Wu Qiong was a little unable to sit still. I believe everyone knows what it means to have no money in a country.

He originally wanted to develop agriculture, promote industry and commerce in the Great Zhou Dynasty, improve his technology level, and create new things such as cooking, seasoning, making glass, furniture and other messy things, and set up a state-owned department store to make money.

Then, we will follow the steps, and agriculture will develop, industry and commerce will be loosened and we will work harder. The country will collect personal income taxes and the people will be rich and the country will be strong. Isn’t it beautiful?

But now, let alone developing agriculture, the treasury in the 20th year of Xuanping alone was empty. After 100,000 people were patrolling Xiliang, and 10 million taels were unknown. How many people could have left after the patrolling was completed, let alone promote the crooked plow nationwide, so that the people can have the extra effort to reclaim more farmland next year.

How can I promote the crooked plow if I don’t have money?

Not to mention that autumn is coming soon, locust plague is about to begin, and disaster relief will not be provided? Seeing that the people are starving to death?

Wu Qiong stood up, frowned and walked, then asked:

"How much money does your family have?"

When Xiao Fu heard this, he knelt on the ground with a thud and said in tears:

"Your Majesty! I am not corrupt!"

Wu Qiong was stunned, a little amused:

"When did I say you were corrupt? I'm asking how much money your family has to save!"

Xiao Fu was stunned for a moment and then said:

"My meritorious salary is included in the annual salary, including the grain, and other miscellaneous expenses of land and mu, about 400 guan a year. However, this is the money I only received after I became the Minister of Shang. In the past, I used to be a miscellaneous person. I have been an official for more than 20 years, and I have been a family of two... one thousand guan, but I can still get it."

Xiao Fu thought to himself that the emperor was afraid that the emperor was not planning to let the ministers pay. Although he felt a little uncomfortable, he was willing to give up when this country was critical.

After all, the reduction of the vassal state is related to the foundation of the country. Even the country cannot protect it, so how can it still be preserved?

Even other officials may feel a little uncomfortable, and many people are afraid of being unhappy.

You should know that at this time, people become officials partly for their ideals in their hearts, and some of them are inseparable from material things.

Wu Qiong didn't think about so many miscellaneous things, he asked again:

"How about your money compared to the wealthy families in Chang'an City?"

Xiao Fu was stunned and then said:

"It must be almost the same."

Wu Qiong nodded, thinking about it, if he didn't even have a thousand stagnant at home, he wouldn't dare to call himself a rich family.

"Your Majesty, I think that even if the money I donated is not enough, and if you want to overcome this difficulty, you can only increase the tax. I have already planned it..."

Xiao Fu was still talking, Wu Qiong smiled and raised his hand, interrupted him, and then said:

"Who said you wanted you to donate money? You worked hard to work for the state. You are a second-rank official with a salary of 400 jin a year. I also asked you to donate money. It has been spread. Who in the world is willing to be an official and serve the state in the future? As for tax increases, don't add it. The people are already very hard. As the emperor, I can't help them to reduce the burden immediately. I am deeply guilty of myself. If the tax increases, I am afraid that I will not be able to sleep well."

Wu Qiong said something in his heart, but did not notice the censor next to him, and was writing quickly.

Xiao Fu, who was still kneeling on the ground, saw the censor's writing as if he was a god and the focused expression on his face, his eyes shone brightly: It's OK, it's written into the history book!

Xiao Fu bowed again directly, crying and shouted:

"The emperor is kind and righteous, and he cares about the sufferings of the people in the world. I am so happy that I can have an emperor like you, and I can't help but cry out in joy! I remember that my wife at home still has a little dowry surplus, and I will sell some land and acres of real estate. I guess it should be no problem to get two thousand taels for Your Majesty."

"Hey, I said I don't want you... Hum? Why did you double it?"

Wu Qiong showed a vigilant look.

"Ah, this... money is something outside of your body, and you will always have it."

Wu Qiong was a little amused by Xiao Fu's words. If you can get it, I can't get it!

Moreover, if you become the emperor, it is definitely not appropriate to ask your ministers to donate money, but what should you do if the country urgently needs money and the expenses are not enough?

There is a way!

Wu Qiong thought of an emergency solution, of course, in the feudal era, he could only respond to emergency.

"You don't have to come together, just say, I'm going to tour Xiliang and rescue disasters again. How much does it cost?"

"At least eight million taels, it's better to have more than fourteen million taels."

Xiao Fu quickly said an accurate number, even the smallest number and ideal number, which made Wu Qiong admire him. This person is capable of managing money.

"Okay, prepare and issue national debt."

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The issue of national debt that Wu Qiong thought of was actually someone had done it in the distant ancient times.

In the late Warring States Period, King Nan of Zhou joined forces with the six countries to attack Qin, asked people to borrow money, train troops and prepare food and grass. As a result, after waiting for several months, the princes did not come and the battle started. He had to pay back the money, and the creditors came to ask for debts, so they published an idiom - debt was high.

The following Han, Tang and Song dynasties issued national debts during the crisis of the country, but it was not the accurate national debt. It was the emperor who borrowed money in his private name and returned it again, and there was no specific question on how much it paid, the interest amount, the term time, etc.

As a result, many times it turned into mass events. After the Anshi Rebellion of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Suzong of Tang shared people to borrow money, which almost caused a mutiny in the capital.

I won’t mention it in the late Ming Dynasty. Chongzhen wanted to issue national debts, but no one bought them. The gentry class and the landlords completely abandoned the Ming Dynasty and turned to the Qing Dynasty without any backbone.

The representative of scholars, Yan Shenggong, was even hundreds of miles away before the Qing Dynasty. He took the lead in surrendering. When he shaved his hair and changed his clothes, he issued a hair shaving order in the morning. At noon, the whole family shaved his hair and changed his clothes, with a rat tail on his head, and laughed at him, "The New Dynasty's Yazheng."

The backbone of the entire generation of studying was broken in the late Ming Dynasty.

Wu Qiong's idea of ​​issuing national debts was not possible, but the emperors of other dynasties were tragic to issue national debts, because they were already at the point where they could not withdraw and could not make money.

The Great Zhou Dynasty is different now. Although it has no money, it has strong military strength and morale. As for the way to make money.

I, Wu Qiong, couldn’t make money in modern times, and I was an emperor in ancient times and couldn’t make money? Then I don’t have to be an emperor anymore.

If you have more ways to make money, you will go.

When Xiao Fu asked how to pay back the money in the future, Wu Qiong smiled slightly:

"Can't he be able to support a 100,000 powerful army?"

Xiao Fu was stunned, and was impressed by his alley. If he understood, he would go on and arrange it.

When Xiao Fu left, Wu Qiong hurriedly ran to the Imperial Hospital.

I am so poor that I quickly ask how the aphrodisiac is selling, mosquito legs are also meat!

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Chapter completed!