Qiming 1158

Chapter 893 Zhao Tan is very short of money
When Shi Hao said this, Zhao Tan understood what Shi Hao meant.

"You mean Wu Gong and Qi Fang are just assistants, and the real main force is Yao Zhong?"

Shi Hao nodded.

"Yes, the old minister thought that Wu Gong lacked experience, Qi Fang was mediocre, and could not truly win, and the famous generals of the Song Dynasty, except Li Xianzhong and Wang Fang, were the three generals of Sichuan and Shu. Li Xianzhong and Wang Fang needed to defend the capital. If you can't play, then only the two generals under Wu Lin can play, and Yao Zhong is the most suitable.

Your Majesty, Jiangnan West Road is the heart of Song Dynasty. Once it is owned by thieves, it is the heart of Song Dynasty. It must be eliminated. The previous defeat has shaken the military strength of Song Dynasty. Failure, otherwise Da Song will be in danger of overturning. "

Shi Hao said something very serious, and Zhao Tan also listened to it.

"Then do this, the Privy Council immediately sent a letter to recruit Yao Zhong to participate in this battle, and let him lead the army eastward immediately, and also instruct Wu Lin to guard the north of Sichuan no matter what, and never let the Ming army take advantage of it. "

"The old minister obeys the order."

Shi Hao nodded, then he hesitated for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty, after the forbidden army set off, the army in the Song Dynasty was lacking, and the army in Lin'an was seriously insufficient, so the new recruiting plan must also be implemented."

Zhao Tan was stunned for a while, then looked at Shi Hao who looked embarrassed and asked, "How many posts are needed? How big is the money gap?"

"According to the minimum calculation, it is necessary to recruit another 5 people to re-complete the Jianghuai defense line. If the imperial army dispatched this time has a relatively large loss, more staff will need to be added, and more money will be needed. At present, it needs to spend about [-] yuan per month."

Zhao Tan was silent for a while, then called Ye Yiwen and Zhou Linzhi, and asked them to discuss with Shi Hao on the spot, cooperate with each other, and see where to spend money, where to save a little, and where to dig a little.

The three of you have been arguing with me for a long time, and found that nothing can be saved, everything is very important, and everything has to be spent, not spending it.

The only thing that can be saved is about Zhao Gou.

Regarding Zhao Gou's plan to build more palaces and recreational facilities for himself, it will cost a lot of money, and this is the only large expenditure that has nothing to do with state affairs.

So in theory, if you want to save money, you can only save some from this aspect.

Zhao Tan's face suddenly turned bitter.

"Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor needs to build a brand new palace in the near future. To renovate three slightly damaged palaces, two large stages need to be built, and some utensils, calligraphy and painting, porcelain, etc. need to be purchased. It will cost about 50 guan. ..."

Ye Yiwen looked at Zhao Tan's worsening expression, and his voice became lower and lower.

"And what?"

Zhao Tan's voice was slightly hoarse.

"And this is only a preliminary budget. If the process is not smooth, it may increase at any time. The estimated increase may be between 20 and 30. And... this is only this year, and there may not be any other expenditures next year..."

Ye Yi asked his voice even lower.

Zhao Tan sat on the chair, holding his head in his hands, and fell into deep distress.

The financial affairs of the imperial court were so difficult. They had to develop, recruit troops, and repair roads and cities. Now, Zhao Gou had to build a luxurious palace and add luxurious appliances to satisfy his personal enjoyment.

50 yuan is still a preliminary budget, but this money alone is enough for Zhao Yan to build and raise an army for half a year, enough for him to survive these difficult times.

Did Zhao Gou take this country to heart?
He really feels that as long as he abdicates, everything in this country has nothing to do with him, he just enjoys it and doesn't need to take responsibility?

Did he really think that way?

The three chief ministers of Zaifu set their sights on Zhao Tan, who raised his head in distress and looked at them.

"Would you like to discuss with the Emperor Taishang?"

Zhao Tan was so embarrassed that he even asked his ministers for help.

Shi Hao reluctantly said that he had been blacklisted by Zhao Tan. He had offended Zhao Gou before, but now it is estimated that he will not be able to enter the Longevity Palace at all, and he cannot help without seeing Zhao Gou's face.

Ye Yiwen and Zhou Linzhi looked at each other and felt each other's helplessness.

Shi Hao was once admired by Zhao Gou, and now even he can't convince Zhao Gou, let alone the two of them.

But they said they were willing to give it a try.

The result is of course very clear, there is no need to talk, don't even think about it.

Zhao Gou said that he is no longer the emperor, and he has something to go to the emperor. He is just an old man who is no longer an emperor, and there is no need to spend any money for some important family and country affairs.

He also asked Zhou Linzhi and Ye Yiwen to bring a message to Zhao Tan, probably saying that he chose you as emperor because he saw that you could handle state affairs, so that I would be less troubled and enjoy more happiness.

I have been an emperor for decades, and I have saved the Song Dynasty from the brink of extinction. I have done my best for the country and the society, and I have nothing left to give to the country.

Now that I am old and frail, I don’t know how many years I have to live. I just want to enjoy the world before I die, and enjoy the things that I couldn’t enjoy before. Can’t you satisfy me with this requirement?

Now, not only can you not handle state affairs, but you still have to disturb my life, prevent me from enjoying happiness, and let me continue to suffer and suffer, so what is the reason for my abdication?If you can't solve this problem, do you still have the face to continue sitting on the throne?

Don't tell me anything else, solve it yourself, if you can't solve it, you can choose another virtuous person to be the emperor, abdicate and let the virtuous, then you don't have to worry!

This is a very hard word to say, and it also makes Zhao Tan very embarrassed.

There's no way, the word filial piety is so shattering, he can't do anything at all, his throne was given to him by Zhao Gou on his own initiative, not by himself. thing, even if he is really disgusting.

Under the impetus of various reasons, Zhao Kan, who was extremely helpless, even came up with the idea of ​​selling an official.

He knew very well that the imperial court had no money, but the local landlords, tycoons and rich businessmen were rich one by one, and the country's money was in their hands. If they wanted to solve the financial crisis, it would be best to ask them for money.

But you can't rob it outright, otherwise it will cause a rebellion, so you can only exchange the most valuable things in the court.

The most valuable things in the hands of the court are nothing more than power and official positions.

Shi Hao, Zhou Linzhi, and Ye Yiwen were quite opposed to Zhao Tan's idea, and they were unwilling to accept Zhao Tan's opinion anyway, feeling that Zhao Tan was messing around and stinking the signature of the Song Dynasty royal family.

"Selling officials and vassals has existed since ancient times. This is a good strategy when the court is in crisis. Why are you so opposed to it?"

Zhao Tan was very angry and said angrily: "If you guys are against it, get me the money. If you can't get the money, don't blame me for selling the officials! Choose for yourself!"

Shi Hao and others were helpless and discussed it privately. They felt that the solution to the national finances was nothing more than two ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. Right now, it is impossible to reduce expenditure. There are too many things to do.

Then only open source.

How to open source it?

Asking the landlords and gentry to collect taxes is the quickest and most profitable way, but this means that they will kill themselves and fight against the officials and landlords and gentry in the world. It is a very unrealistic idea. The last Wang Anshi did this His reputation has become stinky, and the grass on the grave has grown very high.

The three of them have the will to save the country, but they do not have the will to revolutionize their own lives, so they cannot start from this aspect.

Then you can only start from a less core place.

"Scholars, farmers, business, business is the last, and businessmen are also the richest. If you need money urgently, you can only start with businessmen."

Zhou Linzhi said with emotion: "The profit of business is like a magic trick, but when transshipping goods, the cost doubles in an instant, and the businessman makes a lot of money, but the tax paid is not that much, especially those maritime merchants and Fanbang maritime merchants. , the income is even more amazing, and now it may be possible to increase the commercial tax to obtain money."

"I think this method is better than levying agricultural taxes on the gentry."

Ye Yiwen said helplessly: "The opposition will not be so strong, and it will be passed as soon as possible, and the money will come quickly, which is more appropriate in any way, right?"

(End of this chapter)