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- Regarding this account, Yinyao was not clear about it. He discussed it with Zheng Shichang, but they also couldn't figure it out. Neither of them knew how big the trade volume was with Japan, nor did they know that after the embargo on gold, silver, copper and other metals, , how big the price difference will be, and the valuation of the young labor force of the Japanese country is also quite vague. I don¡¯t know whether it should be calculated as slaves or long-term workers.
After pondering for a moment, Yin Yao bowed and said: "Back to the emperor, one year's wages of Changgong in the south of the Yangtze River are equivalent to five or six shi in rice, and the highest is seven or eight shi. That is, based on five shi, the silver equivalent is around five taels, ten taels." Wan Qingzhuang was employed for five years, with a total of 2.5 million taels of silver.
If it is agreed that the Japanese country will not allocate gold, silver and copper out of the country within three years, the 'Four Dahengs' and others will be responsible for the interest on the Japanese commercial trade differentials for three years, and the 2.5 million taels will not be a loss. After all, the trade is against Japan. The scale is decided by the Qing Dynasty. "
"We don't have the final say on the scale of this." Zhenwu smiled slightly and said: "One of the overseas trade routes has been sold, and the imperial court cannot restrict the scale of maritime trade. Furthermore, one hundred thousand Japanese people also need ships to transport them. We can't go out with nothing but Japanese people. One hundred thousand people, this is the amount of trade offered by Arai Kimimi."
After saying this, Yinyao also realized that Arai Junmei and the 100,000 people did not believe it. He opened the river, but after careful calculation, he hurriedly bowed and said: "Your Majesty's candle shines thousands of miles away, and you can see even the smallest detail, which really makes me ashamed."
Zhenwu nodded slightly and was about to speak. Bao Fuquan bowed in and reported in a low voice at the door: "Your Majesty, Prince Yinxiang of Yijun, Qingbeile Yinyou, and Beizi Yinli are handing out signs asking for an audience."
Old Thirteenth and Seventeenth were responsible for recruiting new Imperial Guard troops. Could it be that there was something going on? Zhenwu pondered slightly before saying, "Let them in."
Zheng Shichang bowed at this time and said: "Your Majesty, the voyage to America is extremely long. One ship cannot accommodate many people. If one hundred thousand Japanese people move to America, the number of ships required will be extremely large."
"There is no need to worry about this matter." Zhenwu said calmly: "But just by selling it in the capital, they know how much the princes and nobles can eat, and the rest will be shipped to Australia." After a slight pause, he continued. : "Sea voyage is a long journey, and the five-year period is really too short. The Japanese country needs to change the time to ten years. In addition, the manpower cannot be too small. It is changed to 50,000 per year, which is only 150,000 in three years. It is difficult to Don¡¯t knock them down.¡±
?Yinyao, Zheng Shichang, and Nian Gengyao couldn't help but secretly gasp. This is really a lion's mouth. It tripled as soon as he opened his mouth. According to Jiangnan's Changgong calculation, this is 7.5 million taels of silver.
After pondering for a while, Yin Yao hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, Arai-kunmei is so excited about the calculation. Three years of interest, 7.5 million taels of silver, I am worried that the Japanese country will not be able to agree."
??Sadatake glanced at him and said with a smile: "No matter how motivated you are to calculate, you must have strength. Tell Arai Kimimi that it is better if you agree. If you don't agree, I will send someone to arrest you myself."
Yin Yao couldn't help but be stunned when he heard that the Japanese country was now a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty. Would such strong oppression cause panic in other vassal countries? Nian Gengyao was greatly excited when he heard that Zhenwu was so strong that it seemed that the troops stationed in the Japanese country It is a great achievement.
Yinxiang, Yinyou, and Yinli filed in at this time, and all asked for greetings. Zhenwu nodded and said: "You are all exempt from the courtesy, and I will give you a seat."
The three people who were waiting sat down, and Yin Yao leaned forward and said: "Your Majesty, the Japanese country is now a vassal of the Qing Dynasty in name. Such oppression and oppression may damage the reputation of the Qing Dynasty."
"The Kingdom of Heaven must also be maintained by strength. Without strength, reputation is just a name, so what's the use?" Zhenwu glanced at the people present and said: "Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, all dynasties have dealt with vassals and frontiers. They all rule without governing, do without having, and the Qing Dynasty is no exception. The coastal vassals such as Korea, Xian, Annan, Ryukyu, etc. all gained through economic and trade exchanges in exchange for nominal submission and tribute. It is just a false name without any real benefit. In my opinion, the coming of all nations to the court is nothing more than a flash in the pan - a false prosperity.
It's just a false name, but what's more worrying is that the imperial court has no substantive management of the vassal. Once invaded by foreign enemies, the vassal will not only fail to serve as a barrier, but will become a springboard for foreign enemies to invade the Qing Dynasty. What is the use of a vassal that is harmful and useless?¡±
Everyone here knows that Zhenwu has long had the idea of ????reforming the relationship between the sects and vassals of the Qing Dynasty, and they are not surprised when they hear this. It seems that Zhenwu is deliberately trying to get the Japanese country to operate, and the Japanese country deserves to be in trouble. Who will let it happen? He was obsessed with Zhenwu.
After a slight pause, Zhenwu continued: "The territory of the Japanese country is small, and the gold, silver, and copper needed to be stored are actually not rich. The 'Four Great Constants' settled in the Japanese country, firstly to promote trade with the Japanese country, and secondly. To absorb the gold from Japan, it is not easy to create the 'Four Great Constants' brand, and credibility must be the top priority. Of course, there is no need to start a low-interest lending business."
Zheng Shichang knew that Zhenwu had long had the idea of ??issuing banknotes to replace silver. When he heard about the reputation of the "Four Constants", he knew that Zhenwu was preparing for a rainy day, but he didn't quite understand why Zhenwu only emphasized the absorption of gold. Could it be that silver It doesn't matter. In front of so many princes, he didn't dare to ask, so he hurriedly bowed and said: I obey the order.
Yinxiang couldn¡¯t bear itHe said: "Your Majesty, Japan's silver production is not low, so why does it only absorb gold?"
Zhenwu glanced at everyone and drank. After tea, he calmly said: "Why only absorb gold? This is related to the law of money. Before the Ming Dynasty, the scale of maritime trade was very small and basically negligible. Although there was the Silk Road and trade with the West on land, its scale was limited and not enough. Affects the circulation of money in China.
However, in the past hundred years, with the prosperity of maritime trade, this situation has changed dramatically, especially after the discovery of a large demand for silver in the Americas. American silver has been flowing continuously ship after ship since the mid-Ming Dynasty. In China, it is precisely because of sufficient silver that silver has gradually become a legal currency.
Nowadays, the Qing Dynasty's annual sea trade will return a large amount of silver. What will happen if there is too much silver? It will naturally cause devaluation and lead to a crisis of cheap silver and high prices. Have you ever thought about it? In the past few decades, the silver flowing into the Qing Dynasty has become more and more expensive. There are more and more silver prices coming, but the price of silver has been very stable. This is why
This is because the wealthy businessmen, officials, gentry, and ordinary people in the Qing Dynasty all like to save money, bury it in silver cellars, bury it underground, and store it in various unexpected places without scooping it out for circulation. This situation For the country, it was not a blessing. If it were placed before the Song and Yuan Dynasties, it would not be a serious problem, but in the Qing Dynasty, it faced huge risks. "
When he said this, Zhenwu stopped. , glanced at everyone, and then said: "Zheng Shichang, you have been running a bank account for many years, do you know the risks?"
Hearing this, Zheng Shichang naturally understood what the risks Zhenwu was talking about, but at his old age, he would not be willing to be in the limelight. He immediately bowed and said: "I am stupid, please give me some advice from the emperor."
Zhenwu glanced at him and then continued: "With the prosperity of sea trade and the increase in the scale of sea trade,
With the rapid expansion of the Qing Dynasty, the money system of the Qing Dynasty could no longer be isolated, but was connected with Europe and the Americas. With the increase in silver production, European silver had begun to depreciate sharply. Through large-scale sea trade, within a few years It is bound to cause the Qing Dynasty's silver to depreciate accordingly.
Even I don't know how big the silver reserves of the Qing Dynasty are. Once silver depreciates, the greater the reserves, the greater the disaster it will cause. The reason why I absorb gold overseas and force the customs to collect gold in proportion is one reason. The purpose is to prevent a large influx of silver from causing silver depreciation, and the other is to be consistent with Europe.
Europe began to accumulate gold more than a hundred years ago and was preparing to implement a monetary system with gold as legal tender, that is, the gold standard. The Qing Dynasty also had to accumulate gold and transition from a gold and silver bimetallic system that used gold and silver to circulate at the same time to a gold standard. Only in this way can the Qing Dynasty be invincible in overseas trade.
Otherwise, the maritime trade between the Qing Dynasty and Europe would be in an absolutely unfavorable situation. Of course, wealthy merchants, officials and gentry would not worry about devaluation when they stored gold, and the Qing Dynasty could also avoid the crisis caused by the depreciation of silver. "
After hearing this, Yin Yao, Yin Xiang and others couldn't help but suddenly realized. No wonder Zhenwu asked the Japanese to compensate for gold and wanted to conquer Africa to seize the gold coast. It turned out that they had such long-term considerations. In the Qing Dynasty, no one with such a long-term and broad vision could be found. Come.
Zheng Shichang was secretly alarmed. He could roughly estimate the amount of silver circulating in the Qing Dynasty. It would not be difficult to implement gold and silver circulation in the Qing Dynasty at the same time, but how much gold would be needed to implement the gold standard? This is a bit unrealistic, but he dare not say this. Now the Qing Dynasty is trying its best to expand its overseas territories. Who knows whether a large gold demand will be found. I heard that there is a large gold demand in Australia.
Yinju immediately took the lead and said: "The emperor has far-reaching holy concerns, has insight into the crux of the matter, and has a unique eye. None of my ministers can compare to one."
"The emperor's sage wisdom has clear vision and can penetrate thousands of miles. It is really a blessing for the subjects of the Qing Dynasty." Yinxiang was not willing to lag behind and followed closely.
Seeing that Yinyou and Yinli also wanted to praise him, Zhenwu smiled and waved his hand, saying: "Don't make these false gifts."
"Your Majesty, all the ministers are speaking from the bottom of their hearts." Yinyao bowed and said: "No one in the Manchu Dynasty's royal family, princes, civil and military ministers can have this insight, and no one can be prepared for danger in times of peace and see the prosperous age. Hidden crisis.¡±
"This is the way of economics. You can't learn it from the Four Books and Five Classics." Zhenwu smiled slightly, then brought the topic back and said: "The Japanese country has a prosperous mining industry and a smelting industry, and there are many craftsmen in America, Australia, and Africa. In urgent need of such talents, we can deliberately select various types of craftsmen. Chao Tingying said that they are based on agriculture, but the differences in craftsmanship are also indispensable.
???????????????????????????????????????????? But all those who have a skill and an elder must be cherished.
In accordance with my decree published in the Beijing News, regardless of whether it is in the south or north, and regardless of whether the division of land into acres is implemented, the silver of the craftsman's team will be spread into the land, the silver of the kitchen ding will be spread into the kitchen land, and the silver of the villagers will be spread into the land. This will be completely lifted. The restrictions on craftsmen and their status allowed craftsmen to move freely. "
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