Chapter 99 Where to find primitive accumulation?Iwami Silver Mine Sado Gold Mine! 【Please subscribe】
Before, he had finished talking about the knowledge about business in ancient economy.
Now he wants to talk about the connection between business and economics.
He first described the efforts made by Britain before the start of the British Industrial Revolution.
The first is the movement of the circle.
Just like the land annexation faced by the Ming Dynasty today, a large number of farmers lost their land and became factory workers.
This in itself seems to be a very bad thing, but it has accidentally promoted the development of the textile industry.
A large number of workers poured into the factory, causing the factory to expand in size.
Factory shipments have also increased significantly.
As there are more and more textile products, the prices are getting lower and lower, which benefits the people and increases the number of competitors.
In this competitive relationship, craftsmen can only improve their skills and become more and more sophisticated.
As production increased, domestic demand could not be consumed, and overseas expansion became the biggest wish of the major British factory owners.
Under such circumstances, British overseas trade increased, and at that time a crazy wave of colonization happened across Western Europe.
Britain not only joined it but also occupied a place in it. They began to colonize and thus owned a large number of overseas markets.
Then he changed his style and talked about countries like the Ming Dynasty.
Although the maritime ban was implemented, Ming Dynasty had a large population and large domestic demand.
Since vast areas lack quilts, the textile industry actually has great prospects.
Even if the Ming Dynasty did not develop overseas markets like the United Kingdom, the consumption of the Ming Dynasty's internal market was still sufficient for the development of a large number of textile industries.
Once there is a large influx of cheap and necessary products like the textile industry, more industrial workers will be created.
Then he brought the topic to the diner and his wife.
Due to the exemption of the capitation tax, a large number of ordinary people have emerged from black households, and there will be a tendency for ordinary people to become workers.
As long as the imperial court can strengthen its guidance, these people will become the most important technical personnel in the start of the industrial revolution.
Ling Han was very excited listening to Chen Han talking about these things by the window.
Because he heard Chen Han say that the start of the industrial revolution would change the low efficiency of agricultural production for thousands of years and subvert the destiny of the entire country.
During the few months that Ling Han had been with Chen Han, he had already learned that the reason why the Ming Dynasty perished was due to external reasons. The most important thing was the arrival of the Little Ice Age in the later period, when a large amount of farmland could not grow food.
The entire country entered a period of decline, with internal and external troubles, which led to the demise of the Ming Dynasty due to a peasant uprising.
To change this situation, the most important thing is to expand from the inside out.
Since the climate cannot be changed, we can only vigorously expand the territory and find more land for growing food to feed more people.
If the north is no longer viable, we can only expand to the south.
As the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, Ling Han visited many Southeast Asian countries, such as Siam, Champa, Annam, and Chenla. Those people said that they had constant spring all year round, a warm climate, and very high food production.
If we can capture those areas and grow more food, we can still supply the entire Ming Dynasty even if the cold period comes and food decreases sharply.
After having this idea, he wanted to give Zhu Yuanzhang advice.
Send troops south and occupy those places first.
But the journey is far away, and current technology and food supplies are not enough to support it.
And if Chen Han can really help the Ming Dynasty and make some innovations in this area, so that the people of the Ming Dynasty can live more peacefully and have more adequate logistical support, the Ming Dynasty may really have an opportunity to expand outward.
The next thing Chen Han mentioned made Ling Han feel his scalp numb.
Chen Han said that it is estimated that it will be difficult for Ming Dynasty to complete the withdrawal of the entire treasure banknote due to the current preparations for the reserve fund.
Even if the quasi-treasury system is implemented, and even if people are allowed to redeem gold and silver with treasure banknotes, there is no way to change the indiscriminate issuance of treasure banknotes for 30 to [-] years.
Only by absorbing more silver can this situation be changed.
After hearing what Chen Han said, Ling Han fell into confusion.
Chen Han has said many times before that the large inflow of silver is not a good thing for the Ming Dynasty.
But why does Chen Han always mention silver when he mentions the transitional system at this time?
So after Chen Han finished class, Ling Han found Chen Han with this question.
"Teacher Xiao Chen, I was listening to your lecture just now. I understood everything else but I was confused about one thing.
You have always said that the gold and silver collected by the Ming Dynasty were used as reserves for the treasury, which can be used to exchange the common people's treasure banknotes for gold and silver.
It can even be levied by converting small shares into acres into treasure banknotes to prevent people from completely converting the treasure banknotes in their hands into silver and gold.
But why did you say in class just now that the current gold and silver stocks are simply not enough to cope with the excessive issuance of treasure banknotes for so many years? "
Chen Han had long known that Ling Han was eavesdropping, and this question was also a deliberate hook he set for Ling Han.
The two people stood under the warm sunshine and began to discuss.
"Village Chief, I have always said that if the Ming Dynasty really wanted to get rid of the depreciation of treasure banknotes, it could only adopt the same issuance mechanism of central banknotes as the Yuan Dynasty.
But you need to know that during the more than 31 years from the eighth year of Hongwu to the thirty-first year of Hongwu, the treasure banknotes they issued have exceeded the GDP of the entire world at that time by dozens of times.
Judging from the gold and silver that Zhu Yuanzhang collected from the people, even if all of them were exchanged, it would be difficult to cope with it.
Instead of doing this, it would be better to send troops to grab him at this time and hollow out all the Iwami Silver Mine and Sado Gold Mine in Little Japan. "
Ling Han was shocked after hearing this.
"Teacher Xiao Chen, are you saying that there are a lot of silver and gold mines in Japan?"
Chen Han nodded, "Yes, the reserves are quite large.
Moreover, during the Hongwu period, Little Japan split into the Northern and Southern Dynasties. The various warlords in the Southern and Northern Dynasties attacked each other, which was the best opportunity to attack.
Both the Iwami Silver Mine and the Sado Gold Mine have very high contents, especially the Iwami Silver Mine, which can be said to be one of the silver mines with the largest amount of silver in the world. They are basically open-pit deposits and are very easy to mine.
Although silver cannot be used as currency, it has the effect of preserving value.
First get that batch of silver and gold to Ming Dynasty to stabilize the already endangered treasure credit.
This is very beneficial to stabilizing the confidence and credit of the people.
When the value of the Ming Dynasty banknotes returns to the value when it was first issued, silver and gold will no longer be needed as anchors.
That's when I told you that you can use national credit to issue currency. "
When Ling Han heard Chen Han talking about the Iwami Silver Mine and the Sado Gold Mine, one of his eyes flashed with silver light, and the other eye flashed with golden light.
He never thought that there would be two such huge ores in Japan, which is only a strip of water from his home.
Chen Han continued: "Take the Iwami Silver Mine as an example. Even if Japan continued to dig for 400 years, the maximum annual output would be around 800 million taels, and the average annual output would be around 300 to [-] million taels. We haven't finished digging yet.
You must know that during the Hongwu Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty's silver tax was only 3 to [-] if the Sado Gold Mine is excavated, the stability of the gold will further ensure the credibility of the Ming Dynasty Baobao.
As long as gold and silver are used as anchors instead of currency, silver monetization can be avoided.
Of course, these prerequisites must be that the business of the Ming Dynasty is prosperous and circulated, let alone a pool of stagnant water. "
After Chen Han said these words, he had a very strong impact on Ling Han.
In fact, many people say that it was wrong that the Ming Dynasty no longer needed the import of things from overseas countries.
Whether it is gold and silver from Japan, spices, gems, ivory and other decorations from Southeast Asia, food, or even diamonds from African countries, they are all commodities.
As long as they can all be brought to the Central Plains, it will be beneficial for the Ming Dynasty to have the exchange of goods, to make the Ming Dynasty sufficient in materials, and to promote the commercial development of the Ming Dynasty.
Purely exchanging silver for goods from the Ming Dynasty would be the most disadvantageous.
The technology that needs to be developed, the rubber and oil in Southeast Asia, are endless resources.
Controlling Southeast Asia is equivalent to controlling the entire southward waterway.
At that time, they will start from Zhangzhou Yuegang in Fujian and Ningbo Port in Ningbo and go south to Hainan Island and Vietnamese ports in Southeast Asia, and even go south through the Strait of Malacca and all the way to the Indian Ocean to the Timurid Empire.
This route will no longer be blocked.
Zheng He's voyage to the West took this route, but because this route was not opened midway, their voyage encountered numerous obstacles.
And if the technology developed at this time, whether it is weapons or material support, will be sufficient.
It is quite simple to deal with the small countries in Southeast Asia.
Furthermore, Chen Han also had to consider food production when the Little Ice Age came.
Since it has become cold in the north and food has dropped sharply, we must go south.
Wherever you go south, you have to go to Southeast Asia.
The area in Southeast Asia is warm and humid, and even the Little Ice Age did not have much impact.
Their food production is abundant and there are all kinds of fruits, which are also commodities.
The reason why Chen Han told them to exterminate Little Japan was based on three starting points.
The first one is the navigation route. Chen Han has a world map here.
This is equivalent to opening an eye to the Ming Dynasty, telling them where to attack, where to serve as a transfer station, and where to take the most stable route;
The second is shipbuilding technology.
In his tablet, there was stored a lot of information about Zheng He's treasure ships when he sailed to the West.
These materials are absolutely precious to the Ming Dynasty.
It can allow them to develop rapidly in navigation technology and shipbuilding technology.
Third, of course, there is hatred between the country and the family.
Chen Han has never been a person willing to give up hatred.
The most merciful way he could think of to deal with the little devils was to chop them into pieces, tangled in fishing nets, and after removing the flesh, put their skeletons into a porcelain brick kiln and bake them for a few days. Come out, grind it into powder finely, mix it into dog food for the dog to eat, excrete it, and throw it into the manure pit mixed with dog feces.
As for the more cruel method, it can only be implemented if one day he can lead the Ming army to set foot on that dirty land.
This time, with just a little guidance, Ling Han felt as if his eyes had been opened.
So after listening to these words, he immediately said goodbye to Chen Han and went down the mountain.
Watching Ling Han leave in a hurry, Chen Han felt particularly comfortable. You, a tool man, are really easy to use.
As long as you give the things I mentioned to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao and his son.
They will definitely try their best to trick me out of how they can attack the little devil's island.
Because Kublai Khan of the Yuan Dynasty at that time failed in his two expeditions to Japan. Once, he sent a large army that was not familiar with naval warfare, and the soldiers were not accustomed to the acclimatization and were confused;
One time, we set out in August of the lunar calendar, which was the hurricane season at sea, and the warships were overturned by the typhoon.
From this, the so-called divine wind that the little devils relied on was born.
The various kamikaze squads that appeared during World War II were named after this historical event.
Kublai Khan chose the wrong time back then, so he was blown over by a typhoon.
That's why Little Japan's arrogance was fueled.
Chen Han has a very precise route here. Not only can he avoid the mistakes of Kublai Khan's Eastern Expedition, but he can also accurately find out where the Iwami Silver Mine and Sado Gold Mountain are.
This is the right way to directly control these two places, and then enslave the people of Little Japan there to mine gold and silver for the Ming Dynasty.
Thinking of this, Chen Han was like a fisherman waiting for the fish to take the bait, waiting quietly.
As long as Ling Han conveys this news to Zhu Yuanzhang and the others.
Zhu Yuanzhang and his son will definitely come to find him.
Of course, he was not talking directly to himself face to face, but talking to himself through Ling Han, a tool man.
And I will be 'willingly' to be tricked by them.
Thinking of this, Chen Han felt particularly comfortable. He whistled and went back to his room to rest.
Ling Han, the little old man, is indeed an old tool.
Maybe he really thought that Chen Han told him these things just to show off his knowledge.
In fact, not at all, it was just to be conveyed to Zhu Yuanzhang and the others through his mouth.
Ling Han's eyes lit up when he heard the mountains of gold and silver. Anyone who doesn't like silver and gold likes them.
After hurriedly going down the mountain, Ling Han immediately found Zhu Biao and reported what Chen Han had said.
……
East Palace.
Zhongcui Palace.
"Chen Han said that in Japan next door to us, there is a silver mine that could not be dug out in 400 years. It can produce 800 million taels of silver a year, which is three to four hundred times more than our Ming Dynasty production.
And they also have a gold mine.
The most important thing is that Japan is still divided between the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and dozens or hundreds of small warlords are fighting in a melee. "
Zhu Biao was extremely shocked after hearing this, and immediately took Ling Han to find Zhu Yuanzhang.
Lao Zhu was lying in the back garden fishing at this time.
Since the young men in the cabinet worked hard during this period, major matters were basically in his hands, and minor matters were controlled by the cabinet ministers and the eldest son Zhu Biao. The old man is now living a very comfortable life...
(End of this chapter)