The Princess’s Inner Thoughts Were Overheard by Her Emperor Father

[I’ve made a big mistake, you’re awesome, I even asked people to borrow money! 】

[Isn’t this the national debt? 】

The corner of Xiao Yunzhou's mouth twitched, and his daughter woke up.

Oops, he needs to be more restrained, he can't let his daughter find out that he can hear her thoughts and scare the child.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? What do you mean by borrowing money from the people?"

Jiang Li from the Department of Revenue suspected that he had heard wrongly.

[Ah, the emperor’s father came up with this method? 】

Xiao Chuchu's shocking voice was directly transmitted to the study from the partition separated by the wall.

Xiao Yunzhou's expression changed, and when he saw this startled Jiang Li, he felt angry for a moment.

"Ahem, just ask, just ask!"

Xiao Yunzhou made a serious face, "I have prepared the rice and brought it to you, but you still don't know how to eat it!"

"I want you to eat it one mouthful at a time!"

Jiang Li blushed, and the two ministers from the household department were also very excited.

After all, Jiang Li has been in the Ministry of Household Affairs for many years and has some money management brains. "The emperor means that there are many people in Jingguo. If each person lends one penny to the treasury, we can collect a million taels?"

A while ago, Xu Jijiu's bribe money of one million silver was confiscated. It was divided up within a few days before it even reached the Ministry of Household Affairs.

The Yellow River burst its banks, and Pan Ji asked for money to get water from the river.

Liu Bin sewed winter clothes and asked for money to subsidize the female workers.

The Tai Hospital teamed up with doctors to treat the refugees' diseases, which also cost money.

There is also food and fodder for the Ministry of War, and war horses...

Open a mutual market to buy lamb...

Jiang Li's head hurts just thinking about it.

"Your Majesty, are you targeting people's money bags?"

Jiang Li thought and looked at the emperor with resentment.

"But our taxes are already too high."

"Now you are thinking of a new name, saying that you want to borrow money from the people... Oh, it's so difficult!"

People are stupid!

Isn’t it good to have money and eat meat behind closed doors?

You don’t even have money to buy meat, so you lend money to the emperor?

Alas, borrowing a penny is too much!

Unless the soldiers came to the door with swords and forced the people to ask for them.

"I'm afraid this will cause dissatisfaction among the people. Please think again, Your Majesty." Shen Liang, the second assistant to the cabinet, frowned and remonstrated.

Since ancient times, it is better to take advantage of urgency than to take advantage of poverty.

"Even if people have money, they have to think twice about lending it to relatives, let alone lending it to the court."

Jiang Li nodded heavily, "That's right. Harsh taxes are as fierce as tigers. Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Xiao Yunzhou's head felt swollen after being told what they said, and he stretched out his hand to press his temples.

[Ouch, that’s true, so we need to give interest to the people~]

Xiao Chuchu was anxious next door.

Xiao Yunzhou nodded secretly after hearing this and looked at Mr. Fucha Ge, "Does Mr. Ge remember that when I was still the prince, you gave me a calligraphy and painting?"

Mr. Fu Cha Ge was stunned for a moment, "In that year is the Emperor's birthday?"

"Yes." Xiao Yunzhou nodded, "I was taught by my mother at that time to be grateful for the teacher's gifts and to give something in return."

"So the next day, I copied a poem and gave it to Mr. Ge in return."

Mr. Fuchage's eyes flashed, and he thought of the warm teacher-student relationship back then.

But now, what should I do?

Even if he was devoted to the prince back then, and now as the chief minister, he would not agree with the emperor's tyranny of forcing the people to use money to fill the treasury.

But Mr. Fuchage was about to give a cruel remonstrance when he heard Xiao Yunzhou speak again.

"As expected later, Mr. Ge was very happy to receive my message. He also sent me a birthday painting for three years in a row."

Mr. Fuchage was startled, "Your Majesty, what do you mean..."

Xiao Yunzhou nodded, looked at the sunset in the distance, and made a sigh of relief.

"The common people lend money to the court."

"The court should also be grateful and repay the people. For example, if they borrow a hundred coins, I will return them a hundred and twenty coins after one year."

Jiang Li opened his mouth.

"The Jingguo court is the guarantee."

Xiao Yunzhou leaned forward.

"As long as our country is immortal, we will definitely return the people's money and interest."

"Even if I am gone, there will still be a new emperor who will act in accordance with the national debt IOUs."

"The longer you borrow, the more interest money you can get."

The elders and household officials in the study all opened their eyes wide.

They had never thought of asking people to borrow money in the past.

But now I hear it, with this kind of interest money, it’s really possible!

"How about it, Mr. Ge, if I ask you to buy 120 taels of food and fodder for the Ministry of War, and write a note and promise to return you 120 taels a year, will you be willing?"

Xiao Yunzhou looked over.

The corners of the mouths of the four pavilion elders moved.

Why don't you want to do this?

Suddenly there were twenty taels more.

Money making money is much more useful than money lying at home!

"Your Majesty, I am willing to lend it to you!" Jiang Li was so excited that he took the lead.

"Your Majesty, this national debt is really powerful."

"Your Majesty, how did you come up with this idea?"

[Ouch, that's right, how did the Emperor's father think of it...]

Xiao Chuchu couldn't help but wonder, and was shouting in her heart.

"..."

How did you think of it?

Xiao Yunzhou glanced at Jiang Li resentfully.

Naturally, I listened to Xiao Gege's voice - "Fundamentals of Modern Finance".

But can this be said?

How can you tell this kind of secret from the fairy world to this group of people who have not made much contribution to the world?

Why.

You all haven't had the opportunity yet, so you are not blessed to enjoy the auspiciousness of the immortal world.

"Ahem, didn't I think of the duck-feeding technique from the past few days?" Xiao Yunzhou opened his eyes and told lies.

"Ducks are fed four times a day. If they eat a lot, they will store it in their bodies and turn it into more duck meat and fat."

"When I thought about this, I looked at the few of you at the duck banquet. You are a bit hungry, and I thought about how much you eat on weekdays... Well, no, I thought about how you have been receiving salaries for many years, so you should have accumulated a lot of property."

Three ministers from the Ministry of Revenue and four important ministers from the Cabinet opened their mouths.

What do you mean?

The emperor said they were meat ducks?

No, the emperor was afraid that their family had too much wealth!

The emperor was thinking about their family wealth!

The ministers have money and food and are fat, but the treasury has no money to raise troops and horses...

Didn’t the emperor just think of asking them to borrow money?

Jiang Lijue of Hubu fell.

He immediately turned pale and knelt down to kowtow, "Your Majesty is wise! If Your Majesty plans to raise national debt, I will be the first to respond!"

"I must use all my spare money at home to meet the urgent needs of the national treasury!"

[So that’s it, the emperor’s father thought of the national debt from the cramming duck. My father is so awesome~]

Xiao Chuchu couldn't help but applaud in her heart.

Xiao Yunzhou breathed a sigh of relief, and his back was wet with sweat from nervousness.

Fortunately, his father is smart.

"Well, what Mr. Ge just said makes sense. Borrowing money to borrow money does not mean borrowing money to borrow money from poverty. The national debt should not last too long. It can only solve urgent needs for a few months or one or two years."

Xiao Yunzhou recalled what his daughter had said about the skill book just now.

“So I’m thinking of introducing another decree in addition to the national debt that allows people to save and withdraw money from the national treasury at any time.”

The ministers in the study were stunned.

Xiao Chuchu was excited when she heard this, [Ouch, this is bank deposit business? ! 】

[Some people don’t like risks. They get headaches and are unwilling to borrow money from others. However, the risk of saving money is low and the principal is guaranteed, so they feel relatively relieved. 】

Xiao Yunzhou listened, nodded in his mind, and looked at everyone in the study, "Jiang Li, are you willing to deposit money with me?"

"I will calculate the interest for you on a monthly basis. As long as you are willing, you can save it for one month or for a hundred years."

Jiang Li: "..."

Your Majesty, this is... a complete set!

As he listened, he felt a little... moved.

Three days later, the imperial list was posted at the gate of the capital.

The people who saw it were shocked!