The short videos I watched are from ancient times, and the ancients broke the defense

Unlike others.

Lao Zhu was paying attention to another issue at this time.

Looking at the sky.

He had never seen that distant continent before.

More and more curious......Yes, Lao Zhu’s interest is not just in the fire station.

It’s not just this or that kind of system in the hereafter.

Rather, the entire American continent!

A country born on this land.

A country with a short history of just over 200 years.

Let such a group of magical people have a hard time.

This shows how much potential this land has!

"If we, China, can take this continent into our hands......"

Lao Zhu was very moved.

Although China has been called the Celestial Kingdom since ancient times.

It is said to be a vast land with abundant resources.

But actually.

China's shortcomings are also very obvious.

Not much else to say.

Let’s just talk about an object that is closely related to everyone—money!

As everyone knows.

Modern society implements a monetary system based on gold.

And in ancient China.

We have been on the copper standard for more than two thousand years.

It was not until the Yuan Dynasty that the gold and silver bimetallic system was implemented.

Only then did the traditional copper coin system gradually disintegrate.

Regardless of whether it is made of copper or silver.

Both of these are extremely scarce resources in China.

Take the current situation of Ming Dynasty as an example.

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, the economy had not yet recovered.

Private transactions are not prosperous.

The world is short of money.

This has always been a headache for Lao Zhu

——Because of this, he even enforced the use of banknotes instead of money.

But it still cannot prevent the market from having no capital.

"America had no taxes in its early years and was still able to win major wars several times."

"Even a tiny place like San Francisco has huge gold mines"

"What about silver mines? What about copper mines?"

If it weren't for the vast ocean,

Lao Zhu couldn't help but want to send troops to take over this unclaimed land.

Draw a large amount of silver from there to solve the crisis in front of Ming Dynasty!

But!...

Is the inflow of silver really a blessing for Ming Dynasty? at this time.

A new video appeared in the sky.

Video title: [The fundamental reason for the demise of the Ming Dynasty: Silver capital from the Americas】

【The fundamental reason for the demise of the Ming Dynasty: silver capital from the Americas. 】

When I saw this title.

Lao Zhu was stunned immediately.

He couldn't believe it

"Our Ming Dynasty perished because of American silver?"

"Um?"

"Isn't it because Li Zicheng was rebellious?"410 Lao Zhu, who has no common sense in economics, obviously has a hard time understanding why the inflow of silver can destroy a country.

Not just him.

Other emperors from other planes were also shocked when they saw the title on the sky. Da Qin plane. Ying Zheng was very confused.

"A mere piece of silver has the power to destroy a country?"

The plane of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Che didn't know why.

"Silver flows in, and the more money the Ming Dynasty has, the better. Isn’t it a good thing?"

"How can we destroy the country instead?"

Three Kingdoms Plane.

Cao Cao was also full of confusion.

"This Ming Dynasty was waiting for silver to be defeated?"

"What does this silver have to do with the demise of the Ming Dynasty?"

The plane of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Er also stared at the sky with curiosity.

Countless planes.

The same question lingers in the mind of every emperor.

For emperors who do not have much common sense in economics.

I want them to understand the relationship between currency and The relationship between society is indeed a bit overwhelming.

But then, in the sky, the video begins

【Looking back at the rise and fall of the Ming Empire, most people may focus on party strife, climate, the three major conflicts of Wanli, or the rise of Manchuria, etc.】

【Of course, these are all part of the reasons, but there is a very important factor that few people have noticed, and that is the changes in the world situation at that time, which also profoundly affected the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty.】

【With the gradual development of geographical discoveries, various civilizations no longer develop in isolation.】

【The East and the West have had a profound linkage since that time, and the impact of this linkage on the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty may be beyond your imagination.】

【Based on the economic conditions in the early Ming Dynasty, this linkage was mainly reflected in currency. 】

After a simple opening.

The video takes the timeline back to the Yuan Dynasty

【The replacement of the Yuan Dynasty by the Ming Dynasty was not just as simple as the Han Dynasty expelling the Mongolian and Yuan rulers from the Central Plains.】

【Looking at it from a larger perspective, this dynasty change is actually a major reshuffle of the Eurasian business system.】

【Previously, the Yuan Empire was the most important part of the order of the huge Mongol Empire. It conducted commercial activities based on the entire Eurasian continent.】

【The core points of the trade routes are all managed by Central Asian businessmen with rich diplomatic experience.】

【With the support of the imperial court and the military force of the prairie cavalry, trade can continue to operate even if the trade routes pass through many complicated places.】

【The emergence of the macho Zhu Yuanzhang completely changed the entire system, and the trade between the Central Plains and West Asia was interrupted.】

【After the war and reunification, the land became surplus, and the Ming Dynasty was too lazy to organize merchants from the Western Regions to reorganize the trading system. 】

See this.

Lao Zhu couldn't help but nodded.

"good"

"The land of the BC Yuan Dynasty was vast, and the exchanges with other countries in the Western Regions were even more lively."

"Since we expelled the Tatars, this trade route is indeed not as good as before."

Although taken in a literal sense,

Tianmu's words are suspected of criticizing Ming Dynasty for being stubborn.

But Lao Zhu was very generous and did not find it offensive.

After all, what he said was true.

But he did not object.

But he did not Approval on his behalf

"Biao'er, do you think we did something wrong?"

Zhu Biao's ideas are consistent with Lao Zhu's.

"I would like to inform my father, not long after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, everything in the country is waiting to be revitalized."

"In such a scene where all things are competing for growth, people only need to cultivate the land, which is enough to feed their families and live in peace."

"Since life is safe, why travel thousands of miles to communicate with foreign countries?"

Zhu Biao said with certainty.

Hearing this,

Lao Zhu nodded.

This is also his idea.

Of course.

It's not just the father and son.

Even the almost full court officials thought so.

Just like what Tianmu said Same.

Today's Ming Dynasty has just experienced a period of war and reunification.

It is in a stage of redistribution of production resources.

The land is very abundant.

In this case, where is the need to rebuild the trade system?

It is enough to close the door and develop.

At this time.No one realizes the profound impact this shutting down to make a living will have on Ming Dynasty in the future.

【So we see that when the Ming Dynasty was founded, it mainly wanted to restore and develop the economy by operating various resources within the empire.】

【At this time, the problem that Ming Dynasty will soon face is the shortage of precious metal currency.】

【Why is there a shortage of precious metal currencies?】

【The reason is still because of the previous Yuan Dynasty】

【Since silver was a very widely used currency in West Asia in the 13th century, its purchasing power was higher than that in China.】

【The Mongolian and Yuan rulers and nobles also had great demand for luxury goods such as gems, pearls, and silk fabrics from West Asia.】

【Therefore, under the system of the Mongol Empire, 90% of the silver in the Central Plains flowed to West Asia for trade, which triggered a serious deflation problem in the Central Plains.】

【In order to alleviate deflation, the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties began to introduce banknotes.】

【However, the way the Yuan Dynasty issued banknotes was very magical, and the inflation problem caused by the excessive issuance of banknotes also became an important reason for the demise of the Yuan Dynasty.】

【Faced with the mess left by the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming court internally tried its best to suppress market activity】

【Use government-run institutions to control all aspects of upstream and downstream industries to avoid problems caused by currency shortages】

【Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang re-established an unprecedentedly strict household registration system, dividing household registrations into three levels: civilian, military and craftsman according to occupation.】

【At the same time, to prevent the emergence of refugees, he also stipulated that ordinary people were not allowed to go out casually, and they had to apply to visit relatives in the next village.】

【In short, you'd better farm when you need to, weave when you need to weave, and don't run around if you have nothing to do.】

【This combination of boxing is actually based on the lowest industry in the small-scale peasant economy and integrates the economy of the entire dynasty.】

【Such a strict control model by the imperial court can greatly reduce the demand for currency and quickly stabilize the social order.】

【Supplemented by other physical means such as banknotes and copper coins to maintain the most basic price system, Ming Dynasty quickly resumed economic development shortly after its founding.】

【It has to be said that although he was a grassroots emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang's economic methods were still very effective. 】

Tianmu tries to use the simplest vernacular to explain the situation in the early Ming Dynasty and the reasons behind it. ?

Because of the foreign economic and trade of the Mongolian and Yuan rulers. (To read cool novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

This caused a large outflow of silver.

By the time the Ming Dynasty was established.

There was a serious currency shortage in Ming Dynasty.

In order to respondThis question.

Lao Zhu reduced market activity.

To avoid this.

As the saying goes, if you have a headache, you can treat a pain in your head and feet.

Since there is a shortage of money in the market.

Then there will be less market transactions! ?

Tightly bind the people to their respective posts.

Feed yourself. ?

Don’t run around if you have nothing to do. ?

Datang plane

"How could there be such big disadvantages in trading with foreign countries?"[]

"The Mongolian and Yuan Empire......I remember it was less than a hundred years ago, right?"

"The root cause of its demise is actually related to trade?"

Li Er's expression became solemn.

When the prosperity of later generations was displayed in front of the ancients, the most significant change it brought about was that the ancients learned to see the world with open eyes.

As the Khan of Heaven,

Li Er is undoubtedly the leader of all generations. The most open-minded among the emperors - otherwise there would not be so many foreigners in the Tang Dynasty from the court to the people.

So although he did not say it,

Li Er also paid special attention to communication with the outside world.

But at this moment, Meng The reason for Yuan's demise.

But it gave him a deep wake-up call.......Opening up is risky, folks!

"Although trading with foreigners is the way to make a country rich, you must also be wary of the risks involved!"

I thought to myself.

Li Er raised his head and looked at the sky.

He looked at the measures Zhu Yuanzhang took to deal with this situation after the founding of the country.

"Divide the people of the world into several classes based on their household registration, so that everyone can settle down in their own way.......Although this move is effective, it is only a temporary solution."

Although I don't understand economics, this kind of behavior of slowing down transactions because of the lack of money among the people.

Even Li Er can see the disadvantages.

But it is more so.

In the early days,

Lao Zhu's method of playing is very It worked.

But as time went by, something went wrong.

【Although Lao Zhu’s method works, it has two obvious bugs.】

【The first is the proportional relationship between the various professional identities just mentioned.】

【As time goes by, because the reproduction speeds are different, and the government did not have closed-circuit television to keep an eye on everyone, it is difficult to ensure that no one secretly changes jobs.】

【So it didn’t take long for this approach to become unsustainable.】

【And the second bug is this banknote】

【Shortly after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, they could not control their excessive issuance of banknotes.】

【In the 8th year of Hongwu's reign, Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes began to be made.】

【And it was issued in the name of Zhongshu Province in the following year.】

【Inflation occurred in the year of issuance】

【Next, banknotes fell and rose.】

【And because of the tradition of minting new copper coins as soon as a new emperor ascends the throne, the original copper coins depreciated every time a new emperor came to the throne, and sometimes they could not even be circulated.】

【In this way, banknotes have become waste paper that even dogs don't use, and the dilemma has not been solved for several years.】

【Even later, administrative units at all levels in the Ming Dynasty began to lose control due to the economic depression.】

【At this time, only the market economy can save the Ming Dynasty.】

【But a market economy needs enough currency, and it is a precious metal currency with real commodity properties and scarcity, such as silver and gold.】

【But what I am short of is money, what should I do? 】

In the sky.

The video only briefly praised Lao Zhu for his economic work.

Then I started to detail the economic problems of the Ming Dynasty.

And just as Li Er said.

The household registration system is just a temporary solution.

As time goes by.

It will inevitably collapse!

The problem of lack of money once again became a serious concern of the Ming Dynasty.

And want to save Ming Dynasty.

Only by allowing the market economy to recover again.

But that goes back to that question.

A market economy requires precious metal currency with commodity attributes.

But this is what Ming Dynasty lacks!

The Ming Dynasty plane.

Lao Zhu looked completely silent.

He didn't expect that.

The problem of lack of money has existed since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

It was not resolved until later.

It has always been a huge stone weighing on the Ming Dynasty.

"Could it be......Is there no way I can be saved?"

Lao Zhu felt very depressed.

After seeing the analysis of the current situation of the Ming Dynasty shown in Tianmu Breakthrough.

It was obviously a new dynasty that had just been born.

Why did it make people feel.........Are there dangers of national subjugation everywhere? now.

An indescribable sense of urgency arose in his heart. he knows.

If this problem cannot be solved.

Even if there is a steam engine, an internal combustion engine, what kind of engine?......It’s no use!

He tilted his head.

Look at the sky more seriously than ever before.

Hope to find a way to break the situation.

And in the sky.

What comes next.

It certainly didn't disappoint him

【Ming Dynasty is short of money, what should we do now?】

【At this point, let’s go back to the beginning of the video and take a look at the previous content......That's right, with the gradual development of the great geographical discoveries, various civilizations no longer develop in isolation!】

【This linkage has a profound impact on the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty, which may exceed your imagination!】

【In 1544, during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, Spain discovered a huge silver mine in Potosi, Bolivia, America.】

【At the same time, the Japanese country at this time also discovered multiple silver mines in the southwest! 】

Silver mine discovered!

When I saw these two sentences.

Lao Zhu’s eyes instantly brightened!

What is the current dilemma of Ming Dynasty?

Short of money!

What should we do if we are short of money?

Make money!

"Silver mine! Silver mine!"

Lao Zhu stood up suddenly! He looked at the two places marked on the map in the sky.

His eyes were flashing with burning passion!

At this time, he finally woke up!

He seemed to have been confused by the economy, trade, and market. What a mess!

You have complicated a simple thing!

Are you short of money?

Then just look for money!

Since there is no money in the Ming Dynasty, let’s look for it outside!

"America? Too far!"

"Japanese country?"

"Just right!"

Seeing the neighbor that he had classified as a country not to be conquered, Lao Zhu was really moved this time! At the same time, it was not just him. Other emperors saw the marked location of the Japanese silver mine. They also Everyone is jealous! The Japanese country has silver mines!.