Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said in a self-deprecating tone:
"It's because we have no money, no real gold or silver. When the Ming Dynasty was first founded, there was a lot of work to be done, and money was needed in every aspect."
"But there's not much money in the national treasury, so we're following the example of the Song Dynasty's Jiaozi and promoting the Ming Dynasty's Baochao."
"It was precisely because of the treasure notes that the Ming Dynasty was able to survive a very difficult period. Otherwise, we wouldn't be in the situation we are in today."
To be honest, Wei Wu only knew that Baochao brought a lot of harm to the Ming Dynasty, but he never thought about why Baochao appeared.
Now, after hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's explanation, he finally understood that sometimes bad policies are actually implemented out of necessity.
Seeing the wry smiles on their faces, Wei Wu smiled slightly and said:
"Uncle Zhu, you didn't have it before, but you will have it soon! There are six great families over there in the cave!"
"We can get a lot of money from them, and they also have land that can help big brother speed up the process of allocating taxes to the land."
The two people who were originally smiling bitterly, heard these words, and their smiles disappeared instantly.
The six big families on the other side of the cave have been passed down for hundreds of years, and the oldest has even been passed down for a thousand years.
His wealth is so rich that it is not an exaggeration to say that he is rich enough to rival a country. All we have to do is deal with them and then take the wealth back.
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't even imagine how rich the national treasury could be. He was afraid that it might even go bankrupt!
The most important thing is that with this money, we can greatly make up for the hidden dangers brought by the treasure notes.
However, just as Zhu Yuanzhang was looking forward to a bright future, Wei Wu's voice came to his ears again.
"But after I get the silver back, I have other uses for it, so I can't use it on treasure notes for the time being."
In an instant, Zhu Yuanzhang's beautiful vision of the future was washed away like a basin of cold water.
But before he could feel depressed for long, Wei Wu's next words stirred up his emotions again.
"I heard from the craftsmen at the Institute of Science and Technology that a steamship has already been built. We should use the money to build more steamships."
As he spoke, Wei Wu raised his hand and pointed to the world map hanging on the wall.
"Uncle Zhu, you haven't forgotten, have you? The Japanese pirates still have more wealth waiting for us to take back!"
Under Wei Wu's deliberate manipulation, Zhu Yuanzhang's mood was like riding a roller coaster, up and down, extremely exciting.
Watching Zhu Yuanzhang's mood change, Wei Wu secretly laughed in his heart: I made you angry with me just now.
Zhu Yuanzhang had no time to care what Wei Wu was thinking. All his attention was now on the map.
Yes! I almost forgot about the Japanese pirates.
There are mountains of gold and silver there. As long as we get them all back, we won’t have to worry about being without money in the future.
Zhu Yuanzhang's beard stood up with joy at the thought of large quantities of silver being shipped home in the future.
Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang with a silly smile on his face, Wei Wu continued:
"As long as we transport the silver from the Japanese pirates back home, and let the people of Ming see us transporting large quantities of silver back home."
"At the same time, the court will open up the exchange of treasure notes for gold and silver. We have plenty of silver anyway, so there's no need to worry about a bank run. We can exchange as much as we want."
After Wei Wu finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang came back to his senses and asked with a frown.
"Xiao Wu, didn't you say that paper currency is correct? If all the people exchanged their treasure notes for silver, then the treasure notes..."
Zhu Yuanzhang had just said half of his words when Wei Wu knew what he wanted to say.
Then, without waiting for him to finish his words, she just shook her hand and took over the conversation.
"You're worried that no one will use the treasure notes in the future, right? Actually, you don't have to worry about that at all."
"Allowing the people to exchange their treasure notes for silver is to build their trust in the treasure notes, because the previous implementation method was wrong."
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