Bright Spring

When the three of them appeared from behind the partition, Zhu Gaoxu was standing beside the chair

, facing the wall, observing several maps hanging on it.Hearing the voices of the ministers, he turned around and said, "Be flat."

After they got up, they stood in front of the imperial case, all silent.Qi Tai handed over the things in his hands, and the eunuch Wang Gui stepped forward to take them, and carefully put them on the imperial case.Those papers were the memorials and documents that Zhu Gaoxu swept to the ground angrily.

After a while, Qi Tai opened his mouth and said, "All dynasties have been unwilling to conquer Japan; during the Hongwu period of this dynasty, there were spies in the Japanese mission, which were involved in the Hu Weiyong case, and the Taizu never sent troops. Only the Yuan Dynasty sent troops to attack, unfortunately. Failed."

Zhu Gaoxu listened.

Qi Tai continued, "I searched the old archives of the big treasury and found that the emperors of the Yuan Dynasty seemed to be looking for precious minerals such as gold and silver. At that time, there were internal strife in the Yuan Dynasty, and the Southern Song Dynasty was not completely destroyed, but the royal family of the Yuan Dynasty had become increasingly arrogant|extravagant. Purchased a large number of luxury goods for the clan and concubines to enjoy, these things could not be paid for by the food and goods obtained from taxation, so the Yuan Dynasty royal family needed a lot of gold and silver, and heard that Japan had state-owned gold and silver mines, so it became the heart of conquest.”

Zhu Gaoxu immediately responded, "In this way, my motives are similar to those of the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. But my life with my concubines is not a luxury|luxury, and I want silver for coinage."

He quickly became interested and said, "All systems are constrained by technology. The circulation problem of banknotes like Daming Banknotes has already shown that banknotes are not yet mature.

When Jianwen slashed the vassals, the king of Xiang was charged with printing counterfeit money, and the veracity of this serious crime is unknown now; but in such a major event, Jianwen's monarchs and ministers chose this eye-catching, which proves that precious banknotes can be completely imitated.Although treasure banknotes have multiple anti-counterfeiting technologies, they still cannot prevent counterfeiting, especially in remote places and foreign domains that cannot be managed.

In addition, the credit of treasure banknotes has been declining, the depreciation is too fast, and the problems of random printing and distribution, it is definitely not a year and a half to form a strict management system.I have discussed with Xia Yuanji and other household ministers many times, but I can't see the possibility of a solution at all. "

Zhu Gaoxu paused, and then said, "So after a long time of deliberation, I have confirmed the fact that precious banknotes cannot be used as an effective main currency. We have to start with precious metals since 2000, using gold, silver, copper, etc. Coinage of precious metals is the solution to the currency problem.

Gold and silver themselves cannot be eaten or worn, and I have no obsession with it.But without these things, our resources and potential cannot be stimulated.

Japan does have a large amount of silver mines, which are the closest and most easily available raw materials for coinage.Compared with metal currency that only uses copper coins, silver coins have the advantages of high value and easy transportation, which can supplement the deficiency of copper coins.I think it's totally worth waging a war if it alleviates the economic austerity caused by the chaos and scarcity of money. "

Zhu Gaoxu said, "This is the basis for the New Deal to be implemented."

Qi Tai asked seriously, "I respectfully ask Your Majesty, what exactly is the New Deal?"

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a while, his eyes swept over the faces of Qi Tai, Gao Xianning, and Hu Wei, all three of them could be regarded as confidants.Zhu Gaoxu finally said, "It can probably be called imperialism. I hope that you can share your worries and prevent me from doing this big thing alone; I don't have three heads and six arms, so it can't be done."

The three of them looked at each other, seemingly a little dazed.

Zhu Gaoxu said, "It's a long story. In short, it is to use a large amount of currency as capital to become a medium in various industries and military | political systems; internally refine the division of labor, pay attention to

Technology, development of industry and commerce.External colonial | expansion, access to raw material supply, and overseas markets.This road will definitely make the country rich and strong.I hope that the Ming Dynasty can become the first world power in ancient times. "

Qi Tai and the others remained silent, obviously unable to comment on this strange remark.

Qi Tai's attitude seems to have loosened. "The population and land of the Song Dynasty were not as good as those of the Ming Dynasty, but its cities and towns had prosperous commerce. Not the same."

Zhu Gaoxu breathed a sigh of relief, "We can do better than the Song Dynasty. After all, the technology is different. For example, firearms, how different are the firearms of the Song Dynasty from the fire sticks? The technology of the firearms of the Ming Dynasty is no longer the same thing. .”

He looked at the silent Hu Wei, "Hu Butang's political views agree with many scholar-bureaucrats. But I believe that no matter how enlightened by the words of the sage, people's desires are difficult to fill. This does not require the discussion of the sage's principles, it is Axiom, anyone with a bit of experience can understand the reality.

On the one hand, the ideal of the princes is to make the people neither hungry nor cold, and maintain a minimum survival.On the other hand, powerful and wealthy people will definitely find ways to satisfy more desires.

If the economy is not developed and the total amount of wealth in the world is not increased, how can the demands of the above people be satisfied?They can only try to exploit and squeeze from the masses of the common people; the more rich people there are, the more the land will be merged, and the greater the burden on the people at the bottom.The result is that the ideal of 'neither hunger nor cold' has become a fantasy.

When the accumulation is hard to return, the soldiers and civilians who can't survive will rise up, the warlords will fight, and the farming dynasty will start a new cycle. This is a good result.The worse end is that foreigners took the opportunity to invade, and we became the fourth-class people like in the Yuan Dynasty again. "

Hu Wei said: "The sage is far-sighted, but the minister is dull."

Zhu Gaoxu also said, "There is also the military system of the imperial court. From the military system, the recruiting system, and the guard system, there has been no way to do it. The method that can guarantee the combat power will easily cause the warlords to separate themselves; the method that can prevent generals from becoming big , the army will quickly degenerate and become like serfs|slaves. But if the New Deal is successful, we will be able to find a new system of strengthening the army.

The capitalization of the military supply system, the effective distribution of military salaries, and sufficient funds for pensions and retirement subsidies; it is extremely difficult for military commanders to break away from the national system and stand on their own.Military generals do not have such a large capital to pay for the soldiers, let alone a complete supply of military supplies to ensure the operation of the army; the loyalty of the sergeants is no longer to the generals, but to the court.Once a certain army is not recognized by the country, the troops under its command will soon be paralyzed.

With sufficient national power, the imperial court can maintain the training and reorganization of the army, and avoid a rapid decline in combat power. "

Gao Xianning worshiped, "I may not be able to fully understand the Sacred Heart, but I must have understood that the Holy Majesty wants to conquer Japan, and he has a long-term plan."

Qi Tai said, "If the conquest of Japan will not fall into a dilemma, and you can get silver, it will also benefit the court."

Hu Wei pondered for a while, then clasped his fists and said, "The Holy One is holy, and the new policy of Wude is different from Wang Anshi's reform in the Song Dynasty. The reform in the Song Dynasty was due to the accumulated abuses of the imperial court, and it was time to make ends meet. Our reform still needs a long-term plan."

Qi Tai seconded, "Not only must the important officials of the court agree with the truth, but also take time to find evidence from the sage's classics. The reform still needs to be carried out by the upper and lower officials and scholars."

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791 Chapter Knowledge General

Qin Shi came out of the bedroom and wanted to go to the front yard, but her complexion was very bad.

After news of the incident at Hakata Port in Japan came back, her father-in-law Yao Fengji hadn't eaten for two meals and didn't speak much.Qin shi suppressed her emotions and wanted to go to the kitchen to cook some porridge for Yao Fengji.

She walked along a stone road, with the walls of the house on the left and the fence on the right, and this road formed a narrow road.When she just arrived at the corner, she suddenly heard someone talking behind the wall.

Someone vaguely asked: "Could it be Rickoff?"

When Qin heard this, she immediately stood where she was.

The person who spoke just now should be Aunt Wang in the kitchen.Soon another woman's voice said: "Don't talk nonsense." The voice should be a maid from the inner house, of course Qin knows her, that maid usually does some work of washing clothes, serving tea and water.

Aunt Wang's voice said: "If you don't tell me, who will know? In my opinion, Young Madam should really find a fortune teller with her birthday horoscope."

The servant girl's voice said: "Who dares to say such a thing?"

Aunt Wang said: "Sooner or later someone will say it. Li Maocai's family at the diagonally opposite door said that every time we see our young lady, the clothes we wear are not the same, and the jewelry we wear is also different. The words are very sour. Mr. Yao Waiting for the young lady to be obedient and obedient, how can no one say what happened to her now? And she has been in the house for so long, and her stomach hasn't moved yet, so it would be nice if she left a queen for the Yao family..."

Qin's face turned pale with anger, and his hands trembled.But she still held back and said in her heart: If she goes out to expose them at this time, there will be chaos in the house and extra troubles will arise. If those ugly words are said on the stage, she may not be good.It's better to keep it in mind for now, and then look for opportunities to deal with this Aunt Wang later!

Gritting her teeth, Qin turned around and walked straight back.

She sat in the bedroom for a while, then suddenly got up and moved swiftly. She went to the cabinet to find a good pair of blue-colored silk clothes, and then changed her clothes.After a while, when the little maid brought by the Qin family came in, Qin Shi ordered the maid: "Go ask the butler to prepare a carriage for me. I'm going to the palace."

After getting ready, Qin went out in a carriage.The housekeeper who accompanied him mentioned that he had heard people say that he walked north to the west gate to enter the palace, which was closer to the harem.So a group of people went to Bei'anmen.

It took a long time for the Qin family to enter the palace. They had to wait for the eunuch to report and record the roster. After getting permission, the Qin family went through body searches and other things before being led into the palace by the eunuch.

When they arrived at Xianfei Palace, Qin Shi saw his sister-in-law Yao Ji, and immediately knelt down on the ground, crying sadly.

Yao Ji sighed for a while.

Qin cried: "I heard that the ship was burned at the port and the people on board were also killed|dead. My husband was not on the ship. Was he captured by the Japanese?"

Yao Ji helped her up: "No one knows the whereabouts of Yao Fang and the others. We can only wait for news. Japan has cut off ties with the imperial court, and they are separated by thousands of miles. There is no point in worrying."

Qin begged again: "My sister asked me to meet the Holy Majesty, and begged the Holy Majesty to send someone to rescue him. He must be fine."

Yao Ji refused without hesitation: "Yao Fang is my elder brother and my father's only son. We are all worried about him. But don't bother the Holy Majesty like this."

"Why?" Qin choked up.

Yao Ji's expression was also very sad, but she didn't cry, but she remained calm.She looked at the Qin family for a while, and said: "Because it's useless. Japan is not under the control of the imperial court, and the people there don't obey the imperial decree. Otherwise, how dare they burn|kill Ming Dynasty's envoy ships? What's the use if he's troubled?"

Qin asked in a daze, "Can't the emperor save a single person?"

Yao Ji said: "If there is a way, we don't need to ask for it. The Holy Majesty will naturally do it because of the merits and affection of the Yao family; Wars between countries are not child's play. During the Yongle Dynasty's conquest of Annan Kingdom, the Duke of the Kingdom could die while taking office, and the casualties on the battlefield were even tens of thousands. If you continue to embarrass the Holy One with such a private matter, there may not be good results."