Chapter 169 The Ming Dynasty! Heroes are thrown into Liaodong!
The world is at peace.
The moment these four words hit his ears, Ji Boying's eyes subconsciously twitched.
At this moment, he even had the urge to take off his invisibility, become holy, and beat this kid up.
"Go back first."
In Ji Boying's eyes.
Zhu Shizhen, the late emperor who was already almost crazy, did not hesitate. He raised his hand and pressed the crystal button in the sandalwood box.
Neither Lao Zhu nor Abiao have figured out what is going on.
At least, they haven't figured out what the box means, and why their lives are instantly destroyed as soon as they press the diamond-shaped crystal button.
Is it so magical?!
When Lao Zhu and A Biao reacted again, they had already returned to the familiar elegant room on the top of the pavilion.
"Huh?!"
As soon as the three people appeared, more than twenty people came into view.
Ji Boying glanced at the more than 20 people, then glanced at the fallen door panel at the door, frowning.
Forget it about eavesdropping, the door is packed to the brim?
"Who broke it?"
"Stand up for yourself."
The immortal master said it in one sentence.
Scratch.
Everyone stood in unison and took a step back.
Only the three fat men were stunned. Just as they were about to retreat, they found that more than a dozen hands were blocking them and they were pushed forward.
‘You unfilial descendants! You are cheating on your ancestors!!’
"Master Immortal, we were wrong."
The three fat men gritted their teeth and bowed in unison.
No way, apart from the three Zhu Di, the three of them are the senior ones.
As the saying goes, if the sky falls, those with seniority will hold up.
"After class, fix it."
Ji Boying glanced at San Pang and left a faint sentence. Ji Boying said no more about this matter.
Take a deep breath.
Ji Boying couldn't help but frown as he recalled what he had just seen, his expression showing a bit of solemnity.
To be honest, Ji Boying actually never expected that in the later generations of Hongwu time and space, the divine power would appear to suppress the imperial power, and even force the emperor to the point where he would detonate a nuclear bomb and die together.
Of course, the reason why such a thing happened is also related to Zhu Shiqi’s crazy character. That kid is not a normal person at first glance.
Looking at it this way, the succession system for the crown prince that has been established since the Hongwu Year has most likely encountered some problems as time goes by and hundreds of years later.
‘Divine right.’
Thinking of these two words, Ji Boying couldn't help but frown a little tighter.
When he initially decided to embody theocratic power, his core purpose was to implement various institutional reforms, and he did not consider the series of disadvantages that would arise after embodying theocratic power.
In other words, I never thought that this drawback would occur.
Because what Ji Boying thinks is that although he has embodied divine power, he will not use this divine power to rule the people, let alone interfere with the imperial power, and will not use this divine power to shape and imprison people's hearts.
The cage.
This embodied divine power is essentially just to help the imperial power better control the officials and better unite the people. This is completely different from the papal divine power in the European Middle Ages.
However, he overlooked one thing.
The corrosion of time, and the evil of the human heart.
When he embodied theocratic power, the Ming Dynasty ushered in the era of theocratic power.
Moreover, the opening of this era of theocratic power was based on the strong support of the imperial power and the premise that the imperial power was willing to bow under the power of theocratic power.
As time goes by, decades, hundreds, and hundreds of years, divine power overrides imperial power, and the idea that imperial power is a believer in divine power must be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and become the subconscious mind of all people.
Over time, there will inevitably be loopholes taken advantage of by people with ulterior motives, who will try their best to seek personal gain from divine power.
At first, it may fail or be suppressed, but with repeated attempts, the scale will inevitably grow larger and larger.
Whenever there is a mediocre ruler in power, whenever there is a period of political turmoil, and whenever such thoughtful people succeed, something similar to a sect will appear, and when it reaches a certain scale, it will sweep away fallen leaves like the autumn wind.
Generally, it quickly captures the hearts of the people at the bottom and expands rapidly at a geometric doubling rate.
We must believe that just because the people are intellectually enlightened does not mean that people are not easily deceived, otherwise there would not be so many highly educated people being cheated.
What's more, the divine power of Hongwu's descendants has been passed down in the empire for hundreds of years. This is an extremely terrifying time figure.
Over hundreds of years, vicissitudes of life, and passed down by dozens of generations, divine power has penetrated deeply into the hearts and minds of the people.
These sects all worship the Xuanqing God of Enlightenment, and use the banner of the God of Enlightenment to preach and attract people.
Xuanqing’s divine right to educate Tianzun was recognized by all the imperial powers.
When a sect reaches a certain scale, even sending troops to suppress it becomes impossible.
Who do you suppress?
We are all believers of Xuanqing Jiaohua Great Heavenly Lord!
Once you send out troops, it will be tantamount to violating the ancestral way and disrespecting the great god of education, and you should be punished by heaven.
And to a certain extent, the entire royal family, including the emperor, are followers of the Xuanqing Jiaohua Tianzun.
As for the teachings, it is even simpler, because today the emperor is unruly and the emperor cannot bear the suffering of the people, so he specially issued a decree and ordered us to rescue the people and teach the emperor to return to the right path.
Hundreds of millions of people are devoutly under my Xuanqing religion and worship the Great Heavenly Lord of Xuanqing religion. Do you royal family want to rebel against the Great Heavenly Lord?!
Once the empire formed this pattern, divine power and imperial power stood on opposite sides of each other.
At this time, the divine power has completely lost its original intention of being embodied.
The next process is a game between imperial power and divine power.
And because the ancestral legal system has established the order in which divine power overrides imperial power.
So that.
In this game, the imperial power has actually been at a disadvantage from the beginning, and will most likely lose in the end.
Even though the imperial power holds the decision-making power on all matters in the empire, the divine power captures the people's hearts.
As temples, localities, people, and armies are gradually preached by theocratic power, and as theocratic power is interpreted by all kinds of people with evil intentions, if it doesn't work in one generation, then it will take two generations, if it doesn't work in ten years, then it will take a hundred years, and the imperial power will eventually be eroded. p>
"You all saw it just now."
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Ji Boying swept across these emperors and princes.
The door was squeezed open, indicating that these princes and princes of the Ming Dynasty had all seen through the real-time projection live broadcast what happened when Ji Boying took Lao Zhu Abiao to the future of Hongwu.
The words fell.
Everyone looked solemn and nodded. They didn't understand what was going on at first. It wasn't until they heard Zhu Shiqi's last confession that they finally understood the problem.
"Tell me what you think."
Ji Boying sat by the window, and with a tap of his fingers, there were two more cups of tea in front of the desk, one of his own and one of Lao Zhu's.
As for the others, including A Biao and the three Zhu Di, they are all standing in the house at the moment.
However, when Ji Boying asked, everyone remained silent.
Even Abiao, the top student who always answered questions most actively, was frowning and silent at this time.
It is normal for the emperors and princes to have this reaction.
Because divine power is derived from the body of an immortal master.
They can't make an evaluation of the immortal master. They can't put the blame on the immortal master and whether they will be in the class in the future.
Especially Emperor Xuande. At this time, Emperor Xuande frowned more and more. He originally expected the immortal master to go to his dynasty to support him and educate hundreds of officials and people.
But now, my heart is shaken.
"Lao Zhu, what do you think?"
Ji Boying picked up the teacup and took a sip, then looked directly at Lao Zhu, who was sitting opposite him.
"Brother, it's hard for us to say this."
Lao Zhu frowned.
"In that case, then just listen."
Ji Boying took a sip and then drank it all.
Then he stood up, with his hands behind his waist. The heat waves from the floor-to-ceiling windows blew in, rolling up the broken hair on his forehead, and the sunlight fell on his body, seeming to be shining brightly.
When everyone heard this, their expressions were startled. They adjusted their breathing and stared at the immortal master.
"First, we need to confirm one thing."
"That is the purpose of introducing divine power into the Ming Dynasty."
Ji Boying's expression condensed slightly as he scanned the crowd in front of him.
"The introduction of divine power is to implement subversive reforms in the system, to unite all people in the world, and to unite the Ming Dynasty with one belief."
"On the surface, although the imperial power is divinely authorized, the actual core lies in the fact that divine power exists to assist the imperial power in governing all peoples."
"So, if this is guaranteed, then introducing divine power is still useful."
Ji Bo Yingzai thought about this point carefully and scrutinized it.
It is undeniable that when the divine power was introduced into the Ming Dynasty, the cohesion generated in the hearts of the people will reach an unprecedented cohesion effect, which will be of great advancement for the rule of imperial power.
To give a simple example, if a new policy is implemented through imperial power, it may take ten years to implement it.
And if the divine authority is added and the premise that all people have the same faith is added, then this new policy may be implemented in one year.
This is the power of faith and unparalleled powerful execution.
"So what we have to do now is how to avoid the risks to future generations brought about by the introduction of theocratic power, how to avoid the role of theocratic power being tampered with by thieves, and how to eliminate future generations of treacherous people who will use the name of theocratic power to fight against the imperial power, or even seize the imperial power and cause chaos in the country.
Disaster for the people."
These words made the emperors and princes feel shocked.
Say it.
Ji Boying walked towards the outside of the house, and Lao Zhu quickly stood up to follow.
"Go downstairs."
Ji Boying walked out of the elegant room on the top of the pavilion.
The Emperor and Crown Prince No. 20 followed closely behind him, and everyone walked down the mahogany stairs.
After going downstairs, Ji Boying and Lao Zhu stepped onto the podium, and the other students quickly took their seats. In just a few seconds, they were all seated.
No one wants to waste time. They all want to know how to ensure that they can get the benefits of divine power without letting future generations suffer the backlash of divine power.
All of them looked solemn, and their eyes fell on the immortal master, waiting for the immortal master to answer their questions.
I saw Ji Boying walking towards the rice paper on the panel, raising his hand to pick up the pen on the pen holder, and staring at the rice paper in front of him in silence for a few seconds.
Then, he raised his hand and dropped the ink, and the pen moved like a dragon or a snake.
As dragons and phoenixes danced, eight more characters appeared on the rice paper: "Unity of politics and religion, unity of god and emperor."
In fact, the earliest integration of politics and religion in this land was the Zhou Dynasty.
The Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Shang Dynasty in the name of Heaven, and at the same time established the country in the name of Heaven. The kings of Zhou Dynasty called themselves the Son of Heaven, and when they ascended the throne, they first offered sacrifices to Heaven. This is actually the concept of "unity of heaven and man".
Of course, the ‘people’ mentioned here refer to the previous Zhou kings.
However, for this kind of integration of politics and religion, the Zhou Dynasty did not realize the divine power, but chose to blur the divine power, so it did not receive the benefits brought by the divine power.
This is also one of the many reasons for the collapse of the late Zhou Dynasty. There was no unified belief, coupled with the feudal countries, hundreds of schools of thought, and the impact of foreign races, over time, it naturally fell apart.
"In short."
"Let the path of those who have a treacherous heart in future generations be completed in advance, so that those who have a treacherous heart will have no way to go."
Ji Boying took back the pen and placed the pen holder.
He put his hands behind his waist, then swept over the group of emperors and princes, and said.
“First, in the name of the royal family, the Xuanqing State Religion was established and the world was proclaimed. The Xuanqing State Religion was the only and only legal sect in the Ming Dynasty.
The supreme inviolability."
"Second, define Pope Xuanqing in the form of a call. Pope Xuanqing is not only the pope of the Ming Dynasty, but also the co-revered pope of all the vassal states under the Ming Dynasty. In the future, all the thousands of vassal states that surrender to the Ming Dynasty must
You can only succeed to the throne after receiving the papal decree."
"Third, in the future, when the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty ascends the throne, he can also automatically inherit the position of the Pope of Xuanqing. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is the Pope of Xuanqing respected by all countries, integrating imperial power and divine power into one body."
"Fourth, anyone who wants to be an official in the future must first join the Xuanqing religion."
"Fifth, all believers in the religion need to pay a certain amount of silver as teaching fees every year."
"This is to govern the country with religion, to govern the country with one religion, and to highly integrate the divine power with the imperial power. In this way, we can completely prevent future generations from taking advantage of the loopholes of the divine power."
In this way, even the ideology of the vassal state can be unified.
In fact, when a country's territory expands, especially when its territory expands, ideology is the most important if it wants to manage it firmly.
Lao Zhu's eyes lit up, he slapped his thigh and stood up suddenly.
"Brother's words!"
"Wonderful!"
After listening, Old Zhu Di in the seat took a deep breath and blurted out four words.
"The Ming Dynasty."
These four words came out of Old Zhu Di's mouth and fell into the ears of all the emperors and princes. Everyone became inexplicably excited, and their hearts were filled with excitement.
The emperor also has upward pursuits.
From the emperor of one country to the pope of all countries, and no longer having to be a son to God, this feeling sounds very refreshing.
"I'll give you half a cup of tea to understand what I just said."
"After half a cup of tea, this practical observation class begins."
Ji Boying secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He said so much in one breath and had to take care of logic. He was also tired.
After saying this, he sat back on the imperial chair and sunk his eyes slightly.
I spent half a cup of tea thinking about the Hongwu descendants I just quickly visited to see if there are any other obvious problems that can be corrected.
As soon as he finished speaking, all the emperors and princes started talking about it, obviously they were very excited.
It can be seen that they all want to go back and give it a try.
Compared with just being the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, they feel that being the pope of all nations would be more satisfying. The thought of transforming the Ming Dynasty from a dynasty into a divine dynasty that controls all nations is even more exciting.
"Master~"
This is the time for free discussion in the classroom.
Xiyu stepped forward at the right time and offered a cup of tea.
"This is Kuding tea made by the slave for the master. It has the effect of clearing the mind and clarifying the state of mind."
It has to be said that Xiyu was attentive and observed that Ji Boying was in low spirits.
"Good work."
Ji Boying took the Kuding tea from Xiyu's hand with a smile and drank it in one gulp.
Then, after taking a long breath and closing his eyes for a while, he handed the teacup back to Xiyu and stood up.
When the immortal master stood up, all the emperors and princes who were still talking about each other consciously closed their mouths and focused on the line of words on the rice paper.
"On-the-spot visit to the first-generation empire on which the sun never sets - Spain"
Everyone is somewhat excited.
Although they are the supreme emperors, even though they are the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, they have never been abroad at all in their lives, except for playing with the Pacific Horse in the palace and receiving a few foreign envoys. It was my first time to go abroad for inspection. In addition to being excited, I was also a little nervous.
"Before going on a field trip to the Spanish Empire, you need to clarify one question first, that is, what do you want to get from this course?"
Ji Boying's eyes swept across the people in the seats.
The words fell.
"I know."
Wu Zong Zhu Houzhao stood up with excitement on his face.
"It is to learn from Franji's successful experience and use this successful experience for my Ming Dynasty!"
Among all the emperors, the most excited one was none other than Wuzong Zhu Houzhao.
Zhu Houzhao is extremely interested in the overseas world. Otherwise, he would not have taken the time to become proficient in five foreign languages: Mongolian, Arabic, Portuguese, Japanese, and Korean.
The Portuguese among them is actually French.
Spanish and Portuguese are essentially Latin languages and are basically interoperable.
"No."
Ji Boying glanced at Wu Zong Zhu Houzhao.
There is actually nothing to learn from Spain’s successful experience. Ji Boying has already said what needs to be said.
The reason why Spain has been able to achieve the goal of never setting the sun for generations is mainly due to the trend of the great voyages, and thanks to the emergence of Isabella I, the great queen who worked hard to lay the foundation of the Spanish Empire.
Thanks to Isabella I’s active exploration of the ocean, yearning for the New World, and desire for a powerful empire.
And from then on, Spain became a pig on the wind, riding the wind straight to the ninth heaven.
Pigs can fly into the sky, but how to land in full swing is a technical job.
The Spanish Empire and Great Britain are two living examples of positive and negative examples.
"The issue we want to explore on this trip is the failure experience of the Spanish Empire."
"Compared with how the Spanish Empire became such that the sun never sets, the reasons for its decline are worthy of your warning."
"You know French, so you can act as a translator for this line of work."
Ji Boying gave Wu Zong Zhu Houzhao a "come on" look.
"Don't worry, Immortal Master, as long as I'm here, communication won't be a problem."
Emperor Wuzong Zhu Hou patted his chest.
At this time, Hongzhi Zhu Houzhao also stood up.
"Master Immortal, I can also translate!"
Ji Boying finally glanced at everyone and made a final decision.
"Let's go."
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1618 AD (the 46th year of Wanli).
In 1580, it annexed the Kingdom of Portugal and all its colonies, placing all of Latin America under Spanish control, and the Spanish Empire reached its unprecedented peak.
At this time, Madrid, the capital of the Spanish Empire.
An ordinary street.
There are more than 20 people in different clothes walking among the crowd, which is extremely eye-catching.
There are actually Han people in Spain, but I have never seen any Han people dressed like this.
"Brother, is this really the capital of the Spanish Empire in its heyday?"
Lao Zhu walked beside Ji Boying, scanning the surrounding scenery, his brows frowning subconsciously.
This is completely different from the prosperous Kyoto where the sun never sets in his imagination.
At a glance, he saw that the residential buildings were in dilapidated condition, and the streets were full of beggars begging for food, thieves looking for targets, and women with most of their clothes open, trying hard to attract customers, and there were many bargaining. However, even the little bee Zhu Zaijing shook his head when he looked at his sallow, thin, malnourished appearance.
"Well, this is Madrid."
"The territory controlled by the Spanish Empire during this period reached the scale of the direct rule of ten Ming dynasties, and it was indeed at its peak."
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The territory directly controlled by the Ming Dynasty for a long time was 3-4 million square kilometers.
Even when Lao Zhu founded the country, although he controlled a territory of more than 8 million square kilometers, nearly 5 million square kilometers of it belonged to the Jisi ruling area and was not directly ruled.
"Eighty percent of the world's gold and silver today is mined by the Spanish Empire."
"The wealth of one country can reach the whole world."
Old Zhu Di, who was walking on the other side, frowned when he heard this. He also felt very confused about what he saw in front of him.
"The immortal master said before that Spain has seized countless silver from the Americas and its national power is so strong. But since its national power has reached such a strong level, why do the people in the imperial capital live in such hardship?"
Ji Boying paused slightly and stopped in front of a small vendor selling wood. Others following him stopped.
"Ask him the price of a hundred pounds of firewood."
I glanced at Wuzong Zhu Houzhao.
Wuzong Zhu Houzhao smiled.
I thought that the foreign language I had learned from Frankie for so many years was finally put to use today.
"Don't worry, Immortal Master, I'll take care of it."
Wuzong Zhu Houzhao stepped forward, and Hongzhi Zhu Houzhao also followed him and started talking to the owner of the small stall.
The two of them squatted in front of the vendor and chatted a lot.
Anyway, Ji Boying couldn’t understand a word.
However, we can see that the stall owner looked confused, as if the communication was not going smoothly, but in the end he completed the communication through sign language and a few barely understandable words.
Wu Zong Zhu Houzhao stood up, frowned, and had deep self-doubt. He suddenly felt that the foreign language taught to him by the Franji woman in the Leopard Palace was fake.
For example, I clearly said "no" just now, but the boss looked angry, as if he had scolded him.
‘Are those Franji girls scolding me every time?!’
Thinking of this, Wu Zong Zhu Houzhao felt angry in his heart, but he could not get angry. He suppressed it for the time being, thinking that he would go back and ask these Franji girls for details.
"Master Immortal, let me ask clearly, one silver dollar and two hundred catties of firewood."
"Oh, then it's not expensive."
Xiao Zhusi said thoughtfully.
With a slap, Lao Zhu slapped him directly on the back of the head.
None of these emperors and princes have ever experienced hardship, so how can they know the price of a load of firewood, but Lao Zhu comes from a poor family and he knows.
"During the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty, one tael of silver could buy fifteen tons of firewood, which is equivalent to 1,500 kilograms of firewood. As for the Spanish silver dollar, one silver dollar was about half a tael of silver."
As soon as Ji Boying said these words, everyone immediately knew what was going on.
After comparison, one tael of silver from the Spanish Empire could buy four tons of firewood, while in the late Ming Dynasty, it could buy fifteen tons. This price difference has nearly quadrupled.
This shows how high prices in the Spanish Empire have skyrocketed.
At this time, Hongzhi Emperor Zhu Youtang was dragging Hongzhi Supervisor Zhu Houzhao in front of a stall selling trinkets. He seemed to want to buy some exotic things as a souvenir for a business trip and take them back to his Queen Zhang.<
/p>
After all, Zhu Youtang has not slept in his wife's bed for many days since he beheaded the Zhang brothers.
At this moment, Ji Boying was preparing to take these emperors and princes to other places.
Suddenly, the crowd commotion.
A large wave of Spanish soldiers rushed from both ends of the street, and their target was obviously Ji Boying and his group.
Reported.
Ji Boying glanced at it, his mind changed, and everyone disappeared from the place in an instant.
The vendor who had just been taken away by Zhu Youtang was stunned, looking at the empty stall in front of him, and was filled with anger.
Vendor:???!!(I haven’t paid you yet)!Fuck!You!Shit!
After all, Spain and Great Britain are both large maritime trade countries that are not far apart. It is normal to learn a few words of Great Britain's English.
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Hongwu time and space, the main hall of Zuixian Tower.
When Ji Boying and others returned from Madrid, most of their faces looked solemn.
Obviously.
This short trip to Spain was completely different from what they imagined.
They originally thought they would see an empire that was prosperous and peaceful, but what they saw was an empire where the people were in dire straits.
It just so happened that the people were in dire straits, and it happened during the period when an empire was at its most powerful.
The stronger the empire, the poorer the people.
"Master Immortal, if our Ming Dynasty succeeds in achieving the goal of never setting the sun, will it be like the Spanish Empire?"
Emperor Hong Xi frowned and couldn't help but speak out.
"Given the current unification status of the Ming Dynasty and the many reforms we have made before, there is a high probability that it will not happen."
Ji Boying's words made all the emperors and princes feel better.
"However, if we don't learn from experience and don't take precautions in advance, there is a certain chance that Ming Dynasty will follow Spain's path of decline."
Suddenly, the princes and princes felt better and felt better.
After all, there are sixteen time and space, and the probability of collision is to hit one.
And Ji Boying's Guozuo mission is not to allow any time and space to be lost.
"Listen carefully."
The words fell.
All the emperors, princes and princes are united.
Ji Boying took a breath and then continued.
"What I am going to talk about next is a summary of the failure after Spain set sail."
"Failure is the mother of success. Compared with Spain's successful experience, you should keep these failure summaries in mind."
"First, since the Spanish Empire discovered silver in the Americas, it has not taken any measures to deal with the silver. Instead, it has allowed the silver to flow into the country without curbing it. The rapid inflation of silver has caused extremely serious price increases."
"I have emphatically mentioned this to you when I talked about the silver expansion plan before. You must control the phased inflow of silver in the country and stabilize prices within a controllable range." p>
"Second, when the local industry and commerce were overwhelmed by the large amount of silver flowing into the Americas, the Spanish Empire began to import a large amount of foreign products. This is equivalent to digging up the silver with the left hand and spending it all with the right. In the end, there was no accumulation and it was used as a wedding dress for other countries.
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"Remember the distinction. This is different from our silver expansion plan. Ming Dynasty's silver economic expansion was based on the premise of force deterrence and actively injected large amounts of silver into other countries' economic industries in order to control the economic lifelines of other countries." p>
“Third, the aristocracy’s crazy plundering of silver. All the silver the Spanish Empire seized from all over the world flowed into the private pockets of the royal family and nobles. These massive amounts of silver were not used to develop national industry and promote national progress.
It became the capital used by the royal family and nobles to squander overseas."
"Fourth, the Spanish Empire was essentially a co-governing federation composed of multiple kingdoms. Each country managed its own finances and there was no unified financial management system."
"Fifth, the influx of massive silver made the decision-makers of the Spanish Empire infinitely more confident. In the 140 years since the mining of American silver, there have been 138 years of wars with many countries and attacks on colonies.
Under repression."
At this point, Ji Boying had no intention of stopping.
Continue.
"Next, remember the following points and be careful to avoid them in the future expansion of silver."
"First, here, I want to emphasize to you again."
“After you obtain a large amount of silver from Japan or South America, while investing silver into the country, you must measure domestic productivity, gradually put the incremental silver into the private market in batches, and test the silver saturation of domestic productivity.
After reaching this saturation level, we will suspend the inflow of silver into the private sector and wait for productivity to rise before investing again."
"Second, make Taicang, the Ministry of Accounts, independent from the Ministry of Accounts, and establish the Ming Dynasty Royal Silver Head Office, which is responsible for national silver functions, including market investment and construction of silver, as well as the budget system for foreign silver expansion, etc."
"Third, control large-scale transactions from the mainland to overseas, try to achieve stable overseas transactions, and achieve positive growth of silver in the internal circulation, rather than outflowing overseas in large quantities."
"Fourth, during the Great Voyage's silver expansion plan, minimize military conquests. You must remember that any war is not the purpose of the Ming Dynasty. You must keep this in mind. What we want is the other side's.
The lifeline of the economy, rather than blind land expansion."
Say it.
Ji Boying took a deep breath.
There is only so much he can think of now, but fortunately he has prepared lessons in advance.
As the Immortal Master finished speaking, the entire main hall fell into silence. Everyone, including Xue Babiao, was thinking deeply about what the Immortal Master had just said.
At this time, Abiao suddenly stood up.
"Since land expansion is mentioned, let me add something for the immortal master."
"Blind territorial expansion is not necessarily a good thing in fact. Manpower, material resources, educating local indigenous people, and suppressing local rebellions are often a thankless business. As the immortal said, what we want is
That piece of land has ready-made productive forces instead of wasting national power on that piece of land."
Ji Boying glanced at A Biao with a look of admiration.
A Biao's ability to think proactively and his attitude as a teacher are almost perfect. In the future, you can try to leave some less important content to A Biao.
After a moment of silence.
"Before get out of class, there is one more thing."
Ji Boying swept across the presence of the Emperor and Crown Prince.
After finishing his words, his thoughts started to change, and in an instant, Old Wanli and Zhu Changluo disappeared from their seats.
Moreover, in one thought, the timeline of Wanli time and space slipped by one and a half months.
Furthermore, in the main hall, figures appeared one after another.
Chang Yuchun, Lan Yu, Qi Jiguang (Longqing), Yu Dayou (Jiajing), Zhu Gaoxu (Jianwen), Zhang Fu (Yongle), Zhao Fu (Chenghua), Wang Yangming (Zhengde)...
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PS: I had a late prenatal check-up today. After I came back in the afternoon, I have been working on the manuscript and finally finished it.