Li Buqi said disdainfully: "Yu Xigu seems to have never come into contact with barbarians, right?" He's just a dead dogma. Judging from his resume and consistent way of doing things, there should have been only two methods for him to go to Guangnan: one was to organize peasants and soldiers, and the other was to appease the mountain barbarians. Neither of these methods is feasible in Quang Nam. ”

Gao Rene said coldly: "I don't see anything wrong with these two methods. ”

Li Buqi glanced at Gao Ruone with disdain before saying: "The peasants and soldiers are rooted in the locality, and the defense of the township is brave and fearless, and if you leave the countryside but lose the purpose of the war, you will become a rabble." Now that Nong Zhigao can run from Guangxi to Guangdong, he has already formed a trend of wandering, and expecting the peasants and soldiers to chase and suppress Nong Zhigao can only bring humiliation on himself. The barbarians are afraid of power but not virtue, first add power, and then give preferential care to their ears; But if anyone is kind to him, but he is not able to threaten him, he will regard him as weak, and he will have a heart of aggression. So this is a strategy to drink water to quench thirst, if Yu Xigu does this in Guangnan, the barbarians of Lingnan will definitely be more arrogant in the future, and it will be difficult for Lingnan to have long-term peace and stability. ”

Pang's face was already darker than the bottom of the pot, because Li Buqi was refuting the orthodox solution they agreed with. And who is Yu Jing? That is one of the backbone of the Qingli reform, recognized as a gentleman, and now it is also a small banner of civil officials, and it is useless to be derogatory by Li Buqi, as the same Qingli reform cadre, Pang Ji's face is really not good-looking, and even Liang Shi, Gao Rune, these self-proclaimed gentlemen of civil officials feel insulted. Thinking of Li Buqi's theory of being a martial artist and preaching practice all day long, these civil officials have unconsciously raised Li Buqi's opposition to Yu Jing to the level of civil and military disputes.

Pang Ji asked: "I don't know if Zhongzheng has a good strategy?" ”

Li Buqi said: "Nong Zhigao is not as good as the disease of scabies, but don't forget that the barbarians of Guangnan, even Jiaozhi and Dali will spy on the reality of the Great Song Dynasty according to the development of this matter. Moreover, Guangnan is remote, the officers and soldiers are unbearable, and a small Nong Zhigao can fight under the city of Guangzhou, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no second or third Nong Zhigao. Therefore, solving Nong Zhigao is actually a trivial matter, and how to maintain long-term stability in Guangnan is a major matter. Therefore, it is necessary to mobilize a large army as soon as possible, send good generals, and defeat Nong Zhigao with a thunderous force in the shortest possible time, and sweep away the mountain barbarians who sympathize with and support Nong's clan, so as to deter Jiaozhi and Dali. After the military disaster, the population will inevitably suffer huge losses, so it is necessary to migrate from Fujian Road and Huainan West Road, which are narrow and densely populated, to increase the proportion of local Han Chinese. When there are more Han people, they can produce grain in the fields, and they can also recruit troops on the spot to strengthen the garrison and deter the barbarians. In this way, Guangnan will be safe for at least 50 years. ”

Without waiting for Pang Ji to speak, Liang Shi said: "Zhongzheng is also reasonable, but according to the method you said, it costs a lot of money and grain, and the financial plan for invading the imperial court is stretched, how can there be so much money and grain in Guangnan?" ”

Li Buqi immediately said: "You can borrow money." ”

"Borrow money?" The emperor and Pang Ji both asked in surprise. Liang Shi asked again: "Borrow from whom?" How much can I borrow? ”

Li Buqi said: "It is possible to issue state bonds, which can be guaranteed by state taxes, and stipulate how much interest will be repaid each year, and the principal and interest can be repaid in a few years......

Without waiting for Li Buqi to finish speaking, Liang Shi first interrupted Li Buqi: "Borrowing to live, Naiyin eats grain, and this is the strategy of destroying the country." ”

Pang Ji also said: "If this is the case, the officials below will definitely be apportioned to the heads of the small people, which is a harmful act to the people." It is not feasible. ”

Li Buqi looked at Pang Ji and smiled slightly, and said, "Pang Servant should not have confidence in balancing the income and expenditure of the imperial court, thinking that these bonds cannot be cashed, right?" ”

To be honest, Pang Ji really thinks so. He knows that the financial revenue of the Great Song Dynasty has increased a lot every year over the years, especially the sea trade and industrial and commercial taxes, but the Great Song Dynasty is unable to make ends meet every year. You can't lose faith in the people, right?

It is certain that the imperial court will not be able to pay its debts, and the richer the wealthy, the more they understand. In this way, the rich and large households will definitely not buy bonds, and these bonds can only be apportioned by the government to the small people, and I don't know how many people have been ruined. So, this is drinking to quench your thirst.

So when he heard Li Buqi ask, Pang Ji was noncommittal, which was a tacit acquiescence. Li Buqi turned to Liang Shi again: "The right servant shoots this Yin to eat grain, but I don't know where to start?" The right servant is a great Confucian, and the history books are naturally more familiar than the kid, so he should know that he is dressed in the south, right? ”

Liang Shi didn't know why Li Buqi mentioned the well-dressed Nandu, so he didn't make a sound and just nodded. Li Buqi continued: "Then the servant should know that although the Qin and Han dynasties included the places of Chu into the territory, Jiangnan is still regarded as a barbaric land, and there are very few places that can be actually controlled. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the second time he crossed to the south, only now is there a grand occasion of 'Jiangsu and Zhejiang are ripe, and the world is full'. This Qingyuan Academy recently had a paper "On the Promotion of the Development of Jiangnan by the Nandu" published in the "Journal", which can be seen. Among them, the relationship between the abundant financial resources of the big families and the development of Jiangnan is discussed. ”

In that paper, it was analyzed why the Han and Tang dynasties had measures to develop Jiangnan, but the effect was not as great as the two southern crossings, because the money of the imperial court was often not as much as the money and grain in the hands of the rich people in the world. Once the rich people gathered in Jiangnan, they brought a large amount of capital and technology, and the speed of development was faster than that of the imperial court. Judging from the experience of the Han and Tang dynasties, in fact, the rich have a lot of money and grain in their hands, but it is impossible for the imperial court to drive them to Lingnan. In this case, it is better to use the situation of issuing treasury bonds to let them use the money to help the imperial court develop Lingnan, and also get a share of the profits from the development of Lingnan. Could it be that the servant thinks that the development of Quang Nam is a money-losing deal? ”

Speaking of this, Li Buqi put another satellite and said to Zhao Zhen: "Since Nong Zhigao's rebellion, the minister has often studied the situation in Guangnan. The minister dared to say that if the governor of Quang Nam was given five years to give the minister the right to act cheaply, the minister could raise more than 6 million yuan of money and grain in the form of national bonds. ”

The Emperor's eyes immediately widened. Six million, that's a staggering amount. You must know that last year's financial income of the Great Song Dynasty was only more than 140 million yuan, which sounds like a lot, but in addition to raising soldiers and officials, there is not much living money left.

Pang Ji asked coldly: "Why does Zhongzheng have to act cheaply for five years? Too long, right? ”

Li Buqi said: "If we want to develop Guangnan, we must emigrate from other places, and we must deal with the relationship with the mountain barbarians. Guangnan and Bianliang are separated by more than 4,000 miles, that is, 800 miles, and it takes more than 10 days to urgently deliver a message. Ask for instructions on everything, don't do anything, and I can't use the proceeds from the development of Quang Nam to repay the principal and interest on the bonds within five years. ”

The emperor was a little tempted in his heart, but after all, there was no one before him in this matter, and he didn't dare to do what he wanted, so he asked: "In addition, is there any other way to raise money?" ”

Li Buqi said: "All other methods that the minister can think of require the governor of the minister and the governor of Liangguang, and His Majesty grants him the right to act cheaply." ”

It is taboo for Li not to give up such an official and power, especially in a place like Guangnan, where the emperor is far away, do you want to rebel? Pang Ji had already narrowed his eyes and asked in a deep voice: "Why does Zhongzheng definitely need Governor Liangguang to say that method?" ”

Li Buqi said: "Because this is a gesture made by His Majesty to the funders, it is a guarantee. Let people pay money must always have a promise of benefits, and someone else dares to guarantee that the promise will be fulfilled? Do the servants think that the people dare to trust the promises of others? I'm afraid, even if I raise money, I will also be ruined by people like Yu Xigu who are easy to do bad things, but it is my unprovoked black cauldron. If the servant thinks that someone else can do this, then try the method of this national debt first. However, I said in advance that the annual interest rate on national bonds should not exceed 5 percent, and exceeding this bottom line will bring disaster to the country and the people. ”

Li Buqi said it to this extent, Pang really couldn't help it. If Li Buqi is still an official, then he can naturally show the majesty of the prime minister to let him tell all the methods, but now Li Buqi is a technical official, even if it is clear that he will not mix with your civil officials and Pang Ji, there is no good way.

Seeing that the two sides had come up angry, the emperor hurriedly made peace with the mud, and asked Pang Ji and them to discuss Li Buqi's suggestion and ended hastily.