The Three Kingdoms

Zhang Zhao's eyes moved slightly, he leaned closer, and said in a low voice, "We still can't transfer the pensions of the soldiers in the battle against Lu!"

"what?"

When Sun Quan heard the words, the drowsiness in his mind suddenly woke up, his eyes widened, and the emerald green pupils radiated a piercing light: "How could this be? Jiangdong is rich, and Wu is the richest vassal state in the world. , such a big country of Wu, you can't even pay the pensions of the soldiers?"

You know, more than half of the soldiers who died in this battle died because of his battle with Cao Cao.

In his heart, he always felt guilty for these soldiers who died in battle, and now he actually said that the pensions would not go down?

Sun Quan immediately exploded.

"Your Majesty!"...

Looking at Sun Quan's furious look, Zhang Zhao sighed, and said, "Our state of Wu has spent too much this year, resulting in a fiscal deficit. We have already embezzled a portion of next year's taxes for the war against Lu. There are too many war casualties, sacrificed and disabled people, and we need a lot. We can't afford this money for a while, but if we can't let this money that soldiers exchanged for their lives be distributed before the Chinese New Year, we will be sorry for the people! "

The state of Wu is rich, and there is no shortage of food resources, but what is lacking is how to collect money from the people in a legitimate manner.

Nowadays, the taxation laws of Wu State are obviously a bit chaotic, and the handover of the prefects and courts of all parties is also a bit chaotic. Therefore, it has been difficult to support the entire court with only layer upon layer of taxation.

"Then you came to me because you hoped that I would pay you this sum of money!"

At this moment, Sun Quan was also a little annoyed. He did not expect that Wu's finances would have such a big problem.

But now even if he is upset, he has to hide it. This is about the life-saving money of Wu Guo's soldiers. He must not be negligent in the slightest. If the court cannot get out, he will come out. Ask them to send it on.

"Can Junhou come up with this sum of money?"

Zhang Zhao was slightly surprised when he heard Sun Quan's tone.

"How much is the number?" Sun Quan asked.

"It's about a billion dollars!"

"This amount is not small!"

Hearing this, Sun Quan began to quickly calculate his assets in his mind, and then said: "If the Donghou Mansion gathers together and sells most of the property, it will still be able to come up with this sum of money. You want me A few days!"

"Your Majesty...this...Actually, what we mean is that we hope that you will come as a guarantee to lend this sum of money to the Jiangdong Chamber of Commerce in the name of the court, rather than letting the Donghou Mansion pay for the court."

Zhang Zhao was obviously very frightened by Sun Quan. The wealth of the Donghou Mansion may have greatly exceeded his expectations. It is really rich, but he still told the meaning of the court and Sun Jian.

"borrow?"

Hearing this, Sun Quan was a little taken aback, suddenly a flash of light flashed in his mind, and he suddenly wanted to grasp some thoughts.

"Junhou, I think the Jiangdong Chamber of Commerce is rich and powerful, so it should be able to lend this sum of money in the shortest possible time!"

Zhang Zhao said softly: "Of course, our court will not just borrow and not repay, but we must forgive you before the repayment time!"

"Prime Minister, I think something is wrong!"

Sun Quan's eyes flashed a bright light slightly, and said: "I borrowed it this time, what about the next time? The Jiangdong Chamber of Commerce is always not a cash machine for the court. Once or twice, it's okay. I guarantee they will borrow it, but three times or four times. , Will they still choose to believe in the court?"

"This...then what do you say?"

Zhang Zhao asked helplessly.

"Prime Minister Zhang, I have an idea in mind. Let me handle the financial matters. Give me one day. After one day, I will personally report the matter to the king!"

At this moment, Sun Quan already had some attention in his heart, but he needed to improve it. (to be continued)

[Chapter 377 Issuance of National Bonds]

"Newspaper sold!"

"Newspaper sold!"

On this day, in the early morning, the vibrant sunlight emerged from the horizon and melted the snow on the ground. The voices of young newsboys resounded crisply, resounding through the streets of Jinling City.

"Today's headlines, the imperial court is about to release Wu's bonds, and anyone can buy them at will."

"It's a great thing, a great thing. Wu's national debt is about to be issued. As a guarantee, the people of Wu can buy it with confidence. There will be interest every year."

"Attention, attention, Wu Guo's national debt is about to be issued, all parties are welcome, buy it enthusiastically!"

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Early in the morning, the headlines of every newspaper were lingering on the topic of the word 'Wu Guo Guo Debt', and there was constant publicity.

In just one morning, the entire Jinling City was already boiling.

"Master Chen, come and give us a good analysis. What does this national debt mean?"

≮In a street in Nancheng, dozens of people holding newspapers, some ordinary peasants, some tenants, some craftsmen, they all looked at a young man who was not very old, and asked suspiciously.

National debt, a novel word, made them very puzzled.

[What is interest is even more difficult to understand.

"Dear neighbors, please listen to someone explain it to you. The so-called national debt issued by the court this time is just the court wanting to borrow money from us, but the court is not borrowing for nothing. They will give us interest. Here is a Annual edition, two-year edition."

The young man is a student of Zhongshan Academy, a well-known scholar in this street, he is holding a copy of Jiangdong Daily, facing the neighborhood street.Mouth foaming.

"Borrow money?"

"The imperial court actually borrowed money from us?"

"Could it be that the court has no money?"

The common people started to scream, one by one peeking at each other.

"Master Chen, what is the one-year version, the two-year version?" A middle-aged man asked.

Mr. Chen began to analyze in detail: "The so-called one-year national debt has an interest rate of [-]%. That is, if you use one hundred yuan to buy a one hundred yuan national debt, after one year, the court will return you one hundred yuan. The principal of the money, and the interest of three renminbi, which is one hundred and three renminbi. The two-year version is [-]% of the interest, that is, you buy a two-year version of the national debt of one hundred renminbi. After two years, they I will return the principal and interest, and a total of [-] will be returned to you."

"Interest?"

“So generous?”

≮The man's eyes were slightly happy.

"Why does the court still ask us to borrow money?"

"It's the money. Everyone became more or less nervous, and someone asked in confusion.

"It has already been explained here that because the court's financial expenditure is difficult today, the national debt will be issued, and the tax will be collected tomorrow before it will be returned to us!"