The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Yan Chengjin groaned slightly.

Overseas trade allowed the surrounding tributary countries to ascend to heaven. It prospered stably and prosperously for several years, and trade became even more prosperous.

After returning to the house, he walked into the study and asked He Neng: "Does Mr. Cheng have a letter?"

He Neng found a stack of letters from the end of the bookshelf, "Master Cheng saw that you didn't reply, so I won't write for a year."

"You're like a dog, why don't you know to remind me?"

Sitting down next to the desk, Yan Chengjin was quite busy, so he threw Cheng Minzheng's letter behind his mind and opened it and took a look:

How is your nephew doing? Everything is going well for me in North Korea. I teach Confucianism to the children of North Korea, including Liang Zhen's "Mencius", Zeng Shen's "Great Learning" and "The Doctrine of the Mean". I am proud of the officialdom of North Korea. Don't worry about my good nephew...

"..." Yan Chengjin.

Open the second letter again:

My dear nephew, you really don’t miss me. Why don’t you see the repair book delivered? The Xuanfu stone inkstone I bought in Seoul, the smoky ink orchid pen from Fengyang, and the peanut oil from Beijing must have been made by my nephew, right? Dear nephew, remember to repair my book for me...

"..." Yan Chengjin.

Open the third letter again:

Why haven't you seen your wise nephew come to repair the book? Could it be that my wise nephew has forgotten me? It's fine here, I just miss my nephew's manuscript. My nephew remembered to repair the book for me...

"..." Yan Chengjin.

Open the fourth letter again:

Why no reply? My nephew has really forgotten me? When will I be able to return to Beijing? When I saw the things from my hometown brought by merchants, I was stuck thinking about the manuscript. My nephew has a new ghostwriter...

Yan Chengjin felt a deep sense of resentment.

It is indeed the tuba he developed.

What is account binding?

This is called account binding!

"Mr. Cheng wrote a letter. If you don't tell me, this year's year-end bonus will be gone."

He Neng almost burst into tears, why was it always me who was detained, "I have reminded the young master, but the young master is busy with ministry affairs, and I... I don't dare to disturb him."

Money will be deducted if you bother, and money will be deducted if you don't bother.

How could he doubt that the young master just didn't want to give him year-end money? "If the young master wants to save money, just say so..."

Yan Chengjin raised his feet, He Neng quickly hid aside and did not dare to speak. He counted more than a dozen letters that had not been answered. I wonder if this large account can still log in?

"Grinding ink."

It can be seen from Cheng Minzheng's secret letter that North Korea was riding on the Ming Dynasty's rocket and became increasingly prosperous.

This means you have to pay development tax.

Cheng Minzheng is the emperor of North Korea. If North Korea wants to continue to rely on the Ming Dynasty, it must use the coins of the Ming Dynasty!

"Young Master, Mo is done."

After Yan Chengjin thought about it, he wrote down his strategy for Cheng Minzheng in a letter and asked him to request an order from the king of Korea to circulate Hongzhi banknotes of the Ming Dynasty.

The monarch and the government of North Korea will definitely disapprove.

Therefore, Zhu Houzhao still needs to discuss with the six cabinet ministries to send an imperial edict to North Korea.

Not only North Korea, but also the surrounding Ryukyus, Siam, and Tufan all had to circulate the imperial court's Hongji banknotes.

Just like in the previous life, there were too many. I wonder if the business name of Jian Daming in North Korea can be circulated.

After writing the letter, seal it with special red wax and order people to tell Wang Busui to come and see him.

Wang Busui saw that there was no name on the envelope, "Master, where is this going?"

"To Aoyama-kun."

After a while, Yan Chengjin came to the palace and explained his intention to Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao's eyebrows were beaming, and he thought for a moment and said: "Old Gao, aren't you afraid of being beaten to death by North Korean scholars?"

Letting Korean children go to Oulashu to guard the border, and asking them to use Ming Dynasty coins is like robbing someone else's son and money.

Silver circulates in the world and can maintain its value.

But the Ming Dynasty's Hongzhi bank notes were just a piece of paper. If the court and merchants refused to exchange them, the Koreans would have to use them as toilet paper.

"No tributary country dares to disobey the new emperor's decree."

This is also to make Ming Dynasty's banknotes equal in value to silver. The number of banknotes printed is equal to the amount of silver.

In the previous life, it must have been difficult to achieve.

But if the Ming Dynasty could circulate Hongzhi banknotes in the surrounding tributary countries, it would be no different from the Han people's own territory.

Gu Dayong went to the cabinet to communicate with the six ministries.

After a while, he came back with small steps and said with a troubled expression: "Master, Mr. Yan, you guys can't tell me."

"..." Zhu Houzhao.

"..." Yan Chengjin.

…

cabinet,

The new emperor wanted to circulate Hongzhi Tongbao in the tributary countries, which was of no benefit to the gentry.

Overseas trade from North Korea, Ryukyu and other countries involved silver, but now it has to be exchanged for Hongji silver notes. This guy Yan Chengjin changed his name and went overseas.

"Originally, the purpose of overseas trade was to trade silver, but now it has become silver notes." Jiang Mian said.

Doesn’t it mean that wherever you go with your banknotes, you’ll get silver?

For the court, it is a good thing.

But this may not be the case for merchants doing business. Moreover, can countries such as North Korea and Ryukyu agree?

"Customs can now collect tens of thousands of silver taels. If the diplomatic relations between the two Koreas are damaged, it will be detrimental to both the imperial court and the country." Han Wen said.

Especially in North Korea, like a married daughter, she returns to her natal family on time every year to pay tribute.

It has always been the most loyal tributary country of the Ming Dynasty.

"It seems that the only option is to find the Supreme Emperor."

The officials probably didn't want Hongzhi's banknotes to be circulated overseas. Who knows when they would become waste paper.

Like Daming Tongbao.

…

Beijing, Chengxian Street.

The retired emperor Hongzhi passed by several cloth shops with luxurious facades and said happily: "This cloth shop is doing well. Who owns it?"

Other shops only have a few people coming in and out, but this one has a long queue.

"Replying to Master Zhu, it belongs to Yan Chengjin."

"This restaurant is also doing well. Who owns it?"

"...It belongs to Yan Chengjin."

The retired emperor Hongzhi's eyes changed slightly, and he looked at the wine shop with prosperous business not far away, "That wine shop is also owned by Yan Chengjin, right?"

"...Yes."

"Is there any shop on this street that is not owned by Yan Chengjin?"

"No."

"..."Retired emperor Hongzhi.

Xiao Jing did not dare to speak loudly, fearing that someone was eavesdropping. The retired emperor Hongzhi strolled in the capital, seemingly asking about business taxes.

"Master, there are two uncles over there, and the Duke of England...

I have something to report, and you gentlemen want to see Master Zhu."

The retired emperor Hongzhi knew that Houzhao and Yan Chengjin must be planning something again.

"No."

"But the gentlemen said that this time is quite important. If the emperor doesn't see you, maybe your hard work will be ruined. Lord Yan advised that you should use Hongzhi silver notes in foreign countries..."

In the capital, many people use Hongzhi silver notes.

There are businesses that can exchange them in the capital.

But outside the capital, there are fewer merchants who use Hongzhi silver notes. Local businesses only recognize silver, and you have to go back to the capital to exchange them, which is quite troublesome.

The surrounding tributary countries finally obeyed the court...

"Go back to the palace."

Half an hour later, the emperor Hongzhi changed into a casual dress and sat in a side hall where few people came. He looked at the two people in the hall with a somewhat ugly face.

"Mr. Yan's family, all the shops I saw on Chengxian Street were yours."

Yan Chengjin didn't expect the emperor to check the business, and was thinking about how to deal with it.

"The silver was used to pay Wang Shouren's military expenses because the court didn't want to spend money."

The retired emperor Hongzhi's face was stiff, and he coughed awkwardly.

"I don't blame you. I called you two here because I have something important to discuss. Why did you advise Korea and other countries to use Hongzhi silver notes?"

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