"How is that possible?"

"Hehe, lord, don't be kidding."

No one in the tent believed it, even Luo Tong smiled, did not speak, and it seemed that he did not believe it.

Luo Yi said: "Okay, then let's compare, do you dare to fight me when you see it?!" ”

No one took this seriously.

"Sun Jian."

"My lord."

Luo Yi said: "From now on, the recruitment of soldiers in each county will be slightly modified, and the number of recruits aged 12 to 15 years old will be set at 5,000, and after the recruitment is completed, there will be no more recruitment." ”

"No." Sun Jian responded.

After discussing the affairs of the army for a while, Luo Yi left with Pan Long and the others.

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At noon the next day, Luo Yi went to the Drunken Immortal Residence.

The drunken immortal residence in Pingxing is the largest in the entire city and the most prosperous in history, even in Chang'an.

In the past, he opened a restaurant in Chang'an, although it was because of the fame of Sihaiju, but after all, it was governed by people, and here, Luo Yi had the final say in everything, and if he wanted to make the restaurant bigger, it was just a matter of one sentence.

In the restaurant, Jian Luoyi walked in, and the two fat and four dogs hurriedly went out: "Meet the lord." ”

The two also changed their tunes.

Luo Yi smiled and said, "Don't be polite, let's talk upstairs." ”

"Yes."

Coming to the second floor, Luo Yi wandered around, and then walked into a room.

The house is very large and luxurious, even the county guard mansion cannot be compared, in such a place, it gives people the feeling of luxury, and the whole body is full of luxury.

By opening the windows, you can see the pedestrians outside and see the scenery in the distance.

The second fat and the fourth dog walked in at the same time, and a lot of girls brought wine and food.

"You two stay, everyone else goes out."

"Yes."

In the house, only Luo Yi, Pan Long, Er Fat, and Four Dogs, and the rest of the people walked out and closed the door.

The second fat asked, "Lord, is there something wrong with summoning us?" ”

"It's a little thing."

Luo Yi asked, "Now, how many taels of silver do you still have in your hands?" ”

Longxi's finances, in general, are still somewhat complicated, roughly divided into three shares; One is official, the Longxi Treasury; the second is the Shadow Organization, the liquor stores opened in various places, etc.; The third is the Drunken Immortal Residence.

But there is also a big difference between the finances of the three parties, the official ones belong to the government and the public, and the latter two belong to Luo Yi's private ones.

Erfat said: "We are now, the business is not as good as before, only in a small area of Longxi wine sales, the income is limited, plus the previous silver taels, brought from Chang'an, and... About 300,000 taels of silver and more than 50,000 taels of gold. ”

Luo Yi smiled and said, "This is already a lot. ”

"I don't bother to take care of business matters, so you can just watch it. I have come today to take the money, and you have left a small amount of liquidity, and the rest will be given to me, and I will bring it back to the county warden's house. ”

Yes....

The two of them were directly confused, and said in their hearts, this is a trivial matter...

"Lord, can I ask, what are you doing with so much money?" Erfat asked.

Although the money is Luo Yi's, it is still distressing to take so much at once, which is fortunately saved over the years, and it is not easy.

Luo Yi said: "It's of great use, you don't care about it." ”

"Yes."

"Tomorrow night, send it to the backyard of the county guard's house."

"Yes."

After doing this, Luo Yi had a big meal in the Drunken Immortal Residence, and then rushed back to the county guard's mansion.

That night, the head of the household book Wang Youcheng arrived.

Luo Yi looked at him and said, "Youcheng, I heard that the household department has been short of funds recently, and it is impossible to buy grain, grass, iron, etc., but is there such a thing?" ”

"yes."

Wang Youcheng was very distressed, the Ministry of War urged for food and salary, and the Ministry of Industry urged for all kinds of equipment, where did he go to get it, from the moment he took over the household department, the household department was just an empty shell, and it was basically finished.

What annoyed him the most was that Luo Yi also asked him to buy a large number of medicinal materials, such as Huangshi, charcoal, sulfur, etc., although these are not valuable, but to buy them in other places, you need to pay everywhere, travel expenses, etc., plus the amount of purchases is huge, there is no financial support, how can it be done.

Luo Yi smiled and said, "I called you here today to solve this matter." ”

"Oh? Did the lord find the money? ”

Luo Yi said: "Yes, I found it, but I can't give it to you directly." ”

"Oh? Why is that? ”

Luo Yi said: "Because this is my private money, not the treasury." ”

Wang Youcheng couldn't understand it and frowned.

Even the entire Longxi is Luo Yi's, what public and private are there?

"What does the lord mean?"

Luo Yi said: "I can give you 300,000 taels of silver to solve the urgent needs of the household department, but you have to promise that after you have eased up, you will pay me back 300,000." ”

"Huh? How can I guarantee this. ”

"Your household department has local taxes, why can't you guarantee it?"

"Lord, now Longxi County, there are too few places that can collect taxes, and there are also some important checkpoints, every year, some can be collected, and there are also goods in and out of the family, and some can also be collected, in addition, there is no tax, these 300,000 taels of silver, when will the household department be able to collect it?"

Luo Yi said: "It's true that the taxes that can be collected are not much, but they are not as embarrassing as you said." ”

"If you can't guarantee the position of the head of the household, I won't let you do it. You are not the only one staring at this position, like Wu Zuliang, Sun Fu and so on. ”

"Ahh This. ”

Wang Youcheng was taken aback, and thought about it, he is now having trouble with Li Dejiang, Li Dejiang is one of the six Shangshu, if he doesn't have an official position, then how can he fight with Li Dejiang?

If the official position of Hubu Shangshu is given to Sun Fu and Wu Zuliang, then he will buy and ship goods in the future, and he doesn't know how much and how high the tax will be charged.

Wang Youcheng immediately assured: "Don't worry, my lord, I promise that within three years, I will pay off 300,000 yuan!" ”

"There is no evidence in words, but there is evidence to prove it!" Luo Yi took a pen and paper in his hand.

Wang Youcheng gritted his teeth and signed and signed.

That night, Luo Yi sent someone to send 300,000 taels of silver, all of which were sent to the household department and sealed in the warehouse. Called by Wang Youcheng, when he arrived here, the silver was under the control of Wang Youcheng.

With such a big right, in addition to Luo Yi, Wang Buchao, Luo Tong, Sun Jian, Zhang Wancheng, etc., I am afraid that Wang Youcheng will succeed.

Of course, Luo Yi has to guard against this!

Just after the 300,000 taels of silver were shipped away, Luo Yi found Zhao Wenxian and told Zhao Wenxian that he had to keep an eye on the household at all times, especially Wang Youcheng, every day's actions and the whereabouts of every money should be recorded.

300,000 taels of silver, Luo Yi didn't want to be wasted like this.

As for the remaining 50,000 taels of gold, Luo Yi put it into his own small world, and when it was useful in the future, he would take it out and fill it.

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Henan Province.

Cheng Yanjin, Xu Maogong and others, after leaving the Jiangnan battlefield, retreated here.

Compared with Jiangnan and Huainan, Henan is smaller again, with only one government and 29 states.

Yifu refers to Henan Province, which is also the Henan Provincial Governance Office.

The 29 prefectures are Yuzhou, Shaanzhou, Ruzhou, Zhengzhou, Huazhou, Bianzhou, Xuzhou, Chenzhou, Caizhou, Yingzhou, Bozhou, Songzhou, Xuzhou, Sizhou, Suzhou, Haizhou, Puzhou, Caozhou, Dengzhou, Laizhou, Mizhou, Qingzhou, Yizhou, Yanzhou, Zizhou, Qizhou, Yunzhou, Dizhou, and Haozhou. [.]