Chapter 14 Closed Door Meeting
The first day of parliament was the establishment of the General Assembly. After the speaker and deputy speaker were appointed, the others dispersed.
He Xi left Xie Lun and Zhang Youzhi behind.
He Xi said frankly: "The Battle of Hejian and repelling the Southern Rebellion is just the beginning. In the future, the imperial court will definitely go south to Dingding and unify the world. However, wars require money. Now the parliament has raised 40 million yuan. Very good, but not enough, far from enough. The court needs more money. This time, at least this amount."
He Xi stretched out a finger.
Zhang Youzhi was shocked and said: "One hundred million?"
He Xi said: "Exactly."
Zhang Youzhi said: "Sir, it's not my fault. It's impossible to raise 100 million yuan, and it can't be apportioned. Even if it can be apportioned, all businesses will be wiped out, and it may take several years to recover. Can you ------"
He Xi said calmly: "This is your problem. Just give me a plan."
Zhang Youzhi was troubled when he heard this. Do not know what to do.
Indeed, what Zhang Youzhi said was right, 100 million yuan could be allocated by more than 300 people. But after taking it out, this matter becomes difficult to handle. We no longer have so much money, and many businesses are unsustainable. It is true that all industries are depressed.
However, Xie Lun heard what He Xi meant.
He Xi didn't talk about apportionment, but gave a plan.
That is to say, it gives the following a lot of freedom and lets them think of a solution.
Perhaps in Zhang Youzhi's view, this is just apportionment.
But in Xie Lun's view, it's not.
There are many ways to solve it.
Xie Lun said: "Sir, I have an idea. I wonder if it is feasible?"
He Xi said, "Just tell me."
Xie Lun asked: "Can national debt be mortgaged at a bank?"
He Xi glanced at Zhang Youzhi and thought to herself: "If I give it to you, you won't be of any use." Zhang Youzhi is essentially a traditional businessman. He has reached this point because he is good at business; Find a backer. But Zhang Youzhi doesn't care too much about many of the things He Xi created. Very understanding.
Xie Lun is so smart.
Xie Lun grasped the key.
If the national debt can be mortgaged, the 40 million yuan can almost change hands and be loaned out from the bank. However, these businesses just have more liabilities. As for whether the bank has so much money? Not to mention, the money from the imperial government's national debt is still in the bank. To put it simply, He Xi’s money printing press is still there. .
National debt is not actually the goal, printing money is. There are problems with the channels for direct money printing and distribution, which may cause many things. Today, these several hundred members represent almost all major economic entities in Ming Dynasty. Drop banknotes through them.
Market acceptance will be very high.
This alone has created a lot of wealth almost out of thin air.
He Xi said: "There is no problem. However, if we want to raise it in the parliament, this is a place for discussion."
Xie Lun said: "This official understands it. Please rest assured, sir, there is no problem with 100 million yuan. I will go down and prepare all the bills."
He Xi said: "Tomorrow, Mr. Yang Ge will come up to explain the current financial situation of the Ming Dynasty. We will discuss this matter the day after tomorrow. You should prepare well." He Xi then glanced at Zhang Youzhi.
He Xi may have no other ideas, but Zhang Youzhi made a sound in his heart and said to himself: "I have embarrassed you, sir." Then he looked at Xie Lun and met Xie Lun's eyes. Zhang Youzhi thought to himself, "No, I can't let Xie Lun weigh on me."
And Xie Lun secretly thought: "So what if I give up the chairmanship to you? How can you, a non-disciple of any sect, know the mysteries of this economic operation? I am the one who is most in line with the chief minister's wishes."
The two wanted to smile at each other, then walked out with their heads held high. At the door, no one dared to give in and walked out of the door together. Fortunately, the door is wide enough, otherwise they would have hit each other.
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On the second day, Yang Shiqi stood on the high platform and looked down at
More than three hundred people began to explain the taxes of the Beijing court.
In fact, this is essentially the Ming Dynasty’s financial work report.
This is a wonderful feeling for Yang Shiqi.
Moreover, He Xi said that such a work report should not only be made today, but should be published every year in the future. It should not only be published in the parliament, but also published in newspapers for the world to see.
Yang Shiqi didn't object, he just felt it was novel, and the confidentiality of these data was not that high. For people in the officialdom, it is very easy to know. There is little secrecy. It's nothing if it's announced.
It's just that I'm not used to announcing it to so many people.
Fortunately, Yang Shiqi's field control ability is also quite strong. As for the businessmen below who had never seen a high-ranking official like Yang Shiqi tell them this, they were all like quails and did not dare to say a word.
Yang Shiqi divided the finances of the Beijing court into several parts.
The first part is the land tax. The land tax is not much, only eight million dan. Including land tax in Hebei, Datong, Liaodong, Korea and other places. As for the newly acquired land tax in Taiwan, it was left to the local army to withdraw it without keeping records.
In fact, Liaodong and southern Goryeo helped a lot in this regard.
Hebei was hit by military disaster this year, and a flood even reduced grain production in Hejian, Tianjin and other places. Busy in the war, many young men were recruited into the army, civilian husbands were recruited, and so on. The labor force has been greatly reduced, and food production has naturally decreased.
However, this is not without its benefits.
After a large number of strong laborers were recruited from the countryside, Liu Jing's previous plan was implemented smoothly. A large number of advanced agricultural tools were promoted. And whether it’s a small farm scheme or a cooperative.
In short, under Beijing’s policy formulation, land in Hebei was fixed at two to three hundred acres. This can maximize the effectiveness of new farm tools. Of course, there may be updates and iterations of agricultural tools in the future. Convert small farms into large farms.
In short, food commercialization has taken shape.
In the future, when the war calms down and a large number of laborers return to the fields, it is expected that there will be a climax of land reclamation. Even before the war ended, the climax of land reclamation had already occurred. This is why new agricultural tools, production tools, reduce the burden of land reclamation. The threshold for land reclamation has been lowered. In addition, there are still wastelands in Hebei. During the Hongwu period, there was a policy to encourage land reclamation.
In addition, for Beijing's food security, He Xi has formulated strict food management policies. Send people directly to collect grain. The price is much higher than the usual price.
You know, Beijing and other places used to provide grain. Whether it is sea transportation or canal transportation. The arrival of a large amount of food from the south will naturally drive down local food prices. Although He Xi's policy also suppressed huge grain profits, there were still profits, and they were quite large.
In addition, after the victory in Hejian, the battle line moved south. Many places that were previously difficult to control are now under Beijing's control. It is expected that the land tax will be around 10 million shi next year.
Although according to the current grain price of 10 million shi, it is only 3 million yuan at most. It doesn't seem like much. But the importance of food cannot be measured by money.
Of course, Tian Fu only refers to land tax and does not mention grain reserves.
Grain reserves are a confidential figure for Beijing.
At its peak, the grain reserves were 10 million dan, but as time went by, after all, the Ming Dynasty directly supported more than 1 million troops and officials, plus their families and some workers. . These people only buy food to eat, and ten million dan is not much.
Now there are only more than three million stones left.
In a city like Beijing, tens of thousands of dan are consumed every day. Fortunately, the Nanyang waterway has been opened. Previously, trade between Beijing and Nanyang was blocked by Nanjing, and sensitive materials such as food were difficult to transport.
Luck less and it may be harder to detect. But there is too little food, so what's the use?
Now it's better. Open your luck.
A large amount of Nanyang grain has been transported to the north. After all, Nanyang's dignitaries need Beijing's goods, but Beijing may not need their products. is in a trade deficit state. To get more money to spend. Can India
When there is a severe famine, food is sold. Nowadays, the monarchs of various Nanyang families have no psychological burden at all. Anyway, all Beijing needs to know is that there is food in Nanyang. As for where Nanyang grain comes from? No need to ask in detail.
