Chapter 1897:

The financial situation of the Western Empire over the years is quite good. The annual fiscal revenue of the Western Empire is nearly 500 billion taels of silver. After excluding various expenses, the Western Empire has a surplus of tens of billions. It is said that for so many years. There will be no large-scale foreign wars since then. Generally speaking, it is not a problem for the Western Empire to spend money to help the victims, but the problem is that the current emperor, his Majesty, began to spend money after he came up. , If he were an ordinary person, his life span would not be that long, and he might not have harmed the empire for that long. But this guy was still a seventh-level fighter, the longest life span among the emperors, and he would have harmed the West. The man in the empire for the longest time can be seen from some statistics.
The previous generation of emperors reigned for ninety-five years, that is, this guy’s Lao Tzu. When he was the emperor, when he was about to die, he left this guy with nearly eight trillion dollars of money. The tax revenue was half the current amount. Not at all. This guy has been the emperor for so many years. Not only did he not save a penny. On the contrary, he not only spent all the money he left behind, but also ruined all his taxes over the years. Prodigal emperors can be said to be very rare. The officials in the early years of the Kingdom have basically been replaced, but the officials in the only department have basically not moved, that is, the people from the Imperial Household Department. These people came from that time one by one, and they didn’t have much abilities. The reason why the emperor wanted them was that they could help the emperor look after the family, and also help the emperor manage the accounts, otherwise they would all be replaced. Up.
The Ministry of Household also had its own difficulties. When the emperor came to power, he was very happy to build a large number of palaces, pavilions, and pavilions. At the beginning of his tenure, he established two companion capitals. These two companions cost more than 20,000 yuan in total. Billion taels of silver, that's not counting the furnishings in it, plus those messy things, four trillion silvers went in that way. In those few years, the old emperor left this guy’s family property and didn’t feel so sad, but after the emperor became the throne for more than a decade, it’s not the same thing. After more than a decade, the palace will not be trimmed. But the emperor had nothing to do with a national tour, and even organized aristocratic teenagers to enter the Warcraft Mountains for exercise. The money spent on it every year exceeded one trillion yuan. Coupled with some of the normal expenses of the empire, this will spend the treasury clean every year. This aristocratic young man didn't learn anything from this, and he didn't have any money left. There is such an emperor who really didn't know if they owed the empire in their previous life.
It's easy to reach the middle age of the emperor. It is not so fussing. This is mainly because the emperor has also been to all parts of the empire. There is no need to stroll around again, which makes the emperor start to stay in the capital honestly. Now, although life is still very luxurious, anyway, as long as you don't go out for a stroll. This can always save a lot of money.
Just when a large number of capable ministers breathed a sigh of relief, the emperor thought of the heavy armored knights of the neighboring country. Damn it, remembering that it is a skill that affects ordinary people the most, that is, a family. That's it, but this guy affects an empire. The western empire has many mountains and less plains. It is useless to reload cavalry troops. But in order for the emperor to feel that way during the military parade, he even ordered that every province in the empire must have a heavy cavalry unit with a number of more than 10,000. This time, hundreds of billions of silver were entered. This year is really not a life.
After this incident, this guy suddenly realized that he seemed to be a little old. Should he care about his tomb? The emperor would start trimming his tomb when he succeeded. Now this guy’s tomb is almost trimmed, and it cost hundreds of billions of silver to make it easier to live in when he died. This is much better than the palace where the living lives. Zi is another huge investment. I don't know where a Taoist priest came. After talking to the emperor for a few days, the emperor suddenly decided to close the tomb. To continue pruning in another place, this place is in a city, directly allowing millions of people to relocate. If you don’t want to leave, Lao Tzu needs your heads. Over the past ten years or so, new graves have risen again. Such a thing It can be said that when this guy was the emperor, he was one after the other, and he would never let the common people rest, and the common people did not have time to rest. It can be said that it is really expensive. No wonder the country’s economy is pretty good. The treasury will lose money and become what it is now.
"Your Majesty, I have to tell you my inference. The money we have now can only provide us with a temporary deal. In the long run, we must also give the local people some good support. According to my calculations In the end when we completely defeated the Tuoba clan, nearly six billion people came out of the 50 provincial capitals to lose productivity. If the central government takes care of it all, I don’t think we have the ability." When the emperor was happy with the good news that the chief executives told him, the terrible words came immediately. This Wu Zuoxi can always give the emperor cold water at this time. What the emperor might do is useless, but for real talents , This guy is very caring, if others say that, it is estimated that the emperor would have killed the person who talked, but for Wu Zuoxi, this guy could not do such a thing.
"Then what can you do to keep the refugees from these fifty provinces well supported while the empire can still be maintained?" The emperor was really a little angry right now, and everyone else could see it. , It is estimated that if Wu Zuoxi can't make any good suggestions, it is estimated that the emperor might really take off this guy's head. All of this is possible.
"Your Majesty, the method of the Minister is not a good one, but it is definitely a method. We have absolutely no ability to feed these billions of refugees, and the restoration of productivity also requires a lot of money and food. We don’t have the ability for the time being. My approach is to turn all these billions of people into rebels, so that at the end they will all become slaves to the war, and then selling them all will not only solve this problem. For the empire, some national wealth can also be obtained." Wu Zuoxi said, and his words directly made many people in the hall dumbfounded, really unexpected. This guy actually thought of such a path, which is considered unusual, but this path is too unusual...
"This is absolutely not possible, Your Majesty, those are the people of our empire. Although the empire has a lot of slaves, they didn’t come out with six billion slaves all at once. These people used to be everything. I didn’t do what I missed, and if the news is revealed, how could the empire still be majestic in the future?
An old minister quickly stood up and said, this is not a joke. If these things are really done like that, The credibility of the empire may go bankrupt for tens of thousands of years.
"Your Majesty, Weichen believes that Mr. Wu's words should be the only thing we can do so far. If we don't do that, the imperial finances may be dragged into bankruptcy by these refugees, and then we will have no way to regret it. "The Ministry of Household is also very supportive of this opinion. There are so many more slaves. It's okay even for the elderly, the weak and the sick.
"Your Majesty, in fact, we can do this. Eliminating the domestic influence is to transport all these slaves abroad, so that no news will be circulated in the country." It seems that most ministers agree with this opinion. Yes, this allows the empire to persevere. If the empire is gone, their high officials will have nothing.
Ship to a foreign country? The four empires can be said to have similar numbers of people in each country. Therefore, every country is not short of population, and the other big empires are estimated to be similar to the current situation of the Western Empire, that is, the domestic population is a bit too large, and the Western Empire wants to get rid of this burden. It's kind of impossible.
"Your Majesty, I think it is impossible to simply sell these people like this. The minister has another suggestion. Just ask your Majesty to forgive me for my innocence." Wu Zuoxi thought for a while and said, now the Western Empire It is absolutely impossible to withstand such a large population, especially those who have no abilities. These billions of people can be said to be useless at all. If these people are allowed to stay one by one, they will be made by themselves. Things are basically useless, they all have to sink with this empire.
"That's it. I redeem you for not guilty." The emperor looked at Wu Zuoxi and said, although this guy is upset by the market, but anyway, this guy is still the most useful person at critical times, at least better than himself. Useful for other men.
"Your Majesty, these dozens of provinces occupied by the Tuoba clan are almost destroyed by them at present. It can be said that there is no value at all. Of course, the land is still very good. We sell these. Is it possible to sell these lands together when the population is growing, whether they are domestic or foreign, after all, they don’t want to transport these slaves to themselves, but if we open the door to welcome them in, land Sooner or later, they will still be in our country. If they want to develop there, it will still be ours. It is just that we will lose some rights temporarily. If this can really attract those businessmen to the disaster area, they can not only help us raise With those people, they can even provide a lot of taxes to the empire in the future." Wu Zuoxi thought for a while and said, his method can be said to be traitorous and sold to the limit, but at present, no one likes this guy. The whole thing, apart from this method for a while, there is really no other way.
The other veterans were about to scream when they heard this opinion, but they looked at the emperor’s gloomy face, and then swallowed these words. It’s better not to say these things, those theoretical ones. Things can be discussed when things are okay. If you say it like this, you will cause disasters for yourself. Although what you say is reasonable, those who can’t solve the problem for the emperor are useless people. Useless people in this hall They all know what the end is.
These guys who usually rely on the old and sell the old have stopped talking. Although other people feel that it is not so comfortable to do things this way, no one has come forward to speak. Everyone knows that it can solve this problem. It is very good. Look. Looking at the mess left by the emperor, except Wu Zuoxi could think of such a way, no one else could do it. If Wu Zuoxi was taken down, they would not even be able to think of such a way, and they would have to be put to death. .
"Your Majesty, this is just a preliminary idea of ​​the minister. Later, we can combine the land with the common people. In fact, all the land deeds and everything were destroyed in the war, and even one-third of the provinces that can function normally None of them, we can totally tie those people to the land and sell them together, so that they are still our people, but they become slaves in terms of identity, and your majesty can tell them as long as they can work honestly. Twenty years, thirty years later, they can be given the status of free people. This is not the point, but the point is whether you can find buyers who need so many slaves." Wu Zuoxi thought about it and said, even if these slaves are the cheapest, why? They also cost the same amount of money. These billions are definitely not a small amount. Such a transaction can only be done with those family members, and those small families can't get the money.
Although many people still disagree with Wu Zuoxi's words, to be honest, most people at this stage don't know what to do. This guy has been leading everyone by the nose. From dealing with the Tuoba family to the current post-war planning, it can be said that this guy has been doing things on his own. Other people seem to be superfluous. However, many of the people in this court are not fools, and they all see how this plan is useful to them. That is, your own money can be invested.
Buying land for investment in this society is the most reliable thing. Nothing is as fast as this thing. As long as it is on cultivated land, it can basically return one-tenth every year. After this decade The land is his own, but the empire is such a big place. The population is constantly increasing. Even if they want to buy more land, it is not so easy. At this time, fifty provinces of arable land have been added. How could they not be moved?
"Specifically talk about the way your land is combined with the people." The emperor said.
"Your Majesty, this is the case. Your subordinates saw in the archives of the Ministry of Households that there are 6.5 billion mu of arable land in the 50 provinces that have entered the war. Many of them are not listed in the Ministry of Households. Maybe There are more hidden. If the court restarts planning, I think there can be at least 9 billion mu of land. After the war, I estimate that the war-torn population may reach about 4 billion. Only half of these people can Productivity is good. If we sell slaves, there may be less than 2 billion people left. At this time, we can sell 10 acres of arable land for a slave. Whether it is the older or the younger, it depends on the individual. With luck, the people who bought the cultivated land will definitely recruit people from other provinces on a large scale due to insufficient labor. At that time, our empire can get huge financial income without spending a penny, and It can also relieve the population pressure in other regions." Wu Zuoxi's strategy can be said to be very good and well-founded.
The land in war-torn areas will certainly not be too expensive. It is estimated that a good place is worth seven taels per mu of land, which is not a problem. In other places, it is estimated that fifty taels of silver will be no problem. In this way, the government can directly earn hundreds of dollars For billions of dollars, this is definitely not a small amount of money. The emperor was really tempted. He really didn't expect such an ending at the end.
"Well, although this method is good, I feel that I should take a closer look. Wu Aiqing's figures are based on some previous data. It is better to take a good look. This matter will be discussed next time." Although there was no public approval of this issue, everyone was not foolish and could see it. In fact, the emperor basically agreed to this approach. The rest depends on whether his pace is fast or not. They are big families. It is estimated that I have to spend my own money to buy a lot of land.
Things in the Western Empire’s court soon came to Li Cong’s ears. He really didn’t know what to say about Wu Zuoxi. He used a short time loss of national interests to make the Western Empire successfully survive a crisis. Maybe The dozens of war-torn provinces will continue to develop very quickly in the future. Li Cong felt that he needed to go to the Western Empire and bought so many things. Would he also intervene in these lands? Well, of course, what Li Cong was after was not that good farmland. Those things would be bought by a large number of executives and aristocrats in the Western Empire. It was definitely not his turn. What Li Cong was after was Some of the deserts and Gobi deserts among these fifty provinces are the same places on the earth, and here are places where no one cares. Moreover, the area here is much more than that of arable land. Our food does not need such a good place. There will also be food bases in the desert, but there is no way to have such a large area as the Earth and RTY planet. Mechanized planting.
There is basically nothing for Li to watch from here. The son of the governor of the southern province and the cousin of the princess Miluka just walked out of Li Cong’s house. His old man is already I realized my mistake. He also apologized for his mistake, but Li would never let this guy get his rights so easily. This guy looks like a master who has milk and is a mother. He gives him the right on his front foot, but this guy on the back foot may betray him. It’s not sure. It’s better to keep the current situation. You just wear the name of a governor. The number is enough, and Agui will take care of the rest.
One more thing to do is to have the pill that those archers need, the same as those of the fighters. These things need to be checked by Li Cong himself, and dozens of vehicles of medicinal materials have already been purchased. Basically, the training camps over there are already formal. Li Cong himself doesn’t need to watch every day, he just needs to give a lot of pills there. Li Cong also prepared a lot of medicinal materials. At that time, they were refined enough, enough for tens of thousands of people.
"Master, the assets of this Tuoba family are indeed a bit too much. Some of our more than three million people have not yet reached the designated location, but the assets we have received have been aggregated, and many things are Exceeding our expectations, these things are all very valuable things. At present, we have received about one-third of them, but they have exceeded 29 trillion yuan." Cui boss and Li Cong ride in a car. The two of you are going to see the airship base.
"Well, it's very good. We have to speed up this reception. We have reached the limit in terms of manpower. By the way, the Tiger Mercenary Corps has sent us some support, is it in place?" This time, Li Cong. Use all the people you can use. If this does not increase the speed, as soon as the Tuoba clan perishes, their subordinates will definitely find new masters for themselves, and some even regard these assets as their own. No wonder, it has been hundreds of years. These assets are all written with their own names. When the Tuoba clan was still there, they naturally did not dare to use such a huge thing, but now the Tuoba clan is going to be extinct, it seems that they don’t need to care so much. Tuoba's feelings.
"The members of the Tiger Mercenary Group entered the Western Empire directly. Their speed of service is still very good, but the number is too small, less than 200,000 people came, and their help can be said to be a drop in the bucket, but they The people over there said that there will be another 400,000 people coming tomorrow, I believe it can be quickly invested." Boss Cui said, this Tiger Mercenary group is still very loyal anyway, and they have been with Li Cong for a long time. Cooperate, know that the important person is to do things, and those who come are smart.
"Well, very good. You will start to be busy with the next thing. We haven't all opened up our own business in the Northern Empire. I didn't expect that the Western Empire will be in the forefront. What do you think of covering the Western Empire? Think about it.
For this Li Cong, he has to listen to the opinions of the people below. In the past, Boss Cui was killed and he didn’t dare to think that there would be such a thing. At most, he just put his eyes on one province. Very good, I didn't expect that I could still do something to control an empire's business.
"In the Western Empire, we can say that these branches of our industries are really too large. It will take me at least two years for us to digest it. This is still going to be overloaded. It is really our ability to accept. It’s not that strong. The other is that our military strength has to increase rapidly. Last time you gave me thousands of fifth-level fighters. At that time, I felt that it was quite enough. Now it seems that directness is not enough. You are It’s not enough for me to give me a hundred thousand names. After these industries in the Western Empire have not been completely liquidated, my opinion is not to carry out large-scale expansion. We will start our business in the provinces adjacent to us in the Western Empire. As for the others, I think it’s better to be honest." Boss Cui is really a little scared by Li Cong now. This quietly brought so many things, regardless of Li How did you get it, you should have paid a lot, or else the Tuoba family is not a fool? Can't others just give you their own things?
"Actually, I also want to develop step by step. Now there is not so much time for us to develop. There is still such a good opportunity. Wouldn’t I take it? If I don’t take such a thing, I would really be Sorry for my own. We have developed step by step within our empire, but look at it. We have developed so slowly in more than a dozen provinces, and we have not completed the development of these more than a dozen provinces for so long. Yes, this thing is really a bit difficult. Now there is such a good opportunity. As long as we can bite our teeth through, this will be our broad road from now on. We will have to earn at least a hundred years of time. And we still There is an advantage that their other forces do not have, and that is our airship advantage. The airship allows us to quickly reach any place, even the furthest part of the Western Empire, we can reach within two months. This is absolutely impossible if you rely on the original transportation method. As far as I know, it takes a year to change horses without changing people along the way. As for those teleportation arrays, it is estimated that they exist in the legend. It's in." Li Cong said with a smile. Boss Cui should also admit this. It was Li Cong who shortened the connection between the entire business empire in Chengdu.
There are about ten airships traveling between the eighteen provinces. Enough space is left on each of them to load some people and documents of Cao’s house. Every day, they can receive the latest news at the headquarters in Jiangning City, which will give a lot of shops in front of them. According to the guidance, you can also know the progress of each place as quickly as possible. This is also the main reason why the firm can develop so quickly in such a short period of time.
"Anyway, I do not approve of rapid development. Our manpower and everything are a serious shortage, especially the senior management. These are a big shortcoming for us. I have to say one more thing. Without these senior managers, maybe our large-scale expansion is planting the roots for us." Boss Cui’s vision is still somewhat different from that of Li Cong. Several senior managers basically mean this. Although I haven't had much contact with senior management before. But Li Cong also often gives them some knowledge about this aspect. They are now similar to the brains of some middle-level managers on the planet, and there is still a big gap between them and senior managers, but on this planet It is already very good. These people can be said to be the forerunners of senior managers on this planet.
"I'm still in favor of continued development. Okay, let's not say so much. We are already at the airship base. It is better to take a look at our latest airship. I believe you will be very confident in this thing." Li Cong Said with a smile, there is still no way to make airships here. These large airships are all made from the earth. Now RTY planet can make 400 meters of large airships, but what Li needs now is more than 800 meters in length. Super-large airships, such airships can carry more than 700 tons and carry more than 800 people. The operation methods of such super-large airships are basically the same as the original ZTE airships. Li Cong’s idea is that the empire and the empire are just right. Use such a super large, and medium-sized airship is mainly used between the city and the city.
Boss Cui nodded. It is not the first day that he has met Li Cong. This brother-in-law can always surprise himself. He originally thought he knew Li Cong’s family background very well. Li Cong can afford it, but Li Cong just got these things. This is not a matter of luck. It will definitely involve a lot of things. No matter how Li Cong got it, anyway now They all have the surname Cao, and this matter is basically settled down, and they can carry out it themselves.
"Master, Chief Cui, you are here." The director of this base hurried over seeing Li Cong's carriage coming in.
"Well, ask our biggest airship to come out. I will go up and try it with Chief Cui." Li Cong said with a smile. Boss Cui used to like to make airships very much, but there will be nothing to sit for a long time. It’s as fresh as it is now, many things make Boss Cui feel nothing new, but Li Cong is so interested, just follow it up and have a look.
Boss Cui has seen a medium-sized airship with a length of 400 meters, but the super-large airship with a length of 800 meters in front of him still makes Boss Cui feel shocked. People look so small under him. Such a giant is almost It can cover a part of the city, and the pressure on people is too great. This thing can not be described as covering the sky and the sun too much.
"This is our largest airship so far. This big guy can carry more than 700 tons of goods out at a time. This will bring our express industry to a higher level, but we have to do before they start operation. It’s to help the Tuoba family for the last time and earn them 30 billion silver.
Li Cong said with a smile. This is the first time this matter was mentioned in front of the people. Even Boss Cui was a little surprised. Billion silver. Li Cong can do such things.
"It must be difficult for the Tuoba clan to give us such an opportunity. Their days in the Western Empire were not so easy. I have read the latest report. Now the Western Empire seems to be directly addressing the Tuoba clan. The land is going to be sold, shall we also buy a batch?" Boss Cui watched the airship slowly take off, and the people below became like little ants.
"Of course, as long as such a good opportunity is a bit pursued, people will definitely follow it. We are also those who pursue it. Naturally, we will do it, but this is not as simple as we think. Don’t follow the gun. We won’t be able to shoot those things. I want these areas.
Li Cong pointed to a few desolate and huge areas on the map, which made Boss Cui feel Very surprised, there are useless places.
"I said, Master, have you not seen clearly what these places are for? These are deserts and basically no one wants them. These places were not inhabited before. We want places like this. It's the same as throwing money." Boss Cui said with some confusion. Suddenly Boss Cui seemed to have thought of something, "Could it be that there is something like minerals underneath? Yes, it must be a gold mine. Talk about it. , How big is a gold mine down here?" Boss Cui said affirmatively.
"Hehe, who told you that there is a gold mine down there? Even if there is no gold mine, I will buy it there." Li Cong said with a smile, this guy is thinking about everything in his mind, why is there a gold mine? If mine were so easy, it would be all over the world.
"There is no gold mine to buy for what. Is there a silver mine?" Cui boss is a bit old-fashioned monk confused.
"Hehe, there are no mines. I bought that place to grow food. We don’t want this good cultivated land. But this population and slaves must be bought more, and the people of our country are treated as slaves. It’s a rare thing in a hundred years. I’ve never seen such a thing. But since people have given such an opportunity, we have to do it well.
Li Cong said with a smile, these deserted He has already seen the area, at least 8 billion acres or more, even if 80% of it is used for grain, in such a place without mechanized equipment, a large number of people are needed. As for the desert. Li Cong is not worried about the water source in the district. He has already explored with small satellites. Those deserts are rich in groundwater, and they will be mined directly. This is trivial for the science and technology on the earth.
Grow food? Boss Cui didn’t know what to say. This young master brought some weird things to himself. It’s nothing, but when these things appeared this time, I still felt that my brain was not enough. I grew food in the desert. I have never heard of things like this, and only the young master can think of such things.
This time, Li Cong had already discussed with Tuoba, and dispatched 10 such large airships of 800 meters, 20 large airships of 400 meters, and 60 small airships of 200 meters to help Tuoba transport. Some of their valuables and personnel, in fact, the main ones are personnel. There are a lot of space rings on the Tuoba clan. Some important things can be taken away directly with space rings, and the rest are unnecessary. All of this can be carried out like this.
"It's done very well. It took only a few days to learn this technique. To be honest, your learning ability really makes me admire." After getting off the airship, Li Cong said with a smile. The pilots of these airships are all It was temporarily found. Li originally wanted to send it from the other side of the earth to autopilot, but he thought that the autopilot would also need to be manipulated manually. It's better to design a set of fool flight modes directly, and the others are. It’s a bit strenuous to land and take off. Other times, you can move forward in automatic mode. These people are basically used to this. This time it’s safer to enter the Warcraft Mountains. As long as you don’t lose your way, Basically it is no problem.
"Master, in fact, none of these things need us to deliberately learn. Some of the above things are very simple. We have all carried out a long-distance flight. Last week, the things that Madam asked us to send to the capital were all We sent it there." An airship pilot said with a smile. They also gradually learned something on earth during their studies. For example, this equality for all was given to them by Li Cong. Otherwise, they are now one by one. They were still talking to Li Cong on their knees. UU reading www.uukanshu.com
"Very good. This is your last exam. As long as you can complete the mission to enter the Warcraft Mountains, then you can basically be a teacher, and you can become a good teacher in the future. Teach more students so that more airships in our Caojia firm can fly." Li Cong said with a smile. In fact, the airship itself is a huge advertising platform because there were no other advertising merchants at the beginning. So all the advertisements are owned by Cao's firm.
These airship students have already known their missions one by one. In their view, flying on the ground of humans is basically nothing to learn. It is their wish to fly in the Warcraft Mountains. If you don't do this, you will not be a qualified airship pilot.
When Li was ready from here, the Tuoba clan was almost ready. All their personnel had already begun to concentrate. Of the millions of Tuoba clan’s children in the entire empire, only one in a thousand people could concentrate. Get up, as for the remaining people, you can only be sorry. The family has no ability to tell you to go, so they can only stay and fight for themselves. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation...)