Chapter 14 Closed Meetings

On the first day of the Parliament, the inaugural meeting was held, and after the appointment of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker, the others dispersed.

He Xi left Xie Lun and Zhang Youzhi behind.

He Xi said frankly: "The battle between the rivers and the repulsion of the southern rebellion is just the beginning, and in the future, the imperial court will definitely go south to dominate the world, but it takes money to fight. Now the parliament has raised 40 million yuan, which is very good, but it is not enough, far from enough, and the court needs more money. This time, at least that's the number."

He Xi stretched out a finger.

Zhang Youzhi was taken aback and said, "100 million?"

He Xi said, "Exactly."

Zhang Youzhi said: "My lord, it's not that I shirk it, 100 million yuan can't be raised at all, and the apportionment can't go on, even if it can be apportioned, it will be wiped out, and I'm afraid it will take several years to recover." Can you ------?"

He Xi said indifferently, "This is your problem. Just give me a plan."

Zhang Youzhi listened very distressed. Don't know what to do.

Indeed, Zhang Youzhi is right, 100 million yuan can be apportioned by more than 300 people. But when you take it out, it's not going to be easy. Without so much money, a lot of business is unsustainable. It is true to say that all industries are in depression.

However, Xie Lun could hear He Xi's off-string sound.

He Xi did not say apportionment, but gave a plan.

That is, to give a lot of self-esteem below, let them figure out a way.

Perhaps, in Zhang Youzhi's view, this is apportionment.

But in Xie Lun's view, it is not.

There are many ways to solve it.

Xie Lun said, "My lord, the minister has an idea, I don't know if it's feasible?"

He Xi said, "Say it."

Xie Lun said, "Can the treasury bonds be mortgaged in the bank?"

He Xi glanced at Zhang Youzhi, and secretly said in his heart: "I gave it to you, and you won't be useful." Zhang Youzhi is essentially a traditional businessman, and he has come to the present, on the one hand, he is good at management, and on the other hand, he is good at finding backers. But for many things created by He Xi, Zhang Youzhi didn't care too much. I understand it too well.

Xie Lun is more shrewd.

Xie Lun grasped the key.

If the treasury bonds can be pledged, the 40 million yuan can almost change hands and be loaned out from the bank. However, these businesses have more debt. As for whether the bank has so much money? Not to mention, the money from the imperial court's national debt is still in the bank. Just one thing, He Xi's money printing machine is still there.

Treasury bonds are not the goal, but the printing of money is. There is a problem with the channel of direct printing and delivery, which may cause a lot of things. Today, these hundreds of parliamentarians represent almost all the major economic entities in the Ming Dynasty. Drop banknotes through them.

Market acceptance will be very high.

This alone has created a lot of wealth almost out of thin air.

He Xi said, "No problem. However, if it is to be brought up in the council, this is a place for discussion."

Xie Lun said, "So the lower officials understand. Please rest assured, 100 million yuan, there is no problem in deciding. I'll go down and prepare the bills."

He Xi said, "Tomorrow, the elder Yang Ge will come down to explain the current financial situation of the Ming Dynasty. Discuss this matter the day after tomorrow, and prepare well." He Xi immediately glanced at Zhang Youzhi.

He Xi may not have other ideas, but Zhang Youzhi chuckled in his heart, and secretly said in his heart, "I have embarrassed the adult." Then he looked at Xie Lun and met Xie Lun's gaze. Zhang Youzhi secretly said in his heart: "No, I can't let Xie Lun press on my head."

And Xie Lun secretly said in his heart, "What if this speaker gives it to you? The subtleties of this way of economic operation can not be known to you, a disciple of any other sect, or to me, who is most in line with Shoufu's heart."

The two of them wanted to smile at each other, and then walked out with their heads held high. At the door, no one dared to give in and walked out of the gate together. Luckily, the door is wide enough, otherwise it would have crashed together.

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On the second day, Yang Shiqi stood on a high platform, facing below

More than 300 people began to explain the taxation of the Beijing imperial court.

In fact, this is essentially the Ming financial work report.

This is a very wonderful feeling for Yang Shiqi.

Moreover, He Xi said that such a work report should not only be made today, but should be published once a year in the future, not only in the parliament, but also in the newspapers for the world to see.

Yang Shiqi did not object, he just felt novel, and the degree of confidentiality of these data was not so high. For people in officialdom, it is easy to want to know. There is almost nothing to keep secret. Published out, there is nothing either.

It's just that it's not used to announcing it to so many people.

Fortunately, Yang Shiqi's ability to control the field is also quite strong. As for the businessmen below, how had they ever seen a big official like Yang Shiqi tell them this, they were like quails, and they didn't dare to say a word.

Yang Shiqi divided the finances of the Beijing imperial court into several parts.

The first part is the field endowment, which is not much, only 8 million stones. Including Hebei, Datong, Liaodong, Goryeo and other places of Tianfu. As for the Taiwanese Tianfu that has just been acquired, it is left for the local army to withdraw by itself, and no records are made.

In fact, Liaodong and southern Goryeo helped a lot in this regard.

Hebei has suffered a military disaster this year, and a major flood has reduced grain production in Hejian, Tianjin and other places. was busy with the war, so that many Ding Zhuang joined the army, recruited people, and so on. The labor force has decreased a lot, and the grain production has naturally decreased.

It's not without its benefits, though.

When a large number of strong laborers were recruited from the countryside, Liu Jing's previous plan was implemented very smoothly. A large number of advanced agricultural tools have been promoted. Whether it's a small farm plan or a cooperative.

In short, under Beijing's policy, Hebei's land was fixed at two or three hundred acres. In this way, the new agricultural tools can be used to the greatest extent. Of course, in the future, it may be updated and iterated because of farm tools. Transform a small farm into a big farm.

In short, the commercialization of grain has already taken shape.

In the future, when the war is calmed down and a large number of laborers return to the fields, it is estimated that there will be an upsurge of land reclamation. Even before the war ended, the climax of land reclamation had already appeared. This is the new agricultural tool as a production tool to reduce the burden of land reclamation. The threshold for land reclamation has been lowered. In addition, there are still wastelands in Hebei. During the Hongwu period, there was a policy to encourage land reclamation.

In addition, for the sake of food security in Beijing, He Xi has formulated a strict food management policy. Directly send people to collect grain. The price is quite a bit higher than the usual price.

You must know that Beijing and other places used to be in the grain. Whether it's by sea or by canal. The arrival of a large amount of grain from the south will naturally drive down local grain prices. Although He Xi's policy has also suppressed the windfall profits of grain, there are still profits, and there are a lot of them.

In addition, after the great victory in Hejian, the battle line moved south, and many places that were difficult to control before are now under the control of Beijing, and it is expected that Tianfu will be around 10 million stone next year.

Although the current grain price is 10 million stones, the maximum is only 3 million yuan. It doesn't seem like much. But the importance of food is not something that can be measured by money.

Of course, Tian Fu only said Tian Fu, not about grain reserves.

Grain reserves are a confidential number for Beijing.

When the grain reserve was at its highest, there were 10 million stones, but with the passage of time, after all, now the army and officials directly supported by the Ming Dynasty have more than one million, plus the families of these people, and some workers or something. These people are all buying grain to eat, and 10 million stone is not much.

Today, there are only more than 3 million stones left.

In Beijing, the daily consumption of tens of thousands of stones is less. Fortunately, the South Sea Passage was opened. In addition to the trade between Beijing and Nanyang that was blocked by Nanjing, it was also difficult to transport sensitive materials such as grain.

Less luck may be difficult to detect. But there is too little food, what use can it be?

Now it's good. Open luck.

A large amount of Nanyang grain has been shipped to the north. After all, the dignitaries and nobles of Nanyang need goods from Beijing, but their products may not be needed by Beijing. In a state of trade deficit. In order to get more money to spend. India can be in the country

When there was a great famine, the family sold grain. Nowadays, the monarchs of Nanyang do not have a little psychological burden. Anyway, Beijing just needs to know that there is grain in the South Seas. As for how did the Nanyang grain come from? There's no need to ask.