The subscription of treasury bonds is linked to their official positions, and this matter has forced many officials to reassess the situation.

Although everyone wants to advertise themselves as clean officials, flaunting clean officials has never been the ultimate goal, and promotion and wealth are their lifelong goals.

If you lose your black gauze hat, even if you have a little good reputation, it will be useless, and it is better to be the first assistant of the wife and shadow like Wan An.

At present, the imperial court is redundant in the name of financial distress, and judging from the latest redundant feedback, those officials who do not actively participate in the subscription of government bonds have all been redundant.

Although no one can prove that there is a necessary connection between the two things, no one is willing to take this risk, and the loss of losing the black yarn hat for the sake of the so-called name is not worth the loss.

What's more, the national debt is a good solution to the current imperial court, and it is also the most important thing for the emperor nowadays, and whoever dares to block it like He Qiaoxin will only be a dead end.

It is precisely because of this that the officials in the capital have secretly made up their minds -- in the next subscription of treasury bonds, although they cannot be in the limelight, they must not fall off the tail of the car.

Ministry of Rites Yamen, subscription site.

"I'll subscribe for ten!"

"I'll subscribe for ten!"

"I'll subscribe for thirty!"

"No, I'm going to add thirty!"

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In the face of a new round of treasury bond subscription, the Ministry of Rites has changed the casual attitude of the previous Criminal Department, and the Ministry of Rites has been very enthusiastic in subscribing, and there has even been a tide of comparison.

The reason why there is a secret rivalry is not because they have old grudges between them, but because they are afraid of falling last and thus becoming candidates for the next round of redundancy.

Although everyone advertises that they are clean officials, this is just an image of self-deception, and the ice examples, charcoal examples, and other examples from the local government alone are enough to make any Beijing official have enough to eat.

It is impossible for Xu Qiong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, to add to the blockage like He Qiaoxin, the secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, not to mention that the emperor's thunderous anger makes him unbearable, and this subscription is the last test before he enters the cabinet.

In the end, with the strong cooperation of Xu Qiong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, the subscription of the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites ended.

The officials of the entire yamen subscribed for 2,000 treasury bonds, and the lowest subscription amount came to as much as 60, and the highest was Xu Qiong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who subscribed for 300 bonds.

This time it is no longer the 100 treasury bonds subscribed by He Qiaoxin, the secretary of the Criminal Department, who took the lead in the entire Criminal Department, and because of the good demonstration of the Ministry of Rites, other yamen followed suit.

The Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War subscribed for 2,300 and 2,400 tickets, the Ministry of Officials subscribed for 3,000 tickets, and the Ministry of Household Affairs subscribed for a full 8,000 tickets.

The main reason why the household department subscribed so many treasury bonds was that there were many officials in the 13 departments of the household department, so their total subscription far exceeded that of other yamen.

It is precisely in this way that before the Lantern Festival holiday began, the six yamen successfully completed the subscription of treasury bonds.

Except for the Criminal Department, which only subscribed for 100 bonds, the next five yamen were all highly subscribed, and the total number of treasury bonds subscribed by the six yamen reached 12,800.

Although the total number of treasury bonds issued by the household department this time is 300,000, the achievement of the issuance of the six yamen is undoubtedly a major achievement.

"The officials of the six departments have really subscribed!"

"My good man, the household department subscribed for 8,000 tickets!"

"Since these adults have subscribed, the imperial court will not default on the contract, right?"

……

In fact, the most important role of the six yamen is not how many treasury bonds they have subscribed, but that they have endorsed the treasury bonds with real money, and they will definitely be able to induce more people to subscribe.

This approach has proven to be very effective.

The magnates who were originally waiting and watching entered the market one after another, although they did not dare to subscribe in huge amounts, but many people were willing to take out a few hundred taels to try.

In fact, they don't necessarily have this need!

They kept the silver in the kiln for a year, and although the silver did not decrease, it did not increase. If they use it to buy government bonds, they have a good chance of earning 10% interest.

Especially in the case of financial rectification by the imperial court, the purchase of treasury bonds has become a good investment direction.

17,000 sheets!

18,000 sheets!

Nineteen thousand!

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The Ministry of Household issued treasury bonds to the public through the Imperial Bank, but it was different from the registered treasury bonds issued to the officials of the Sixth Ministry, and now the Imperial Bank issues registered treasury bonds and bearer treasury bonds.

A registered treasury bond is actually a kind of voucher, which is similar to the situation of a deposit note, which not only indicates the amount of the treasury bond, but also has information about the debtor.

As for bearer treasury bonds, they all have a fixed style and anti-counterfeiting markings, and each of them is a fixed denomination of ten taels or two rice bills and three cloth bills.

It is worth mentioning that under Zhu Youji's silent efforts, the dominance of silver has been broken.

Although cloth and rice have not yet replaced the status of silver, they have become the second or third largest currency, and rice has become the first currency in the state.

Even after entering the Lantern Festival holiday, the issuance of treasury bonds is still advancing steadily, and it has already reached the 30,000 mark in the blink of an eye.

Red makeup spring ride. Step on the shadow of the moon and walk through the city. Endless sight, singing and dancing on the floor, Xi Xiangchen lotus step bottom. The sound of the flute was broken, and Cailuan was asked to return, not afraid that Jin Wu would get drunk. The road is very relentless, and the noise stops. I can listen to the slave song.

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The Lantern Festival is coming as scheduled, and the whole capital is very lively.

The Ming Dynasty ushered in a real Ming monarch, and now Shuntianfu Yin is a rare upright and clean official, which has led to the long-lost prosperity of the capital.

Especially in the area of the Drum Tower, it has become a veritable number one commercial street in the world, and the flow of people on the street can be described as shoulder to shoulder.

Jintaifang, Shuntian Mansion.

Although it is during the Lantern Festival holiday, this yamen still has a lot of busy figures, and the signing room opened early.

Song Cheng, who was wearing a crimson official uniform, still had a dark face, but his eyes looked bright, and he was sitting in front of the bookcase with his waist straight, and he was handling official business in an orderly manner.

Since becoming the Yin of Shuntianfu, he has been handling official affairs conscientiously, even during the Spring Festival, he will not give himself a holiday.

Because he is extremely good at investigating cases, the number of cases of rape and criminals in the capital has decreased significantly in recent years, and he even has the reputation of "Little Bao Gong".

"This deserted house is haunted?"

Song Cheng never believed in ghosts and gods, but when he looked through a civil case that was actually insignificant, he faintly sensed that there was something strange about this matter.

This is actually a case of a rental dispute! A man named Niu Daring rented a remote house outside the Xi'an Gate, but because the deserted house next door was haunted, he was so frightened that he asked to return the rent.

It's just that Yazi refused to refund the rent on the grounds that he had already told Niu Daring, and the price of renting was so low because the house was too unlucky.

"This should be the Song Mansion, right?"

Song Cheng's focus was not here, but remembered the fire the year before last, which claimed dozens of lives.

Fortunately, the forbidden army at Xi'an Gate discovered the fire and quickly sent people to extinguish the fire, and smashed the door open, which allowed someone in the Song Mansion to escape from death.

As far as he knew, the adopted son of the family surnamed Song did not die in the fire, but he has not been heard from since.

The fire that night was strange, and the Song Dynasty had no reason to buy so much lamp oil at once, so he always suspected that the fire had something else to hide.

"Although the two parties have written evidence, the tenant can no longer move in safely, so he no longer follows the contract! Today, the government has ordered all the rents to be returned to the tenants, and the tenants will compensate the landlord with 100 yuan, so as to have two equals! ”

Song Cheng gave instructions on this civil dispute, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Although many people compliment him on his divine judgment, this fire case has become a knot in his heart, and he has never been able to find the real culprit of arson, or even find out the motive of the other party's arson.

Creation makes people, and now this Song house is haunted.

"Master, Madame has already cooked the meal!" Yahuan Xiaotao walked in from the outside, looking cheerful and authentic.

Song Cheng was about to call the head-catcher Zhao Dayan, but only then did he find that the sun was setting.

Although he didn't mind that he had been busy, he thought that his wife had suffered so much with him, so he always felt that he owed Yun Niang in his heart, so he would accompany Yun Niang to enjoy every meal.

Yun Niang is now a few months pregnant, but she insists on weaving cloth in the back house every day, and she also cooks herself.

Today's meal was hearty, with pork belly that is rarely seen on weekdays.

Song Cheng sat down in the fixed north position, took a sip of the fish bone soup next to him and said, "This sea fish bone is really a taste a day, it is enough to satisfy the husband's cravings." You're pregnant, and you'll be left with this plate of pork belly! ”

"Song nerd, where can I eat so much?" Although Yun Niang felt Song Cheng's care, she glanced at it resentfully.

Song Cheng knew that Yun Niang had suffered a lot in the past few years of repaying her debts, although she didn't know how to coax women, she still sincerely picked up a piece of fat and thin pork belly into Yun Niang's bowl and said: "Then you can eat slowly, if there is any leftover, I will keep it for you to make supper!" ”

Although he was actually greedy for this colorful and fragrant five-flower board, he always thought in his heart that even if he wronged himself, he couldn't let Yun Niang suffer.

Xiao Tao saw this couple showing affection, although Song Cheng still spoke like wood, but he still couldn't stand it and walked away.

"Recently, more and more people in the capital have subscribed to treasury bonds, do you think the emperor will default?" Yun Niang liked to pester Song Cheng to talk about things while she was full, so she asked curiously.

She is now the Lady of Destiny, and she also has her own small circle.

Since she is recognized as one of the emperor's celebrities, these days, Mrs. Decree has been coming to inquire about it, and they all want to know if this national debt is reliable.

Although it is now a man's world, in fact, women's accumulation should not be underestimated, so the minds of some Lady Orders are active.

Song Cheng thought of the situation of meeting the emperor several times, and said without hesitation: "No!" ”

"Why are you so sure?" Yun Niang held the chopsticks and suddenly asked with interest.

Song Cheng's eyes were very clear, and he said seriously: "This is obviously a win-win thing, why should the emperor break the contract?" ”

"When it expires next year, it will be a full 3.3 million taels, what a lot of money!" Yun Niang knew that wealth was moving, so she said this amazing data.

Song Cheng shook his head lightly, and turned his head to look in the direction of the Forbidden City: "The emperor has always been working for the benefit of the people of the world, if you really want money this time, the imperial court only needs to raise taxes!" It's just that since the emperor ascended the throne, not only has he never beaten the idea of the people, but has sought benefits for the people everywhere, but also spent more than three million taels to settle the millions of displaced people in Henan? How could such a king lose his trust for the sake of only three million taels? ”

Although he did not have much contact with the emperor, judging from the emperor's governance methods, he was an emperor who was determined to create a prosperous era.

He has reason to believe that the current saint will not ruin the good situation for a small amount of money, let alone a short-sighted emperor.

The most important thing is that the funds raised this time are not squandering, but for mining Luzon's gold mines, and there will be a steady stream of gold to feed the Ming Dynasty's finances.

"Once the concubine believes you, I will go to the Royal Money Village with Mrs. Liu!" Yun Niang took a bite of food and said vaguely.

Song Cheng took today's extraordinarily delicious sea fish bone soup to his mouth, and asked in great confusion: "What are you doing with Mrs. Liu at the Royal Money House?" ”

"The minister wants to subscribe for 300 treasury bonds!" Yun Niang's eyes flashed with a hint of cunning, revealing the little tiger teeth.

Burst!

Song Cheng squirted out the soup that had just been put in his mouth, and then looked at his wife with an incredulous face, didn't his family just finish paying off his debts?

Because of his ordinary family background, although he successfully obtained the Jinshi fame, his family owed a lot of debts for treatment and study, so he has been paying off his debts since he joined the office.

Fortunately, he was promoted to the rank of Zhengsanpin Shuntianfu Yin a lot, plus Yun Niang also made progress as a lady and weaver, and he was rewarded by the emperor for solving the case several times, so he could pay off the debt.

In the past, it was not oily at all, but thanks to the opening of the sea by the imperial court, it was often possible to buy cheap fish bones transported from the port of Tianjin.

It's just that things came so unexpectedly that his wife wanted to subscribe for 500 treasury bonds, which was a full 5,000 taels.

If the official of Kedao is here, he will definitely label Song Cheng as a corrupt official, so as to step on the world-famous Song Qingtian.

"Master, Madame's family came to Madame's house last year, and I also sent Madame a large sum of silver! In fact, our Song family's debts have already been paid off, and Mrs. Tai also let Mrs. Tai build a new house at home! Xiao Tao received Yun Niang's eyes, so she told the secret she had been secreting.

Song Cheng would not suspect that Yun Niang had accepted bribes behind her back, if this woman was greedy for money, she would not have talked to herself, a poor scholar, and said with a sense of relief: "I see, but ...... Why do you want to hide it? ”

"I didn't hide it, it's just that you haven't asked, and you're stupid!" Yun Niang handed the handkerchief over, but blamed the authentic.

Song Cheng took the handkerchief and wiped the fish soup on the side of his mouth, and asked in confusion: "Why am I stupid?" ”

"You don't want to think about it, you are already Shuntianfu Yin, my father can not recognize me as a daughter, but can he really not recognize you as a fast son-in-law who rides the dragon?" Yun Niang found that her father-in-law was sometimes cute, and she went straight to the core.

She did not hesitate to regret her marriage in her early years, and followed the poor scholar Song Cheng with an iron heart, which led to a direct quarrel with the family, and as a result, her father was so angry that she threatened to sever the father-daughter relationship.

It's just that Song Cheng took the Jinshi exam to become famous, and he became the Yin of Shuntian Mansion at a young age, and he was favored by the emperor, so he can be said to be the star of hope in the Ming officialdom.

She believed that her father could not change his position because of family affection, but thanks to her good husband and the emperor's favor, her fate also quietly changed.

Song Cheng found out that this was really the case, and he was also happy for his wife: "That's good, when I have the opportunity to return to my hometown in the future, I will accompany you to meet Lord Taishan!" ”

"Okay, the concubine will do the right thing first!" Yun Niang saw that the matter had been explained clearly, and even left with a smile.

Song Cheng looked at Yun Niang's figure leaving, and then realized that his wife had become a little rich woman, and she just brought the fish bone soup to her mouth and tasted it carefully, and found that there was a sweet smell, no wonder...... I've been so fierce lately. (End of chapter)