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Sitting on the throne, Bai Suni, the new king of Qiuzi, who had just succeeded to the throne, was so angry that he scolded after listening to the prime minister talk about Gaochang's conditions.

The rest of the civil and military ministers closed their eyes to recuperate, allowing the king of Qiuzi to roar continuously.

Everyone secretly weighs the pros and cons in their hearts, for most civil and military ministers, it is uncomfortable to cut the land, but if you can keep the country of Qiuzi, so that everyone still has the opportunity to rank in the court and enjoy the glory and wealth, it is not unacceptable to cut the land.

After Bai Su Ni vented, his emotions gradually stabilized, in fact, he also knew very well that now Qiuzi was no longer able to fight.

"Prime Minister, do you think there is room for relaxation in this condition? If this condition is really implemented, Qiuzi will lose half of its land, and from then on, it may be completely reduced to a small country like Yanqi, and there will be no chance to dominate the Western Regions. ”

"King, how can the old minister not know the stakes?"

"However, Gaochang is very persecuted, and Wei Dadu Hu openly declares it, but if there is any disallowment, he will command the soldiers and horses to take it personally."

"Rather than the collapse of the kingdom in the future, it is better to accept the pain."

"Alas, is it possible that my Bai clan's hundreds of years of inheritance will be lost in the hands of widows?"

"King, it is inevitable that Wei Dadu will protect the iron material of Qiuzi, so Yancheng will definitely not be able to keep it."

"Fortunately, in the west, there is still a smelting center in Qiuci, although it is not as large as Yancheng, but it can finally save a bit of vitality for Qiuci."

In the face of Gaochang's request for territory east of Yancheng, Bai Suni, the king of Qiuci, was quite embarrassed, but he knew that with the current strength of Qiuci, he was by no means Gaochang's opponent.

Once Gaochang's request is refused, Qiuzi may have the worry of destroying the country.

Therefore, King Qiuci had to endure his grief and cede the east of Yancheng to Gaochang, and at the same time announced that the capital would be moved westward.

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With the return of spring to the earth, the field becomes lively again.

All kinds of wild beasts, which have been living in the snail's nest for a winter, have come out of their burrows in search of food.

And a large number of ordinary people who have been allocated land can't wait to start spring ploughing.

In addition, herdsmen of all ethnic groups also drove their cattle, sheep and horses to the grassland pastures.

Not long after the opening of the government, Wei Shuo held the first joint meeting of the military and the government in Gaochang.

Except for Du Jinyin, who sat in Dunhuang to guard against Guzang, the rest of the civil and military forces gathered in Gaochang.

"Ladies and gentlemen, officials at all levels of the economic industry and taxation have made unremitting efforts for more than half a month, and finally sorted out the annual fiscal revenue and expenditure of Gaochang last year."

"Now Zuo Changshi will report in detail to all of you, and then each director Cao will put forward the corresponding budget for this year according to their own needs."

"Don't blame Shuo for not reminding everyone that when submitting a budget, you must rely on actual data, and don't think about taking more than you want."

"If you don't pass in the end, you will be the ones who suffer and are unlucky."

Wei Shuo's words immediately dispelled some people's careful thinking, and the budget system was welcomed by everyone as soon as it was introduced.

They believe that this move will not only help make the finances more open, but also greatly reduce the possibility of financial bankruptcy and help the government to form a thrifty atmosphere.

At first, some people thought, since it is a budget, why not fight for some?

However, it now seems that it is not that the higher the number proposed, the better, but that the more consistent it is with reality, the more likely the proposed budget will be approved.

"Throughout last year, due to the smooth development of the construction of industry, agriculture and commerce, Gaochang's tax revenue increased greatly last year."

"Including traditional agriculture, plus emerging industries such as textiles and smelting, the total output value of Gaochang last year was as high as nearly 700,000 yuan."

Zuo Changshi, who is also the director of the tax department, Song Xuan, was full of excitement and shared the good news of the substantial increase in finances with his colleagues present, and he was honored to do so.

When he first came to Gaochang, he was in a state of waste waiting to be rebuilt, and his finances were beyond his means, and he basically relied on the income subsidy of the caravan to barely maintain his operation.

However, in just two years, Gaochang has changed dramatically. If it weren't for the outbreak of the Hexi War, I am afraid that this year will be financially profitable.

"The reason why the fiscal revenue has achieved such fruitful results is that it is inseparable from the wise leadership of the lord."

"The textile industry and the smelting industry, the two emerging industries, are supported by the main public, and now they have become the pillar industries of Gaochang."

"Coupled with the continuous development of commerce and trade, it has greatly promoted the development of Gaochang's handicraft industry."

"Today, there are more than 50 processing workshops in the city."

"Its output value soared from almost zero to as much as 100,000 yuan."

"Song Changshi, don't just talk about these falsehoods. You can just say how much tax revenue was collected last year, and how much is available for everyone to squander this year. ”

"Hahaha, it seems that someone can't wait, okay! There's no nonsense in the next place. ”

Song Miao ended his tirade and went straight to the point.

"Ladies and gentlemen, last year's fiscal revenue totaled 700,000 guans, and with 300,000 guan of trade income, the total income will be as high as one million guan."

"If you add the indemnity to Khotan, even if you exclude the expenses of the Hexi War, there is still a balance of about 1.2 million yuan."

"One million and two hundred thousand?! Good, very good. ”

Wei Shuo is very satisfied with this, with this 1.2 million yuan, it means that this year's finances will be abundant.

This will play a tremendous role in promoting economic development under the rule and stabilizing the situation in various localities.

"However, my lord, most of these 1.2 million guan are precious metals such as gold, silver, copper, etc., and there is only about 200,000 kan of grain."

"However, Chen believes that with the revival of Hexi's agriculture this year, by next year, grain self-sufficiency will be initially realized."

"Well, food is indeed our shortcoming, but you don't have to be discouraged."

"Now that we have the two counties of Hexi and half of the Western Regions in our hands, we will not have to worry about food shortages in the future."

With Song Xuan's report completed, it was finally time to allocate the budget, and everyone present was ready to do a big job.

Considering that the military is still the first priority, as a representative of the military, Duan Ye, the director of the Military Affairs Department, first said: "My lord, there are now 24,000 professional soldiers, which basically meets the current military needs. ”

"However, for the sake of future consideration, the last general suggested that the box army be expanded to 36,000 people next year, including eight box infantry and four box cavalry."

"Chief Duan, the expansion of the army is next year's matter, and it's useless for you to mention it today."

"If the military really doesn't have a place to spend money, just go straight down and don't waste everyone's time."

"Hahahaha......" I don't know who shouted, which immediately caused everyone to burst into laughter.

After a cup of tea, the laughter gradually stopped.

Duan Ye was unmoved, and continued: "Don't worry, everyone, now we have arrived at the place to spend money." ”

"With the rapid expansion of the box army and government soldiers, the ministries have a great demand for middle and low-level generals."

"In order to solve this problem, my subordinates proposed to set up a junior and intermediate military academy in Gaochang and Dunhuang to train junior and intermediate generals and military attachés."

"Coupled with the advanced military academy under construction, as well as various other expenses, the military needs to allocate at least 500,000 yuan this year to cover the expenses."

"Master Duan, you are just building a few schools, why do you spend so much money?"

"Your Excellency has misunderstood, not all this money is used to build the school."

"Most of them are soldiers' salaries and subsidies, and some are used to maintain and update weapons and equipment, which are essential expenses."

After listening to Duan Ye's explanation, the anger in everyone's hearts disappeared.

As a matter of fact, everyone knows very well that as long as the world is not peaceful for a day, military investment cannot be reduced for a moment.

In fact, as far as military expenditure is concerned, military pay is still the largest side of expenditure.

For 24,000 professional soldiers, the annual expenditure on military salaries alone is as high as 240,000 yuan.

Combined with the expenses for the purchase of weapons and equipment, the annual military expenditure is not less than 400,000 yuan.

And Duan Ye only proposed a budget of 500,000 yuan, which was already very 'frugal', so Wei Shuo immediately ordered someone to approve it.