"National debt?" Tong Mu looked at Sun Tu in surprise: "You mean that we borrowed money from the people in the name of the imperial court?" Can this be done? Are those private businessmen and wealthy families really willing to lend us money like this? ”

When Sun Tu proposed the national debt measure of raising money and food from the people in the name of the state, Tong Mu really couldn't keep up with the rhythm of the other party, except for Nahan, there was still a faint uneasiness, is this really reliable?

But Sun Tu was confident: "What's wrong with this?" Those businessmen and wealthy households in the people have a lot of surplus money in their hands, and they have no other use for it at home except to occupy the place, and now they take it out and lend it to the imperial court for the Northern Expedition, and wait until the Northern Expedition is victorious, and then return it to them with interest, it is a sure profit and no loss for them, they are all smart people, will they not understand the benefits? ”

Tong Mu was silent, what Sun Tu said also made some sense, the Great Song Dynasty is indeed very rich now, but these riches are hidden in the people, and the imperial court is a little stretched for various reasons, so using this method can really solve the current urgency. And with the comparison of the national strength and military strength of the Great Song Dynasty and the Liao State now, as long as you have some brains, you must know that the Great Song Dynasty will win a big victory, so you don't have to worry about losing all your money after losing at this time. And once the Great Song Dynasty wins, just the large area of land on the Liao side can be worth a lot of money, as well as all kinds of wealth and people in the country, it is really a good deal with ten thousand profits.

It's just that he still has some concerns in his heart, and after a deep groan, he said: "Isn't it a bit unreasonable to go to the people to negotiate business with the people in the name of the imperial court?" When the court and Your Majesty go, where should your face go? "If this is really done, I am afraid that those merchants who have bought the treasury bonds will be able to claim to be the creditors of the imperial court, which is not good to say.

Sun Tu laughed after hearing this, Tong Mu is still a scholar after all, and sometimes it is more important to save face than to benefit. The same is true in this matter, in his eyes, it seems that reputation is more important than the large sum of money and food in hand. It's just that he doesn't want to think about it, if he can't even guarantee the security of the country, what's the use of those false names?

In the end, he is a good brother who has cooperated with Sun Tu for many years and has the same heart, he only smiled, Tong Mu already understood, and said with a smile: "It seems that you don't take your reputation too seriously, even so, I have nothing to worry about, just do as you say." The only thing I'm worried about now is that those people don't believe in the imperial court and refuse to use their money for national debts. After all, they had never seen anything before, and they inevitably had doubts. ”

"This is easy to do, just set a few examples. Isn't there a lot of big rich people in Beijing, and if you send someone to talk to them, they will take the lead in buying treasury bonds, and then the imperial court will reduce or reduce their taxes, and I don't think they will refuse. And as long as someone takes the lead, others will naturally follow. At that time, maybe not only those wealthy businessmen will pay for it, but even ordinary people will also rush to move. As Sun Tu spoke, he thought of the treasury bill boom at a certain time in later generations, as well as the scene where shareholders rushed to buy stocks when large companies were listed in the early days, and pushed those stock prices straight up one by one, and now he is doing the same.

"The people also pay for the national debt? How much money is it worth? Tong Mu said disdainfully.

"Don't look down on them, maybe a single ordinary person is far from being able to compare with the spare money in the hands of rich businessmen, but when this number becomes the number of people in the world, even if it is only ten people, one in a hundred people is willing to take out money, and the amount of money they can provide is not comparable to those businessmen." Sun Tu said, waved his hand and said: "Okay, these details will be talked about later, now hurry up and arrange things, I will raise enough money and grain to transport to the north within this year, and wait until the spring of next year, just in time to send troops." ”

Originally, Sun Tu planned to go on a northern expedition in the autumn and winter of this year, but the pressure on money and food, coupled with the need for the cooperation of the Western Xia side, could only be postponed and only wait for the spring of next year to send troops.

Tong Mu saw that he had made up his mind, so he didn't say more, and after nodding his head, he hurried away.

A few days later, a small rumor began to circulate in the city of Tokyo that the imperial court would borrow money from the people to raise food and supplies for the Northern Expedition. When some people were still doubting the truth of this matter and discussing whether there was fraud in it, a new theory soon began to spread - now the famous wealthy businessmen Zhang Ju and Xu Bin in Tokyo actually paid 100,000 yuan to buy the so-called treasury bonds at the same time.

These two people are very famous in both the business world and the people, and this rumor alone has attracted the attention and inquiries of many people. Many people who have business dealings with these two companies, or have some friendship with them, either come to the door to ask directly, or knock on the side to inquire about the truth of the matter.

In this regard, the two did not hide anything, bluntly said that they did buy the national debt, and also took out a voucher. When those relatives and friends saw a fluttering treasury bond in their hands, their eyes were a little straight - that was a hundred thousand yuan of money, even if it was exchanged for gold and silver treasures, there were dozens of boxes, and now it has become such a small piece of paper, this contrast is too strong, right?

And the answer of the two was even more amazing: "Don't underestimate this small piece of paper, its value is far more than 100,000 yuan." I won't hide it from you, the imperial court has promised us that we will return us with 120,000 yuan worth of things after the victory of the Northern Expedition. ”

"Two percent profits?" This made everyone's eyes light up, if it is really stable, it is already a big benefit.

"With the court as a guarantee, do you think there will be a fake? Or do you think that now my Great Song Dynasty will not be able to take the Liao Kingdom, which is already at the end of its rope? Anyway, I absolutely believe that the imperial court can do what it says, which is much more down-to-earth than ordinary trading. And think, if you keep this large sum of money at home, you will have to worry about being robbed one day, and if you buy and sell it, you have to worry about whether you will lose it. The only way is to buy a house and buy land, but Tokyo is already overcrowded, and it is difficult to buy a house and land that I want even if I have money, so it is still the most worry-free. In less than a year, I can get 20,000 yuan for nothing, plus the imperial court has reduced or exempted 20% of the tax on the property under my name, and together, it is more than enough to earn 50,000 yuan. ”

After such a detailed calculation, the other rich businessmen were immediately moved, and then some people began to ask them how to buy the treasury bonds. As Sun Tu said, for example, there are a lot of people who have spare money today, and they are worried that they can't make money.

"Well, the household department will officially sell treasury bonds in the near future, and if you are interested, you can go there to inquire and buy them."

The power of role models is indeed endless, especially when these two role models are still the most wealthy businessmen in the capital, and their influence is even more amazing. On the 3rd day of October, when the household department officially posted a notice announcing that it was going to sell treasury bonds, in just half a day, no less than dozens of people went to the yamen to inquire about or buy them.

In the next few days, more than 300,000 yuan of money went into the state treasury. Now the purchase is mostly merchants, and there are additional terms that can reduce and reduce taxes, since peers have bought, if you don't buy yourself, because the tax loss leads to higher prices and less competitiveness, you will suffer a big loss.

And these businessmen often have a lot of money in their hands, and when they buy it, they will have tens of thousands of national bonds, such a large amount, but Sun Tu is really shocked. sighed again and again, saying that the Great Song Kingdom was rich but only hidden wealth from the people, and now it seems that it is true.

After the matter further fermented and publicized and attracted the attention of more people, an even more surprising situation occurred, that is, ordinary people actually had the courage to come to the household department to inquire about the price of treasury bonds, and they also wanted to buy some.

In this regard, the household officials who had already received Tong Mu's care naturally did not put on an official show as before, and explained the people's questions more carefully, and mentioned that they could also buy small treasury bonds, and the purchase would only be five copper coins.

Wuguan money may not be a small amount in other states and counties, but it can be taken by the people of the capital. So, at that moment, someone took copper money to buy such a treasury bond. Then, the matter spread completely, and in the following days, the number of people who came to the household department was rolling upward, and nearly 10,000 of the million people in Beijing came to buy treasury bonds, turning the individual household department into an existence like the East and West City or Xiangguo Temple......

In this regard, many officials were naturally dissatisfied, believing that such a practice was too damaging to the majesty of the imperial court, and even ruined the reputation of the household department, and some people continued to impeach such absurd acts.

But after such a bullet was sent to the Yintai Division, it was like a mud cow into the sea, and it couldn't even splash a little water. Subsequently, when the news came out, everyone knew that all this was led by Mrs. Sun behind it, so no one dared to blame this matter anymore. You must know that the corpses of Li Gang, Song Jiang and others are not cold yet, who dares to hit the muzzle of the gun again, but go against Sun Tu?

The capital alone allowed the imperial court to get more than two million yuan of money at once, and when this measure began to be implemented in the state capitals below, this number rolled straight up.

By the time the winter moon arrived, the money had been quickly exchanged for grain baggage, and it was transported straight to the north in batches. As a result, the war machine of the Northern Expedition finally rumbled, and now it is only after this winter has passed, it will use troops against the Liao State. And Sun Tu, with this genius-like creativity, won the admiration of Tong Mu and others, he actually only took a month or two to perfectly solve the problem of lack of money and food that had plagued the imperial court for a long time, and it was without hurting the people!

This is to turn the people's wealth into a strong country!