"The Hetao is going to move!" Jiang Jiaquan took the military newspaper from Sun Xiao of Dayan City in Hetao, a little excited, and a little nervous, outside to maintain the status quo of not rebelling or fighting with Yan State, helping the Zhao people to take Shannan County, isolating the Qin people, and Jiang Xinliang of Yuyang County privately allied with Jiang Xinliang, and did not hesitate to use war horses and weapons to stabilize this guy who is also an enemy and a friend, and inside, agriculture and commerce at the same time, vigorously develop the people's livelihood, gather wealth, accumulate grain, and strengthen the army, what he did was to fight to the death with this strong enemy in the east, and if he wins, the sky is high and the sea is wide, and he is defeated...... Bah! Jiang Jiaquan spat heavily in his heart, how could the Eastern Army be defeated, of course the victory belongs to us.

Of course, faith is faith, and it will eventually come back to reality. As a strategist, a chief assistant, internal and foreign affairs, he has done everything he should do, and now it depends on the army of the Eastern Army.

From now on, the victory of this duel is no longer in his hands, but in the hands of the front-line soldiers and those soldiers who are dying.

What he can do now is to send a steady stream of food and grass, weapons, and soldiers to the front line.

"It's a little early!" Gao Yuan, the governor of Zhengdong Mansion, leaned over in front of the sand table, looking at the mountains and rivers near the Pioneer City, and there was no regret, "If you wait for another two months, the grain Xu Yuan planted today will be harvested, and now, as soon as the war starts, these crops are afraid that they will be destroyed, and that guy must be jumping at this time!" ”

Seeing Gao Yuan's calm and calm face, Jiang Jiaquan felt that his self-cultivation was not enough, he was a lot older, and he couldn't compare to a young man in his twenties, he was really ashamed, but this is also the difference between ordinary people and overlords, right?

"Indeed, if we survive this year, even if the Hetao is not self-sufficient, it will have no problem to bear more than 60% of its own food. If this season is ruined, our harvest will be a year late, and the household department will be in deficit for another year! Jiang Jiaquan nodded.

Gao Yuan laughed, "Wang Wuyan is crying poor in front of you again, right?" What does he want to do this time? ”

"Wang Wuyan means to fight against Donghu, this is a national war, all the people under the command of the Eastern Army, regardless of the officials and the people, must deal with it as one, and he wants to levy a war tax." Jiang Jiaquan stroked his gray beard, "But the political hall thinks it's a big deal." I don't dare to make a rash decision, so I have to ask the governor to give me. ”

"War taxes?" Gao Yuan shook his head and said, "It's absolutely impossible." ”

"This is just an expedient measure, Du Du, Wang Wuyan is also about to go crazy with poverty, for more than a year, the continuous influx of displaced people needs to be resettled, the control of weapons, and the huge military expenses are about to crush him. The agricultural tax in the area controlled by the eastern government is extremely low. Relying only on the income from commercial taxes and trade in the four seas, he was completely unable to cope with this war, and he had been relying on the old foundation to support him, and Wang Wuyan demolished the east wall to make up the west wall. My hair turned gray. Jiang Xingquan said: "The war tax will be levied, and when Donghu is defeated, it will be canceled, and the expedition to Dongfu will be in financial difficulties at the moment." The people under the rule should also bear the burden as one! ”

"There is a war with Donghu today, and you will levy a war tax. Tomorrow there will be a war with the Yan Kingdom, do you still want to continue the campaign? Gao Yuan shook his head and said: "But everything is used to levy new taxes on this premise, which is a bad precedent, and this matter is absolutely not advisable." ”

"If you can't tax it, where will the money come from? The battle with Donghu is protracted, and it can't be won in a year or two, so it can barely survive this year, but what about next year? ”

"As long as you survive this year, by next year, it will be better." Gao Yuan said with a smile: "We have been developing Jishi City for several years, the three-year tax exemption agreed with the people at the beginning, the first batch will expire next year, the more we go on, the more abundant our financial endowment, you know, now under the rule of Zhengdongfu, there are millions of people under the jurisdiction, Liaoxi is still the bulk of our taxes, but next year, Hejian County can also contribute, Wu Ci'an is an unusually competent official, I expect that this year and the first half of next year are our most difficult period, after this time limit, it will get better day by day." ”

"But how do you get through this time?" Jiang Jiaquan frowned.

"Borrow!" Gao Yuan raised his eyebrows.

"Borrow?"

"Yes, borrow, borrow from the people, borrow from the gentry." Gao Yuan said with a smile: "In the name of Zhengdongfu, the bonds will be issued, and they will be allowed three points of interest, and the time limit is three years. ”

"Debt?"

"Yes, the debt is to borrow money from the private sector with the credit of the Eastern Government as a guarantee." High and far-reaching. Gao Yuan simply told Jiang Xingquan what debt is, Jiang Xingquan immediately understood the meaning here, and it is not strange to say that in this era, it is not uncommon for the king to borrow money from the rich businessman and the feudal lord, but it is all in the name of the individual, this loan in the name of the government, but it is the first time he has heard of it.

"Are the people buying it?" Jiang Jiaquan was a little worried.

"This is the first one, it depends on whether the people under the jurisdiction of my Zhengdong Mansion have confidence in my Zhengdong Mansion, and I have confidence, I believe that in the coming year, I can take it back with interest, if you don't believe it, you will naturally not be able to sell it." Gao Yuan laughed, "Second, it depends on the efficiency of your political affairs hall." ”

Jiang Jiaquan's mind turned a few times, and he understood Gao Yuan's intention, "I understand, Du Du, how many of these bonds are going to be issued at that time?" ”

"It's the first time you do it, don't get too much, it's enough to get a million taels of bonds. It is enough to support the war for half a year, and with the original foundation, it can still hold up after a year of fighting. ”

"And what about this time next year?"

"Discover new debts!"

"But this year's has not been repaid, who will buy new bonds?"

"Then return the old one first, and then send the new one!" Gao Yuan smiled and said, "Next year, we will send three million taels." Not only can you pay off this year's with a letter, but you can also settle more than 1 million taels. ”

"Three million taels?" Jiang Jiaquan swallowed a mouthful of saliva, now the two counties under the jurisdiction of Zhengdong Mansion still have a huge grassland, and the annual income is not three million taels, which is a little too scary. "If you can't afford to pay it back when it's due, it's going to collapse. I'm afraid I'm going to cause chaos. ”

"As long as the war is on the one hand, there is no need to worry about this. In this year's battle with Donghu, we are passively defensive, just hold the vanguard city, unify the ten thousand cities, and the big wild goose city, and by this time next year, the horn of the counterattack will sound, Jiang Yizheng, when we counterattack into the east bank of the Liao River, your three million taels of debt, I guarantee that it will be snatched up. Because at that time, there will be no doubt that we will not be able to pay this account, but I am afraid that we will not be able to buy this debt with an annual interest rate of three cents, hey, where to find such a good thing? There is also my endorsement from the Eastern Mansion, and anyone will rush to do it without risk. ”

"The key is still on the battlefield, if you fight well, you can have everything, if you don't fight well, then there will be trouble." Jiang Xingquan muttered.

"So, I'm ready to leave for the Loop." Gao Yuan stretched out his hand and knocked on the sand table, "After all, Sun Xiao has never commanded such a big battle, and without me in charge, I'm afraid that they will be in a hurry." ”

"The governor himself went to the Hetao, then my debt must be easy to sell, who doesn't know that the governor is the god of the army, he has won a hundred battles, and he has never been defeated?" Jiang Jiaquan's confidence suddenly increased.

Gao Yuan laughed, "It's just a rumor outside, but you actually believe it?" Who is a general in this world who has won a hundred battles? If I were really this kind of person, I would not have fled from Jicheng wolf bèi and lost troops in Donghu. This battle is very hard! ”

"It's really harder, we fight big with small, but if we fight, it's a matter of ten thousand profits!" Jiang Jiaquan said.

"At this stage, the Hetao Plain is the mainstay, but where Helanxiong is, he also has to open the frame to attract the troops of the Donghu people, and he is opposite the Agu Department, this tribe has some knots with Thorpe, but it can be used." Gao Yuan said: "The Niulanshan battalion is backed by Fufeng, whether it is logistics or soldier replenishment, there is no worry, but on the way to Hetao, the logistics must be 120,000 careful, once something happens, it will be a big disaster." ”

"This battle is not trivial, Tiancheng has always coordinated the logistics of the army, and later retired in order to avoid suspicion, this time he will be invited back to help temporarily, and take over this mess?"

Gao Yuan shook his head: "Now that he has retreated, don't let him get his hands on it anymore, otherwise it will cause controversy, as for how to do it, you can discuss it with Yan Shenghao and Wang Wuyan!" ”

"Xiaguan understands." Jiang Jiaquan nodded. "Regarding the money, in addition to the debts, I think you can also borrow from Jiang Xinliang and Zilan, and you can borrow as much as you want."

"Okay, silver, no one is too much, as long as you can borrow it!" Gao Yuan said with a smile.

In the backyard, Ye Jing'er was tearfully packing up some personal belongings for Gao Yuan, watching her come and go with a big belly, Gao Yuan was also a little unbearable, "Jing'er, there's nothing to worry about, didn't you say that I am a general who has won all battles, and it won't be long before I come back." ”

Ye Jing'er turned around and looked at Gao Yuan, "You're lying to me again, Donghu is not an easy enemy to deal with, this time, how can you come back in a short time!" She gently stroked her high bulging lower abdomen, "I'm not worried about you, I'm just a little sorry for my child, when he was born, you will definitely not be able to be around." ”

Gao Yuan stood up with a smile and gently hugged Ye Jing'er in his arms, "I will use one victory after another to give the child we are about to be born as a gift." ”

"Doctor Qiu said that my baby must be a boy." Ye Jing'er looked up at Gao Yuan and said in a low voice.

Gao Yuan chuckled lightly in his heart, in this era, fetal men and women can be cut off by diagnosing the pulse, naturally it is used, and there is a 50% accuracy rate on the left and right, Qiu Debao knows Ye Jinger's thoughts, of course he has to guess the boy, could it be that it is the girl who makes Ye Jinger disgusted him?

"I have asked Zhang Yi's wife Cuihua to come in to take care of you, she is also an old man in the house, she has given birth to children, and she has experience, let her take care of you, I don't worry." Gao Yuan said with a smile.

"Hmm!" Ye Jing'er nodded, "Bring the swallows!" ”

"Huh?" Gao Yuan didn't react for a while.

"Bring the swallows!" Ye Jing'er said faintly: "She is no more powerless than Jing'er, she is strong in martial arts, she follows you, in addition to being your bodyguard, she can also take care of your daily life, women, always be careful." (To be continued......)