On April 7, the imperial court established a new department specifically for the sale of national debts. The new department's official offices, officials, and personnel were all in place.

The imperial court went to war and ordered people all over the city to watch the ceremony.

The efficiency of the state machine is still high. Under the mandatory requirements of the administrative order, in one day, people all over the city knew the location of the National Debt Department.

The newly established National Debt Department was as majestic and solemn as other official offices of the imperial court, but it was unique and not close to the people.

In front of the National Debt Department, soldiers were lined up on the left and right. The soldiers holding swords and guns stood there coldly, looking at the noisy common people with indifferent eyes.

The National Debt Department is a department that borrows money. It is an official agency that borrows money from the people. They have to borrow money from others, but the officials in charge of the National Debt Department sit in the high hall with their swords and swords, and do not come out to receive them.

For a moment, I thought about waiting for the people to deliver it to my door.

There is no such thing as sending money to someone else's door. Because of the condescending and arrogant attitude of the government, the National Debt Department opened its doors for a long time, and the people were still watching, and no one came in.

Finally, the official in charge couldn't sit still and ordered the warriors to bring the people in.

Just as other government offices in the Han Dynasty did, so did the newly established National Debt Department. Other government officials treated the people like insects and ants, and so did the National Debt Department.

After receiving the order from the chief officer, the chief officer came out to lead the people, and the warriors came out angrily and with a murderous look on their faces.

Seeing them like this, the people watching them subconsciously hid as if they were seeing a snake or a scorpion.

"The chief has an order, please come in and wait! Let's go!" the warrior coldly reprimanded without explanation.

Seeing his attitude, the people wanted to run away.

Afraid of the might of the warriors, the few people at the front really couldn't hide, so they had no choice but to go in. When they went in, their calves were trembling.

Other onlookers outside were anxious and did not dare to stay for a long time. Many people left immediately.

The people brought it, and the chief officer said without even looking at the people kneeling on the ground, "Come on, whoever wants to buy the national debt, come forward."

The common people looked left and right, and asked cautiously, "May I ask, sir, where are Liu Xuande and Liu Yishi?"

The official replied patiently, "Liu Xuande is not here."

"Then Liu Yishi..."

The official frowned and said, "Liu Xuande doesn't care about this anymore. Your Majesty will control the national debt issue under my control."

As soon as they heard that Liu Bei was not here, several people immediately did not want to buy it and hesitated to leave.

The official was angry, "What's wrong? What Liu Xuande is selling is national debt, but what he is selling is not? Do you want to buy it or not?" The official puffed his beard and glared, scolding people as if they were scolding his son.

A few people kept their promises, fearing that they would not be able to leave without buying, so they could only take out the money from their arms and go to buy it with a bitter look on their faces.

The officials took the money from the people, but they thought the money was too little. They told a few people with a look of disgust that they would not be able to buy it for less than a thousand dollars after a while.

A few people thought to themselves, who the hell wants to buy it, let alone a thousand dollars, they don’t want to buy it for a cent.

According to Liu Bei's proposal to the Emperor of Han, the national debt certificates should be as valuable as possible. If you can use brocade, you can use it instead of inferior hemp. The order was issued, and the officials obeyed. It was indeed brocade, but when Liu Xuande sold the national debt, he was very ridiculous.

It's three feet of beautiful things, and when you go to the court officials, they give you a piece as big as your palm, which makes you look like a small family.

In this way, when the officials handed over the palm-sized vouchers to a few common people, they said harshly that this was enough for a good meal, but it was a huge advantage to the government.

If it weren't for Liu Bei's generosity before, there wouldn't be much comparison, but I'm afraid of comparison in everything, and this comparison will tell the difference.

When several people came out of the official office with their vouchers, everyone looked bad.

When the onlookers saw this, they immediately wanted to retreat.

People gathered around to ask what was going on, and one person spread out his hand, revealing a piece of brocade the size of his palm, "Here, it's as big as this." The man smiled bitterly.

"Is this smaller?" Everyone else saw it.

The attitude of the government was too bad, the gifts given were too little, and the reduction was too severe. Most importantly, Liu Bei, who was convinced by the people, was not there. Most people wanted to give up, and most of the crowd dispersed after a while.

Just because Liu Bei sold the national debt does not mean that others can sell it. In terms of his attitude, Liu Bei treated people with courtesy and made people feel like spring breeze. This alone killed the people in the government to the core of the earth in an instant.

Due to the promotion of the government, there are far more people who know about the national debt today than when Liu Xuande sold the national debt. The group is large enough. In addition, some businessmen have different demands from the common people. The government treats the rich

The attitude of the government is also better, and the wealthy are less looked down upon. Therefore, a considerable number of people are still going in to buy bonds.

But in terms of atmosphere, when Liu Bei sold the national debt that day, it was an unprecedented grand occasion and the atmosphere was so lively that no one could get in front of them. However, today when he came to sell the national debt at the court, the crowds were sparse and deserted.

In addition, North Korean and Chinese officials have already bought national debt once, and there is no need to buy it a second time. As a result, the National Debt Department has lost a large part of its source of money.

To sum up, on the first day when the government took over the national debt, it made countless money every day, but compared with the money raised by Liu Bei, it was simply cut in half and then cut in half again.

At dusk, the national debt official sorted out the accounts. In order to please Emperor Ling, the official secretly increased the accounts by 30%, and then happily went to Emperor Ling to claim credit with the accounts mixed with true and false.

The National Debt Department raised more than nine million dollars in one day, which was still a 30% false report.

The officials privately believed that making so much money in one day must be a great achievement and would definitely make His Majesty very happy.

As a result, Emperor Ling looked at the accounts and his reaction was mediocre, even a little unhappy.

The officials were worried and didn't know what went wrong.

The officials did not know that he raised only 9 million in one day, while Liu Xuande raised more than 180 million in one day. This is a twenty-fold difference.

With Liu Bei Zhuyu in front of him, Emperor Ling had great expectations for the national debt, but he was disappointed. It's strange to have a good face.

More than nine million yuan is not a lot of money. Emperor Ling comforted himself. He found an excuse himself, thinking that Liu Bei had sold the national debt earlier. Most of the people had bought it, and there were not many people left who had not bought it. Only then

Revenue plummeted.

Emperor Ling had no idea or understanding of the corruption of the Han government.

Selling national debt is an important economic technique and a sharp weapon for the country. However, it is very worrying whether the corrupt Han Dynasty court and Han government can make good use of this sharp weapon.

It was only the first day that the official in charge of the national debt began to make false accounts. Judging from the details, it must be that the Han government had been dirty and messy for a long time. It was common for officials to make false reports. This was only the first day of taking office.

Just practice fraud without any scruples.

The long embankment of the Han Dynasty has been riddled with holes for a long time. National debt is a way to accumulate wealth, but the government of the Han Dynasty is riddled with holes, and no amount of money can collect it.
Chapter completed!