Chapter 84 Huge Money
You cannot look at the surface when looking at people, and you cannot look at the appearance when looking at things.
On the surface, Eunuch Wei is an incomplete man, but inside, her father-in-law is an absolute real man.
The grandmother of the Ming Dynasty praised him as more useful than her husband Hou Er, and His Highness Shouning, who was golden and jade, praised him as stronger than his son-in-law, and Li Xuan, who was expected to become the queen in the future, said that he was upright and the concubine, who was so popular now, was even more satisfied with him than that of his own old man.
Therefore, it doesn’t matter whether the eunuch is an eunuch. The father-in-law never cares about external things, he only cares about the inner world. As long as the Zhejiang Party and the people are united sincerely under his banner in the future, he will definitely take them flying.
However, in terms of political vision, Eunuch Wei must praise the Siming Prime Minister. The old man is very harsh and knows that Eunuch Wei will definitely become a pillar of the Ming Dynasty in the future.
Yes, looking at the current foreign dynasties in various provinces, whether it is the mining tax magistrate or the guardian, which one is younger than Eunuch Wei? Which one is more powerful than Eunuch Wei? And who is more so close to the royal family?
Although the title of the official title is not the sixth grade, its potential is absolutely unlimited.
Who is Siming Xianggong who can invest casually?
The old prime minister's words to pull the Zhejiang Party are invisibly the greatest affirmation of his identity and value of Eunuch Wei. The old prime minister does not want people to leave, does not want the trees to fall and the money to scatter, and does not want to be 10,000 feet by the Donglin Party after his death. He really has to make arrangements in advance, and build a good relationship for him and the Zhejiang Party and make a good incense.
Yao Zongwen is still too young. As the old prime minister said, when he becomes an important minister, he will know that no important minister does not make friends with eunuchs.
Although your Zhejiang Party has a secondary supporter, it was Ye Xianggao, the Donglin Party of China. Just about the current power of your Zhejiang Party, that is, it has influence in Zhejiang and Fujian, and even the Chu Party and Qi Party cannot compare with the Chu Party in Beijing. Which of the several major players in the Silijian has made friends with your Zhejiang Party?
The Donglin Party has a master Sun, the East Palace has a prince companion Wang An, the Qi Party and the Chu Party have Jin Zhong, and the Kun Party has a miserable fight, but Zhang Cheng also helps in front of the emperor. There are also people in the Xuan Party in the palace, and there are not even one of you, Zhejiang Party. After counting, it is Sun Long who is hiding in Hangzhou, but can Sun Long, a weaving eunuch, compete with Bingbing's red robe?
Whoever supports the Central Committee, your Zhejiang Party can only be considered a local force. Now, a key member from the Central Committee has suddenly landed, an important member with an unlimited future. As the leader of the Zhejiang Party, Shen Yiguan did not make any moves and was a traitor.
Back then, didn’t Shen Yiguan lose the loss of the eunuch Tian Yi, the eunuch in Sili?
There is nothing wrong with making friends with eunuchs, but it is just that it fails.
You, Shen Yiguan, look down on Eunuch Wei. Eunuch Wei’s referendum will naturally be intimate with the old prime minister and the Zhejiang Party.
Set the tone, there is no need to say anything extra.
In the end, the date for the joint forces of the three provinces to go to sea to attack the Eastern Federation was September 13th.
Before leaving, Eunuch Wei, on behalf of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and himself, sent his most sincere blessings to the Siming Gonggong - "I wish my old husband always good health!"
I only remembered this sentence after I went out, but it seemed to be a bit cursed by the old prime minister.
In my heart, I only hope that the old prime minister would have to survive this year no matter what, at least, I had to hold on until I took over Dongfan and Ryukyu. Otherwise, his Eunuch Wei would be really troublesome.
After all, there was a former chief assistant who helped him shake the flag and catch up with a hundred censors.
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When the cannon fires, there are ten thousand taels of gold;
Before the three armies moved, food and supplies came first.
Eunuch Wei, who returned to the SAR, had no time to calm down. The formation and expansion of the army was a major event, the expedition and deployment were a major event, and the preparation of food and grass was even more important.
All three things involve money.
Without money, it is difficult to accomplish anything.
It takes some capital to go out to rob.
Moreover, the Ming Dynasty Imperial Army is a benevolent, righteous, powerful and righteous army. How could it be that it could go out to grab it in a vacuum of pocket?
The father-in-law first solves the problem of food and grass.
Jiang Xifeng, who is in charge of the Staff Department, roughly estimated the number. This expedition planned to mobilize more than 10,000 troops from both navy and army, so the minimum amount (six months) required about 300,000 stones of food, which did not include seed grain and the need to resettle the coastal areas of Zhejiang and Fujian to recruit settlements and indigenous food on the island.
Although Jiangnan is an extremely economically developed region, it is because of its developed economy that the grain price is higher than that of other provinces. Take Songjiang Prefecture next to the Special Administrative Region for example. The market price of grain for one stone reaches one tael of 2 qian. Suzhou is slightly lower, but it also reaches one tael of 2 qian. The grain price in Nandu is still higher than that of Jiangnan. However, the grain price in Jiangbei is cheaper, and it can be bought in places with less grain for only six qian, but the price is not cheap, including transportation capacity and manpower.
What is the real cheaper food nowadays? It is not the northwest or the southwest, but Huguang.
The so-called "Hubei is familiar with everything" is the best in the world.
After two hundred years of development in the Ming Dynasty, Huguang is now the real granary of the Ming Dynasty. However, the Jiangnan, which is most suitable for growing grain, has seriously decreased the number of cultivated land, and there have been many kinds of economic crops such as cotton and rapeseed.
If there is no food, you must buy it. My father-in-law will never let the officers and soldiers go out to fight on hungry. It is not realistic to buy such a huge grain demand order from all places. Therefore, my father-in-law ordered the prefectures and counties in Jiangbei and Jiangnan to purchase first to solve the preliminary demand. Later, he sent people to Huguang to purchase, and the task of purchasing grain was naturally handed over to the merchants who entered the special zone.
In the words of my father-in-law, this is also a way to participate in war.
Businesses who can enter the Special Administrative Region, whether voluntarily or unwillingly, have formed a cooperative relationship with the Maritime Special Administrative Region in some form, so it is inevitable to give them benefits.
Who would get up early for unprofitable things?
To be particular, it can be regarded as a war bonus.
However, the minimum purchase of grain alone is to be taken out about 400,000 taels. Moreover, people do not just eat food, but also have to be within oil, salt, meat and vegetables. According to the dietary standards set by Eunuch Wei for the Imperial Army, just the logistics expenditure, 500,000 taels is the bottom.
Only food is enough to get the bottom of it, let alone other expenses.
My father-in-law is really a headache. Although he has made some money from North Korea, except for the "humiliation fee" to the emperor, the maintenance fee of the North Korean Security Council and the operating fee of Pidao, he can get only less than 100,000 taels left in Jiangnan.
If it weren't for the Duanchuan Silver Mine on the territory of the Xie'anhui Association, and not to mention the matters in Jiangnan, he would have maintained the military and political expenses of the Xie'anhui Association and Pidao, and his Eunuch Wei would have been able to earn even if he lay apart for a hundred years.
Therefore, my father-in-law summoned Zhao Quan, director of the Treasure Thawing Committee located in Zhenjiang, and Hu Shihai, deputy director.
The director of the committee, Zhao Quan, is formally appointed and is affiliated with the Maritime Special Zone Yamen, a sixth rank, a civil servant, and a Chengzhilang Wensan rank, which is a little higher than that of the magistrate.
Deputy Director Hu has no official position for the time being, but he has successfully promoted to a third-rank member. In theory, Deputy Director Hu already has the power to be a special consultant for the Maritime Special Advisor.
Chapter completed!