The sudden appearance of such a thing as war bonds is not accidental, this is the inevitable result of the expansion of the Great Song Empire, Zhao Zhen is to use something similar to war bonds to raise military spending, and now the Great Song Dynasty has reached the time when it is necessary to do so, the territory is huge and at the same time as obtaining more resources, the expenses are naturally amazing.

On the one hand, you have to maintain a huge amount of expenses, and on the other hand, you have to maintain the cost of the army, which is really a tightening of the belt for the Great Song Dynasty, the Great Song Dynasty is not bad for money, but lack of food, in ancient times, it is not that you can get food if you have money, but you need to have food in the country to supply.

With the explosive growth of the population of the Great Song Dynasty, the demand for food in the Great Song Dynasty became higher and higher, and all Zhao Zhen did was to mobilize people's enthusiasm and make money while making the land operate, and cold-tolerant crops such as potatoes and sweet potatoes could also be planted on a large scale in the land of Western Xia.

With the support of war bonds, the military expenses of the imperial court were very surplus, and the money would be transported to the front as the salary of the army, and the soldiers could take the money to cultivate the fields with peace of mind.

At that time, the government will issue land deeds, and collect a certain amount of tax every year to fill the profits of the war bonds and distribute them to the people of Beijing, so that a large wave of capital flow will be formed, so that the finances of the Great Song Dynasty will breathe a sigh of relief, even if Zhao Zhen is rich all over the world, he cannot plunder the people's property, and the financing of the war is also carried out step by step.

When the people are rich, the Great Song Dynasty will be rich, neither can raise taxes, nor can they forcibly collect taxes, they can only use this method, Bao Zheng, the three envoys, are full of praise, in his opinion, this kind of thing can be made public, so that the military spending in the Great Song Dynasty will be found in the future, but Yan Shu strongly opposed, the reason is also very simple, he believes that this kind of war will promote the people and officials and even the entire Great Song Dynasty to become belligerent!

Thinking about it carefully, this is true, the officials of the DPRK and the Central Committee suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and Bao Zheng immediately turned his gun and began to bombard the despicability of this policy, saying: stealing the wealth of the people, committing war, and arousing the people's warlike heart, although the country is big, it is impossible to do anything! Zhao Zhen had no choice but to "reward" him with thirty court canes on the spot, and the reason was also very simple: in the main hall, the preface did not match the afterword......

Zhao Zhen has no courage to issue such a thing as national bonds, there is no way, in the eyes of the people and officials, the Great Song Dynasty is the kingdom of the Heavenly Empire, the most powerful dynasty in the world, how can it borrow money from ordinary people? ! Doesn't this mean that the Great Song Dynasty is no longer good?

People in this era regard the national prestige of their country more important than their lives, Zhao Zhen doesn't know whether to praise this strong patriotism and arrogance, or to scoff at it, obviously his own thoughts are not the same in the eyes of others.

Bao Zheng's note has been submitted, he is very cautious to buy the deed of the national bond with the actual land area and budget income, this prudence alone makes Zhao Zhen not admire, you must know that Bao Zheng is completely unaware of the consequences of issuing more bonds, and now it seems that he also has scruples.

But even so, Zhao Zhen himself was taken aback by these huge amounts, a full 10 million yuan, such an amount is really a bit scary, no wonder Bao Zheng's face turned pale and pale.

10 million yuan, with the Great Song Dynasty financial tariffs as a guarantee, what is this Xiren afraid of? Zhao Zhen thought about it and understood that it was the first time that the Great Song Dynasty implemented the means of borrowing from the state, and the amount was so large, no wonder Bao Zheng was surprised, he must have been afraid that it would be difficult to tighten after opening this kind of opening.

But Zhao Zhen believes that as long as a large number of crops can be produced in those lands in the near future, all Bao Zheng's current worries will be resolved, although potatoes and sweet potatoes have been planted in the imperial garden in the palace, but the results have not been made public, Wang Yuyan has taken care of these two things as the auspicious rui of the Great Song Dynasty, and has not revealed it to the outside world at all.

Thinking of this, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but smile, when Wang Yuyan, Yang Caiwei, and Vera saw a large bunch of potatoes being pulled out of the ground, they couldn't close their mouths in surprise, obviously such an amazing yield scared them, and such a high-yield and good-tasting agricultural product was naturally regarded as auspicious by them.

Looking at the sun, it was almost time for lunch, but I promised to let them and the children see how these delicacies were made, and the matter of cooking as the king of a country should not be known to the ministers. Not to mention the emperor, even ordinary scholars don't know how to cook, after all, the gentleman's cooking was a creed in ancient times.

The kitchen knife flashed quickly in Zhao Zhen's hand, and after a while, the potatoes were cut into shreds, and even the peppers were cut, and when all the side dishes were ready, Zhao Zhen began to stir-fry, while Sancai stood aside and trembled.

Obviously, today's scene was completely unexpected by him, he didn't expect that the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty would actually cook in person, if it was spread out...... Seeing Wang Yuyan's cold eyes, Sancai didn't dare to think about it.

Sour and spicy shredded potatoes have become the most delicious dish on the table, and it will bottom out after a while, and the chili pepper is also a thing to eat, with which it can replace the bitter dogwood to become a new seasoning, and at the same time, the roasted golden sweet potato has also been served, soft and sweet, and the golden sweet potato with a special aroma has become the favorite of children and women, but this thing will produce some gas if you eat too much......

Of course, the combination of tomatoes and eggs is also irresistible, the sweet and sour tomato scrambled eggs have become Ling'er's favorite, the soup is mixed with rice, which is the most irresistible, Zhao Zhen had no scruples at all when he was eating for the first time, and let go of the so-called emperor's reserve and identity.

After being full of wine and food, Wang Yuyan slowly spoke: "Your Majesty, this meal is really extraordinary, if you can use these dishes as the people's daily food, not only will you save food, but also taste very good!" ”

Zhao Zhen smiled and shook his head: "Their most critical place is not here, potatoes and sweet potatoes can become famine food, they have a large yield, cold and drought resistance, even in a disaster year, they should be able to have a considerable harvest, potatoes can be used when boiled in water, sweet potatoes are the same, convenient and fast, and the most important thing is that they can fill their stomachs quickly." ”

Wang Yuyan said with a smile: "The concubine wants to congratulate Your Majesty, my Great Song Dynasty is auspicious, and it will definitely benefit all the people, and it is no wonder that Your Majesty will let the northwest land plant this thing, and when the time comes, the potatoes and sweet potatoes will be piled up, and those people will also make a lot of money." ”

Or Wang Yuyan can understand her own heart! Indeed, instead of allowing the imperial court to promote these crops, it is better to let the people see his interests and benefits, and when the time comes, are they afraid that no one will plant them?

This sale of the land deed by the imperial court was a good thing with one stone, not only to develop the wasteland in the northwest, but also to solve the problem of military spending, and even to promote the cultivation of potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes and other crops. It is not only the people and the imperial court who benefit, but also the Great Song Dynasty and the whole of China.