"What a great place. I didn't expect there to be a wild hot spring hidden here?"
Xia Heng untied his fur coat and stepped into the steaming hot spring. "The temperature is a bit hot, but if the weather gets colder, the temperature will be just right!"
The Yuyang Defense Line was once where Xia Heng was stationed. This time he followed Fang Fang to Yuyang, which was a return to his hometown.
"Come on, let's not cause trouble for those people below!"
There are more than 300 people, and it is really troublesome for one person to eat horse chews without relying on others. The days in August have become shorter. As soon as dusk falls, the north wind blows on the grassland, and the temperature will fall below the limit of single clothes in the shortest time. defense.
"You said, there are Nian Run and the Governor of the Documents Department over there in Yuyang, and there are also people from the Wanhu Mansion in the North Palace. I heard that people from Tai'an City will also come. What happened to us in the past? We can't just If you come up with an idea in the past, this would be too disrespectful to the Kingdom of Jin!"
It's not that I'm looking down on Jurchen, it's just that this gesture is too big.
"The Alliance may need me, but more probably someone wants to talk to me!" Fang Fang buried his whole body in the water.
Not to mention this moment, the two days of running around disappeared in one go.
Song Hai was born in the military. He has calluses on his hands, scars on his body, and rough skin and thick flesh. The second generation of Equation cannot do it. Even if Xia Heng has been away from the army for two years, he cannot maintain the habits of the army.
"Let's talk, what are we talking about? Isn't it still about money?" Li Yanting said with a smile.
When chatting with warriors, whenever the court is mentioned, money will inevitably be mentioned, and if they are in a good mood, they will make a group of household ministers of the dynasty look bad.
"Don't tell me, it's really possible that it's for money. You didn't enter the last song, but I did. One day, when we were dining out, many people mentioned that Xia Abacus opened the packaging library and took out 10 million taels from it. , I inquired afterward, and Xia only paid five million taels, but that was still five million taels!"
Xia Heng stretched out his hand and gestured repeatedly.
What is the concept of five million taels?
Everyone knows that the Wu Dynasty's fiscal and tax revenue for four months was only this amount.
But at the same time, Xia Heng also understood that five million taels was a lot for the senses, but for the Wu Dynasty, which was spending money everywhere at the moment, these five million taels would be a smash at most.
The alliance went smoothly, and the Jurchens of the Jin Kingdom withdrew from the battlefield. The regular soldiers who participated in Yuyang's defense, and the government soldiers must take another sum of money to go home. According to common sense, fighting for eight months, the accumulation of various bonuses will be at least one hundred and fifty. One hundred thousand taels, plus pensions and merit rewards, another six to seven hundred thousand taels will be paid.
As soon as the war breaks out, the sound of millions of silver sounds will be swallowed up by the war in the blink of an eye.
The Wu Dynasty did not wage war with other countries for forty years. The reason was that the Wu Dynasty could not afford to fight!
"What should I say? I probably understand why I want to go on this trip!" Hearing this, Fang Fang suddenly reacted, "This is preparing to issue national debt!"
"National debt? I think I heard about it somewhere?"
"Is this related to the bank?"
"Yannian, please explain!"
He picked up a bowl of hot spring and poured it on his face. Under the stimulation of the warmth, he began to think quickly about the equation.
After eight or nine months of preparation, banks have been launched, savings are beneficial, and the concept of loan interest repayment is not only deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, at least it is no longer unfamiliar to the people.
Coupled with the reputation the court has built up over the years, the prerequisites for issuing national bonds have been met!
It was obviously the time when money was most scarce for various matters, so he only took 5 million taels from opening the packaging library. Fang Fang himself didn't believe that he was not focused on the national debt.
I just don’t know what specific steps the bank has taken in the past six months.
Seeing the equation thinking, Li Yannian quickly explained to everyone the models of banks, savings, loans, and national debt.
"This is really unthinkable, but the logic seems to make sense!" Xia Heng touched his chin, "The Ministry of Household Affairs has no money and cannot invest in people's livelihood construction. Roads are blocked and commercial routes are difficult to travel, and the canals are not connected to the fields, which reduces production. If this cycle continues, it will only make the Ministry of Household Affairs more and more moneyless. In turn, the Ministry of Household Affairs will borrow money from the private sector and invest the money in the private sector in an orderly manner. The trade routes will be opened and the market will be prosperous. The acres of land covered by water canals will increase, and then it will be exchanged for taxes. , the whole loop is closed!”
"This is indeed the truth, but there must be a prerequisite for how to do it, otherwise it will be a mess!"
"First of all, everyone in the court must be pragmatic. They do not seek to be very honest. At least they must ensure that 70% of the money released will return to the market instead of directly falling into people's pockets. Only when the money falls into the market will the money circulate. Otherwise it would be meaningless!”
"Secondly, the trade routes and supporting rules must be perfected. There is no shortage of bold and cautious warriors, but being bold and careful in business is far from enough. There are too many off-site factors. Fortunately, we are doing very well in this area. , at least where is the reputation of the government!"
"Reputation? After all, it's not a result of killing?" Xia Heng sneered.
Officials were corrupt, the court, and the royal family were really powerless for a while, but the lower-level officials had nothing to do, but the military could do something about it. In the Song Dynasty, officials were killed in rebellion and accepted imperial orders, and the folk customs in the Wu Dynasty were not much better.
How many people are there in a county government office, the county magistrate, the county captain, the six-room clerk, and the three teams of government officials combined?
Under the rule, not only did every family practice martial arts, and every household joined the army, the Wu Dynasty also had abundant civil force. The martial arts people didn't like the twists and turns, so I'll give it to you for real, play it hard, and if you're in a hurry, I'll cancel your household registration. , I will kill your whole family, and I will not play tricks with you at all. At most, I will be a thief and join the army for a while. If you are lucky, you can get a lesson after you come back for a few years.
"It's a matter of course. Even you second-generation people don't think so. But do the other five countries have this situation?" Fang Fang spread his hands.
In terms of the reasonable social atmosphere of the Wu Dynasty, it would be completely alien in other countries. Let alone seeing it, it would be unthinkable.
Everyone shook their heads.
Although the Song Dynasty was cowardly, people were serious about rebellion. Only when they really couldn't suppress it, and after calculating the economic accounts, would they issue imperial edicts. How come so many green forest heroes were beaten to death outside the Song Dynasty's Yamen, and they could not get imperial edicts? Either they are really capable or they really have the background. If barefoot people choose to rebel, it is tantamount to committing suicide slowly.
As for the Ming Dynasty, where are the bodies of the Lianghuai mob hanging?
"Actually, someone in the county government is interested in money, which is a good thing for now. Those who are based on the county government are all brands launched by the local big families. They want people, connections, and connections. People in the government He is well-informed. He didn’t do business before, but he just had no capital. After taking money from the payment, people would not gamble on the court’s attitude, let alone think of any law that would not punish the public, because there was no market for this in the Wu Dynasty. !”
"Five years ago, anyone who thought of the law without blaming others had their ancestral graves dug up!" Xia Heng joked.
"Hahaha!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone laughed.
Nowadays, when people in the Wu Dynasty talk about the law not punishing the public, they all think of the arrogant Bingzhou warlords five years ago. This is what people thought back then, but what was the result?
The royal family and the court are fighting for the turmoil of Guozuo and want to kill you. All parties have paid a price for this, but they have also really beaten everyone in the Wu Dynasty.
"The case officer never talked about the evidence, and used all kinds of tricks and cover-ups. It's hard to escape the fact that the case officer went straight to Huanglong. What do you think you will do after you get the money?"
Fang Fang asked with a smile.
"It's business!"
Xia Heng said naturally, but he remained silent after finishing the sentence.
