What can be classified as bad news by Jia Xu must be really bad news, and like the good news listed earlier, the weight must be real.

Outside the carriage, Gao Shun rode a horse to escort, the two people in the carriage were talking about something, he could only occasionally hear a few words, he couldn't hear it clearly, just when he passed through the Taiyuan City Gate, he suddenly heard Lu Bu's exclamation from inside the car: "Ah? Doesn't that mean we're bankrupt?! ”

"Bankrupt?!"

Gao Shun was stunned, muttering silently, not knowing what "bankruptcy" meant.

Not only him, but also Jia Xu in the car, staring at Lu Bu's vague figure in a daze, and only muttered in a half-loud voice: "Bankrupt?" ”

Lu Bu laughed out loud, lowered his voice and explained: "Didn't Mr. Fang Cai say that the treasury is empty, and the taxes are not enough to support such a large army, in a word, we are already unable to make ends meet, this is bankruptcy!" ”

"Oh!"

Jia Xu suddenly realized, and was very relieved that Lu Bu could understand what he said so quickly.

But immediately, he became worried again, and sighed lightly: "Envoy, during this time, count the treasury and calculate taxes, don't talk about the use of foreign troops, that is, to maintain the status quo and support the current army of 20,000, I am afraid, I am only afraid of ......."

"Just say it directly, no matter how bad the bad news is, I can afford it!"

With Lu Bu's encouragement, Jia Xu leaned forward and suppressed his voice until it could no longer be low, and replied in a voice that almost only Lu Bu could hear: "I'm afraid I won't be able to survive the middle of next year." ”

"Hmm!"

Lu Bu suddenly looked at the dim void in the carriage, and concluded: "That is to say, we only have half a year to figure out a way, otherwise, we will not be able to open the pot." ”

Jia Xu nodded, and suddenly realized that at this time, Lu Bu couldn't see it, and immediately agreed: "Yes." ”

Lu Bu was silent, his fingers unconsciously knocked down on the car seat, making a dull "tuk tuk" sound, and Jia Xu also closed his mouth in amusement, making Lu Bu ponder.

Prior to this, Lu Bu admitted that he had attached great importance to the logistics of the army, and spent a lot of energy to personally inquire about trivial matters such as grain, grass, baggage, weapons and armor, but now, he realized that this level of attention was still not enough.

Especially in the past, he was ordered by the Tai Lieutenant Dong Zhuo to lead the army to fight the thieves, and the grain, grass, baggage, weapons and armor were all supplied by the imperial court. But now, one-third of the annexed states are already his territory, and more than 20,000 troops have to eat, drink, and Lazar, and he has to go to Zhangluo, which is completely different from the previous situation.

Thinking about this section, Lu Bu stopped, moaned helplessly, rubbed his eyebrows, and didn't know how to answer.

Seeing this, Jia Xu smiled and said with relief: "There is no need to worry so much about the king, there is always a way......

Lu Bu took over with a wry smile and sighed: "Alas, I was so proud that I had recruited such elite soldiers in one fell swoop, but now, I have to have a headache to support them." Well, the solution, it's nothing more than the words "open source and reduce expenditure". By the way, the artisan doctors sent before can be settled and support this group of people, so it shouldn't add too much pressure. ”

"Well, compared with the needs of the 20,000 army, there are only more than a thousand craftsmen and doctors, together with their families, and they will not ......."

The carriage shook, stopped, and interrupted Jia Xu's words, Lu Bu haha smiled, relaxed all of a sudden, and said: "Don't worry about debts, don't itch lice, I'm afraid of hanging, and for such a long time, I don't believe I can't find a good way to deal with it." Let's go, go to the house first, warm up, prepare some side dishes, let's drink a few cups, and then think about it in the long run. ”

That being said, after Lu Bu let Jia Xu into the house, he confessed to himself and ran to Cai Yan's side to hang around for a while, and after settling them down, he was free and returned to his residence.

Jia Xu had been waiting there for a long time, and as soon as Lu Bu arrived, the food and wine were immediately served.

Seeing Lu Bu's way of eating, Jia Xu didn't say anything in interest, but was opposite Lu Bu, leisurely drinking wine and tasting delicacies, while watching Lu Bu eat like a storm there.

However, for Lu Bu not drinking much, Jia Xu was deeply relieved from the bottom of his heart.

As long as it is a martial artist he knows, there are almost no people who are not good at drinking. Wine, of course, is a good thing, even he himself will drink a few cups every day, but like the generals of Xiliang, Jia Xu disagrees with it in his heart.

The reason is very simple, in the world of great contention, you may face great danger at every moment, once you get drunk and face emergencies, not only will you delay the opportunity, but what is more terrible is that if you put yourself in danger because of this, it is even less worthwhile.

The death of the late Taiwei Dong Zhuo, Jia Xu always felt that this was related to his addiction to alcohol, and he would get drunk whenever he drank, but he was afraid that it would be inseparable from the slightest thing.

Therefore, Jia Xu deeply agreed with Lu Bu's example and strictly forbidding drinking in the army, and this time he saw that Lu Bu just poured the wine and put it aside, putting all his attention on the delicious food, and even more appreciated his move in his heart.

It seems that the death of his father-in-law Ding Yuan made an extremely deep impression on him.

Jia Xu said to himself in his heart, no matter how he could understand people's hearts, he couldn't imagine that Lu Bu, who was sitting in front of him at the moment, was no longer the "Lu Bu" before the "killing of his father", as for quitting alcohol, it was just because he saw the harm of alcohol addiction more deeply than anyone else.

By the time Lu Bu had eaten and drunk enough and raised his head with an apologetic face, Jia Xu had already eaten and drunk well. The two of them simply changed to the arranged haode study, and left it to the maid to pick it up.

The detailed discussion between the two is not related to the general trend of the world, nor is it a strategy for hegemony, it is all trivial matters, but it is closely related to the future hegemony.

In a word, it is actually how to strengthen the internal affairs of the state.

This topic is also the focus of Lu Bu's thinking along the way, in many aspects, he has a lot of ideas and ideas, and he also wrote them down on the silk silk one by one, and after returning to Taiyuan, he discussed it thoroughly with Jia Xu and others, and then chose the opportunity to implement it.

The two of them are listed one by one, with income on the left and expenses on the right, and when the entries on the left and right are not listed, the income and expenses are sorted by the size of the share, so that the mess of internal affairs is quickly sorted out.

One of the biggest expenditures is military spending.

When Lü Bu took over the state army, there were only 5,000 sharp soldiers, including 2,000 elite cavalry, and another 2,000 auxiliary soldiers were not counted. Now, in just a few months, the strength under his command has swelled to 22,000, including 4,000 elite cavalry, and similarly, the corresponding 4,000 auxiliary soldiers are not counted.

Of the 18,000 foot soldiers, a quarter were auxiliary soldiers of various kinds, accounting for 4,500 men, and the cost of these people was much lower than that of regular foot soldiers.

Fortunately, most of them were selected from the captives, and within a few years, they could not consider paying for food, but only needed to bear the weapons and protective equipment and daily food and clothing, which saved a lot of money.

After such a detailed analysis one by one, Jia Xu was very pleased to find that the situation was not as bad as he imagined, tight here, provincial there, plus next year's taxes, it was basically okay to last a whole year.

As a result, when the maidservant brought the tea cup and pastry, the two simply put down the work at hand, rubbed their hands, rubbed their eyes, pressed their temples, and took the small talk as a rest.

Jia Xu walked a few steps indoors, pointed to the silk silk with words written on the desk, and said with a smile: "This method of making Jun really work, so combed down, the lines are extremely clear, no matter how big or small, there is no omission." ”

Lu Bu smiled proudly and was silent, but he added a little proudly in his heart: Of course, will I tell you that this is the brainstorming method? I'm going to have a lot of good ideas for the next few days.

What he calls a good approach is the fishbone diagram that will come in handy next, which can be used to find all possible influencing factors.

For example, in order to reduce the huge military expenditure, we can take this as a goal, and then list all the factors that generate expenses in terms of personnel, material allocation, daily consumption, and ways and means, and then find out the factors that can reduce costs.

Because the final drawing looks like a fish with only its bones left, it is named a fishbone diagram.

After a moment of pride, Lu Bu stretched his waist greatly, pointed to the silk silk on the desk, and said to Jia Xu: "These are all good to say, it just needs to take a little more thought, my biggest headache now is the lack of talents who can manage the taxation of Caigu, Mr. has been in contact with a lot of people during this time, can there be a suitable one?" ”