Chapter 511: Open the mouth

Yang Jing threw out his plan, which was to pay wages with paper money. Due to the poor records of paper money, he could give the officials who received paper money in disguise. This was a relatively hidden and extra benefit. Yang Jing thought about it all night and figured out this method. As for whether this method works, Yang Jing didn't know. Today, when he heard Bi Ziyan's salary policy on the Ming Dynasty, he became even more confused and could only let his confidants judge.

Pay salaries by paper money?

Several confidants stared at the emperor. Was this idea good or bad?

Sun Chengzong quickly calculated the emperor's idea in his mind. This increase in salary is definitely a bad thing, and the impact and consequences are extremely serious. It is a bad thing that cannot be bad anymore. However, issuing banknotes to officials is not a good thing, but it is also a bad thing that has been hated by officials and even the common people. Together, these two things are a different matter, that is, it has opened up the root problems of the Ming Dynasty for 200 years, and then raised the salary of officials in disguise, solving the problem of difficulty in increasing salary. This seems to be a "good thing". Could it be, this "bad and bad"?

Bi Ziyan also recalled the idea. When he suddenly saw it, it was an unrestrained idea. But after thinking about it carefully, it was a profound truth. If you want to raise your salary, it was a paper banknote. Now the color of the court's salary is a good 20 guan. If you want to tell the officials that you use banknotes to pay your salary, you will probably curse you. Who would think that this is a salary increase? But according to the degree of the emperor's military ticket, it is no different from real money and silver. Those who lead the military tickets receive a salary of 100% or 20% more, which is a real increase in salary. Thinking about it, Bi Ziyan's eyes became "ambiguous". Looking at Sun Chengzong and the emperor, this idea can only be said to be "wonderful".

Shi Fenglai saw that the other two people looked like they were like this, and he seemed to understand the mystery, but he was still hazy. He had not fully understood the mystery in it. However, seeing that the other two people were awakened, he also became "understanding", looking like "so it was like this".

"Report to Your Majesty, I think that Your Majesty's method is a best of both worlds. Your Majesty's plan is indeed extraordinary. In this way, the military tickets will be transformed into new circulating banknotes. This capital is the best place. Once the officials and the people of the capital accept the military tickets, it will be a difficult task to be similar to other places. In the future, a large-scale military ticket issuance will be natural. This is really a good idea..." Sun Chengzong has already said that he has already made a big decision.

After thinking through the key points here, he immediately supported the emperor. He knew the reasons and plans for the emperor to get military tickets. To put it bluntly, it was just one silver for two or even three. He supported the issuance of military tickets and the issuance of paper money. Now, it is undoubtedly a very cost-effective thing to use paper money to make a hole in the root problem of the Ming Dynasty by using paper money. That is, the scope of use of military tickets has been greatly expanded, and it can actually solve the problem of officials' salary increase.

"Your Majesty, I think this method is quite good. There are also some clear yamen in the capital. If you can actually increase your salary, it is a good thing. I think it's better to give it a try." Bi Ziyan also agreed with the emperor's approach. If you get scolded now, you will be scolded. When those people get the sweetness, they will naturally understand the "reason". When they understand this "reason", there is no need to worry about issuing this military ticket. This thing is a good thing for two silvers to spend. Of course, the premise is that it is not to be dismantled. This military ticket must be sufficient.

To exchange the u silver, that is, the reserve silver must be sufficient. When thinking about the more than 30 million taels of silver that the emperor had just obtained, Bi Ziyan was even more ambitious. He felt that during his tenure, he would not have to worry about the emperor's method of getting the silver. He was even more worried. The more than 30 million taels of silver could be regarded as more than 60 million silver. When the imperial court had such a lot of money, it would definitely support the imperial court to do a lot of things. What is pacifying the Eastern Captains and solving natural disasters is a small matter. Bi Ziyan became ambitious...

Shi Fenglai saw that the other two people supported him, and seemed very happy, so he quickly stood up to support him.

"Your Majesty, I support you too..."

Yang Jing nodded straight when Sun Chengzong and Bi Ziyan said something, but what Shi Feng said was completely unrestrained. However, Yang Jing also frowned and finished listening.

"Well, Bi Aiqing, when is the day of salary payment usually? When can I try the effect? ​​I think the faster the better." Yang Jingai said after hearing this.

Sun Chengzong nodded aside. Now he gradually understood the emperor's intentions. It seemed that it was good. He had to try the effect immediately. Only by opening a hole for the root problems of the past two hundred years could we further gain power. Otherwise, just by forcing the bureaucrats into the corner without giving a way out, the pressure would be greatly and the rebound would be extremely great. There would be a day to explode in the future. Now, if there is a hole for the root problems of the past two hundred years, even if there is a squeeze, there is no fear of too much rebound. Once the pressure is opened, the pressure will naturally be eliminated. In the future, just gradually expand this hole. Sun Chengzong now believes in the emperor more and more.

"Your Majesty, you can do it anytime. If Your Majesty wants to be quick, I can change my salary to a military ticket today. But it is better to write a memorial first and your Majesty will approve it again, which is the best." Bi Ziyan said confidently.

"Oh... today is OK? Could this day be paid today?" Yang Jing understands that the policy changes require necessary procedures, but Yang Jing is still a little surprised that it can be changed today. Could it be paid today? If that is the case, you have to hurry up, otherwise it will have to delay one month, because according to later generations, the salary will be paid once a month.

"Report to Your Majesty, the days for paying salary are not limited to one day. The various departments in the capital are different, and they are received by the ranks every month. If Your Majesty wants to change the salary, just need to issue an order and I can adjust it immediately." Bi Ziyan said.

"Well, I understand, then let's do it as soon as possible. I'm afraid it won't work today, so let's change the salary to military tickets as soon as possible." Yang Jing didn't care whether the salary was paid one day or every day, as long as it could be as soon as possible.

"I received the order!" Bi Ziyan said.

"Your Majesty, there is another thing, I don't know whether to say it or not." Sun Chengzong said again.

"Oh, what's wrong with Master Sun?" Yang Jie asked.

"Report to Your Majesty, I think that even if I issue military invoices, I should not be too anxious. I should do it slowly and not be too stiff to avoid a rebound. I think that military tickets and silver should be issued at the same time. Those who are willing to receive the silver will issue the military tickets as soon as possible. If you are willing to obtain the military tickets, you will issue military tickets and issue 10% or 20% on the basis of this military ticket. This is the best. Your Majesty should be safe in this matter, and you should not go forward quickly..." Sun Chengzong said again.

"Well, this is, it's too urgent and I'm afraid there will be problems. So, since that's the case, as Master Sun said, you can get the money and military tickets at the same time. You can get whatever you want, and I won't force it." Yang Jing thought for a moment and accepted the proposal.

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It is said that having an imperial party is convenient. Not long after, Bi Ziyan wrote a memorial on the payment of salary. After formal channels, he quickly arrived at Yang Jingwei. From Yang Jingwei, he soon arrived at the Silijian. The procedure for the payment of salary was quickly completed.

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the next day.

Many servants who went to get their master's salary found that the master's salary suddenly changed. I heard that he had to send paper and take a pile of paper back. How could he pay the job? The master was not beaten to death? So, the news that the emperor used "paper money" to pay his salary suddenly flew all over the yamen in Beijing.

Although the salary is small, the officials of the Ming Dynasty basically did not rely on this to live on this. However, for some lighter yamen and small officials, this is also an indispensable thing. If the emperor really pays for it with some treasure money, it will be completely over. I am afraid that he will not even be able to eat.

Some officials of all kinds immediately rushed to the Ministry of Revenue.

Those who came to the Ministry of Revenue were all small officials in green robes, that is, some small officials in the light yamen would care about these taels of silver. Although the military tickets were quite strong, the military tickets were still paper and there was no solid money. Although they were quite strong today, if they re-take the old path of Baochao, they would be cut off their salary! Therefore, many officials gathered in front of the household department and discussed.

A young official in green robe hurried to the Ministry of Revenue. He heard from his servant that he would pay a few pieces of paper today, which made him very angry. The salary was low, so why would he send any more treasure money? Now his family is completely finished, and the child's milk powder money is gone.

When the young official in the green robe arrived at the place where the salary was paid, some green officials like him had gathered here, and they were all talking.

"Oh, Lord Zhang, you are here too, but for the sake of salary?" Someone immediately greeted him.

"Mr. Li, I didn't hear that His Majesty was going to send out any banknotes. I came here to take a look..." The young official in green robe immediately bowed his hand and returned the gift.

"Haha, Lord Zhang's news is quite fast! Now, everyone is talking about this. Lord Hu went to inquire just now. I heard that it was Your Majesty's new policy. Your Majesty plans to pay his salary with military tickets. We have come here after hearing this news." The young official surnamed Li immediately introduced the situation.

"Military ticket payment? Your Majesty's new policy? No wonder the old servant in the family said that Your Majesty has changed to paper. So that's the case..." After hearing that it was a military ticket, the little official breathed a sigh of relief. Although the military ticket was paper, it could still be exchanged for silver. It was not the kind of treasure banknote like waste paper.

"How about it, Lord Zhang intends to lead the military ticket or silver?" The young official surnamed Li asked again. Now, they are all talking about this matter here. They know that military tickets can become silver, but what they are afraid of is that they will not become silver in the future.

"Oh, is there any difference in feelings? I want to ask Lord Li." The young official in the green robe who rushed over quickly asked for the inside story. He also heard that his illiterate old servant said he was receiving paper, so he hurried over. As for the specific situation, he didn't know.

"I don't dare to ask for advice. Just now, Lord Hu asked, the amount of money he received was still as much as before, and it has not changed. However, if he led the military ticket, he could get 20% more. Therefore, I would like to ask Lord Zhang whether he received the money or the military ticket he led the military ticket." The small official surnamed Li explained the inside story.

"Oh, there is another saying, why is this? Why does the military ticket cost 20% more?... Since you can get the money, why don't you get the money?" The young official in the green robe asked hurriedly. Although the few taels of silver are not much, it is still silver. If you can get the money for 20% more, you can have several meals.

"Well, that's not the case. Now, I'm afraid that Your Majesty will cover us. If we all change the military ticket, we will only send military tickets in the future. What if the military ticket cannot be exchanged for the money in a day, what should we do if we change it? Our salary is very small, and if we pay it down, it will be gone!" The small official surnamed Li explained again.

"That's right, this true salary is not enough. If we lose this true salary, we will all have to drink the northwest wind." There are also many people who sing the opposite tune, thinking that the emperor had a conspiracy.

"Oh, so that's it. You're worried about this! Well, this is a problem!" The young official in the green robe also fell into deep thought. This is indeed a problem. Among their original salary, more than thirty stones of rice were all broken into banknotes and other ones. Now the thirty stones of rice were only a few coins of silver, which was all caused by treasure banknotes. Now the emperor has changed the silver from their true salary into paper banknotes. In other words, it is very likely that they will be discounted in the future, just like the discounted salary. This worry is not unreasonable.

"Haha, I think you are worried about it. I think Your Majesty is holding tens of millions of dollars in his hand and will you still extort a few dollars from us? Don't underestimate Your Majesty. When will Your Majesty be short of money? In my opinion, we don't have to argue. Those who should receive the money should receive the money. Those who want to obtain the military tickets will always gather in this Ministry of Revenue. If you target Yousi, you will be afraid of being scolded again." Another green-robed official was open-minded, with some Minnan accent, and supported the emperor's policy.

"Mr. Hu is right. In my opinion, you should have a breakup. You should do whatever you should do. Anyway, you can get the money and military tickets. It is indeed a bit unconventional to always discuss right and wrong here. Your Majesty does not limit it to only get the military ticket. In my opinion, this military ticket is also quite good, and it is not impossible to use it. It is also a full amount of silver exchange..." Another small official also echoed the small official with a Minnan accent just now, applauding the emperor's policy.

The situation is already very clear, and some people echo and sing praises, and some have various concerns, and each has its own reasons. Many people still chose to lead military tickets, and they are both officials of all sizes. They all know that the military tickets are strong for a day or two. No matter who you are, you can definitely exchange them in full with the military ticket. This is real. As for future affairs, many people think it is indeed a trouble, but they can't control that much. Anyway, the salary is small enough now, and they don't believe it, and the emperor can still be discounted.

"Then I would like to thank you for your advice. I have something to do in my next family. I have to take one step first, say goodbye, say goodbye!" After hearing the discussions of everyone, the young official had an idea in his mind. The salary he could receive this month was less than three taels of silver. If he could get an extra 20%, it would be four or five cents of silver. Although the four or five cents of silver was not much, it would be enough for him to buy a few new clothes for his family. Isn't that a salary increase? This is a good thing! But when he thought of the more than thirty stones of rice he had originally been broken, his heart ached again. If the emperor could pay their salary sufficiently, that would be great. He absolutely admitted that the emperor was an emperor of the ages. If anything happened in the future, he would definitely stand on the side of the emperor and follow the emperor in everything.

After the young official said goodbye, he went straight to the Ministry of Revenue and quickly received military tickets as salary. When he came out again, there were still many people gathering outside, and they were still discussing the advantages and disadvantages of military tickets.

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The sudden change of salary to military tickets today also made the big men in the court realize that the emperor is now a very powerful emperor. He made up his mind today and could implement it tomorrow without discussing everything with them. There is no need to discuss everything with the emperor, from the Grand Secretary to the Minister, and then to the lower level. If anything is done, a memorial can be approved by the above.

This situation made many bigwigs realize the difference between the emperor. Now this emperor is no longer the same emperor. Since the emperor overthrew the salt merchants, his strength has really increased! In addition to the original team of the Imperial Party, he has also collected many dependents, and many people "looked at" the silver in the emperor's hands, believing that the emperor has so much money, what else can the emperor not do?

To pacify the Eastern Barbarians? At that time, more than 100,000 people from the God Ancestor went to Korea to fight against the Japanese, but only spent 8 million taels of silver. But now this Majesty has 30 to 40 million in his hands. This is just copied by the salt merchant, and the others are not counted. If the emperor said that he wanted to pacify the Eastern Barbarians, would there be any doubts? Speaking of which, the emperor is rich enough to rival the country, is it definitely not a lie. Now that he is following the emperor, as long as he persists, that person will not want to keep his name in history? With the emperor's support of such a lot of silver, it is difficult not to leave a name without leaving a name!

Xu Guangqi's immigration used tens of millions of taels of silver. Is this a major event from ancient times to the present? Can he not write it in history books? Can he not leave a good reputation?

Bi Ziyan collected a salt class of 5 million taels of silver in just one sentence. Should this sentence be recorded in history? Is it difficult to leave a name in history?

Even Shi Fenglai's fence-breasted cowardly man, the emperor spent a lot of money to buy his political achievements every year. Even if he was not as good as the first two, his money was indispensable in history books.
Chapter completed!