Chapter 8 When you earn money, you have to spend it
In 180 A.D., in February of the third year of Han Guanghe, Huaxing Palace in the West Garden of the Imperial City of Luoyang.
At this time, the West Garden was a super large building complex, far larger than what Liu Hong had built in another time and space.
Whether it is the majestic palace complex, the pavilion cloister inlaid with intricate carvings, or the royal garden with a variety of rare plants planted along the winding paths, it all reveals a reality.
That is the financial power of its owner!
Why was the West Garden built ahead of schedule and expanded to such a large scale, without him, there is money.
At that time, Emperor Shun of Han forced away General Long Wei, and confiscated all his family property and property, and obtained a lot of wealth at once, but he did not have time to enjoy it......
It was not until Emperor Huan Liu Zhi succeeded to the throne that he completely controlled these legacies.
Liu Zhi, who had a lot of money, suddenly drifted a little, and he used these inheritances to expand the Imperial City of Luoyang despite the opposition of the courtiers, and built a new palace in the West Garden, until now it has almost become the place where Emperor Ling has settled for more than ten years.
At this time, the beginning of spring has long passed, and the plants in the palace are in full of life, and everywhere is full of life.
However, the current Han Emperor Liu Hong has no intention of caring about these, he is busy counting money with Wang Yue and Shi A, ......, no, he is busy spending money, and ...... is not right, anyway, it is discussing money!
In Huaxing Palace, Liu Hong sat firmly on the dragon chair, Wang Yue and Shi A guarded left and right, listening to several students report various statistical data.
Everyone was a little excited, even if they spoke with a smile on their faces, although Liu Hong had been pretending to be calm, the slightly raised corners of his mouth still revealed his mood......
That's right, Liu Hong, who is already very wealthy, has made a lot of money again this year.
Although it is only a rough statistic now, and there is no really complete and specific figure, it can already be seen that the huge amount is already visible.
Liu Hong's rough estimate is definitely more than 70 billion dollars!
Of course, not all of them are money, grain, gold and silver, there are many other materials and industries, even luxury goods and slaves, but Liu Hong converted them into money for the convenience of statistics.
This huge amount of wealth comes from the Bingzhou scholars and eunuchs, and it is thanks to their years of careful accumulation that Liu Hong has a bumper harvest today......
Liu Hong was as happy as the old farmers when they killed the New Year pigs in later generations, the difference was only that the feed that these fat "New Year pigs" usually ate was the blood and sweat of the low-level people.
Such a huge amount of property with a wide variety of categories, if it had been before, Liu Hong would not have been able to really put it into his treasury even if he got it.
Because he has to rely on the children of the scholar clan to calculate, transport, store, and even manage and sell, there is a big loophole in this, and the final loss must be quite staggering, and it can also make him unable to find out the problem......
And now, the academy students trained in Yanzhuang in various places and the talented young people recommended by Wang Yue immediately came in handy.
In particular, the students of the academy not only learned scriptures, but also arithmetic and business skills in the academy in Yanzhuang.
Therefore, they can be more handy when it comes to liquidation and disposal of property.
Of course, Liu Hong has not forgotten the due supervision, and Wang Yue and many of his disciples have been busy with this matter recently.
Liu Hong plans to use this action as a test of the ability, character and loyalty of these students and young people, and screen these newcomers, which will also be convenient for them to use in the future.
Of course, in order to continue to paralyze the Central Plains Shi clan, these students still nominally belonged to the royalist Xun clan.
This kind of deception will definitely not last for a long time, and after the investigation of Wang Yue and others, many scholars have been very vigilant about this.
However, Liu Hong is not worried, because he is already one step ahead, or even more than one step, and the follow-up steps have been planned, he believes that as long as he is step by step, he can completely achieve his goal!
"Have all these figures been verified?"
After listening to the report, Liu Hong asked Wang Yue on the side.
"Your Majesty rest assured, there are all reviews, and the transportation and storage places are also monitored."
Even so, Wang Yue didn't dare to guarantee that no one would do it, so he just replied that there was a check, after all, no one would be moved by such a huge amount of wealth, but it would definitely be much better than letting the court officials deal with it......
"This is very good, Lu Zigan wrote a letter to apply for a huge amount of military funds, and he can give him tens of billions in advance as appropriate. In addition, Liu Bo'an also needs money and food to calm the people, restore farming and water conservancy, and make him report the cost in detail! ”
Although Liu Hong does not know the financial management concept that money can make money, he understands that he must spend the money he earns in order to ensure that he is ahead of the curve.
And it has to be spent on the cutting edge!
Shi A on the side heard Liu Hong's instructions and made a record, and when Liu Hong finished speaking, he saluted and said:
"Your Majesty, I don't know where to prepare some money and food in Yangzhou?"
"What Shi Qing said is exactly what I want, Long Wei is a great enemy, and he can be secretly transported to the counties of Yangzhou immediately, don't ...... The number should be limited to 10 billion......"
It's not that Liu Hong spends a lot of money, but the strength of the two big enemies he has to guard against is too strong, and I'm afraid that the money will not be enough.
Immediately, he asked Shi A to prepare to immediately arrange for Zhang Rang and other eunuchs to issue an edict, promote the sect Liu Xiang to Yangzhou pastor, Zhu Jun to be the general of Zuo Zhonglang, and Biqiu Yi to be the captain of Jianwei as his assistant, and then take the wise man of the Xun family to Yangzhou to guard against the remnants of Longwei.
Of course, the edict naturally does not write that there are still remnants of Longwei, and it is necessary to find a suitable reason to cover it up, even if it does not have much effect, it will not immediately stimulate the Longwei thief.
After all, Liu Miao went to the local area to recruit troops with a huge amount of money, and if there was no time buffer, it would be useless to have more money, and it was even possible to invest all of the enemy......
Those people who have just laid down their farm tools are not able to kill the enemy immediately after being issued weapons.
"Hmm...... Do the two Aiqing think this arrangement is appropriate? ”
After saying his thoughts, Liu Hong didn't know what he thought, and he hesitated a little, so he asked out loud.
"The minister thinks that the military affairs are enough for Zhu Jun and Biqiu Yi, but it still takes time to prepare, if there are more scheming people supplemented by strategic reconciliation, if you want to sweep away the thieves, it may be difficult to stand, but if you only want to defend yourself, you can be safe."
When Wang Yue heard Liu Hong's question, he said correctly, but he only mentioned Zhu Jun and Biqiu Yi, not only because he was familiar with the two, but also because Wang Yue's questioning attitude towards Liu Xuan.
For this Han clan, Wang Yue has heard of it.
Although this person has some fame and talent, he has always had little experience in local administration, and now he has suddenly been promoted to the high position of state pastor, Wang Yue has to express his worry......
Of course, whether Liu Hong's appointment is loyal and reliable, as well as factional checks and balances, is not within his scope of consideration, it is all the business of the master Liu Hong, so he just tactfully reminded that he needs the assistance of a resourceful person.
With a wise man coming up with ideas to plan and deal with it, as long as Liu Miao can listen to persuasion, and then know people well, he can also stabilize the overall situation.
"Hmm...... Wang Qing's concern is also reasonable, when I and the master will select the wise man Zuozhi tomorrow, I heard that the 'Xun family three ruo' in the master's clan all have Wang Zuozhi's talent, maybe it can be used? ”