Chapter 20 The Terrible Problem of Military Spending
The next morning, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and habitually looked into his arms. Nima, why is there nothing, that pretty chick from last night? Did you run away? What kind of dream, sir, I obviously feel that I have been passionate last night, how can it be a dream. It must have been that girl who was embarrassed to let her see her, so she slipped away in advance.
No matter what, just run, run away, anyway, there will be a lot of beautiful and cute girls in the future, and there is no shortage of that one, but that woman is really powerful, and she looks like that attracts men.
With a stirring little mood and a bright smile on his face, Xiao Chen hummed and blew the horn and began to put on his clothes. Open the back wrap, look at a piece of clothing and make a sound, and the system will automatically put it on. Hehe, that's a lot of money, and it's going to save you a lot of time. Didn't you watch the ancient costumes and Hanfu on other TV dramas to wear more and more troublesome than the other, so the system is really right about automatic dressing and automatic undressing.
Washing his face casually, and shaking his hands, Xiao Chen ran out. Due to the luck of yesterday's lottery, Xiao Chen didn't wash his hands so much when he was killed, his luck was gone, and it was strange that he could draw good things.
Riding a bouncing lion, Xiao Chen could obviously feel that he had a lot of fun with this beast yesterday. But your sister's hi skin is not so excited that it still doesn't stop, two days ago I rode you around and it was smooth and stable, what happened today. Did you get too high last night? Ride you around, labor and management are about to be bumped to death by you, you funny * beast can you run honestly.
Sitting on the little lion's swaying back, Xiao Chen estimated that his ass was swollen. Didn't this girl seduce other little mares yesterday, and she carried the parents of other women's backs to get them on them? If it's just because you're so excited, labor and management will definitely castrate you and make you the world's earliest eunuch horse. Thinking about it, the master is not so excited to sleep with the two women in his arms every day, you just steal a flower, you can be happy like this, it is too embarrassing for the master
Sitting on horseback bitterly, he finally bumped to the Prime Minister's Mansion. When he got off the horse, Xiao Chen suddenly felt a slight pain in his thigh, and when he got off the horse, he scolded the little lion who had just broken it, and threatened to expel him. But I still let the manu of the Prime Minister's Mansion take it away and feed it, after all, I still have to rely on it to go back, if this girl gives the labor and management a strike halfway, I can be regarded as crying without a place.
Walking into the Prime Minister's Mansion, Old Taishan had just run over. Khan, this father-in-law is still the same as the first time he saw him, and the majesty is still the same, not less than it was back then. This body is still so good, and I don't know how my mother-in-law serves her, so I have to let those two girls learn.
"Oh, seeing that the boss is still running so fast, this king is very pleased, so that the boss can still serve me for decades. Hahaha" Xiao Chen couldn't help but make a joke with his old Taishan. "Haha, don't make fun of the old ministers, the king. Now the old minister is over 60 years old, and dozens of years have passed like a cloud of smoke. I think back then, when the old minister was young, he was called a powerful man, worked hard, and did his best, and now he is close to the ancient rarity, which can be regarded as seeing the prosperity of my Donglin City. When I first came."
Sure enough, as soon as the old man saw the young man, he couldn't change the problem. Prime Minister Li Dacheng is also starting now, hula lala to Xiao Chen about his previous glorious deeds, the whole Xiao Chen is called a black line, speechless to death, labor and management are really working, when Xiao Chen is drowsy, the old man finally stopped speaking. At this moment, Xiao Chen exhaled loudly. Your sister, I've been talking for almost two hours in one breath, and seeing that it's almost eleven o'clock, I finally spared my master's life, and I won't come here anymore.
Prime Minister Li Dacheng felt that he was a little excited about what he said, as if he had forgotten the reason why Xiao Chen came here.
"Ahem, Your Majesty, I don't know if you are here today, but what is there to discuss?"
Xiao Chen burst into tears, uncle, you finally asked this, I have thanked the flowers I waited for a few times. "Actually, it's fine, but I'm definitely not here to listen to your heroic deeds. I'm here just to ask how our civil affairs are developing now, and if there are any difficulties. ”
"Rest assured, the development of our Donglin City is still going very smoothly now. At present, we have a population of 110,000 and more than 30,000 slaves. There is no shortage of resources. After all, the resources obtained from suppressing bandits and breaking Minxiang City several times are enough for us for half a year. During this half year, weapons and armor can be built without worrying about lack of resources. ”
"At the same time, there are now a lot more shops and a lot of labor. That is, the grain may be consumed more this month, and now that the sowing season has passed, the 50,000 people who have just arrived can only survive until the next month's sowing by relying on the relief of the imperial court. However, of the 50,000 new arrivals, 20,000 settled in Donglin City, bringing the population of Donglin City to 80,000, and Minxiang City also had a population of 30,000. The economic development of the two cities has been greatly developed with the arrival of 50,000 people, and now the monthly population tax of Donglin City is 80,000 copper coins (80,000 people have a household tax of one copper per month), and the commercial tax is also 50,000 copper coins. The population tax of Minxiang City is 30,000 copper coins, and the commercial tax has reached 20,000 copper coins because of the merchants coming and going to Minxiang City in the past few days. ”
Prime Minister Li Dacheng swallowed and spitted at the mouth and continued: "In addition, Donglin City and Minxiang City have now reclaimed a total of nearly 300,000 acres of fields. According to the tax of one copper per mu, the field tax is about 300,000 copper per month, and if the 50,000 people who just came next month also reclaim the land, the monthly field tax can almost reach 500,000 copper. ”
Listening to Lao Taishan's report, Xiao Chen was speechless, so it was almost 500,000 copper coins per month that the imperial court could collect. There are so many, no wonder there are no peasants in this world who rebel, but many of them become soldiers. A soldier's moon rings can guarantee the family's taxes for a few years, and who the hell is not willing to be a soldier, let alone get more pensions when they die.
Actually, 100,000 copper looks like a lot. But in fact, it didn't take long at all, just looking at the hundreds of thousands of copper coins that Xiao Chen had saved before, now there are more than 20,000 left. And that's not even counting military spending, because this month's military spending system has already been paid, but next month it will be terrible. You must know that next month, Xiao Chen's army will reach more than 6,000 people, and the infantry will have more than 3,000 people and a hundred copper plates, and you will have to pay 300,000 oceans for military expenses; Two thousand archers and five hundred archers need to pay one million, and eight hundred light cavalry one thousand copper plates, which is another eight hundred thousand. Xiao Chen counted it, fainted on the spot, and wiped it, a gap of 1.6 million per month, how can this make people live. Just now, I was happy that I could collect 500,000 yuan in taxes every month, but in the blink of an eye, it became a hole of 1.6 million yuan. Nima, the death of the system cheats requires money, there are only more than 6,000 soldiers, and it has reached 2 million military spending. Yes, let's develop a big plan in the future. Cavalry and archers are so expensive that it is no wonder that everyone wants to be soldiers, and when the king is worried about the next meal, the big soldiers are drinking wine and eating meat at home, and this kind of work is not willing to go.
Thinking of the shortfall of 1.6 million, Xiao Chen had a headache to death, and ran away before Prime Minister Li Dacheng could report the rest. Before leaving, the two promised each other, and then Prime Minister Li Cheng went to play with his concubine, while Xiao Chen rode a horse dizzily, shouting 1.6 million yuan all the way to the lottery turntable, Xiao Chen immediately took out a few incense sticks and an incense burner from the horse. Nima, the gods and Buddhas, the master has come to give you incense, so let's give the master some good things.
"Congratulations to the player Chen Xiaotian for getting a hundred pairs of leather armor from the lottery wheel."
"Congratulations to the player Chen Xiaotian for winning five hundred taels of silver from the lottery wheel."
"Congratulations to the player Chen Xiaotian for winning 10,000 copper coins from the lottery wheel."
Looking at these rewards, Xiao Chen felt that all the gods and Buddhas of the heavens must have gone to Guanghan Palace to talk to Sister Chang'e again today. Otherwise, I will definitely not forget this king. After all, beauty is the most popular group no matter where they are.
A hundred pairs of leather armor, that's all, save yourself a few days at most. Five hundred silver is not bad, I remember that I used to get almost a thousand silver for the bandits, which is about equivalent to hahaha, 1,500 silver, Nima, and the military expenses are all settled. Fifteen hundred silver is about one and a half million copper plates, Nima. It turns out that the bigwigs still haven't forgotten their pious little brother.
The military expenses were solved, and Xiao Chen's mood was naturally more than half better. As for the 10,000 copper coins in the back, Xiao Chen directly ignored Ya. A good mood naturally means that the food is fragrant and the work is energetic. At the noon dinner, Xiao Chen ate half to death again, and sincerely joined the group army of foodies.
The afternoon was still so boring, pulling Concubine Min's girl around the streets. Kick a stall, then seduce the little sister who shows her face downstairs, and finally, buy some delicious and fun for this crazy girl next to her. Finally, with money and materials, he pulled this girl back to his side again. Sure enough, money is not everything, but no money is really impossible. The ancients honestly didn't deceive me, what they said was too reasonable, how could Luo Cheng's newly arrived poor * silk be compared with his own rich and handsome.
But back in the palace, Xiao Chen cried completely. Nima, it cost more than 100,000 copper to go shopping. Nai's yes, you must not go shopping with that girl in the future, whoever likes to go will go, the master can't afford to raise it. There was already a gap of 100,000, but now it is better to become 200,000. I don't know if there will be anything to spend in the next 20 days, it seems that the master still has to save money, and he can't spend it lavishly. Otherwise, what will happen to those group of Qiu Ba's brain army salaries next month, don't you see that those troublesome armies are the most prone to mutiny? In case of another Qingjun side, he would laugh a lot, so Xiao Chen, who had turned into a miser, immediately stopped the supply of big fish and meat at dinner. A bucket of rice, two vegetarian dishes, and a serving of broth. Well, I saved nearly a thousand copper coins at once. However, it was the rhythm that the two daughters-in-law were a little bit about to beat people, so scared that Xiao Chen immediately ran away, is it difficult to wait for death if he doesn't run? It's all about a small life