At dusk that day, the female doctor Wang Lianshi moved into Chen Qing's mansion. She immediately started to make arrangements. What Lu Xiu needed to keep her pregnant was peace, and she was living in a house with too many people, including maids and guards, so they all moved to Cuiwei Residence.
In the outer courtyard, Chen Qing's study was moved to Wenqu Pavilion a hundred steps away, and even his children lived in the outer courtyard. Only one maid, one guard and two female doctors were left in the inner courtyard.
The study was still being tidied up, and Chen Qing met Wang Hao, the commander of the inner guard, in the living room.
"Reporting to the capital, I carefully checked the background of this female doctor this afternoon and also monitored her residence. She is indeed a relatively famous female doctor in Chang'an City. Together with her father, she has no connection with the Puppet Qi or the Jin Kingdom.
Can be trusted.”
"Are you sure the female doctor who came to my house is her?"
"It's her!"
Chen Qing nodded, "Continue to monitor her every move after leaving my house. If there is anything unusual, report it to me immediately."
"I understand the humble position!"
Wang Hao bowed and left in a hurry.
Chen Qing returned to the temporary study room of Wenqu Pavilion. This study room is also very good. It is a three-story attic. It is a place for drinking tea and enjoying the lake view. The style is very elegant, but it is a little far away from Cuiweiju, a hundred steps away.
When he walked into the study, he saw a pretty figure clearing the table for him. Green smoke rose from the incense burner, and there was a faint scent of osmanthus.
"It's Ah Ying!"
The pretty figure turned around, and it was Yu Ying. She lowered her head, her face flushed. When she saw Chen Qing approaching her, she said in a panic: "Madam asked me to serve the young master at night. The young master will sleep in the inner room and I will sleep in the outer room. What can I do for the young master?"
You can call me."
Chen Qing lifted her chin and said with a smile: "I thought it was Alian tonight, why is it you?"
"I drew lots with her, and I got it."
Chen Qing was about to kiss her red lips, but Yu Ying turned her head and avoided it.
The enthusiasm in Chen Qing's heart suddenly cooled down. He sat down and said calmly: "Go take care of Madam and ask A-Lian to come over!"
Tears welled up in Yu Ying's eyes, and she turned to leave. Chen Qing sighed, "Forget it, go get me a basin of hot water, I'll soak my feet, and go to bed early tonight."
"yes!"
Yu Ying wiped away her tears and left in a hurry.
Chen Qing smiled bitterly and shook his head. Yu Ying probably hadn't had time yet, so it would be boring to force a young lady on her own.
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At night, Chen Qing suddenly felt a smooth and hot body in his arms, a pair of jade arms around his neck, and a strong fragrance of roses on his hair.
"Alian!" Chen Qing was surprised and happy.
"Um!"
Alian agreed and blocked his mouth with her sweet tongue.
Chen Qing hadn't touched a woman for several months, so when he couldn't bear it anymore, he immediately started to do it.
"Ah! It hurts...it hurts..."
Chen Qing suddenly realized something was wrong, "You are Ah Ying!"
The woman fell into his arms and cried, "I really want to do it, but I'm just scared for the first time. Master, please don't drive me away."
Chen Qing felt guilty and pitiful in his heart, and after coaxing her for a while, Yu Ying finally burst into laughter, hugged Chen Qing's neck and said coquettishly: "My husband, come here!"
Chen Qing rushed forward with enthusiasm and started again. This time Chen Qing was particularly sympathetic, and Yu Ying cooperated tacitly, and the two of them had a great time.
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The next morning, Chen Qing convened a dozen important officials in the government office to discuss important matters.
"Everyone must know the theme of the meeting I convened today, which is about the development of financial resources. This is the most urgent issue in our eyes. In the past, we had a small army and could use land to replace military salaries, so the pressure was not great.
Now we have an army of 200,000. Soldiers have to support their families and must pay military salary, which is 400,000 guan a month. Although we still have some money, that is our bottom line. I don’t want to move it for the time being. I still have to find a way.
It is open to the outside world, so everyone can speak freely!"
Zhou Kuan, the chief officer of the Duzhi Transportation Department, stood up and said, "Let me say a few words first!"
The Duzhi Transfer Department is equivalent to the Ministry of Finance, which controls the financial power. It is the most important functional department in the Economic and Strategy Office. Zhou Kuan, who has followed Chen Qing for many years and has been a purchasing envoy in Bashu, serves as the chief executive.
Zhou Kuan stood up and said slowly: "As Dutong said, the monthly military salary is 400,000 yuan. This is just the military salary. There are other military expenses, such as gunpowder mining and refining, armor manufacturing, military uniforms and shoes, food and drink for soldiers, etc.
Wait, it will cost at least 100,000 yuan a month.
Then there are various government expenditures, such as official salaries, building bridges, building roads, running schools, etc., which cost at least 100,000 guan a month. All added up, it is about 600,000 guan in hard expenditure.
Our current relatively stable income, as long as it is from the salt tax, we can make a net profit of 20 yuan per kilogram of salt at 33 yuan. I estimate that we have an income of 80,000 yuan every month. Other taxes are calculated according to the plan.
It is required to release water to raise fish. It is estimated that the maximum monthly income can only be a little more than 20,000 guan, which is 100,000 guan. Expenditures other than military salary and military expenses can be balanced.
Calculated, our monthly gap is 500,000 guan, 500,000 guan! It sounds terrible, but we can solve it by issuing only 500,000 guan. What is the key? The key lies in each of us.
Sufficient supplies must be put into the market each month to ensure that the military salary handed over to the soldiers will not become a piece of waste paper.
Of course, soldiers cannot collect coins. I am just making an analogy. We still have to use silver coins so that our monthly casting volume can keep up and our silver mine output can also keep up. I have observed these two months.
The money used for military pay was found to be very effective, and it was basically collected by soldiers and not circulated, which greatly reduced the material pressure on the market."
As expected of the Du Branch Office, all kinds of data are complete and well-founded. His ideas are very pragmatic. To issue a huge amount of currency, there must be enough materials to keep up, otherwise it will cause serious inflation. This is the same as Chen Qing's.
The idea is the same.
Chen Qing nodded and asked again: "Has the official money shop mentioned before been prepared?"
Zhou Kuan hurriedly said: "Reporting to the capital, preparations have been made. Let's use the name drafted by the economic officer and call it the National Money Shop of the Song Dynasty. Currently, there is one branch in each state, and Jingzhao Prefecture is planning to build five branches.
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Everyone laughed when they heard this name. It was a very grand name. I wonder how the court would feel when they heard it?
At this time, Guan Shigu raised his hand and asked: "Jing Lue Envoy, I have a question about something that I don't understand. Can I ask for advice?"
Chen Qing smiled and nodded, "Prisoner Guandu, please tell me!"
Guan Shigu no longer holds a military position, but serves as the martial arts superintendent, that is, the principal of the military academy, which is currently in the preparatory stage.
"I remember that in the past, the Western Army implemented the military household system. The imperial court gave preferential treatment to military households in terms of taxes. The pressure on soldiers' military salaries was not great. Why didn't the commander-in-chief follow suit and implement the military household system?"
Chen Qing didn't know how to answer Guan Shigu's question. Zhang Jun told him that the imperial court's burden on the military expenditure of the Western Army was extremely heavy, much higher than the current expenditure. This was just because the corruption in the military was too serious, and most of them were
He was corrupted by the top military officials.
For example, the imperial court gives the Western Army a large amount of salt, tea, oil coupons, wine coupons and other securities every year. With these coupons, various materials can be withdrawn, amounting to hundreds of thousands of guan every year, but these coupons are used by the generals.
They took it to Bianliang and sold it privately in exchange for money, thus forming the securities market of the Song Dynasty.
The imperial court's military expenditure burden was extremely heavy, but the soldiers' income was extremely low, which enriched the generals in the middle. This was the situation of the Northern Song Army, including the Western Army.
Chen Qing pondered for a while and said: "Although we do not implement the military household system in name, in essence we are doing military households. For example, ordinary people can be granted one hundred acres of land in the Hehuang Valley, but the families of military soldiers can be granted two acres of land.
One hundred acres, tax free and hard labor for life.
Moreover, a soldier's military salary is not two guan of money, but a monthly income that is higher than the average three guan of ordinary people. It is four guan of money. The other two guan of money are paid with land. Military merit awards are also given to land. He retired last spring.
There are more than 6,000 elderly soldiers, and each soldier basically has hundreds of acres of land. It is these tangible incomes and military merit rewards that keep the soldiers' morale high and fight bravely against the enemy, so that our army can repeatedly defeat the enemy.
Undefeated."
Commander Cao De also said: "Chen Dutong is right. The key is to let the soldiers get tangible benefits before they will work hard. In the past, the salary of the Xiang army was only a few hundred coins, which could not support a family.
Many soldiers' wives were forced to sell themselves to support their families. What kind of fighting ability would such soldiers have? They would just run away from a fight, which is extremely rotten."
Guan Shigu sighed and said: "The envoy has seen it thoroughly. I remember that after the Battle of Fuping, envoy Zhang Xuan asked me and Liu Qi to recruit troops. Liu Qi recruited hundreds of thousands of Jingyuan troops. I was also in Qingzhou.
In Yuanzhou, Pingliang Prefecture recruited hundreds of thousands of troops. The army seemed very large, but the soldiers had no military salary and could not even eat enough. When the Jurchen army came, the army collapsed without a fight. In fact, the same was true for the puppet Qi army.
"
Chen Qing suddenly asked with great interest: "How much is the military salary of an ordinary soldier of the Puppet Qi Army?"