Chapter 39: Returning the Rain to the Sunny Counsel (22)

[The second update, I was so sleepy last night that I didn't know what to write, so I had to get up in the morning to write. 】

Zhang Dian screamed softly, and immediately understood Han Gang's plan.

It's about borrowing money.

Opposite Zhang Dun, Cai Qu and Zeng Bu also looked abrupt.

Listening to the few sentences mentioned to the empress, you can know that Han Gang's original intention was not to ask the imperial court to issue any IOU to the inner treasury.

On the surface, the treasury bond is indeed a certificate for the inner treasury. But in reality? 100,000 yuan, 10,000 yuan, such a fixed-amount bond, with collateral, repayment period, and interest, can be sold to other people, or even used as money. This is normal in the people, and those pledge tickets can be exchanged for money. When paying off debts, IOUs can also be counted as money.

Of course, one hundred thousand yuan, except for the heavenly family, no one in the world can afford it, even if they can afford it, they will not buy it, and they dare not buy it. 10,000 copies, you can buy a lot, but no one will buy it for a while. But who said it can only be 100,000 and 10,000? A little less, a thousand, a hundred, it's okay.

As long as the imperial court is the first to set a precedent and show its appearance, and after it is convincing, it can let go of its hands and feet and issue treasury bonds. It's a big deal to use salt as collateral and directly exchange bonds for salt. The salt banknotes paid to the merchants in China also used salt as the principal.

This is Han Gang's plan, right?

The most important thing for the court to act is a letter.

This recital embodies Han Gang's most emphasized 'faith' from the inside out.

The court is honest and the people have confidence. From now on, as long as a treasury bond is issued, you can have hundreds of thousands of yuan in cash, so that the imperial court can do things conveniently. And it's easy to borrow and repay, and it's not difficult to borrow again.

Thinking of this, Zhang Dian was terrified.

What if I don't? Even if there is a mortgage, it does not mean that there is salt. If there is a mess, it will be a big trouble.

Let Lu Jia ask to fight with Han Gang in the ring. Anyway, in the end, they still have to make the decision. Zhang Dian thought.

"Your Highness. Prevent micro needs to be eliminated. Lu Jiawen really got to the point, "The so-called bond is not gold and copper, just a piece of paper." It can be faked, it can be damaged, and it can be accidentally lost. What if there are other things to do with that? ”

Copper coins are forged, how to prevent counterfeiting of national bonds? What if the bond is destroyed or lost? And in case of a major event, the imperial court issued bonds on a large scale, and even forcibly borrowed money from the rich people, and things would be difficult to clean up.

"During the time of Renzong, Yuan Hao raised troops. In order to transport more grain and grass to the borderlands, the imperial court gave the merchants in the payment of all kinds of banknotes, and the vouchers could go to the capital to exchange money for salt and tea, but after the merchants arrived in Beijing, the court could not repay the banknotes in time for some reason, and the court's credit was ruined. Lu Jia asked in a heavy tone, "Your Highness, the matter of establishing a bond is small, but the matter of credit is big. Instead of accounts, the minister did not dare to say much about the use of national debts. However, the national debt is not an IOU, and it is not for one family, and the people will also suffer. In the future, the rebellion of the country began from this. ”

Lu Jiawen, who used to be bent on changing the law and accumulating wealth, said that now the future of the country is just like the old party, and its attitude of safeguarding vested interests is very clear.

"Your Highness." Zeng Bu stood up, "It's better to ask Han Gang to go to the palace and ask." ”

Zeng Bu didn't like Han Gang, but he hated Lu Huiqing and Lu Jia. Back then, it was Lu Huiqing and Lu Jiawen who teamed up, forcing him to fight back, and he had to go out with hatred after the end. Just because he turned Lu Huiqing away from Beijing before, he was already overjoyed, and now if he can give Lu Jia another slap in the face, he doesn't mind standing on Han Gang's side.

"Han Gang has resigned." Lu Jia asked.

Zeng Bu glanced at Lu Jia and asked, are you so afraid of Han Gang?

"For the sake of state affairs, we must not shirk it. Please also ask His Highness to send someone to recruit Han Gang as soon as possible. Han Jiang said, "We are all waiting here." ”

Han Gang was soon here.

When you enter the door, you look like a three-hall trial.

The Zai Fu all looked at themselves, and Lu Jiawen seemed to be losing his temper. The queen was still behind the curtain, and Zhao Xu sat on the throne for a short time, seemingly tired and lacking much energy. It's just that his body is still upright and he sits flat. It seems that the etiquette education in the palace has trained him well. At least there's nothing to talk about.

Han Gang visited the queen and Zhao Xu, and gave him a seat to the queen. But Han Gang didn't sit down, and said to the queen: "The minister is already at home, how can he sit with Zai Fu and talk about it?" ”

"Han Shumi?" Empress Xiang was taken aback, "What does the privy council mean?" ”

"Your Majesty, Your Highness. The minister stayed in Xifu because of his sin, and resigned from the post of privy deputy envoy. But the imperial court still refuses to ......"

Empress Xiang understood, that is, unless he agreed to Han Gang's resignation, he would simply pretend to be dumb here.

Fang sighed to the queen for a long time: "...... Since Han Shumi has no intention of staying in office, it is inconvenient for me to force it. However, the privy councillor was in charge of Hedong, saving the emergency, relieving the siege of Taiyuan, recovering the dynasty and Xin, seizing Shenwu, and defeating the Liao thieves many times. With such a feat, how could the imperial court ignore it, and give 4,000 households of food. ”

The Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, how many can be as loyal to the country as Han Gang? As soon as the Son of Heaven abdicated, he immediately bullied the door. Now that the emperor is almost like a dead man, Lu Jiawen's approach is no different from bullying the widow's door, among the zaifu, only one Han Gang comes out to administer justice, no matter whether it is successful or not, the queen will definitely treat Han Gang differently.

But this is too much.

There was a commotion in Zai Fuzhong, and they all participated in the discussion of the rewards of Lu Huiqing, Han Gang, and Guo Kui, and knew that the three of them were now specific official positions, assignments, and a series of other titles and titles.

Hangang is now the county magistrate, with 8,000 households, and 4,000 households plus 12,000 households. According to the story, more than 10,000 households in the food town will inevitably be crowned as the prince of the country. Empress Xiang's intention must be to seal Han Gang as the prince of the country, otherwise, she would not let go of other false titles, and directly said that she would seal the food first.

But this is too exaggerated, even if the queen is willing to give it, Han Gang does not dare to accept it.

Cai Qu, the prime minister, is not a prince of the country yet. If you want to seal the country, you either have to stay up for time to get seniority, or you can get a gift from the court after leaving office for some reason. The prime minister is not the prince of the country, and Han Gang is sealed the country, but he doesn't want to become the target of public criticism?

It's too unjust to be burdened for the sake of fame. He hurriedly said: "Your Highness is wrong to love, and the ministers really dare not be." Please also ask Your Highness to take back your order! ”

Han Gang's attitude was sincere, and he frowned at the queen and thought for a moment, "Then we will discuss it later...... Privy ...... I've read the recitals of the Bachelor. Han Gang officially resigned, and she also changed back to her old title, "I also think the discussion of national debt is very reasonable." It's just that there are some things that I don't understand, can the privy council tell me more now. ”

Han Gang glanced left and right, and the Zaifu were all waiting for him to speak. also no longer sells Guanzi: "The suburbs of the last year, and then more than half a year of war, and there are a lot of rewards after the war, and the current situation." The library has accumulated for many years, but there is no empty book, which is well known to everyone in the DPRK and China. ”

"Who's to say it's not." Xiang Empress sighed, "I never thought that there would be so little, they were all emptied." ”

If it weren't for the rush to let Zhao Ji abdicate, Empress Xiang would not face the current dilemma. Han Gang looked at the little emperor out of the corner of his eye. Zhao Xuzheng glanced at his mouth, but it was not obvious. Han Gang felt that maybe it was an illusion after prejudice.

Retracting his attention from the little emperor, Han Gang continued, "But the inner treasure is not the left treasure, and the left treasure is not the inner treasure. At that time, Emperor Taizong took the left Tibetan north library as the inner Tibet, and the distinction between inside and outside began from this. ”

The private property of the Son of Heaven is not the same thing as the official property. Both the Son of Heaven and the courtiers knew about this.

Of course, there are differences in understanding between the two sides. As far as the courtiers are concerned, the whole world belongs to the emperor, and the court wants to use money for the world, so how can the emperor not care, so if there is no money, he reaches out to the inner treasury. But if the emperor wants to use the treasury, it is two things, and he cannot use the wealth of the world to provide the Son of Heaven with extreme luxury.

In the emperor's eyes, this is my money, not the government's, the outer court originally had tax revenue, and the inner treasury was set up for military affairs, ceremonies, and emergency relief. The major affairs of the country, in Rong and the ceremony, plus a disaster and famine relief, should be used on this. It is the country's reserve, which is prepared for national events. Ordinary expenses should be settled by the court itself.

In short, it's all good money.

Generally speaking, in the past, the emperor was for his own desires and plundered the country's finances. or a large number of construction, or tour the world, or seal Mount Tai, making it difficult for the court to support, and hundreds of officials complained.

The reason why it is the other way around now is that the Son of Heaven has more money and less money in the treasury. The rich are not greedy for the little money in Haluha's hands, they just want to guard their purses. But which of the hundred officials of the imperial court is not green-eyed and wants to take money from the inner treasury where the rope of the money is broken?

"It is precisely because of the difference between inside and outside that many rewards are paid from the inner treasury. Now that the new emperor is practicing Zuo, according to the regulations, it should also be spent from the inner treasury. Lu Jiawen glared at Han Gang and didn't back down at all.

"The practice of the Son of Heaven is not a state affair, is it a private matter? Isn't it partly from the Inner Library, and partly from the Three Divisions? Now the share of the inner treasury is not to say that it will not be issued, but that the three divisions want to borrow from the inner treasury. But I don't want to leave an IOU yet. But the exchange of official letters also has to give a reply, and the exchange of favors has to reply to the letter. Is it so hard to get a bond back? ”

"Well said the Bachelor." Nodding to the empress, "Starting from Emperor Zhenzong, for nearly a hundred years, every year I have to give six hundred thousand yuan to the three divisions from the inner treasury to supplement the country. Isn't that enough? Tens of millions of dollars have been given, and now I just want a receipt, what is there to dare? ”

In Empress Xiang's understanding, Han Gang didn't plan to let the three divisions ask for any more from the inner treasury. They can't be used to reaching out and asking for money at any time, and the accounts must be clear. Speaking of public loyalty to the country, if you can understand the difficulties of the Heavenly Family, that is, Han Gang.

Lu Jia asked in a dark voice: "Jia asked as long as Master Han said a word, is the national debt only hidden inside?" ”

"Emperor Taishang checked the account of the inner treasury and found that the property in and out of the inner treasury had nothing to do with prevention, so he used Li Shunju to guard the treasury, and once ordered the Jianghuai Shipping Division to transfer the internal treasury and need to close the library note. What is the Emperor's intention in doing this? One is anti-theft, and the other is clear and indistinguishable. Han Gang replied, "Han Gang's meaning is only four words that are clear inside and outside, and as for the rest, Han Gang does not know." ”