Chapter 136 Is it difficult to handle? Then don’t do it
"Even if it is a reward of some gold, silver and jewelry, it would be good."
In the East Palace, the Crown Princess looked at a set of slightly old armor in front of her and complained, "What's the use of this thing?"
"What do you, a woman, know?"
Zhu Gaochi hugged the white-haired general and hummed, "This is what the old man used."
"So what." The Crown Princess stepped forward and took the dog away. "Zhanji has gotten so much money for the old man, why should he give me an armor?"
"Hi."
Zhu Gaochi reached for the tea bowl on the table, "This is something the old man values. I can't explain it to you. You will know when you have time to look at the faces of the second and third sons."
He was quite happy, after all, this was a good thing for him.
"Where's Zhanji?"
"Going to the military camp."
"What have you been busy with all day?" The princess was so angry that she said, "I don't know how to get my son out first. I'm waiting to have my grandson!"
"He is just like the old man." Zhu Gaochi sighed repeatedly, "He only thinks about big business."
Li Yunze, who had finished studying military knowledge, walked out of the barracks.
When I was about to have lunch, I saw a convoy of dozens of large vehicles entering the camp.
After peeling off the tarpaulin, unloading the box and opening it, there were all brand new armor or fish scale armor inside.
These heavy armors, weighing dozens of kilograms, are the standard armor equipment of the Ming Dynasty, and their defensive power is amazing.
At this point in the development of the Cold Weapon Age, armor has evolved into many types.
The most outstanding one among them is naturally the famous Phoenix Wing Armor, which is the kind that Zhu Di rewarded Li Yunze.
The phoenix-wing armor has a gorgeous phoenix-wing smear on the forehead, and the body armor is a large armor with a classic style structure, that is, mountain salmon scale armor or willow leaf pattern armor.
On the shoulders, there are usually two eye-shaped heads.
Because Yaizhen is fond of killing and fighting, it fits the definition of an ordnance very well.
It's just that this kind of Phoenix Wing Armor can generally only be equipped by the general level. After all, it is expensive.
Digging further down, you will find ordinary armor and fish scale armor.
Even so, this level of armor can usually only be equipped by the elite.
Ordinary sergeants usually wear leather armor and cotton armor.
Leather armor is naturally leather, and cotton armor is of course cotton.
Zhu Yuanzhang strongly supported the cultivation of cotton, and cotton armor had an excellent defensive effect against bows and arrows, especially the light cavalry and soft bows of nomads.
The so-called mandarin duck jacket is filled with cotton.
Normal people understand that whether it is leather armor or cotton armor, they are cheap substitutes used when iron armor is insufficient.
Who would use leather or cotton armor when they can use iron armor?
In the past, the national treasury was empty and there was really no supply.
Now that Zhu Di had a large amount of money obtained from selling national bonds, the first thing he did was to add armor and equipment to the army.
In addition to armor, the food in the army has been significantly improved, and more and more mules and horses have been purchased.
As a veteran in the military, Zhu Di knew this very well, so the first thing he did when he had money was to increase his combat effectiveness.
Li Yunze watched for a while, then turned around to do training.
He feels like he is getting stronger every day, which feels really good.
Return to the East Palace in the evening and go to Zhu Gaochi's place to get a haircut as usual.
But he saw Zhu Gaochi and the princess sitting together and sighing.
"What's going on?" Li Yunze stepped forward curiously and asked.
"The prince went to see the old man today." The princess sighed and explained, "He went to the old man to ask for money, but he was scolded by the old man. The old man said, why should I give him the money I borrowed in honor? Listen to me.
Listen, these words are very sad."
"That's right." Li Yunze smiled, "This is indeed money borrowed for honor, and of course it will not be given to others easily. If you are short of money, borrow it yourself."
"Look." Zhu Gaochi pointed at Li Yunze, "What he said is just like the old man."
He sighed, "I'm asking for money to build the river, why should I borrow it?"
"Building rivers is a matter for the imperial court. Of course, we need to borrow money in the name of the imperial court."
Li Yunze gave him an idea: "You can use the name of the imperial court to issue a batch of special government bonds for river management. The time is shorter and can be redeemed in one year. Use the imperial tax and credit guarantee. After all, there has been a successful demonstration by the old man before, so the sales will be smaller."
It shouldn’t be a big problem. It won’t be used a lot, right?”
"Six hundred thousand taels is enough." Zhu Gaochi's eyes shone, "But in a few days, the New Year will be celebrated. New Year's rewards and banquets for ministers, and so on."
"stop stop stop"
Li Yunze waved his hand quickly, "You are borrowing money and you have to pay it back. Don't treat it as a treasure banknote. You can give it as much as you want. What is the treasure banknote now? I don't know yet?"
"Credit is the most important thing in this thing. With credit, you can naturally overpay the amount in the future and borrow money year after year. But now you can get as much money as you want, that is killing the goose that lays the eggs, and the final result will be nothing but a fortune."
You'll end up with the same fate."
He now regrets that he bought out the national debt in advance, but he didn't want it to be smashed in the hands of the bandanas who had no lower limit.
"There is only one national bond for special river management." Li Yunze repeatedly warned, "We must wait until this time next year before we can continue to sell it, and the quantity cannot be large."
"Okay." Zhu Gaochi, who was obviously energetic, nodded with a smile, "You are really smart, kid."
When I returned to my yard, Tang Mu was already prepared there.
As soon as he went out, he was met with Sun Ruowei's resentful eyes.
To be honest, Sun Ruowei's appearance is really not bad, and her "beautiful woman has no one to blame" attitude at this time really has a unique charm.
But every time at this time, Li Yunze would think of the God of War in his heart.
He was really afraid that if a big rocket took off and called that guy out, he would be really annoyed.
There was no other way, Li Yunze could only pretend not to see him, turned around and left accompanied by Hu Shanxiang.
Sun Ruowei, who was left behind, was very sad and couldn't stop crying.
"Your Highness."
Hu Shanxiang kindly advised, "It's better for the Sun family's sister to only think about His Highness."
Li Yunze stopped and stared at her, "Go comfort her, don't follow me."
Seeing Li Yunze striding away, Hu Shanxiang felt sad and had no idea why Li Yunze was so cruel.
The days passed quickly, and the New Year came in a blink of an eye.
At this day's court meeting, after the routine New Year's greetings, it was customary for everyone to disperse and return to the Yamen to receive the New Year's reward, and then go back to their homes to settle down and wait for the banquet in the evening.
Then at this time when state affairs should not have been discussed, Yang Rong, the chief minister of the cabinet and the head of the Three Yangs, suddenly made a petition asking Zhu Di to issue another national debt, and the amount was as high as three million taels.
Zhu Di didn't say anything, but looked at Li Yunze.
Not surprisingly, Li Yunze's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.
Still careless.
I thought that the bottom line for the turbans was the scum of the late Ming Dynasty, but I didn’t expect that the turbans of the Yongle Dynasty were also out of shape!
At any time, the court was short of money.
In order to make money, when local governments evaluate their performance, the most important thing is how much taxes they collect.
When the treasure banknotes were abolished before, I don’t know how many people beat their chests and lamented. What a great channel for making money. Everyone was well fed.
Now that the national debt is out, these people can no longer hold back any longer.
This is because I want to start with this and use it as treasure money to make a fortune.
After all, in their view, it was the emperor and the court who borrowed the money, and they did not have to pay it back!
Zhu Di chuckled, "Why are you borrowing so much money?"
"It's mainly money for repairing rivers." Yang Rong responded solemnly, "There are also rewards from various yamen at the end of the year, to deal with spring floods in the beginning of next year, and to subsidize spring plowing in various places and other things."
"The Ministry of Finance is out of money?" Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaochi, "Why did you have to borrow money to do this?"
"Your Majesty." Zhu Gaochi hurriedly went out to salute, "The remaining money of the imperial court is used to pay salaries and rewards at all levels, to maintain the operation of the government, and to prepare for emergencies."
"It's all nonsense." Zhu Di's face gradually darkened. "In the past, when there was no national debt to borrow money, you couldn't do anything without seeing it. Now that there are national debts, everyone wants to borrow money to live."
These little tricks couldn't be hidden from Zhu Di's eyes, he was just too lazy to take care of them.
After a moment, he looked at Li Yunze and said, "Zhan Ji, tell me."
"Your Majesty." Li Yunze stepped forward to salute and simply said, "Yang Rong shall be beheaded!"
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the court.
Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were even gloating and snickering.
You must know that Yang Rong is Zhu Gaochi's man, but now he is beating himself up, how can he not be happy?
Yang Rong's face was expressionless, as if the person Li Yunze was talking about was not him.
Zhu Gao stamped his feet angrily, but he couldn't say anything in front of Zhu Di.
When the noise gradually subsided, Zhu Di asked, "Why?"
"Because he deceived the king."
Not surprisingly, there was another uproar.
This time Yang Rong couldn't help it anymore and turned around to salute Li Yunze, "May I ask, Your Highness, how can a subordinate deceive the king?"
"The only one who can borrow money from the people of the world is Your Majesty." Li Yunze did not give any face to him. "You are trying to amass wealth in His Majesty's name. What else is it to deceive the emperor?"
"The national debt is guaranteed by His Majesty's face and reputation. How can anyone use His Majesty's face and reputation? You spend the borrowed money, and let Your Majesty pay it back when it's time. The man is quite ugly, but his thoughts are quite beautiful. .”
As soon as this statement came out, there was a burst of laughter.
There is no doubt that this is a personal attack.
Zhu Gaochi, who was so angry that he stamped his feet, couldn't help but yelled, "Shut up."
"Shut up!" Zhu Di scolded, "Did he say it wrong? He borrowed money in my name to spend it. When it comes time to pay it back, will you pay for it?"
After scolding Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Di looked at Li Yunze again, "Tell me, what should I do about such an embarrassing thing?"
"Is it difficult to do it? Then don't do it."
Li Yunze directly flipped the table, "The power to issue national bonds is fully vested in His Majesty. No national bonds are issued without an imperial decree. Anyone who violates this will be deceiving the emperor!"
This is a direct blow to the pot. Before, there was a line left for Zhu Gaochi, but now it is directly sealed so that no one can reach out.
It was agreed that the maximum would be 600,000 taels, and it would be a special fund for river management.
Now it has jumped directly to three million taels, and there are so many things.
Once this delicious hole is opened, a huge hole will definitely be dug out with the methods of the bandanas.
Instead of doing this, just throw the pot away and no one will get anything!