I am the king of the dead

Chapter 199 Small, the pattern is small
Zhu Qiyu came to the long table of Juxian Pavilion with a thick salt and iron meeting record book. This meeting record book recorded all the contents of Zhu Qiyu's two salt and iron meetings in detail.

"See Your Majesty, is Your Majesty bowing to you?" Many courtiers bowed their heads and saluted.

"I bow, sit down." Zhu Qiyu signaled the courtiers to sit down.

"Since the Salt and Iron Conference, the circulation of Daming Yanyin, the value of Yanyin itself and the feasibility of silver as a currency have been studied."

Zhu Qiyu opened the minutes of the meeting and continued: "For this reason, we held a court meeting, confirmed silver as the currency of the Ming Dynasty, relaxed the ban on using gold and silver, and abolished the banknotes of the Ming Dynasty."

Yu Qian took over the conversation, and said conclusively: "Facts have proved that silver, as a currency, has great potential and is expected by everyone. I think it should be positioned as a permanent rule."

For the rules of the Ming Dynasty, after each emperor ascended the throne, he would abolish the rules of his predecessor, and then select the rules that fit the trend as a supplementary explanation of the Law of the Ming Dynasty.

And it is a permanent example, which is not easy for all generations, and reminds the descendants of the Ming Dynasty, the importance of this matter.

As for whether the children and grandchildren will be abandoned or not, they are not the ones who can decide what happens after the death.

Haven’t some eternal rules in Huangming’s ancestral precepts been changed by various methods?
Eunuchs intervening in politics, the ban on gold and stone, and the ban on cutting mountains and chiseling rocks are all constantly changing.

The Ming Dynasty has never been a court that lives by the law of the ancestors. It is always changing, but because of various things, people will die and the government will end.

This way of reforming to survive, reforming to strengthen, in some people's words, it becomes that Ming is especially able to toss.

"Sure." Zhu Qiyu nodded and said.

This can be regarded as the first permanent rule set by Zhu Qiyu.

Jin Lian, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, continued: "Silver coins have been promoted for more than half a month, but the Baoyuan Bureau is already full of people. After the opening of the fifth shift, there will be people queuing up to exchange new coins. Two are in use."

"Even far more than one tael, and some even use it as two taels."

A new monetary policy was introduced, and new problems emerged.

Silver coins are highly sought after, but the production capacity of the Military Bureau obviously cannot keep up with the enthusiasm for exchange.

The military battle bureau has been working overtime in three shifts, but it still cannot meet the demand.

Jin Lian continued: "Silver is useless, but because of its high exchange value, it has been used as money since the Song Dynasty. Your Majesty's printing is exquisite, sufficient in quantity and weight, and it is easy and simple to prevent counterfeiting. I think this is also the current silver coin. The reason for being sought after."

"Since the exchange value is extremely high, why can't we reduce its silver weight?"

"I'm stupid."

Jin Lian is very strange. In fact, His Majesty's silver coins can be reduced by a little bit of silver material. Wouldn't the court and internal funds be more expensive?
However, His Majesty has always kept the silver coins of the Bingzheng Bureau at [-]% of the amount, and specially asked the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the Outer Court to jointly supervise the ten thousand taels of silver scale.

Every silver coin has to be weighed. If it is heavy, it must have too much copper, and if it is light, it must have too much tin. Every silver coin that is underweight must be returned to the furnace for remaking, which greatly affects the efficiency of coinage.

This is what Jin Lian doesn't understand.

This is the reason why Jiaozi, Qianyin, Zhizhengbao banknotes, and Daming banknotes have been ruined in all dynasties. Once they are issued, they want to overissue, reduce the proportion of silver, and earn more fire consumption.

Zhu Qiyu shook his head and said: "Thirty percent fire consumption is already extremely high! Greed is the beginning of all evil."

"If you reduce the silver in the coins, you won't be able to make a sound. Then, are the silver coins made by the Ming Dynasty real money or fake money?"

"Even if it can be solved, the imperial silver coin is the legal currency of the Ming Dynasty. How can the country's long-term strategy be greedy for immediate benefits?"

"Small, the layout is small."

This is a technical issue, not a profit issue. If the proportion of silver is lowered, how can silver coins that cannot be blown be anti-counterfeited?
Anti-counterfeiting is also part of the exchange value.

Isn't that the reason why Sun Zhong tossed and tossed in his own home but couldn't figure it out?

Jin Lian thought about it, and it should be the same. If he wants to make a profit, he should actually buy more gold, silver, copper and tin. Isn't this more profitable?
"I would like to obey the sacred instructions." Jin Lian said hastily.

He is the Minister of the Household Department, so he naturally hopes that there will be more and more silver coins in Taicang and more and more silver coins in Daming. He seems to have made a mistake of historical inertia.

Hu Yi bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, the relatives of the honored officials and many princes have also asked many questions. Is it possible to open a stall for them to exchange silver coins? The Baoyuan Bureau only releases a few coins a day, which is not enough at all. .”

During the Yongle period, the affairs of the clan mansion were gradually handed over to the Ministry of Household Affairs. The Da Zongzheng of the clan mansion actually had little power.

There can only be one piece of sky in Daming, and that is His Majesty.

Zhu Di would never allow himself to have Da Zongzheng on his head, yelling at him all day long.

So the Dazong of the Ming Dynasty is different from other dynasties, the Dazong of the Ming Dynasty is the emperor himself, and everything about the clan is decided by His Majesty.

This is what it was like to be the emperor in Ming Dynasty, with all the power.

Zhu Qiyu knew that this was still an issue of production, he shook his head and said, "They think it's slow, but I still think it's too slow."

"All the recently minted silver coins were given to Taicang. I still have 200 million taels of silver, which are still piled up in the inner storage. I asked for [-] first merit cards, but I still jumped in the queue."

"Let's line up."

State affairs are the most important thing, and the Bingzhan Bureau first makes the orders in Taicang, and the broken silver from the people is being processed for gold, flowers and silver at the Baoyuan Bureau.

Now all the production capacity of the Bingzhan Bureau has been given to Taicang. After all, Taicang is a state affair.

Shi Pu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, heard these questions and asked very puzzled: "Then why can't we expand it? The Military Bureau is very busy now, and if we invest more, we can recruit more craftsmen. The Jing Factory has completed operation and construction, and can be used at any time."

Expansion is a good way.

Li Yongchang, the eunuch of the Bingzhan Bureau, sighed and said: "Our family also wants to expand! This is what our family thinks about day and night! But we can't recruit suitable craftsmen."

"Bingzhan Bureau currently has more than 1000 resident craftsmen, [-] craftsmen with more than [-] craftsmen, and more than [-] apprentices. These craftsmen are already the most silversmiths in the entire capital. No matter how many there are, there will be no more."

Almost all the ministers were talking quietly, only the old god Hu Wei was there, and he knew the reason before Li Yongchang opened his mouth.

When Emperor Taizongwen was about to go south to the Western Seas, all the shipbuilders in Nanzhili gathered in Qingjiang Shipyard.

How grand was it?

Hu Wei is a person who witnessed it. At that time, Pingjiang Bo Chen Yan was appointed as the Qingjiang Tijusi, Qingjiang Jingwei, Zhongdu, and Zhili three main factories, under the jurisdiction of 64 shipbuilding branches, can build more than [-] ocean-going ships a year, and drill wind More than three hundred ships!

There are 46 resident craftsmen in Qingjiang No. [-] General Factory and [-] shipbuilding branch factories.

In the 22nd year of Yongle, Weihe Shipyard was merged into Qingjiang No. [-] General Factory, and Longjiang Shipyard was established in Nanjing, and Longjiang Captain Tiju Division was set up to take charge of the shipping affairs of the world.

The last time it was registered, there were about 440 craftsmen and 82 shipyards.

Why is Ming Dynasty invincible?

Because Daming is truly invincible.

Li Yongchang couldn't find a silversmith at this time, just like during the Yongle period, Daming couldn't find an idle shipbuilder. For a reason, the world is so big, how can so many people build ships for you?
Why didn't Hu Wei object to His Majesty's craftsman?Why not object to improving the treatment of craftsmen?Why not oppose the construction of craftsmen's houses?

Because Daming really needs craftsmen, and His Majesty's craftsman can bring craftsmen under his jurisdiction, improve the treatment of craftsmen, and make craftsmen more motivated, and the craftsman's school aims to train craftsmen.

Shi Pu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, was not in charge of the military battle bureau, it was an internal deployment, and the technical requirements for imperial silver coins were still underestimated.

There are four levels and sixteen levels of craftsmen, namely: apprentices, craftsmen, resident craftsmen, master craftsmen, silversmiths registered in the Ming Dynasty, and only more than [-] resident craftsmen.

There are only four great craftsmen.

Now nearly [-]% of the resident craftsmen and all the big craftsmen are in the military battle.

He originally thought that a craftsman could be a stove head, but now it seems that no craftsman can be a stove head.

"Craftsman School, can it be taught in the Confucian School of Tianxiawei?" Shi Pu made a very reasonable suggestion.

Since there are not so many fish in Daming's existing fishponds, it is natural to think of ways to get some fish fry and wait for them to grow up.

Zhu Qiyu remembered that he didn't have enough paper and ink in the Sanjing Factory, so he and Yu Qian's rendition matched.

He shook his head and said: "The law on the farm is inappropriate. The commander and the Confucian school are now mainly responsible for preaching policies and managing the farm. Step by step, step by step, step by step, it will be a century-old national policy."

Zhu Qiyu is aiming to educate people for a hundred years, not trees for ten years.

The strides are too big, and it is easy to pull eggs. Zhu Qiyu is in the prime of his life, so don't worry about it for a while.

Zhu Qiyu said seriously: "I know, some people think that the job of minting coins makes a lot of money, and the fire consumption is [-]%!"

"[-]% is given to Taicang, [-]% is given to the internal transport depot, that is, to Zhen, and [-]% is given to the Bingzhan Bureau. Many people are muttering in their hearts."

Zhu Qiyu watched the courtiers' reactions.

[-]% to Taicang, which was finally decided by Jin Lian and the eunuchs who were in charge of ceremonies in the Wenhua Palace. Yu Qian asked for a play.

[-]% is given to the inner carrier, it is His Majesty's money, this is already debatable, but since the decision to mint money is made by His Majesty, it is also His Majesty's decision to relax the ban on using gold and silver.

Shouldn't His Majesty ask for [-]%?
In the end, [-]% was given to the eunuchs and craftsmen of the military bureau who were playing silver coins. This was the most elusive thing for the courtiers. They might even think that this [-]% was also given to the inner carrier.

Looking at the faces of the courtiers, Zhu Qiyu knew that among the courtiers sitting in Juxian Pavilion, there might be someone who scolded the Emperor Daming privately and at home.

Scold the Ming Emperor for being greedy, scold the Daming Emperor for competing with the people for profit, and scold the Daming Emperor for being the king of subjugation!

Scold, scold whatever you want!
Zhu Qiyu didn't care at all.

Zhu Qiyu needs to understand this truth and tell the courtiers why they have to leave [-]% of the fire consumption for the military battle.

He said very calmly: "The value of currency consists of use value and exchange value."

"And the exquisite silver coins made by the craftsmen of Bingzhan Bureau, the fruits of their labor, exquisite patterns, seamless embryo cakes, and exact weight."

"It is also part of the exchange value of imperial silver coins."

"That's why the Bureau of Military Warfare has such strict inspection and weighing. Only by strict control and the policy of minting coins can it be implemented in a long-term and stable manner."

"Labour alone is the only universal and exact measure of value."

"It's like a field, if there is no labor, it will be barren and worthless."

After Zhu Qiyu finished speaking, the courtiers digested his words carefully, and several courtiers showed thoughtful eyes.

Even if the truth can be explained clearly, Zhu Qiyu can't control the mouths of these courtiers, they will still scold.

But the truth is the truth, Zhu Qiyu's [-]% of the fire consumption for the military battle is the labor remuneration for the craftsmen.

Li Binyan, the imperial censor of Youqian capital, said in a daze, "There are not enough craftsmen in the Bingzhan Bureau. Can some powerful and powerful families be allowed to participate? Since there is such a shortage, Bingzhan Bureau cannot expand production. Why not let the rest of Daming , get involved?"

As soon as Li Binyan spoke, everyone became silent. Everyone looked at the information in their hands and said nothing.

The last time in the imperial court, Li Binyan was beaten by the imperial staff for merging the Weisuo Confucianism School according to the usual practice. Now when he said this, almost everyone was silent.

In the entire Great Ming Dynasty Hall, who is not an extremely shrewd person?

Your Majesty has a variety of methods, such as straight hooks, curved hooks, lowering cages, and building fish ponds, but you can't catch a single fish.

This Li Binyan... is ashamed to be with him!

One day His Majesty makes a hook on him, he is afraid that he will be overjoyed!

But His Majesty's hook is always aimed at the wise man.

　Today from 3rd to [-]th, more than [-] words!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)