Li Shimin understood Li Tai and knew that he was about to be demoted from a dignified prince to an ordinary person, and he must have been sad in his heart. He said, "I'll go tell him about it." ”

Qi Wangfu.

Gao Jingming asked to see Li You, and as soon as they met, he made a painful appearance, and he said: "Your Highness, you are going to fight pirates this time, and you are going to fight the Japanese slave country, this is a big war, the household department has just eased up in the past few years, and you are going to hollow out the household department again." ”

Li You smiled and said, "Lord Gao, when did you say that I treated your household department badly?" ”

"Huh? Really? Gao Jingming was waiting for this sentence. He knew that if others went to war, it would really hollow out the household. Only His Royal Highness King Qi is the God of Wealth, not only will not spend the money of the household, but also open up financial resources for the household. This time, His Royal Highness the King of Qi wants to fight the Japanese slave country, and it seems that he has already thought of the source of funds.

Li You told him his thoughts, and Gao Jingming immediately took out the abacus to calculate.

Li You saw that the calculation method he used was the calculation algorithm, and although the action was skillful, it was relatively cumbersome. He smiled and said, "Master Gao, it's okay, don't forget it." He had the intention to teach Gao Jingming the abacus twelve equal laws invented by Zhu Zaiyu in the Ming Dynasty, but he still forgot about it. First, he himself is not familiar with it, and secondly, Gao Jingming is not young, and accepting new things is not the most suitable person.

Li You continued: "Lord Gao, I'm hungry, do you want to stay and have dinner with me, or go back first?" ”

Gao Jingming saw that there was at least an hour before the time to eat, and he was thinking about what Li You said. smiled: "The minister should go back first." ”

Li You also has a family rule, that is, the whole family must go home for dinner, and the people take food as the sky, and it is a great enjoyment for the whole family to have dinner together. Some people ask not to speak when they eat, thinking that this is a kind of cultivation. But Li You's family can talk freely at the dinner table, everyone has a job, and only dinner time can get together, this is the best time for emotional exchange, talking while eating, talking while eating, this is the highest state of food.

Since Di Renjie came to the Qi Palace, he has been with Li You's family every day, and his parents asked him to be silent and polite, but when he saw the Qi Wangye's family talking and laughing during dinner, he liked this atmosphere very much.

Di Renjie has a natural sense of closeness to Wu Jue, in addition to going to school, he is glued to Wu Jue's side. Li You saw that he was laughing with Wu Jue, and asked, "Huaiying, will you be able to calculate the abacus?" ”

Di Renjie said: "Lord Wang, I have studied, and no one can compare to me in our school." ”

Li You smiled: "I have a way to make you calculate faster, not much, just a few times faster." ”

If others say this, everyone may not believe it, but Li You's words have always been accurate. Di Renjie said: "Please teach me." ”

Wu Jue is in business, and he can't do without abacus all day long. She hurriedly said: "Lord Wang, I also want to learn, I'll learn with Huaiying." ”

Li You roughly explained to them the twelve equal laws of the abacus, and then said: "I will leave Chang'an in a few days, and I will write down the specific method for you before leaving." ”

Murong Ling said, "Husband, I'll follow you this time." ”

"We'll go too." The other three princesses said together.

Li You shook his head and said, "This time is different, most of the time will be at sea, so don't follow to suffer." ”

To be honest, all four princesses are seasick, and that taste is really uncomfortable. However, they still firmly said: "We are not afraid. ”

Li You said: "You really don't want to go this time. The research institute is inseparable from Wanyu and Jue'er to integrate our family's business. Qing'er went to Wang Xuance to find out more about Xue Yantuo's situation, and if the climate on the grassland was abnormal this winter, she would start to take action against Xue Yantuo. Ling'er will do your brother's work, and if Xue Yantuo who sends troops speaks, let him send troops to participate. ”

Although the princesses were all unwilling, they still seriously accepted what Li You explained.

The next day, the two ceremonial halls, the study.

Li You and Li Gao Jingming went to the Liangyi Hall and reported to Li Shimin that they had discussed a way to raise war funds—the issuance of war bonds.

After listening to their words, Li Shimin was a little unimpressed. He said, "Isn't it just to fight a Japanese slave country? Can't the household department take out all this money? Will this cause panic and make the subjects think that the court will not even be able to come up with this money? ”

Li You said: "Father, the idea of the sons is that the imperial court will release this news and announce the total amount of funds raised, and this time only 2 million yuan will be raised, and no one will think that such an amount is the imperial court is short of money."

The court could announce that this was for the benefit of the subjects and a reward for the subjects who supported the court's decisions. There are several benefits to doing so:

First, to provide financial support for this dispatch of troops to the Japanese slave countries, the scale of this dispatch is not very large, and the money plus the military expenses in the hands of the Ministry of War are sufficient.

Second, the household department does not need to spend this money for the time being, and this money can solve other problems for the imperial court.

Third, when the imperial court makes major decisions, it should give its subjects the opportunity to participate, as long as it is cashed on time, it can greatly enhance the credibility of the imperial court, and in the future, if the imperial court really encounters major difficulties, the imperial court can also issue bonds to tide over the difficulties.

Fourth, for the subjects to buy this patriotic bond, the imperial court should publicize that this is a patriotic act, encourage the subjects to actively participate, and stimulate the patriotic enthusiasm of the subjects. The names of those who purchased patriotic bonds can be published on a list, and a record of their involvement in patriotic acts can be written in their household registers.

Erchen believed that his subjects would actively participate. This kind of bond can be issued regularly or irregularly, and once this habit is formed, it can greatly enhance the patriotic enthusiasm of the subjects, and no matter what major decisions are made by the imperial court in the future, things will be much easier.

Li Shimin nodded frequently as he listened.

Gao Jingming said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks this is a good way, in the past, when the household was in difficulty, he just wanted to borrow money from the people, but people refused. Now, taking advantage of the abundance of the household treasury and the risk of not being able to cash in the issuance of bonds, the wealth of money is bought to establish the prestige of the imperial court, and when the household department really needs money in the future, with the trust of the people, there will be no worries. ”

In fact, Gao Jingming is a miser, and what he says is high-sounding, but he actually doesn't want to take money from outside. The officials of the household department all knew that every time they collected taxes, looking at the large sum of money in the warehouse, Lord Shangshu was full of joy and the corners of his mouth were upturned. But once it was time to spend outward, Lord Shangshu was full of sadness, and the corners of his mouth drooped downward. 8)