Xue Qing was startled for a moment, then said: "Reporting to your Majesty, Mr. Lu has already started investigating. The first one to go is the Ministry of Revenue... He also borrowed more than ten people from my subordinates."

"Did you borrow it?"

"Borrowed."

Xue Qing said: "The Household Department will fully cooperate with Inspector Lu. If anything is really discovered in the Household Department, no matter who is involved, I will never cover it up..."

What he said was categorical.

What Xue Qing was thinking was that he was happy to see someone finally share the burden.

Is the father-in-law of Daning enjoying happiness?

no!

It’s desperate!

Xue Qing was still a little gloating about his misfortune.

"The Ministry of War will also fully cooperate with Inspector Lu."

Fei Tian immediately expressed his position.

Strictly speaking, he hired the new head of state of Daning. If he doesn't support it, who will?

Lu Zhengyuan's current identity is the inspector in charge of supervising the world's granaries, which can be said to have great power.

Fei Tian spoke again: "I met with Inspector Lu yesterday. Inspector Lu was going to Lin'an and Jianghuai. He said he would investigate from the source..."

It is indeed very thoughtful.

Guan Ning admired inwardly, it seemed that he had found the right person.

Lu Zhengyuan's idea is actually very simple. He is a reliable person. He defected from the Liang Kingdom and has no escape route. Moreover, he is very fond of Lu Zhengyuan's ability.

Daning's grain production areas were mainly concentrated in the south, and the collected grain was concentrated in Lin'an City, or transported to Shangjing City via the Lancang Grand Canal, entered the granary and treasury, and then sent to the front line.

Or in case of emergency, they can be sent directly from Lin'an City to the front line...

Why Guan Ning felt there was something wrong with this was because under the tense conditions of wartime, everything was not executed according to normal procedures.

In the seventh year of Yuanwu, Guan Ning promulgated the all-silver law to realize the transformation from physical tax to monetary tax. Then he minted new silver coins. Taking into account the problem of fire consumption, Daning Bao banknotes were issued...

With the passage of time, the all-banking law has been implemented across the country, and Daning banknotes have been truly accepted by the people.

During this period, the imperial court used currency as tax revenue, and the All-Yin Law was improved by Guan Ning on the basis of the "One Whip Law".

The land tax, corvee and other miscellaneous levies in various states and counties were combined into one, and the silver taels were collected together and paid per mu. This greatly simplified the tax system and facilitated the collection of taxes. At the same time, it made it difficult for local officials to cheat, thereby increasing fiscal revenue.

Why has Daning become so powerful in more than ten years?

The real reason lies in these reforms.

More importantly, Guan Ning has history to draw from. He knows the shortcomings of these reforms, so he can make corresponding changes to be more suitable for Daning and this era.

This is the biggest bug.

The imperial court replaced taxes with currency, and the Daning Bank began to play a role in purchasing grain and storing it to achieve regulation, stabilize grain prices, and reserve needed supplies.

Food is the first priority for the people. As long as the price of food is stable, the world will be stable.

The people got money from selling grain, and used the money to pay taxes. Over and over again, the money was truly circulated.

This was originally a good situation, but when there was another war, food prices were inevitably affected. At the same time, due to the increase in demand on the front line, people began to voluntarily stock up on food. Daning Bank's repurchases were also affected and could not meet the demand...

At this time, collecting taxes in currency will not be able to meet the needs of the war. We have to return to collecting taxes in kind, and we will have to collect them.

Physical objects become currency, and currency becomes physical objects.

During such a change, the system inevitably becomes chaotic. This is a situation that will inevitably occur when a war breaks out and an unstable environment occurs. This also leads to the chaos that Guan Ning believes will occur...

During the war, in order to ensure the cost of the war and the continuous supply of military supplies, there will naturally be more collections, and if it falls to the local level, the amount will inevitably be increased layer by layer.

The imperial court has received reports in this regard.

During the war, in order to ensure that food could be collected quickly, the imperial court set up a grain collection office in Lin'an to be responsible for food collection.

The six southern states were all under their jurisdiction and dispatch. In order to quickly improve efficiency, the officials of the Grain Collection Administration were recruited from the six states, and the chief officers were officials from Huaizhou and Lin'an.

During the war, this grain collection bureau had great power and could be regarded as the source.

By the 15th year of Yuanwu, before the war was over, the Food Collection Agency had been abolished, and many negative things were reported at that time.

A product of war, some people do evil under the guise of war. I believe this kind of thing will happen too...

Lu Zhengyuan has found the entry point.

Seeing His Majesty's thoughtful look, Xue Qing and Fei Tian looked at each other.

Your Majesty has high hopes for Lu Zhengyuan. If there is really corruption and misappropriation of military rations, as long as it is recovered, the current needs may be solved...

This is a source.

"Put aside your quarrels for now, I'll think of a solution first..."

Guan Ning rubbed his forehead.

War consumes the most national strength. How did the Liang Kingdom collapse?

They were not defeated, but were defeated by Zhu and Wen's brutal military tactics.

Development is the last word.

Daning has won the war and has obtained a large area of ​​land from the enemy. As long as these resources are quickly utilized, Daning's national power will grow rapidly.

Difficulties are only temporary.

But Fei Tian was right, the needs of the frontline troops cannot be cut off.

Although you are in an enemy country, it is difficult to find supplies. The Liang Kingdom is devastated, and the people have died countless times. Even if you turn into a bandit and rob it, it will be difficult to rob it...

Now we have to supply supplies from home.

"Is it true that the household department can't squeeze out?"

Guan Ning said: "The two armies guarding the border also suffered a lot of casualties. The size of the army has declined, and the needs are limited."

It sounds a bit unpleasant to say, but this is the reality.

"Think of a way and squeeze a little more."

For the sake of the emperor's words, Xue Qing had nothing to say.

"The Ministry of Revenue will think of a way to solve 30% of the problem."

Xue Qing said: "I tried my best."

"The Ministry of War will solve 30% of the problem."

Guan Ning looked at Fei Tian and said directly: "The Ministry of War also has its own granary, right? The first and second border guard armies, as well as the Pingzhang Pass garrison... They always have farmland. How can your war department not have some savings?"

"I... obey your order!"

Fei Tian spoke again: "You still have to talk to the army. Some of my subordinates have no say."

The functions of the Ministry of War and Tiance Mansion are different, but they overlap. He does not have the final say.

"I'm looking for Pang Qingyun."

"Then this is still short of 40%."

Xue Qing knew that the total number of troops stationed abroad was at most 150,000, and the supplies required were not that much, but Daning was too empty now.

"Go and find Qian Dafu."

How could this great shopkeeper be missing when there was a shortage of food?

As the helmsman of Daning Bank and Daning Liangzhuang, Qian Dafu is known as the underground Hubu Shangshu. He may manage more money and grain than the Hubu Shangshu.

As soon as I opened my mouth, the money came quickly.

Guan Ning actually hasn't seen Qian Dafu alone for some time.

"Kowtow to Your Majesty, is Your Majesty well with your holy bow?"

Qian Dafu knelt down straight.
Chapter completed!