Chen Ruyan, the Minister of Punishment, came out and said, "We have a strategy to make Annan retreat without fighting."
Zhu Qiyu was overjoyed and said, "Say."
Chen Ruyan said: "We can no longer be on good terms with Annan, and this time Annan does not know what is good or bad. The soldiers harassed our border with the Ming Dynasty. If we don't beat him, Li Sicheng doesn't even know his surname. But due to the situation, we can't
This year, we only launched a large-scale military campaign against Annan, but His Majesty announced to the world that Taiwan has been pacified. At the same time, he issued an order to let Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, and Huguang Dusi gather forces to prepare to reinforce Guangxi Dusi and Prince Mu's Mansion. Annan must be in our Ming Dynasty
There are spies planted in the territory, and these two news reached Li Sicheng's ears, and he had to weigh the pros and cons of an all-out war with our Ming Dynasty."
Our Ming Dynasty cannot start a full-scale war with Annan at the moment.
Does Annan dare to do that?
Same.
Once the two sides start a full-scale war, regardless of victory or defeat, the growing national strength will be affected.
As long as he shows a tough attitude, Li Sicheng will retreat in spite of difficulties.
Zhu Qiyu thought thoughtfully, "But if we order Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi and Huguang to prepare for war, once they are mobilized, a large amount of money will be spent. In the end, there will be big thunder but little rain. Wouldn't it be a bit overwhelming?"
Mainly it costs money.
Once you prepare for war, you must prepare food and fodder first.
Chen Ruyan said with a smile: "Your Majesty can also send a secret edict to these local governors, asking them to pretend to be inactive, but actually stand still, or just send a vanguard force of 3,000 people to Guangxi to show their attitude.
Can."
After a pause, "If Li Sicheng still doesn't know how to advance or retreat, then just start a war. How can the Ming Dynasty be afraid of Annan? It makes no sense."
Yu Qian nodded slightly, "Chen Shangshu's strategy is feasible."
Other important ministers seconded the proposal.
Zhu Qiyu thought for a while, "Let's act accordingly."
The Ming Dynasty did not have the size to completely swallow Annan, and the bastard also said that he would not move Annan for the time being, as he had better arrangements for Annan, so it would be best for this war to end like this.
After discussing the major military and political affairs, it was the turn of the people's livelihood affairs.
Chen Xun, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, came out and said, "Your Majesty, in accordance with the decrees of Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the Daming Bank under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Revenue has established branches in major cities across the country, and even down to local counties, basically throughout the country, including Lianwu
Si Zangdu Si has already established a branch of the Ming Bank, and promoted the use of treasure banknotes to replace silver as military pay, grain and grass purchase settlement among local capital si, regiment camp, pro-army twenty-six guards and frontier troops. At the same time, the imperial court and local officials
They all used Bao Banknotes as salary settlements, which had a great impact, causing food prices to soar. However, as people could freely exchange for silver at the Daming Bank, the credibility of Bao Banknotes gradually recovered, and food prices fell back to their original levels."
Zhu Qiyu's eyes lit up, "How is the situation of people exchanging treasure banknotes for currency?"
Chen Xundao: "In the first half of this year, about 80% of the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes issued were taken to the Ming Dynasty Bank and exchanged for silver. However, after the second half of the year, this trend dropped significantly. In July, only about 60% of the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes were issued.
The money is flowing back, I believe it will drop to about 50% this month!"
Zhu Qiyu continued to ask: "Is the transaction of private banknotes still stable?"
Chen Xundao: "Bao banknotes have replaced silver as a transaction currency and are gradually rising, especially in Gyeonggi Province. Bao banknotes are already the mainstream in bartering. However, there is a situation where private banks have been greatly impacted, and the powerful nobles and nobles in various places have great resentment."
Zhu Qiyu was speechless, "What did the prince say in the first place?"
Chen Xun was stunned, "His Royal Highness has never said how to deal with private banks."
Zhu Qiyu had a headache, but his son seemed to have never mentioned it.
This problem needs to be solved.
Behind the private banks are the gentry and powerful people. If their interests are affected, they will inevitably take the lead in opposing the promotion of treasure banknotes. When the time comes, there will be a lot of trouble in the court.
Yu Qian said slowly: "It is normal for private banks to be affected. Don't worry about it. They will find ways to adjust themselves."
Yu Qian saw it very clearly.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took advantage of the opportunity to eliminate the Tang family's relatives to suppress the civil servant group. The gentry could no longer afford to make waves. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty was now open to the sea, and the domestic trade economy was booming.
It is normal for those private banks that still hold the idea of charging fees for depositing money by others to be eliminated.
Smarter people should transform quickly.
Make use of the money-absorbing ability of banks to gather funds to engage in trade.
Yu Qian continued: "Wei Chen even thinks that the imperial court not only does not need to take into account the survival of private banks, but should even strictly control the banks and conduct strict audits on all private banks. All banks without certain qualifications and power should be banned. Only in this way can the treasure be guaranteed."
The normal circulation of banknotes ensures that gold and silver will not be hoarded by banks."
The other ministers said nothing.
Just kidding.
The Jiuqings, ministers, governors and others who were present all had money banks as part of their family business. Now that Yu Qian said he wanted to crack down on private banks, wasn't it blocking people's way of making money?
But Yu Qian's next words made all the officials present agree: "In this way, the situation of numerous, fragmented, and chaotic private banks can be eliminated. The remaining banks are all big banks that are capable of ensuring the deposits and withdrawals of the people. These big banks
Without more competition, they can gather more and faster funds, and they can use these funds to carry out business activities and participate in national construction."
Yu Qian actually doesn't know much about economic construction.
This theory was first analyzed by Zhu Jianji when he was teaching Prince Zhu Jianji to study in Wenhua Hall, and when the monarchs and ministers talked about currency reform, he convinced Yu Qian at that time.
When other courtiers heard this, they thought, oh, it turns out to be a good thing!
If most of the banks are banned, wouldn't the remaining banks be able to form a monopoly advantage? And with the family power behind them, they can establish a bank of the size of the Ming Dynasty Royal Bank.
It’s not within the scope of the ban!
Good thing!
So they all agreed.
When Zhu Qiyu saw it, he said: "Then based on Shaobao's suggestion, the Daming Bank will create a new department, which will be responsible for managing private banks across the country, and supervise their reserves of gold and silver as well as the amount of gold and silver deposited and withdrawn by the people at any time, to ensure that
When people deposit money with them, their interests will not be harmed."
After a pause, "Just call the Banking Regulatory Bureau!"
Chen Xun immediately accepted the order.
Hang Min, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, came out and said, "I have something to report. According to the decree of His Royal Highness, the Ministry of Industry has established the Road Traffic Department. After half a year of planning and preparation, a large number of people have been dispatched to inspect the eight official roads in four vertical and four horizontal directions across the country.
However, the new construction and expansion of the eight official roads will cost a huge amount of money. May I ask, Your Majesty, if the follow-up operations will continue?"
Zhu Qiyu asked a lot, "How much does it cost?"
Hang Min blurted out, "It takes about 40 to 50 million taels to build the four vertical, four horizontal and eight official roads planned by His Highness."