Chapter 47: Li Jinglong's Choice

"Let's go." Yao Guangxiao said.

In fact, Yao Guangxiao also knew these things, but he only knew about them through the following report. He was worried that the people below would deceive him. So see for yourself. Because it's so important.

Yao Guangxiao also knew by He Xi's side that a lot of important information was not in the palace, but in the market. He had to make sure that it was about what he was going to do next.

Ji Gang said, "Where is the gentleman going?"

Yao Guangxiao said, "Cao Guo Mansion."

"What?" Ji Gang never thought that Yao Guangxiao would say this?

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"You're so bold." Li Jinglong read He Xi's letter, looked at Yao Guangxiao and said, "Teacher He's favor is here, I will naturally have someone escort you back to the north, but that's all, it's just that as soon as you enter Beijing, you will come to me on the fifth day, and it seems that I don't want to send you back to the north."

Yao Guangxiao said indifferently, "Naturally not. Just a few things I want you to see. After that, we'll talk."

Immediately, Yao Guangxiao handed a booklet to Li Jinglong.

Li Jinglong took it and looked at it, frowning slightly.

Without him, here is an analysis report on the financial revenue of the Nanjing Imperial Court. There's so much to do in it. made Li Jinglong feel a little uncomfortable. But he called He Xi a teacher. When he was studying beside He Xi, he still had a little bit of a mathematical foundation.

The charts are readable.

But it's just that I understand.

Whether there was a miscalculation or an estimated manipulation, he did not know.

However, he didn't think Yao Guangxiao would lie to him. And it doesn't matter if it's even a lie to him. He didn't think he would be deceived.

Maybe no one was fooled before, it was like this.

Li Jinglong was stunned when he read it to the end.

Because in the end it was nothing else. It was the Nanjing Imperial Court that would definitely break out into a serious financial crisis.

Li Jinglong knows this.

After all, fighting a war costs money, and it simply burns money. I don't know how much silver is burned every day. Beijing is so financially inadequate, to the point of borrowing money. He knows that, too. Nanjing has been here for a long time, and it can't be supported.

This is normal.

Sooner or later, though.

It's just the following analysis that made Li Jinglong fall into deep thought.

That is, there are several ways to deal with the fiscal crisis.

The first tax is raised. What can be added is actually Tian Fu. However, Zhu Yuanzhang is very strict in this regard. Moreover, the traditional scholars and doctors most respected Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty. What they want is to be lightly endowed with a thin endowment, and the resistance they encounter will be great.

As for the commercial tax, the only thing that can be added is the customs duty. Without him, if the imperial court directly increases the commercial tax. Give that part to collect? This necessitates the formation of a large commercial tax agency. The most mature approach should be to follow Beijing's example.

But such a thing is politically incorrect at the imperial court.

However, neither the Kada Fu nor the commercial tax could afford such a huge military expenditure.

Second, it's money printing.

And if you want to print money, you must first abolish money, and if you want to abolish money, you must first abolish Beijing's right to print money. That is, money exchange. There's a lot at stake here.

Secondly, even if the exchange is successful. Large-scale money printing is also a robbery of the people, and it is a carnival of wealth reshuffle. It is possible to make a lot of money.

In addition, at the end of this booklet, a conclusion is also drawn, that is, Nanjing's financial capacity is far greater than that of Beijing, and in the case of long-term warfare, Nanjing is the one who cannot support it first.

Regarding the final conclusion, Li Jinglong smiled indifferently.

He wasn't too convinced.

Although Li Jinglong understands many things in it, such as the fact that land and population are not completely equal to fiscal capacity, and fiscal capacity is the ability to collect taxes and financial ability. But he was skeptical of this final conclusion.

After all, in his opinion, albeit not completely

equal, but whoever has a bigger place will get more money. But this is an iron law.

And on the battlefield, it's not just whoever has the money can win.

Li Jinglong didn't think that Nanjing would win, but he didn't know who would win in the end. He didn't dare to make up his mind. If he thinks that Nanjing will win, when he sees Yao Guangxiao, he will give Yao Guangxiao to Zhu Yunwen.

There is only one thing that he believes, that is, whether it is money exchange or money printing, there are great opportunities to make money.

Li Jinglong was a little moved, but his heart was moved, and he still wanted to send away the trouble in front of him.

Li Jinglong said, "It's nonsense, Mr. Yao, I'll send you out of Beijing. It's also for your own good."

Yao Guangxiao said, "Guogong is natural, how can I get money from the exchange of money?"

Li Jinglong did not speak, but picked up the tea bowl.

Serve tea to guests. Everyone knows this etiquette.

Yao Guangxiao was unmoved, and continued: "It's not troublesome to change money at all, but how not to make the person in the Nanjing Palace jealous is not an easy thing, otherwise you won't be able to live in peace if you get money. Guogong really doesn't need my help?"

After Li Jinglong listened, he hesitated slightly. He put the bowl down and said, "Please also ask Mr. Yao for advice."

Li Jinglong also thought about it, it was very easy for him to get money from here. But after being reminded by Yao Guangxiao, he realized that it was easy to make money, but it was not easy to hide himself and get money.

If you get enough money, it is not a cost-effective thing to offend Zhu Yunwen to death.

But if the action is smaller, there will not be much money.

And in this regard, He Xi is the most professional. After all, the bank set was made by He Xi first.

Yao Guangxiao said indifferently, "Won't Guogong send me away?"

Li Jinglong laughed and said, "You and I have been old for many years, since we have come to Nanjing, we regard the Guogong Mansion as our home. You can live as long as you want, but for the safety of my husband, please stay in the Guogong Mansion, and don't go out at will in the future.

Yao Guangxiao said: "Yes, but I brought an entourage, don't worry, it's a fresh face, he wants to be able to enter and exit the mansion, don't worry, just to inquire about some news." Won't do anything. Every time he goes out, the government can send someone with him."

"After all, there are some things I can't do on my own, and I have to send people from the north."

Li Jinglong hesitated for a moment and said, "Yes."

Next, Yao Guangxiao just talked in general terms, and did not say how to operate specifically. Li Jinglong didn't ask either. Both sides know who the other is. If Yao Guangxiao taught Li Jinglong all these things, Li Jinglong estimated that Yao Guangxiao would be sent away directly.

After all, for Li Jinglong, Yao Guangxiao is also a trouble.

And Li Jinglong is worried that Yao Guangxiao himself doesn't know how to operate, he is just a representative. It is necessary to transfer talents from the north.

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Yao Guangxiao settled down in the Cao Guo Mansion.

For Yao Guangxiao, today is a very ordinary day, but for Ji Gang, today is too exciting. He was so worried that he was going to die today, and he was even worried that Yao Guangxiao had betrayed Beijing.

The ups and downs are too exciting.

When there were only two of them, he couldn't help but ask, "My lord, has Cao Guogong defected to the imperial court?"

The imperial court mentioned by Ji Gang is naturally the Beijing imperial court.

Yao Guangxiao said indifferently: "If he defects to the Beijing court, then he will be a fool."

Ji Gang said, "Then why did he take us in?"

Yao Guangxiao said, "Remember, the most fearful thing about doing things like ours is black and white. Even when necessary, the enemy is not incapable of cooperating. At this point, Nanjing did too badly. Otherwise, you'll be much more uncomfortable in Beijing."

In terms of intelligence warfare, it is true that Nanjing has a big problem, and the biggest problem is Zhu Yunwen's idea.

He Xi looked very open, but he didn't

The idea of absolute loyalty, he actually allows a lot of vacillation below. It's like the way to deal with the local forces in Shandong, as long as they are willing to cooperate with the imperial court, they have some careful thoughts, and He Xi should not see it, of course, they will bear the consequences in the future.

It's the same for the nobles.

But Zhu Yunwen is sensitive to loyalty. In his view, loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely disloyal. So he was very disgusted with Xungui who had business in Beijing, but he couldn't do it for the time being. If you have the chance, you will want them to look good.