After finalizing the affairs in the southwest region, the Son of Heaven was in a good mood.

In the southwest region, although the scholars and doctors buzzed in his ears every day, talking about the barbarian land, the barren land, the gains outweighed the losses.

One by one, there are good reasons and sufficient evidence.

From the political, economic, and cultural perspectives, it is strongly proved that the annexation of the southwest will do more harm than good to the country.

But the emperor is a creature that has an incomparably strong desire to expand the territory.

Not to mention the current one.

The word "great joy" is almost tailor-made for him.

can get a piece of land at once, or the king of Yidi took the initiative to ask for it.

This made him almost like eating honey, sweet in his heart, and he didn't want it.

It's just that......

After all, he is no longer the king who has just ascended the throne, is in power, and is full of spirit, thinking that the world is only under his feet.

He has entered the later years of his life, and he has been sitting on this throne for nearly forty-seven years.

His long reign has already taught him to calculate the economy.

So, after only ten seconds of happiness, he was worried again.

"Where did this development money come from?" The Son of Heaven sighed slightly.

The kings of the Dian Kingdom and the Yelang Kingdom, once they entered Chang'an, arrived at the Xuanmur Palace, presented the national letter, and requested that it be attached.

Even if it's just a nominal compendium.

But as long as it is approved, the state must allocate funds for the development of the southwest region.

First and foremost is the construction of roads!

During the Warring States Period and the Qin Empire, the Qin people also developed the southwest and built a five-foot road in the local area.

This road is very narrow, but it is the most convenient and smooth traffic in the southwest region.

The only problem is that, after a hundred years, the road has long been torn apart by disrepair, earthquakes, and mudslides.

Although back then, under the strong demands and propositions of Tang Meng and Sima Xiangru, the Han family had invested a lot of manpower and material resources to rebuild Wuchi Road.

It's just that after all, the time is too short, and only the part that is key to the county to Yelang country and Wudu county has been repaired.

Now, the Yelang and Dian people are attached to the above table, and the map of the household register, as the center, at least have to invest in the construction of roads.

This is also one of the main reasons why the southwestern countries are so enthusiastic and want to attach it - relying on their own strength, I am afraid that even in the Year of the Monkey, they will not be able to complete this project.

But the question is, where does the money come from?

Although, now he is very rich.

copied the family of Gongsun He's father and son, and copied the homes of the Ziqian merchants in Huai City, Shaofu was finally able to have a fat year.

However, a large part of this money is untouchable.

Li Guangli has long coveted this money.

The Han garrison does need this money!

Especially the field troops on the front line!

Pinch your fingers and calculate, since the second year of Tianhan, until now, the country has not rewarded the front-line troops.

The most fundamental way to fight a soldier and maintain morale is to reward!

A generous reward!

After the collapse of the military merit lord house system, the country was left with such a powerful incentive.

Therefore, the Son of Heaven frowned all of a sudden.

He knew very well that there was no way to reach out and ask for money.

The scholars and doctors of the outer dynasties were already eager to move the Shaofu Inner Treasury over to make up for their shortfall.

As for the Sang Hong sheep?

If you don't want to force him to death, the Son of Heaven knows that it is better not to persecute and squeeze him anymore.

But if there is no money, when the King of Dian and the King of Yelang come to Chang'an, the Han family will not be able to come up with the money to help them build roads and build a country.

It was also at this time that the Son of Heaven slightly understood the difficulties of the scholars.

The country is so big, money is needed everywhere.

But the Han family's income is so much, it's really stretched!

However, he was considerate of about 0.01 seconds, and he put this emotion behind him.

After forty-seven years as an emperor, he has long developed the habit of "I want them all!" ".

Just like fighting the Huns, he not only hoped to eliminate the Huns, but also hoped that Shan Yu would take the initiative to come to Chang'an and kneel in front of him to call his father and ask for forgiveness.

It's more like his governing style, he wants both face and lining.

As for whether it can be realized?

What's the matter with him?

So many ministers, ministers, and princes grew up eating dry rice?

What I want to do, you don't hurry up and find a way to get it done, but here you push back and throw each other off, what's the use of me waiting?

Die!

After Pingjin offered Gongsun Hong, almost all the three princes and nine qing who were killed by him in prison died because they couldn't satisfy his appetite.

Zhang Yue looked at His Majesty's expression carefully, looked at him and frowned, then quickly lay down and asked, "Your Majesty, what's the matter?" ”

The Son of Heaven turned his head and looked at Zhang Yue, his eyes lit up.

Isn't this mid-serve officer particularly good at making money?

In Xinfeng, he relied on the signboard and name he gave to make so much money.

He even heard that the merchants in the Xinfeng Workshop Park are almost crying and shouting to throw money in.

And those bonds, which were just stamped with the seal of the Xinfeng County government, were sold out as soon as they were launched.

In other words, there is an expert in the economy and who can accumulate money!

"Don't hide it from Aiqing...... The Son of Heaven looked at Zhang Yue and asked with anticipation: "I am worried about the development and operation costs of the Dian Kingdom and the Yelang Kingdom......

"Now that the treasury is empty, the people are in trouble, and Guanzhong has just been hit by a disaster, there is really no money to squeeze out!"

"Qing has always been good at financial matters, I don't know if there is a countermeasure to relieve my worries?"

When Zhang Yue heard this, his heart immediately felt like he was being galloped by 100,000 grass and mud horses.

The financial problems of the Han family, he now knows more or less where the predicament is.

In general, there are two bottlenecks that are constraining.

The first is that with the intensification of land annexation, a large number of people went bankrupt, fled, and became slaves of others.

As a result, there was the so-called reality of 'the last year of the Han Dynasty, the household registration in the world was halved' recorded in the Han Book.

Except for Guanzhong, the basic plate of the Liu family, the population has basically maintained the old scale.

In the Kanto prefectures, the population has been declining sharply year by year, and the number of household registrations has been decreasing year by year.

In Bohai County, there is even a terrible fact that the number of households is reduced by 30,000 a year!

Many people attribute this incident to the recklessness of the Han Dynasty, and too many young people were killed and injured in the war.

But in reality......

The main reason for this problem is actually that the landlords, heroes, doctors, and nobles are greedy and wantonly, wantonly preying on the common people, and annexing land.

As a result, the population and land fell sharply, and the country's income naturally became unsustainable.

The second is that the salt and iron yamen presided over by Sang Hongyang and the equalization of income are decreasing day by day.

This is also normal.

There are policies and countermeasures, and the salt and iron policy and the Pingzhun equalization system have been in operation for more than 30 years.

From the ministers to the common people, they have almost figured out the loopholes of the salt and iron yamen.

Moreover, the institutions in various parts of the country under the Dasi Nong began to become increasingly bureaucratized.

Over the years, the production of salt and iron has not increased, but has begun to decline.

Even the quality is getting worse and worse.

As a result, a vicious circle is formed.

To be reasonable, this is actually due to the lack of timely transformation and innovation.

Neither Sang Hongyang nor the entire Dasi Agricultural Organization has focused much on improving production efficiency and improving production technology.

The most direct evidence is that thirty years have passed, and the salt works, iron mines, and iron-smelting furnaces of the Han dynasty thirty years ago have hardly changed compared with thirty years ago.

Of course, this can't be blamed on Sang Hongyang.

Historical limitations, after all, he doesn't know that science and technology are the primary productive forces.

And these two problems, Zhang Yue knows, are impossible to solve easily and simply.

Now, he doesn't have the ability and capital to solve these two problems.

Besides, this majesty probably does not have the patience to wait for the benefits of solving and reforming these two problems to cope with the current situation.

Therefore, Zhang Yue thought about it slightly in his heart, and asked: "Your Majesty, I don't know how much money you need to prepare for the development and operation of the Dian Kingdom and the Yelang Kingdom?" ”

This question has not been studied by the Son of Heaven himself.

However, Sima Xiangru had talked to him about this issue at the beginning.

Therefore, he opened his mouth unceremoniously and said, "I probably need to prepare at least 50,000 yuan as start-up capital......

"Although the country of Dian and Yelang are small, their geographical location and strategic location are very important!"

"If you want to control and set up a government office in the local area, you need to build roads, establish government offices, and station troops ......"

Zhang Yue listened, gasped, and sighed: "So much! ”

Fifty thousand yuan, even for the Han family, is an astronomical amount.

As far as Zhang Yue knows, last year, the annual income of the Han family was only 250,000, which was equivalent to one-50,000th of the country's calculated income.

If it is exchanged for gold, at the current standard market price, it can be exchanged for at least 50,000 gold, which is equivalent to 13 tons of gold.

Even in later generations, it will be worth at least billions, enough to build a highway.

Based on the current average purchasing power, the standard for middle-class families in the Han family is 50,000 yuan.

In other words, that's the sum of all the assets of 10,000 middle-class families!

Of course, for the top rich and super nobles, this money is actually not much.

The Son of Heaven looked at Zhang Yue and was a little embarrassed, so he asked in disappointment: "Can't Qing think of a way?" ”

When Zhang Yue heard this, he looked at the Son of Heaven, and he knew that he absolutely couldn't say no!

Because, all the people who had told him in front of this majesty that the minister could not do it have now gg.

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Yue bowed and said: "The minister is dull and shallow, so he can only think of a stupid way for the time being, but he ......"

Zhang Yue looked left and right, quite hesitant.

But as long as the Son of Heaven heard that he could get money, he would immediately be happy, and immediately waved his hand to the left and right: "You all stand down, I want to fight Zhang Qing alone......"

"No!" Guo Sui immediately obediently took the left and right attendants, and all retreated, leaving only a historian who had to record the words and deeds of the monarch and ministers behind the screen according to the regulations.