Chapter 293 Spending money is like running water
Yan Tongchu’s expression changed drastically, and he wished he had never been to Song Zhizhou today.
Qin Bohuai rubbed his ears and moved his buttocks. He suddenly heard such big news. Should he follow it or not?
Gu Sanjiu was the calmest one at the scene. Anyway, back then the court was very afraid of his coach. It was clear that his coach had done nothing and was loyal to the court.
Now it's the lady's turn. Since we all have to be jealous, we might as well do something to be jealous.
Song Zhizhou looked around at the crowd calmly, and when the atmosphere was so stagnant that he could squeeze out water, he said with a smile.
"Where have you been thinking of? How could my godmother do such a rebellious thing? I mean, my godmother's ideal is world unity!"
Yan Tongchu squeezed out a cry that sounded like he was crying. Smiling expression: "Yes, yes! The general is the most loyal minister of Zhou Dynasty!"
Yan Tongchu cursed himself in his heart, he deserved to be a small county magistrate at the border. Look at someone else's sentence "We are all one family", and you have to make it clear to someone else's adopted son, so that you can understand the meaning!
Is this the strange situation in Kyoto’s officialdom?
Song Zhizhou simply gave everyone a rough idea and gave them an idea, without forcing them to make a choice. After all, all the plans now are only in the godmother's mind. When the situation becomes clear, someone will come forward to help.
Song Zhizhou touched his chin and decided to write a letter to the brothers in Kyoto. Maybe they didn't know about his godmother's plan.
While Song Zhizhou was looking for a team for a huge plan, Gu Nanxi was settling accounts with a money box in her hands.
The voice of Green Mebala Abacus Bead is so cold and ruthless.
"We have a total of 2,312 people. There are 1,23 cavalrymen. The cavalry is already equipped and does not require equipment fees, but the others still need to pay an equipment fee."< br>
Gu Nanxi looked through the ledger and found that the entire military expenditure was divided into two parts, namely equipment expenses and troop maintenance expenses.
The army recruitment system implemented by the Zhou Dynasty separated soldiers and peasants, and all expenditures depended on national financial expenditures.
But Yunzhou’s expenses are borne by the prefecture and county themselves, so the pressure naturally falls on Gu Nanxi.
No wonder the young emperor is not afraid of Gu Nanxi's mercenary self-respect, because raising soldiers is too expensive.
The military expenses alone include the military salary of sergeants as well as various subsidies and rewards.
For example, stipends, grain rations, spring and winter clothing, clothing and food for modest people, salt and pickle money, etc. The amount not only varies according to military rank, but also varies according to the number of the unit and the location.
Taking the Kyoto Forbidden Army as an example, the highest monthly salary is one hundred guan, the monthly salary for ordinary soldiers is about less than 1 guan, and the lowest is 300 guan.
In addition, there are various fixed or temporary subsidies, and subsidies are also given every year during major festivals such as Cold Food, Dragon Boat Festival, and Winter Solstice.
Gu Nanxi put down her account book and let out a long sigh. She finally understood why the young emperor always cried about poverty.
Lu Mei: "Master, the money we brought is almost not enough."
To be precise, it is no longer enough, because Gu Nanxi has not distributed rewards to the soldiers who participated in the battle because of the defeat of Chi'erla!
If you include this part of the money, you have to borrow money to award the reward.
In addition, there are equipment costs for more than a thousand people, including arrows, each worth 10 cents, bows, 800 cents each, and hand-shooting water horn bows, each with nine guans.
A full armor, thirty-nine strings.
A pair of vests, forty strings.
One helmet, eight sticks.
Chariot, three hundred strings. A military tent, seventy years old.
Gu Nanxi had a dull look on her face. If she went to the young emperor at this time and told him that she no longer wanted to be the governor of Yunzhou, would it be too late?
Gu Nanxi has reason to suspect that the officials in Kyoto want to bankrupt her!
Compared with the cost of raising soldiers, those noble children in Kyoto are just like younger brothers!
Raising soldiers is the real gold-swallowing beast!
At this moment, Lu Mei was still crackling: "Gu Sanjiu said that Fuming Town suffered heavy losses in the battle to defend the city, and it is necessary to provide compensation to the families of the fallen soldiers."
"Yeah." Gu Nanxi's heart was scratched again. Compensation requires money!
“Wang Buxi said that the city wall is somewhat damaged and needs to be repaired.”
"Yeah." There are very few guards in Woye. They rely on the city wall to defend themselves against foreign enemies. This money has to be spent!
"Yan Tongchu said that this year's disaster has been serious. If farmers want to survive this winter safely, they probably won't be able to save grain for next year."
"Yes." Spring plowing is a big deal. The government has to come forward to purchase the seeds, and then let the farmers return them after next autumn's harvest.
"Yuyi Town and Huaihuang Town said that winter is approaching. Is it time to pay out the cotton-padded clothes owed to the soldiers?"
Gu Nanxi rubbed her face, these two towns Located in the northeast, winter is much colder than other towns. To ensure the combat effectiveness of the army, cotton-padded clothes are essential: "Yeah!"
"Mr. Xu said that if we want to transform the ten thousand acres of saline-alkali land in Woye Town, we need to use a lot of water for irrigation first. So I want to take advantage of the winter break to hire some laborers to dig canals."
Gu Nan Xi's heart ached with pain. Did she save all her money for several years just for this moment? !
I am just a passing god of wealth.
“Give me money!” Gu Nanxi gritted her teeth and allocated money, thinking of the bright future when ten thousand acres of saline-alkali land would be turned into ten thousand acres of fertile farmland.
Lu Mei was already numb at this time: "Pu Chang said that we need to build a workshop to develop firearms, and we also need several blacksmiths."
What a legitimate reason, how could Gu Nanxi not approve it?
Lu Mei: "Bian Que'an said that he wanted to build a medical school to teach medicine widely and benefit the people."
Gu Nanxi no longer had the energy to speak, so she nodded solemnly. .
"Okay, but, master, where does the money come from?" Lu Mei opened her palms and asked Gu Nanxi for money.
Gu Nanxi looked stunned for a moment: "The money has been spent so quickly?"
Lu Mei nodded and added: "The ladies from all the families led by Mrs. Niu have spent all the money they asked Niu Jinyi to bring."
"Don't worry, let me think about it again." Gu Nan Xi frowned, and if she couldn't do it, she would have to use her dowry in Kyoto.
But this dowry is just a drop in the bucket. It can solve an urgent need, but it will not last a lifetime.
We still have to think of ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure!
Spurred by poverty, Gu Nanxi completely lost her qualifications and began to inspect Fuming Town and Wuchuan Town.
She didn't dare to go far, because taking so many people far would cost more money.
The people of Fuming Town and the Gu family army naturally welcomed Gu Nanxi's arrival.
As soon as he entered Fuming Town, Gu Nanxi felt a chilling atmosphere.
The streets and houses in Fuming Town are extremely upright in planning. Standing on the outermost city wall and looking down, you will find that the entire inner city of Fuming Town is structured like a Bagua diagram!
"The streets of Fuming Town extend in all directions, and there are many underground passages, the entrances and exits of which are unknown to non-locals. These are all so that if the Tatars break through the city wall, we can rely on the terrain to fight guerrilla warfare!"
The deputy general finally saw Gu Nanxi. Although she was not as tall as he had imagined, but looked like a beautiful and delicate girl, the deputy general still had tears in his eyes.
(End of this chapter)