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Chapter 236 A Face Worth 2000 Taels and 500 Taels

Listening to such a long list of bills, Yang Reform was helpless and his scalp was numb. This is not all, and there are many things that have not been listed. For example, he wanted to increase the wages of the postmen, but this has not been added, and there are many things It’s all just a part of the previous part, and it needs to be added later, such as building warships, such as hiring foreigners’ fleets, for example, sending troops to North Korea and Mongolia, and these have not been included. No matter how small the war is, once the war starts, Spending money must be like flowing water.

Seeing the emperor's pale face, Wang Chengen knew that the things he reported were not good things, so he decided to report something good, saying: "...Your Majesty, not all of them are expenditures, but also income. There is 50 taels of money for the regular prison of the Guozijian; if all the salt lessons are collected this year, excluding disaster relief, His Majesty can earn 100 million taels; Li Ruolian's monthly profit is not small; Miss Sun's glass field In addition, there are Huangzhuang, Huangshang, and towns, prisons, and divisions in various places, with monthly incomes of tens of thousands of taels; there is also a lot of money that the Ministry of Households should transfer to internal funds this year. , but it's still early..."

After hearing Wang Chengen's income, Yang Reform felt better again.Otherwise, there is no way to pass the day.I kept telling myself in my heart: work hard, work hard, work hard, life will last, mortgage will not stop, and money will never stop...

"Okay, I got it. The 20 taels of castings from the Ministry of Household Affairs are for Erxizi and Xiaoshunzi. Half of them are for each person. Don't give them away for now. After two days, the shipbuilding money will be sent to Jiangnan together." Yang Reformed ordered said a word.

"As ordered, Your Majesty." Wang Chengen agreed.

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Shanxi, Datong, Daiwangfu.

Zhu Dingwei is the current acting king. Now, after just one year as the acting king, he feels that his time is running out. It is not because he is afraid that others will harm him. The reason is that he is very good at making his son sick. His father is almost 80 years old. During this period, his elder brother was boiled to death, and it was his turn to be the heir, the contemporary king. Now, he is almost 60 years old. His health is not good, and he feels that his life may not be long.

Today, he received two very special letters from the emperor.

Dai Wang Zhu Dingwei found it strange that the emperor either issued an imperial decree, or sent his inner ministers to announce it. However, the emperor wrote two private letters to him, which made him puzzled. He flipped through the envelopes and looked at them. The seal on it is, indeed, definitely the seal of the current emperor. The person who sent the letter has also sent someone to ask. It is indeed a fast horse sent by the emperor. It is more than 700 miles from the capital to here, and it will arrive in one day. It can be called flying.

I tore open the letter, my old eyes were very dizzy, but I still read the contents of the letter. The first letter was for him to donate money. The emperor said that the treasury is now empty, the internal funds are exhausted, and the disaster relief project is huge. He hopes to donate some money on behalf of the king. Helping the imperial court to save the people all over the world, in this way, doing a little bit for the world of the Zhu family, the emperor is very grateful.

Zhu Dingwei read it, ignored it, and tore open the second letter. This one, Zhu Dingwei read it, and found it interesting. The emperor asked him to deposit some money in the emperor's bank, and said that he would give a certain amount of interest every year. Give half of the interest, and the letter also gave an example, saying that if you deposit 100 taels, and when it matures in one year, you will be given an interest of five taels of silver.Zhu Dingwei only calculated for a while, and felt that his brain was not enough, so he called the Chang Shi of the palace to come over, intending to have someone give him a detailed reference.

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"Ziquan! Take a look, what do these two letters mean?" Dai Wang Zhu Dingwei called the Changshi of his palace. This Changshi's surname was Xu Mingheng, and his name was Ziquan.

"My lord, I heard it was a letter from His Majesty to my lord?" The emperor sent a fast horse to deliver the letter. This kind of strange news spread quickly in the palace. His long history also found it strange. When did the emperor think of his lord? up?How many years have there been no contact between the emperor and the prince?

"Well, that's right. This letter is interesting. You should read it first and then talk about it." Dai Wang Zhu Dingwei handed over the letter, Xu Ziquan took it, and flipped through it. Feng, a strange expression appeared on his face.

Zhu Dingwei saw that his long history had read the letter, and he wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, and said: "What do you think, Ziquan, you can do the math for me, give half of the interest this year, save 100 taels , a year is five taels of interest, I did my calculations right, right?"

Zhu Dingwei is getting old, and he can't figure out this account anymore. How to calculate it, he also feels that he has made a mistake. There is such a good thing in the world?

"Returning to the lord, indeed, the lord did not make a mistake. His majesty said in this letter that if you save for one year, the annual interest will be half, and you will save 100 taels, which means five taels of interest. Your majesty wants the lord to save 5000 taels of silver. Calculated annually, the interest alone is 750 taels... Tsk tsk, Your Majesty also said that if you save for ten years, you will be given an annual interest of 500%. Calculated in this way, the annual interest is [-] taels... Tsk tsk, Oh my god, if I kept it for ten years, wouldn't that be a book change?..." At the end of the day, the palace chief Shi himself was frightened.

Xu Ziquan's face was very strange. He lowered his head and looked at his lord. The acting king Zhu Dingwei also had a strange expression. What exactly does this emperor want?Is there such a high interest rate for depositing money in a bank?This thing is strange and weird.

"So, this king also finds it strange. From ancient times to the present, you have to pay insurance premiums to the bank to save money, and the interest is paid back there, and the interest is so high? This..., Ziquan, tell me, this Is there something wrong with it?" Dai Wang Zhu Dingwei really couldn't figure out what the emperor wanted to do.

When Xu Ziquan saw his prince questioning him, he started thinking about the problem.After pondering for a while, he said: "Returning to the lord, this is because the emperor is really short of money, so I want the lord to use some money to help the disaster, but I am afraid that the lord will not take the money, so I thought of another way. The prince lent money to His Majesty and returned the interest to you. This is probably His Majesty asking the Prince to choose one from among them. It is also stated in the letter that if you have saved money, you don’t need to donate it. Saving money should be regarded as doing your best for the world of the Zhu family. .”

"This king knows, this king is saying, is the matter of saving money reliable? Half of the interest is given for a year, and [-]% interest is given for ten years. At that time, what will your majesty give back the money?" Huh?" Dai Wang Zhu Dingwei is very concerned about the interest on the savings. You must know that the interest given by the emperor is frighteningly high. After ten years of saving, the principal and interest will be doubled. This is much higher than the harvest in the field. Planting crops, if there is a bumper harvest in three years, it is a good year!But this saving money is guaranteed income in drought and flood!
Xu Ziquan couldn't make up his mind either, this matter was really strange and mysterious.Why is the emperor so confident that he can recoup your capital in ten years?What are you going to pay back then?If it's just to lie to your prince for a little money, you don't need to talk about saving money, just donate money, there is no need to write a letter of saving money at all.

"Returning to the prince, according to Ziquan, this matter seems mysterious. The prince should be more cautious. Although His Majesty said in the letter that he would save 5000 taels, he didn't say that he must save so much. According to Ziquan, Your Majesty Now that he has just ascended the throne, Wei Ni has been cleared away. It can be said that he is proud of his youth and is in the limelight. The prince must not disobey His Majesty's wishes and discredit His Majesty. It is better to save a little. Let's see if this savings is reliable. If Reliable, it is not too late to save more, according to Ziquan, it is better to save 2000 taels first, so the money is not much, even if the money is really in vain, it is only 2000 taels, what does the prince mean?" Xu Ziquan asked The idea is to compromise.

Dai Wang Zhu Dingwei thought for a while, and said: "Well, Ziquan! You have a good idea, just do as you said, and save 2000 taels for His Majesty's bank. Now the natural disasters that are spreading in Shaanxi are not easy for Your Majesty. It is said that the capital is planning a major disaster relief operation. As the blood of the Zhu family, this king should indeed do his best for the world of the Zhu family. His Majesty's face must be given! For this matter, you send someone Do it as soon as possible. Your Majesty is in a hurry in the letter. He said that he must make a decision immediately after receiving the letter. There should be no delay. This king will not go against His Majesty's wishes. You can go to the warehouse to get 2000 taels and send it to the warehouse. Immediately send it to the capital, save it for a year, remember to bring back the certificate, it is said that this king is not rich, and it is a little money that I have scraped together, not much, and this king has tried his best..."

Zhu Dingwei agreed with his idea of ​​long history, 2000 taels is not much, not only to take care of the emperor's face, but also to test the authenticity of the bank, even if it is a loss, it is still affordable.

"I'll go now, my subordinate..." Xu Ziquan was going to do what the prince asked him to do.

Just as he was about to go out, Xu Ziquan suddenly caught sight of an artifact, and suddenly felt blessed, feeling that he understood something, and stopped in his tracks again.

Dai Wang was old and lacked energy. After dealing with this matter, he was about to go to rest. Seeing his family's long history stopped, he asked again: "Ziquan, what's the matter? Is there something else?"

Xu Ziquan looked at the artifact for a long time, and felt that he had figured out a lot of things, so he said: "My lord, when Ziquan saw something, he suddenly thought of something, and he didn't know whether he should say it or not."

"Let's talk about what you want," Dai Wang Zhu Dingwei said.

"Reporting to the lord, Ziquan suddenly found out that the big glass mirror of the lord seems to have been bought by the lord from the capital." Xu Ziquan asked.

Speaking of this mirror, Zhu Dingwei became excited, and said: "Hehe, Ziquan has good eyesight. This treasure was bought from Liulizhai in the capital by someone entrusted by the king. I got it, it doesn't matter at all, the trustee can't buy it, but it cost me 400 taels of silver! Such a big mirror can be used as a guide to others, and it can see the whole body. It is really a rare treasure. The bronze mirror used to , It’s really incomparable with this! My king lived to be almost 60 years old, which is considered an eye-opener..." Speaking of this mirror, Zhu Dingwei stroked his beard with his hand, very happy, and the whole person laughed.

"My lord, the officials also know that this is from the Liulizhai of the capital, but does the lord know who is behind this Liulizhai?" Xu Ziquan asked.

"The backstage of Liulizhai? Hehe, if you do such a big business in the capital without any backstage, can you do it? It's either a noble family, or that high official..." Zhu Dingwei disdains such common-sense things answer.

"No, my lord, Ziquan heard that this Liulizhai has a close relationship with the emperor, and this Liulizhai may still belong to His Majesty!" Xu Ziquan said.

"His Majesty's property? No wonder no one dares to mess with it... Ziquan, you mean, this Liulizhai belongs to His Majesty the Emperor?" Zhu Dingwei suddenly thought about what to start with, and asked in surprise.

"Exactly, my lord, the owner of this Liulizhai is said to be two brothers and sisters, but the actual person in charge is a woman, who seems to be surnamed Sun. According to gossip, this woman is His Majesty's woman..." In the end, Xu Ziquan The sound is only a little bit.

"Your Majesty's woman? What's all the fuss about..." Although Zhu Dingwei felt that this gossip was very powerful, he didn't connect it to anything. It was nothing more than that Liulizhai had found the biggest backer of the Ming Dynasty. What else?
"...My lord, think about it carefully. This Liulizhai is an inexhaustible mountain of gold and silver. It belongs to His Majesty. You said, Your Majesty is so rich, why do you ask the lord to save money?" Xu Ziquan felt that he had figured it out, so he began to explain to his prince.

"Well... yes! Your Majesty is so rich, why do you still ask me to save money?... This..." Zhu Dingwei is old and his thinking is not clear, and he can't figure out why.

"My lord, think about it again. With the golden mountain of Liulizhai, I'm afraid that His Majesty won't give you the 2000 taels of silver. 2000 taels of silver, which is the money for four or five large mirrors, tell me, is it this?" Reason?" Xu Ziquan continued to explain.

"Well... yes! Now that you put it this way, the king understands. This mirror cost me 400 taels of silver, 2000 taels, but five mirrors. This... so, Your Majesty Not short of money? Why do you still ask the king to borrow money?" Zhu Dingwei was even more puzzled.

"Your Majesty, now it seems that His Majesty is not short of money. With such a golden mountain, do you think His Majesty will be short of money? So, His Majesty wants to borrow money from His Majesty, I am afraid it is just an emergency. I heard that the court has recently asked The big move was about disaster relief. Ziquan thought that His Majesty might just borrow some money to turn around. After the relief is over, His Majesty's money can be turned around. That's why His Majesty is so urgent. Only then will such high interest be given. According to Yi Ziquan, saving money is reliable, and very reliable. This opportunity is rare. According to Yi Ziquan, the prince should save more money in His Majesty's bank. After this Village, I’m afraid there will be no such store, and when His Majesty turns around in the future, I’m afraid this bank will not give such a high interest rate, my lord, this opportunity is rare!” Xu Ziquan felt that he had figured out the key point, and thought that saving money For one thing, it is worth the investment.

Dai Wang Zhu Dingwei was fooled by his own family's long history, and he also felt that this should be the case. Thinking about the emperor's Liulizhai, a mirror cost him 400 taels of silver. If the emperor has no money, who would believe it?Since you have money, why urge yourself to save money?A couple with the recent government, I immediately understood that the imperial court is preparing to provide large-scale disaster relief, which is probably related to this, I am afraid it is really the same as what my family history said, the emperor will only turn around for a year or two, and when he recovers, he is afraid to give half of the interest I can't find the good things.

Zhu Dingwei's heart was tickled by the emperor's half interest.

The more Zhu Dingwei thought about it, the more he felt that this was really the case. After passing this village, there would be no such shop. He had to add money, and he had to add money. His own money was stored in the cellar to grow mold, and stored in the emperor's bank. That can generate money, not wanting the [-]% interest, the interest of saving for a year and a half is high enough.

Zhu Dingwei slapped the table fiercely, and shouted: "Add money, add money, try to save 4000 taels,... No, try to save 1 taels, this king won't believe it, your majesty dares to wipe this king's money!" Silver, if His Majesty dares to wipe the king's silver, I will send someone to smash the Liulizhai to see what His Majesty can do to the King. Hehe, it's just a merchant, so how dare Your Majesty treat the King because of a merchant? Can't you?" Zhu Dingwei was originally looking dry, but when he talked about money, he said that he could make a living by earning money, and he became vigorous.

Xu Ziquan was startled by the loud sound of slapping the table on behalf of the king. He collected himself and said, "My lord, is it true that you have saved 1 taels?" 500 taels of silver can be worth one or two thousand acres of farmland, my lord, this is a good deal!"

"Hehe, yes! What is more profitable than this business? Ziquan, immediately go to the warehouse to get the silver, and send someone to the capital immediately." Dai Wang Zhu Dingwei was very proud, but fortunately his family's long history saw through the "" Mystery”, otherwise, where to find such a good thing?It’s not easy to manage the fields now, the surroundings are full of the fields of officials and clan families, and there is no place to buy fields if you want to buy them. If there is a lot of money, it is only four cents, and if there is less, it is good to have a penny. In the event of a famine, if there is no penny, there is no better way than depositing money in the emperor's bank. Zhu Dingwei quit again, and he was also afraid that the emperor's black heart would really blackmail his money, so he had no choice but to spread fire.

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Taiyuan, Shanxi, Prince Jin Mansion.

Jin Wang Zhu Qiugui is in his 30s, but his body has been hollowed out by years of drinking, and he looks like he is almost 50 years old.Sitting on the mat with a big belly, watching the singing and dancing performance, holding two kabukis in his arms, hugging left and right, very happy.

Shi Zhang Jingsheng, the head of the royal residence, came carefully to Jin Wang Zhu Qiugui's side, and reported: "My lord, Your Majesty's express delivery is [-] miles away, just arrived, please take a look at it."

Suddenly hearing that it was His Majesty the Emperor who was in a hurry for seven hundred miles, Jin Wang Zhu Qiugui was also taken aback. The emperor wrote to himself?It was strange, and I was a little curious. I took it, opened it and looked at it. When I read the first letter, my face turned black. I read the second letter. Before I finished reading it, I threw it on the ground and said, "I want you The money? No way, even if the king’s money is thrown into the water, he will not donate a penny. The court affairs have something to do with the king, and still save money? Think the king is a fool! No money ...Send the messenger immediately." Jin Wang Zhu Qiugui roared.

Shi Zhang Jingsheng, the head of the palace, picked up the letter on the ground, looked at it, and saw that it was a letter from the emperor asking for money, so he smiled wryly in his heart. Is the money from the Jin family so easy to ask for?Looking at the second letter again, I smiled even more wryly. I don't know who gave the emperor the idea. Is there any difference between saving money and donating money?In King Jin's view, this is cheating money.

However, the responsibility of the chief history of the palace is to educate and assist the vassals. Zhang Jingsheng still has to fulfill the responsibility of a long history. , the prince should not refute your majesty's face, even if you don't save 5000 taels, it is good to save 2000 taels, at least let your majesty know that the prince is also concerned about the Zhu family's world, so your majesty will not blame it It is considered that the confession has been made on the head of the prince, not to mention that it is only a deposit, not a donation, and you can get it back in the future, otherwise, His Majesty may not look good."

The King of Jin, Zhu Qiugui, was happily hugging left and right. Seeing what his parent Shi Zhang Jingsheng said, he thought about it for a while and said, "Face? Then save 500 taels, it's my king's face for His Majesty..."

(End of this chapter)