Chapter 3 The First Corruption of the Song Dynasty
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Hu still knows Yan Qing’s conditions so far... Although he is not, the expression on his face is very calm.
Yan Qing took a sip of water and stopped. I wanted to see Li Hu's reaction. He felt a little guilty about this matter. As Li Hu's subordinate, he deliberately concealed it again and again. Li Hu's attitude towards him must have changed. But he had no choice. He carries such a big secret in this chaotic world. He cannot care about it. Li Hu started his business by rebellion and maintained his survival with plunder. Now he has entered the Song Dynasty. His survival philosophy and method of doing things must be changed. But if he does not change, he is just a rash person. If he says it in a hurry, it will inevitably bring death disaster to him and Li Shishi.
During this period, he stayed with Li Hu and participated in the central discussions many times. He had some understanding of Li Hu and the people in Hu Lie Mansion. Then he planned to talk about this.
"The emperor is short of money?" Li Hu shook his head and laughed. "I really couldn't imagine it. But what I couldn't imagine is that the emperor was like a merchant who tried his best to get rich. Isn't he competing for profit with the people?"
"The emperor is also a human being. He also needs to eat and drink, enjoy it. Of course he has to find a way when spending money." Yan Qing also smiled. "This is much better than selling official positions and titles."
"He is worse than selling titles on publicly. Just imagine that the emperors are engaged in power-money transactions. Of course, the ministers below him learn to be honest and fearless. The bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty have nothing to do with us, the Supreme Emperor?"
Yan Qing smiled but didn't.
"Speaking of this, the Supreme Emperor actually failed in the new policy." Li Hu said with a smile.
"The reason why the Song Dynasty reformed was because the country was poor and the people were rich. The new party and the old party fought against each other. To put it bluntly, the new party wanted to compete with the people for profit. Of course, this people did not refer to the common people, but to the privileged classes such as bureaucrats and powerful people. Wen Gong said that officials did not compete with the people for profit, actually told the court not to compete with the privileged classes." Yan Qing said. "The failure of Wen Jing Gong's reform was to harm the interests of the privileged classes. With his failure, it was inevitable. The Supreme Lord was in charge of the government and the first thing he did to use Cai Jing as prime minister was to completely drive the You Party out of the court and clear the way for reform. His courage was great. But he never expected that the New Party members would lose supervision and turned into a new privileged class in a blink of an eye. So the new policy quickly transformed. The new policy became a legal tool for the new party bureaucrats to seize wealth."
"Many policies of the new policy are actually wrong. But once the new policy becomes a tool for the privileged class to accumulate wealth, it will be different when implemented. For example, the second tax seedlings are included. The government has many names for the collection of rice and consumed rice. Officials use this method to include all the extra money they received in their private pockets. It is natural and reasonable. As for the Huashigang, it should be slaughtered by the Xicheng Shop. Not to mention it. It is simply designed for the privileged class to embezzle wealth unscrupulously." Yan Qing sighed. "It's a pity that it has made the people suffer."
"The Supreme Emperor is above and the central government is trying his best to deceive. But he really doesn't know? Of course he knows that the new policy has transformed. He knows that the new policy has become a tool for the privileged class to make money. But he has no choice. The Yuanyou party members have defeated them. The new party dominates the world. Even if Cai Jing is replaced, the new prime minister is still a member of the new party, he still has to continue to implement the new policy after the transformation. So the Supreme Emperor had to turn a blind eye and live a tight hand. He just figured out how to make money by himself."
"With the wealth of the Song Dynasty, if there were no natural disasters and man-made disasters, it might have been able to support it for a while. But our Supreme Emperor was fond of great success. He first fought in the northwest and expanded territory. Later, he made the northern expedition and recovered Yanyun. The huge consumption of the war intensified the financial crisis. As a result, internal and external troubles broke out together, and the country's destiny completely pushed into the abyss."
Yan Qing's high argument made Li look at him with admiration. He was a little surprised. He did not expect that the heroes from Liangshan, who were born in the grass, also had this knowledge and insight. Yan Qing was also a talented person. But at the same time, Li Hu also had a deeper understanding of Yan Qing's scheming. Li Hu didn't talk about Li Shishi's affairs, and Yan Qing didn't talk about it. Following Li Hu about the transformation of the new policy.
"How much wealth does Li Shishi have?" Li Hu simply asked directly. He didn't want to be scheming with Yan Qing.
Yan Qing shook her head. "I can't know." This is the truth. The reason why Yan Qing can enter Li Shishi is still beneficial to Zhou Bang's recommendation. If Yan Qing wants to win Li Shishi's trust, it will take longer.
"Then why do you tell Li Shishi's secret?"
"I know Princess Maode's younger brother. This little royal family has a good relationship with Cai Tao. Cai Shen and Cai Jing's love. Cai Quanquan took the treasure of the Cai family. This secret was leaked from Cai." Yan Qing said. "It was because I learned this secret that I won Li Shishi's trust. Soon, Li Shishi took me to Jingdong Road. It was late autumn. Li Shishi walked all the way and collected about 10,000 guan. Since then, I have collected accounts from Jingdong Road. One in spring and autumn. Every time it was about one million guan."
Li Hu's eyes were shocked. Just one Jingxi Road alone earned two million yuan a year. If the Emperor had various ways to make money, wouldn't he have tens of million yuan a year?
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Pay the bill for her. Although Jingdong and Jingdong are rich, they have to avoid suspicion when they are in Jingzuo. The income is not too high. But for example, Li Shishi, who is like Zhejiang, Nanjinghu, etc., must be unscrupulous. It is no problem to earn a million yuan a year."
"By your guess, how much money can the Supreme Emperor receive from unofficial channels in a year?" Li Hu asked.
"Conservative estimates are about 30 million to 40 million cents."
Li Hu gasped. The tax revenue of the Song Dynasty was up to 150 million jin. During the reign of Emperor Taishang, it was basically maintained at about 80 million jin. The Emperor Taishang could get half of the total tax revenue from other channels in a year. From this, it can be estimated that the privileged class of the Song Dynasty had to swallow up how much wealth the country had to swallow every year. The corruption of the Song Dynasty had already penetrated the bone marrow of this kingdom. It was hopeless.
"After the Supreme Emperor was under house arrest, was this wealth taken away by the emperor?" Li Hu asked.
"As far as I know," Qing said. "The emperor left the capital and Li Shishi was under house arrest. Although the deposed emperor learned the secret from Liang Shicheng Li Bangyan and others. But because the emperor arrived, the wealth of wealth would certainly not be sent back to Bianjing. So the deposed emperor did not make things difficult for Li Shishi. After the emperor was deceived back, the situation was very nervous. Before the deposed emperor could deal with this matter. The Bianjing mutiny broke out. The imperial regime changed. The situation was tense after that. The Jin army rushed into Hebei. The new emperor had no time to ask about this matter. If nothing unexpected happened, Li Shishi still controlled the wealth.
Of course. This annual income is definitely not as good as it has been. The ones who can really receive money now are Liangzhe, Nanjinghu and Sichuan."
Li Hu was happy when he heard this. If he could grab this wealth, Hu Lie Mansion could increase his income by 20 to 30 million yuan a year. That would solve the big problem.
"Now Li Shishi is so beautiful. Can she still control this wealth?"
"It should be possible." Yan Qing said. "Li Shiran was under house arrest. But she still had a way to contact people outside. As for how she contacted people in the southeast, I don't know. At the beginning of the year, the Supreme Emperor left Beijing and the Jin army surrounded Bianjing. The situation changed drastically. In this case, Li Shishi must have transferred his income this spring to a safe place. This fall's income will not be reported until October. Li Shishi has enough time to contact his confidants."
Li Hu nodded slightly. One thing happened to him. "If the Supreme Emperor told the emperor about this wealth, would Li Shishi lose control of this wealth?"
"No." Yan Qing said very affirmatively. "The Supreme Emperor does not trust Li Shishi. He only needs money and does not ask about other things. Listen to Li Shishi. The Supreme Emperor is very prepared for the princes and ministers around him. He repeatedly asked Li Shishi to keep it absolutely confidential during the management process. So only Li Shishi knows this amazing amount of money. As for this amount of land, how many workshops are there, and where are the workshops of these fields? And so on. Except for Li Shishi, no one knows it."
Li Hu immediately thought of something. "There is no absolute secret in this world. As long as Li Shishi is related to this wealth, she will be exposed and will be chased by Bian Jing. And she is willing to return to Bian Jing with you. A handful of fire is enough to show that she has given up this wealth. She does not want to lose her life for it."
"This wealth is not hers," said Qing. "If the general manager did not save her, then sooner or later she would hand over the wealth to the royal family. And she would definitely die. The royal family would never let this secret spread and affect the royal family's face."
Li Hu hesitated a little. "What you mean is that as long as Li Shishi can ensure her life safety, she is still willing to continue to control this money. Is it?"
Yan Qing smiled slightly. "The wealth is spread all over the world. His managers are also spread all over the world. With this wealth, the finances of Hu Lie Mansion can improve. Hu Lie Mansion can also learn about the news through these managers. So I think the general manager should not let this wealth go."
Li Hu was moved. "Is this what you mean. Or is Li Shishi's thought?"
Yan Qing hesitated for a long time and said, "The reason I asked the general general to rescue Li Shishi is actually for this wealth. Li Shishi came to Luoyang and knew my true identity. She didn't choose. She knew that I would definitely betray her."
Yan Qing's words are vague. How to understand them is Li Hu's own business.
Li Hu thought for a long time and sighed. "You know. Once this matter is exposed, Hu Lie Mansion and Bian Jing will definitely break up."
Yan Qing smiled faintly. "Master General | Are you not Bian Jing?"
Chapter completed!