Appoint me as a spy, but the contact person is actually the empress

Chapter 87 There is one last family that can eat a hundred thousand taels of silver
Jiang Ling was not in a good mood.

What Xu Shouyun said just now, she really wanted to refute, but the problem came, and she couldn't refute it.

It's irritating.

"continue."

Life is like this, if you can't resist, obey, Jiang Ling can only let Xu Shouyun continue to talk.

"The Ministry of Rites is going to run out of silver, and the next is the Ministry of Accounting. The Ministry of Accounting is a conscience, but since everyone has asked for so much, the Ministry of Accounting is asking for 3000 million taels of silver, isn't it too much?"

Xu Shouyun spoke up.

Jiang Ling nodded. Although she wanted to say that it was a bit too much, but after comparing it, she found that the Ministry of Household Affairs was really not too much, asking for 3000 million taels of silver.

"When the household department is finished, it will be the turn of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War."

"The Ministry of Industry is an honest person. In addition to what Li Jie has done before, I think he must want more. However, considering the actual situation, 5000 million taels of silver is almost the same."

"Improvement of artifacts, the foundation of the country, does this lord have nothing to say?"

Xu Shouyun calculated the silver taels needed by the Ministry of Industry, Jiang Ling thought for a while, and felt that the problem was not big.

"The Ministry of War is extremely important. The food and salaries of the three armies are calculated at 5000 million and [-] million taels of silver, which should be the amount. If you are a little bit greedy, [-] million taels of silver is not too much."

Xu Shouyun counted with his fingers, but this account made Jiang Ling frown.

"Twenty million taels? Does the Ministry of War have such a big appetite?"

She frowned, the Ministry of Rituals asked for ten million taels, and this is because of the Queen Mother's birthday, and the pilgrimage of all nations, you have to donate some to go out, this is a hard cost, there is really no way.

In addition, the entire Great Wei scholar needs funding support, which is acceptable, but the Ministry of War wants [-] million taels of silver, which she cannot accept.

"No matter how big the appetite is, the military department has it. How many soldiers are there at a glance? There are as many as 470 million soldiers in the Great Wei Dynasty."

"These soldiers are all mouths open. Twenty million taels of silver is definitely within the normal consumption range."

"Taking a step back, isn't [-]% of Wei's annual tax revenue taken away by the Ministry of War?"

"The most irritating thing is that after giving so much silver, the kindness is not the emperor's. The generals got the silver and rewarded it to the soldiers below. Will this group of soldiers thank the emperor? They will only thank the superiors who gave the silver."

"So at this juncture, allocating funds to the Ministry of War can only be said to be generous."

Xu Shouyun opened his mouth and told the cruel fact.

This was the case in ancient times. In the age of cold weapons, attacking cities, defending the country, and guarding the frontiers were all done by manpower, unlike modern times, so the number of soldiers in service in ancient times was far greater than modern needs.

Great Wei is still relatively weak, with only 470 million people. During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, there were 280 million people. The population during the Yongle period, including black households, did not exceed [-] million, right?

The population of Great Wei counted as black households, and it has already exceeded one billion.

That's not much of a comparison.

So in ancient times why the tax was high, why the court often said that there was no money and no money, because most of the money went to support soldiers.

You can't do it if you don't support it. When the war starts, it will be difficult to recruit soldiers temporarily.

Of course, Xu Shouyun couldn't figure out how many of them were empty-handed. It was too deep to understand.

Jiang Ling was in a bad mood, Xu Shouyun was right, the money was transferred, the Ministry of War did not recognize her as the emperor at all, they only recognized the soldier talisman.

"even so."

"5000 million, 3000 million, 8000 million, 3000 million, 5000 million, [-] million, the total is only about [-] million silver taels."

"The Ministry of Household Affairs has calculated that the Dawei Bao banknote can print 20 taels of silver."

"If you only print so much, then print an extra [-] million taels of silver every year, wouldn't it be just right?"

Jiang Ling didn't get entangled in these topics. Although the six departments demanded a lot of money, compared with issuing treasure notes, the advantages outweighed the disadvantages.

"grown ups."

"I haven't finished the calculation yet."

Xu Shouyun is a little confused, you are thinking too simply, the whole imperial court only asks for money from six ministries?

"Not finished yet? Is there anything else that needs to be spent?"

Jiang Ling was puzzled. With so much money for the Six Departments, isn't this the biggest expense?Even if you have to spend in other places, how much can you spend?
"The three princes don't want to give money?"

"Don't the royal family give money?"

"Don't the provincial governments give money?"

"Don't you want to keep some private treasury, Your Majesty?"

Xu Shouyun opened his mouth and asked four times in a row, Jiang Ling was stunned by the question.

"Why did the prince give it?"

Jiang Ling was really a little annoyed and laughed back. It's okay to say that the Six Departments are, after all, a state institution, and they spend what they spend. Even if they spend a little more, they are taken from the people and used for the people.

But what does it have to do with the prince?
"The promotion of the Great Wei Baochao has such a huge benefit, can the three princes not intervene?"

"For one thing, they will also draft various things to ask the empress to give money, such as King Qin's regent, on the grounds of political affairs."

"For example, Nanning Prefecture needs to plow wasteland, and ask the Empress to allocate 2000 million taels of silver, will it be given or not?"

Xu Shouyun asked.

"No."

Jiang Ling directly refused.

"No?"

"My lord, believe it or not, as long as the empress dares to say no, tomorrow the civil and military officials of the whole court will submit a memorial to support King Qin's move. After all, there is nothing wrong with plowing barren fields?"

Xu Shouyun asked.

"I won't give it, what can I do? I won't give it to the officials."

Jiang Ling lost his temper.

"That's much simpler. The King of Qin stamped his own seal on the grounds of the power of the regent, and asked the Great Wei Academy to print it. If it doesn't print treasure notes, the six ministries will go on strike."

"My lord, what do you say?"

Xu Shouyun's face was full of smiles, he looked like a villain, and Jiang Ling's teeth were itchy with anger.

Because everything Xu Shouyun said would come true.

I was just talking out of anger just now, but in fact if I really don't agree, I will be the one who is unlucky, I can't compete with the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty.

"Where are King Yan and King Ning?"

Jiang Ling was a little weak, and his whole body was numb when he heard it. Who in the family would understand?
"King Yan asked for silver taels on the grounds of strengthening the barracks, but King Ning seemed to be concocting it. After all, he guards the northwest land, and he will ask for more."

"The three princes add up to ten million taels, which is not too much."

"The royal clan is actually quite easy to deal with. If you give ten million taels of silver in one breath, you should be able to send them away."

"The provinces are looking for funding, and it is quite reasonable to add up to [-] million taels of silver."

"Your Majesty, just give me 1000 million taels, and it's no problem to send it away."

"It adds up to [-] million taels of silver, and then it fluctuates by [-]%, that is to say, a little greedy, one hundred thousand taels of silver, and [-] million taels of conscience."

"The subordinates are not talented, and they dare not guarantee that these officials will serve the country wholeheartedly, nor can they guarantee that there will be no loyal ministers. On a compromise, the expenditure of [-] taels of a year cannot be escaped."

Xu Shouyun is quite good at calculating accounts. Of course, he can guarantee that if it is really implemented, it will be one hundred thousand taels of silver.

What eighty million taels, if you have money, you don't make a bastard, especially the money from the court, isn't that just picking it up for nothing?

Jiang Ling was very silent.

After a full quarter of an hour of silence, he spoke again: "Even if it is a hundred thousand taels, at least it can alleviate all the current difficulties of Da Wei."

"And now is an extraordinary period. For example, subsidies for scholars and scholars, subsidies for officials, and spending can be tightened in the next few years."

"Fifty million taels of silver are printed steadily a year, and they are filled up slowly. In addition, with such a large amount of silver thrown out, the Great Wei Dynasty can also make some waves."

"Under the repeated cycle, it is also beneficial."

Jiang Ling was still unconvinced. After all, 20 taels of silver notes could be printed in one go, so what if he threw out [-] taels?

Wouldn't it be nice to solve the urgent need, and then free up your hands to solve other things a little bit?

This is Jiang Ling's idea.

However, Xu Shouyun smiled coldly.

"My lord, there is still the last family that I haven't said."

Xu Shouyun's voice made Jiang Ling's heart palpitate inexplicably.

The six parts are finished, the three kings are finished, the imperial family is finished, the officials are finished, even I have eaten 1000 million taels of silver, everyone has eaten, who else has not eaten?

And looking at Xu Shouyun's appearance, this last family seems to be able to eat countless people.

"How much did the last family eat?"

Jiang Ling didn't ask who it was, but asked for the number first.

"Eat one hundred thousand taels of silver first, and then eat another two to three hundred thousand taels of silver."

Xu Shouyun made some calculations.

"Who?"

Jiang Ling's eyes widened.

Eat one hundred thousand taels of silver in one go?Who can eat?Add up to eat more than the imperial court, there is such a capable person?
She doesn't believe it anymore.

Is there such a person in the world?
Isn't this the biggest joke in the world?
Even if he agrees, will Manchao civil and military agree?
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There will be four changes today, because the number of recommended tickets has reached [-], so adding one change will not add changes on Saturday and Sunday. I also wish everyone a happy Dragon Boat Festival.

(End of this chapter)