Zhu Yuanzhang can see my dreams

Chapter 259 259 Special National Bonds

For businessmen who had not left Beijing, they came to see him soon after receiving the news.

Wang Buli stopped making up his work notes, called his secretary Jiang Huan in, and then invited Xi Ce and Chen Shizhou into the hall to talk.

After the salute, Chen Shizhou was extremely excited at first, because he was the first to mention the difficulties about the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. He never expected that Wang Buli would announce the start of construction in such a short time.

At that time, he didn't take it to heart, after all, he was used to the execution ability of officials.

Just do what you say and do it right away. If it takes three months to get things done for you, you will be thankful to have met a good official.

It only took about a month to arrive at Wangbuli.

Most of the time, they knew clearly that since the prince-in-law got married, he had never stepped out of the princess's mansion and was obsessed with women every day.

Even some casinos are operating privately. How long can the prince-consort hide before he comes out to take advantage of the casino?

It actually caused many people to lose money.

Wang Buli did not report higher.

When the longest-lived emperor of the Zhou Dynasty dies, the debt of death will be cancelled.

“The minimum purchase is 500 shares, which is equivalent to a policy to benefit the people.

In order to quell the rebellion of the princes, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty borrowed money from wealthy businessmen and proposed to repay it with ten times the interest. However, most wealthy businessmen believed that the central court army might not be able to defeat the aggressive Seven Kingdoms.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that all the money could not be returned to them. It would be a great gift to allow them to pay less taxes.

If the imperial army were defeated, wouldn't they lose all their money?

Wang Buli briefly explained to him that buying national bonds is equivalent to the court lending you money, which can then be deducted from the taxes collected by the court.

Beijing debt existed in the Tang Dynasty, but with the founding of Lao Zhu, the issue of Beijing debt disappeared in the early Ming Dynasty. In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, Beijing debt became more and more rampant.

Compared with their business, the money that can be deducted from their regular tax payment can be regarded as an advance collection system.

"Then can I buy 10,000 shares?"

The key is that it took up one-tenth of the food at once, which is a huge appetite.

The imperial court conscripted troops and the local government provided living expenses, which was clearly intended to win over local people's hearts and minds.

Only the Wu Yan family believed that the imperial army would win and generously lent the money.

One person is serving in the army for the imperial court, so the whole family does not have to worry about life.

I really didn't expect that the prince-in-law could really stand up to the trouble and forcefully wear everyone down.

And Chongzhen also knew this kind of thing, and he had to solve his own debt problem as soon as he arrived at the local level.

Chen Shizhou was hesitant. The court borrowed money from merchants. Is that borrowing money?
This kind of thing is not impossible. The debt is high. King Nan of Zhou owed a lot of debt and was unable to repay it. He was forced to hide on a high platform by his creditor.

Some people even boldly said that the Prince Consort was resigning, which was why everyone in Jiangning County had such a big reaction when they saw the news of Wang Buli's arrival.

Yuzhang County within its jurisdiction has a huge copper mountain that can be used to mint coins.

Chen Shizhou raised his eyebrows slightly. He had never heard this word before.

"Prince-in-law, how much is this special national bond?"

He still had to be settled by King Wu's Qiu, and the wealthy businessmen were determined not to borrow it.

After Zhou Yafu won the battle, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty also made a huge promise.

There is money and salt, and there is no need to pay taxes.

"nature."

They said they would pay ten times the interest, and the Wuyan family suddenly became a wealthy man in Guanzhong.

Once local people were conscripted into military service by the central court, the local people in Wu State would also pay employment fees for these people.

"The price is not high, it's always five hundred cents per share."

All circumstances indicate that the advantage lies with King Wu.

The biggest advantage is that King Wu's family has mines.

Especially the State of Wu under the rule of King Wu Liu Bi was a huge and wealthy man.

The salary provided by the imperial court was simply not enough. Apart from plundering people's wealth and anointing, what other means were left?
Chen Shizhou was still thinking about the special national bonds mentioned by Wang Buli, but Xi Ce started to ask the price directly.

"The imperial court appropriated funds and also asked you businessmen to purchase some special national bonds for canal repair."

In fact, the emperor did not plan to sell much. He only sold 100,000 shares for the first phase of the canal project, and there will be fewer and fewer shares for subsequent projects. "

Xi Ce nodded repeatedly: "It's not expensive, Prince Consort, how much is the minimum I need to buy? Is there any limit on how much I need to buy?"

“Special national debt?”

"But where does the money come from?"

Liu Bi also attached great importance to the welfare within the territory. The people lived a good life and enjoyed extra care.

Chen Shizhou glanced at him subconsciously. This guy was so quick with his young mouth.

To the east of the jurisdiction, there is a boundless sea where salt can be boiled.

"Prince-in-law, is the court really willing to repair the canal?"

After all, he was still weighing the pros and cons, so this guy started showing his loyalty.

Wang Buli glanced at him hesitantly:
"I remember your business wasn't that big."

"Prince-in-law, this special national debt can be tax-deductible, which is a favor given by His Majesty to our businessmen.

How could I not continue? If my family didn't need extra money to run the business, I wouldn't want to buy just 10,000 shares. "

Xi Ce didn't hesitate.

Although his family is not considered a wealthy businessman in Jiangnan.

He was just a side branch of the Xi family, but he also wanted to catch up with Wang Buli and prepare for a big fight.

Regardless this is a great opportunity.

Once this is done, it would not be a bad idea for him, Xi Ce, to become the talkative person of the Xi family in the future.

Xi Ce was not blindly confident, but collected a lot of information in the capital.

This year, the entire capital has been discussing who is the most famous?

That must be Wang Buli.

He is excellent both in terms of character and opportunity.

Being able to have the luck of such a person is simply a blessing from God.

Xi Ce had long been thinking about how to hook up with Wang Buli, but he never had the chance.

Today I finally got a chance, how could I act so petty?
Wang Buli must be suppressed as soon as he takes action, and the others must not be given a chance to react. He must come out on top.

Xi Ce had already thought about it before he came.

He knew that Wang Buli said earlier that the court had no money, but he offered such a high salary, which caused a sensation in the entire Yingtian Mansion.

Where does the money come from?
Based on this calculation, there must be a problem with his capital turnover.

Even if you ask for money, you must take the initiative to give it.

"Prince-in-law, I will also buy 20,000 shares."

Chen Shizhou extended his finger and added.

Hearing this, Xi Ce laughed a little in his heart. You are really stingy when you only bought 20,000 shares for such a big deal.

The comparison came out immediately, and Xi Ce was very satisfied.

Wang Buli was also very satisfied. After all, he could sell 30,000 shares with nothing but white teeth. That was a good start.

This kind of thing does not require everyone to participate.

One hundred thousand shares, that is, 150,000 taels of silver. Five thousand people only spend 10,000 taels in wages per month. Basically, what Wang Buli said does not require the court to spend any money.

"Row."

Wang Buli motioned to Jiang Huan to take out the letter of intent and sign it.

At that time, some soup will have to be left for the other merchants to drink.

Even with these 30,000 taels, Wang Buli felt that he could almost finish the first phase of the project.

"Now that the weather is getting colder and colder, there is no rush to send this money to me first. I will not issue the special national debt certificate to you until I ask Your Majesty to stamp the seals of the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister on the paper.

At that time, if we pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other hand, maybe I won’t be the one to deliver the goods. "

"what?"

Chen Shizhou was shocked. How could he, a businessman, do business with the emperor himself?

This is something he can brag about for a lifetime, and more importantly, when he dies, it will be engraved on his epitaph.

From ancient times to the present, how many businessmen have had the opportunity to do business with the emperor?

This was a godsend.

Chen Shizhou began to regret how petty he had just been, so he bought 20,000 shares.

With just this little money, he wished he could cover everything.

Take advantage of this.

It was only after signing that the prince-in-law revealed the news. Chen Shizhou said with a smile:

"Prince-in-law, can I still buy more?"

Wang Buli looked at the old man in front of him and patted his shoulder politely:

"Unless no one else is willing to eat this bite of meat and there is still some leftover, then don't worry about it, and don't pretend to be Lu Buwei, otherwise you will have to get involved in everything."

Chen Shizhou shook his head repeatedly. He didn't dare to think about it at all.

Wang Buli's words immediately gave up his idea.

Obviously the emperor does not need to give rewards to just one person.

"At that time, the imperial court will purchase grain, wood, stone, meat, etc. If you can collect one or two, you should prepare one or two first and choose to cooperate with you."

Wang Buli drew another cake for them.

At present, he is not afraid of these merchants hoarding this kind of materials. Anyway, if you sell them expensively, the taxes you will pay will be high.

"Thank you, Prince Consort, for the tip."

The two of them retreated obediently. Wang Buli had not revealed the changes in the commercial tax. He just asked Jiang Huan to take a look at the records, and then sent someone to send the news to the palace.

After the people left, he carefully pulled the stove in the hall, which was better than nothing.

After all, the Dianshi Hall is a place where wind leaks from all sides.

"Prince-in-law, the brothers have adapted to this stove and are being careful."

Jiang Huan also thinks that this stove is really good, and it can keep the house warm in the winter.

"Well, we must let the brothers remember those things, otherwise someone will easily die."

Wang Buli has actually emphasized many times to avoid poisoning.

Especially when sleeping at night, the kettle must not be placed on the stove.

They also forcibly pried off two bricks from the exterior wall of the house.

At night, I blocked a piece of it horizontally to make sure that the hole must be left open.

After all, the houses in the county government office have been repaired, and there are very few air leaks.

Burning coal for heating in an iron stove carries certain risks.

"Ah."

Wang Buli responded.

The output in Yong'an Village has also increased. He used public funds to purchase some and brought them to the county government for testing.

At the same time, they were also sold to villagers in Yong'an Village who wanted to give it a try, and the craftsmen were asked to teach them well.

If this kind of stove is used in a house, it will easily cause poisoning and death. It is safest to have some air leakage in the house.

Generally speaking, this kind of stove is also extremely needed in ordinary people's homes.

Most of them cannot afford to burn charcoal, so they have to store enough firewood in the winter.

Otherwise, just keep eating and drinking with cold water. Sooner or later, you will freeze.

Nowadays, the officials in the county government are all hanging around the stove. In addition to boiling water and drinking a big bowl of tea, they also learned to roast chestnuts.

A few would pop up on the stove lid from time to time.

Of course, it was mainly Wang Buli who put it on it first. After everyone learned, they would also put some miscellaneous things on it.

After Xi Ce left the door, he asked the questions in his heart:
"Mr. Chen, the iron stove in the Prince Consort's room just now was very strange. I have never seen it before."

Chen Shizhou has always been immersed in the joy of being summoned by the emperor. Compared with Xi Ce, he has long lost his enterprising spirit.

At present, the family only needs to develop steadily until the next heir is stable.

The demands of the two are different.

Being summoned by the emperor means that he will write a special note in the family tree in the future.

At this time, he was holding his beard and didn't hear Xi Ce's inquiry at all. When he saw the servant coming up to him, Chen Shizhou anxiously waved goodbye to Xi Ce. He wanted the rest of the family to buy some too.

This advantage must be taken advantage of.

Seeing Chen Shizhou leaving in a hurry, Xi Ce understood what he was doing.

But the prince-in-law had just said this, but he still didn't take it to heart and wanted to cause trouble.

I'm afraid it's all work in vain.

Xi Ce then walked to the gate of the county government office and stuffed a note into the door as usual:
"Brother, I just saw that the stove in the Prince Consort's house is very warm. Where did you buy it?"

The doorman did not reject it, but put the banknotes away and asked someone to register them.

If you give it to me, I will continue. If you don't give it to me, I won't dare to trouble you.

Menzi had a smile on his face: "This is what our Master Dianshi ordered. I don't know the details."

Xi Ce nodded slightly. He felt that the price of that thing should be better in the north.

I didn’t know whether it was burning wood or refined charcoal, and I didn’t even see clearly what fuel was added to it.

Anyway, the firepower is very strong. Even if there is wind on all sides of Dianshi Yamen, it is extremely warm to sit next to it.

In the past two days, Wang Buli has been receiving businessmen who came overnight.

Unable to resist his plea, Wang Buli eventually issued an additional 50,000 shares.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the memorial written by Wang Buli and calculated it carefully.

Damn you.

Or do you know how to make money?

This national debt can make more money than the Ming Dynasty banknotes we printed!
Nearly 230,000 taels are enough to support the first phase of the canal project that Wang Buli is working on. No matter how much money you spend, it can't be used up.

Of course, Lao Zhu would not let Wang Buli use money like sand.

Hu Weiyong also witnessed that crazy scene.

Those businessmen were almost begging Wang Buli to give them the opportunity to give him money!
Those who come late beat their chests and shout, "I'm late."

Can the Prince Consort please do something good?

They all knelt down to him!

Wang Buli just asked them to register.

When the second phase of the project starts, they will be given priority.

Hu Weiyong almost didn't understand this matter.

Such behavior is completely a way for the court to collect money, and it is not like Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty who wanted to give them ten times the interest.

It's just a tax credit coupon worth 500 yuan.

That made these people go crazy.

They all want to snap up.

Why?

"Plough!"

Zhu Yuanzhang closed the memorial and grinned: "Since those businessmen are in such high spirits, why don't you agree to their request and continue to issue more national debt?"

“Your Majesty, it is enough to raise 100,000 shares for the first phase of our project.

The additional 50,000 shares issued are completely unnecessary.

Although we now have more money in our hands, it’s all a matter of doing nothing. "

Wang Buli spread his hands and said: "Once too many national debts are issued, the court may not be able to collect taxes in a few years, and then it will not be able to operate. Although these national debts are good, they cannot be issued frequently.

In particular, it must be implemented so that they can truly reap the benefits of this national debt and prove that the country is creditworthy.

It will be much more convenient for the imperial court to issue such special national bonds in the future. "

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded thoughtfully.

What Yin eats Mao Liang?
Just trying to fool me.

Zhu Yuanzhang was more willing to believe in Wang Buli's strategy, which was the result of a promise made with a thousand pieces of gold.

The Ming Dynasty must not be like the king of Zhou and build up a lot of debt.

Then doesn’t this emperor lose his face?

"Yes, this special national debt is just a trial or two. Let's see if there are any mistakes or omissions in the future and make up for them."

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he held a stack of certificates of special national debt in his hand.

Each one is five hundred shares, with the seals of the current Crown Prince Zhu Biao and Prime Minister Hu Weiyong printed on it. The number is also kept, so whoever it is given to can be recorded.

The imperial court also provided small boxes to save them from being damaged by insects.

There are also names written on the boxes.

Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang did not take action in this matter. He asked Zhu Biao to do it. After all, if he did not like it in the future, the emperor would not have to slap himself in the face.

Moreover, Lao Zhu also has new ideas. By then, whether he is attacking Yunnan or conquering Mongolia in the north, he will no longer have to worry about money.

We can continue to issue special national bonds for Yunnan, so that the court can get things done without spending money.

This business tax increase is awesome!

In particular, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that the Ming Dynasty mainly relied on land taxes, and commercial taxes were the icing on the cake and not a concern.

The key is that he feels that Wang Buli's method of making money is much better than that of running a brothel.

Isn't it just to ask his son and son-in-law to come forward and coax those wealthy businessmen?

This allows them to donate all their money calmly without getting angry.

This was the first time Zhu Yuanzhang encountered the power of financial means, and he has always been amazed at Wang Buli's operations.

It is true that those who can enter the fairyland and have sex with the fairies have brains.

How can ordinary people have such opportunities?

This was the first time for Xi Ce and other merchants to enter the palace.

How could they, a businessman, have such an opportunity to meet the prince?

Even though the weather is very cold now, everyone's hearts are extremely hot.

The Ming Dynasty is becoming more and more peaceful, and businessmen like them also hope that their political treatment can be better.

The opportunity for them to enter the palace to obtain this special bond is already a great improvement for businessmen.

Not to mention the boxes that the prince handed them one by one after following the list.

Even the old Chen Shizhou has never seen this kind of world.

Many people knelt down in front of Zhu Biao to receive this honor.

Wang Buli stood aside and looked at these businessmen with tears streaming down their faces, looking very excited.

I have to say that these old men are really good at acting in crying scenes, and they can do it just as they say.

Maybe business wars are so boring, there are so many thrills and intrigues.

Compared to Wang Buli's disdain, Zhu Biao was extremely excited.

This feeling is so good!

(End of this chapter)