Where did you get a large amount of silver? Li Qing sat in the study, rubbing his forehead, feeling that his head was about to explode. The people who were resettled to resettle the relocation required silver, soldiers asked for military service, officials asked for salaries, cast weapons, and transported. They all needed a large amount of silver, even war horses, and the daily consumption was a considerable amount. That was not an ordinary horse, and they could get rid of a little fodder. They actually had to eat food every day.

The door sounded softly and someone came in. Li Qing didn't have to look back and knew that it was Qingfeng. He could walk into his study without reporting. So far, there were only two people, one was Tang Hu and the other was Qingfeng.

A pair of soft hands were placed on his shoulders and gently kneaded them. Li Qing leaned silently on the back of the chair, enjoying the gentleness of the breeze, but his face was still frowning.

"General, are you still worried about money?" Qingfeng asked softly.

"Yes, if you don't take the lead, you don't know how expensive it is. Now, I really understand this. If you don't think of a solution, our Dingzhou will be almost out of business." Li Qing said.

"I really have no choice but to speak to Li and borrow some money to help me." Li Qing said.

"General, Li's journey is long from our Dingzhou, and our Dingzhou is imminently in need of money. Is it too late?" Qingfeng replied.

"It's better to have hope than not!" Li Qing said, "I really can't think of any mistakes."

"Or the war tax will be charged in the two states. I think the people of the two states can understand it. As long as the barbarians can be eliminated, the people will support it no matter how difficult it is."

"No!" Li Qing refused, "Dingzhou has been living through war in the past two years. The lives of the people are already hard enough. They have paid enough for Dingzhou. Not only do they pay money, but also their lives. How can I exploit the last little money they have to live."

"Then..." Qingfeng hesitated for a moment and said, "General, we have restored the two states. There are many noble families and gentry. These families are huge and not very clean. Our Statistics and Investigation Department has mastered these evidences. We can use this as a basis to search the wealthy families. I believe that some funds can be raised to resolve the crisis in front of us."

Cough cough, Li Qing coughed suddenly, turned his head, stared at Qingfeng, and said, "Qingfeng, what's your bad idea? It's absolutely not feasible."

"Why can't it?" Qingfeng stared at Li Qing and said, "Those one of these families are not rich, and the stain on them is indeed there. It's not that I am tainting them, taking them down, killing two birds with one stone. Just like we were dealing with the Fang family back then."

Li Qing sighed, "Qingfeng, this is the same as that. If we didn't take down the Fang family, we could not effectively control Dingzhou. But now, it's different. We have gained a firm foothold in Dingfu and want to make a difference. If we want to make a difference, we have to rely on the support of these aristocratic gentry. Those of these aristocratic gentry are not in a mixed relationship in Da Chu, and they can mobilize their whole body. Think about it, who are the current commerce department, and how do we get the money we earn every day? Kill them, you can indeed raise a large amount of silver in a short time, but what about the future? Killing chickens and getting eggs is absolutely impossible. What's more, the wealthy family of Da Chu is clean, even our Li family is not clean."

"The water is as clear as it is, there will be no fish; the person is as careful as it is, there will be no disciples!" Li Qing stared at Qingfeng and said word by word.

"Yes, General, I was wrong. But General, our Statistics and Investigation Department has received some news, which may have a considerable blow to our finances, which will make it worse. At present, I am verifying the authenticity of these messages!"

"What news?" Li Qing was shocked. Now he was particularly sensitive to everything involving money.

"Some forces in Da Chu seem to want to attack our Dingzhou. They are preparing to cut off our business network and crack down on our private salt transactions."

"What did you say?" Li Qing suddenly stood up. Private salt income now accounts for about 30% or 40% of the military expenditure of the two states of Dingfu. If private salt is hit hard by a strong blow within the Great Chu, it would be more insulting to the current situation in Dingzhou.

"Is the news accurate?" Li Qing asked in a deep voice.

"Although there has not been a final verification, it is almost the same. General, we must prepare early!" Qingfeng said worriedly.

Li Qing walked around the room a few times and sneered: "It seems that some people don't want us to defeat the barbarians so quickly. Even the matter of removing the interests of the entire Great Chu was done. Have you informed Lu Yiming about this?"

Qingfeng shook his head, "There has not been final verification yet, so Lu Yiming has not been reported, but I already know Cui Yicheng, so he can reduce the shipment volume and try to reduce the losses after the incident."

"Since we want to crack down on our private salt, we must also do something about our strategic materials such as grain." Li Qing was very upset. In this year's battle, Dingyuan and other counties basically won out of stock, and grain and other materials would be even more tense. Now, the prices of grain on the market have begun to rise. Although the states are still forcibly suppressing, if they cannot buy grain, the states will not be able to suppress it. Dingzhou is not a large-scale producer and needs to purchase a large amount of grain from outside every year.

"You should inform Lu Yiming about this matter immediately and discuss with him. No matter what, you must free up some money and rush in to buy a batch of grain. In addition, let Lao Lu send someone out to mediate, and try to buy as much grain as possible in a state with good relations with us." Li Qing ordered.

After a pause, he said, "I informed Duke of Hoi An and Li about this matter. Now, we need their support."

"Yes!" Qingfeng said: "I will do these things right away, but general, it takes a lot of money to do these things. Others will not give us grain to credit. What should we do with the money? Even if we borrow, we can't borrow it for the time being!"

"Borrow?" Li Qing's eyes lit up, "Yes, we can borrow, who can we borrow from? I have it, Hu Zi, Hu Zi!"

Outside the door, Tang Hu responded, "Master!"

"Send someone to join the army immediately, Lord Lu invites you!" Li Qing ordered one after another.

"General, do you have a way?" Seeing Li Qing's eyes lit up, Qingfeng couldn't help but feel happy. Li Qing said excitedly: "Yes, I have a way."

Soon, Shang Haibo and Lu Yiming came together. It seemed that the two of them had a lot of verbal battles along the way, and their faces were not very good-looking, and they were both whispering beards and staring at each other.

"I have a way to get the money." Li Qing looked at the two of them and said word by word.

Shang Haibo and Lu Yiming looked at each other, looking at Li Qing without saying a word. How long has it been before the general came up with a solution? But could this white silver pop up from the crack of the stone?

"Sir Lu, how much do you think we have reconciled the rich families in the two states?" Li Qing asked.

"Many, especially Fuzhou. Although it was swept away by the mountain wind, there are still many rich families." Lu Yiming said honestly.

"Does the people have extra money?" Li Qing asked again.

Lu Yiming was shocked, "Master, you don't want to increase taxes, right? You promised it at the beginning. At this time, you will be unfavorable to your reputation!"

"I won't increase taxes!" Li Qing said firmly.

"Then how can you get the money?" Lu Yiming was a little confused.

"We found the debt roll!" Li Qing said.

"Debt roll?" the two of them said in unison and asked in surprise, "What is this?"

Li Qing smiled and said, "It is to borrow money in the name of the government. We pay interest, and I will give two cents, no, three cents of interest."

Shanglu and the others jumped up at the same time, "How can this be done? Grandmaster, isn't this eating the food of the emperor? Even if the people and the rich families lend us money, how can we pay it back then? What's more, they may not lend us the money?"

Li Qing smiled and said, "Why don't you borrow? I used the finances of the two states as a guarantee, and issued bonds, three-point interest, which is almost considered usury. Could it be that they can have a son if they hide the money at home? If they lend it to me, they can have a son. What's more, our war with the barbarians has been a foregone conclusion. Those wealthy families will not see this. If they win this battle, they will have everything. You might as well promote to them that the noble families on the grassland are all gold and silver. As long as we win and steal these things, are we still afraid that we will not be able to pay back their money?"

Shang Haibo tilted his head and thought for a while, "That's true."

"As for the people, the old way, you might as well explain the righteousness and tell them that every time you buy a debt of one or two silver coins in the government, it is equivalent to adding a spear to the army. If you go down and think about it yourself, in short, let the people use all the dead money hidden in their homes."

Lu Yiming said with a frown: "Master, it's easy to cheat money, but how can you pay it back after you arrive? Pay off all the taxes in the two states. What should I do next year and the year after? If I can't pay back the money, Master, you will be untrustworthy to the people!"

Li Qing smiled and said, "Old Road, why don't you understand? After winning this battle, we decided to restore the finances of the two states to get better soon. When it gets better, we will have the money back to the people and pay them interest at the same time. This also allows the people to make money. If the people have money in their pockets, they naturally need to use it. Where to use it, it is not used in our local area. As long as they use it, we can collect more taxes. If this goes through, wouldn't the finances be better in one day? Hahaha, this is called stimulating consumption. Who has money in their pockets and doesn't take it out to buy some jewelry for their wives and make some new clothes for their children? What's more, if it doesn't work next year, we can still pay off old debts and borrow new debts! So, we are not cheating money, but revitalizing the economy!"
Chapter completed!