Of course, Chen Shushen may not be doing much better now in Jiankang Mansion.
There is a joke in the court that as an official of His Majesty's Ministry of Household Affairs, your life span will be shortened.
This sentence is intended to express that the position of the Ministry of Accounts is "gold cannot be exchanged", but not everyone is qualified to sit in this position of the world's great steward.
Of course, another meaning of this reduction in life span is naturally that he was squeezed out by Li Xinchen in this position. If he really keeps working for several years, his life span will be affected.
Accompanying him was Jiang Mang, Minister of Industry.
It is well known that the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works do not deal with each other. One is a miser and the other is a big spender who spends money like water. The two sides are inherently contradictory.
But for the problems Dahan is facing now, the two departments must put aside their prejudices and work together. Otherwise, the task will not be completed and everyone will have to suffer.
So Jiang Mang and Yu De didn't seem to be at odds with each other.
"I see your Majesty."
The two people bowed their hands and saluted at the same time.
"Pingshen," Li Xingchen said straight to the point as all those who were eligible to go to the Imperial Study Room were close ministers, "The battle of Pingcheng is about to start. The Taiwei Mansion should have already greeted you?"
"Back to Your Majesty, Yang Changshi just told the ministers and others about this matter this morning. The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works should do their best to guarantee it according to the needs of Pingcheng." Yu De said hurriedly, but the topic changed, "Now Guanzhong, Bashu and others
The food in the ground is being transported very slowly due to the snow, and Pingcheng is likely to face some difficulties now. Fortunately, they still have grain harvested in Hetao and other places, so there should be no problem in supporting it for at least a month."
"Li Xun's troops have entered Guanzhong, and the food consumption will only be greater in the future." Li Xunchen frowned, "Now we need Pingcheng to use the grain harvesting in Hetao, what should we do in a month?"
Yu De said in a deep voice: "I have discussed this matter with the Ministry of Industry before. The road from Guanzhong to Pingcheng is long. The transfer between the military and civilians cannot be too fast. This month, we will give priority to the transfer of grain. At least within a month, we can
We will send the food needed to survive the winter to Pingcheng, and the Ministry of Works will cooperate to make way for this."
Li Xingchen nodded slightly, which meant that the limited transport capacity would give priority to transporting grain and leaving various equipment behind. Fortunately, during the process of Han Qinhu entering Pingcheng, the losses such as gunpowder were not very large.
There is no rush at this moment, unless the war begins to heat up directly.
With the ability here, Li Xingchen had no choice even if he didn't want to gamble.
"This winter has been difficult." Li Xingchen sighed with emotion.
"Your Majesty, please be at ease. I will do my best." Yu De and Jiang Mang said at the same time.
Li Xingchen nodded slightly.
Unifying the world is a gradual process.
It is understandable that there will be setbacks and challenges along the way.
Li Xingchen is not in a hurry, he wants to be down-to-earth every step of the way.
"Can the national treasury still have a surplus this year?" Li Xingchen asked immediately.
After the Northern Expedition, money was spent like water. This is well known. If it weren't for the fact that the money and food could not keep up, the military would have already clamored to attack Hebei and directly defeat the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
"Although the war this year is tense, the front is not long. It is as expected by the Ministry of Revenue. The national treasury can still support it, but it may be difficult to make a surplus. The current deficit is 20 million yuan." Yu
De smiled bitterly and said, "According to the original plan, the tax revenue and trade of 20 million yuan per winter can still be made up, but it seems a little difficult now."
Li Xingchen nodded, war requires money, otherwise it would not be a war.
Twenty million dollars is still within the affordable range.
Now the annual revenue of the Han Dynasty treasury can reach 50 to 60 million guan. This does not include the income of local treasury, internal government, etc. The total of all places should be 70 to 80 million guan.
It is said that the annual revenue of the Song Dynasty's treasury could reach hundreds of millions in history. Of course, Li Xingchen was self-aware. The territory of the Han Dynasty is not much larger than that of the Song Dynasty. After all, Hebei is still in the hands of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, while Nanzhong, Annan and other places have just developed and still need it.
With the support of the imperial court, Li Xingchen is very satisfied with the income that the treasury can now have.
The Battle of Pingcheng is about to break out. Once the war starts, money will be burned. If you want to take advantage of the winter and spring seasons to recuperate and increase the revenue of the treasury, it will naturally become unfeasible. The deficit of the imperial court may even continue to increase.
"But don't worry, Your Majesty, all the banks have shown their firm intention to support the imperial court, so even if the national treasury cannot make ends meet, we are not without confidence to fight against the enemies in the north." Yu De quickly gave Li Xingchen a reassurance, lest His Majesty say anything about them.
The household department is incompetent.
Li Xingchen smiled and said: "These guys can't afford to pay early because they have no profit. Although the interest is not high, the court will definitely not really owe them money without paying it back."
In fact, the court's loan from the bank is equivalent to issuing treasury bonds on a small scale. Of course, the interest on the treasury bonds will not be high, but for the sake of its own credibility and stability, the court must repay the money. What is more important is the industrial and commercial system of the Han Dynasty.
It is the foundation that supports the development of the bank. If the big man is defeated because of lack of money, then the bank will not have to mess around.
Not to mention that the court will definitely repay the money, even if the court does not pay back the money, the bankers will definitely come forward to help the court with blood transfusions.
For Li Xingchen, this is certainly a good thing.
It is instinct for businessmen to pursue profit, but even so, Li Xingchen must let these businessmen pursue profits for the big man as much as possible. The big man and them profit together is the purpose of Li Xingchen's vigorous development of industry and commerce. If these businessmen in turn hurt
For the interests of the Han Dynasty, Li Xingchen might as well not be a businessman.
"Everyone, please hold on a little longer," Li Xingchen looked at the sky outside the Imperial Study Room. Although the sky was still cloudy, there were still strands of sunshine flowing tenaciously from the gaps in the clouds. "Whoever is there when there is no storm or heavy rain can stand still."
When the clouds open, you can see the moonlight."
Jiang Mang and Yu De confidently accepted the offer at the same time.
The strength of the big man was created by their own hands. This little test now is nothing to this giant.
So they were never worried or disappointed, they were just afraid that they would not be able to do their part.
"Spending money is like running water, spending money is like running water." Chen Xuanhua looked at the account book written by Yu Chizhen, and the beautiful handwriting on it was like a needle piercing her heart bit by bit.
This is a ledger specially used by the inner government. The last funds allocated from the Jiankang Mansion have been basically consumed.
Every expense was clearly recorded in the account book, even if Chen Xuanhua didn't want to admit it, he had to admit it. Especially regarding hospitals and pharmacies, the string of zeros behind every account made Chen Xuanhua heartbroken.
When did I spend so much money?
In comparison, the expenses of free education, etc. are not small, but in the end they are still less than those of hospitals.