Another good news came from Liaodong and returned to Beijing. Zhu Youxiao was naturally happy.
Of course, his happiness did not mean how many Buddhist slaves were beheaded in this battle.
But the sincerity of Artoo and Boggs was confirmed.
With internal support, Zhu Youxiao, who already had the absolute initiative, would undoubtedly be even more powerful.
Therefore, he is also considering advancing the strategic plan to conquer Nuerhaci.
After all, if this scourge is solved one day earlier, Ming Dynasty's financial expenditure will be much less.
But that will only happen next year, and he will not be so foolish as to launch an attack in the winter.
Neither the military's endurance nor its logistical support can keep up.
His current situation is to issue a new currency based on silver dollars as soon as possible to flow into the market and impact the current currency based on silver.
Zhang Juzheng's whipping method and his silver standard reform did indeed increase the Ming Dynasty's income a lot, making the court wealthy for a time.
But everything has pros and cons. Zhang Juzheng's silver standard had a good starting point, but it turned sour later on.
In the late Ming Dynasty, 80% of the world's silver flowed into the Ming Dynasty, and the inflow was still accelerating until the moment of its demise.
However, the amount of silver among the people and on the market is always decreasing.
Because the value of silver cannot be defined, the rarer it is, the more valuable it is.
And the class with the most silver will naturally not be farmers with mud legs who work hard at sunrise.
It must be mainly businessmen, gentry and officials.
During the Chongzhen period, the revenue of the state treasury was getting less and less year by year, and people's rebellions became more and more frequent. This was also partly the reason.
Because the imperial court only needs silver to collect taxes.
The so-called treasure banknotes, copper coins and other currencies officially issued by the Ming Dynasty court were like waste paper, and the court did not recognize them at all.
Moreover, these currencies, which are nothing more than waste paper, are depreciating every day.
And those who own the most of these currencies are mainly the people at the bottom of the class.
This is exactly the opposite of those powerful landlords and the gentry and middle class. They are two extremes.
In addition to natural and man-made disasters, the collapse of finance and finance was also one of the main reasons for the demise of the Ming Dynasty.
Although Zhu Youxiao is not afraid of those gentry and civil servants, he can't solve every problem by killing, right?
Although this method is simple and crude, it has excellent results.
But it cannot cure the root cause. If he dies, will his successors have such courage and courage?
No matter how awesome you were when you were alive, you will be dead when you are dead, who will blame you?
A man as great as Taizu lost control of the court in his later years. Zhu Youxiao could not guarantee that the Ming Dynasty would not repeat the same mistakes after his death.
Therefore, the financial war with these interest groups, gentry and civil servants must be fought and won.
Although the silver dollar is also made of silver, its value has been fixed. It is whatever it is. As long as you occupy the market, you are not afraid of losing control.
After these two months of day and night processing and casting, Zhu Youxiao already had 500,000 silver dollars in his warehouse.
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There is still more than a month left before the Chinese New Year. It is not difficult to make another 500,000 silver dollars during this period.
He has decided that starting from next year, all official salaries, as well as the salaries of nobles and vassals, will be distributed with silver coins.
Forcing high-ranking people like them to recognize the status of silver coins to help themselves.
But it is obviously impossible to impact the entire financial market structure with the more than 30 million taels of silver confiscated from one's own home.
He needed more silver to refine and mint silver coins into the market.
One goes with the other, and within a few years, the silver dollar will be able to replace silver's currency status.
After the currency is stabilized, balancing prices across the country will not be difficult. As long as it is operated properly, it will be a matter of course.
But where do the raw materials for refining and casting silver coins come from?
It's impossible for Zhu Youxiao to rely solely on confiscating homes.
Therefore, he began to renovate the capital and divided part of the outer city of the capital into three districts, two of which were industrial manufacturing and commercial districts.
The purpose is to promote trade competition and strengthen the economic level of the north, so as to curb the unfavorable situation of all silver flowing into the south of the Yangtze River.
If you want to impact the market, you must have a sufficient business foundation.
Now he has established the Royal Chamber of Commerce and has captured 70% of the entire Shanxi market.
As long as the Royal Chamber of Commerce can establish a foothold in the capital and capture more than half of the market in the capital, it will be enough to challenge the smugglers in Jiangnan.
Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao had the idea of leaving the palace again.
Although there was supervision from the police department and Jin Yiwei, what I heard was not as good as what I saw with my own eyes.
After all, the reconstruction and construction of the capital is no small matter. The interests involved and the various forces involved are intricate.
One bad move will cause big trouble, especially now that construction has just started.
After handling some important political matters, Zhu Youxiao immediately put on his casual clothes and left the palace accompanied by nearly a hundred guards in civilian clothes.
Walking out of the palace gate, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
It's okay for the emperor to have power, and he can have no restrictions on himself.
If you are like your grandfather and are taken advantage of by civil servants, you will be able to hold back your anger until you die.
"Your Majesty, the weather is cold, and it is snowing now. For the sake of the health of the dragon, I suggest that your Majesty choose a good weather before leaving the palace."
After listening to Ma Xianglin's suggestion, Zhu Youxiao also looked at him angrily.
Could it be that this guy has been in the palace for a long time and his courage has begun to shrink?
"I am not a weak person. If I can't stand even a little bit of falling snow, how can I revive the Ming Dynasty and restore the prosperity of our second ancestor?"
After hearing the emperor's reply, Ma Xianglin didn't know what to say.
He just winked at a few generals, telling them to pay more attention.
His time as a guard in the palace was neither long nor short, a full two years.
He also learned a lot about some of the dirty things and various struggles in the palace.
Especially as the emperor's confidant, he knew very well that the current emperor and the civil servants and gentry were incompatible, so he had to be extra careful.
But Zhu Youxiao didn't think so much. With dozens of well-trained guards around him, he didn't think anything would happen.
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Because it was past noon when he left the palace, there was not much time left for him. Considering this reason, Zhu Youxiao did not ride in a sedan, but chose to ride a horse.
Although it is winter now and it is snowing day and night, it still has no impact on some of the main streets in the capital.
After all, there were so many people walking, and there were police officers clearing the snow every day.
However, the imperial city was still some distance away from the construction site. Although he was riding a horse, for safety reasons, Zhu Youxiao did not gallop as before.
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