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Something more valuable than gold?

Heard Zhu Biao's words.

Zhu Di couldn't help but fall into thought.

"Big brother, what is more valuable in this world than gold~?"

"Is it ......?"

Zhu Di's eyes lit up.

stared straight at Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Huh!"

"Okay, you're a fourth, you're really staring at our throne, aren't you-?"

"Come on, come on, or you will be the emperor, let's abdicate and let Xian forget it. "

Knowing the son is more than the father.

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately knew Zhu Di's thoughts.

Of course, the throne is more valuable than gold in this world.

"Dad, look at what you said, I don't have this mind, you don't want to wronged people. "

Zhu Di smirked and scratched his head.

"Yes, Dad, you're too sensitive, and the fourth brother hasn't said anything yet. "

Zhu Biao also helped him speak.

"Besides, the throne is not the same thing as gold. "

"The throne is an ethereal thing, while gold is an actual thing. "

"If Da Lao Mei really finds something that can replace gold, then such a thing will never be the throne, let alone something related to status. "

"It must be like gold, something that people can see and touch. "

Zhu Di and Zhu Yuanzhang, father and son, both fell into thought.

"What is it that can be seen and touched like gold, and is worth more than gold?"

"Could it be jewelry or antiques?"

"No way, jewelry, antiques, and other things are the preferences of those who are rich, and when war comes, these things are worthless, and they cannot be compared with the value of gold. “

"What's that?"

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, father and son, thought for a long time.

Still can't think of it.

Zhu Biao was also very helpless.

He didn't know what it was, something more valuable than gold.

Datang.

"It turns out that the Bretton Woods system is still so flawed. "

"Auxiliary, this matter also gives us a wake-up call. "

"Don't over-issue too much currency. "

Li Shimin also got insights from the video.

The Bretton Woods system is good, but it has its limits.

Gold is limited.

But man's desires are limitless.

Once the monarch of the dynasty issued currency recklessly.

And the reserves of gold cannot grow.

Eventually, this will lead to a depreciation of the currency and a loss of credibility.

Other countries will no longer recognize this currency.

"Your Majesty Shengming, today my eldest grandson Wuji only knew that there is such a big knowledge in the economy. "

Looking at the video on the canopy, the eldest grandson Wuji also learned a lot.

To know.

In ancient times.

Scholars do learning, which is basically a subset of classics and history.

No one has ever studied the economy.

None of this is taught in the books of the saints.

And the imperial examination does not test these.

Therefore.

In ancient times, people did not have a systematic understanding of the economy.

None of the scholars have studied economics seriously.

The vast majority of people study for one purpose.

That is to get promoted and get rich.

The rest.

It was all puffy clouds.

This also led to the fact that many household officials in ancient times actually did not know anything about the economy.

Only when I met some economic geniuses who served as the head of the household department.

Only then will some measures be formulated to develop the economy.

Others basically crossed the river by feeling the stones.

And today's video.

Let the eldest grandson Wuji and Tang talents like Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng realize the charm of the economy and the importance of the economy.

In addition to the military.

It turns out that the economy can also control the world.

The gold standard, the Bretton Woods system, gold pegged to the dollar.

If these brand-new concepts were not released through the video of the canopy, the ancients would never have known that the economy could still be played like this.

Ancient people from other dynasties and generations.

They are also carefully recording the economic difficulties encountered by Da Lao Mei on the road to development.

Prevent your own dynasty from stepping on the same pit.

And at this time.

The video on the canopy continues to play.

[In 1971, after the United States announced the cessation of the exchange of dollars for gold, various oil exporting countries stopped exporting oil to the United States, which caused the economy of the United States to fall into a downturn. 】

[Da Lao Mei also deeply realized an important message from it, that is, in the future era, oil will replace gold and become a new currency anchor!]

Oil, also known as liquid gold, is the blood of industry and is also regarded as an extremely important strategic resource by countries around the world. 】

Petroleum is a mixture of various hydrocarbon compounds, a viscous dark brown liquid that is mainly found in the upper part of the earth's crust. 】

[About 80% of the oil fields that have been explored for exploitation are located in the Middle East, in fact, the ancient Egyptians and ancient Babylonians have exploited and used oil for a long time. 】

[But until now, there have been many different voices about the cause of the formation of oil. 】

[A generally accepted conclusion is the theory of bio-oiling.] 】

[The oil we survey today was formed from organic matter millions of years ago. 】

[About 300 million years ago, after the death of a large number of plants and animals, the organic matter in their bodies will continue to decompose, and then it will mix with the sediment or carbonate sediment material to form a sedimentary layer. (Read the violent novel, go to the Feilu Novel Network!)

[Over time, sediments will continue to accumulate and increase, and under the influence of tectonic movements, the temperature and pressure will also rise. 】

[This process continued, and finally the sedimentary layer became sedimentary rock, which in turn formed a sedimentary basin, and the geographical environment for producing oil was formed.] 】

[For example, after zooplankton and algae die, the organic material in their bodies accumulates in an environment where the bottom of the lake and the bottom of the lake does not decay, and under the action of high temperature and high pressure in the earth's crust, the organic material is first converted into oil matrix, and then gradually forms liquid hydrocarbons.] 】

[But because these hydrocarbons are not as dense as rocks, they will penetrate upwards into the nearby rock formations until they are tightly impermeable, so that the oil that gathers together becomes an oil field.] 】

[However, there are also some people who have proposed the theory of abiotic oil-formation.] They believe that the carbon in the earth's crust is converted to form oil. 】

[However, no matter which theory it is, it shows that oil is not formed in a short period of time, but is finally formed after millions of years of transformation.] 】

Oil is the most indispensable resource for modern human beings. 】

[Whether it is an airplane, a tank or a car rocket, 70% of the kinetic energy provided is oil. 】

[In other words, if there is no oil in this world, there will be no planes and tanks, no cars and rockets, and no so many booming technologies.] 】

In addition to being used as a fuel for automobiles, ships, and aircraft, petroleum is also used in plastics, containers, textiles, medicine, food, flooring, highways, and other fields. 】

[Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to call oil liquid gold.] 】

When I saw this.

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly realized.

"We finally get it. "[]

"Why do these iron bumps in later generations do not need manpower to push, they all use oil as raw materials. "

Zhu Biao's eyes also lit up, as if he had entered a new world.

"I see. "

"Oil can be so useful. "

"It seems that the reason why those planes and tanks do not use manpower or steam is because they use burning oil as kinetic energy. "

"I didn't expect such a magical thing to exist in this world. "

"We didn't even know about it. "

Before.

The video shows the Korean War and the Gulf War.

Zhu Biao had already noticed one thing.

The planes and tanks that appeared in these wars, otherwise tens of thousands of tons or even hundreds of thousands of tons.

By the little bit of kinetic energy of steam.

It is simply impossible to push the operation of aircraft tanks.

Now the truth is finally revealed.

It turned out that later generations discovered a kinetic energy that is more convenient than steam.

That's oil!

As long as there is oil.

There is no need to use steam.

And.

Oil is more convenient to use than steam.

Vapor is something that cannot be seen or touched, and it must be burned by water to form, and the limitations of the geographical environment are actually very large.

Machines that require steam as kinetic energy often need to be built near water or rivers.

But oil is different.

It is a liquid that can be stored.

Energy can be generated anytime, anywhere.

It's convenient and efficient.

It's a perfect solution to the trouble caused by steam.

"Dad, big brother, just said in the video, where is 70% of the world's oil?"

Zhu Di was already greedy.

Such a good thing should belong to Daming!

No other country deserves it!

"Just from the map of the video, the location should be in Persia. "

Zhu Biao is very careful, and when he was popularizing science in the video, he had already secretly written down the location.

He brought the map and carefully checked it.

Immediately know that the location is Persia!

"Good!"

"Attack Persia at once!"

"Grab all their oil!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and immediately decided.

It's something more important than gold.

If only the Ming had oil.

Maybe you can build cannons and tanks like later generations!

Even if it is not as advanced as later generations.

But guided by their theories.

At least make something decent.

Until that time.

Daming's national strength will definitely double!

Once you have these war machines.

That's so convenient.

What kind of war horse, you have to eat so much food, it is more expensive than people, you don't need it at all!

Oil is the equivalent of a war horse.

And the oil-fueled war machine is tireless, and it does not need to rest, let alone eat food.

That's the best workforce in the world!

Thinking about it.

Zhu Yuanzhang can't be greedy.

Immediately ordered to send troops.

Capture Persia!

No matter what the cost.

You have to get the oil in your hands, too!.