"Mr. Li, Mr. Zhang, what's the current situation? Is our treasury full?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with joy.
Li Shanchang stood up quickly, "If we return to the top, 90% of the summer grain has been put into storage. According to current calculations, the government's grain inventory is more than 1.5 million shi... This is after deducting the 350,000 shi sold to Liu Futong.
As well as the 200,000 shi sold to Fang Guozhen and Chen Youding. When the autumn grain comes into storage, the situation will only improve. As for the food bank, I don't know how much inventory there is."
Zhang Ximeng has always been in charge of the Grain Bank. He quickly stood up and said with a smile: "Master, Prime Minister Li, I think we can put the matter of the Grain Bank aside for now. At present, we have issued a total of five million Guanbao banknotes.
The condition is good. As far as I know, people in Suzhou and other places have already begun to use our banknotes."
When it comes to bank currency, Li Shanchang, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Ximeng are not in the same dimension...
Lao Zhu frowned and said: "Mr. Zhang, just tell me briefly, is this a good thing or a bad thing?"
Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "Master, don't be anxious, this matter really needs to be said slowly... Zhang Shicheng, a private salt dealer, does have something. When he was in Gaoyou, he tried to mint copper coins. After taking Suzhou, he took the money from Chengtian Temple
The Buddha statues were melted, and a lot of gold, silver and bronze were collected, and then the God's Blessing Tongbao was cast. Zhang Shicheng used the cast copper coins to replace the Yuan Ting's treasure banknotes. This stabilized prices and facilitated market transactions and trade. Now Su
The prosperous business and trade in Hangzhou have also given Zhang Shicheng a lot of taxes, otherwise Zhang Shicheng would not be able to live such a stable life!"
Zhang Ximeng paused and then said: "In terms of currency, Zhang Shicheng's copper coins are actually simpler than our treasure notes."
Lao Zhu pondered: "Mr. Zhang, what do you mean, this God Blessed Tongbao is better than our banknotes? Then, can we also follow Zhang Shicheng's example and issue copper coins?"
Zhang Ximeng waved his hand and said with a smile: "Lord, we don't have that much gold, silver and copper to begin with. What's more, money designed well may not be a good thing."
Zhu Yuanzhang scratched his head. He was a farmer and really didn't understand money and finance. He was just interested in Zhang Shicheng's methods. This guy melted the Buddha statue in Chengtian Temple. We can do it too!
Don't forget, we have been in the temple for almost five years, and we have long been dissatisfied with those golden Buddha statues. We have melted and minted money, and there is no burden at all.
But Zhang Ximeng obviously doesn't intend to do this.
"My lord, Zhang Shicheng asked us to buy grain, but we didn't agree. But I guess he will definitely let merchants come to buy from us. After all, we are the only ones who have the most grain in the world today. In fact, as long as grain trading is stipulated, we must be used
We just need to force Suzhou merchants to exchange their copper coins for our treasure banknotes."
Lao Zhu slightly pondered, "Is this okay? Didn't that fox Zhang Shicheng talk about exchanging Huai salt for food?"
Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "My lord, if we are bartering and exchanging what we have, no matter how we do it, Zhang Shicheng will not be hurt. But if we exchange treasure banknotes for his copper coins and take out some of his copper coins,
At that time, our banknotes will be able to flow into the Suzhou market. At that time, we will use our banknotes to buy their silk salt."
Zhu Yuanzhang was still thinking, but Li Shanchang came to his senses and realized that this idea was a great one!
"Xiang Zhang, what do you mean...we paid in treasure money and paper, but we can get copper coins, salt, and silk from Zhang Shicheng?"
Zhang Ximeng smiled and nodded, "Yes, but it's not necessarily true that our banknotes are paper, because once we really treat the banknotes as paper and issue them indiscriminately, then the banknotes will completely collapse like Yuan Ting's."
Then Zhang Shicheng can rely on his God's Blessing Treasure to harvest us."
Zhang Ximeng said to Lao Zhu: "Lord, this is what I am saying is not about the quality of the currency, but the source of currency credit. As long as the lord is more trustworthy, stronger in force, and tougher in wrists than Zhang Shicheng... No matter what Zhang Shicheng does, he will
They can't beat us. After all, it's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice, not to mention that Zhang Shicheng is not a clever woman either!"
Li Shanchang clapped his hands and laughed, "Wonderful! Zhang Shicheng is indeed not a clever woman. His ability is far inferior to that of Prime Minister Zhang!"
Zhang Ximeng said humbly: "Li Xiangmiao praised... In fact, we can use money to take advantage of Zhang Shicheng. The reason behind this is that our soldiers and horses can defeat Lao Zhang. If he dares to start a war with us, he will only lose more. If not,
The real strength lies in that as long as Zhang Shicheng leads his troops and defeats us, the treasure banknotes will immediately become worse than waste paper! Having power and not using it, and not having power, are two completely different things!"
Zhu Yuanzhang and Li Shanchang listened... Gradually, the two of them also realized that after all, playing with currency is just writing fancy gadgets. What really matters is strength.
But they also know that these little tricks cannot be ignored. After all, they can peel off a layer of skin from Zhang Shicheng's body quietly, so why not?
What's more, you can use the benefits earned from Zhang Shicheng to deal with your biggest enemy... Tianwan!
What a beautiful thing this is!
"Originally we planned to use troops against Tianwan in the autumn, but recently news has been coming that Ni Wenjun, Zhao Pusheng, and his subordinate Chen Youliang have captured the city and occupied the entire territory of Fuzhou, and they want to get involved in Shaowu
, Ruizhou and other places, if we don’t give him a head-on blow, they won’t take us seriously!”
Lao Zhu was filled with murderous intent, and it was obvious that he could no longer bear Tian Wan.
The emergence of Zhang Ximeng undoubtedly greatly accelerated the expansion of Zhu Yuanzhang's power.
But it is undeniable that everyone is interconnected with each other, and it is impossible for Lao Zhu to develop rapidly while others remain indifferent.
Let’s talk about Liu Futong first. Because Zhu Jiajun promoted the banner of restoring China, he, the "Orthodox of the Song Dynasty", naturally had to work harder on the Northern Expedition and recover Yanyun as soon as possible.
Therefore, it can be clearly seen that Liu Futong accelerated his Northern Expedition, and for this purpose he even did not hesitate to purchase grain from the Zhu Jiajun.
In addition, Zhang Ximeng set up a prisoner-of-war camp and captured so many high-ranking officials of the Yuan Dynasty. Although no one in other teams had replicated this, the morale of Yuan Ting's troops was severely damaged.
Including Tianwan, the progress of conquering the city was greatly accelerated. Zhao Pusheng easily captured Xiangyang Road, and Wang Fengguo easily captured Xinzhou.
Almost all of Huguang, except Tusi Miao Village in the southwest, was included in Tianwan territory. Ming Yuzhen also successfully entered Bashu and attacked cities and territories in a bold and aggressive manner.
In Jiangxi and other places, Ni Wenjun, Chen Youliang and others are also making rapid progress.
Although these people cannot completely imitate Zhu Jiajun's measures, they can still imitate them, win over people's hearts, and eliminate some bad policies.
Therefore, we can see that Tianwan’s momentum is quite strong.
Two beasts that are developing equally rapidly are about to collide!
"Mr. Li, we have all the military supplies in recent days, so we are preparing to send troops. You will be responsible for Jinling. The supply of military supplies must not make any mistakes." Li Shanchang nodded quickly, "Please rest assured, I will do my best... It's just
Regarding things like treasure money, I’m afraid I’ll have to trouble Prime Minister Zhang.”
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly, "Who said otherwise... We don't have wine or meat, and the army cannot be without Mr. Zhang. This is the first official battle with Tianwan, and we must have elite soldiers and generals by our side. Let Xu Da lead the army and serve as the vanguard.
Chang Yuchun and Hu Dahai will be his deputies. Mr. Zhang and Mr. Zhu will follow us as military counselors."
Lao Zhu put together a quite luxurious lineup. Xu Da, Hu Dahai, and Chang Yuchun were in charge of the forwards. They were absolutely both wise and courageous, and unparalleled in combat power.
Even if he meets Zhang Dingbian again, Lao Zhang will probably suffer a loss.
Zhu Yuanzhang was in charge of the central army and brought Zhang Ximeng and Zhu Sheng with him. One of these two men had excellent vision and the other was cunning and calculating. They were also a perfect match. It is no exaggeration to say that Zhu Yuanzhang used all his strength.
In addition, Lao Zhu also brought Zhu Wenzheng, Hua Yun, Fei Ju, Lu Zhongheng, Tang Shengzong and others to gather stars and make them shine.
Zhu Yuanzhang was dispatching troops here, but the most surprising thing about this dispatch was not which fierce generals were sent, or how many fierce men there were...but on Ma's side, it only took less than ten days to produce a total of 50,000 sets.
The bright red mandarin duck jackets were sent to the army and handed over to the soldiers.
The soldiers who got these jackets were shocked... They were delivered so quickly, couldn't they be shoddy?
After they inspected it, they found that almost every piece was first-class and well-made.
Some of the jackets had four lines of stitching on their collars, cuffs, plackets, etc., and the stitching was so dense that they couldn't be pulled apart.
This needlework is absolutely amazing!
There is no doubt that Ma was a great success and got off to a good start.
At this moment, in Jinling City, there are tens of thousands of women enjoying the joy of harvest... For example, Han Xiuniang stayed up all night to make three sets of jackets. After handing them in, she received a total of two hundred
Wenbao banknote.
This money is not much, but in the past, it would have taken my husband ten days to work as a porter to earn it.
Making clothes for the military requires good craftsmanship, but it does make money!
After receiving the money, Han Xiuniang bought a piece of mutton and stewed it at home. When it was time for dinner, there was a big dish on the table.
As the eldest daughter-in-law, Han Xiuniang also had to raise two children. She would feed them at each mealtime.
Over there, only the parents-in-law, the husband, and the brother-in-law are eligible to sit at the table and eat. No one specifically stipulates it, but over time, it has become a habit, and the daughter-in-law has to eat last, even if there are no guests.
Same.
"Sister-in-law, you are really willing to spend money. This mutton is pretty good!"
My brother-in-law was so happy that he stretched out his chopsticks to pick it up and couldn't wait to try it.
"lay down!"
The old man suddenly scolded in a low voice, which frightened the younger brother-in-law. At this time, the old man whispered to his wife: "The boss's wife has worked hard for several days, let her come and sit down!"
The old lady pondered for a moment, nodded hurriedly, turned around, pulled Han Xiuniang over, and pushed her to sit down.
Then the old man looked at the family and said in a deep voice: "Listen up, from now on, just sit here and eat!"
Han Xiuniang's face turned slightly red, she nodded quickly and agreed gently.