Chapter 449: Picking
Zhao Yu also studied political economy in his previous life, and knew the truth that economic status determines the superstructure, and to put it bluntly, whoever has meat will follow whomever he wants. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Although Wang De can't say the truth, but also the origin and function of the inner treasury clearly, he listened to the pondering and found that the old Zhao family really did not have a fuel-efficient lamp, they had not read "Capital", nor had they read "Economic Thirty Points", but they saw through politics and economics.
In the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty, the state finance established the financial phenomenon of the three banks of the imperial front, the household department, and the imperial court. On the surface, there was no financial status game between Neizang and Zuozang in the Song Dynasty, and Neizang and Zuozang were actually the difference between the inside and outside of the national treasury. However, looking at the essence through the phenomenon, we will find that the coexistence of the internal and left treasures of the Song Dynasty reflects the division of the central financial power, which is different from the nature of the private wealth of the Zhou official Tianzi and the financial affairs of the outer kingdom.
The internal treasury of the Song Dynasty was not a single aspect of state finance, but also had the external characteristics of state finance and the internal identity of the private wealth of the Son of Heaven. From the perspective of the practical application of the materials in the inner treasury, the inner treasury is more like a strategic reserve than a private collection of the Son of Heaven. Although the daily use of the royal family is taken from the inner treasury, but this part of the expenditure only accounts for a very small proportion, the more important expenditure of the inner treasury is used for the public affairs of the state, it can be said that the Song Dynasty internal treasury has a dual nature, it is precisely because of the difference between the private and public financial nature of the inner and left Tibetan that its financial nature has changed.
Of course, the income of the Zuo Zang Treasury was affected to a certain extent after the establishment of the Inner Treasury, first the surplus profits of the pit smelt were given way to the Inner Treasury, and then the quota was imported into the Inner Treasury, and the public financial nature of the Inner Treasury was strengthened. The part of the left treasury that depends on the tax revenue must be transferred to the inner treasury first. Although the gold, silver, copper coins, cloth and other supplies of the local areas to the capital are all managed by the three divisions, since there is an inner treasury, the goods supplied by these places are often divided into two parts: the income of the left treasury and the income of the inner treasury, which will inevitably infringe on the financial rights of the division to a certain extent.
As far as the three divisions under the three-division system are concerned, the concealment of the treasury is not under the management of the three divisions, and the treasury of the household department is supposed to bear the overall expenditure of the state, but in fact its financial resources are only enough to pay the salaries of the central officials.
And the emperor is sitting on a mountain of inner treasures, and he can't actually treat this wealth as his own private property. Even the part of the property that was theoretically at the emperor's discretion, that is, the daily use of the treasury allocated to the imperial family, the emperor did not actually have complete control over it. This is because the Song Dynasty implemented a system of "external control and internal control", and all the expenses of the inner court must be approved by the prime minister of the outer court. It can be seen from this that although the internal financial reserves are not enough to completely control the financial operation of Zuozang and even the Planning Division, it affects the embodiment of Zuozang's functions to a certain extent, and potentially hides the political purpose of the internal Tibet to interfere in the state's finance and control the state's finance.
Zhao Yu saw through the mystery, and of course he would not let go of the magic weapon left to him by his ancestors. And the current situation is the fall of Lin'an, whether it is the left treasury, or the inner treasury is cheap Tartar, the reality is that everyone is short of money, according to the unspoken rules of the internal storage income is completed under the left storage service, but not to mention that the left storage of the income of the good quality to lose the inner library, the left library is responsible for the transfer of money and goods into the inner library must also be given priority, which can be seen that the positive position of the two. So in any way, Lu Xiufu could not compete with the emperor for a limited income......
"How can the law of the ancestors be broken, once there is a mistake, it is difficult for me to explain it to the ministers!" Regarding Lu Xiufu's suggestion, Zhao Yu shook his head and refused.
"Your Majesty, extraordinary laws should be practiced in extraordinary times, and all ministers should understand this truth." Lu Xiufu was a little anxious when he saw that the little emperor's head was like a rattle, and he also knew very well that whoever held the financial power controlled the lifeblood of the country, and if the little emperor controlled the only source of wealth, it would be difficult for him to hold this 'bold and reckless' little emperor hostage.
"There seems to be some truth in Lu Xiang's words!" Zhao Yu looked at a few people around him and said in contemplation.
"Well, what Lu Xiang said is right, now is the time of national crisis, political affairs are difficult, and food and salary are difficult. And when Taizu and Taizong set up the inner library, it was also a matter of time, not at the beginning of the founding of the country, and there were many changes, not static, Emperor Xiaozong had allocated the reward library in the inner library to the left library. Your Majesty can also follow the example of the previous emperor! Gong Xingqing immediately took over the conversation.
"Your Majesty, the construction of salt pans, the recruitment of salt workers, and the management of production all require the contribution of all ministers, and there should be a share of profits according to the rules, and it is really unfair to all of them to be hidden inside!" Liu Dingsun also persuaded.
"You have a lot of heart, Your Majesty has never been stingy with state expenses, and the first day of the Marshal's Mansion Army only gave some customs coupons, but His Majesty has never owed the government army a day's salary, nor has he ever made everyone hungry. To Qiongzhou Houzhou County warehouses are empty, taxes are little, His Majesty refurbished the warship, opened up the post road, built the barracks, prepared to build the palace, all the expenses are paid by the inner government, never count how much! Chen Renweng heard that they meant that he was worried that His Majesty would embezzle it privately and refuse to use it for state affairs, so he immediately interjected to hold grievances for His Majesty.
"Do you know that Your Majesty's food and clothing in Qiongzhou is only equivalent to that of the military system, and he is never willing to spend a penny more on himself. Inspect the armies and places, and the food and accommodation are all from their own salaries, and do not embezzle a penny of public funds and military expenses. ”
"Don't say too much about the Chen system!" Zhao Yu waved his hand to ask Chen Renweng not to talk about it again, and turned his face and said, "I know what you Aiqing means, and you are worried that I understand it in your heart, but I am also worried that public funds will be embezzled or arbitrarily deducted, and cannot be used for state affairs, people's livelihood and military funds." ”
"This ...... Your Majesty doesn't need to think too much, the ministers will not use public funds for private purposes, and they will definitely strictly investigate corruption and correct the atmosphere! Lu Xiufu was a little embarrassed, thinking about Zhengsedao.
"I can trust Lu Xiang as a man, but you also know that although we have defeated the enemy army in succession, Kublai Khan will not give up and will definitely send a large army to attack. It is necessary to ensure the people's livelihood, but the first priority at present is to prepare for war. As far as I know, the imperial court has frequently embezzled military funds, and I have not yet been in power and cannot control them, if the military expenses are not enough to deal with the current war, I will not destroy the Great Wall! "Zhao Yu thought that it was time for a showdown, if he didn't say it, they didn't know how long they would have to talk to him, and since you want to move the law of the ancestors, you must ensure that the emperor's position cannot be shaken...... (To be continued.) )