With the dismissal of the old ministers, the political hall of the Great Song Dynasty was Wang Ningan and Sima Guang, and Wang Ningan wrote several times, hoping to expand the political hall and share the heavy pressure of government affairs.

But there are many questions stuck, such as the increased Western Xia, the Western Regions, and the Bohai Sea, how to count these places? Do you want to arrange a special yamen to deal with colonial affairs?

Think about it, what kind of characters are going out, can you hold down the scene if you find a cat or a dog at random?

It was even proposed to add a colonial ministry with the same rank as the Privy Council and the General Staff, which would be subordinate to the Cabinet of Ministers, but would be directly accountable to the Emperor.

The court is still debating, and the local officials are also adjusting and enriching the personnel, from the bottom to the top, whether to carry out reforms, and how to change them, is also inconsistent.

Sima Guang thinks it's good now, it's hard, it's tired, at least he has power, and the master is a person who is used to being lazy, and a lot of things have fallen on him.

It is said outside that Sima Junshi is the real prime minister, and Wang Ning'an is called a play ticket!

Of course, Sima Guang didn't dare to think so, but as the prime minister, he always had to do something to eliminate the huge debts left by the previous dynasty, and there was no doubt that it was a strong stroke!

How much does Uncle Zhao owe over the years?

According to Sima Guang's statistics, it is not much, there should be 80 million guan, and according to the interest calculation of 20 percent, it will cost 16 million guan just to repay the interest a year!

Sounds dizzy, right?

Then let Jun Shigong calculate it carefully for you.

"In order to recover Youzhou, 40 million bonds were issued before and after, and later Xijing was built, and there were also 20 million Guan, Hengshan, and the Hexi Corridor was opened, all of which added up to 50 million Guan! Add up, a total of 110,000 debts! ”

Sima Guang continued: "After taking Youzhou, all kinds of property and land were confiscated, and 30 million guan was filled, and only 10 million guan was lost on the books of the household department, but in order to settle veterans, it would cost 8 million guan in the first ten years, and it would increase every year thereafter!" ”

Wang Ning'an's head was big when he heard it.

He kind of understands the bad feelings of Emperor Mold, no wonder he knelt down after two battles, it's really fatal!

Take the Battle of Youzhou as an example, hundreds of thousands of horses were mobilized, and the damage was more than 100,000.

But what next...... Due to large-scale disarmament, many veterans had to be disarmed and returned to the fields, and people who shed blood for the imperial court to recover their homeland naturally had to increase their treatment a lot.

Especially now that almost ten years have passed, the 30-year-old veteran is now 40 years old, and the average life expectancy of the Great Song Dynasty is less than 50...... The court must be interesting!

It's not a small amount of money, and it's a long-term, decades-long expense!

Sima Guang sighed: "Back then, it seemed that the accounts were settled, but in fact, the follow-up expenses were very huge, and the increased tax revenue from Youzhou could only repay the interest increase every year...... This is not the end, after taking Youzhou, all kinds of development and construction are needed, especially the construction of the Great Wall, roads, and wharves, which are all long-term investments, and they were also solved by bonds at that time...... In the future, you can only rely on taxes and slowly repay them. ”

This is the case in Youzhou, and the battle of Hengshan is similar, and with the passage of time, the cost of resettlement of veterans will also soar rapidly...... If there is a place to develop, it is also a bottomless, gold-swallowing monster!

Just thinking about it makes my scalp tingle.

As the chief administrator of the imperial court, Sima Guang knew very well how the Great Song Dynasty had come over these years, if it hadn't been for the promise of foreign wars and the support of massive foreign income, the economic system of the Great Song Dynasty would have collapsed long ago.

Fortunately, everything has taken a turn for the better because of Qianhao's strong order.

After moving Haoqiang away, they had to transfer the land at a tenth or even lower price, and the imperial court took it over and distributed it to the people, and the tenant farmers had to pay the imperial court a sum of money every year in order to redeem the land.

Jingdong Road and Hebei Road alone have 10 million every year!

The entire Great Song Dynasty is counted up, and it is enough to easily settle the debts accumulated in the previous battles.

These unknown accounts are the real reason for moving to Haoqiang, I'm sorry, if you don't take a knife, the court will not be able to sustain it.

Wang Ningan is not Chongzhen's stupid bastard, he doesn't let the rich scholar group start, but deducts money from the desperate people, so it's no wonder if he doesn't cause chaos in the world!

……

"Okay, don't complain about the past suffering, let's look to the future!"

Sima Guang nodded again and again, "Master is right, then, what should we do next?" ”

Wang Ningan spit out two words without hesitation, and Sima Guang fainted on the spot.

"Issuing bonds!"

"My Master!"

Sima Guang cried, "I finally paid off the debt, and you still have to issue debts, when will you be the leader?" Why don't we discuss it, whether I'm going to manage the army or the officials, all in all, the finances, Master will ask for another master! ”

"No, it's you!"

Wang Ning'an asked Sima Guang to sit honestly, and then said to him: "The train in Youzhou Xishan is already usable. ”

Sima Guang was stunned for a moment, and immediately said, "Master, is it powered by a steam engine?" ”

"That's right, in the past year, they've paved the tracks, improved them a few more times, and finally worked out a train that works!"

Sima Guang asked in surprise: "The effect must be good, right?" ”

"Well, it can pull 15 carriages, and each energy can be loaded with 20,000 quintals of coal."

"Hey, it's 300,000 quintals in total!"

Wang Ningan smiled, "The key is to drive the train, as long as one driver, two coal producers are enough!" ”

"Ahh

This time Sima Guang was stunned, he almost sat on the ground!

One load is 120 pounds, a donkey, can transport up to two loads of coal out of the mountain, and one person needs to lead it.

To transport coal from one wagon, you need 10,000 donkeys and 10,000 porters!

One train can deliver 150,000 donkeys and 150,000 porters!

Sima Guang thought about it for a moment, and immediately shook his head again.

The accounts can't be counted like that.

With so many donkeys, so many people, how much forage, how much food, and can the narrow mountain road be opened? If there is an accident of damage, how to compensate......

Including labor costs, the efficiency improvement brought by the train is hundreds of thousands of times, or even more!

This is really a good thing for the country and the people!

Sima Guang was not calm anymore, "Repair, you must repair the railway!" No matter what the cost, no problem! ”

Wang Ningan smiled lightly, "It's not much cost, it's just to issue bonds!" The first 20 million runs! ”

In an instant, Sima Guang's face darkened.

"I said, Master, can't you think of some other way, such as asking people along the way to donate, or asking merchants to contribute?"

Wang Ning'an shook his head, "Junshi, I plan to build two railways, one is from Youzhou to the south, directly to Jinling, and the other is to build another one to connect the two capitals, so that a cross-shaped railway pattern is formed." ”

"Master's idea is good, and the disciple agrees."

Wang Ningan said: "These two railways are thousands of miles away, and the terrain along the road is complex, so it is necessary to expropriate land, mobilize people, and have the best craftsmen to measure and design, and arrange construction...... The whole process must be done with the strength of the country, and if there is a problem in one link, it will not succeed...... Relying on the money of the common people, or the investment of businessmen, they cannot afford the risk, only the imperial court can bear it! You say, is it okay not to issue debt? ”

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Wang Ningan once thought that the steam engine was also invented and the factory was established, could he retire and wait for the Great Song Dynasty to run into industrialization by himself?

After two years of observation, Wang Ningan shook his head categorically.

It's not as simple as you think!

Let's think about why Britain was able to industrialize, or what conditions did Britain have before industrialization?

First of all, Britain defeated all its competitors, had a large overseas colony, a vast market, an inflow of gold and silver from overseas, and was well capitalized.

Secondly, Britain has emigrated overseas, which has made the labor gap very large.

And what is industrialization?

It is the process of increasing the density of capital and excluding labor!

Britain is very rich, but there is a serious shortage of labor, and it is also facing a huge overseas demand, which is equivalent to the right time and place, and all of them are occupied!

At this time, the rich and the capitalist are naturally willing to use machines to replace labor and increase output, and the craftsmen are also constantly innovating technology and improving efficiency.

In this way, industrialization took place first in Britain.

Many people sigh and feel that China has reached the threshold of industrialization and capitalization several times, and it is close to the door...... Actually, it's an illusion!

Based on the above analysis, it can be seen that with the size of China, no matter how much capital pours in, it has become very thin on the huge national territory.

Secondly, due to the large population and the always abundant labor force, the demand for machines is not so strong.

So, if the two basic conditions are not met, how can we enter industrialization?

Conversely, industrialization could only take place in tiny Britain...... The size of the island can easily fill with capital, and the lack of labor and the huge market have given rise to strong demand...... The rest is known to anyone who has studied a little bit of world history.

When it's the turn of the Great Song Dynasty, many people will probably say that if you also study the UK, you can succeed, I'm sorry, the conditions are completely different, if you insist on learning, you will only go in the opposite direction!

After Wang Ning'an thought about it, he felt that he had to abandon the existing views in his previous life, and learn from all the experiences of his previous life.

That is, the imperial court came forward to coordinate and organize.

Isn't there enough capital?

Borrowing and issuing bonds!

Isn't there a lot of labor?

Then create a bigger market!

If you want to get rich, build roads first!

Wang Ningan felt that only by opening the infrastructure madness mode could the Great Song Dynasty be guided to the road of industrialization.

"So, Junshi, you can barely make it difficult! Let's take 20 million first, and then add if it's not enough. Wang Ning'an said lightly, but Sima Guang seemed to be suppressed by Wuzhi Mountain, and his good mood when he came was completely gone.

Listen to Master's wishes, cultivate two first, and continue to do it later...... If it goes on like this, I'm afraid that I won't be able to pay off my debts in 10,000 years!

At this moment, Sima Guang really wants to change his position, whoever cares about the money belongs to whom, anyway, Lao Tzu doesn't want to worry about it!