"Bo Yuan, this time it's all Chang'an, I'm afraid you're going to be ranked as the third duke, the position of commonplace, I think it's very suitable for you." Walking on the long road, Guan Yu and Liu Yi sat in the carriage, panicked, and found some topics to deal with, this seven hundred miles, the march of the army is different from the two people rushing, and they are not in a hurry, it is normal to walk for a month.

"Yes, a very good minister." Liu Yi leaned on the back of the carriage, looked at Guan Yu and said with a smile: "But these are all false." ”

"Oh?" Guan Yu looked at Liu Yi and smiled: "What is true?" ”

"Now Guanzhong and Heluo have been down, I mean to rebuild the second capital and strengthen the defense line along the way, after all, this 700-mile road is easy to be destroyed by the enemy, just like Dong Zhuo back then, there is really something wrong, Chang'an is not good to support, I have sent someone to send the budget and drawings to His Majesty before, after this reward, I will be ready to start construction, the track in Hanzhong must be repaired first, and the materials will be transported out first, Sikong and Shaofu, in fact, there is no difference, or be busy." Liu Yi said with a smile.

"Bo Yuan's dedication to the country, it is commendable, my brother will definitely support it, I don't know how much Bo Yuan has budgeted for the reconstruction of the second capital this time?" Guan Yu didn't pay much attention to it when he heard this, when did Liu Yi build a big construction project before, and Liu Bei didn't support it? Of course, the effect can also be seen, from Yueyang to later Xiangyang, Jiangling, and then to Yunnan, the comprehensive strength of the Han Dynasty was almost built all the way by Liu Yi, so Guan Yu believes that Liu Bei will not refuse Liu Yi's request.

"It's a bit big." Liu Yi said with a smile: "To rebuild the second capital, there must be basic track laying along the way, as well as the checkpoints from Chang'an to Luoyang, the initial budget is 3 billion, and the follow-up laying to Xiliang may even communicate with the Western Regions, and then open the Silk Road, it will have to be added, but when the economy of the two capitals is revitalized, there may be less ......."

Liu Yi said a lot later, but Guan Yu didn't have the heart to listen anymore, even if he was a military general, he didn't pay much attention to money on weekdays, but when the three billion words were spoken, Guan Yu obviously felt that his breathing was sluggish for a moment, and he actually had a feeling of chest tightness and shortness of breath.

Later, Guan Yu didn't listen to a word of Liu Yi's professional terms, or he didn't have the heart to listen to them, and his whole mind was thinking about what the concept of three billion was?

When Liu Yi built Nanyang, Xiangyang, and Jiangling, the imperial court contributed about three or five hundred million yuan, and now Liu Yi opened his mouth to three hundred million, Guan Yu looked at Liu Yi with some mechanical eyes: "Is it more?" At that time, the two cities of Xiangyang and Jiangling were only more than 300 million, how could they ......?"

"It's not 300 million, it's the government that invests 300 million, and the city of Xiangyang itself is not big, as for Jiangling, even the foundation has not been hit, just this, it is hard to take 500 million from the hands of Jiangling and Xiangyang gentry, and now it is necessary to build two capitals, just today's Chang'an, if you talk about the area, it will be on top of five or six Xiangyang, not to mention the track laying, the manufacture of rail cars, and the checkpoints along the way, how can this be compared?" Seeing that Guan Yu's expression was wrong, Liu Yi hurriedly smiled and said, "Of course, if you can knock Hedong down, it will save some." ”

"How much?" Guan Yu asked.

"About a billion dollars, there are a lot of passes that need to be defended along the way, and the prince has also seen it, the water level of the big river has dropped in recent years, and the former passes are now no longer usable, and they must be re-armed, and the tracks must be paved to these places, which will be more troublesome." Liu Yi thought about it, the most rare thing is not the construction of the city, but the defense line from Chang'an to Luoyang, and he will also start from this aspect first.

Guan Yu frowned and nodded, thinking in his heart about whether to discuss it with his brother and capture Hedong by the way, although it would be more troublesome, but it could save one billion.

"Of course, if Hedong is captured, this is a hundred million yuan that can be invested in the construction of Hedong, and checkpoints must be built, the terrain of Hedong is more complicated, and the prince is from Hedong, so I have to ask the prince about this, and how much will be used in the end, it depends on the situation." Liu Yi thought about it, he had seen the map of Hedong before, but only with the map, he could roughly understand the landform of Hedong, but it was difficult to be fine, and the three-dimensional sense in his heart was not too strong.

In Liu Yi's meaning, it is not cost-effective to launch a war in Hedong alone, and it is best to take all the states in one battle, but there are many problems involved, not only to fight with the Wei army, but also to consider the problem of border defense in the state, and the current Han is afraid that he will not be able to take out so much money.

Guan Yu laughed dryly when he heard this, the thought that had just risen in his heart disappeared in an instant, the current big man had just obtained the land of Guanzhong and Heluo, and he should recuperate and gradually digest the gains, and he should not be greedy for merit, well, it is better to be stable.

As for Liu Yi's coming to ask for money this time, Guan Yu decided not to care, this kind of national matter, let my brother think about it, just take care of the war by myself, this kind of people's livelihood matter, what do you care?

The carriage moved forward unhurriedly, but the carriage fell into silence, Guan Yu's eyes were slightly closed, as if he was asleep, after all, he was old and tired, it was understandable, Liu Yi sat by the window, watching the scenery outside the window continue to recede from in front of him, and silently estimated the future plan in his heart.

At the same time, Liu Bei, who had already arrived in Chang'an, and after initial stability, began to wait for the generals from all sides to come to Chang'an to reward him, but at this moment he had a headache to bring Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong to his side.

"Your Majesty!" Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong came to Liu Bei's approach, bowed, looked at Liu Bei with a sad face, and wondered: "What are you worried about?" ”

Could it be that Cao Wei is ready to burn all the jade and fight with them?

"The drawings sent by Bo Yuan before, what does Kong Ming think?" Liu Bei didn't answer, just looked at Zhuge Liang and asked.

"The considerations are quite comprehensive, the time, the location, the five elements, and the feng shui are all taken into account." Zhuge Liang thought for a while.

Although Liu Yi sent a sketch before, with Zhuge Liang's vision, he couldn't find too many faults, even if there were, it was a detail, and when he made a positive picture, he could correct it, I don't know why Liu Bei suddenly asked so?

"A few days ago, Bo Yuan ordered someone to send the budget of the two cities, in addition to the reconstruction of the two capitals, there are also tracks and rail cars along the way, the construction of checkpoints from Chang'an to Luoyang to Wei, and the laying of tracks between the counties of Guanzhong and Hanzhong." Liu Bei handed the letter sent by Liu Yi to the chamberlain, and asked the chamberlain to pass it on to the two of them.

In fact, if you don't look at it, you know that if you can make Liu Bei, who has always been generous with money, show this expression, this budget is probably quite amazing.

Pang Tong came up and followed Zhuge Liang to watch.

Nothing else, the eyes of the two finally fell on the actual budget, the initial investment of three billion, but in the early stage, it was just the connection between Luoyang and Chang'an and the laying of the track between Hanzhong and Guanzhong, not counting the workshops to be built in the future, not counting the road lines and cities in Xiliang, Qiangdi and even the Western Regions mentioned by Liu Yi.

The suffocating data, this has just been laid down in Guanzhong, and it is the time to use money, but Liu Yi has such a mouth, and the continuation of Shuzhong over the years is probably going to be emptied again.

Well, every time Liu Yi made a move, he would empty the treasury once, but after that, the speed of money would increase a lot, especially after Nanzhong was opened, in recent years, Shuzhong's income was quite considerable, but even so, when they saw the three billion requests, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong still felt shocked.

"At present, in Jingshu and Shu, there is a lot of grain and grass in the warehouse, if you talk about coins, there are indeed some, but they also need to be used to compensate the fallen soldiers and reward the meritorious soldiers, all of them need money, these three billion, I am afraid that they will not be able to get these in a short time." Zhuge Liang said with a wry smile, he is responsible for the logistics of the entire Dahan, and he knows best how much money the Dahan has now.

Three billion, there is, but it is absolutely impossible to give it to Liu Yi all at once, after all, the reward is imminent, and a lot of this money will be used to reward heroes and soldiers.

"Recruit two of you to come, that's for this." Liu Bei looked at the two with a wry smile, when Liu Yi sent the drawings, he was ready for heavy bleeding, and even prepared to take out half of the money in the treasury to let Liu Yi engage in construction, after all, from the experience of the past ten years, Liu Yi Every time he builds a large number of buildings, it is followed by the steady rise of the economy, and Liu Bei also has this courage.

But now the question is...... The money is not enough, or it is impossible to give it to Liu Yi, after all, this kind of thing cannot be delayed, otherwise it will be discredited by the soldiers of the three armies, and the imperial court now has the confidence to implement the academy to recruit the descendants of meritorious soldiers to study, it is because all the armies are on the side of the imperial court, and it is useless for the family to oppose it, so this matter is urgent, but Liu Yi's money cannot be delayed, the sooner it is given, the more you can see the Han Dynasty further prosper, Liu Bei is old, he wants to watch the Han in his hands step by step towards glory, It even surpassed Han Wu and Guangwu to reach a new peak.

Pang Tong pinched his beard under his chin, frowned and said nothing, he can fight and govern him, but the way to make money ...... That's a bit of a dilemma.

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan gently, although the weather was already a little cool, but his feather fan had not stopped since reading Liu Yi's letter.

Liu Bei is not in a hurry, and he can't help it.

Zhuge Liang suddenly raised his head, looked at Liu Bei and said: "In recent years, the territory of our dynasty has been expanding day by day, but because of this, there have been a lot of corruption, and there have been many complaints among the people. ”

Liu Bei was stunned when he heard this, and then reacted.

This kind of thing of corrupt officials, no matter which dynasty or generation, can not be avoided, but generally even if it is a Ming Jun, he will not grasp this point, although it is a little unpleasant, but this matter is just a small trouble for the country, not too much.

Of course, there is another point, which is a little shady, that is, when the court has no money, it can kill corrupt officials, there are two benefits, one is that the people can be angry, even if killing corrupt officials does not bring any practical benefits to the people, but to relieve hatred, and the other is to enrich the treasury, Zhuge Liang obviously thought of this.

After Liu Bei was silent for a moment, he nodded silently and said, "This matter will be handed over to Kong Ming." ”

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