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The Rising Sun Chapter 489 Financial Empire

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    In June, the weather is extremely hot, but the capital is undergoing a major construction project. Different from the previous large-scale construction of altars, palaces and royal gardens, this time it is mainly about the rectification and planning of the inner and outer cities of the capital. In addition to renovating all the streets, alleys and underground waterways,  Including the planning and layout of the outer city, construction of ten elementary schools has also begun. There is also a major project that puzzles officials and people - the widening and repair of the road from the capital to Mentougou.  Zhai Luan naturally knew the reason why Qianwu valued Mentougou so much. It was because Mentougou produced coal. Qianwu said that there was a way to improve the coal stoves so that all the people in the capital could burn coal, although he felt that it was not worth spending money to build roads for this purpose.  But since it was a good thing that benefited the people, he didn't want to be too meddlesome. Besides, the construction corps formed from the original capital soldiers and ban troops couldn't be kept in vain. We should always find some projects for them to do.  After the morning meeting that day, Qian Wu did not leave in a hurry, but said with a smile: "The court must pay attention to the people's livelihood. I have noticed that the people in the capital burn a lot of coal, but they do not do it right and waste a lot of it. I have been thinking about it for a long time recently.  We have designed several coal stoves and briquettes. Let¡¯s see the results. If they work well, we can promote them in the capital and across the country.¡± He stood up and entered the Qianqing Gate.  A group of eunuchs immediately brought out several coal stoves and briquettes of different sizes and styles from behind the Qianqing Gate. The officials couldn't help but be very interested and came forward to watch. Seeing this situation, the leading eunuch explained with a smile on his face:  "This coal is called honeycomb briquette. When used with these coal stoves, it not only has high firepower, but also lasts a long time. It can ensure that the coal fire will not go out at any time. There is no need to start a fire every day. The capital is full of smoke and smoke. The most rare thing is that the firepower can be controlled at will.  " These days, coal is burned with briquettes, and there is no comparison with briquettes. A group of eunuchs were waiting to demonstrate how to change the coal and control the fire.  All the officials couldn't help but talk about it. Xia Bangmo, who was also the Minister of Household Affairs, was full of money. When he saw that the briquettes and coal stoves were working well, he immediately realized that this was an excellent opportunity to make money. He immediately said: "These coals  Was the coal stove made by the Ministry of Industry? "The leading eunuch was very clever when he heard this.  Then he said with a smile: "The emperor has a decree not to compete with the people for profit. The method of making briquettes and coal stoves will be announced to the world for easy promotion and benefit to the people." The benefits of briquettes are obvious. Once launched, they were immediately popular.  The batch of one thousand molds for making briquettes was quickly sold out.  Coal stoves are also in short supply. The Ministry of Industry does not make money from this. The price is not expensive, and ordinary people are eager to buy it. When they heard that the coal stoves and briquettes were made by Qian Wu, the gentry and common people couldn't help but sigh.  Compare Qianwu with Jiajing, who is dedicated to cultivating Taoism, two great sons of the Ming Dynasty.  It's a world of difference.  In fact, let alone Jiajing, it has been since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.  There has never been an emperor who cared about the people as much as Qianwu.  The rectification of the capital, including the abolition of the poll tax, the abolition of the horse administration, free elementary education, and the promotion of briquette stoves, are all about caring for people's livelihood in a small way, but in a big way, they are people-oriented!  Qianqing Palace, Xinuang Pavilion, Qianwu Fang Zhezi in his hand.  He stood up and stretched his body. He didn't care about the promotion of briquettes. Briquettes had so many advantages that they would be very popular once launched.  This is just something he picked up at his fingertips. The technical content of this thing is indeed high, but it is quite simple to make. He is also planning to build a set of automatic coal-making machinery driven by water power in a while to guide and promote the Ming Dynasty.  Mechanical development.  At present, his main task is to free himself from the heavy government affairs. In fact, with the Ming Dynasty's system, it is easy for him to be an emperor who wants to throw away his hands. He can just use eunuchs to check and balance the cabinet. In history, Wuzong, Jiajing, and Wanli were not Xiaoyao emperors.  It is not unusual to not go to court for twenty years, but the result of this is to encourage the expansion of eunuch power, which is not what Qianwu wants to see.  If the eunuchs don't want to be powerful, and if the cabinet doesn't have power, then the emperor has to do the hard work himself. However, after trying martial arts for a few months, he feels a little overwhelmed. The amount of memorials that need to be reviewed every day is really too big. What should he do if he does it himself?  Don't even think about doing anything. You have to review the papers all day long. It's no wonder that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty asked eunuchs to review the works on his behalf.  The cabinet votes and the eunuchs wearing red are actually checks and balances on each other, but the right to wear red is higher than the power to vote. After slowly walking around for a few times, Qian Wu ordered: "Come here, ask Mr. Zhai Ge to come over." After that, he  Then he returned to his seat and picked up a brochure. When he saw the title, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. It was actually a proposal for the unified taxation of the gentry. After reading it carefully, he saw that there was no draft, so he paid attention to the official who had written the brochure. After the banquet,  Exhibition scribe - Lu Ben.  He naturally knew Lu Ben. A Jinshi in the 11th year of Jiajing's reign, he usually kept silent when giving lectures in front of the emperor. Unexpectedly, he was so courageous!  In fact, this means that the gentry is one, paying for food and one is serving as an errand!  One sentence offends all the gentry in the world!  What surprised him was that Zhai Luan didn't have a ticket!  Sooner or later, he would have to implement the idea of ??sharing the land with the peasants and the gentry paying the grain and working as errands. However, it was not a good time right now. This Lu Ben should alsoKnowing this, the reason why I mentioned this at this moment should be to attract his attention.  Zhai Luan came very quickly. After receiving the greetings, Qian Wuci sat down and said directly: "Why is there not a single word in Lu Ben's book?" Zhai Luan had already expected that Qian Wu would ask about this, so he immediately bowed and said: "  Returning to the emperor, it is a good suggestion that the gentry should be paid and served together. However, when the emperor proposed it at the beginning of his career, I thought it was for ulterior motives. "It's not that serious. It's just a matter of luck."  He said: "But this boy is quite courageous. Let him stay in the middle school and let him go to Ryukyu to practice." Going to Ryukyu to practice, it seems that Qianwu has a good impression of this person. Ordinary officials want to join  Ryukyu Province is not that easy. Zhai Luan hurriedly bowed and said: "I obey the order." After thinking for a while, Qian Wucai said: "I want to divide the chief priest's Phi Hong into three or six people. Is it feasible?"  right?  Is this an attempt to restrict the power of the Supervisor of Ceremonies to control the eunuchs and prevent the eunuchs from being dominated by one person?  Zhai Luan was secretly happy. This was obviously good for the cabinet. After thinking about it for a moment, he bowed and said: "Your Majesty, it is not appropriate to decentralize power too much" Before he finished speaking, a little eunuch stood cautiously at the door.  He said: "Your Majesty, Wu Zongxian is outside asking for an audience." Hearing that it was Wu Zishun, Qianwu slightly nodded and said: "Let him come in." After saying that, he looked at Zhai Luan and said: "From now on, I will wear red clothes.  The cabinet is allowed to submit a request for review once. Any request for review must be accompanied by my official reply. " Hearing this, Zhai Luan couldn't help but be overjoyed. The request for review not only shows that Qianwu is cautious about Phi Hong, but also Qianwu's deliberate promotion of the cabinet.  Status, at least.  It was impossible for the eunuch to ride on the head of the cabinet again. He quickly stood up and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty" Seeing Wu Zishun came in, Qianwu smiled and waved his hands: "Get up." "Congratulations."  Your Majesty." Wu Zishun strode in, and after seeing the ceremony, he said loudly: "We have just received the news of a great victory in conquering Japan. Liu Siwu led the army and besieged Yamaguchi City, forcing Yoshitaka Ouchi to fight, and wiped out twenty enemies in one battle.  Ten thousand. Fifty thousand were captured, and Ouchi Yoshitaka was killed. The main force of the Ouchi family was completely damaged, and there was no resistance left. " Hearing the report, Zhai Luan couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. He had wiped out 210,000 enemies and only captured 50,000.  , showing the intensity of the battle.  With a mere 30,000 escorts, 210,000 enemies were wiped out in one battle.  Finally, I saw the combat power of the escort team. If the Shahe camp had not surrendered in time, I am afraid that the entire army would have been destroyed!  It is not unexpected for Qianwu to achieve a great victory in conquering Japan. The combat power of the escort team is several levels higher than that of Japanese daimyo, as long as there are no major mistakes.  It was a total massacre!  What he cared more about was the battle damage, and he said immediately: "Don't tell me how much the escort lost?" "The battle damage is not big." Wu Zishun smiled and said: "The casualties are less than two thousand, and the battle loss is less than one  "More than a hundred." "Can it be verified?" "The victory of Yamaguchi City is certain!" Wu Zishun said truthfully: "However, there are no specific figures for the number of enemies killed and the number of casualties, and Wei Chen has ordered it to be verified as soon as possible.  "That's right." A smile appeared on Qian Wu's face and he said: "I will issue a decree soon to commend the Japanese army and ask General Liu Siwu to report the list of meritorious officers and soldiers as soon as possible. In addition, I sent an order to Liu Siwu to send the Japanese emperor to Japan as soon as possible.  "The general is destroyed." "Wei Chen obeys the order." "Wait a minute." Qian Wu stopped him and said, "Jin Yiwei also played an important role in the victory over Japan. There are many intelligence officers in Japan over the years. You  Draw up a list of people asking for merit, and don¡¯t miss anything. Those who were killed will also enter the Martyrs¡¯ Shrine, so that the people of the Ming Dynasty will forever commemorate them.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Wu Zishun knelt down and kowtowed with a solemn expression.  "Now is the time to sell the gold and silver mines of the Japanese country. Spread the news." "Wei Chen obeys the order." After Wu Zishun stepped back, Zhai Luan knelt down and said, "Wei Chen congratulates the emperor." "No courtesy.  A great victory in the conquest of Japan was expected." Qian Wu said for a moment, and then he thought about it and said: "The Han Dynasty built a martyrs' temple to commemorate the soldiers who died in the foreign conquests. The Ming Dynasty is now divided into two armies, the navy and the army. I intend to build one in the capital.  It is important to build a temple for the army to worship the gods of heaven and earth, and it is also important to worship the heroes." "Your Majesty," Zhai Luan said hurriedly and respectfully.  When the news of the great victory over Japan came out, everyone in the capital was rejoicing, and the whole city was jubilant. Especially the ultra-low battle loss ratio made the people of the capital elated. It has always been said that one thousand enemies were killed and eight hundred were injured, but the escort was annihilated.  The enemy had more than 200,000 people, but the own casualties were less than 2,000. The people of the capital had 20,000 new escorts to join the expedition against Japan and the recapture of Annan. Such a disparity in casualties naturally made the people excited.  ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????¡­??I have no choice but to be convinced. I admire the combat power of the escort team and am full of confidence in Qianwu's overseas expedition. He can obtain wealthy overseas lands at a small price. If he opposes this kind of thing, it is called ignorance of current affairs.  !  Ming Taizu's fifteen-year rule of not conquering the country was no longer mentioned, and Qianwu's prestige also rose!  Inmu, who was freed from busy government affairs, no longer cared about overseas wars. Japan had no suspense anymore. Hojo's strength was far inferior to Ouchi, and Dongxing Port penetrated Hojo's forces far better than Ouchi.  The terrain of the Musashi Plain is also more conducive to the escort's use of firearms. Once a war begins, the Hojo clan will only be defeated faster and more miserably.  There has been no news of a major victory in Annan, but Qianwu is not in a hurry. The climate in Annan is now the rainy season, which is not suitable for the escort team to fight. Li Jian has already reported that he plans to launch another large-scale attack in October.  After establishing a foothold in Champa City, the escort team had collected various intelligence on Vietnam in great detail over the years. The plan for a large-scale attack had been revised countless times, so naturally he was not worried.  With his hands free, Qianwu prepared to integrate Dongxing Port's bank and Charity Association's "Huitong Bank". Nowadays, "Huitong Bank" is famous, but in fact, the strength of Dongxing Port's bank is far greater than Huitong.  The banks under the name of Dongxing Port are now basically spread at the county level in the thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty. Almost all maritime merchants who have dealings with Dongxing Port have taken shares. However, no one knows the specific situation of the banks under the name of Dongxing Port.  It's just dividends every year. In fact, even the maritime merchants of Dongxing Port of Huitong Bank own 30% of the shares, but it's just in the name of the Xu family.  Maritime trade has been hugely profitable. Dongxing Port has incurred huge expenditures over the years to maintain the escort, develop Xiaoliuqiu, and build ports and private ports. It has not accumulated a lot of gold and silver, but the maritime merchants who rely on Dongxing Port are all rich.  Not only is he rich as a country, but he is also the richest. Maritime merchants with hundreds of thousands of net worth dare not speak loudly in Xiaoliuqiu. In today's Ming Dynasty, no class is richer than maritime merchants, not even salt merchants.  !  As early as when he was planning to build the bank, Qian Wu had planned to build a huge financial empire, which would not only control the Ming Dynasty, but also the entire world. Although he had no experience in financial management, he had a forward-looking vision and could definitely do it.  Cultivate this financial empire into a giant in the entire world.  The first step is to integrate the Qianzhuang Bank and the Huitong Bank under the name of Dongxing Port, and then issue banknotes. Of course, they cannot be issued in the name of the imperial court. The Ming Dynasty banknotes have been ruined and have no credibility at all.  It can only be issued in the name of a silver account, and then the gold and silver exchange ratio of the Ming Dynasty will be increased, even if the loss will be greatly increased!  With the mining of silver mines in America, the silver standard has a tendency to collapse in Europe. To build a world-class financial empire, the gold standard must be adopted. Only gold standard banknotes can circulate around the world. Of course, ideas are not enough.  You also need to have enough gold reserves. The gold mines that Japan has are not enough to see. They are completely in vain. The real super-large gold mines are in South Africa, Southeast Asia, and Australia. Our own gold mines are not in a hurry to mine, and they are the first to seize South Africa, that piece of gold.  Territory cannot be entrusted to feudal lords.  (To be continued)
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