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One Person's Time and Space Smuggling Empire VIP Volume Chapter 51 Zhuge

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    In April 1631, Zheng Zhilong issued a heroic order and summoned the heroes at sea to discuss the matter of dealing with the Manila Fleet. Who would have expected that in the middle of the matter, he suddenly turned his back, and together with the arriving Manila Fleet, annihilated all the heroes in the harbor!  Immediately afterwards, the Manila fleet settled in Quanzhou Port.

    Next, the Zheng family and the Manila people jointly carried out a thorough sweep of Quanzhou Fucheng. All kinds of private forces and organizations that were unwilling to cooperate were completely swept away. Even the secret agent branch of Fusi in Jinyiweinan Town was turned against them.  The Zheng family took care of him.  He kept doing nothing and never stopped. At this point, Zheng Zhilong was completely ready to fight.

    The people of Quanzhou suddenly discovered that the secretive pirates in the past suddenly became blatant and wandered the streets all day long. The government in the past had lost its authority under the siege of the pirates, leaving only  The yamen above Xia Ming shivered under the violent power.

    In Quanzhou Port, the maritime merchants who are close to the Zheng family gathered together and secretly brewed some big moves. With Li Zhe's push behind the scenes, the Jiangnan maritime merchant group headed by the Zheng family seemed to finally see the light.  After clearing the situation, he officially intervened in the melee in the late Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty. The future of the rule of Emperor Zhu of the Ming Dynasty looked even more uncertain!

    With the full cooperation of the Zheng family, the Manila forces officially took control of Quanzhou, the largest port along the Ming Dynasty in this era.  The Ming Dynasty officials in Quanzhou Prefecture were all placed under house arrest and became spectators for a while. A series of new business policies of the Manila colonial forces began to be implemented on the land of the Ming Dynasty!  As the local commercial trade of the Ming Dynasty is about to enter a new stage of development, many of Li Zhe's long-awaited actions finally have enough space to carry out!

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    In addition to these, Li Zhe actually also has a harvest that is exclusive to him: due to the exponential growth of the technology and industrial index of Space-One No. 1 in the past year, the space-time development of Space-One No. 1 has undergone qualitative changes, and the accumulation of  The energy allowed the space-time system to benefit from it again, allowing Li Zhe to level up again.  The carrying capacity of the portable space has been doubled to 400 tons, and the quota for higher-level creatures to shuttle has been doubled, with a new quota added!  Li Zhe's bargaining chip has increased a lot!

    This upgrade came very timely, almost at the same time as Li Zhe was expanding again. The larger space carrying capacity and a new quota for higher organisms meant that Li Zhe had great influence on the Mainland of the Ming Dynasty in the second space-time.  Invasions will be smoother and control will be greater again!

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    In time and space No. 1, half a year has passed since the last visit of His Majesty the Emperor. The development of the Ming Empire is changing with each passing day, making it almost difficult for even the citizens of the empire to adapt. For the ministers of the imperial cabinet, mastering such  A huge and fast-moving empire seems a bit overwhelmed!

    At the cabinet meeting in January 204:

    "According to the report from the Imperial Japanese Dispatch Force Headquarters, the problem of insufficient gold and silver mining can be completely solved by increasing the scale of development of gold and silver mines on the four Japanese islands. According to the current mining technology, the gold output will be increased to  Fifty tons is absolutely no problem, even for silver. If new technology is adopted, the annual output can be increased to two hundred tons. Such a high output can definitely meet the current market demand. Of course, the premise is that the empire still maintains  The current rate of monetary inflation!¡±

    Cao Cao stroked his long beard under his chin with his upper hand and nodded to express his satisfaction to Liu Ba who was making a report!  Liu Ba is now the empire's top leader in the financial field, and his conclusions have always been the authority in the financial field!  Most of the cabinet ministers would not have any doubts about what he said!

    Liu Ba looked around, paused, and continued:

    "So! To sum up the above! My lords! In fact, the currency crisis in the empire can be alleviated. It is not as terrible as you think. As long as the gold and silver mining volume in the four Japanese islands is increased, as before,  In this way, if we continue to increase currency investment and increase the total currency circulation, the empire's industry will continue to develop. And when industry develops, most of the empire's subjects will also benefit from it and improve their living standards! Everything reflected by society  Negative public opinion will subside quickly!

    Even if a few people may be dissatisfied or turbulent, it will never affect the overall situation of the empire.  This does not violate His Majesty the Emperor¡¯s established national policy of universal prosperity!  After all, in a country, it is inevitable that some people will fall behind in an era of rapid rise, right?  "Liu Ba, the current Financial Secretary of the Imperial Household Department, has always adhered to the current imperial financial policies he formulated.

    "No! Sir Liu Ba! What you imagine is just wishful thinking!" Zhuge Liang, a young latecomer to the empire, who was the Wolong of Jingzhou at that time, stood up and retorted. Since His Majesty the Emperor appointed him to enter the administrative system of the empire, he has already been in the Imperial Household Department.  The Financial Department served as an intern doctor for more than half a year.

      "As you just said, there is an important premise here, that is, the empire's price index maintains the current growth rate. In fact, this situation cannot continue forever! From 202 to now,  In two years, the empire's industrial scale has increased nearly five times, the population has only grown by 10%, and the currency issuance is far greater than the population growth. If this continues, how can the empire's price growth be controlled?  ! The premise you mentioned is absolutely wrong!"

    "The circulation of currency is by no means as simple as you said. Even if the mining of gold and silver resources increases, not all of them can be minted into currency and put into the market. You must know that the amount of currency issuance is  The needs of the economy and the empire should expand simultaneously. If one exceeds too much, it will bring disastrous consequences to society.

    The empire's currency issuance can currently only enter circulation through the channels of loans and policy compensation. Excessive currency issuance will only be invested in the hands of capital owners related to the empire's ruling body. These people have thousands of connections with the empire's industry.  With countless connections, if you can get opportunities from the great development of the empire's industry, you can naturally get more benefits.  For example, operators of major industrial entities such as Xiangping, Qingzhou and Youyan.

    But these people are only a minority among the subjects of the empire. They have gained more benefits, but they cannot create more consumption (they are already rich enough). They will only continue to invest in the field of production and will not enter the channels of circulation and consumption.  , but most of the subjects, the main force supporting the empire's consumer market, did not get more benefits from it.

    If this continues, the overall consumption capacity of the empire will decrease. Over time, the production capacity will become higher and higher, but the consumption capacity will decrease. However, the price of goods in the empire will rise sharply due to the wealth of a few people. Such a result,  I think everyone can imagine.  That is, increasingly severe monetary inflation within a certain period of time will cause more and more people to have a relatively lower living standard. This rift between production capacity and consumption capacity will continue to widen, and in the end there will definitely be a  Violent currency turbulence and the collapse of the empire's economic cycle caused the regression of the entire society.  This is almost an inevitable result!

    So, gentlemen!  The currency cycle is the blood of the empire's economic cycle. In this entire circulation link, if any link goes wrong, it will break the balance of the cycle, and the consequence will be the complete collapse of the entire economy, Lord Liu Ba!  The monetary inflation policy you adhere to, if it does not develop the scale of the entire economy, is just a way to quench thirst.  The current dangerous crisis trend in the empire will continue to appear. I will never agree to the continuation of your policy. Changes must be made!  "!

    The young Zhuge Liang was not afraid to publicly accuse his boss, Liu Ba, the former imperial financial expert, in front of the empire's cabinet ministers.

    Cao Cao was presiding over the meeting. After listening to Zhuge Liang's discussion, he frowned deeply.

    "Then what you mean is that you no longer support the empire's current economic policies. You believe that the empire's recent industrial development has been unbalanced, and a few areas have experienced a decline in the living standards of the empire's subjects and even unrest. This is related to your theory.  , are all the result of the relative lack of consumption power caused by rising prices? Do you want to propose that the Imperial Senate discuss this again?"

    "No! Sir! That's too slow. What I mean is that the cabinet will solve the problem. It must make a decision as soon as possible to change the current economic policy and reduce the scale of currency distribution. Even if it has been distributed, support must be given to the private sector.  Economy and improve the basic welfare of the people! I think it may be a good plan to discuss with the Tiandao Sect and the Imperial Federation of Trade Unions to establish a regional minimum wage system in the empire!"

    A contemptuous smile appeared on Cao Cao's face. He paused for a moment. Just when everyone thought he was not going to speak, he suddenly stood up, slapped the table and shouted:

    "Insolent! When will it be the turn of an organization like the labor union to participate in politics! Zhuge Kongming! You have to understand that although you are only an intern, you are also an official of the empire and you must have the decency to be an imperial courtier.  ! I'm warning you, don't let me hear that you have close contacts with those dirty and unruly people again!"

    All the courtiers were shocked and had no time to react. Only Hua Xin was smart and stood up to smooth things over: "Okay, okay! Meng De! You are all important ministers of the country, why should you get angry over official matters!" He turned to face him again.  Zhuge Liang said:

    "Kong Ming! You may be young and may not see clearly some things. To know the national policy, you must not only see whether it is beneficial to the country, but more importantly, whether it is beneficial to our rule. The current economic policy can be determined by the Senate.  It has always been accessible, that¡¯s because¡­¡±

    "I know, Lord Shangshu!" Zhuge Liang interrupted Hua Xin: "I knowThe empire of the Tao Empire was built by all the adults together with His Majesty the Emperor. Behind you are the shadows of some industrial consortiums. The development of the empire is also inseparable from the prosperity of these large consortiums!  Even the Imperial Senate has many of these people in it.  Hence the current economic policies.

    Actually, I don¡¯t object to you enjoying these benefits, but please don¡¯t go too far!  Your future is inseparable from the empire.  The imperial edict of His Majesty the Emperor clearly stated that the universal prosperity of the people of the empire is the foundation of the empire's eternal strength!  My Lords!  His Majesty the Emperor's words are definitely not just words.

    The economy is the foundation of the empire. Poor operation in any economic field may lead to necrosis or even decay of the entire empire!  Although some things are small, they cannot be ignored, because they mean that greater damage may be brewing!

    In fact, the root cause of the problems that are arising in the empire now lies in this economic circulation: we must always be wary of the harm caused by the widening gap between the rich and the poor to the empire, and Lord Liu Ba¡¯s monetary expansion economic policy, in my opinion, is precisely based on a certain  This covert method of robbing the property stored in banks that belongs to the empire's citizens is encouraging the expansion of the gap between the rich and the poor in the empire. This is fundamentally contrary to the emperor's decree and is not conducive to the long-term stability of the empire.  "(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to become a registered member of Piaotian Literature to recommend this work. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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