"Finally, Beppu and enclaves." Xun Yan said.

"These two strongholds are in foreign lands, just starting, there is nothing to say about the economy, and surviving is the greatest achievement. For a long time to come, they will need a lot of support from their territories......"

Xun Yan ended his comment on the foreign territory in just a few words, and there was really nothing to say.

A newborn stronghold, an exotic enclave, surrounded by strong enemies, any condition is enough for a person to drink a pot. The three are superimposed, this is hell difficulty, and how much money you throw into it is deserved, can you count on them to make money?

"In the new stronghold, early support is inevitable, and the Flying Fish Collar and the Dragon Collar also came over like this at the beginning." Yu Buzhi looked relaxed, and said with a smile: "At the beginning, we didn't have today's weather in the deer territory, and we were able to raise two special territories, and now we are the first capital in the world, and we have quite a family business, so we can naturally afford to raise two exotic territories." ”

Many of the attendees nodded slightly, obviously agreeing with the statement that the fish is unwise.

Come to think of it, the territory was weak back then, and when the town was large, it began to build a special territory, which led to the Flying Fish Collar and the Dragon Collar. Now the strength of the deer leader has increased by leaps and bounds, and the lord has become one of the princes, not only his own strength is outstanding, but the external forces he has made friends with are also becoming more and more powerful. Although the external situation of the two Exotic Strongholds is particularly dangerous, none of you here believe that the territory is not capable of coping.

In the end, Yu Buzhi asked the question in everyone's mind.

"Hugh Ruo, where do your worries come from?"

"My lord, times are changing." Xun Yan said solemnly, "I also know the strength of the territory, but you are asking your subordinates to evaluate the economy of the territory, and my conclusion is only for the economic aspect." ”

Yu Buzhi's smile gradually faded.

He knows that Xun Yan is a person, even if he does not have the aura of "loyalty", this son of the Yingchuan Xun clan has always behaved in moderation, and will never make false tricks, let alone make sensational judgments for the sake of eyeballs.

"You mean, we have a problem with the economy?"

"Yes."

"Like?"

"The most important and best-performing asset is the main city, and I will take the main city as an example."

"Okay."

Xun Yan turned to Yi Feng, "I would like to ask Deputy City Lord Yi to answer a few questions." ”

Yi Feng hurriedly bowed his hand and said, "Sir, it's okay to ask." ”

"Putting aside all kinds of unexpected income or expenditure, just looking at the regular income and expenditure, starting from the township level, what is the trend of the balance of income and expenditure in the main city?"

Yi Feng didn't answer Xun Yan's question directly, and asked rhetorically: "Just look at the main city, or do you include the surrounding areas?" ”

"Including the perimeter."

"Ba Xiang Qing who sold to other caravans received advance payments, but the accounting was registered according to the time of shipment......"

"It's for the best."

"Attached mercenaries draw mercenaries, does the caravan share count?"

"These are long-term income-generating projects, so naturally."

Yi Feng breathed a sigh of relief and said confidently: "The balance of income and expenditure has been improving for a long time. ”

No one will doubt Yi Feng's understanding of the main city, Yi Feng's qualifications are limited, but among the three deputy city lords, he is definitely the most meticulous one in terms of doing things. With Yi Feng's temperament, he is not sure that he would rather not say it, since he has said it, it shows that Yi Feng is very sure about this issue.

The balance of income and expenditure in the main city has been improving for a long time, but the confusion in the hearts of the people is even worse.

This is obviously diametrically opposed to Xun Yan's negative view of the territorial economy, if what Yi Feng said is not wrong, then Xun Yan's argument is most likely problematic.

Xun Yan was unimpressed by everyone's doubtful eyes, and continued to ask, "Has there ever been a fluctuation in the middle?" ”

"Often."

"Why?"

In the previous question and answer, Yi Feng was able to answer quickly, and this question finally made him hesitate.

It's not that he doesn't know the situation carefully enough, it's really that in the process of territorial development, income ups and downs are normal, and the reasons are varied, and they are often caused by a combination of factors, so he can't tell those trivial things one by one, right? Now is the most important meeting in the territory, Yi Feng was so troubled by Xun Yan's tricky questions that he was about to break out in a cold sweat, but fortunately, he kept the situation in Zhulu City in mind, and said in a hurry: "The reasons are complicated, but in the final analysis, it is mostly related to population changes and changes in the production capacity of important industries. ”

The biggest regular expense of the deer collar is salary, and the ultra-high salary has long become a heavy burden for the territory. In the early years, there was no shortage of money in Zhululing, including Xu Shu, Xun Yan and other wise people who suggested a comprehensive salary cut, but Yu Buzhi cared too much about his personal reputation and did not agree. Later, the way to make money in the territory became wider and wider, and the territory could not only operate normally, but also have spare money to open a new front, and no one questioned the high salary system.

As the population grows, so does the payroll spend.

In terms of income, Zhulucheng relies on the profit support brought by pillar industries, such as Baxiangqing, cloth, silk, Zhang Jisan, etc., and the increase in the production capacity of pillar industries will naturally be reflected in the income statistics soon.

Yi Feng did not dwell on the details, but summarized it from a higher level.

"Good." Xun Yan finally had a relieved smile on his face.

He studied and repeatedly compared before he came to the conclusion that Yi Feng was busy with the official business of chasing the deer every day, and he had no time to summarize the idea in a hurry like him, which shows that he has indeed worked hard in his daily life.

"What Deputy City Lord Yi said is true. I checked all the data from the first-level township stage, and the fluctuation of the territory's revenue and expenditure is indeed directly related to the population and the increase in the production capacity of important industries. ”

"Normally, the population growth brought about by the upgrade of the main city or dependent territories will lead to a sharp increase in expenditure, especially in the territory belonging to the Avengers some time ago, the population has exploded, and the increase in expenditure is especially obvious. On the other hand, because of the expansion of scale and efficiency improvement, the production capacity of important industries has been improved, and the increase in the income of the territory is also immediate......"

"If the growth of income and expenditure is roughly the same, or the growth rate of income is higher than the expenditure range, the development of the territory is worry-free, and there is no need to worry, but ......" Xun Yan sighed and said, "This is not the case. ”

The issue of economic development is very complicated, and because of the background of the times and the light businessmen, many people disdain economic issues, but Xun Yan explained the complex issues simply and thoroughly, even the generals who did not have many economic concepts could understand it, not to mention the officials in charge of the government and king-level strategists like Xu Shu who participated in the meeting.

As for the fish is not wise, the player's perception of the economy has exploded the vast majority of NPC wise people, including Xu Shu!

"Are our expenses increasing faster than our revenues?" Yu Buzhi frowned.

"That's true." Xun Yan said categorically, "The growth rate of wages is much higher than the increase in revenue brought about by the increase in production capacity. What's more, there is less room for capacity improvement, and the population is growing faster and faster. As things stand, the overspending of expenses over revenues will be a long-term trend and cannot be avoided. ”

"How so?" Talking about the situation in Zhulu City, the conclusion was frightening, Yi Feng asked eagerly. Yi Feng hoped that Xun Yan was joking with everyone, but unfortunately, Xun Yan didn't have a smile on his face at all, some were just so thick that he couldn't dissolve the solemnity.

"Deputy City Lord Yi, you might as well compare, Zhulu City is in the first-level city and first-class capital stage, what is the maximum population? How many dependent territories are there? Xun Yan said.

These questions are naturally difficult to help the deputy city lord of the model worker, and when he calls up the data for comparison, his head is full of black lines. Not only Yi Feng was like this, but Xu Shu and the others also changed their faces suddenly, obviously realizing the problem.

In the first-class city stage, the upper limit of the population is 20,000; The first-class capital city, with a population ceiling of up to 200,000, and the maximum population size is equivalent to ten times that of the first-class city, a soaring increase of 180,000! With the salary level of the deer leader, the increase in this part of the monthly salary expenditure is undoubtedly an astronomical amount!

Look at the dependent territories again.

Under normal circumstances, the first-tier city is 12 subordinate territories, and when Yu Buzhi receives the Yellow Turban campaign reward, the lucky wheel draws "Dependent Territory +1", and the Deer Territory has 13 subordinate territories. These 13 subordinate territories were not all located around the main city, at that time, the Flying Fish Territory had been established, and in order to provide the necessary food for the Flying Fish Territory and the need to develop the shipbuilding industry, Hailang Town and Huangling Town were established in Jizhou.

On the side of Zhulu City, there were actually only 11 dependent territories at that time.

Later, due to changes in the external environment, Feiyuling built a new Xiwei Town outside the canyon road. After the establishment of the Dragon Territory, it was not possible to favor one over the other, and the Hetao region also created the only affiliated territory, Wild Horse City. Then there is the opening of the famous city system, occupying 1 famous city needs to consume 3 subsidiary territory places, the first leapfrog upgrade to accept the double test, the deer territory must capture two famous cities, and even the future subsidiary territory quota has an overdraft, which can only be slowly repaid through territory upgrades.

When Zhulu received the first-level capital stage, how many subordinate territories were there around Zhulu City?

15 pcs.

That is to say, from the first-level city to the first-class capital, the number of subordinate territories directly under the jurisdiction of Zhulu City has increased by only 4, and the growth rate is about three and a half percent. Compared with a tenfold increase in the population ceiling, the gap is too large to contain.

"This, this ......" Yi Feng was dumbfounded, and cold sweat broke out instantly.

He finally understood why Xun Yan singled out the population and the subordinate territories for comparison.

Architectural drawings are hard to find, and the subordinate territories are almost all stuck in the third-level townships, with a population limit of 8,000, and the number of subordinate territories attached to the upgrade of the city-level territories has increased by only a pitiful two, and even if they are used all, the upper limit of the increased population is only 16,000 people. The population growth of the main city is much faster, and the higher the scale, the greater the increase in the population ceiling, and the comparison between the population ceiling of the first-tier city and the first-class capital city is clear at a glance. Xun Yan's approach of comparing the population of the main city is obviously the correct way to grasp the main body.

Why pick the number of dependent provinces?

With the improvement of production capacity, the subsidiary territory has a pivotal position!

The main city can carry out industrial activities, but the main city has never been an ideal place for industrial scale, because the area is limited. In order to ensure the installation of various buildings in the limited area of the city, the number of residential buildings alone is not enough. From the perspective of serving the villagers, providing residential housing is only the beginning, in order to meet the various needs of the villagers in the process of clothing, food, housing and transportation, it is necessary to attach various types of shops nearby. In addition, the administrative, military, cultural, and public welfare facilities of the territory are also indispensable, and the land for the increasingly thriving commercial activities must be secured, and valuable land must be "wasted" to create a better environment and image, and a small amount of vacant land must be reserved for new buildings (such as special buildings) that may occur......

With so many basic needs to be taken into account, one cannot expect how much vacant land there is in the main city to develop industries.

Why do player provinces place their industrial bases in secondary provinces instead of the safer home city?

The fundamental reason is that there is not much open space in the main city!

The population of the main city is rushing forward, and the subordinate territories are advancing slowly, and the growth of production capacity is seriously slower than the population growth. In other territories, in the case of continuous improvement in production efficiency, it is not impossible to find a balance point, the income generation capacity of the deer collar is much higher than that of ordinary territories, but there is a fatal problem in the deer collar, that is, the salary level is super high, and the cost of multi-line development is also amazing.

When there are few people, with extraordinary gold-absorbing ability, he can barely deal with the past. If the dependent province cannot be increased, the province income limit always exists. There is no end in sight to the momentum of population growth, and when the number of people exceeds the critical point that the territory can bear, it is inevitable that the balance of income and expenditure will be negative......

There are three main reasons why the balance of income and expenditure has not been reversed.

1. The territory has a strong ability to generate income.

In addition to the three major specialties of Baxiangqing, Ebu and Zhang Jisan, the commodities that can bring rich benefits to the deer collar are war horses and silk; After the player's level is improved, the attributes of the white bamboo crossbow are not as outstanding as before, but it is still a cost-effective equipment, and it is still sought after by players; The Chamber of Commerce's share and subordinate mercenary commissions are on the rise; In addition, the commercial center of the Samba area is also bringing more and more tax revenue...... With so much favorable support, the economic situation of Zhulu City has not deteriorated significantly.

2. The population is still far from the upper limit.

After being promoted to a first-class capital, Yi Feng did not expand its population rapidly due to economic reasons, and now the population of the main city is less than 130,000, and the burden is far from the limit.

3. Recently, a large amount of unconventional income has been obtained.

The principal and interest of crowdfunding loans are in hand; Yizhou government "generous"; During the enclave defense war, Zhao Bu also secretly sent someone to send 3 million gold, saying that it was to support the brother county to resist foreign enemies, but in fact, everyone tacitly knew that Yu Buzhi borrowed Jiangzhou to transfer the assets accumulated over the years to Zhao Min, and Zhao Buzhi was repaying the favor...... All of the above has made the territory's finances unprecedentedly rich, masking the problem.

But the problem does not go away, and it is a matter of time before it erupts.

Yi Feng quickly calculated the account in his heart.

What will be the balance of income and expenditure when the population of Zhulu City reaches the upper limit?

After a moment, he lowered his head, not wanting others to see the horror and anxiety in his eyes.

Xun Yan took Zhulu City as an example, but the other two deputy city lords understood that this was not only a problem for Zhulu City, but also the same problem that other strongholds needed to face after all. In terms of the distribution of subordinate territories in the territory, the number of subordinate territories owned by Zhulu City is much more than that of the Flying Fish Collar and the Dragon Territory, and the problems that the two special territories need to face in the future will only be more serious than that of Zhulu City!

"It's broken!" Zhai Yin's face was hard to see.

"What a good thing this is!" Ni Yi fidgeted and muttered to himself.