Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 497: Haste breeds chaos
The Six Departments of Censors were also closely monitoring the storage situation of the Shuntianfu Money House early this morning.

Although Shuntian Money House cannot represent the two capitals and thirteen provinces, it can at least reflect part of the situation.

"Lord Meng!"

A clerk came over and said to Meng Xiandong in shock: "The Shuntianfu Bank is going crazy today!"

“Many people are queuing up for storage!”

Meng Xiandong: “…”

His cheeks turned slightly red, but only for a moment, and soon returned to normal, and he said calmly: "Oh."

It's really weird. Do these people really dare to deposit their money in the bank so casually?
Seeing the strange looks from the other officials, Meng Xiandong smiled and said, "This is actually within my expectations."

"I have anticipated this scenario."

Lord Meng is really good at talking!

At this time, I can still bite the bullet and make amends for myself.

Meng Xiandong continued, "This is just the first step. In just two months, we have to ban all private banks, build so many branches in the two capitals and thirteen provinces, and hire staff, teach business, and so on."

"Don't you think it's too fast?"

"Haste makes waste. If you take too big a step, you will inevitably make fatal mistakes."

"For example, how do we send the money in the bank to the national treasury? We can't just keep it in the bank forever, right? That wouldn't be safe."

"Will the bank be robbed? With so much money in such a large place, it's inevitable that someone will covet it."

Several other officials smiled and said, "Master Meng, what you said makes sense."

Of course, all of this was to cooperate with Meng Xiandong. After all, he had shamelessly said that he was not optimistic about the money houses at all. He even thought that ordinary people would not deposit money in money houses.

His face is swollen now, but he can still remain calm. It’s impossible not to admire him!
Who can not admire Lord Meng's state of mind?

……

"Your Majesty, subsequent safety issues require special consideration."

In fact, Chen Ce's original intention was to compare the Ming Dynasty's money houses with the banks of later generations. With the experience of his previous life, Chen Ce can now take many issues into consideration comprehensively.

Although the pace of money shop development was very fast, Chen Ce was not worried at all that it would lead to chaos, because someone had already walked this path for him, and he just had to learn from them.

Otherwise, Chen Ce would not have taken such a big step, and the money house would not have developed so fast, to the point of being shocking and worrying.

Emperor Hongzhi nodded in agreement.

However, it is not possible to deploy military forces in every money house. We can only symbolically deploy a small number of military forces in the money houses.

The transportation of money will be equipped with key armed forces.

The security of the money house itself also needs to be guaranteed. The Ministry of Industry has carefully studied the structure of its internal construction. It is not easy to rob a money house.

Before construction, Chen Ce had already discussed these matters with the Ministry of Industry.

In short, Chen Ce had already thought of all the potential dangers that others could think of according to the textbooks of later generations.

As for the future business of the money house, it will only change slightly based on demand.

Emperor Hongzhi could finally rest assured and took Chen Ce back to the Qianqing Palace.

When Hong Zhong arrived at the warm room, Chen Ce and Emperor Hongzhi had been waiting there for a long time.

Hong Zhong was stunned. Seeing Emperor Hongzhi and Chen Ce sitting together in the warm room, he felt something strange.

Chen Ce's important position in the Ming Dynasty can be seen from this time.

At first, he was only secretly instructing and teaching the prince in Huaihua Hutong, but now he can make decisions on national policies. This made Hong Zhong sigh and feel relieved at the same time.

"Xuanzhi, sit down."

Emperor Hongzhi said to Hong Zhong.

Huai En had already ordered someone to bring a chair over. Hong Zhong leaned half of his buttocks on the chair, looking extremely terrified.

He is not Chen Ce, who can sit so casually in front of Emperor Hongzhi.

"Pure Jane, tell me."

"Xuanzhi, there are no outsiders here, so don't be polite."

When Hong Zhong heard what Emperor Hongzhi said, he was moved to tears. It was obvious that Emperor Hongzhi regarded him as his confidant!

Chen Ce looked at Hong Zhong and said, "Master Hong, you need to accomplish a few things when you go to the West Ocean next February."

"First, fight a war at sea to eliminate pirates."

This was to shock the people at home and abroad, and to announce the Ming Dynasty's maritime strength to a number of Western maritime countries, so that they would feel at ease to do trade with the Ming Dynasty.

"Second, when you visit the island nations, negotiate maritime trade with them."

"This time you go out to sea, you need to bring more Ming Dynasty goods, such as silk, porcelain, tea, and even weapons that are no longer used by the Ming Dynasty."

"Give these things to the various maritime nations to promote trade between Ming and them. Discuss maritime trade and see if they have any goods that can be traded to Ming."

"You can make your own judgment during this process."

"Third, bring a group of craftsmen over to instruct them on ship construction."

Although many maritime countries are rich in resources, they are too poor and backward and do not have the ability to sail at sea. Therefore, helping and supporting them to improve their shipbuilding technology will be beneficial to the future of maritime trade.

The main purpose of the Ming Dynasty this time was to promote trade between the river and sea countries in order to increase economic exchanges.

Only in this way can the Ming Dynasty, after its currency reform, allow all countries in the world to settle accounts with its own currency, thus achieving the goal of controlling the world with economic currency.

Hong Zhong actually didn't quite understand the many deep-seated reasons behind this, but since Chen Ce had told him, he memorized them all.

Emperor Hongzhi said to Hong Zhong: "Xuanzhi, next year's voyage to the West will affect the future economic development of the Ming Dynasty. You must be cautious."

"Our Ming Dynasty... has not yet achieved true prosperity."

Hong Zhong was shocked...it's already good enough!
Compared with the previous dynasty, the Ming Dynasty has developed very well in just five years from the eleventh year of Hongzhi to the present.

People no longer have to worry about going hungry, so they have more energy to develop the economy, improve their quality of life, and improve social welfare.

The Ming Dynasty is developing rapidly and is thriving. Your Majesty, you are too modest!
He didn't know that the current Ming Dynasty was not what Chen Ce wanted, nor what Emperor Hongzhi wanted.

The per capita literacy rate is still low, the imperial court has not yet fully realized the construction of schools and medical clinics, and the southwest, northwest, Liaodong and other areas are still poor and backward. There is still a lot that the Ming Dynasty needs to do in the future.

Utilizing the economies of all overseas countries to support the Ming Dynasty in achieving overall prosperity and strength is what Chen Ce and Emperor Hongzhi hoped to see.

A lot of things matter this voyage. When Hong Zhong returns, the Ming Dynasty will surely reach a higher level.

Hong Zhong bowed and said, "I obey your order! I will not disappoint your Majesty and will complete this voyage to the West smoothly. Please rest assured, Your Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)