Chapter 583: Spend all

The previous few prefects of Dengzhou were determined to make achievements. They all said that there was enough money in the mansion. However, since Tao Daotai was the prefect, Dengzhou Prefecture said that it only had debts outside, no surplus, and the debts to the outside world were increasing, but it was more and more convenient for the prefect to use the money.

Now that the war in Liaodong began, the Ministry of Revenue and the Cabinet directly focused on the surplus and deposits of Weizhou County, the world's prefecture. An edict came down immediately, asking Dengzhou Prefecture to remove all the deposits of the past years to the Ministry of Revenue, but the head of the Ministry of Revenue who sent to urge the matter to handle this matter was quickly hit.

Whether it is Dengzhou Prefecture or the prefectures and counties below, there is no extra cash silver or gold in their hands, only a very small amount of copper coins. In Hefengcang, except for rice beans, there are also banknotes from the various banknotes in Dengzhou. However, these banknotes do not have much circulation value except the three east prefectures. What's worse, Dengzhou Prefecture and the prefectures and counties below have taken out accounts in time. The conclusion is that Dengzhou Prefecture not only has no surplus, but has huge debts.

It is no problem for the Beijing-level province to take away these bank tickets that look similar to waste paper, but first of all, it has to help Dengzhou Prefecture and the prefectures and counties below to pay off the funds raised by the various money houses. As a result, the head of the Ministry of Revenue took a look at the amount to be repaid, and could only turn around and leave, not daring to get involved with the money and grain judges of Dengzhou Prefecture, so as not to cause trouble.

Since the 43rd year of Wanli, the entire three prefectures and counties in the East, especially those under Dengzhou Prefecture and Laizhou Prefecture, have borrowed a considerable amount of money from various money houses. In addition, several prefectures and counties have had to carry out rounds of debt sorting under the arrangement of Beihai Money House, as the debt is settled, the more deficits it is. Many prefectures and counties have to let Beihai Money House, Donglai Money House, and Longjiang Money House act as agent for the prefecture and county warehouses.

It’s just that the money shop agent Zhouku County Cu, and even directly replaced the role of Dengzhou’s money and grain magistrate. Now Dengzhou Prefecture’s money and grain magistrate is not as effective as Gu Mengyu’s words.

However, the result of the deficit finance is that the local chief officials can get a considerable amount of money from the money house to carry out economic construction, such as Tao and Xu.

Of course, the prefect Xu was born in and out of the country, so it was just a temple, academies, and academies. Strictly speaking, it could only be cultural construction, not a real economic construction. However, these constructions allowed the prefect Xu to escape the disaster in addition to the praise from Shilin.

After all, Dengzhou Prefecture originally had more than 20,000 taels of silver in its account. If it weren't for the money house's trouble, perhaps the more than 20,000 taels of silver would have been directly taken away by the imperial edict in Beijing, and it would not even leave a penny for Dengzhou Prefecture.

Now, the prefect Xu used the more than 20,000 taels of silver and the major money borrowed from Liu Peng to build it. It was well-known throughout the country, and in the end it made the head of the Ministry of Revenue from Beijing to gain nothing. It can be said that the prefect Xu was the most proud of during this period.

Liu Peng also smiled and said, "It's easy to do, and you can give priority to our Beihai Money House when you need money, and ensure the best conditions..."

It is said that it is the most favorable condition, but it is not the same thing at all. The interest rate of the Beihai Money House is not low, and there are a lot of harsh additional conditions. It even requires the government to provide sufficient collateral. However, for the prefect Xu, the capital was not ready to leave him a penny at all. Why should he save money for the Ming Dynasty? Anyway, the next prefect will be responsible for the debt repayment. After his death, he will not care about the flood.

Now the word "debt collection" has become a great weapon for Liu Peng to deal with local officials in Dengzhou. No matter how firm their attitude is, or how hostile they are to Liu Peng and Longkou, as long as Liu Peng mentioned the word "debt collection", these local officials immediately became soft. Not only that, they were not willing to pay off their debts, but even asked to continue to borrow money. For this reason, they almost mortgaged the yamen and the seal.

Anyway, the debt is getting more and more. Several money houses seem to have been owed huge debts by the government, but in fact they have made a lot of money and silver. So when the prefect Xu heard Liu Peng's words, he was particularly excited: "Okay, okay, this is the best. Liu County Magistrate, you also know that the mansion is in a difficult situation. Recently, he is planning to repair the mansion's post road, otherwise the food will not be transported out. Aren't you planning to build Huangzhao Avenue to Shuitougou? You can do whatever you want in Shuitougou, and the mansion will help you get things done directly."

Now the road from Zhaoyuan to Linglong has come to an end. Next is the road from Zhaoyuan to Shuitougou. As long as the road is built to Shuitougou, Longkou can completely control the entire Laixi. However, since Longkou has such a large investment, it is to try every means to protect its investment from losses, so it must do its job in Shuitougou.

Now the prefect Xu took the initiative to propose, and Liu Peng of course agreed: "The Ming Mansion needs to repair the post road, which is the best. This post road must be repaired. I will ask the Beihai Money House to try its best to provide the prefect Xu with the convenience of the prefect!"

Since you want to transport sea to Liaodong, you must first transport a large amount of grain from land to various ports. However, for the current Denglai Prefectures, this problem is almost unsolvable. Whether it is Guanma Avenue or Yilu Road, although it can barely be carried, it is very difficult to drive a horse and a ox cart. Some road sections that have been disrepaired for a long time cannot even pass the ox cart.

And the prefect Xu smiled and said, "I heard that Mr. Liu wanted to cultivate the official Ma Dao?"

The Guanma Avenue facing eastward is the lifeblood of Longkou, but this Guanma Avenue was originally Qinzhi Road, and the standard is not low. Although it has been in disrepair now, it is not a small amount of money, grain and manpower to be repaired and rebuilt.

Therefore, Liu Peng smiled bitterly: "I dare not repair it all, but I want to repair one or two sections that can be used. Mingfu should know that if I rebuilt Guanma Avenue, it will definitely be based on the standards of Huangzhao Avenue. Whether it is cinder road or brick road, it will be a huge investment. I don't have much money left."

Liu Peng said it was quite reasonable, but Master Xu laughed: "You can just build one or two sections, and you can also build one or two sections in the mansion. The local area is responsible for one or two sections. Isn't this avenue repaired? But what's going on with the cinder road and the brick slag road? You have to send two people to guide you."

Liu Peng had already understood the meaning of the prefect Xu. The prefect Xu was preparing to eat three fish. Since it solved the traffic problems in Dengzhou Prefecture and could also gain a lot of benefits, road construction is a major project, especially after raising the standards of Guanma Avenue to the standards of cinder roads and brick slag roads, there would be more oil and water.

Moreover, the reason why the prefect Xu was busy repairing the post road was that after the sea transportation was reopened, he used up all the remaining surpluses in the prefectures and counties, and he also had to owe as much debt as possible to create a situation where the warehouse was empty.

Otherwise, after the pressure from Beijing and the provinces came down, in order to solve the problem of rice beans required for shipping, the government and the state would also owe a lot of debts. Instead of smashing a large amount of rice beans into the sea, road repairs can leave at least a few high-standard official roads, and can also hide them from the people, and there is also an explanation below.

However, Liu Peng did not object to the proposal of Prefect Xu. He just said: "This matter must be fast. If the Taoist minister reacts and wants to force himself, it will be a big trouble."

Although Tao Langxian had nearly infinite power, his position was Dengzhou Haidang Road, and his military mission was more important than administrative functions, so the prefect Xu dared to seize food from the tiger's mouth: "Okay, let's step up to do this matter well. Yes, we can definitely do this matter very well!"

After reaching an agreement with the prefect Xu, Liu Peng's negotiations today did not come to an end. Soon he faced a new negotiation partner, and he did not dare to take it lightly. After all, these people are all big names that are worthy of the Three East Mansions. Even if they are not big names, there are big names with great backgrounds behind them.

Under such circumstances, it was midnight when the negotiations came to an end. Liu Peng wiped his sweat and took another deep breath before saying to Wei Yujun and Xu Qiaozhi who had been waiting aside: "Thank you for your hard work today. I didn't expect that so many people would take this opportunity to talk to me. In addition, there is a demon star in the sky that disturbed the interest. I'm really sorry to Yujun, and I will compensate you well again after looking back."

But Wei Yujun smiled: "I am very satisfied with such a luxurious scene. I can stay with you in poverty and enjoy such prosperous scenery. Today there are such a big scene, so many big people come, and so many gifts. Everything is the first time in my life. I am already satisfied!"

"It's better to compensate us tonight than to compensate!"

Speaking of this, Wei Yujun hugged Xu Qiaozhi, and his eyes became extremely bold and charming: "The one who really worked hard is my husband, so tonight I will serve my husband with Qiaozhi. At that time, I will use all kinds of tricks to kill my husband and swallow him into my stomach, leaving no trace for him!"

Hearing this, Liu Peng couldn't help but get excited. He didn't expect Wei Yujun to be so relaxed. When he thought of the scene where she served him with Xu Qiaozhi, Liu Peng couldn't help but get drunk.

Even though it was September of the 46th year of Wanli, the extremely bright demon star was still hanging in the night sky. Whether it was called a comet, a Chiyou flag, or a demon star, Jiao Wenbo thought it was an unlucky sign.

It is said that once the Chiyou flag is released, there will be a war that will surely flow into a river of blood. Now Liaodong has already fought to the point where the world is shocked. If this is not considered a war or not, then how cruel the real war that flows into a river will be.

The demon star is still so conspicuous that Jiao Wenbo looked up and saw this demon star that brought countless disasters in the legend, which made him feel even more uneasy... Friends reading books, you can search for "" and find this site as soon as possible.
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