Chapter 210 Small Problem

Zhang Rong's triumphant return greatly boosted the Song court.

There is no way. The sense of security brought by natural barriers is unmatched by anything else, especially for the lower-class people and bureaucrats who know nothing about military affairs.

And to be honest, sometimes we can't really blame them for being ignorant or blindly following others. The main reason is that the army of the Song Dynasty was never reliable. Compared with the army, they would rather trust a river or a pass. As for why the army is unreliable, it's hard to say... Some things are hard to tell who is the cause and who is the result. God knows whether it was because of the three changes of returning to the river that led to the weakness of the army's combat effectiveness, or the excessive weakness of the army's combat effectiveness that led to the three changes of returning to the river.

However, no matter what, the top leaders should always have a final plan in mind, which is that the strength of mountains and rivers lies in virtue rather than in danger.

Of course, there may still be differences of opinion as to what this "德" refers to... In other words, if the country was truly united from top to bottom and from left to right, the Song Dynasty would have colonized the Lion Kingdom long ago. Why was it that after more than a hundred years of founding the country, it failed to recover Yanyun and instead fell to the point of being temporarily excited over the control of the middle section of the river in front of the capital?

Back to the present, no matter what this virtue refers to, and no matter what consequences this attack will bring, whether it is Zhao Jiu, an official, or several reliable prime ministers in the court, generally did not stop the excitement within the court and among the people, because the people really need this sense of security to comfort themselves.

Moreover, this sense of security can bring real money.

The Chinese New Year is just ten days away, and after the Chinese New Year it will be the fourth year of Jianyan, which means that the Jingkang Incident will soon usher in its glorious third anniversary... This is not to say that such a small event is worth celebrating once a year, but that after experiencing so much time, people's complicated hearts are tired of war, and their minds are settled; on the other hand, they are accustomed to war and turmoil.

Therefore, although the situation along the Yellow River is still tense, and although a large number of openly rebellious rebels are still entrenched in the backward areas of southern Jingxiang and northern Guangnan (this is the most direct internal trauma caused by the Jingkang Incident, which cannot be controlled in a short period of time), the economy of various places is gradually recovering, and the symptoms of comprehensive blood loss caused by the Jingkang Incident are also clearly healing.

The most obvious sign is that the refugees who moved south gradually integrated into the local community, business and travel became active again in various places, and tax revenues in various places south of the Huai River began to recover on a large scale.

At this time, the recapturing of the strategic dividing line of the Yellow River (at least it can be publicized that way) is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for the recovery of industrial, commercial and agricultural production.

The ministers certainly didn't know what a shot of adrenaline meant, but they understood the general meaning.

However, faced with such a decisive victory and the so-called promising recovery of agriculture, industry and commerce, the imperial court fell into a financial crisis at the end of the year.

The reason is definitely not because of spending too much money in a rush.

In fact, everyone can guess it to some extent... that is, distant water cannot quench immediate thirst. The strategic significance of this battle is unquestionable, but what about the rewards?

Moreover, due to Liangshanpo's previous special position, when the imperial court was organizing the imperial camp and increasing taxes in the southeast and Jingxiang, there was no mention of the imperial camp navy from beginning to end.

But now that we have achieved such a great victory, we can give normal rewards or quickly gather and stabilize this army on the Yellow River. Not to mention food for now, where will the money come from?

If this force is not quickly reorganized and incorporated into the imperial finances, even the people of Tokyo City will probably be unhappy.

"Can you print some Jiaozi?"

After all, he was an experienced official. When discussing politics in Wende Hall that day, this hole was mentioned. As soon as it was opened, Xu Jingheng, the Prime Minister, came prepared and directly proposed a feasible plan. "Imitate the past Jiaozi Office in Yizhou and set up a Jiaozi Office in Tokyo..."

Jiaozi is paper money, and the Jiaozi of the Song Dynasty was the earliest widely used paper money in the world. It was also very successful and was a model that was included in history books. Zhao Jiu, who was sitting on the throne, certainly knew this.

However, the official nodded instinctively upon hearing this, but after a moment of thought, he slowly shook his head:

"When Zhao Kai of Bashu was reforming the finances of the southwest, I had specifically inquired about the issue of Yizhou Jiaozi, so I know that to issue Jiaozi, first of all, there must be a reserve fund, and secondly, there must be credibility. At that time, Yizhou Jiaozi used 360,000 strings of money as a reserve fund and issued 1 million strings of Jiaozi. Moreover, it was a peaceful time, the court was stable, people were at peace, and more than a dozen wealthy merchants in Shu jointly provided credibility, which made it successful. Now here in Tokyo, since there is a lack of money and we are on the front line, where can we get the reserve fund? Where can we get people to be at peace? How much can we issue? If we destroy the credibility of the court's Jiaozi in vain for a few hundred thousand or one or two million strings of money, it will be more trouble than gain."

"A little is enough." Xu Jingheng had obviously considered this issue. "The salaries of the imperial army around Tokyo and the salaries of the court officials are now in the Ministry of Revenue treasury in the east of Tokyo City. Why not use this money as a reserve fund and issue a few hundred thousand strings of Jiaozi first?"

There was silence in the hall for a moment.

A moment later, Wang Yuan, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Camp, had no choice but to ask, "Mr. Xu, I'm sorry to bother you. Even if this is the case, time is limited and there is no time to print the Jiaozi, right?"

"What I mean is, divide the military pay of the Imperial Camp and the salaries of all officials into three parts, take out two parts first, use them as rewards and military pay for the Imperial Camp navy, and use them as normal supplies for the Imperial Camp and all officials, so that we can get through this year first." In the hall, in the highest-level meeting, Xu Jingheng was too lazy to cover up. "Then use the remaining part as a preparation to issue Jiaozi, and try to get a few hundred thousand strings of cash out, in order to connect with the subsequent financial transfer."

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