But the bandit, after all, is a bandit, although Zhang Xian took the initiative to take the lead, but the thief doesn't seem to appreciate it very much.

"Just kidding, when the brothers were in the cottage before, what kind of life was it, drinking a lot, eating meat, but look at what we brothers are doing here, damn it. You can't play with money. Don't think about women. The barracks can't get out, and there are still gendarmes patrolling the area. Damn, it's just locked up. Lao Tzu early in the morning. and run blindly after them. It's just fucking it. Unlucky. Some of the little bandit leaders said. They are not accustomed to this kind of military life, so they naturally have to complain a lot, and in the face of such a situation, Zhang Xian has no way to deal with it, and he is also looking for a fundamental solution to the problem, hoping to find it quickly.

Luoyang, Beijing. Firefox is standing here in Nangong for the first time. This was a high-level meeting of the imperial court. The participants in the meeting were all civil and military officials of the imperial court. They unsheathed their swords in unison. Then take off your shoes. Upper hall.

"It's exactly the same as what the old books say." Firefox sighed in his heart.

The early dynasty is underway, the fire fox is here to walk around, visit and visit, the world is not very peaceful recently, Han Sui, Bian Zhang and others have attacked to the vicinity of Chang'an. This shook the government and the opposition greatly. His Majesty the Emperor was furious. When Huangfu Song entered Beijing at this time, I am afraid that he would have to count on this old general.

Firefox came here to walk around, in fact, to see those historical figures, Huangfu Song, and Zhang Wen. They are going to appear in the subsequent history, and I don't know where Dong Zhuo and Sun Jian are at this time.

Firefox thought to himself. Because it came in late. The fire fox didn't see Huangfu Song, Zhang Wen and others, he just saw some unknown petty officials appear behind, what did those bigwigs think, she didn't see any of them.

"Hey, it's white. It cost me a lot of money to get here. Spent money in vain. Firefox sighed helplessly.

"Chang Shi, get out of here quickly. If Your Majesty is angry, if you are not careful, your life will be whimpered. A little yellow door said nervously.

"Hmm. That's right. Let's get out of here. That's right. Did something big happen today? Firefox couldn't help but inquire.

"What else can be a big deal, Your Majesty asked the old general Huangfu Song to go to Chang'an and resist the attack of the rebels there. Whether this situation can be stabilized is another matter. But the money and food will be spent a lot, a lot, and Your Majesty is worried about such a thing. Xiao Huangmen explained.

"Oh. yes. This war is the most expensive to fight. Firefox said. And then I got out of here. Money and grain, money and grain, Emperor Han Ling used all kinds of tricks in order to raise more money and food. Lotteries have become available in all states and counties, and there are many of them, so that a lot of money is quickly depleted. In such a situation, the last bit of savings of the Han Empire will also be depleted.

Tax hikes seemed to be the only way for the empire to solve its final financial problems. If this continues, everything will become extremely withered. Although Firefox doesn't know what to do, the result can only be one, and the situation will become extremely much worse.

Lijiazhuang. Inside the War Department.

"The price of this red ticket once exceeded 1,000, but it soon retraced to the position of 905, but the speculation continues. We are worried that this will turn into a downward trend. Wang Ming said.

Affected by the diversion, the speculation of buying and selling red tickets began to reduce a certain degree of heat, mainly, the variety of speculation became many, and stocks began to be liked by another group, because in contrast, the trading of stocks is more flexible, in addition, there are black tickets, which is a kind of specialized commercial land, near Handan, after a large number of city walls were demolished, there are many, many commercial land, which can be used to build factory buildings, mainly for the construction of military factories, The Second Arsenal was the largest factory controlled by the Republican Army, and it directly covered an area of more than 10,000 acres. Although most of the area was still vacant, it was destined to be the largest of the largest, and a large number of townspeople in the vicinity began to sign up for the arsenal, on the one hand, they participated in the construction of the factory, and on the other hand, they were engaged in production. In addition to this, there is a large amount of cement manufacturing, and some handmade iron parts are carried out here.

A large amount of coal was found in the area, which was quickly excavated and transported here. The young and middle-aged laborers of the villages within a radius of 50 miles from Handan either go into the coal producing areas to dig coal or are responsible for transporting coal to the factory area by wheelbarrow, and these are inseparable from the support of Luoyang's tourist capital.

"At present, a lot of money is mainly concentrated in stock speculation, but this gives us a great advantage for the development of our company, but this is for our financial revenue. This is a disadvantage, because it means that there is much less money allocated on the bond. Wang Ming said worriedly. As stocks gain popularity, bonds become much less favored. Although there will still be a portion of bonds to be bought, it is inevitable that the number will be significantly reduced. Shang Wu had also expected it a long time ago.

"Well, at present, we still mainly rely on red tickets, and after collecting a certain number of red tickets, we will focus on the black tickets in order to solve the financial problem." Shang Wu said.

"However, sir, I think there is something wrong with this, mainly because the current government is buying a lot of high-priced food, and the military is becoming less able to produce munitions, and on the one hand, the fiscal revenue is decreasing. On the other hand, food is eating up most of our money, which is very troublesome for us to do in the next phase. If we continue like this, we will wait until the summer grain is put away, and there will be at least four and a half months to complete it, and we will still be under a lot of pressure. Wang Ming said worriedly.

He feared that the IRA would not be able to sustain itself in that place in its current financial position, for it was obvious that if they could not withstand such pressure, their situation would become extremely unfavorable. This is a big disadvantage for them.

"Hmm. I know that we are also trying to find a way to solve this problem, and we are mainly making money from some arms trade, but we also know that this kind of business cannot be sustained. If it is not well improved, the fiscal situation will eventually become extremely depleted. Shang Wu said.

The financial resources provided by the taxes in the territory are extremely small, and they are simply insignificant compared to the huge military expenditures. Fiscal revenue is mainly carried out by two things: first, bonds, which are the majority, and second, the arms trade, which greatly exceeds taxes.

"In the next step, we plan to focus on the fiscal revenue. In other words, we will mainly focus on enterprises and business taxes, and in this case, our fiscal revenue will increase somewhat. The second is the arms trade, and we need to negotiate with more surrounding areas. Let them buy our arms, so that the business can be bigger. Shang Wu said to Wang Ming. Wang Ming recorded it, but he didn't know how long this situation could last.

"Oh. It's all here, and it's an urgent military intelligence that has just been delivered. It's up to you to decide. Jia Xu said and handed a report marked in red to Shang Wu, red means urgent. Usually war, or something about a major diplomatic change, Shang Wu quickly took the report and looked at it.

"Zhu Jun took the initiative to find us?" Shang Wu asked as he watched.

"Yes. He wants to unite with us to deal with the Black Mountain bandits, and is willing to buy some of our firearms, and the most important thing is to send troops, after all, in the nearby area, the losses of the officers and troops are relatively large, and the northern army is almost completely annihilated, and there is no combat effectiveness. Youzhou is a border army, and they have to guard the entire northern border, so it is difficult for the combat strength to take the initiative to attack for a while. Jia Xu said.

"Hmm. What do you think to do? Are we uniting the Black Mountain thieves, or are we uniting the imperial court to do something like this? Shang Wu said after reading the report. Zhu Jun's meaning is very clear, that is, he hopes to be able to send troops, even if he can't send troops, he hopes that the Republican Army can seconded two infantry regiments to come out, and about 6,000 troops will be provided for them to use, after all, the soldiers brought by Zhu Jun are all old, weak, sick and disabled, and they can't fight in a short time, and his purpose is Zhao'an, not to fight for a long time.

The Republican Army is nominally the rebel army of the imperial court, so there is a basis for cooperation between the two sides, and this basis exists.

"According to what you said, from the geopolitical and economic point of view, we can't have a strong military bloc around us, so, for now, the Montenegrin bandits are obviously the largest military bloc, and we have to weaken them, otherwise, they will cause us more trouble, and according to the report on our border. Montenegrin thieves continue to harass our army's border in the south, which will cause us great trouble in the future. We must not allow that to happen. At the same time, fighting with the official army, we can export a part of the firearms to make up for our financial needs, and most importantly, after the fight against the Montenegrin bandits, our supply of booty will become very large, very large, which is extremely advantageous for us, and we have to take such a measure to deal with it. Jia Xu said.

"Hmm. Makes sense. In this case, we will have to cooperate with Zhu Jun. This condition must be negotiated better, otherwise, it will not be so easy for us to borrow troops. Shang Wu said with a smile.