Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

Facing the financial crisis, when they heard that the emperor had other solutions besides robbery, the eyes of several people in the royal study suddenly lit up, and they all wanted to see what other solutions the emperor had.

Lu Mou picked up a recording document on the table, opened it, and faced several people and said: "I have decided to issue national bonds to the whole country with the backing of the bank and the income of the Lianghuai Salt Farm as a guarantee."

As soon as this statement came out, the four people were stunned. The state borrows money from the people?

Has this happened before? It has happened, but it is the only time. That is the time King Zhou Nan did it, but it turned out to be a joke of high debts.

This time borrowing money from the people all over the world not only seriously violates the traditional moral concept of the Chinese people who live a small life and never eat what they eat. The most important thing is to damage the new emperor's face.

When a new emperor ascends the throne, he either offers a general amnesty or exempts the people from corvées and taxes. It turns out that you are doing well here, so forget it if you don’t do that. You are still borrowing money from the people. What are you explaining? You are explaining your lack of ability. You have borrowed money to live, so how can you be a qualified emperor? ?

Qian Tonghe immediately fell to his knees and said: "Your Majesty, all the humble ministers and other incompetent officials have made it embarrassing for the Emperor to make such a move. The humble ministers are punished by death. Your Majesty, you must not eat what you have for yourself. This is the way to ruin your country. Long live it."

He turned the table and helped the beloved minister up: "Don't say that. You have no responsibility. Sit down quickly."

Then he said with a smile: "I can understand that the boss cares about your father's face. But to say that this so-called loan and the so-called "Yin Eat Mao Liang" is a strong statement. "

"emperor--"

"This time, I am not wasting money. I am just solving a temporary problem. How can I say that I am eating what I have earned?"

Then he looked at He Fugui, who was shocked but did not object. "Let me ask you, you are a businessman. If you lose a position in business, what will you do?"

The word "position" means that the current silver dollar, ten pieces stacked together, is exactly one inch in height. So when it comes to capital, this term no longer needs to be explained deliberately. It was invented by the common people.

He Fugui quickly replied: "When Chen's father was running the business, it was common for him to be short of positions. For this reason, he often borrowed money from the private sector. Because our family's business is good, the people are willing to lend to us for business turnover."

"Then let me ask you, since you can borrow money when you need positions for business turnover, why can't we borrow debt when our national government lacks funds to operate?"

He Fugui didn't even think about it: "This is different from private lending. You are the emperor, you are the emperor who has just ascended the throne. Your face and credibility are very important. This is also the face of our empire."

Lu Mou smiled: "Is it because of face that the country cannot operate and eventually hangs oneself? It is not advisable to live and die to save face. As for my reputation and credibility, it is even less likely to be damaged. As long as we honor it in the future, I will Wouldn’t the reputation and credibility be higher?”

In the end, everyone thought about it and realized that this was also the case, so they no longer objected.

At this time, after Qian Tonghe stopped objecting, he proposed: "The issuance of national bonds is not appropriate for the emperor's face, and it will make the people worry about whether there will be another disaster in the national finance, which is not good for people's hearts. For this reason, I suggest that National debt should be turned into war bonds."

Lu Mou thought for a moment and nodded: "This is a good idea. This makes the name justifiable. Let's call it this name."

Then he turned to face Sun Bin: "This bond issuance will be issued with your bank as the backing. This will increase the trust of the people. And using state-owned Lianghuai salt as a guarantee will win the trust of the people. I have decided , each bond has a denomination of 10 taels, a monthly interest rate of one cent, and a one-year bond term. It can be bought and sold, and it can also be used to offset next year's silver tax."

This is a three-insurance insurance for the people.

In particular, the tax offset policy is telling the people that you can rest assured that this bond will definitely maintain its value and will no longer be wasted like the original treasure banknotes issued by the Ming Dynasty.

Sun Bin agreed: "This is a good method, so buyers can feel at ease."

"In the issuance, the central bank will give you a one percent handling fee."

With this arrangement, several people had no objections. After deciding to leave it to his younger brother, Prime Minister Wang, to personally handle it, it was time to tell Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Hongkui to solve the problem of re-operation of the Shipping Department.

Zheng Hongkui did not leave, and Zheng Chenggong also waited for the court to give him a specific arrangement, and did not leave Beijing. Therefore, on the second day, according to custom, Lu Mou had a platform showdown with the two of them.

This time, Yu Minzhong was also called to accompany him.

After the three people were greeted, they sat down naturally in the prepared positions without being asked to sit down, waiting for the emperor's inquiry.

There was no need for small talk, and there was no time to relax. Lu Mou went straight to the point: "This war has shown the necessity of establishing a strong navy. For this reason, I decided to expand the navy into the navy. Let the navy become the official official of our Ming Dynasty. A branch of the military.”

In the Ming Dynasty, the navy has always been responsible for the defense of inland seas and rivers. It has always been under the jurisdiction of governors or governors in various places, and they have to act according to the eyes of the mother-in-law.

Now, to become an independent military branch, this makes the three people present very excited. In this way, his navy, no, navy, will only have two mothers-in-law, one is the Ministry of War, and the other is the emperor. It’s much easier to save money and save trouble.

"But now, the Southern Navy is still focused on annihilating Li Chuang, so it can only expand slightly for the time being. But the Northern Navy will invade and consume the Qing Dynasty, and will carry out the task of destroying North Korea. Therefore, the limited military expenditures will be used first. Put it on the Northern Navy, Zheng Hou can understand my idea. "

Zheng Hongkui stood up quickly: "I understand the emperor's difficulties. As long as you still think about expanding my Jiangnan Navy in the future, I will be grateful."

"As long as you can understand. Therefore, I have initially decided to expand the Northern Navy into a first-class battleship with a thousand bows, all equipped with the most advanced steel cannons. In this way, the distribution of steel cannons to other naval divisions will be It’s delayed.”

Who are the other naval forces referring to? Of course it belongs to the Zheng brothers.

In this way, the Northern Navy became a real navy and separated its combat effectiveness from the other two naval divisions.

But there is nothing that can be done. One of the reasons is that the Northern Navy really wants to carry out external operations against the enemy, and it is understandable to prioritize equipment.

Also, according to the principles set by the Tianjin meeting, the Northern Navy is really capable of grabbing in this war. If people grab more, of course, they will have priority in terms of equipment.

Zheng Zhilong didn't have much to grab, and Zheng Hongkui didn't have much to grab Li Zicheng, so he could only stay back without any complaints.

"I am ready to complete the goal of turning the Northern Navy into a navy within three years. From now on, Admiral Yu will travel across the world to spread civilization and peace for the Ming Dynasty."

Yu Minzhong stood up excitedly and promised: "I will go to great lengths to realize the emperor's ambition."

Lu Mou nodded and asked him to return to his position.

"But whether it is to build the Beiyang Navy now or to expand the Nanyang Navy in the future, as well as Zheng Zhilong's overseas navy, funds are needed. Now that the Ming Dynasty has opened the sea, there is no sea ban, so I will restore the municipal shipping department in various ports across the country. . I see that Chenggong is young and capable, and for this reason, I appoint Chenggong as the first Prime Minister of the National Shipping Department, with the same rank as the ministers of various ministries.”

This is the key to solving the problem of shipping companies.

Let me tell you first, I want to strengthen the Beiyang Navy. I have the capital to teach you Zheng Zhilong a lesson. If you don't spit out part of the protection money, I have the ability to beat you up. Back then, Yu Minzhong's father had beaten you, Zheng Zhilong. This time, father and son take turns, so you should think about it.

After suppressing it with troops, Tianzao will have to be given. If you spit out part of the protection money, I won’t treat you badly. I asked your son to be the Prime Minister of the National Shipping Department. Do you support your son’s work?
I directly mentioned to him that he is a third-rank official, one of the six ministers and nine ministers. Are you grateful? Do you want to return this favor to me?
If you are not grateful and do not return my favor, I will not only send troops to beat you, but I might even kill your son first. Are you afraid or not? Are you convinced?

Of course they were convinced. Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Chenggong knelt down without hesitation: "Thank you Lord for your kindness."

This means that Zheng Hongkui has to do his brother's job, and Zheng Chenggong has to do his father's job and accepted the emperor's arrangement.

Lu Mou smiled: "The two beloved ladies are of equal height."

After the two of them returned to their seats, in line with the principle that when he eats meat, he must give soup to his followers, Lu Mou began to arrange Zheng Chenggong's work.

"Our Ming Dynasty's original policy was to collect a tax of one tael of silver for every ship going out to sea. But I took care of the difficulties of maritime merchants in order to stimulate overseas trade. Therefore, I discussed with several ministers. From this time on, new According to the regulations, every time a ship goes out to sea, only two coins are charged. "

Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Chenggong felt relieved.

I thought that the emperor had used so many tricks to completely rob Zheng Zhilong of his money. For this reason, the two of them still didn't know how to talk to Zheng Zhilong or how to talk through him.

But this time it was better, the emperor did not want to eat everything, but he was generous enough to let Zheng Zhilong eat the meat, while the emperor just drank the soup.

The two bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration."

I don’t know whether to thank Lu Mou for his sympathy for the maritime merchants or for his sympathy for Zheng Zhilong.

But just one mouthful of soup can increase the court's income by no less than three million. This soup is fat.

But in this way, it will smoothen the maritime traffic, make the traffic smoother, and then increase the number of exports. The taxes paid by the suppliers and the income brought by the various developed workshops will be far greater than these. By then, the scene of the Southern Song Dynasty worrying about how to spend money will reappear in the Ming Dynasty.

After doing all these things, Lu Mou felt that being an emperor was really tiring. (End of chapter)