Blackstone Code

When the emperor said that he would use the national treasury to deal with the current crisis, the first person to stand up was not the prime minister or the finance minister, but the defense minister.

His Majesty the Emperor did not argue with him immediately, but looked at the others. He needed to find out whether there was any change in the attitude and position of each of these ministers.

When his eyes touched the Minister of War, the Minister of War met his gaze with some hesitation, "Your Majesty, my view is the same as that of the Minister of Defense. It is almost the end of the year."

"The end of the year?" His Majesty the Emperor twitched the corner of his mouth, "What's going on at the end of the year?"

He knew that this was just making excuses, and he also felt a sense of urgency. Only the emperor who firmly grasps power is the real emperor.

Those emperors who did not seize all the power were nothing more than puppets. Although he could not be said to be a puppet that could be manipulated by people at will, he was very angry when he saw these people always opposing his ideas.

The anger was not shown on his face, neither his expression nor his tone seemed to contain any anger.

A little indifferent, a little indifferent.

The Minister of War showed some embarrassment on his face, and he said softly, "To uniformly distribute pensions to soldiers killed in action in the second half of the year, the troops stationed in the local area need to exchange defenses with the local troops, and the ordnance also needs to be maintained. In addition, some equipment needs to be replaced. Pack……"

With one word, His Majesty the Emperor, who was originally thinking of refuting the Minister of War, shut his mouth. He remained silent for a long time. There was not a single sound in the ruler's hall, and even his breathing was so weak that he could not be heard.

Yes, pensions are going to be paid.

The number of soldiers killed in the Amelia region has almost caught up with the number of soldiers killed in the world war. These wastes will die when they die. His Majesty the Emperor feels that if they don't die, it will be a waste of food.

Holding the empire's most advanced standard weapons and enjoying the most complete logistics, it turned out that he couldn't defeat a group of armed civilians!

But no matter how much he hates these armies, he must face this unavoidable problem.

Although they were waste, they gave their lives for the country.

According to the current pension system implemented by the Gaevra Empire, they need to pay a one-time death pension of 3,500 yuan to the family members of each fallen soldier, and then pay an additional salary every quarter.

The salary standard is based on 80% of the current military rank salary. This money will be paid for three to six years. It can be regarded as helping these families who have sacrificed their families to get through the first and most difficult moments.

This is not a small expense. In addition to this expense, there are other military expenditures, which are all a headache.

His Majesty's head began to hurt again. He endured the pain and looked at the others, "Who else wants to say something?"

He looked at the others to see if anyone wanted to contradict him.

The result was very disappointing, or in other words, it was within his expectations. Some people had different opinions on this.

The one who stood up was the Minister of Construction. He even bowed slightly to show respect for the emperor, but standing up in itself was the greatest disrespect for the emperor.

The emperor looked at him calmly, and he opposed the emperor's idea without hesitation, "Your Majesty, many reconstruction projects in the Amelia area are under way. After the spring begins, there may be a need to raise a sum of money as soon as possible to cope with the spring planting. .”

"In addition to these, urban reconstruction, reconstruction and repair of important public facilities and military facilities all require a lot of money."

"If we use the remaining money from the treasury, it is likely to slow down the development of Amelia Province, and there may even be a recurrence of some policy issues."

"The locals are eager for some positive changes. If we cannot make everything happen quickly, it may trigger a second round of confrontation."

The finance minister is not talking nonsense. The shift in the focus of empire development is also one of the core contradictions between the emperor and the aristocracy, the privileged ruling class and the middle and lower classes of society.

Under such great pressure to develop Amelia, if we temporarily stop the financial support there, it is very likely that the situation that has already improved will start to deteriorate again.

Backwardness and poverty are the biggest reasons why people are willing to take risks. Once the local development speed cannot keep up, and people have no expectations for the future and are in a state of not having enough to eat and clothing, some of them are likely to be affected again. Temptation by external forces to form or join resistance organizations.

Moreover, the investment in Amelia has been so large in the past few years, and it is impossible to let things slip at this time. What the Minister of Construction said is indeed a factor that needs to be considered.

His Majesty the Emperor knew that what he said was correct, but he was still unhappy in his heart.

He said truthfully, "There is a shortage of money here, and there is a shortage of money there. If it doesn't work, just issue another batch of currency..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Prime Minister raised objections. Regardless of whether this was a test by the Emperor or not, at this time, the Prime Minister had to step forward.

He has already taken some initiative. If he still doesn't say anything, doesn't do anything, doesn't express his position, and acts like a mascot, then the nobles around him will be a little worried.

They worry that their imagined "prime minister's ambition" is not the same as the prime minister's real "ambition". This is a terrible guess that will bring even more terrible consequences.

So at this time, the Prime Minister knew what he should say.

"Your Majesty, now is not the time to issue additional currency..."

The emperor looked at the prime minister, who was expressionless, and said, "Tell me what you think."

The Prime Minister's face tilted downward, which was a kind of agreement. "The current wave of bank runs has caused turmoil in our economy, and the cause of these turmoils is the shortage of currency circulating in society."

"Actually, this problem was laid down four years ago."

"When we take over the Amelia region, we should first issue an additional batch of currency to meet the needs of market circulation."

"With an entire province, more than ten cities, and a population of eight million, we have forgotten that the shortage of space and people will affect the local economic order."

"If we issue more currency now so that everyone can receive their deposits, rapid currency depreciation will increase market instability, undermine the stable market structure, and make people question our policy."

"In principle, I very much agree with the issuance of additional currency to cope with the new domestic and international situation. At the same time, we should also be more cautious about issuance of additional currency. At least at the moment, it is not suitable to do so when the external economy is damaged!"

Indeed, many of Gefra's raw materials currently come from imports. After the currency depreciation, people need to spend more money to import the same amount of raw materials as before.

It will have a great impact on some industries that rely on imported raw materials, and some of them may suffer losses directly from profits.

The same is true for people's lives. To print enough currency to cope with this bank run will inevitably cause the prices on the market to rise rapidly. People who could have had enough to eat will soon only be able to eat seven cents full.

Those who are not hungry will soon start to starve.

The wages paid by the factory cannot support each family, and the factory owners will suffer losses if they pay too much, so the Prime Minister will definitely not agree to His Majesty the Emperor's plan.

If he wants to hold on to power, he must not be too "foolish". The system of the Gefra Empire will not allow a mediocre and stupid prime minister to be in power.

This is different from the Federation. In the Federation, it doesn't matter even if the president is a fool. They have a whole system that allows the government to continue to operate as before, but Gaevra cannot.

He wanted to oppose the emperor to show his "integrity" and gain the support of the people.

Fighting against the imperial power is not a simple matter. Nobility and public opinion are both indispensable.

"This won't work, that won't work either, so tell me, what can be done, and how can we calm down this storm?" The emperor asked the question to the ministers.

The ministers were silent. It was not easy to resolve the matter in one go.

But to say how complicated it is, it may not be solved as long as you have money.

In fact, there have been more than one runs in history, but the previous runs had very little impact, and they were often targeted at banks owned by a down-and-out aristocrat or some commercial banks.

This is the first time that it has caused such a big fuss.

But it was this "money" that troubled everyone.

Everyone was silent, and a sarcastic smile appeared on His Majesty's face. He looked at the Minister of Finance, "Minister of Finance, do you have any good ideas?"

After the finance minister was silent for a while, and when the emperor was about to miss him, he suddenly spoke.

"Your Majesty, we can borrow money."

Well……

His Majesty the Emperor looked at the Minister of Finance with some surprise, and they both thought of going together.

The Chancellor of Finance has absolutely failed. He has lost this fight. Who would have thought that the Prime Minister is willing to destabilize the economic order of the empire but also wants to pull him down. Facing the Prime Minister who has gone crazy, the Chancellor of Finance has no clue. Method.

Just like those businessmen who faced the chancellor of the finance who would die with him and everyone else, they could only give in step by step.

Now that the defeat has been determined, what the finance minister is fighting for now is not to find a way to stay, but to ensure that his family still has a chance, a slim possibility.

"Tell me what you think..." His Majesty the Emperor said after pondering for a moment.

The Chancellor of Finance stood up and bowed to show respect for His Majesty the Emperor, "The situation we are currently experiencing has many coincidences. This problem cannot be solved internally. We can try to solve it externally."

"There is a lot of hot money in the world, and bankers active in various countries, and even governments of other countries, are all forces that can give us some help."

"As long as we can reach some agreements with people outside and get some money, the situation will soon stabilize."

The emperor nodded noncommittally, glanced sideways at the prime minister who was frowning, and asked, "What do you think we should do?"