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Things seemed to be getting more and more difficult. When they learned that the bank was authorized by the King of Chu, the envoys of the feudal king knew that the matter was not that simple. The King of Chu who had just ascended the throne must have deeper methods./
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Could it be that the Chu State wants to take advantage of it?
The two countries that are most worried about this matter are Annan and Zhenla. Both Annan Wang Lihui and Zhenla Liu Zheng are worried.
The original name of Liu Zheng of Zhenla Kingdom was Huerna. However, in recent years, Zhenla has become more and more closely connected with the Ming Dynasty, so he followed the example of other vassals and changed his Chinese name.
In any vassal state, if the surnames of Han people are used, most of them will use the surnames Liu and Li. After all, the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty have left such a deep impression on each vassal state. Everyone is proud of the national surnames of the Han and Tang Dynasties, such as North Korea.
Wang's surname is Li, and as for the various foreigners surnamed Liu, there are countless others.
What Li Hui and Liu Zheng were most worried about was the problem of borrowing money. Chu State borders them, and when they came they knew that Chu State's territory was quite limited. When they came to Chu State, they deepened their understanding of this problem. Now
There are more than 500,000 households in the state of Chu.
It has a population of two to three million. It is said that this is the case. There are also many black households, such as Kunlun slaves, and some people from various vassal states who are secretly working here. Whether it is the Ming Dynasty or the vassal state, the population of a high-class county
It’s only 70,000 to 80,000, more than 10,000
Wan is already considered a very prosperous place. A medium-sized county with a population of 30 to 50,000 people is good, while a lower county may not even have a population of 10,000 or 20,000 people. However, in the Chu region, there are only counties, and the population of one county exceeds 200,000 people.
What is the concept of a population of 200,000? Think about it
Thinking about it is enough to stun people. Besides, this place is already mountainous. It would be good to have half of the places suitable for the population to live. In addition, a huge number of immigrants move in every year. Both Li Hui and Liu Zheng understand that Chu State is now
The most lacking land is land.
In the past few days, Li Hui and Liu Zheng will send their servants to wander around here, not to mention that the city is already overcrowded, but also outside the city. As long as there is flat land, there are workshops and warehouses, and it is difficult to see at a glance.
To the end, there are buildings everywhere. Roads connect all the buildings, making it even more spectacular.
The more they see this, the more Li Hui and Liu Zheng understand the crisis lurking in the Chu region. To solve this crisis, they must naturally expand their territory.
In the hinterland of the Chu State is the Ming Dynasty. This dynasty is the superior state of the Chu State and the parents of King Chu. Liu Chengfeng was able to gain a foothold here because of the favor of the Celestial Dynasty, so asking for land from the Ming Dynasty is absolutely impossible.
It's impossible, so naturally the Chu people's goals are Annan and Zhenla.
Now the Chu State has a navy of 100,000. The land division is composed of the original three bodyguards and some newly recruited warriors. Although the scale is not large. There are only more than 30,000 people. If it is expanded, it will only be 50,000 at most. Compared with Annan and
Zhenla can easily conquer each other with hundreds of thousands of people. Although the numbers on paper are not many, what really worries people is the economic strength of Chu State.
The current wealth of Chu State is definitely more than ten times that of Zhenla and Annan combined. Zhenla and Annan have been fighting life and death for so many years. They are already exhausted. It can be said that they are extremely poor and weak. The losses of their strong men have also been reduced.
When it reaches its limit, if the Chu State adopts a strategy of winning over one party to suppress the other at this time, it will be enough to destroy the other party's ancestral temple and state.
Not to mention, behind the Chu State there was a behemoth like the Ming Dynasty.
Li Hui had not slept well for several nights in a row. He suddenly realized that the Chu people suddenly used the murderous weapon of Qianzhuang to force Annan to cede territory. As for how much to cede, he was even more worried. If it was just a few counties,
It's still within the range of Annan, but how many prefectures are there?
Of course, the appetite of the Chu people will only get bigger and bigger. Most of their land is mountainous, so the demand for plains is also huge. It just so happens that the richest plain in Annan is in the hinterland of Annan. If the Chu people make their plans here,
Up top, Annan is finished.
But it's not easy to stop the Chu people, unless...
Early one morning a few days later, Li Hui summoned several of his entourages at the Guest House and issued an unexpected order to contact the Chenla people.
Annan and Zhenla are feuding, so the two countries have never been in contact with each other. Even though the vassal kings of the two countries have arrived in Lianzhou, both sides deliberately keep a distance and live in the guest house together. Both sides try their best to
To avoid any chance of contact, it is obvious that Annan Wang Lihui suddenly sent people to contact Zhenla and made great determination.
After issuing this order, King Annan finally breathed a sigh of relief. He is still waiting for news and waiting for the situation to change.
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The Uijeongbu is also modeled after the architectural standards of the Cabinet. It is located to the east of the front hall of the palace, only a few feet away from the south gate. The buildings here are still not very eye-catching, and they seem a bit abrupt compared with the splendid palaces. However,
The furnishings inside also take care of these central ministers. Although they are not luxurious, they are also unique.
At this time, Liu Chengfeng was sitting in the main hall of the government, and Li Dongdong, the council leader, was talking to Liu Chengfeng at the bottom. In addition to Li Dongdong, two council ministers were also sitting next to him.
One of them is named Zhao Kang. This man was once a civil servant, and then he was promoted to an official position. He first became a county captain, and after twenty years of ups and downs in officialdom, he finally became a magistrate in Sichuan. But later, I don’t know what luck he had, but he became a magistrate in Sichuan.
Fortunately, he joined the Ministry of War as a sergeant, but he was just a civil servant. Although he had great luck, it was difficult for him to make further progress. Although he was later seconded to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he still had no luck.
Opportunities for advancement. Four years ago, Dingyou returned to his hometown because of his mother's death. After three years there, when he came back, he was transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs for official duties. He did not do well in the Ministry of Household Affairs.
His official career and experience made his political ability much higher than that of his colleagues, but in the end he still had no hope. Finally, under the temptation of Li Dongdong, he resigned in anger and came to Chudi, and directly went to work in the Uijeongbu government.
Zhao Kang is a shrewd and capable man. Without a solid foundation, it is impossible for a single person to enter the central government office of the capital. Compared with those noble officials, he is obviously more skilled. The minister of political affairs is very organized in doing his errands. Now he is quite
Trusted by Liu Chengfeng.
Another political minister was older than Zhao Kang, and his beard and hair were already quite gray. His surname was Zhang Mingwen. Zhang Wen was even worse luck than Zhao Kang. He only passed the examination as a scholar. Later, he was recommended by someone and was lucky enough to join the cabinet as a scribe.
Specially responsible for acting on memorials and assisting cabinet ministers with some chores.
Under the influence of the cabinet, they gradually became aware of government affairs. All in all, these two people are relatively capable talents. Zhao Kang has strong decision-making ability and strong insight into local affairs. After all, there is a party in charge.
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Experience is not too rigid in writing documents. But Zhao Kang is different. Zhao Kang is a master of copywriting. He can quickly sort out the following memorials when they are handed to Uijeongyo, and he can clarify which memorials are more important and which memorials can be
Decision on hold.
These two people have now become Li Dongdong's right-hand men. After slowly getting acquainted with the work of the Uijeongbu government, the two of them quickly became like fish in water.
Such a combination would have been ridiculed in the Ming Dynasty. The highest-born member of the Uijeong government troika was just a juren. Most people would give it a blank look, but Liu Chengfeng knew that the abilities of these three people were...
Not necessarily under the troika of the Ming Dynasty cabinet,
Precisely because their status is not noble, they often have to work harder than others if they want to get ahead. Although their starting points are shockingly low compared to those of Hanlin, their shrewdness and ability are not just rhetoric.
It is comparable to that of Hanlin.
The main issue discussed by the government today is the debt issue of Chu State. Of course, it is not the debt borrowed by Chu State from others, but the debt owed by various vassals to Chu State. This debt was transferred from the bank, and the principal amount alone is
It exceeds more than seven million taels of silver. Seven million is nothing to Liu Chengfeng, but Liu Chengfeng knows that these debts
For those vassal states, the debt was extremely huge. If interest was added, these seven million would be tens of millions of taels of silver. Some countries borrowed more, and some borrowed less, ranging from as much as one million to as little as ten.
Ten thousand, even the small country of Aceh with a small population actually owed 170,000 on credit. According to Liu Chengfeng's knowledge, the population of Aceh was only more than 400,000.
Li Dongdong has now done enough homework and said to Liu Chengfeng: "Your Highness, according to the understanding of Weichen, each vassal state has a lot of debts on credit, and more than 90% of the vassal states use the method of supporting loans with loans.
, you have to borrow money from the bank every year, and then borrow the money
They took out a sum of money to pay off the interest on the previous year's loan, and waited until the next year to borrow another sum, and so on. Therefore, in the opinion of the humble minister, this time the bank suddenly stopped lending, and those vassal states were afraid that they would have to pay back the loan within this year.
More than 90% of the people who don’t know the loan interest rates are more than 90%.”
Liu Chengfeng nodded: "King Gu also knows something about this. These vassal kings were raised like pigs by the bank, and they always want to get something for nothing. Now if we teach them to pay off their debts, where will these people get the money? But
Then again, the landlords don’t have any surplus grain, right? Now that our country of Chu is in need of money, we must pay back the money.”
Li Dongdong smiled bitterly. Liu Chengfeng compared the vassal kings to pigs. The words were a bit ugly, but it was indeed the truth. Now everyone is dependent and only knows how to feed them. Who is to blame?
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