"Fifty thousand taels of silver..." Xia Shang found a stool at the door of the warehouse and sat down with his legs crossed, looking at a few subordinates who were cleaning dust inside, thinking silently in his mind.
Someone just said that the government treasury should always have at least ten million taels of treasury silver in order to ensure that it can meet the capital needs of the capital at any time.
Judging from this, fifty thousand taels of silver is too little compared to the required silver. Xia Shang is thinking about how to change the current situation.
Xia Shang paid Jia Shangjie's attention and asked him to report to the court and change the economic structure of the court. Only with the policy support of the court, the first step of his idea to collect private money through money lending could be implemented.
But Xia Shang also knew that this change was too significant for the court, and it was obviously impossible to see immediate results.
Before the court policy changed, how to raise funds for the national treasury was the primary issue after Xia Shang took office.
Although the deficit in the national treasury has nothing to do with Xia and Shang, if nothing changes after taking office, it will always be blamed on others.
Xia Shang already faced enough problems and did not want to continue to pile up more problems.
The imperial court is very poor now, and the money of the imperial court, in addition to flowing into the private pockets of various officials, is also allocated to military expenditures in large quantities.
Dahua built the country by force, and the treatment of the army has always been excellent. In order to reassure the army, the court turned a blind eye to the embezzlement of officers from various places.
Now the only way to get money from the court is from military expenditures.
But Xia Shang could hack a little of the New North Army's military spending, but he couldn't blatantly hack more.
It's like shedding wool. If you don't do too much at one time, others will tell you it's fishy.
Xia Shang thought for a long time and felt that it was difficult to obtain benefits from other institutions of the imperial court, so he had to start from the private sector.
In fact, Dahua fell into a strange circle. The imperial court of Dahua was very poor, but there were many wealthy people in private houses.
The imperial court funneled most of its funds into the private sector, but it did not stimulate private consumption. There were many wealthy people, but very little money circulated, which resulted in the imperial court's tax revenue being unable to keep up.
Rich private businessmen do not consume much, and many wealthy businessmen hoard a large amount of idle money and food.
The thinking of the ancients was the same. Only by placing food and property where they can see can their hearts be at peace. They did not know how to manage money.
If Xia Shang used some of the power they had at hand to give benefits to some wealthy businessmen and use their idle money and grain,
In the turnover of the national treasury.
This is essentially the same as lending national debt, but the agreement is reached through the personal relationships of Xia Shang. If something goes wrong in the future, the wealthy businessmen will not blame the court, but will target Xia Shang.
This is a thankless and risky thing to do, but Xia Shang really wants to implement his own economic reform plan.
This is not only a good thing for the court and the people, but will also be good for Xia Shang himself and his business in the future.
Therefore, doing a thankless thing arbitrarily and arbitrarily at this time will also serve as a model for Jia Shangjie to report to the court in the future and clear obstacles for the reform of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
After thinking about it, Xia Shang felt that this method was feasible, and he couldn't sit still at the door.
Xia Shang immediately stood up and said to several subordinates inside: "You remember to clean up everything inside, and then clean out and vacate all the warehouses in the capital. This national treasury must be remodeled to have a unified appearance."
Adjutant Yao Hanjiang hurriedly ran out and asked: "Sir, where are you going?"
"You don't have to worry about it, just do your own thing."
Yao Hanjiang frowned, thinking that this new boss was of no use other than being arrogant and willful. After doing a lot of work that he didn't have, he wanted to run away first. In case the New Taipei Army came later,
what to do?
By this time, Xia Shang had already gone far.
There are many rickshaw drivers waiting on Hube Zhengbu Street. Everyone knows that there are many officials here, and it is common for drivers to drive cars here. It is a good choice to wait for customers here.
As soon as Xia Shang arrived on the street, three carriage drivers came up to meet him. They called the official enthusiastically and asked if they wanted a carriage.
Xia Shang was already very familiar with the capital and knew that the place he wanted to go was not far from here, so he waved his hand and said no.
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Speaking of wealthy businessmen in the capital, the first thing that Xia Shang thought of was the Liao family and Liao Baican.
The place Xia Shang was going to was also owned by the Liao family, Fenghui, the largest bank in the capital.
There is a lot of money in the bank, and the strength of Fenghui Bank is even higher than that of the banks under the imperial court.
Xia Shang felt that he should put some pressure on the Liao family, so that they would cooperate with him.
Also, the young master of the Liao family, Liao Baizhi, whom I met last time, looked absolutely infatuated with Yu Nu, which made Xia Shang very unhappy. After that, he didn't look good to Xia Shang, so he took over the relationship with Xia Shang.
Xia and Shang have not yet resolved this matter, and are now
It’s a good opportunity to understand what happened before.
Fenghui Bank, not far from the household department, is the largest branch in the capital. The signboard reads "Fenghui Head Merchant". It can be said to be the most crowded bank in the capital. Every day after noon, it is even more lively than a riot.
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The shop has three doors, and there is a long queue outside each door. Some people come to exchange money, and some come to pawn items.
Xia Shang bypassed the long queue and tried to walk into the bank, but was cautiously blocked by the people around him, who sternly reminded him: "If you are cut in line, go to the back of the queue."
Xia Shang ignored him and wanted to get in through the gap in the team.
As soon as he turned sideways, the person who just spoke grabbed him and shouted loudly: "Someone is cutting in line, is there anyone in charge?"
The shout attracted the bank clerk, who walked over listlessly, rubbed his eyes, and looked at Xia Shang with disgust: "Hey, hey, what are you doing?"
"This guy jumped in line!" The speaker pointed at Xia Shang with an angry look on his face.
Only then did the man see Xia Shang.
Today is Xia Shang's first day in office. He doesn't have official uniforms and is dressed casually. Apart from being clean and handsome, he is no different from ordinary people.
But the clerks at the bank had very good eyesight, and they could tell at a glance that Xia Shang was extraordinary and not an ordinary person.
But the clerk wasn't sure yet, so he asked tentatively: "Who is this?"
Xia Shang took out his official talisman: "Head of the Household Department."
"Every household... the head of the household department..." The clerk showed an exaggerated expression of surprise and looked seriously at the official talisman in Xia Shang's hand.
In fact, the boy didn't know any official talismans at all, but he knew that since he dared to reveal his name, no matter whether it was true or false, he, as a young boy, couldn't stop him.
If it is true, the officials from the Ministry of Revenue are in charge of the bank and cannot be neglected.
If it is fake, pretending to be a court official, the crime is not small.
Soon, Xia Shang was welcomed in, and then asked respectfully: "Sir, what can I do for you?"
"I want to see your master, is Liao Baizhi here?"
The waiter smiled and pointed in front: "Oh, what a coincidence, our boss is not here. You see, these distinguished guests in front also want to see our boss."
Xia Shang looked along what the waiter pointed and saw a familiar figure from behind. Although he didn't see him directly, he quickly thought of a person.
Xiao Keer, the eldest daughter of the Xiao family in Xuzhou.