Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 450 Finance is the Ultimate
When Zhu Yixi returned to the palace, the sun had already set and the palace was brightly lit.

The concubines stood in a row, dressed in palace robes, and under the leadership of Empress Sun Xueniang, they knelt respectfully to welcome:
"My concubine congratulates His Majesty on his triumphant return—"

"Get up, you're already in shape!"

Seeing the queen waiting for a few girls with a big belly, he hurried over to help them.

Seeing so many Yingying and Yanyan suddenly, Zhu Yixi was in a daze for a moment, and then a hot air rose in his lower abdomen.

However, he held back in the end.

"I have seen my father——"

At this time, under the leadership of the nanny, several villains were shouting in a childlike voice, and their walking was a little unsteady.

"Ouch, my eldest princess!"

The one who is currently wearing shofar braids and a light yellow skirt is the emperor's eldest princess, Huang Jie'er's daughter.

It's been almost two years now, and she's chubby and extremely cute.

At this moment, the emperor suddenly felt a clear current flowing in his brain, and all his fatigue dissipated.

Today, the scale of his harem has reached double digits, including Queen Sun Xueniang, Sun Damiana, Miaoxian, Huang Jieer, Sun Xuaner, Zhang Man, sisters Zhang Yu, and Mu Haner.

As for the heirs, they were also very competitive. In just two or three years, they gave birth to two sons and six daughters.

Of the two sons, the eldest was born by Miaoxian, nicknamed Brother Xuan; the second was born by Zhang Man, nicknamed Brother Rong.

As for the queen, she is already eight months pregnant, I hope it is a son this time!
And Mu Han'er and Sun Damianang, who were often by their side in Yangzhou, were already showing signs of pregnancy. There was a different smell on their baby fat faces, which almost made Zhu Yixi unable to hold back.

For several days, he relieved the fire while appeasing the harem.

As for Gao Guiying and Dou Meiyi outside the palace, they gave him a surprise.

From time to time, the second daughter became pregnant without accident.

Gao Guiying rubbed her belly, her temper became much gentler, she was no longer so irritable, and her whole body exuded the brilliance of motherhood.

But Dou Meiyi was overjoyed, thinking about entering the palace and becoming a concubine from time to time.

As a result, the emperor couldn't bear to break her fantasy and kept perfunctory.

As a big stain, Zhu Yixi now has no shortage of sons to inherit the throne. Instead of entering the palace to fight for power and profit, it is better to enjoy life outside!

It is not easy for the children of the royal family.

On Bian Yujing's side, Zhu Yixi said frankly and affectionately: "I am the bodyguard of the Imperial Palace, and the emperor personally conscripted me. I can't leave for a moment—"

Holding the indescribable burden in both hands, Zhu Yixi was serious.

"I see!"

Bian Yujing was considerate, and let the man radiate enthusiasm: "I often see that you are not in the right place, and you are powerful, and you have already noticed it."

"As long as you can stay with me."

As she said that, the petite body of the woman approached directly, Zhu Yixi couldn't bear it, and hugged her directly, even if she was supporting her waist, she had to take it off.

……

A few days later, the three departments, the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, the Ministry of War, and the Department of Military Justice, finally counted all the meritorious service.

This time, seven people were promoted from earls to marquises, ten earls, and 52 sons and men.

Among them, nearly half of the titles were obtained by the soldiers and horses of the four towns in Jiangbei, although most of them were sons and men's lower titles.

But it shows that they are constantly integrating into Ming Dynasty, and their combat effectiveness is becoming stronger and stronger.

"And this battle, which started in October last year and ended in April, has cost a lot."

With a heavy heart in his heart, Zhao Shu looked at the crowd and murmured word by word:

"It took a hundred thousand shi of grain to move the people, and a million taels of silver to build the bastion along the river..."

"The bulk lies in military rations and rewards and pensions."

"Army rations are transferred from Nanjing to 1 million shi every month. For a total of six months, a total of 6 million shi was transferred, and the remaining 130 million shi..."

"According to estimates, for the exchange of merit points in this battle, at least one million yuan in silver and 3 million acres of land must be prepared before they can be settled."

"As for pensions, according to the standards over the years, if a soldier's salary is paid for five years, and his children are allowed to study until they reach adulthood, it must be around 1 million..."

"Firearms, supplements for artillery damage, armor..."

"stop--"

The emperor couldn't bear to chatter, he had already seen these in the memorial, and asked directly at this moment: "How much is the total shortfall?"

"2 million stones for grain, 2 million yuan for money, 3 million acres of land..."

Zhao Shu stopped talking and said directly.

"How many are left in Taicang?"

"Your Majesty, although it is said that we will fight after the autumn harvest, the cost of the capital is also high, and the salary must be paid every month. Now there are only 3 million stones left—"

Jiang Yueguang also cried and became poor: "The summer harvest will not be until June. If the court operates, it must have 3 million stones, and for disaster relief, it must save 4 million stones."

"There are about 5 million taels in the autumn tax, and now there are 2 million taels left in the treasury..."

"That is to say, after I finished this battle, the accumulation of last year has been exhausted, and I still need a lot?"

Zhu Yixi was startled, he stood up straight away, feeling unbelievable.

But soon he realized that what he was fighting was not a war of conquest, but a war of defense, and he was fighting at a loss.

Patting his forehead, the emperor felt a little uncomfortable.

"After all, with the increasing number of firearms in the army, in the past few months, the imperial court has purchased more than 300,000 taels of sulfur and saltpeter every month, and the number of Japanese ships has increased from ten to fifty per month."

As the chief assistant, Zhao Shu also felt a headache. He said with a bitter face: "In the past, silver flowed from the Japanese country to our country, but now it looks like it is flowing backwards."

"That's not true!"

Zhu Yixi shook his head, sulfur and other imports are not common, and a short war cannot stop the outflow of Japanese silver.

However, firearms do cost money, and the amount of gunpowder for a month is worth more than muskets.

"We can't wait until the summer tax is over. Let the commercial and tax department transfer the money from these months to the household department. The army's rewards and pensions cannot be delayed."

The transshipment department was integrated into the household department, renamed the commercial and tax department, and collected taxes and customs duties. In order to reduce transportation losses, it was stored in the warehouse for half a year like grain, but only in June and December.

"The Department of Commerce and Taxation has set up customs offices in Sichuan, Huguang, and Nanzhili. If they are put into storage in advance, they can get about 2 million rounds in three months."

Jiang Yueguang nodded.

"Nanzhili is still rich!"

Zhu Yixi sighed, showing a relaxed smile: "If it's not urgent, why is it so?"

"The food for all the officials will be suspended, and they will be distributed together after the summer harvest, and money can also be distributed."

"Your Majesty, where is the money?"

Everyone wondered.

"Cash money!"

As he said that, the emperor said directly: "Starting from today, the household department will work overtime, and the monthly silver cents will increase from one million yuan to two million yuan."

"Copper coins must be raised to tens of millions!"

In the new currency, the profit is [-]% for silver coins, [-]% for silver cents, and [-]% for copper coins, which is simply huge profits.

One silver dollar is exchanged for ten silver coins, and one silver coin is exchanged for ten copper coins.

One copper round is equivalent to five to ten copper coins in the old days, but the copper content is only equivalent to three copper coins.

"Attempt to make Nanzhili use the newly-made money by the end of the year!"

Zhu Yixi said in a deep voice, his words were full of longing.

He even planned to put an end to cash transactions after the unification of the world.

Use the gold and silver double standard.

In this way, just by making money, the imperial court can get at least tens of millions of silver dollars every year. Isn't this more fragrant than agricultural taxes?
(End of this chapter)