From saving money to spending money, you also have to find ways to make more money from the money you spend. This is definitely not an easy thing.
If Yu Dejiu hadn't worked in the household transfer department and knew everything about money, he would have been no different from Li Jing, Qin Sizu and others who were staring blankly next to him. Li Jing and the others were not engaged in the transfer department, so listening to this would be no different from listening to a book from heaven.
Both.
Li Xingchen nodded slightly: "In addition, we can spend money, but we can't just spend it randomly. We need to plan where to spend money this year, which places are more urgent, and which places can be postponed first."
In addition, whether there may be emergencies should also be taken into consideration. Only in this way can we avoid the court from owing money in turn."
Regardless of whether a financial budget is accurate or not, it is still necessary to have one.
Without a financial budget, everything will become even more uncontrollable.
Yu De solemnly raised his hands and said: "The ancients said that one night's conversation with the emperor is better than ten years of reading. Only after listening to what your majesty said today will I realize the narrowness of my thoughts."
This time Li Xingchen also felt a little embarrassed.
I have ideas that are two thousand years ahead of my time, but in fact I can only speak out some of the most basic truths, and I have to rely on the Ministry of Finance to think about the rest.
But having said that, if he had not brought these ideas to this era, Dahan, at least economically, would not have been able to develop to the scale it is today so quickly.
The carriage came over, and Li Xingchen walked straight forward: "Come on, let's get in the carriage."
"No!" Yu De and others hurriedly followed.
"Your Majesty, the inner treasury is also very poor," Yuchi Chifan said straightforwardly with his eyebrows tightened, "I don't have any selfish intentions, but I still want to explain this matter to Your Majesty."
"I know," Li Xingchen nodded, "there are also difficulties in the inner treasury."
Unlike the inner treasury of other dynasties, which was almost entirely the emperor's small treasury, the money in the inner treasury of the Han Dynasty was not stagnant. It had already begun to be laid out before, and now it has spread almost all over most of the state capitals in Jiangnan, Guanzhong, and Shuzhong.
And the free schools that began to spread across the country were built with joint funding from the inner treasury and local governments.
In addition to volunteer schools, there are also internal treasuries behind the newly established medical schools, pharmacies, charity halls, etc. It can be said that with the encouragement of Li Xingchen, the concubines in the harem gradually participated in all aspects of charity in society.
After going up, the inner treasury, as the only small treasury they have the right to use, also appeared in these areas.
The natural result of this is that the inner treasury or inner palace of the Han Dynasty is not the richest among all dynasties. When the dynasties were in their prime, the inner palace was not that poor. In comparison, the current Han Dynasty is absolutely
It is not considered very wealthy, especially when compared to the prosperous times after the Wenjing rule in history. It should be the peak after the unification of China.
But now the inner government of the Han Dynasty is definitely the most involved in social affairs, and therefore it may be said to be the most profitable. Today's inner government does not need special allocations from the Ministry of Household Affairs. It invests and attracts investment in local areas through bank deposits.
Wait, Neiku has been able to achieve its own balance of payments and even make a profit.
In this regard, Yuchi Chifan, who is in charge of the inner government, and Shen Wuhua, who is in charge of the external affairs of the inner government, naturally play an indispensable role.
Previously, Li Xingchen decided to let the concubines in the harem use the money of the inner palace, mainly because he was afraid that these women would be depressed in the palace, always thinking about palace fights, and eventually causing a mess in the harem. But what Li Xingchen did not expect was that this
The strategy of "diverting trouble to the east" actually allowed the concubines in the harem to devote themselves wholeheartedly to charity work, which directly promoted the development and construction of free schools, pharmacies, etc. in the Han Dynasty.
However, women are inherently soft-hearted. When they see those homeless children and those women, children, the elderly and the weak who are suffering from illnesses but have no money to see a doctor, it is natural that they will not feel a little compassion in their hearts.
Therefore, the harem was busy with these things every day, and Li Xinchen was happy to see it. After all, the concubines in the harem were still his women, no matter what, and the things they did did a lot for the royal family and earned Li Xinchen praise.
Over time, the inner palace has really become the inner palace of the harem, and His Majesty the Emperor Li Xingchen is like an out-and-out outsider. He is almost no longer allowed to even take some private money from the inner palace.
This time, Li Xingchen actually wanted to directly spend all the remaining savings of the imperial family. Naturally, the concubines in the harem disagreed. Now the charity school in Xiangzhou is under construction and money is needed. Although a batch of money has been allocated first, but
If His Majesty takes away the rest, who can guarantee that the palace will not be empty next time when money is needed?
The construction of free schools is step-by-step, starting from Jiankang, Chengdu and Chang'an, and expanding outward bit by bit, almost in conjunction with the construction of local academies. If this process is directly disrupted, then it will
This means that the entire plan needs to be adjusted. After all, it involves the recruitment of students, the husband's schedule, etc.
Therefore, knowing that His Majesty had made great determination this time and put great pressure on the Ministry of Revenue, Yuchi Chifan had no choice but to bite the bullet and come.
"Your Majesty?" Yuchi Chifan asked tentatively.
"No," Li Xingchen said decisively, "the navy is the most important thing."
Li Xingchen said so categorically that Yuchi Chifan was also startled, and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, the volunteer training in Xiangzhou has reached its most critical moment. If we lack funds now,"
"Come here," Li Xingchen waved directly and asked Yuan Dashe to come over, "bring a plate."
Yuan Dashe didn't know what medicine Li Xinchen was selling in his gourd, so he could only follow it.
Li Xingchen took off his jade pendant from his waist and said: "Have someone pawn this, and notify the imperial kitchen. From now on, the amount of food will be reduced by half, and all the money will be replenished to the inner palace."
"Your Majesty!" Yuan Dashe exclaimed.
The jade pendant that His Majesty once carried is a royal item. How can you just pawn it?
"Your Majesty's dragon body is the most important thing, I think it's not allowed." Qin Sizu, who was immersed in sorting out the memorial, also hurriedly stood up, "Your Majesty, think twice!"
"Your Majesty, although the internal affairs are difficult, your Majesty's things must not flow into the private sector." Yuchi Chifan also said hurriedly. Li Xinchen's decisiveness was indeed beyond her expectation. This was enough to prove that Li Xinchen had to do something this time.
"Your Majesty, there should be other solutions." Qin Sizu added, and at the same time took off the jade pendant on his body, "Even if your Majesty really wants to use his possessions in exchange for money to maintain the palace, then please
My jade pendant comes first."
"Your Majesty, please ask for an audience outside Duke Xiaomu's palace!" At this time, Li Ping walked in quickly.