Wu Zetian is short of money, and he is short of money in all aspects.

One is that since the late period of Gaozong, state affairs have been overdrafted and maintained. Second, after she completely took power, she suffered losses in a series of side affairs, not to mention the losses in several foreign battles, and also spent a lot of money and food. The three national middle schools are building a lot of construction, all kinds of ceremonies, extravagance and waste.

Although Li Tong can't get specific national data, he can also feel the embarrassment of today's national use through the embodiment of all aspects. The most direct point is that since he returned to the capital, he has seen his grandmother's reward on the wealth and silk has been much more conservative, far less heroic than in the Yongchang period, and it is obvious that he has entered a period of calm reflection after chopping his hands.

In fact, it is not easy to explain the fiscal revenue in the early Tang Dynasty, because the rent regulation implemented was based on the tax income in kind. It is difficult to simply benchmark the amount of money for the materials collected by the field rent and household survey. And all kinds of Ding Yong, including the conquest of the government soldiers, and all kinds of miscellaneous military service, cannot be measured by money.

At present, the imperial court collects more than 2 million yuan a year, which is a data that can be statistically converted, but it does not represent all the income collected by the rent and Yong.

At least the large and small projects inside and outside the imperial court, such as the construction of the Ming Hall and the maintenance of the Grand Canal, used a lot of labor costs, and there is no way to digitize the benchmark market. If these can be accounted for, the annual income of the imperial court will of course be higher.

Such a composition of fiscal revenue can ensure the efficiency of the imperial court's material reserves and requisition, and can withstand the toss. However, even if it can withstand it any longer, it will run out of oil by now, especially when the basic system of the uniform field system has been seriously damaged.

In the face of the poor financial situation, Wu Zetian also had to rein in his efforts to chop the losers, such as Feng Chan Songshan, which was already being discussed during the Heavenly Grant period, and there is still no conclusion. In addition to the turmoil and instability at the political level, there is another important reason, that is, there is no money and I can't afford to play!

In order to improve the financial situation, the imperial court also issued a decree not long ago, prohibiting the private accumulation of brocade, so that the wealth can be circulated, so as to enhance the various revenues of the imperial court. But if you think about it, you also know how effective such a decree can be, and the more you don't allow it to be hidden, the more you have to hide, and there is a kind of you going from house to house to search and dig.

Wu Zetian is similar to her husband Emperor Gaozong, spending money is a good hand, and when it comes to accumulating money, they are all lacking in creativity, nothing more than wanton expropriation. Gaozong was just rotten money in the old year, and minted new money to seal Quanbao, but was spontaneously boycotted by the people, and he had no choice but to take it back before it flowed out of Chang'an, and it is still said in Xijing City.

So when he heard that Feiqian had made a profit of tens of thousands in just a few months, Wu Zetian was naturally pleasantly surprised. However, after praising Yang Li, her eyes flashed again, and she muttered: "The Shu merchants have amazing hidden goods, and they can accumulate such a lot of wealth by not producing a single strand and only hoarding. The treasury is empty, it turns out that the wealth is in the private door! ”

When Li Tong heard this, he suddenly felt a headache, this old lady obviously felt that sitting on the ground and taking profits was no longer enjoyable, and wanted to grab it directly. But the problem is that before you, the Shu merchants were already so rich. As for the empty treasury, didn't you make it? You ruined, you actually hate the rich!

He hurriedly got up and said: "The goods and crops are both lost, and the surplus and shortage complement each other, this is where the true meaning of the merchant can pass through the ancient and modern Quartet. Shu is occluded, but there is sparing. There are many people who work for this generation. It is true that the goods are stored in private rooms, which is harmful to the state and civilian use. In previous years, the imperial court did not have a good strategy to deal with this, but now that there is flying money to reach the two places, the accumulation of hundreds of generations, a revolution at this time, slowly drawn, and it will not suffer from unevenness for a long time. ”

Lao Tzu finally found this leek field, and it was already very painful for you to cut a stubble, and you still want to shovel away the land? I don't promise!

Yang Li is a member of the Shu merchants, and after hearing the words, she also quickly knelt down and said: "The daughter of the people came from the Shu merchant court, and when she was young, she saw her father so diligent here, although the villagers she saw had property, but they were still poor, and the materials were deposited, the same as the dust, and the artificial and material resources were all in vain. It is precisely because of the difficulty of feeling the nostalgia that he bravely walked the Shu Road, pressed the goods with his life, and was in the rivers and lakes. Although there is no trace of production, it can pass through the deep resistance of the ravine, the two diseases and disadvantages of the characters, the inside and outside of Shu, and the characters are safe......"

Wu Zetian was stimulated by this huge profit for a while, so he said this, and when he heard the two of them, he laughed again: "I am the lord of the world, shepherding the people, and the hard-working cultivators I see have no food and clothing. People have all kinds of industries, each has its own division, each has its own income, and adjusting the amount is also the principle of governing the country and the people. It's good that you can offer good ideas and introduce good talents. ”

"The ministers don't dare to take credit, the Shu road is difficult, and the characters are consumed for more than a thousand years! Flying money this plan, in ancient times, His Majesty has a grand amount, can not follow the millennium old style and try this method, although there is a small gain, it is Your Majesty macro can enjoy, the minister can boast, nothing more than diligent and good deeds! ”

Li Tong was worried that his grandmother would not give up the desperate plan of smashing the pot after eating, so he continued: "The Shu people may be good at business, and they are only rich in money, and the people of a hundred generations are trapped in the dangerous road, and the imperial court can solve this crisis with a little trick." Although the extraction is a huge profit, it is still inflexible if it is to be used for national affairs and benefit thousands of families. ”

Money to a certain extent, it's really just numbers. Although the profits of flying money are amazing, if you only focus on huge profits, it can only be limited to the financial field, and it is just an addition and subtraction of accounts.

To put it mildly, if the road is not wild enough, you can't spend so much money if you want to.

Why was Wu Youyi drawn from Li Tong's bottom and copied his family? Imagination is insufficient, and money can only satisfy his hoarding desires, but nothing else. But in the hands of Li Tong, it can be used as capital to build a flying money system that makes more profits.

Although the annual tax collection of the imperial court is only a million, it controls hundreds of thousands of adult men behind it, and it is not a simple wealth that can be measured.

Li Tong hopes that his grandmother can understand that flying money is not only a tool for profit, but also a yardstick for controlling Shuzhong and Guanzhong.

As long as the flying money system can develop healthily, it means that the commercial exchanges between the two places are being carried out frequently, which means that there are no large-scale riots among the people, the exchange of goods is carried out in an orderly manner, and the people still have a better demand and vision for life, which is also a means to strengthen the country's macroeconomic regulation and control.

Wu Zetian was able to come to this point, of course, he was not a vulgar woman, and he quickly withdrew from the initial surprise, looked at Li Tong and nodded heavily: "To be able to make this plan, to have this opinion, the lack of my good grandson in the political hall is really not worthy of the name." ”

When Li Tong heard this, he sighed slightly in his heart, who wouldn't say beautiful words, you really sent me to the political hall to be considered awesome!

After returning to the hall and sitting down, Wu Zetian hesitated slightly, and asked a little embarrassedly: "Can these flying money be transferred to the Divine Capital in a short period of time?" ”

Looking at his grandmother's expression, Li Tong seriously suspected that this was a windfall and that he was planning to let himself go again. However, he didn't plan to start withholding profits now, and first do filial piety to his grandson for a period of time, and was only responsible for holding money for his grandmother to lose.

After a moment's silence, he replied, "If you only collect the profits, you can withdraw the profits from the account, and you can transport them to the Shendu in a short time, but the minister does not recommend this." ”

"Why?"

Wu Zetian first raised his eyebrows, and then frowned.

"Feiqian has not been in the new camp for a long time, and the people are still waiting, I am afraid that the order will change overnight. Once a large amount of money is proposed, it will inevitably make the masses frightened and rush to cash, and if they want to attach the people's wealth to the case book, they will have to do ten times the effort. ”

Although flying money is in the nature of a bill of exchange and is not worried about the problem of runs, as a new thing, it is still in the period of building confidence, and it is still not possible to rashly make a move to undermine confidence.

Although the flying money issued by the two places is only more than 4 million yuan, the profit can reach more than 1.5 million yuan, which is because the people's confidence is still insufficient, and a sum of money is frequently deposited and withdrawn, and the transaction fee drawn will naturally be doubled.

The reason why Li Tong wanted to set such a high profit rate in the early stage was to encourage everyone to develop the habit of sinking money into the case book and not to retrieve it so frequently.

Wu Zetian has enough understanding of people's hearts and can quickly figure this out, but he is still a little dissatisfied: "Such financial benefits are still false, when can I get real profits?" ”

"Flying money is increasing day by day, and it is also inconvenient to store heavy wealth in all realms. There is no need for the imperial court to take a lot of trouble to transship, as long as the interest rates of the two places are high and low, and the wealth can be remitted exclusively to Xijing, and then it will be escorted, which will save the cost on the way. ”

As long as the flying money plate is made large enough, the profit of the flying money sent from Shuzhong to Xijing increases, and the profit of the flying money from Xijing to Shuzhong decreases, then the merchants will naturally store more money in Xijing, so as to obtain the interest rate difference. The more money you save in Xijing, you can withdraw it directly.

Wu Zetian is a full score in the power struggle, a financial novice, but he has a good understanding ability, after listening to Li Tong's explanation, a smile appeared on his face again, and he patted the case and said: "Shenzhi is really a wonderful talent, so can you transfer 500,000 or 700,000 yuan to escort it into the capital before the year?" In the coming year, there will be a great gift for Zen, but the imperial court lacks money and material reserves. ”

"The minister is not dedicated to flying money, His Majesty still asks Brother Ao, I don't think it will be difficult. After all, the ministers and brothers are weak in manpower, and if they add more talents to help, the operation will definitely be more calm. For example, Shuzhong has collected millions of wealth, which is not yet known, but it is necessary to pay attention to guarding against thieves and thieves! ”

Wu Zetian nodded after hearing this: "Although Guangshun has no reputation, he is quiet and self-controlled, tireless in his hard work, hidden behind others, and doing this great thing, which shows that the talent is not only at the moment." This matter is determined from planning to decision, all of which your brother has done, supplementing the palace, not fake outsiders, and Jiayi Prefecture Metropolitan Governor's Mansion Sima! ”

Hearing this, Li Tong was immediately happy, sure enough, there is no one in the world who can't be stunned with money, if there is, it is that there is not enough money.

When Li Guangshun left the capital, he was just a few envoys who were not embarrassed or embarrassed, but after the results were made, he was directly promoted to the official Dadu Governor's Mansion Sima, and he grasped the actual power of the Yizhou Metropolitan Governor's Office.

Li Guangshun, who was far away in Shu, was highly rewarded, and Yang Li, who entered the palace to meet and was deeply appreciated by Wu Zetian, was naturally no exception.

Yang Li was born in a merchant in Shuzhong, and she has never been married, Wu Zetian asked her mind and knew that she was unwilling to enter the palace as a female official.