The emperor and his ministers sat across the table from each other. Mr. Shen reached out to pour the emperor wine, then bowed his head slightly and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, after the crown prince is appointed, I will go back to Yanjing. The Tatar tribe is not easy to fight, but this year Before winter comes, the war outside the Pass will definitely begin."
The emperor took the wine glass and clinked it with Shen Yi. After the two of them drank a glass of wine together, the emperor put down the wine glass and said, "I feel relieved about Shen Qing's work. Including going to sea in the past few years, the results are not small."
"The silver mines in Japan are already being transported back one after another. At least millions of taels of silver are imported every year. For this reason, you were right when you advocated attacking Japan."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "Your Majesty, gold and silver mines are temporary and will be mined out one day, and neither gold nor silver can be considered wealth in nature."
This was the first time the emperor heard this statement. He asked curiously: "What do you think Shen Qing said?"
Mr. Shen tidied up his words and said, "Your Majesty, the reason is very simple."
"Gold and silver, especially silver in our Dachen, are used as money, that is, currency, but the things we have in Dachen are numerous."
"I have a proper term called productivity."
"There is a massive influx of silver. Once the total amount of productivity cannot keep up with the amount of currency, it will inevitably lead to currency devaluation."
The emperor frowned and said, "In the past five or six years, the price of silver has not dropped."
Shen Yi said softly: "That's because not only the Chen family uses silver as currency, but nearby countries also use silver. The excess amount of silver can be transferred to nearby countries, thereby plundering part of the wealth of these countries."
"Moreover, the imperial court took back the north ten years ago, and now the country is on the rise, and many problems cannot be seen."
Mr. Shen said seriously: "Your Majesty, the real wealth is not gold and silver, but real things."
"Whether it's food or wood, those things that can be used for food and drink are the real wealth."
"After the Japanese affairs are settled, the entire Japanese island can be used as one of Dachen's overseas sites. At that time, Dachen can use a series of methods to plunder overseas wealth, so that a steady stream of resources can enter Dachen. "
"In this way, Dachen will naturally make the country prosperous and the people strong, and the country will last forever."
Although Emperor Hongde has always been a shrewd emperor, some of his ideas are still too old. It's not that Shen Yi doesn't teach him. It's just that when someone speaks softly or when the conditions are immature, no matter how much he talks, it won't be enough. Of little use.
But now, the time has come quite mature.
With Dachen's current ability to export goods, even if it does not carry out bloody colonial activities, it can rely on dumping to plunder overseas wealth through normal commercial exchanges.
Moreover, after Su Ding's subsequent battles are over, Dachen can actually economically colonize Japan Island, and even use Japan Island as a springboard to start the Age of Discovery in the future.
Emperor Hong De was stunned by Shen Yi's words. He touched his chin and thought for a long time, and then thoughtfully said: "Shen Qing, as the saying goes, the way of heaven is constant, should we just follow nature?"
"Your Majesty, if there really is a superior Heavenly Dao in the sky, Shizong would not have gone south back then. Could it be that Zhu Zhenren, who was wreaking havoc in the north eighty years ago, is a very Daoist family?"
"Besides..."
Mr. Shen said in a deep voice: "Da Chen is practicing humanity. Humanity means that the damage is not enough to make more than enough. Jiuzhou is only this big. If you want the people to live a better life and Da Chen's court is stronger, you can only look further away." , and develop further afield.”
"The silver now being transported from Japan is a good example."
Emperor Hong De thought carefully. Before he could digest what Shen Yi said, he heard Lord Shen continue to say: "Your Majesty, what I said is that you don't have to rush to explore outside in the past few years. We need to ask for it, but we must open our horizons, and we must open our horizons for future generations, and we must not limit ourselves to this land of Kyushu and rest on our laurels."
"The simplest thing is that without the Shipping Department, the imperial court's Northern Expedition would not have been as smooth as it was. There was no Su Ding to go to sea a few years ago, and now there will not be a lot of cash sent to the imperial court."
As a "special" person of this era, Shen Yi has become famous personally and has become one of the most noble people in the world. Putting aside his family, as far as he is concerned, Shen Yi's own personal value has been achieved to the greatest extent. .
When Mr. Shen first came to this world more than 20 years ago, he wanted nothing more than this.
But people's thoughts will always change as their butt moves. For example, in the past ten years, Shen Yi, in addition to finding a way out for his family, the only other thought he had was that since he came to this world After a trip, try to change something.
At least, we need to get rid of some of the "doom and gloom" that has become more and more obvious in this era.
Or, let the great changes that may come in a few hundred years not be so tragic.
Therefore, he now needs to communicate something with the emperor, and he also needs to teach the emperor something.
If it were another emperor, Mr. Shen probably wouldn't say it clearly, but Emperor Hongde...
It can be said.
Whether he is a friend or not, for Shen Yi, at least Emperor Hongde is a good leader.
His Majesty the Emperor touched his chin and thought carefully. Then he looked up at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "Shen Qing is in charge of the things in the north now. If Shen Qing wants to try many things, I will I support it, Shen Qing just lets go and does it."
"Anyway, the national treasury has saved a lot of money, which is enough for us monarchs and ministers to squander for a while."
Starting from the 20th year of Hongde, Shandong's taxation returned to normal, and then the taxation in the northern provinces gradually became normal. In addition, Shen Yi paid more attention to business, and the northern economy became relatively prosperous. The money handed over to the national treasury also increased. A lot more.
Emperor Hong De was also a bit stingy emperor. He had really saved a lot of money over the years. Not only the national treasury, but also the inner treasury was full.
It was precisely because of this that Emperor Hong De had the confidence to start a war.
Shen Yi looked serious, lowered his head and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Su Dingna has already seen results in going to sea. In recent years, I will let your majesty and the court see more results, and let future generations..."
Shen Yi's eyes were firm: "I see the benefits of going to sea."
"Shen Qing has the final say in this matter and I will not interfere."
The emperor lowered his head and took a sip of wine, then looked up at Shen Yi and said slowly: "I sent someone to check yesterday. Didn't my brother-in-law go to your house to look for you?"
"So, you came to me today and wanted to avoid him?"
"It's impossible to talk about it while hiding from Mr. Sun Hou."
Shen Yi said with a smile: "It is normal for the Sun family to be happy about the new crown prince. I don't want to go to their house, but I can't refuse, so I can only come to your majesty."
"But the purpose of coming to His Majesty is more to stir up trouble and hide in their house, just by the way..."
His Majesty the Emperor lowered his head to drink again and said with a cold voice: "Indeed, with his status as Crown Prince, even Shen Qing can't refuse the Sun family's invitation, and no other official in the court dares to refuse."
"It's really..."
Emperor Hong De sneered: "Jumping up and down."
Master Shen stretched out his hand to refill the emperor's wine, and then persuaded with a smile: "Children are not sensible, and His Highness the Crown Prince may not know about it. Maybe the Sun family wants to have more relations with His Highness the Crown Prince."
Unlike Emperor Hong De, the third son of the emperor, Li Rong, had no blood relationship with the Sun family.
There is only a legal relationship between them, so both of them need to deliberately maintain this somewhat fragile relationship.
His Majesty the Emperor snorted: "The Queen Mother's body is still cold. I don't want to have any quarrel with their family, but if they want to escape from the sky, that is just wishful thinking."
Shen Yi nodded silently and said, "Your Majesty, you should be more patient and teach His Highness the Crown Prince well."
"How can I have time to teach him?"
Emperor Hong De picked up his wine glass, clinked it with Shen Yi, and said slowly: "After the registration ceremony is over, I will issue an order for him to go to the north with Shen Qing, and Shen Qing will take a good look at him for me."
"If he is a talent along the way, Shen Qing will teach him a lesson."
"If he wasn't..."
Emperor Hong De knocked on the table and narrowed his eyes.
"Shen Qing doesn't need to worry about him. After walking him for a while, he can be released to Jiankang."