"You can keep playing, but I have three things I don't like to talk about."

Li Jinglong thought for a long time, and finally consciously thought about it safely before he spoke.

"Say." Jiang Xinghuo motioned for him to speak freely.

"One, I don't think the game is well designed."

Zhu Gaoxu was a little confused: "Oh? Where is it unreasonable? ”

"Finance." Li Jinglong said simply, "The last time [Change] was forcibly triggered, it was because the financial value has been decreasing, why is the financial value decreasing?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Naturally, it was because of a series of unlucky events. Hu Lu has no 100-year national fortune, and it is not surprising that he is unlucky. ”

"That's not the way it is." Li Jinglong drew two lines on the ground with his fingers, "I want to ask, why is there no fiscal surplus?" It stands to reason that under normal circumstances, a reunified country should have an annual fiscal surplus, even if it is not much. ”

The lines on the ground, one short and the other long.

Li Jinglong continued to draw in equal proportions, and the result was that as the line lengthened, the long line began to slowly reach the length of one and a half times or two times the length of the short line.

"Just like these two threads, over time, the warehouse is always full." The remnants of the people are saved, and the warehouse is built to prepare for famine', what Emperor Wen of Sui can do, Kublai Khan, who is more ruthless, can't do? What's more, as far as I know, the Yuan Dynasty practiced a package tax system in some areas. ”

"So I think the rules of the game set by Jiang Lang are wrong, and we can't default to the fact that the annual financial income and expenditure are completely equal. In this way, without a surplus, there is no ability to resist natural and man-made disasters. ”

To the surprise of the two, Jiang Xinghuo nodded and agreed.

"You're smart, worthy of being my student, and you quickly realized it."

"Actually, it's a patch I'm playing."

"Patch?" Zhu Gaoxu was puzzled.

"Yes, it's like patching your clothes, it's a rule that is set to prevent bugs in this game. The purpose is, to put it bluntly, to add a little more difficulty to the game, so that you can experience it in the demanding financial situation of the time. Prevent some of you from going to extremes, directly and continuously choose to forcibly protect the finances, and guard the money and the country when the country dies. ”

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and said: "Since Ling has already put it forward, this point is indeed an artificial obstacle set up by me, then we can change the rules." A fixed increase of 5 points per year in the fiscal surplus. ”

"Okay." Li Jinglong nodded and said, "There is a second point. ”

Before Li Jinglong's words could be spoken, he was interrupted by Jiang Xinghuo.

"Do you want to say that in foreign conquest, why do you deduct 10 points of finance regardless of success or failure?"

"Even so, I don't think it's reasonable." Li Jinglong said affirmatively, "I don't think he is unreasonable because of the deduction of 10 points of finance. Since it is a labor expedition, whether it is to fight Japan or occupy the city, it will definitely cost a lot of money, and the deduction of financial values is completely understandable. My question is, can't you plunder to increase the finances? If not, then how can we explain how the Mongols used to destroy Jin, Western Xia, Dali, and Southern Song Dynasty, and constantly nourish the war with war? ”

Jiang Xinghuo smiled and asked rhetorically: "Since you all know that it was Jin, Western Xia, Dali, and Southern Song that were destroyed, then you know that these countries were plundered by money. But Japan, Champong, and Annam, apart from monkeys and elephants, what else could they grab back at that time? Their wealth is not even as good as a prefecture in the Central Plains, and it is all mountains and jungles, what can they plunder? ”

Li Jinglong was speechless for a moment.

This is not to blame him, the soldier saint on paper always has to know some prerequisites before he can talk about soldiers.

However, in Japan, Champang, and Annam, Li Jinglong not only never went there, but also rarely understood the local geography, population and economic conditions. In this way, it is taken for granted that no matter how poor these countries are, they should have a level similar to that of Dali.

In fact, these countries really can't catch up with Dali, which has been enjoying the country for 300 years and has accumulated countless wealth for more than ten generations, which can only be said to be far inferior.

"One more point." Li Jinglong reluctantly spoke.

"We have so few options, so few that to put it bluntly, we have only one option, whether or not to suppress the rebellion."

"If this is the case, then we are faced with successive natural and man-made disasters, in fact, whether we choose or not will have the same ending."

Li Jinglong realized the core of what he wanted to say: "On the surface, it seems that we have come to the end of [changing money] step by step, and if we look at it from the perspective of historical facts, it seems that Kublai Khan is the same. But after all, we are deducing, and there should be enough variables. Otherwise, what is the difference between us and going straight down to the historical facts? ”

Jiang Xinghuo is very reasonable, and he is simply as good as a stream.

If, if you can ignore the smile that is getting thicker and thicker in the corners of his eyes.

It seems that he had already guessed these requests that Li Jinglong would make.

When Jiang Xinghuo went to school before the crossing, he always felt that going to school was too boring to study and take exams, and if there were many choices, he would definitely be able to live a better life. But when he accepted the beating of society, he also understood a truth, it turns out that the more choices there are, the more misguided paths there are.

"That makes sense, then in the next text simulation, I will give you more events to choose from. Do you want to continue now? ”

Li Jinglong and Zhu Gaoxu didn't know how many times they looked at each other today, the pair of straw bag commanders and invincible generals who were eager to kill each other on the battlefield joined forces to reach a tacit understanding at this time, and they said in unison.

"Go on!"

At this time, Li Jinglong's heart was full of confidence.

Li Jinglong felt that he had found out all the pits that Jiang Xinghuo had dug for him in this game.

As long as there is a surplus in the finances, and the financial values are stabilized on the premise of not destroying the country, then he believes that there will be a successful result in this deduction.

Or else? Will it be like last time, after six years of simulation, forced to [change money]?

Li Jinglong felt that as long as he had more autonomy, he would definitely not be like this.

The secret room next door.

Xia Yuanji, who hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, in fact, whether you change the rules or not, it's all the same." ”

"Why?" Zhu Di asked curiously.

"The rules designed by Jiang Xinghuo for the first time have a layer of meaning hidden in them."

Xia Yuanji didn't sell it, and said directly: "That is the value of finance, in fact, it also represents the depreciation of the Zhongtong banknotes. ”

Zhu Di was a little puzzled, he frowned slightly, and his knuckles tapped on the armrest of the sandalwood chair and made a soft sound.

In other words, the lower the fiscal value, the less valuable the banknotes will be. So the minister dared to ask His Majesty, Kublai Khan, who personally participated in the design of the central unified banknote system, why did he [exchange money]? Doesn't he know the danger of changing money to the credibility of the imperial court? ”

Zhu Di put himself in his shoes and replied: "It should be clear, this kind of generation of male masters, he will not be confused like this when he is old." ”

Xia Yuanji's logic became more and more reasonable: "Therefore, Kublai Khan's [exchange of banknotes] is not entirely due to insufficient fiscal revenue, but because the Zhongtong banknotes themselves have depreciated and have no reputation!" ”

"So why did Zhongtong banknotes depreciate, naturally because Kublai Khan over-issued; Why did Kublai Khan over-issue, naturally because of the lack of financial money! ”

"In other words, Jiang Xinghuo's design in financial balance actually has no loopholes!"

Speaking of which, Zhu Di also understood.

In fact, to put it bluntly, Jiang Xinghuo balanced the explicit "fiscal surplus" in the early years of the Yuan Dynasty and the implicit depreciation of the "Zhongtong banknotes".

The value of "depreciation of Zhongtong banknotes", which is not directly reflected, was added in the way of "compulsory fiscal balance", which reflected the real financial situation in the early years of the Yuan Dynasty.

That is, it can only barely maintain the fiscal balance, and when it encounters the use of troops or natural disasters and civil strife, it is constantly spending money like water to create debts.

Otherwise, why did Kublai Khan print the Zhongtong banknotes until the twenty-fourth year of the Yuan Dynasty, so that he started the [banknote exchange]?

inside the walls.

"After the reset, the treasury is 80, and the national fortune is 50, continue?"

"Go on! I'm not convinced! Zhu Gaoxu shook his fist fiercely.

"In the twenty-fifth year of the Yuan Dynasty, many uprisings of different sizes broke out in Hezhou, Dunzhou, Quanzhou, Chuzhou, Liuzhou, Chaozhou and other places, and it took a total of 10 points of finance to transfer troops to suppress them, and if they did not suppress the loss of 10 points of national fortune, would they suppress it?"

Li Jinglong and Zhu Gaoxu quietly discussed, and finally unanimously decided not to suppress it.

would rather lose the fortunes of the country than suppress it, Mr. Jiang is very bad, and always tricks them into spending money to keep them safe.

This time, as long as you save money honestly and have a fiscal surplus of 5 points a year, it will be able to continue.

"In the same year, a special event occurred - the establishment of the Xuanzheng Yuan."

"The rulers of the Yuan Dynasty had gradually reached close cooperation with the Tibetan sect over the previous decades, and the region was willing to be administered by the Yuan Dynasty, so the Xuanzheng Yuan was set up to oversee the affairs of the region. National Fortune +5. ”

"In the same year, a special event occurred - the Yellow River burst its banks again."

Due to the lack of adequate protection and flood discharge projects, the Yellow River burst its banks again that year, and Xiangyi, Taikang, Tongxu, Qi and other counties, as well as Chen and Yingzhou prefectures, were affected. As the ruler of the Yuan Dynasty, you deserve to be 'lucky' that in the previous year's Yellow River burst, the loss has already been lost once, and this disaster has not caused 'too much' economic losses, and people's hearts have been numb. Fiscal - 5. ”

Seeing that Jiang Xinghuo didn't continue to speak, according to the previous process, this year was not good or bad.

But Li Jinglong had a thought: "It's over?" ”

"Nope." Jiang Xinghuo proposed a new option.

"As the ruler of the Yuan Dynasty, did you sit back and watch the Yellow River, which lacked sufficient water conservancy projects, continue to erode? If you choose no, you will face financial losses caused by the irregular bursting of the banks of the Yellow River, which has nowhere to discharge floods, due to the lack of water conservancy projects, even if it is only caused by a few heavy rains; If you choose yes, you will pay a one-time financial expenditure of 40 points, and a ten-year maintenance cost of 5 points per year, and the situation of the Yellow River's dam bursting will be greatly controlled, and the people's will will be attached to it, and the national fortune will be increased. ”

Silent!

Faced with this dilemma between morality and reason, Li Jinglong and Zhu Gaoxu both fell into a deathly silence.

How to choose?

If they did not put themselves in the shoes of the Yuan rulers, they would not hesitate to choose to support the restoration of the Yellow River, even if it would require a lot of financial support.

If they had taken the perspective of the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty and had not heard Jiang Xinghuo's previous description of the tragic situation of the Yellow River's bursting banks, then they would not hesitate to continue to maintain the financial value, and it would be impossible for them to risk another financial collapse and spend half of the wealth of the national treasury to govern the Yellow River.

But now that they have heard it, they can no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb.

The fate of millions of people in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River seems to be in their hands.

To save, or not to save?

rescued, you have to face the risk of triggering the [money exchange] again; If you don't save it, how can you get by with your conscience and be eaten by a dog?

"My conscience has long been eaten by dogs!"

Li Jinglong scolded in a low voice, raised his head and said: "I don't repair the Yellow River river defense, and every year if the river defense collapses, 5 points of finance will be deducted, and it will cost 90 points of finance before and after repairing the Yellow River river defense, and I can't afford to take this risk." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said proudly: "I want to spend this money, it is the lives of millions of people!" Now that the treasury has money, this is the money that should be spent, and if it is spent, it can not only be done once and for all, but also can be attached to the people to increase the fortunes of the country! ”

"Idiot!"

Li Jing flicked his sleeves angrily: "The last one who thought about you like this was the prime minister at the end of the Yuan Dynasty!" The result? The money was spent, and hundreds of thousands of people were recruited to repair the Yellow River, and there was a 'Mo Dao Shiren with one eye, instigating the Yellow River to rebel in the world'! It's better not to fix it, and you can survive for more than ten years if you don't do anything. ”

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he hesitated for a while, but finally shook his head, straightened his neck and said.

"That has to be repaired! I also repair the country! ”

"You...... It's stupid, do you really think you're going to make it back? Don't forget that the treasury is only 85 now! If you deduct another 40 points, it's only 45! Moreover, the money for the construction of the Yellow River in the next ten years will deduct the annual fiscal surplus, and you will definitely lose. ”

Li Jinglong gritted his teeth and scolded: "I don't know what to say! Governing the country is to weigh the pros and cons, not to let the conscience be! ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I know that what I chose may not be right, but I just want to cultivate, if I don't cultivate, I won't be happy!" ”

"It's not a material to be a prince of peace."

Zhu Di leaned back in his chair and never got up, and the words he said made the three people in the secret room even more silent.

"It's really my seed, good! Very good! ”

Zhu Di clapped his hands and stood up, and said as if no one was around: "It's a good sentence, I'd rather die than repair!" ”

"Everything in the world is like this, how can there be so many choices to make because of weighing the pros and cons?"

"If you weigh the pros and cons, I obediently wait to be imprisoned by Jianwen's little brute, can I still safely pick up a life?"

"If you weigh the pros and cons, Wang Zhen was defeated in the battle of the Xianghe River, and all the generals at that time advised me to withdraw from the army, why did Zhu Neng dare to press the sword and stand up for me and say 'Han Gaozu was defeated nine times out of ten battles, but in the end he was able to win the world, and now how can he retreat and return if there is a setback, and then call others a minister?' ”

"Self-knowing!"

"Self-Victorious Hero!"

"It's a hero!"

Zhu Di crossed his waist and looked around: "To do a great deed, you have to take a big risk, I have a lot to do, Xia Qing is willing to walk with me?" ”

Xia Yuanji hid a wry smile and saluted solemnly and said: "The ministers and the household department support Your Majesty, just as the Marquis of Wu said in the past: men should fight, women should be lucky. It's the same! ”

"Xia Qing is doing things, I am relieved." Zhu Di bowed.

showed his ambition, gave the household department a preventive shot to use a lot of money in the future, and won the verbal allegiance of his subordinates, and Zhu Di used the topic to play about it.

However, his words were heard by the two prison officials, but they had a different taste.

Yongle Emperor. It seems that he prefers Ku Xiao's own second prince, so the moon is the first to get the moon near the water, do you want to fight from the dragon's skill?

(End of chapter)