Seeing that the atmosphere in the hall was a bit heavy, Zhao Zhen said loudly: "There is a practice for how to spend money and grain in the army, and it cannot be explained clearly in a short while. Even if it is to be changed in the future, it also needs to be discussed from a long time. Where can I decide in a hurry? Let's discuss this matter later!"

Xu Ping sighed in his heart, it seems that military expenditure is difficult to move without being forced to go. The generals in the army who are in high positions are either old ministers of the vassal residence during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of Taizong or foreign relatives. Many of them have two identities in one. These people are married to each other and have mixed relationships. Unless the emperor makes up his mind, others will not be able to move them at all. Zhao Zhen obviously has no intention of changing this situation now, and not only does not change, the position of military management with good treatment is also given directly to those close to him.

Seeing that the ministers didn't speak, Xu Ping said: "It's okay to discuss it again afterwards. But there must be an amount of the military expenses, otherwise the Three Divisions will be really difficult to do. You can ignore the amount of spending. The total amount of military expenses must be determined. The Privy Council can make the decision. This year's total military expenses will be reported by the Privy Council based on the expenses last year. On this basis, the next year will always be determined. After the settlement, the Three Divisions will pay monthly according to this amount."

Zhang Shixun said: "In fact, this matter is difficult to handle. Daily expenses can be given, but the number is not easy to determine if the rewards are given during the New Year or if there are major issues in the country. Furthermore, the army will also have rewards for money. Who can make clear the various things?"

"No matter what the money is spent, the Privy Council will always pay a military expenditure. Otherwise, the Third Division will keep money in the warehouse all year round and ask you to get it as you want? Where is the reason in the world? The Third Division collects money and grain from the world and uses it for the affairs of the world. How can it be used exclusively to support the army? Regardless of whether it is more or less, the Privy Council must give a number!"

Seeing that Xu Ping's expression was a little bad, Zhang Shixun was unmoved and just shook his head: "It's hard, it's hard!"

In addition to the money and food of the leader, the imperial guards also have a large part of the money that cannot be explained. They usually need to give rewards for training, and the army needs to give rewards for moving defenses. They need to pay for shoes when it is cloudy, rainy, muddy roads, and colder when it is hot, so you need to pay for ice. Not to mention that once a war is fought, you have to pay for hard money first and then do it. It is a bit more than the money and food that is normally paid. These expenses are unpredictable. The Privy Council set a number. It is good to say that if it is too much, Zhang Shixun will pay for the money to fill the holes by himself.

Li Di was in a hot temper. Seeing Zhang Shixun's appearance, he couldn't help but sternly, "Xu Ping's words make sense. It's good for the country to pay for the military. Now I don't care how much your Privy Council spends, there must be a sum! Privy Council, you can't do this, that's too difficult. What's the reason? I've been in Xifu for several years, but I still don't know how much it costs a year?"

Zhang Shixun lowered his eyebrows and looked down, but he didn't hear anything, and said nothing.

Zhao Zhen said: "The military and national affairs are inconsistent, and it is indeed difficult to have certain rules for raising the army. The Privy Council cannot give a specific amount and cannot blame them. Of course, it is difficult to do things without a specific amount. This is indeed reasonable. It is better to use the rating of last year. In order to prevent accidents, the three departments will pay according to this number next year. If there is unexpected money, it will be better to pay from the warehouse. Of course, if there is a war, it will be a different matter."

Zhang Shixun held the scepter: "Your Majesty is wise, I am willing to obey the order."

Xu Ping had no choice but to receive the order with Li Di and others, and prepared to make it settled like this. One more achievement will be more than one more. As long as there is a precise number, Xu Ping can make arrangements. Overall, it is not difficult to give more of this pair of Xu Ping.

Zhang Shixun said again: "Last year, the military support and many rewards came from the inner treasury. How do you calculate this money?"

"Together, we will report to the three departments, and then the Zuozangku will pay the money. Raising soldiers is a state affairs, and the Zuozangku is empty, so we have to use the money from the internal warehouse. Xu Ping is a capable financial manager, and I think this kind of thing will not happen again in the future."

As soon as Zhao Zhen said this, Li Di was a little anxious. According to this algorithm, wouldn’t the military expenditure increase by more than 20% next year? If military expenditure accounts for a lot, there will be no money for other matters. When encountering floods and droughts, will it be time to go to the internal warehouse to borrow money? Just as I was about to object, I saw Xu Ping shook his head gently and swallowed the words he could say.

Zhao Zhen did this, of course, to ensure that his emperor's private wealth had sufficient ability to influence the country's finances. From the time of Emperor Taizong, he completely separated the internal warehouse from the national treasury and started with the emperor's complete control. This became the family law of the ancestors, and the emperor refused to give up easily. He used the Privy Council to control the finance and personnel of the imperial guards, and then used the internal warehouse to influence the national finances. The rewards distributed to the imperial guards at critical moments were the personal wealth of the emperor, so that the officers and soldiers would be grateful to the emperor. The core of the family law of the ancestors was to let the imperial guards, the pillars of the regime, know whose people they were, who could give them money, and who should serve.

Xu Ping was too lazy to care about these things with Zhao Zhen. What he needed was to fix the current financial structure and not to make money from the three departments. All parties were jealous of the emperor. The emperor wanted to make more rewards in the warehouse, and the army would add more rewards, which would eventually turn into a bad debt. In the past, the Sansi envoy who was good at managing finances. If not talking about Chen Shu, Ding Wei would do nothing more than the cost. After supporting Emperor Zhenzong to enthrone the east and west, there would still be huge deficits. Xu Ping wanted to change the tradition of the three departments that had always owed money in his office.

This situation may not be what Zhao Zhen wants to see, but it is needed for the development of the country and society. It is just a patchwork. How can the social economy develop forward?

If the military budget is set, there will be no big deal. The world's money and grain are originally in the hands of the Three Divisions. Since the Taizu period, the military power has been withdrawn and the vassals were reduced. The core is to receive the local financial power to the central government. Local prefectures and counties have basically no financial power, and most of the taxes received are from the Three Divisions. The local governments must use the consent of the Three Divisions. In fact, there are only a few items of money and grain that can be controlled by prefectures and counties. The ministerial money allocated by the Three Divisions, the vinegar money from the official wine warehouse, and the others are taxes collected in various clever terms. Xu Ping had to cancel it step by step. The transferee can allocate the money and goods from the one-way route because the transferee is theoretically the central dispatch agency, which performs the powers of the Three Divisions.

When Xu Ping proposed a budget system, he ideally planned to clarify the military expenses, list personnel expenses, training expenses, equipment expenses, office expenses, etc., use the budget and final accounting system to control the military's expenses and use the money in useful places. Xu Ping, Yongzhou, also led troops, and then could do it. Otherwise, even if there was sugar, how could such a big battle be fought in a state? If the trajectory of history is still based on the military expenses, it will increase year by year, and once there is war, it will explode, but the money is not known where to spend. The huge expenses in the Qingli and Song and Xia Wars in history were almost unaffordable, and later it directly aroused the peasant uprising in southern Shaanxi. In the end, both sides were confused and the financial difficulties and the civilian rebellion in Shaanxi were important reasons.

Everyone knows the principle of money and food in war. But spending money is inefficient. It only takes ten million guan to do something. Who can afford such a battle?
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