New Shun 1730

The emperor knew that Liu Yu could understand what he was saying.

In fact, it was also a response of the emperor to Liu Yu's cry of the universe and the sigh of reincarnation.

Or perhaps, it was just a sigh that people could not regain their youth after they got old.

Even if these things were to be done, they had to wait until the Indian issue was resolved and the two key railways were built.

And by then, how many years would he have left?

In addition, it was more like he wanted to tell Liu Yu that I was actually a good emperor and wanted to do something big. Although being an emperor is lonely, sometimes I feel a little sentimental and hope to get some recognition and understanding, but just listen.

Liu Yu's answer was very light, and he only talked about the difference between the world and China. But for traditional dynasties, they should understand that without China, there would be no concept of the world.

Moreover, Liu Yu could be very sure that the emperor would not be so "romantic" soon.

Because Liu Yu had already forced Britain into a desperate situation by relying on smuggling and the upcoming war against Britain.

A "rebellion" war in North America will soon break out, and by then the emperor will have to re-examine those immigrant areas that have almost no economic ties with the Central Plains and are entirely built by squeezing the country's finances.

From the emperor's perspective, it is also a kind of wedding dress for others.

Of course, from the perspective of the emperor of the cultural circle, it is another matter. But can the emperor really consider the issue from the perspective of the emperor of the cultural circle, or the perspective of the blood nation rather than the nation?

The emperor, who was a little bit old, saw that Liu Yu did not clearly support or oppose, and he had completely lost the passion that he had when he was young and believed that he was right and insisted on not moving. For a while, the emperor also had some indescribable feelings.

After a long time, he said: "In the past, I thought that after conquering the Rakshasa, recovering the Western Regions, abolishing the Grand Canal, reforming the salt administration, reforming Songsu, going to Southeast Asia, and opening up trade, the world would be peaceful."

"However, I didn't expect that there would be more and more new things. Railways, iron cattle, saltpeter can actually fertilize the fields as high-quality fertilizers, the development of Kanto, the wealth of India, domestic mergers..."

"One by one, more and more, how can it be so easy to achieve peace and prosperity as I thought at the beginning?"

"I am old, and you are no longer young. I always feel that these things can be solved, but things must be done step by step. If you do it quickly, it will inevitably be the end of Emperor Yang of Sui; but if you do it slowly, you will solve one thing, but three or four new things will appear."

"Each one is unprecedented; each one is related to the country. But time is running out."

"I really want to have a mountain of gold and silver now, which can't be used up or dug out. I haven't considered it. The problem of crossing the Yellow River. "

"Let's not talk about anything else, just the simplest thing. Even if I want to migrate and cultivate, who will pay the rent and debts owed by the tenants?"

"My dear, you can use the method of debt repayment in Songsu; or use the method of contract long-term workers to repay debts. "

"But now if you want to migrate, you have to migrate to a place where you can't make a profit. If it's like Fusang, tens of thousands of miles away, even if I ask them to pay taxes and repay debts in the future, do we have to pull the grain back from there? , return it to the landlords? "

"If the court is asked to repay the debts of those tenants, or redeem the land - if Yan Xizhai and Li Gangzhu think so, how can the court redeem a place where the Yellow River may flood? "

"Such a large project, if this is to be done, it will probably cost 100 million or 200 million taels. And the people to be relocated, it will also cost a lot of money. With a population of millions, the court must use some means to accomplish it. Otherwise, how can it be done? "

Liu Yu listened to this and felt that it was not right.

He was startled, thinking that you are not thinking that after the railway in the Central Plains is built... You can't be worried that the prince can't handle the chaos and decide to solve this matter before he dies, and ask people to secretly blow up the Yellow River embankment, right?

The word "means" may be similar to the means of Emperor Wu of Han. Or it may be some means that are completely unpresentable.

Things like blowing up the Yellow River embankment are probably possible.

Especially since the canal has been abandoned, the foundation for all the grain to be transported by sea has been laid. The emperor also felt that the prince was not capable enough, and was worried that the prince would encounter such a thing right after he ascended the throne and would not be able to handle it properly. It was not impossible that he decided to solve the matter himself before his death.

Otherwise, if he meant another means... Let's not talk about whether it can be done, if he dares to do it, Liu Yu will really look at him differently.

Thinking of this, Liu Yu hurriedly said: "I think that there are urgent ways to deal with the situation at this time. As long as we continue to expand outward, increase fiscal revenue, build more roads... do our best and leave it to fate, we may succeed."

"Only when it comes to the Yellow River, we can migrate outside the pass. As long as we continue to expand outward, gain profits, and build railways based on the profits, we can do it slowly over a period of 20 years. The court can afford it."

"If there is a railway from the capital, through Shenyang, and to the Songliao watershed. In 20 years, we can slowly solve the Yellow River issue. On the one hand, we can defend and block it, on the other hand, we can migrate in batches, and on the third hand, we can still collect taxes and make profits when we migrate to the north of Songliao."

"In this way, including the money for building railways, it will be about 10 million taels a year for 20 years or 25 years."

"If we can continue to expand outward, we can collect 10 million taels a year. I think it is not difficult."

"And with this 10 million taels, the price can be regarded as unchanged in places with smooth sea transportation and railways."

"In the Yellow River region, a redemption policy can be implemented - the amount owed by the migrants will be strictly investigated by the court, and the highest interest rate according to the Dashun Law is twice the income. The court will guarantee that they can cultivate the newly reclaimed land and redeem them..."

As long as Dashun is still a dynasty, it is unlikely to take overly radical measures. Since overly radical measures cannot be taken, we can only hope to solve this problem with sufficient money through external expansion and relying on excess profits.

Since Liu Yu said that he had done everything he could and left it to fate, the emperor asked: "According to the Privy Council, how long will it take for India and Europe?"

"If I want to get another 20 million taels a year, how long will it take? How long will it take for the additional 10 million taels of income you mentioned?"

"As you said, there are ways to slow down. This way of slowing down will require the court to have at least 20 million more income every year. This is not even counting the cost of maintaining troops and the navy."

"I trust you the most in matters outside the territory."

Liu Yu gave a very affirmative answer to this question.

"Five years!"

"I think that within five years, the first 20 million taels will be obtained. The Indian and European issues will also be resolved."

"In addition to collecting taxes, there are also customs export tariffs. Once the European issues are resolved and the Indian issues are settled... the monopoly of the Western Trade Company can be eliminated and replaced by collecting export tariffs. In this way, 20 or 30 million taels will not be difficult to obtain."

"The existence of the Western Trade Company stems from the large groups of Europeans, tariffs, and navigation regulations. If the monopoly company system is not implemented, it will be difficult to open up the market."

"Secondly, at that time, there was no Nanyang or India, and Western merchants also had colonies in Nanyang and other places. If there was no monopoly company, private trade smuggling would be serious, and they would definitely be compradors of Westerners."

"And if the Indian issue is completed and the European issue is resolved, Then the monopoly of Western trading companies can be abolished and free trade can be fully enjoyed. "

"These are all means of making profits by monopolizing salt and iron, but the difference lies in the form. As long as the customs are controlled, all exports must be handled by the customs, otherwise it will not work; or the goods produced must be taxed before they can be sold. "

"At that time, all Western forces will open customs, which will be of great benefit to us."

"I will take Russia as an example."

"If the British navigation regulations are abolished, and European countries are heavily in debt by sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight. "

"At this time, if tariffs are set and free trade is carried out, wouldn't Western countries be willing to get the "benefits of salt and iron monopoly"? "

"Even Russia, it originally monopolized tea, rhubarb, silk, etc. At that time, without the British blockade, the goods of our dynasty will pour in. Wouldn't the Russian court be unwilling to monopolize the profits of its own tea and silk? ? "

"He may impose tariffs. If he imposes tariffs, he must manage them strictly in order to profit from the tariffs and enrich the treasury. "

"He may monopolize. If he monopolizes, it must be controlled by the nobles of Moscow, St. Petersburg, etc. How can they let other individual merchants get involved? "

"The more they import, the more financial benefits they gain, and the richer the treasury will be. "

"After the First World War in Europe, all countries will be heavily in debt. How to repay the debt, they always have to consider. After setting the tariff, the more they import, the faster they will repay the debt. "

"Rakshasa is just an example, and the same is true for other countries. "

"Therefore, I say that within five years, it is not a problem for the court to collect an extra 20 to 30 million taels. In Bengal, India, according to Niu Er's method of "tax collectors directly serving as local landlords", 150 can be collected a year. 00,000 taels."

"Add to that the export tax on goods sold, and the import tax on Bengal raw silk and cotton, and it would not be difficult to add another 30 to 50 million taels."

"England and France both suffered losses, and Britain's navigation regulations were broken. It would not be difficult to sell tea, silk, cotton cloth, porcelain and other items to North America for another 10 million taels."

"Or, the court will invest money and let Western countries use tariffs as collateral to help them repay the interest on their national debts. It is expected that by then, the national debts of various countries will increase sharply, and they will have to accept it."

"I think that since the Ming Dynasty, the court's finances have only been 20 to 30 million taels. In this case, everyone feels that adding another 20 to 30 million taels is like a fool's dream."

"In fact, it is not difficult. If you get the essence of it, I think that if the agricultural tax and salt tax remain unchanged, it will not be difficult for the court to earn 80 million taels of silver a year in 20 to 30 years."

"Therefore, if we take it slowly at this time, it may not be impossible to solve it. "

Liu Yu thought to himself, you'd better not think of blowing up the Yellow River embankment, or you'll have to migrate if something goes wrong.

Within five years, the income you can control will definitely double. As long as there is enough money, it's not impossible to solve it slowly. If you make up your mind and spend more than 10 million taels a year, it will take more than ten years, or even twenty years, to build an uninhabited area and a basic embankment.

If fate doesn't allow it and the embankment breaks before it can be solved, then I can have a clear conscience and I've done my best.