“…… At the end of February, the Senate held a closed-door meeting to pass the annual budget and decided to issue 2 million bonds for the construction of Andong Mansion for a period of 10 years, with an annual interest of 8 cents, with interest paid annually and the principal repaid once at maturity, without compound interest, and the republican government would provide a full and irrevocable guarantee! ”

Under the candlelight, Yelu Yanxi read a few words from the "Tianjin Times", flicked the thin newspaper with his fingers, shook his head, and said, "What is public debt?" ”

"Public bonds are debts borrowed from the people of Youzhou by the republican government, and a kind of bond is issued, which is called construction bonds." The privy envoy of the Southern Court, Yelu Yan, explained.

"Isn't Wu Haogu known as the rich world? Why do you have to borrow money from ordinary people? ”

"Wu Haogu's money is Wu Haogu's, and the money of the Republican Mansion is the Republic's money. Youzhou pays attention to the world for the public, and the republican government of Youzhou belongs to more than 80,000 Youzhou citizens, not the Wuhao Gu family. Therefore, the money of Wu Haogu and the money of the Republic are separated. ”

Yelu Yanxi snorted: "What is this called the world for the public?" Isn't the money of the Republic Mansion still at the mercy of Wu Hao Guhua? He doesn't take out his own money...... How can you have a little heart for the country and the public? I don't usually say that the world is public, but do I have a penny of private property? Everything I do belongs to the state, and I have no selfishness. This martial arts ancient world is public, and it is simply a trick to deceive people! ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Yelu Yan hurriedly complimented. There was a secret smile in his heart, I won't say whether the world is public or not, but people's public and private affairs are at least distinct, and it is certain that private houses are not connected to the public treasury, and the budget of the Republic House must be reviewed by the Senate. Wu Haogu's annual salary, including the minister's money, is 12,000 yuan, and 1,000 yuan a month. Whether he has enough money to spend at home has nothing to do with the republican government. But how much does the Great Liao Heavenly Son spend in a year? The money given to the temple alone is more than 12,000 yuan, and he said that he has no selfish intentions......

In addition, the trading houses and land owned by Wu Haogu are all public! The amount of taxes and profits and losses must be reported, handed over to the senate and the relevant local councils and governments, and it must also be publicized - of course, this property publicity is not for the purpose of fighting corruption, but for the purpose of allocating the seats of the senators and city councils. It is not the property of the officials that needs to be disclosed, but the property of the senators and parliamentarians and the tax situation.

The republic of Wuhao Guzhi is a republic of capitalists and feudal lords, in which the patriarchs (parliamentarians) who represent the capitalists are determined by the amount of taxes. The senators (councilors) representing the feudal lords were determined by the number of knights they supported.

Therefore, the veteran (parliamentarian) property and tax publicity system is a must, how to rank without publicity? How to determine the candidates for the next term of some veterans and parliamentarians?

In other words, Wu Haogu, a republican government that "serves the public in the world", has no tax-free privileges in Youzhou. The taxes he pays every year are much more than the salary he receives from the republican government, and he is the largest taxpayer in Youzhou!

Isn't it clear who is public and who is private?

Yelu Yanxi could not distinguish the difference between "serving the public", "being selfless" and "not distinguishing between public and private". However, he also did not believe that the 2 million yuan of public debt would really be used to build the Laoshzi Anton Mansion.

With a snap, Yelu Yanxi threw the newspaper sent by Yelu Yan (Yelu Yan is the privy secretary of the Southern Yuan, naturally responsible for the intelligence work of Youzhou, and reading the newspaper is the main way for him to collect information about Youzhou, so he has to spend tens of thousands of dollars every month to buy newspapers) on the desk, shook his head and said: "The money is in the hands of Wu Haogu, where is it spent, it's not up to him to have the final say?" The devil believed that he would take the money to Anton's mansion. It must be military spending! I just don't know where I'm going to use troops? ”

Yelu Yanxi guessed a little corner. Although the 2 million yuan of public debt proposed by the republican government was not directly used for the military, this money replaced the 2 million yuan originally used for the development of Andong Province. The 2 million yuan was included in the special budget of the military department, which was used to fight the war.

The reason for this is the need for confidentiality. You can't publicly issue a bond to attack Liao, right? Now Youzhou and Liao are still in the truce!

Moreover, Wu Haogu did not intend to completely destroy the armistice...... He just wanted to take advantage of the chaos in Liaodong to occupy a little territory.

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Yelu Yan offered another sycophant, and then he also guessed Wu Haogu's intentions, "Wu Haogu must want to use troops in Liaodong." ”

"How so?" Yelu Yanxi frowned and asked.

"Your Majesty," Yelu Yan said, "According to investigation, Wu Haogu recently bought several pieces of land in Kaifeng Mansion, worth hundreds of thousands of yuan, and is going to build a three-story building for resale. ”

"Oh?"

Yelu Yanxi didn't understand for a while, what does Wu Haogu's investment in real estate in Kaifeng Mansion have to do with where to use troops?

"Your Majesty," Yelu Yan explained, "If Kaifeng Mansion is to suffer a military disaster, who will spend tens of thousands of dollars to ask Wu Haogu's Wanjiaxing to buy a house?" The rich people in Kaifeng Mansion can't escape for their lives, what house do they buy? ”

"That's right." Yelu Yanxi nodded slightly.

In fact, what Yelu Yan said is not quite right. The rich people of Kaifeng Mansion are not afraid of martial arts...... Wu Haogu is also Bianliangzi, and even the leftovers of Kaifeng Jiangmen Group. and the group of artists and capitalists in Kaifeng Mansion are related to the family, a bit similar to the relationship between Li Yuan and the Guanlong Group at the end of the Sui Dynasty.

Even after Wu Haogu's public secession, there are still many wealthy families in Kaifeng who secretly retain their investments in Tianjin!

If Wu Haogu really waved the army to Kaifeng Mansion, these Kaifeng giants would be nothing more than a change of master. Moreover, there is no position of imperial examination doctor in Wu Haogu's group, which is more beneficial than disadvantageous for the wealthy family in Kaifeng. According to the rules of the game in the current Youzhou Republic, all of them have veterans and parliamentarians to do. Their children are also easy to enter the new school palaces such as Yuntai Academy and Gezhi Academy, and they are afraid that there will be no officials in the future?

The only thing that makes them unhappy is probably paying taxes. However, on the side of the Song Dynasty, the cost of their tax evasion was also very high. All aspects need to be balanced, otherwise the ancestors will not be reliable!

Therefore, those who really oppose Wu Haogu are actually civil officials who were born in the imperial examination. The basis of the republican system practiced by Wu Haogu is military service, tax payment, and positivist and rational knowledge. There is no traditional place for Confucian scholars at all. It is very difficult for them to change to positivism and rationalism - how many students do new schools such as Yuntai Academy and Gezhi Academy recruit in a year? If you don't enter such a school palace, you can't get citizenship if you are self-taught at home. Without citizenship, what future can there be under a republic?

"What about Yunzhong and Hedong?" Yelu Yanxi asked again.

"No, it won't." Yelu Yan shook his head, "If Wu Haogu could take Hedong and Yunzhong, he would have done it a long time ago." If he doesn't do it, he must not be able to do it for the time being. ”

"Is it because of the two towns of Hexi and Zhaoyi?"

"Maybe Shaanxi Jiangmen." Yelu Yan said, "The conditions are not negotiated, even if Wu Haogu enters Kaifeng Mansion, the Great Song Dynasty will have a place to run." Wu Haogu entered Kaifeng Mansion, and he was also a rebellious minister and thief who was discussed by the world. ”

Yelu Yanxi sighed and said with a smile: "It makes sense! I'm relieved now...... Tomorrow, I will go north to Rabbit Mountain, and set up a formation in Rabbit Mountain to gather the army. If Xiao Si can take it off and press out of Hushui City first, then it will be Hebula's turn next.

In case Xiao Si fails to succeed first, when the horses are fat and strong in autumn, I will personally lead 100,000 iron horsemen to step on the tiger water to finish the face! ”

It turned out that Yelu Yanxi had also made two preparations! One hand is a sneak attack, and the other hand is a dignified battle.

100,000 iron horsemen pressed over, are you still afraid of not being able to win?

……

Shangjing Road, Liaoyang Province.

The two brothers, Xiao Baoxian and Xiao Sixian, were also discussing the plan of raiding the royal city of Hushui Wanyan in the inner hall this night.

"I'm afraid 7,500 cavalry is not enough, right?"

"How can it not be enough? Three to one, still afraid of not winning? ”

"Of course, there is no problem with field battles, but there is a city in Wanyan!"

"City? Wanyan also has a city now? ”

"Yes! I've just heard about it...... What kind of Tianli Academy helped them cultivate! Although it is a wooden fort, there are all kinds of moats, arrow towers, tiger falls, horse faces, and there are bed crossbows and thunderbolts on the city tower. How do your cavalry fight? ”

"How can such a thing happen?"

Completely contrary to Xiao Sixian's expectations, Wanyan now has a city to rely on. Although it was only a wooden fort, the 7,500 cavalry he brought with him didn't have a problem with it.

Although he planned a sneak attack, it was impossible to sneak up on a castle. Wanyan is not blind and deaf, how could Xiao Sixian's soldiers and horses sneak outside the castle?

Xiao Sixian's army was able to sneak up to a distance of dozens of miles near Wanyanbu's station, and it was very successful.

If the Wanyan tribe did not have a fortified city to rely on, they would have to choose between being forced to fight and hastily relocating. If you want to fight, you should deal with it in a hurry, and there is a chance that you will be defeated. If you want to go, it is easy to get rid of the strong, but what about the old and weak women and children? Don't want it all? Without them, would Wanyanbu still be a tribe?

But now they have a castle! When it's time to shrink into the castle and defend the city! What should Xiao Si do first?

"What can I do?" Xiao Sixian was stunned, "The cavalry can't attack the city!" ”

Xiao Bao thought for a while, "There are 3,000 elite soldiers of the Bohai Department on this side of Tokyo Road, and they are the infantry who have defeated the fortified city of Chenzhou. Take them with you, and the castle of Wanyan will be no problem! ”

"Are they reliable?" Xiao Sixian also knew that the relationship between the Bohai people and the female straight people was very close.

Xiao Baoxian smiled: "How can it be unreliable? These Bohai people are all children with the right surname, and their families are all on the edge of the Liao River, if they dare to rebel, we will slaughter their family! ”

"Good!" Xiao Si said first, "Just take them with you...... There are tens of thousands of elites now, and I'm afraid that I won't be able to beat a small Wanyan department? ”