"Xiushuai, you heard it right, at least 22 million oceans, if the oceans do not depreciate, there can be no less, only more, not less. Xiu Shuai, you now have 250,000 army, air force, and navy to pay and purchase ordnance, and this year's military salary expenditure is estimated at 22 million, but there is no waste or empty sound. Zhao Jiacheng said with a bitter face: "I persuade you not to increase troops, not to recruit troops, you want to know how much an army division you designate in a year?" One of your army divisions is as large as a town in Beiyang at the end of the Qing Dynasty, with 22,000 men! This army division is only paid 1.4 million yuan a year, and I advised you not to listen to it before, but now it's okay. ”

Wang Maoru became depressed, beat his chest and stomped with emotion: "22 million, that's 22 million, my government has just got a budget surplus of 20 million, and you have 22 million military salary expenditures, alas, I am too overspending, right?" Why can't I save money? ”

"If you can't save money, you don't save money." Zhao Jiacheng said with a wry smile: "The budget for military salaries is based on no more wars from this year, and if you fight again this year, I'm afraid you will have to spend a lot of money." One of my budgets is based on peacetime, and if there is a war, the budget will be increased. In the event of a war or battle, it is expected that military salaries will increase, and it is impossible to estimate how much they will increase, but generally speaking, the consumption of military salaries, ammunition, and armaments and equipment must not be compressed, and the rest can be saved. ”

Wang Maoru thought of the following year 1918 and smiled bitterly. In 1918, how could there be peace?

"I won't list the five military budgets here, Xiushuai, you might as well take a look at them yourself, this year's total military budget is 22 million, fortunately, the vast majority of our current arms are still purchased from our first and second arsenals, and they can all be accounted for at cost price." Zhao Jiacheng said.

Wang Maoru had a bitter face and carefully read the military budget report. Just looking at the military salary, the military salary reached 16 million, and suddenly the first ten were large. I'm a good girl, sixteen million, gold-swallowing beast, ah. Wang Maoru raised his head and looked at Zhao Jiacheng. Say, "Good words, do you need so much?" ”

Zhao Jiacheng smiled and said: "The minimum military budget of 22 million is not much, but there is good news under his post, Xiu Shuai does not have to take out 22 million oceans from the government. ”

"How?"

Zhao Jiacheng said with a smile: "Didn't Xiu Shuai forget that there is also the anti-smoking bureau in Pune?" At the end of the year, the Pune Anti-Smoking Bureau made a huge profit, and just sent 7 million military expenses to the General Logistics Department, but it has already been used for various subsidies last year. Wang Maoru's face that had just laughed immediately stopped, and said, "Seven million gone?" So fast? ”

Zhao Jiacheng said: "Xiushuai, because of two wars last year, our army already ran a financial deficit. If it weren't for Pune, the hole would have to be compensated for next year's money. ”

Wang Mao Ruxin said that Puna is finally a little useful, and it is not okay for him to do anything else, but it is a good hand to make money from crooked ways, and it seems that Dayan is indeed making money. Also support him to make more money.

"This year, Pune expects the Anti-Smoking Bureau to provide 10 million cigarette tax by the end of the year, so the government only needs to come up with 12 million in basic expenditures. Because the budget of our treasury is based on peace, we have not made an estimate of the military reserve fund, and it is all up to you to decide. But in the event of a war, this military spending will not be much. And if there is a battle like the reconquest of the Middle Road, it will take 10 million dollars. He shook his head and said, "According to your character." You still have to fight this year, Zhang Zuolin's southern Liaoning will be fought, Jiang Gui's Rehe will be fought, and the whole province will be suppressed. So, the government needs to come up with a real amount of 22 million. ”

Wang Maoru held the military budget table, his hands trembled involuntarily, it's over, after a year of hard work, do you still have to make a financial deficit? Why is it that my soldiers are not like red police soldiers, they are not afraid of death, they don't want money, and they are like Bolshevik soldiers in China, who can fight to the death without military pay...... He even forgot when Zhao Jiacheng reported leaving, and when he looked up, he saw that there was no one, so he had to shout outside: "Ma Liang, let me in." ”

"Yes." Ma Liang saluted, "What do you command, Xiushuai?" ”

"You go and call Zhang Caishen back, and I'll talk to him about the government budget again......" Wang Maoru said helplessly.

After a few good things in the New Year, bad things also came one after another, first of all, the budget of military spending, the budget was higher than he expected, and it could only be cut from the government, which was reduced to 10 million inputs, and the government's reserves were also reduced to 5 million, so that 70 percent of his total budget was used for armaments. All kinds of government subsidies were also abolished, such as subsidies for giving births, subsidies for new land, and subsidies for immigrants. Moreover, the peasants of Jilin and Liaoning protested, protesting against the government's strict policy of favoring Heilongjiang Province, where the agricultural tax rate was one-tenth, while in Jilin it was three-tenths and in Liaoning it was four-tenths. Wang Maoru consulted with him and ordered a gradual reduction of 10 percent, Jilin reduced the agricultural tax to the same level in Heilongjiang after two years, and Liaoning to 1/10 after three years, and reclaimed in Mongolia Province is 1 tenth, hoping that the vast number of people will emigrate to Mongolia, which has calmed down the peasants' anti-tax storm.

Wang Maoru immediately asked all patients with a cold or suspected cold who came back from abroad to be isolated in the hospital ward for a week of observation, and asked the cold patients to go out and isolate the cold patients in the four provinces for a week of observation. Although the methods were a little cruel, they kept the flu out, so the Northeast region was more stable than other places.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Zhang Hongyang, the god of wealth, came again.

What Wang Maoru wants to see most now is Zhang Hongyang, and the last thing he wants to see is Zhao Jiacheng, because one of them is responsible for making money and the other is responsible for making money......

Zhang Hongyang did not cause trouble to Wang Maoru this time, but said that now that the world silver price has risen slightly, in order to prevent the outflow of silver, a new RMB plate should be set up, because the earliest RMB is the largest denomination of five jiao, which are five jiao, two jiao, one jiao, five cents, two cents, one cent and six denominations circulation, in order to prevent the outflow of silver, there should be three kinds of renminbi for trading in the market, and the ratio of the silver dollar to huàn is still one to one. The use of the new renminbi can replace the silver dollar in the market, prevent the outflow of silver, and increase or even double the revenue of the municipal government. Zhang Hongyang plans to sell the first batch of 100 million yuan in face value and 10 million yuan in 10 million yuan and 10 million yuan in 10 million yuan. In order to make it easier for people to accept, the popularization of the use is limited to three years, and after three years, the Northeast Frontier Army will no longer use metal as the transaction currency, and will use the renminbi instead.

That is to say, Yuan Datou, or Yuan Dayang will be used as a storage currency, and the RMB will fully occupy the financial market, such a big hand, Zhang Hongyang really can't do it alone, Wang Maoru asked who made the shot, Zhang Hongyang smiled: "My classmate, Song Ziwen." ”

Wang Maoru touched his chin and asked, "Is this Song Ziwen reliable?" ”

Zhang Hongyang said: "There is no suspicion in employing people, although Song Ziwen's brother-in-law is Sun Wen's brother-in-law, he is ambitious, and now Sun Wen is hollowed out, Song Ziwen is a little confused with his brother-in-law." ”

"You're right, but I'm being stingy." Wang Maorulang said with a smile.

The main color of the new version of the renminbi is still red, and the design layout is the same as before, but the pattern is slightly different. Ten yuan as the largest denomination currency, the front of the president Yuan Shikai military photo, the back is a part of the Qingming Riverside map. On the front of the five-yuan banknote is a photo of the second president Li Yuanhong, and on the back is a landscape map of Wudang Mountain, a famous Taoist holy place in Li Yuanhong's hometown. On the front of the one-yuan banknote is a photo of the third president Feng Guozhang, and on the back is the Handan Wa Palace, a famous holy place in Feng Guozhang's hometown of Zhili. As for other small denominations, the original format is still the same, and it is not used. Wang Maoru made a request, and craftsmen from the United States made the first edition of the 10 yuan and 5 yuan yuan of AAA0000001, and after printing, Wang Maoru asked people to collect the first edition. The second edition number AAA0000002 was given to Yuan Keding, the third edition was given to Li Yuanhong, who was working as an apartment in Tianjin, and the fourth edition was given to the current president, Feng Guozhang.

After receiving the commemorative coin, the expressions of the families were different, and after Yuan Keding saw it, he was moved to tears, and cried: "Xiusheng does not forget my father, Xiusheng is benevolent and righteous, benevolent and righteous." ”

After Li Yuanhong received it, he was silent for a long time, sighed and said: "Xiusheng doesn't remember what I once did, only my credit, seeing this renminbi makes me remember the bits and pieces of being the president of the Beiyang government." Then he said to his children, "This gentleman is righteous and does not forget his roots, and if you have the opportunity in the future, go to him to become an official or a merchant." ”

Feng Guozhang laughed after receiving it, and said: "Why is my avatar only one yuan denomination, Xiusheng, Xiushuai, I should at least be ranked before Li Yuanhong!" Thinking casually of how Li Yuanhong said that he was also the second president, he had nothing to say in second place, and when he saw that there were only three presidents and three avatars, he laughed even more and said: "Without Lao Duan, I am comfortable, comfortable." "The so-called make the enemy awkward, you can be comfortable, President Feng Da thinks exactly that. However, Wang Kemin, the chief financial minister, understands economic acumen and said: "This move by the Northeast is a move to break away from the central government, and it is really a wolf's ambition." Feng Guozhang asked rhetorically: "What is the central financial department to prevent and stop?" Wang Kemin replied: "Unless the Central Committee sends troops, even if the Ministry of Finance prohibits it, it is meaningless." Feng Guozhang shook his head and said, "This little wolf cub has grown up, has grown up." ”