Although the emperor and several ministers of the escort were responsible for major issues, their decisions also required data support, so they suffered the people below. The lights on the imperial boats were almost gone all night, and the postmen along the way were busy. They kept sending the orders on the imperial boats to various places quickly and brought back the information from various places. The departments in the central government of the capital were not allowed to be idle. The emperor urged them to work overtime to sort out the data and send them to the driving.

Fortunately, over the years, the court has established a complete statistical system, and the interaction between household registration and land has made few people concealed the population because they will not be able to obtain land and harm their own interests. According to regulations, the fish scale book is revised every three years, which ensures that the newly reclaimed land can be basically registered.

The fish scale book is an important basis for collecting two taxes, and based on this, the annual agricultural tax can be calculated. Of course, this data will change due to objective factors such as disasters, but it can basically reflect the economic situation and fiscal prepayment in that year, so they can also estimate the income in the future years.

"Your Majesty, since the recovery of Jiangnan, the population has grown rapidly, with an increase of more than 4 million households and a population of more than 16 million." Yue Qing, the accompanying Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, reported the summary data.

"Well, now the population of my Song Dynasty is about 50 million, an increase of nearly 20 million." Zhao Bing nodded and said.

"This is all your merit. Since our repetition, your merits have been light on taxes, the politics is clear and the people's income has increased, and there is still surplus food and population, and the population has also increased." Lu Xiufu said.

"It is all the credit of my dear ministers. How dare I take credit for the efforts of the court officials?" Zhao Bing waved his hand. He knew that the increase in population was mainly due to the peace in the past few years, the economic conditions of the people improved, and the disasters were relatively small, so the population had the momentum. On the other hand, the several wars launched, which captured the two Huaihe River, Sichuan, and conquered the Yunnan-Guizhou region, which also caused a sudden increase in the population.

"This year's autumn tax has been collected. According to statistics from the Ministry of Revenue, a total of 80 million stones of grain were collected, 30 million jin of commercial tax, 20 million jin of taxes, 4 million jin of grain taxes, 3 million jin of miscellaneous taxes, 2 million jin of silk, 2 million pieces of silk, and a total of 80 million jin of silk." Yue Qing replied again.

"Yes, the treasury will have some balance this year!" Deng Guangjian said.

"How much grain is there now that the governments often settle their warehouses? How much is it? " Zhao Bing nodded and asked. He understood that the significant increase in the treasury revenue this year was mainly due to the expiration of preferential policies such as tax reduction and exemption in various places and the further expansion of maritime trade. However, there seems to be a lot of grain, but in fact they are all raw grain. After transportation and processing, the loss of storage will be reduced by half.

"Your Majesty, each government often stores about 50 million stones of grain in various colors; because the charity warehouses are all managed by the villagers themselves, the court does not control the basic amount, but the villages urge them to accumulate according to a waste year, which should be enough for half a year." Yue Qing replied.

"Your Majesty, our dynasty has been war-torn for many years. After Your Majesty enters the south of the Yangtze River, the people have the custom of preparing for wasteland. Ordinary families also store grain for half a year. Even if there is no grain harvest for one year, most families can survive the wasteland year and will not form a large area of ​​refugees." Lu Xiufu said again.

"It's okay!" Zhao Bing said relievedly. Food is the most important thing for the people. Chinese people have always been the most peaceful. As long as they can eat and wear, they will not rebel or cause chaos. The people have a strong sense of preparation for wasteland. In the bumper year, they will leave half a year of food reserves after paying taxes to avoid famines in the next season. This cycle will ensure that they will not starve to death.

"In recent years, the imperial court has encouraged the reclaiming wasteland in Lianghuai, and recruited refugees to rent public fields. Now the results have been found, and it is basically enough to use it for self-use. It can also supply some military rations without the need to make large-scale adjustments from Jiangnan." Chen Renweng also said at this time.

"According to the current estimates, it can ensure that the Northern Expedition army will spend two years, but if the advance is blocked and stalemate, it will be difficult to advance again. Therefore, I think that the plan for this Northern Expedition should be more conservative, and it is not easy to be too radical. As the army goes deep into the outer border, the supply of baggage is already difficult, and the grain output is insufficient, and the army is trapped outside the border, so there is a risk of destruction!" Lu Xiufu suggested.

"What Prime Minister Lu said is that once the attack is not smooth, or the turmoil in the Central Plains is difficult to calm down, a lot of money and food will be needed to appease the people, and the cost will be doubled." Zhao Bing nodded in agreement with what he said, knowing that he was not too radical when advising himself to formulate a combat plan, but to leave room for room. He thought, "I will plan carefully with all the generals and will not do anything that would damage the foundation of the country."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty's inner treasury is full, enough to make insufficient adjustments!" Yue Qing said with a smile.

"This is inevitable. If the court loses a lot, of course your Majesty will help you!" Lu Xiufu also smiled.

"I have spent a lot in recent years, and the inner treasury has only barely balanced the income and expenditure. It is really hard to borrow!" Zhao Bing looked at the smiles of everyone with malicious intentions and immediately said with a hard face, "I have now added several children and will grow up in two years. The palace will be expanded and we must prepare to live in the branch office; and there are only replacements to fire guns, and the inner treasury has been paid for the money, but the imperial court has not paid the money. In addition, the expenditure of the Royal Academy has increased year by year, and the consumption of the inner court has also increased. The expansion of military equipment supervision and weaving farms has not yet recovered; in addition, exploring the opening of new routes from the ocean, not only will the increase of sailors, but also the creation of new ships..."

"Your Majesty has always made money well, and the inner government has also made more and more investments. The porcelain, silk, tea and other products sold overseas every year are transported back to large wood, spices and jewelry, ivory, rhinoceros horns, etc., which is particularly profitable!" Yue Qing said with a smile.

"Although there are some investments, I can't help but the court borrows or returns them. They are all on the books, but the warehouse is empty!" Zhao Bing saw his charming smile, but he felt extremely hatred in his heart, gritting his teeth and said angrily.

"Your Majesty, this is a bad statement. In recent years, the court has gradually returned the loans of the past, and the dressing has only begun and has not been delivered to the army. How can I settle the settlement?" Lu Xiufu said while pulling Chen Renweng.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Lu... What Lu said is right. He fired a gun and only tried some of it. It was not installed in the first place. It was impossible to check the exact number. Once the delivery is completed, his subordinates will promptly and urge the Ministry of Revenue to pay it back!" Chen Renweng said with a bitter face. This is the emperor's son-in-law and the Shangguan on the other side. He can't afford to offend him, so he had to tell the clique.

"It's all perfunctory, the old accounts have not been cleared, and I borrow new accounts. You really don't know about this trick." Zhao Bing snorted. It's very common for modern lending to banks to repay the old with new ones, but they still have to pay interest. However, the people in the court are deadbeats, and they all depend on the principal, let alone interest.

"Everyone in the court and the people knows that Your Majesty cares about the world and is a wise monarch and lord for the country and the people. Moreover, the world belongs to Your Majesty. No matter what the inner treasury and the national treasury belongs to Your Majesty, why bother to be petty and separate each other!" Deng Guangjian glared at the emperor and said.

"This..." Zhao Bing was speechless for a moment, and knew that this was purely sophistry, but he had no way to justify it. According to the convention of previous dynasties, the emperor should be supported by the state, but it was his turn not only to share the accounts from the court, but to support himself by himself, and after earning money, he had to subsidize them. He was truly the most surrendered emperor in the ages.

Zhao Bing complained that he actually made a lot of money, and there were not many losses. Now with the expansion of territory, the resources he possessed also increased. The accounting sharing agreement with the imperial court earlier was still implemented. The salt tax distributed to him alone reached millions of chunks each year, and the mining and smelting income was also allocated to the internal treasury, which was also a big investment.

Secondly, Zhao Bing also owned the inn business. When he was in Qiongzhou, the court was unable to maintain the inn, so he "outsourced" the burden to the emperor. Now all the inns in the Song Dynasty are built by the royal family, and the post is still under the responsibility of the Ministry of War, but accommodation, catering and goods are all royal business. It can be said that it is the largest chain hotel giant in the Song Dynasty.

Now, Zhao Bing has used convenient conditions to expand private mail business, and has also opened range shuttle buses, flights, and designed passenger operation industries. These businesses seem to have low profits, but they cannot withstand the large business volume, and have monopolized the government's business, bringing four or five million yuan of profits to the inner warehouse every year.

In addition, Zhao Bing deserves the title of Emperor and the largest landlord. Now his imperial villages are spread all over the south of the Yangtze River and the two Huai Rivers. It can be said that wherever the Song Dynasty expanded, there were his imperial villages, which now have hundreds of thousands of hectares. The annual output of grain is more than enough for their inner palace and guards to use, and nearly one million stones of grain has been accumulated for his private allocation. There is no need to worry about the future of the meals of their descendants.

Of course, the maritime trade business is still the largest investment in the inner government, but with the increasing intervention of private capital, they have given up mid- and low-end products and turned to high-end products. In this regard, the royal family has an unparalleled advantage. The imperial kiln can burn the most exquisite porcelain, the imperial winery can brew the best wine, and the manufacturing bureau can weave the most exquisite silk... Now they are leading the fashion trends of many countries in Europe, Africa and Central Asia.

In addition, Zhao Bing almost monopolized the bulk import luxury goods business with the strong capital of the royal family, but he did not extinguish the waters. After all, the people are getting richer and richer. If there is no way out, it will inevitably cause inflation, so there must be a way out. Jewelry has always been loved by the people, which can not only show wealth, but also preserve value and appreciate. Diamonds and pearls from overseas are naturally a good choice.

In addition, the prosperity of the maritime trade has also allowed the insurance industry to develop rapidly, accumulating a lot of cash, and they can earn interest through borrowing. Financial products are definitely the most profitable, and the reputation of the royal family is the best guarantee, which has also allowed Zhao Bing to control this market and gain rich returns from it.
Chapter completed!