morning.
Yun County.
As Nanhai Mansion was merged into the territory of General Fu Han's Mansion, the city's status declined slightly, but it was still an important city protecting the northwest of Jiang County.
After the war, Zhao Yanting returned to Yunxian to station.
As Wu Nian gained more and more land and cities. Economic activities are becoming more and more active, and Yun County has also followed the rising tide and prospered a lot.
The military building in the city. Today is not a day for drills. The soldiers are either strolling outside or resting in the house.
After Zhao Yanting saw off the county magistrate, he returned to the captain's office in the military building, sat down in the hall, lowered his head and began to ponder.
It has been a long time since he became a captain.
His position was already very stable, but he did not dare to have the slightest dissent. Don't look at the current officers and generals in the army who have been single-handedly promoted or recommended by him.
Everyone in the army was convinced of him. But everyone in the army was more convinced of Wu Nian. If he has any different intentions, he is afraid that his own army will eat him up.
Wu Nian, the general who assisted the Han Dynasty, was so terrifying in the entire Yingqing Mansion.
Wu Nian brought stability, prosperity, and a future.
The hearts of the people, officials, and the military are all concentrated on Wu Nian.
He believes in following whoever is stronger.
Wu Nian is getting stronger and stronger, and of course he is determined to follow Wu Nian.
"Is it a national debt? I don't care whether it pays interest or not. But my Zhao family is now one of the most wealthy families in Yingqing Mansion. If I don't contribute some money, what will the general think of me?"
Zhao Yanting thought of this, raised his head and said to the soldier at the door: "Li Yun, you go to my house immediately. Let Chen Ning, the steward, go to Jiang County with ten thousand taels of silver. Pay close attention to the news of national debt. Once the government issues national debt , snap up now.”
"Yes." The soldier at the door responded and immediately turned around and went down.
"National debt. Who came up with this idea? Borrowing money to pay for food and war? It's really a fantasy. But with the general's prestige and credibility, it can really be done. A mere 200,000 yuan in debt from both countries is probably not enough for us. Robbed."
Zhao Yanting narrowed his eyes, full of surprise at the national debt itself.
It's really unheard of.
What kind of weirdo could come up with national debt? !
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Jinghai County.
Yuan Wai Wu Xing rode a donkey and returned to his home with two long followers. After getting off the donkey, he immediately went straight to the backyard and found his wife who was drying herself in bed.
"Madam, I got some great news. The general is borrowing money, and the interest is three cents." Wu Xing came to his wife excitedly and said impatiently.
Mrs. Wu is thirty years old this year and is very beautiful. The Wu family is not a wealthy family, but it is quite wealthy. The situation in Liaodong is now stable. The couple was full of confidence in the Fuhan General's Mansion and wanted to buy land.
Having money to buy land is an idea engraved in the bones of the Han people.
But the problem is that now the government is very disgusted with land annexation. Moreover, the government protects the people very well. Just like during a drought, the government allowed almost all the people to survive.
If the people can survive, who is willing to sell their fields? Nowadays, the fields in the three prefectures of Liaodong are not easy to buy. And their family is rich.
Having money sitting in a warehouse gathering dust made the couple a little anxious. Lending money is another option. However, although the interest rates on private loans are high, the money is easily lost and the principal and interest are lost.
Now Wu Nian, the general who assisted the Han Dynasty, personally borrowed money. Although the interest was not high, it was only three cents. But it’s much better than nothing.
The sign of General Fu Han is a golden sign. More stubborn than anyone else.
"Is there such a thing?" Mrs. Wu was surprised when she heard this, and then she looked happy. The couple discussed quickly and decided to spend 500 taels of silver to purchase the smallest denomination of bearer treasury bonds.
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Beishan Fort.
Zhang Chaoyong drank wine all morning at a friend's house. After bragging enough, he wandered out and returned to his home.
Suddenly he saw a crowd of people gathered in front of the bulletin board.
"What's going on? Are you recruiting troops?" Zhang Chaoyong thought for a moment and walked up. After learning about it, his expression changed drastically.
"How can there be any reason in this world for the government to borrow money from the private sector? It shows how poor the general is now. It can't be done. We have to help."
"Big guy. There will be a bumper harvest this year. Every household has a surplus of grain. We sell the grain and each family pools together five hundred taels. How about sending someone to buy national debt?"
"We don't want interest either. We just support the general."
Zhang Chaoyong raised his hand to attract the attention of the neighbors, and then said loudly.
"That's right. The general is so poor that he has to borrow money to live. But we are living comfortably here. We are really nothing. I am willing to pay."
"I'm willing too. What's one tael of silver worth? At worst, it's just a matter of tightening your belt and living a poor year."
"Let's go. Let's gather everyone and discuss it."
The people who were watching immediately agreed and took action immediately. This family gave eight coins, his family gave five coins, and your family gave three taels of silver.
In just one afternoon, I collected five hundred taels of silver. The population of Beishan Fort was not large, so these five hundred taels of silver were the money scraped together by the people selling iron.
Have a poor year everyone.
No interest is required, not even the principal.
Just to support our general.
Beishan Fort is Wu Nian's "Longxing Place" and his hometown, and its support for Wu Nian is of course second to none. But there are many villages and towns that operate like Beishan Fort.
Interest or not, just support the general.
Rich households such as Zhao Yanting specifically supported Wu Nian.
The people did not want interest, and they also supported Wu Nian.
Some officials and squires who had spare money wanted to earn interest, so they took a fancy to Wu Nian's golden brand.
Foreign businessmen are interested in registered government bonds.
This national debt issue has caused an uproar throughout the Three Prefectures.
This two hundred thousand taels of national debt.
Already predictable.
It's not enough to sell.
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Fu Han General's Mansion, in the pavilion in the backyard.
Wu Nian sat in front of the stone table with Liu Zhixing and Gongsun Sang. Gongsun Sang said excitedly: "General. Judging from the feedback from all parties, 200,000 yuan of debt from the two countries is not enough to sell."
"Should we send more?"
Wu Nian glanced at Gongsun Sang with a smile, and shook his head slightly: "Gongsun, you say you know how to make money, but in fact you don't. What this national debt is selling is my credibility. I said it would be two hundred thousand taels, so I would sell it for two. One hundred thousand taels. The additional issuance destroys one’s credibility.”
"Besides, it's useless if I get 400,000 taels. Two hundred thousand taels is enough."
At this point, Wu Nian said seriously: "Not only cannot there be additional issuance, but there is a limit. We have to prevent someone from buying too much. Well. Let's limit each person to a maximum of 5,000 taels."
"Yes." Liu Zhixing nodded and accepted.
Gongsun Sang calmed down and realized that he was eager for quick success and couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.
"Speaking of which, national debt or not is secondary. The important thing is that we have money. Know what to do. The national debt is scheduled to be issued on the first day of December."
"You boldly recruit new soldiers, mix them with more than 40,000 soldiers surrendered by Chu State, and form a city defense army of 60,000 households. And arrange for the soldiers surrendered by Chu State to start a family. Now that you have money, do something drastic."
Wu Nian stood up, held his head high, and spoke to Liu Zhixing with great courage.
I'm rich now.
Spend a lot of money.
"Yes." Liu Zhixing responded loudly, his face also glowing red. Immediately, the two stood up and left the pavilion, returning to the front yard.
Wu Nian continued to enjoy the cool weather. suddenly. A rough woman ran over and shouted: "General, general. Something happened. Mrs. Chen wants to beat the eldest son to death."
"Huh?" Wu Nian's brows knitted together.
What did this monkey do to make his mother want to beat him to death?
Wu Nian immediately stood up, followed the rough messenger woman, and left quickly. Soon after, he arrived outside Chen's bedroom.
The courtyard was full of people. Liu Xiang, Wu Shi, Chen Shi, Wang Ruyan, Xiao Hong, and Li Ya were all there, as well as the maids, wet nurses, and rough messenger wives.
Mrs. Chen was holding a very thick stick in her hand, her face turned pale with anger, and she was panting.
Mrs. Wu held Wu Min in her arms like a calf.
Everyone else is persuading.
Wu Nian took a look first and let out a wry smile. Although I don’t know what’s going on, it’s really clear who is the loving mother and who is the strict father.
"What happened?" Wu Nian took a deep breath, passed the maid, wet nurse, and others, and came to Chen and Wu, and asked in a deep voice.
"Brother, sister, she's crazy. She really wanted to beat Min'er to death. If I hadn't stopped her, her legs would have been broken." Wu's tears fell from her eyes and she cried to Wu Nian.
"This kid is so strong that he can't break bones. The most he can do is bruise him. Sister, don't stop me, I want him to have a long memory." Mrs. Chen raised her eyebrows, stopped breathing, and said loudly like a tigress.
