God-level Great Hunjun System

"Fan Aiqing, why are you so worried?" Yan Hao asked.

Fan Li said: "Your Majesty, the recent state treasury expenditure is really too high. 8000 million taels of silver deposits, nearly half of it was spent within a month. I am worried that the task proposed by your majesty has not been completed, and the state treasury will be exhausted."

"What! The money is spent so quickly!" Yan Hao was also taken aback, "What's going on? How did you become the Minister of Finance?"

"Your Majesty... Didn't you tell me to spend money and not to save money..." Fan Li looked at Yan Hao innocently.

faint!Yan Hao was speechless for a moment.

In fact, Fan Li was not really to blame for this incident. Although Yan Hao told him to spend whatever he wanted, his nature as a businessman and his talent in managing finances meant that he always used every sum of money in the most reasonable way.The problem is that Yan Hao didn't estimate the cost at all before.

You must know that it cost 20 million taels of silver to update the equipment for the 2000 guards.Although the equipment of the standing local army is not as expensive as that of the imperial guards of the central army, Kunwu steel smelting is a complete subversion of the original smelting technology of the Wei Dynasty. It needs to be fully updated from the site to the tools, not to mention road construction and People also cost a lot of money.

Therefore, on average, every time 20 people update their equipment, the average cost will also reach 2000 million taels of silver.At present, the local army controlled by the imperial court has a total strength of 120 million (excluding government soldiers), and the central army exceeds 30. This adds up to an army of more than 150 people, and the total consumption will reach 1.5 million!

But the current treasury's silver deposits are only enough to meet more than half of the expenses!

After Fan Li informed Yan Hao of his current financial difficulties in detail, Yan Hao sighed: "It's really nerve-wracking, why is it a matter of money? I have earned so much money since I became the throne, but now it is still not enough to spend."

"Aiqing, do you have any ideas?" Yan Hao couldn't think of a way for a while, so he had to turn to Fan Li, a financial expert, for help.

"Your Majesty, I have been thinking hard, and there is no solution, but it seems that no one has ever done it before. I am worried that I will be criticized." Fan Li said.

Yan Hao waved his hand: "There is nothing to worry about! I have done a lot of things that have been criticized by others! Come on, as long as the method works, I will definitely support you with all my strength!"

Chapter 165 Issuance of National Bonds

Only then did Fan Li say: "Your Majesty, some time ago you completely unified the currency system, issued banknotes, and established a bank backed by the imperial treasury, but the savings you have absorbed are still limited."

"I think, if His Majesty can personally issue an order to encourage people to save and raise interest rates, it will be very influential. In addition, the people of Wei Dynasty are getting richer and richer, and there are countless wealthy businessmen. Let these people put their money in In the central bank, if we appropriately transfer and embezzle it, it is a huge sum of money!"

"In addition, I have also considered that the government will provide funds to borrow money from some wealthy people and giant merchants, and guarantee that the interest will be exchanged with the principal after a certain period of time. This will also inject a large amount of funds into the national treasury. As for the money, you can wait until the future Repay when the national treasury is sufficient!"

"Wonderful, wonderful!" As soon as Fan Li finished speaking, Yan Hao couldn't wait to clap his hands and applaud.Fan Li is worthy of being the god of commerce in history, and he thought of such advanced ideas.Isn't this the modern method of banks absorbing savings + the country issuing treasury bonds!

"However, Your Majesty, in the past, such as the imperial court's young crop law, the government borrowed money from the common people, but now the state treasury borrows money from the people. This law is a bit shocking." Although Yan Hao affirmed it, Fan Li was still worried. said.

"Don't be afraid, I'll take the blame anyway!" Yan Hao gave Fan Li a reassurance, "At worst, he'll be called a money-grubbing fool again."

"Your Majesty!" Hearing Yan Hao's words, Fan Li, who was always indifferent to emotions, knelt down and said movedly, "Your Majesty is just informal, but what you seek is the interests of the country. Your Majesty is willing to bear misunderstandings for the country. Ashamed, the old minister is willing to issue this order in the name of the envoy of the three prefectures, so as not to damage His Majesty's reputation."

"No, no, I'll come, I'm willing to sacrifice for all the people in the world!" Yan Hao became anxious when he heard this, thinking that Fan Li, you know a hammer.The more I am scolded for being a foolish king, the more stupid king points I accumulate. These are all worthless points. Why did you steal the credit?

After the two agreed on the state treasury's borrowing from the private sector, Yan Hao asked the chiefs of the three finance departments to reconfirm the feasibility of the plan. Unexpectedly, after hearing this, except for Lin Song who had reservations, both Ge Jianzhang and Zhang Feng Totally agree.

Ge Jianzhang was in charge of the economic reform of the Great Wei before Fan Li took office, so he had a better understanding of the financial resources of the people. He vowed: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, there are many wealthy people in the Great Wei. Those who go to sea for trade, travel to the Western Regions and Jin The merchants in the Horde are all very rich, so you must borrow money from them!"

Zhang Feng also expressed his agreement: "Your Majesty, the new rice seeds are growing very well. It is currently conservatively estimated that the summer harvest will be more than double that of last year. The farmers are all happy, and the people are all praising your great achievements! The royal family would like to thank you If they borrow some money, they must rest assured!"

Yan Hao nodded after listening. It is not difficult to operate borrowing and savings. The key depends on the overall economic situation of the country and the credibility of the government.If the whole country is poor, or the officials and the emperor only know how to squeeze the people, then who wants to put money in the bank!

Therefore, the feasibility of this method is also based on Yan Hao's previous policy of enriching the country and successfully solving the food problem and winning the high prestige of the people.

"Your Majesty, if the royal family borrows money from the people, will there be any suspicion of embezzling the property of the people..." At this time, Lin Song hesitated again and again, and chose to pour cold water on Yan Hao.

"Hmph, if anyone dares to spread rumors and cause trouble, then Dongchang is not in vain!" Yan Hao snorted coldly.

Chapter 166

Ever since, Yan Hao issued an imperial decree on the second day, announcing that the interest rate of the central bank would be raised to encourage the people to save.In addition, bonds of different amounts were issued, and they were named "Emperor's Encouragement", euphemistically called "Emperor's Grace", which is the welfare issued by the emperor to the common people. It will be returned together with the interest, and all those who have purchased the Emperor's Encouragement can also get a ticket stamped with the emperor's seal.

In this way, the purchase of government bonds has become a glorious and good business that can make a small profit. The amount is purchased in bulk.

Yan Hao, a businessman who contributes and borrows money for the country, will naturally remember that he will accommodate and give preferential treatment in all aspects in the future.

Soon, the amount of bonds raised by the central bank exceeded 8000 million, and with the transfer of a part of savings, the total financing reached [-] million taels of silver, completely solving the financial gap!

And during this period of time, Yan Hao was not idle, and thought of a good way to generate income - that is to sell weapons!

You must know that in modern society, selling arms is one of the most profitable transactions. Country M sells its own advanced weapons around the world every year, and all the money goes to those giant-level military enterprises, as well as Maoziguo. , Israel, each of them sold arms and made a lot of money.

In this era of cold weapons, weapons made of Kunwu Steel still have an overwhelming advantage over other ordinary weapons, so there is absolutely no need to worry about no market!

So Yan Hao handed over the task of selling Kunwu Steel to Honglu Temple, the department in charge of foreign affairs. The main goal was to sell weapons to several countries that were at war and already had a demand for excellent weapons.In this way, it can also engage in diplomatic relations by the way.

Of course, the premise of doing this is that the Kunwu steel sold to the outside world is one grade lower than the Kunwu steel used by Dawei himself.

Yan Hao ordered people to make samples with the standard of Damascus steel, and made weapons strictly according to the grade of Damascus steel, and called this steel "镔铁" to the outside world. It sounds like a good name, but everyone inside knows the level of镔铝Although it is stronger than ordinary steel, it is still far behind Kunwu Steel.

After all, selling arms can't be a problem for tigers, so that you won't shoot yourself in the foot and ask for trouble.

After Honglu Temple announced the news of iron-making to the outside world, it showed the samples to the special envoys of several countries, and they were all full of praise.

Whether it is the Golden Horde (Mongols) and the Novgorod Principality (Slavs) in the north, Dongying Kingdom and Goguryeo, the neighbors of the Great Wei to the east, and the Mauryan Empire and the Srivija Kingdom in the south, they have all laid a lot of money. Order.

Even the Persian and Saracen dynasties, which have always been proud of their high-quality Damascus steel, bought a large amount of iron from Wei. iron.

Yan Hao calculated that the total amount of these orders alone was 8000 million taels of silver. If the cost is taken into account, he could make a net profit of 5000 million taels, which would cover one-third of the cost of this time.

That is to say, from now on, Kunwu Steel will be able to maintain its production capacity by selling and selling arms, and offset part of the cost of its own equipment updates. In this way, the original high cost of Kunwu Steel can be reduced by almost half, which is completely comparable to the cost of ordinary steel. about there.

Of course, it is impossible to receive the money for these orders in the short term, because Wei does not have so much production capacity to supply so many countries. At present, we still need to concentrate on building all the armor and weapons inside Wei before we can meet foreign orders.

With the injection of funds and the full cooperation of various departments, there are still three days before Yan Hao's deadline, and all the troops of the Great Wei are basically equipped with new weapons made of Kunwu Steel, especially the frontline troops, from weapons to armor , all completely new!

This is also an important turning point in the war against feudal clans!

In fact, from half a month ago, Kunwu Steel, which was equipped in large quantities, had already begun to make the troops of the feudal town suffer.They found that the weapons in the enemy's hands were cut like mud, and their own armor was like paper. However, when their own weapons hit the enemy's armor, they remained motionless as if they had hit a boulder.

This simply put the troops of those independent feudal towns into despair!

And with the complete change of costumes, the four fronts also completely occupied an overwhelming advantage.

Su Hong in the east was fighting smoothly, but due to the food crisis some time ago, there was a period of floating dust, and with the subsequent stable food supply and equipment updates, his progress along the way was also the smoothest.

Su Hong broke through Yuezhou and Runzhou successively. The governor of Yuezhou, Cai Yang, died in battle.At the same time, the task of "Attack on Su Hong" is also completed:

"Ding dong, the system prompts that the third stage of the mission 'Attack on Su Hong' has been completed, and the military commander Su Hong's strength, command, wisdom and other aspects have been greatly improved."

"Ding dong, the mission requirement of the final stage of the 'Attack on Su Hong' mission: Su Hong led his troops to attack the capital of a country. After completing the mission, Su Hong can obtain all the abilities of the famous historical general Su Lie!"

Chapter 167 Lion Riding

Su Hong, who has obtained three stages of promotion, is now different from what it used to be. He is no longer the stunned young man with only a passion for blood, but he has become a general who can be completely independent.If it takes time for Great Wei to conquer foreign countries and let Su Hong conquer a capital, he will be able to complete this final transformation.

Yan Hao is looking forward to how strong Su Hong will be at that time!

In addition to the eastern front, the southern front is also making great strides.