Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty Chapter 761: On money shortage
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Da Xu Zhaori gradually settled down, Guo Shao changed the rules, fifteen days of the dynasty, three days to discuss politics, and only once every three days with the Minister of the Chinese military in the East Hall, and will name the place where the ministers meet Conference Hall.
In summer, it’s early morning, and when people come to Jinxiang Temple early in the morning, the sky is already bright.
Today Guo Shao came in a little differently. He also brought two four-year-old children. The last time Jinzhan talked about raising the prince, Guo Shao only paid attention to a question. If the future heirs don’t understand anything, wouldn’t his situation be ridden in decades?
Guo Shao was going to take his own teaching, but he found that he didn't know how to teach children, so he wondered how to find a teacher for them first.
When two dozen ministers saw the two children, they all watched curiously.
Guo Shao took a child in one hand, stepped up, sat down on the chair, and let the two children sit next to him. The chair was a bit high, but the second sister's son Guo Hong was clever, he jumped up and sat there still moving around. Guo Zhang was much more restrained. He slowly climbed up the chair and sat there with his two small hands on his knees.
"The ministers and others pay homage to your majesty, your prince." The crowd bowed.
"Flat body." Guo Shao said.
Unexpectedly, at this time, Guo Hong said in a pattern: "You are all elders, sit down."
Suddenly the people below laughed: "Your Majesty Xie, Your Majesty the Second Prince." Guo Shao turned his head and said: "Hong'er, sit down and don't say anything, just watch and listen."
Guo Hong looked innocent and said: "Auntie taught me." After that, he winked at Guo Zhang next to Guo Shao. The two brothers were about the same age and often played together.
At this time, Lu Duoxun, the attendant of the Ministry of Rites, said: "Yesterday the Khitan envoys entered the capital, the officials met first. The Khitan people came for Xiao Chuo, the daughter of the prime minister of Liao State, Xiao Siwen, and wanted to redeem Xiao Chuo."
Wang Pu immediately said: "This is a very promising matter. According to the news from the Beijing Branch of the Army and Cao Division, Ye Luxian, the lord of the Liao Kingdom, and Xiao Chuo’s childhood sweethearts have a very close relationship; now Liao and Da Xu are enemies of each other, Xiao Siwen If you can send a messenger to discuss, you must have Yelvxian's advice so that you will not be attacked."
Wei Renpu said: "This Xia Zhou Dangxiang refused to listen to court orders and threatened to defect to Liao. Since the Lord of Liao intends to exchange, it is better to refuse to aid Xiazhou as a condition."
Guo Shao was noncommittal and said: "We can discuss with the Khitan people and allow them to set up the Liao State Post in Tokyo so that we can discuss this matter in the future."
Lu Doxun worshipped: "The minister abides by the edict."
At this moment, Guo Shao looked sideways at the **** Cao Tai. Cao Tai then sent the two memorials to the ministers for inspection. The officials of the Zhengshitang had seen memorials, but the generals generally couldn't see memorials. They can only see them now.
Guo Shaodao: "One of the two memorials is the "Theory of Lack of Money" played by Li Gu, the Shangshu of Hubu, and the other is the "Theory of Absence of Extravagance" played by a scholar of the Imperial Academy. Today, all the public can comment on one or two. "
Some of the ministers below have already seen it, but no one is eager to say anything. It is said that it is a comment, but the remarks on the Jinxiangdian will be regarded as opinions, and people are more cautious.
The remarks of the Bachelor of the Hanlin Academy are: First, to persuade agriculture to be less commerce, to be less generous, and to advocate frugality; the second is to reduce the number of troops, reduce the army's salary and rewards, because the current army consumes a lot of money. financial. The purpose of these claims is to rehabilitate and rejuvenate the people.
He believes that treasures of money cannot be full when the people are hungry, and cannot keep warm in the cold. It will only bring luxury and aggravate the arrogance of exploitation. And only farming and weaving, enriching the warehouses, is the kingly way for the country to prosper and prosper the people.
This remark makes sense at first glance, and it is quite in line with traditional ideas. Guo Shao also feels that gold, silver and bronze coins really cannot be eaten.
... But Li Gu, who actually presides over the Ministry of Households and Military Supplies, advocates completely opposite remarks. Li Gu tried his best to write more copper coins (not for the revenue of the treasury, because the money is a loss-making business). His reason is that from the court to the locality, there are money shortages everywhere, which has greatly affected the normal income and expenditure and transactions.
The shortage of money has not been rare since the end of the Tang Dynasty. It is a problem that all countries have faced. Back then, the Kingdom of Shu really had no money to reward the imperial army, and had already used iron to cast iron money.
Li Gu’s remarks are based on his experience in organizing military supplies in several wars. Except for rations, other military supplies need cash to spend. Otherwise, it would be very difficult to requisition on the spot or allow merchants to transport (the Tang Dynasty used salt merchants) The method of transporting military rations has been corrupted at this time); unless the method of forced conquest (looting|robbery) is used, this method is inconvenient. One is easy to cause resistance, and the other is a waste of most of the property. The supplies needed by the army are hidden.
The imperial two taxes (land taxes in summer and autumn) and commercial taxes are mainly in kind, because farmers and merchants are short of cash; these kind of things are generally bulky, and are usually stored in local treasury. In addition to meeting the needs of the government, the expenses are transferred and transported through the nearest household.
The court collected a lot of taxes, but couldn't mobilize them from various places and send them to the front lines. There were too many and heavy things. It's different if you have cash, you can buy materials from the private sector nearby.
The most consuming cash is the army’s salary and rewards. You can’t collect a pile of firewood from the wood dealer and reward the soldiers for the wood in a house?
...Someone finally took the lead!
The first to stand up was all the generals of the Forbidden Army, who unanimously opposed the "stupid words" of the Hanlin Academy. Very simple, actually want to cut military spending? !
Even Shi Yanchao couldn't help but yelled: "Brothers just got off the battlefield, the civil servants are counting on us behind!"
A civil official said: "The purpose of raising soldiers is to protect the land and the people, and many soldiers do not farm land. Most of the treasury is consumed in it and they are overwhelmed. How to live with the people?"
Li Chuyun did not deviate from the position of the military generals, stroked his beard and said: "The generals are not tenants. If they grow in the field, how can they grow in the battlefield? A large number of sergeants can’t be dressed like a beggar and eat Bran throat..."
"The founding father said this without conscience. A commander’s military rewards are more than a prefect. If a soldier asks to eat chaffy vegetables, don’t we have to ask for it!"
Guo Shao didn't say anything. He just sat there to get disputes by the ministers. He had to wait until the last look at the situation before he expressed his position, because his words were imperial decree. Guo Hong and Guo Zhang turned their heads from time to time and looked at their father with curious eyes. Guo Shao didn't teach them. He felt that these styles were precepts and deeds, and the children could learn how to do it over time.
Zuo You got up and prayed: "The minister supports Lee Sang-gong's proposition. Money is detrimental to the country and the people. Those who have food, or lack clothing; those who have food and clothing, if there is no desire|whatever you want, maybe Will not change clothes to those who have food, but can sell the excess money.
There is a lack of money in the world, and everything is inaccessible. Those who are in a poor state will not cultivate, if the meridians are blocked..."
At this moment, Guo Shao said: "Deflation."
Everyone is puzzled, but I can vaguely guess what the word means because I can relate to the context.
Guo Shao doesn't know much about economics, but his knowledge is definitely different from that of the ancients. He knows some common sense anyway. Deflation is definitely not good for economic development, no matter what society you are in.
A very simple idea, as Zuo You said, in a self-sufficient state, there is very little demand, and after it is met, it loses the motivation to continue production... This is also a fact. Basically do nothing, or do some trivial things that are extremely inefficient; even the seven aunts and eight wives just spend time when they have nothing to do. This is a waste of labor and productivity.
If the reward for work is currency, and enough material temptations are produced in the world, it will increase labor enthusiasm. In order to obtain currency and in order to be easily exchanged for currency, people will also produce and obtain the needs of the world Things...such as food during famine.
In ancient China, it was in a state of deflation for a long time, and there was a shortage of money in every dynasty. One is because of the scarcity of heavy metals, and the other is a loss of money to make copper money. It is a kind of good governance for the court to rule the world, and it is the same job as building water conservancy.
Guo Shao immediately stated his position, saying: "I am going to play by Li Xianggong, and the household can agree to make money."
At this moment, Li Chuyun pondered and said: "If your Majesty can obtain Silver Mountain and mine for silver and make silver coins, it will be a very profitable way."
Everyone fell silent, and everyone suddenly discovered Li Chuyun's previous "famine theory" proposition, and now they took it up again. He didn't seem to be talking nonsense at the time. This time, for the sake of Yinshan, he was involved in the topic of opening up the territory... Sure enough, everyone who is not talking nonsense is not so absurd at first sight.
Guo Shao is noncommittal because this matter is more involved. He didn't comment on who was poorer, civil servants and military generals. There was no truth in this matter. It was all for the benefit of each family.
Guo Shao pondered for a moment, and said: "The two princes and princesses have reached the age of Mongolian school, I want to choose a teacher for them."
This topic once again attracted everyone's attention. Of the two princes, one should be the prince, and being the teacher of the prince is not that simple.
Guo Shao looked towards Zuo You and said: "Lesser Zuo taught my three children to read and read."
Zuo You hurriedly said: "Your Majesty trusts me, the minister is willing to do my best."
There is a cold spot in the temple, because Zuo You is not a big scholar, regardless of his official position, he is a person with no status in Shilin... Ye Luzi was born, and he has no fame and fame. First he was an inexperienced small official, and then he worked as an assistant. . What knowledge do these people have to come to the Pope?
However, Zuo You is Guo Shao's confidant, and everyone guesses that this is just a grace for Zuo You.
Guo Shao said again: "Dong Zunzuo, you teach the two princes to arch and shoot, let Zhou Tong help them."
Dong Zunhao got up and said, "The minister Zunzhi."
This Dong Zunzuo comes from a family of upright military commanders. Various martial arts and military rituals are well-mannered and very upright. Guo Shao believes him very much. Zhou Tong is also a very interesting martial artist. He taught archery by Guo Shao. .
As for Zuo You, Guo Shao feels that he has enough to teach Mengxue and the article is better than Guo Shao anyway. Moreover, Guo Shao felt that learning too deeply the thought of sages, as a belief, would be harmful to the job of being an emperor; Zuo You was a half-hearted person, and the important thing was that Zuo You's ideas were not pedantic.