20 million taels is an astonishing number, and the treasury income of the Ming court is only 5 million taels a year, which is equivalent to the financial revenue of the Ming government for four years, which shows the wealth of the eight Jin merchants.

Of course, Chongzhen's annual domestic income has exceeded three million taels, but that is private income after all.

In addition to the family property of the major profiteers, this silver also includes the family property of those generals who resisted the Tiance army.

In particular, the behavior of several generals in the Xuanfu to drive women and children to rush into battle is not punishable, and Wang Yue has ordered Feng Yuanshan to raid all of their homes and arrest them.

In addition to gold and silver, this operation also obtained a large number of physical goods, such as a large amount of grain, rice, bean feed, cloth, salt, tea, coal and iron and other materials. There are also confiscated profiteers' many mansions, acres, shops, pawns, money houses, and so on.

These goods and physical objects will be disposed of and auctioned on the spot, and this self-owned starting point city trading company is responsible.

The commerce department of the starting point city and the Tiance army worked together to register and summarize the raid work in the Xuanda area, because there were many projects, so it was extremely busy, and all the results of the summary would be sent to Wang Yue for review as soon as possible.

Wang Yue was checking the account books sent by the Ministry of Commerce, and the orderlies came to report, saying that Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Xuanda, wanted to see him, accompanied by two old men, saying that it was Zhu Zhifeng, the governor of Xuanfu, and Wei Jingming, the governor of Datong.

Wang Yue couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head: "These people! ”

Since the Tiance Army sent troops to Xuanfu, Lu Xiangsheng has come to the door more than once.

couldn't stop Wang Yue from stretching out his hand to Xuanda, and many people in the court stared at the silver that Wang Yue copied. Because these works are all done by Tiance Army, and then submitted to the Ministry of Commerce for statistics, it is difficult for the outside world to know the specific amount.

Now there are different opinions outside, and the amount of wealth that Wang Yue confiscated from the Jin merchants has become a focus topic, and some people even say: The Jin merchants fell, and Wang Yue was full.

Lu Xiangsheng ran to the starting point city several times for this matter, saying that these treasures are all people's fat and people's ointment, and they should be handed over to the imperial court and used in places where they are urgently needed, and so on.

It is impossible to hand it over to the imperial court, which goes against Wang Yue's original intention, and the silver is in the hands of the Ming officials, and it is difficult to use it effectively.

However, although these properties were confiscated by the Tiance Army, Wang Yue could not swallow them alone, otherwise it would be difficult to explain to all parties and damage Wang Yue's reputation.

As for where the money goes, Wang Yue has arranged for people to make plans, and try to make information public and government affairs open.

Among them, the one handed over to Chongzhen was two million taels, and the military expenses of the Tiance Army should be subtracted to make up for the losses caused to the Imperial Bank due to the forgery of silver yuan bills by the Jin merchants.

The so-called from the people for the people, this money also has a big plan, that is, Xuanda and Shanxi to carry out infrastructure construction, the starting point city construction department is already making a budget, in Shanxi to build road and railway projects, this is a big expense, for all parties can also say the past.

Shanxi is a major energy province with rich reserves of coal, steel and bauxite, which has a very great role in promoting the industry of the starting city, and transportation construction is imperative.

The economic strength of the starting point city is very strong, and the wealth obtained by the Tiance army in overseas campaigns is also huge, and the stolen money of the Jin merchants can only be regarded as the icing on the cake. As the current Zhongyang government, the Ming court also has to hand over some of this money, so that it will look better on the face.

Soon, Lu Xiangsheng came in, followed by Zhu Zhifeng, the governor of Xuanfu, who was wearing a big red robe and a smile on his face, and Wei Jingyi, the governor of Datong.

Zhu Zhifeng, the governor of Xuanfu, and Wei Jingming, the governor of Datong, came to the starting point city for the first time, and they were really shocked by the weather in the starting point city. These two people rushed from the station to the starting point city, and it could only be for one thing, money!

Some people in the DPRK have the idea of playing this money, and the local government is also fighting the idea of this money, anyway, the Ming government is the same, poor!

As soon as he saw Wang Yue, Lu Xiangsheng asked with a slap on his face: "May I ask Wang Shaobao, are you still not a courtier of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

Wang Yue was stunned and said, "Of course this official is." ”

Lu Xiangsheng's expression slowed slightly, but he still asked angrily: "Well, Wang Shaobao's Tiance Army is confiscating the goods of profiteers in my Xuanda, does this governor have the right to check the account books?" Are some of these goods to be kept for our Xuanda Governorate? ”

Wang Yue nodded and said, "Duke Lu has the right to check the account books. ”

Speaking of this, he paused and said, "However, I am making plans for these goods in the starting city, and how much they will be stored in Xuanda has not yet been determined." ”

Zhu Zhifeng, the governor of Xuanfu, pleaded: "Lord Shaobao, it is the first time for Xia Guan to come to this starting point city, and the wealth of the starting point city is obvious to all. I Xuanfu is a poor and remote city outside the palace, and I feel very difficult to spend all kinds of expenses, and I also ask for the forgiveness of the young people. ”

Although they are all governors, Wang Yue's grade is high, so he calls himself a subordinate official.

Wang Yue said: "Lord Zhu is serious, precisely because of Xuanfu. Oh, and the Datong of Lord Wei, who is located outside the same place, the land is barren and the people are poor, and the official has plans to develop these two places, and they will inevitably become more and more prosperous in the future. ”

"Oh? Lord Shaobao, how do you say this? Datong Governor Wei Jingyu asked curiously.

Wang Yue took out the road and railway planning plan for the Xuanda area and handed it to the three of them to read.

Looking at the plan, Zhu Zhifeng gasped and asked, "Lord Shaobao, what is a railway?" The cost is so high? ”

Wang Yue smiled and said, "Duke Lu knows about the railway, and the two adults can take the time to visit with Duke Lu." ”

"The railway is really expensive." Of course, Lu Xiangsheng has seen the magic of railways, "Building bridges and paving roads, benefiting the country and the people, this governor understands, but how can the construction of these railways and highways make the Xuanda region prosperous?" ”

"It is better to give a man a fish than to give him a fish." Wang Yue smiled and said, "There are abundant coal mines buried underground in the Datong and Xuanfu areas, and our starting point city alone needs five million tons per year. ”

He saw that Zhu Zhifeng and Wei Jingyu didn't understand the concept of tons, so he explained: "It is necessary to need 10 billion catties every year, and it is increasing every year, so it is necessary to develop coal mines from the Xuanda area and transfer coal." Such a large amount of coal mining and transportation requires a lot of miners and related service personnel, and the construction of railways and roads will also recruit a large number of workers, and these projects will create more wealth and tax revenue for the Xuanda area. ”

Lu Xiangsheng and the other three blinked after hearing this, and the prospect described by Wang Yue was indeed attractive. But they're not stupid, these projects don't have a short cycle, and what they need most now is cash, right?

"The Governor must first check the confiscated account books, and other matters are being theorized."

They don't understand these projects and plans that Wang Yue does, so it's hard to pick and choose, so let's see how much money there is.

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