Chapter 229 Finance
Glancing at Yu Xiaoxiang, who was twisting around and taking the opportunity to move her waist, obviously ready to be lazy, Xiao Yichen did not threaten this time, and beckoned to her and said, "Xiang'er, come here." ”
"Okay!" Seeing that she didn't seem to need to write anymore, Yu Xiaoxiang immediately came to her senses, and jumped to Xiao Yichen's side in three or two, and sat down honestly and waited for instructions.
Leaning on the cushion, Xiao Yichen waved the book in his hand at Xiao Fulin, and then said: "Fulin, tell Xiang'er these accounts, explain them in detail, this king wants her to be in charge of Shengjing's industry and sort out the income from tribute in various places in the future." ”
"No!" Xiao Fulin didn't mean to object at all, and after bowing down to receive the order, he opened the small gold box, took out the larger one among the several memory crystals, put it on his bracelet and touched it lightly, and immediately opened the holographic light curtain in front of everyone.
Xiao Fulin, who stood up with a smile on his face, said softly to Yu Xiaoxiang: "Lord Yu, you see, our Royal Highness's income is mainly divided into four pieces. The first block, of course, is the output of the eight Star Domain Fiefdoms. In addition to paying 30% of the profits to the treasury, the rest is His Highness's own income. The second piece is from the 'Lingxiao Business Group'. This is one of the few private transport caravans in the Empire, which not only transports goods to our own industries, but also undertakes long-distance transportation from others. The third block is the 'Jusha Chamber of Commerce', which includes all local industries, including retail, wholesale, manufacturing and other industries. The fourth is not a stable income, but a reward from His Highness for the victory of the war, or the income from the spoils of war from His Highness. ”
"There are even loot! And there are many more!" Yu Xiaoxiang's eyes widened, and after looking at it for a long time, she turned her head to stare at Xiao Yichen and asked, "Did you change your career to become a robber after the war?"
Stretched out his hand and patted Yu Xiaoxiang's forehead, Xiao Yichen said angrily: "Does this king need to be a robber? This king is desperately trying to lay down the territory, don't you take anything? Those civilians' things, naturally they won't touch them, let alone this king, if anyone dares to rob civilians in the Xingchen Army, they will all be on the spot." But what about the official stuff of the enemy country? After destroying a country, the king is not allowed to pick up a few souvenirs in their palace? ”
"Hmph, that's not just being a bandit. I'm sure you're not picking out 'a few' souvenirs, but emptying their palace, right? Look, it says '1,144 pieces of treasures from the Donghu royal family in the 76th year of Wude'. It's almost two hundred years ago, you haven't sold out yet, you say it again, you just picked 'a few', 'a few', 'a few' souvenir?!" Holding the sore forehead with both hands, Yu Xiaoxiang shouted in a dissatisfied voice.
"......" Xiao Yichen, who was choked to the point that he had nothing to say, was silent for a moment, then waved his hand and said: "In short, this king said that he picked a few souvenirs, just a few!
"You're really shameless!" Yu Xiaoxiang turned her head with a look of disdain, and didn't give His Royal Highness the prince a face.
It was okay to take the little girl in front of her, although Xiao Yichen wanted to beat her up, but he was afraid that she would shed tears and cry her nose, so in the end she could only wave her hand helplessly and said to Xiao Fulin: "Go on." ”
"No. Xiao Fulin, who was standing carefully next to him and did not participate in this kind of topic, deliberately regarded himself as a transparent person, and only then continued at this moment: "In terms of income, the sum of the four items is the total income of His Highness. In terms of expenditure, it is roughly divided into four items. The first is the maintenance expenditure of Lingxiao Palace. It is mainly the monthly income of the palace people, the renovation and maintenance of the palace, the clothing, food, housing and transportation of the palace people, and other miscellaneous expenses. The second is the expenditure of His Royal Highness's Guard Fleet, in addition to the military salaries and uniforms, which are paid by the imperial court, the others, including military starships, combat equipment, etc., are all funded by His Highness himself. The third is the investment in fiefdoms and the investment of business groups and chambers of commerce. Finally, there was a miscellaneous expense, including funds allocated to the nursing home, and funds for several other princes. ”
"Sure enough, the more you earn, the more you spend. Tsk, starships are being replaced every year, it's so rich. Fiddling with the holographic screen in front of her at will, Yu Xiaoxiang looked at the astronomical numbers on it and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
"Jade-sama misunderstood. Xiao Fulin leaned closer and said: "The cycle of starship replacement normally takes at least decades, and even some carefully maintained starships are not uncommon for a hundred years to be replaced. However, the cost of refitting the whole fleet is too large, so a part of it must be set aside every year as a special reserve fund. In this way, even if it is not a depreciation replacement, in case of serious battle damage, the Guards will not be left without money to purchase starships. ”
"I see. Yu Xiaoxiang nodded, opened another small window, and exclaimed after a glance: "What kind of place is this nursing home?
Without waiting for Xiao Fulin to speak, Xiao Yichen interjected and said indifferently: "That's something that the eldest brother of the prince came up with, mainly so that the elderly who have lost their ability to work and have no relatives, and the orphans who are still minors, have a place to settle down." It's a pity that the group of bastards in the Imperial Household Department know all day long that they are crying poor, and the money allocated to the allotments in various places will be more this year and less next year, depending on their mood. But those old people and orphans have to eat every day and dress every day, and if they don't have money, don't they all starve to death? Therefore, according to the proportion allocated by the imperial court's finances, the king will subsidize a part of it, and count it in the name of the prince's eldest brother. ”
"That's too much. Although Yu Xiaoxiang understands, she still feels a little painful, as long as it has something to do with money, the little beauty has always been very stingy.
"Silly girl, the empire has nearly four million habitable stars. There are dozens to hundreds of cities on each habitable star, and each city has a workhouse, you calculate, if you divide it like this, the money paid by this king is roughly enough for about 400 million per planet. There are only a few million left in the hospices in those cities. In this regard, the empire's finances still account for the lion's share, otherwise the king would not be able to support it. Xiao Yichen explained with a smile.
"Yes, your territory is too big. Yu Xiaoxiang nodded, then turned to Xiao Yichen and smiled sweetly: "However, you are a very good, very good person, give you a thumbs up!"
"Haha, silly girl. Xiao Yichen laughed out loud in a good mood, turned his head to Xiao Fulin and said, "Fulin, this stupid girl has no concept of these at all. Starting today, you spend an hour a day teaching her how to manage these accounts. ”
"No. Xiao Fulin responded directly very respectfully.