The Jin Kingdom occupied the Central Plains for hundreds of years and plundered a lot of treasures from the north. Most of these treasures were rewarded to the nobles of the Jin Kingdom by the Jin Kingdom Emperor.
This time Zhao Tai got a lot of good things from Xuzhou. Wang Wentong selected several large cars for Zhao Tai and brought them to Jinan as gifts to win over Li Fen's generals.
"Your Majesty, these corals and jades are priceless things, but if they are left in our hands, they are worthless, so they might as well be used as gifts." Wang Wentong introduced the boxed belongings to Zhao Tai.
Zhao Tai nodded slightly, these things are indeed valuable, but there is no wealthy class under Zhao Tai's rule, so they must not be sold and turned into money and food.
For Zhao Tai now, what he lacks is money and food. These treasures can only be seen but not used. They have no use to him.
Zhao Tai stroked his beard and said, "These treasures are indeed priceless here, but if they were taken to the Southern Song Dynasty, they should be able to sell them at a good price."
Wang Wentong said: "I have the same idea. These things, as well as those books, calligraphy and paintings, can be exchanged for copper coins and grain to increase our strength. And when we become stronger, these things sold will become our What’s in my pocket~”
"Ahem~" Zhao Tai coughed softly, interrupting Wang Wentong's words. He has not yet managed Shandong. He only has 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers and horses, so he should not show ambition that does not match his strength.
Wang Wentong knew he had made a mistake and quickly changed the subject, "Most of the property I transported to the Southern Song Dynasty to buy supplies this time are these treasures. I want to sell them in the Southern Song Dynasty, exchange them for money, grain and supplies, and transport them back to Pizhou."
Zhao Tai nodded slightly, but said: "With so many treasures shipped, they may not be able to be sold at a good price. If I have an idea, I can give it to Hu Zhen and ask him to hold an auction in Lin'an."
"Auction?" Wang Wentong looked confused.
Zhao Tai explained: "It is to release the news that there are a large number of treasures for sale, attracting relatives of the emperor and wealthy businessmen from Lin'an and even Jiangnan, and letting them bid openly. The one with the highest price will win, so as to maximize our interests."
A lot was seized this time, so if you take it directly to a merchant, you will inevitably get a lower price.
After all, although these things are valuable, there are only so many people who can afford them.
People who used to live in the feudal government must not know enough about the rich people in the Southern Song Dynasty. If they only know who is rich and it is difficult to see them, let alone talk about selling them.
Therefore, you can only find local businessmen, and those businessmen will definitely make a lot of money from it.
Zhao Tai wanted to maximize his profits and not let middlemen make the difference, so he came up with a half-auction. As long as he released the news, attracted those rich people, and let them compete, he could sell each treasure for the largest price. value.
Wang Wentong was a little shocked. Zhao Tai was a saint who was born to know him. He didn't read many books and didn't have much life experience. How could he come up with such a genius idea so easily.
Wang Wentong couldn't help but sigh, "I am so impressed by the wisdom of the king."
"Stop flattering!" Zhao Tai waved his hand and saw that the gifts had been loaded into the car, and said in a deep voice: "Okay. I'm leaving now!"
At that moment, Zhao Tai got on his horse, and Wang Wentong quickly bowed and saluted, "I send you off, your Majesty!"
Zhao Tai glanced at many civil and military officials, then clamped his horse's belly and led the convoy out of the city, heading towards Jinan to marry his wife.
~~~~~~
Pizhou City, military camp.
After Zhao Tai issued the warrant, the vassal government decided to use one hundred thousand coins to reward the officers and soldiers.
This news has been out for a long time, and the soldiers are looking forward to the reward so that they can buy something for their families.
Zhao Taitong moved from Henan to Shandong, and as soon as the army and his subordinates arrived.
When they abandon their homes and arrive in a new place, they start all over again and have to buy everything again.
This requires a lot of manpower and money. Many people reluctantly built a hut and then spent all their savings, including no furniture, pots and pans.
The rewards Zhao Tai gave them previously were mainly material rewards, mainly land, plus some agricultural tools for production.
These things can allow them to survive in Shandong and enable them to have a good life in the future, but they cannot change their living standards now, and all kinds of living materials are extremely expensive and scarce.
Now Zhao Tai gives them a sum of money, and everyone can get an income and can buy
Buying daily necessities can improve your life.
At this time, in the camp, the soldiers of each battalion lined up in a long queue. Everyone looked forward to it while watching the soldiers in front receive the reward from the scribe, their faces full of anticipation.
Zeng Daniu was a soldier last year. He stood in the team, looked at his comrades in front, walked back with several strings of copper coins, and couldn't help but call out: "Mazi, how much did you get?"
A tall man with a lean face and a pitted face held three guans of copper coins in one hand and said cheerfully: "I will behead one level, capture two people, get two acres of military land, and reward three guans in cash."
This time the rewards for soldiers were still mainly land and supplemented by copper coins.
Zeng Daniu looked envious. He had joined the Zhongyi Army for more than a year and went to several battlefields, but he never captured the enemy's head.
At this time, the scribe paid the soldiers according to the military merit register. Wang Wentong stood aside, looking at the soldiers holding strings of copper coins in their hands, and couldn't help but think deeply.
It's okay for these soldiers who have no military merit, but they only don't receive the usual rewards. For those who have military merit, it's really inconvenient to carry several swords on their backs.
Historically, when Wang Wentong was prime minister in Mongolia, his main achievement was to help Mongolia issue Zhongtong banknotes and promote Han law in the north.
At this time, when he saw the soldiers taking so many copper coins each, he felt quite inconvenient and thought deeply in his heart.
"Military advisor, we should be able to finish the distribution here today!" Zhou Bin stepped forward and saluted.
Wang Wentong came to his senses, and he had the idea of issuing Jiaozi like the Song Dynasty. However, now that Zhongyi Town is small and unstable, and may be destroyed at any time, the people and the army will definitely trust copper coins more and will not accept Zhongyi. The town is located in Jiaozi, so the time for issuing banknotes is obviously not yet ripe.
Wang Wentong recovered his thoughts and asked, "Are the various goods in the market ready?"
Zhou Bin said: "The vassal government has prepared to sell a large amount of goods. In addition, I have contacted many merchants and they promised to hold three large markets in Pizhou. In addition, from now on, there will be a large market on Wednesday every month to facilitate the soldiers and people to purchase various products." goods."
Wang Wentong nodded and said in a deep voice, "The soldiers have just received the reward money. The vassal government must stabilize prices and not make the soldiers unable to buy things!"
Zeng Daniu was not killed on the battlefield, but when he went to Hebei to fight Zhang Rou, he captured three enemy soldiers and seized a lot of military supplies, so he got an acre of land and a lot of money.
The army paid rewards, and in order to make it easier for the soldiers to send the money to their families, they took turns to take holidays.
Zeng Daniu's camp was among the first to have a holiday. He left the camp with a lot of money and, together with several of his comrades, planned to go to Pizhou City to buy some things before going home.
At this time, they had just left the camp when they saw a huge crowd of people in the distance. Countless merchants and vendors set up their stalls and waited for them to come...
Chapter 366 Military Pay
