"Since all my dear friends have no objections, let us tentatively adopt these names as official names." Seeing that no one was speaking, Yunxi made the final decision.
After saying this, Yunxi felt very excited. The various systems he formulated will most likely be changed by future generations; even if they are not changed, except for professional researchers, they will not remember who set these systems. But for the whole world
As long as China can remain the strongest country in the world, it will continue to be named after the place. He will probably be mentioned in geography textbooks, and not just China’s geography textbooks. This can really be called his own.
The mark is set on the world.
"I will immediately order the people to register in a register and print it out throughout the country to prevent officials and people from making mistakes." What can Huang Huai, who has just come to his senses, do when faced with Yunxi, who has already made up his mind? He can only agree. As for the others,
, has little to do with this matter in the first place, and naturally will not speak out against it.
"We need to print a few more copies, and send at least ten copies to each envoy from the foreign countries. When the officials of the Ministry of Rites distribute the geographical album, they must be told that they will be called this in the Ming Dynasty in the future. If any envoy makes a mistake in front of me, I will
Drive him out of the capital." Yunxi ordered again.
"Yes, I obey the order." Huang Huai agreed again.
Having said this, what Yun Xi wanted to say had nothing to do with the Ministry of Rites, so Huang Huai bowed and left.
Yunxi talked with Lan Zhen and Li Jinglong for a while, and asked them to leave. Lan Zhen wanted to decide on the candidates for the head coach and deputy generals early, but Yunxi didn't want to decide on the candidates so early, not to mention that since he wanted to
The vassal state and the fan state will send out troops. How many troops and horses will be dispatched can only be decided after they report the number of troops. It is indeed uncertain now. Lan Zhen can only leave the Qianqing Palace with a little regret.
Before Lan Zhen left, Yunxi whispered something into his ear again. Lan Zhen had a look of surprise on her face, but she still nodded.
After Lan Zhen and Li Jinglong left, Yunxi stood up and stretched, and asked the eunuch to pour him a cup of tea. He smiled at Lian Zining, Xiao Yong and Zhang Wuji who were still in the palace: "Lian Qing, Xiao Yong, Wuji, no need."
Too rigid, please relax."
"Since His Majesty has given orders, I will obey the orders." Lian Zining also laughed and relaxed a little. He was one of the earliest officials in Zhan Shifu when Yunxi was the grandson of the emperor, and he already knew Yunxi Er.
Ten years have passed; as Deng Yu, Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, Lan Yu, Wang Bi, Cao Zhen, Li Yuanming, Ru Chang, Xu Zongshi, Chen Nanbin and other officials of the previous generation of Zhanshifu were either killed, died of old age, or retired to their hometowns
, Lian Zining is also one of the oldest former Zhan Shifu officials in the court. His relationship with Yunxi is different, and his status is also different. Now the remaining ones are either the prince or the two consorts, so he can relax a little
.However, he was not too relaxed, he just sat firmly on his butt.
Yunxi was very satisfied with this aspect of him. Although Lian Zining had a bad temper, he could quarrel with other officials of the yamen even when he was the Minister of Rites. After he was transferred to the Ministry of Husbandry, he even quarreled with the four auxiliary officials every day.
He quarreled with other yamen, but he still knew how to behave in front of Yunxi, and he didn't rely on his elders at all.
"Qing Lian, you have always been meticulous in your work. When the Finance Department of the Metropolitan Governor's Office was vacant last year, you managed the Finance Department for three months. You told me that if the imperial court sent 50,000 troops and the five vassal princes were responsible for 10,000 each, the total would be
Is the current balance of the Ministry of Household Affairs enough to provide enough food and supplies for one hundred thousand troops? Suppose the war lasts for one year."
"This also depends on the enemy's combat effectiveness, whether they can find helpers locally, and how much loot they can get." Although Lian Zining does not know how to command a battle, he also knows that the enemy's strength is different, and the military expenditure is
totally different.
"The armies of most of the foreign countries in India are extremely weak and can be defeated at the first touch, but some countries also have a small number of elites; as for the Delhi Sultanate and Sayyid Sultanate in northern India, they must have elites recruited from the sky, and there are a large number of them.
The Said Sultanate needs the most attention. The king of this country, Hazel, was originally the governor of the Timur Khanate. After Timur's defeat, he no longer continued to obey the several small countries that split from the Timur Khanate.
He occupied the northwestern part of India and had tens of thousands of soldiers who had followed Timur in the southern and northern wars, and some of them had blood feud with the Ming Dynasty, so they need the most attention."
"However, if these foreign countries are said to be easy to deal with, they are indeed easy to deal with. The kings of the foreign countries in northern India are all from heaven, and they are not compatible with the wealthy local families in India. If the Ming Dynasty can win over the local wealthy families, it can become its customers.
If we serve as the main force, it will be much easier to fight." Yunxi talked about the combat effectiveness of the northern Indian countries and introduced the local situation.
"Your Majesty, I still don't know how to judge." But after hearing this, Lian Zining still couldn't estimate military expenditures.
"Assume that their combat effectiveness is half that of the Annan Kingdom. If they can defeat the enemy, they will get a lot of loot; they can also find wealthy people to help." Yunxi could only say this.
"If so," Lian Zining did the math on the spot and finally said, "Your Majesty, I have calculated that it is not enough."
"How much difference?"
"About three to five million dollars difference." Lian Zining couldn't give an exact figure, so he could only give a range.
"Xiao Yong, can the bank's head office spend so much money?" Yunxi suddenly asked Xiao Yong.
"Your Majesty, five million guan. Counting all the banks in the provinces together, if they donate so much money to the imperial court, it should be enough; but the money in their accounts will also be very tight. If there is an accident somewhere, and merchants are scrambling for money,
I'm afraid many banks will go bankrupt." Xiao Yong said in embarrassment.
He and his father Xiao Zhuo had already guessed that the court would ask them for money in the future when Yunxi set up the bank's head office. Xiao Yong and his son were also mentally prepared; but asking for so much money at once was beyond their expectations.
Of course Xiao Yong knows that the banks opened by big sects such as Wudang and Shaolin must still have hidden capital, but five million yuan is enough to draw 70% of the blood of the bank's head office. If there is any trouble, it will be a large-scale
Xiao Yong, who regards the bank's head office as his family's capital to gain a foothold in the government, is certainly not willing to do so.
"Dedicate?" Yunxi said: "Xiao Yong, you are wrong. I am not asking them to donate, but to borrow money from them in the name of the imperial court."
"Borrow money?"
"It's borrowing money. For example, the imperial court borrows 1 million guan from various banks for a period of one year, with a monthly interest of 3%. After expiration, the court will return 1.36 million guan to the bank. Borrowing and repayment are not forced.
They contribute." Yunxi said with a smile.
"This?" Xiao Yong didn't know what to say for a while. Although there had been cases of vassal states in Southeast Asia borrowing money from banks in Guangdong, vassal states were different from the imperial court after all. Borrowing money in the name of the imperial court was too shocking.
And the bank may not be willing to lend. Who knows whether the court will keep its word when it is due? What if they find an excuse not to repay the money? It would be better to donate it directly to the court and get a good reputation. Of course, they are not willing to
Dedication' is just the lesser of two evils.
After hearing Xiao Yong's stumbling explanation, Yunxi felt very strange in his heart: "Most banks would rather donate money than lend money to the court? What a strange thing, what a weird logic. But, in China, this
It is indeed very possible. If you donate money to the court, the court may give you a commendation, an official title, or even a small hereditary title; if you lend money to the court, not only may you not be able to get it back, but the emperor and officials at court may also
You may not be grateful. If you don't pay back the money, nothing will be left behind. Historically, similar things happened in the early and middle periods of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, including the Ming Dynasty.'
"Don't worry, go back and tell the owners of each bank that the court will definitely repay the money when the time comes and will never default on the debt," Yunxi said.
"Of course, five million dollars is indeed a bit much. It's only half a million dollars, and it will be shared among the various banks." He added.
Yunxi must borrow money from banks and establish a modern financial system. If the past tax collection-expenditure-balance-reserve model is maintained, this means that the country's ability to resist crises is extremely poor. Once it encounters continuous
Several years of war and natural disasters are likely to cause fiscal collapse. After the fiscal collapse, the government's response mode is either to increase taxes or to confiscate homes. If taxes are increased, the final increase in taxes will definitely fall on the people who have no official influence. Farmers and farmers
The small landowners were completely bankrupt, causing a larger-scale peasant uprising, and the country was ruined; if the houses were confiscated, it was possible to survive. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's expedition against the Xiongnu relied on the military expenditures obtained by confiscating the houses. In the face of the White Lotus Sect uprising in Sichuan and Shaanxi that spread to nine provinces, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties
They also confiscated the homes of old Westerners to pay the soldiers. However, this kind of extreme disrespect for private property rights will definitely lead to businessmen becoming vassals of officials and money becoming bureaucratic capital, which is even more harmful to the country.
The modern financial system established by Western countries is different. The country borrows from banks when it is short of money, and returns it after overcoming difficulties. Positive interaction will not only not force the people of the country to rebel, but will also promote business development. This also makes it possible to
Before the Industrial Revolution, England's fiscal revenue was not as good as that of the Manchus, but its fiscal mobilization capabilities were far stronger than those of the Manchus.
Of course, Yunxi disagreed with the practice of issuing banknotes with national debt as collateral since the establishment of the Bank of England in 1697. Issuing banknotes with national debt as collateral was tantamount to the country working for the central bank. As an emperor, he would get what he wanted
There are fewer shareholders than the central bank, so how can we do that? But these are still too far away, so we can put them aside for now.
Therefore, Yunxi must borrow money from the bank. But at the beginning, the owner of the bank will definitely have doubts and be unwilling to borrow more, and three to five million is indeed too much, so he will start with five hundred thousand and pay it back after one year.
Once the system is established, the banker owners will increase their confidence in the court. In this way, this system will be established bit by bit and the trust of the banker owners in the court will be consolidated.
"Also, Xiao Yong, you can also tell the bank owner that the court will not know which bank lent the court how much money, only the total number, and the branches in each province will only report a total number. This will make them feel more at ease."
Yunxi said again.
"I obey the order." After hearing Yunxi's explanation, Xiao Yong agreed. But he was still not completely relieved. He thought to himself: "Although His Majesty always attaches great importance to business and will not deliberately default on debts, what if one year later?"
The war with India has not yet ended, what should the imperial court do if it cannot come up with the money? But it can only agree first, and if it cannot come up with the money, then we will think of a solution.'
"There is one more thing, I almost forgot." Yunxi added: "The Guangdong branch is not among them, and there is no need to lend money to the court. The Nanyang vassals will definitely borrow money from Guangdong banks, and I'm afraid they won't have that much money anymore.
Lend it to the court."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Xiao Yong and Zhang Wuji agreed at the same time.
"But, Your Majesty, if this is the case, the military expenditure is still not enough." Lian Zining did not express his opinion on the court's borrowing money from the bank, but just said.
"These military expenditures do not have to be spent all at once. After occupying some areas on the Indian coast, you can order the local wealthy families to help with military expenditures, and you will have subsequent money. You can also sell things seized from the enemy to businessmen, or you can
As military expenses. If it is not enough, I will make up the money from the inner treasury." Yunxi said. The money from the royal inner treasury and the money from the national treasury are not the same thing. After Yunxi succeeded to the throne, he further divided it clearly, and he was not very good at it.
If you like to spend money, there should be more than the national treasury now, so there is no problem with the difference in subsidies.
Lian Zining bowed to accept the order. What he wanted to hear was the last sentence, and he finally heard it. After all, in his opinion, nothing else was guaranteed, and only the royal treasury was the safest.
At this time, it was getting dark and it was getting late. Yunxi said a few words to Lian Zining and others and asked them to leave. When it was finally Zhang Wuji's turn to leave, Yunxi deliberately kept him waiting.
After a while, he asked seemingly unintentionally: "Wuji, you are temporarily serving as the censor of Youqiandu of the Inspectorate to supervise the shipping departments of the two cities. Are you satisfied with your current job?"
"How can I be dissatisfied with the official's orders?" Zhang Wuji replied.
"What kind of answer is this? Satisfaction means satisfaction, dissatisfaction means dissatisfaction. If you don't like this job, just tell me and I won't blame you." Yun He said.
"As an official, I would rather lead troops to fight." After hearing what Yunxi said, Zhang Wuji changed his words. The current job was easy, but he always felt that he had practiced martial arts and was not used to do this.
"Well, I will give you a new job during this expedition to India." Yunxi smiled as if he was waiting for his words. (To be continued)
