第九十四章 举贤不避亲
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吴超越在江阴伤口,苏东战场和宁镇扬主战场一起陷入僵局的时候,中原战场却突然出现了翻天覆地的大变化,久攻清军重兵云集的怀庆城不下,李开芳和吉文元率领的太平军北伐军突然继续西进,一举拿下垣曲小城,又抢在胜保、托明阿等追兵抵达前渡过黄河,一举突破了咸丰大帝精心布置的黄河防线,杀入山西境内。龙腾小说网ltxs520.com
收到这消息,咸丰大帝气得是当着文武百官的面大骂中原清军总指挥胜保为败保,如果不是吴超越江阴大捷的喜讯突然传来,咸丰大帝差一点就向把胜保提前革职问罪,遣戍新疆。
江阴大捷的喜庆气氛很快又被朝臣激烈的争论扰乱,因为吴超越在红旗报捷的同时,还递上请求以盐代饷和自铸银元的折子,对经济一窍不通的咸丰大帝为了节约开支和奖励屡战屡捷的吴超越,倒是无比动心想要答应。但是恨吴超越入骨的僧格林沁、穆荫、麟魁和一些目光长远的满清文武却坚决反对,指出吴超越此举不但是贪得无厌,还包藏祸心。
反对声音最大的是以盐代饷,盐税是满清朝廷的三大赋税来源之一,在财政紧张到已经开铸当五十文大钱的情况下,这条重要的财政来源自然容不得出现半点闪失,而吴超越说拿盐巴抵饷要咸丰大帝同意自己捆盐自卖,实际上就是挖盐税的墙根,一旦开了这个先例,各地团练纷纷要求效仿,那么各地团练为了多挣钱肯定会想方设法的多卖私盐,官盐销售势必遭到冲击,官盐卖不出去就收不上税,团练私盐卖得越多,官盐就卖得越少,满清朝廷的盐税收入必然为之大减,私盐销量远远超过官盐肯定是必然之势。
反对允许吴超越自铸银元的声音比较小,但反对这点的也都是真正懂经济的人。户部满尚书费莫·文庆态度最为坚决,叩首大声说道:“万岁,吴超越奏请以盐代饷,此事尚可变通考虑。但是吴超越奏请自铸银元,此事却万万不可!”
“为什么?”不懂经济的咸丰大帝疑惑问道:“难道此事也有什么弊端吗?”
“非也,铸造银元,此事非但没有弊端,相反还是利国利民的一件大好事!”
文庆语出惊人。结果不学有术的咸丰大帝自然是更加糊涂了。忙又问道:“此事好在何处?既是利国利民之举,那你为什么又要坚决反对?”
“禀陛下,此事非一言半语所能解释,奴才只拿粗略介绍。”文庆说道:“我朝之初,钱贵银贱,常有民间奸商收购铜钱铸造铜器牟取暴利,雍正爷为了制止这项弊端,一度被迫把铜钱的铜铅之比由铜铅各半改为铜四铅六。”
“而自先皇起,洋钱银元大量流入大清,因其方便携带和计算。迅速通行长江南北,洋人除了用银元收购大清茶叶生丝外,又乘机大量收购大清的银锭生银回国大量铸造银元,从中赚取利润,逐渐造成大清银贵钱贱。”
“鉴于此情,当时便有人上书先帝,请求自铸大清银元,以便民间使用和与洋人贸易,但因为各种原因,先帝没有采纳。而现今吴超越恳请自铸银元。倘若圣上准允,那么就只会出现两个结果,第一就是吴超越乘机在银元中大量惨杂铜铅,降低银量。坑害百姓牟取暴利。第二则是吴超越所铸之钱质好量足,通行长江南北,百姓只用吴超越所铸之钱,吴超越乘机收购白银大量铸造银元,同样从中牟取暴利!”
文庆已经解释够浅显了,但聪明过人的咸丰大帝却还是听不懂。又说道:“文爱卿,你说的第一个结果朕明白,但第二个结果朕就不懂了,若是同意吴爱卿自铸银元,他铸的钱质好量足通行南北,方便百姓使用,这是好事啊?吴爱卿又如何拿从中牟取暴利?”
“皇上,因为洋人的银元并不是纯银,其中多少搀杂了一些铜铅,但我们大清朝廷使用的却是纯银啊!”文庆苦笑着说道:“这一枚银元的区别虽然不是很多,或许吴大人只能每一枚银元只能赚取一分半厘的银子,但数量多了,吴大人从中间赚的银子就非同小可了!”
咸丰大帝终于恍然大悟,暗骂了一句吴超越果然不安好心后,然后咸丰大帝又奇怪的问道:“文爱卿,既然铸造银元有利可图,先皇时也有人上书请求朝廷自铸银元,那先皇为什么就不准允呢?还有,你既然懂这个道理,那你为什么就没想过请朕准允户部自铸大清银元,乘机开辟一条新的财源?”
文庆苦笑了,旁边的文武百官也纷纷苦笑了,但是却没有一个人敢告诉咸丰大帝这个问题的真正答案。最后还是到了咸丰大帝再次追问时,在反腐方面很对得起野猪皮家族的肃顺才站出来,拱手答道:“皇上,腐败不除,银元难铸!我朝有明文规定,进出藩库国库者必须穿无袖无袋的短褂,出库后还必须就地倒立一次,以防夹带盗窃银锭,但即便如此,各地藩库与国库的白银仍然失窃严重……。”
说到这,肃顺顿了一顿,又说道:“若是自铸银元,铸出来的银元无法辨别含银多少,提银出库,化银铸钱,环节增多,其中弊端也就更多,先皇大概就是出于这个考虑,才没有准许自铸大清银元。文尚书应该也是害怕这点,所以才不敢请皇上你实施此举。”
文庆默默点头,承认肃顺说出了他的心理话,文武百官也个个不吭声,还有人幸灾乐祸,知道那些喜欢把银子塞在里偷出来的库兵老爷肯定要把肃顺恨到骨子里。咸丰大帝则是瘦脸阴沉,许久后才骂道:“这群蠹虫,朕迟早要把他们杀光杀尽!”
肃顺点点头,又突然灵机一动,很对得起吴超越的对咸丰大帝说道:“皇上,既然吴超越奏请自铸银元,自铸我大清银元又确实是利国利民之举,那么皇上何不允许吴超越在江苏暂时试行?限量铸造一些大清银元?”
“倘若吴超越贪得无厌,所铸银元质差量劣,皇上只许一道旨意就可以制止。倘若吴超越所铸银元质好量足。受到百姓欢迎,取代洋人的银元通行南北,那么皇上你同样是一道旨意就可以吴超越所建的铸钱局收归朝廷所有,岂不是就为我大清开辟了一条新的财源?”
觉得肃顺的话有道理。咸丰大帝难免有些心动,而旁边的文庆也是对事不对人,附和道:“皇上,奴才认为肃中堂的办法不错,奴才只是反对不做限制的让吴超越自铸大清银元。但并不反对让他暂时试行此事,让吴超越限量自铸,若不成迅速禁止,若成的话立即把他创建的铸银局所归国有,由朝廷直接掌握银元铸造大权,赚取利润贴补国用。”
见懂经济的文庆也附和肃顺的意见,咸丰大帝便不再犹豫,点了点头就同意让吴超越试行铸造银元,还迫不及待的幻想吴超越铸钱成功后如果出手摘桃子。而肃顺也确实言而有信,乘机向文庆问道:“文尚书。你刚才说吴超越奏请以盐代饷也可以变通考虑,那如何的变通法?”
“很简单,发免税盐票给吴超越就行。”文庆想不想就说道:“核算吴超越的团练军饷开支,按照开支多少发给吴超越相应的免税盐票,让他自行贩盐筹饷。”
“多谢指点。”肃顺一听大喜,忙又乘机对咸丰大帝说道:“皇上,奴才认为文尚书的办法也不错,发免税盐票给吴超越,既可以奖励他的屡立奇功,又可以帮助他解决军饷不足的问题。继而还可以鼓励我大清将士学习吴超越的奋勇杀敌,报效朝廷,收千金市骨之效。”
不想再从捉襟见肘的国库和内库里拿出银子奖励吴超越,咸丰大帝当然是马上点头认可。还点名让肃顺和文庆操办此事,斟酌着看给吴超越多少免税盐票,也商议了看准许吴超越自铸多少银元。
见此情景,成心想要恶心吴超越的僧格林沁和麟魁等人当然是大失所望,而对吴超越颇有好感的首席军机祁寯藻却也是眉头紧皱,暗道:“肃顺和文庆的办法虽然听上去不错。但其中弊端似乎更多,这天下团练要是都要求用和吴超越一样的办法自行解决军饷,盐税还不是照样受损?”
“还有,限量自铸银元也有问题,这吴超越自铸的银元不受百姓欢迎还好,倘若他铸出来的银元真和洋钱一样通行大江南北,朝廷收回来后照样是弊端丛生,死路一条啊?”
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