ebookslot Chapter 709: Shang Sheng: Isn’T That What I Taught You About Inflation? Someone Who Lost His Vest Ag
Chapter 709: Shang Sheng: Isn’T That What I Taught You About Inflation? Someone Who Lost His Vest Ag
While the Ministry of Industry was rapidly advancing various projects, the Ministry of Household also invited Shang Sheng Fan Bai to discuss using work instead of labor and hiring people from all over the world to build concrete roads.
"Although it was previously decided at the Great Council to hire people from all over the world to build concrete roads through work-for-service.'
"But now the imperial household treasury does not have that much cash to pay for the expenses required to hire people from all over the world."
"And the more than 185.86 million kilograms of fine sea salt and the more than 128.64 million kilograms of salted fish stored in Haizhou City are now difficult to pass through in a short while. By selling it to the people, it will be converted into money for the treasury.”
"But after the Ministry of Industry completed the investigation and preparation, they immediately started hiring people from all over the world to build concrete roads."
"I wonder if Shang Sheng has any suggestions that can solve this matter?"
After saying that, Ru Taisu, the Minister of Household Affairs, looked expectantly at Shang Sheng Fan Bai who was sitting opposite him.
After the second court meeting in the 16th year of Hongwu, Ru Taisu returned to the Ministry of Household Affairs and began to count the deposits in the treasury.
However, the result is that there are treasury deposits, and there are quite a lot of them, about 10 million yuan.
On the one hand, it is because the 16th year of Hongwu has just begun, and the expenditures in various aspects are not too much.
On the other hand, it is because many of the project expenditures that have been approved at the six-ministerial meeting this year have not yet been properly prepared by various ministries.
Therefore, the funds for those engineering projects have not been actually allocated for the time being, and they still remain in the Ministry of Household Treasury.
But let’s not mention whether the funds allocated by other ministries in the plan can be misappropriated at will. Even if it can be misappropriated at will, in the face of the huge expenditure of hiring people from all over the world to build concrete cement roads, to be honest, it is still not enough if all the funds are misappropriated. .
Moreover, the Ministry of Revenue’s treasury is actually not without money now.
As long as the more than 185.86 million kilograms of fine sea salt and the more than 128.64 million kilograms of salted fish stored in Haizhou City are sold, then the imperial court will be able to have a large number of Money goes into the treasury.
Apart from other aspects, at least there is no problem in paying the wages for hiring people from all over the world to build concrete roads.
However, the embarrassing part now is that these sea salt and salted fish meat cannot be quickly converted into money in a short period of time.
If it cannot be quickly converted into money, then the court will have no money to pay the employed people.
But the emperor and the princes were so urgent, and at the same time, the work efficiency of the Ministry of Works was so fast.
There was no time for him to sell the sea salt and salted fish meat for money!!!
If you give him half a year, let him make a time difference and sell all the sea salt and salted fish meat in exchange for money [then he won't be so stupid now.
Thinking about it, Ru Taisu also felt a little aggrieved. It was clear that the Treasury of the Ministry of Revenue was not without money, but it just couldn't get the money out in a short period of time.
Yan Changqing, who was sitting opposite Ru Taisu, couldn't help but smile after hearing Ru Taisu's words. He thought it was some other difficult problem, so he immediately answered with a smile:
"This matter is not difficult. The Ministry of Revenue can just print an additional 10 million Guan of Ming Dynasty treasure notes, and then use these 10 million Guan of Ming Dynasty treasure notes to pay for the wages of the Ming Dynasty people all over the world."
He had only heard of people who had money but could not buy supplies, and he had never seen people who could not exchange supplies for money.
However, after hearing the solution given by Shang Sheng Fan Bai, Tai Su immediately shook his head and said:
“No!!!”
"If the Ming Dynasty's currency is issued indiscriminately and excessively, it is likely to cause 'inflation' in the Ming Dynasty!!!"
Then Ru Taisu thought that Shang Sheng Fan Bai might not understand what "inflation" meant, so he immediately explained again:
"The so-called 'inflation' refers to the excessive number of Ming Dynasty Tongbao banknotes on the market, which in turn leads to a decrease in the actual purchasing power of Ming Dynasty Tongbao banknotes."
“For example, one hundred pennies can no longer buy the materials that originally cost one hundred pennies, but can only buy the materials that originally cost ninety pennies [or eighty pennies].
"As a result, money is worthless, and people's savings are invisibly exploited and squeezed, ultimately causing chaos in the country, social economy, and living order.
Ru Taisu stopped after talking a lot about the concepts of "inflation" and "deflation" and the possible serious consequences of the phenomenon of "inflation" and "deflation".
Then Ru Taisu picked up the tea cup on the table and took a sip of tea to moisten his throat. On the other hand, he was also preparing to accept the shock from Shang Sheng Fan Bai.
You must know that when he first heard the knowledge and theories about treasure banknotes and "inflation" and "deflation" from the emperor and the princes, he was shocked by it.
If the emperor and other princes had not told him about the extremely bad consequences that may arise from the wanton over-issuance and indiscriminate issuance of Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes, I am afraid that he would not have realized that the wanton over-issuance and indiscriminate issuance of Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes could be so serious. s consequence!!!
It is not an exaggeration to say that knowledge theories such as "inflation" and "deflation" are the holy principles of economics!!!
And the deeper you study the art of economic buying and selling, the greater the mental impact you receive when you first hear the knowledge and theories of "inflation" and "deflation".
As the current business sage of the Ming Dynasty, Fan Bai is the person who has the deepest knowledge of economic trading.
Ru Taisu is also very curious and looks forward to how shocked the other party will be when they hear the intellectual theories of "inflation" and "deflation" for the first time.
Yan Changqing, who was sitting opposite Ru Taisu, couldn't help but have a strange look on his face when he heard Ru Taisu just crackling a lot of words about the knowledge theory of "inflation" and "deflation".
Didn't the knowledge and theories of "inflation" and "deflation" mentioned by Ru Taisu just now be taught by him to Zhu Yuanzhang and the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes?!!
How come Ru Tai Su knows this?!
If Ru Taisu realized it himself, the examples Ru Taisu gave during his narration were exactly the same as the examples he gave to Zhu Yuanzhang and Prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes!! !
After waiting for a long time, but still did not hear the shock and sigh from Shang Sheng Fan Bai, Tai Su could not help but frown slightly and asked:
“Shang Sheng, didn’t you understand?!!”
At the same time, Ru Taisu couldn't help but feel a hint of disappointment in his heart.
[It seems that the so-called Shang Sage is nothing more than that!!!]
[I can't even understand the significance contained in the "inflation" theory. The name of Shang Sage is somewhat untrue!!!]
Looking at Ru Taisu who was frowning slightly, Yan Changqing lightly tapped the table and then asked:
"Did Shangshu Ru hear the knowledge theory of 'inflation' and 'deflation' just mentioned from His Majesty or Your Highnesses?!!"
Hearing this, Ru Taisu's pupils shrank.
When the emperor and the princes taught him the knowledge and theories of "inflation" and "deflation", he was the only one present.
Except for the emperor and the princes, no one else should know about this matter.
Unless the emperor and the princes took the initiative to inform others, such as Shang Prime Minister Fan Youshi!!!
Yan Changqing on the side knew that his guess was right when he saw Ru Taisu's reaction, and said calmly:
"The knowledge and theories related to 'inflation' and 'deflation' were taught by me to Your Majesty and Your Highnesses."
Ru Taisu's eyes suddenly opened wide, with a look of shock on his face.
After quite a while, Ru Taisu came back to his senses and said with a wry smile:
“I should have thought (bhag) earlier that the knowledge theories of ‘inflation’ and ‘deflation’ can be said to be the holy principles of economics.
"Although His Majesty is also a Saint, and your Royal Highnesses are also talented, it is still somewhat difficult to comprehend the Saint's principles of such economic methods out of thin air."
"Now everything makes sense. As the Shang Sage, you understood the Saint's principles of economic methods such as 'inflation' and 'deflation', and then taught it to Your Majesty and Your Highnesses."
"Afterwards, Your Majesty and Your Highnesses taught me again.
"Based on this, Shang Sheng, you are still half my master. I have to call you 'teacher'!!!"
After saying that, Ru Taisu really stood up and prepared to give Fan Bai a half-master's gift.
Yan Changqing also didn't expect Ru Taisu to be so serious, so he immediately stood up and stopped him again and again.
The two sides pushed and pulled for a long time, but Ru Taisu couldn't resist Fan Bai, who was young and strong, so he had to give up.
Ru Taisu, who was seated again, looked at Shang Sheng Fan Bai sitting in front of him and couldn't help but sigh in his heart:
[As expected, it is Shang Sheng Fan Bai’s family!!!]
[The Saint who can understand the economic principles of "inflation" and "deflation" will not be able to earn 10 billion yuan for the court in the future [How can the article not be called dirty?!!]
【Saint, how can you really be canonized because of just money!!!】
[What can truly make a Saint a saint is always the Saint’s principles that Saint has comprehended!!!]
[It is precisely because he has comprehended those ideal principles of Saint that are difficult for ordinary people to understand, so Saint is called Saint!!!]
After sighing in his heart for a while, Ru Taisu suddenly thought of another blind spot.
[The Saint’s principles regarding the economic principles of “inflation” and “deflation” were taught to me by Your Majesty and Your Highnesses two years ago!!!]
[And your Majesty and your Royal Highnesses have knowledge and theories about "inflation" and "deflation", and they are taught by Shang Sheng Fan Bai!!!]
[In other words, Your Majesty and Your Highnesses have already known each other and even had a close relationship with Shang Sheng Fan Bai at least two years ago!!!]
[Otherwise, how could Shang Sheng Fan Bai be qualified, have the opportunity, and have the ability to teach His Majesty and Your Highnesses the knowledge and theory about "inflation" and "deflation"?!!]
[And two years ago, if I remember correctly, that was also the time when Shennong, the agricultural saint, was born and canonized, right?!!]
[If the Shennong family of the agricultural sage and Fan Bai, the sage of the Shang dynasty...
Thinking of this, Ru Taisu's eyes also became dark and dark, as if he wanted to see through Shang Sheng Fan Bai's true face hidden under the gold ingot mask.
In fact, no one who can achieve the position of six ministers is really a fool.
If he is really a fool, he will not be able to sit on the position of the Six Books of the Book, and Zhu Yuanzhang will not let a fool sit on the position of the Six Books of the Book.
If the Six Ministers really show "stupidity", then there is only one possibility, and that is to pretend to be stupid without being stupid!!!
Furthermore, many things cannot withstand careful scrutiny.
The various saints of the Ming Dynasty, including Shennong, the agricultural saint, Qi Bo, the medical saint, Cang Jie, the literary saint, Ban Heng, the science saint, and Fan Bai, the Shang saint, came one after another.
It's very abnormal to have one popping up like bamboo shoots after a rain.
Although Ru Taisu also believed that the emperor expelled the barbarians and restored China, which was a great achievement!!!
Under such circumstances, it makes sense that one or two Saints came into being, and the Ming Dynasty descended from heaven to assist the emperor.
But now there are five Saints descending from heaven to the Ming Dynasty. This Saint should not be a Dabai dish, right?!!
How can you take a huge amount out of thin air?!
And although in ancient times, various identity and household registration information, etc., were far less detailed and meticulous than in later generations.
But a Saint suddenly appeared, and the people below didn't notice it, which was quite reasonable.
However, if multiple Saints appear at the same time and place, but the people below do not notice them, then this cannot be justified.
After all, not all the people down there are really trash.
Moreover, it is very strange for multiple Saints to appear at the same time and place.
In addition, although Yan Changqing has a hidden identity, he does not pay special attention to hiding his identity.
All kinds of doubts were connected in series, and Ru Taisu, almost like Song Lian, directly came up with a guess answer in his mind that was as high as 80 to 90% likely.
But then he buried this guessed answer deep in his heart and had no intention of speaking it out.
[Since Your Majesty intends to conceal it, then it must be His Majesty’s own consideration!!!]
[I’m quite old too, and I might suddenly go away one day, so it’s better not to cause trouble for myself!!!]
[This guessing secret should be taken directly into the coffin!!]
[Lest His Majesty come to trouble me in the future after I tell the truth!!!]
Yan Changqing sat down again, but he didn't know his identity. Once again, he quietly lost his vest in front of others, and it was completely lost.
After all, once it is concluded that the agricultural saint Shennong and the merchant saint Fan Bai may be the same person, then think about the close relationship between the agricultural saint Shennong and the medical saint Qi Bo in the past.
As well as the close relationship between Fan Bai, a Shang saint, and Ban Heng, a science saint, and Cang Jie, a literary saint, everything is self-evident.
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