Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

With the appearance of someone, history finally quietly changed.

Silver was originally a powerful weapon for Japan's counterattack, but before anyone could react, Zhu Youtang had already launched a smokeless currency war.

Marx said: Commodity circulation directly gives the movement form of money, that is, money constantly leaves the starting point, that is, money is transferred from the hands of one commodity owner to another commodity owner.

According to modern economics, it is: the continuous movement of money as a means of circulation and payment.

Once silver does not have liquidity in this era, or does not have payment capabilities at all, then it is naturally impossible for silver to become a currency in circulation.

The Iwami Silver Mine is the largest silver mine in Japan, but Japan is not just such a large silver mine. In fact, there are countless large and small silver mines on the Japanese island, and the output once reached three-quarters of the world's.

From ancient times to the present, silver has no basis for circulation and payment in Japan.

It's not that the Japanese people are against silver, but that silver is not scarce. No one is willing to exchange the goods they have worked so hard to produce for silver.

Originally, these silver mines were almost equivalent to dead objects, but in the original history, China not only brought advanced mining technology to Japan, but also brought high quality and low price to Japan, which made Xiaori become a "Middle East rich" .

Now they were unfortunate enough to meet the wise Emperor Hongzhi.

The history of the world has undergone major changes. The circulation of silver will be difficult to achieve in China, and the means of payment are even more idiotic.

As for Japan's countless silver mines, large and small, they can still be reduced to dead objects. Even the Iwami Silver Mine is nothing more than a worthless dead place.

"The people of Ming Dynasty gave up their silver mines. What...what's going on?"

Kurada Masaori only thought he could pinch seven inches of Da Ming, but when he saw the bare mountain in front of him, he couldn't believe his eyes and murmured to himself.

Doesn’t it mean that the Ming Dynasty opened the sea just for silver mines? Doesn’t it mean that silver can be exchanged for countless silks, porcelain, tea, medicinal materials, books, women, etc.? Doesn’t it mean that the people of the Ming Dynasty regarded silver as a treasure?

Ouchi Yoshihiro glared at Kurada Masayori and realized that this retainer was not as smart as he thought. He immediately withdrew his troops angrily: "Let's go back to Yamaguchi Castle!"

Originally, he thought that the Ming Dynasty could be controlled by them at will, especially with the Iwami Silver Mine, which could be used as a bargaining chip in negotiations, but he found that this was not the case at all.

Now the Ouchi family has simply provoked a super terrifying existence. If this continues, the Ouchi family may completely lose their territory on Kyushu Island.

When Ouchi's army was in vain, the mining team led by Huo Guangming had already evacuated to the sea.

"Are we going to give up on the Iwami Silver Mine now?"

"The silver content of the Iwami Silver Mine is probably hundreds of millions of taels. Are you really giving up like this?"

"Based on my experience, once this silver mine is mined, all the silver we have in the Ming Dynasty will not be able to compare with it!"

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Although the miners of the Iwami Silver Mine followed the arrangement and left with the ship, they couldn't help but feel regretful when they thought of the astonishing scale of the silver mine.

In fact, they did not realize that, and they are still stuck in the silver standard thinking, so they think that the wealth of the Iwami Silver Mine can be equal to the social wealth of the entire China.

It’s just that they don’t think about it. It took many generations of hard work for China to have such a huge social wealth. How can it be willing to be bought by a natural silver mine?

Huo Guangming happened to inspect the cabin, and the leader accompanying him immediately reprimanded: "What are you yelling about here? This is a decision from above! The silver mine is there, and it can still run away. It is only a temporary evacuation now!"

The miners who had been expressing regrets just now found out that this was true. Faced with the reprimand of their chief foreman, they immediately said yes.

"You don't need to be afraid of not having wages! Although we are evacuating the Iwami Silver Mine, there are indeed many Japanese mines. You should prepare for the next mine!" Huo Guangming knew that these miners mainly wanted to make money, so he smiled mysteriously road.

Huh? And there are mines?

The miners who originally only wanted to deal with their superiors were stunned, but they did not expect that the court had other arrangements.

The ship full of mining workers did not return to the Ming Dynasty in the west, but went all the way north to Duck Island in the north of Honshu Island, which was also the famous Sado Island in later generations.

Sado Island is named after the Osado Mountain Range in the north and the Kosado Mountain Range in the south. Unlike the central part of Kyushu Island, which is high and low on all sides, there is a fertile land in the middle.

Since there are 2,000 indigenous islanders here, it has always been under the Iwami Kingdom. It is naturally the private property of the Ouchi family in name, but... now!

"From today on, this island belongs to the Ming Dynasty and is renamed Dongji Island! If you help the East China Sea Governor's Mansion mine gold mines, you can become Ming citizens!" Huo Guangming announced immediately after landing on the island.

The Ouchi family probably didn't even think of themselves. If they turned against the Ming Dynasty this time, the economic losses they would suffer would be almost immeasurable.

kill!

Just as the East China Sea Fleet occupied the Sekiyama Strait and the Ming Dynasty mining team entered the East Pole Island, the army commanded by the shogun Ashikaga Yoshinaga and Rokkaku Takayori's army were already fighting on the riverside.

If there are no accidents, the fighting in Japan will continue, war will become the main theme of the Japanese island, and the population, food and social resources will continue to be depleted.

Originally, Japan could rely on silver and gold mines to quickly recover its economy, but once the silver standard was abolished by the Ming Dynasty, their postwar society would be in dire straits, and it would be the darkest moment in Japan's history.

The fifth year of Hongzhi was a year in which the whole world was unstable.

Rome, Sistine Chapel.

"I am the Pope! I am the Pope!"

Alexander VI spent almost all his property to bribe the money-grubbing bishops, but when he wore the cassock, he couldn't help shouting excitedly.

This pope, recognized by later generations as a symbol of the corruption and depravity of the Holy See during the Renaissance, with the most dissolute and unscrupulous behavior, has now ascended to the throne of the pope following the established trajectory of history.

“Either become me a Christian or get out of Spain!”

Spain basically won the war against the Muslim Moors and drove most of the Muslims back to North Africa. As defenders of Christianity, the Spanish king and queen regarded the Jews and the remaining Muslims in Spain as heretics and ordered them to convert to Christianity if they wanted to stay, otherwise they would be expelled from Spain.

"This king appoints you as the commander-in-chief of the discovery area, and you can get one-tenth of all the goods and wealth of the discovery area!"

The great Italian navigator Columbus's promotion of the "round earth theory" finally bore fruit. The King of Spain decided to support Columbus's voyage to find the New World, and he received a generous share of the profits.

"Let's go to the East and we must reach the Kingdom of Gold!"

Armed with a contract that allowed him to go to Asia to collect spices, Columbus led a fleet of three ships provided by the King of Spain and immediately pointed to the southern route.

Just as China is preparing to embrace the maritime age with its giant ships, cannons and top-notch products, the entire West is also embarking on sailing adventures and is preparing to come to the mysterious ancient Eastern country.

The Ming Dynasty, which seems very mysterious to outsiders, actually has four seasons. The February wind blows green in the south of the Yangtze River, and everything in China has revived.

Ningbo Fucheng has a wall height of two feet and five feet, a site area of ​​two feet and two feet, a frontage of one foot and five feet, a surrounding area of ​​2,216 feet, and an area of ​​18 miles.

The city has six gates, Lingqiao Gate and Dongdu Gate to the east, Changchun Gate to the south, Wangjing Gate to the west, Yongfeng Gate to the north, and Heyi Gate to the northeast.

Because it is located in the west of the Yongjiang River, it can not only enter the sea along the river, but also enter the Hangzhou water system upstream.

Since the Ming Dynasty restarted the Ningbo Shipping Department here, the layout of the canal water gate has been followed, and the Ningbo water gate has been built on the Yongjiang River to prevent the flow of ships.

Due to the existence of Shuiguan, merchants who are eager to go north or want to go to sea can only go to Ningbo City to apply for passes, which also indirectly promotes the prosperity of Ningcheng.

Ningbo City, Ningbo Bosi Yamen.

Since the Ming Dynasty fully opened up the sea, more and more merchants have chosen to engage in maritime trade. Especially in recent years, the first batch of people to eat crabs have become extremely rich, which has stimulated everyone to flock to the sea.

Because Ningbo is backed by the resources of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Jiangxi, and adjacent to the East China Sea and Nanyang, it has become the starting point for people heading east to Asahi and south to Ryukyu, Luzon and other places.

As the Ming Dynasty's maritime merchants became more and more active, more and more countries were willing to trade with the Ming Dynasty.

Although they do not have as many gold and silver mines as Japan, they do have local specialties, including treasures such as agates, gems and pearls, spices that the Chinese like, and their own seafood.

It’s just that the cake of maritime trade is so big that everyone wants a piece of it.

A group of people came to the Yamen, and a tall attendant came up and explained to the guard the purpose of their visit: "We want to see Mr. Tiju?"

"Master Zhao is not free, please come back!" The guard first glanced at these people, then rolled his eyes and said indifferently.

The tall attendant frowned and pointed at the people walking in front: "I just heard those people looking for Master Tiji. How could they get in?"

"That's our Lord Zhao's friend. How can he be like you poor people?" the guard said, chewing betel nut, but with a smile on his face.

The follower Zhang Dashan felt that there was something in the guard's words, and immediately said with a gloomy face: "What do you mean by this?"

"Looking at your accent, you must have come from a big place, right? When you meet the river, you worship the river god, and when you cross the mountain, you worship the mountain. Don't you understand this principle?" The guard continued to chew the betel nut, which became more and more addictive. He also finished his words. Straightforward and authentic.

At this moment, Zhang Dashan naturally understood what he meant, but he did not expect that a yamen guard would ask for a bribe so openly. He seemed very unwilling and said: "Take it!"

Boom!

Just when the silver dollar was handed over, the guard stretched out his hand to block it. After the silver dollar drew an arc in the air, it made a crisp sound on the blue brick floor, and the silver dollar rolled into the cracks of the bricks.

Zhang Dashan saw that his silver coins were discarded like this, and he immediately wanted to take action.

"Please do me a favor!" A fat foreigner suddenly stepped forward and said with a smile.

The guard weighed the silver with his hands, and proudly showed his red teeth and said: "If you had already done this, I wouldn't have to waste my words. Please come in!"

It is said that the prime minister's concierge is a fourth-rank official, but as a result, the gatekeepers of this small Ningbo Shipping Department dared to block the road and ask for money.

The Shibosi Yamen adopts the layout of a government office. As the chief seal officer of the Yamen, he naturally sits in the central government office. The inner house of the government office can accommodate family members.

"Excuse me, we need to see Mr. Tiji!" The fat clerk saw a guard standing outside the government office, so he had no choice but to hand over the money.

The two doormen looked at each other and smiled, then one of them went inside to report.

After about half a stick of incense, the guard came back and led a group of people inside.

They thought they could see Master Tiji, but they were led to a side room, where a middle-aged man dressed as a master was writing a note.

There was someone in front of them, so they waited for a while.

"Why do you want to see Mr. Zhao?" Master asked directly with an obvious Wu accent.

The obese member of staff saw that although the master was asking questions, he had his hands folded across his chest, looking like he was distant from others, but he knew that he needed to get closer to him first.

"Do you want to have tea or wine with us adults?" The master glanced approvingly at the fat man, who was very polite, and asked directly.

The fat waiter turned around and glanced at the person behind him, then asked with a smile: "How do you calculate the current price?"

"Since you are already an old acquaintance, it will cost you one hundred taels for tea and one thousand taels for wine!" The master raised the corners of his mouth slightly and offered a price.

The fat officer glanced at the people behind him again, and finally said with a smile: "We are not here for the sea guide and merchant ships. This time we want to see Mr. Zhao in person!"

"My lord is drinking with the governor in the back house. You can come back in a few days!" The master's mouth raised slightly, but he said with great disdain.

The obese official learned that Zhao Tiju was accompanying the governor, but he knew that he came at the wrong time. No matter how much money he had, he could not let Zhao Tiju leave the governor to see him.

Zhang Cai sighed helplessly, and immediately showed his badge and said: "I am Zhang Cai, the Jinyi Guard Qianhu. I will lead the way immediately. I want to see who gave him the courage to openly commit ink!"

"Are you really the Jinyiwei Qianhu?" When the master learned the other party's identity, he looked up and down at the young man in front of him and asked.

Zhang Cai is an out-and-out Beijing native, but he said with a cold face: "Stop talking nonsense! Today, thousands of households in Japan are going to clean up the traitors for the imperial court. Lead the way quickly!"

"Zhang Qianhu, you only saw us collecting some benefits from maritime merchants, but do you know why we dare to collect it openly?" The master was not very worried about a small Qianhu in Jinyi, but he asked with a smile.

Zhang Cai heard the overtone and asked tentatively: "You mean there is someone supporting you in the court?"

"That's right! Yin Zhi, the Grand Scholar of Wuyingdian, is my Dongweng's teacher!" The master no longer hid it, but directly pointed out his trump card.

The fair-skinned old man who had been standing silently at the back was finally moved at this moment. (End of chapter)