Although the imperial court's annual revenue has repeatedly hit new highs, it also borrowed 30 million taels of silver from the prince.
However, with the prince's large-scale use of troops in recent years, Taicang, the Ministry of Revenue, had less than 7 million taels of silver left.
Now the silver reward alone requires more than 8 million taels, and the pension for those who died in the war is added together, reaching a total of 8.88 million taels.
The numbers are very auspicious, but do they matter?
The household department has been unable to make ends meet, and has to kneel down to beg for food...
Not to mention the use of troops for consecutive years, tens of millions of taels of silver are spent on a single war. Who can bear it?
According to this way of spending, no matter how much the royal family's annual income is, the prince will spend it into a deficit!
"Exactly! Calculated based on the number of Donglu killed and wounded, it's really not much, and it's worth every penny!"
A certain prince never cared about the silver reward. As long as he verified the results of the battle, he would definitely not be short of a tael of silver.
"Your Highness, regarding the construction of the railway to Jinshan, the cost has nearly doubled compared to before. I really don't know what to do!"
The prince's miscalculation changed the mileage of the Jinshan Railway from 700 miles to 1,400 miles!
Naturally, the cost of construction has also risen, with the total cost reaching a whopping 14 million taels!
Although Zhang Guowei, Minister of Industry and Industry, has previously stated that he will try his best to reduce construction costs through bulk purchasing.
But to achieve the goal of connecting the whole line, the minimum construction cost will be about 12 million taels.
There is still five million taels of silver left, and Li Shiwen doesn't know where to dig to get it...
"Li Aiqing doesn't need to worry too much. I have already thought of countermeasures before sending troops. First, I will borrow three million taels of silver from many vassal kings and princes who are temporarily staying in Beijing. Second, I will borrow money from Zhenhaibo Zheng Zhilong. Borrow three million taels of silver. Third, I will borrow three million taels of silver from merchants in the south of the Yangtze River. Fourth, I will borrow one million taels of silver from merchants in the capital. A total of ten million taels will be used for emergency needs of the Ministry of Household Affairs . Among them, two million taels, plus the silver deposited in Taicang, are used to cash rewards and pensions. Another five million taels are used for the railway budget, and the last three million taels are used for the court's working capital."
It's not a big deal to miscalculate the cost, it doesn't happen often anyway...
As long as we don't let these foodie ministers think of a way, it won't be difficult to fill this hole.
One word - borrow money!
The feudal princes and princes of the Nanyang Islands are all meat on a certain prince's plate, and they can be cut horizontally or vertically.
It doesn't matter if they dare not borrow money, the fleet responsible for transporting the feudal lord to the vassal will be lost if it is not kept intact...
It was even easier for Zheng Zhilong. This time Zheng Jun accompanied him to the battle, and no one died, which is equivalent to getting away with his whole body.
It was all wasted effort. In view of the good cooperation between the two parties so far and Zheng Chenggong's relationship, Zheng Zhilong had no reason not to borrow money.
As for how to borrow money from Jiangnan merchants, it is very simple, just through a certain father!
According to the brochures sent by a certain father, the strange products produced in the capital were very popular in the south and were basically sold out.
After being stimulated by electric shock, a certain father's soul seemed to be enlightened. Now he has learned to develop his downline, especially his close relatives, who have become agents.
But ministers are limited, and there are even fewer wealthy ministers. Rich old tycoons like Gao Hongtu are basically rare, and their coverage is limited to their hometown prefectures and counties.
If you want to make use of all the seven corners of the south except Fujian, you have to work hard and develop agents in each prefecture and county. Expecting ministers to bring goods can only be regarded as jumping on one leg.
Many people want to sell goods but don’t have the means to do so. It’s not like coming to Nandu and just having money can get the goods. This gives rise to advance payments and deposits!
In other words, if you pay the advance payment and wait a few months, you can get the goods.
On this basis, by depositing another deposit, you can get priority in receiving the next batch of goods.
The deposit will be refunded, but the merchant will lose the qualification to purchase goods within five years.
Business qualifications also need to be purchased with money. With this brand, you have the exclusive right to sell in your hometown.
You can sell goods without buying qualifications, but in the same place, there will be many merchants selling the same product. This thing is a monopoly.
The current situation is to ensure the rise of King Kong in Nandu, and less than 300,000 taels have been collected, which is far from the goal of a certain prince.
A certain prince's plan was to collect more advance payment, deposit, and exclusive rights. Only when a certain prince had money in his hands could he order more products from him.
Due to the freezing of the northern section of the canal and parts of the Bohai Sea in winter, as well as the braid knocking pass and Jifu being invaded, the speed of transporting goods to the south was greatly reduced.
This also directly led to a certain father's Wanhao Department Store being filled with customers, but most of the products were out of stock, and they were simply displayed on the counter.
The business of Bo Shi Trading Company, jointly established by Liu Rushi and Gu Hengbo in Nandu, was extremely prosperous. Compared to a certain father who had a capital of millions of taels, it was a small business. The two sisters only had a start-up capital of one hundred thousand taels.
This money was lent to them by a certain prince, but in just three months, the sisters used their past connections to sell out all the goods shipped from the capital.
Because he was blessed by a certain prince and learned rolling development and many management and promotion techniques, the company's current capital has reached up to half a million taels of silver, and it is still growing like a snowball.
After Donglin's vitality was severely weakened, Fushe was suppressed, and several societies were in vain, the more famous scholars in Jiangnan began to no longer care about their official careers and turned to trade.
As long as you have fame and fame, you can't guarantee anything else. At least in your hometown, you will definitely be able to use your reputation to sell some novel products.
The price required to obtain the exclusive rights was quite high. A certain father followed the plan submitted by a certain filial son.
It is usually decided comprehensively based on the local population, economy and franchise years, which seems very scientific and reasonable.
For example, if a businessman wants to obtain the five-year monopoly qualification in Qiantang (Hangzhou), he must pay at least 250,000 taels of silver.
In the same area, the ten-year term can be discounted to 400,000 taels, and the twenty-year term can be reduced to 700,000 taels.
Is that all?
Of course not!
Merchants who have obtained the exclusive rights have corresponding requirements for the purchase amount every year. If the amount is lower than the set standards, the exclusive rights will be revoked, which is equivalent to spending money in vain. This is to be linked to the sales performance, which is the same as selling cars at the Fourth Son Store. routine.
Playing this game, no merchant in this period can be the opponent of a certain prince!
Until now, each of them has won the exclusive rights to the first-tier cities in the Jiangnan region.
Because the exclusivity, deposit, and advance payment add up, the total one-time payment over a five-year period alone is as high as 750,000 taels of silver!
Many Jiangnan merchants and Lianghuai salt merchants have this money in their pockets, but they are not sure about the seemingly confusing future prospects. At the moment, they can only take one step at a time.
This also results in the same novel product having at least four to five agents in the same city. The larger the city, the greater the number of agents.
Regarding these situations, a certain prince learned about them through letters from a certain father and his sisters. There was generally no discrepancy in what the two parties said, and it can basically be said that the matter was true.
Except for Fujian, there are only two purchasing companies in the entire south.
Bo Shi Trading Company was small in scale and could not threaten a certain father's business.
The retail prices of the two companies are basically the same as the wholesale prices. Although there are slight differences, they will never affect the sales of the other party.
Liu Rushi discussed with Gu Hengbo and decided to purchase six batches this year, one batch every two months, with a total amount of approximately 300,000 taels.
It depends on whether the price increases in Beijing. If the price increases, working capital will be used to increase the order amount.
The sisters said that before New Year's Day, they had received as many as 500,000 taels of orders, and most of them were from agents in the Jiangnan area.
After reading this, a certain prince could guess the thoughts of these agents with just his heels...
However, the sisters became wealthy women after spending money. After studying in the capital, their horizons naturally improved a lot.
A certain prince just wanted to see what the two of them could find in the end, so as not to be dominated by "the water is too cold" again!
Specifically, the business dealings with Bo Shi Trading Company are handled by beauties such as Dong Xiaowan.
These young ladies had nothing to do and saw Liu and Gu going to Jiangnan to do business.
Feeling that he was not inferior to him, he started to learn in a decent manner.
So far, the work is not outstanding, but it is still passable and there are not many mistakes.
Although they don't earn as much as the sisters in the south, each of them can earn three thousand taels of silver a year, and they don't have to make fun of anyone. These young ladies are already very satisfied.
This is equivalent to spending nearly 20,000 taels of silver every year to raise six beautiful little sisters. Considering the fame bonus, it is not too expensive.
Because Wu Sangui betrayed him, Chen Yuanyuan was saved and no longer needed to run around with this guy.
In addition to the high annual salary of a certain prince, the young lady also has benefits such as free luxury housing, medical care, food, daily necessities, etc., which is worth at least two to three hundred taels of silver per month.
Especially since the mansion has a telephone connection, even if a certain prince doesn't visit often, he can still talk to the ladies every day.
"Your Highness has made such appropriate arrangements, I am deeply grateful!"
Anyway, Li Shiwen was waiting for the prince to allocate funds, otherwise many people would not be able to receive the money, and they might not even think about it for years.
"I am also very grateful. I would like to thank some people for their kindness in not killing me!"
"..."
As soon as a certain prince said this, all the civil servants and generals present were immediately alert. There was obviously something behind his words!
"Emperor Zhengde made a triumphant return and fell into the water on the way. I think you all know what happened next. When I returned to the court, there were some people who didn't want me to come back alive. Fortunately, I had soldiers and horses from my direct lineage to protect me, so I escaped the disaster."
Originally, a certain prince was in a good mood after defeating Dorgon, but when he encountered something like this and almost fell into the glacier and drowned, he couldn't just pretend it never happened.
"Your Highness is safe and sound. It is truly a blessing from God. I wonder if the culprit can be caught? This case must be investigated quickly!"
Zhong Qian, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, still doesn't know the whole story, but he must express his opinion.
"The factory guards only caught the accomplice. The mastermind is still wanted. It is said that he has run away from his hometown long ago. He may be hiding in some ravine, waiting for the good news that I have been drowned!"
It seems that some people are dissatisfied, and there must be a group of people behind them to encourage them to take the risk.
"Your Highness, is there anyone in the court who is a thief?"
Xue Guoguan still cares about his prospective son-in-law. If he really drowns, he will no longer be able to serve as a national war. He can't marry his daughter to the prince's younger brother, King Dingzhong, right?
"I don't know much about the progress of the case at the moment. Fang Zhenghua will come over at any time to report the progress of the investigation. However, I can tell you, my beloved, that in Jifu, many people are interested in me based on the land area under each family's jurisdiction. I am very dissatisfied with the collection of agricultural taxes, very dissatisfied with me for recovering the previous tax balance, very dissatisfied with me for sending people to investigate the land occupation, and generally very dissatisfied with me for harming the interests of rats like them. ! Once I drown, these people can sit back and relax. Even if they have to pay taxes to the Qing Dynasty, they don’t want to pay taxes to the Ming Dynasty anymore!"
Merchants eat inside and outside, and rich gentry also eat inside and outside!
Is Daming still okay?
Daming is really bad!
"Your Highness, the marching route is a military secret. How can it be easily discovered by thieves?"
Xue Guoguan didn't know that this group of thieves had such methods. They could even assassinate the king and kill the driver, and they almost succeeded.
"This time, I have brought 30,000 regiments from all over Jifu. The quality of the personnel varies greatly, not to mention that there are people with ulterior motives among them!"
As long as there are internal ghosts to support and cooperate with external thieves, it will not be difficult to achieve internal and external collusion.
The insiders were not only members of the group training team, but also individual factory guards, feudal lords, and even some of the bribed internal servants were involved.
Otherwise, why did the axle suddenly break when crossing the Baihe River? The wheels just fell off? The sudden fall of the vehicle frame broke through the frozen river surface?
Fortunately, the ice did not crack too quickly, and the special forces escorting a certain prince salvaged it in time.
In addition, a certain prince had a close-fitting liner made of sealskin to keep him warm, and a life jacket made of sheepskin airbags.
Although he had some cold water on his body, he did not suffer from frostbite or even pneumonia, so he escaped.
With the lessons learned from Zhengde, a certain prince naturally had to make complete preparations before going on an expedition.
I have offended so many people before, but this time the defense is at the hands of the other party!
If one survives, there will be future fortunes!
A certain prince didn't know if this would be effective if he applied it to himself, but those who colluded to attempt to murder him would definitely not be able to survive this year!
"Your Highness, the top priority is to arrest the thief involved as soon as possible to prevent him from escaping!"
Anyone who dares to assassinate the prince and regent is undoubtedly a national thief. Xue Guoguan wants to protect his position as a quasi-national warrior.
"I have already sent people to follow the clues, and I think there will be some gains in the near future. Dorgon was beaten away by me, and I just have my hands free to clean up these remnants!"
There are many people who want me to die, but what Huang Taiji and Dorgon couldn't do, you locals can't do it either!
This time, codenamed "Operation Plowing," the target was the wealthy gentry in the Jifu area, not only the main participants, but also those who had long-term arrears.
Let you know how terrible it is to stoke a giant hornet's nest and have nowhere to run!
A certain prince's wasps (factory guards) have already left their nests, and the 30,000 regiments have been left to garrison near the capital.
Let the East Palace Guards guard him to prevent him from suddenly turning back.
Without group training, those thieves would not be able to stop the factory guards from arresting people.
If you dare to block it or even openly rebel, just wait to be wiped out by the nearby garrison!
