Chapter 790: The desire is hard to settle

There was light rain in the capital. When the wind blew, the drizzle in the Yumen Square moved in waves, like a ball of white mist.

The scene in the square gave Zhu Gaoxu an ominous feeling.

Many green umbrellas rose and fell as they knelt down and bowed in the morning court etiquette. This scene reminded Zhu Gaoxu that there were many umbrellas in the funeral of the gangsters in the movie.

In the late Hongwu Dynasty, Taizu was polite to the court officials and allowed each official to bring a follower into the palace during the rainy morning court to keep the officials in the rain.

This rule has been going on until now, so there is a scene in front of you.

Zhu Gaoxu tried his best to simplify etiquette, and said nothing else except lines such as flat body.

After the morning court, he immediately stood up from the chair under the yellow umbrella and came to the imperial gate.

Then the officials from various yamen also arrived at Fengtian Gate. At this time, they had to talk about some abstract principles of governance, called the Imperial Gate and the Imperial Gate to do politics.

In the spacious and tall imperial gate, everyone was talking about military and political affairs seriously.

At this time, the eunuch Wang Gui walked over the wall. He bent over and walked around to the throne on the steps, whispered to Zhu Gaoxu, and then placed some documents on the table.

Hu Yi, the Minister of Rites who was reporting the matter, looked up and didn't stop what he said.

Zhu Gaoxu listened to Hu Yi's loud comments there, and listened to Wang Gui's whispers, and then opened the memorials and documents in front of him to read.

After a while, Hu Yi had finished talking about it and retreated to the team beside him.The palace was quiet for a while, and many officials noticed the details of Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu roughly read two memorials and some confessions. After thinking for a while, he suddenly said angrily: This is outrageous!

Before the ministers could react, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly swept the things on the desk, flew under the steps, and then stood up angrily and left with his sleeves.

At first, there was a silence inside the Imperial Gate. When Zhu Gaoxu walked to a door behind him, he gradually heard the noise coming from behind.

He walked out the door and glanced at the rain in the air. He suddenly didn't think about where to go after leaving.

Zhu Gaoxu was not very angry just now. No matter what, what happened in Hakata Port, Japan, suddenly intensified the conflict between the two countries. The necessity of military use mentioned by Qi Tai was obviously suddenly increased several times.

But Zhu Gaoxu couldn't be happy either, mainly because he felt that he shouldn't be happy.

Qian Xili was appointed by Zhu Gaoxu. He was nominally a disciple of the emperor. He studied hard for many years before he was favored by the holy grace. Suddenly, there was a lot of luck. It was simply a tragedy. There was also Yao Fang, who was not only the brother of the virtuous concubine, but also helped a lot when Mu Sheng raised an army.

How can Zhu Gaoxu laugh?

If he had shown a joyful look, even he felt that it would have been a bit too much.

It's a bit strange feeling that I can't sneeze when I pinch my nose and don't know whether it's joy or sorrow.

However, this is also good, and Zhu Gaoxu feels that he is still very calm now.

At this time, his imperial carriage was sent to the north of the Imperial Gate by a crowd.Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu got into the sedan chair and asked the eunuchs to lead the team and went straight back to the East Warehouse of the Ganqing Palace.

Zhu Gaoxu was walking back and forth in the East Nuan Pavilion. After thinking for a long time, he ordered Wang Gui: Summon Qi Tai, Gao Xianning to meet... and Hu Yi.

Wang Gui said: I obey the order.

When the three of them appeared from behind the partition, Zhu Gaoxu was standing next to the chair, facing the wall, and observing the several maps hanging on it.

He heard the ministers' voices and turned around and said, "Let's go flat."

After they stood up, they stood in front of the imperial desk, all in silence.

Qi Tai handed the things in his hand, and the eunuch Wang Gui walked up to take them and carefully placed them on the imperial desk.

Those papers were the memorials and documents that Zhu Gaoxu swept to the ground in anger.

After a while, Qi Tai said: All dynasties have not been willing to conquer Japan; during the Hongwu period of this dynasty, the Japanese mission had spies involved in the Hu Weiyong case, and Taizu did not send troops.Only the Yuan Dynasty sent troops to attack, but unfortunately it failed.

Zhu Gaoxu listened.

Qi Tai continued: I checked the old files of the Daku and found that the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty also seemed to be for precious minerals such as gold and silver.At that time, there was internal struggle in the Yuan Dynasty, and the Southern Song Dynasty was not completely destroyed, but the Yuan Dynasty royal family became increasingly arrogant and extravagant.The royal family purchased a large number of luxury goods from various countries for the royal family and concubines to enjoy. These things cannot be paid with the food and in-kind goods obtained from taxes. Therefore, the royal family of the Yuan Dynasty needed a large amount of gold and silver. Heard that Japan had gold and silver mines, so he became determined to conquer.

Zhu Gaoxu immediately responded: After saying this, I have similar motives to the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty.But my life with my concubines is not a luxury. I want silver to mint coins.

He soon became interested and said: All systems are subject to technology.The circulation problems of banknotes such as the Daming Baochao have shown that the banknotes are not yet mature.

When Jianwen reduced the vassal states, the Xiang King's crime was to print counterfeit coins. I don't know whether this crime is true or false. However, in such a major event, Jianwen's monarch and ministers chose this to be clear, which proves that the treasure money could be imitated.

Although Baochao has a number of anti-counterfeiting technologies, it still cannot prevent counterfeit coins, especially in remote places and foreign vassals.

In addition, the continuous decline in the credit of Baochao, the depreciation is too fast, and the random issuance of Baochao, and the formation of a rigorous management system will not take a year or two.I have discussed with Xia Yuanji and other ministers of the Ministry of Revenue many times, but I have no possibility of a solution.

Zhu Gaoxu paused for a moment and said, "It was only after a long period of careful consideration that Baochao cannot be used as an effective major currency."We still have to start from precious metals for two thousand years and use precious metals such as gold, silver and copper to mint coins. This is the solution to the currency problem.

Gold and silver cannot eat or wear, and I have no obsession with this.But without these things, our resources and potential will not be stimulated.

Japan does have a large amount of silver minerals, which is the closest and easiest raw material for coinage.Compared with metal currencies that only use copper coins, silver coins have the advantages of high value and easy transportation, which can supplement the shortcomings of copper coins.I believe that if the chaos and lack of money can be alleviated and the economic austerity problems brought about by it, it is completely worth it to launch a war.

Zhu Gaoxu said: This is the basis for the implementation of the new policy.

Qi Tai asked seriously: I respectfully ask the emperor, what is the new policy?

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a long time, and his eyes swept across Qi Tai, Gao Xianning and Hu Yi's faces. All three of them were considered confidant civil officials.

Zhu Gaoxu finally said: It can probably be called imperialism.I hope you can share your worries and not let me do this big thing alone; I can't do it without three heads and six arms.

The three of them looked at each other, as if they were a little confused.

Zhu Gaoxu said: It’s a long story.In short, it is to use a large amount of money as capital to become a medium in various industries and military and political systems; to refine division of labor internally, attach importance to technology, and develop industry and commerce.External colonization and expansion, obtain raw material supply, and overseas markets.This path will surely enrich the country and strengthen the army.I hope that the Ming Dynasty can become the first world-class power in ancient times.

Qi Tai and others remained silent, and they obviously could not comment on this strange remark.

Qi Tai's attitude seemed to have loosened: The population and land of the Song Dynasty were not as good as those of the Ming Dynasty, but its urban commerce and trade were prosperous. According to the investigation, the Song Dynasty's treasury earned as many as hundreds of millions of yuan in cash per year; compared with the current cash earned by our dynasty, it is incomparable.

Zhu Gaoxu breathed a sigh of relief: We can do better than in the Song Dynasty, after all, the technology is different.For example, firearms, how big is the difference between firearms and fire sticks in the Song Dynasty?The technology of the firearms of the Ming Dynasty's official army is no longer the same thing.

He looked at the silent Hu Yi: Hu's political views are consistent with many scholars and officials.But I believe that no matter how the saints teach, human desires are difficult to fill.This does not require the saint's theory to be discussed, it is an axiom, and anyone with some experience can understand reality.

On the one hand, the ideal of the people is to keep the people hungry and cold and maintain the minimum survival.On the other hand, powerful and wealthy people will definitely find ways to satisfy more desires.

If the economy is not developed and the total amount of wealth in the world is not increased, how can the people above satisfy their demands?

They can only try every means to exploit and exploit the common people; the more rich people, the more land annexation, the greater the burden on the lower-class people.

The result is that the ideal of "not hungry or cold" becomes a fantasy.

When it is difficult to return, the military and civilians who cannot survive will rise up, warlords will fight in a melee, and the farming dynasty will start a cycle of reincarnation again, which is a good result.The worse outcome is that foreign tribes take the opportunity to invade and we become the fourth-class people like the Yuan Dynasty again.

Hu Yi worshipped: The emperor is far-sighted and stupid.

Zhu Gaoxu also said: There is also the military system of the court, from the government system, recruitment system, and ward system, there has been no way to do it.A method that can guarantee combat power can easily lead to warlord separatism; a method that can prevent military generals from becoming popular will quickly degenerate, like a serf.But if the new policy is successful, we can find a new system of strengthening the army.

The capitalization of the military supply system, the effective distribution of military pay, and sufficient funds for pensions and retirement subsidies; if the military commander wants to become independent from the national system, it will be difficult for him to ascend to the sky.

Military generals do not have that much capital, and they pay military salaries to the soldiers, and there is no complete supply of military supplies to ensure the operation of the army; the loyalty of soldiers is no longer to the generals, but to the court.

Once a certain army is not recognized by the state, its troops will soon fall into paralysis.

With enough national strength, the court can maintain the training and rectification of the army and avoid the rapid decline in combat power.

Gao Xianning said: I may not fully understand the holy heart, but I must have understood that the emperor wants to conquer Japan, and he will have a long-term plan.

Qi Tai said: If you conquer Japan, you will not be in a dilemma and you can get silver, this matter will also be beneficial to the court.

Hu Yi pondered for a while, then clasped his fists and said: The wise and the new policy of martial ethics is different from the reform of Wang Anshi in the Song Dynasty.The reforms of the Song Dynasty were due to the fact that the court had accumulated problems and was forced to make ends meet.Our reform of the country still needs to be discussed in the long term.

Qi Tai agreed: We must not only let the important officials of the court agree with the truth, but also find evidence from the sage's books by time.The reforms still have to be implemented by officials and scholars from all over the country.