Another World Da Ming: I use a hundred lives to become holy

Chapter 480: Xin Jin

"Then let Lu Aiqing speak first!"

On the high platform, next to the dragon throne, Crown Prince Zhu Biao tried hard to calm his brows and looked at the four people who came out.

"Yes!"

Lu Shang bowed, and the three of them stepped back half a step.

All the officials pricked up their ears.

"Your Highness, the reconstruction of Shuchuan should be the responsibility of the superior country. People do not value Shu because of its difficult roads, but they have not seen how the pre-Qin Dynasty used Shu to sweep away the six kingdoms!"

"Thus, although the time is urgent, the matter is more urgent. The superiors are not seen, and farmers have been kneeling on the dams to dry their grain for more than a thousand years!"

"Your Highness! I request that Shuchuan be rebuilt!"

According to the previous arrangement, Lu Shang took the lead in proposing to govern Shu, firing the first shot of today's unusual court meeting that everyone knew was unusual.

But what was different from the previous arrangement between the king and his minister was that before there were only Lu and Liu, and he only needed to cry poor.

However, Lu Shang had no intention of crying poor at this moment. On the contrary, he fooled everyone in the court and pointed out in a few words that Shuchuan had suffered for a long time and that Shuchuan was worth developing.

So, one person's request became the request of all court officials.

"Please rebuild Shuchuan!"

Rebuilding Shuchuan, rebuilding is not important, Shuchuan is not important either.

For all the civil and military officials in the court, it is most important to speak out at this moment.

Whoever opposes will inevitably stand against the people of the world.

Even if it meant using Crown Prince Zhu Biao as a pretext, they had to do it.

"I can save myself the trouble."

"Well, let's put the reconstruction of Shuchuan on the agenda today!"

"Lü Gong, how much silver is left in the treasury?"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao also knew that he was being framed, and his emotions changed several times when he looked at Lu Shang.

This Lu Shang! Now let me test you too!

After putting his mind at ease, Crown Prince Zhu Biao subconsciously glanced at the Assistant Minister of Works Zhao Zheng in the Ministry of Works team. Seeing that he did not move at all, he finally felt relieved and turned his gaze to the outside of Fengtian Hall.

"Return to your highness!"

When Lu Shang lowered his head, he subconsciously glanced outside the hall, and then glanced at Crown Prince Yun Tong and Prince Gao Yan who were standing beside him.

He made up his mind.

"Except for the surplus that must be prepared, the treasury currently has 200,000 taels of silver available for expenditure!"

"Two hundred thousand taels?"

Upon hearing this number, Crown Prince Zhu Biao showed no shock or panic. He just looked outside the Fengtian Palace and continued to ask questions to Lu Shang.

The court officials in the Fengtian Hall also started discussing it.

Two hundred thousand taels was indeed a considerable sum of money at the beginning of the country.

Even in previous dynasties, it could have been a great project.

Haven’t you seen that when many dynasties collapsed, let alone 200,000 taels, even if there were an extra 20,000 taels, there might have been a different ending.

But it can be put into the present day, into Shuchuan.

Everyone in the court knew that throwing in these two hundred thousand taels would at most cause a little splash, and then everything would return to calm.

Should we invite someone in?

All the court officials began to shift their peripheral vision backwards.

"Yes! Your Highness! Two hundred thousand taels!"

However, no one could have imagined that Lu Shang would answer so affirmatively.

Could it be that, in addition to collecting and managing money, the Ministry of Revenue can also create money out of thin air?

Is it printing more banknotes?

Many people immediately became alert in their hearts. If this happened, they would have to throw away the treasured banknotes as soon as they returned!

Crown Prince Zhu Biao also thought of this possibility.

Then, he thought of the time when his father was scolded.

"Lord Lu, how can you rule Shu with 200,000 taels?"

So his words were subconsciously serious yet with a hint of inexplicable expectation.

Many people heard it.

Why is this?

"Your Highness, two hundred thousand taels is certainly not enough!"

Lu Shang answered truthfully, and the ministers continued to wait.

"But I did think of a plan to raise money!"

Sure enough! Here it comes!

Wait! Raising money? Isn’t that printing money?

It is well known that it is difficult for Shuchuan to connect with the rest of the world, so there are actually people in the court who agree that printing more banknotes is a poor solution.

If one million taels of precious silver are spent in the capital in the morning, prices can rise by 10% in the afternoon.

But Shuchuan is different.

Once the treasure notes are circulated again, they will become waste paper.

There is something you can do with the time difference!

But now we are raising money?

The ministers were puzzled, and Crown Prince Zhu Biao on the high platform had no idea of ​​it. Only Xie Jin, who had walked together last night, knew something about the situation, so he subconsciously lowered his head.

But at this time, no one noticed his actions as the Minister of Rites, and no one noticed his frown.

"What good advice do you have, my dear?"

Raising money, although there is a word "raising", but for a dynasty, it is basically a means of creating something out of nothing, if the price required is affordable...

Crown Prince Zhu Biao finally withdrew all his attention and put it on Lu Shang.

What kind of solution will this Minister of Revenue, who obviously has a close relationship with the Zhao family but can be tolerated by his father, come up with?

"Your Highness! I named it Xinjin!"

"This is the regulation that this old minister compiled overnight for your approval!"

The Minister of Revenue, Lu Shang, slowly took out a thick memorial from his arms and handed it to Wang Ji.

The two did not exchange glances for much, and the court fell silent, waiting for the reaction of Crown Prince Zhu Biao after reviewing the document.

Without consulting the cabinet, he had to go to the court meeting first. All the ministers knew what this meant.

"Xin Jin?"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao opened the memorial, skimmed the opening format, and quickly found the line that defined Xin Jin:

If the business is stable and prosperous, the current money can be used to offset future dividends; if the national government is stable and prosperous, it is not easy to prepay future taxes to repay principal and interest.

Taking the average value of 25 during the heyday of the Sui and Tang dynasties as the basis, combined with the annual tax of 40 million taels in our dynasty, we can see that the future gold will be 320 million taels. Assuming a five-year period for governing Shu, the stable expenditure minus the profit and the tax revenue of 20% can be 64 million taels of future gold, which is the gold that can be released for trust.

"On credit?"

"Sixty-four million!"

The two thoughts collided in Crown Prince Zhu Biao's head in an instant, completely uncontrollably.

Has there ever been a country that relied on its people? But if it is too late, it will lead to its own destruction!

Qian Yuan, who died not long ago, is often mentioned for his madness in the last few years, and is used to compare with the present day.

But! Sixty-four million taels!

Even the Crown Prince Zhu Biao!

After seeing this number, he couldn't take his eyes off it for a while!

It was not until he took a few deep breaths that he was able to look away and then shook his head.

"My dear, you must not start borrowing money! I will never let you bear such a bad reputation!"

Snapped!

Crown Prince Zhu Biao closed the memorial.

But Lu Shang walked forward despite the gazes of everyone behind him.

"Your Highness! This is for Shuchuan. It doesn't matter if I bear some infamy. Besides, I am confident that people in the world will understand and even flock to ask Your Highness for help!"

"Complete?"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao frowned, puzzled.

There were also many ministers who watched the show on the spot.

The Minister of Revenue, are you getting senile and confused?

The imperial court is lending money to the people, but who would dare to borrow?

Once the imperial edict is issued, it is foreseeable that not only will it be impossible to collect the money, but it will also cause a major riot.

The Minister of Revenue, it seems that we need to replace him.