Chapter 1,434 Saving Costs

Cai Jing had some misunderstandings about Su You's purpose of attaching so much importance to this book, and comforted him by saying: "The Duke has always been awarded titles based on his merits, and your Majesty will eventually put them to great use. No one in the world knows this."

Su You was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses.

A traitor is always a traitor. He thought that he was worried about being forgotten by the king, so he continued to write books in a hurry during the period of observing the system, just to find opportunities for Zhao Xu to remember him.

I couldn't help but feel dumbfounded: "Where are you thinking? Tell me about the trends in the DPRK."

Cai Jing said: "What are the trends in the court... What does the Duke think of Cai Que's suggestion?"

In September, Cai Que suggested to Zhao Xu that since Ningxia had been consolidated and the Qing and Tang Dynasties were in peace, the main army of the Shaanxi Fourth Route Western Army needed to consider a way out.

The power of the new army has been greatly demonstrated, and the reform of the national army is imperative.

Therefore, Zhao Xu is asked to summon the generals of the Western Army to the Royal Military Academy to receive new military ideological education and hold "senior general training courses". At the same time, most of the old army will be transferred to other jobs, the population of Ningxia Road will be enriched, border defenses will be adjusted and consolidated, and Yumen Pass will be transformed.

On the transportation lines to Khotan, forts and inns were set up to consolidate the new area.

Reorganize the remaining elite members of the Western Army and reorganize them according to the new military organizational system to reduce military expenditures and improve combat effectiveness.

At the same time, key national areas such as Shuzhong, Zhejiang and Zhejiang, Hebei, and Nanhai will also follow the example of Beijingzhong and Hexi in adjusting the military system, replacing the old army, and forming a new one to replace it.

On the surface, this suggestion should be said to be beneficial to the Song Dynasty, and the military of the Song Dynasty should indeed develop in this direction.

However, in the short term, this also had the effect of temporarily removing the Western generals' control over the army, and could be seen as a precursor to Cai Que's intention to get involved in the military.

What is the purpose of this?

But Su You was not worried: "Have the personnel of the Military Aircraft Department been changed?"

Cai Jing was quite satisfied with Su You's political sensitivity and said with a smile: "His Majesty once intended to let Gao Shixiang take charge, but it is said that the Empress Dowager rejected it and used Wang Shao instead. Zhang Kai was transferred to Nanhai to succeed Wang Xueshi."

"Now, Ambassador Gao is only in charge of the Education Department of the Military Aircraft Department and the Mountain Chief of the Royal Military Academy."

This arrangement is very reasonable. A group of strong men have been admitted to the Military Academy. Su You can't help but think of the three military commanders Li Yunlong, Kong Jie, and Ding Wei in "Bright Sword", who acted like fish in the pond at the Nanjing Military Academy.

Only the giant Buddha Gao Zunyu can hold it down.

Cai Que won't get much benefit from his actions. The most he can do is recruit and promote some people.

But the New Army itself is a melting pot, and their service targets are very clear, that is, the country and the monarch, not anyone's private power.

Even Su You could only influence them from the side, using the theory of natural principles and human feelings, and the theory of heaven's heart and people's hearts.

When the interests of the king and the country are consistent, any private person who wants to join the new army is delusional.

Cai Jing said: "Cai really can't get involved in the military aircraft department. After all, his qualifications are too low and he has no military achievements. However, he must have an ulterior motive for this move, which he can't guess at the moment."

Su You said: "As long as it is beneficial to the country, don't guess blindly. The imperial court is about to hold the imperial examination. Are you optimistic about the talents in Shu?"

Cai Jing smiled and said: "The outstanding ones in Shu, the Jia family brothers, Wang Dang, Cheng Zhishao, etc., have a better chance of taking the imperial examination this time... Huh! Speaking of which, it seems that they are all classmates of the Duke?"

Su You recalled the days in the academy and couldn't help but smile: "Not only are I classmates, but Uncle Cheng Yi is also my nephew. When you go down the mountain later, please bring them a copy of the ceremony for me. It would be a courtesy."

After he finished speaking, he looked at the sky and said, "Madam, she will be back soon. Yesterday, she hunted a muntjac and caught a few pheasants. She also brought a colander to pick a basket of mushrooms. Then we will stew the chicken with mushrooms and fry the mountain bamboo shoots with the muntjac.

Try the vegetables I grow again! Mountain vegetables and wild delicacies are disrespectful."

Cai Jing’s great joy: “It’s not easy to eat delicacies cooked by the Duke himself. Cai Jing is here today!”

…

November, Yimao, see you in the sun.

Liao Kingdom, Wuquan Palace.

Yelu Hongji was furious: "Private bronze casting has been banned for many times, what do you, Chen Yi, do for food?!"

Chen Yi, the political counselor, knelt on the ground and trembled: "I deserve to be punished for my crime. The profit from copperware is too great. The Song Dynasty can't afford the consumption of 250,000 Guanzhen."

Yelu Hongji said angrily: "Where have all my money gone? Is it because you and others are greedy?"

Chen Yi hurriedly defended: "I have dedicated myself to death, and I dare not die! Your Majesty, last year there was a white disaster, and the imperial court spent a lot of money to relieve the Tatar tribes. There were also female concubines from Huanglong Mansion who also supported them. I heard that they were defeated again.

Already..."

Yelu Hongji sat on the big tiger-skin chair, closed his eyes, and rubbed his temples with his hands: "Now I'm just talking about how to solve the problem. Dong Na Bo's Tibetan rewards can't be awarded, and Daliao has lost its dignity. If you Chen Yi unites the clan, I'm afraid

It’s hard to escape responsibility.”

Chen Yi said: "As for the current plan, I am thinking about it... Can I borrow it from merchants in the coastal counties first, and then return it to them when the Southern Dynasty's annual coins arrive?"

"Me?" Yelu Hongji's temper flared up again: "I borrow money from merchants?! Is this your Chen Yi's idea?!"

Chen Yi had a cold sweat on his forehead: "If you don't want to borrow it...then sell your official position?"

Yelu Hongji kicked Chen Yi to the ground: "A reward of 150,000 yuan! How many officials should you be awarded? Is your position as political advisor, Chen Yi, worth this amount?"

"No, no, no..." Chen Yi shook his head in fright: "Your Majesty, in fact, this matter was caused by the snowstorm. I am open-minded in the south and use silk banknotes more often. Nomads in the north use copper coins more. Most of the money saved by the court is copper coins."

"When there was a snowstorm, the imperial court needed to purchase a large amount of grain and cloth to provide disaster relief, so a large amount of copper coins flowed into the south."

"And...there is also the observatory. Although the Song Dynasty people gave us hundreds of thousands of dollars in aid, we still had to spend part of it ourselves to build it."

"Even if the elder imitates a lot of machinery, the earthwork, earthwork, various supporting instruments, machinery, star platforms, and palaces are still indispensable... It also costs nearly a million..."

"Most of these things come from the south, and they are all exchanged for copper coins from the imperial court."

Yelu Hongji was angry again: "Then why don't you use silk money?"

Chen Yiguo muttered: "Because... because many of the facilities of the Astronomical Observatory depend on the south, they are also contracted out to people from the Song Dynasty, or purchased from the Song Dynasty."

"Silk banknotes are only accepted in the Liao Kingdom and Zhanglu Island. They will not accept them from Song people outside."

"The south originally had silk money to use, but copper coins were dispensable to them. Once they got the copper coins, they would immediately turn them into copper utensils."

"Because all the tycoons know that there is a huge difference between copper coins and copper utensils in our dynasty. By turning money into utensils, they can make greater profits."

Yelu Hongji gritted his teeth and said, "There's nothing we can do about it? Do you have to force me to use the knife?"

"No, no..." Chen Yi quickly shook his head: "Silk banknotes are convenient and have their own benefits. As long as... as long as this Nabo winter reward also uses silk banknotes instead, there will be no problem... In fact, it is just a matter of habit.

"

Yelu Hongji pondered for a moment, frowned and said, "Can the silk banknotes be enough?"

"Enough!" Chen Yi quickly replied: "We have enough silk banknotes! It happened that the Southern Dynasty sent envoys to discuss with us and asked if we could print five years of silk banknotes at one time in order to reduce printing costs. Your Majesty, I think this is feasible.

!”

"Oh?" Yelu Hongji said, "Is it good for us if they reduce costs?"

"Of course there are benefits! Otherwise I wouldn't come to ask for your Majesty's help." Chen Yi quickly said: "Every time a silk banknote of 250,000 guan is printed, I, Daliao, will give it to the one in the Southern Dynasty who has 25,000 guan for printing...

After the issuance was increased to 750,000 guan last year, this amount of money is too much, and I feel distressed every time."

"Therefore, this time I discussed with the envoy of Song Dynasty that we, Liao Dynasty, can print for five years at a time and only give them two years' fee."

"This will benefit everyone. They reduce printing costs and save years of tedious work; and Daliao, we can save a total of 225,000 yuan!"

"In this way, we will not only reduce the printing fee by three-fifths, but also save nearly four million yuan of silk banknotes in the national treasury at one time. We can borrow and borrow money when we are in a hurry. Are we afraid that we will not be able to cope with it?"

Nabo?"

Yelu Hongji's expression finally softened: "He is diligent in doing things. Being able to extract so much money from the Song Dynasty people can be regarded as a credit."

"But you can't use it because of Yin eating Mao grain. This time Nabo is a special thing. When you receive the New Year coins next year, you still have to fold the copper coins into the treasury. Do you understand?"

"I understand, Your Majesty is still wise!"

"Receive a reward of five thousand guans, go down and do your errands. The more disasters you suffer, the more honorable you must be to do this nabao. You can't let your momentum be underestimated by the outsiders, do you understand?"
Chapter completed!