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

According to Wu Sangui's plan, the number of troops he needs to achieve now should be between 5 and , but it must be restored to at least in order to have absolute certainty in the spring of next year and capture the Torgut tribe as quickly as possible. .

Zhao Youhu, who was based in Beining, also made a request to expand the army. His reason was that since he had occupied Beining, the forward position, he could not waste it.

Although he tested the Manchus once, he was disgraced as a result. Although he could not launch a decisive offensive against the Manchus, he could implement the policy of plunder and consumption that the emperor had implemented in Shanhaiguan back then. If we don’t rob western Liaoning now, we will rob the entire eastern Liaoning and continue to weaken the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Lu Mou thought the method he proposed was quite good, and it was also in line with his national policy against the Manchus.

For this reason, after careful discussion with Li Yan, Zhao Youhu agreed to expand his cavalry to 30,000 again.

Li Yan calculated and finally reported to Lu Mou: "Your Majesty, expand the cavalry of Wu Sangui and Zhao Youhu. War horses are not a problem. In the last war, the Ming Dynasty captured as many as 10 war horses. Although in order to save money, we old and sick horses were sold, but there were enough war horses. Our policy of joining the army was quite generous and attractive. In addition, the victories in successive wars made the young and middle-aged people excited. They regard serving the country as a soldier and it is an honor. This is not a problem. .The question is how to finance it.”

He Fugui grinned: "Originally, I borrowed five million to support myself until the end of the year. The bonds are promising, which will solve the problem of Wu Hou. But if we expand the cavalry by another 3, although there is no cost for the war horses, both personnel and equipment will be a sum." Huge expenses. Ordering Zhao Youhu to rob the Manqing Dynasty, it is estimated that he will not be able to plunder his own expenses. But if he has to spend another dollar now, there will be an expense shortage in the first half of next year. How can this happen? What to do? Therefore, Wei Chen suggested that General Zhao Youhu should not expand the army for the time being, so as not to make the financial situation worse. "

Until then, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War will always be natural enemies.

No matter what the purpose is, the Ministry of War always wants to expand the army; in order to solve the financial expenditure, the Ministry of Revenue has always insisted not to resort to militarism and resolutely reduce military expenditures. There is no way.

The absolute contradiction between these two departments can only be balanced and reconciled by the emperor.

If you want the king and his ministers to govern the country together, you cannot be arbitrary and have to discuss matters with your ministers.

He patiently explained to his direct loyal minister the necessity of expanding Zhao Youhu's army, and finally got He Fugui to agree to allocate funds.

As a result, another hole appeared here.

Wu Sangui was urged three times a day, anxious to make great achievements, and he kept making the hole wider and deeper, until he was about to bury himself in it.

For this reason, Lu Mou missed his brother again and complained about his parents.

If my brother is here, I can lead thousands of troops and fight on the battlefield without having to worry about these troublesome things.

If my father and mother gave me more brothers, then why would I let myself reach this position in the end?

For this reason, Lu Mou shouted in his heart to advise those who want to go through time and space to become emperors, not to compete for this position. First there was Wang Mang who failed and was killed, and then there was me, Lu Mou, who was sitting on pins and needles. Brothers, it is not easy to be the emperor. The emperor is simply not a human being. Being an emperor is risky, so be careful when traveling.

Lament is lamentation, things still need to be done.

Counting on the income from bonds is preparation for the first half of next year. If it is all spent now, it will really be a waste of money.

This reserve fund must not be touched.

So how should we close the hole in front of us now?

On this day, Lu Mou suddenly had an inspiration and summoned He Fugui urgently. He Fugui kowtows to greet him, and Lu Mou leans out to help him: "My beloved, there is no need for so many courtesy between you and me, the king and his ministers. When you get up and see where you are seated, take a sip of tea first."

Are there really no benefits to being an emperor? That's not true, at least in this evil feudal era, after becoming the emperor, only others kowtow to you, and you no longer have to kowtow to others.

Kneeling back and forth is very tiring.

And if you don't want others to kowtow, this person will still be grateful to you. This kind of mentality is very enjoyable. Seeing the emperor treating him with such courtesy, He Fugui's eyes were red and he picked up the tea cup to drink tea to cover it up.

However, he felt that the tea he drank was actually ginseng tea.

"emperor--"

"Ai Qing's body bones are getting weaker and weaker, so I specially asked someone to prepare this ginseng tea tonic. Don't worry, last time Yu Minzhong brought me a boatload of ginseng in North Korea. When you leave today, I took a cart back with me. I tried it, and the ginseng stewed mutton is much better than the radish stewed mutton." After saying this, I burst into laughter.

He Fugui didn't laugh, but fell to his knees again and really cried.

Lu Mou helped him again: "Don't be like this. Come on, tell me about the hole in front of you. Is there any way to fill it?"

He Fugui shook his head: "No. It can only be borrowed here and there, and mended."

"Since Aiqing can't think of any new method, I'll come up with a way. Aiqing is a businessman, so I can give it a reference to see if it's feasible."

He Fugui quickly humbly said: "Please give me your instructions, Your Majesty."

"You see, our military and government procurement are huge, accounting for about half of our entire government expenditure. If this half of the cost is solved, will our financial operations be normal?"

"What the Emperor said is that if this half can be solved, to be honest, our finances will be comfortable this year."

"Then let me ask you, among you businessmen, do any of you owe goods on credit first and then pay back the money at the end of the year?"

"This is a common thing. Businessmen are not opposed to conflicts. They are all helping each other."

"Why would they want to take credit?"

He Fugui explained with a smile: "Businessmen pursue profits, because as long as the goods are loaned out on credit, the goods will bring profits to the merchants. And if the creditee has a good reputation, then why not do it?"

"Since this is easier to do, for the sake of finance, we issued bonds. But the richest merchants are not active in buying. Since private merchants can lend goods to each other on credit, why can't we?

For this reason, I am willing to write a commercial note to them under their normal price conditions, and then specify the repayment time and date, and I will give them one cent of interest. Wouldn't this be easier for them to accept than selling them bonds? . "

He Fugui's eyes lit up when he heard this: "The emperor's method is feasible." Then he slapped his head violently: "I am originally a merchant. This is a common method. Why didn't I think of it? I am still a minister? Not as wise as the emperor."

Lu Mou laughed: "The reason you didn't expect it is because your identity has changed. Because your identity has changed, your thinking has broken away from the merchant's thinking."

He Fugui thought for a moment and then said sarcastically: "The emperor really hit the nail on the head when he saw things. This is indeed the case for Wei Chen."

"This is what people often say, the butt determines the head. However, when running our household department, it should be done according to the businessman's thinking. Because their fundamentals are to operate money, and there is no change in essence."

He Fugui stood up and saluted: "The emperor is right, I have learned the lesson. I will start to go back to work. First of all, I will purchase summer clothes for the soldiers, and Weichen will implement this method."

Now, Lu Mou has used all kinds of methods for money. (End of chapter)