Chapter 242: A Blank Check?

After the war? In a short period of time, Wang Lin threw out a series of thunderous sentences one after another, which made these high-ranking imperial personnel dizzy, and for a while, they were even a little unclear about Wang Lin's pace.

What Wang Lin was thinking and how he was thinking, Tang San and the others could be said to have never known, but this time, they were really dazzled by Wang Lin's plan.

"Yes, after this war, we have another war!" Wang Linxian said a little high-spiritedly, not noticing at all that war is actually not a fun thing.

"Your Majesty, is this a hasty decision?" Li Ping was so frightened by Wang Lin that he couldn't close his mouth, and asked with a wave of his hand.

"Yes, Your Majesty, war is easy to say, but it is not easy to do it at all, the military expenditure problem during the war alone is enough for us to deal with, let alone what material supplies or something." Tang San also stood up this time, he didn't want to oppose Wang Lin, but this time, he felt that Wang Lin's thinking seemed to be a little too simple. Is war really so easy to start?

Why is military spending in wartime so much higher than what is needed in peacetime? In fact, these military expenditures are not spent on ammunition, this is just one of them. Once the war starts, all soldiers who go to the battlefield will enjoy a variety of welfare subsidies, battlefield living allowances, and so on. After a month, just these subsidies and other funds were enough for Tang San to have a headache.

What's more, now Wang Lin has also withdrawn most of the funds for domestic construction, and now the war is being waged, the troops are still eating the old book, and the military expenditure subsidized by the Ministry of Finance is even more pitiful. Now that money is tight, what extra money is left for war?

"None of that is a problem!" Wang Lin replied lightly, in his mind, the hatred for Yue Ben seems to have surpassed everything, what if there is no funds? As soon as the cannon is fired, there are 10,000 taels of gold, and when the war is over, won't the money come?

"Your Majesty, is the money in our hands enough to support a war now? We have spent all our money on the war, so what will happen to the people in the country? We can stop the construction projects, but what about the people who rely on these projects to eat? What do we want them to do? Do you want to watch them go back to their old days? Is this what we want? Li Ping was a little angry.

He is the prime minister of the Ministry of the Interior, and his duty is to do a good job in the development of the country and pay attention to the people's livelihood. Now that the money is so tight in hand, where will the money for the war come from? In the end, isn't it necessary to stop the projects that are being developed in the country and devote all the funds to the war?

War is a bottomless pit that burns money, it is easy to throw into it, but it is not so easy to take it out, and at present, as long as we defeat the Japanese and Russia and drive them out of China's territory, there is no need to start the war again.

"War must be fought, and domestic development must not be stopped!" Wang Lin gritted his teeth and said affirmatively.

For this rogue country, it is better to clean it up as soon as possible, and try to clean it up before the end of World War I, and then wait until the beginning of World War II, the country will not have to be limited to the blockade of this country, and then it will be able to compete with Britain and the United States for world hegemony. If you don't fight now, when will you wait? In the future, everyone will run around the world, can I only squat at the door of the house and beat the children?

"Where's the money? Your Majesty, if we have money, then I won't say anything, we can do whatever we want, but now we don't have money, how can we do things without money? Li Ping still looked anxious to cry, he was really about to be driven crazy by Wang Lin, and secretly regretted in his heart, how could he meet such a master? The generals below like to fight because they can only rely on fighting to enrich their lives, but how can Wang Lin follow indiscriminately?

"I have a way to deal with money, just let the bank print more!" Wang Lin said this deliberately, he wanted to see how the people below reacted.

"No way!" "No way!" "No way!"

Whether it was Li Ping, Tang San, or even Yang Yuquan, who didn't like to be in charge the most, said in unison that he couldn't.

"Your Majesty, although this printing of money is just a matter of words, if the war really starts, the funds we need will be a bottomless pit, can we just keep printing? The more money is printed, the faster our country's economy will collapse. Li Pingtie's face was blue, he looked like Wang Lin was in charge, and he didn't care about any monarch etiquette at this time, as long as he didn't ruin the domestic economy, Wang Lin could do whatever he wanted.

"Premier Li, I know what you said, I have built this country with my own hands, do you really think that I will destroy this country with my own hands? We've been together for so many years, don't you know who I am? Wang Lin looked at Li Ping with an anxious look, and nodded secretly in his heart, which can be regarded as an affirmation of Li Ping's personality.

As the prime minister of a country, he can protect the interests of the people at any time, in any place, and in front of anyone, without hesitation, even if it is against the founding fathers of this country, it doesn't matter, Li Ping's performance, Wang Lin gave him a ninety points with great satisfaction in his heart.

Since the establishment of this country, Wang Lin intends to establish this country into a clear division of labor, each with its own government, he does not want to be the same as future generations, no matter what position you are in, you can always pull out a large group of officials in other positions, for this complex network of relationships, Wang Lin is very headache.

As for how to solve this phenomenon, Wang Lin didn't know what good methods could be used for reference, so Wang Lin could only adopt a clear division of labor, which was not within the scope of his responsibilities and was not allowed to meddle. Although this still cannot completely solve the situation, it is still much better in comparison, and it does not seem to be a difficult task to completely solve this situation as long as more efforts are spent on supervision in the future.

After listening to Wang Lin's words, Li Ping slowly fell silent, recalling everything Wang Lin had done since he became acquainted with Wang Lin. When he remembered one side, a slight smile slowly rose on his face. Maybe Wang Lin's words just now came too suddenly, Li Ping's subconscious reaction was to oppose it, and he didn't think too much about Wang Lin's words.

It was only after this fine aftertaste that I realized that I had neglected an important point. Wang Lin likes to use force to solve some problems, but every time Wang Lin uses force, he will first leave a way back for himself to ensure that while using force, it will not affect other things.

This is also where Li Ping envies Wang Lin the most, no matter what the situation, Wang Lin always seems to have endless ways to solve it, and even in Li Ping's head, he often fantasizes about a thought, what is in Wang Lin's head? Why are there so many unexpected ideas?

"Hehe, it turns out that the emperor has already had a solution?" Li Ping smiled bitterly and shook his head, looking helpless.

Hearing Li Ping's words, Tang San and the others also seemed to think of this problem, and looked at Wang Lin with the same puzzled expression, at this time, the relationship between them and Wang Lin seemed to be separated from the monarch and minister, and it seemed that in an instant, this distant and unattainable relationship was turned into a brother and a friend.

Facing the curious gaze of his subordinates, Wang Lin was embarrassed to continue to beat around the bush, so he had to clear his throat, forcibly hold back a smile, and open his mouth to say: "There is naturally a way, but I just want to test you." ”

"We can adopt the military ticket system and implement the method of circulating military tickets and Chinese currency together throughout the country, so as to solve the defect of our insufficient funds."

"Military tickets?" Tang San and the others were speechless, what is the military ticket? None of them knew, nor had they ever heard of such a thing.

"Hehe, the so-called military stamps, in fact, are empty checks, ordered by the emperor, the military is responsible for authorizing the issuance, within a specific time, can be circulated nationwide, and keep pace with the existing currency. To put it simply, if two people go together to buy the same commodity, one person holds Chinese dollars, and the other person holds a military ticket, then both of them can buy such a commodity, and we do not make any restrictions on the purchase of military tickets. How about the idea? Not bad, right? Wang Lin glanced at the people below defiantly, causing everyone to quickly stand firm, the lethality of this look is too great, and ordinary people really can't withstand its power.

"Well, although the military ticket system is perfect, it still has a flaw, and if it is used for a long time, it will also pose a threat to our domestic economy." Tang San thought about it for a while, and felt that this method seemed to be good, and on the premise of not disrupting the existing currency system, issuing a new currency that was not cost-free and could be used with confidence was also in line with the needs of the current Chinese Empire.

"Haha, I've thought of this question for a long time. It is impossible to use military tickets for a long time, and at the beginning, military tickets were only partially exhibited in various banks across the country for the people to take a look at or exchange a few for learning to distinguish between authenticity and fake. The main use of military tickets is still in the army, military tickets can be used as military expenses, and soldiers can also take military tickets to spend in the market, so that there is no fear of soldiers having opinions. What the political axe has to do is to regularly withdraw some military tickets when there are funds available, and then slowly recover all the military tickets on the market. Wang Lin explained his thoughts in detail.

"Bad checks, overdrafts, isn't that okay?" Li Ping said with a little embarrassment, speaking of which, it is still equivalent to letting the political axe pay for the war, which is not cost-effective.

(To be continued)