Chapter 65: Money and Food

"Your Majesty, it's not that the ministers don't do their best, but that my Great Xia is still shallow. Since the past to the present, there have been major events, even if there are mountains of gold and silver, they can't tolerate such a squander, and last year's Jiangnan year was not good. Jiangxi, the land of Huguang was newly determined, and there were successive wars, and the savings of the prefecture and county were empty. The minister is also a good woman, and it is difficult to cook without rice. Ruan Dacheng's face was embarrassed, and there was a hint of complaint in his tone, and he said: "When the ministers were in Xijing, they had already planned the battle of the southern expedition in the spring next year. All arrangements are made in this way. When Zheng Guogong explained that the court wanted the Northern Expedition and wanted to strike first, he did not say that he wanted to support the rear in a big way, but now he suddenly asked for money and grain, where did the minister give him the money and food. ”

Ruan Dacheng said, his tone became more and more excited, and he couldn't wait to take an abacus and settle accounts for him in front of Luo Yulong: "Huguang, Jiangxi, a new place." In addition to the fierce battle, it is customary to exempt money and food. It was only because of the huge amount of local military supplies that the money and grain of various ministries and counties were directly handed over to the front of the army. This part of the money and grain, the household department can't get a penny. As for Huai'an Town, Huaixi Town, Xiangyang Town, and the three towns of Caojian, they are asking for money and grain from the household department one by one, and this matter has not yet been clarified. What the ministers can hold is only a province in Zhejiang, Songjiang Mansion in the south of Zhili, Suzhou Mansion, Changzhou Mansion, Yingtian Mansion, Taiping Mansion, Ningguo Mansion, Chizhou Mansion, Huizhou Mansion, Anqing Mansion, and Luzhou Mansion. At most, plus some taxes from the South Bank of Canal, Ningbo Customs, and Fujian. However, His Majesty also knows that the Fujian side is just a meaning. ”

"The minister has done his best to make Great Xia, with an annual income of 10 million stones, which is already done with all the people's strength."

"But the recent expedition to the west, the battle of Xiangyang, the first emperor's accession to the throne, the tomb, His Majesty's accession to the throne, and the rewarding of important ministers, all require silver."

"How can you do it with ten million taels of silver?"

"It's already overspent."

"The ministers moved left and right, even if they could barely maintain it, just wait for the autumn grain to come down, to make up for the current hole, Your Majesty don't say that you want a million taels of military supplies, even 100,000 taels, 10,000 taels, and no."

Ruan Dacheng spat and Xingzi almost sprayed on Luo Yulong's face.

Luo Yulong knew all about these situations.

After all, the Xia Dynasty was newly established, and there was no savings or anything. From the seventeenth year of Chongzhen to the first year of Wuxing, it was spent from fighting a war to continuing to fight. I really didn't have any savings left. Especially Luo Rucai's ascension to the throne and his death, Luo Yulong's enthronement, although it has been simplified, but the money and food consumed are enough to fight a battle. After all, when the new emperor ascends the throne, he must always reward his ministers. Let's repair the palace, build a mausoleum, and so on.

Zhang Xuan was in Wuchang for one thing, and then for another thing, he had to be thrown into the war in Hunan.

But Luo Yulong was not idle in Nanjing.

He has been working hard to unify the Xia Dynasty and increase the strength of civil officials. He can also be regarded as a role model, and he has more respect for the cabinet scholars. Luo Yulong never stopped secretly taking power. Whether it was the instigation of the civil officials around Luo Yulong, or he himself felt that he was not willing to accept his current position in the Xia Dynasty.

A fully civilian government may have flaws of one kind or another. But it was much better than the Xia Dynasty's warlord-like system.

It seems that Zhang Xuan's actions in Hunan have restrained some of his energy, and he has no heart to make big moves. But one thing never stopped. That is to improve the civil service system. There are three sources of civil officials in the Xia Dynasty, the first and the largest one is the demotion. However, there is also a difference between demotion and demotion. There are also differences in the way appointments are made.

Generally speaking, a general who conquered a certain place appointed a person as a magistrate on the spot, and the imperial court gave him posthumous recognition.

In this way, it is inevitable that these officials will have closer ties with the generals in various places. There are also some demoted officials, who were personally hired by Luo Yulong, and then invited through the network, that is, the central faction headed by Ruan Dacheng, Qian Qianyi and others.

Maybe in the future they will definitely kill the red-eyed. But now they are still in one faction.

The second is the old man Cao Ying, Luo Dain, Zhang Zhen and others are the representatives of this group of people, although they are very important, but there are not many of them.

The third type is the new science and technology jinshi, although it has not yet gained much momentum, but it will definitely become the mainstream among the officials of the Xia Dynasty in the future.

But during this period of time, under the instruction of Luo Yulong, Luo Dain, the official secretary, integrated the civil official system, starting from Jiangnan, and reappointed the officials from all over the country.

In doing so, Luo Yulong strengthened the authority of the center, but also cracked down on local forces and weakened the alliance between military generals and civilian officials. It was even quietly abolished, and the power of military generals to appoint civilian officials, of course, still existed in wartime.

This is a meticulous job, fortunately, Qian Qianyi and others can be regarded as cunning and cunning, and the lower officials are also weak in their hearts, and they dare not make mistakes. I am afraid that this kind of overall adjustment will last for more than a year before the magistrates of all the territories of Great Xia can be adjusted.

Of course, it also adheres to the principle of the interior first, then the frontier.

If someone revises the local chronicles, they will find that from the second half of the first year of Wuxing to the second year of Wuxing, this period of time is the peak period for all new officials to take office.

Although he did not put his mind on finances, it was not that he was unaware of his family background.

What Ruan Dacheng said is not wrong at all.

But a lot of things

Love is not a question of right and wrong, but something that must be done. Luo Yulong said: "Mr. Ruan has been working hard recently. I know it, but the soldiers fought bloodily, and I can sit back and watch from the rear, and Zheng Guogong is the general of my dynasty, and he also knows the severity. As a last resort, he will not ask for help from the rear, and he does not know what the situation in Nanjing is. And he still wants to ask for help at the moment, it can be seen that the war on the front line is urgent, if he can go to Hunan in a battle, it will cost tens of millions of taels, and I will admit it. If the front line is defeated, the situation is simply unimaginable. Mr. Ruan, for my cronies and important ministers, the importance of the Netherlands, such a situation, can Mr. Ruan bear to see it? ”

Ruan Dacheng let out a sigh of relief and said, "The minister knows. The minister will think of a way. If there is really no money, the minister is willing to donate his entire net worth as military funds. Your Majesty, rest assured. ”

The human condition also changes the person differently.

Ruan Dacheng was in the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty, crazy retaliation, but nothing was done. But now as the finance minister of the nascent dynasty, it can be said that the entire financial system of the Xia Dynasty was created by Ruan Dacheng on the basis of the Ming Dynasty.

Ruan Dacheng is a corrupt official, and he may not be a traitor.

But where there is great treachery and great evil, there must be great wisdom and courage. Ruan Dacheng is a remnant of the eunuch party, known as a wealthy man in Nanjing, and he still has insight into the way of management. At this time, what he pursued was different, in his position, wealth was enough, and his family wealth was more than one million. In the future, as a founding minister, he will definitely have a title. Maybe it can be hereditary and reckless.

His pursuit is naturally to leave a name in history. doesn't care about money, and in Ruan Dacheng's opinion, this is the best investment, he donates his family wealth, how can the court not have a return. The highest rate of return is when you invest in a country.

Luo Yulong didn't expect Ruan Dacheng's thoughts, and after listening to Ruan Dacheng's words, he was slightly moved in his heart, and said: "Why is Mr. Ruan like this, there are rich people everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River, aren't there one or two people who break the law and discipline, and there are salt merchants in Yangzhou, are they all well-behaved?" ”

Ruan Dacheng naturally understood what Luo Yulong was talking about? In fact, Luo Yulong has already scraped these people, not to mention anything else, the tax revenue in Jiangnan is not more than 10 million taels a year, and after Cao Ying conquered Jiangnan, so many actions and expenses are huge, not to mention more than 10 million taels.

Where did the extra money come from?

Ruan Dacheng said secretly: "I just asked for money before, but now I'm afraid I'm going to die." He secretly felt sad for the rich people in Jiangnan. However, this is also a normal situation.

The change of dynasty, for these big businessmen, all their previous relationship networks are useless, and the new relationship network has not yet been established, although there are some people who are attached to Qian Qianyi and others as upstart members to be protected, but the time of the Xia Dynasty is still too short, and some people can't find a way to find it.

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