When it is done, it is done!
Xie Jin, Yang Shiqi, Mei Yin and others finally understood.
Emperor Jianwen had dealt with Wu Liangha, Japan, Tatar and Oara, and had dealt with all the enemies within reach. Now he was unwilling to be left alone, and began to wave his whip to educate countries further away.
And this whip is the country of Timur. It is not clear who was beaten.
In the past, when Timur was still alive, he was not called the whip of God or the whip of ***.
Tamerlane has been dead for many years, and the current whip can only be called the Ming Whip.
Zhu Yunwen issued an order. The Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office took away a number of old-fashioned firearms from various military posts and transported them to Urumqi in Western Xinjiang. The Second Artillery Bureau, Warfare Bureau, and Security Bureau sent personnel to be stationed in Urumqi to be responsible for the inspection of exported firearms. The quantity, specifications, performance, etc. are recorded one by one, and the leakage of advanced firecrackers and advanced divine machine guns is not allowed.
The Western Xinjiang Dusi, the Security Bureau and the Ministry of War envoys were jointly responsible for the delivery of firearms. They mainly collected gold and silver and transported them to the court as gold and silver reserves. Treasure banknotes were printed based on the gold and silver reserves to support future needs.
The decree is not public, but there is a certain level of secrecy.
Xia Yuanji is the Minister of Household Affairs, so there is no need to keep this secret from him, and it cannot be kept secret. After all, gold and silver need to be put into the national treasury, and every account needs to be reviewed by him.
Zhuo Jing looked at Xia Yuanji who was looking through the account books, walked over, and said sadly: "The treasury is still short of money now. After rewarding Zhang Fu's army, it cannot satisfy the rewards for the Northern Army. Zhu Gaochi led his people through three calculations , confirmed that the gap is at least between 2 million and 3 million, and this is the result after using this year’s disaster preparedness fund.”
"The gap of three million guan is not small, but the situation is more difficult than this."
Xia Yuanji took the abacus, shook it, and then moved the beads on it: "There is a problem with Zhu Gaochi's algorithm. He only calculated the current treasury reserve and did not calculate the treasury expenditure. You must know that His Majesty has made up his mind. The capital will be moved in autumn next year, and the migration in batches has already started. The movement is still small at the moment. After all, winter is not conducive to big movements. "
"Counting the days, King Yan brings his army back. I am afraid that I will miss the Spring Festival. If I hurry up, I should be able to catch up with the Lantern Festival. And by that time, spring has already arrived. After King Yan's army has given the reward, it is the Donghai Navy, A reward from the Southeast Navy. Then came a large-scale northward migration. The family members of the Beijing army, some officials and their families, as well as the palace servants and maids. In only one spring, more than 300,000 people may have moved northward."
"The settling-in expenses for sergeants, the travel expenses for officials, the expenses for mobilizing ships, and water transportation also need to be guaranteed. The expenses for purchasing grain and grass, add this up. Is the gap really only three million guan?"
Zhuo Jing watched Xia Yuanji rattle the abacus, moving the beads up and down one by one, and finally settled on 7.3 million guan. He couldn't help but turned pale: "The household department can't afford so much." Money."
Xia Yuanji nodded slightly and said with a smile, "Of course I know."
Zhuo Jing was filled with sorrow: "What should we do? Relocation is a big deal. If something goes wrong midway due to lack of money and food, our household department will be blamed."
Xia Yuanji pushed the abacus away and said in a deep voice: "It's simple, just print money."…
Zhuo Jing looked at Xia Yuanji in surprise: "Isn't this appropriate? Your Majesty has decreed that treasure notes should not be issued indiscriminately. Once issued indiscriminately, it is likely to cause the devaluation of treasure notes. The silver and copper turmoil in the past few years..."
Xia Yuanji stood up, found a document from the corner of the desk, and handed it to Zhuo Jing: "Look, although the imperial court has launched wars from time to time over the years, you also know that each war has not actually consumed much of the treasury. , but it also brought some profits. This time, there were many Tatar and southwestern chieftain captives, and these captives were all wealth." "The national power is booming, business is prosperous, overseas trade is growing year by year, especially the farmland has had good harvests for many years, and the people Now that I have the ability to purchase goods, there is no shortage of goods on the market, but treasure money."
Zhuo Jing unfolded the document. This was the document from the Royal Central Bank. The content was simple and clear, with only two major points:
One: Bao banknotes are in short supply and their value has increased.
Second: Private silver and copper deposits increased.
Zhuo Jing looked at Xia Yuanji: "Last time
Through seigniorage, 7.92 million guan banknotes were obtained. This happened at the end of the ninth year of Hongwu. It has been less than two years since such a large amount of money entered the private sector. Why is it that treasure banknotes are in short supply again in such a short period of time? stand up? "
Xia Yuanji said seriously: "The reason is probably due to the demand for treasure banknotes among the people. Common people, businessmen, and government officials all have treasure banknotes in circulation, but they still cannot meet their needs. The entire private material supply has increased by five percent a year. Success, but the treasure money did not increase with it, but maintained its original appearance. This is like a person gaining weight, and his short coat is still the same short coat, and it naturally looks tight."
"So what the Ministry of Accounts needs to do now is to conduct an in-depth investigation into whether what the Royal Central Bank said is true and whether the treasure banknotes on the market have appreciated. As long as there are signs of a money shortage among the people, the Ministry of Accounts can request an order , in the form of seigniorage, lower the requirements for gold and silver reserves, and start printing treasure banknotes again.”
Zhuo Jing looked down at the contents of the document, nodded solemnly, saluted and left.
Xia Yuanji sat down, rubbed his brows, and took out a book of "Economic Theory" from the desk. He was very sad: "I am so old that I can't keep up with the rhythm. How can money increase? How to reduce interest rates, cut interest rates, raise interest rates, inflation, deflation, these are all basic foundations. What is more difficult is to control the macro economy. This invisible hand is difficult to control..."
The development of the economy has given rise to various new perspectives and understandings, the characteristics of the economy itself have begun to be discovered, and the problems of inflation and deflation have gradually been confirmed to exist.
If the Ministry of Revenue wants to control the Ming Dynasty's finances, it must continue to study and keep up with the pace of the times.
Xia Yuanji is a person who is very sensitive to finance and has a strong ability to control operations. He is prudent and well-founded in his work. If he thinks that more money can be printed, it means that the country is indeed short of money.
Time entered mid-December, and Hu Bi, Zhang Suan, Mahamu, Ba Tuboluo, and Nie Liehu finally arrived at the Yangtze River.
In order to show the importance he attached to Wala, Zhu Yunwen sent Mei Yin to greet him at Longjiang Pier on his behalf.
Hu Bi and Zhang Suan saw that their mission was completed and after completing the handover, they went to the palace.
Zhu Yunwen looked at the two people who were about to salute and were tired of their travels, and said with a smile: "They are both heroic and courageous people. They saved the Ming Dynasty from a battle. This is a false courtesy."
The two insisted on saluting.
After Hu Hui knelt down and worshiped Shanhu, he shouted: "Your Majesty, Hu Hui, has the knack of killing King Taiping, the Xianyi King of Wala. Please punish him!"
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