Thinking of this,
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the cement floor under his feet.
He couldn't help but sigh.
This cement was really good stuff.
In the past, he wanted such a neat and clean floor.
Or they would go into the mountains to mine the rocks and make them into stone slabs.
Or they would use clay to repeatedly knead and burn it into gold bricks.
Then, he laid it on the ground.
Either way,
It required a lot of manpower and resources!
It's a waste of money and manpower,
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang was only willing to lay such luxurious floors in certain places.
As for the rest, he could just use ordinary bricks to deal with them!
But cement was different.
Not only was it very simple to make,
And the effect was amazing.
The cement needed for such a large palace…
It took less than half a month.
It was all done.
Compared to before,
It was countless times faster!
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's heart felt warm.
At this moment,
A Jinyiwei walked in.
He held a secret letter in his hand.
He walked to Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sunbathing.
"Your Majesty, there is a secret letter from the imperial grandson in the capital!”
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was resting with his eyes closed, opened his eyes.
"Oh? Did my good grandson send another letter?”
"Hurry up and show us."
"Let's see what great things our good grandson has done recently!”
The Jinyiwei heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words,
He quickly handed the secret letter to Zhu Yuanzhang.
After Zhu Yuanzhang opened the secret letter,
After taking a look at it, she smiled.
Zhu Yunye first greeted Zhu Yuanzhang at the beginning of the letter.
"Long live Imperial Grandfather."
"Fourth Uncle has returned to Jinling from Japan."
"Due to the fatigue of the journey, I will let Fourth Uncle Shi rest in the residence for a few days."
"After that, I will come and pay my respects to Imperial Grandfather!"
These few words made Zhu Yuanzhang very happy.
What he cared about the most was the royal family.
The reason why those princes were given away early on was...
He wanted them to help the emperor guard the fence.
It was also to prevent them from fighting for the throne.
It led to the tragedy of flesh and blood killing each other.
Seeing that Zhu Yunye's letter had taken care of the family ties of three generations,
How could he not be comforted!
Then, Zhu Yunye told Zhu Yuanzhang about what Lan Yu had done in Japan.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded repeatedly.
Once this matter was done,
Opening the sea to the southeast was no longer a problem!
Those pirates would disappear forever!
And from now on,
Lan Yu, this valiant general,
He could no longer escape from his grandson's grasp!
To be able to resolve this matter without bloodshed,
Zhu Yuanzhang was still very happy.
But what Zhu Yunye said next,
This was what truly shocked Zhu Yuanzhang!
"Reporting to Imperial Grandfather!"
"Your grandson has already found a large amount of silver reserves in Japan!”
"This silver is much more than all the silver in the Great Ming Dynasty combined!”
"Moreover, your grandson has already issued an edict."
"Order Great General Blue Jade to mine on the spot!”
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he said,
"Whoa", he stood up from his chair.
The strength of his body,
It didn't seem like an old man's skill at all.
A silver mine!
A silver mine that had more silver than all of Great Ming!
Zhu Yuanzhang started to get excited.
What did this silver mean?
No one knew better than him, the true helmsman of Da Ming!
With this silver,
Da Ming's tight finances would be greatly relieved!
From the moment he raised his army,
Since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty,
Decades had passed.
However, the problem with silver…
It had always been his biggest headache.
Because all the silver in the entire Ming Dynasty added up,
Not much,
The amount was far from enough to maintain the operation of the entire Ming Dynasty's finances.
He had no choice but to issue a decree.
Let the local people use all kinds of materials to offset taxes,
The dynasty has just been established,
Money is needed everywhere,
They also needed a universal currency to circulate.
This kind of circulation did not mean the daily expenses of the common people.
It was the trade and payment of large amounts of food.
They couldn't possibly let merchants pull carts of copper coins to trade, right?
At this moment…
Silver became the most suitable currency.
But after years of war,
Those people hid the silver in their cellars.
It's not circulating in the market,
This further led to the lack of silver in the market.
They were even more stretched.
As a result, the financial operation of the entire Ming Dynasty had also encountered a big problem.
His sworn brother, Shen Wansan,
He claimed to have two billion taels of silver.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang was very clear.
Shen Wansan's so-called assets of two billion taels of silver…
However, the number was converted.
It was not that Shen Wansan really had two billion taels of silver!
Shen Wansan's assets…
Most of them were just copper coins!
Moreover, it was a copper coin from the previous dynasty.
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty,
Everywhere was in chaos.
Silver, on the other hand, had the advantage of being portable.
It caused the price of silver to soar.
In contrast, the price of copper coins plummeted.
Shen Wansan took this opportunity to say,
Buying copper coins wantonly,
Only then did he accumulate a terrifying amount of wealth!
After the Ming Dynasty was founded,
In order to ensure the daily lives of the people,
Zhu Yuanzhang decided to use the copper coins of the previous dynasty for the time being.
In this way,
Shen Wansan's net worth skyrocketed.
In one fell swoop, he became the richest person in Da Ming!
However, these could not change the problem of Da Ming's lack of silver.
All these years,
Zhu Yuanzhang had always been troubled by this matter.
He didn't expect that his grandson would be able to solve it!
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed heartily.
He felt that his decision to choose Zhu Yunye as the emperor's grandson was a wise one!
Compared to Zhu Yuanzhang's joy and Zhu Yunye's current glory,
The days of the eldest grandson Zhu Yunwen,
It wasn't as pleasant.
Zhu Yunye's position in the court was becoming more and more stable.
Zhu Yunwen saw all these things.
In the beginning,
Zhu Yunwen could still comfort herself.
Zhu Yunye was just lucky.
As long as he worked hard, he could catch up with Zhu Yunye.
But as time passed,
Zhu Yunye did everything.
It made Zhu Yunwen more and more desperate.
I'm getting more and more dispirited
Even the professor seemed a little distracted in class.
Today, Zhu Yunwen,
She started to daydream in class again.
When Professor Corey saw it, he said,
He walked to Zhu Yunwen with a straight face.
"Pa".
He slammed the ferule heavily on the table.
Zhu Yunwen is the king,
I am a minister,
I dare not beat you,
However, it was not a problem to hit Jun's table.
This loud noise pulled Zhu Yunwen back from her thoughts.
"His Highness Zhangsun isn't focused on his studies."
"How will we govern the country in the future?"
Rule the country?
Zhu Yunwen smiled bitterly in her heart.
Could he still govern the country in the future?
With such an outstanding Zhu Yunye there,
How could he still have the chance to govern the country!
Huang Zicheng looked at Zhu Yunwen's expression.
Of course, he knew what Zhu Yunwen was thinking.
Now, it seemed that the chances were slim.
However, all of their lives were on this eldest grandson of the emperor in front of them.
It was already beyond her control.
He could only try his best to fight for a chance!
Thinking of this,
Huang Zicheng said,
"Your Highness Zhangsun, you must not be discouraged."
"As long as it's not the last moment, Your Highness still has a chance!”
Zhu Yunwen looked at Huang Zicheng's firm eyes.
He couldn't help but ask,
"Professor Huang, do I really have a chance?”
Corey said with certainty.
"His Highness Zhangsun is the eldest grandson after all. As long as you don't give up, there will definitely be a chance!”
When she heard Corey's words, she said,
Zhu Yunwen's heart was once again filled with hope.
"Your Highness Zhangsun, let's study 'University' today!”
"The path of university lies in the clear virtue!"
...
"The path of university lies in the clear virtue!"
......
Lan Yu, who was far away in Japan, had already received Zhu Yunye's secret edict.
He understood Zhu Yunye's thoughts.
Blue Jade immediately moved out.
They began to move toward the neighboring island.
After a devastating battle,
Lan Yu captured thousands of Japanese.
Then, he put shackles on all the Japanese.
He drove the group of people to the mine to mine silver.
In order to get more coolies,
Lan Yu decided to continue fighting.
Before he left,
Lan Yu called over his most trusted deputy general and supervisor.
"I will leave ten thousand men here!”
"At the same time, I will leave you with a thousand flintlocks!”
"You guys stay here and supervise the Japanese mining."
"If they dare to make any strange movements, shoot them directly!”
The deputy general and supervisor heard Lan Yu's order.
He immediately obeyed!
"Oh, right, the speed of refining silver has to be accelerated!”
"The imperial grandson is still waiting to use it!”
Before leaving, Lan Yu lightly left behind this sentence,
The deputy general and the supervisor felt their hearts tremble when they heard this.
He said that he knew what to do!
Then, Blue Jade led his men and continued to sweep through the other islands of the East Ocean Continent!
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