Chapter 972: North Silver and South Grain

Of course, it is also to give silver, how to give the law, Yang Chendong also has his own thoughts. He won't do anything about giving away silver, how to take the opportunity to pit the Northern Ming Dynasty is his real intention.

"Brother Xu, has Beiming always been short of silver?"

Yang Chendong also said just now that he would give five million taels of silver, and as soon as the conversation changed, Xu Youzhen was also stunned for a moment, but then nodded and replied: "Yes, since Beiming began to recruit and train soldiers, there has been no time when the silver has been rich." For this reason, the agricultural tax has been levied three years ahead of schedule, which has caused many complaints among the people. ”

"Huh? This way of drinking blood from the peasants is not right, and it succeeds for a while, but it will only bring greater hidden dangers, and it is not the work of the wise. Yang Chendong said in disagreement. Emperors of all dynasties knew that water can carry a boat and also capsize a boat, but there are really few people who really do it.

"Yes, the ministers of the court know this truth, but isn't there no way." Xu Youzhen also shook his head, still thinking in his heart, but not everyone is as capable as your sixth young master, and has the ability to turn stones into gold.

I don't know what Xu Youzhen thinks in her heart, and she doesn't have the time to guess this, Yang Chendong said again, "I remember that Beiming didn't want to learn from this Wang Jian Bank before, it was a very profitable business, but why didn't you do it?" ”

"Hey." As soon as this matter was mentioned, Xu Youzhen seemed to be a different person, and he turned out to be angry, and said with righteous indignation: "Yes, when I saw that the Yang Family Bank was so prosperous, it could concentrate all the people's money and use it, and the Northern Ming Dynasty also wanted to follow its example, and even this matter was once placed on the desk of our six Shangshu." But... However, before the bank was built, the officials who made the decision had already poured in like a bee, and this yamen was short of money, and that department was short of silver, and the only amount reported was an astronomical amount. If this is the case, I am afraid that they will take how much money they put in the bank. Eventually, it didn't work out. Oh! By the way, at that time, Beiming still wanted to fight the idea of Yangjia Bank, but hehe, it didn't work out. ”

"Hahaha." Hearing that Beiming still wanted to fight Yang's bank, Yang Chendong couldn't help laughing. He already knew this, at that time, with the help of the mercenary name to win the defense of the Beijing Division, so that some people became jealous, and then went south to play their own name and prestige, the facts also proved that only financial resources without strength will only become the existence of others, now well, under the continuous expansion of the Yang family, even Beiming does not dare to fight his idea casually, and now they can only watch the continuous expansion of the Yang family's bank, but they have no way to do it.

Seeing that Yang Chendong seemed to be in a good mood, Xu Youzhen asked cautiously, "Sixth Young Master, the five million taels of silver you sent will not be used by Beimingjian Bank." ”

"Amazing, amazing, Brother Xu, who knows me." Yang Chen did not deny it, but generously admitted it.

"Ahh This can't be helped, it's equivalent to a meat bun beating a dog and there is no return. Xu Youzhen hurriedly waved her hand, wanting to dissuade Yang Chendong.

Knowing that this was the other party's consideration for himself, Yang Chendong also put on a grateful look and said: "I naturally understand Brother Xu's thoughts, you are indeed doing this for the good of this king." It's just that this king just said that the five million taels of silver were originally intended to be given to Beiming, and it is not surprising that he will not come back. On the contrary, it is appropriate to use the five million taels of silver to mess up the economy of Beiming. ”

"Messing up the economy?" Xu Youzhen's face showed a puzzled expression.

"That's right, it's messing up the economy." Yang Chendong nodded in acknowledgement. Even though Xu Youzhen came, he also saw the strength of Shicheng, and he believed that it would not be in the future, so Yang Chendong regarded him as his own, and said without concealment, "Yes, these five million taels of silver are the gunpowder that buried the foundation of the Northern Ming Dynasty." Unless they can really put it to good use, if they don't, they will blow some people to the ground. ”

Seeing that Xu Youzhen still looked puzzled, Yang Chendong calmed down and continued to explain, "Brother Xu, let's put it this way, do you think that the current problem of Beiming can be solved with five million taels of silver?" ”

"I can't." Without thinking about it, Xu Youzhen gave the answer. It's not that he's too decisive, it's just that.

Just as Yang Chendong had a dream, Emperor Zong of the Northern Ming Dynasty also had his own dream, that is, to unify the Ming Dynasty and restore the glory of his ancestors. If you want to do this, it is not a five million taels of silver that can be solved, that is, two, five or even ten five million taels are sent to him, and I am afraid that there is a way to spend it all.

Yang Chendong knew this, but he only took out five million taels, which was originally a trap, or a bait. "Brother Xu, let's tell you the truth, today's Northern Ming Dynasty is rampant with corrupt officials, eunuchs are dictatorial, there is no way out and future, and it is only a matter of time before such a country will perish, what is different is only the length of time, and the difference is only the question of how many years the Han people will suffer."

This is the first time Yang Chendong has talked to Xu Youzhen about such a big thing, and at this moment he also has a serious face, and he quickly digests everything Yang Chendong said in his heart.

"If there is chaos today, it is difficult to have a few peaceful places. The so-called prosperity, the people suffer; Death, and the people suffer. And the fundamental reason for this is that the system is wrong, that is, the officials protect each other, and the officials do not pay attention to the voice of the people. The development of my Yang department saw these drawbacks, so I tried to change everything, and even wanted to build a new world. We will do our best to transform those that can be transformed, and simply eliminate those that cannot be transformed, and re-establish the foundation. Beiming is okay, it belongs to the ones that can be transformed, at least they have the most kind and simple people in the world, so what needs to be transformed is only the imperial court. ”

While speaking, he paid attention to Xu Youzhen's facial changes, and found that although this person was shocked, he was not very angry, Yang Chendong knew that this person should see his "ambition", and then said with a smile: "Just if you want to achieve the goal of transformation, you need the Northern Ming Dynasty to make more mistakes, so that the people are no longer supporting them, and that's when I make a move." In order to achieve this goal, the king decided to support the Beiming Construction Bank and contributed five million taels of silver as a foundation. It's still the same sentence just now, if they make good use of it, this is a wealth of development, and if they don't use it well, this pit will only get bigger and bigger, and in the end, they will throw their bodies into it, and they can't fill it. ”

"It's... Is this the gunpowder that blew up the foundation of the Northern Ming Dynasty? Xu Youzhen finally understood, and said with a surprised face.

"Whether it's gunpowder or not, it depends on what Emperor Daizong does. I gave away the five million taels of silver, and it was up to him to decide whether it was a blessing or a curse. Of course, on the surface, the five million taels of silver are still not given, but borrowed. Moreover, these silvers should be placed in the most conspicuous position in Beiming Bank, so that everyone can see them. ”

"Why is that?" Xu Youzhen asked with a look of incomprehension.

"It's simple. With these five million taels of silver, everyone will feel at ease when they see it, and they will deposit their money in Beiming Bank, which is called the butterfly effect. Yang Chendong said with a smile. Then I thought of the pit I dug for Nanming, that is, to sell them grain at a low price, and over time, Nanming's grain fields will be abandoned because they have no value, and once at that time, the Yang Department suddenly stopped exporting grain to Nanming, what kind of results and scenes would it be. Presumably, a blow can hit the Nanming Rest Department hard.

Beiyin and Nanliang, this is the big dish that Yang Chendong prepared for Nanbei Ming economically. Once it is actually activated, you can imagine how terrible the results will be.

Regarding what Nanming wanted to do, Yang Chendong naturally wouldn't say it to Xu Youzhenming, but what to do about Beiming's affairs, he didn't leave a little hand to say everything, and Xu Youzhen who listened to it was in a cold sweat, and finally nodded his head constantly.

At noon, Xu Youzhen stayed in Yang's Mansion for dinner, and the sixth lady Luan Xiaoyu also came out to accompany her, expressing Yang Chendong's importance to him. In the afternoon, the accompanying person was replaced by a soldier of the guard, accompanying Xu Shangshu to walk around the city and let him relax. According to Yang Chendong, he will prepare for the transportation of grain immediately, but it will also take two to three days, after all, it is 200,000 people to eat, drink and Lazar.

In the Yang Mansion in the afternoon, Yang Si, the commander of the logistics division, rushed over, and listened to the young master's arrangement, and the commander of the new First Army, Hu Mang, and Yang Er were responsible for accompanying him.

In Yang Chendong's mouth, he reported a lot of numbers in a row, all of which were to be sent to Sanbula Chuan City. For example, such a necessary thing as food, as the largest city in the grassland, Shicheng is naturally well prepared, but 200,000 people eat grain and grass for a month and a half, which is not a big problem.

After waiting for Yang Chendong to finish the order one by one, Yang Si naturally nodded constantly, saying that he would do it when he went back, and strive to prepare everything in the shortest possible time, send it to the carriage, and transport it to Sanbula Sichuan City. The commander of the Humang army on the side saw that he was going to transport grain to Beiming, and he immediately expressed a different meaning, "Young master, as you said, we will have a war with Beiming and Nanming sooner or later, so why do you want to send them grain and grass now?" Isn't this helping the opponent and helping the opponent become stronger? ”

"Well, the First World War is inevitable, but the scale of this battle can be well studied. Let's put it this way, if we do it well, the scale of this battle will probably be small, so small that it can be negligible. On the contrary, if the preparations are not done well, the scale of this battle will be very large, and even if we win, the south and the north will be devastated because of this, and if that is the case, we will need to spend more energy to help it develop after we move there. In contrast, it is just a matter of transporting some grain and grass in the past, which is really nothing compared to what will be paid in the future. The three people in front of him are all people who are extremely close to him, so he naturally knows everything and has nothing to hide.