I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 607 Currency War
Tian Cheng’s words left many people stunned.

Zhuang Jiye was even more so. He took the gold yuan notes and observed them carefully. The main patterns on the gold yuan notes were portraits of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di. The printing was quite exquisite, and the texture of the paper was also quite good. Anyway, he didn't see anything different...

"I don't notice anything different. President Tian, ​​you are not lying to us, are you?" Zhuang Jiye handed the gold yuan notes in his hand to others and said.

"Today is a meeting in front of the emperor, I dare not joke..." Tian Cheng said with a smile.

"The Nanjing government just launched this gold yuan note, and you imitated it? This is too amazing!" Zhuang Jiye now believed what Tian Cheng said and sighed sincerely.

"The Royal Bank's technical reserves in printing money are beyond your imagination... The color-changing ink and mulberry cotton paper they use are technologies that we have already eliminated..." Tian Cheng said with a smile.

"So what are you preparing for..." Zhuang Jiye said.

"This is a war that affects the entire Ming Dynasty. The sooner this war ends, the less damage it will cause to the Ming Dynasty. So we can use some unconventional means to this end..." Zhu Houxuan suddenly spoke, setting the tone for the matter.

No one here is pedantic, so no one will say anything about it.

"Yes, we plan to print a large number of counterfeit gold yuan notes and distribute them to the people in the south to destroy their already very fragile financial market..." Tian Cheng said simply.

"How are you going to deploy it?" Zhuang Jiye was very interested in the details.

"The initial plan is to deliver it through the navy. There are many fishing villages along the southern coast. We plan to have the navy use small boats to deliver a box of gold yuan coupons to each village under the cover of night, and then they will naturally know what to do," Tian Cheng said lightly.

The people involved began to discuss quietly. With their knowledge, they could see that this move would cause the gold yuan to depreciate significantly, and then further disrupt the economy of the south.
Everyone can imagine the power of this move. Even someone like Zhuang Jiye, who is well paid and has not cared about money for a long time, can imagine how terrible the scene would be if the currency in his hands depreciated significantly.
"In fact, even if we don't use this trick, the gold yuan notes issued by the South will definitely depreciate rapidly. This trick only speeds up the depreciation of the gold yuan notes," Tian Cheng continued.

"The gold yuan will definitely depreciate quickly because it has no anchor! Why is the silver yuan so strong? Because it is anchored to gold and silver. We have a lot of gold and silver. Every year, seven or eight treasure ships loaded with gold, silver and gems return to the Ming Dynasty and enter the vault of the Royal Bank. In addition, we have many large gold and silver mines being mined in the Far East Continent. Everyone believes that we can produce enough gold and silver."

"In addition, the silver yuan notes are anchored to the rapidly developing economy of our Ming Dynasty and the increasing number of factories of the Royal Bank. In addition, we also carefully calculate the issuance of silver yuan notes to avoid depreciation due to excessive issuance. The gold yuan notes do not have all of this. To put it bluntly, the gold yuan note is now just a piece of beautifully printed paper. The only thing that makes it have some value is the credibility of the southern government." "But even this only thing of some value, the Nanjing government will soon be unable to maintain it. Because the military pressure they face is too great. They have to maintain an army of millions, which requires a huge amount of materials and wealth. The fact that they can now produce gold yuan notes shows that they have realized that printing money is the fastest way to plunder private wealth, and printing money is really addictive. Even if they know that it is drinking poison to quench thirst, they still can't help printing, because the temptation to exchange paper for materials and wealth is too great."

"That's why I said that even without our intervention, the gold yuan would depreciate rapidly. We estimate that this will take between one and two years. Our intervention will only speed up the depreciation. Our plan is to make the southern economy completely collapse within half a year." Tian Cheng patiently explained to everyone.

"And in this process, the lives of the people in the south will become difficult and hard, and they will gradually realize the true face of the southern gentry, military officers and royal family members." Tian Cheng continued.

"What do you think about this?" Jiang Jiangong was very interested in this topic and asked.

"It's very simple. As I said before, the financial crisis can be transferred. There is a huge information gap between the gentry and the grassroots people. Moreover, in such a chaotic situation, the common people are simply unable to hold on to the few chips in their hands, so the gentry can use the information gap to do a lot of things. I don't deny that there are people with noble character among the southern gentry who would rather suffer losses than transfer the crisis to the people, but they are a very small minority. For most southern gentry, they will definitely do so, because they will not watch their own interests being damaged, because that is human nature." Tian Cheng said in a deep voice.

Jiang Jiangong was silent
"Okay! Tian Cheng said it very well! And it was very clear. I believe everyone is clear about our plan now." Zhu Houxuan suddenly spoke out.

"Now let me ask you a question. What will happen if the economic and social conditions in the south deteriorate to the extent that Tian Cheng said?" Zhu Houxuan said, looking around at everyone.

Everyone present fell into deep thought.
"The people in the south will reflect on themselves." Chen Hong's voice suddenly sounded, and his voice was very low. "They will reflect on why their lives have become so difficult in less than a year. They will gradually realize the problem, and a wave will gradually form. Even if the gentry controls public opinion in various places, they cannot stop this wave."

"By that time, the people in the south will miss us very much and remember our kindness. Although the Royal Group has not invested much in the south, the central government's series of policies are alleviating the burden on the people, and their lives are gradually getting better. In contrast, the Nanjing government will lose the support of the people, while the people in the south will return to the central government!"

"When the army invades the south, the people of the south will surely welcome the royal army with food and drink. After we recover the south, we will deal with all the gentry, military officers and royal family members who are plotting rebellion. This will be in accordance with the will of heaven and the will of the people. The people of the south will only applaud our actions."

"By that time, the cancer in the South will be wiped out by us, and the people in the South will be loyal to us. Then the two political problems we faced before will no longer exist," said Chen Hong.

(End of this chapter)