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11. Getting too involved is too timid

As for the owner and the guys of the silk shop, Amano Hachiro and Terazawa Shintaro were not touched, but Tadaoemon knew very well that what they were talking about was definitely the truth.

At this time, Japan's population was about 30 million, sometimes more and sometimes less. There was only so much extreme population that agricultural production could support. After experiencing explosive population growth, there was about 400 million people, more or less, not far away.

Calculated by the calculation of about 500 million to 700 million taels of silver circulating across the country (in fact, because Chinese people have extremely strong saving habits), the overall social development level is definitely not as good as Japan, which is next door. Now the total amount of currency circulating across the country is about one-twelve percent of that of the Qing Dynasty. In the conversion, it is about 30 million to 50 million (Japanese) kilograms of gold.

The Shimazu family has minted fake silver worth more than 3.2 million taels of gold, which is equivalent to one-tenth of the total social circulation. This damage to the small Japanese economy is almost devastating.

No wonder even in the so-called "Sa Chang's Historical View" history books in the future, the evaluation of the Guangxiang of the Institute was mixed. Compared with the industrial and commercial industries and commerce in the Western countries that were severely damaged by him, as well as the economic decline and rural bankruptcy caused by it, it is really hard to say which one is greater.

It can even be said that the lower-class warriors, merchants and rich peasants who supported the anti-shog movement in Western countries were the direct perpetrators of the Shinshogun. The shogunate they opposed actually tried to maintain all the destruction of the Shinshogun.

Of course, the shogunate, the car that was rushing into the abyss, has never chosen a driver who can step on the brakes. Instead, they have chosen treasures to rush to the accelerator one after another, and in turn, they have burned firewood to the "evil deeds" of the station Guangxiang, which has helped a lot.

Mumamo is really an era that cannot be understood...

They fight against each other, you attack me, I attack you, and what's the point of getting cheaper!

After the condom, Tadaoemon cannot be in vain. People think we are rural buns, so we can't really make them. Not to mention, if we don't compare with the silk from Qing Dynasty on the other side of the shore, the silk made in Japan is the best in Kyoto. So buying a few pieces of fashionable materials, even if you send them back to Edo to give them to others later, it's very good.

We are a big "clever official" myself, and we can't wear such fancy new woven silk, so let's forget it. The shop strongly recommends it, and the guy who hopes Tadaoemon himself can buy a piece of silk is very disappointed.

It may not be guaranteed that people think that Tadaoemon is a poor country man. After buying it for his relatives, he became short of money and wasted so much saliva. It was really not worth it. Even the words that said after you measured your body length and you were sure to send new clothes to the mansion within two days.

But Lai Chung Yuemon bought a few sections, and he was a customer in size. The warm-hearted person on the surface was pretty good. He also sent a guy to illuminate the road for Chuan Yuemon, saying that it was getting dark, and he was afraid that Chuan Yuemon would not know the place, so he just said a place name and the guy could help you deliver it directly to the place.

The service was quite considerate, and it was good to have someone to lead the way. It just so happened that Euemon of Rong Chuan was just making a mess. By the way, I learned about other situations in Kyoto, so I could go to Satsuma and have a say.

The lantern guy is a young guy, and his level is obviously very low in the silk shop. He is still at the level of "Fireman", not very old, he is fourteen or five years old, but he is very talkative. In a place like a store where you need to open a door to welcome guests, you can't even negotiate business without a good mouth.

The young man was still imitating and learning about things in the business world, but the young man had already experienced hardships in life. The young man didn't feel that the fake silver mentioned in the store was too deep. He was a poor man and had only dealt with copper coins in his life. Although he had seen the appearance of gold and silver, he had never used it at all.

However, he knew very well that because fake silver flooded the market, many small businesses on the market were unable to distinguish. Even big businesses were weighed and used, and the authenticity was mixed and it was impossible to quickly distinguish. The worst thing was that the common people who entered the city to sell their own local silk and silk as long as they received fake silver once, the result would be that they would not be able to pay the tribute in the year.

Either flee into the mountains and become thieves. Or they will go into exile to the city and become a vague citizen in the city. They live a life of stagnation and sell their hard work to survive. One day they can’t sell, they will die. The worst case is that they are arrested by landlords or rural usury merchants. If their wife and daughter sell them into certain places, they will become slaves.

The young man's family was worried about his livelihood because of the skyrocketing prices, the market was in decline, the merchants were closed and the income decreased. He could only send him directly to the store to be a mate, without any wages, but at least he could manage food during work. This was better than anything else, and it was not good to have food to eat.

As for why Edo is not as serious as Kyoto or the Western Kingdom, the reason is very simple. Firstly, the population is larger, the market is larger, and there are more currencies circulating in the entire market. Secondly, in addition to the Satsuma tribe, which makes fake silver, more than 200 other daimyos come to Edo to consume every year. Every year, millions and tens of millions of real money are consumed in Edo. The fake silver flowing into Edo cannot cause too much splash.

Moreover, Satsuma could set up several royal merchants in Osaka and find ways to make fake silver in the western country. But in Edo, almost all the wealthy merchants were white gloves from the shogunate, and Edo was the private place of the general's family. The cash needed by the general needed to be collected from the Edo market. How could other daimyos allow intervene?

When the young man entered the Akashi's residence with a surprised look, Tadaoemon still did not think of a proper solution. The amount of fake silver produced by Satsuma was too large, which affected the normal economic order of the entire Western country, killing more than 100,000 and 200,000 people.

It is just a shocking thunder. Even if Shimazu Kibin doesn't stab it, it will be exposed by others sooner or later. Once it is exposed and the incident is announced, the Shimazu family will basically become the public enemy of the entire Western country.

In other words, in history, Hirosuke was very brave and directly committed suicide by separating himself, leaving the shogunate dead without evidence, which suppressed the follow-up matters. Now that Ii Naohime is targeting this matter, I believe there are many people who are targeting it, and it is only a matter of time before the explosion occurs.
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