I am the king of the dead

How much do craftsmen in Shijing Factory earn?

In fact, the monthly salt and silver system of Wang Gong Factory has been used all the time.

For example, an apprentice pays one tael a month, a craftsman pays two taels or four, a craftsman who lives and sits pays five taels a month, and a master craftsman pays nine taels a month.

Shi Pu finally had a guiding opinion. The benefits of the fourth division of Shijing Factory are very good.

In particular, Iron and Steel Division's agricultural tools sold very well, and Coal Well Division's coal fryers sold even better. Although some of them could not be sold for money, they could be exchanged for grain, and the price was very fair.

It is not a problem at all to set four times the daily necessities of Shijing Factory and Wang Gong Factory.

After Zhu Qiyu and the courtiers discussed the standard of labor remuneration for a long time, the matter of labor remuneration finally came to an end.

Xia Heng, Minister of the Taipu Temple, immediately began to conceive of the political reform of the Ming Dynasty, and what should be the starting point, but it will take a period of investigation before new conclusions can be drawn.

Huma is not available, whether it should not be relied on, or need to have horses in Ming Dynasty, how to raise horses, and how to provide enough labor remuneration for horse households are the things Xia Heng has to consider.

He also made a statement that after the Spring Festival next year, he will definitely come up with the policy of the new Malaysia policy.

"Did the officials in the official residence complain recently? I embezzled the Taicang silver coins and gave them a reward." Zhu Qiyu was still quite concerned about this matter.

Daming owes his salary again.

However, the lack of salary this time is due to the lack of production capacity of silver coins in the Bingzhan Bureau, which caused His Majesty to borrow the silver coins from Taicang, and the deadline set was to return them before the Spring Festival.

The loan was 50 taels, and the Beijing officials had to stop paying the salary for two months.

"No, I didn't spend all the time I sent it last time..." Wang Wen said with a frown. He really didn't hear anyone complaining. Could it be some blind guy who was caught talking nonsense again?

Has Your Majesty heard anything?

Li Binyan was a little stupid, but Li Binyan didn't seem to care much about this kind of thing.

The purchasing power of Daming silver coins is extremely strong, and the supply is in short supply. The little silver coins produced by the military battle bureau are like pebbles thrown into the sea, and not even a splash can be seen.

Seven dollars per cent can be spent as two taels of silver.

Now there is a tendency to pursue silver coins in the market, and most of them are holding the coins to wait and see, and the capital mints coins at the end of June, and the first release is the middle of August.

In the past two months, I haven't actually spent much.

"I thought everyone was complaining, and I planned to pay it back quickly. I don't owe any debts, and I don't feel bad." Zhu Qiyu nodded, and he planned to pay back the money.

50 silver coins, say more or less, that is the output of Bingzhan Bureau for one and a half months.

Zhu Qiyu knew that the money from the Ministry of Households was not only a salary, but also government expenses, etc., all of which needed to be paid from the Ministry of Households.

This has been owed, Zhu Qiyu is not stubborn when speaking, so he can't stand up and treat this emperor as an emperor.

He is currently investigating in Beijing. This is a major matter of dismissal and promotion. He has to check carefully to see if the Beijing officials have slack off in the past year.

Those who owe money are naturally weak, so it's better to pay back the money quickly, Jingcha who feels at ease.

If the emperor doesn't move, I won't move; if the emperor moves, I'll be terrified.

When His Majesty said to pay back the money, as soon as he opened his mouth, the entire Juxian Pavilion was like a gust of wind sweeping through, and it was lonely.

For the first time, Jin Lian came up with the idea that it would be better for His Majesty to owe some state money.

It was finally a little more stable, and everyone lived happily in the capital's mansion. Recently, the charcoal fire in the Nuan Pavilion was also burning. There was a lot less smoke, but it was still very warm.

What's going to happen?

Only Li Binyan looked left and right, he didn't quite understand why everyone looked like they were facing an enemy, His Majesty paid back the money, and the Ministry of Households has money to pay, isn't this a good thing?

Wang Wen looked at Li Binyan's bewildered expression, and sighed, he was a fourth-rank official, and he was in a daze all day long.

Zhu Qiyu also felt a chill atmosphere, and sighed, there is a reason why he was in the air force all day long.

When the fish has become fine, even when the water is drained, it is slippery.

Jin Lian sat up straight, and said very seriously: "Your Majesty, there has been a trend of hoarding coins in the capital recently, and we still have to find a way for the war. 38 silver coins a month are not enough, far from enough."

This time, Zhu Qiyu frowned, and he said full of doubts: "38 silver coins a month is equivalent to about 6000 million copper coins, and more than 90 billion copper coins a year, is it not enough for you to tell me?"

Jin Lian nodded and said: "Your Majesty, there is a shortage of money. In the 82 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, there has been no large-scale imperial copper coins. During the Hongwu period, banknotes were issued, Yongle Tongbao Sea Trade, Xuande and Zhengtong years did not mint much money."

"The Baoyuan Bureau will hammer twice if there is copper, and stop working if there is no copper. It is less than 2000 million yuan a year, and the total is less than [-] yuan. This is too much..."

It was a little bit better during the Hongwu period. After all, there were banknotes of the Ming Dynasty to make do with. The imperial silver coins were open to minting. The holes in the previous 80 years had to be filled first, and then how many silver coins were minted each year.

Zhu Qiyu was taken aback for a moment, and his scalp felt numb in an instant. He was exhausted from the battle and couldn't afford it.

The big hole of 80 years!

Chapter 217 I Can't Pay At All

"Let me think slowly." Zhu Qiyu signaled Jin Lian not to speak yet.

He suddenly realized that he, the Minister of the Household Department of Ming Dynasty, might have miscalculated.

Zhu Qiyu didn't frowned and quickly settled the accounts in his heart, and then asked: "In 80 years, how many silver coins will be minted to pay off?"

Lin Xiu, the eunuch of the inner carrier warehouse, hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, in 80 years, it is 400 billion copper coins, which is converted into 2000 million Daming silver coins. According to the current Bingzhan Bureau's coinage, the monthly output is 38. The growth rate will take about 30 years.”

"Your Majesty, this is just paying off the debt."

The Ming court owed the people all over the world minted coins. Now that the mill has been built, it is natural to maintain the mill. Currency is an important tool for maintaining the mill.

But Daming owed 80 years of debt.

And this thing has to be returned, although Zhu Qiyu has a Zhu Qizhen abdication edict, but that thing is for the Ministry of Rites to wash the land.

Zhu Qiyu shouted out the legacy of inheriting the ancestors and ancestors, and then he had to inherit this huge and terrifying debt.

Lin Xiu gave a figure that in 30 years, Daming can repay the debt for 80 years.

But what about the 30 years?In these 30 years, will the population of Daming increase? According to the standard of fifty new coins per person, how much will Daming owe in these 30 years?

If His Majesty was in the prime of life in the Spring and Autumn Period and never slacked off, how much money would the Ming need to mint every year in 30 years to ensure the balance between prices and money?

Everyone in Zhu Qiyu was stupid.

The new monetary policy is indeed a good policy, as can be seen from the reaction of Daming, but what Zhu Qiyu owes is shocking.

"400 million silver coins, [-] billion copper coins, why do you need so many?" Zhu Qiyu sat up straight, frowning.

Jin Lian actually wanted to say that in the 90 years before the Yuan Dynasty, the world was devastated, and the Yuan Dynasty did not have a stable monetary policy, let alone large-scale copper coins, and there are still more than 90 years of accounts.

But after all, it was Qian Yuan's bad debt.

But in the past 80 years of the Ming Dynasty, it must be repaid. This is at least 180 years, and the imperial court has never minted large-scale coins.

Money shortage, this word shortage, behind it is the horrible financial affairs of the Ming Dynasty, the people are short of money and less money, and the bloody current situation.

Zhu Qiyu looked at the eunuch of the Bingzheng Bureau and the admiral of the martial arts hall, and said with a smile: "Yongchang."

"The minister is here." Li Yongchang replied tremblingly.

When he was still complacent about the output of the Bingzhan Bureau, the Salt and Iron Council told him that he needed to mint at least 30 million silver coins, or even more, within [-] years, so that His Majesty would not owe the world silver coins.

Conscience of heaven and earth, more than 30 pieces a month, [-] pieces a day, that's the limit!

"This matter is left to you." Zhu Qiyu said with a smile.

Li Yongchang was terrified, and finally bowed his head and said: "I... can't do it!"

"Just double the production capacity." Zhu Qiyu said with certainty: "Double, double."

Zhu Qiyu turned his head and asked, "Lin Xiu, can the internal transport warehouse still give two points of fire consumption to the military battle?"

Increasing labor remuneration can effectively increase enthusiasm and effectively increase productivity.

Lin Xiu took out a small abacus from under the table, and after a long time of calculation, said: "Yes, but at most two points."

Du branch ambassador Wang Hu also took out a small abacus from under the table, counted cracklingly, and then whispered to Jin Lian a few times.

Jin Lian looked at the accounts, and chatted with Wang Hu, the ambassador of the Du Branch, for a long time before bowing his head and saying, "Your Majesty, I can also contribute two points here."

In this way, for one silver coin in Bingzhan Bureau, you can get four cents for one cent, but Zhu Qiyu's internal transport warehouse only gets eight cents, and Taicang only gets eight cents.

Zhu Qiyu thought carefully for a long time and said: "In this way, I will give Bingzhan Bureau a miracle card. Every year, craftsmen who improve their craftsmanship and reduce processes, but can increase production capacity with quality and quantity, will be awarded a miracle card. Set it for ten years."

"However, we must not give up the basics and pursue the end. We should train more craftsmen and expand the base."

Wouldn't it be good to double the production capacity and build a branch factory of the Military Bureau?

But Daming didn't have so many silversmiths to supply Zhu Qiyu, and it wasn't just machines that limited output.

To increase labor remuneration is also to attract silversmiths from all over the world.

Li Yongchang took a deep breath and bowed his head and said: "The minister leads the order."

It is a supreme honor to give more money and Qigong cards, which is enough for those craftsmen to improve their craftsmanship without sleep.

Lin Xiu and Du branch ambassador Wang Hu discussed with each other for a long time, then calculated for a long time, and finally said with a sigh: "Even if this is the case, after 30 years, your majesty still owes at least 1000 billion copper coins, about 5000 million silver coins..."

Wang Hu, the ambassador of the Du branch, added: "This is not counting the debt owed by the salt over the years, and the previous events are not counted. There are more than 30 silver coins issued every year, and about 30 million silver coins in 900 years, which is 200. About [-] million copper coins."

Lin Xiu conservatively estimated the increase in the number of people in the Ming Dynasty, and the increase and decrease figures were very conservative, but in the end she still got a shocking figure, 1000 billion copper coins, [-] million hanging copper coins.

Wang Hu, the ambassador of the Du branch, supplemented the money from the previous salt and iron meeting, which is also currency, and that is also a debt.

How many?Not much, 200 billion copper coins, but 2000 million hangs.

The sum is only 900 million silver coins, which is really not much compared to the 2000 million silver coins owed.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Lin Xiu's account book, and finally said with a sigh: "Do your best, it's hard for you, it's hard for me, it's all hard, let's do what's hard for us."

I owe so much, I don't know how to pay it off.

Once Daming opens the sea, the debt will continue to double, rising to the sky!

The salt and iron meeting was over, Yu Qian stayed and accompanied Zhu Qiyu to push the chessboard. This time, he played the map of the Battle of Lingbei, which was the Battle of Lingbei in the fifth year of Hongwu.

Yu Qian is playing Beiyuan, Zhu Qiyu is playing Daming, this game has more than 400 rounds, it is too slow to play, at least half an hour.

The soldiers pushed halfway, Xing'an sighed and said: "The hair and the forest start from one place, and the sides reach the four corners. Anyone who is in the east, west, south, north, knows where he is. The shock is shallow, but the one who is close is close, and the spring overflows. , Three hundred miles away, almost completely unpopulated, completely destroyed."

"Ground subsidence."

"Your Majesty wins."

Yu Qian stared blankly at Xing'an, he was already terrified by the meteorite incident last time, this time he agreed in advance not to use the meteorite, and actually caused a ground subsidence? !

This was still a shallow earthquake, and it involved a very short range, which happened to completely wipe out the main force of Bei Yuan in Yu Qian's hands, leaving nothing behind.

Xing'an stretched out his hand to pull out the flags of the main force of the Qianzhong Route Army one by one, and said with a sigh: "Natural disasters and man-made disasters are not caused by manpower."

"Hey, no, you big peng, how could you do this? How could there be such a thing as falling into the ground?!" Yu Qian finally couldn't help it, and played chess as he played. This is no longer a black whistle, it is forced End!Turn the chessboard.

This way was so wild that Yu Qian was stunned.

He had never seen such a brazen person!

"Okay, okay, let's not play anymore." Zhu Qiyu signaled Yu Qian to be calm, put away the chessboard, and chatted about business.

Yu Qian took a few deep breaths, and finally calmed down his agitated heart.After drinking a cup of tea, he finally calmed down.

Yu Qian drank another cup of tea, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became.

"Your Majesty, what do you think is Jingcha?" What Yu Qian wanted to talk about was the important matter in front of him, Jingcha.

Xing'an sat up straight and listened carefully to His Majesty and Yu Qian's argument. This is the best opportunity for him to learn.

Gao Lishi, a famous eunuch in the Tang Dynasty, had the title of the first virtuous eunuch in the ages. Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, was negligent in his later years. Gao Lishi handled almost everything.

But as Yang Guozhong's power grew, Gao Lishi also lost his power, and the Huanghuang Tang Dynasty was immediately defeated.

As far as Xing'an is concerned, he needs to grow up. If one day, His Majesty also starts to neglect his administration, the Supervisor of Ceremonies must fulfill his original responsibilities as Gao Lishi, and do better.

Zhu Qiyu thought carefully about what the Jingcha was for a moment and said: "Whether the picket officials are lax and corrupt is the intention of the Jingcha at the beginning of its establishment.

Yu Qian nodded, then shook his head and said, "Actually, Your Majesty, the Jingcha does not have to stick to the formality. Earlier, the Jingcha was made public and the Jingcha failed. How do the picket officials maintain it?"

"Naturally, the various government agencies have power, and friends are traitors. They conduct inspections in Yanxing Building and Taibai Building, but the evaluation is no longer on diligence, integrity, and talent, but on who has the most connections and who has the most money. Thick, who's family origin."

"Your Majesty has established an official residence, so this method of Beijing inspection must be handled in a special way."

Yu Qian's meaning is obvious. When San Yang assisted the country, with the orthodox Emperor Youchong, within a few years, only eight things were allowed to be played in each court, but a lot of power was taken away from the emperor.

For example, the power of Jingcha was lost from the emperor at that time.

However, Jingcha's means did not disappear, but spread to the hands of the officials.

This will inevitably breed corruption, it will inevitably breed cliques, and it will inevitably lead to a mess in the court.