Qiming 1158

Chapter 1217 Golden Route
What Chai Yuanming said made sense, so Su Yonglin was silent for a while before speaking.

What he wants to say is very simple, that is, he does not support the policy of credit money.

"Using banknotes is indeed the easiest solution at present, but for now, I still insist on the strategy of linking precious metals such as gold, silver and copper to currencies, rather than simply issuing banknotes with the government's reputation to become popular in the world. "

Chai Yuanming was stunned for a moment, and then looked very puzzled.

"Why? Chairman, isn't the current state the best? Baitiao has established an unshakable trust between the government and the people. This kind of trust has never been seen in history. Isn't this how the paper money reform was launched? the best time?"

Yes, this is indeed the best time, but it is precisely because of this that Su Yonglin cannot allow the reform of credit banknotes to become a reality.

because.

He did not believe that the Ming court could maintain its credibility in perpetuity.

Even in the modern era when banknotes have become mainstream, some governments still use their own banknotes as toilet paper. Basically, the mainstream banknotes are credited banknotes, but there are actually some equivalents linked to them to maintain their value.

At present, it seems that there are no banknotes that rely entirely on the credibility of the government to issue banknotes that can maintain their credibility and strong currency value for a long time.

To put it bluntly, the thing of credibility is metaphysics. In the era of such smooth information, there will be banknotes that are inferior to toilet paper, let alone the Daming Palace at this moment?

He, Su Yonglin, is still alive, and his powerful prestige dominates the world. Despite this, there are still unscrupulous people who use their positions of power to commit unlawful deeds to harm the people and the country. One day he dies, what will the Ming Dynasty look like?
Can the successor stick to his ideals?
Even if he insists on his ideals, can he maintain the situation he wants to maintain?
He insists on his unshakable reputation, and makes the people recognize paper money because they trust him. Then, once the Ming court takes a detour one day, some unconscionable bastards can instantly turn paper money into a weapon for plundering the wealth of the people.

As long as a few decrees are passed through the world, they will be able to take for themselves the wealth that all the people have been working hard for decades.

Such a thing is absolutely possible, and Su Yonglin will never pin his real concerns on the metaphysical issue of the morality and integrity of future generations.

Keep the physical currency, or let the physical currency be linked to the banknotes, so that even if the banknotes are obsolete, the people will not have no physical currency at all.

Banknotes are obsolete, and physical currency still has its own value, so that people will not be impoverished overnight.

Although willing to believe that his successor will make it all better, but what if?
He had to leave something for the entire populace against such an emergency safety valve.

Although he has come all the way up to now, there is a lot of luck, but the more he knows about this kind of luck, the more he hopes that this kind of luck can be ruled out, so that this kind of luck will never happen again.

Physical currency is good because it has its own value, and once credit paper money has no credit, it is a piece of waste paper.

So Su Yonglin stood up and resolutely rejected the idea of ​​issuing credit notes that were out of the real thing.

"Issuing banknotes with the credibility of the government, and the credibility of the government is still acceptable. Once the credibility of the government fails, the banknotes are immediately waste paper. Where will the people go? This situation must not happen! Even if you want to issue banknotes, it must be linked to physical currency. , this is an unshakable iron law!"

Su Yonglin looked at Chai Yuanming and said, "Your idea is very good and forward-looking, but the problem is that we have to leave a way out for the people, so that they will not be able to resist at all when they encounter danger. Not what our generation of revolutionaries should do."

Then Su Yonglin expressed his views on the current currency situation, believing that the current situation can be maintained for the time being, and the overall change will be made after Song is completely destroyed.

The plan for the credit banknotes was denied by his permanent seal and could not be reopened.

Now that he has spoken, others have nothing to say, and the issue of currency reform was never brought up in Hongwu's five-year state affairs conference.

For currency, what Su Yonglin desires most is actually precious metals.

As the so-called currency is not gold naturally, gold is naturally currency, gold and silver not only have the value recognized by human beings, but also very stable in nature, with extremely low maintenance costs, far from being comparable to materials such as food and salt.

At present, although only the Lingnan land can circulate gold and silver on the land of China due to the existence of Guangzhou Ship Division, if a gold and silver standard system can be established to issue paper money, or simply issue gold and silver currency, then the financial status of the entire country will be affected. Must be excellent.

Even if paper money is abolished in the future, gold and silver will still be there.

If we really want to do this, we must not only capture Japan and master Japan's rich gold and silver minerals, but also take the lead in opening up the American waterway and establishing business relations with the Native Americans.

Through commercial trade between each other, the three major items of tea, porcelain and silk were used to obtain excess gold and silver from the Native Americans. After years of accumulation and preparation, the gold and silver standard could be established.

If you want to go directly to the American continent from mainland China, of course, the safest route is not to cross in a straight line, but to follow the coastline from the northeast, cross the Bering Strait into the American plate, and then sail along the coastline in the southeast direction. , you can reach the American continent and land on the west coast of North America.

At that time, it is estimated that some nautical transit stations will be established in Siberia and Alaska, and a [Golden Route] to the Americas will be developed.

This is not an overnight effort, it takes a long time to explore, but once it is explored, at least there will be a direction to get out of the predicament.

The current complicated currency situation in the country is not a good thing for the development of the economy. It is of great significance to complete the reform of the gold and silver standard as soon as possible for the economic take-off of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, after thinking twice, Su Yonglin decided to set up Daming's voyage exploration fleet immediately after the smuggling case in Guanzhong Province was settled.

To this end, Su Yonglin specially ordered the formation of a navigation department, which was independent from the major departments of the imperial court, directly responsible to him, and directly obeyed his own orders.

Then he ordered the Privy Council to select the best and most capable shipbuilders, select the most suitable wood for ocean-going sailing, and build strong and powerful ocean-going ships.

Then, excellent naval officers and experienced sailors were selected from the navy, and from the two major ports of Quanzhou and Guangzhou, civilian sailors who had been living at sea all year round, and navigators who were well versed in the knowledge of sea navigation, were recruited.

Su Yonglin intends to form the strongest exploration and sailing team in this era to start the exploration and discovery of the shipping lanes in the Americas.

This fleet was named the Beiyang Route Expedition Team by Su Yonglin.

At the same time, Su Yonglin recalled that there seemed to be relatively rich copper mines in the Philippines in the South China Sea. Although Daming will follow the gold and silver standard system in the future, copper is also a kind of precious metal. not for?
So Su Yonglin asked for the establishment of an expedition team on the South China Sea route.

Compared with the dangers of the Beiyang Expedition Team, the Nanyang Expedition Team is much safer and its mission is much clearer.

Let me explore minerals on many islands in the South China Sea, especially gold, silver and copper mines. If any minerals are found, no matter whether they have an owner or not, they will immediately send someone back to report.

The establishment of the Department of Navigation is a demonstration of Ming's determination to take the first step towards the ocean.

However, there was still a lot of resistance within the entire imperial court for Su Yonglin's decision.

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