"Your Majesty, the military expenses you asked the minister to calculate a few days ago have already been calculated."

In the study, Xun You looked at Liu Wei and said, and after speaking, he handed Liu Wei a thick note.

"It's hard work." Liu Wei took the fold, then looked at Xun You and said.

Since the dispatch of troops to Jinyang, and the crusade against Zhang Yan in Taihang Mountain, there are still casualties among the soldiers, and the replenishment of the soldiers is indeed a bit numerous.

"It's a matter of the ministers." Xun You nodded and said.

"The casualty pension of the soldiers this time, as well as the salary of the new soldiers, are much higher than before, and I am afraid that the materials we transported from Luoyang will not be able to bear it for long."

When Liu Wei watched the twists and turns, Xun You explained on the side.

At the beginning, he followed Liu Wei from Luoyang to the north, so he was clear about the materials that Liu Wei asked Wang Yue to transport.

"So fast?" After listening to Xun You's words, Liu Wei subconsciously spoke.

He hadn't taken much care of this aspect all along, and he thought that he had transported a lot of gold, silver and jewelry for capital.

"There is already a lot of military consumption, and His Majesty is compassionate to the soldiers and has established a casualty compensation system, so the cost is naturally even higher." Xun You saw that Liu Wei was surprised, so he opened his mouth to explain.

"I see." Liu Wei nodded, he didn't suspect anything, it was just a subconscious reaction.

"Your Majesty, why don't we consider reducing or canceling the soldiers' pension plan as appropriate."

"No." Liu Wei shook his head, "Since this policy has been promulgated and implemented, how can I give up halfway, I am afraid that the instability of the army's morale will outweigh the losses." ”

Xun You naturally knows what Liu Wei said, but at this rate of consumption, I am afraid that he will not be able to pay out the bereavement and salary in the end.

"Gongda, your worries are clear, rest assured that I will have a way, and tomorrow I will gather everyone to discuss countermeasures." Liu Wei looked at Xun Yu and said.

Liu Wei now finally understands how much it costs to raise an army.

It is no wonder that in history, Cao Cao would set up a captain to dig up the grave and raise the army.

But Liu Wei won't do this kind of thing, he doesn't believe that he has crossed over anyway, and now that he is even the emperor, do you want to be a tomb robber?

As for cutting expenses from the soldiers, Liu Wei would definitely not do this method, and if he did, it would be nothing more than drinking to quench his thirst.

If you want the horse to run, how can you ask the horse not to eat grass?

Every salary those soldiers get is what they deserve, and if they don't have them, they can't talk about sweeping the world.

The next day, Liu Wei convened everyone to discuss the matter of money and grain.

"Your Majesty, now this grain is guaranteed by the tuntian production, which is easy to solve, and the tax on this military salary used to be supported by taxes."

Liu Wei nodded, he was naturally clear, "But I have already ordered that the people of the state should be exempted from taxes, and the order cannot be changed overnight." ”

"Moreover, since the Yellow Turban Uprising, the people have suffered and have not been able to collect much in taxes, and if they are not exempted, I am afraid that they will not be able to survive."

"Your Majesty can practice benevolent government, and it is the blessing of the people to be sympathetic to the people, and the act of taxation must not be done, so take it from business and act with a family." Xi Zhicai stepped forward and spoke.

He admired Liu Bian's benevolence very much, and it was exactly like this, so he felt that assisting Liu Bian was the right choice.

As a son of a poor family, he wants everyone to live a stable and good life more than anyone else.

Liu Wei's eyes lit up after listening to Xi Zhicai's words, and he didn't think about what Xi Zhicai said, but the specific way to do it is still to be discussed.

The influence of the family is deeply rooted and a major feature of the feudal era, so it is difficult, almost impossible, to eradicate it.

Therefore, even if you have any ideas, you need to think more about them before implementing them, especially now when the princes are in dispute.

If you push those families too quickly, and the dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, then I am afraid that I will capsize in the gutter.

When the time comes, it is estimated that future generations will say that the young emperor did not start a business and the middle way collapsed.

"Nowadays, the family holds most of the business transactions in the state, but the taxes they pay are far from enough, and because many transactions are controlled by them to make huge profits, and the price of goods is rising, which also makes the burden on the people heavier." Guo Jia also stepped forward and spoke.

Obviously, Guo Jia also agrees with Xi Zhicai's words, and he should start from the hands of business and the family.

"In that case, let's start from here." Liu Wei nodded and said.

It is impossible to intercept the flow of the army, since it cannot be intercepted, then open source, from ancient times to the present, what is the most profitable, that is naturally business.

Although agriculture was heavy and merchants were suppressed in ancient times, there were no poor merchants, and they still ate and drank spicy food.

"Before I can get involved in business, I must first break the monopoly of the family, and there is competition to keep prices down." Liu Wei looked at everyone and said.

"And what does Your Majesty mean?"

"Introduce merchants from other places, it is estimated that they will come to the state to do business, so that the family will have nothing to say." Liu Wei said.

Since he has a direction goal, then he naturally has a way.

"But Your Majesty, compared to other states, Bingzhou is a bitter cold land, and I'm afraid those merchants don't have the heart to come." Xi Zhicai frowned and said.

"I have my own way." Liu Wei smiled and said.

"The hustle and bustle is all for profit, and the merchants are even more so, as long as I order me to make some rectifications in terms of taxation, I can naturally attract them."

Although Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai were inspired after listening to Liu Wei's words, they still didn't quite understand, after all, they were good at the art of war, not political strategy.

"In the past, as long as merchants entered the city with materials, they would collect taxes regardless of whether they traded or not, but if I changed to no trade, no taxes would be charged, what do you think?" Liu Wei looked at everyone and said.

"If there is less tax, then the businessmen will be more profitable, and then they will naturally enter Jinyang to trade." Xun You was the first to speak.

He is a child of a family, so he naturally reacts quickly in this regard.

"That's right, once a large number of merchants pour into Jinyang, the family will no longer have an advantage, the more merchants, the more transactions, and the more taxes will naturally be." Liu Wei nodded and said.

And when the time comes, there will be more and more businessmen, and once something happens to Jinyang, the interests of their businessmen will naturally be touched, so they will naturally stand on their side.

In this way, not only can you break the advantages of the family, increase taxes, but also let those businessmen stand on their side.

"Your Majesty, although we can break the monopoly of the family in this way, but there are many merchants, so how should we intervene?" After a while, Xun Yu asked again.

Liu Wei's previous idea was feasible, but it had not yet achieved the goal of starting a business.

"Establish a chamber of commerce in our name, and all transactions must be traded under the supervision of the chamber of commerce." Liu Wei looked at Xun Yu and said.

Since he had already figured out the previous methods, he would naturally not be negligent in this point.

"Only those who join the Chamber of Commerce can enjoy the tax policy, and the merchants who join the Chamber of Commerce trade with each other at a low price, and vice versa at a high price."

After Liu Wei said his thoughts, everyone had no opinion.

However, Liu Wei also knew that he was only putting forward some ideas based on some knowledge of later generations, and he still needed to discuss and make adjustments and implement them according to the actual situation.

Of course, Liu Wei naturally handed them over to Xun You and Guo Jia.

They are authentic ancients, and they will definitely be able to formulate a realistic strategy with a little allocation.

In the next few days, Liu Wei and Xun Yu and them were discussing how to promulgate and implement the policies every day.

In the end, under the discussion of several people, the policy that meets the requirements was finally discussed.

When these policies came out, they immediately set off a wave of heat in the land of merging states, and those businessmen were naturally the most happy.

Merchants traveled from south to north and belonged to one of the most mobile people, so soon the policy of merging states spread among merchants.

Gradually, Jinyang began to have a lot of foreign businessmen began to pour in.

"Your Majesty, there is a team of relatives outside Jinyang who are sending relatives and horses, saying that they are here to send relatives to Your Majesty."

When Liu Wei was happy about the businessman's affairs, Huang Zhong hurriedly opened his mouth to report.

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