Suzhou City, in the Governor's Office.

Zhao Ming was wearing a regular dress and sitting upright in the middle hall, discussing Su Songchang's affairs with many staff members.

Chen Mingyu, Ma Shiao and others sat on both sides, and the soldiers gave everyone a refreshment, but they were not serious in their daily affairs, and everyone was more relaxed.

Zhao Ming took a sip of tea, then looked at everyone and said, "Today we are gathered to discuss the current situation and clarify what to do in the future. Second, we are going to take stock of the financial situation. You think we will talk about which one first."

Several people looked at each other, and Ma Shiao said, "Master, as the saying goes, before the troops move, food and grass, it is better to take stock of the family's assets first so that they can have the confidence to talk about what to do in the future."

Recently, Zhao Ming has spent money like flowing water, almost spending all the deposits of the Fukuo and Huaxing Company.

Ma Shiao had heard of this, but he didn't dare to ask about it regardless of the rules and regulations. He took this opportunity to understand it, so he had a clear idea.

Zhao Ming Wenyu nodded, looked at Chen Mingyu and said, "Sir, let me tell you about our current financial situation."

Chen Mingyu nodded and immediately said, "Report to the Grand Marshal, the treasury has been huge in recent days. The Grand Marshal regained Zhejiang and collected Su Songchang. The soldiers made a lot of contributions. The rewards and pensions were used for 500,000 taels, expanded 50,000 war soldiers, armor and equipment, allocated them to fertile land, and used more than one million taels. In addition, the Grand Marshal invested 6 million taels to revive Su Songchang, and almost spent the deposits of the treasury and Huaxing Company."

Ma Shiao looked down and said, "Master, although most of these money comes from seizures, they cannot be spent like this. Moreover, a large part of them are collected from gentlemen and merchants. If they cannot repay them, they will lose their hearts if they do not pay them. Besides, now we have 80,000 war soldiers, and we will get 150,000 taels of military pay per month. If we encounter war, what should we do?"

In a few months, nearly ten million taels of silver were spent, which made Ma Shiao unable to ignore it.

For Ma Shiao, this was simply too much of a loser, making him worried

Many officials and staff sitting on both sides were also dissatisfied with Zhao Ming's spending so much money and started to discuss it.

Zhao Ming didn't care. In order to develop the economy, the government took the initiative to deficit and waited for the economy to get better and then repay the owed money. This was normal for Zhao Ming.

Moreover, Zhao Ming thought that all this money should be spent. He invested six million this year and could make a profit in a few years, and he earned it exponentially.

Zhao Ming had calculated this account with Chen Mingyu. Chen Mingyu managed the plan of governing the branch and Zhao Ming revitalizing Su Songchang must have his support.

"Everyone, don't be impatient!" Chen Mingyu said: "These expenses have been discussed with Yu. The treasury now has one million taels of silver, which is enough for months of expenses. Huaxing Company's account also has one million taels for daily operations. With these two million taels, Donghai Town is enough to operate normally. This time, six million taels, half of the money was raised from the Southeast gentlemen, and with this money injection, I estimate that silk alone can make a profit of five million taels. If the taxes generated by other industries stimulated by the silk weaving industry, I expect that in a year, I can collect eight million taels in a year. Even if the dividends are excluded, and a part of them are left for further expansion, I can collect two or three million taels."

Chen Mingyu glanced at everyone, waved his fists and said, "This is definitely worth doing."

Before deciding to invest money to revitalize Su Songchang, Zhao Ming and Chen Mingyu first learned about Su Songchang's various industries.

A top-quality silk can be sold for six taels in the mainland, and for export, it can be sold for fifteen taels. If the production can be restored, the profit will be extremely huge.

The silk weaving industry requires a large number of employees, and there are also many upstream industries. After being driven, the taxes of Su Songchang will be several times higher.

At this time, Zhao Ming also said: "In the past, in the Southern Song Dynasty, the benefits of the sea were gained tens of millions per year. Our Ming Dynasty was vast and the people were diligent. If we opened the road to trade in silk, porcelain and tea, we would be able to make the world rich. This 200,000 taels were just a conservative estimate. When Shanghai opened a port, maritime merchants from all over the country would only earn more."

Ma Shiao and others were stunned when Wen Yu, not understanding how Chen Mingyu calculated it, but everyone knew very well that he could not tell lies.

If you invest 6 million, you can recover the cost in two or three years, and you will earn more than a few million taels of income every year in the future, then Donghai Town will definitely be rich enough to rival a country.

After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but talk. At this time, Ma Shiao clasped his fists and said, "Master, I still have a little doubt in my heart..."

While everyone in the hall was full of enthusiasm, Ma Shiao was still worried.

Zhao Ming frowned slightly, "Sir, you can say it clearly. As long as it is reasonable, I will naturally follow the good."

"Master! I just finished hearing this and felt that this matter was indeed a good thing. But I don't know if the Master has considered it. Every man is innocent and possessed a treasure. Su Songchang is a fertile land in the world. The court can let our Donghai Town manage for several years. Now, the imperial court has not received any rewards yet, and the prefect and county magistrates recommended by the Master have not been officially appointed. If the court wants to take Su Songchang back, what should we do?" Ma Shiao has experienced the struggle of the upper class and has considered it more. "If the court has another appointment to the Master, the so-called "people leave and tea are cold, will our Donghai Town be in vain?"

These words reminded everyone that Donghai Town has put out so much money to revitalize Su Songchang. If the court takes Su Songchang back, wouldn’t it be a waste of work?

Moreover, there is no need to think about this matter. As long as the court has the strength, it is almost inevitable to take down Su Songchang.

After hearing this, Zhao Ming was silent for a while. He had already handed over the memorials of reporting merits to the court and recommending talents, but there has not been a reply yet, which is really heartbreaking.

Zhao Ming actually thought of this incident. He was silent for a while, stood up, and said coldly: "I have this handsome one day, I think who dares!"

Of course, he was just an angry word, and I'm afraid there are really people who are not afraid of death.

After all, all the kings under the world are kings, and all the kings are kings and ministers. Since he is a wise minister, if the court wants to move him, he wants to resist, which is not in line with the current values, and is a disloyalty and rebellion.

This kind of thought is deeply rooted and if it does not break through, it will always be bound by its hands and feet unless it really turns against the court.

Obviously, Zhao Ming does not want to turn against the court now, as that will only ruin the current situation of the anti-Qing Dynasty, but he is afraid that some people in the court will not see clearly, think he can be bullied, and he really dares to touch his cake.

It is said that the Zhejiang army captured Hangzhou this time, regained a large area of ​​land, and the reward should have been given long ago, but there is no news so far, which makes Zhao Ming feel a little worried.

After hearing Zhao Ming's words, Ma Shiao and others just had a calm face. This sentence was not a solution.

When Zhao Ming saw that everyone was worried, he said again: "Mr. Ma was considering Zhou Xiang in this matter. Then all the investments were classified under the name of Huaxing Company. The company is backed by Donghai Town, and there are so many gentry and merchants as shareholders. I see who is not afraid of death dares to move."

As he was talking, Ding Weiyue took the tent in and walked quickly to Zhao Ming for a whisper. Zhao Ming raised his brow and said in surprise: "Southern Zhili General?"
Chapter completed!