Looking at the memorial sent by the Financial Secretary, An Miaoyi's expression gradually became serious...
According to the contents of this memorial, the current total debt of Fengwu Army has exceeded the 4.2 million tael mark, and the total interest on various bonds is close to 300,000 taels a year. The bonds due at the end of the year The bonds amount to 700,000 taels of silver, and bonds worth nearly one million taels will mature next year.
Although An Miaoyi had always heard that Fengwu Army's financial situation was not very good before today, she had never known the specific situation because of Ye Mingsheng's restrictions. Therefore, An Miaoyi now knew that Fengwu Army had already owed money. Got so much money!
The huge number of 4.2 million really shocked An Miaoyi. According to her understanding, the annual administrative budget of the government within the Fengwu Army was only about 1.1 million taels of silver. The tax money collected from various places will not exceed 2.3 million taels.
The principal of 4.2 million, plus the interest payable, is almost equivalent to two years of Fengwu Army's taxes!
Thinking of this, An Miaoyi couldn't help but understand why the officials of the Central Academy generally emphasized that the Fengwu Army had been borrowing money to fight the war!
An Miaoyi put down the memorial and fell into thinking. She was a very smart person. Now after seeing these detailed data, she immediately understood the original intention of many of Ye Mingsheng's policies!
In the past, although An Miaoyi appeared to be a married woman, she always stood on Ye Mingsheng's side and maintained the political correctness that a matron of Fengwu Army should have... ·····
But because she was born in a powerful family, it was difficult for her to understand that Ye Mingsheng insisted on targeting the aristocratic families and snatching meat from these big families!
But now An Miaoyi had a vague answer in her heart. The reason why the Fengwu Army was able to rise rapidly was that it relied on its powerful firearms to be invincible in the war.
But the deeper reason is that the Fengwu Army has been following the trend, and this trend is the good wish of the people all over the world to end the war and disputes and restore the stable development of the court!
It is precisely because of complying with public opinion and winning the support of the people that the Fengwu Army swept the world in such a short period of time!
Ye Mingsheng obviously understood this, so he also adopted a series of policies to benefit the people, such as reducing taxes and fees, optimizing the administration of officials, etc. The essence of these policies is to stabilize the people's hearts and minds and maintain this general trend to continue to be used by the Fengwu Army. !
However, everything has its advantages and disadvantages. War is always the most expensive. In the past, in order to support the war, the imperial court would generally choose to increase taxes and transfer the cost of war to the common people!
But in order to maintain the general trend of public support and public opinion, Ye Mingsheng could not do this, so Ye Mingsheng chose to chop the knife on the body of the wealthy family!
Although they want to make money from these ruling classes, these ruling classes are not vegetarians. They are definitely not willing to spit out their profits and cut their own flesh to feed you... ··········
Therefore, this is a great test of Ye Mingsheng's political skills. On the one hand, he must generate money to ensure that the Fengwu Army's external war can continue. On the other hand, for the sake of his own internal stability, he must fight without defeat and cannot allow the struggle to expand. of.
Therefore, Ye Mingsheng held high the threat of force, and then used policies and systems to test the bottom line of these wealthy families bit by bit.
An Miaoyi once heard that Ye Mingsheng called this strategy the sausage-cutting tactic. Although she didn't know why Ye Mingsheng chose this name, judging from the current results, Ye Mingsheng, the sausage slicing of the wealthy family, was still very good.
Although the wealthy people of the aristocratic family were very uncomfortable being cut by Ye Mingsheng's blunt knife, they still had illusions about Ye Mingsheng, and their courage and determination to break up with Ye Mingsheng by throwing cups at each other were being worn away bit by bit.
Of course, although Ye Mingsheng's methods are very powerful, the most important reason why these aristocratic families are at the mercy of Ye Mingsheng is that the Fengwu Army is very strong on the battlefield and continuously defeats powerful enemies and seizes land, leaving them with nothing to take advantage of. opportunity.
Although the Fengwu Army as a whole remains stable and controllable at present, all parties are tightly united.
The knot was around Ye Mingsheng, but An Miaoyi believed that Fengwu Army also had problems with Fengwu Army!
The problem is that the Fengwu Army’s military expenditures are too large, and military expenditures are still growing... ··········
Take the current situation as an example, although the Fengwu Army has already incurred a debt of 4.2 million taels, most of the fiscal revenue is used for fighting.
But the group of people in the staff department still kept shouting for an increase in military spending, especially now that Jingchu was captured. Some people in the staff department had even shouted the slogan that the Civil War should be carried out at the same time!
Judging from the Financial Secretary's memorandum, the Financial Secretary is currently preparing to issue at least one million taels of silver, ten-year bonds. In addition to this large amount of bonds, Dadongsheng Company will also need to issue bonds for the development of the company itself. Issue at least more than 200,000 taels of bonds.
In order to increase the attractiveness of the bonds, it is said that the Financial Secretary and Tai Dongsheng Company are also considering increasing the interest on the bonds!
Therefore, it is foreseeable that the total debt of Fengwu Army will continue to rise. The worst possibility is that the total debt will be pushed up to 5 million taels of silver this year and 6 million taels of silver next year. Once this happens, 20% of the Fengwu Army's fiscal revenue may be used to pay the interest generated by the bonds!
If things continue to develop viciously like this, Fengwu Army Finance may go bankrupt in name only in a few years!
Because of this matter, all the civil servants of the Central Academy have been reminding An Miaoyi overtly and covertly during this period, asking her to persuade Ye Mingsheng to slow down the pace of external expansion and ease the financial problems of the Fengwu Army. Don't let the financial situation continue to deteriorate...
Although she understood that this was indeed a fatal problem, An Miaoyi had no good solution. She knew that Ye Mingsheng had always been on guard against her.
It is very valuable to loosen the restrictions and give her the right to know this time. If she does not know how to get involved in political affairs, Ye Mingsheng may take back the right to know at any time.
After hesitating for a moment, An Miaoyi ordered to Qiqige:
"Go to the Central Academy and invite Mr. Cui over. I want to discuss with him the birthday celebration for the old lady!"
"yes!"
An hour later, Cui Shao arrived at Ye Mansion. Qi Qige personally welcomed him to the reception room. At this time, An Miaoyi had been waiting in the reception room for a long time. Cui Shao also bowed politely when he saw An Miaoyi. Saluting:
"Cui Shao meets the eldest lady!"
An Miaoyi also smiled and said:
"Uncle, you're so polite! Qiqige, hurry up and move a chair for uncle!"
Cui Shao pretended to decline An Miaoyi's offer of a seat, and then after saying thank you to Madam for the offer, he sat down with peace of mind.
After a brief exchange of greetings, An Miaoyi and Cui Shao discussed celebrating Ye Cui's birthday next month.
It’s now less than a month before next month’s birthday, and everything has been fully planned. To be honest, everything that needs to be prepared has been prepared. The Bai family and Jiang Yuyan’s money has already been in place, and some birthday celebration ceremonies have also begun to be rehearsed... ·················
So now An Miaoyi is also discussing some government coordination issues with Cui Shao. Cui Shao originally mobilized all government resources.
But before Ye Mingsheng left, he also ordered that although the birthday should be grand, it should not occupy too many government resources, and at the same time, it should not have too much impact on people's livelihood.
In order to fulfill Ye Mingsheng's request, some details still need to be implemented. The communication between An Miaoyi and Cui Shao went very smoothly, which was also what An Miaoyi expected. So after talking about the details of the birthday, An Miaoyi pondered. After a moment, the voice changed and asked:
"Uncle, have you read the Financial Secretary's memorial?"
Cui Shao was not surprised when he heard this. When he received the news that An Miaoyi wanted to see him at the Central Academy, he knew that An Miaoyi's so-called birthday discussion was just an excuse.
He, the central envoy of the Fengwu Army, was already busy with all kinds of official affairs. Now that Ye Mingsheng left, the Fengwu Army's government affairs
All the things were put on him, and things became even busier!
Therefore, if An Miaoyi really wanted to discuss birthday matters, she would go directly to the people below to discuss it, not herself!
Facing An Miaoyi's inquiry, Cui Shao nodded indifferently. He was the central envoy and the director of the Government Affairs Bureau. The Government Affairs Bureau also had jurisdiction over the Financial Secretary, so his immediate superior must have read the Financial Secretary's memorial. ······················
Seeing Cui Shao nodding, An Miaoyi decided to get straight to the point:
"Uncle, what do you think about the financial problem? I don't think we can sustain it for long if this continues!"
Hearing what An Miaoyi said, Cui Shao also understood that his ice-smart niece had checked the memorials of the Central Council and the General Staff Department in the past few days and saw the financial problems of the Fengwu Army.
Cui Shao pondered for a moment and said:
"There are some financial problems, but General Yuan Song has gained a lot of money in Guanzhong, which can improve the financial predicament!"
An Miaoyi immediately said after hearing this:
"Uncle, I know that General Yuan Song gained a lot of wealth in Guanzhong, but this can only solve the immediate emergency, but it cannot solve the long-term problem!"
Looking at An Miaoyi with a serious face, Cui Shao was silent for a while and said quietly:
"That's why we have to race against time, unite the world before problems arise, and use the wealth of the entire world to solve the problem of the Fengwu Army!"
As soon as these words came out, An Miaoyi looked startled. Seeing this, Cui Shao continued:
"Miaoyi, according to the commander-in-chief, the Fengwu Army has risen too fast. Many internal problems have been covered up by the rapid rise. Therefore, once the Fengwu Army rests, these problems will be exposed one after another. By then, Fengwu Army will be exposed. The army cannot maintain this aggressive momentum..."
After hearing this, An Miaoyi realized that Ye Mingsheng and Cui Shao had long been aware of the Fengwu Army's problems and had already developed countermeasures.
After thinking carefully, An Miaoyi asked Cui Shao seriously:
"Uncle, do you agree with his idea?"
Cui Shao was silent for a while and said:
"I originally thought that the commander-in-chief's idea was a bit too idealistic, so I was a little skeptical, but looking at the victory over Jingchu this time, it also made me think that maybe we can really capture the south quickly and unify the Zhou Dynasty. !」
Listening to Cui Shao's answer, An Miaoyi couldn't help but feel a little admiration. She had heard about the prosperity of Jiangnan since she was a child, and she had also longed for Jiangnan. However, it was a pity that she had never been to Jiangnan. This can be regarded as the best time in her life. A pity.
But if the Fengwu Army can capture Jiangnan quickly, then maybe she will be able to go to Jiangnan with Ye Mingsheng one day in the future.
Cui Shao looked at An Miaoyi and continued to give instructions:
"Miaoyi, please don't get too involved in government affairs. The commander-in-chief has always been very taboo about such things. Although the Murong family has suffered heavy losses, the family heritage is still there, and after this incident, they have no other choice, so I think They will do their best to develop in the Fengwu Army!"
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"So the relationship between their two families can be said to be very close! I have met this old boy Lu Jianchao in Luo'an. Although I have not had a close relationship with him, and I am not particularly familiar with him, I can tell that this person is not an ambitious person. !」
"Otherwise, with the wealth of Jiangnan, it would not be difficult to arm hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses to unify the south. But this old boy is just holding on to his three-thirds of an acre of Jiangnan!"
"Right now, he is fighting Xu Zhaojie again! In my opinion, as long as we kill Xu Zhaojie, the Murong family will be doing Lu Jianchao's job well, and they may even be able to capture Jiangnan without spending a single soldier!"
Hearing Cui Shao's analysis, An Miaoyi's expression became serious. She really didn't expect this from Lu Jianchao!
Although as the mistress of the Fengwu Army, it is definitely what she wants to see the Murong family capture Jiangnan for the Fengwu Army, but once the Murong family really achieves such great achievements, then Murong Qingwu's identity will naturally A rising tide will lift all boats...
