It's really a penny to be a hero!

Ran Min finally realized the taste of having no money.

It is very cool to fight a war, to expand the territory, to win many battles, and to be invincible. But the result is not so ideal!

Hundred causes must have results, the Wei State has been reckless in military force all these years, and has not fought for many years, and now it has finally tasted the bitter fruit.

Borrowing money from the gentry? Issuing bonds to officers and men of the three armed services?

Ran Min couldn't help but be annoyed and said angrily: "Have you forgotten how the Zhou Dynasty declined in the past? The Zhou royal family was poor, and in order to make ends meet, they repeatedly borrowed money from the princes and ministers, but they couldn't pay it back, and finally their credit went bankrupt, and Zhou's authority plummeted! Do you want me to be in debt like King Zhou? ”

"Your Majesty is angry!"

The ministers all expressed their trepidation.

In 256 B.C., the Qin State attacked Korea on a large scale, and soon captured Yangcheng and Chenghuang (both in the area of present-day Dengfeng City) in Korea, beheaded 40,000 people, and approached the Wangcheng (now Wangcheng Park) where King Zhou Yu lived.

King Zhou and the ministers were in a panic, not knowing how to deal with the powerful Qin State.

At this moment, an envoy sent by the state of Chu offered a plan to the king of Zhou: the state of Qin was strong, and it was difficult for a single country to fight against it, and only in the name of Zhou Zi could it be possible to save itself by convening the six countries to jointly attack Qin. King Zhou and his ministers felt that this was the only way, so they drafted an edict, distributed it to the six countries, and agreed to concentrate their forces on Qin.

At this time, Zhou Zi only had a very small piece of territory left, and although he was mobilized repeatedly, he only gathered 6,000 men. In order to raise the military expenses of this group of people, he had to borrow debts from wealthy businessmen in China, and promised to pay off the principal and interest after the destruction of Qin.

By the appointed date, King Zhou brought 6,000 men and horses to the meeting place, Yique (i.e., Longmen).

After waiting for several days, except for Chu and Yan, there was no news from the rest of the countries. Relying on this strength alone, it is obviously not Qiang Qin's opponent. At this time, there was not much military spending left, and the plan to resist Qin and attack Qin had to be abandoned, and the concentrated men and horses were dispersed.

When Qin learned that Zhou Zi was going to unite the six countries of Kwantung to resist Qin and attack Qin, he ordered a large army to attack Zhou Zi. The Qin army reached the royal city, and the king of Zhou surrendered to Qin, and was driven by Qin to the new city south of Yique.

All the creditors rushed to the new city to collect debts from the king of Xun, and the king could not parry, so he hid in a post house built on a high platform, which was called "debt escape" and "debt avoidance".

This is an allusion to "high debts".

At this time, Shang Shu ordered Cui Hao to come out again: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Xu Ji's idea is good, but there is no consideration. Towards the end of the year, the imperial court had to pay the officials' salaries, the soldiers' salaries, and the rewards and pensions of the soldiers of the three armies, which was a large amount of expenses. In addition, I need money and food in all aspects of Dawei, and it is urgent! Just relying on the auction to sell the treasures of the treasury, I am afraid that it will be too late in time. ”

Therefore, the minister thought that Wei Jian and Wang Meng should have the idea that the imperial court could borrow money from the scholars and issue bonds, and they could also issue bonds to the soldiers of the three armies in order to meet the immediate needs. Your Majesty, please think again! ”

In the end, don't you still have to borrow money on credit?

Ran Min rubbed his temples and said, "It's okay." Xu Ji! ”

"The minister is here!"

"You're in charge of the auction. It is necessary to build auction venues in various places, and even temporarily requisition some Wurao manors to transform them. In view of the fact that it was the first time and probably had little effect, the venue of the three auctions was renovated in the girder as a test site! The rest of the states and counties, and the county seat of each county, had to create a venue for the auction. You will come back to the details later. ”

"Minister, obey!"

Ran Min glanced at the ministers under His Majesty's platform again, and said, "Cui Hao, Wang Meng!" ”

"The minister is here!"

"The two of you are responsible for printing bonds, the face value can be large, the maximum face value is 100,000 copper coins, the most face value is consistent, adopt the decimal system, one, ten, hundred, thousand, thousand, ten thousand, 100,000! Every kind of bond must be strictly controlled, and the quality must be guaranteed. ”

"No!"

"In addition, as soon as the bonds are created, they are disbursed. Li Nong and Wei Zheng were responsible for calming the emotions of the soldiers and issuing the bonds in place, and Cui Hao was responsible for contacting the major scholars, knowing them with affection and reasoning, and issuing the bonds. ”

"Yes!"

Regarding the matter of bonds, in fact, Ran Min discussed with Cui Hao and Wang Meng, and directly borrowing money or an IOU or something, which would lose the majesty of the imperial court, so he simply made a bond and used the bond as collateral.

After the court meeting, Ran Min announced Cui Hao and Wang Meng into the Evergreen Palace.

"Sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

When the two of them were seated, Ran Min sat on the top and said, "Two Aiqing, I have already told you about the general form of bonds, have you come up with this template?" ”

Immediately, Cui Hao took out a stack of bonds and handed them to Ran Min's hand: "Your Majesty, according to the drawings you gave, the minister asked the craftsman to build a template for several days, and after several tests, this kind of bond was finally printed." You take a look and see if it's appropriate. ”

Ran Min carefully examined the bond in his hand for a while. The face value of this bond varies, there are consistent, ten, hundred, thousand, ten, and one hundred thousand, and the value is different, and the large and ornamental ornaments are all the same.

The boxy bond presents a square box, with delicate lines in light blue, with a large face value in the middle and a bright note at the bottom, indicating the time, place, function, and term of the bond. Above the bonds are various seals, the seal of the Shangshu Province, the seal of the Zhongshu Province, the seal of the Menxia Province, and the seal of the household department.

Ran Min nodded and said, "The appearance of this bond is okay." This is an anti-counterfeiting mark and needs to be prevented from being imitated by others. However, this batch of bonds is only between the nobles and the soldiers of the three armies, so you need to record the provenance of each bond so that every money can be returned accurately. ”

"No!"

Putting aside the bonds in his hand, Ran Min said again: "There is one more thing, I want to discuss it with you." ”

Hearing this, Wang Meng and Cui Hao glanced at each other, and they both saw the thick worry in each other's eyes.

The task is too arduous, and they are under a lot of pressure!

Ran Min said lightly: "After years of war, the treasury is too empty. There are still some food reserves, but the money is really exhausted, and even if bonds are issued to the major clans, it may not last long. Therefore, I want to emulate Captain Jin. ”

"What?"

"No, Your Majesty!" Cui Hao said hurriedly: "In the past, Cao Mengde specially placed the commander of the Qiu Zhonglang and the captain of the Jin, and the suddenness was not exposed. This is an angry and resentful thing, and it will be criticized by the world and scolded by history! The matter of digging up people's tombs is very lacking in morality, and please be cautious! ”

Wang Meng was also shocked and said, "Yes." Your Majesty, in order to make up for the lack of military salaries, Cao Cao set up military ranks such as General Faqiu Zhonglang and Captain Jin, specializing in robbing tombs to obtain wealth and subsidize military expenses. But Your Majesty is different from Cao Cao, Your Majesty is already the father of Xia Rao, and he should be a model for the world. ”

Digging people's ancestral graves and digging people's tombs is certainly a very immoral thing, but Ran Min also has to do it!

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