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Chapter 77 It¡¯s still easy to make money

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    After the morning session the next day, Zhu Youxiao, Fang Congzhe, Liu Yishui, and Zhang Weixian sat together in the warm pavilion of Qianqing Palace. You looked at me and I looked at you with big eyes and small eyes, but no one said a word. Old Wang  An was waiting on the side with a very ugly expression, as if someone owed him money and hadn't paid it back.

    After a long silence, Zhu Youxiao had to say: "Mr. Fangge, is it true that the court cannot provide money to the Ministry of War?"

    Fang Congzhe said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue has finished calculating this year's annual income. A total of 4.8 million taels of silver have been put into the treasury. The old prince asked for 5 million taels. The imperial court will definitely not be able to get it, let alone the imperial court.  There are other things to do, and the money is already stretched thin. If the Ministry of War is added to it, the court really can't afford it!"

    Zhang Weixian quickly stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, you will hand over the military department to the old minister. The old minister should serve his whole life and die. However, as the saying goes, the troops and horses have not yet moved the food and grass. Now the Beijing camp, the frontier army, and the Liao army are all in arrears of pay and lack of equipment.  , unstable military morale and other shortcomings, if the arrears of pay and equipment are not replaced as soon as possible, the military morale will be difficult to use!"

    At this time, Wang An also joined in the fun and said: "Master, today I have allocated 300,000 taels of silver to the Ministry of War. Now the money in the internal funds is less than 500,000 taels. Not to mention repairing water conservancy and raising guards, even  The expenses in the palace are already beyond our control, please let me know how to deal with it, Master!"

    Fang Congzhe, Liu Yishui, and Zhang Weixian finally understood why Wang An was so gloomy. It turned out that not only the treasury was extremely empty, but even the palace's internal funds were almost empty. It seemed that it was impossible to expect the little emperor to plug the hole!

    Zhu Youxiao also knew that Wang An was right. The account was settled last night. Since Zhu Youxiao came to the throne, the amount of money spent can no longer be described as flowing water. It is simply like a dike bursting. According to his way of spending money  , even if Emperor Wanli left the gold and silver mountains, it¡¯s time to see the bottom!

    It¡¯s just that although there is no money, things still have to be done, otherwise all Zhu Youxiao¡¯s efforts will be in vain.

    But who is Zhu Youxiao?

    That is a person who has experienced the baptism of the reform tide of later generations. He knows that money can be obtained the fastest in two ways!

    The first is to take by force!

    The second is speculation!

    Now, as the emperor, Zhu Youxiao can do both of these methods in a reasonable and legal way!

    So after pondering for a moment, Colonel Zhu You said to Zhang Weixian: "Old Lord, the court will definitely not be able to get the money the Ministry of War wants, but the emperor cannot send hungry soldiers. I can never let the soldiers go hungry to defend the country.  , so I allow the Ministry of War to open a mutual trade with Mongolia, and the money earned will be divided according to the imperial court's 30%, the Ministry of War's 20%, and the frontier army's 50%. This should be able to barely cover the salary of the frontier army, right?"

    The reason Zhu Youxiao was able to come up with this method was because Shanxi merchants made huge profits from smuggling with Mongolia and Houjin. Instead of letting the Shanxi merchants who took advantage of others get this money, it would be better to let the court and the Ministry of War  Earn, this has at least two benefits!

    First, it can solve the problems of military pay, food, equipment, and equipment for the border troops, and it can also mobilize the enthusiasm of the border troops for liniment smuggling.  The second is to control the smuggling momentum of Shanxi merchants, thereby controlling the smuggling channels in the hands of the court. In this way, it can naturally control the goods exported to the grassland, lest those Shanxi merchants dare to sell anything!

    However, there is also a problem with this, that is, it can easily cause the frontier army leaders to control a large amount of wealth while controlling the army. If such a thing really happens, Zhu Youxiao naturally knows how dangerous it will be.  !

    So Zhu Youxiao said next: "I have sent a decree to Xiong Tingbi to revoke his position as Governor of Jiliao and at the same time make him the Admiral of the Nine Borders as the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, responsible for the defense and mutual trade of the Nine Borders including Liaodong.  Regarding the matter of mutual trading, the Ministry of War, Ministry of Household Affairs, and Dongchang will follow up. If anyone dares to make a mistake in this matter, I will never forgive him lightly!"

    Regarding Zhu Youxiao's arrangement, Fang Congzhe and Liu Yishui had nothing to say, because according to Zhu Youxiao's arrangement, the Ministry of War had nothing to do with the court. This time Zhu Youxiao asked the Ministry of War to carry out mutual trade on the grassland, and did not forget to let the court  Fang and Liu were greatly relieved to have a share of the pie, so naturally they would not have any objections!

    However, Zhang Weixian, who was the Minister of the Ministry of War, after considering Zhu Youxiao's decision, bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, allowing the border troops to trade with each other can indeed solve the problem of military pay. However, disputes often arise when we trade with Mongolia, and  This matter has given the border troops a taste of the sweetness, and I am afraid it will also cause unnecessary trouble. What should I do if there is a conflict with the Mongolian troops?"

    Zhu Youxiao smiled lightly and said: "This matter is easy to handle. If there is a conflict, the winner will win."There will be rewards if you win. If you lose, keep fighting until you win!  "

    Zhang Weixian's eyes lit up, and he instantly understood that what the little emperor in front of him meant was that there was no need to be afraid of conflict, no matter who it was, as long as they dared to fight, and if they won, they would be rewarded with military merit, and if they lost, they would not be afraid of being punished!

    Although Zhang Weixian has never fought in a war, he has also been in the army for most of his life. He is very aware of the temperament of the gangsters in the army. If they have money to earn and are not afraid of punishment, they will soon be like a pack of wolves, wreaking havoc.  The whole grassland!

    But this is what Zhang Weixian hopes to see most. If after he takes charge of the Ministry of War, a series of good news comes from the border, it will be great political capital for him!

    "That's right! I still have something to tell my old prince!" Zhu Youxiao suddenly said to Zhang Weixian: "I have decided to send people to open an East Asia trading company, in which I have 70% of the shares, but I don't want to  I live alone, so I will give you 20% of it, and I can talk to the nobles, and if anyone is willing to become a shareholder, they can do it, and if you are not interested, I won¡¯t force you!"

    Although Zhu Youxiao suddenly made such a move, Zhang Weixian was a little confused as to why, but he still agreed: "Your Majesty pays such attention to the honorable nobles, and I thanked Your Majesty on their behalf. I don't care about others, so I subscribe first."  10% of the shares, the rest of the veterans will talk to each company!"

    Zhu Youxiao laughed and said: "The old prince is a real person, but I am not here to get that little money, but to make the nobles get rich together with the royal family, so each family can subscribe for up to three points of this stock!"

    Zhang Weixian was really confused now. He originally thought that Zhu Youxiao came up with this share just to get some money to meet his urgent needs, but now it seems that this is not the case, but what can the royal business house sell?  ?  Can you really make money?

    Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Weixian's puzzled face and pursed his lips at Wang An. Old Wang An gave a somewhat reluctant salute, then slowly took out a square box wrapped in red cloth and placed it on Zhu Youxiao's face.  Go up from the desk next to the school!

    Fang Congzhe, Liu Yishui, and Zhang Weixian looked at Zhu Youxiao with curious eyes, wondering what the little emperor was going to do!

    Zhu Youxiao slowly opened the red cloth, and then revealed the glass mirror inside!

    "Hiss!"

    The three old men made a sound of gasping in unison, and the three pairs of somewhat dim old eyes burst out with bright light!

    Zhang Weixian pointed at the glass mirror and asked tremblingly: "This what kind of treasure is this?"

    Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied with their unseen appearance and said calmly: "This is not a treasure, but a glass mirror made by a supervisor. Although this object is simple to make and not expensive,  But it is a rare thing. The royal family plans to open a trading company based on this thing, plus porcelain from the official kiln and silk woven from Suzhou. I believe this business can still make some money!"

    Can you make some money?

    " Regarding Zhu Youxiao's words, whether it is Zhang Weixian, Fang Congzhe or Liu Yishui, they all feel that the little emperor is too humble. Once such a treasure comes out, even gold and silver can be earned!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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