King Liu Yuanqi of Chu quickly drafted a loan contract. He seemed to do such things often. The contract was formulated very closely, how much to borrow, how to raise funds, and how to return it. (Baidu search: Sui Meng Novel Network, the fastest update to read novels) It also gave the emperor a considerable face, the interest was set very low, with only a little symbolic meaning. He also made it very clear that the gradual promotion of the new policy in the past two years has also increased prices. If no interest is given, those who borrow money will lose money, of course they cannot do such things.

The little emperor first discussed with several close servants around him. Xinpi was first exposed to such a detailed loan contract, and couldn't help but admire him and said that it was a very fair contract. Of course, if you admit that the emperor had nothing special about this, it was just a borrower.

Yang Xiu, Zhou Yu and others could not see anything wrong, but they instinctively felt that this was not that simple thing, especially Cao Ang raised a question: General Cavalry is already smart enough, but in terms of business skills, he is probably still a long way from King Liu Yuanqi of Chu. The new policy contract formulated by General Cavalry before has already made the court unable to get money. So is such a loan contract drafted by the King of Chu so simple?

After thinking about this group of smart people with an average age of less than the twentieth crown, they thought it would be better for experienced ministers to discuss it. The little emperor handed over the charter to Lu Min and he handed it over to Situ Lu Zhi.

As the end of the year approaches, Lu Zhi was so busy that he was exhausted, and his hair had more white hair on his head. The emperor personally led the army and won a great victory, resolving the epidemic crisis in Yanzhou. It was a glorious place. But behind the glory of the young emperor was the tight finances. As Situ, who was in charge of civil affairs, Lu Zhi was almost crying without tears.

First of all, the Grand Marshal Duan Bing came to visit him every now and then. The soldiers who made meritorious people were waiting for the reward to go home for the New Year, not to mention that Jizhou has not been pacified. If this reward cannot be distributed in time, who is willing to fight at that time? What else can the emperor use to pacify Jizhou?

Then Taichang came to ask for help every day, Lord Situ. The year is approaching, and as usual, Your Majesty wants to hold a grand dynasty meeting, reward the ministers, and receive the officials of each county and the envoys of the vassal states. All these cost money. For example, the Huns, although the General of the Cavalry defeated them, they could not get that much in a year. But the 20 to 30 million yuan of money must be required? Although the number of palace servants has been simplified many times, there are still nearly 3,000 people. The expenses of these people must be given. The average person is 10,000 yuan, which is more than 30 million yuan. If there are no 10,000 or 200 million yuan, it will not be able to live this year.

Lu Zhi was ticked for debt. Where did he get the money, so he had to ask for it from all counties. But this money was not easy to ask for. Zhao Yun, the governor of Bingzhou, and Meng Tuo, the governor of Liangzhou, had already sent a list. Gingliang has always used war horses as the main project to pay taxes, plus a small amount of money and grain. In this battle in Yanzhou, the number of war horses provided was seriously overspent, and the amount for next year was used half. Li Ru, the governor of Yizhou, was also very simple. He would definitely give what he should give, but he would not give what he should give, and he would want it.

Yes, let me give you a reason to explain to the people. The governor of Jingzhou was Liu Xiu. He did not come in person, but he sent General Yu Fan. Yu Fan's mouth was even more scattered, making Lu Zhi speechless. The governor of Yangzhou Zhou Qian was not as arrogant as others, but he also made it clear that the consumption of Yangzhou's support for the battle of Yanzhou this year has long exceeded their share. If he still wants it, there must be a convincing reason.

Lu Zhi was furious. What is a convincing reason? Is it false that the imperial court's conquest of rebellion? Before the army moved, food and grass were first, and a hundred thousand troops were a thousand gold coins a day. Don't you understand these principles? Why do you rely on to challenge the court? You are all rich, but you see the emperor being stretched. Where is your loyalty?

Seeing Lu Zhi get angry, everyone is silent. No one dares to stand up and speak for a long time. After observing each other, Li Ru, the governor of Yizhou, stood up. The most obvious target of Lu Zhi is naturally Yizhou. Yizhou does not need to fight horses, nor does it support money and grain like Jingzhou and Yangzhou. Of course, they pay the most taxes, but compared with Lu Zhi's expectations, it is still quite far away.

Li Ru said that the army used a lot of money to conquer the army, of course we know. But is this money used for conquer? The wealth that the Yuan family has accumulated for so many years should now become a spoil, how much is it, how to use it, and those people who are following the Yuan family are safe and still live their wealthy life. Isn’t this a bit unreasonable? According to the provisions of the new policy contract, a grain of grain and a money are not enough. What else can the court blame us? The court has something to do,

It is not impossible to temporarily increase taxes. There are such clauses in the contract, and we are willing to abide by them. But before asking for money, the court should explain the expenses of the Yanzhou war to us clearly, at least let us know that the money and food paid by the people are really used in practice, rather than falling into the pockets of some people. After summarizing the Yanzhou war, we can also make an estimate for the next war in Jizhou to see how much money it will cost and how the states will pay.

He finally said, Lord Situ, you only see that the situation in each state is getting better and better, but you don’t know that each has its own difficulties. Now that the business is developing, there are more and more merchants circulating around, the maintenance of that road is becoming more and more difficult. After the merchants pay taxes, does the government not even build the road? This seems a bit unreasonable. In addition to road construction, stations, markets and other places in various places have to expand, and even grain reserves have to increase the surplus. Otherwise, if a famine occurs, how to deal with it? Lord Situ, we did this for the long-term stability of His Majesty’s country.

Li Ru's words aroused a lot of echoes.

Lu Zhi's face was pale. He knew what these people wanted to do. They wanted the court to pay the bill and explain all the expenses to them clearly. But Lu Zhi knew that this was impossible to explain clearly. On the one hand, there must be a considerable number that fell into his personal pocket. Although Lu Zhi himself did not reach out, he could not guarantee that others would be as clean as him. On the other hand, the amount of expenses of the royal family was very shocking, accounting for at least 40% of the expenses of this war. The emperor and the empress dowager were in charge of the army. Do you think it was so easy? How many people should there be? If the account was handed over, then the little emperor would not think about it in person in Jizhou, because this was purely an extra expense.

But Lu Zhi knew that the little emperor wanted to personally conquer Jizhou. He himself also hoped that the little emperor would pacify Jizhou, not Liu Xiu. Jizhou was the last battle to pacify the world, and the little emperor was about to take power. Pacifying Jizhou would lay a solid foundation for his domination and further curb the expansion of Liu Xiu's power. This is of great significance to the next game between the little emperor and Liu Xiu.

Of course, Lu Zhi could not hand over this account. He threatened to withdraw the positions of these people, but Li Ru blocked him with one sentence. You can remove our positions, which is the right of the Situ Mansion. But how do you explain to all the people of the states and counties that implement the new policy? Overturning the contract means overturning the new policy. Next, it will be the escape of countless rich people because there is no restraint of the contract. Who knows when the court will implement policies like the ruling order?

When it comes to the order of the revenge, Lu Zhi also felt very powerless. In order to support the war against the Hungarians, Emperor Wu of Han implemented the revenge. As a result, most of the families with middle-income and above in the world went bankrupt. These people were forced to enter the mountains and become enemies, and refugees rose everywhere in the world, almost overthrew the Han Dynasty. Later Confucians criticized the revenge. Lu Zhi knew it very well.

Looking at the calm Li Ru, Lu Zhi regretted it. If he had known that this person was so capable, he shouldn't have sent him to Yizhou at the beginning, but should have stayed by his side as a helper.

Faced with the persistence of Li Ru and others, Lu Zhi did not dare to be tough. He knew that what Li Ru said could have become a reality because behind them was his disciple Liu Xiu, if he really wanted to use tough measures, it would only worsen the situation.

At this moment, Lu Min brought back the loan contract drafted by King Liu Yuanqi of Chu. After reading it, Lu Zhi only said four words: Drinking poison to quench thirst.

Before going to war, Lu Min helped Lu Zhi handle government affairs in Situ's mansion for many years, and he knew very well. But he also knew that even if it was poisoned wine, he could only drink it, otherwise he would not be able to pass the year as it approached. After the victory, the court would face a bleak New Year.

Lu Zhi was hesitant. He knew that the money could solve some crises, but it was not a life-saving straw, but another rope that put on the neck of the court. If he made a personal decision, he would be a sinner who left his name in history.

"Leave it to the three ministers and nine ministers to discuss it together." Lu Zhi said weakly after thinking about it for a long time.

Xiao Tianle received a reply from Lu Zhi, and did not say much, and distributed the contract to the three ministers and nine ministers to discuss matters. Situ Lu Zhi remained silent, and the Taiwei Duan Bing also remained silent this time. His reason was that I didn't understand these. I only knew that if the soldiers who made meritorious people could not reward them in time, it would have a great blow to morale. Sikong Tangzhen's reasons were similar. Now there are many things in the world, and they need money and a lot of money. How to make money is the Situ Mansion's business, and I will not express my opinion.

The little emperor watched coldly and was very angry at Duan Feng and Tang Zhen's seemingly fair but actually fueled the fire. After Lu Zhi's explanation, he also knew that this contract contained murderous intent. Not to mention anything else, once the contract was signed, he would be on par with those who lend him money, and there was no emperor's dignity at all.

This country is mine, and even your life is mine, you dare to bargain with me? The little emperor couldn't understand why Emperor Xiaoling agreed to sign such an unregulated new policy contract.

Just when the little emperor was angry, an emergency war report came from Bingzhou. The flew of Xianbei kings and companies suddenly appeared in Wuyuan. These people were so poor that they could invade a large amount. Just because the two thousand border troops in Wuyuan could not resist, at least the entire Bingzhou force was needed. Please make proper arrangements immediately and order Zhao Yun, the governor of Bingzhou who came to Beijing to report his duties, to return to the garrison as soon as possible and prepare for the battle.

The little emperor became angry when he heard the news and said to Lu Xiaohuan who was with him: "Your father is getting more and more courageous. How dare you lie about military affairs?"

Lu Xiaohuan turned his face at that time: "Why should Your Majesty say that? Lie about military information is a serious crime. Does Your Majesty have any evidence?"

"Hmph, your father thought he was the old subordinate of General Cavalry. Now your family has in-laws and backing him. What else is he afraid of?"

Lu Xiaohuan sneered: "It's true that as Your Majesty said, the world is no longer yours, but General Cavalry."

The little emperor did not expect that Lu Xiaohuan would dare to confront him in person, and was furious. Lu Xiaohuan was unmoved and sneered repeatedly. The two of them were like two fighting little roosters, and they pushed up on the hall until Empress Dowager Song arrived in a hurry. Please search for Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!!!
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