Chapter 568. Anyway, the Ministry of Accounting is out of money
"Xijing Chang'an, Tokyo Luoyang." These two capitals were easy to determine. Xun Yu guessed: "Beijing is Ye County? Where does Your Majesty want to build Nanjing?"
Liu Xiang wanted to build Beijing in Jixian, which is next to Guangqumen in modern Beijing. However, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal had not yet been opened, Jixian did not have the geographical conditions to become the capital, and the transportation was underdeveloped.
Therefore, Beijing can only be temporarily designated as Ye County. Fortunately, the construction of the northern and southern cities of Ye County has been completed long ago, so there is no need to spend energy on expansion.
He didn't want to explain this, so he nodded and said, "Beijing is indeed Ye County, and Nanjing was built in Jinling."
Jinling had a city built a long time ago. More than 300 years ago, the King of Chu built Jinling City on Jinling Mountain. The name of Jinling was passed down from that time, and Jinling Mountain was Zhongshan.
Xun Yu visited Zhongshan and recalled: "Zhongshan is full of dragons, pans, and stone tigers. Your Majesty wants to expand Moling and rename it Jinling?"
"No, I want to build a new city west of Zhongshan, on the bank of the Yangtze River." Liu Xiang shook his head. Moling is located in the Huai River Valley, sixty miles south of Zhongshan, and is not on the bank of the Yangtze River, so it does not meet his requirements.
He clicked on the location on the map and explained: "Quarry stone on site and mix it with cement to build a masonry city wall. It is five feet high and four feet wide. Depending on the terrain, the wall has a circumference of thirty to forty miles, and the Huaihe River is used as a moat.
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The Huaihe River mentioned here is a tributary on the south bank of the Yangtze River. After the Tang Dynasty, it was renamed Qinhuai River, not the Huaihe River in the Huaisi River system.
He paused for a moment and continued to explain his plan: "Danyang produces copper and iron. There are iron smelting workshops and armor workshops in the city, as well as armament warehouses, armament warehouses, Changping warehouses, and weaving workshops. After they are completed, they will be used by the Zuo Army.
To garrison, the imperial court sent Yin to Jinling to manage civil affairs.
Jiangguan was set up in Caishiji to the west of Jinling and Dantu County to the east to assist in defense, and the Yangzhou garrison sent troops to garrison it.
To build a shipyard on the riverside, first dig 24 dry docks and build warships. This will be the largest shipyard in the Han Dynasty in the future. Build a water fort near the shipyard and deploy the Yangtze River Navy to garrison."
This project is not small. Xun Yu frowned when he heard it. Fan Xian was aroused and instinctively possessed the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Hubu has no money!"
"Shut up!" Liu Xiang finally discovered that as long as he wanted to do something, Fan Xian's first reaction was that he had no money, and he wondered: "Where have all the taxes gone?"
"Your Majesty dismissed 124,000 soldiers and civilians, and issued a reward of 80 million yuan. To build the embankment of the Yellow River, 150,000 hard laborers and 200,000 civilian laborers will be allocated. It is necessary to prepare 120 million yuan in wages and 180 million yuan in rations.
Thousands of stones.
It is estimated that 80,000 people will be recruited to build roads and dig ditches in various counties, and they need to prepare rations of 250,000 dan.
Jinchuan health road construction requires 60,000 hard laborers and 50,000 civilian laborers, which requires 30 million wages and 380,000 dan for rations.
The war in Jiangnan cost 3 million dan of food and grass, 2 million dan of prepared food and grass, and 44 million dan of military pay. There were also food, tools, cloth, medicine, etc. needed for the development of the two lakes.
The Ministry of Accounts is out of money."
The more he calculated, the more distressed he became: "I have no money anyway!"
Then he emphasized something strangely: "Your Majesty's private treasury is richer than Taicang!"
When Liu Xiang heard him settling accounts, he was still ashamed that he was indeed too troublesome, but he actually dared to take advantage of his private money. He couldn't bear it, so let's put aside any shame.
"I paid my taxes, and I didn't lose a single penny from you. I'm warning you not to take advantage of the young master's private treasury."
"Anyway, the Ministry of Revenue has no money. Your Majesty will take care of it."
Fan Xian is confident. There are no errors in the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue and he has not committed corruption. His Majesty will not do anything to him. After following him for so many years, he has collected money from the private treasury of the Shaofu Mansion not once or twice. Who makes your majesty so rich?
The money earned every year is higher than the tax paid by the big man.
He doesn't covet the workshops and shops all over the world, nor does he covet the porcelain kilns and fire kilns. He just wants your majesty to support the treasury.
Otherwise, as an emperor, you should stop bothering with so many things and spend less money.
Really, if the emperor was not so troublesome, the court would still be living a very prosperous life.
Liu Xiang glared at Fan Xian, "You really don't know how to be an official at all. You are even worse than Tian Feng. He just doesn't speak well. You always want to take money out of my pocket."
What a sin!
These two are really sleeping dragons and phoenixes, they are all put together by themselves.
It’s not that he is stingy with money, but the salary of the imperial army, post-war rewards, craftsmen’s wages, and the cost of building warships all depend on the private treasury of the young master. He also wants to save money for future expeditions and cannot always give it to the national treasury.
Poverty alleviation.
"Jinling City must be repaired. This is the most important part of stabilizing Jiangnan. It must be repaired within three years. This construction period is not urgent. Let me think about the lack of labor and money." Liu Xiang did not want to pay for it himself.
money, so I have to find another way.
The money seized from Jiangnan is not a big part. I really don’t know how much the paintings, calligraphy and other objects can be sold for, so it’s hard to calculate the value.
Besides, Jinling is the capital and the center of Jiangnan. It is a wasteland now, but it will definitely be a place where every inch of land is precious in the future. Do you still have to pay for it yourself to build such a place?
It’s absolutely possible to sell land and account in advance!
Once he understands this truth, he doesn't need to consider the details. Does he have to do everything by himself?
That doesn't make sense.
"I have decided to sell the land in Jinling in advance to raise materials for city construction." He stared at Fan Xian and said: "Fan Aiqing is fully responsible for this matter. We summoned the wealthy households in Yangzhou and Jingnan and asked them to contribute funds for the purchase.
Also, recruit 150,000 laborers to build the city, and only provide food without paying wages. Tell them that after the city is completed, they will be given a built house in the city, with an area of no less than ten feet, and their household registration will be in Jinling. Remember.
, when recruiting people, do not force people to sign up voluntarily.”
Fan Xian looked confused. Would anyone buy wasteland? As for whether he could recruit laborers, he was not worried. After the war, there were many people who would work just to keep their stomachs full.
He felt that he had to ask clearly: "Does Your Majesty want me to forcibly evict those wealthy households?"
Xun Yu opened his mouth hesitantly, wanting to persuade but afraid of arousing His Majesty's fear of the aristocratic family, so in the end he could only sigh.
Liu Xiang felt that Fan Xian was a little ignorant. He had used the method of selling land to build cities before, so he didn't learn it?
"Purchase voluntarily, the one with the highest price will get it. When I built Ye City, this is how the funds for the city came. You can feel free to send invitations to those rich people. In the turmoil in the south of the Yangtze River, the most uneasy ones are the rich households who want to buy Jinling."
The land is their safe money.”
After saying this, Fan Xian understood that buying life money would definitely sell the wasteland. I have to say that His Majesty knows how to make money!
"I will send someone to deliver the invitation and ask them to come to Chang'an to pay!"
Liu Xiang shook his head: "You go to Jiangnan in person, summon them in Moling, and then take them to the planned Jinling city, brag about the splendor of the capital after it is built, and let them know that it is worth their money, instead of blackmailing them
money.
We are doing business sincerely, not bandits. Tell them that if they buy the land in Jinling now, their descendants will be grateful to them.
In addition, they brought the Dian Nong Zuo envoy over to establish experimental fields in Penglize and the Han River Basin to test how to grow crops to achieve two crops a year, including wheat, millet, and rice.
Let’s bring some cattle from the north to see if they can adapt to the work in the south. Gather the buffalo from the south of the Yangtze River and build breeding pastures. I think it’s hard for the cattle from the north to adapt to the climate there.”
There were a lot of things to do, and Fan Xian accepted the task happily with an expression as if His Majesty wanted to tire me to death.
Xun Yu and others turned their faces away, envious.
"By the way, I would like to recommend a few talents to you. Liu Ye, the chief of Juchao, Zhou Yu, the postal governor of Lujiang, and Lu Su, the dianong of Lujiang, can be summoned to you and inspect them for me."