The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1501
His Majesty Li Er sat at the head, sighed, and said with a smile on his face, "Yes, this really solves the urgent need of the treasury."

There is still some time before the autumn harvest. Even after the autumn harvest, the taxes and food from all over the country are collected in Chang'an, but the huge treasury is still unable to make ends meet only by tax revenue. Although the tax revenue after autumn can solve the urgent need, but If Datang wanted to move forward, it would not be possible to rely solely on taxation.

Local construction, army salaries, money and food consumed, in case of any natural and man-made disasters, the treasury needs to be allocated money and food. The current treasury has been emptied. After the final taxes come up, they have to be shipped out before they are warmed up in the treasury.

And these things brought back from Ryukyu are real gold and platinum money, which is placed in the national treasury. Compared with taxation, it is a windfall. It's just a batch, gold mines have already begun to be mined on Ryukyu Island.

Datang had enough money to support the court, and no one knew what would happen next.

Others don't know, but His Majesty Li Er has a blueprint in his heart. Xuan Shijing and His Majesty Li Er once mentioned the Tang currency reform. Now Ryukyu Island has the support of gold and silver mines, and the gold and silver reserves in the treasury Once there are more, we can start reforming.

This matter has to be discussed with the four officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs. His Majesty Li Er feels that this matter can be put on the agenda at a certain date.

Although the national treasury is now empty, it does not prevent the drafting of the charter first.

Strictly speaking, the household department among the six departments during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty was not a large organization.

There are four institutions under the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Warehouses.

"Ryukyu Island was taken by my Tang Dynasty. In this way, we have to consider sending officials to set up counties." His Majesty Li Er said: "Auxiliary machine, this matter still needs your attention."

"Yes." Changsun Wuji answered with cupped hands.

Xuan Shijing sent a memorial to His Majesty Li Er. The purpose of his visit was to set up a station in Ryukyu and attract officials so that Ryukyu would truly become a part of the Tang Dynasty. As time went by, the people on the island would be assimilated into "Tangren", secondly, he also gave an explanation to His Majesty Li Er. After all, it took four or five months to leave with so many soldiers and warships, and it is time to report the progress to the leader.

Xuan Shijing will not come back from Ryukyu Island for the time being, and will not return to Chang'an until everything is on track there, and the proposal in the memorial is to ask the Ministry of Civil Affairs to pay copper coins and send officials to follow the water. The matter of returning to Ryukyu with the warships of the division and soldiers made it difficult for His Majesty Li Er.

The money Xuan Shijing needs now is not a small amount, where can the treasury find so much copper money now?
His Majesty Li Er agrees with Xuan Shijing's plan. If the island and its people can be returned to the Tang Dynasty peacefully, it will be good, and in the long run, it is a very feasible method, but the current difficulty is There are not so many copper coins in the treasury.

There are valuable things in the treasury, but how to exchange them for copper coins in a short time?Could it be that the things in the national treasury were directly sold in the market as they were more than ten years ago?
Where is the face of the royal family?Do you still want this face?

"There is one more thing. I need some Qings to help me think about it." His Majesty Li Er said, signaling Deyi to send Xuan Shijing's memorial down for the courtiers below to watch.

Xuan Shijing's memorial was very long. After reading it, several people understood where His Majesty Li Er was struggling.

Today they gathered in the Xuanzheng Hall for this matter.

That means the treasury is poor and there is no money.

Now there is a source of money, but if you want to get this batch of money and other things, you need to pay a little from the treasury first. If the treasury does not pay, then on the Ryukyu side, what Tang has to pay is the lives of the soldiers. up.

If the oppression is severe, people will resist. It took Tang Jun so long to take down the entire island, and the result is to colonize people. It is strange that the people on the island do not resist.

Resistance can be suppressed, but Tang Jun's reputation and reputation will be wiped out in this bloody suppression.

Tang Jun went to Ryukyu Island under the name of "Master Wang".

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs in the palace can take out all the copper coins, but there are not many. Compared with the huge amount needed, it is a drop in the bucket." His Majesty Li Er said.

The House of Internal Affairs is the emperor's small private treasury. There are quite a lot of gold, silver, jewelry, and jade, as well as precious ornaments or rare items from the Western Regions. Every year, countries pay tribute, but there are really not many copper coins.

All of a sudden, several courtiers were also in trouble.

"Your Majesty, why don't you delay this matter?" Changsun Wuji suggested.

"My minister seconded the proposal." Han Zhongliang cupped his hands and said, "Nowadays, the household department is short of money, and it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. It's not too difficult to raise money, but it's all copper coins. This."

"Your Majesty." Chu Suiliang cupped his hands and said, "Xuangong's memorial says that a batch of spices, medicinal materials and precious stones have already been shipped to Chang'an with the navy's fleet. It's better to wait until these things arrive in Chang'an, wait a few days, and send them to Chang'an." These things are turned into copper coins, and then transported back with the navy troops."

To put it bluntly, it still takes a few days.

His Majesty Li Er nodded, for the current plan, this is the only way to go.

Datang built the Daming Palace, and it took two years to build this magnificent palace. The cost can be imagined. The treasury, which was originally so rich, was abruptly emptied. The salary can still be barely paid, and the household department has been tightening its belt for more than a year.

As soon as the Daming Palace was completed, the Household Department became an iron rooster again. Whoever asked for money would not have it. It was not because they were stingy, but because they really couldn’t get it out. The people in the Household Department wanted to lead them to the treasury to see what is going on in the treasury today. Now, we can train soldiers inside, okay?
Within this year, Han Zhongliang quickly changed from a plump body to a fragile appearance today, and he really has too much to worry about.

The Navy fleet took the lead to return to the Central Plains and stopped at the port of Dengzhou. Because of the arrangement of the imperial court, dozens of riverboats were already waiting there in the port of Dengzhou, and the cargo was shipped in one night. All of them were transported to river boats, broken into pieces, and flowed upstream from the Yellow River to Chang'an.

The household department in Chang'an has also begun to prepare.

In the name of the steward, many wealthy merchants were summoned to meet in the Xuanwu Building. Now the imperial court really needs the help of these wealthy merchants.

(End of this chapter)