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Chapter 213 Being an Emperor Is a Great Job

When Yang Reform learned that foreigners started to make and use silver coins, he felt that it was time for him to learn from foreigners. The Ming Dynasty was originally advanced, but unfortunately, it didn’t go on, and it returned from paper money to the original silver. , You have to catch up with the world's advanced level.

When eating, everyone eats quietly, and no one makes a sound. In the ancient times when eating without talking, everyone was very quiet when eating. Unlike Chinese people in the 21st century, everything has to be settled at the dinner table. , completely abandoning the tradition of eating without speaking.

After eating quietly, the monarchs and ministers started to get busy again, and still had business to do.

Yang Reform rinsed his mouth, wiped his mouth, and said to Wang Cheng'en, "Brother, have you got this silver coin back?" Yang Reform was very concerned about this.

"Your Majesty, I'm back, I'm back, I just arrived." Wang Chengen replied quickly.

"Just come and present it immediately." Yang Reform couldn't wait to see what the silver coins of the Ming Dynasty looked like.

The little eunuch presented dozens of silver coins.

Yang Reform flipped through it, and this...is the silver coin used by foreigners in the Ming Dynasty?There can only be one word to describe it, that is "rotten", rough and rotten, far less beautiful and exquisitely produced than Yuan Datou in the future.

"Master Xu, is this the silver coin used by foreigners?" The image of the exquisite "Yuan Datou" silver coin in Yang Reform's mind was overwhelmed by this crude silver coin. If the current silver coin is of this level...

"Reporting to Your Majesty, yes... this..." Xu Guangqi replied, Xu Guangqi was going to find an opportunity to explain to the emperor, explaining his "conspiracy", this is a good way to relieve the financial pressure of the imperial court!Unfortunately, before the words were spoken, the emperor took the words again.

"Is there no more exquisite one? Prettier one? How are these silver coins made?" Yang Reform was completely disappointed. What if the current silver coins are still in such a bad shape?Then his own plan, I am afraid that it will be in vain. Yang Reform is very clear about how tricky and profitable the silver coin is, but the premise is that the silver coin must be made exquisitely, such as Yuan Datou. , even if the color is not as good as sterling silver, it is basically acceptable.Exquisitely made, talking about technical content, fire consumption, and labor, others can figure it out. If silver coins are made as bad as foreigners' silver coins, the silver coins that are minted want to make money from them, afraid of "people's money" Eyes are discerning", you won't let yourself make money easily!Yang Reform was disappointed.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this is considered relatively good...Silver coins are minted, which is similar to minted copper coins, except that the marks and patterns on them are said to be smashed out with a hammer, and foreigners may not be good at making coins. , That's why it seems that the silver coin is quite rough..." Xu Guangqi was about to find an opportunity to explain his thoughts to the emperor, but the emperor didn't let him have time to speak, and interrupted his speech again.

"Smashed out? The mark in the middle?" Yang Reform was distracted. He didn't hear the second part of Xu Guangqi's words clearly. He only heard the first part clearly and saw that there was a letter "M" in the middle of the silver coin, but he didn't. Read it out and ask Xu Guangqi.

Xu Guangqi was very depressed. Once again, he was planned by the emperor, and he didn't say what he said. He looked at the silver coins on the plate and said, "Return to Your Majesty, this is indeed smashed out. On one side of this silver coin, there is a mark, which looks like two The connected hills are called 'M' in Western terms." Xu Guangqi glanced at the silver coins, then explained, and made a sound by the way.

"M?" Yang Reform followed Xu Guangqi for a moment.

"Yes, Your Majesty, M. This is the silver coin used by foreigners. Your Majesty, don't think that the silver coin is not as exquisite as our copper coin, but there is indeed some knowledge in it..." Xu Guangqi explained .

"This, yes! It's far less exquisite than the copper coins of my dynasty! Not to mention the handwriting or something, can this be called a silver coin? Can it be used?" The beautiful image of foreigner silver coins collapsed in Yang Reform's mind. It turned out that this At that time, foreigners used currency like this?I also plan to import a coinage machine from a foreigner, but it seems that it will not work. If I learn from a foreigner to smash a mark on a silver coin with a hammer, I am afraid that the common people will not agree to it!If you can smash it yourself, will the common people not smash it?I want to make money from silver coins, but I am afraid that the production level of this silver coin must be at least similar to that of Yuan Datou!This Yuan Datou is a model of success, I have to follow him, otherwise, if the matter is not done, it will be a big loss, Yang Reform couldn't help feeling sorry.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this can indeed be used. This is silver!" Xu Guangqi explained again, can't silver be used?Then my method of cutting silver with scissors in the Ming Dynasty, what should it be called?Xu Guangqi was very depressed. Why couldn't he find a suitable opportunity to explain to the emperor?
"I know it's made of silver, but... well... I want to say, its workmanship is really not good!" Yang Reform was depressed. I can't really say how good this silver coin is, but I can only say that it is indeed Silver, of course, is better than the situation in China where small transactions need to be cut with scissors.

"...Master Xu, you should tell me how to make money here..." Yang Reform was obsessed with the exquisiteness of this silver coin, and he couldn't make exquisite silver coins. It was very difficult to make money!Alas...as long as the manufactured ones are passable, passable..., I can make money from it..., Yang Reform thought, when he would be free, he would search how the coin minting machine was made, and tinker with a water conservancy press. Coin machine, tinker with the blast furnace for steel training, and produce some special steel. Maybe, this coin-making machine can be built by myself N hundred years in advance. At that time, I can use exquisite silver coins instead of silver ingots, and earn money from it. It's a sum.

Xu Guangqi was doing this with full confidence. For some reason, the emperor became bored when he saw these silver coins. I am not very active in earning money.

"Your Majesty, if you want to talk about the profitability of this silver coin, you have to start with the minting of copper coins. Your Majesty knows that the imperial court can profit from it when it mints copper coins?" Xu Guangqi thought for a while, and decided to start with making money. , It is estimated that only in this way, the emperor is interested.

"Oh? Master Xu, tell me, how do you make money?" Yang Reform did not read novels less. He knew that the so-called "earning money" probably meant that when coins were minted, the proportion of copper contained in copper coins was different from the stipulated ratio, so as to save copper. way of doing.For the same coin, the value and cost of the coin are different, so there is a theory of profit, and it is estimated that the silver coin is the same.I know that I know, but I can't show how wise I am. The emperor stays in the palace all day, and he will know these things there.

Xu Guangqi was puzzled, the emperor still didn't seem to be very interested!Is the emperor not interested in making money anymore?
"Reporting to Your Majesty, generally speaking, the imperial court casts copper coins with six coppers and four leads, or seven coppers and three leads... For example, the imperial court stipulates that copper coins should be minted at a ratio of seven coppers and three leads, but in reality it is copper If it is made at the level of six lead and four, then, in reality, each copper coin can save 19% of the copper. In this way, I cast [-] copper coins every year. To save one hundred thousand catties of copper, if His Majesty mints silver coins, then, if calculated by saving [-]% of each silver coin, it is not a small figure! It is also quite impressive..."

"Master Xu said, I mint 19 copper coins every year? Master Xu said, let me use the method of casting copper coins to mint silver coins?..." Yang Reform was very interested in this number, 19 coins, and then multiplied by [-] Thousands, damn it, doesn't that mean that one or two hundred million copper coins are minted every year?This number is quite NB.Even if some copper coins have a larger denomination, one thing is certain. The annual minting capacity of the Ming Dynasty can easily exceed [-] million yuan... This number is combined with the minting of silver coins... This suddenly opened Yang Reform's heart It turned out that the silver coin could not be directly pressed out by a machine, but could be made as beautifully as a copper coin!

"Returning to Your Majesty, this is just an analogy made by the minister. In reality, there are more and less. It may not be cast at 19 guan every year. This depends on the situation. 19 guan. This is the time of Taizu. As for the minting of silver coins, it is indeed..." Xu Guangqi explained, very annoyed, and was interrupted by the emperor again...

"Really so many?" Yang Reform was surprised!Heart is completely opened.Unexpectedly, the minting ability of the Ming Dynasty is so strong. If this is the case, I will discuss it with the court and use a year or two to completely turn the silver ingots of the Ming Dynasty into silver coins for circulation. This silver coin saves [-]% Silver, how much is this?I'm afraid there is nothing faster than stealing money.Yang Reform's heartbeat soared rapidly, so excited!Is this what stealing money feels like?It turned out to be very cool to be the emperor!

"Reporting to Your Majesty, there are indeed so many, it is absolutely true!" Xu Guangqi replied, Xu Guangqi felt strange, why is the emperor not interested in making money, but interested in this?He wanted to talk about his "strategy" to the emperor, but unfortunately, the emperor kept interrupting him, and he didn't find a suitable opportunity to explain to the emperor how to make money by minting silver coins, which was very frustrating.

At this time, Yang Reform also understood what Xu Guangqi meant, and he was a little elated. What Xu Guangqi meant was to let himself learn from foreigners to cast silver coins, and then embezzle 1000% of each silver coin. This...according to the casting ability of the Ming Dynasty, it is completely possible to cast It is very exquisite, it can mint more than [-] million coins a year, this kind of terrifying ability... Doesn't it mean that if you mint [-] million silver coins, you can drop [-] million silver coins from it?this……?Yang Reform is a little crazy this time, his heart has already been beating wildly...

"Hehe, hehe,...hahaha... I know, I know! What Master Xu means is, let me learn from foreigners and mint silver coins, and then prohibit the circulation of silver ingots, scattered silver, and only silver coins? Is that so? , My entire Ming Dynasty must need hundreds of millions of silver coins. So, judging from my dynasty’s annual minting capacity, I can mint 2000 to [-] million silver coins in one or two years. If each silver coin saves [-]%, So, doesn't it mean that within a year or two, I can save [-] or [-] million silver coins? Is that right? Is that what Master Xu meant?" Yang Reform calculated the number for a while, and was shocked by himself up!This... how much money does this have to be?
Ah!
what! !

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Except for Xu Guangqi, Sun Chengzong and Bi Ziyan looked at the emperor in surprise, and then Xu Guangqi in surprise. What kind of person must this be?What kind of emperor is this!This method, what kind of method must it be!

Xu Guangqi is still depressed about the strategy in his heart, and has never been able to communicate well and completely with the emperor. Now that the emperor has figured it out, Xu Guangqi nodded and said gratifiedly: "Reporting to your majesty, it is true, as long as your majesty mints copper coins according to the If you think about it, this is not a big problem. It is stipulated that all the taxes of the court must use silver coins, and it is forbidden to directly use silver ingots and scatter silver coins. In this way, the Ming Dynasty will definitely need hundreds of millions of coins. Your Majesty will leave [-]% of each silver coin as fire consumption, which is a large amount of silver!" Xu Guangqi finally said what he was thinking.

"Ah! Hahaha... Good, good, good! This method is good, this method is wonderful! So, within one or two years, you can raise 2000 million silver coins! This, Master Xu is simply It is the God of Wealth who came to the world!" Yang Reform figured it out, and couldn't stop praising Xu Guangqi.

Yang Reform knew that he was tricky about casting copper coins. If the imperial court stipulated seven copper coins and three lead coins, then it would be good to have six copper coins and four lead coins during the actual casting. This percentage is obviously extra income. This is the mystery of making money by casting copper coins.

The reason why Yang Reform was not too interested in the casting of silver coins before, and was full of worries was because Yang Reform remembered that the silver coins seemed to be suppressed, that is to say, they were made by machines. Yang Reform had seen the silver coins of foreigners. After that, I feel that with the current level of machinery, I am afraid that I can’t make decent silver coins, and I won’t be able to make the exquisite silver coins in the future. The Ming Dynasty is required to use silver coins as the currency of payment. I am afraid that the common people may not use the silver coins minted by the court!Because the silver coins made by random things are the same as those of the imperial court, so why use the silver coins of the imperial court?Why should the court earn the money here?

Yang Reform has always been worried about this situation. The manufacturing process of silver coins is not good enough to effectively prevent the common people from using foreign or even self-made silver coins. what!This is also where Yang’s reform struggles. This is completely harmed by the thinking of the 21st century. In the 21st century, everything is advanced by foreigners. In the Ming Dynasty, this inertia of thinking could not be stopped for a while, but where did you know? , During the Ming Dynasty, foreigners didn’t know how to make exquisite silver coins at all, and this was not a problem for the Ming Dynasty at all. The Ming Dynasty, which could mint copper coins, had no pressure on making silver coins. The annual casting ability of the Ming Dynasty can easily exceed [-] million with a little effort. This, I have to say, the Ming Dynasty is very NB. The combination of these few moves has become a sharp weapon that can smoothly circle the silver of everyone in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Yang Reform has experienced the exquisiteness of ancient copper coins. If you want to cast a character or something, there is no pressure at all, and if you want to create a pattern or something, it is even easier.The ability to mint coins, coupled with the thinking of switching to silver coins, coupled with the policy given by the emperor, and the court's strong implementation, this is a reasonable and legal robbery of the entire Ming Dynasty!

Yang Reform is full of enthusiasm. It is too easy for an emperor to get money. He can rob the entire Ming Dynasty by fiddle with one or two policies. There is no more powerful career than being an emperor.

In this platform, it is very quiet!
Xu Guangqi saw that his method was accepted by the emperor. The emperor understood what he meant, and was very pleased. He looked at the emperor with a smile. Today, he has completely proved himself and proved that he is useful. The sound of "Master".

In terms of internal affairs, Sun Chengzong is still not as good as Xu Guangqi, who has a thorough understanding of both Chinese and Western cultures. After listening to the emperor's explanation, he realized that Xu Zixian's idea may be worth millions, and it can be raised within one or two years. This shocked Sun Chengzong, and greatly improved Sun Chengzong's impression of Xu Guangqi. This "emperor teacher" who is on an equal footing with him really has two brushes!This time, Sun Chengzong completely put Xu Guangqi on the same level as himself.He truly recognized the title of "Master" Xu Guangqi.

Bi Ziyan is a traditional scholar. Although he is good at money, he is far inferior to Xu Guangqi when it comes to understanding Chinese and Western cultures, being creative, inspiring, and forward-looking. Seeing this book Xu Guangqi gave to the emperor I can only express my deep admiration for Xu Guangqi. This, besides admiration, can only be admiration... Tens of millions of silver coins! !
Yang Reform fell into a beautiful fantasy. With the money of 2000 million silver coins, why should he be afraid of wild boar skin, Li Zicheng and his like?How many new troops can I train and how many large ships can I build?Isn't the Pacific Ocean the inner lake of his own home?

【Sorry, I made a mistake when I wrote about Yingyang yesterday. Yingyang didn't come out until the [-]th century, and it has been revised into "silver coins".In addition, let’s talk about the minting of silver coins. Some book friends may think that making more than [-] million silver coins in one or two years is bragging. In the century, Yuan Datou made more than this. Yuan Datou made three or four billion yuan. 】

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