Both auctions were very successful and all the lots were sold out! But what’s interesting is that the price achieved at the Tianjin auction was twice that of the Jingshi auction!
The reason for this is very simple, because the audiences of both parties are different! There are all high-ranking families in the Capital Auction, and they are all familiar with each other, and they are even related by marriage! So no matter whether they meet something they like or not, when someone expresses a strong desire, they will not take the risk of offending the other party and pay a high price, and they will retain some sympathy for each other!
But things are different here for businessmen! Their status is already low, and the only thing that can show their status is the amount of money! So when they see something they like, they will not hesitate to spend a lot of money to bid against each other! Even if it offends the other party, he will not hesitate! After all, we are all businessmen, and we only rely on money, so this kind of scene happens!
It was a surprise to see this situation happening on the scene, because the money donated by these businessmen was much more than Liu Haojia's plan! There is no doubt that all this money will go to the household department, but it is indeed Liu Haojia who wins in the end! Read the book
Because Liansheng Bank has now been launched in Daming, the remote exchange bank notes it issued have been recognized nationwide! Some local governments have even transferred tax payment to Lend Lease Bank! They deposited the tax money directly into the Liansheng Bank within their own jurisdiction, and then sent two people to take the banknote directly to the account department in the capital to deliver it! Although you have to pay a handling fee, the cost is much less than before!
Now nearly ten million taels of silver suddenly appeared in the capital. With such a large-scale capital flow, Liansheng Bank must be involved! As long as you can get it done, a routine will be formed, and the flow of funds in the imperial court will gradually be in your hands! By then, Liansheng Bank will be the central bank of Ming Dynasty, and Liu Haojia will have the final say on Ming Dynasty's finances!
However, his idea encountered strong resistance from some people led by Zhang Juzheng! Although they don't understand the reason, they rely on the instinct of officials to feel that there must be something wrong here! Therefore, the cabinet has always restricted the development of Lend Lease Bank!
However, the imperial court did not have the funds and manpower to build a national bank, so it could only cautiously try to cooperate with Lend Lease Bank to control risks to a minimum!
Now Liu Haojia is looking forward to using this large-scale capital flow to completely embed Liansheng Bank into the operation of the imperial court! But it takes time and it takes work!
The first thing the imperial court did after receiving a large amount of money this time was to make up for the arrears of official salaries, and also gave a lot of extra bonuses! This is naturally praised by hundreds of officials! Everyone said that the cabinet has done a great job!
Then Zhang Juzheng issued another order and approved all water conservancy and road projects that had been unable to be started due to lack of funds! Now it's not as simple as the government and the public being shocked, but the entire officialdom is celebrating! It’s a great day to celebrate them!
At the same time, many places have submitted petitions without waiting for approval from the cabinet, demanding that rivers within their jurisdictions be cleaned up and roads repaired! There are many strange requests! Some officials sent their confidants to the capital to smoothen relations, and some even rushed to the capital in person!
When they saw the elders, they all complained about the condition of the rivers, roads and the number of bandits in their jurisdictions! Each one of them burst into tears as they spoke, as if the country would be ruined if the cabinet did not allocate money to them to deal with these matters!
Although the elders are annoyed by these people, they are all feudal officials, so it’s hard to show off! Moreover, these people came to the capital because they wanted to serve the country. It was hard to ignore everyone’s enthusiasm, so naturally they had to be comforted and entertained!
If we can't help it, we go to drink tea together, listen to music, and learn about the actual situation in various places. Let’s talk about the friendship between the two parties again, and try to attract a few people to your faction! So for a while, the value of the singer in the capital skyrocketed!
It’s not stingy to have a silver cabinet! With a stroke of their pen, Zhang Juzheng and several cabinet bosses agreed on almost 70% of the things reported by the local government! The remaining 30% was because just by reading the memorial, I knew it was nonsense, and it was a project set up specifically to make money!
Moreover, such officials have been recorded in their notebooks, so they will never be promoted in the future! If you make a mistake, you will be dismissed immediately! After all, now it’s clear that you were asked to write a memorial to cheat money, but in the end you can’t even make up a round story.
What's the use of such people staying in officialdom? I'm afraid it's specifically used to do bad things and hold oneself back!
However, although the cabinet agreed to their request, it also made its own request! That is, when collecting corvee labor, all farmers must be ensured to have enough food and clothing, and have a doctor treat them when they are sick. No one can die! Otherwise, we will be held accountable!
But even with such strict conditions, the officials below still happily agreed! The reason is very simple. Anyway, there is enough money handed down from above, so what if we can feed those mud-legged people? A lot of money has flowed into my pocket!
The civil servants had reasons for asking for money, and the military attachés were naturally not willing to let the money be taken away by the civil servants in vain, so they also submitted memorials one after another, or sent family members or went to Beijing in person to explain their reasons for asking for money, and also talked with The reasons given by the civil servants are all the same!
Although the salary arrears over the years have been paid, the cabinet must give a reward as compensation for the hard work over the years, right? And the equipment that has been lacking over the years must be replenished, right? Do you need to replace the cannon too? The side walls always need to be repaired, and the soldiers' armor needs to be replaced! The war horses are too old, so we need to purchase a batch! There are so many reasons that people can’t bear to refuse!
In particular, these military attaches were often called vulgar by the civil servants, so this time they completely let go and brought their own characteristics to the extreme!
He held Shangguan in his arms more honestly and begged him sincerely, even crying! He also described to the superior officers numerous examples of the hard work of the soldiers! He was so eloquent that he could make the civil servants shed tears and be so moved!
The worst-case scenario was that they would just mess around, sit on the floor in the yamen, and roll around in the yamen, making it impossible for the civil servants to do their jobs! Even more confused, he actually directly claimed that I would give you a proportional kickback according to the amount of money you allocated, and he was kicked out by the civil servants!
But fortunately, the cabinet also knows that a bowl of water should be balanced. There is no reason for the civil servants to eat with their mouths full of oil, and the military attachés to watch helplessly! So we allocated a lot of money to them! It's just that unlike civilian officials, generally civilian officials basically don't discount the amount of money they need to report, but military attachés have to give a discount!
