Destiny Only Han

Chapter 649 Liu Ying: It's a good deal to exchange the guarantee letter for an interest-free loan...

Chang'an City, Neishi Mansion.

After noon, when Liu Ying strolled in, Lu Shizhi was sitting opposite Zhang Shizhi, the magistrate of Chang'an County, denouncing something with a red face.

After seeing Liu Ying walk in, Lu Shizhi remained silent, while Zhang Shizhi stood up silently and saluted.

After all, Zhang Shizhi is neither a nobleman nor an elder of Liu Ying. The most important thing is that he was once a guest of Liu Ying and an official of the East Palace.

Well, names like 'Shizhi', 'Yannian', 'Qubing', and 'Shiqi' these days are like 'Jianguo', 'Wei', and 'Qiang' in later generations. Commonly used words.

Liu Ying nodded casually, sat down next to Lu Shizhi, nudged him with her shoulder, and asked:

"What are you talking about? It's so lively! I heard you guys arguing here from a mile away..."

Lu Shi's face was full of indignation:
"It's not that old... your teacher, Prime Minister Xiao. Your Majesty said to ask him to pay back the salary owed to the officials of the Internal History Department, but he is only willing to give half of it. What did you say to let everyone be patient and wait until the summer grain arrives?" After the warehouse, the full amount will be reissued..."

"What are you talking about, no matter how hard it is for officials, the wicked will do it... I don't know who I learned this bastard from!"

Liu Ying sniffed uncomfortably, just tilted her head and asked:
"Uncle, you have been doing internal history for the past few years, and you haven't secretly saved a small treasury? Take it out, and solve the urgent need first..."

Lu Shizhi shook his head resolutely:
"If I have a small treasury, can I go to His Majesty for comment? Can I still ask your teacher? The Neishi Mansion really has no money at all!"

Me too, but not only do I have no money, but I haven't messed with it at all... Liu Ying shook her head, with a pained and happy smile on her face.

Dou Yifang may have a taste for food. These two days, she has been teasing him in different ways. The key is that Liu Ying is now in the stage of getting up at one point, so she sings every night, and her body is quickly hollowed out...

Lu Shizhi cast him a squinting glance, too lazy to talk to his nephew who didn't know where he was going at a glance, just squinted and asked:
"It's a holiday today, why don't you rest in the East Palace, or accompany the Queen, and come to my Neishi Mansion?"

"I originally wanted to borrow money from my uncle..."

Liu Ying was a little embarrassed, her tone weak.

Lu Shizhi was taken aback, and asked with surprise on his face: "You? Ask me to borrow money? I remember that you claim that the East Palace Treasury collects rare treasures from all over the world, which are no less than the national treasury! You still want to borrow money from me?"

Liu Ying scratched her head and said:

"Actually, I'm not asking my uncle to borrow money, but I just want to discuss with you to solve the problem that we both lack money..."

"Well, I used to be very rich. The reason why I don't have any money now is because I need to repair the railway and manufacture locomotives and other supporting facilities. The money is like water..."

"Besides, there is an astronomical figure every year at the Dahan Public School. Although you can ask for donations from the rich and noble households in Chang'an, it's just a drop in the bucket..."

"The most important shipyards under the name of the Royal Shipyard are actually my private shipyards. The workers' expenses and the shipbuilding costs are all borne by Donggong..."

"However, those workshops are the ones that burn the most money. The machines that provide power have been replaced by steam engines from waterwheels, and then a large-scale upgrade of the factory buildings is required, and a certain amount of leeway must be left for further upgrades in the future... "

"So, even if I have a mountain of gold, it's not enough to spend!"

After Liu Ying finished speaking, there was some regret on her face. He was still in a hurry, so that the stall was too large, and the only way to upgrade the system was to tear it down and rebuild it.

Although the GDP has increased, but he has no money...

The important thing is that he is not the only one who is spreading out the big stalls. Nowadays, the water and land in the Han Dynasty are smooth, the rivers are full of cargo ships, the horse-drawn carriages are constantly flowing on the roads, and the commodity economy is in the stage of taking off, so there are investment opportunities everywhere. The tyrants don't have much liquidity either...

Of course, they still have money to maintain their dignity, and to go to Xinfeng City to spend their money...

After Liu Ying cried poorly, although she made a weeping expression, Lu Shizhi was not moved at all. In fact, he still had a small treasury in his hand, but it was used to distribute benefits to the officials of the Naishifu money.

The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers. If he, an internal historian, wants his subordinates to bow their heads and do things obediently, they must have the necessary rewards.

After all, not all officials have rich families, or they can live a rich life by relying on gray income. The vast majority of officials are just ordinary people. The decency an official deserves.

Therefore, under the circumstances that Xiao He was going to wait until after the summer harvest before repaying his salary, Lu Shizhi made up his mind that even his own nephew should not take even one five baht coin from his small treasury in the Neishifu!

So he asked:
"And then? Didn't you say that you want to solve the problem that we both lack money? Go on, let me hear..."

Liu Ying leaned close to Lu Shizhi's ear, and said temptingly: "My idea is that you can issue a bond in the name of the Naishi Mansion, brother-in-law. You might as well pay a higher interest rate, so that you can definitely raise money..."

Lu Shi said excitedly, "Then we divided up the money?"

Holy crap, this is a road I never imagined... Liu Ying's eyes lit up, and she said worriedly: "It's good, it's good, you will be beaten to death by the people of Chang'an City, right?"

Well, the people of the Han Dynasty had a lot of martial arts virtues, and the officials even did not prohibit ordinary people from holding crossbows, which were considered contraband weapons in all subsequent dynasties.

After all, the ban on crossbows is actually only effective for ordinary people, and robbers and anti-thieves will not take the ban to heart.

Therefore, banning crossbows can only weaken the ability of the people to resist bandits, but cannot stop bandits and bandits from committing crimes with weapons and conspiring to rebel.

Of course, armor is still prohibited.

Hiding armor is tantamount to treason.

For example, Zhou Yafu committed suicide by hunger strike because of the iron case...

After all, there are 500 sets of armor in private possession, and they are said to be funerary objects. This explanation is completely avoiding the important, the logic is confusing, and the facts are in vain. You must know that there are no real armors on the terracotta warriors and horses next door!

Therefore, Zhou Yafu died unjustly.

Well, when Zhou Bo was dispatched back to the fief Jiang County, he was worried that Jibu, the governor of Hedong County, would mess with him, so every time he heard that the governor of Hedong County was passing by, he would lead his family members to threaten him in full armed array, and then he was accused Hidden armor with the intention of plotting rebellion...

Therefore, Zhou Yafu's legal blindness can only be attributed to heredity...

But when he heard Liu Ying's words, Lu Shizhi gave him a slap in the face, and laughed and cursed: "I'm just talking casually, you really dare to think about it!"

Liu Ying rubbed her head: "What am I afraid of? Anyway, you borrowed the money, brother-in-law... Besides, financial management is risky, and investment needs to be cautious! In the past few years, it is rare to buy bonds and finally turn them into waste paper. ?"

Lu Shiyi said that what you said made sense, I was speechless, and it took a long time before I continued:

"Don't think about what you have and what you don't have. Just tell me why you asked me to issue bonds?"

Liu Ying raised her face:
"Of course it is to buy my train bond! Uncle, you use the taxes for the next ten years as a guarantee to raise at least one billion yuan, and then use part of it to pay wages, and the rest to buy my bond!"

"In this way, when my railway is opened to traffic, I can use the money earned from the freight to pay off the debts of the Naishi House."

"I personally predict that the 'Jiuchang Railway' will be able to pay back its capital in five years. At that time, Dahan will have a railway that is making money every day, and there will be tens of thousands of wealthy households who rely on financial management to achieve wealth freedom. Save a little more money for the remaining five years, and in case Xiao Xiang doesn't pay you any more, you don't have to beg for help..."

"Just perfect!"

Lu Shizhi frowned: "Speaking is better than singing. Haven't you ever thought that you made the Raoshizi Railway a loser, and you can't pay off the money you owe?"

Liu Ying said loudly:

"How can it be possible to lose money? With the large-scale use of steam engines on freight barges, the price of coal has increased by [-]%! And this is just the beginning, and there will be more increases in the future!"

"And Jiuyuan County lacks everything, but there is no shortage of coal, especially because there are open-pit coal mines there, and coal can be dug by digging through the soil!"

"When the time comes, we'll just ship the coal!"

"And it's not just coal transportation. Jiuyuan County is a border county. There are as many as [-] soldiers guarding the Great Wall. These people eat astronomical numbers every day. There is an endless stream of horse-drawn carriages transporting grain northward along the straight road every day. It is important. What's more, the speed of the carriage is too slow, and we have to stop to rest after walking for three or four hours a day."

"This has led to the fact that the cost of transporting the goods is almost equivalent to the value of the goods themselves! The imperial court wastes at least hundreds of millions of dollars every year! Moreover, the people who transport the goods are also miserable. After all, they can earn so much money near their hometown at the same time." With more money, you can also avoid the suffering of eating and sleeping in the open!"

"The train is different. Uncle, you have seen steam barges. As long as the fire is not extinguished, they can run around the clock. If we use trains to transfer materials, we will make a fortune in transferring materials for the army every year! "

"Uncle, you don't think I can't get the qualification to transfer military supplies?"

The corners of Lu Shizhi's mouth raised, his eyes were full of ridicule:
"Believe me, how could I not believe it... You just need to write a letter of guarantee to the King of Yan, saying that you will never marry Princess Yan, not to mention the orders from the Great Wall in the North, even the military orders from all over the world. your……"

"Huh? That's a good idea!"

Liu Ying's eyes lit up, and she suddenly remembered that he could still use the letter of guarantee to make Lu Wan generously donate to him too!
Importantly, even an interest-free loan!

So he stood up abruptly, turned to run outside and said:

"Uncle, think about it carefully. After you think about it, someone will send me a message. I will go to talk to Uncle Lu about cooperation..."

ps: The previous chapter was clipped, but it was only a transitional chapter, and the impact was not great.

Perhaps this is the tragedy of dying on the street, jumping half a toe a little, and immediately being hit by the iron fist of justice, the nose is bruised and the face is swollen...

It's really boring.

(End of this chapter)