Qin Yuedang Kong

Chapter 25 Issuing Great Qin State Bonds
During the court meeting the next day, Fusu informed the ministers of his plan to issue Daqin state bonds, and proposed to start a pilot issue of Daqin state bonds from the group of ministers.

After all the ministers listened to Fusu's plan, except for Li Si and Xiao He, they all expressed their opposition to the issuance of Great Qin bonds, and the boat of friendship between the monarch and his ministers capsized in an instant.Fusu finally knows what it means to "talk about money and hurt feelings".The reason why these ministers opposed the issuance of the bonds of the Great Qin State was that they were worried that the money and food they invested would not be recovered in the future.Fusu has a lot of ways to deal with these old misers.

"Everyone, since everyone disagrees with the issuance of the Great Qin State Bonds, then we will not issue them. It's just that there is still one very important matter that needs to be discussed with you." Fu Su said to the officials with a smile.

Seeing Fusu's sinister and smirking expression, all the ministers panicked.But seeing Fusu showing such an expression is definitely not a good thing.

"Why don't you all look very happy? I have decided not to issue Great Qin bonds. Why do you still look sad?" Fusu said to the ministers.

"Now that the land of Hexi has been taken back, I intend to set up a Protectorate in Hexi and outside the Great Wall, and set up a Protectorate General. This position is listed as a three-officer. The Protectorate in Hexi governs all the four counties of Qinwei, Zhangye, Suzhou, and Dunhuang. Affairs. The Yanbei Duhufu governs Yanbei County, and can withdraw the Jiuyuan garrison when foreign enemies invade. Since everyone is unwilling to help me solve the bond issue of the Great Qin Kingdom, I will not choose the Duhu General from among you. After all, everyone Don't you want to help me solve the problem of money and food for the establishment of the Protectorate, I don't want to force others to make things difficult for me." Fusu looked at the group of ministers below with regret.

At this time, many people have begun to regret it, isn't it just some money and food!Even if the court doesn't pay it back in the end, so what.As for the position of General Protector, no matter how much money and food you can get, you can't buy it.Seeing that some of the ministers who opposed the issuance of the bonds of the Great Qin State wavered before, Fusu decided to add another dose of strong medicine.

"Everyone still remember the [-] mu of fertile land I promised you before. Originally, I planned to send Meng Tian to lead an army to Hexi to reclaim [-] mu of fertile land first, so as to fulfill my promise to everyone. But now my Daqin is in financial difficulties, and for a while There is no money or grain to support Meng Tian's land reclamation. I think it's better not to think about it, what do you think?"

The ministers looked at Fusu with dead faces and said nothing.He despised Fusu countless times in his heart: "How can there be such a brazen person in this world?"

"Young Master, I didn't think carefully just now. I thought about it carefully. How could I object to such a good thing as the issuance of Great Qin bonds that benefits the country and the people? I was just confused."

"I also think that the issue of national bonds is of great benefit to us, but not harmful. Just now, I didn't think carefully, so please give me a chance to correct my mistakes."

"My subordinates also think that the son's move is beneficial to the country and the people. The reason why I agree with the son's issuance of national bonds is not because I covet the post of general guard and two hundred acres of fertile land. It is because I really feel that the issuance of Daqin bonds is a fact. It's good!"

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When everyone cares about face, everyone should care about it.If one of them is the first to break this tense state, they will definitely compete to see who is more shameless.At this time, the masses standing under Fusu are desperately practicing this maxim of truth.

Later Emperor Chongzhen at the end of the Ming Dynasty begged all officials to donate money to save the country when the Ming Dynasty collapsed, but he only got 5000 taels of silver, which was donated by his father-in-law.When Li Zicheng put a knife on the necks of these people after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, they generously "donated" 3000 million taels of silver.At this moment, Fusu's actions are similar to those of Li Zicheng, but what Fusu puts on the necks of the officials is profit.

Half a month later, under the supervision of Fusu, Zhang Liang and others were ready to issue the Daqin National Bonds.

On this day, Xianyang civil and military officials, wealthy businessmen and tycoons gathered in Shanglinyuan just to witness the issuance of the bonds of the Great Qin State.

At the first quarter of the si hour (nine o'clock in the morning), Fusu came to Shanglin Garden surrounded by guards.The arrival of Fusu is a common event for Baiguan, but it is undoubtedly a great opportunity for the wealthy businessmen.They all stepped forward to greet Fusu.Originally the guards wanted to stop these merchants from coming forward, but they were stopped by Fusu's eyes, so they had no choice but to let these merchants come forward to say hello.

In fact, Fu Su also understands the worries of these guards. It is nothing more than fear that there are people with ulterior motives among these wealthy businessmen. In fact, in Fu Su's view, their worries are completely unnecessary.There will never be any problems in Shanglinyuan.Regardless of how many checks it takes to enter Shanglin Garden, judging from the life-saving mentality of these rich people, even if someone puts a knife on their necks, they will not choose to take the risk.Isn't there a saying that "the richer you are, the more you cherish your life"?Since the bonds of the Great Qin State are to be issued, these wealthy businessmen are the biggest buyers.If you don't give some benefits at this time, how can you persuade these merchants to buy a large amount of bonds of the Great Qin State after a while?
After a while, after the greetings from the merchants were over, Fusu walked up to everyone and started selling the bonds of the Great Qin State.

"My vassals, and all the heroes of the business world in Xianyang, today is the first time that I have issued the bonds of the Great Qin State. I would like to thank you all. The so-called national bonds are the certificates that you have lent money and food to the court. It can be circulated, It can be traded. Presumably there are many "Ziqian Family" (the name for private lenders in the Qin Dynasty) among you. You have already figured out the matter of lending clearly! You may not know one thing, I, Da Qin Lv, will soon Supplementary amendments to the criminal law related to private money and grain transfers, lending, etc. Regulations will be made on the principal ratio of private lending, and it should not exceed the principal ratio (interest rate) of national bonds. Instead of doing this, it is better to use the money and grain in your hands Lending to the Great Qin Dynasty, the Zijin (interest) is calculated at [-]% of the principal. Although the loan is only half of the private loan, it is safe! Now that there are locust plagues everywhere in Daqin, ordinary people may not dare to risk it. [-]% of the capital is borrowed from you. Even if you take the risk to borrow from you, it is very likely that you will not be able to pay. Some of you may still have this idea, "Anyway, the percentage of private loans is twice as high as that of national bonds. Why don’t you just lend it to the common people, and if you don’t pay it back when it’s due, you will be forced to collect the debt by force. Isn’t it still [-]% of the income?” Restrictions on many other matters will not satisfy everyone. People in the business world may not know that my Daqin officials have expressed their confidence and determination to subscribe for Daqin's national debt in court. They have already expressed their willingness to take Pay half a year's salary to buy the bonds of the Great Qin State! All business talents, don't miss this opportunity."

After hearing what Fusu said, a group of wealthy businessmen turned their heads to look at the civil and military officials next to them, and all the civil and military officials nodded to express that what Fusu said was true.Although the officials were quite resistant to Fusu suddenly telling the merchants that they were willing to spend half a year's salary to buy national bonds, they didn't dare to speak out in front of so many people, so they could only nod their heads in acquiescence.

Seeing the officials nodding their heads, these merchants no longer hesitated, and expressed their willingness to exchange money and food for the bonds of the Great Qin State.Fusu immediately assigned Zhang Liang and others to get a group of officials and merchants to sign and pledge on the subscription contract, and then got a stack of national bonds.In the next few months, the issue of national bonds was quickly implemented in all counties and counties of Daqin because of the successful experience of Xianyang.

At the court meeting two months later, Li Si reported to Fusu and the officials after summarizing the subscription of national bonds in various places;

"My lord, my colleagues, the issuance of Daqin bonds raised a total of 7000 million shi of grain and 40 billion yuan of money."

After hearing the data reported by Li Si, Fu Su and the officials were completely shocked.They never expected to raise so much money and food.

"This can match my five-year tax in Daqin."

"I didn't expect these merchants to be so rich," Shu Suntong said with emotion, but this guy deliberately left out the officials from all over the place.Because half of the people who bought the bonds of the Great Qin State were officials from various counties and counties.

With these money and food, Fusu's heart began to get excited.Many plans that have been planned before to enrich the people and strengthen the country can be implemented; reform the land grant system, establish the Daqin financial system, and build the Hexi Corridor...

Just when Fusu was looking forward to transforming Daqin into a world power, Yuji had already completed the task of patrolling the world for Fusu.We will be back in Xianyang soon.

Ever since they got on the chariot given to them by Fusu that day, Yuji and her maid Lue, under the protection of two thousand elite soldiers, began to patrol the world for Fusu. During the inspection of the four counties of Hanzhong, Shu, Ba, and central Guizhou, Yu Ji has been condescendingly going deep into the fields and cottages passing by along the way, carefully understanding the sufferings of the local people, and solving many difficult problems for the people. The problem.

After Yu Ji and her party left Qianzhong County, they turned to Changsha County.After arriving in Linxiang, the prefecture of Changsha, Concubine Yu and her maid Lue came to the bank of the Xiangjiang River. Concubine Yu stood looking at Jiangdong for a long time.Before leaving Linxiang, Concubine Yu made a special trip to Jiangdong to pay her respects. Then she went north along the Xiangjiang River and visited Nanjun and Nanyang.

On this day, when Concubine Yu came to the foot of Qingyao Mountain in Sanchuan County, she was attracted by the beautiful scenery of Qingyao Mountain outside the car, so she got out of the car with Lu'e to enjoy the scenery.Although it has already entered winter, there are still some greenery left in many places on Qingyao Mountain, which surprised Yuji and Lv'e.So the two talked and laughed and walked into the depths of Qingyao Mountain.

When the two came to a corner, an accident happened unexpectedly.I saw a few fast horses rushing out from the dense forest on both sides, and the two of them galloped towards the mountain.When the guards heard Yu Ji's scream and rushed over, there was no trace of Yu Ji.

Two days later, news of Yuji's disappearance was reported to Fusu Department of Xianyang Palace.

　The most difficult thing is to find information and calculate the taxes of the Qin Dynasty. Because there is no exact information, it can only be calculated from other information, which is much more difficult than code words.Time-consuming is not necessarily accurate.

　　
　
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