I smashed the emperor's daughter

Chapter 38 The Whereabouts of the Money

Chapter 38 The Whereabouts of the Money
"My lord, can I ask," Li Yuntang opened his mouth after thinking again and again, "How much silver is left in the money?"

Being asked such a question, the little emperor was taken aback for a moment, then stammered back:
"Less than... less than 500 million taels."

500 million taels?

With 500 million taels, do you know that expression?
Naturally, Li Yuntang didn't believe it at all. He got up and leaned over half of his body, his eyes were fixed on the little emperor's pretty side cheek, and he continued to ask:
"Can the emperor be more specific, this range is too general..."

The little emperor glanced angrily, stretched out his hand and pushed Li Yuntang away, secretly annoyed that he wanted to expose this matter, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

But in the end, she still confided the real number: "Specifically... 93 taels."

At first glance, Li Yuntang felt that this figure was not too small, at least enough to pay half a year's military pay for Pengchen, Gongsheng, and Habayashi Sanwei, but after thinking about it, he found that it was not the case.

The money in the internal funds must not be used for military pay. The monthly money of the palace maids and eunuchs, the monthly bills of the former emperors and concubines, and the daily food and clothing in the imperial city, none of them can spend money.

There are also pavilions and houses in the Forbidden City. After a long time, they have to spend money to repair and maintain them; during the festivals, they also need to give some extra rewards to the maids and eunuchs below.

Not to mention, the expenses for the funeral of the old emperor and the emperor's wedding later on will not be small; it is still unknown how much money the household department can provide to support the scene.

Listing things one by one, there are really many places to spend money.

With the less than 100 million taels of silver in the hands of the little emperor, I am afraid that it will be exhausted in three to four months; whether he can survive this year is a big question mark.

However, Li Yuntang was still quite puzzled, not to mention, just last year, the old emperor gave out several 10 taels of silver at a time in order to celebrate the achievements of the New Deal and reward the officials, which was unusually lavish.

No matter how poor he was, it wouldn't be the case that the money in the hands of the little emperor would be so stretched after only one year.

Li Yuntang was about to ask a question, but the little emperor no longer hid it, and vomited bitterly:
"That's it, 60 taels of it is the next year's expenses that the Ceremony and Disciplinary Inspection Department will advance from the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Although the country's annual income is nearly 5000 million taels, the expenditure is also extremely huge; after calculating the military salary, the cost of maintaining the guards of each capital, the salary of officials, the construction of water conservancy, and the support of the clan, there is no surplus at all. "

Li Yuntang nodded slightly, he also knew what the little emperor said:

Military salaries, official salaries, and water conservancy construction money are respectively related to national defense security, political stability, and the survival of the people; naturally, they cannot be saved.

As for the support for the clan, after learning from the lessons of the previous Ming Dynasty, the big man made a huge reduction in the treatment of the clan.

Take the hereditary nobility of princes as an example, Emperor Taizu had eight sons, the eldest son and the second son died in the war, the third son Li Runxing inherited the Datong as Emperor Xiang, and the remaining sons were all named princes.

Except for these five, the rest of the emperors of the past dynasties can only use Liujue, that is, the inherited title of the first class.

The clan nobility is different from the military merit nobility. There are only kings, dukes, and marquises in total. The eldest son descended to the first rank to attack the marquis, and the rest of the sons became commoners.

In other words, if the descendants of Taizu are unlucky enough, they will be common people when they reach the great-great-grandchildren (that is, the fourth-generation grandson, the son is the first-generation grandson, and the grandson here is interpreted as descendants).

The economic treatment enjoyed by the descendants of the royal family who have become commoners is only three stones and six buckets of rice every year, which is half less than the Lumi of the Han sergeant, and they can only barely guarantee that they will not starve to death.

In addition, the descendants of the royal family can also study in private schools for free for three years; the meaning is very clear: if the unworthy descendants are not the material for reading, then hurry up and find a way out!

Besides, among the five hereditary princes, only the eldest son of Chengjue will not be degraded, and the descendants of the offspring will also be degraded according to the rules.

Even so, there are few hereditary kings who have passed down smoothly; or they were "accidentally" extinct, or were expelled for crimes; the only remaining king of Qin was just destroyed by his family.

Under this kind of control, the clan finally did not cause too much burden; since Emperor Qiansheng ascended the throne, the big man, who had gradually fallen into the cycle of the dynasty, was finally able to maintain a balance of income and expenditure.

Seeing that Li Yuntang was thoughtful, the little emperor realized that he also understood some things, so he added some little-known inside stories:

"Four years ago, the old emperor fought against all opinions and launched the Southern Conquest of Toungoo, so he had to use his internal money to subsidize the military.

In this battle alone, nearly 2000 million taels of silver deposits in the internal funds were almost consumed! "

"What?" Li Yuntang exclaimed in shock, "The Han army in the Southern Expedition seems to have only more than 2000 people. In four years, they actually consumed [-] million taels of silver?"

"Hey, once the war starts, spending money is out of human control."

The little emperor sighed deeply, and the sadness in her brows and eyes, reflected in her immature face, made people feel affectionate.

"Since Emperor Taizong completed the reform of the land and returned to the country, the southwest has been peaceful for a long time. There has been no war in 70 years, and the military equipment has long since been abolished;
The soldiers dispatched by the Southern Expedition were drawn from the frontier troops stationed in the north of the Tianshan Mountains, the Khalkha tribe in the north of the Mobei, and the banks of the Black River;

Traveling thousands of miles, not to mention a lot of military expenses, but also considering whether they can adapt to the environment, allocating a lot of money to buy herbal medicines to prevent miasma and malaria.

Also, there are logistical considerations”

"After reforming the land, the Southwest should become a strong guarantee for marching," Li Yuntang was surprised, and couldn't help interrupting the emperor's words, "The food for more than 4 people, the two provinces of Guizhou and Yunnan, are not enough to support it?"

"It's not enough."

The little emperor didn't care about Li Yuntang's interruption of her words, but patiently explained:
"The roads in the southwest are rough and difficult, and the officials in the north have worked hard just to adapt to the climate; therefore, most of the baggage has to be transported by civilians.

For example, the "Fengtian Pingyi General Cannon" weighing thousands of catties must be dismantled into parts one by one when it is transferred on the mountain road; a cannon requires tens of hundreds of people to travel across mountains and rivers to transport it. The assembly is completed under the guidance of craftsmen;
The tens of thousands of guns and artillery in the whole army need tens of thousands of people to protect them.

Not only the soldiers who fight have to eat, but also the people who transport food, guns, and supplies also need to eat, which adds 10,000+ mouths out of thin air;
As for iron bullets, lead, and gunpowder, although these things can be produced in the southwestern provinces, they have different standards;

My big man was able to attack Toungoo, relying on guns to clear the way; with a large amount of gunpowder, lead, and iron bullets, we beat Toungoo, which is also armed with firearms, without the power to fight back.

It was by virtue of national strength that the country was forcibly piled up to death! "

After such a long conversation, the little emperor's complaints did not stop, he moved his sitting position slightly, rested his hands on Bai Nen's chin, and continued to confide:
"It's okay to spend a lot, and the source of internal funds has been intercepted for more than half."

 Thanks to the book friend Xiao Zongzi xx for the 1000 points coins dedicated to the little emperor, thanks to the book friend Wan Ruhai for the 500 points coins dedicated to the little emperor, and thanks to the book friend Da〇Lolita for the 500 points coins dedicated to the little emperor , Thank you book friend 2file for donating 100 coins to the little emperor, the emperor praised: There are four lovers who donate the military salary, and the big man can go straight to the king's castle!
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  By the way, I would like to say something to book friends, "If you don't read it, you can read it, but if you read it, it will be a masterpiece". I don't have 3000 words for a chapter;
  What I said at the time was that if I added 1000 codes per day, I could write one more chapter in two days; but at the end of the year, I was busy with work and couldn't do it.

  If someone argues with you in the future because of the author's word count in each chapter, then blame the author and don't get angry;
  Hereby explain!

  
 
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