The first thousand and ninetieth chapters release the demon from the cage
Sending troops requires military pay, transportation of food and grass, and military equipment. The Liao Dynasty, like the Song Dynasty, although horses could be brought by soldiers, other things needed to be supplied by the imperial court.
These miscellaneous things add up to a huge expense. Yelu Hongji sighed slightly and subconsciously wanted to seek help from his mother, but suddenly stopped moving. He could not rely on his mother's curtain for everything. He was the emperor of the Great Liao Dynasty and could also recreate his past glory!
A spring disaster in the spring of last year has not recovered the treasury of the Great Liao Dynasty. However, with the emergence of officials and the trade between the Song and Liao merchants, the Great Liao economy has improved a lot. In Yelu Hongji's view, all this has just begun.
He believed that the Great Liao would soon catch up with the Great Song Dynasty, because the Great Liao had begun to trade with Goryeo. Not only that, the Great Liao caravan even arrived at Baishui City in the Black Khanate, and further west were Huashuzimo and Seljuk.
Although there are not many caravans in the Great Liao Dynasty, he believes that sooner or later, it will be comparable to the Song people. Now that spices from the Western Regions have appeared in Shangjing City, this is an excellent start.
Of course, this idea was also thought of by myself, and it did not pass through my mother. And I also had a good idea for insufficient military expenditure. Isn’t it just a shortage of money? Isn’t it just a secret order to the Departure Department without hiding everyone.
Unlike Jiaozi of the Song Dynasty, the Liao Dynasty officials were handed over to the army to complete it. In the eyes of the emperor Yelu Hongji, the Liao Dynasty's army was more reliable than the civil servants' office.
He wrote a note on the paper and finally stamped the emperor's private seal of divine treasure. Yelu Hongji casually handed it to the eunuch: "Send it to the Palace Metropolitan Deployment Department immediately and handed it to the Metropolitan Deployment Department."
The eunuch bowed and took it, carefully put it in a bamboo tube and put it in his arms and left. This was normal for Yelu Hongji and this eunuch, but for the Liao Dynasty, it would be the beginning of a disaster...
In just three days, Yelu Hongji got the official he needed, and the banknotes emitting the fragrance of ink were piled up together, neatly like a barn.
"How about it? This is enough for you to pay military salaries, right? It is enough for you to buy it, right? Of course, it is enough for you to make weapons. If I give you money, you must do the things well, and the extra ones will be rewarded."
Everyone was stunned by his words. These generals supported the sealed officials, but when these officials appeared in front of them, they were so unreal.
When Yelu Hongji saw their appearance, his face suddenly became serious and became more ferocious. He raised his voice and shouted: "You all remember that I will not be less rewarded, but if you do every job I do, I will definitely punish you! He will punish you with severe punishment!"
A small group of generals nodded repeatedly. Now they only had these "freshly released" officials in their eyes. Where can I use them like a hill? The rest are all their own! The reward is too generous.
They didn't know that when Yelu Hongji took over the printing power of the official, money was an inexhaustible treasure house for him. It didn't matter how much money he wanted, so naturally he wouldn't care about the banknotes piled up like hills.
An invisible devil was quietly released from the cage. Although he could not see or touch it, its destructive power was enough to destroy the entire Liao Dynasty.
When a person is unscrupulous, the power will become very terrible. In the cage where the Song Dynasty's coins are tightly located, the imperial power cannot interfere too much, while the civil servants become the chain of supervision.
Zhao Zhen and Yelu Hongji have completely different attitudes towards Guanzi and Jiaozi. One is to respect the young and cautious, and tremble; the other is to be unscrupulous and careless.
When the hills of officials were taken away by generals, they would pour into the people in large quantities. This was a disguised exploitation and exploitation. When the officials exceeded the gold and silver reserves of the Liao Dynasty, these officials were just a pile of waste paper. Using these waste paper to buy items is a squeeze of the people?
But many people have not discovered this. Yelu Hongji believes that he has printed paper money without knowing it, and no one will find out. But he is wrong, and the market will clearly reflect it, but it is not obvious yet.
Yelu Hongji became increasingly unscrupulous and added seals to buy goods from the Song Dynasty, such as exquisite swords, smooth and soft porcelain, soft silk as clouds, glass that reflects colorful light in the sun, and mirrors that can be seen in the slightest light.
As more and more paper money was printed, sensitive merchants from the Song Dynasty were the first to report it. When they exchanged official documents in their hands for Jiaozi, the number of Jiaozi was getting smaller and smaller, and even insufficient cases occurred.
The gangsters among the merchants in the Song Dynasty were the first to be alert. They immediately reported this abnormal news to the Song Dynasty. Zhao Zhen threw the news in the bamboo tube to Su Shi: "The Liao people really couldn't help it, and they started to add official seals."
Su Shi opened the bamboo tube, and the news on the note shocked him, and then said, "The official, I think that the imitation of the Gewu Academy can be stopped. There is no need to let the Song Dynasty bear the reputation of a treacherous person. The Liao people themselves will be punished!"
Zhao Zhen nodded: "I think so too. I thought that with Zhang Jian here, the Liao people would not be too over-provoking. Now it seems that Yelu Hongji can't help it."
Sancai carefully entered the Secret Pavilion and whispered in Zhao Zhen's ear: "The official family, the Liao Dynasty, came to envoy, I heard that it was for our Great Song Dynasty to build the Great Wall."
Zhao Zhen nodded slightly: "It's time to come. It's strange if the Liao people don't make any movement. Zizhan, you know what to do the rest. I temporarily grant you the right to manage the tyrant and handle this job very well."
Su Shi nodded and said, "Officials, I think it's not the time yet, so I should wait and see if the Liao people's officials add more seals, and then launch a fatal blow!"
He patted Su Shi on the shoulder and Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Don't say it's murderous intent. This is a bloodless war. My Song Dynasty is now far ahead and has the opportunity. But you are right. Wait a little bit. Now the Liao people can solve the problem. If it is out of control, the Liao people will have no choice."
Chapter completed!