"Your Highness, if you borrow so much silver, aren't you worried that the Ming Dynasty will repay the debts when the time comes?"

When Wang Fuzi heard Zhao Hongyu say that he wanted to lend money to the Ming court, and it was still a lot of money, he was completely shocked.

That's five million taels of silver, not five hundred taels.

Even if it's five hundred taels of silver, that's not a decimal number.

You must know that five hundred taels of silver can buy a good house in the Ming Dynasty, even if it is the capital.

Ordinary people's houses can basically be bought for seventy or eighty taels of silver, and the environment is still good.

Moreover, in this era, a pound of pork in the Ming Dynasty was only how much, but it was only 30 yuan a catty. One tael of silver can buy more than 30 catties of pork, and one tael of silver can also buy a bag of 150 catties of rice.

Because silver is hard-passed, it has strong purchasing power.

Wang Fuzi couldn't imagine how extravagant it was to lend five million taels of silver to the Ming court.

Besides, even if this money is lent to the Ming court, how much can it really be used for local affairs?

Layer by layer, you are greedy, I am greedy, and at the end of the day, the real court can use the silver on the blade, and there will not be much at all.

Isn't this money a meat bun beating a dog and fattening those corrupt officials?

Therefore, Wang Fuzi felt that he had to persuade Zhao Hongyu well, and he could never let him fill so much silver into this bottomless pit.

Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always said that the Great Song Dynasty is rich, even if he is rich, he can't be sent like this.

It's not a fraction, and it's a good idea to use it in key places.

Why lend it to the Ming Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Master Wang said to Zhao Hongyu in a respectful voice: "Your Highness, is this matter a total of totals." Five million taels of silver is not a small number, and if it is lent to the Ming court, the money may be embezzled by those corrupt officials, and they will not be able to repay the silver after the worst. Isn't our Great Song Dynasty losing money? ”

In the face of Wang Fuzi's persuasion, Zhao Hongyu just smiled.

After all, I can't have a few dollars of silver, but it is impossible to tell Master Wang so clearly about this matter.

Five million taels of silver is not a decimal number for Wang Fuzi and the Ming court, but it is really trivial here for Zhao Hongyu.

The price of silver in the virtual world has fallen to a dime a gram, and according to the weights and measures of this era, forty-five or six grams is one tael, and it is only less than five yuan.

Five million taels of silver, that is, more than 20 million Celestial Empire soft sister coins on the other side of the Virtual World Realm.

Not to mention that Zhao Hongyu has saved billions in his account, just say that when he visited the glass factory a few days ago, he got more than a dozen pieces of porcelain from somewhere, and there are more than 3 billion soft sister coins in the virtual world.

Therefore. It is nothing to take out more than 20 million yuan to buy industrial silver and lend it to the Ming court in pieces.

It is impossible for Master Wang to know these reasons, and it is impossible for Zhao Hongyu to tell him.

If Master Wang had known these reasons, he wouldn't have been so worried.

However, Zhao Hongyu still felt that he should explain. Otherwise, wouldn't it make Master Wang feel that he was too arbitrary and couldn't listen to well-intentioned persuasion.

He didn't want Master Wang to misunderstand that he was such a person.

Therefore, Zhao Hongyu explained to Wang Fuzi: "I don't need to worry about the Ming Dynasty paying off its debts at all, and do you think that the Heavenly Empire will do such a thing?" ”

The expression on Zhao Hongyu's face was a little intriguing. However, Master Wang quickly figured out the meaning of Zhao Hongyu's words.

Yes, the Ming Dynasty has always regarded itself as the superior kingdom of the Celestial Empire, so it is impossible for the imperial court to do such a thing as repaying debts. If the imperial court had done such a thing, then they would have been among the surrounding nations in the future. There will be no prestige.

This is the last thing the Ming Dynasty wants to happen.

So, it seems that His Highness is right, and he doesn't need to worry about this problem.

"Your Highness, you have lent so much silver to the imperial court. What is the reason for this? Wang Fuzi was very curious about this.

Zhao Hongyu smiled and said, "The Li Fan Yuan ignored us, so in order to meet the emperor of the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible." I had to use silver to clear the way. And I've heard you say that the imperial treasury is so empty that it can't even be paid in Liaodong. And now the Jurchens are in trouble in Liaodong, several armies are rushing to the capital, but the Ming Dynasty lacks military pay and materials for war, if the Jurchen soldiers come to the city at this time, it is really not a good thing for the people living in the capital. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Hongyu's smile turned into a wry smile: "And we also live in the capital, don't we, in order to resist those Jurchens, we have to do our best." Moreover, if the Jurchens were allowed to break through the capital, these barbarians who rose between the white waters of Black Mountain would definitely slaughter and plunder the capital. Even if we are Song people from the Americas, those Jurchens can't care, the butcher knife should fall or will fall, right? ”

Oh, it turns out that His Royal Highness wants to lend money to Daming for such a reason.

However, even so, isn't that a little more money?

But all this money belongs to His Highness, and if he really wants to borrow it, he can't stop it.

However, His Highness also said it very clearly here.

If the Jurchens really came to the city and broke through the capital, it would also have a great impact on them.

In order to avoid such a situation, it is the best policy to lend money to the Ming court and let the court organize an army to defend against the Jurchens. At the same time, it can also allow the imperial court to have enough military pay to the Liaodong Army, so that they can fight the Jurchens again.

But this is all something that the Ming court should worry about, why should His Royal Highness worry about it, this is simply redundant.

"Do you think my worries are unnecessary? This matter should have been something that the Ming court and the elders should worry about, but don't forget it, because we live here in the capital, and there are no eggs under the nest. ”

"Okay, Your Highness, I'm just a subordinate, and it's actually up to you to call the shots. Now that you've made your decision, I'll just do what you tell me to do. ”

Now that the reason is known, what else does Master Wang have to say?

Just like Zhao Hongyu said, there are no eggs under the nest.

If you really let the Jurchen soldiers attack the capital under the city, and break through the capital. Then for Zhao Hongyu, who lives in the capital, they will also encounter trouble.

The Jurchens don't open up to them just because they are someone else.

The army is murderous, who cares about these things.

And because of the lack of military pay and materials, the Ming court is now unable to gather enough troops to defend the capital.

Even if there was originally a royal forbidden army in the capital, as well as the imperial camp or something, the soldiers in these troops would not fight at all.

Their combat effectiveness is simply not to be believed.

In particular, they have to deal with a ferocious nature, and killing is commonplace. The Jurchens who fought with the heavens and the earth in the black soil of Liaodong.

These guys who just sneaked into the pro-army imperial camp through their connections to survive their seniority and mixed life, how could they be the opponents of the Jurchens.

I think that if the Jurchens really arrived in the capital, these guys would not be scared to pee their pants.

Anyway, Master Wang is quite untrustworthy about the combat effectiveness of these people.

"You go to the Lifan Court now and tell them what we mean. I think at such a juncture, the Ming court should not refuse us. ”

Zhao Hongyu waved his hand and asked Master Wang to do it immediately.

Master Wang nodded knowingly: "Your Royal Highness." I'll go to the Domain. ”

In fact, Zhao Hongyu made such a decision because he didn't want to continue to wait endlessly.

Judging from the current situation, if you want the court to issue an order to receive you, you have to wait for half a year.

After all. The war is not possible without a year and a half. And when the war is unstable, it is impossible for the imperial court to remember that there is still a person in the Imperial Court.

Zhao Hongyu didn't believe it, five million silver plus one million stone of grain. The imperial court was not moved by such a paid aid.

You must know that for the sake of silver and food, there are still six cabinet ministers and the emperor. One by one, it's a terrible headache.

After Master Wang left, Zhao Hongyu also sat up from the recliner.

He raised his arms and stretched out for a moment, and then walked slowly to the front yard—

Dividing Line –

After leaving the house, Wang Fuzi rode a group of healthy horses and soon came to the side of the Li Fan Yuan.

After the guards on duty outside the Li Fan Courtyard saw Zhao Hongyu, they glanced at each other.

Look, this so-called envoy of the Song Empire in the Americas has come to annoy the court again.

Because Master Wang would come here almost every day to inquire about the news, people inside and outside the Lifan Yuan knew him.

In addition, Master Wang was generous, so the big guys didn't have any ill feelings towards him, but it made Master Wang familiar here, and at the same time, he also inquired a lot of things from these people.

Although these things are inconsequential, at least he has a good relationship with these people, isn't it?

When the prince came to the gate of the courtyard, he turned over and dismounted, and tied the reins to the tethered stone on the side of the gate.

"Lao Wang, are you here again today?"

Today's guard recognized Master Wang, and he said hello to Master Wang.

Master Wang nodded with a smile and responded, "Yes, I have to come and see it today." The court has not yet issued an order to summon us and others, and my Royal Highness is already impatient to wait. That's why I'm here today, just to see the courtyard and tell him what my Highness means. ”

Hearing this, the guard shook his head: "Old Wang, this is not the time. The court is in chaos now, who cares about you envoys. Something happened in Liaodong, so I think you also know the way. ”

Master Wang nodded, this matter has been spread all over the street, how could he not know the way. (To be continued......)