God-level Consort of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 696 Too Poor
Du He stepped forward, saluted, and said: "Your Majesty is wise, you can see at a glance that I stayed up all night last night, and it is true that Yao and Shun are alive. Compared with Your Majesty, Emperor Qin, Han and Wu, it is nothing but me. In my heart, Your Majesty is The sun in the sky is so radiant! Since I became the county magistrate of Huxian County, I have been lamenting all night long. I am worried that tens of thousands of people in Huxian County are homeless. Whenever I think of those people living on the streets, I can’t sleep at night. Two I am worried that your majesty will entrust such a heavy burden to the minister, the minister has little knowledge and limited ability, if he fails to complete the task, it will not be a betrayal of his majesty's trust, the minister thinks about it day and night, and lost thirty catties!"

Zhao Yang twitched his lips, contemptuous, sycophant!

Seeing Du He's appearance, Li Er said with a smile on his face, "Ai Qing, you've worked hard, do you want to ask for something?"

"Ah," Du He was stunned, and said awkwardly, "Your Majesty has seen all this. Your Majesty is simply far superior to Yao, Shun and Yu Tang. Emperor Qin, Han and Wu are not worthy to lift your Majesty's shoes. Could it be that Your Majesty can read minds, and unexpectedly Can you see through the thoughts in the minister's mind?"

Li Er was happy.

Just now it was said that Yao and Shun were alive, and they immediately became far superior to Yao and Shun?
This kid...

"Okay, let's get down to business. What do you want to ask me for?" Li Er said a little speechlessly.

Du He said seriously: "Your Majesty, this minister is not here to beg His Majesty, but to ask His Majesty to fulfill his promise."

"Oh?"

Du He then said: "Your Majesty's golden words, I personally said yesterday that if I can untie the depression in the heart of the Supreme Emperor and his old man, I will agree to one condition. Now, I have already resorted to cursing... ah no, stimulating therapy, and it will be cured." The Taishanghuang's disease, the Taishanghuang is alive and kicking, eating well, sleeping well, this disease is cured, now, it's time for His Majesty to fulfill his promise."

Li Er nodded when he heard the words, and said in a deep voice: "Of course what I said will not change. I promised you that as long as it doesn't harm the country and society, it is reasonable and reasonable. I can agree to your conditions!"

"Your Majesty is wise. Your Majesty is truly an emperor through the ages. I have a small request, but it is not for myself, but for the people of Hu County."

"Oh? What request?"

Du He said solemnly: "Your Majesty, Qiu Wanjia is not as good as a pig or a dog. Whenever I think of this bastard, I wish I could dig him out and flog his corpse. This bastard has served as the magistrate of Hu County for more than ten years. I don't want to benefit the people, but I have turned Hu County into a mess. Today, Hu County has no money in the treasury, and no rice in the granary. As a county magistrate, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. Before, the county town collapsed. Because of lack of money, it has not been repaired. I am afraid it will become a disaster. And there are tens of thousands of hungry people in the city. Daily disaster relief is a huge expense... Your Majesty, Hu County is short of money, I beg you His Majesty allocates money and food to help Hu County tide over the difficulties!"

Li Er's expression also became serious.

He had already read the memorial of Dali Temple.

But a report is a report, and it is another matter to actually listen to Du He.

"Qiu Wanjia, there is more than one person to die, how much does Hu County need?" Li Er asked.

Du He stretched out a finger: "One million guan, Your Majesty, only one million guan is needed, and I can save the people from fire and water."

"puff……"

Li Er, who was drinking tea, spit out all the tea in a sip.

100 guan?
He was stunned.

Do you think my money is a leaf blown by a strong wind?

Last year's tax in Huxian County, which was handed over to the court, was only [-] guan.

100 million guan, but more than ten years of taxes.

This is a big hole.

"Qing family, ahem, your idea is very bold, but isn't 100 million pennies too much?" Li Er almost choked on himself.

Du He snapped up his fingers and began to calculate for Li Er: "Your Majesty, the city wall of Hu County has been in disrepair for a long time. Repairing it is no different from building a new one. It needs at least 20 guan, and more than 3 people need a place to live, right? Now An Hu All the land in the county was sold out by Qiu Wanjia, who was inferior to pigs and dogs, and all fell into the hands of the gentry. The gentry controlled the land, set prices on the ground, and needed at least 80 guan to build houses and solve the housing problem of tens of thousands of people. One million guan, and it will be gone... However, it is the duty of the minister to share the worries of the king, and the problem of food for the common people will naturally be solved by the minister, even if the minister eats chaff every day, he must not starve the people!"

Damn it, Du He was almost moved by himself.

Li Er was silent for a long time, then suddenly said: "One million guan, I really don't have one!"

Du He blinked: "Your Majesty, in fact, 80 guan is also fine, I will think of a way!"

"no!"

"One million pennies?"

"..."

"One million pennies?"

"It's...it's hard too..." As he spoke, Li Er took out one piece from the memorial and handed it to Du He.

This was written by Dai Zhou, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. In the memorial, it is said that in the treasury last year, the money that entered the treasury last year was 300 million guan, and now it is only June, and there are only more than 700 million guan left. If the year-old taxes are put into the treasury, the treasury will be empty.

Li Er sighed: "In recent years, the money put into the treasury has been increasing every year, but the cost is not small. At the end of each year, the treasury will be completely spent."

Du He looked at the memorial and didn't know what to say.

In this era of low productivity, commerce is underdeveloped, industry is zero, and the only reliance is agriculture, but agriculture depends on God for food. God is in a good mood, a bumper harvest, good harvest, and more taxes. That's bad... But even in a good year, how much income can you get from farming alone.

Looking at Li Er's gray temples, Du He suddenly felt that the emperor was a bit pitiful.

However, Du He didn't feel depressed when he didn't get a penny, because his purpose was not in this at all.

He put down the memorial sadly, and said: "I never expected that my Great Tang would be so tragic. It's because I'm ignorant that it's embarrassing for Your Majesty. Your Majesty, I don't want this money anymore!"

"Oh? You don't want money. How can we solve this mess in Hu County?" Li Er looked at Du He curiously.

Du He scratched his head, pondered for a while, and said, "Actually, Your Majesty, there is another solution!"

"tell me the story!"

"Chen, I want to set up a bank. This bank has many functions. However, in the early stage, it only does the business of lending money, and the business is all large sums of money. Hu County can borrow from the bank, let's take a loan of 100 million yuan, and the loan will last for 20 years. , the annual interest is [-] guan, and the loan is repaid annually. The principal and interest can be repaid with the taxes of Hu County. In this way, the problem of Hu County can be solved..." Du He began to popularize the role of banks. .

Li Er's eyes widened upon hearing this.

There are other operations!

Lending is very common among the people.

But those are all lending to ordinary people or merchants, and I have never heard of lending to a county.

This method seems feasible?

Li Er pondered in his heart.

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(End of this chapter)