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Chapter 784: Fo Langji versus the little boy (3)

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    If it weren't for the disparity in strength between the two sides, the first free-fighting group competition in the court of the Longwu Dynasty would have started.  The Donglin Junzi Jiangnan Group's representative team, which is composed mainly of civilian officials, is only about 120% of the number of the military attach¨¦ Xungui Nanyue Army Group's representative team.  The number of troops is a serious disadvantage.  In terms of combat effectiveness, I have pity on the gentlemen of Donglin. Apart from reading and reciting the sages' scriptures and studying Zhu Xi's annotations, all of them are deaf to the outside world and only focus on reading the sages' books.  Apart from discussing some poems and songs here, I am completely focused on nothing else.  Where are the officers of the Southern Guangdong Army who are like the group of warriors opposite?  The one who sends out troops, fights, kicks, shoots, and sticks every day to break his bones?  There is even an official who came from the Qin Law School, who was originally a bandit!  After struggling for many years among mountains of swords and arrows, and then being refined by the so-called Six Arts of a Gentleman advocated by the powerful traitor Li Shouhan, activities such as horseback riding and archery have actually become essential skills for a gentleman of our generation?  I think of my dignified Ming Dynasty officials. Every time when everyone is in the court, they gather the awe-inspiring righteousness of all the gentlemen, and use the great courage of dozens of people to attack one person. They are not afraid at all in the face of the opponent's extremely vicious and powerful force.  They swarmed up, punched and kicked them, weeded out traitors for the Ming Dynasty, and eradicated evil in the court.  (Okay, okay. The unkind author has already seen the brick in your hand. To put it bluntly, the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty were a group of guys who were arrogant and mean-spirited. They lacked the courage and fighting ability to fight alone. Every time  They relied on the strength of their numbers, and dozens of people beat one person to death in the main hall, and then proudly wrote about it in his own writings, diaries, and even in history books.  On a certain day of the year, the gentlemen of the Ming Dynasty fought hard against the powerful and traitorous minister so-and-so. Huh? The unkind author seemed to have seen something bad again.  How come the history of the National Army's Anti-Japanese War is so similar to what these gentlemen wrote? Until the so-called 38th year of the Republic of China, the New Year's speech was still full of blanks. It's a pity that a beautiful article is a mess.  His good intentions were misinterpreted by a Hunan librarian who did not understand the customs and good deeds. He actually commented: "You must know that the government's military, political, and economic power today is several times or even more than that of the Communist Party.  Dozens of times. "Oh, how can such a huge power not scare people to death? Let's put aside political and economic power and just talk about "military power".  The People's Liberation Army now has more than three million people. "Exceeding" double this number means more than six million people, and ten times that number means more than 30 million people. What is "tens of times"? Let's count it as twenty times.  There are more than 60 million people. No wonder President Chiang says that he is "certain of decisive victory."  Of course, the party can be completely reduced to powder. It can be seen that suing for peace is not for anything else. Isn¡¯t it like asking for help if you have such a powerful force?  And, if you want to go back to your hometown in Zhejiang to go fishing on a sliding pole, just continue to issue arrest warrants and arrest the Hunan librarian. Of course, there are many people who are stupid, but they obviously have an absolute advantage.  People who do such things to please a small group of people for the sake of the interests of the whole of China, as the saying goes, are either evil or stupid.) Fortunately, the original tense situation between the two sides has been resolved.  The leader of the group stopped with a loud drink.  In Zodiac Zhou¡¯s view, the starting point and direction of attack of these guys were too low-level. ????????????????????????????????????????????????? Is the issuance of new money harmful to business and harming the people? It should be noted that since the Shang Yang Reform and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty implemented the salt and iron monopoly, when has the identity of merchants been valued in this land?  Otherwise, there wouldn¡¯t be so many businessmen funding academies and urging their children to study and take the imperial examinations.  The goal is to change one's political status.  Disturbing people?  Give me a break!  Compared with the legitimacy of the emperor Zhengshuo and the regime, what are the slight losses of a few businessmen?  ¡°Moreover, the so-called theory of disturbing the people is even more untenable.  For example, Li Shouhan's workshop cast a large amount of Tongbao and distributed it as military pay and salary. Everyone took it to the market to buy things and gave them wages. When the ordinary people saw this yellow and clear shell, they didn't know that it was better than a rotten shell.  Longwu Tongbao, which is many times stronger than Ziqiang, is naturally willing to accept it.  The money of his own reign is quite popular in the market. When this news reached the ears of Emperor Longwu, wouldn't he be very happy?  When you say it's disturbing people, who are you disturbing?  If Liang Guogong's minions in charge of public security in the city catch those merchants who minted coins privately and present their confessions to the emperor, then let's see how you end up!  Those guys collected the good money, melted it into copper, and then cast it into copperware to make huge profits dozens of times.  Or add a large amount of lead and tin to copper and cast it into private money for arbitrage.?.  Now, these two channels have been blocked by Li Shouhan.  "Your Majesty, your Majesty, I have ordered a secretary to write an article, intending to order merchants and government agencies everywhere to purchase goods and pay Longwu Tongbao and silver coins. When collecting taxes, only Yongle, Jiajing, Xuande, Hongguang, Longwu and the late Emperor Chongzhen will be collected after the 13th year.  The Tongbao issued by the minister and governor, and the other money of various eras, are not allowed to be used for circulation. " This blocks the way for private money to be used and circulated in the market.  As for another channel, smelting copper to make copperware for sale, hehe, don't forget that Li Shouhan's navy used thin copper to cover the bottom of the boat to prevent shellfish from growing on the bottom of the boat.  The reason why these people are able to make profits is because there is a lack of copper mines in the mainland and there is a demand for copperware.  However, our Liang Guogong controls the Bodhisattva Copper Mine and the Luzon Copper Mine, and the most indispensable thing is this kind of metal.  Do you want to cast copperware to sell in the market?  Okay, after you have worked hard and secretly to cast the copperware, you find that similar copperware is better than you and the price is lower than you. That is, the cost of purchasing raw copper and labor is the cost, plus  The total profit is 20% to 30%.  How can the production of small workshops pass the industrial chain?  "Ai Qing, this is a very good and appropriate move." Comparing the Tongbao of his reign with the Tongbao of Lord Yongle and Lord Jiajing, no matter what, this flattery is very appropriate and made Emperor Longwu feel like drinking wine.  .  "When the market is stable and the people live and work in peace and contentment, my heart will be at peace." "Your Majesty, this is a measure to replace the issuance of Tongbao. The exchange minister of silver coins also has regulations." The fineness of Nanzhong silver coins is 99%, and the surface of the silver coins is  It is clearly stated that if it is found to be less than 97%, it is a complete fake.  Even if it's 95%, 94%, or 93%, it won't work.  Therefore, one silver dollar is equivalent to one or two full silver coins.  This point is not only within the territory under the rule of Emperor Longwu, but also in the areas controlled by the Qing army. The silver coins coming out of Nanzhong are also what the Qing soldiers are happy to pocket.  Even in Europe, thousands of miles away, there are the red-haired barbarians who have always used gold coins as their main currency. Currency such as silver dollars has gradually expanded its market share and its status in people's hearts has been greatly improved.  The reason is also very simple. It is also about buying things. This kind of currency can buy more and better things.  Whether it is the silver dollar or Tongbao issued by the Southern Guangdong Army, the currency, credit and market recognition are all based on its strong industrial and agricultural production capabilities and strong military strength.  Therefore, the few silver dollar samples placed on Emperor Longwu's desk are also new favorites that are about to be put on the market.  "A piece of silver dollar, according to manufacturing standards, the fineness of the silver inside is above 998. Therefore, a piece of silver dollar is equivalent to one or two Kuping full grain silver." Kuping full grain silver is also pure silver.  Zhu Yujian is still very clear about this.  Moreover, he has personal experience in Fengyang Gaoqiang with regard to the market acceptance of silver coins.  It is also a gift to the guarding eunuchs. There is a big difference in the expressions on the faces of the eunuchs when they are given one hundred silver dollars and one hundred taels of silver.  The difference lies in the exchange process.  "One silver dollar can be exchanged for one or two Kuping full grain silver." This exchange ratio immediately made all the civil servants and eunuchs below Emperor Longwu take a breath of air.  The civil and military officials and eunuchs present, including Emperor Longwu, all knew that this silver dollar was well known on the market and that it contained plenty of silver.  Moreover, the casting is exquisite and the patterns are complex, which cannot be imitated or faked.  Therefore, in places where silver coins are circulating in the market, the business of "clippers" and silversmiths who specialize in breaking silver is much deserted.  However, such a silver dollar can be exchanged for one tael of pure Kuping silver?  "The best pure plain silver contains only 93% of the silver content, but this silver dollar is 99%. Calculated in this way, there is at least a 60% profit. I must quickly exchange the silver at home into silver dollars, and then go to  The Nanman shop is exchanged for money orders! Who knows whether this city of Fuzhou can be defended or not! If it turns out to be the same as Nanjing and Hangzhou, I will simply go to Guangzhou. After all, that is one of your hometowns.  You can't give up your own territory to the Qing soldiers, can you? If you isolate the north and the south, cut off the five mountains, and become your king of Nanyue, we will also be a rich man in Wuyang City." Several ministers quickly thought about themselves.  The accounts come.  "However, Emperor Longwu's thoughts were different from these people.  For one silver dollar, Liang Guogong had to put in six cents of silver. There was a mountain of silver in this market and town!  If they were all exchanged for silver dollars, the price difference would be a huge number.  "If this happens, won't the Qing family have to spend a lot of money?" He was quite worried.  Although he also knew that this regulation of converting silver dollars into cash had already been implemented during the period of Emperor Hongguang, and it was quite effective in southern Zhili and Zhejiang.  ButAfter all, the time is short and the number of exchanges is limited. If it is implemented for a long time under my rule, can the general be able to bear it?  Longwu Emperor Zhu Yujian has a good reputation in history books.  "He was of a frugal nature, and when it came to harming the country, he was pardoned from eating meat and wine, and wore large cloth clothes. More than ten people in the harem were all old women, and they indulged in hobbies. He was particularly good at reading, and he was well versed in allusions. He wrote thousands of words for his writing." Moreover.  , Mr. Gu Cheng also spoke highly of him in his "History of the Southern Ming Dynasty", but after all, he only received education in the feudal era and had no modern financial knowledge.  He had no concept of seigniorage in his mind.  The Longwu silver dollar "cast" by Li Shouhan is exquisite in appearance, contains high silver content, and is marketed to the outside world as pure silver, but in fact it is almost the same.  A silver dollar contains about 8 qian of pure silver, and the fineness of Jiangnan's fine silver is mostly about 85%!  The exchange ratio is one silver dollar for one or two Kuping full grain silver, which means that one silver dollar is actually used as one or two Kuping full grain silver!  But if it is other folk silver, such as Yuansi, Luozi and other loose silver with poor quality, it is estimated to be one or two and a half.  After deducting the fire consumption and transportation losses, Li Shouhan and the Nanyue Army made a huge profit from this alone.  Looking at the silver dollar in his hand, on the front is a five-clawed golden dragon above auspicious clouds, on the back is the word Longwu Tongbao written in regular script, and in the middle is the word "Ò»Ôª" written in a slightly larger font.  There is a line of small characters below the Yiyuan, which was cast in the first year of Longwu in the Ming Dynasty.  The silver coins are also rolled around to prevent anyone from scraping the silver for profit.  Everyone present held such a silver dollar in their hands, and many people secretly speculated in their hearts, how to write so many words and carve patterns on this small silver dollar with less than two knuckles?  This silver dollar is made in the style and size of several well-known silver coins that were circulated in the market during the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, including the Mexican Yingyang, Yuan Datou, and Guangxu Yuanbao.  Diameter 39 mm, thickness 2.4 mm.  In the 17th century, Li Shouhan was the only one in the world with this kind of casting technology.  In the hands of everyone, such a small silver dollar exudes the unique and lovely light of newly minted coins.  However, they did not realize that such a small silver dollar was a sharp weapon for Li Shouhan, the Duke of Liang in front of them.  Whether you are under the rule of the Qing Dynasty, on the territory of Dashun and Daxi, or as an obedient citizen under the Japanese shogunate, or in further places such as Europa, Tianfang, Dashi, and Tianzhu, as long as you have  Wherever goods circulate, you can't escape this silver dollar.  He will collect your seigniorage.  "Your Majesty, as long as I can regain the country and the country for the Ming Dynasty, protect the soldiers at the front from hunger and cold, and enable the soldiers to strengthen their armor and strengthen their troops, then what's the problem with me destroying my family and the country? What's more, my wealth is owned by our great emperor, Ming Dynasty.  Grant!" Li Shouhan stood up and said something like this, which blocked Emperor Longwu's question and cleared up everyone's doubts.  "Hmph! That's fine! You, Liang Fan, have controlled maritime trade and collected taxes arbitrarily over the years, and you have already made a lot of gold and silver. Now, it's okay for you to spend a little money on this matter!" Some civil servants murmured silently in their hearts with gritted teeth.  They are looking forward to the exchange of these silver dollars as much as possible and the farther they circulate, so that this disgusting guy in front of them can make a lot of money!  Li Shouhan¡¯s words were high-sounding, impassioned, and sonorous.  Is the so-called "******************"?  However, these words made Li Peilin, who was standing in the queue of South Guangdong Army officials, very unhappy.  "My lord, your country is the country of the Southern Guangdong Army, but it is not the country of his old Zhu family. What's more, this country was built by us working hard in the wilderness with swords, guns, boats and cannons. It is  The blood and sweat of countless soldiers and civilians must not belong to his old Zhu family!" "Your Majesty, although I know very little about money and food expenditures, I know that goods rotate like wheels and money flows like water.  The family's wealth can be used to cast ingots for the country, which can be redeemed by people from all over the world. I roughly estimate that there will be at least billions of silver coins circulating in Jiangnan alone, not to mention Huguang, Guangdong, Fujian, Guangdong, and Zhejiang.  In other places, the Western Red-haired Yi people and the Japanese Japanese have to import money. With so much money, why worry about insufficient military pay? " Huang Daozhou saw that Li Shouhan had always taken the initiative in the court, so he stood up and tried to  Turn the spotlight around.  Only by seizing the initiative can he come up with the ideas he has been planning for a long time.  You, Li Shouhan, have said so much and done so much, aren't you trying to regain the Ming Dynasty?  Then, to regain the country and the country, we need to fight, and to fight, we need soldiers and horses.  So you can't refuse my proposal to call on gentry and students from all over the country to gather voluntary soldiers, return them to the imperial court for unified deployment, provide them with food, pay, equipment, and provide them with official positions.  You can't say that you minted so many coins because you, Duke Liang, have too much money and no place to put it, right?   "I have seen the military report. Recently, in Songjiang Prefecture, Hangzhou Prefecture and other places, the soldiers and horses of the commander-in-chief fought with the Qing soldiers. Although the soldiers were brave, killed thieves to serve the country, and refused to retreat in bloody battles, the Qing soldiers were extremely powerful.  . It is said that General Li Huabao also braved the enemy's sword and led his troops into battle, and it was all because of the lack of troops and horses!" "Seeing this, I was so worried that I couldn't sleep at night, and I finally came up with a plan today.  In front of your majesty, I beg for help. I boldly assert that if this strategy is used with your majesty's approval, loyal soldiers and people everywhere will raise their arms and armies, and the imperial court will have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses at their fingertips in the blink of an eye.  The imperial court has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in hand, so there is no need to drive out the barbarians and regain the country! " "Oh! Today is a good day. The general offered Tongbao and Yuanbao as a source of salary, but I don't want the chief minister to have enough.  Let¡¯s talk about military strategy!¡± Emperor Longwu was very interested, and he nodded and motioned for Huang Daozhou to continue.  Li Peilin also signaled to the officials of the Southern Guangdong Army in the queue to listen carefully and carefully!  So, Huang Daozhou started to talk eloquently, calling on officials, gentry, and village sages from all over the country, as long as they were influential people in the local area, to get up and train their armed forces. The imperial court would provide officials with food and salary according to the strength of their soldiers and horses.  The plan for distributing equipment was taken out.  "My husband has been an official for decades, but he still has the views of a scholar." Before Emperor Longwu could express his stance, a mockery rang in everyone's ears.  ()
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