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The Rising Sun Chapter 491: Eliminating the Roots

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    Qianwu came to the cabinet because he wanted to take the initiative to explain the matter of Dongxing Bank. Dongxing Bank was a giant that was not only enough to disrupt the financial order of the Ming Dynasty, but also to control the entire Ming Dynasty's economy. A group of officials would definitely have to give advice to the cabinet.  Several ministers must be dissatisfied with his initiative to communicate on this matter. Of course, this matter can only be dealt with first and later. If communicated in advance, it will definitely be blocked.  After entering the duty room and waiting for several cabinet ministers to greet them, Qianwu said with a smile: "The matter of Dongxing Bank has been spread in the capital. What do you think?" After hearing these words, several people had already confirmed that Dongxing was in their hearts.  Behind the bank was Qian Wu. Xia Bangmo immediately boldly said: "Dongxing Bank openly issued banknotes and changed the gold and silver exchange ratio without authorization, which seriously affected the currency regulations of the Ming Dynasty. The minister is about to write a note to pray for closure." Zhai Luan  Several people couldn't help but be stunned. They didn't expect Xia Bangmo to be so bold. Fortunately, he didn't drag everyone in, so he left some room. Everyone was thinking quickly about how the Qian Wuhui would react and how to deal with it.  , Dongxing Bank has such a big stall, and it has been prepared for a long time. It is obviously impossible for Qianwu to give up.  Qian Wu was also slightly startled. He did not expect Xia Bangmo to say so directly. Dongxing Bank did not have the support of a great emperor like him, and he did not dare to issue banknotes and publicly increase the gold and silver exchange ratio because of his ambition.  Knowing this well and bluntly saying that they wanted to seal it up shows that they are extremely dissatisfied with Dongxing Bank.  After hesitating for a while, he said bluntly: "The establishment of Dongxing Bank was approved by me. Issuing banknotes and increasing the gold and silver exchange ratio were also proposed by me." Qianwu publicly admitted it, and the atmosphere was a bit tense.  Zhai Luan hurriedly bowed and said: "Your Majesty is very knowledgeable and has far-reaching holy concerns. The ministers and other ministers are dull and do not understand the deeper meaning. The ministers mistakenly believe that Dongxing Bank has a monopoly on the Ming Dynasty's money bank and banknote business. Although it is conducive to the circulation of money,  But for the imperial court, it is not a blessing. "Wang Gao also bowed and said: "Since the founding of the country, banknotes have been issued. Silver has only been circulating in recent decades. Dongxing Bank is not owned by the imperial court and issues banknotes.  The ministers and others were very frightened. The gold and silver exchange rate was set by Emperor Taizu" "How can the laws of our ancestors remain unchanged?" Qianwu took over and said, "The gold and silver exchange ratio was set by Emperor Gao.  The exchange rate is one to four. What is it on the market today? One to eight, or even one to nine. What is this called? If there is less gold and more silver, the price of gold will not change. For the market economy,  , the court cannot violate it. It should follow the trend. Why do you want to increase the gold and silver exchange ratio of Ming Dynasty so much? Not only do you not know, but all the shareholders and bosses of Dongxing Bank also don¡¯t understand!" He said after a slight pause.  , please sit down." Upon hearing this, Zhai Luan knew that Qian Wu must have a long speech, and quickly took the lead to thank him and sit down, and motioned to the eunuch to serve tea. After a while, Qian Wu said calmly: "Now  The Ming Dynasty had a prosperous economy and prosperous maritime trade. It had trade relations with many countries in the world. The silk, raw silk, cloth, porcelain, spices, jewelry, tea, steel products, etc. of the Ming Dynasty were sold overseas. What did these commodities get in exchange for silver?  ! A large amount of silver! I told you before that there are huge silver mines in America, with an annual output of tens of millions of silver. The continuous influx of such a large amount of silver into the Ming Dynasty will inevitably lead to the price of silver.  The depreciation of silver is not a good thing for the court, merchants, or the people! Our Ming Dynasty is now the largest production base in the world, and we are engaged in international trade. We are constantly exchanging commodities for depreciating silver. Everyone feels that there is no loss.  Loss? It must be a loss! If you don¡¯t want to lose, you must exchange for gold that will not depreciate but appreciate! Gold will continue to appreciate in the next few hundred years and will become the world¡¯s currency!  Significantly increase the gold-to-silver exchange ratio? This is because Western countries are transitioning from the silver standard to the gold standard, and their gold-to-silver exchange ratio has reached as high as one to fifteen! Western merchants are taking advantage of our Ming Dynasty's ultra-low gold-to-silver exchange ratio.  From exchanging gold to shipping back to the West!" After hearing this, Xia Bangmo asked in confusion: "Is the emperor planning to use gold as the currency? How much gold is needed? The amount of currency required by the Ming Dynasty is extremely amazing."  The transition to the gold standard requires a process,¡± Qian Wu said with a smile: ¡°Now, one is to exploit overseas gold and silver mines, the other is to control the outflow of gold, and the third is to use gold and silver mixed settlement in maritime trade to increase the gold and silver exchange ratio.  Control the outflow of gold." After taking a sip of tea, Qian Wucai continued: "Now let's talk about the issuance of banknotes. Why are the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes issued by the imperial court devalued again and again, so much that officials, merchants and people don't recognize them? Is this because?  The imperial court had no guarantee deposit and issued excessive amounts of money without restraint, and the treasure banknotes could not be exchanged for gold and silver of equal value, so there was no credibility at all!  The banknotes launched by Dongxing Bank are different.Banknotes can be exchanged for gold and silver of equal value at any time, and the number of banknotes issued is directly proportional to the gold and silver reserves. Simply put, if Dongxing Bank has one million silver reserves, it will issue one million banknotes.  Guarantee the credibility of banknotes at all times. The imperial banknotes have no credibility at all. If Dongxing Bank belongs to the imperial court, the banknotes will definitely not be promoted.  " "Weak ministers are stupid.  Zhang Bi said in a deep voice: "The imperial court spent so much energy to unify the silver coins and copper coins across the country, and then introduced banknotes. Isn't all the previous efforts wasted?"  " "I have thought carefully about issuing banknotes.  "Qianwu Kankan said: "Firstly, banknotes are easy to carry and circulate, which is conducive to promoting the development of commerce. Secondly, issuing banknotes is convenient for Dongxing Bank to expand overseas, which is conducive to the rapid accumulation of real gold and silver in Ming Dynasty. Just think about it, Dongxing Bank's  Semicolons are spread all over the world, and Ming Dynasty gold yuan notes become the currency in circulation in various countries. What will happen?  In addition to plundering by force, we also engaged in economic plunder and cultural invasion. In this way, Ming Dynasty can dominate the world for a long time!  It won't be like the Yuanmeng Empire, which collapsed in just a few decades!  Dongxing Bank was established to rapidly expand overseas and control the finance of overseas countries!  " After a slight hesitation, Zhai Luancai said: "I am so bold, I wonder how many shares the emperor holds in Dongxing Bank?  " "Three shares.  Qian Wu said without hesitation: "Dongxing Bank has hundreds of large and small shareholders. Except for me, who only holds three shares, no one else holds more than one share."  " Hearing that Qianwu monopolized four shares, all the cabinet ministers couldn't help but secretly gasped. Dongxing Bank is so huge that it scares people just to think about it. The capital of the bank is at least hundreds of millions of taels, and three shares are at least 30 million taels! Qianwu can  They are really rich, but they are completely relieved. Since Qianwu is the major shareholder, Dongxing Bank belongs to the imperial court. Qianwu will never poach himself no matter what. Besides, Qianwu  Wu is rich, which means that the court is rich, and many expenses can be pushed to Qian Wu. Thinking of this, Zhai Luan and the others immediately felt relaxed.  His tone and expression did not reveal anything at all. Seeing that several people were silent, Qian Wu slowly sipped his tea and then said: "The establishment of Dongxing Bank has many benefits. It is not only to facilitate overseas expansion, but also to facilitate overseas expansion."  A complete financial system was built for the Ming Dynasty, which was convenient for relief, for eliminating private usury, for the court to collect business taxes, for supporting private handicraft workshops, and for  " Hearing the tax, Xia Bangmo couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and he quickly leaned forward and said: "Your Majesty, Dongxing Bank pays taxes?  " "Of course I have to hand it in!  "Qian Wu said without hesitation: "Commercial taxes will be reformed next year. All land, workshops, and trade under the names of Dongxing Bank and Dongxing Port will take the lead in paying taxes!  The tax rates for various industries should be distinguished, the tax rates for daily necessities should be reduced, and the tax rates for luxury goods should be increased. The gap between the rich and the poor should be controlled as much as possible. The gap between the rich and the poor is exacerbating social conflicts  " At this time, a eunuch rushed to the door and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Wu Zishun, the General Xian of Jinyi, wants to see you.  "Is there any news about Japan or Annan? Qianwu chin slightly, glanced at everyone, stood up and said: "I don't bother to talk about official regulations and admonitions, but when it comes to the point, blindly clinging to the weak is just making noise.  "With that said, he quickly walked out of the check-in room. Everyone hurriedly stood up and knelt to see him off. After Qianwu walked out of the door, Zhai Luan stood up and said: "Tell the emperor's words to all ministries, especially the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the emperor's shares.  Don't talk about things to avoid criticism.  " "The Emperor is indeed a man of profound concern.  "Xia Bangmo stood up and sighed, and then said: "When it comes to economics, we are really ashamed of ourselves. We wish we were born ten years later.  " "Shun Yu is not old now  Zhai Luan said with a smile: "I'm afraid I won't be able to see this big chess game played by the emperor"  " Qianwu quickly returned to Qianqing Palace. Wu Zishun followed suit to Xinuang Pavilion after seeing the ceremony. As soon as Qianwu sat down, he reported: "Your Majesty, a letter from Liu Siwu. Yu Dayou and Wang Fugui led their troops to capture the prisoners in Jinjiang.  The Japanese emperor and general.  " "Prisoner?  "Qian Wu glanced at him and said in a deep voice: "There is no need to sacrifice prisoners. Here is the order to eradicate the weeds.  "    "yes.  Wu Zishun hurriedly bowed and said, "There is no need to sacrifice prisoners. It just means killing them on the spot. Cutting off the grass and roots. This is to completely eliminate the Japanese royal family and cut off the possibility of the Japanese country to establish a country. "Don't publicize this matter.  "Qian Wu said in a deep voice: "The Japanese country is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty after all, so as not to cause panic to other vassal states.  " "Weichen understands.  "Wu Zishun paused for a moment before continuing: "Annan Li Jian's letter, the army invaded Qinghua Ailao, Xingguo Duke Ruan Gan died in battle, Li Zhuangzong Li Weining surrendered, and the Li Dynasty was destroyed. However, the Li family is Annan's orthodox.    " "There is nothing orthodox about it.  Qian Wu said nonchalantly: "It will be a disaster if you stay. Send a message to Li Jian and destroy the Mo Dynasty. I will give you a reward as well."!  Don't let this news spread.  "
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