The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1449

[1449. Chapter 1375 The world is shocked]

Money making has completely collapsed.

Even the amount of coin circulating on the market is only twice as much as before.

But this double difference is extremely terrifying.

The sudden proliferation of money making led to the continuous increase in prices.

As soon as prices rise, people begin to try their best to spend the money they have.

The more people spend, the more money is made.

On the tenth day, people began to go out carrying bags and bags of copper coins, hoping to exchange the money for some daily necessities, but often, such people came back empty-handed.

Confidence has collapsed, like a snowy mountain collapsing, crashing down, and no one can be spared.

On the eleventh day.

No one wants to make money anymore.

Even if the money was made with good quality before, no one is willing to accept it.

The market has been flooded with bad coins, and even good coins have been affected.

In the eyes of most people, there is no difference between the two.

A limited number of transactions were transformed into barter.

Bartering means an increase in transaction costs. I will give you a cow in exchange for a hundred chickens. The problem is that most people may not be able to get a hundred chickens, and it is difficult to do so in a short period of time. The other party wants it, but it can be exchanged for goods of equal value to cattle.

One by one, the shops began to close out of necessity.

Buying and selling is no longer possible. Accepting money making means losing money. Bartering is only suitable for small-scale black market transactions.

People became angry.

The disaster in Angkor seems to have also spread to Phnom Penh.

After that, the entire Chenla Kingdom became chaotic.

Only then did King Chenla realize that the problem was serious.

The officers and soldiers were the first to make a fuss, because the military pay given to them by the king was also made of money, and it was the same as the military pay in the past. In the past, the pay and silver could barely keep people fed, but now, the money given out , not enough to buy an egg.

One egg is not enough for one day. After this month, on the other twenty-nine days, can we let people drink the northwest wind?

King Chenla’s face turned gloomy when he got the news of the trouble between the government and the army.

How could he not know what happened these days.

It’s just…he never thought that things would get worse.

Everything takes a turn for the worst.

Even if he ordered the five ministers several times to stabilize the situation in the royal capital, there was nothing he could do.

It can be said that there is nothing we can do.

It is clear that he is the king and decides the life and death of thousands of people. He will not fail to obey the king’s orders.

But it was as if there was an invisible enemy fighting against him in the dark. One after another, the king’s edicts were sent out repeatedly, but not only did they have no effect, but things became even worse.

At this time, he actually started to panic.

The Wang Army was already unstable and could not control the situation at all. Although they managed to suppress the situation, how long could it last?

Not only that, but at Angkor, the thieves who had appeared before suddenly rebelled with great force.

At this time… the entire Zhenla seemed to be in a raging fire.

But in front of him, his enemy, the damn money-maker who was becoming more and more devalued, was more terrifying than the rebels.

Because people have summed up countless experiences in dealing with the rebels, but there is nothing they can do to deal with the increasingly deteriorating money making.

King Zhenla’s expression became even more terrifying.

His eyes were like lightning, and he stared at the five ministers fiercely: “What to do, what to do! Is there no way at all? Why don’t the soldiers and civilians accept the money making? Why…”

“Your Majesty.” Bearded Duolou looked bitter.

All the methods that should be used were used.

But this avalanche is still unstoppable.

This is vicious inflation.

It is simply not something that people like Yan Duolou, who are still stuck in the farming era, can solve.

Even if he is Wang Bushi or Liu Wenshan, such a trend has been formed, and there is nothing he can do about it.

He looked at King Chenla carefully.

Then he said: “Your Majesty, I have already thought of a way, which is to collect a batch of money and go to Kebao Port immediately to buy a large amount of treasures. Although this money is worthless in the country, if it is from all over the world, If the merchant bank accepts these coins, then… it can still exert its value, but… but…”

“But what?” King Zhenla said solemnly, glaring at Yan Duolou fiercely.

Beard Duolou said with a bitter look on his face: “But Siyang Trading Company said that the current treasure ships carry relief medicine and food. Those treasures have been out of stock for a long time. Even if you have money, you can’t buy them… However… I heard that the price of treasures has skyrocketed in the black market. I think… even if their ships bring treasures, I’m afraid… I’m afraid… they won’t let us easily buy them with money. Treasure. Now…now…there is nothing we can do. Your Majesty…this…this is obviously a conspiracy of the Siyang Trading Company. At first, they accepted money making, which led to the excessive printing of money in the country. But now …Now…”

Conspiracy…

Is this a conspiracy?

This is an honest conspiracy.

Accepting money-making is a matter of course. Will Siyang Commercial Bank accept coins recognized by various countries?

The behavior of Siyang Trading Company is almost beyond reproach.

The bad thing is that the officials and businessmen of Zhenla, in order to make profits, thought they had taken advantage of the Siyang Trading Company, and made crazy coins, but now… it has finally backfired on themselves.

King Zhenla’s face turned from angry to miserable. He closed his eyes and said, “These damn Mingren.”

However, Yan Duolou and others remained silent.

“Is there really no other way?” King Zhenla sat on the throne and muttered to himself.

Bearded Duolou looked up at King Zhenla and said word by word: “Your Majesty, there is no other way. We…we have fallen into a desperate situation. Now there are thieves in the country and the soldiers and the people are angry. Sooner or later, This anger will come to the king. I am afraid that tomorrow, prices will rise again… Next, there will be countless thieves in the capital.”

King Zhenla sat slumped on the throne with an expressionless face .

.

He shuddered.

This is an even more terrifying result. The resentment of the civilians and the wavering of the officers and soldiers are both fatal.

He won’t understand this.

No one can guarantee whether a group of people will enter the palace tomorrow or the day after.

He pursed his lips, closed his eyes, calmed down for a while, and then said: “Then, what should we do?”

“Your Majesty!” Beard Duolou said sternly: “There is a saying in the Ming Dynasty that the bell must be tied to untie the bell. “People, the most urgent task at the moment is to immediately invite the people from the Siyang Trading Company. The king will personally negotiate with them. Now… only they have the solution, otherwise…”

Consulting…

King Zhenla had a look of reluctance in his eyes. , sneered and said: “This is really unreasonable. They are just a group of wise merchants. How can they have the qualifications… to negotiate with this king.”

Yan Duolou and others all had a bitter look on their faces and fell into a deathly silence.

King Zhenla scolded him, but suddenly he felt like a deflated rubber ball, and finally said: “Invite them to come, invite them to come!”

His eyes were bloodshot with anger, and his face sneered, and then stood up.

He punched hard on the armrest of the throne.

Oh…

he’s in pain.

The whole person curled up, dripping with cold sweat from the pain.

………

A letter was delivered to Liu Wenshan.

Liu Wenshan is teaching Liu Jin how to play chess.

However, Liu Jin’s chess skills were really not that bad, making Liu Wenshan’s game boring.

Hearing that there was an urgent letter from Zhenla, Liu Wenshan seemed to have suddenly found a way out. His face suddenly glowed. He got off the donkey, pushed the chess piece, took the letter, opened it, looked down, and then pondered. language.

“Dad, what’s wrong?” Liu Jin looked at Liu Wenshan steadily and asked.

Liu Wenshan had some time to rest and said: “The King of Zhenla personally wrote a letter and wanted the Siyang Trading Company to go to Zhenla for talks.”

“Talk.” Liu Jin bared his teeth and said, “Then just send Shopkeeper Zhou there.”

“No. Okay.” Liu Wenshan looked deeply and shook his head: “This is the first one to come to the door. All countries are very anxious now. Come to think of it… they are all trying hard to persevere. But, Liu Jin, have you ever thought about it, Zhenla Country is the first? I want to talk, what does this mean?”

“This…” Liu Jin frowned and thought.

Liu Wenshan immediately said: “This shows that we can set an example in Chenla, so that the waiting countries will know what to do next, and let them know that only by following Chenla can they turn the crisis around. Otherwise… the country… It only takes a day or night to destroy your family.”

Liu Wenshan said these words lightly, with a look of confidence in his eyes.

This made Liu Jin a little confused.

To be honest, he can’t see through his father.

Sometimes it is a bodhisattva’s heart, but in the blink of an eye it is a thunderbolt.

As expected, the people who followed my godfather…can’t be offended.

Liu Jin said sincerely: “Then daddy will go with me?”

“Go, why not go.” Liu Wenshan was in a good mood and said with a smile: “I heard that Zhenla Country has a pleasant scenery and numerous temples, big and small. It is a tourist attraction. Not bad.”

“But…” Liu Jin thought of other things and frowned, looking very uneasy: “But dad, aren’t you worried that they will be unfavorable to you? This is going to the meeting alone. Lost, then…”

Liu Wenshan’s face remained calm, he used to be just an ordinary person.

But when his mentor opened a door and allowed him to see a new world, and then allowed him to slowly hone his skills, his knowledge grew more and more, and he began to become more and more confident.

A person’s height determines his vision, and his vision also determines his thinking.

Liu Wenshan said calmly: “Why are we afraid of a mere King Zhenla? They are the ones who are frightened now. Now, you and I are in charge of their life and death, honor and disgrace, just like in Du Fu’s poem “Watching Gongsun Auntie’s Disciples Dance with Swords” A swordsman armed with a sharp sword can move his sword in all directions, so there is nothing to be afraid of.”

(End of this chapter)