Time Travel: After Seizing the Throne, I Lead the Ming Dynasty to Take Off

"When we minted the 'Hongwu Tongbao', the Ming Dynasty had just been established and was extremely poor. We used scrap coins and old copper to mint it..."

"If a currency with exquisite design and fine materials were issued now, I would keep the good ones and use up the bad ones!"

"Human nature is such that the imperial court's good intentions will not only fail to benefit the common people of the Ming Dynasty, but will instead be a boon to those wealthy merchants, gentry, and local gentry who have no grain to eat! This new currency... cannot be minted! It cannot be minted!"

This theory only appears novel, strange and tricky because of the different times.

But in reality, it wasn't hard to understand. Zhu Yuanzhang figured it out quickly. He was startled, secretly a little scared, and breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "Thank goodness our eldest grandson is smart and quick-witted. Otherwise, our already limited silver and copper mines would be even more destitute! All the fine coins would be sitting in the warehouse, gathering dust, and the Ming Dynasty would be even poorer!"

The "poor" he mentioned did not refer to the amount of so-called taxes and grain, but to the reserves of copper, silver and other metals in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Think of this.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help showing a trace of sadness on his face.

He shook his head and couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Actually, the biggest problem is that the Ming Dynasty has too few copper and silver mines. If we could hold enough copper and silver mines... we wouldn't have to worry about the new coins being snatched up by others for collection."

After all, Zhu Yuanzhang was emperor for so many years.

I do have some insight into this.

Besides, he had already faced such difficulties when he minted coins.

After fully understanding Zhu Yunhuan's considerations and intentions, he immediately thought of the most fundamental problem.

"My dear grandson... this is going to be really difficult!"

"The answer to this question isn't complicated, and it's not impossible to say there isn't a solution. However, considering the reality of the situation, the solution... doesn't make any difference whether it exists or not."

“There are only so many copper and silver mines.”

"As the saying goes, a good cook cannot cook without rice. With such a large gap in copper and silver, no matter how many ideas you have or how meticulous your plans are... you can't fill it out of thin air."

This time Zhu Yuanzhang understood everything completely, but he... was still worried.

In fact, the worries in his heart are nothing. From starting from scratch to now, he has encountered many frustrating things, and he has long been accustomed to facing such difficult problems that require him to only take care of the beginning and not the end.

He was now more distressed than anything else: "My great grandson, this is the weight of the entire Ming Dynasty, the entire empire! All the difficulties of the entire Ming Dynasty have to fall on your shoulders alone. The burdens are too numerous to count, and if you patch one hole, there might be a hundred more waiting to be patched. You'll never be able to stop worrying."

Zhu Yuanzhang could understand this feeling of powerlessness and helplessness all too well.

The emperor has the greatest power in the world and also bears the heaviest responsibility.

So he felt sorry for Zhu Yunhuan.

Because he knew that his eldest grandson would also have to go through the same things he had gone through, the same worries, difficulties, toil, and anxiety...

"It's just... since you're sitting in that chair, you have to take care of these things!"

"Grandpa Emperor can help you hold off your fourth uncle's evil ambitions for a while. If the Huaixi nobles can't control the situation, I can step in and loosen up his old bones. It won't be a big deal... But that's all I can do for you."

"With something like this...Grandpa Huang can't help you."

Thinking back to when he saw his eldest grandson Junxiu's handsome face last year, which still had a hint of childishness, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed with regret and helplessness.

Elders are always like this, always hoping to help more and more.

When you encounter something you are powerless to do, you can only regret your own lack of ability and feel sorry for your child's suffering.

Zhu Yuanzhang was the same at this moment.

At this time, the familiar footsteps of Lu Wei were heard at the door. It seemed that he had given the instructions given by Zhu Yuanzhang and had returned.

Zhu Yuanzhang came back to his senses and asked anxiously, "How is it? Is everything done? We must keep a close eye on that damn bald donkey and Lao Si."

In his opinion, this was something he could help with, so of course he was particularly concerned at this time.

Lu Wei immediately clasped his fists solemnly and said, "Your Majesty, everything has been deployed according to your instructions. All available personnel have been assigned to the areas around Prince Yan's Mansion and Qingshou Temple, and they will be kept under close watch day and night."

"Now that His Majesty Kaiqian has done immeasurable good deeds in finding and cultivating such an auspicious sign, His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan must also know that Your Majesty is no longer on the same side as him. This matter has been laid bare. Even if it is discovered, it doesn't matter. Everyone can keep a closer eye on it."

"If there is any movement from His Royal Highness Prince Yan, Your Majesty will be informed immediately."

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty."

Lu Wei reported his work to Zhu Yuanzhang in detail.

Although he was a little confused by Zhu Yuanzhang's nonsensical order, he had been with Zhu Yuanzhang for such a long time that he certainly knew how to observe the situation. He also knew that since Zhu Yuanzhang gave the order so urgently, he must have attached great importance to it, so he did things meticulously.

Hearing Lu Wei's words.

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and a look of relief finally appeared on his face: As an emperor, he couldn't help much, but at least he could help with something, and of course he would feel relieved.

At the same time, he also expressed his approval of Lu Wei's work: "Well, you are smart and you did a good job on this matter."

Lu Wei said modestly, "I am just doing my job well."

After he finished speaking, he noticed that Zhu Yuanzhang was still holding several pieces of previous intelligence in his hands. His face showed surprise, astonishment, and even a bit of panic: "Your Majesty, what are you doing... For such a long time, you have been reading the intelligence sent by Commander Jiang!?"

"It's already the end of the afternoon (around 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.), and Your Majesty hasn't had your meal yet?" Lu Wei said with a hint of panic on his face.

Starving the emperor is such a huge sin!

He could only kneel down and clasp his hands together to apologize: "Your Majesty, please forgive me! This was my negligence!"

But he was also a little helpless - he originally thought that Zhu Yuanzhang would only be busy reviewing intelligence and would not ask anyone to serve him. After reviewing such confidential matters as intelligence, no matter who was hired to serve in the house, they would not neglect Zhu Yuanzhang. But he never expected that the ancestor in front of him would be reading intelligence from morning to afternoon, and was still reading even after lunch.

No matter how much information there is, it is not enough.

It shouldn’t be that serious, right?

Lu Weiren is a bit stupid.

When Lu Wei mentioned this, Zhu Yuanzhang remembered that he had not eaten lunch today. The main reason was that he was so amazed and fascinated by the seemingly obscure new economic concepts that he completely forgot about this matter.

Besides, he was in a hurry to send Lu Wei out to work.

So Zhu Yuanzhang just smiled faintly and waved his hand: "It was my own fault for forgetting. It's none of your business. Don't blame yourself. Besides, it's just a meal. What's the big deal? I'll make up for it when I remember it. Get up now."

Now that all the intelligence had finally been read, Zhu Yuanzhang said as he gathered the intelligence in his hand and put it into his sleeve pocket, with an indifferent expression on his face.

Lu Wei breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your forgiveness! I will arrange for someone to bring you food right away."