In the sixth year of Yuanyou's reign, the tax paid in the Great Xia Dynasty was converted into silver, and the total amount was only about 36 million taels of silver.
Jia Cong used the outdated firearms retired from the army to actually earn nearly 7 million taels from the Japanese, which was almost one-fifth of the annual income of the imperial court.
Even after excluding the costs, according to the figures previously reported by the Ministry of Accounts, the net profit is as high as five million taels of silver...
And just now he heard what this boy said, this deal will continue soon.
Doesn't that mean that my household department is going to receive money again?
Hey!
Put it this way, being a warmonger seems pretty good.
The emperor Liu Heng is a little different from the sage old man. He doesn't value false fame very much and has a strange obsession with money.
In his eyes, the court can do many things with money. Such as river control, disaster relief, water conservancy construction, firearms development...
As for reputation...
What is the use of the false reputation of a benevolent and righteous emperor?
"I remember that Goryeo was also interested in purchasing firearms, right?"
Uh~
Jia Cong was a little embarrassed, but it wasn't that Gao Li didn't buy it...
"Your Majesty, they want to buy it, but Korea is too poor and there is nothing valuable. This..."
Liu Heng understood what Jia Cong meant. Gao Li was indeed a poor man, but Korean ginseng was a good thing.
No matter how bad the women from Goryeo are, they are not bad. It is very difficult for those rough men in the army to find wives. Daxia is short of everything now, except for damn people.
Fighting requires people, so does clearing wasteland and farming...
"Sell him. If you don't have any money, I'll exchange it for Korean ginseng. And what else... Come here, I have something confidential to tell you."
Liu Heng said half-finished words and blushed rarely. When Jia Cong came closer out of curiosity, he whispered in his ear: "Although Goryeo is small, it has a large population. They don't have enough food to eat, and the people often starve to death. The people of the vassal state are also my subjects... "
ah?
Jia Cong's ears twitched slightly, and he heard the emperor say solemnly: "You have people secretly contact the Korean envoys and ask them to use Korean women of the right age... so and so."
hiss! It turns out you are such an emperor!
For God's sake, it's so nice to meet such an emperor!
Jia Cong nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. Liu Heng thought for a while and then patiently warned: "You have to find a suitable person to handle this matter. Remember, this person has nothing to do with you or the Rongguo Mansion. Let him Use money to buy people, and then use firearms to earn the money back..."
I understand, Mr. Cong is innocent, the money earned by the Ministry of Industry is clean, the Daxia court is just, and has nothing to do with human trafficking.
As for why Goryeo women appeared in Daxia, the just court of Daxia discovered the evil of abduction and trafficking and rescued the abducted Goryeo women.
Then the emperor was so kind that he could not bear the suffering of his people and allowed him to get married, making him a happy people in Daxia.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Jia Cong had already formulated a complete plan in his mind.
Regarding the "abduction and trafficking" of Korean women, the monarch and his ministers did not feel the slightest sense of guilt.
Given the severe food shortage in Goryeo and the low status of women in the country, many would starve to death when food was scarce in winter.
If I could come to Daxia, I would probably happily board the ship without being tied up. When the time comes, as long as the right people are arranged to take care of it, it will be a great good deed.
"As for the people your father wants, you can also let the Koreans and Japanese serve as vanguards. You can negotiate for yourself and hire as many as you can. If there are not enough, we can draw them from various health stations."
Liu Heng felt more and more the inconvenience caused by insufficient population. In the past, there was not enough food to eat, but now there are not enough people to eat food. Damn it, it’s inconvenient to do anything without people.
He cursed several times in his mind and it gave him a headache!
"Here, please send word to the cabinet, the six ministries and the five temple retinues to come over."
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It was completely dark when Jia Cong walked out of the imperial tent, and several figures walked towards him. They were the summoned officials from the cabinet and the six ministries and five temples.
After exchanging pleasantries, Jia Cong happily walked to his tent without staying.
After a good night's sleep, Jia Cong sent his soldiers back to Beijing early the next morning to convey a message, asking the chief officer of the Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau to come to Tiewan Mountain to discuss matters.
After having breakfast with his family, he put on his official robes and went to the imperial tent. The civil and military officials in his entourage were lined up waiting to be summoned.
Xia Lingxing, the second assistant minister of the cabinet, as the cabinet minister who accompanied the retinue this time, was discussing something in a low voice with the officials of the six departments and five temples.
Jia Cong squeezed over curiously, and happened to hear Shen Zhui, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, say: "It is a good thing to encourage people to have children, but if you follow your Majesty's ideas, the pressure on the Ministry of Revenue will be too great..."
"Master Shen, what do you think, Your Majesty?"
"Oh? It turns out to be Uncle Yongfeng..."
Shen Zhui pulled Jia Cong into the crowd and asked, dumbfounded: "What did Uncle Yongfeng say to His Majesty yesterday? Why did Your Majesty suddenly summon us, saying that he wanted to encourage people to have children, and planned to spread the word The imperial edict is issued to all directions, if three children are born, one person will be exempted from land tax, Ding tax, etc..."
Jia Cong was also confused. When he left the tent last night, he thought the emperor was planning to discuss the two-day ceremony with the ministers. He did not expect that they were discussing encouraging childbirth.
The idea is good, but the plan is too crude.
Seeing everyone staring at him, Jia Cong shook his head: "I didn't say anything. I guess I was worried about the lack of people everywhere. You sirs also know that today the country is short of nothing but people."
Shen Zhui smiled bitterly and said: "I also know that your Majesty's encouragement of childbirth is indeed a solution to the problem of the shortage of people in the country. However, the Ministry of Household Affairs only focuses on family wealth. If we follow the method your Majesty said, I am afraid that the Ministry of Household Affairs will be poor again in a few years." It can starve a rat to death."
"Master Shen, don't worry about money and food. The country will soon have no shortage of money and food. Maybe in a few years, Daxia won't even have to collect food taxes, but it will be able to subsidize the people who farm the land."
Jia Cong showed his white teeth and grinned. Everyone was shocked by Jia Cong's shocking remarks. Some people slandered in their hearts. Although they didn't say it on the face, they couldn't hide the look in their eyes that looked at the fool.
The Imperial Grain State has collected taxes for thousands of years, and I have never heard of any dynasty or generation that did not collect grain taxes. Without collecting grain taxes, where would the court get the money and grain?
Jia Cong glanced at the officials who were obviously sarcastic, and turned to ask Shen Zhui: "Master Shen has been in the Ministry of Household Affairs for several years, so he should know the income of the Ministry of Household Affairs very well over the years. The land tax in the first year of Yuanyou and last year What changes have occurred as a proportion of total annual income?”
Shen Zhui replied subconsciously: "Yuanyou's annual income in the first year was equivalent to 31.76 million taels of silver, and he collected a total of 26.7 million shi of grain from land tax, which was equivalent to more than 27 million taels of silver. Go. The total annual income is 37.22 million taels, and the total land tax is 15.8 million shi of grain, which is equivalent to about 16 million taels of silver... Hiss! The official understands, it is a salt tax and a commercial tax... "
"Last year, there were constant droughts and floods in various places. The imperial court exempted a lot of land tax. However, the annual income of the imperial court increased instead of decreasing. Such a big change, can you sir not see it? After two years of trial operation, the shipping department went to the Ministry of Household Affairs last year alone. Eight million taels of commercial taxes were given as gifts. Together with the salt tax and commercial taxes from various places, it was enough to make up for the lack of land tax."
Jia Cong deliberately glanced at the official who just wanted to laugh at him, and said with a smile: "This is just the beginning. When the scale of the Shipping Department expands, the revenue of the Shipping Department alone will be enough to support half of the expenditure of the country. . Some people only know how to focus on the little money in the hands of the people, and they are really worthless!"
"My official's knowledge is shallow. Thank you Uncle Yongfeng for your guidance!"
Shen Zhui was stunned, and suddenly bowed to Jia Cong, which shocked Jia Cong.
"Hey, hey, hey... don't, you and my uncle are of the same generation, your life span will be shortened!"
Jia Cong jumped aside, avoided Shen Zhui's salute, helped him up and said, "Master Shen, in fact, as long as the imperial court does a good job in opening up the sea, it is possible to earn over 100 million per year..."
"Ahem, Your Majesty has sent an order to all of you to come into the tent to discuss matters."
Xia Shouzhong's sudden appearance interrupted the discussion outside the imperial tent. Jia Cong bowed his hands to several people, returned to the line of generals, stood in line, and entered the tent in order.
The policy of encouraging childbirth has not yet been discussed, so it will naturally not be discussed in this morning's imperial meeting.
Today we are mainly discussing the matter of summoning the generals from various vassals and nine borders in the future, as well as the imperial seal to Yi Lan.
Jia Cong was not very interested in these things, and was thinking about how to trick people from Korea and Japan into going to South Vietnam to serve as cannon fodder for Master Pardon.
How about asking someone to contact the envoys of Goryeo and the Japanese vassals first to test it out?
After the routine political discussion in the imperial tent was over, Jia Cong saw that the emperor had no intention of leaving him to work, so he walked out of the imperial tent leisurely.
Jia Cong went to the Ministry of Rites camp and briefly explained his plan to Nie Chaoyi, the chief guest of the Ministry of Rites, and asked him to talk to people on both sides first.
Then he became a shopkeeper and took his sister and sister to ride horses and enjoy the autumn. They had a great time for two days.
On October 15th, the temperature suddenly turned cold last night. Autumn in the seventh year of Yuanyou officially came to an end, and the Northland finally looked like early winter.
Mrs. Xing personally watched the girls at home put on wool sweaters, and even Jia Cong was forced to wear one.
It’s been a long time since I felt the warmth of a woolen sweater, but my neck felt a little prickly.
After Jia Cong arrived at the university grounds, he stood at the forefront of the generals' team and scratched...
"Huh? Boy Cong, what is this?"
Prince Ji Liu Huai stretched out his hand and pulled the exposed collar of Jia Cong's sweater, and he suddenly became interested.
Good thing, it looks fluffy and must be warm.
Jia Cong hurriedly bowed and said: "Greetings to my uncle, King Ji. Returning to my uncle, this is a woolen sweater. It is a new cold-proof clothing from the Ministry of Industry. It has not yet been mass-produced. This is also a test product for my grandnephew. If your uncle likes it, please come over." Your grandnephew will have someone from the Ministry of Works deliver it to you in a few days."
"Cardigan? Clothes to keep out the cold?"
The clan members on the left and right, Wu Xun, crowded over and began to pull off Jia Cong's clothes one by one.
Most of these people were Jia Cong's grandfathers and uncles. Jia Cong had no choice but to let them "ravage" him.
After everyone had gotten over the addiction, Jia Cong tidied his clothes in a fit of laughter and tears.
Liu Ke, the King of Loyalty and Shun, patted Jia Cong on the shoulder and said with a smile: "This is much warmer than the brocade hat and mink fur, and it is easy to wear. Jia Xiaosan, you can't favor one thing over the other. You have also given me ten or eight pieces." pieces."
While Jia Cong was adjusting his robes, he raised his head and grinned.
"Master Thirteen, the Ministry of Industry not only has woolen sweaters, but also the latest woolen coats. They not only keep you warm, but also make you look more handsome. They are most suitable for handsome men like Master Thirteen."
These three words "beautiful man" made Liu Ke's eyes start to light up: "Really? There is such a good thing?"
"Absolutely true!"
Jia Cong glanced at Yi Lan, who was looking over here, and smiled slightly: "But the looms for weaving woolen sweaters and woolen coats were made by the Ministry of Industry at a cost of a lot of silver. If you want clothes, you can, Thirteen Master, we need to pay more!”
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Thanks to Cha Yanqi Qianduo for the reward.
I was delayed on something tonight. I'm so sleepy that I can't see the computer screen clearly. Let's update one chapter first. Wait until daytime to add another chapter.
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