Domineering Daming

The inner prisoner quickly turned around and said, "Yes."

Chapter 1240

At noon the next day, Zhu Xu left the palace in unlined clothes and walked on Chang'an Avenue.

"Ye'er, come back, there is nowhere to go."

"Xuan'er, don't touch it recklessly, you will lose money if you break it..."

"Yi'er, that's the rouge shop, boys can't go there, come back to me..."

Xiao Yongning was arresting people all over the street, yelling.The three little guys have been out of the palace a handful of times, and they are full of curiosity about the outside world. They want to see, touch, and ask questions everywhere, so the three little guys are running around on both sides of the street.

The guards in the dark were also in fear. These were nobles, and they couldn't bear any damage.

Zhu Xu held a piece of pastry in his hand, didn't eat it, walked around, and said to Fu Tao beside him: "You mean, the cash in the treasury is close to [-] million taels?"

Fu Tao bowed slightly, and said: "Yes. According to the statistics of various banks, it is very close to [-] million, and it is still increasing rapidly."

The Royal Bank has introduced a policy of interest on deposits. Although it is very low, it is still making money by sitting on the ground. After years of publicity and development, it has become more and more powerful. The cash deposited by the Royal Bank is increasing day by day, and now it has almost exceeded [-] million.

"In other words, you have already issued [-] million new coins?" Zhu Xu said.

Zhu Xu has always been uncertain about the currency capacity of Daming, and it is difficult to figure it out. Now that [-] million new coins have been issued, Zhu Xu still feels that it is far from enough. The currency on the market is already a mixed bag, cash silver, copper coins, bucket bags, treasure banknotes Waiting is still in circulation.

Fu Tao looked at Zhu Xu's side face and said, "Yes. However, I don't plan to continue publishing, and plan to replace it in the next two years."

Zhu Xu's goal is to use good money to drive out bad money as soon as possible, complete the reform of the Ming money market, so as to achieve the basic conditions for the development of the commodity economy, and make sufficient preparations for the development of commerce and trade after the disaster.

Hearing Fu Tao's answer, Zhu Xu was taken aback, and said, "Why?"

Fu Tao knew what Zhu Xu was thinking, and he organized his words silently for a while, before he said: "Your Majesty, counting from the known Jiajing Year, the amount of silver that has flowed into my Ming Dynasty from overseas is as high as more than one billion. Silver, ministers and others estimate that our Daming private Tibetan silver may be as high as 20 billion or more, if it continues to be issued, it may cause prices to soar and disrupt the current balance."

Zhu Xu glanced at Fu Tao in surprise, and said, "Is this the result of your discussion with the Royal Bank?"

Fu Tao looked at Zhu Xu's expression with a cautious look, and said, "It's the conclusion drawn from the bank's internal research. Afterwards, we discussed it with the Ministry of Household Affairs, the State Administration of Taxation, the cabinet, and the parliament. The general opinion is the same."

A smile appeared on Zhu Xu's face, he was very satisfied with Fu Tao's work, and said: "It's very good that the Royal Bank has such a view, and it's even better to discuss it with other departments."

Fu Tao was in awe of the increasingly majestic and unpredictable Zhu Xu, not daring to be as respectful as before.

Zhu Xu looked at the children who were playing around, took a few steps slowly, and said, "Your ideas are correct, but waiting for door-to-door storage and exchange is not enough. The replacement of currency must be completed as soon as possible. For the old For currency, I will ask the cabinet to issue an order to strictly prohibit circulation and increase investigation and punishment. The old currency must be completely withdrawn from circulation within five years. The new currency must become the only legal currency, and the currency value and market balance must be guaranteed, and inflation cannot be formed. Or tightening. The leverage of the royal bank must be fully mobilized. Next year, the national treasury will be relieved, and I plan to spread money on a large scale to promote the speed of currency replacement..."

Fu Tao understood Zhu Xu's meaning, and said: "I understand. I will make a plan when I go back, and report it to the cabinet. When there are detailed regulations, I will present them to the emperor."

Zhu Xu nodded slightly, and Xiao Ciye's three children each brought some snacks to him, shouting: "Father, this is delicious, eat it quickly..."

"Father, eat mine, I am delicious..."

"Father, Father, mine, mine, mine..."

The faces of the three little guys were flushed, their eyes were excited, and they were obviously very happy to leave the palace.

Zhu Xu took it with a smile, patted the heads of the three little guys, and said, "Let my sister take you to eat something more delicious."

The three little guys cheered, turned and ran away.

Xiao Yongning used to think hard about going out of the palace, but with Zhu Xu's permission, she went to many places in the capital, and this time she wanted to sneak out to play, but she didn't expect her three younger brothers to give her a headache. Where can I play by myself?

The little face was miserable, and he ran around feebly with the three little guys, which was no fun at all.

Seeing this, Fu Tao was just about to raise his hand to say goodbye, when Cao Huachun, who was not far behind, hurried up, put a memorial on the ground, and said: "Your Majesty, Jiangsu eight hundred li memorial."

Zhu Xu glanced at him, but Cao Huachun didn't say much, and took a few steps back silently.

Zhu Xu frowned, opened the playbook, and immediately stopped in his tracks. Looking at the playbook, he frowned slightly.

Fu Tao glanced at Cao Huachun and said, "Your Majesty, I will take my leave."

Zhu Xu turned around, handed over the playbook, and said, "Look at it."

Fu Tao was startled, took the memorandum and looked at it, his expression changed after a while, he knelt down abruptly, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have been wronged!"

This is the impeachment report of a prime minister in Suzhou Prefecture, Jiangsu Province, claiming that Fu Tao used the royal bank to make huge profits, transporting more than 1000 million taels of silver from Suzhou Prefecture every year, and caused many merchants, gentry, and common people to lose their money. Human lives are countless.

There have been many memorials like this in the past, and they are nothing more than jealousy at the royal bank making money. The jealous people include businessmen, common people, and even the government.They didn't necessarily want to embezzle, but they were jealous and dissatisfied when they saw the royal bank taking away so much silver from their territory.

However, such a melody should not have appeared in Zhu Xu's hands. A small Fucheng is not qualified to give Zhu Xu a melody directly.

It happened to be delivered urgently within [-] miles, and it appeared in Zhu Xu's hand on the street.

Fu Tao knelt on the ground to plead guilty, his eyes flustered.

Now that the imperial court is in violent turmoil, the memorial to impeach him appeared at this time, and he couldn't help being nervous when he appeared on such an occasion.

Zhu Xu stretched out his hand to pull his arm and stood up, still looking at the playbook, groaning silently.

This melody was ordinary, but it was the biggest abnormality when it appeared in his hands.

"How did you get here?" Zhu Xu turned his head to look at Cao Huachun, his tone was quite calm.

Cao Huachun glanced at Fu Tao, and said: "This memorial first went to the Governor's Office of Jiangsu, then to the capital, then to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and then to the cabinet. Fu Ge's old class staff sent it to the Supervisor of Rituals."

Such a process also seems normal, but this is a memorandum of a small Fu Cheng, how is it "normal"?

Zhu Xu pinched his chin, looked at the playbook, and then glanced at Fu Tao, his eyes thoughtful.

Fu Tao held his breath and concentrated, not daring to say a word, but he was quite shocked in his heart.

He also heard from Cao Huachun's words that it was unusual, and there was something unusual about it. This memorial was actually sent to the cabinet by his father. What does this mean?

It shows that in this court change, his father is not sitting on Mount Tai, but is also cautiously avoiding risks!

This made him very nervous, and he couldn't help but look up at Zhu Xu.

Their Fu family can be said to be the most powerful family other than the royal family, and they are full-fledged relatives!

His father has been in charge of the household department for many years and is the most important confidant of the emperor, and now he is even in the cabinet, with a high position and authority!

And he, Fu Tao, is in charge of the Royal Bank, the most important financial institution of Ming Dynasty.

In other words, their father and son basically mastered the two most important things in Ming Dynasty: money and food!

Such power is almost incomparable in Daming!Even the Cao family of Cao Wenzhao, known as the emperor's number one confidant, can't compare!

It's just that the Fu family is very low-key. The Fu family and his son have always given people the feeling of being invisible. On some major events, their voices can hardly be seen or heard, but their influence is everywhere .

Now, the court is in turmoil, and big changes are just around the corner. Some people can't help but want to do something to them, send their relatives away from the court, "return to the original and restore" the ancestral system?