Whether it was Chao Cuo who kept saying that gold and silver cannot be eaten or worn, or anyone else.
We all know that without money, no policy can be implemented.
No matter how fanciful the great principles are, if you don't get money, they can only be reduced to empty talk on paper.
Why can Chao Cuo rise and why can he be valued?
Because of his efforts to export millet and donate noble titles, he alleviated the Han Dynasty's dilemma of food shortage at the border and also obtained a considerable amount of financial income.
Liu Che looked at the ministers who were shocked by the news he brought, and asked with a smile: "Do you think such businessmen are of benefit to the country?"
Of course forget it!
As early as the time of the late Emperor, the idea of opening the Baoxie Road to connect Guanzhong and Shu County by water had already been proposed.
As long as there are two thousand stone ministers of the Han Dynasty, no one is unaware of this project proposal.
Probably because once the Baoxie Road is opened, it will be of great significance.
Not only can it connect Guanzhong with Hanzhong and Shu County, it can transform the natural chasm between the two places into a thoroughfare. The grain, salt, ironware, and silk produced in Shu County and Hanzhong can enter Guanzhong unimpeded.
It can also transport grain from Guandong from Shu County to Guanzhong through the Yangtze River water system.
This alone can save tens of thousands of families from having to do corvee every year.
Not to mention, once the Baoxie Road is opened, Baoshui and Xieshui will be able to irrigate at least thousands of hectares of land along the way, benefiting a large number of people.
At that time, the Baoxie Road Project, like the Three Gorges Project in later generations, was a key national project.
Over the past 20 to 30 years, the Han Dynasty court has organized multiple yamen investigations and inspections many times.
But due to various reasons, it ended up being nothing.
One of the most important reasons for this is that it costs too much!
Even if we exclude the migrant workers and prisoners recruited for corvee labor, at the very least, tens of millions of dollars will still have to be invested!
As for the civilian husbands and prisoners, if there are not ten or twenty thousand people, don't even think about taking action.
Such a large project was obviously difficult to accept for the Han Dynasty, which had just emerged from the shadow of war and the world was at peace.
In particular, during the twenty-three years of the reign of the late Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, the Huns invaded almost every four to five years on average.
Under such a background, the Baoxie Road project would naturally not be able to operate.
However, officials from southern Guanzhong, Luoyang, and Shu counties have deep desires and feelings for the Baoxie Road project.
Because once the Baoxie Road is opened, it will undoubtedly be their family and the village that will benefit.
Once the Baoxie Road is opened, first of all, grain will no longer need to be transferred through Luoyang, which will immediately reduce the burden of corvee work in the Luoyang area by half!
If Shu County's goods can enter Guanzhong, Shu County's economy will naturally prosper.
Since water transport channels can irrigate the land along the way, officials in southern Guanzhong are naturally happy to see the results.
As a result, officials from these three places immediately changed their attitude and went out to pay homage: "I think that if this is true, these merchants will indeed be of benefit to the country!"
And more officials, after hearing the figure of one hundred thousand yuan, their minds immediately became excited.
These days, if you have breasts, you are a mother.
A huge amount of extra-financial income is something that no one can refuse.
Especially when this number reaches a certain level.
We are not fools. One hundred thousand dollars, compared to the cost of the Baoxie Road project calculated in the past, even if multiplied by ten, there is still a surplus.
So, what will the remaining money be used for?
So, Chao Cuo moved, bowed and asked: "I have something unclear, and I would like to ask your highness to teach me and praise the Xie Road project. I once inspected it with the late Prime Minister Zhang Gong, Marquis of Beiping, by the order of the late emperor. I and Zhang Gong passed by
After calculation, I learned that the Baoxie Road project only needs to spend at most 30 million yuan. Your Highness, with such a large amount of 100,000 yuan, I am afraid that there will be a lot of surplus, right?"
Obviously, Chao Cuo was the one who came up with the idea of the remaining money.
As a former family eunuch, a past internal history officer, and no one in the entire court knew the meaning of money better than Chao Cuo.
With money, many things that I wanted to do but could not do in the past can be put into action.
With money, you can give your subordinates a lot of benefits, and you can also use your financial power to achieve the effect of defeating others without fighting.
Of course Liu Che knew that someone would be interested in this money.
It is simply not news that later generations of Chinese dynasties will misappropriate diverted funds.
At this point, it's not a big deal anymore.
In particular, the fiscal and taxation policies of the Han Dynasty at this time were still based on the traditional "live within your means" policy, and a large number of yamen were actually living in embarrassment.
Otherwise, the Neishi Yamen that Chao Chao left would not have to be squeezed together with Gaomiao, and he would have found a geomantic omen and start a new business.
Therefore, Liu Che could guess with his buttocks that there would definitely be many people making plans for such a large amount of money.
But how could he allow others to grab food from his bowl?
Don't worry about how much money can be left besides being used for the Baoxie Road project.
All in all, this money must be kept in his hands, and no one can take away a piece of it!
Young couples in later generations also know that whoever holds the money bag speaks louder in the family!
Of course, there must be an excuse or a reason to shirk the hands reaching into Liu Che's bowl.
So, Liu Che smiled and replied: "The imperial censor does not know that the one hundred thousand yuan will not be allocated at once, but will be allocated according to the progress of the project. The initial 50 million yuan will be received in the first month of next year..."
This is for sure, there is no one in the world who can spend as much as 100,000 yuan in one go.
Even with this 50 million yuan, very few people can raise it in a short time!
Moreover, copper coins are valuable and difficult to transport.
Even if Zhuo Wangsun and Cheng Zhengying can transport the money to Chang'an in the first month of next year, it is already considered a great achievement!
Liu Che said with a smile again: "Besides, what the imperial censor doesn't know is that according to Gu's calculation, the one hundred thousand yuan used for Baoxie Dao may be too little!"
As soon as Liu Che said these words, even the emperor Liu Qi was a little stupid.
Over the years, as planned by the Han Dynasty, the expenditure on the entire Baoxie Road project did not exceed 50 million yuan.
Why did Liu Che's expenses suddenly jump to one hundred thousand yuan?
It suddenly increased ten times. Even during the reign of Emperor Liu Bang, prices were not soaring at such an exaggerated rate, right?
Fortunately, Liu Che is the prince, otherwise, Chao Cuo would have slapped Liu Che on the face.
Is there anyone so prodigal?
Liu Che smiled slightly and explained: "You guys don't know. This time, I have discussed with the Zhuo family and the Cheng Zheng family to repair the Baoxie Road. I thought that people's livelihood is difficult, and corvee is a great disaster for the people. Therefore, this time,
When repairing the Baoxie Road, no corvee is required, and all labor is done by hired workers!"
Liu Che's words immediately caused the ministers to start buzzing with discussion again.
Even the emperor Liu Qi stood up.
Is this something that has never happened before? (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
ps: I really have nothing to say...
Damn your sister~~~~~~~~~~I’m still stuck in writing today~I don’t know why, but it feels very awkward to write, please allow me to adjust it~
Well, it’s my friend’s birthday tomorrow, so I guess I can only update 6,000 words at most~
Anyway, this December, I feel really bad in all kinds of ways~
