Chapter 90 A thunder on the ground

2.5 million yuan a year seems to be not much. If it is converted into silver, it is only 2.5 million taels. Compared with the endless consumption of later generations to govern the river, it is really not much. You know that the conventional silver liang invested in the canal every year in the Qing Dynasty is far more than this number, let alone every time. It is a special rectification cost of one million taels. The problem is that although the Tang Dynasty has been governed by three generations, the national strength is strong, and it is known as the Celestial Empire. In fact, it is only strong in the military, and the economic strength can only be regarded as ordinary - the annual revenue of the treasury is only about 17 million yuan, deducting administrative expenses and The rest of the expenditure is pitifully rare. This is not the need for all kinds of border wars that break out almost every year. After careful calculation, the court can only achieve a general balance of income and expenditure. Even if there is a slight surplus, it is definitely not as much as 2.5 million, which is very obvious. However, it is almost impossible to allocate 2.5 million taels of silver from the treasury. No wonder the courtiers were surprised. If the courtiers learned that the number reported by Li Xian was actually only 70% of the real need, they would be even more shocked and sweaty.

"Your Highness is proud, and the subordinate admires it, but the subordinate has an unknown point. Please explain it in detail." Although Yan Liben had just taken over the household department, after more than half a month of hard work, he knew the bottom of the treasury very well. Hearing Li Xian's expenditure of ten million was as light as saying a thousand yuan, he was immediately shocked. He really didn't know whether to be angry or laugh, but then, Yan Li The purpose of standing up this time is to embarrass Li Xian. It is also a good thing for him to find out the loopholes in Li Xian's son, so he said quietly.

"What questions does Yan Shangshu have, but it's okay to talk about it? Xiao Wang doesn't dare to answer, but he will try his best to do it." Li Xian has been preparing for Caoyun for more than a year. He knows all aspects of Caoyun. Although he knew that Yan Liben was deliberately trying to make things difficult, he did not pay attention to it. He arched his hand with a smile and answered confidently.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Yan Liben saluted respectfully. First, he thanked him, and then said in awe, "Your Highness, do you know how much I have entered over the years, and what is the surplus?"

"As far as Xiao Wang knows, in the past year, the court had a revenue of 19 million yuan, an increase of about 20% compared with the previous year. The years are generally the same as the previous year, and the increase and decrease are limited. As for the surplus, this Xiao Wang does not know that since Yan Shangshu is in charge of the household department, he should know better than Xiao Wang." The surplus of the national inventory is the secret of the court. Although Li Xian is a prince, he is also unknown. Generally speaking, he knows that the treasury is not too rich. However, Li Xian doesn't care much about how much surplus the treasury can have now. Therefore, Li Xian has another plan to calculate the cost of the river. Therefore, he knows that Yan Libenti There was no good intention in this question, but Li Xian still answered with great ease.

"Your Highness can know the year, and he is really a person with a heart, and the subordinate admires it." Yan Liben sarcasticly sarcasticly said that Li Xian was saying that Li Xian was uneasy in the position of prince. He was really an ambitious person. As soon as he said this, Li Xian's face immediately changed. He stared at Yan Liben gloomily. When he was about to attack, he did not dare to be too presumptuous in this court, and his neck was a little thicker. If It's the eyes that can kill people. I'm afraid that Yan Liben has died for tens of millions of times. Unfortunately, Yan Liben didn't eat him at all, and didn't care whether Li Xian was angry or not. He continued slowly, "In the last year's harvest, the court has a slight surplus, and there is actually 700,000 yuan left, which is the highest in history. Now the treasury has a total of 12 million yuan. After deducting the estimated expenditure this year, there are no more than one million people who can use it. I really don't know where the tens of millions of expenses your Highness said come from. Please give me your advice.

"Yan Shangshu is loyal to his duty, and Xiao Wang is also impressed." Li Xian was extremely uncomfortable with Yan Liben's previous words. Even though he knew that it was not the time to care about his superiority and inferiority, he couldn't help but sneer, implying that Yan Liben defected to the prince and really lost the dignity of the court. He counterattacked quickly. Unfortunately, Yan Liben's energy was very good, and he didn't do it at all. Li Xian was moved by this, and there was no expression on his flat face. He just stood quietly and patiently waited for Li Xian to give a reasonable explanation, which made Li Xian have a sense of weakness in the air. It was natural to be annoyed. However, at this time, Li Xian had nothing to do with Yan Liben, so he had to bite himself secretly. Ya, with a trace of indignant, continued to say, "Xiao Wang He once said that he wanted to transfer silver from the treasury. I'm afraid Yan Shangshu misheard it. Admittedly, the cost of transportation is huge. However, it is related to the safety of the society, and we have to do it with great efforts. If it is ten years, it is not enough to use the national treasury. It is difficult to quench the thirst far away. Today, it is missing. Millions of grains are calculated. If it is not earlier, it will be easier. I'm afraid that there will be a famine. In four years, although there are difficulties, it can solve the urgent needs. Xiao Wang does not dare to shrink back because of his difficulties. He should plan his best!"

"I would like to hear more about it." Li Xian said it impassionedly, but Yan Liben had no reaction at all. As soon as Li Xian's words fell, he immediately asked a question. It was clear that he did not believe that Li Xian could make money out of thin air.

"Father, the child has a few strategies to not move the treasury and gather the needs of the transportation. I beg you to make it clear." At this time, Li Xian was entangled by Yan Liben, and finally woke up - Yan Liben was a guy who came to find fault. No matter how much he talked nonsense he was, it was useless. Instead of fighting with him, it was better to directly find Gao Zong to be the master. He didn't even look at Yan Liben anymore. As soon as he turned around, he bowed to Gao Zong. Report loudly.

"Oh? What's the best idea for Xian'er? Let's listen to it with me. Gao Zong was obviously very happy to see Li Xian fight with the officials of the Prince. While he was listening happily, he suddenly listened to Li Xian's words and had a wonderful strategy to accumulate wealth. He immediately became interested, raised his hand with a smile, and asked with great interest.

"Father Mingjian, now it is not only the repeated shortage of grain in Guanzhong, but also the whole west and the north. Even so, the wind of brewing wine everywhere is becoming more and more prosperous. The grain spent is not counted. There are many people who make mistakes because of alcoholism. In Japan, the late emperor issued several edicts to ban alcohol, but the wine is beneficial, and private brewing is repeatedly banned, and everything is abandoned. The child thinks that it is difficult to prohibit wine, and it should be unified by one institution. It is called: wine, the liquor license is used as the producer's certificate. If there is no liquor license, it is a private brew. It should be imposed with heavy fines, and even it is not too much to confide the house. It can be issued by the monopoly bureaus of each state. It can be updated every year. If the price is high, it can be obtained by a million yuan per year for river workers. Firstly, secondly, my father issued an edict before the month, ordering the industry and commerce not to ride the horse. It is indeed a good strategy to focus on agriculture and suppress business. However, nowadays, there are many business travelers, and it is difficult to sell goods without cars and horses to make a living. The child thinks that it seems better if he can open up the Internet, he can exclusively sell cars and horse plates, which can not only give merchants the power to do things, but also make them a river worker. If you contribute, why don't you do it? These are all shallow ears. I hope your father will investigate it in detail. Li Xian took a deep breath and said it endlessly. After saying this, he talked for a few minutes, and all the courtiers frowned. After Li Xian finished speaking, the buzzing private comments sounded again.

Such a liquor monopoly is not an innovation at all. There has been a precedent for salt and iron monopoly for a long time - since the implementation of the "official mountains and sea" system in the Spring and Autumn Period, most of the stable periods of the imperial dynasty, salt and iron were exclusively owned by the government, and the Tang Dynasty was the same. The salt and iron division of Sinong Temple is a permanent institution in charge of the national salt and iron monopoly. Generally speaking, even if there is one more wine, it is not a big deal. It is just that the wine on the market is more expensive, but in fact, it is not that simple, nothing else, just because the vast majority of wineries in this period are In the hands of a rich family, not to mention the capital as an example, the largest wineries are all the industries of the Beijing Zhongshi family. The courtiers in the palace are more or less related to the winery. If it is really implemented as Li Xian said, the interests of the rich families will certainly suffer great losses. Obviously, Li As soon as Xian's charter came out, it was like a thunder in the flat ground, which shocked all the courtiers. It was not surprising that the big guys were boiling.

"Your Majesty, I think that His Royal Highness Lu's two strategies seem reasonable, but in fact, this is not the case. First, it is a taboo for the government to compete for profits with the people. Second, the industry and commerce cannot take a horse. If you spend money to buy a license, you can take a horse. Isn't it a disguised to accumulate wealth? Your Majesty's original intention is gone, and it must be criticized by the world. Illness, it's really a big fallacy. It's impossible to do it. I hope your majesty can understand!" Li Xian didn't want to pay attention to Yan Liben, but Yan Liben didn't plan to stop. He didn't wait for Gao Zong to make a statement and immediately objected loudly.

"Your Majesty, what Yan Shangshu said is very true, and it is seconded by a minister."

"Your Majesty, the original intention of governing the luck is to be safe. If it is at the cost of disturbing the people, the cart will be reversed, and it will not work!"

"Your Majesty, I think that although His Royal Highness Lu has the heart for the country, his experience is still shallow. Although his intention is good, he regrets that the means are not appropriate, and he should be careful."

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As soon as Yan Li's words fell, Liu Xiangdao and other members of the prince's side stood up one after another, either directly refuted Li Xian's suggestion, or hypocritically excused Li Xian on the grounds of insufficient experience. Under the disturbance, many neutral officials who were afraid that Gaozong allowed Li Xian's role also came out of the list one after another. Everyone objected to Li Xian's suggestion. For Li Xian, this one-sided situation is not optimistic to the extreme...