Zai Chun finally spoke, and he began to pry into a world that he didn't understand at all. No one taught him all the knowledge in this world, not even Xiao Letian said a little bit about it.
It was Big Beard's secret message that opened the door to a new world for him, which he had never even thought about before.
Zai Chun knew the secrets inside and it was useless to ask anyone. If Xiao Letian was not willing to teach him, then other European emperors, generals, ministers and scholars would not reveal anything to Zai Chun.
The only way to find a breakthrough is from Gordon, because Gordon has now formed a community of interests with Zai Chun. The greater Zai Chun's power, the more benefits Gordon can obtain. This is a prosperous whole.
Gordon really didn't want to start this topic, but considering that he would still have to make a living with the emperor in the future, it was absolutely impossible not to leave some useful information today.
Gordon took a sip of tea and said with a pale face, "Your Majesty, can you stand aside?"
"Okay! You all stand down..." Zai Chun ordered the eunuchs and guards around him to stand down, but found that Da Sixi and the others were a little hesitant.
"Stand back! Can Admiral Gordon harm me? This is my savior! Stand back..." Under Zai Chun's scolding, everyone in the study retreated.
Gordon then spoke, "Your Majesty, the question you asked is really too big, and it does involve some secrets... First of all, I have to declare that I only know a little bit about these secrets!"
"This is a bottomless abyss. I don't know what kind of monster is hidden in the deepest part. In fact, I'm just hearing about it!"
"It doesn't matter, I just want to hear these hearsays today!"
"Okay... Since your Majesty wants to hear it, I will tell you. Since we are talking about gold, I will tell you about the history of gold..."
Following Gordon's words, a door that had been dusty for thousands of years seemed to open in front of Zai Chun. Scenes of the symbiosis between gold and human beings unfolded behind this door.
The history of gold is almost as old as the history of mankind. When mankind began to learn smelting technology, in the process of firing various ores, gold, a rare and beautiful metal, began to control the human soul.
Gold is beautiful and stable, and will not oxidize in the air. It remains beautiful after thousands of years. This property is not possessed by any other metal!
It can be said that gold has been linked to wealth from the beginning, and no one can resist the magic of gold!
These rare and soulful metals were originally the treasures of clergy and rulers. They used gold to decorate temples and tombs. They hoped to enjoy eternal wealth in the human world and the underground world!
Only gold can carry such psychological prayers. When archaeologists in the 21st century opened the three-thousand-year-old tomb, the gold products were still shining with the light of when they were just buried.
The princes and generals have rotted into dust, the solid rocks have been weathered and mottled, the bronzes and irons have been rusted, and only gold still proves the power of eternal life!
Who wouldn’t love this kind of metal!
With the gradual development of human society, human society has begun to enter the era of commodity economy. People are no longer limited to self-production, and exchange has become the mainstream of human social behavior!
At this time, a constant currency has become what everyone needs, so what is more suitable than eternal gold?
Loved by all, recognized by all as worthy, and guaranteed to be immortal! At this time, gold began to penetrate downwards from the altar and the imperial power, and even the people were controlled by gold.
Although the quantity of currency cast by gold has always been very rare, and its role in the circulation of commodities does not seem to be as good as that of metals such as silver or bronze, it is precisely because of its scarcity that gold has become the ultimate subject matter of all currencies!
In other words, in the field of commodity circulation, gold has the final right to interpret as currency!
Throughout the history of humankind, there have been instances of inflation or deflation due to increases or decreases in the production of metals such as silver and bronze.
In different historical periods, the purchasing power of silver, bronze and other currencies is completely different!
But gold is not affected by this law. Its output has always been so stable, and it will never give you more if it is not cut off. The stability of this metal has surpassed all currencies from ancient times to the present!
At this time, mankind finally reached a consensus, that is, whoever controls gold can control business, and whoever controls business can control the lifeblood of mankind!
The competition for gold continues, with wars, tributes, commerce... Every country is trying every means to increase its gold reserves.
Humanity's obsession with gold has even given birth to the profession of alchemists. The legend of the Golden Touch is spread among all ethnic groups in the world!
In this game of competing for gold, Europeans are obviously at the forefront of the world, because ancient Europe was poor and war-torn, and every country was forced to expand outward due to the pressure of survival.
How did the Age of Discovery begin? After all, it’s because of Europeans’ obsession with gold!
The Spanish and Portuguese carried out extremely cruel raids on North and South America, and almost all the gold and silver stored in the Inca Empire for thousands of years were plundered.
Shiploads of precious metals stained with the blood of the indigenous people were transported to Europe. During that period, the Spanish royal family was the richest in the world, and no country in Europe could match it.
Britain was a latecomer in this game of plundering gold. When Britain began to reach out to the sea, there was not much ready-made gold and silver left.
The British had no choice but to work hard to develop their own industry, improve production efficiency, make their goods more high-quality and cheaper, and then use these goods to be dumped in Europe.
The gold that the Spaniards snatched across the Atlantic Ocean was profited by British industrial products after it was transferred to private hands a few times!
There is nothing you can do about it. Who told you not to develop the industrial revolution? If your production efficiency cannot be improved, then your products will naturally become uncompetitive.
For the same piece of woolen cloth, the price in the UK is two-thirds of yours and the quality is pretty good. Who can compete with this kind of market competition?
Therefore, the birth of the Industrial Revolution in Britain was actually a coincidence, because at that time, not much ready-made gold and silver in North and South America and Africa had been robbed.
At that time, the British did not have an invincible fleet like the Spanish. The British had no choice but to force themselves to pollute the environment and carry out the industrial revolution.
As a result, the first industrial revolution came to fruition in Britain!
The magic hand behind it is still gold!
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