After five years of teaching support, Daming became an empire on which the sun never sets.

Chapter 292
"Yes, yes, Wa country has so many gold and silver reserves, it is indeed beyond everyone's expectations."

"The emperor sent Yan Wang to lead the army to conquer the Japanese country. It is really far-sighted and talented."

"The emperor's sageness is inferior to all the emperors of all dynasties."

"Snatch the gold mines and silver mines of the Wa country, and I, Daming, will immediately become a rich senior official."

The ministers agreed one after another.

"That's right." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Those two gold mines and silver mines in the Japanese kingdom, although Di'er and Hu Weiyong have not yet occupied them, sooner or later they will belong to Daming."

"Occupying these two mines, I, Daming, will immediately become a rich man."

"You haven't attended Mr.'s class. Perhaps in your opinion, gold and silver are not food after all. They can't keep out the cold and can't withstand hunger. They are of no practical benefit to Daming. More gold and silver will cause food prices to rise instead."

"However, let me tell you that your ideas are all wrong. The role of gold and silver is far beyond your cognition."

"For example, the more gold and silver reserves in the Ming treasury, the more stable the Hongwu banknotes will be. The dynasties of all dynasties like to mint new coins, but without exception, the purchasing power of new coins will decline after a few years. The previous consistent Money can buy three stones of rice, but later three coins can buy one stone of rice, so the court had to abolish the new currency. This not only harmed the court, but also brought disaster to the people.”

"And the fundamental reason is that the treasury's gold and silver reserves are not enough, which leads to the decline of people's trust in new money year by year."

"The emperor is very wise." Shen Wansan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Commerce, stood out of the train and said, "It is difficult to promote the new coins of the past dynasties. This is the reason. Insufficient gold and silver reserves will lead to a decrease in the purchasing power of new coins year by year."

"This will not only endanger the court, but also endanger the people."

"If the imperial court's gold and silver reserves are large enough, it is entirely possible to use some of them to stabilize the new currency when the purchasing power of the new currency decreases."

Shen Wansan has a personal experience of this. He used to use "currency depreciation" to make a lot of windfall by reverse operation.

"Even the newly minted copper coins are like this, let alone precious banknotes." Shen Wansan continued, "Now the emperor's Hongwu treasure banknotes have been issued for a period of time, but they are still as stable as before. They are all gold and silver reserves in the treasury. reason."

"In addition, in terms of foreign trade, if the imperial court's gold and silver reserves are sufficient, those overseas merchants will also trust Hongwu's banknotes more." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"That's the truth." Shen Wansan continued, "The minister is in charge of the Ministry of Commerce and knows the current situation of Ming Dynasty's foreign trade very well. Those overseas businessmen in the current situation already trust Hongwu Baobao very much."

"In the past, there were domestic merchants who traded with overseas merchants in private with real money, but now everyone basically uses Hongwubao banknotes."

"You should know by now that the gold mines and silver mines in the Wa Kingdom are of great significance to our Ming Dynasty?" Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Thank you for your advice, Your Majesty. Otherwise, the ministers would still be kept in the dark about the role of gold and silver." The ministers said one after another, "The Emperor's understanding of the country's economy far exceeds that of us ministers."

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"With such rich gold and silver mines, the 'centipede' of the Japanese country is too fat." At this time, Li Shanchang stood up and said, "After the 'centipede' was eaten by my Ming rooster, the rooster immediately became Get fat and strong."

"That's right!" Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Our Daming is a rooster, and his Japanese kingdom is a centipede."

"After the rooster is eaten, it will immediately become extremely powerful."

Pointing to the world map with a long bamboo pole, he said: "The rooster of the Ming Dynasty in the past had no beak and claws, so it couldn't eat the centipede of the Japanese country. The centipede would even bite the rooster from time to time."

"Now we have occupied Qiongzhou and Kaigang, and installed two claws on the rooster. We have also conquered Korea, and installed beaks on the rooster. So now the Ming rooster is easy to catch centipedes."

"The two navies in Qiongzhou and Kaigang, and the southern navies who restrained the Wa country, were holding it down with their claws. Di'er led the army out of Koryo to attack the Wa country, just pecking at it with chicken beaks."

"In terms of national destiny, the Ming Dynasty suppressed the Wa Kingdom."

"We installed two claws and a chicken beak, and instantly became the nemesis of the Japanese kingdom."

"That's why Di'er led the army to expedition to the Wa country this time, and it will definitely be successful in no time."

"The emperor is farsighted, wise!"

"The emperor's sageness is inferior to the emperors of all ages."

……

When the ministers heard the words, there was another burst of frantic flattery.

And it was shot from the heart.

You have to believe in such things as the fortune of the country, and you must even believe it!

Now that Ming's national destiny has crushed the Wa Kingdom, it is impossible for the Wa Kingdom to be undefeated!
The centipede of the Japanese country can't jump up.

"It's a pity that there were still some corrupt Confucians in the past who tried to use Confucianism's theory of benevolence, righteousness and morality, and our Chinese people's theory of benevolence, to oppose the emperor's sending troops to Korea and opposing the emperor's occupation of the open port. It is really short-sighted to say that the monarch should be "cautious in war". " Li Shan said long, "If the emperor listens to such people's words that harm the country, how can the Ming Dynasty be as majestic as it is today?"

The civil servant who opposed Zhu Yuanzhang's sending troops last time was Liu Bowen's censor, so Li Shanchang was suspected of attacking Liu Bowen when he said so.

"Such a rotten scholar only knows empty talk. He really did something wrong, so it doesn't matter if he doesn't mention it." However, Liu Bowen took the initiative to admit his mistake.His thinking has changed, and he also feels from the bottom of his heart that his censor was wrong before.

"Fortunately, he has already been punished by the emperor, otherwise there would be many such rotten Confucians, and empty talk will only harm the country and the people." Li Shanchang said coldly, "This kind of rotten Confucianism is more harmful to the country than anyone else."

"Now our Ming Dynasty has become stronger after eating the centipede."

"Such a mighty and majestic rooster must be able to jump very high."

"If the emperor followed the advice of those rotten scholars before, and did not conquer Goryeo, occupy Qiongzhou and Kaigang, then it would be a chicken without a beak and two claws. A chicken without a chicken claw or a beak would have no fighting power, and no chicken. Tigers with the same teeth are the same."

"Not only can it not fly, but it can also be easily turned into a roast chicken by others."

"So if our Ming Dynasty wants to become stronger, we must first occupy Qiongzhou and Kaigang, and then occupy Koryo." Yang Xian said.

"Now I, Ming Dynasty, can eat such a plump centipede from the Japanese kingdom, and eat such a sumptuous meal. It is all thanks to the emperor's foresight and great talent before, and he fought against all opinions and sent troops abroad!"

"The emperor's great talent and general plan are rare in the ages."

"Now my Great Ming's national fortune is the dawn rooster, which has an attack weapon—two claws and a beak. It is majestic and powerful. The previous national fortune was just a very fat chicken body that was easy to be roasted and eaten."

"The emperor has changed my Chinese dynasty's national destiny for a thousand years, and the merit will last forever!"

(End of this chapter)