Because the empire's finances could not realize the policy of fiscal deficits, let alone solve the government's financial problems by printing money, Hu Huirong, as the Minister of Finance, was extremely painful. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Hu Huirong was not a stingy person, but from the original financial director of the Qingquan Technology era to the current finance minister of the empire, he actually won the stingy title of "Grande".

There's no way, if Hu Huirong hadn't slammed the door, these big-spending uncles would have ruined their homes a long time ago, and they all knew how to spend money, but they didn't know the difficulties of being in charge at all!

Now, Hu Huirong has a lot of headaches, he finally picked a little from here, where to cut a little, so that the empire's annual finances can have a certain economy, the construction of the "Xingchen", just a keel costs 1% of the empire's annual financial budget, and he saves money a year, with the reputation of a miser, he can only deduct a few keels a year!

"No! If you do it like this, the empire will go bankrupt, and the construction of this spaceship is not a matter of one or two years, and after the construction speed is accelerated, the greater the need for funds, and the government will definitely run out of money at that time! ”

Hu Huirong's fingers lightly tapped on the desktop, calculated carefully, and silently calculated, if this continued, the "Xingchen" had not yet been built, and the imperial government had already gone bankrupt.

The "Star" is too huge, and its construction standards are very high, the keel is all built by Qijin, and it must be equipped with various cutting-edge weapon systems, power systems, warp engines, etc., even with the current strength of the empire, it will not be able to withstand it, and the government will be dragged to bankruptcy!

The Cabinet Government convened a Cabinet meeting at the suggestion of Finance Minister Hu Huirong to discuss the issue of the budget for the "Star", and the government must find a way to raise funds for the "Star", but the government really does not have much budget on its side, and even if the cost of manufacturing other spacecraft is diverted, it is far from it.

"According to the current calculations, the budget of the Star also needs at least 100 trillion Han Yuan, and our annual financial income is only 30 trillion Han Yuan, excluding various expenses, the annual savings are less than 1 trillion Han Yuan!"

"But the keel that has just been completed has cost more than 300 billion won, and according to the design, there are 12 keels for this alone! That's a huge fee of 2.6 trillion won! ”

"The construction cycle of the Star is temporarily calculated in the past 10 years, and the annual budget is 10 trillion Han Yuan, accounting for 1/3 of our financial revenue.

"Before the Star is built, our government will go bankrupt first!"

Hu Huirong told the basic situation to the more than ten ministers of the cabinet, and then he was silent, usually one by one knows how to spend money indiscriminately, and now it is time to give you a headache and know the difficulties of being in charge.

"What do you think? Let's talk about what they think! ”

Cabinet Premier Liao Bin said to the cabinet ministers present that the first Prime Minister Cai Jian has retired because of the end of his term of office, and he has gone home to pursue his dreams.

The first prime ministers of the cabinet were basically the older people in the senior management of the Qingquan technology era, they were more experienced and more mature, and they were able to make the empire smoothly through the beginning of the period, and when they were re-elected and their term of office was up, the government began to replace on a large scale, and the young, powerful, and passionate generation took over.

Liao Bin was originally the foreign minister in the first cabinet, and he has considerable experience, and he himself is an old man from the era of Qingquan Technology, so it is normal for him to win the election.

"There's really no good way, we can't learn from the countries on the earth to print money like crazy, and other kinds of expenses can't be reduced, I can't think of any good way for a while!"

The Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications of the Empire and Deputy Prime Minister Ma Li shook his head, he was very aware of the current expenditure of the government, many of which were pressed to death by Hu Huirong, and there was no extra finance at all!

"The implementation of a constant energy currency is the foundation of our country! We certainly can't print money to solve the government's economic problems, so don't think about that! ”

Liao Bin also nodded, it is not easy to be the head of the government, especially to lead a huge country like the empire, a country with a new system, many times you need to cross the river by feeling the stones and explore the management experience of the empire, but there are some things, everyone understands, those principles are never shakable!

For example, science and technology are the foundation of the country! Implement a constant energy monetary policy!

"I don't think our government has much money, but the citizens of our empire still have a lot of money, can we issue treasury bonds to raise funds?"

Chen Junwei, the Imperial Minister of Justice, is the oldest in this cabinet, and it stands to reason that he should retire early like Cai Jian and others to enjoy his life, but Liao Bin felt that an experienced minister was still in great need of this cabinet due to various considerations, so Chen Junwei continued to serve as Minister of Justice!

The Prime Minister of the Cabinet is elected by the citizens of the Empire, but the other ministers of the Cabinet are formed by the Prime Minister, so there is no problem in holding them consecutively.

"The issuance of treasury bonds requires collateral, and countries on the earth are generally guaranteed by national credit, and treasury bonds also need to pay interest, the 100 trillion Han Yuan treasury bonds, the interest alone is a huge amount, and our government's annual budget does not have much surplus, and even the interest is not enough to repay!"

"The reason why countries on the planet issue national bonds on a large scale is because they can print money to pay it back, but we can't print money to pay it back!"

"Our annual economic growth and fiscal revenue growth are a lot, but everyone also knows that our empire implements a policy of encouraging childbirth, and is responsible for all the funds for raising babies and young children, and we add a lot of new population every year, and the growth of this expenditure is also very fast!"

When he heard this, Chancellor of the Exchequer Hu Huirong finally spoke again, solemnly reminding others that this treasury bond is a mortgage of the country's reputation, and at the same time, it will have to repay the principal and interest when it expires!

The empire's economic development is fast, and the growth of fiscal revenue is also fast, but the growth of the empire's various expenses is also very terrifying, and the savings are not much, and the interest is not enough to repay.

"If it doesn't work to issue treasury bonds, I really can't think of any good way, the government wants to increase its own revenue, it can't just raise taxes, discover treasury bonds, and print money!"

Chen Junwei smiled slightly, he was not the slightest angry when he was denied by Hu Huirong, he also knew very well that what Hu Huirong said was the truth, if the government issued treasury bonds, it would definitely be burdened with a huge burden in the future, and the finances would definitely be very tight!

"I wonder if we can consider selling the future proceeds of the Star to Imperial investors in advance, as there was a precedent for Britain during the Great Voyage!"

It was Mo Qingming, the Minister of Science and Technology of the Empire, who spoke, and the position of the Minister of Science and Technology was relatively very important, one of which was held by a highly respected scientist in the Imperial Academy of Sciences, with science and technology as the foundation of the country, and the influence of scientists throughout the empire!

Mo Qingming said that the sale of future proceeds in advance, this matter appeared in Britain during the Great Voyage at the earliest time on the earth, when Britain wanted to use force against India, but the government had no money, because it had just fought a war with the Spaniards and achieved the status of maritime hegemon.

But at that time, the timing of the use of force against India was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and India was in a state of fragmentation, which was very suitable for taking advantage of the fire.

On the one hand, the government had no money, and on the other hand, the British government came up with a way to sell all the profits that could be obtained after the occupation of India to the capitalists, investors, and ordinary citizens at home in advance.

Because Britain had just defeated the invincible Spaniards and replaced Spain as the new maritime hegemon, everyone in Britain at that time was full of confidence in the British war against India!

The war coupons issued were quickly snapped up by the British at that time, and the amount of the British government's original budget was quickly raised, and many British people were still clamoring for the government to continue issuing war coupons, so the British government also raised all the military funds for the occupation of other countries on the South Asian continent.

And just as the British estimated, with the world's leading giant ships and cannons at that time, the British army had no enemy outside of Europe, and it swallowed the whole of India very smoothly, turning India into the most dazzling jewel in the crown of the Queen of England.

The people who bought the war coupons at the beginning all made a fortune, and the value of the war coupons alone increased hundreds of times, not to mention that those big capitalists were able to carry out all kinds of colonial plundering directly from India, making a windfall, and the primitive capital accumulation quickly became rich, accumulating the foundation for the later industrial revolution.

"Huh? You mean the issuance of war tickets? Is that okay? We're still far away from those alien planets, and the citizens of the Empire won't necessarily pay for us! ”

The Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications of the Empire and Deputy Prime Minister Marley shook his head, it is like pointing to the stars in the sky and telling the citizens of the Empire that our government will occupy this planet in the future, and you will now contribute a sum of money to fund the government to build a spaceship, and the Empire will give you a continent on this planet in the future!

ps: The second chapter is delivered, everyone hurry up and come to me to buy planet tickets, one planet per person in the future! Hehe, leave it for future generations as a back garden! All kinds of requests ~ (to be continued.) )