Chapter 1178 Having to fight

Li Chen's eyebrows locked up again.

"Although the national treasury is better than the natural disaster, the economic situation of the court is indeed not optimistic. At present, the court wants to do a big thing, and this big thing cannot be done without money."

"The cost of each party is at least about 50 million taels."

Li Chen's words scared Liu Sichun and let out a soft cry.

"Fifty million taels!"

What is the concept of 50 million taels?

In the past 360 years, the Qin Empire was at its peak, and the annual treasury income did not exceed 12 million taels.

The current reign of the Daxing emperor, over the past decade, has had a treasury income of less than eight million taels per year.

Li Chen's opening was 50 million taels, which was simply an astronomical figure that Liu Sichun dared not imagine.

"Your Highness, it's hard to raise these 50 million taels, but they're raised. Can the court really repay it when it expires?" Liu Sichun asked carefully.

She didn't dare to ask Li Chen what he planned to use so much money to do, but she had to know whether Li Chen planned to pay back the money.

Based on her understanding of Li Chen, she knew that Li Chen would probably not really kill the chicken to get eggs, but 50 million taels were too much.

Li Chen said: "Since you need to deal with this matter, you will naturally know... The court is about to go to war with the Liao Kingdom."

As a businessman, Liu Sichun doesn't care about politics, but she is extremely sensitive to war.

Because once a war begins, all prices will fluctuate greatly, and the resources of the entire country must be adjusted and tilted according to the size of the war, and even the entire country.

When going to war with the Liao Kingdom, this must be not a small friction or a local battle, but a large war.

This kind of war will affect all aspects of the entire country and society.

As a businessman, Liu Sichun keenly realized that knowing this news in advance means huge business opportunities.

At the same time, Liu Sichun also understood why Li Chen suddenly paid attention to a small rice shop today and cared about the prices and grain prices in the Gyeonggi area.

Once the country fights, its dependence on food and grass will be higher, and the court will inevitably purchase grain on the market, which is most likely to cause a surge in grain prices.

Once the control is not well controlled, it will be a waste of life.

The natural disaster has just passed and the whole society has not yet recovered. At this time, Daqin could not withstand a soaring price increase, and the people would really rebel.

"This battle is not about the court's fight, but about the 600,000 Liao army is already under the crescent moon gate. The court has to fight. If it surrenders, it will hand over thousands of miles of land to the Liao people."

Li Chen said indifferently: "So even if you sell the money and empty your family's assets, this battle is inevitable."

Liu Sichun pursed her lips, took her mind out of those national affairs, and said, "But since that's the case, it still cannot solve that problem. How can you ensure that the national debt you mentioned are repayable?"

"War is the most expensive thing. When guns and cannons fire, they are tens of thousands of taels of gold, but at the same time they are also the fastest way to get rich. As long as you can win, not to mention 50 million taels of silver, even 100 million taels of silver are within your fingertips."

Li Chen said in a deep voice: "But the stalemate of the war must be taken into account, so this batch of government bonds will be divided into three short, medium and long, three long, short as half a year, medium as long as one year, and long as three years. The interest will increase in order according to the expiration date, with the minimum short term and the longest long term. This will maximize the relief of the court's repayment pressure."
Chapter completed!