, I actually have higher expectations for the new currency."

Xiao Han waved his hand first, then there was a glimmer of light in his eyes and said: "Think about it, if our Ming Dynasty's new currency can be circulated in all countries, then only then can our Ming Dynasty defeat others without fighting, just like the Qi State conquered in the past Lu, so if you want to circulate the new currency, it will definitely not work if you keep tying it to food."

After all, binding food seems to be safe, but in fact it is leaving the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty to God. If God fails to help, the Ming Dynasty will be destroyed!
　Continue to ask for recommendation votes and monthly votes. Brothers, please give me some. Thank you. I also want to join the group. Brothers, please join the group quickly. Let’s chat together. The author is really working hard to update!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)