Zhu Yuanzhang can see my dreams

Chapter 122 Chapter 122 Does killing really work? (Seeking votes for next month at the beginning of the month)

The father and son both sighed when they saw Wang Buli connecting with the fairy.

To be honest, when the battle between Wang Buli and the two became fierce, Zhu Yuanzhang was not always able to control himself.

Although this was not the first time that father and son had watched together, it was still embarrassing.

In the midst of Mei Niang's high-pitched singing, the two athletes who were fighting fiercely in front of them finally stopped.

The two referees watching the game were also relieved.

After returning from the fairyland, the father and son immediately released their grip on each other's hands, each stood up and calmed down for a while.

"Biao'er, why do you think the Ming Dynasty issued an edict saying that silver should be used as the official currency?"

"Our descendants have found sufficient silver mines, so that the people can have so much silver."

"Well, that makes sense."

Although Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Mongolia's treasure banknotes were used for less than a hundred years, credit collapse also occurred during that period.

The first year of Longqing?

The reign name of future generations is Longqing. The Ming Dynasty will not abolish the use of silver banknotes until a hundred years have passed!

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know.

During the Yongle and Xuande periods, Zheng He made seven voyages to the West.

A lot of pepper and sappan wood were brought back from overseas, and there were a lot of them in the treasury, so the Ming government distributed these items as official salaries and rewards.

Banknotes were issued in the spring and summer, and hematoxylin and pepper were issued in the autumn and winter. Zheng He did not find a large amount of silver overseas, or it was a bit peaceful, and he did not go around looting.

After Longqing opened the sea, a large amount of silver poured into the Ming Dynasty, but the silver currency was not completely reformed until Wanli.

During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, platinum (silver-tin alloy) coins were minted, but soon the money was cheap and the gold was cheap, so the people did not use it.

During the Xinmang period, silver became the country's legal currency and remained so until the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but it was mainly circulated among the upper class (aristocratic families).

During the Song and Song Dynasties, silver began to circulate among the people, because there were no more "noble families".

The Jin Dynasty was the first to make silver coins in a legal manner, but private coinage was extremely serious.

The treasure banknotes of the Yuan Dynasty were based on silver.

Zhu Yuanzhang only scratched the surface.

Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty issued an edict: Gold and silver are common objects among the people, and from now on, they can be traded according to the people's obedience.

Since banknotes are made and circulated, taxes must be collected. However, if gold and silver are used by the people themselves, the real ones are always at the bottom, and the empty ones are always at the top. It does not make up for the national economy.

Because of this, the ban on gold and silver in the Yuan Dynasty was repeatedly banned and lifted, and finally it was simply left to the discretion of the people.

Once the treasure banknotes depreciate, people will use silver to trade.

Among the imperial edicts produced by Zhu Yuanzhang in the 18th year of Hongwu, there are quite a few classic cases of using silver.

"Then where is this mine?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was very curious.

It would be great if silver mines could be discovered in advance.

China is not a major silver-producing country, that is, there are silver mines in Fujian, Yunnan, and Guangdong.

But for now, Zhu Yuanzhang's people have not explored it.

Not to mention that Yunnan is still in the hands of Yuan Tatar.

Zhu Biao didn't know. He was wondering if Wang Buli knew where there was a silver mine.

"Since treasure banknotes will eventually become worthless, then just print more."

Zhu Yuanzhang stroked his beard and said: "By the way, I will give a reward to the people in the capital and ask them to spend more new money and circulate it as much as possible."

Zhu Biao nodded, since silver will replace treasure notes.

So today's treasure money is just paper, and it would be great to print more services.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not feel at all that he was issuing treasure banknotes indiscriminately. He felt that since future generations had solved the problem of treasure banknotes, there would be no harm in printing more.

Officials in the late Hongwu period mostly issued treasure notes, which have depreciated in value, making life even more difficult.

Many vassal kings are no exception. The rice they give you will be replaced by treasure notes. You can use the treasure notes to buy food yourself.

Everyone is the same, no one can think better!

Today's events had a big impact on both Zhu Yuanzhang and his son.

What Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking now was how to find out that Wang Buli knew where the silver mines existed.

The next day, many people were detained on Sanshan Street.

Wang Buli, as the presiding judge, was also standing on the stage, but at this time it was Qian Tang, the Minister of Punishment, who came to preside over the execution.

This is not the first time the two of them have met.

Qian Tang was born in the Yuan Dynasty and experienced eight emperors of the Yuan Dynasty. He did not serve in the Yuan Dynasty. He was recruited as an official by Zhu Yuanzhang when he was in his fifties. Now the little old man is over sixty years old.

Especially known for his courage in admonishing, Lao Zhu was very cold towards Confucius. He first attacked Duke Yan Sheng, telling them that they could just concentrate on performing sacrifices and there was no need to work part-time as an official, which was very tiring.

In the second year of Hongwu's reign, Lao Zhu said that it was enough to offer sacrifices to Confucius in Qufu, and there was no need to offer sacrifices to Confucius all over the world.

This move caused a lot of discussion among people in the DPRK. After all, everyone is a "student" of Confucius.

Although he was dissatisfied, who was Zhu Yuanzhang? The emperor would chop off your head if he told him to, and no one dared to tell him directly.

It was Qian Tang, the little old man, who took the lead in admonishing.

Lao Zhu was very satisfied with the little old man Qian Tang, because his advantage over other scholars was that he could do practical things and was not a sour scholar.

This matter was kept in Lao Zhu's heart, but because Lao Zhu read Mencius again, which said that the people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least, Zhu Yuanzhang was very dissatisfied.

If Mencius spreads such thoughts, why don’t you, the civil servants, have the habit of being loyal to your emperor?

It turns out that the root lies here!

The power of the king is supreme. You spread this revolutionary thought with us.

We, Zhu Chongba, must expel you, Mencius, from the Confucius Temple, and you will not be allowed to enjoy it.

Moreover, he made harsh words in the court, and if anyone tried to dissuade him from this matter, he would have Jin Wuwei shoot him to death.

Then Qian Tang, a young old man, carried the coffin and came to remonstrate, which made Zhu Yuanzhang furious and helpless.

He couldn't really order someone to shoot a court official in public.

Although Yasheng's matter was not satisfactory, Zhu Yuanzhang still cared about Qian Tang, a little old man.

Among all the civil and military officials in the dynasty, he was the only one who dared to do this, which was very in line with Lao Zhu's temper.

Although Qian Tang was old, he was still full of energy. According to historical records, he had to live to be over eighty years old. Later, he had to remonstrate with Lao Zhu not to display images of Empress Wu in the harem.

After Qian Tang learned about it, he also remonstrated, and was ordered by Lao Zhu to be dragged outside the Meridian Gate to wait for his head to be beheaded. You can do whatever you want with official matters. My private affairs in the harem are used to alert the concubine. Can you take care of it?

After a while, Lao Zhu lost his temper, gave Qian Tang food, told him to get out, and then demoted him to another place as an official.

I have to say that Qian Tang was able to survive several major purges, which was very valued by Lao Zhu.

Seeing that it was still early, Qian Tang looked at the young man Wang Buli sitting beside him.

He accompanied the emperor to Jiangning County, concealing his identity, to secretly investigate the work of Wu Wei, the county magistrate. Perhaps his majesty accidentally discovered this young piece of jade.

Qian Tang read the files and found that Wang Buli's method of solving the case was quite subtle and the organization was very clear.

"Wang Buli."

"Shang Shu Qian." Wang Buli quickly looked sideways: "Is something wrong?"

"First time sitting here?" Qian Tang said, stroking his gray beard:

"I can see you're a little nervous."

"Shang Shu Qian, I am indeed a little nervous being watched by so many people, especially since all the prisoners below have been tried by me."

Wang Buli answered truthfully, being put on a high platform was something he had never thought about.

This is inconsistent with his usual low-key behavior.

There were hundreds of people being detained under the execution ground, and the family members of those craftsmen were not spared. They were all pulled away by Lao Zhu with a stroke of his pen.

If you don't report it, you will die!

"Are you afraid of ghosts?"

Qian Tang looked at Wang Buli's strong body and felt inexplicably want to smile.

"I'm not afraid of it, but I'm a bit introverted and not good at talking to others. Sitting in a prominent place, I feel like everyone is watching my every move."

"Hahaha."

Qian Tang smiled and patted Wang Buli on the shoulder:

"Relax, I'm looking at your ability to solve cases. In the future, more than a thousand prisoners will die in your hands. Since you are not afraid of ghosts, what does it mean to be a supervisor?"

"Thank you Qian Shangshu for your comfort."

Qian Tang finally understood why His Majesty went to Jiangning County to investigate in person. In the past, when Wu Wei was not shackled, the detection rate was average.

But since he was shackled, the crime detection rate has been rising steadily. It turns out that he has such a right-hand man.

Sitting on the other side of Qian Shangshu was Ru Taisu, the head of the sixth rank of the execution chamber. He had a beard as long as chin, two-thirds of Guan Gong's length.

I have a pretty good ability to do things, but I always drop my book bag as soon as I submit a memorial. Each time I submit a memorial, the number of words starts at 7,000 words and goes up.

Minister Qian was also willing to keep his right-hand man by his side.

After passing the imperial examination, Ru Taisu became a Censor-in-Chief, and was then sent to Sichuan for training. He was recalled to the central government and promoted and then demoted.

Ru Taisu was extremely surprised by the case analysis written by Wang Buli. Articles 1 and 2 were clear and organized, which was a technique he wanted to learn.

Otherwise, because of his habit of "coding" a lot, once he submits a letter, his official position will be lowered.

"Wang Dianli, do you have a master in writing case files?"

"No."

"Then I saw that the dossier you wrote was very organized, and I thought you had an expert's guidance behind it."

Ru Taisu touched his beard and sighed secretly in his heart. Is it possible that someone really has great talent?

"Master Ru, the file is meant for others to see. It is most convenient for others to see it for themselves so that they can clearly see the cause and effect.

The cases I handled in the grassroots county government offices were many and very fragmentary, so I got the hang of it just by practicing. "

Wang Buli had a certain understanding of these Ming officials who became monks on the way and were unwilling to use their minds to run their errands.

The rule of the Mongols was extremely rough, so many systems of the Song Dynasty were not perfectly inherited.

When Lao Zhu takes over the world, the framework can only be built with reference to the previous dynasty, Dayuan.

As for the previous slogans about reopening the Great Song Dynasty, it was just a slogan, and the inheritance was cut off a lot.

Qian Tang, the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, was very satisfied with Wang Buli. He was a down-to-earth official in the county government, not like the Yuan Dynasty official he remembered from Dayuan who was only focused on making money.

Moreover, this boy is so resourceful at such a young age, and his future prospects are limitless.

In more than ten years, he may be the Minister of Punishment.

Ru Taisu stroked his beard and agreed, then said: "After a while, I will go to your torture chamber to look at the files and learn a few things. Is it convenient?"

"If Chief Ru wants to come, of course he can, but I haven't been on duty recently. I am secretly investigating the counterfeit banknote case. Many files are from the past, and there are no new cases."

"Good good."

Ru Taisu responded quickly.

Qian Tang had always been very optimistic about Ru Taisu, and he was even more happy to see that he could learn from a county official with an open mind.

If he can get rid of his habit of talking nonsense, he will definitely be able to take over from him in the future.