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Chapter 540 Bond Order

Letting Shifu use these treasures to get some money can indeed greatly alleviate Qin's financial difficulties.

However, this is a solution to the symptoms rather than the root cause.

Because those treasures are water without roots, we can't run out of these treasures and let Fusu raid the house again, right?
Moreover, this is not a long-term solution, it can only be used occasionally.

In terms of finance, Fusu clearly understands that it is nothing more than increasing revenue and reducing expenditure.

To be honest, after Fusu succeeded to the throne, his ability and speed of spending money were several grades higher than that of the first emperor, Yingzheng.

When the first emperor Yingzheng was alive, he was already very capable of spending money. The construction of various projects, etc., invested a huge amount of money.

In this regard, the difference between Fusu and the first emperor is that Fusu did not invest a penny in building his own mausoleum.

But in other aspects, the cost of Fusu is a bit appalling!
First of all, in terms of engineering construction, although some large projects, such as Baoxie Road, were covered by wealthy businessmen Cheng Zhengle and Zhuo Dingshan, this aspect did not cost the court much.

But in other aspects, such as the water conservancy system in Guanzhong, in the past few years, under the leadership of Mixi's tunnel camp, the construction has been extremely perfect.

As long as it is properly maintained, Fusu believes that these water conservancy projects can last at least 100 years.

And these mean that Qin Ting has invested a lot of money and resources in this area, and this is only for the agricultural infrastructure in Guanzhong.

There are also papermaking, printing, waterwheels, Quyuanli, etc., all of which consume a large amount of money in the treasury.

The first thing that needs to be clarified is that things like Quyuanli, logically speaking, ordinary people simply cannot afford to use them, and Fusu loaned them to the people at an almost zero interest rate.

Of course, although the common people will pay back in the end, the speed of returning the funds has been greatly slowed down!

There is also investment and improvement in education. Although Fusu has tried its best to simplify it, the investment in education is increasing year by year.

In particular, Fusu promoted comprehensive literacy activities in the army, as well as subsidies for school-age children and so on.

However, the reform areas touched by Fusu rarely cost money.

Moreover, the money required for these projects is not a small amount, and it is not a one-time investment. It requires long-term investment in construction. Once it stops in the middle, it means that all previous efforts will be wasted.

After a rough calculation, you can know that after Fusu succeeds to the throne, there are too many places to spend money!

Fusu felt that if Xiao He, the big steward, was not in charge of the house, the finances of Daqin might be riddled with holes at this moment, and if he wanted to clean it up again, Fusu might not be able to do it so well if he did it himself. .

But even though Fusu has some things in his hands, once it is opened up, it is bound to make a lot of money, but Fusu has some scruples.

You must know that papermaking and printing these seemingly tall things are really not too difficult for the Chinese.

Fusu didn't dare to underestimate the wisdom of the ancients. If one of these people had titanium alloy dog ​​eyes, the kind that could be recognized at a glance, then Fusu felt that he would not be able to play!

Especially papermaking and printing, also involves the most important section, the dissemination and induction of public opinion.

The propaganda power of public opinion, if used well, is no less than an elite army.

He can boost morale to a certain extent, and can also stabilize people's hearts. On the contrary, if public opinion is controlled by the enemy, then the passive one will be himself.

Therefore, it is impossible for Fusu to disclose these contents.

Since these cannot be made public, then we have to think of other ways!

Fusu stood with his hands behind his back, stood in front of the window, thought over and over again, and finally at a certain moment, the corners of Fusu's mouth curled up slightly.

There are quite a lot of merchants in Xianyang now, Fusu really wants to know how much money these people have, and whether they are loyal to Daqin...

"Han Tan, you pass on an edict ordering all counties in Guanzhong to post dew cloths. It states that the imperial court has no money now, so a bond order is hereby issued."

"Businessmen can buy bond orders first, and they can come to the court to cash them in the future."

Fusu thought of a very simple solution, issuing national debt.

Of course, this is only the first step. Fusu knows exactly what kind of piss those businessmen are!

If they want to buy a diva slave, it will cost thousands of dollars, and they will not hesitate.But if you want to spend a penny for the court, these people will feel heartbroken for a long time.

Otherwise, the reputation of the merchants would not be so bad at this time, and the Qin State would send some merchants directly to the frontier every once in a while to enrich the population and station in the territory of the Great Qin.

In fact, these businessmen are just shameless.

Fusu clearly remembered that during the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion in the Han Dynasty, Emperor Han Jing borrowed money from wealthy businessmen in Chang'an, and all of them cried poor.

In the end, the Wuyan family loaned the government a thousand gold at a very high interest rate, so that Zhou Yafu had the start-up capital.

At that time, all the wealthy businessmen in Chang'an laughed at Wuyan's stupidity, but when Zhou Yafu returned triumphantly, all of these wealthy businessmen were speechless.

Later, the Wuyan clan not only got the money it deserved, but also established an excellent relationship with the court. In the end, the Wuyan clan became a giant.

However, at the back, the Wuyan family was also ashamed!

Now, Fusu wants to use this bond order to see how many people in Xianyang City are interested in the imperial court.

Anyone who didn't buy it will be recorded in Fusu's small book, and then wait for Fusu's subsequent liquidation.

Of course, that's not the point.

Fusu also intends to take all the power to distribute salt and iron to the central government for the purpose of subsidizing finances.

In this way, those who purchased the bond order may be able to cooperate.

As for those who didn't buy it, Fu Su felt that he had to say sorry to these people!

If the opportunity that should be seized is not grasped, then no one can blame anyone for dying in the end.

At the beginning, Fusu still wanted to wait for an opportunity to realize the plan of making Yantie official, but now the Qin court's financial difficulties completely forced Fusu.

If there is no such thing, Fusu may continue to wait, but now he is what the people want, and when he is in power, at this time, if these businessmen are involved in a shuttle, Fusu really does not think that there will be some troubles. He can't bear the consequences.

Once Yantie realizes official operation, it is foreseeable that Fusu will no longer have to worry about money for a long time!
(End of this chapter)