Chapter 220: Zhu Yuanzhang wants to move the capital

Lao Zhu was indeed frightened, and on the list, he listed a number that made him dizzy, fifty million...... Two!

Note that Liu Chun uses two, not the unit of measurement of the new coin, Guan!

In other words, Royal Bank is the value of real money, without doubt.

Less than a year ago, Zhu Yuanzhang exhausted his internal funds, and it was only tens of millions of gold and silver, but now, it has skyrocketed five times! There's no need to fight, there's no need to loot, it's like a trick, 50 million taels! It's worth seven years of salt taxes.

Moreover, this is a wealth that belongs entirely to the royal family, and there is no room for the hundred officials to put their beaks at all!

"That Liu Chun...... Could it be that if I sell the Royal Bank, I will be able to exchange it for 50 million taels of silver? Lao Zhu's voice was dry, with excitement that could not be concealed.

Liu Chun smiled lightly, "Your Majesty, the minister can't come up with so much money, if someone is willing to lend it to the minister, the minister is willing to give 10,000 taels!" However, let the minister tell the truth, the Royal Bank has been tied to the Great Tomorrow, inseparable, without His Majesty's credit endorsement, the Royal Bank will be greatly discounted, and even become worthless. In the same way, with the support of His Majesty and the infusion of overseas trade, it is only a matter of time before the market value of the Royal Bank exceeds 10,000, or even reaches 50,000 or 100,000! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's brows were deeply locked, he needed to slow down.

In this world, except for Liu Chun, who can easily say such a huge number, others will only use words such as "billions of trillions", "countless", and "difficult to measure", after all, not everyone has such a big imagination.

After a long time of tea, Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly: "I just want to ask you, how much money can you make every year?" After a pause, Lao Zhu said again: "What I said can be used at will." ”

After so many shocks, Lao Zhu also made it clear that the theoretical wealth and the actual money that can be used are completely different things.

The valuation of Royal Bank is based on the value of turnover, cash flow, scope of influence, etc. What Zhu Yuanzhang can do is only the net profit generated every year.

"At about 1.8 million taels, plus the income from foreign trade, there can be 2.4 million taels, and there will be more every year in the future." What Liu Chun said was all money that could be used. "In addition, if Your Majesty is in urgent need, you can borrow money from the Royal Bank in your personal name!"

"I'm borrowing money from my own bank?" Lao Zhu wondered.

"Well, of course, Your Majesty is the father of all the people and the owner of the bank, but you can't spend it at will! Just like the principle of the treasury and the treasury, His Majesty borrows money from the Royal Bank to do other things, and he also needs to pay interest to repay it, of course, His Majesty borrows money, and the bank will only charge a symbolic interest, just a little! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted vigorously, Liu Chun, this little rabbit cub, is really not a good thing.

At the beginning, he fooled himself about what royal bank he established, saying that the money was used by himself at will, which was convenient and easy...... Now it's okay, the fox's tail is exposed, what is the difference between this royal bank and the treasury, don't you still have to follow the rules?

It's especially hateful, and I have to pay interest.

This little rabbit cub is even worse than a civil official!

Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth, and almost wanted to swallow Liu Chun.

Liu Chun peeked and found that Lao Zhu had a black face and was breathing heavily, what was wrong? I'll come over and send you money, you can't be unreasonable just because you're the emperor!

Liu Chun pondered that if it was okay, he still hurried for a walk.

"Your Majesty, Your Minister......"

Before Liu Chun finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said, "I ask you, how much can I lend me every year?" ”

"This ...... It's still okay to borrow three or five million, but you can't borrow every year, you have to borrow and repay......"

Zhu Yuanzhang directly ignored the latter words, jokes, borrowing money with ability, why should I pay it back, what do you kid think!

More than 2 million taels, more than 3 million guan...... It doesn't add up to a small amount, it's enough, and it can do a big thing!

"Alright, you kid go down!"

Lao Zhu drove Liu Chun out of the palace, and he didn't even have a reward, and Zhu Biao couldn't stand it.

"Father, Liu Chun has worked hard and paid a lot of hard work, as far as his son knows, he is in Suzhou City, and he has not taken any benefits, and his son thinks that his father is too harsh on him?"

Lao Zhu glared at Zhu Biao.

"I let you learn to understand the sinister hearts of people, why were you still deceived by Liu Chun, this little rabbit cub, he didn't take it, but did he give Xu Zengshou less? Am I blind? ”

Zhu Biao said helplessly: "Father, there are so many merchants in Suzhou, they are all very cunning, it is also a good thing to let the Zhongshan Mansion help keep an eye on it, Erchen thinks that Liu Chun's arrangement is not wrong, isn't this exactly what my father often says, to contain each other and avoid one side becoming bigger?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled angrily, "You really have improved your skills, dare to teach your father a lesson?" Tell you, the balance must be done by the Son of Heaven, not by a courtier. Liu Chun, what position did he put himself in by doing this? ”

Zhu Biao was shocked, "Father, Liu Chun has no intention of rebelling, but this way of management, the son doesn't understand, so he can only let him do it, father, don't misunderstand!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand in disgust, "You don't have to protect that kid so much, my father is not old and confused...... Do you think your father doesn't want to reward him? You're wrong, my father has a lot of credit for him! ”

"Oh? What are the plans of the father? Zhu Biao said curiously.

Zhu Yuanzhang got up from the dragon chair, walked to the front of a cabinet, opened it, took out a map of sheepskin, spread it out, and put it in front of Zhu Biao.

"In the past, my father had this plan, but he had no financial resources, and the time was not appropriate, now with the Royal Bank, there is so much money to use every year, and there is no need to recollect the people, the time is finally ripe, and my father intends to build our Zhu family's foundation for ten thousand years!"

Zhu Biao hesitated for a long time and said in a low voice: "Father, do you plan to move the capital?" ”

"Hmm!"

Zhu Yuanzhang swung his fist hard and slammed it on the table, his eyes flashing with excitement.

"That's right, it's to move the capital! I've been thinking about it! ”

Lao Zhu grabbed his beard, in the past few years, his beard has become more and more white, and he can't accept the old man!

"If I can build a new capital before I let go, even if I die, I can close my eyes."

……

Moving the capital is really a great achievement!

Ru Taisu said to Liu Chun: "Your Majesty called the old man over, and asked about the relocation of the capital, the holy will is to hope that the Royal Bank will pay money, there is no need to alarm the household department, the old man can only invite you over, let's discuss, can this matter be borne down!" ”

Rai up!

When Liu Chun came out of the palace, he felt that something was not quite right, Zhu Yuanzhang kept asking how much money he could use, it seemed that he was going to do a big thing!

So what exactly is the emperor going to do?

Is it to use troops abroad, or to repair rivers, or to build large-scale construction...... waited and waited, but it was actually the relocation of the capital. Liu Chun had a very ridiculous feeling, if he remembered correctly, Zhu Biao was because he went out to inspect and find a suitable place to move the capital, but after he came back, he contracted a disease, and the old Zhu white-haired person sent the black-haired person, so there were all kinds of falling apart......

Liu Chun thought about saving Zhu Biao's body, but he didn't find out the cause.

Liu Chun also thought about whether to develop Jiangnan well, so that Lao Zhu would not move the capital...... Facts have proved that Liu Chun is naΓ―ve, and the more prosperous the commerce in Jiangnan, the stronger Lao Zhu's idea of moving the capital becomes.

As an old farmer, Zhu Yuanzhang hated the business atmosphere in Jiangnan too much.

In less than a year, 50 million taels!

What a myth of wealth?

As the Son of Heaven, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that he couldn't stand it. There was so much money that I could buy him all. Zhu Yuanzhang felt that even if Liu Chun really rebelled, he was reluctant to kill this kid, and he still wanted to use Liu Chun to collect money!

If this is the case, will others be an exception?

After killing for more than 20 years, Zhu Yuanzhang was also a little tired, so he simply gave up Jiangnan and chose a simple and honest place as the capital, once and for all, he didn't have to worry about anything.

"The Son of Heaven doesn't like Jinling." Ru Taisu said slowly...... Although Nanjing is a tiger, it has always been the capital here, all of them are short-lived dynasties, and Lao Zhu can't help but check.

In fact, out of reverence for the Yangtze River, the terrain of Nanjing has been exaggerated in successive dynasties. To defend the Yangtze River, it is necessary to defend the Huai River, because the Huai River breaks through the first line, and the army presses to the north of the Jiangbei, half of the Yangtze River natural risk is taken away and becomes shared by the two families.

And the Purple Mountain, Niushou Mountain, and Yuntai Mountain around Nanjing...... Wait, in front of the real mountain, it's just a dirt bag, it's really too low, and it can't be used as a real reliance.

In addition, Nanjing has a fatal problem, that is, it is too far away from the production area of war horses. In the era of cold weapons, cavalry decided everything, but the best horse farms were all north of the Yellow River, requiring a cold climate and a plateau with a high altitude to produce excellent war horses.

Guarding Nanjing, it is inevitable that there will be a shortage of war horses.

Lao Zhu fought in the north and south, how could he not know the disadvantages of Nanjing.

When he was on the Northern Expedition, he wanted to move the capital to Kaifeng, but when he saw it, Kaifeng was dilapidated and dilapidated, and there was no danger to defend. Lao Zhu had to dispel his thoughts, he even wanted to move the capital to his hometown Fengyang, and gave Fengyang a good name, called "Zhongdu", but Li Shanchang worked for six years, and Zhu Yuanzhang finally had to admit that Fengyang was too poor to be the capital at all.

hit a wall continuously, but Zhu Yuanzhang did not give up the idea of moving the capital.

He kept thinking, where could it be the capital?

"Liu Chun, do you have a choice in mind?" Ru Taisu leaned over and asked.

Liu Chun took a breath, "If you want me to say, the most suitable one is Beiping!" ”

"Why?"

"To the south of Beiping, it is a plain area, rich in products, densely populated, there is a line of the Great Wall in the north, which can block the northern cavalry, and not far to the east, is the sea, which can supply supplies by sea. In addition, at present, Daning and Liaodong are trying their best to develop commercial agriculture, such as rapeseed, soybeans, wheat, cattle and sheep, which can be transported to the south of the Yangtze River and can naturally be supplied to Beiping nearby. As long as you leave things to me, within five years, there is definitely a way to fill the stomachs of millions of people. If you can move the capital to Beiping, it is the easiest and most economical choice. ”

Ru Taisu grabbed his beard and carefully tasted Liu Chun's words, he knew that this kid had always been reliable, and he would definitely be able to do it when he said it.

It's just that the capital was moved to Beiping, can the Son of Heaven agree?