Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Chapter 200: Changing the Heaven and the Sun (4k)

Suzhou.

Shen Mansion.

"Dad, how can our family get 3000 million taels of silver?" Shen Mao said.

You must know that this is a total of 3000 million taels of silver. If it were replaced by the past, it would be almost three full years of taxes from the Ming Dynasty!

Not to mention the lack of cash, even if the property is sold, the Shen family will basically be sold.

And this is exactly what the three brothers Shen Mao don't want to see, because most of the industry is already in the hands of their third brother.

Selling off the property is equivalent to letting them cut off the flesh and bleed.

How could Shen Wansan not see clearly the little thoughts of his sons?

Shen Wansan rarely showed anger on his face, and said in a deep voice: "If there is not enough money in the warehouse, then sell the property, restaurants, workshops, fields, and real estate. If it is not enough, then also sell the ancestral home!"

"If this isn't enough, then borrow it!"

"Even if our Shen family goes bankrupt, we must raise these 3000 million taels of silver! Not a penny less!"

The crutch in Shen Wansan's hand hit the ground hard!
It has been many years since the three brothers Shen Mao saw their father get angry. The three of them quickly shut up and lowered their heads.

Shen Wansan pointed at the three sons in front of him with the crutch in his hand, and said, "Don't you understand the situation yet? There is no one in the court. Even if our Shen family has a lot of wealth, what can we do? In the end, it is just Make wedding clothes for others.”

"Over the years, those people's appetites have become bigger and bigger, and their desires are insatiable. No matter what they do by then, I won't be surprised. But now it's completely different. As long as we lend the court these 3000 million taels of silver, So from today on, our Shen family is in the same boat as the imperial court, how dare ordinary officials act so unscrupulously against our Shen family as they are now?"

The county magistrate who destroyed the family, the magistrate who destroyed the family.

In ancient times, especially in the Ming Dynasty, no matter how rich a businessman was, he could not hold his head high in front of an official.

This is determined by the social system.

Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang said that the court would borrow the money for 24 years.

In other words, during these 24 years, the Shen family had an "iron ticket to avoid death." This "iron ticket to avoid death" was naturally the IOU issued by the court to the Shen family.

Since it is a national debt.

So naturally it was issued through the Ministry of Accounts through the formal process. Now the other copy of the IOU is lying quietly in the warehouse of the Ministry of Accounts.

When Lu Chang stamped the household seal on this IOU, his face was pale and there was no blood at all.

Looking at the numbers on the IOU, Lu Chang's hands were shaking.

I have the heart to want to die.

You must know that the Ministry of Revenue is the place in charge of the world's wealth.

Now that Zhu Yuanzhang borrowed such a large sum of money in the name of the imperial court, if he cannot pay it back by then, future historians will not be allowed to blame this debt on him.

When the time comes, Lu Chang will really be nailed to the pillar of shame in history.

The example of King Hao of Zhou is right in front of us.

There was even an idiom born out of this, “high debt!”

If it were someone with a tougher personality, I'm afraid he would just put down his temper and fight against Lao Zhu.

After all, Lu Chang's character was still soft, but after receiving this big seal, he felt uneasy again.

In the end, he could only go to his old friend Liu Bowen to get a solution.

After listening to Lu Chang's words, Liu Bowen had already guessed that Zhu Yuanzhang's strategy must have come from his student Yang Xian.

To untie the bell, the person who tied it must be tied. Liu Bowen directly asked Lu Chang to go to Yangzhou to visit Yang Xian.

These days, the Shen family was naturally very busy trying to raise the 3000 taels of silver.

Yang Xian, who was in Yangzhou, also became busy as the Shen family was busy.

Although Wang Yuemin and Liu Kun had help, there were many things that required him, the real boss, to make decisions.

After all, the amount of money involved is simply too great.

Yang Xian did not expect that at this time, an unexpected guest would come to Yangzhou, Lu Chang.

At this age, he still likes to look at erotic pictures.

In the original time and space, Lu Chang was also sued for this matter.

After all, he is a Liubu Tang official, and he came from the capital to visit in person, so he still has to give him some face.

Yang Xian squeezed out time to meet with the Minister of Household Affairs at the government office.

Lu Chang didn't talk nonsense. When they met, he got straight to the point and asked what he was most worried about.

Ever since that day when he personally stamped the official seal of the Ministry of Revenue on that exorbitantly priced IOU, Lu Chang had not had a peaceful night's sleep these days.

Sometimes, I even wake up from nightmares.

Yang Xian smiled, it turned out it was because of this.

He looked at Lu Chang and chuckled: "Since Lu Shangshu is in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, he naturally knows that after the implementation of the new tax system, our Ming Dynasty will pay more and more taxes. Are we still worried about not being able to pay the money?"

You should know that the loan period is 24 years.

As long as you save more than 100 million taels of silver a year, it will be enough.

Lu Chang said worriedly: "Mr. Yang Guo, you don't know something. Taxes are increasing, but the same is true for expenditures. The battles have not stopped in these years. The Northern Expedition just ended, and after just a short rest, the conquest of Yunnan was immediately launched, and there will be more to come. Liaodong. And since Your Majesty is borrowing this money to build warships, it is foreseeable that in the next few years, our Ming soldiers will even go to sea."

"Mr. Lu, as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, you will not be wrong in calculating this account. But you can't just calculate the accounts in front of you. Take the Northern Expedition as an example. According to you, it is indeed very expensive. But you have to think about the fact that there are no people in Mobei. Before defeating the enemy, as long as you invade once, the money and population plundered, plus the expenses of the imperial court to subsidize the people afterward, will be worth the expenses of several rounds of conquests."

"Has Shangshu Lu calculated how much benefits the conquest of Mobei, Yunnan, and Liaodong will bring to the country? Population, land, and various resources, how much wealth can be created if converted into money."

Yang Xian said: "So as long as a country is moving forward and its economy is sustainably developing, then there is no need to worry about the national debt problem."

"What if, I mean, what if the war fails in the end? So much upfront investment will be made, but there will be no returns. Then, how will the debt be repaid." Lu Chang continued to ask.

"Borrow new and pay back old, borrow more and pay back less." Yang Xian said without thinking.

After listening to Yang Xian's words, Lu Chang was stunned. He widened his eyes and said, "Then doesn't this mean tearing down the east wall to repair the west wall? What if one day, everyone no longer lends money to the imperial court? manage?"

"This won't happen." Yang Xian shook his head gently.

Lu Chang was still used to thinking about ordinary individuals, why ordinary people couldn't do this trick of tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall.

That's because the east wall they demolished is far beyond their capabilities.

But what Yang Xian and the others are discussing now is the court and the country.

As far as the court is concerned, his prestige is absolute authority.

The size of the national debt of an economy with healthy development should be getting larger and larger, and there is no need to pay back the money.

The disadvantages will not emerge until the country's economy stagnates.

And today's Ming Dynasty is the rising sun.

Not to mention 3000 million taels of silver, even [-] million is not a problem in Yang Xian's eyes.

After Yang Xian's explanation, although Lu Chang didn't fully understand it, his anxious heart finally relaxed.He looked at Yang Xian and found that he was more suitable to be the Minister of Household Affairs than he was.

If the Ming Dynasty was founded and the person who was the accountant of the Ming Dynasty was Yang Xian, the Ming Dynasty would definitely be richer now.

The war in Yunnan soon became clear. The remaining forces of the Northern Yuan Dynasty were no match for the Ming army equipped with new weapons.

Muying's fighting style is also steady and steady.

According to the progress, Yunnan will be completely conquered in a few months.

After receiving the news, the officials were excited.

The voices of military generals advocating an immediate attack on Liao are getting louder and louder.

There is no way to continue suppressing it like this.

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Zhu Yuanzhang directly summoned Zhu Biao.

"Father wants to use Marquis Yongchang?" Zhu Biao frowned and asked.

Over the years, Lan Yu has made several mistakes one after another, and Zhu Biao certainly doesn't like it.

If it was just for the sake of King Kaiping and the Crown Princess, Zhu Biao would have taken action against him long ago.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Yes, Lan Yu."

"I originally wanted to wait for Mu Ying to come back from Yunnan, but it will still take some time before we can capture Yunnan. Even if we capture Yunnan, Yunnan will definitely be a new place. A place like that will not work without a general like Mu Ying in charge. "

Zhu Biao nodded and said, "Brother does have this ability."

"Among the remaining candidates, Lan Yu is the most suitable." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Why? Father, have you forgotten that he was the one who rushed forward in the Northern Expedition a few years ago, leading the vanguard and going deep alone, and was finally trapped in the Tula River. Later, if Wei Guogong and Yang Guogong hadn't led the team to rescue, Our officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty's border army will suffer heavy losses!" Zhu Biao said excitedly.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao, raised the memorial in his hand, and said: "It is precisely because he has a big fault on his back. Instead of using those heroes, it is better to use someone like him."

There is a saying in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty: It is better to use one's skill than to do it.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang did not read much, he understood the truth.

It is better to use people who have merit than to use people who have faults. People who have faults only think about how to make up for their faults, so they will work harder and harder.

And after the matter is completed, Zhu Yuanzhang will not be too embarrassed in terms of rewards.

With Zhu Biao's intelligence, he naturally understood the meaning of Zhu Yuanzhang's words, but he still wanted to persuade him.

Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his hand to directly interrupt Zhu Biao's words, and said: "It's settled, boss, Lan Yu is your relative after all. The Lan family was gone because of the tax reform, and they didn't have too many side branches. They could only rely on is you."

Yongchang Hou Mansion.

"Following the heavens, the emperor ordered it."

"Order Lan Yu as the General of the Conquest of Liao, and go to Liaodong to eliminate the remaining forces of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. I hope Lan Qing will make up for his past mistakes and make more military achievements. Announcement to China and foreign countries, and the envoys will hear about it."

Listen to the angel read out the contents of the edict.

Lan Yu's face showed an extremely excited look, while she kowtowed and shouted loudly.

"Thank you Lord Ron! Thank you Lord Ron!"

"Thank you Lord Ron!"

Finally, things turned around. After sending away the angel, Lan Yu still couldn't control her excitement.

After so many years, he finally got this opportunity.

He was already exhausted.

And I have lived through enough days where I was reprimanded by the prince at every turn.

Everything starts from that man!
Lan Yu looked to the north. Ever since Yang Xian appeared, Lan Yu found that she had been having bad luck.

Over the years, from the snowflake salt incident, the pirated book incident, off-season vegetables, to the Northern Expedition, and the recent tax reform, Lan Yu has almost suffered this time.

It's better to consider the loss of some money. The tax reform will directly put the entire side of the Lan family in charge.

The hatred in his heart.

As a person who has fought with King Kaiping since childhood, in the past few years, he has been reprimanded by Prince Zhu Biao most of the time and was confined to the house to reflect.

Duke Yang!
Lan Yu gritted his teeth. He believed that as long as he successfully captured Liaodong this time, he would also be able to obtain the title of Duke.

By then, he will at least be on an equal footing with Yang Xian.

Mountains and rivers meet, and the second half has just begun!
Yangzhou.

Yang Xian, who was hundreds of miles away, seemed to feel the resentment from Lan Yu, and suddenly sneezed.

"Are you okay? You must have caught the cold." Wang Yuemin raised his head and looked at Yang Xian, with a worried look on his face.

Yang Xian shook his head. Ever since he was nourished by merit points, his body had not been sick for countless years.

Not even the smallest cold or chill has occurred.

"It's okay, let's continue talking about what we just said."

At this time, all the people sitting in the room were the backbone of Mingji Trading Company.

Many people are like Liu Kun, the earliest residents of Yangzhou.

These people regard Yang Xian as their reborn parent.

There are also some professionals who joined later. These people have also withstood the test of time and various things and are trustworthy enough.

"All restaurants and real estate must be captured. How much can we capture from the other properties?" Yang Xian said.

"Boss, I heard that the Shen family has several sea-going ships, and they have been secretly doing maritime trade over the years." One of the key people in charge of intelligence said.

Yang Xian nodded, indicating that he knew clearly.

Although the imperial court had already banned maritime trade, privately, merchants in the Jiangnan area were still doing it secretly.

It is not easy to completely ban it.

"Don't worry about this matter. Another thing is that those craftsmen who come from various workshops of the Shen family and have nowhere to go, as long as they have the ability, can all be recruited here and the same treatment can be given to them. If they perform well in the future, Then follow the standards we clearly remember." Yang Xian said.

"Yes, boss!" Everyone in the room said in unison.

Although Mingji Commercial Bank is rich now, it started late after all, and its various resources are lagging behind.

If you want to do it quickly, one of the best ways is to eat up existing large trading houses.

In this way, it can be a good supplement to the commercial bank.

Otherwise, for example, if Yang Xian wanted to have his own restaurants all over the country, he would have to send people to various places to build or acquire them.

It's not nearly as easy as it is now to pick up something ready-made.

(End of this chapter)