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The cooperation of officials to civilize the high-end technology that has always been mastered by the government has made the ministers of the DPRK and China really taste the sweetness in the practice of shipbuilding and Sinong Temple, so there is relatively little resistance to implementation.

The loan road repair plan proposed by Wei Yuan, the right attendant of the Ministry of Industry, was not so easy, and Li Yuan immediately said: "Your Majesty, the matter of building roads on a large scale still needs to be done carefully. Since Zhang Juzheng in the Ming Dynasty classified forced labor as a tax, to our dynasty simply abolished forced labor, it has been a hundred years, and now if labor is levied again, it will definitely make the people complain.

If there is no conscription, the cost of all employees will be huge, and in addition to the war in these years, the population loss has decreased dramatically, and a large amount of manpower will be invested in road repair, which is not conducive to the recovery of people's livelihood. ”

Wei Yuan, the right attendant of the Ministry of Works, immediately retorted: "What Elder Li Ge said, the lower officials dare not agree, since the road from Changsha to Kunming, since it was built, He has been conscripted for labor, and the people along the way have benefited a lot.

As for the issue of expenditure, Xia Guan has already said that the bank has nearly 500 million dragon dollars in deposits, and this huge amount of money has allowed it to sleep in the bank's treasury, which is actually very detrimental to the economy of our Great Qin.

In addition, with the rise of industry and commerce in Daqin, the poor road transportation capacity has formed a great constraint on industry and commerce, and the road condition needs to be improved urgently. The reason why the Ministry of Industry is arguing this matter is actually considering it based on the actual situation of Daqin. ”

Li Yuandao: "The so-called non-conscription of labor is to import a large number of prisoners, Wei Shilang has not thought about it, the road from Changsha to Kunming, now the number of prisoners used has been nearly 100,000. It's a savings, but isn't there a hidden danger to doing so?

A few months earlier, the captive rebellion had almost been catastrophic if it had not been suppressed in time. 100,000 captives is already worrying, if another 100,000 or even 200,000 are imported, it will not be able to be suppressed at that time. Can you afford it? ”

Nong Dianzhang also said: "Since ancient times, large-scale construction is the easiest way to lead a large-scale rebellion, and Li Ge Lao's concern is not unreasonable, and the minister also thinks that he should be cautious. ”

Daqin's current big projects are mostly made of prisoners, and there is no need to pay salaries, as long as you give some coarse grains to eat, so the expenditure is not large.

Also, in the South Seas. There is also a large amount of free labor available, which is why the Ministry of Industry is ambitious and wants to do a big job.

On the one hand, Qin Mu wanted to speed up the transportation construction of Daqin, in order to further stimulate economic development. On the one hand, he figured out this move to reduce the number of Nanyang natives so that the Han people could quickly occupy the main body in the future, so that they could control the Nanyang islands for a long time.

If the indigenous population of the Nanyang Islands is reduced by means of bloody massacre, it will not only make Great Qin famous, but also waste huge human resources in vain.

Get the young and strong among the natives back to Daqin to build roads. It's a win-win.

Qin Mu muttered: "The natives of Nanyang have slaughtered our Han people many times, and captured them to serve and build roads as punishment, which is already my Great Qin's tolerance for them. As for the fear of rebellion. I really have to guard against it.

However, with the pacification of Qinghai-Tibet, Monan, and Mobei, our Great Qin no longer needs to garrison so many troops in northern Xinjiang to reduce supply expenses. After Kaichun exterminated the Chitate of Hetao, the northern frontier would definitely have to withdraw a lot of troops.

These are good war veterans. Rather than withdrawing to the Central Plains Air Station, it is better to let them go to see the captives who are being held to repair the road. Li Qing was worried that importing too many prisoners would lead to a rebellion, but I was not too worried.

However, the road construction does need to be done gradually, according to one's ability, and cannot be rushed, it is true that the bank has money, but I want to emphasize once again that it is not the money of the imperial court.

It is okay for the imperial court to borrow money from the bank, but first of all, the imperial court's ability to repay must be taken into account, otherwise once the imperial court fails to repay on time, it will inevitably cause panic among the people, which will drag the bank down. ”

Wei Yuan, the right attendant of the Ministry of Works, replied: "Your Majesty, rest assured, this point has been taken into account by the Ministry of Works. According to the income and expenditure of the household department this year, the annual tax revenue of Great Qin this year has reached 64 million dragon coins, and if you count these additional revenues captured in the war, the annual income has exceeded 100 million."

Yang Chao, the head of the household, couldn't sit still, and immediately came out to interrupt Wei Yuandao: "Wei Shilang, this year, plus the war capture, it is good to have an annual income of more than 100 million, but more than 100,000 troops in the northwest participated in the war, logistics supplies, weapons and equipment, rewards and pensions for soldiers, and these expenses alone exceed 30 million dragon coins, and"

"Yang Shilang, don't be impatient, please listen to what the official has to say. The war seizures can be ignored, but with the rapid recovery of the people's livelihood in Daqin, the vigorous development of industry, commerce, and overseas trade, in another year or two, Daqin's tax revenue alone will be 100 million, this is not a problem, right?

And with the gradual pacification of northern Xinjiang, the war funds, which currently account for the bulk of the imperial court expenditure, will be greatly reduced, so that the treasury will definitely have a lot of surplus every year. ”

In fact, in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, with the restoration of people's livelihood, the treasury basically had a surplus. In terms of engaging in the economy, because Qin Mu introduced many new ideas and vigorously encouraged industry and commerce, it was difficult to compare with other dynasties in the past, let alone make a surplus.

Therefore, Wei Yuan's words, Yang Chao did not refute it, and the household department's own estimate is also within two years, and the annual income will not be more than 100 million.

Wei Yuan continued: "The plan of the Ministry of Industry is to borrow 10 million dragon coins from the bank every year for road repairs, and your majesty believes that even if the Ministry of Household directly spends this 10 million dragon coins, it will not be a problem, not to mention that it can be repaid in installments.

If you repay it in ten years, every 10 million dragon coins you borrow, in fact, the household only needs to repay 1 million dragon coins per year, and if you count the interest, it will not be much. With Great Qin's national strength, one million dragon coins per year, and the loan to be repaid every year after ten years is only 10 million dragon coins, so why drag down the national treasury?

After the road is repaired, it will play an incalculable role in the development of the national economy and people's livelihood, and at the same time, the improvement of transportation will also be conducive to local stability, the projection of troops, and the saving of the number of garrisons in various places."

Wei Yuan kept promoting the benefits of road construction, which saved Qin Mu a lot of effort. Under his influence, officials at all levels were relatively open-minded and pioneering, which Qin Mu was very pleased with.

Qin Mu asked quietly, "What did Wei Shilang say, what do the ministers think?" ”

In fact, the ministers in the palace, everyone could guess that the emperor supported the construction of roads.

Yang Chao first said: "Your Majesty, if it is limited to a loan of 10 million dragon coins per year, the minister will not object, but it can't be more." ”

It sounds like Yang Chao is like an aunt who sells vegetables in the market, but the household officials really need this kind of calculating energy.

Sima An said: "Your Majesty, this matter is very important, and the minister thinks that it is appropriate to let the Ministry of Industry submit a detailed plan first, and submit it to the officials of the DPRK and China to discuss it together, and then decide." ”

Qin Mu can forcibly make a decision, but some things are too much, and it is left to the ministers of various ministries to demonstrate together, and work together to avoid some human omissions.

"Then let's do it, Wei Qing, let the Ministry of Industry make a detailed plan and submit it to the ministers, and let the ministers discuss it together."

"Obey."

After the court meeting dispersed, as soon as Qin Mu came out of the main hall, Huang Lianshan caught up and reported: "Your Majesty, good news came from Mo Nan, Norbu was captured." ”

"Hahaha, yes, let Ma Yongzhen and Meng Ke take advantage of this winter to strengthen the integration of the people and horses of various departments."

The so-called integration is actually brainwashing, before Meng Ke and Ma Yongzhen in the name of encircling and suppressing Norbu, they reorganized tens of thousands of horses from various departments in Monan, and these horses will definitely not be returned to the ministries;

After brainwashing this winter, at the beginning of spring next year, let them enter the Qitate of the Hetao, and after fighting the Qitate, they will go on an expedition to the Western Regions, which is a disguised method of drawing.

Qin Mu thought about it for a while, and felt that it was necessary to hold another hunt, and next year he would invite the leaders of the various tribes of Monan and Qinghai-Tibet, and use the Qitate as the prey to show the military strength of Great Qin.

This will play a significant role in deterring all ministries and stabilizing the situation in Monan and Qinghai-Tibet.

In the early years of the Qing Dynasty, the annual grand hunting of the Mulan enclosure played an extremely positive role in politics. Qin Mu intends to emulate this, otherwise there will be endless rebellions on the border, and it will be difficult for the country to live in peace.

Qin Mu said that he would do it, and immediately invited his internal auxiliary ministers to discuss the matter.

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(To be continued......)