back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 356 Financial Planning
Lu Chengqi also knew that if the shipbuilders were recruited directly according to the previous shipbuilding method and used the method of corvee, there would be no need to pay the shipbuilders.In this way, the wood for shipbuilding does not need to be spent, and the labor of the shipwright does not need to be paid. Even the land occupied by the construction of the dock can be expropriated by the government, and the private land can be occupied without any compensation at all.

However, Lu Chengqi came from a later generation and knew the pain of being expropriated, so he decreed that the people who occupied the land should be compensated at the market price.Coupled with thousands of shipwrights' wages, the first phase of 300 million yuan allocated by the treasury will not last long.

Knowing a little bit how money is spent like running water, Lu Chengqi was also a little uneasy.However, the plan to strengthen one's own military power by replacing the Xiang army with the forbidden army cannot be abandoned halfway.The Xiang army is too corrupt, and it is better to disband on the spot if it is not rectified.An army without combat effectiveness is just a group of useless people supported by the court with money.It can neither contribute to society, but consumes national power.

Lu Chengqi planned that after rectifying the Xiang army and bringing the fighting strength of the imperial army and Xiang army closer together, he would then launch a defensive counterattack against the Khitans.Among the current enemies, the Liao Kingdom is Dashun's most powerful opponent, and it is also a dangerous opponent that may put Dashun in danger.Previously, he was able to win the battle under the city of Youzhou only because of the sneak attack and the stupidity of the opponent.Putting the winner on the opponent's stupidity, half the battle is lost without a fight.

Besides, strengthening one's military power is extremely beneficial to both Dashun and securing the throne.If you want to thoroughly promote the commercialization of the entire country and have a strong military power, there is nothing to lose.It's just that Dashun now has an army of more than 60 soldiers, excluding 20 auxiliary soldiers, there are still 40 soldiers.With such a large number of troops, the annual consumption of food and salaries is astonishing.In the era when the land was not productive, raising so many soldiers was tantamount to military use.

According to the survey conducted by Lu Chengxian's Supervision Department, almost 8000 farmers can support one soldier, which is already a very large ratio.Although Dashun now has over [-] million people, there are only about [-] million farmers.The taxes paid by farmers in Dashun were used in various aspects besides raising soldiers.So it's not that the more soldiers the better, raising so many soldiers can drag Dashun into the abyss of financial collapse at any time.

Lu Chengqi carefully read the memorial presented by the household department, and it took almost half an hour.After putting together the memorabilia, Lu Chengqi said slowly: "Xu Qing's concerns really make sense."

Xu Chongguang said sternly: "Your Majesty, if this continues, there will be no money left in the treasury. If there is another natural disaster at this moment, and the imperial court is unable to relieve the disaster, I am afraid that the people will complain!"

Xu Chongguang has such an idea because in this year, it is common for the Yellow River to burst.The people of Dashun already feel a little bit like they are fighting against natural disasters.With the slightest turmoil, the people along the Yellow River will leave their homes and their lives, and their lives are miserable.If the imperial court did not carry out disaster relief, the public grievances would be relatively light. After all, after the disaster, the victims would do anything to survive.

Lu Chengqi nodded, first asked his personal servant to move a chair for Xu Chongguang who had been standing for a long time, and then slowly said: "The treasury is not enough money. Throughout the ages, it is just to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. I think that reducing expenditure can establish a For the financial plan, first budget the financial expenditure and income for next year. It is feasible to reduce some unnecessary expenses and save some for the court."

Xu Chongguang was the Secretary of the Household Department, and he can be regarded as a "professional". It was not difficult to understand Lu Chengqi's words, and he immediately agreed.

Lu Chengqi continued: "In terms of open source, I still think that we still need to develop commerce in order to increase the revenue of the treasury. If there is no commerce, the economy will be stagnant, and it will definitely not work."

As a representative of the gentry, Xu Chongguang somewhat looked down on businessmen.But for some reason, as the king of a country, in fact the largest landlord, it is a bit unbelievable that he wants to cultivate another class that can shake his own foundation!
But not only Xu Chongguang, but also other officials compromised in the face of huge commercial taxes.If there is no money in the treasury, even the salary cannot be paid.Coupled with the ubiquitous supervision of the little emperor's inhuman supervisory department, who doesn't even have gray income, wouldn't the officials starve to death?Between self-interest and commercial development, the official and gentry class represented by Xu Chongguang still compromised.

Xu Chongguang's idea is that if they are well controlled, these businessmen will not be able to make trouble.Xu Chongguang didn't know that when the merchant class became stronger, what they wanted was not just wealth, but political demands.

Coupled with Lu Chengqi's push to fuel the flames, can such a time be far behind?At least ten years, as long as two to thirty years, Dashun is definitely a different scene.Coupled with the most rudimentary industrial system, the landlord class will be extremely weakened, which is predictable.As for the fate of the landlord class, it must be submerged in the wave of commerce.Advanced productive forces will definitely eliminate backward productive forces, which is inevitable in historical development.

Of course, Xu Chongguang, who didn't have this understanding, wouldn't know that the momentary soft-heartedness actually caused the development of history to enter another track.

Xu Chongguang was quite pragmatic, and asked seriously how to develop business.Lu Chengqi took out the set of the budding of capitalism, and vowed: "Open factories, promote sea trade, and at the same time ensure that the people have enough consumption power..."

Xu Chongguang was confused when he heard it, but Lu Chengqi didn't know much about it.However, he knew that as long as businessmen were allowed to develop on their own, the prosperity of business would be absolutely unstoppable.Be a night watchman for a while, and then carry out state regulation, so that business can be fostered.As long as commerce develops and commerce and industry are used to feed back agriculture, then Dashun will truly be on the right track.

Just how to operate, Lu Chengqi hadn't paid attention to this content before, so he could only cross the river by feeling the stones.Fortunately, he is the emperor with supreme power, and he says what he says.If he strengthened his military power, Dashun would not be in chaos.

As long as commerce started and those landlords and officials realized that the output of the land was far less than the income brought by commerce, the landlord class itself would disintegrate.After the disintegration of the landlord class, land annexation will be eased to a certain extent.But if you want to completely eliminate land mergers, land reform is a must.However, to carry out land reform is not a simple sentence, but to kill people.Landlords will definitely not hand over the land in their hands easily. How to force them to hand over the land with both soft and hard methods is a headache for Lu Chengqi in the future.

Now Lu Chengqi's template is only the future heaven and dynasty.No way, he grew up under the red flag since he was a child, and he is most familiar with the form of political power in his country.According to the experience of foreign countries, whether Chengdu can be achieved is another matter.It's just that Lu Chengqi's thinking is not very clear now, and he doesn't understand what he is saying, and Xu Chongguang has a hard time listening.

"Wait, the old minister can understand what His Majesty said about sea trade, but what is a factory?" Xu Chongguang said very puzzled.

Lu Chengqi thought for a while and said: "It's a large workshop, but it's not an apprenticeship system, but an employment system. For example, a printing workshop becomes a printing factory after it becomes a factory. The factory hires employees with contracts and provides employees with wages. Employees work in During working hours, create value for the factory. This is the form of the factory. By concentrating productivity and improving labor efficiency, you can make a lot of money..."

(End of this chapter)