"Your Majesty wants to fill up the treasury? I don't know how much His Majesty's internal money is missing? Liu Chun's eyes were bright and his smile was cute, he really didn't care about how much money Lao Zhu had, just asked!

Zhu Yuanzhang heard Liu Chun's question, and subconsciously shuddered, what's going on? Could it be that he is really getting older, his body is not as good as before, and he can't stand the cool breeze at midnight?

Lao Zhu returned to his seat, "Go, bring me the cloak." ”

Liu Chun followed Zhu Yuanzhang's finger and found an earthy yellow dress, he hurriedly went over, took it in his hand, and sent it to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Lao Zhu took it and put it on his body, and by the light of the candle on the side, Liu Chun noticed that Lao Zhu's dress actually had a patch!

Your Majesty, you've been too frugal, haven't you?

"I'm not going to be able to afford to wear a single piece of clothing, this is the last piece of clothing the queen made for me, no matter what, I'm going to wear it in the coffin!" Lao Zhu explained casually.

It's Queen Ma again, Liu Chun has to admire Lao Zhu, not to mention the emperor, even if it is an ordinary family, how many couples can do this?

"Your Majesty and the Empress are deeply affectionate, and they are really a model for the people of the world and an example for the courtiers."

mentioned Queen Ma, Lao Zhu's expression eased too much.

"I can have today, the queen is a great meritorious, when she is alive, she will take care of the internal treasury for me, the outer treasury is in charge of Li Shanchang, and the inner treasury is the queen's management, there are thousands of things, she is tired and sick......" Lao Zhu was slightly sad and raised his head, "You just asked me how much I have in the internal treasury?" I'll tell you, the ones I gave you last time were about forty percent of my money...... I have saved up for so many years, and my internal money has not exceeded 10 million taels, and I plan to leave a sum of money for the prince. Fortunately, you proposed to conduct foreign trade, and in just one auction, you earned tens of thousands of taels of gold, which was an eye-opener for me! Amazing! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled: "I have long wanted to reward you, last time I mentioned the gold medal for avoiding death, do you want it?" I'll send you one right away! ”

Liu Chun was so frightened that he hurriedly shook his head, what are you kidding, you just caught four people with death-free gold medals, and that thing can only be used as a life-urging charm, and it can't save your life at all.

Liu Chun peeked at Lao Zhu, swallowed and spit, and said with difficulty: "Your Majesty, can you listen to the minister's words, if Your Majesty thinks it is reasonable, he will give the gold medal to the minister, if not, the minister will not say anything!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang put on his clothes and chuckled: "I can't sleep anyway, let them cook some lotus seed soup, let's talk while eating." ”

Liu Chun almost wanted to cry, the legendary imperial banquet, so prepare dozens of dishes, Liu Chun strongly suspected that Lao Zhu was deliberately crying with him poor, in order to let him think of more ways to make money for their Lao Zhu family.

"Your Majesty, it's like this, since the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the overseas trade in the southeast has shrunk terribly......" Liu Chun said as he drank the lotus seed soup...... In fact, he was wrong, the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty did not affect the sea trade at all, on the contrary, Xiang Zhang Shicheng, Fang Guozhen and others, in order to raise military salaries, vigorously promoted trade and trade, each with many fleets, if not, their remnants could not retreat to the sea, continue to be a disaster.

The real impact on overseas trade was the result of Lao Zhu's heavy agricultural ban on the sea.

is still the same sentence, at the beginning of the country, Lao Zhu was absolutely correct to do this, but after more than 20 years of recuperation, the original strategy seems a little out of place.

"Your Majesty, during this time, overseas demand has been strongly suppressed...... With the resumption of trade through the longevity ceremony, the feudal kingdoms and those Hu merchants came all at once. Your Majesty, don't think that those Hu merchants have bad brains and are willing to pay thousands of taels of gold to buy tea. ”

"These guys are all very good, and now that trade is re-emerging, whoever can seize the opportunity will be able to make a fortune and make a lot of money! They take pictures of the tea leaves, send them back to their home countries as gifts, and buy off those nobles who are in power, maybe they can get the right to franchise, which is a cash cow, and hundreds of thousands of taels of profits can't be stopped every year! ”

"Oh!"

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but nodded, I see.

That's right, think about it, those barbarian aristocrats have been holding back for decades, and at this time, suddenly a batch of beautifully packaged and culturally rich things were placed in front of them.

Do these guys care if the tea tastes good or not?

No, they need to go around at once to show off, to call friends, to come to their feasts, to show off the treasures they have obtained from the mysterious East, and to raise their worth......

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, "So, it's still cheap!" You're not shrewd, boy! ”

What can Liu Chun say, I put a long line and catch big fish, there are many good things in the back, I can't squeeze Hu Shang dry for the first time!

"Your Majesty, the minister estimates that the total amount of Yishang's procurement this year should be more than five million taels, after all, it is a retaliatory procurement, which is a special situation...... It may drop in the future, but it won't be less than two million taels at least! ”

Liu Chun gave this judgment for a reason.

After all, the Age of Discovery has not yet begun, and silver in the Americas has not yet been discovered, and it is already very good to be able to maintain a trade volume of several million taels every year.

Of course, if the gold and silver of the Japanese kingdom can be exploited, it may increase the purchasing power of overseas and bring the volume of trade to a new level.

"Take two million taels as a calculation, the cost of the goods is only 500,000 taels at most, and the imperial court can get 1.5 million taels."

The average three-fold profiteering is indeed ruthless!

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice: "Liu Chun, the account can't be calculated like this, for example, if you get that auction house, do you want to spend money?" There is also the King of Qin, he recruits people and forms a fleet, does it cost money? In addition, it is necessary to increase the number of officials and hire people, which is all money. Maybe 500,000 taels a year would be good! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang calculated silently, it seems that it will take a lot of time to fill up the internal funds, and he is far from being so optimistic, he really has a long way to go!

Lao Zhu sighed silently, but found that Liu Chun was snickering there.

Zhu Yuanzhang tapped his fingers on the table, "Stinky boy, did I miscalculate?" ”

"Of course Your Majesty is not miscalculated, it's just that Your Majesty has overlooked one thing!"

"What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, what we earn is gold and silver, but the cost we pay is banknotes!"

"Ahh

Steady as Emperor Hongwu, he also exclaimed!

That's right!

Real money, that's visible, but the banknotes are a pile of paper!

"This, so to speak, how much you can make by selling?"

Liu Chun shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, in fact, you want more!" ”

"What do you mean?" Lao Zhu didn't understand, no matter what he sold, there was always a cost, and no matter how high the net profit was, it couldn't exceed the trade volume!

Liu Chun smiled: "Your Majesty forgot? The Royal Bank has a principal of several million taels, but it has issued tens of millions of new coins! Liu Chun smiled and said: "The gold and silver we earn will be converted into the reserves of the Royal Bank, and then we will issue currency with this, which can increase by more than 10 million yuan every year, and Your Majesty will have more money at his disposal." ”

In the final analysis, Lao Zhu's foundation is still a farmer, and he doesn't have as many fancy intestines as Liu Chun.

After Liu Chun's analysis, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly became enlightened.

"This overseas trade actually has such a big effect, I, I passed, how, how can I ......" Lao Zhu has never apologized, but at this moment he has to reflect on the sea ban, is it really appropriate!

Zhu Yuanzhang simply put down the bowl in his hand, put on his clothes, paced back and forth in the main hall, thinking carefully, Liu Chun also followed behind, and solved His Majesty's doubts at any time.

"No, no!"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly shook his head frequently, "Liu Chun, what you kid said is not right!" This time, if there is so much gold and silver coming in from outside, the bank will issue more banknotes at will, will it also cause depreciation, will it? ”

Liu Chun said: "Your Majesty is really keen, although the new currency is guaranteed by gold and silver, but the indiscriminate issuance will also cause prices to soar...... Currencies must correspond to commodities in order to ensure market price stability, which is the most basic problem. ”

"Then you're lying?"

Liu Chun smiled, "Your Majesty, we can expand the market scale!" ”

"What do you mean?"

Liu Chun smiled slightly, "Chen thinks he can open a branch in Beiping!" ”

"Branch?"

"Yes!" Liu Chun said: "At present, the Royal Bank is only responsible for the capital, and the circulation scope of the new currency is only Jiangnan. At the beginning, it was to verify the effect, but now the bank is a good government for the benefit of the country and the people. And the amount of trade between Beiping and Jiangnan is so large, the establishment of a branch in Beiping will push the scope of application of the new currency to the north, so that there is no need to worry about over-issuing currency? ”

Lao Zhu narrowed his eyes and thought carefully, "There is some truth!" So what are you going to do? Is it a direct addition of branches? ”

Liu Chun smiled brightly, "The minister means that the bank is fundamentally confidence, and if you want to open a branch, you must make people believe in the strength of the bank." Your Majesty, the minister intends to increase the capital of the bank. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was puzzled, "Make it clear!" ”

"Ahem! That is, Your Majesty will take out more principal and expand the bank's ......"

Before Liu Chun's words were finished, Zhu Yuanzhang's brows stood up, and His Majesty the Emperor raised his fist, "Okay, you rabbit cub, I finally understand, I haven't made any money, and I have to continue to dig out!" See if I don't kill you! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang punched and hit, Liu Chun also forgot the courtesy of the monarch and the minister, how can any fool wait to be beaten in vain? He ran away, and while running, he shouted and explained, "It's different where the money is placed, it's all Your Majesty's, who dares to steal it!" ”

Who would dare? You dare!

Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he walked behind, and they ran back and forth around the main hall, making chickens and dogs jump over the wall...... The sound alarmed the guards outside, what was going on? Someone was startled and rushed in.

"Help!"

The guards came in, but Liu Chun was scared, obediently, he was not facing the uncle next door, but Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor!

Liu Chun stood still, for fear that he would be treated as a traitor by the guards.

Just when Liu Chun was stunned, Zhu Yuanzhang's big ear scraper fell on the guard's body.

"Whoever asked you to save the driver, get out of here! Get lost! ”