"Your Majesty, the tax of the autumn of last year, the envoys of the provincial governors, which are offered to the central valley, silk, and profit, have been transported to Tokyo one after another." Wang Zhang got up and reported another piece of good news to Liu Chengyou.

Hearing this, Liu Chengyou's originally calm and almost dim gaze suddenly became a lot more vivid, and asked, "This spring, the action is faster!" ”

"In the Gyeonggi Prefectures, many officials sent by the imperial court have been sent by the imperial court, and there are transport envoys to supervise their affairs. The feudal towns around the country have not deliberately neglected it! Wang Zhang said, the old man's tone was rarely relaxed.

"How many?"

Wang Zhang obviously had an account in his heart, and said directly: "Up to this point, about 400,000 yuan of money and silk and profit have been included in the internal treasury and the national treasury, and the grain is about 720,000 stones, except for a part of it that has been put into the Tokyo market, all of which have been put into Biancang!" ”

Liu Chengyou's heart beat vigorously, and although his face remained calm, he couldn't help but say: "It's a lot!" ”

In Liu Chengyou's impression, this is probably the most prosperous moment for the imperial court since the founding of the Han Dynasty. Of course, when it comes to abundance, it is only relative.

In the first half of the year, there was an invasion of Houshu, a rebellion in the river in the second half of the year, and the Khitan people threatened from time to time, but on the whole, it was towards a stable development. The situation has calmed down, and coupled with the promotion of the policy of emphasizing agriculture and persuading farmers that Liu Chengyou has insisted on since he came to power, there has always been some gains.

Of course, as far as that money and grain are concerned, as far as the Han Dynasty, which nominally controls the Central Plains, Hebei, Hedong and Guanyou, is nothing at all, not only not much, but simply miserable. Raising officials, raising soldiers, distributing money and rice, allocating border affairs, casting weapons, disaster relief, and water conservancy basically can't do much, and they have to be exhausted. In other words, Liu Chengyou is used to being poor, and he feels particularly deeply at this moment.

Wang Zhang bent his waist, obviously hunched, and the person was thinner, Liu Chengyou's gaze at the old minister became softer, and he said with a little sincerity: "There is Lao Wangqing acting as the third division, and I really solve my great worries!" ”

In the face of Liu Chengyou's praise, Wang Zhang, as usual, calmly and calmly expressed humility.

If you want to say that Wang Zhang and Li Zheng really have many superb talents and outstanding talents, it is not necessarily true. Wang Zhang relied on his familiarity with grassroots affairs, relying on diligence and strong work, not afraid of hardship, not afraid of infamy, it can be said that he was conscientious, diligent and diligent in managing the money bag for the big man.

Of course, Wang Zhang's conscientious attitude is also constantly changing, and now, it can be described as hard work. The finances of the Han are not so easy to manage, if you change people and do not have amazing talents, it is estimated that they will collapse directly.

Wang Zhang, the third envoy, deserves it, but it is actually very hard, precisely because of his hard work and hardship, even if Wang Zhang was wearing the same pants as Yang Wei at the beginning, as time went by, Liu Chengyou also treated him differently.

"What are the prices of food in Tokyo today?" Liu Chengyou asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, one hundred and ninety-five yuan for rice, and only one hundred yuan for millet and wheat per bucket!" The one who actively answered was Tao Gu.

After a little glance at Tao Gu and a little thought, Liu Chengyou said in a relaxed tone: "Compared with last winter, it has decreased!" ”

Since the beginning of winter in the first year of the reign of Qianyu, the price of grain in Tokyo has basically hovered around 210 bucket rice, and it has indeed declined, although the proportion of the decline is not high.

"In addition, the new casting of Qianyou Tongbao is 630,000 pounds, each of which weighs five pounds, and the copper material consumed is more than 200,000 kilograms, almost exhausting the remaining materials. didn't care much about Tao Gu's answer, Wang Zhang said again.

"This matter is led by the three divisions, and the divisions cooperate!" Liu Chengyou's scruples were much smaller, and he simply ordered: "Since you create new money, you should start to put it into the people, so that it can be circulated in the market as soon as possible, so as to alleviate the shortage of money!" ”

"Yes!"

In today's situation, the means of delivery of the imperial court are actually very scarce, and expenditure activities such as salary, grain purchase, and procurement, or directly come to a big work, Liu Chengyou suddenly thought of controlling the river and cashing in for work......

Of course, the most direct thing is that the government directly set up points to inform the people and let the people exchange old money for bad money.

Sure enough, Liu Chengyou's idea came to mind, and Wang Zhang made this decision.

Liu Chengyou thought about it, looked at Wang Zhang and said, "But! However, nowadays, there are a lot of old coins and miscellaneous currencies, and for all kinds of large and small money, the ratio of exchange should be set out a strict and reasonable system! ”

"Yes!"

More than 600,000 yuan of new money is nothing compared to the whole world, but in Tokyo, it is still enough to stir up a wave, and this is only the beginning.

This should be an opportunity to harvest leeks, Liu Chengyou glanced at Wang Zhang, with his style, he would definitely think of making profits for the court in the process of redeeming money, if he let go of his work, Liu Chengyou believes that Wang Zhang even dared to collect all the wealth of the people of Tokyo in the government......

However, there is an idea that is already circling in Liu Chengyou's mind, and he wants to build a big man's "central bank". However, for the time being, it is just a thought, on the one hand, he knows a rough idea of the business function of the "bank", and on the other hand, such things cannot be decided by him by patting his head, especially such new affairs, which must be investigated and judged according to the current situation......

However, for this point, Liu Chengyou still has some confidence, Jiaozipu was born in the early Song Dynasty, and it was written in junior high school or high school books, decades in advance, led by the government, and it is not considered cross-era.

In addition, Liu Chengyou still has a sober understanding in his mind: when the situation in the country is not completely stable, the central government's control over the localities is not sufficient, the credibility of the government is not strong, and the development and prosperity of commerce have not reached a certain level, it is better not to rashly do things.

However, it is also advisable to come up with an idea for the courtiers to study and study. Thinking about it, Liu Chengyou set his eyes on Wang Zhang again, and unconsciously, Wang Zhang almost became the busiest person in the court.

Looking at the old minister's appearance of being squeezed to the point of lack of complexion, Liu Chengyou felt a little sad for a while.

"Zhang Dejun!" Liu Chengyou suddenly called.

"Yes!"

"Remember, Wang Qing drained his blood and covered his liver, was diligent in the king's affairs, and gave 100 pieces of money, 10 horses of silk, and 50 stones of grain!" Liu Chengyou commanded.

Zhang Dejun hurriedly responded, and suddenly heard Liu Chengyou's reward, the ministers couldn't help but be surprised, seeing Liu Chengyou's serious and respectful look, looking at Wang Zhang's eyes inevitably had some envy, they all knew that Liu Chengyou was very "picky", and it was really rare for him to be able to lower such a "heavy reward" during his listening to politics.

And Wang Zhang, while surprised, was not pretentious, his movements were swift, and he bowed respectfully with an attitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

Getting up, Wang Zhang came to Liu Chengyou again, but this time, between his eyebrows, there was a little hesitation: "Hedong Jiedu reported that the prefectures under its jurisdiction were affected by the snow disaster last year, and the damage was serious, and the border preparations were also urgent. ”

Nowadays, the finance and taxation of the local feudal towns of the Han Dynasty, except for special prefectures and towns such as Youzhou, Fuzhou, Xiazhou, Yanzhou, Fengxiang and other disaster-stricken places, the rest of the places, the two taxes and the retained capital, for the time being, are divided into half. Even so, the matter of offering has just begun, and there are all kinds of leaks. That is, the states and counties directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, which supply more blood to the imperial court.

Hearing Wang Zhang's report, Liu Chengyou suddenly connected with the matter in Xuzhou.