Chapter 421 Preparations and opening of Changsheng Line
Chapter 421 Preparations and the opening of the Long Victory Line
Author: The best is like no water
Chapter 421 Preparations and the opening of the Long Victory Line
The Tang Dynasty still officially prohibited the buying and selling of land.
But in fact, the secret sale of land has been banned frequently.
The common people were poor and needed money urgently when something happened, such as weddings, weddings, illness, etc. If they couldn't get money, they could only borrow money from powerful families and temples.
Borrowing money requires collateral, and the most valuable collateral in the hands of ordinary people is only their own Yongye fields.
When the interest rates on borrowed money were high and could not be paid, Yongyetian became the owner of a powerful family.
Afterwards, the idea of dividing the fields orally began to come up.
As long as you are willing to find a way, you can eventually turn the Koufentian into a Yongye field, and then fall into the hands of powerful family temples through loans.
Historically, in a few years, even the apparent non-tradeability of land will be completely abolished.
As the population increased, there was no more land to divide, and conflicts intensified rapidly. During Li Longji's period, as land annexation was in full swing, people who lost their land continued to flee, which led to the outbreak of conflicts, which contributed to the Anshi Rebellion.
Because too many people died during the Anshi Rebellion, a lot of land was freed up, which in turn reduced the conflicts caused by land annexation and extended the life of the Tang Dynasty for another hundred years.
Li Yunze has always wondered about one thing: why he doesn't deflect the conflict outward when there is a conflict, but instead tries his best to kill him on the head.
The world is so big, why do we keep looking at this three-acre piece of land and never let go.
If there are transportation difficulties going out, Li Yunze is willing to provide railways and ships.
If the combat effectiveness is insufficient, he can provide sophisticated equipment and weapons.
If food supplies are insufficient, he can provide advanced tools, seeds, pesticides, etc.
If money is not enough, then start a bank to collect all the wealth in the world and concentrate on doing things.
The world is so big, why can’t we get out in thousands of years?
Li Er, who had already made up his mind, quickly drove everyone out.
Finally, when they were face to face, Li Er sat facing each other very formally and said, "Please teach me about the bank affairs, sir."
"First of all, the bank cannot be placed under the Ministry of Household Affairs. Your Majesty should be very clear about what the officials in the court are like. When the time comes, all the money in the bank will be in the hands of the officials, and when the people rebel, they will all rush to destroy the royal family.
Come."
Li Yunze's words made Li Er nod silently.
He understood this matter very clearly.
As the saying goes, serving as an official thousands of miles away is just for that reason. At least Li Er doesn't have much hope for the civil and military men under him.
"Since Your Majesty wants to be the creditor of all the people in the world." Li Yunze said with a smile, "Then your Majesty will take charge directly. All the civil and military nobles of the Tang Dynasty will be corrupted, but Your Majesty will not. In theory, it is His Majesty's own.
.The only one who really wants Datang to be well is Your Majesty.
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Li Er nodded immediately, "That's exactly it."
In the era of family and world, the only one who can truly think about the world is the emperor.
Of course, except Hunjun.
"I don't understand the bank's operations." Li Er quickly stated, "Relevant matters will be handled by my husband. If you have any needs, just speak up."
"I want to use His Majesty's reputation and credibility to guarantee the bank."
"Can."
"It is necessary to use the power of the imperial court to establish branches in prefectures and counties all over the world to take charge of local business. Your Majesty must contribute to the recruitment and training of corresponding personnel, as well as relevant position and benefits."
"Can."
"After the bank is established, countless people will inevitably reach out to the bank. Your Majesty needs to suppress it strongly, otherwise the consequences of the collapse of credibility will be unbearable by both the Tang Dynasty and your Majesty."
"Can."
"The bank will absorb deposits first, and when the time is ripe, it will gradually start borrowing money. This move will definitely offend powerful families and important officials in the temple. When the time comes, all means will be used to pounce on you. Is Your Majesty determined to use force to kill countless people?
To maintain it?"
This time Li Er fell into silence and sat there thinking for a long time.
Li Yunze did not rush, but waited quietly. He was not worried at all that Li Er would give up.
A conservative king may not dare to take responsibility, while a foolish king may only want benefits and be ready to find someone to take the blame if something goes wrong. In the worst case, the foolish king may end his country.
But emperors like Li Er were different. They had experienced the baptism of war and had the courage and courage to do things.
What a powerful family, what a noble temple.
If they really fall out, they will be slaughtered, so what can they do?
After a long time, Li Er finally said, "This is a great good thing."
"That's good."
Li Yunze spread his hands and said, "Your Majesty, remember that once the money is absorbed from the people, the bank will be closely tied to the national destiny of the Tang Dynasty. No matter what excuse or reason is used in the future, as long as it damages the
The interests of the people, then
The result is the same."
"Must die!"
If one day the bank really absorbs most of the wealth of the people in the world, it will be a disaster if it encounters a foolish king and a traitorous minister.
It goes without saying that the outcome of the Tang Dynasty must have been doomed.
People who have lost their wealth will not care about any excuses or reasons. They just want to get their wealth back.
If not, the people would pick up sticks and forks, and hold up kitchen knives and bricks to fight for themselves. The end of the Tang Dynasty was naturally doomed.
Li Er can see this clearly.
Although I know the risks are high, the temptation to become a creditor to people all over the world is even greater.
This is a double-edged sword, the benefits are earth-shattering and the disadvantages are devastating.
Li Er believed that he could grasp it, but
After returning to the palace, the first thing Li Er did was "Call the prince over to me!!!"
Naturally, the bank's affairs cannot be solved in a day or two. It is estimated that it will not be opened in a year or two, and everything is being done to make preparations.
However, there are several major things that the imperial court is eager to do, and it still urgently needs funds to promote them.
In this case, after getting Li Er's permission, Du Ruhui, the Minister of Household Affairs, used the income of the Tang Dynasty court as collateral to borrow a large sum of money from him.
Most of this money returned to Li Yunze's hands, and a large amount of supplies were purchased from him.
Massive amounts of dried meat and cheese, numerous military uniforms and cotton-padded clothes, thousands of four-wheeled carriages, countless pastures, bean cakes and oils, brand-new armors and weapons, and so on.
In addition to these materials, part of the money was used to pay for the expansion of Daming Palace.
Li Er liked the expansion plan proposed by Li Yunze very much.
When the emperor had nothing to do, he would go to the side hall where the architectural model of Nuo Da was kept and watch it for a long time.
After the autumn harvest, the Tang army finally dispatched troops and marched westward from Guanzhong.
The Tang army numbered 70,000 to 80,000, plus twice as many civilians, so the mighty army was called 400,000, which really scared Tuyuhun to the point of peeing.
Li Yunze didn't pay too much attention to what happened on the battlefield.
In his opinion, famous generals like Li Jinghou Junji commanded the Tang army, which was well-supplied, well-trained and equipped, and had high morale, to fight against a group of nomadic tribes.
In the words of a sage, 'The Tang army did not ask how many enemies there were, only where they were.'
Winning is a routine operation, losing is big news.
In fact, when Tuyuhun's envoys came to beg for mercy, they saw the Tang army with bright armor, the massive supplies, countless dried meat, cheese, salt, sugar, cotton clothes, horses, carts, and even iron pots and other military supplies.
time, burst into tears immediately
stand up.
Even their khans can't live such a good life!
After the Tang army went on the expedition, another piece of news quickly attracted everyone's attention.
The Changsheng Railway, which took two years, consumed countless supplies, and employed hundreds of thousands of people as laborers, was finally completed and opened to traffic.
When the train departing from Shengzhou, loaded with grain delivered this year by states and counties along the way, arrived outside Chang'an City, there was a sensation throughout Chang'an City.
Millions of kilograms of grain were sent all the way from Shengzhou to Chang'an City in just a few days.
Such terrifying efficiency, such terrifying carrying capacity, and such terrifying speed directly subvert almost everyone's inherent thinking.
The giant steel beast that spewed smoke and dust brought Datang into a new era.
"Build, build big!"
When Li Er got on the bus in person and spent two days from Chang'an City to Shengzhou, more than a thousand miles away, and came to the bank of the Yellow River to look at the Yin Mountains on the other side, he had only one thought in his mind, and that was
Go ahead and lay the railway to every part of the Tang Dynasty
A corner.
Du Ruhui, who came with him, immediately poured a bucket of cold water on him and said, "No money."
Maybe you can buy things from Li Yunze, but Li Yunze is not a money-splitting boy, he also has to collect money.
But the current financial situation of the Tang Dynasty. Not to mention covering the entire world with railways, even building a railway line from Chang'an City to Lanzhou cannot afford the money.
"I don't care."
Li Er said very simply, "I only want the railway, how to achieve it is up to you."
‘Hehe~~~’
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui looked at each other and smiled, and the two prime ministers shouted 'MMP!'
Li Er crossed the river and went to the grassland to meet with the tribal leaders as Tian Khan.
Fang Xuanling and others got on the train from Shengzhou to Chang'an City and "shopping and eating" all the way back.
Except for their carriage, all the other carriages on the road were full. People and things were packed into all the carriages, and the noise was endless.
"From Shengzhou to Chang'an City, it costs one hundred and fifty coins per person. Most of them are merchants who receive goods from the grassland. If you bring goods, the price will be calculated separately."
Changsun Wuji, who was very interested in railways, simply said, "But if it's a short distance, the fare is much cheaper. The cheapest one only costs ten cents and can travel hundreds of miles."
Fang Xuanling couldn't help but ask, "How many people can you pull at one time?"
"There have to be two thousand people to start with." Changsun Wuji thought for a while and said, "I heard from Zihou that the average ticket price is almost a hundred cents per person, which means that one trip will cost at least two hundred cents."
‘Hiss~~~’
Fang Xuanling and others were immediately amazed. A good house in Chang'an City was only worth a thousand pieces or eight hundred pieces.
"Moreover." Changsun Wuji hadn't finished speaking yet. "You can at least send it several times a day, and you should send it from both sides. If you don't mention anything else, it's easy to make thousands of coins a day. This doesn't include shipping.
The price of transportation is more expensive. In the past, the imperial court transported autumn grain to various places.
How much did it cost to enter Chang'an City?"
"Three thousand guan." Du Ruhui, who was sitting on the wooden chair, smiled bitterly. "This is the price of friendship given by Zihou."
"Just assume that he earns 2,000 guan a day." Fang Xuanling quickly calculated, "That's 700,000 guan in a year?!"
"Twenty years, he wants to earn like this for twenty years." Du Ruhui, who was leaning on the chair, his hands were shaking, "More than 10 million yuan! How much is the annual income of the entire imperial court! When he wanted to earn revenue for twenty years,
Why don't you stop me!"
It makes no sense to say this. If it really stops others, they won’t make any efforts to build it.
Changsun Wuji said slowly, "The line from Chang'an City to Luoyang City is about to start construction. Zihou made it clear that this is a line where you can make money while lying down. Its income is at least several times that of the Changsheng Line!"