Chapter 507 6. Dan Zheng’s Family Has No Extra Money

What does it mean to be courteous?

This is the same as the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's ministers.

In short, one family and one surname rule the world.

Everything you have, my ministers, cannot just be said to have come from your own struggle, but has been bestowed upon you by me, the king, through your struggle.

What you have had before, what you are having now, and what you may have in the future are all given to you by the King and are all His grace.

What's yours is mine, and what's mine is still mine!

This practice was very "popular" during the Edo period, as the income of each domain was often difficult to cover expenses. So I began to think of ways to make money. The first step was to develop new fields. However, the price of rice fluctuated and the source of income was very unstable.

Except for British masters like Uesugi Takayama, they knew how to revitalize industry, develop handicrafts, and increase monetary income, instead of increasing the oppression of farmers. Although most of the feudal lords received a relatively good education at that time, they obviously did not have the ability to open source.

The system of alternating pilgrimage enacted by the shogunate has greatly damaged the financial resources of the major names. In addition, the shogunate has increased apportionment and labor for many years, and will not give up until it hollows out the lords.

Therefore, major names eventually began to cut back on expenditures as they were unable to open up more resources. Money cannot be saved on alternating pilgrimages. Once the ranks of princes are out of order, the shogunate will issue orders at the least, or live in seclusion or even change the order.

Then the feudal lords suffered, and the more moderate daimyo, such as the Maeda clan Kaga Kanazawa clan, used pens and ink paper for office use, and charcoal for heating in winter as an excuse. Roughly 20 to 30% of the salaries of feudal officials were recovered, reducing salary expenditures.

If you are a shameless big name, then it is very straightforward. Publicly announce that everyone must be frugal together and reduce their salary starting from tomorrow! Those who have done such disgusting things, such as the Shimazu clan's Satsuma clan and the Mori clan's Hagi clan, are ruthless to their enemies as well as their own people.

What is very realistic is that the Yamauchi family has been experiencing financial losses year after year and is facing the same severe financial problems. It has reached the point where it has begun to borrow money to fight the war, and it is no longer dare to borrow money from loan sharks. In other words, as long as Heita Xiao is still alive, the Yamauchi family will not be allowed to borrow money again.

But the current situation of moneylessness in the family needs to be changed, but it is impossible to reduce expenditures. In the era of the Warring States Period, everyone was expanding their military and preparing for war, and strengthening their force. Don't spend any less money on this.

We even need to find ways to increase investment! Not only did the foreign guns have to be made by oneself, but the insufficient quantity also had to be purchased from the Southern Barbarians. It is impossible to expect to mobilize peasants and soldiers to go on expeditions year after year. The number of standing ashigaru must be gradually expanded, which is another bottomless pit.

If you want to fill this bottomless pit, the best way is to open source. But how is it possible to make money out of thin air? You have to have the Midas touch. Xiaoping got rich too early. As for why he is still here in such a miserable night. Take stock.

At the right time, Yamauchi Persimmon Lacquer came out of the warehouse, and the past investment and long time paid off hugely.

Seeing that more than 10,000 yuan in cash is about to flow into the pockets of the samurai of the Yamauchi family, this cannot but be tempting.

As the hardcore members of the Yamauchi family, Chief Accountant Yamauchi and Izumo Yamauchi have the word Yamauchi on their heads, so their core interests lie in Yamauchi. Naturally, they aim to maintain the rule of the Yamauchi family everywhere.

But they wanted to be good people, and they wanted to be courteous, but they came to inquire about Xiao Pingtai's thoughts.

This is a test of who has the overall perspective?

This country belongs to their Yamauchi family, so they are naturally very anxious. Of course Heita Xiao is also a member of the Yamauchi family. If this plate collapses, it will do no good to Heita Xiao. In addition, before people changed their sincerity to sincerity, Yamauchi Taro's grandfather and father were both talented, capable and tolerant masters. He had nothing to say to Xiaoping, so he naturally had to pull the Yamauchi family hard.

Xiaopingtai can be selfless, but what about others? Forget about the family members who have been here for generations, what about those family members who have joined in the past ten years?

There is a saying that is very good, and Xiao Pingtai always remembers it very clearly: a person cannot be so selfish that he thinks that others are not selfish!

Everyone has selfish motives, and Xiao Pingtai also has a lot of expenses. She has a large family, relatives, and several retainers, which is more than two hundred. This all costs money, and he can only make ends meet.

After finally getting some money, there is nothing unjustifiable about improving my life, buying new clothes for my wife, and buying myself a war horse.

What's more, Xiaopingta was trying his best to get money for Yamauchi, and they actually asked at the door. He was not even prepared to leave time for Xiaoping Tai and the samurai to keep warm. This was too much.

Now these two members of the Yamauchi family who can talk to each other seem to have made up their minds and are ready to sacrifice the privacy of most of the Yamauchi samurai group to save the famous prince of the Yamauchi family.

"I'm afraid it won't work! The families of the feudal lords are not rich, so you can finally relax. How can you carry out such a bad government!"

Seeing Koheita's firm refusal, Chief Yamauchi and Izumo Yamauchi looked at each other.

"Anyone from the same family, as well as His Highness, can serve directly as an example!"

Great!

Can!

Very ok!

It looks like he has given up all of his huge 25% profit selflessly, but what is the reality? Out of the left pocket, in in the right pocket. The money was given to the Yamauchi family for their own use, it was just a nice thing.

"You are so loyal to His Highness, I am so grateful for you."

Nodding his head, Chief Accountant Yamauchi, who was waiting for Koheita to continue expressing his position, realized that this was the end of what Koheita had said. Not a single word that can be used is said, and it cannot be used to make use of the topic at all.

"Just try to be accommodating again!"

The chief accountant of Yamauchi not only forced donations, but also hoped that Xiao Pingtai would be the bad guy and take the lead in expressing his position. Then, by virtue of Xiao Pingtai's unparalleled reputation at the moment, other samurai would also pay the money out of consideration or loyalty.

"Doesn't the people care?"

"Only by expressing his position and sharing the difficulties can the people's resentment be resolved."

You know the power of public opinion, and you know how to guide public opinion. But it's money after all, how can Xiao Pingtai call for all the money?

"The chief accountant is making things difficult for me."

"The former prime minister and the former Yu Lindian have earnestly entrusted me. I hope that Dan Zheng will not be afraid of difficulties."

"If the former Yu Lindian was here, why would it be like this? Alas~~~"

Xiao Pingtai sighed. After all, he was a favor to him. He had to do this evil thing. It was too difficult.

"The family is just short of a few thousand kan for turnover. There is no need to ask everyone to contribute all of it. Half is enough."

"Everything depends on the correction!"

But I saw that Yamauchi Shuke took out a document from his arms. There were actually four people who had already written the judgment. Yamauchi Shuke, Yamauchi Izumo, Isshiki Miyauchi, Imagawa Yoshichika, and Kobayata, five people approved it, and the other four would not refuse.

"A Ling, take all the silk, gauze, satin, filaments and other clothes in the house to pawn, and all the mother-of-pearl, lacquer, gold, silver, porcelain and other utensils in the house to pawn. From now on, I will only use kapok for clothes and coarse pottery for daily use. All the money I get will be given to the Yamauchi official treasury."