copy raider

Chapter 358 Financial Crisis
Yuzhang prefect's mansion.

A series of footprints were left on the white ground. Jia Nian stood in the snow and looked ahead, gradually falling into deep thought.

A voice came from behind, interrupting Jia Nian's thoughts.

"450 bandits were attacked this month, and a total of 120 gold was seized"

"Military expenditure 680 and [-] gold"

"There are 11 people who have been registered to appease the refugees."

"Building channels to dig wasteland, a total of 12 gold"

"To form a Tier [-] regular army, the total cost..."

Jia Nian waved his hand, Lu Su and Liu Ye who followed behind were silent at the same time,
"Just tell me the general gap."

"I have exhausted the Yuzhang prefect's mansion, the Wan county treasury, and my lord's private savings, and there is still a shortage of [-] gold."

"If the gap cannot be filled as soon as possible, then important things such as reclaiming wasteland, fighting bandits, building water conservancy, appeasing the people, and reorganizing the army will be seriously affected."

Hearing the huge number of [-] gold, Jia Nian couldn't help but gasped.

Due to the plunder of Shanyue and bandits, the production and commerce of Yuzhang County have been greatly affected, and it is not unreasonable to say that it is dilapidated.

It's hard to imagine a Yuzhang County in Nuoda, when the treasury was opened, there was only a mere daughter.

Qianjin may have been an astronomical figure in the past, but it is inevitable that it is not enough now.

Not to mention the military expenditure, even the salaries of the top and bottom officials of the Yuzhang County Mansion are somewhat inadequate.

His fingers moved lightly, recalling the scene of accepting Yuzhang County from great joy to great sorrow, he couldn't help being silent for a while.

The county has a population of more than one million people, and they urgently need to recuperate.

Coupled with the continuous refugees fleeing from the north, it became a heavy burden for Yuzhang County in a short period of time.

The reason why I wasn't afraid in Chaohu back then was because of Lu Su's support.

In Wan County, more than ten thousand young adults can be recruited as soldiers because of Jia's savings.

But the money is limited, at least when facing the entire Yuzhang County, it seems like a waste of money.

"My lord, the treasury of the county government is in short supply, shall we reduce our expenses to make ends meet?"

"How to live within our means? Reduce the reclamation of wasteland or build new water conservancy projects? Or reduce military expenditure?"

Jia Nian looked forward, and asked Lu Su and Liu Ye who were behind him.

Lu Su's lips moved and he spoke slowly.

"All the things my lord said must be done, but the treasury has no money. Even if you exhaust the four noble families in Yuzhang County, it is far from enough."

"The people are struggling to make ends meet. If we stop any one thing, it will inevitably make hundreds of thousands of people lack of work. Once it is instigated by someone at that time, a big chaos is just around the corner."

Jia Nian replied to Lu Su.

Thinking quickly in my mind, I continued to speak.

"Yuzhang County finally settled down, even if you grit your teeth at this time, you have to hold on to these things."

"As for Military Spending"

Speaking of which, Jia Nian hesitated for a moment.

Spreading out the palm of the hand, a snowflake flew to the palm of the hand.

"Not to mention the hole in whether the military expenditure is enough, even if all the military expenditure is embezzled, it will not be able to guarantee sufficient funds. On the contrary, it will greatly reduce the combat effectiveness of the soldiers and delay the output of the army in the coming year."

"This method of tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall is not advisable"

Jia Nian gave a follow-up, directly rejecting this solution.

The tribes of Shanyue are allied together, and there are more than ten thousand Shanyue troops entrenched in Yuhan City.

It is already insufficient to station 1st and 2nd rank soldiers in more than [-] counties, and the most important thing is to form [-] regular troops.

If the military expenditure is greatly reduced, wouldn't the plan to form a regular army be shelved? .

"Do the two military advisers think that the purpose of conscripting the wealthy families of the four surnames is to forcefully ask for money?"

"If you don't ask for money from the rich families of the four surnames, how can you fill this gap?"

Liu Ye couldn't help asking Jia Nian.

Jia Nian smiled and turned to look at Liu Ye and Lu Su.

"It's not asking for money, it's borrowing money"

"Borrow money?"

"Since we live within our means, why not live within our means?"

Jia Nian did not reply directly, but asked the two of them.

Lu Su and Liu Ye frowned at the same time, their puzzled and puzzled eyes intertwined.

The number of acres in the world is fixed, so the output of the world is also fixed.

If you want to live within your means, there is obviously only one way, and that is to exhaust the pond and fish.

If this is the case, wouldn't it be self-destructive.

"What is the measure of income?"

"For example, not only will I not stop those things, but I will also vigorously develop commerce and build a commercial district in the county government"

"No way"

Lu Su and Liu Ye said loudly in unison that there is a big hole in the matter at hand, and the most important thing at this time is to fill the gap rather than continue to expand it.

Seeing the fierce reaction of the two, the smile on Jia Nian's face became even stronger.

"Create a plan, what needs to be done urgently within three years, and then calculate the money that needs to be consumed every year. I promise to get this money on the basis of no taxation and forced collection of private property"

"Yuzhang County is dilapidated, so we must not exhaust the lake for fishing"

Lu Su advised Jia Nian with deep words.

Jia Nian nodded to Lu Su, and looked around at Lu Su and Liu Ye.

"Don't worry, the two military advisers, I can tell which is more important."

"If you want to build a commercial district, you need at least ten thousand gold"

"Ten thousand gold is too little, how about 5 gold? Make up an integer with those money, and the total is [-] gold."

Lu Su and Liu Ye gasped, one hundred thousand gold?This is one hundred thousand gold, not one hundred thousand dollars.

How much is the annual tax in Yuzhang County?When and what month does the one hundred thousand gold need to be increased?

"My lord think twice"

"The essence of money should be circulation, and it should not be put in the soil by aristocratic families. This is a waste"

"I have made a decision on this matter, so you don't need to say more."

Jia Nian said firmly.

Lu Su and Liu Ye looked at Jia Nian with worried faces, wanting to persuade him, but seeing his firm face, they swallowed the words.

"Have the people in Changhe Town migrated?"

"This morning, the population of Changhe Town has been included in the Yuzhang County Mansion"

"In that case, where should Fatty Guo be with Tong Wenqi?"

"Should be there"

Liu Ye said with some uncertainty.

Jia Nian turned around and looked towards the gate of the prefect's mansion.

"I haven't seen them for a long time, let's take a look"

"I know that the two military advisers have doubts, let's let go of these doubts, and it will not be too late to talk about it in a month."

"promise"

Lu Su and Liu Ye could only bow down to reply.

The corners of Jia Nian's mouth turned up, and he walked out of the prefect's mansion with his legs open.

Seeing Jia Nian's back gradually going away, Lu Su said with a little worry.

"Can my lord really get one hundred thousand gold under the premise of constantly fishing?"

"Difficult, the situation in Yuzhang County is even more difficult"

Liu Ye thought for a moment and could only let out a heavy sigh.

Just like what the lord said, can these things stop?As long as you stop doing anything, there will be stormy waves.

After all, it is still because the lord's time in office is short and his foundation is shallow.

(End of this chapter)