Everyone couldn't help laughing at Han Zhen's lack of money. Everyone knew that the reason why Yuxi Timur wanted to provoke border provocations and was preparing to attack Song south was because he was short of money and was unable to deal with the imperial court's "realization test". Now he claimed that the Mongol Yuan was reluctant to send troops but was short of money. Isn't the two conflicts contradict each other, and it also made everyone feel that he had a hole in his head.

"Don't be impatient, listen to the explanation of Deputy Envoy Han!" Zhao Bing felt that it was not impossible after hearing this. As the saying goes, "It is difficult for a rich man to have no money." This is true for one family, and even more so for one army and one country. His grandson also said, "A hundred dollars a day will be paid, and then a hundred thousand troops will be promoted." He pressed his hands to make everyone quiet and looked at Han Zhen.

"Your Majesty, I think the "hook" strategy he implemented is similar to the "planning method" of the traitor Jia Sidao in charge of the government and solves the financial difficulties." Han Zhen has always been serious, upright, strict in the army, and has little contact with his colleagues. Even the generals who came from the General's Office have always been in business and have few private contacts. Now they are laughed at by everyone, and they are angry. He listens to His Majesty's questions and polites to the superiors.

"Did Deputy Envoy Han think too much? Even if they use the same method, what does it have to do with the current war?" Liu Zhu, the chief commander of the Navy Division of the Privy Council, asked in confusion.

"If you have any questions, please ask again. Let me listen to Deputy Envoy Han first." Zhao Bing said with a heavy face. He knew Jia Sidao's 'planning method' and also understood it. The meaning of the word "planning" at this time is different from that of modern times, meaning accounting and accounting. The plan is simply a large-scale financial audit conducted by foreign troops, which is similar to the hook test method implemented by Brother Sang. He inherited from Ahema, who died in the defeat and death of the year, and the two are different in the same way.

"The treacherous minister Jia Sidao implemented the plan method, which was because our dynasty and the Mongol Yuan had fought for more than 20 years, and the finances were almost collapsed. The country's territory was shrinking day by day, and the financial resources were consumed every day... I heard that the ministers who were the principal invested only more than 120 million yuan per year, but the supervision of the journey was seven million yuan; the rewards of Xiangzhuang were five million yuan; the commanders along the border were three million yuan; the generals recruited troops for two million yuan; the orders of Shu were also recruited for one million yuan, and the dispatch of one army and one branch was all subject to the court, and they could not count them... All the routes and treasurys were not allowed to continue, but the journey was sent to the house and sent to the house, and they were in the sacred house. The expenses were even more than 25,000 yuan. It was obvious that the annual expenditure was more than twice the income, and the court could no longer bear it!" Han Zhen said.

"In the 12th year of Chunyou, the court official Li Zengbo submitted a letter saying: Since Kaixi and Jiading, military and political affairs have been deteriorating, and various corpses have been in charge, and various states have been in control. They often invade the power of the Rongsi and recruit military divisions... In this way, the new army everywhere is increasing, and the old army of the Rongsi has been decreasing... As for today, the Rongsi along the river has been deteriorating, not only the Ezhou Dushi. His words directly point out that there were bad policies at that time. At that time, there were many yamen, and the new ones appeared, and the old ones were still there, and there were more rewards, some money was misappropriated, etc., which caused financial problems."

"The Deputy Envoy Han is talking further and further. Isn't it a good idea to implement the 'planning method' in your opinion? Isn't it a good way to eliminate bad policies and govern the world? How could people at that time regard it as a way to destroy the country?" Chen Renweng interrupted at this time.

"What Mr. Chen said is not right. At that time, the army was corrupt, generals falsely reported military expenses, and embezzled money and food, so they should be rectified. But the mistake was that the traitors were in a bad mood. Jia Sidao had no intention of making merit, and had evil deeds from the ministers outside the country and had already divided the merits. He planned to use various ways to separate official things during the military's prosperity. He became a means to crack down on disagreements, causing unpredictable unrest." Han Zhen explained. His statement also made several people who had personally experienced it deeply believe it, especially Lu Shiwen. The Lü family was also deeply harmed by it, laying the groundwork for rebelling against the Song Dynasty in the future.

"Yeah!" Zhao Bing nodded secretly, knowing that the analysis is at the heart of the point. He understood that for the country, money mainly comes from taxes, but what if the taxes are not raised or the money is not enough? When it comes to taxes, the words "fight for profit with the people" often appear in history books. But in fact it is not that simple. Moreover, the "civilian" in history books is often the same as the "civilian" we generally think of. Specifically, when the country feels that the finances are tight, there are basically two methods: one is to pick money from some people and let them spit out things that do not belong to them; the other is to find new ways to make money.

The Southern Song implemented the plan, one because they had no money, and the other because the army was too corrupt, so the court had to snatch money from the generals. However, the plan, as a means of solving financial measures in the Southern Song Dynasty, has always been controversial, and some generals were innocently caught in the gun.

For example, Zhao Kui, who claimed to have "governed the army with Confucianism all his life", was punished for two things: the first was to have a lantern and feast for money; the second was to overspending the money for recruiting troops. Strictly speaking, these two things were not out of order, they could only be flaws, but they were expanded and became victims of this policy. What was more important was Cao Shixiong and Xiang Shibi. They made contributions on the battlefield, but because of the cost of all the soldiers, they all invaded and stole official money and demoted to the remote states. Therefore, they forced the rebellion of the powerful general Liu Zheng, which directly led to the fall of Xiangyang and the demise of the Southern Song Dynasty. Therefore, it became a strategy to destroy the country.

However, Zhao Bing thought that it seemed right to implement the plan under the circumstances at that time, and it was also a good idea. But the mistake was that it was improper implementation, and it was not such a trick. Jia Sidao made the plan into a tool for persecution, and the ethics of those officials who governed were unreliable, which led to many generals and generals who were convicted of the law. Jiang Yanzhi, Huai Yanzhi, Du Shu, and Guangxi were all suffering from the prison of money, which affected his wife, Xu, Li, and Du were imprisoned. After Du died, the pursuit of the money did not stop. As a result, Liu Zheng rebelled and had unpredictable consequences.

At present, the real gold has launched the Sang Ge to implement the hook test method again, and its original intention is to solve the financial difficulties caused by the loss of Jiangnan. But Sang Ge had other plans. He intended to use this to attack the Han legal faction and ensure the interests of the clan faction, which changed the flavor. Yuxi Timuer also had this idea, intending to take the opportunity to win over officials from Henan and Shandong Province in order to consolidate his position. The countermeasure is to launch a southward invasion to delay or destroy the court's hook test.

"I still don't agree with what Deputy Envoy Han said." Chen Renweng was not convinced and retorted, "The enemy chief Yuxi Timuer wanted to invade the south to avoid the difficulty of being caught in the test, and this also avoided the so-called shortage of money. What Deputy Envoy Han said still made me difficult to convince."

"Shangshu Chen said it well. Yuxi Timuer's countermeasures were exactly this to avoid the turmoil in Shandong and Henan provinces. But things were unpredictable. Brother Sang had a new policy, amending the banknote law and adding courses, which greatly increased the burden on the provinces under his jurisdiction. The autumn tax was almost exhausted, so he was unable to implement the southern invasion!" Han Zhen smiled after hearing this but smiled rare.

"This... why haven't I heard of this?" Chen Renweng said a little embarrassedly.

"What the Deputy Envoy of Han said is true." Mao Xiang, the doctor of the Privy Council's Mechanics, said, "After the Dragon Boat Festival this year, Brother Sang reported to the real gold to increase the tax on courses. The salt was quoted from the 30 guan of the Zhongtong Banknote to increase to one ingot, the tea was quoted from the five guan to ten guan, the wine and vinegar tax increased by 100,000 ingots, and the mainland's tax was 50,000 ingots, and the cooperative households who only lost half of the tax increased their income. The commercial tax was also increased, and the area of ​​the burly area increased to 200,000 ingots, and the Lianghuai 250,000 ingots."

"At the same time, it is recommended to change the banknote method, saying that the banknote method is incomplete, and it intends to issue new banknotes - Zhiyuanbao Banknote, which is open to the Zhongtong Banknote at the same time, but Zhiyuan Banknotes must be converted into the Zhongtong Banknotes Five-Canton Documents."

"In this way, wouldn't it be a waste of money from the world and turmoil in the government and the country, and I completely ignore such a big event." Chen Renweng felt ashamed of his dismissal, and he already agreed with what Han Zhen said in his heart.

"Shangshu Chen is busy with official affairs, and these matters are not related to the affairs of the headquarters, so he may have been ignored." Han Zhen did not hold revenge for the dispute just now, but instead exonerated him.

"As generals, you must not only be familiar with astronomy and geography, observe the major events in the world, but also understand the changes in facts. One cannot be missing!" Zhao Bing sighed, but this statement is actually to remind the generals, but it also means to reflect on itself. In fact, he is one step ahead of others in the changes in the Mongolian Yuan policy, but it is not related to the current war. Han Zhen's words also awakened himself.

In the agricultural era, land was the main source of wealth. In ancient times, when the imperial court had no money, it often used violent means to crack down on those who illegally occupied land. At present, the Mongols and Yuan territories were extremely rampant. The sects and nobles and local officials themselves had already occupied a large amount of land, but under the trend of greed, they extended their hands to the ethnic people, self-cultivated farmers, and even military fields. The various privileges they enjoyed allowed them to evade taxes. The ultimate consequence was that those who were rich did not pay the money, and the burden fell on the poor people, which intensified the conflict between the court and the people.

On the other hand, the increase in taxation not only increased the tax amount paid by local governments, but also expanded the tax object to the previous semi-tax assistance households, which improved the central government's financial situation, but local finances fell into trouble. Local military personnel not only had to pay taxes, but also had to bear the money, grain, horses, and weapons needed to be imposed on the tax, but the increase in taxes made them unable to bear it.

The banknote law is an important financial policy that concerns the rise and fall of a country. If you want to revise it, you must be very cautious. In order to solve the financial difficulties, the Mongols issued new banknotes so rashly and forced to use them. It can indeed accumulate huge wealth in a short period of time, but it will certainly cause serious inflation, causing wealthy households to go bankrupt and ordinary people to fall into a desperate situation.
Chapter completed!