Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 1104
"Now we have hundreds of foreign trade relationships. If we can produce [-] sets of Wanmao armor a year and sell them, they can be distributed, and countries can't get much, and we can also control the buyers of these armors at the source. For example, for surrounding countries, we can control the quantity and improve their grades. For those farther away, such as the Jieri Kingdom and the Lion Kingdom on the Tianzhu side, such as Persia and Rome, we can sell more and less. Restrictions, everyone, think about it, if [-] sets of armor are really manufactured and sold, how much will it cost to sell based on the excellent performance of our Mingguang armor?"

"And it's not just a matter of money. With a large number of foreign trade orders, we can improve the treatment of artisans and workers, and can invest more money in research and development of technology. At the same time, continuous production can also cultivate Produce more excellent craftsmen."

You can't just think about using good things for yourself, and you can't just think about hiding them for use.

You spend tens of pennies on a set of armor and only put it in the arsenal for the court soldiers, or you spend hundreds of pennies on a set of exquisite and unparalleled armor, but it ends up being stored in the royal arsenal, so it’s better to buy a few more sets Take it out and sell it.

The money earned can produce a lot of armor equipment that ordinary soldiers can use, and the military workshop has always had orders, which can also promote the demand for crafts and related industrial chains, and drive their development.

"We need to change our thinking. The military weapons supervision of the imperial court will eventually feed back the military weapons supervision through the profits earned from foreign trade in military weapons and civilian commodities, and even use the money earned from selling military industry to build production and supply for our imperial court officers and soldiers. The necessary equipment. If this day can really come, then how much the imperial court will reduce military expenditure in a year, everyone should know better than me."

The emperor's words made many people who opposed the military industry trade shut up.

In fact, many officials are opposed to trade, and even to industry and commerce, just because they don't care about economics, trade, and industry and commerce.

The emperor didn't understand it very well, and he was not an expert, but the emperor also knew the importance of these things to a huge Central Plains empire.

A unified Central Plains empire with a population of tens of millions cannot return to the classical farming society. Otherwise, agriculture alone would not be able to support the country's finances, let alone support a strong military system.

And there has never been a rich country without a strong military and the support of a strong military system. The strength of this country is only a flower in the mirror. Not to mention the invasion of foreign enemies, even the internal turmoil can overthrow the empire at any time.

This is also the reason why the imperial court has finally maintained more than 70 troops after being abolished and reduced several times. For such a large country, without a strong military force, it is not far from turmoil, never to mention any prosperity.

Many ministers seem to understand this, and they are opposed to stepping out of this path that no one has gone before. While actively guiding the emperor, he also simply established various caravans, workshops, etc. in the name of the royal family. Talking about it is useless. direct action.

The huge annual income of the emperor's internal treasury now comes from these emerging industries, not the traditional emperor's estates and handicraft workshops.

With this benefit in mind, the attitudes of the ministers have also begun to change.

They are also thinking that the emperor's method seems to be feasible.

Even many aristocratic officials are quietly following the emperor's line and developing these.

The Eastern Turks perished, the Western Turks surrendered, Goguryeo perished, the Tubo Xiangxiong became a vassal, and most of the Qiangs in the Western Mountains also surrendered.

Some people say that there is no need for the imperial court to keep so many troops. They should suppress their military and cultivate their culture, and their horses should be released to Nanshan. With the swords and guns in the warehouse, they can enjoy the prosperous age in peace.

But Luo Cheng never thought about it that way.

The army is indeed being adjusted again, but it does not mean that the Nanshan swords and guns have been put into storage. On the contrary, the Western Regions, North Korea, Xishan, Lingnan, Yunnan and other places have been using troops.

The emperor just deliberately reduced the scale of these border wars, and did not engage in any deadlines for combat. He gave the generals a lot of authority, so that they should not rush and fight steadily.

Luo Cheng's method of persuading the prime minister is very simple. He never makes any compulsory orders, but settles accounts with them.

One pen and one item were listed, and the emperor even drew a table, and then used Arabic counting. Through the table, he clearly told these prime ministers what kind of expected changes would be brought about if they followed what he said. and earnings.

The gap between before and after is so large, even if many of the prime ministers are not very good at arithmetic and economics, but after reading this watch, they will feel that the emperor's thinking is right.

Cui Junsu was worried about where to make up for the 2000 million guan gap in order to reduce the salt tax by half, but he waited for the emperor to ask someone to fetch huge numerical tables and graphs, paste them on the screen, and let the emperor explain it himself.

Cui Junsu's face was already full of smiles.

According to the prospect outlined by the emperor, in the future, only the Shibushi Department will have an income of tens of millions a year, and the Bianshi will also have an income of several million yuan, not to mention the industrial and commercial tax, which only accounts for a small part of the fiscal revenue. It will soar in the future.

As for the military industry and foreign trade, the future market will be huge. As long as the word of mouth and the market are established, it will not be difficult to make tens of thousands of military industry and foreign trade a year.

Calculating here and there, this means that the court does not count the regular tax revenue of the two taxes, and the fiscal revenue of the court in the future can reach as high as 7000 to 80 million yuan a year. Thousands of troops, even no less than [-] soldiers and horses are stationed and engaged in border areas all year round. As long as they do not fight a full-scale war and fight some local border wars, the income of the imperial court is enough for expenses, and even there is a surplus every year. Don't be afraid of all kinds of floods and droughts that usually come once every three to five years. Rivers burst their embankments.

Seeing the Prime Minister nodding frequently, Luo Cheng couldn't help feeling a little proud.

It is estimated that he will be the first emperor in history to use PPT for ministers to expand foreign trade transactions, promote the development of industrial and commercial workshops, expand and increase fiscal and tax sources, and the court will use this money to support and maintain a strong Qin army, continue to open up borders and land, and improve As long as the external expansion can be guaranteed continuously, the internal conflicts can be compressed and reduced.

An empire, if he concentrates on developing and is not busy with internal fighting, then it will definitely maintain a vigorous vitality.

"Give the land to the people of the Han family, and let the barbarians from all over the world either submit to the people or enter the workshops, mines and manors as labor slaves."

Listening to the emperor's impassioned voice and looking at the beautiful prospect depicted on the screen, the prime ministers' eyes lit up, all immersed in the beauty.

(End of this chapter)