Chapter 654: The Rats?

The Grand Secretary’s Mansion is full of flowers and willows, and the lights are decorated with colorful lights. The hall inside and outside the three-entry hall is covered with red characters of tillage, and dense banquets are filled with dense banquets. At this moment, the auspicious time has passed, and the newlyweds thank the Heaven and Earth Hall and then send the bride into the bridal chamber. However, the groom is not free and has to toast from the toasts from the table.

The waiters were coming and going, and the guests were crowded, especially wherever the groom toasted, it must be a very warm and laughter, and a joyful wedding scene.

This is the 40-year-old bachelor's career, and a serious wedding, of course, it will be a big fuss!

In order to thank him for his contribution to the Qin Dynasty and King Wucheng, His Majesty Tianyou and Qin Lei each rewarded him with 100,000 taels of silver, 1,000 kilograms of gold, 100 pots of jewelry and jade, fifty carts of silk, silk and satin, and countless maids and servants for the wedding.

In fact, Zhuang Die'er is rich and has no need for others to pay for the wedding. But firstly, it is the reward from His Majesty and the prince, and the glory written into the family tree! Secondly, the matter of marrying a wife is the import of the man's family. If the woman is asked to bear it, it will be a bit awkward, right?

On the day of the wedding, Emperor Tianyou promoted Zhang Jianzhi to the crown prince's tutor and the Marquis of Anding, with a fief of 4,000 households, and his wife Zhuang Dieer was the first-rank imperial edict... In fact, she was originally a first-rank lady. Since she changed her course and started over again, she naturally no longer counted the original imperial edict.

Of course, Qin Lei would never be stingy with his loyal minister. In order to take care of the emperor's face, he did not reward Guantao any more. However, the day before, he secretly allocated a share of his own share in the Fuxing Yamen to Guantao. The annual dividend can be used to ensure that his descendants are rich and worry-free.

After the marriage, Qin Lei took a seat in the main hall and sat on the left and right with Guantao's mother, Mrs. Zhang. Mrs. Zhang, who was the first time she became a mother-in-law, was not happy to take a widow to the house, but then she thought, wasn't my son not looking for a wife these years just to wait for the little lady of Zhuang? Now he got what he wanted. Besides, he didn't care about his body when he was busy, and he would find an experienced person to know the cold and the hot, so that he could rest assured.

Thinking of this, the old lady felt relieved. She saw the prince himself marrying again. The princes and nobles, the six tribes and nine ministers congratulated all the civil and military officials of the court, and finally had a happy life from the inside out.

Qin Lei sat with the old lady for a while and saw that although it was very lively outside, the atmosphere in the hall was more solemn and lively. The guest of honor in the room lowered his voice and grasped the degree of speaking. He looked gentle and gentle, unlike a wedding banquet.

Of course Qin Lei knew what was going on, and smiled bitterly and said to Mrs. Zhang: "Old Madam, according to the convention, the Lonely King must take a step first." Since ancient times, the emperor has been alone. If he doesn't leave, the people in the house will not be able to let go, nor will they let go, otherwise they will be disrespectful to him... Although Qin Lei really wants to follow the bustle, he cannot change these deep-rooted things.

Although Mrs. Zhang has not been noble for a long time, she is well-versed in human relations, understands the truth, and knows why Qin Lei is doing, so she said reluctantly: "It's better to ask the prince to move his seat in the inner hall, at least you have to use enough wine and food."

"No need, old lady." Qin Lei laughed and said, "I am also in urgent military affairs, so I won't bother you." As he said that, he raised his glass and stood up, and the room suddenly became quiet. What's quite magical is that everyone in the outer hall who could not see him at all also became quiet, obviously he had kept three points of attention inside.

"Today is a happy day for Mr. Guantao. I should have had fun with you," Qin Lei smiled slightly and said, "I am helpless and lonely king is plagued by civil affairs, so I must take a step first." As he said that, he brought the wine glass to his lips and laughed, "I punished myself for one cup." After drinking it all, he left the table after everyone's farewell.

Seeing that the prince was about to leave, Guantao quickly sent it out and saw him standing under a big locust tree and smiling at him.

Guantao tidied up her clothes and walked over quickly.

Qin Lei saw that he was dressed in a bright red groom outfit, his face was clean and his slight redness made him look much younger. He couldn't help but nod and smiled, "This is the most handsome time I have seen you in the past ten years of knowing you."

"Really? Are you half handsome?" Guantao smiled embarrassedly: "I used to be a little sloppy, so I will definitely correct it in the future."

"Please go to your wife to promise." Qin Lei laughed and said, "I said goodbye to you."

The smile on Guantao's face suddenly subsided and said solemnly: "I will take good care of my family for the prince."

"You can't blame me if you let that matter happen, do you ask?" Qin Lei asked with a smile.

"If the prince is not there, of course it's the point. I'm just a little mundane." Guantao laughed and said, "Anyway, they all have red envelopes, so I'm making a lot of money."

"Don't be too happy too early, you have to make up sooner or later," Qin Lei shook his head and said with a wicked smile: "When those guys return in triumph, won't you be poured into death?"

"Let's just live." Guantao said with a sparse beard: "Your Majesty, what should I tell my subordinates?"

"Well," Qin Lei nodded and said, "I am going to issue another war bond, which is also free of fixed terms. Balili, you can turn around and organize people to calculate, which is probably appropriate."

"Prince, please forgive me for saying it bluntly." After hearing that the prince was going to issue national debts again, Guantao gritted his teeth and advised: "From the first year of Tianyou, we have issued treasury bonds six times, with a total of as much as 470 million taels of silver. We need to repay interest every year, which is more than one-third of our annual income of Great Qin." He said, "This is our Great Qin. If the income of Qi and Chu countries is not even enough to pay the interest."

"Didn't you let you repay it with your national tax income?" Qin Lei smiled and said, "The Lone King paid all from the principal."

"So why?" Guantao smiled bitterly, "Are we borrowing money just to pay interest?"

"Well, let's know that buying my Daqin bonds is the most cost-effective investment in the world." Qin Lei actually nodded and said, "This way they will buy more enthusiastically." He said, patting Guan Tao's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I bet that if you pay 10,000 taels of interest, they will buy another 100,000,000,000 bonds. The wool comes from the sheep. We make a fortune in nothing, and there is no place for a single child!"

"Wait, I'm a little dizzy." Guantao held his forehead with his hands and squatted down and thought: "Why do I think this method is to quench thirst?" If it were the past, he might have let Qin Lei fool him, but now Zhang Jianzhi has been a veteran who has been in charge of money and food for more than ten years, and his intuition is inappropriate.

"Are you drunk?" Seeing Guantao's dizzy look, Qin Lei raised his foot and gently lifted his butt, kicked him to the ground, and suddenly said, "If you follow the prince's method and use the principal to repay the interest, isn't this going to be a demolition of the east and west walls? And as more and more bonds, the holes will become bigger and bigger, sooner or later, the day we can't afford to pay it back!" Suddenly thinking of the more terrifying place, he sweated profusely, "What if there is a large-scale redemption? We will definitely not be able to pay it back."

"Sir, it's really wise!" Qin Lei praised sincerely: "You're all right. I borrowed money alone not to pay off my debts, but to spend it." As he said, "Now, my Great Qin has been growing in the years, and it has been filled with rice jars from Taicang to the people. If it weren't for exporting to Qi and Chu in large quantities, I would definitely have to be related to each other and rotten and moldy... Mr. and Daqi, I should know that according to common sense, since my Great Qin is an exporter, the domestic rice price should be much cheaper than Qi and Chu."

"But in fact, my Great Qin now costs eight cents of silver and one stone of rice, while the Qi State is also eight cents of each stone, and the Chu State is only seven cents of each stone. The reason is obvious." Guantao sat cross-legged on the ground, biting his finger and said, "The reason why my Great Qin Dynasty did not have the tragedy of rice injuring farmers is that the municipalities across the country insisted on purchasing the food in the hands of the people at high prices, which prevented the grain prices from falling sharply."

The principle of operation of this matter is that the Municipal Department purchases surplus grain from the people at a stable price, and then the Trade Department of the Wangfu exports the grain to foreign countries to recover the capital and use it for the next year's purchase.

"How much is the cost of doing this?" Qin Lei asked with a smile.

"The annual expenditure is about 50 million taels," Guantao whispered: "Fortunately, the prince can export large amounts of Chen grain to Qi and Chu, otherwise the annual loss will not be the current two or three million taels." The Municipal Yishu is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Revenue. After Qin Lei allocated 50 million taels of silver from the bond income, in order to maintain normal operation, the Ministry of Revenue will have to supplement several million taels of silver every year.

Fortunately, compared with the benefits of stabilizing prices, this effort is still worth it.

"What do you know why I do this?" Qin Lei said in a shocking way: "Stable domestic prices is only one aspect, not even the most important aspect."

"Your prince tests me," Guantao laughed and said, "You are getting up early without profit, of course, to make more money." After more than ten years of financial power, he was no longer ashamed of making profits: "Your Silk Road requires a large amount of goods, such as musk, deer antler, sheepskin, and various animal furs, in exchange for Western gold, silver and treasures. Our army also needs a large amount of oil, salt, sugar, tea, cowhide, pig iron. If these things are produced in China, it will inevitably occupy a lot of manpower and material resources and delay our construction."

"The prince purchased these items at high prices in Qi and Chu countries, and then exported cheap food in a long and stable manner to dispel their concerns, and turned the two countries into our country's material suppliers, helping us make money and helping us become stronger!" Guantao became more and more excited as he spoke, and stood up and said, "Facts have proved that your method is completely feasible. The Silk Road has brought a lot of wealth. We, the people of Daqin, have also liberated, focusing on producing food, forging weapons, and raising war horses. Only seven years later, have prepared for another war!"

Qin Lei was not infected by him at all. He stared at Guan Tao's eyes and said with a smile: "Okay, I want to tell you the truth. In actual operation, theory is actually unreliable... For example, it is a matter of buying supplies from both countries at high prices and reselling them to Western countries through the Silk Road." Guan Tao looked at Qin Lei in a daze, and listened to him saying word by word: "It's actually a huge loss."

"What?" Guantao screamed in shock, frightening the guest who was protruding his head in the distance and quickly retracted. He grabbed Qin Lei's arm tightly and asked in a low voice: "How much bond income will be paid?"

"You should ask how much is left?" Qin Lei broke open Guan Tao's hand and smiled and said, "There are still eighty or ninety-ninety taels left..."

When Guantao heard this, his eyes turned dark and he fainted.

Qin Lei quickly supported the poor groom, and then slammed him into the crowd.

"470 million taels," Guantao said with no eyes: "Even if you throw it away as a stone, you won't finish it so soon, right?"

"If you don't believe me, I'll settle the score for you," Qin Lei said without changing his face: "In the past seven years, the Own King spent 500 million taels of silver before and after the acquisition, but the Silk Road revenue was only less than 300 million taels, and the accumulated losses were nearly 200 million taels of silver. In addition, the money for the establishment of the Municipal Yishuo, the 20 million taels of subsidy troops, and the interest paid over the years was 110 million taels, which was exactly so much left."

"The rest need not be said, I just want to know why I lost 200 million!" The rabbit was anxious and biting people. Mr. Guantao, who had always been respectful, seemed to want to eat people, stared at Qin Lei, completely forgot what his identity was.

This is a major event that concerns the survival of the Qin Dynasty, and it is also sad that he would lose his composure.

"You know, the purchase price I gave was too high, so this business never made money. But the demands of our two big investors - Western religious aristocrats and Islamic world chiefs, had a strong demand, so they didn't lose much." Qin Lei spread his hands and said with a depressed look: "But from the fifth year of Tianyou, the previous investors formed a bullshit 'crusader' and started fighting with the next investors. When the war between the two sides was fought, they didn't know when it would stop. How much money was not enough to recruit soldiers and horses. How could they have the time to pay attention to luxury goods from the East?"
Chapter completed!