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- In addition to economic measures, a more important measure is circulation.
In the past, there were many checkpoints on the Jiangnan border, and the Zheng family collected water bills at sea, which greatly increased the transportation cost of goods. A shop worked hard to sell goods for a month, but in the end most of them were sold to car bandits and road bullies. Got a job! This gives people the motivation to do business. Most of the people who can really persevere are those who have the privilege of eating royal food. People who have no foundation can do business without even thinking about it!
This is the biggest obstacle to economic development in backward societies!
Now Li Zhe and Zheng Zhilong have reached an agreement to cancel the water fee at sea and pay taxes at the port according to the import and export volume of goods, which greatly reduces the cost burden of businessmen. This is a revolutionary breakthrough. It is obvious that from now on, Businessmen flocked to invest, and it was obvious that the commodity economy in their own territory was becoming more and more developed.
Not only that, in addition to reforming the tax policy, Li Zhe and Zhuge Liang discussed and also asked Zhuge Liang to take charge of the construction of port facilities in the territory. Although it is impossible for steam engine power machinery to bloom everywhere like the Three Kingdoms time and space, some simple facilities still need to be built. Some, such as simple human-powered squirrel cage cranes, can greatly speed up the throughput efficiency of cargo ports.
There are also shipyards, which are another focus. With the rich human resources along the Ming Dynasty, many of the actions Li Zhe is preparing can be carried out. The Zheng family and Li Zhe work together to recruit shipbuilders from various places at high prices. With a young and middle-aged labor force, the reform of the shipbuilding industry can be carried out quickly. The speed of this development must be able to keep up with the expansion of the scale of economic and trade.
With the inertial training in the cement, glass, steel and textile industries, Li Zhe told Zhuge to start selecting people among his own people for small-scale training, ready to expand scale production at any time. In short, now Li Zhe, Zhuge Liang and Zhang Liao have officially entered an unprecedented busy period, and they are busy all day long! Even the scheduled reorganization and training of the pirates had to be temporarily postponed!
But the previous ones are just the foundation, the bigger highlight is yet to come!
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In a hidden underground warehouse, only four people, Li Zhe, Zhuge Liang, Zhang Liao and Li Huamei, were standing inside. Surrounding the four people were countless gold and silver, all of which were cast into pieces of gold bars and silver ingots. They are lined up in piles, just like a pile of firewood in an ordinary house! Mountains of hundreds or even thousands of tons of gold and silver appeared shining brightly in front of everyone!
"Where did you get so much gold and silver! You what are you planning to do?" Li Huamei was shocked!
"Haha! Everyone, don't be nervous! It's just some stuff! It's nothing, but now, this is the trump card I have prepared for our Ming Dynasty economy - the deadly weapon!"
"Weapons?" Everyone was confused, except Zhuge Liang, who started to think about it!
"Yes! It's a weapon! In my opinion, even swords, guns and artillery are not as powerful as this weapon, because its function is not only to buy and sell goods, but also to buy and sell people's hearts, causing trouble in the world, which is the current situation of the Ming Dynasty. It¡¯s the only thing that can work the fastest!¡±
Zhuge Liang¡¯s eyes became a little bright:
"Master! What do you mean, is it"
"Haha! As expected of Kong Ming, I understood it before I even said it!" Li Zhe laughed loudly, and looked at Zhuge Liang with eyes filled with admiration.
"In fact, the current crisis of the Ming Dynasty has already begun to emerge during the Wanli period. The natural disasters in successive years are one reason, which is enough to shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. However, this is not enough. A more direct causal relationship is needed - another The biggest problem hidden in society and government finances is money!
It is no longer a secret that the government of the Ming Dynasty was short of money. It has become increasingly obvious a few decades ago that land annexation, corruption, and commodity economic trafficking have caused more and more money to accumulate from the hands of the common people to the hands of a privileged minority. The entire society seems to be The prosperity is extraordinary, but the government cannot collect money. It is said that Lord Chongzhen's treasury is empty and full of hungry rats. What do you think he uses to feed government officials and the royal family members who are like cysticercids, and what he uses to maintain military pay! The northwest frontier army has been arguing about pay for more than a day or two.
The current military disadvantages in suppressing bandits in the northwest and northeast are not the fault of the officers and soldiers. In fact, it is all because of the lack of pay. The officers and soldiers can't have enough to eat at home, so why should they work for the government?
And our central government not only doesn't want to solve the problem, but also intensifies the cost, increases Liao's salary, reduces government finance, significantly reduces expenditures across the country, and abolishes a large number of post stations and other government agencies. Military salaries in the northwest Also delayed year after yearYes, it has gradually expanded the depth and breadth of the spread of the economic crisis in society. In order to survive, the officers and soldiers had to rise up in rebellion. This is the reason why there are continuous wars everywhere today! "
"It sounds reasonable!" Li Huamei gave a rare compliment! Even she could understand what Li Zhe said.
Li Zhe smiled and continued: "There are many reasons why the government is short of money. One is corruption, the other is that there are too many people with privileges who do not have to pay taxes, and there are also various reasons for extravagance and waste, and redundant troops and clans. But this There are many causes and effects, but none of them are on the point. In fact, the most fundamental reason is that everyone likes to save money too much!
Those wealthy princes each had their own income secretly, and each of them had too much wealth to spend, so they turned it into silver ingots and hid it without spending it. Even ordinary families, if they had money, they would mostly hide it for later use. As time goes by, less and less money circulates in the market. Gradually, it becomes harder and harder to do business, and naturally you can no longer pay money. This is what is called monetary sedimentation in economics!
To solve this problem, we can only invest more gold and silver in the market. Originally, our Ming Dynasty¡¯s foreign trade already had a large amount of gold and silver entering the market. The large amount of gold and silver currency flowing in from overseas trade offset this monetary accumulation. process. However, in recent decades, Western countries have begun to control currency exports, and Spain's imports of Mexican silver have also been significantly reduced. Even the neighboring Japanese countries have also tended to control silver exports and impose overseas trade bans in recent years. The inflow of silver from the Ming Dynasty was greatly affected. Influence.
What happened next was very clear. The amount of gold and silver mined in the Ming Dynasty was extremely small, which was far from enough to make up for the loss of gold and silver. Therefore, the circulation of commodities lost weight and quickly fell into the never-ending economic abyss. Center: Large amounts of silver disappeared from circulation, and counterfeit copper coins flooded the market.
Therefore, it stands to reason that the exchange ratio of silver to copper coins increased dramatically, and in the panic that followed, the credibility of the government was lost: food prices soared, and, for a period at least, the market for cash crops and handicraft goods collapsed Immediately, tax revenue will naturally plummet. At this point, the government will lose its function of maintaining social order. If social order is chaotic, everyone will have no way to survive!
Therefore, the root cause of our troubled times in the Ming Dynasty is still a penny!
Whether it is fighting a war or suppressing bandits, any political reform in the Ming Dynasty, as long as it does not touch this depth, it is impossible to solve the fundamental problems that caused this troubled times. If a group of corrupt officials are killed, there will naturally be more There are so many corrupt officials, and after all the bandits have been cut off, more bandits will rise up, and the Tatars from the East are actually just side effects. The fundamental problem of our Ming Dynasty is actually all about this money.
If a large amount of money now rushes into the market to make up for this shortfall, even if all other conditions for corruption remain unchanged, it can actually promote the circulation of market economy commodities and fundamentally reverse the decline of the empire. If everyone's business continues, the social crisis will naturally ease and the situation will be greatly improved. The government can collect taxes. With money, it will be able to better fight against the Donglu and suppress the bandits! Our social order can be maintained!
You tell me, is such a sharp weapon powerful? "
A group of people listened to Li Zhe's words and had different reactions. This kind of macroeconomic situation is quite unpopular in this era. Even the senior officials of the Ministry of Revenue seem to understand it, let alone ordinary civilians. , among the few people, only Zhuge Liang, who had a certain foundation in this aspect, nodded repeatedly, while Zhang Liao and Li Huamei were both confused!
"Okay! It's just like you said! Even if it is greatly beneficial to our business, the Zhu family government will also make profits. Wouldn't it be even more detrimental to our great cause?" Li Huamei was a little puzzled!
"Haha! This is something we need to plan carefully. In short, maintaining the economic order in Jiangnan in a short period of time is more important for us to improve our control over the situation! With order, our business will be easier to do, and we will be able to truly To control the situation, the arms in our hands are not given for free. Maybe we can also discuss business with Master Chongzhen in the Forbidden City?"
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¡°If you have money, it¡¯s not so easy to spend it. This human nature is strange. If you clearly want to give money to others, you will be regarded as a madman or a fool, and the results will be greatly reduced. Therefore, gold and silver must be penetrated into the market circulation, and gold and silver must be circulated in the market. Need to think of other ways!
In fact, the easiest channel is the bank! There were no banks in the Ming Dynasty, but there were banks and pawnshops, which were considered the most primitive financial tools. With these, Li Zhe can play the game of giving people money and flowers!
Immediately afterwards, Li Zhe mobilized all the people under him who could mobilizeHe used huge amounts of gold and silver and various auxiliary means to acquire and merge pawnshops and banks all over the south of the Yangtze River. A lot of money was poured out, and those who benefited naturally rushed to be the first, and began their vigorous and rapid penetration in the market of the Ming Dynasty. and the process of spreading financial influence!
The preparatory work for using these financial instruments also requires enough patience and meticulousness! Li Zhe also handed over this task to Zhuge Liang!
From Li Zhe¡¯s perspective, the issue now is not whether to lose money or not, but efficiency. How many people can this money buy for him? How much market influence can it bring to him? How wide are the channels? Can everything penetrate into every detail in Jiangnan?
But he threw away his hands and prepared for another thing. In fact, in his heart, there was a bigger plan related to the matter in front of him than the matter in front of him!
He returned to modern time and space! (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.) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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