I am Da Song

Chapter 213 Military Expenditures 8000 Million Guan

Zhao Huan felt that this plan was very feasible. Instead of leaving the money in the hands of the scholar-bureaucrats, it would be better to use it to invest in infrastructure.

Even if the New Deal unfortunately failed in the end, at least in the Jiangnan area, a large number of newly built smooth roads and water transportation extending in all directions were left behind.

When the central government goes bankrupt, Zhao Huan can learn from other countries in the future and choose to renege on his debts. Anyway, if there is no money, you can hit me if you can't.The main loss is the interests of the scholar-bureaucrats.The worst, the worst, Zhao Huan can still learn from Emperor Mi, borrowing debts to pay off debts, and printing money to pay off debts.These are options of last resort.

But once the New Deal is successful, this is a shortcut to running into industrial civilization.

Then Zhao Huan asked: "How does Prime Minister Ji plan to carry out this administration?"

Yang Shi said: "I plan to audit the financial needs of various departments this year first, and issue debts to the southeast according to the shortfall in demand. However, there will be no unlimited issuance. A maximum of 1000 million coins will be issued for a period of one year, and the interest rate is tentatively set at [-]%. two."

Zhao Huan intervened and said, "There is no need to be so rigid. The debt can be divided into two parts, of which 6000 million yuan is long-term national debt, with a five-year period, and the annual interest rate is slightly higher. The remaining 5000 million yuan is short-term national debt. One-year, the interest rate is slightly lower. As for the long-term interest rate and short-term interest rate, the third company can choose an appropriate figure after investigation.”

Prime Minister Mei Zhili, who was listening from the sidelines, asked, "According to this situation, is the imperial court planning to levy commercial taxes?"

Ji Xiang Yang Shi shook his head and said with a smile: "The Third Division does not plan to collect business tax for the time being. One is that our officials are now focusing on clearing the fields that are hidden by scholar-bureaucrats. According to our company's expectations, the Qingzhang will be released next year There are at least hundreds of millions of acres of land, which means that the national tax will increase by at least [-]% next year, which is enough to repay the interest on the debt, and there is still a surplus in the finances.”

"Secondly, it is to encourage Jiangnan literati to devote themselves to industry and commerce. There is no industrial and commercial tax in the past two years, which is undoubtedly the best time for the development of industry and commerce. Jiangnan literati have tasted the benefits of industry and commerce, even if the industry and commerce tax is later imposed, they will persist. "

Mei Zhili nodded slightly. Song Dynasty had a tradition of encouraging business.The imperial court did not suppress mergers, and the farmers were not on the land. Naturally, there was no such thing as emphasizing the basics and the last. The big tycoons and nobles who owned these lands could not be allowed to cultivate the land.

If the commercial tax is reduced or exempted now, at least the industry and commerce can flourish for a period of time, and the industrial and commercial tax will definitely explode in the future.

Now that the Song Dynasty has reformed the tax system, the agricultural tax has stabilized.

Regardless of whether it is heavy on agriculture or not, the nearly one billion mu of fertile land borrowed by the imperial court will not disappear, and the amount of land tax that those literati and bureaucrats who occupy the land will pay will not be more or less.

This has two advantages. First, the country will encourage business more.Because the industrial and commercial tax determines the amount of fiscal revenue and whether the national treasury is sufficient or not.From then on, the Central Plains will no longer mention the words emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce.

On the other hand, agricultural productivity will be further improved.After all, the land belonged to big landlords and wealthy families. After they paid the fixed land tax, how much wealth they could produce in the land determined the size of their family property.These people will definitely find ways to improve agricultural production tools and try their best to increase the level of agricultural productivity.

With the finalization of the fiscal spending policy, the most anticipated moment has come.

How should finances be divided?
The minimum 3000 million guan, the highest 4000 million guan, the total expenditure, what proportion does each department account for?

All the ministers were red-eyed.

Privy Councilor Zhang Shuye was the first to get up, and said: "Since we have to audit the financial needs of the temple supervisors, I have to be frank and frank. The financial gap of my Privy Council is huge."

"Since last year, conscription by the Privy Council has been relatively slow. Although there are a few reasons for unclear household registration statistics, the main reason is lack of money and food. For this reason, the Shenwu Youjun once stopped conscription in Huainan."

"And after the imperial court's Northern Expedition, the shortage of food became even more urgent. I am afraid that after the soldiers were recruited, they could not provide garrison supplies, and the south even stopped conscription for a long time. According to the calculation of the Privy Council, there are about 150 million soldiers of the age of the Song Dynasty."

"But now, the total army of the imperial court is only more than 35. Among them, more than [-] are in Hebei, and [-] are scattered in the south. This is seriously inconsistent with the national situation."

"So the Privy Council must have a minimum of 8000 million guan."

After hearing this number, everyone's eyes went dark, and Mei Zhili, the right minister, couldn't support his body, and staggered into the back of the chair.

"How much?" Mei Zhili said excitedly, "8000 million?"

"The Great Song Dynasty gave 8000% of the country's fiscal revenue to the imperial army in the past, and there were not 8000 million guan, but it raised a million imperial troops. Now the prime minister asks for [-] million guan?"

Zhang Shuye spoke uprightly, "In the past years, the country was known as a million forbidden army, how much of it was empty, and the right minister didn't know? What's more, what was the combat strength of the forbidden army in previous years, and what is the situation like in the new army now? You must know, the Holy Majesty is enthroned. Since then, he has been gifted with supernatural powers, aided Hong He, defeated the Jin army, and has entered Yanyun. The imperial army can take 8000 million military expenses before, so why can't our new army take 8000 million military expenses?"

Mei Zhili was so angry that he blew his beard and stared at his eyes, and said: "Even though the Imperial Army was seriously empty before, the imperial government allocated 8000 million guan, but it was actually distributed according to the millions of imperial troops. These 8000 million military expenditures can support the salaries of millions of imperial troops. Grain, basic necessities, housing and transportation. Now that the new army has no salary, why is the military expenditure rising all the way, soaring to 8000 million yuan, the Prime Minister has a big appetite!"

Zhang Shuye immediately puffed up his chest and replied: "Although there is no salary, the treatment I received in the new army is far from comparable to that of the previous imperial army. Whether it is food logistics, meat, eggs, salt, rice, or armour, armor, and military tents, it is all important. This is the best route to follow. Last year, the purchase cost spent on the third military supervisor alone exceeded 6000 million yuan. This is why our army is so powerful that we can conquer all the way, regain the mountains and rivers, and conquer Yanyun in the north."

"That was last year! The Northern Expedition stopped this year, and the army mainly stopped in the Yizhou area on the south side of Yannan. The cost of the war has been greatly reduced. Why do we need 8000 million military expenditures? The most urgent task is to restore national production, develop Jiangnan, restore Hebei, and renovate the big rivers." After all, such ample finances can be spent on military expenditures. The Yellow River should be rectified as soon as possible. In case the Yellow River floods, so what if the new army hits Yanyun? Looking at the vast ocean in the south, it becomes one of Zeguo’s middle schools A lone army?"

Everyone in the hall opened their mouths wide open, watching the two supreme rulers of Wen, Wu, and Song, quarreled so much that they couldn't hold hands.

I have a deeper understanding of the intensity of the fight for financial appropriations today. If I don't roll up my sleeves and go up there desperately, I'm afraid I won't even be able to drink soup.

(End of this chapter)