The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1420

[1420. Chapter 1349 The Emperor’s Blessing]

Hongzhi’s Blessing Emperor Hongzhi thought he had heard wrongly and kept thinking about Xiao Jing’s words in his mind.

As if he heard correctly, he was silent for a long time.

Then, with a suspicious look on his face, he looked at Xiao Jing: “What did you say?”

“My slave… my slave…” Xiao Jing had a difficult look on his face.

Yes, he was shocked when he learned the news.

Damn it… That godmother didn’t admit her in vain. If she had admitted her a little later, even if she wanted to hug her thigh, she wouldn’t be able to.

He said calmly: “Your Majesty, Liu Wenshan, Liu Jin and others have returned from Franji, bringing mountains of gold and silver that I can’t even count.”

“Flangji… they only have a few ships. , this Siyang Trading Company, can they rob the Francois?”

Emperor Hongzhi asked in disbelief, with a look of shock on his face.

There is no other explanation other than robbery.

This Franji man doesn’t seem to be weak. If the Ming Dynasty navy mobilizes a large number of troops and goes away, maybe… there is still such a possibility.

But as far as Emperor Hongzhi knew, Liu Wenshan and others only brought some merchant ships with them. How could they bring back countless gold?

Fang Jifan suddenly became energetic when he heard this.

He was refreshed and beamed with joy.

His dearest disciple and grandson are back.

I thought they died outside.

Thinking of this, Fang Jifan couldn’t help but want to burst into tears.

God bless you.

But when he heard the word “rob”, Fang Jifan couldn’t help but said excitedly: “Your Majesty, it’s not robbery, it’s not robbery. Liu Wenshan is deeply influenced by the morality of his sons, how could he do such a thing.”

Emperor Hongzhi had not yet recovered.

He looked at Fang Jifan dreamingly, this news was so shocking, there was no warning in advance.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Fang Jifan with a confused look on his face and asked puzzledly: “What happened to Jifan?”

Fang Jifan explained: “Have you forgotten that your Majesty asked them to go to Franji to sell flowers… …”

Selling…flowers…

is this feasible?

Even if Fang Jifan is a god, everyone thinks that Fang Jifan’s flower selling is unreliable.

This has completely subverted people’s cognition.

Well, even if the flowers can be sold, they can be expensive.

But…

how is it possible, as Xiao Jing said, all this gold and silver has been moved back.

Emperor Hongzhi was confused.

He stared at Fang Jifan.

This matter was obviously planned by Jingfu. If not you, who should Fang Jifan look for?

Liu Jian and others couldn’t help but take a breath of cold air and looked at Fang Jifan in confusion.

Fang Jifan has brought too many surprises to everyone.

But today’s surprise… was still far beyond their knowledge.

Fang Jifan knew that selling flowers was not convincing enough, so he solemnly said: “Your Majesty, do you remember that the bubble theory was expounded in the sequel to Liu Wenshan’s The Wealth of Nations.”

Emperor Hongzhi searched his guts and barely remembered some of it.

Of course, when I first watched it, I just glanced at it and didn’t pay much attention to it.

In the eyes of Emperor Hongzhi, the so-called bubble was just a worthless thing whose price suddenly rose sharply, but in fact, it itself did not have such great value.

Of course…this…

Fang Jifan saw that Emperor Hongzhi didn’t seem to understand, so he explained it seriously.

“This time Liu Wenshan went to Francois to implement this idea. Tulips were originally worthless, but at first, because they were rare and valuable, after that, when he arrived in Franconia, he only needed to contact some speculators. Businessmen can let these businessmen go around and make it a decoration for the princes and nobles.”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded, and Queen Zhang also liked Tulip very much. Even in the current capital… it is very popular now.

“But…how many princes and nobles will spend all their wealth just to buy these flowers?”

Fang Jifan smiled: “Your Majesty, if you just treat tulips as decorations, of course you won’t spend much money on these tulips. But Your Majesty should You know, tulip cultivation requires a lot of effort, but its seeds, oh, the bulbs, are very easy to preserve, and all tulips are controlled by Liu Wenshan, so as long as this thing is obtained by the nobles. “As long as Liu Wenshan controls the shipment of tulips, what will be the consequences?”

To be honest, it is really difficult to explain this to half-hearted economists like the emperor and Liu Jian.

Emperor Hongzhi was thoughtful and his eyes lit up: “The price will rise.”

Seeing that Emperor Hongzhi had some understanding, Fang Jifan continued.

“Yes, as long as shipments are reasonably controlled and prices continue to rise, then… I dare to ask Your Majesty, what will happen next?”

Emperor Hongzhi followed Fang Jifan’s thinking: “If prices will rise, then… If a stock can continue to rise, who in this world doesn’t want to make money? Naturally, many people will hoard it, hoping to make a profit from it.”

Fang Jifan was happy: “That’s it, Your Majesty, that’s it. This tulip has been transformed from a decoration into a product that can fight inflation and make profits. It has broken away from its original attributes. People buy it.” It will no longer be used for consumption.”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded: “Keep talking.”

“This will inevitably cause a trend. Those who hoard tulip bulbs will naturally want everyone in the world to buy tulips. A rising tide lifts all boats, that is to say, with the help of tulips, in fact… Liu Wenshan has tied together countless nobles and businessmen who have benefited from this. They have tasted the benefits and will promote tulips everywhere without asking for help. They will repeatedly tell people about the benefits of bulbs and how precious tulips are. In this way, with their encouragement, this concept will become deeply rooted in people’s hearts.”

“France’s situation has nothing to do with me. It was the same as the Ming Dynasty. Inflation was prevalent due to going to sea. The vast majority of the people accumulated a little savings, but soon began to depreciate. In fact, the entire Franchise was struggling with one problem, how to make themselves “In the Ming Dynasty, there was already a ready-made method, such as the securities market, where people invested their

savings

in the stock market and real estate to resist the depreciation of such currencies, and the stock market The money then flowed into the hands of merchants, who began to build and expand workshops and produce countless goods to make profits. In the end, most people benefited from this process. “

” But… although the handicraft industry in Franji has been greatly developed at the moment, there are many princes and there is no unified market at all. This also means that the development of their stock market and workshops has only just emerged. “

“The emergence of tulip bulbs has solved one of the most pressing problems for all of them, which is… value preservation. As a result, more and more people have begun to accept tulips, from princes to common people. These tulips are not only With the investment attribute, it can even completely replace currency, because in people’s eyes, tulips can change hands at any time. Therefore, in many transactions, people can even directly exchange tulips for any goods. “

Emperor Hongzhi has gradually begun to understand. I understand something.

He took a breath of cold air. Although Fang Jifan said it easily, but… no matter how stupid Emperor Hongzhi was, he knew very well that the process must be thrilling. He drew inferences from one example.

“Does this mean that tulip bulbs are just like the silver notes of Xishan Bank? The silver notes themselves have no value, but because the gold and silver of the bank are used as reserves, they can guarantee that the silver notes can be exchanged for a full amount of gold and silver at any time. Therefore, More and more people accept it.”

“Yes, at this point, the tulip bulbs are actually the same as the banknotes of Xishan Bank. It’s just that behind the banknotes, not only Xishan Bank, but also the palace and the court are acting. Credit, therefore, Xishan Bank is extremely cautious in issuing banknotes to ensure that those holding banknotes can exchange them at any time. Therefore, there are sufficient gold and silver reserves in the bank that can be exchanged at any time. Like duckweed in the water, its only value is scarcity. But in fact, most tulips are not scarce. In the Ming Dynasty, these things were numerous, even to the point of flooding. Naturally, Liu Wenshan saw it. When the time is right, the goods can be released quickly. In this way, you can make a lot of money.”

“That’s it.” Emperor Hongzhi was very pleased.

This Liu Wenshan is really talented. It’s a blessing that he can think of things like this.

In this way, these gold and silver are made by speculation.

Some worthless flowers turned out to be the most valuable things in the world. It’s really…

but…

Fang Jifan smiled: “Of course, Liu Wenshan can make a lot of money with this, but this alone is not enough.”

Also .

…

At this time, Emperor Hongzhi was like a primary school student.

As for Liu Jianren and others, they seem to be still at the level of a nursery school.

They all looked at Fang Jifan with dumbfounded eyes.

Fang Jifan glanced at everyone, and then continued: “Once Liu Wenshan sells a large amount of goods, the price of tulips will inevitably plummet, but… has your Majesty ever thought about who will suffer the most from this plummeting, and who owns it?” Who has the most tulips, and who is most afraid of the dire consequences that will result from countless people losing their money after the tulips plummet?”

Emperor Hongzhi shuddered.

It began to dawn on him again.

This hand.

Probably more poisonous.

He thought to himself, if the people of the Ming Dynasty all bought tulips, countless people sacrificed their lives and wealth, and the palace and the court also reserved a batch, then… he and the court must be the most afraid of the plummeting price of tulips. Bar.

After all, if there are problems in the palace and the treasury, big problems will arise, and if the people’s wealth is looted and they have nothing left, they will definitely be furious.

(End of chapter)