Chapter 645

The next day, at the Grand Court meeting.

When Li Shimin announced the customs and Tang silk system, it immediately caused an uproar in the Manchu Dynasty.

"I know that it was a good policy of the previous dynasty to close the market. I have no objection to it, but this silk system of the Tang Dynasty has never been heard of. It's unimaginable!" Wei Zheng said blankly.

In fact, Wei Zheng was more than confused. I'm afraid there were only a few important ministers in the Manchu Dynasty, such as Fang Xuanling, who didn't understand. Other ministers were like listening to the heavenly book.

Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "this matter is complex and complicated. To put it simply, all transactions between Datang and other countries in the future will be settled with silk, and silk will be used as the currency for bulk goods transactions of all countries in the world. That is to say, if only one person holds Datang's silk, he can travel freely in all countries in the world."

Li Shimin thought about it all night before he understood the silk system of the Tang Dynasty. He couldn't help learning and selling now.

"This..."

The Manchu civil and military could not help but be shocked. The phenomenon Li Shimin said was so amazing that the Manchu courtiers could not accept it for a moment.

"Does your majesty want to follow the example of Qin Shihuang's waste of the money of the six countries and position Qin banliang as the only currency in the world!" Fang Xuanling wondered.

When Fang Xuanling finished, the officials of the Manchu Dynasty were in an uproar. Qin Shihuang's unified currency was the first time in Chinese history. At the moment, what Li Shimin did was even more amazing. He didn't want to unify the currency of the Tang Dynasty, but wanted to unify the currency of the world.

Li Shimin said proudly, "the reason is the same, but what I have done is not to abolish the currencies of other countries, but to have another kind of money that can be used by all countries in the world. You are all knowledgeable people. I believe you must know the benefits of the unified currency of the Qin Dynasty."

The officials of the Manchu Dynasty were silent one after another. Naturally, they knew the benefits of monetary unification. However, the unification of money and wealth of the Qin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty was successful only on the basis of the unification of the Qin Dynasty. How can the Tang Dynasty control the western countries thousands of miles away.

"The western countries are rebellious and difficult to tame. I'm afraid it's very difficult to carry out this!" Fang Xuanling frowned, and all the officials nodded one after another.

Li Shimin nodded solemnly and said, "so the ink sacrifice wine came up with a great idea, that is to link silk with silver and allow countries to exchange silk for silver."

Li Shimin knows that rabbits don't scatter eagles. If Datang doesn't pay some real gold and silver, I'm afraid it will be absolutely difficult. If silk is equal to silver, it is highly likely to succeed.

"Ink sacrifice! Exchange silk for silver!" the officials immediately focused on Merton in the corner of the military general.

Li Junxian in front of Merton felt the sharp eyes of all officials. He was startled and quickly turned sideways to expose Merton in the sight of everyone.

"No righteousness!" Merton couldn't help looking at Li Jun's envy, so he had to bow his hands and come out.

The officials of the Manchu Dynasty were also helpless for a while. Everyone knew that the Mohist school could toss, but it seemed that it was tossing more and more at a time. This time, it was such a big storm. Once the Datang silk system was implemented, it was not a matter of tens of thousands. I'm afraid it would be too much to handle hundreds of millions of money. How can we not make all officials tremble.

"Ink offering wine, what's going on?" Fang Xuanling said word by word.

In the eyes of the Manchu courtiers, Merton calmly took out a piece of cotton from his arms: "it's a long story. Please tell me in detail."

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"You mean, because of this, the monetary system of the Tang Dynasty will collapse in five years." Wei Zheng couldn't believe looking at the cotton in Merton's hand.

Merton nodded and said, "gold and silver are naturally unimpeded, and the value of silk will certainly plummet. I believe you will not want to see the consequences."

When man Chaodun was in an uproar, silk was an indispensable part of the Tang Dynasty monetary system. If the silk price collapses, I'm afraid the shock will be earth shaking.

"I beg your majesty to seal up this thing thoroughly and try to ensure the stability of our Tang Dynasty." Quan Wanji suddenly admonished when he heard the speech.

For a while, many courtiers echoed.

Merton sneered: "you avoid this thing like snakes and scorpions, but you don't know that this is the greatest wealth in the world. In the future, its value will be 100 times that of silk."

Merton did not exaggerate this. In later generations, the output value of cotton was not only 100 times that of silk, but also a thousand times.

"A hundred times more than silk!" all the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty couldn't believe looking at the white cotton in front of them.

"Don't bully me. My eyes are dazed. Isn't this baidiezi in the western regions? What's valuable?" Wei Zheng didn't believe.

All the officials agreed one after another and didn't believe what Merton said at all.

Merton stretched out his hand and immediately a team of bodyguards rushed into the Tai Chi hall. Each person held a thing in his hand, which immediately attracted the attention of all officials.

Merton introduced to the courtiers one by one: "this is a cotton thread spun from cotton, this is a cotton cloth woven from cotton thread, this is a cotton padded jacket made of cotton, and the last is a quilt for sleeping."

All the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty looked at Merton in a daze and didn't understand what Merton meant.

"That is, cotton can be planted everywhere like hemp. It is cheap! It can also be as warm as mink fur! If Mohist technology is adopted, it can also be as exquisite as silk. Once it is produced, it can be worth one for three. Everyone in the world has a protective clothing and something to keep out the cold, and there will be no pain of cold." Merton said proudly.

"Seriously?" Wei Zheng trembled and dared not believe. If Merton was serious, it would be a blessing in the world.

Su Lingnong said without hesitation, "I can prove it to be true. At present, the seeds of cotton have been collected in Mojia village. Within five years, cotton will certainly spread all over Datang."

He is the big Si Nong of the Tang Dynasty. He is personally responsible for the cotton planting in Mojia village. Naturally, he knows best.

Li Shimin nodded and confirmed it.

"God bless the Tang Dynasty!" Wei Zheng said tremblingly.

Manchu officials also showed a happy face. Cheng Yaojin couldn't wait to try on his cotton padded jacket. After a while, he covered his whole body with sweat,

"This thing really keeps out the cold!" Cheng Yaojin affirmed.

Li Shimin nodded: "This is my dilemma. On the one hand, cotton is related to the survival of millions of people in the Tang Dynasty, which is not easy to slow down. On the other hand, silk is the lifeblood of the Tang Dynasty, which can not be easily turbulent. Fortunately, the Datang silk system envisaged by Youmo sacrifice wine transfers silk to various countries. In this way, the price of silk is stabilized, so that the price of silk will not be turbulent, and cotton can also be vigorously promoted It's the best of both worlds. "

"In this way, the silk system of the Tang Dynasty is indeed a good recipe, and I agree." Fang Xuanling bowed.

"Minister also seconded!" Wei Zheng nodded.

In front of the officials, sun Wuji, who had been silent, suddenly said, "I have a doubt whether I can answer it."

"Eldest grandson, please speak!" Merton frowned.

"According to Mo Jijiu, five years later, cotton will be popular in the Tang Dynasty, and the importance of silk will be greatly reduced. Are the countries in the western regions still willing to accept silk as currency?" Chang sun Wuji said.

The Manchu courtiers calmed down from ecstasy and bowed their heads to think about this problem.

Merton said without hesitation: "At that time, although the price of silk decreased in the Tang Dynasty, the demand for silk in the far western countries continued, which did not damage the value of silk. Moreover, if the court determined that the Tang Dynasty was silk and could be exchanged for silver at any time, the Tang silk system would be free. In other words, as long as the court agreed to exchange silver unconditionally, let alone silk or precious white deer skin , even a piece of paper, the boy dares to take it. "

The other ministers only thought Merton was joking, and only Dai Zhou thought.

Changsun Wuji asked again, "what if one day Datang doesn't have so much silver exchange?"

When the eldest sun Wuji finished, he was quiet and frowned one by one.

Merton sneered: "the Tang Dynasty silk system will naturally have no need to exist. The price of silk has plummeted in the hands of other countries! It is not our Tang Dynasty that has suffered losses."

The collapse of the Bretton Woods system in later generations came from the overspending of the United States on domestic gold reserves and the printing of the US dollar. After the collapse, the depreciation of the US dollar was equal to the harvest of a wave of wealth in a disguised form by the United States.

"In this way, I have no objection, and I agree!" Sun Wuji bowed to Li Shimin.

"Minister and others seconded!" all the officials worshipped one after another.

The silk system of the Tang Dynasty was officially adopted in the dynasty hall.