Chapter 753 Push the boat along the water

For several days in a row, the sale of war bonds has become the biggest topic in the capital. Every time you go to a teahouse and restaurant, you seem to hear comments about this matter; the way familiar tea and wine guests meet and greet each other has become: "Have you bought it? That bond?"

If you say you didn't buy it, the other party will suddenly tell you, "Why don't you buy some?" Everyone is crazy. Let's not mention the profit in a year. This time, it is said that it is going to go to Tart's hometown and completely recover the land of the river. This is a very gratifying thing.

"Does the Tharaoh say to fight? Does Hetao say to accept it? Some people will refute suspiciously.

This will suddenly attract a bunch of people's contempt: "Do you know who is leading the army? That's Song Nan, the victorious Duke of Zhen. Have you ever heard that he has suffered a defeat in so many years? Those generals in the imperial court, such as Changning, Lu Wan and Xu Guangzuo, are all in no good. He is very famous. As soon as he fights with the Tir, he shows his original shape and dies crazy. The town's Yanchi Great Wall pass fought 20,000 to 100,000, and almost captured the little prince of Tatar alive. This time it is a must-win.

For all this, public opinion is boiling in the streets and alleys; with such comments, the rush to buy war bonds in Baizhifang is also in full swing. Most people actually go for profit, and only a few people have some kind of patriotism outside their interests. But no matter what the purpose is, as long as they are willing to pay for money, Song Nan's goal will be achieved. In two days, more than 3 million taels of war bonds have been issued, which caught Song Nan off guard.

Song Nan knew that the more he issued, the bigger the hole in the future, but he still decided to extend the issuance time of bonds because of the idea after talking with Zhu Fengtong that night. He has made it clear that the post-war Reconstruction Department in the northwest is going to contract the construction of urban defense houses and roads to merchants, and most of the merchants who contracted these projects are the Counts of the five military governors such as Dingguo Mansion and Hui'anbo Zhang Wei. They advanced the money, and the court repaid it every year after the event, and the delayed time also included interest.

That is to say, the court always owes these people money, the money they owe is short, and in addition to their own huge profits, they have a means to control some decisions of the court; the major projects of the Ministry of Industry have to continue to be contracted to these people, so they have been snowballing.

Song Nan is not disgusted with this form. It is not surprising that the court has no money, and it is not surprising to ask merchants to advance things, and there is no precedent in future generations. But if you don't know these twists and turns, once you know that these profiteering ways can't be changed, you have to find a way to get involved and share a piece of the pie, and don't let others Dedicated to the past.

In the end, the strength of the Songfu consortium is still not strong enough. Although it had enough capital of 10 million taels at the beginning, once it was invested in more than a dozen industries, it immediately seemed that the money was overstretched. Because of this, Song Nan wanted to use the opportunity of this bond issue to secretly finance the consortium in order to have the strength to intervene. This is also done in order to pay off the principal and interest raised in full in the future.

The cabinet building in autumn is quiet, and the persimmon trees in the yard are full of tired orange fruits, which is really a pity. Yang Tinhe, the first assistant of the cabinet, is fragrant in the public room, which is Yang Tingyu's habit. He is used to criticizing the public. When writing, he ordered a box of sandalwood and thought about things carefully in the fragrance and tea. At this time, his mind was clear.

There were heavy footsteps outside. With a loud cough, Yang Tinghe frowned. He heard Fei Hong's voice at this time. This former colleague of the Hanlin Academy was grateful to himself after being pulled into the cabinet by himself. He was the first to do everything and became his best. One of his close peers; but Yang Tinghe was dissatisfied that he seemed to disturb others, and the bad habits of coughing and spitting loudly could not be changed. Sometimes, when he heard the cough, Yang Tinghe even had the impulse to rush out to give him a few mouths.

"Jifu, you are still in the mood to sit here safely, and there is a lot of trouble outside. How can our cabinet take care of this matter? Song Nan is too much and makes a lot of money in the name of the imperial court. Is that okay? There will be trouble in the future."

Fei Hong thinks he is close to Yang Tinghe. He usually calls him Yang Tinghe, which seems to have an unusual relationship with Yang Tinghe, but he doesn't know that Yang Ting hates others the most. He prefers to be called Yang Shoufu.

"What's wrong? You still can't calm down." Yang Ting and put down his father-in-law. Wen frowned and asked.

"What's wrong with you? Song Nan raised military funds to issue war bonds, which made the city full of smoke and attracted people to buy them with high profits. The white-haired Weng Fu, and the people who slaughtered dogs and oil will take out their savings to buy those war bonds. What can this be done? Thirty-profit, how can he afford it in the future?

Yang Tinghe smiled and said, "Mr. Fei, do you mean to worry about Song Nan? He can't afford it, but you are more anxious than him.

Two big faces on Fei Hong's excited face. Mazi became dark and shouted, "Ziefu, you are confused. He uses the bonds issued by the court's name. In the future, when he can't afford the money, he will let it go. Isn't this account going to be calculated on the court? Do you think you can let him toss around like this?"

Yang Tinghe waved his hand and said, "Sitting down and talk."

Fei Hong stamped his feet and said, "What else are you sitting on? Let's hurry into the palace to see the emperor. This must be stopped, otherwise we will have trouble."

Yang Tinhe shook his head and said, "You are so impatient. I have already asked the emperor for advice on this matter. It is the emperor who allowed him to do this. Will it be useful for us to see the emperor?"

"The emperor allowed him to do this? The emperor is really confused... that... was blinded by him. Fei Hong wanted to say that the emperor was confused, but suddenly he felt that it was disrespectful and quickly changed his words.

Yang Tinghe smiled and said, "Mr. Fei, I can understand your mood. That morning, he expressed the attitude of the foreign court. Song Nan insisted on fighting this battle, and the emperor loved him very much. All we can do is to control his military expenses and dispel his thoughts. I don't know what war bonds he is going to make to raise military expenses. I have to say that he has a lot of ideas; it's the first time I've heard of war bonds, and it's really his.

"Do you still praise him? I really don't understand how you calm down." Fei Hong curled his lips.

The smile on Yang Tinghe's face was restrained, shrouded in a faint majesty, and said quietly, "Mr. Fei, how can you take on the responsibility when you are in a panic? Don't forget that you are also a cabinet scholar and one of the main bones of civil officials. Your panic and calmness can't be changed. Is this really so terrible? How much do you know? Have you thought about what this will bring? Have you thought about it seriously? I'm afraid you just heard these things, and then heard someone say something in your ear and yelled at me. Do you know that I've already thought clearly about the whole thing, not today, not yesterday, but when Song Nan began to sell the war bonds the evening of the day before yesterday, I had already figured out the direction of this matter. Yes, you are also a hindsight."

Fei Hong was stunned and immediately smiled. He was not angry by the reproach in Yang Tinghe's words. He came close and rubbed his hands and said, "It turns out that Jiefu already knows everything. No wonder I didn't see you talk about such a big thing. It turns out that there has been a countermeasure. Tell me, what do you think?

Yang Tinghe sighed. Fei Hong's grumpy temper made it impossible for people to delve into him. In fact, it was him that Yang Tinghe wanted to use it. It was much better to have this person to start a speech than to speak in person.

"I have made it clear that although the emperor agreed to sell this kind of fundraising bond and agreed to his request, the future trophy will also belong to Song Nan, but the condition is that the money must be borne by himself; this is why Song Nan signed his name on each bond with the original seal of his Duke of Zhen. Because. Do you think this is Song Nan's voluntary? That's what the emperor asked him to do, otherwise how could he do this with Song Nan's shrewd?

Ah? Isn't that Song Nan's voluntary? I thought that Song Nan deliberately did this to make bonds more credible and fooled the people to buy them, but it turned out to be forced.

"Hey, the emperor is shrewd this time, and I don't know who taught it. The emperor is also worried that this confused account will eventually be counted on the court; Song Nan is eager to recover the achievements of the river set, and unexpectedly attracted private money with 30% high interest. Everyone can see that this is an extreme move. I think the emperor must also see that this is not appropriate. . It's just that since the emperor promised that he would settle the military expenses by himself, it was difficult to refute his face. This matter is tossed by him, and the accounts can't be calculated by the court. Those bonds are all his name Song Nan. In the future, he can't afford these silver. The people are also looking for him Song Nan, and the court can recommend that it is his personal behavior. If it was the order of the court, why was the seal of the Ministry of Household not stamped and the imperial edict of the court was not promulgated? This time, Song Nan was a mistake.

"You mean this is not appropriate?"

"Of course, it's not appropriate, not to mention the outcome of this battle. No matter whether he wins or loses, his money will be returned. I'm afraid that the people who want the money will break the threshold of his town. Ha ha, I really want to see this scene. If he only raised two or three million taels of silver, it would be fine, but the military expenditure was enough, and he was still raising funds. According to several adults secretly sent people to observe and estimates, by this evening, the amount he raised would reach 5.5 million taels. He posted a notice saying that the sale of bonds would be extended for three days, and the next three days would be like a snowball. In six days, at least 10 million taels of silver would be raised. The interest alone is three million taels. What will he pay back?

"Oh, I didn't expect this? Do you think Song Nan is crazy? Why did she raise so much money? Are you going to run away?

"Hey, your brain is hopeless. Will Song Nan leave for this 10 million taels of silver? Do you think he cares about silver? He likes power. Although I can't guess why he is so crazy about issuing bonds, regardless of the future, maybe he really has the ability to afford it. I wonder if we should help him since he does this infinitely?

"Jifu, what do you mean?"

"Hey, I'm just casually talking about it. I wanted to say that if some large households go to buy his bonds, such as buying millions or tens of millions of taels, and suddenly multiply the amount raised to him several times, how will Song Nan repay it in the future? I look forward to someone doing this. Unfortunately, my family has four walls, and there are only a few hundred taels of silver in my family, so it won't do much to buy this thing. On the contrary, my family is going to rebel, and the chief auxiliary of the cabinet has interrupted the cooking. It's not good to spread this.

No matter how stupid Fei Hong was, he could hear the hint in Yang Tinghe's words. His eyes were wide open, his mouth turned into a circle, and his mind turned rapidly. He instantly understood the meaning of Yang Tingyu.

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