Xinshun 1730

Chapter 157

When the memorial arrived at the palace, seeing what Liu Yu sent over, Li Gan didn't know how to feel.

I invested 2 taels a year ago, and got 4 taels of silver in one year, and the cost has not been counted.

The bold statement that the people don't add taxes but the country uses enough, and don't compete with the people for profit seems to be still in my ears.

But in a year, these words have been cashed in silver.

Although not much, 4 taels is still far from the national football team, but it is a good start.

The emperor also needs money, the emperor also wants a good reputation, the emperor wants to fight wars, and the emperor wants to be highly evaluated in the history books in the future, so he has to use some crooked methods.

Ordinarily, it is justifiable for the household government to pay for the construction of the navy, but if you think about it, you know that the court proposal is absolutely impossible to pass, and it will also cause huge repercussions.

What do you do after you build it?

Say hit Japan?

Didn't that expose the news in advance?Besides, Japan never provoked you, so why did you beat him?The teacher came out of no name, how could the emperor do it?What's the benefit of wasting money?
Talk about guarding against Westerners?

Does it make sense to spend several million taels a year to support one army, which may not be needed at all?It's just a possibility. Is it necessary to spend several million taels?

Say you want to expand your territory?
There will inevitably be courtiers who will persuade him to think about the fate of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's militarism. Is it worthwhile to levy Dawan for the benefit of a horse?
These are the kinds of things that you know will give you a headache when you go through it in your head.

The household government will not take this money, even if it is suppressed with imperial power, the reputation will be bad.

Moreover, Li Gan also knew that this was a vicious circle of helplessness: if the navy was built, Westerners would not dare to fight, which would prove the navy was useless and cost millions of taels in vain; but if the navy was not built, Westerners might dare Come to fight, and then know that the navy is useful, but it is too late.

He could only use internal funds, but he was frightened by Liu Yu's words at the beginning: the price of a warship, Li Gan knew that the Europa people now have several large ships that cost around 30 taels including artillery.

Twenty such large ships are enough to set the three main halls of the Forbidden City on fire again.

After counting his internal money, even if he only ate bran and swallowed vegetables every day, he would definitely not be able to spend so much money.

Fortunately, Liu Yu gave a method that neither competes with the people for profit, does not have the notoriety of "24 yamen restoration", and can support a navy that has begun to take shape without using government money.

He tried it with 2 taels of silver, and now he has received a reward, which made Li Gan quite sigh.The white money is clearly written on the accounts.

Liu Yu said that Westerners often use this method, joint stock trading, the royal family also contributes capital, and grants monopoly power.

However, if a monopoly is granted, some people may say that this is a competition for the interests of the people, especially the trade with Japan itself has many scholars and bureaucrats in the south of the Yangtze River participating in it.

That being the case, then operate in secret, hide the fact that the capital comes from the palace, and hand it over to merchants for trading in the future, and just distribute dividends according to a fixed share capital every year.

The Japanese side helped a lot in this matter. They locked up the country themselves, and the imperial court justified their rights and refused to transport prohibited items.In this way, although there is no name of authorized monopoly, there is the reality of authorized monopoly.

Firstly, if the royal family came forward directly, they might be ridiculed by the scholar-bureaucrats. The emperor is the spiritual incarnation of Confucianism. When the distinction between righteousness and benefit has not been clarified, the royal family will be criticized if they come forward to trade.

Second, if the royal family stepped forward and dispatched special personnel to manage it, there would inevitably be situations such as malfunction, deceit from top to bottom, extortion and acceptance of bribes, etc. In the long run, even if money was made, it would be gone in the hands of the emperor.

Of course, a confidant must be dispatched for this kind of thing, and this confidant must also know how to hold money.

Li Gan has already seen Liu Yu's ability to attack cities and fight wars.Moreover, Liu Yu claimed that military training is the first priority, and the battle is second. There should be no problem with this military training. The details presented are clear in logic and extremely feasible.

However, he has never seen this ability to hold money, but now he has shown some ability to hold money, and Li Gan is very pleased.

After reading Liu Yu's attached memorial about what he saw and heard in Japan, every detail made Li Gan aware of Japan's wolfish ambitions.

He even came up with the idea of ​​"receiving the official business of the Oriental Trade", but this idea was quickly thrown out of his mind. He knew how terrible things would happen if he did so.

Once the government is run, the bureaucracy will expand, deceive the superior and the inferior, and forcibly lower the price. It is unknown how many troubles will arise, and how many "righteous men" will stand up to fight against the tyranny.

Now that Liu Yu was confident of breaking the game in Japan, Li Gan also saw the first reward. He knew that the 4 taels of silver was a big bait, but he still couldn't help but swallow it.

The royal family contributes money without making it public, merchants raise shares, share dividends for profit... even the emperor smuggled contraband and betrayed the country without precedent, the world is changing day by day, why not give it a try.

Then the memorial was approved. In addition to the 4 taels of profit and the 2 taels of capital, the emperor paid another 6 taels of money to make up 12 taels.

The emperor doesn't care how the money is used, as long as the accounts are reported every year.The profits obtained during this period can be put into the operation of the navy without being sent back to the capital.

Allow Liu Yu to try the matter of not reporting the money from the inside, and find out a set of effective, future and controllable methods.

Read the memorial written by Liu Yu carefully again, and when he read that the Japanese had been collecting information but could not stop it, Li Gan couldn't help but reply: "The Japanese asked about the rules and regulations of the country, and they really have the heart of spying, so they must investigate. You use space, but you are also careful to enter the space to achieve nothing. I have also heard what you said about one minister and two masters in Ryukyu. However, this matter must not be mentioned. A navy has not been completed, and the Japanese will be wary; Second, this matter will damage the prestige of the Celestial Dynasty, and the strength is weak, so it is better to pretend not to know about it. As for the North Korean matter, what you said earlier, there is already a clue."

"As for the country's maritime merchants, leaking state affairs in order to seek trade trust...Your words are inevitable, and I also think that we should not give up because of choking, and we should just not know about this matter. You said that it is reasonable to believe that merchants are not trustworthy. Ruoqing As the saying goes, before the new trade credit card policy came out, the country and the sea merchants were able to unite and force the Japanese to lower prices; now they each pay bribes and take the initiative to raise prices. It is not loyal today but traitor today, but it is only for profit. People are either good or evil , and benefit neither good nor evil."

After reviewing the Japanese part of the memorial, Li Gan couldn't help but smile wryly as he thought about the Ryukyu matter.

I always said that the world has changed before, so don't lie to your ears.

Thinking about it now, the Ryukyu alone pays tribute to both China and Japan, which is a living deception.

Every time the imperial court went to pay tribute, they all knew about Ryukyu, but they always reported the good news but not the bad news, fearing the disaster of swordsmen, and fought fiercely with Japan for the small land.

Every time the Ryukyu missions come, they always report good news but not bad news. Ryukyu knows that if there is a fight, it will be Ryukyu who will suffer.

Li Gan also knew, but pretended not to know; many people in Tianyou Temple knew, but pretended not to know.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but write down my depression in the reply.

"The Japanese locked the country, and they knew how to peep through the cracks of the door and ask the wind to tell the story; I turned to the switch, but I kept my ears and the bells everywhere. I dare not believe that the world has changed. It's not because I want to cover my ears, but I really can't catch it. A strong man will be punished even if he is far away! It is not that I do not want to be punished, but in fact I am unable to do so. If I don’t want to cover my ears, if I don’t, I will cover my ears. You should encourage me, and I will cover my eyes and ears for me.”

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In Duke Yi's mansion, Liu Shengping retreated the rest of the people, and only his wife and he were in the room.

"Yu'er's wedding money is useless, right?"

Liu Sheng opened his mouth and asked his wife about the money Liu Yu prepared for marrying his wife. Although he was not the eldest son, he was born to his regular wife. No matter how Xungui's family married, he had to prepare two to thirty thousand taels of silver.

He doesn't care about the family's property, the female is in charge of the house, and he is in charge of the house.

Liu Yu's mother was taken aback, but she also knew that there must be a reason for the sudden question, and said, "It has never been used, nor has it been loaned out."

"Take it out in a few days, and don't disturb the family. How much cash can the family scrape together? Don't make too much noise to let others know."

Liu Yu's mother smiled wryly and said, "Is there any impenetrable wall in the world? What are you doing?"

Since there was no one around, Liu Sheng told the story of Liu Yu's confidant, Liu Yu's mother was also shocked.

She was not surprised that the trade with Japan has such a high profit, but that her son actually went to Japan. The sea is ten times more dangerous than the land. What is the reason for this?

Liu Shengdao: "Yu'er means that the family puts out a sum of money. Firstly, it makes a lot of money, secondly, it can be regarded as an extra way out for the family in the future, and thirdly, because he is short of money now, he wants to use the family's money Turn it around and use it as equity.”

"The money will have to be repaid in the future, and His Majesty also has shares in it. Our family can't take too much of it. It's just a turnover, and another 8000 taels of shares is enough. The principal will be refunded and some profits will be shared. As for his marriage Money, just say that you can’t get married within three to five years, and you can’t make money if you keep it at home, so it’s better to take it out and let him make money, and then return it when you get married in the future.”

Liu Yu's mother made some calculations, then frowned and said, "Yu'er is so short of money that she misses her wedding money?"

Liu Sheng smiled and said: "Are you in a daze? The court's money, his money, and His Majesty's money must be clearly distinguished. He went to Japan and earned 4 taels. Whose 4 taels belonged to?" Is it possible that you still dare to divide the money from the 4 taels? Could it be possible that he used his own money to train troops for the imperial court when he was training there? Public and private must be separated, and now with the addition of His Majesty’s internal funds, it is even more impossible Confused."

After saying this, Liu Yu's mother suddenly understood. She was just worried that she didn't realize it for a while. Now she understood, and said, "In this way, the more than 2 silver he prepared for marriage can be paid to him first. If the family If you don’t alarm others, you can still get 2 taels, and if you can pay them back next year, you don’t need to tell them anything. It’s enough to collect 5 taels.”

Speaking of this, Liu Yu's mother couldn't help asking: "What the hell is Yu'er doing now? Why do I have no idea? Is it bad or good, good or bad? He doesn't say it, he just talks about it. Military training, why did you go to the Wa country again? Since you know it, why didn’t you tell me?”

Liu Sheng shook his head, sighed, and said, "Fortune and misfortune are unpredictable. So what about the path he chooses? The rest of the path is entirely up to him, and the family can't help at all. You must not mention this to others. And, but you don't have to worry, as long as Yu'er knows how to advance and retreat, there will be no serious problems. I'm afraid that his ambition is not only to be a marquis, but if he only aspires to be a marquis, it would be easy. Can't see through, can't see through... ..."

(End of this chapter)