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Chapter 2224 Treasury Deficit
The sixth day of May in the second year of Dalong Taiping.

Great meeting.

Liu Mingzhi waited in the back hall until all civil and military officials had arrived, and then walked out from the back hall pretending to be late.

"Your Majesty is here, and all the officials salute."

"Your Majesty, I will see you, long live long live."

"Free admission!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After exchanging greetings as usual, Liu Mingzhi walked down the dragon platform as usual, scanning the hands of the officials from time to time.

Seeing that there are nearly one memorial in the hands of the officials, there are many, ranging from two to five.

Liu Mingzhi's heart twitched fiercely, and the corners of his eyes trembled involuntarily.

The papers sent three days ago were barely approved in the middle of the night yesterday, and so many papers came in today, it is hard to say whether there will be other papers in the future.

These bastards really don't intend to give themselves a way out.

Silently, he took out the Queen's plan from his cuffs, the document about establishing the cabinet and the Hall of Ten Kings that he had approved and approved, and Liu Mingzhi sat down cross-legged on the spot.

Gently slapping the palm of his hand with the document in his hand, Liu Mingzhi glanced at the civil and military officials on both sides indifferently.

"My lords, do you have a book to play?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have something to play."

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the old minister also has something to play."

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the minister also has something to play."

"..."

Liu Mingzhi looked at the officials who came out holding memorials one after another like a swarm of bees, and the corner of his mouth twitched helplessly.

"Hubu, you go ahead!"

"According to the order!"

Jiang Yuanming gently opened the memorial in his hand: "Reporting to Your Majesty, this year's summer tax has been calculated, and the total is more than 8306 million taels, which is more than 1000 million taels higher than last year.

However, the amount of taxes seems to be more than ten million taels higher than last year, but it is actually beyond the means.

This amount of silver is not only the taxes paid by the people in the various prefectures of our inner prefecture, but also the taxes paid by the Jinmin people in the 23 prefectures of Songzhou and Daizhou and the 28 taxes paid by the Turkic people in the Xinfu.

Therefore, compared with last year, the silver taels spent by the Turkic Xinmin people to appease the Jin people this year, after being charged with the summer tax, the treasury is still short of more than 170 million taels of silver.

Now the various expenditures of the state governments in various places have reached the point where they need to use emergency banks.

Your Majesty, please come up with a charter as soon as possible, otherwise the old minister, the Minister of the Ministry of Households, will really not be able to continue. "

Liu Mingzhi frowned slightly and pondered for a while: "Have you brought the tax accounting accounts from the Household Department?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the minister brought it naturally, please take a look at it!"

Jiang Yuanming closed the memorial, took out a thick account book from his cuff, and handed it to Liu Mingzhi.

"You guys take your seats first, I'll check the accounts of the Xia tax before proceeding."

"According to the order."

Liu Mingzhi took the account book, dipped his finger at the corner of his mouth, and silently flipped through the account in his hand. Under the surprised eyes of all the officials, Liu Mingzhi muttered softly from time to time before continuing to look at the next account.

About half an hour later, Liu Mingzhi stretched his waist, and closed the ledger with a snap, and all the officials trembled instinctively.

Some drowsy officials dozed off, wiped the saliva from the corners of their mouths in a hurry, rubbed the corners of their eyes and looked at Liu Mingzhi.

"Household!"

"Chen is here!"

Liu Mingzhi smiled lightly and shook his head, put the accounts on his knees and looked at Jiang Yuanming: "You old fox, you have played tricks on me."

The embarrassment in Lao Jiang's eyes disappeared in a flash, and he hurriedly raised his head and lowered his eyebrows, not daring to look at Liu Mingzhi: "I dare not, why did your majesty say that?
The old minister dared not play tricks with His Majesty after eating the bear's heart and leopard's guts! "

"I ask you, the new Turkic people lack gold, silver, grain, and pay taxes with livestock, cattle, sheep, and leather goods.

The people of the Jin people in Beifu have just stabilized, and the autumn grain has not yet been harvested. A small amount of gold, silver and medicinal materials are used to pay half of the tax instead, and then the autumn grain is used to pay the tax delayed in summer.
Are cattle and sheep not silver after they are sold?Are medicinal materials and mountain products not worth money after they are sold?Due to the special circumstances of the Jin people, they could only pay half of the tax first, so it is understandable to delay the supplement for a season.

Turkic Xinmin, Beifu Jinmin has just recovered from more than ten years of war, and they need to give them some time to gradually stabilize.

Your household department only calculates the amount of cash, how can the treasury not be short?

I estimate that the household bureaus of various state capitals are now dumping cattle and sheep, leather products, medicinal materials, mountain products and other in-demand goods from Jintu and Jintu in exchange for gold and silver, right?
Is it or is it not? "

Jiang Yuanming nodded awkwardly: "Your Majesty is wise, Your Majesty is wise.

However, His Majesty also has to measure the veterans. The difficulty is not that it takes a lot of time to exchange goods for gold and silver.

Now the national treasury has no money other than emergency silver.

In the event of a major event such as natural disasters and man-made disasters happening in any state capital, the old minister, the Minister of the Household Department, should be the first to bear the blame for not being able to pay for it!
And two days ago Haining Marquis Anjiang He'an came to the government office again to look for veterans, and said that he was scheduled to set sail again on May [-]th to trade with all nations.

At that time, it will be another huge expenditure of money, and the veteran is now anxious like ants on a hot pot in order to raise money.

Old minister, there is really no other way! "

Liu Mingzhi subconsciously looked at An Gou'er: "Ninghou Jiang Hai, are you going to sail again?"

An Gou'er came out holding the imperial wat: "Report to Your Majesty, that's right.

Now the in-demand goods brought back by the West have been dumped, and the Westerners who returned with the fleet have also sold all their goods.

Right now, the weather is sunny and the sea breeze is smooth. It is a god-sent opportunity to set sail and trade with all nations.

The minister discussed with his colleagues under his rule, and planned to go to Haijin Port in Haijin Town to set sail again on the [-]th of this month.

I thought I would report this matter to His Majesty at the court meeting today, but I didn't expect that Jiang Shangshu had already said it for me. "

Jiang Yuanming hurriedly echoed An Gou'er's words and nodded, looking at Liu Mingzhi with a bitter expression, meaning Your Majesty, look, the old minister didn't make up anything.

Liu Mingzhi nodded silently: "Since all the goods have been sold, it is indeed time to inspect the Western Trade Nations again."

"Brother, Your Majesty, do you agree?"

"Of course I agree, why don't I agree to a good thing that benefits the country and the people?
correct!What are those Westerners doing now who sold their goods for silver taels? "

An Gouer looked at Wang Hezheng, Minister of Honghe Temple: "Your Majesty, let the Lord Wang of Honghe Temple discuss this matter. Honglu Temple is responsible for entertaining businessmen and envoys who accept Westerners. He knows more about the current situation of Westerners than I do. move!"

"Master Wang?"

Wang Hezheng came out in a hurry: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Western merchants and Western envoys are buying my Dalong's silk, porcelain, tea and other goods in Shiliufang City, and are going to take them back to Western mainland for sale.

After all, compared to their Western goods that are in short supply, Ichao Wuhua Tianbao has countless treasures, and the goods they bring back can often be sold in China for three times or even several times, earning a lot of money.

Now Western merchants are in Shiliufang City, and they are transporting the purchased goods to the inns and inns arranged for them by trucks and trucks.

Everything is ready, just waiting for Haining Hou to set sail, so that they can return to the country with the ship and bring these goods back. "

Liu Mingzhi tapped his knee lightly with his fingers, and nodded in a moderate manner: "It's a good thing, it's a good thing to let gold and silver flow into the people and make the people rich.

Are those Westerners still buying goods now? "

"Still wandering around in Fangshi. I heard that Marquis Haining is going to set sail on the fifteenth of this month. These Westerners are even more aggressive in buying my Dalong's goods than before. They wish they could not take a break all day long!"

Liu Mingzhi clenched his chin in thought for a while, then raised his eyes to glance at Jiang Yuanming.

"Old Jiang, you are sitting on a treasure mountain without knowing it. The opportunity to enrich the treasury is right under your nose, can't you grasp it?"

Old Jiang was stunned for a while, then gradually came to his senses, and suddenly raised his hand and slapped his forehead heavily.

"Oh, old minister, you are so confused!
However, Your Majesty, you also have to be considerate of the veteran's difficulties. Now that the reunification is not long now, the documents of various ministries and offices are piled up like a mountain, and the veteran has no time to go around the shop.

Otherwise, why would you be in a hurry here!I also complain to you! "

(End of this chapter)