Big Ear Thief Selling Straw Sandals

Chapter 125 "Liu Gongming" riding a black tiger

Taishi jumped, but Taifu seized the opportunity to suppress Liu Bei.

Yuan Ji immediately asked: "Zhi Jinwu has always loved and cherished the people, maybe there is another secret?"

Liu Bei nodded and said: "The Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, all of you, I believe that we can issue 'Western Region Bonds' to raise funds, promise huge profits, and the people will definitely respond. It will not only solve the urgent needs of Liangzhou, but also allow the people to share the dividends of the war!"

Western Region bonds?

War dividends?

These two fresh words immediately aroused Yuan Ji's high attention and pricked up his ears.

The queen mother, the emperor and all the officials were also very curious, waiting for Zhi Jinwu's further explanation.

Seeing that the villain had a plan in mind, Lu Zhi took a deep breath and asked, "How can this 'Western Region Bond' be practically operated?"

Liu Bei, who has been planning for many years, finally waited for the moment when the horn of financial war was sounded.

"Based on the taxation of the Western Regions, regular high-interest bonds are issued. For example, the one-year 'Western Region Bond' is tentatively set at one million taels of silver, and the purchaser will be repurchased by the imperial court at a price of 110 million taels a year later. The two-year 'bond of the Western Regions' '200 million taels of silver, the imperial court repurchases it with 240 million taels of silver when it matures, and the three-year 'bond' of 200 million taels of silver, and repurchases it with 300 million taels of silver when it matures."

Liu Bei looked around at all the officials, and then said to the empress dowager, "In this way, within three years, the imperial court will make a profit of 150 million taels in the Western Regions, so it will not be a loss."

Wow!

The people in the temple are all human beings, and they can see through at a little bit.

Not to mention 150 million, even if it is 100 million, the court will still make a lot of money. After all, it will be able to collect money every year in the future.

As far as the Western Regions are concerned, according to the records in the early years, it is not difficult to collect taxes of 30 taels of silver every year.

Empress Dowager He's little abacus moved quickly.

This is tantamount to borrowing money from the people to go to war, and then repay the land with taxes. After paying off the bonds, the rest is your own.

The logic is clear, very good, it is indeed my most trusted Zhijinwu!

At this time, Ma Rixun stood up and asked: "Zhi Jinwu, the principal and interest should be 650 million taels, right?"

Yuan Ji shook his head in his heart, this lieutenant has gone too far.

Exploiting territories and expanding land, can you compare pennies and pennies like ordinary people?
Liu Bei laughed and said, "The 150 million taels are the dividends paid to the common people, and the 500 million taels can be regarded as the principal of the imperial court. In ten or twenty years, the capital can always be paid back."

Ma Rixun understood, and bowed his hands in embarrassment and retreated.

The Zhongchang servant Zhao Zhong also thought about it at this time. With his intuition, he realized that the "Western Region Bond" was a big piece of fat, and he had to find a way to get involved.

But for a while, he didn't understand how to operate, so he whispered a few words to Queen Mother He quietly.

Empress Dowager He immediately reacted, and asked, "The bond is related to the reputation of the royal family and the court, and it will be supervised by the inner government. What does Liu Qing think?"

At this time, Lu Zhi and Yuan Ji also triggered their vigilance, and stood up at the same time.

Dealing with eunuchs is the bounden duty of civil servants, and Lu Zhi, who understood each other's intentions, signaled Yuan Ji to speak first.

Yuan Ji immediately said: "Queen Mother, this statement is inappropriate. The deployment of troops will be handled by the general and the Taiwei, and the raising of money, food and military resources should be handled by the Taishi's Shangshutai. This is the imperial court system."

Lu Zhi also added: "The issuance and repurchase of bonds are closely related to people's livelihood. Therefore, what the Taifu said, the minister seconded."

It is rare to see the two bigwigs working hand in hand, and all civil servants with aspirations echoed in unison.

But women, with shallow eyelids, always feel that a large sum of money is not at ease in anyone's hands, so they turn their attention to Zhi Jinwu, who is "great loyalty and great wisdom".

"What does Liu Qing think?"

Liu Bei laughed, and said: "Shengming has nothing to do with the Empress Dowager, I think that only professional things can be done by professional people, so as to be like a tiger with wings."

He turned to the officials and asked, "May I ask, who can guarantee that the issuance of the 'Western Region Bonds' will be safe?"

"boom!"

Everyone heard this for the first time, who would dare to pat their chests to guarantee it?
Even if Zhao Zhong is greedy for money, he will not show up.

Yuan Ji thought that Liu Bei rejected his proposal, so he asked, "To untie the bell, you have to tie it up. Could it be that Zhi Jinwu wants to handle it himself?"

This is similar to everyone's judgment, but Liu Bei said: "No! 'Payment' is similar to a bond, and it has been issued for many years. The imperial court can select a safe bank to handle it."

Everyone knows the function of paying banknotes, and it is indeed similar to bonds.

But everyone is like a mirror in their hearts. Who doesn't know that the leader of the banking industry is your Huitong?
At this time, Zhao Zhong suddenly asked: "So, Zhi Jinwu thinks that Huitong must issue bonds?"

You are so pretentious, our family will expose your old background, and it will be separated!
Liu Bei smiled suddenly: "Zhao Chehou, I didn't say that. Of course, objectively speaking, Huitong can handle it in view of the huge risks of bonds, but in order to avoid suspicion, Huitong can give up."

Ok?
risk?Still huge?

Everyone is in the fog, and it is clear that there is no loss in the business, where is there any risk?

Lu Zhi immediately asked, "Where is the risk?"

Liu Bei's expression froze, and he said in a deep voice, "We will pay 650 million taels of silver for three years. If there is a catastrophe or a moth-thief rebellion, will the court be able to pay in full and on time?"

Everyone was shocked, this is not unreasonable!

Liu Bei went on to say: "If the court cannot pay in time and the people cannot get their own money, how will they treat the issuing bank? And how will they treat the court?"

Everyone had their own calculations in their minds, and they whispered to each other for a while, talking a lot.

Liu Bei turned around and looked out of the hall, and said loudly: "If a man has no faith, he will not stand; if the government has no faith, he will perish!"

The queen mother was startled and pondered for a long time.

Yuan Ji thought for a while and asked: "Jin Wu, the bank is also a private businessman who seeks profit, how can they guarantee the prestige and reputation of the imperial court?"

Liu Bei nodded, finally someone asked the point.

"Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, everyone, the core of Huitong Bank's banknote delivery is recognized by the public is the 'guarantee deposit'."

"That is to say, every time a banknote is issued, Huitong's shareholders will deposit a penny in advance to the bank. Therefore, no matter when, where, and who pays how much banknote, Huitong can guarantee sufficient cash."

Lu Zhi asked: "What do you mean, when issuing bonds, a security deposit is also required? If the imperial court has a security deposit, why bother to issue bonds?"

Liu Bian also felt that what Uncle Huang said was very contradictory, so he couldn't help laughing out loud.

Civil and military officials couldn't help laughing, this is really interesting for the master and apprentice.

Empress Dowager He glanced at her son, the emperor must have the majesty of the emperor, why is his behavior so frivolous?

Liu Bian immediately sat upright, not smiling.

When asked by his mentor, Liu Bei immediately explained: "Teacher, everything in the world has value, gold and silver, grain, cloth, cattle and horses, houses and land, mines and shops, all can be exchanged for money."

It turned out that this was the case, and everyone suddenly realized.

The imperial court has no cash, but it has mine land, salt and iron, and a large amount of real estate and land, which can be used to offset the deposit.

Tsk tsk, turning stone into gold, Zhijinwu is indeed Zhao Gongming riding a black tiger!
But in this way, the worries of the future are solved, and any bank can operate it, and Zhao Zhong's eyes began to shine again.

According to the usual practice, it is definitely impossible to make such a major decision at the court meeting.

No matter the empress dowager or the big bosses in the court, they need to think about it for three or two days, and they have to communicate and coordinate in private.

When going to court, Lu Zhi deliberately stopped the villain and chatted while walking.

"Xuande, to be honest, it's not as simple as you said, is it?"

Liu Bei smiled slightly, took out a copper coin from his pocket, and asked, "Please tell me, my teacher, is this copper coin true or evil?"

Looking at the yellow copper coins, for a while, the court grand master was at a loss for words.

It took a while before he said worriedly: "Master, I always feel that your ideas are wild and unconstrained, and are incompatible with the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty."

The villain smiled brightly, pointed at the gradually twilight sky and said: "The sky did not give birth to me, Liu Xuande, the great man is like a long night forever."

(End of this chapter)