Of course, everyone knew that it must have flowed into the Jurchens... The rich and powerful over there had plenty of gold and silver to spend. The so-called Mongolia was simply another Goryeo.
It is possible that the fact that Kublai Khan, who was once shaken by the Jin Dynasty, eventually sent his son to him was also related to the explosion of this business in the second half of the year.
This unexpected transfer of trade route was undoubtedly a double-edged sword - Emperor Zhao was wary of Kublai Khan because of his surname, the Khitans made their own judgment based on the geographical advantages of the Mongolian Plateau, and the officials of the Song Dynasty keenly sensed from Kublai Khan's actions the ambition and arrogance of the first Khan in Mongolian history, which they did not know how to conceal.
However, for the moment, everything is for the Northern Expedition, and the first priority of the Northern Expedition is to make money... If everything must be subject to this overall situation, the court can only turn a blind eye.
Who made Ningxia Road collect hundreds of thousands of strings of cash in commercial taxes in just half a year?
A road that is considered remote even in the northwest, but in just one year, the commercial tax is equivalent to half of Jiangnan West Road! And its location and the water conservancy system of Xingling Plain make its food destined to become the lowest-cost high-quality military food supply point during the Northern Expedition... The fall of Western Xia and the establishment of Ningxia Road played a much greater role in the Northern Expedition than imagined.
Its help is all-round, not just military and geographical, but also economic, fodder, and even diplomatic.
Eight million, seven hundred and thirty thousand, four hundred and twenty-seven strings of cash and seventy-three coins.
This was the seventh year of Jianyan, and the total additional revenue from new sources exceeded the original fiscal plan, including everything from seal taxes to lotteries, to Emperor Zhao's selling of flags, calligraphy and paintings, and palaces, as well as all the results of his lowering his status to engage in large-scale foreign trade.
"wrong."
In Chongwenyuan, Zhao Jiu, who was standing in front of the secret pavilion with his hands behind his back, turned around and shook his head and laughed at the Minister of Finance Lin Jingmo in front of him. "And the one million strings of cash I just extorted... Mr. Lin should not have been included in it."
This was too frivolous, but Lin Jingmo's expression remained unchanged. He was just startled for a moment and then nodded solemnly: "That's right, but the government's national debt actually sold for a full million strings of cash?"
"That's right." Zhao Jiu was honest with the many important officials in front of him in Chongwenyuan. "At the beginning, I only prepared 300,000 or 400,000 guan, and they were all five-year bonds. Since many people in the capital had already bought large amounts of national debt, they didn't sell well... But later someone asked if I could buy some for their mutual friends in Yangzhou. I thought it would be convenient for myself to help others, so I agreed directly. Who would have thought that the person's friends would be so generous? They actually bought tens of thousands of guan."
Lin Jingmo and several ministers around him remained silent... The Empress Dowager Yuanyou had moved here and would probably spend the New Year on the road. The descendants of nobles and the escort of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were dragged to the street and beheaded in public by the imperial guards. The famous Taoist scholars in the southeast had their property confiscated and were exiled... Under such circumstances, the friends in Yangzhou had never bought large amounts of government bonds, so of course they were generous.
but……
"But if you calculate it this way," Zhao Jiu exhaled, looking at the blue sky in the winter morning, he said in a low voice. "It's only more than 9 million guan, still less than 10 million... Besides, everything has to follow the basic rules. These people are willing to buy large amounts of national debt today, but they may not be willing to buy it next year. The same goes for the houses in Jingyuan. These are tens of millions of guan of income."
"But things like maritime trade, stamp taxes, and lotteries are growing steadily... the government doesn't need to worry." Prime Minister Zhang Jun hurried to comfort them.
"That's true." Zhao Jiu immediately smiled at his most trusted and important minister with his hands behind his back under the expressionless gaze of many ministers.
However, there are always people who like to stir up trouble. Just when Zhang Jun was about to speak again, the Minister of Works Hu Yin could no longer bear it and stepped forward to confront him sternly:
"Have you forgotten that many things this year were only gradually implemented this year? In my opinion, it is impossible to have such a huge profit in the next two years, such as Jingyuan, Haiqi, the royal auction, and today's large-value national debts. Millions of guan windfalls are impossible to be so smooth, but if calculated for the whole year, it will definitely be more than 10 million guan... Why does the emperor have to pretend to be deaf and dumb?"
Everyone suddenly realized, or many people pretended to realize, and led by Zhao Ding, they all bowed and congratulated.
Finally, Emperor Zhao showed his smug look, and looked around the courtyard with a rare smile, then waved his hand and said:
"I almost forgot that this is the result of half a year... But no matter what, this is the result of your hard work and your contribution. However, for the next two years, you will have to continue to tighten your belts with me."
After these words were spoken, including Prime Minister Zhao Ding, Prime Minister Zhang Jun, and countless civil and military officials gathered in the Chongwen Academy felt that their year of hard work had not been in vain, but they did not dare to be negligent and bowed their heads in response.
"Let's go!"
Emperor Zhao finally stopped pretending and walked away from the officials with his hands behind his back. "Today, I will explain the matter to the world at the Imperial College. This year will be really uneventful... Everyone, you have worked hard for the last day, go back and have a good New Year."
The crowd responded loudly, and followed Emperor Zhao out of Chongwenyuan, turned into Xuande Gate, and then set up a ceremonial guard and marched along the Imperial Street to the Imperial College... It turned out that today was indeed the last major event of the year, which was the Imperial College's political affairs ceremony.
But after today, I can finally put aside temporarily the ups and downs, gains and losses of the past few years, the major changes in the political situation that may come in the next few years, and the victory or defeat of the Northern Expedition... Because it is really as the emperor said, as far as this year is concerned, there is nothing to worry about.
PS: Thanks to the boss of Linghu No. 2 Middle School for their cuteness, and the boss of Linghu No. 2 Middle School, the boss of Linghu No. 10 Middle School, and the boss of Submarine Street for their cuteness, and the boss of "I didn't write well, so you returned the alliance" for their cuteness...
Happy New Year to everyone!
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