Baohe Hall.
"Your Majesty, now all the victims' daily wages and food settlements have been converted into money, and the people have accepted this method of payment.
In addition, as a large number of merchants entered the north and people earned money from the court's projects, they used the silver to buy goods. These goods paid taxes, and the court was able to use the taxes paid to carry out more projects.
After repairing the destroyed cities, various places started the cement official road project between the cities in accordance with your Majesty's request.
The completion of the cement official road project allowed merchants to transport various commodities to the north better and faster, which in turn led to the prosperity of the north.
Nowadays, the entire northern border is almost changing day by day. In this way, the imperial court only paid the upfront cost and a very small amount of follow-up costs, which not only restored vitality and prosperity to various places, but also repaired the cities destroyed by the Xiongnu. , it also gave the people a way to make a living, and it also gave the merchants more customers to spend with.
I didn’t expect that under His Majesty’s operation, the imperial court could achieve this series of miracles at such a small cost. Your Majesty is truly a genius! "
Zhang He is very happy today.
At first, he thought that it would take several years for the imperial court to clean up the mess in the north before it could slowly restore its vitality. As a prime minister, he estimated that he would have many headaches in the past few years.
Unexpectedly, the new emperor would use this miraculous method to quickly restore vitality to the north.
He has been in politics for decades, and he never thought that those businessmen who were regarded as vulgar and treacherous by the scholar-bureaucrats in the past could actually be of such use. The effect of Zhao Jun's operation was really eye-opening to him and he had to admire it at the same time. Today's means.
Zhao Jun felt a rare sense of embarrassment as he listened to Zhang He praising himself from below. But any time traveler knows how much businessmen can do to the economy if they make good use of it, but at the same time, business is also a double-edged sword.
The germ of capitalism is the product of the growth of businessmen. Zhao Jun, who came from a socialist country in his previous life, naturally knows the horror of capital.
Don't look at those businessmen nowadays who are all under control.
That was because Zhao Jun had the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce to suppress them commercially, and at the same time, it also gave Zhao Jun a bottom line.
At the same time, Zhao Jun also has intelligence agencies such as the violent organization army and secret guards who have deep control over Yunzhou County. He has restricted and controlled these businessmen who have grown in the development process of Yunzhou County from all aspects, so that he can control them. Live them.
Otherwise, the Shanxi Shanxi merchants in the late Ming Dynasty were a very high example. In order to make money, they dared to give controlled strategic materials to foreigners, and even vital military intelligence, etc.
Obviously during the Little Ice Age, both the Ming Dynasty and the slaves were equally sad. As a result, these traitors transported food outside the customs, which allowed them to recover.
The already difficult environment of the Ming Dynasty was worsened by these guys collecting food to help the slaves. In the end, the huge country was conquered by the slaves, allowing the Han people to endure a dark period for hundreds of years!
Even civilization is almost annihilated!
All this is a good thing done by those traitors and profiteers!
Therefore, Zhao Jun has exerted all-round control over the rising businessmen of Yunzhou County from the very beginning to ensure that they will not do anything to harm Yunzhou County.
only……
It used to be okay in Yunzhou County, but now they have entered the Song Dynasty and have such a broad market. In addition, in order to use them to restore the northern economy, this has also allowed them to extend their hands into all walks of life in the north. This will inevitably causing them to grow.
Zhao Jun was thinking about how to restrict them again to avoid the emergence of new businessmen.
But those are things that need to be considered later. After listening to Zhang He’s report, Zhao Jun asked:
"Mr. Zhang, based on the current situation, how long will it take for the north to be fully restored to the point where it can operate on its own, rather than requiring the government to promote projects?"
After hearing this, Zhang He thought for a moment, then raised his hands and replied: "Your Majesty, if you want the people in the north to return to their previous self-sufficient state, it will take at least half a year.
At least until the summer grain harvest, people will be able to be self-sufficient if they have food at home. "
Zhao Jun nodded: "That means that as long as the court continues to work on the project for another half a year, the people will be able to be self-sufficient?"
Zhang He responded, but then he thought of something and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, there is an emergency at the moment and we need to prepare early!"
"What's the matter?"
Zhao Jun said doubtfully.
Zhang He hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, winter is coming soon, especially in the north. It is estimated that it will snow in early November at the latest, and it has only been a few days.
But now most of the imperial projects are road construction. Once winter comes, the ground will become extremely hard and construction will not be possible at all.
If there is no energy, it will be difficult for these people to survive this winter. "
"That's a problem!"
Zhao Jun also reacted. Indeed, construction cannot be done in winter, at least the current conditions do not allow it.
Let's do this. After thinking about it, Zhao Jun decided immediately: "Except for some who stayed to clean up the snow, most of the other men were recruited to train troops!"
"Troop training?!"
Zhang He was speechless.
Zhao Jun nodded and explained: "Although the north is almost recovering, the south is not like that.
I don’t know if Zhang Aiqing has paid attention to the whole south, it’s already a mess.
Now the court doesn't care, it's just that the court doesn't have the ability to take care of it. I have just ascended the throne, and I don't have the energy to do many things.
But the problems in the South are there and they always need to be solved.
As far as the situation in the south is concerned, it is estimated that by next year, there will be several extremely large rebel forces.
According to the current situation of the imperial army, it can only be guaranteed today. It does not mean that the imperial army cannot defeat the refugee army, but it means that the imperial army has too many places to defend. Once dispersed, the imperial court does not have much at all. The army came and went to suppress these new rebel forces in the south.
It just so happens that there is no way to carry out construction projects in the winter in the north. I plan to take advantage of this winter to conduct basic military training in the entire north and establish a militia organization.
In this way, even if the enemy invades again next time, the people in the north will not be helpless to fight back.
When the imperial court cleans up the south, these northern militiamen who have undergone simple military training can also become the imperial court's reserve soldiers, continuously replenishing the imperial army.
During the training period, the imperial court was responsible for their food and drink during this period.
I can still afford this effort.
Moreover, the Huns have caused such harm to us, and I will definitely pay it back!
This is just to reserve soldiers for the Northern Expedition in advance! "
"Northern Expedition?"
Reciting these two words, Zhang He had a wry smile on his face.
Sure enough, today, the Song Dynasty can no longer withstand the torment, otherwise it would have gone to war long ago.
How could a man whose reign title was Xingwu be Emperor Wen?
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(End of chapter)
