Chapter 103 Court debate (Part 2)

Yinzuo and Soetu have "old friendship". They often deal with each other on weekdays. Although they always laugh and feel harmonious when they see each other, they know that if they don't completely beat the opponent, they won't have a good life. Everyone has fought with each other several times across the mountain, and Soetu has not fallen well. However, this does not mean that Soetu is just a benzene egg. In fact, as the first minister of the Shangshu, Soetu is still very good at it. Otherwise, Kangxi would not have made him the prime minister for nearly thirty years.

You can despise your opponent strategically, but you must pay attention to your opponent tactically. Lao Mao said this at all. Yinzuo attached great importance to the old fox, Soetu, and did his homework. At this moment, when he saw Soetu jump out, he felt a little confused in his heart. As Chief Minister Man, how could he be so impatient? He came out so early? Could it be that there is any special magic weapon to win? He smiled and said, "I don't know what my doubts are, but I will try my best to explain."

"I dare not, I dare not. Prince Yi's memorial is very well written. The old minister has seen it, but if I don't understand some questions, the old minister is uneasy." Soetu said sincerely with his face.

Don't you dare? Don't you dare now? Hehe, have a good sense of knowledge? If you have a fart, just let it go. Yinzuo scolded the old fox in his heart, but the smile on his face did not change: "Please tell me, Lord Suo."

"Well, okay, the old minister does have a few questions. The plan on this note is extremely huge, and there are a lot of silver to be used. I think Prince Yi has a clear idea of ​​the situation in the treasury. I don't know where Prince Yi is going to find so much money to do such a big thing?" Soetu held his beard and smiled, looking like an old fox.

Damn! The old guy's vision is really vicious. The first question reveals the fatal injury of this note. Yes, the funds needed to be used for this full plate plan are terrible. The start-up funds alone have to be 3 or 400 taels of silver. The subsequent investment is astronomical. By the time the entire plan is completed, there is no 3 or 40 million taels of silver. Even if the treasury is abundant in the past few years, it would be difficult to operate this plan, not to mention that the treasury is empty at this moment, and the old man is still thinking about personally rushing Galdan again. It is really difficult to make a lot of money for sea transportation.

Hey, businessmen have no status these days. If they propose a shareholding system and attract businessmen to invest in nonsense, they will definitely be seeking death. Grain is the lifeblood of the country, so how can they be handed over to private hands? A big hat of sensationalism will be locked down and there is no place to be the old man's board. But let's change another statement.

Yinzuo said happily: "What Master Suo said is that nothing can be done without money. I have done it. The plan requires a total of 300 million taels of silver. Even if you start the plan, you have to have at least 400 taels of silver. It is a little difficult, but it is not impossible to solve it. According to the plan, a wharf will be set up in Hangzhou, Shanghai, Qingdao, Tianjin and Jinling. These five places originally had wharfs, which are small but also available. The plan will be slightly repaired at the beginning of the plan and will be used for a while. This part of the cost will be about 500,000 taels of silver. Although the formation of the fleet took a little time, it can be put into use while building a ship. It does not have to wait until a complete fleet is formed. In this way, the cost of sailors can be trained. This part is a bit higher, and it requires about 2 million taels of silver. In other words, the starting part of the plan only requires 2.5 million taels of silver."

"But the court could not afford so much money for a while. Even if the shipbuilding drawings were available, who would build them? Could it be that Prince Yi would make a trick?" Soetu pressed step by step, without relaxing at all.

"Mr. Suo doesn't have to worry. I have a way to exchange donations for salt and entries. The most important thing in the world is salt and iron, so two things are sold exclusively by the court. If you open a private sale of salt and iron, it will inevitably disrupt the annual fiscal revenue, but this king has no such concerns in this method: First, limit the qualifications of participants, first of all, the number of participants must be the royal merchant. Secondly, limit the number of participants, no more than five people, and participants must pay a deposit as a deposit first. Third, bidding, those with higher prices will receive, fourth, limiting the time, the court selling salt and entries is only a temporary measure, and the time is limited to two years. Fifth, it is stipulated that those who hold salt and entries are not allowed to transfer salt and entries privately, and can only sell them according to the areas divided by the court.

There is no need to worry about building ships. The existing shipyards of the Ministry of Works are indeed not enough to bear this important task. However, I was interested in a few years ago, but I also had a not-small shipyard. Recruiting more people is enough to undertake this task. The court can purchase ships in installments. Specifically, the court only needs to pay a deposit of 30% in advance, and the shipyard can start construction; when the ship is halfway through the construction, the court will pay another 40%; after the ship is completed, the final payment will be paid. In this way, the court will invest no more than one million taels of silver to build the ship in advance. In addition, the old wharf repairs, the cost of building a new wharf requires about 800,000 taels of silver. As for the establishment of customs, even training sailors, salaries of officers and soldiers, etc., the sum of the trivial expenses is no more than 500,000 taels of silver. Do Lord Suo still have questions?"

Yinzuo's long speech was not surprising at all in the future. It was just a trick of paying in installments and raising funds publicly, but it was new if it was proposed at this moment. As soon as Yinzuo finished speaking, the ministers of the court immediately started to discuss it, and a buzzing sound was heard.

Soetu frowned when he heard this. He didn't believe that Yinzuo's move was all out of public interest, but he could not find out the loopholes in Yinzuo's words for a while, and he couldn't understand what Yinzuo's intention was. After a while, he continued: "Whether this method can be done, even if this package is feasible, it will be a wide range of things that our dynasty has never seen before. If there is a little dissonance, it will be a great impact. You must be careful. The old minister thinks that this matter needs to be pondered. Even if it is really necessary to implement it, it must be controlled by the old and polite court officials. I wonder what Prince Yi thinks?"

Damn! This damn old fox finally showed his big tail. Hehe, he is a stern official? Damn, isn't it just you? I want to grab the power, but I have no way to do it. Could it be that I have been busy for a long time and you took the peach away in one sentence. But thinking about it in my heart, it's hard to say it. Soetu's words sounded solemn and hard to answer. Yinzuo's eyes rolled and he said happily: "Master Suo is reasonable, but I think who will take charge of this matter is not the key. The key is that this matter is trivial and complicated. In short, people must not only be familiar with the plan of the whole market, but also have strong energy, otherwise they will be difficult to bear this important task. I wonder what Master Suo thinks?"

"Haha, what Prince Yi said is, it's reasonable, it's reasonable." Soetu smiled all over his face, without any embarrassment after the evil plan was discovered.

As soon as Soetu retreated, Mr. Miao Tong jumped out again. The old man was too close to his head. He was a good knowledge, but not a good material for being an official. He had been a Hanlin all his life and could not have any affairs that violated the ancestral teachings in his eyes. Now he started to attack: "The old minister thought that Prince Yi's bill was contrary to the ancestral teachings, and he was sensational, and his skillful skills were contrary to the way of governing the world. It was not a blessing for the court. The old minister thought that the saint had deceived and rejected this bill."

Mr. Kangxi looked at Yinzuo with a smile and said, "What is Xiao Liuer's explanation for this?"

Alas, why did Master Miao come out to join in the fun? It's really a thing of the past. It's a damn old antique. Yinzuo cursed in his heart, but he didn't dare to say anything on his face. After all, this old master is young, but he is the teacher of all the princes. He still has to say it respects his teacher and respects the Tao. Yinzuo pondered for a moment and said, "When I go back to the emperor's words, my son thought that Master Miao's words were reasonable, but my son had a different opinion. However, all sages of grain were given priority to the people. Now, a stone of grain was transported from the place of origin to the capital, and the price was more than four times that of the place of origin. In order to transfer it, all places

The quota of grain is a fixed amount of 3 to 4 stone, and even up to 7 to 8 stone. The resulting arrears of grain, prison lawsuits, and "garrisons" incidents are emerging one after another, which is a major disadvantage. If you follow this, one stone of grain is transported from the place of production to the capital, the price is only twice, which greatly reduces the quota and is reasonable to the people. Furthermore, developing river and canal water conservancy not only can the original fields benefit irrigation, but also can obtain tens of thousands of acres of fertile land. It can not only place grain workers and increase the treasury income of the state. What is the point of saying that this is beneficial to the country and the people is beneficial to it."

At this moment, both the second and the eldest sects had already made a move, but they were easily resolved by Yinzuo. Although the third sect was a master of black boxing, he got the benefits and was so happy that he made a fortune. His group of people were all watching the excitement without moving. Seeing that Mr. Kangxi had already moved, he would not come out to disturb the chaos. Just like that, a strange silence appeared in the court.

Although Mr. Kangxi was determined to act, the matter was quite relevant after all, and it was not possible to get things done by a debate in the court. Besides, after a long time of debate, it was already past lunchtime, and everyone was exhausted. The old man passed the order and ordered the court officials to write letters and suggest them, and then he retired from the court.

Success is in sight, Yinzuo felt very proud. On the way back to the house, he was smiling so happily in the sedan chair, but after returning to the palace, Yinzuo couldn't laugh...
Chapter completed!