Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2869 Someone has no money

   Recently, there have been some rumors in Jiangdong.

  The center of the rumor did not point to a particular person, but most people knew exactly who the rumor was aimed at.

   The better rumors are not exaggerated, they are more realistic. They just say that there are many good doctors in the Hundred Medical Center, who can treat many diseases, such as typhoid fever, plague and so on.

   There are also exaggerated rumors, for example, there are hundreds of doctors in the medical hall, and each of them has special skills, and they can bring flesh and blood to life...

   It is too exaggerated, and most people will not believe it, but more or less they will agree with the relatively simple rumor that Chang'an Baiyi Museum does have the ability to treat some diseases, such as someone's disease.

   The illness of Zhou Yu and Zhou Dudu is no longer a secret, but the problem is that even in later generations, not everyone can enjoy the services of special doctors, let alone in the Han Dynasty?

  Most people have experienced the pain of life, but it is also unacceptable for most people to give up life because of these pains.

  Sun Quan is very embarrassed now, he doesn't even dare to go to Zhou Yu again.

  Because Sun Quan didn't know how to face Zhou Yu.

   Just pretend not to know these rumors. This is not only insulting Zhou Yu's IQ, but also lowering Sun Quan's own personality. Although Sun Quan may not have much personality in the eyes of many people, Sun Quan himself cannot say that he does not need the so-called personality and character!

  But if he said he was aware of this rumor, then he didn't send Zhou Yu to the Hundred Medical Center, it would be a bit cold-blooded and cruel, not like a master. After all, ordinary officials are nothing more than ordinary officials. Zhou Yu can be said to be one of the pillars of Jiangdong. He just sits and watches, acting as if he doesn’t know anything and hears nothing.

   While talking about treating talents, let them work overtime and die from overwork?

  Oh, Jiangdong’s treatment is to let talents die?

   This is neither good to say nor good to hear.

what to do?

  Sun Quan was very distressed.

  At this moment, in the high hall, Sun Quan was sitting in the middle wearing a crimson robe, with two Zhangs sitting beside him.

  Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong.

   These days, Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong have been very low-key, and have not made any remarks about Sun Quan or Zhou Yu. On the one hand, Erzhang and Zhang are both relatively low-key, not the kind of people who speak casually to flaunt the market; Some are ugly.

   But this matter of money is unavoidable after all.

   Some time ago, Jiangdong went on an expedition, and it cost a lot of money.

  It’s different from turning on the printing machine in the later generations. If a big man wants to be rich, he must come up with physical currency metal, such as gold, silver and copper, even if it is mixed with low-quality miscellaneous copper, he also needs some copper...

  Jiangdong also has copper mines, but after all, the output is limited, or it is impossible to expand the output in a short period of time, so it is a bit tricky when a large amount of money is urgently needed.

   This time two Zhangs were summoned, and Sun Quan said that the main issue was money. Of course, there may be some other matters that I want the second suggestion, so I don't know.

  Jiangdong is in a big deficit.

   Delaying cat food, uh, eating food for free is not a patent of Jiangdong, nor is it a characteristic of Sun Quan, but something that most regimes will do. If you come out to mess around, you have to pay it back. Even in later generations, even in a beautiful country that can make money in finance, the subprime crisis still cannot be avoided.

  The subprime mortgage crisis in the beautiful country is mainly caused by three factors. Unfortunately, Jiangdong's current financial system is not sound, but it is also available.

  In order to promote economic development, Jiang Dongyin eats enough food and spends like crazy. Although there is no Adam Smith in Jiangdong, Jiangdong spares no effort in the consumption of luxury goods. Therefore, Jiangdong invisibly satisfies the consumption characteristics of "a highly secularized life characterized by urban enjoyment". Basic production.

  At the same time, the distribution of Jiangdong cakes is also seriously unbalanced. As the main body of Jiangdong's economy, although the local gentry in Jiangdong have more money in their hands than before, in fact, the overall income of Jiangdong people has not risen but has fallen.

  At the time of Dong Zhuo, because Jiangdong belonged to the fringe area of ​​the overall economy of the Han Dynasty, under Dong Zhuo's useless money drumming and spreading flowers, there was no next-best replacement. After all, most of the Yue people in the land of South Vietnam are bartering, and there is not much money use system, which cannot accommodate so much waste money.

  If it is said that Fei Qian did not come up with any Zhengxi money and hussar money, then most of these waste money will return to the Central Plains after a period of time. After all, bad money still has the effect of driving out good money. But if you want bad money to drive out good money, you must let bad money and good money have the same purchasing power, but obviously, after Zhengxi money and hussar money circulated, not only Chang'an, but many places also did not accept bad money five baht When it comes to money, how can these bad coins have any ability to expel them?

It costs money to re-melt, and it also costs money to imitate Zhengxi money and hussar money. What's more, Zhengxi money and hussar money are headaches for counterfeiters in terms of style and weight. Knowing the ratio of coins clearly, just a simple balance can make coin counterfeiters turn gray with worry.

  So, under such circumstances, the tyrants of the Jiangdong gentry will of course try to pass on the damaged part as much as possible, and the direction of passing on is naturally upward and downward. Go up to embezzle Jiangdong's assets, transfer the money that originally belonged to Jiangdong from public to private, and then pass the loss on to the people at the same time...

   Just like the myth that the house price will never fall in the beautiful country, try to put the hot stick in your hand into the hands of the people as much as possible. The Jiangdong gentry also took advantage of various opportunities to pass on the losses, which led to the fact that despite the seemingly industrial development of Jiangdong in the past few years, the increase in goods, and the increase in the total trade volume, in fact, the income of the people at the bottom has actually dropped sharply .

  Of course, Er Zhang is ignorant of these economic accounts, and may have some sporadic insights, but he can't form effective cognition, let alone confront Changan's financial strategy.

   Even if they couldn't figure out the two, Sun Quan was even more confused.

  So Sun Quan convened two, and the problem for discussion was that they could only stay at the deficit.

  As for why the shortfall occurs, how to avoid the next shortfall, and how to learn from experience...

  Sun Quan didn't understand at all, he just wanted to know how to make up for the shortfall, how to plug the hole, what are the necessary expenses, and what expenses can be moved around, etc.

  In addition, military expenditures also need to be negotiated.

   It's just that what Sun Quan didn't expect was that both of his two suggestions were rejected.

  Sun Quan said at the beginning whether it is possible to consider raising taxes...

   Immediately encountered strong opposition from Er Zhang.

Whether it is from the perspective of benevolent government or the people's livelihood, Er Zhang's reasons are impeccable, so Sun Quan reluctantly said the second suggestion, reducing the treatment of Jiangdong's official apes and reducing their salaries. It was refuted by Er Zhang again.

  The reason is also very clear, what is the total salary of Jiangdong official ape? Using salaries to make up for military expenditures is like a drop in the bucket, and it will also cause dissatisfaction among Jiangdong government officials, passive sabotage, etc., which will cause more problems at that time, which will do harm to everyone.

   Two consecutive proposals were rejected, Sun Quan was somewhat unhappy, and almost wanted to turn his face and walk away. However, Jiangdong Foundation is his own after all, and he can't ask for overtime pay like a worker, so he can only hold back, and said lightly: "In this case, what advice does Zhang Gong and Dongfang have to solve the urgent military expenditure?" 』

   The two Zhangs looked at each other, but didn't speak immediately.

  Sun Quan sighed, closed his eyes, and suppressed his anger. "You two, most of the Sun's property has been used for various expenses in Jiangdong... If the two of you are talking about using the Sun's property as a subsidy... then it is better to just change the owner of Jiangdong!" 』

  This is a bit serious, but it is also true.

In the past few years, it should be that Jiangdong’s finances have not been well-off, and there are many people muttering about Guanzhong’s hussars who use their own property to supplement financial and military affairs, etc., so Sun Quan also had to use Sun’s assets. A large amount of money was allocated for various expenses in Jiangdong.

Even if Sun Quan didn't feel much about the money allocated before, for other members of the Sun family, it was no less painful than gouging out the flesh, and this method really couldn't last long, otherwise Sun Quan would not even be able to support his family's basic assets. They couldn't hold on.

  In the high hall, there was an embarrassing silence.

  Sun Quan tried hard to breathe a few times, and then suppressed his anger again, which made his face turn red and purple. After a while, Sun Quan spoke slowly and got back to business.

  No matter what, the problem still needs to be solved.

   Losing your temper won't solve any problems, and it won't increase your money.

"Now the Sun family has so much property..." Sun Quan showed his sincerity very much, "A few days ago, it was used for military expenses and funeral expenses. Turnaround is extremely difficult. Mr. Zhang, Dongfang, knows that Jiangdong’s money and taxes are not easy, but now let’s see if there is any way... or if there is anything else that can make money, first top it up...』

  Jiangdong is indeed riddled with holes at this moment.

  Jiangdong at this time does not have the so-called Edinburgh of later generations.

  From the Spring and Autumn Period to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Jiangdong was a marginal area and was called barbarians.

  Most of the states in the Spring and Autumn Period buried Chu. For example, Yanzi said that their oranges grow in Huainan, and they are oranges; Lu's Spring and Autumn Period said that they cut boats and sought swords, and Jingren went to the mountains; Han Feizi said that they contradicted themselves; Only Qin State, which belongs to Xirong, extended some loving hands to Chu State.

Anyway, in the pre-Qin period, all three characteristics of the chain of contempt were present. The first was to look down on those who were different from oneself, such as the state of Song; the second was to look down on those who were weaker than oneself, such as the state of Zheng; Those with a lower level than myself are like Chu State located in Jiangdong.

  In the Western Han Dynasty, these places have become Huaxia, so the chain of contempt extends further south. The Yunnan-Guizhou region filled the gap that was despised and contributed to Yelang's arrogance. Later, because the Western Han Dynasty established the capital in Guanzhong, Guanzhong people began to look down on Shandong people. In order to improve his background, Yang Pu moved Hangu Pass to the east for dozens of miles so that he could become a Guanzhong native.

  Even if people from the Central Plains took refuge in the south of the Yangtze River, they would of course have to show off their sense of superiority. The southern aborigines were called Nanraccoon dogs by the Central Plains people traveling south. So the Jiangdong people also gave the fleeing Central Plains people a title, Beijia.

  This started the process of Dajiangdong people despising the whole country...

  But as far as the big man is concerned, Jiangdong people really have nothing to be proud of. The population is not comparable to the Central Plains, the technology is not comparable to the Central Plains, and the economy is naturally also inferior, and there are no decent local products. Can't you send shells as some luxury? Coupled with Jiangdong's continuous use of money, the consumption is astonishing. Last year's tax was almost zero, which made both of them a little embarrassed.

  Even if the taxes for this autumn are counted first, it cannot make up for the shortfall.

  Many things that must be done by Jiangdong officials are impossible to do now. What can still be managed is the salaries of officials and the expenditure of military supplies. This is only to make up for part of the early stage, and it is not yet known where the military expenditure will come from.

  As for the daily problems of Jiangdong, such as water conservancy and flooding, roads and city walls, construction in various places, and daily relief for orphans, widows, old and young, etc., if you can do it, you can do it in a perfunctory way.

   But the question is, does Jiangdong really have no money?

   Obviously not.

  The prices of luxury goods in the Western Regions have already turned upwards, but they are still sold whenever they arrive, and when they are sold out, they are not ambiguous at all.

  The war horse has risen from hundreds of thousands to millions, and it is also a hot seller.

  The people on the streets are ragged and struggling, but the sons of the nobles can still ride through the city on horses worth millions.

   Jiangdong is not without money.

  At this moment, Jiangdong is in urgent need of rectification, and the core force of the Sun family, which can be used as the center, cannot control these native Jiangdong nobles.

  The people in Jiangdong are very poor.

   Today's Sun family is also very poor.

  But the children of the Jiangdong gentry have accumulated a lot of wealth.

  The gap between rich and poor in Jiangdong has also been intensified in this process, and at the same time, this has further deepened the accumulation of private wealth.

  This is also one of the reasons why Sun Quan has always been involved in the Jiangdong gentry in history.

The property belonging to the Sun family in Sun Quan's hands was actually good at first, but before the Northern Expedition to Guangling, the gentry in Jiangdong did not support it very much, and then Sun Quan insisted on going his own way. Of course, it was equivalent to bearing most of the military expenditure, several million Tens of millions of money were spent, which almost wiped out the old family of the Sun family, but there was not much profit...

On the one hand, the sons of the gentry who dealt with it, turned their hands up and down, and the middlemen earned the difference. Another incident broke out, and Sun Quan had to give up the last profit. It can be said that he lost from the beginning to the end, and the Jiangdong gentry all made money laughingly.

  Zhang Zhao pondered for a moment, then bowed his hands and said: "My lord understands righteousness deeply, and the old minister admires it very much." The subject is dull and rotten, and the lord entrusted the power of financial management to the subject, but the subject did not try to support it. Today Jiangdong's lack of wealth is the fault of the minister, and I really feel ashamed...』

  Sun Quan frowned slightly, but still said: "Mr. Zhang, how can this be called Mr. Zhang's fault?" Don't mention guilt anymore, let's talk about how to deal with it! 』

  Zhang Zhao bowed his hands to thank, Fang continued to say: "My lord's resources have also been lacking for a long time. The ministers can't do their best in this matter, they are already in great fear, how can they let the lord subsidize the military budget? 』

  The words uttered from Zhang Zhao's mouth were both beautiful and majestic, and Sun Quan couldn't help but be delighted, and then surprised. The happy thing is that Zhang Zhao is Zhang Zhao after all, with his support, the Sun family is half stable no matter what, but the other side is that military expenditure is still a problem. If other families are asked to contribute money, it is equivalent to The Yu Sun family had to compromise again in some aspects.

  There is no free pie in the world.

  If you want money, you must give Jiangdong nobles some authority...

  Sun Quan's face turned purple again.

  Zhang Hong was on the side, glanced at Sun Quan, and clapped his hands in support, saying: "Master Mingjian, the empty warehouses in Jiangdong are not a day's cold, and marching into Sichuan and Sichuan is not a day's work either." Although Yidao has been conquered now, there is no income at all, and in order to build a military stronghold in Yidao, tens of millions of expenses are needed... Before the heavy rain in Wuling, it caused disasters, while the rest of Jiangdong There are also many floods in the land. If it is not cured, it will inevitably be greatly affected during the autumn harvest. 』

  Zhang Zhao nodded and said, "Exactly. Now the prestige of the lord is between this and Duo. If everything in Jiangdong is in short supply of wealth and endowment, what is the benefit of holding power tightly? According to what I see, the lord might as well combine power and responsibility, and those who want to gain power should match their responsibilities. In this way, on the one hand, the lord's resources will not be too scarce, and on the other hand, the master's hands are all in the hands of the lord. This is the humble opinion of an old man, please be aware of it, my lord. 』

   These words went a little deeper, and Sun Quan couldn't help being startled when he heard this.

   What Zhang Zhao said actually has some truth. After all, Jiangdong is not considered small, and unlike Guanzhong or other regions, fast horses can be directly accessed. In areas without waterways, there are large areas of Jiangdong that are mountainous and hilly, making it difficult to pass. Therefore, it is not very realistic that all belong to Sun's direct control.

  Especially the Sun family has just carried out a wave of cleaning...

   Now it is no longer the same as when Sun Jian and Sun Ce were in power. If you have a headache, you can treat your head, if you have a foot, you can treat your feet, and you can just scratch the eyebrows and beards. When the Sun family was in power in the early days, no one had thought so far-reaching. After all, the buttocks were not stable at that time, but now it is different. Not only do they need to sit firmly, but also need to consider more issues.

   So, what should we do?

   Is exchanging power for money?

   Or hold the authority and think of other ways?

  Sun Shiwan's face turned blue, white, and purple...

  Why does he have to keep compromising, why can't he just kill him once and for all?

Why? !

  He looked up at the sky.

  Emperor Sun was very unwilling.

  (end of this chapter)