Under the hypnotic effect of the Divine Soul Technique, Xiaohua began to feel sleepy. Ruan Jingtian handed the confused little flower into the hands of his parents and let him go home to rest.

Back at the station, Ruan Jingtian, Li Butterfly, Yao Meng, Wang Xiangpeng and others held another meeting to discuss how to deal with these Wu Zekai henchmen. Soon, they made a decision: to break up Wu Zekai's henchmen, divide them into various auxiliary departments, secretly observe their behavior, words and deeds, and if they really have the intention of repenting, they can be included in the battle sequence. In addition, each battalion is assigned a deputy battalion commander who is responsible for the inspection and supervision of military discipline, which is under the jurisdiction of the Law Enforcement Division.

Under the iron fist of Nguyen Jing Tien, the internal rectification action of the Self-Reliance League was carried out vigorously and resolutely. Finally, Nguyen Ching Tien convened a meeting of all the personnel of the Self-Reliance Regiment, announced the resolution on the handling of Wu Zekai and Wang Binh Song, decided to conduct a three-day study of military discipline, and emphasized that no one has any privilege in the face of military discipline.

After the meeting, dusk came, Ruan Jingtian finished eating in the cafeteria and talked to Li Butterfly alone.

"Senior sister, it's hard for you to be responsible for so many things. Ruan Jingtian said apologetically.

"Senior brother, I'm not hard, it's just that you're not here, and I don't know the bottom of my heart. Li Butterfly said in a low voice.

"Don't worry, just let it go. Pay more attention to some young people with good moral character and loyalty, absorb them into the law enforcement department, and teach them some martial arts, so that your pressure will be much less. Ruan Jingtian handed her more than ten bottles of homemade holy pills and some martial arts secrets, and continued: "These are some holy pills that can enhance strength and heal injuries, and these pills can be taken during ordinary cultivation. Plus, I'll give you some more martial arts tips. ”

There are a lot of martial arts secrets obtained from Qiu Ruitang, and Ruan Jingtian picked out some martial arts suitable for Li Butterfly and military fighting, and asked Li Butterfly to cultivate his cronies.

Li Butterfly took the Saint Pill and the secret book, and looked at Ruan Jingtian with tears in her eyes.

Seeing Li Butterfly's somewhat resentful expression, Ruan Jingtian felt flustered. He dodged Li Butterfly's eyes and said, "Senior sister, in a few days, how about going to Xiaomiao Township, Taishui Town to see your father?"

When Li Butterfly heard that she went to see her father, she was happy and agreed again and again.

Ruan Jingtian thought not only of Li Butterfly's father, Li Ji, but also of Cheng Fanghu. Cheng Fanghu has a lot of experience and strong martial arts, if he can join the self-reliance group, the strength of the self-reliance group will be much stronger. Other than that. Fan Peiyong's widow and children were also there, and Ruan Jingtian promised to hand over Fan Peiyong's relics to them, but he never took the time, and Ruan Jingtian felt a little ashamed of Fan Peiyong.

Ruan Jingtian and Li Butterfly went to the construction site of the field hospital to inspect the construction progress of the hospital and listen to the opinions of some people. He appointed Bai Yurui, the former leader of the Mai Guo medical team, as the director of the hospital and enjoyed the treatment of deputy regimental level.

Jenny only knew Gong Xiaomu, not Ruan Jingtian, when she saw Ruan Jingtian. Although he was somewhat familiar with Ruan Jingtian's figure, he didn't think much about it. Ruan Jingtian was also reluctant to reveal his identity, so he didn't communicate too much with Jenny, who just wanted to learn medical technology from Bai Yurui and other doctors. There was no desire for power, and Nguyen Jingtian did not arrange his position.

In fact, within the Self-Reliance League, the number of people who knew about Nguyen Ching Tien's dual identity was very small. Only Li Butterfly and Li Shinan know exactly, and Wang Xiangpeng has suspicions. Among the first 50 people of the self-established regiment, they knew the title of "head of the palace", and later in the battle. Some soldiers died, and the number of people who knew about the "head of the palace" was even less. When the self-reliance group officially settled in Rabbit Ridge and built the camp, Ruan Jingtian gradually appeared in his original form and reverted to his original name, Ruan Jingtian. Therefore, the only people in the self-reliance group who knew that Gong Xiaomu was Ruan Jingtian pretending to be Li Butterfly and Li Shinan were Li Butterfly and Li Shinan, Li Shinan had seen Ruan Jingtian's extraordinary methods, so he naturally didn't dare to chew his tongue, and Li Butterfly didn't know how to talk nonsense.

After dealing with the affairs of the hospital, Ruan Jingtian and Li Butterfly went to the residence of the residents of Xiaoling Village to visit Professor Gao Wenhao.

Gao Lao put on hot tea and warmly entertained Ruan Jingtian and Li Butterfly.

"Professor Gao, I have some things I would like to ask you. Ruan Jingtian took a sip of tea and said.

"Xiao Ruan, you can say it. ”

"Elder Gao, there are more and more members of my self-reliant regiment, we are fighters fighting devils, we don't have time to farm, raise pigs and chickens, and eating and drinking every day is a big expense. Ruan Jingtian said.

"Xiao Ruan, since ancient times, the army has been provided by the state for maintenance and military supplies, so where does the country's money come from?" Gao Wenhao asked with a smile.

"The state collects taxes from the people. Ruan Jingtian replied.

"You're right, logically speaking, if the state collects money from the people, it has to provide corresponding services for the people, and one of the contents of these services must be to provide the people with a stable production and living environment, and a stable environment must be maintained by the army, the police and the law, in which the duty of the army is to ensure that the people who pay taxes are not bullied by foreigners, and the police are to protect the people from being harmed by bad people inside, and the law is to stipulate what is legal and what is illegal. If the people have paid the tax and the state cannot protect the legitimate interests of the taxpayer, then there is no need for the state to save the tax.

You have an army in your hands, and what is the purpose of it? If the purpose is to occupy the land, it means that in your realm, you can keep people from outside from entering your realm. In your field, you can grow grain, raise pigs, etc., and you can also rent the land to other people for production and operation, and you collect rent, which is similar to the state collecting taxes, so that you can maintain the consumption of the army.

If your goal is not to occupy land, then you become a bandit or a rogue, and you can only rely on raiding houses to support the army.

Xiao Ruan, you have a large number of self-reliance groups, what is the purpose of it?"

Hearing these words, Ruan Jingtian felt like an initiation, and suddenly realized that he had never understood what the purpose of the self-reliance group was? In the past, his own practice was to rob to put it bluntly, but the object of robbery was the devil of Zheguo, and its essence was to rob the house, although this word made him very uncomfortable, but this was the case.

Ruan Jingtian pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Elder Gao, if I want to establish my own domain, how can this be operated?"

"You set aside an area for the Self-Reliance to protect it, and you rent the fertile land in this area to people who are proficient in food production, to build houses on barren land, and to shops that serve those who grow food. For example, blacksmiths, garment shops, etc., use the collected rents to support the army, of course, the premise is that the legitimate interests of the producers in the region must be protected. Actually, in the big picture, the rent you collect is a tax. Gao Wenhao patiently explained to Ruan Jingtian.

Carefully understanding Gao Wenhao's words, Ruan Jingtian thought for a moment and asked again: "In this area, I think there should be its own currency, Gao Lao." What do you think of my thoughts?"

"Your idea is very good, currency, especially the issuance and circulation of paper money, represents the credit and ability of the issuer, credit is whether the issuer is doing what he says, and the ability is whether the issuer has to protect the life and property safety of the person holding the currency. This afternoon, you shot an officer who broke the law, which is a sign of what you say you will do, and it also means that you have credit. The force of the Self-Reliance is your power. You think about whether or not to issue your own currency. ”

"Elder Gao, what you said is so good. Listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years. Ruan Jingtian couldn't help but admire the wisdom of Gao Wenhao's thoughts.

"Xiao Ruan. In the more than 2,000 years of history of our country, why did all dynasties use metal money and did not issue paper money? Have you ever thought about the reason? The main reason is that the rulers have no credit, for example, the rulers verbally say that the prince has broken the law. The same crime as the common people, but in fact, there are too many historical allusions to the powerful who broke the law and escaped punishment. Can the people believe what the rulers say? This means that if the rulers lose their trust in the people, the people will not approve of the banknotes issued by the rulers. Elder Gao said this, a little heartbroken.

Ruan Jingtian was a little puzzled, and asked again: "Elder Gao, is there a difference between using metal money and using paper money?"

"It's a big difference, it's a world of difference. What is the purpose of using money? It is to speed up the circulation of goods and services, and the use of many commodities is limited by time, such as fruits, grains, meat, and so on, which are stored for a very short time, and if they are not circulated in time, these commodities are worthless. Obviously, paper money has the advantages of easy to carry, not easy to be damaged, simple and direct pricing, and so on, while metal money is large in weight and volume, not easy to carry, easy to corrode, and troublesome in pricing, such as the need for special cutting and weighing tools, these characteristics of metal currency determine that it is not convenient to circulate. There is also a key problem, that is, metal money can easily be mixed with other cheap metals, to put it bluntly, it is counterfeiting, have you heard of the saying that bad money drives out good money?"

Ruan Jingtian and Li Butterfly were fascinated by what they heard, and looked at Gao Wenhao in a daze.

Gao Wenhao laughed and said: "This statement means that fake metal currency will circulate in the market, while real metal currency will be buried and hidden in the ground. I'll give you an example, for example, there is a dynasty in the history of the Assassin Kingdom, the ruler issued copper coins with a face value of ten yuan, but the cost of raw materials and labor costs of each real copper coin exceeded ten yuan, then the result was that the real copper coins were collected by the holder and waited for the appreciation, and the rulers found that there were fewer and fewer real copper coins in circulation on the market, so they mixed in iron with low value, so the copper coins circulating in the market were all iron-containing copper coins, that is, bad coins, and real copper coins, that is, good coins, were all expelled by bad coins. ”

After listening to the explanation of this statement, Ruan Jingtian was a little hazy, as if he understood or not, Li Butterfly suddenly asked: "Elder Gao, the rulers directly use iron instead of copper and issue iron money, and everyone will not collect iron money, so that iron money will circulate in the market, wouldn't it be better?"

Elder Gao smiled again and said, "Miss Li, your question is very good. Let me give you an example, for example, the cost of making an iron coin is not 10 wen, but 4 wen, and the face value of the iron coin is 10 wen.

If the rulers have credit, the people will recognize that the iron money with an actual value of four wen can buy goods worth ten wen, so the iron money will circulate, and the people will not collect iron money;

If the rulers have no credit, the people will not approve of this relationship, and then the people will not use worthless iron money.

If the rulers have no credit, and want to save costs, in order to make the worthless iron money circulate, they have no choice but to lie to the people, saying that this is not iron money, but full copper money, and in a short period of time, the people may be deceived and use fake copper money. But for a long time, the people will know that this is not a real copper coin, after all, the difference between copper and iron is very big, so the people will give up using fake copper coins, but the real copper coins have been hidden, so although there are fake copper coins in circulation on the market, the efficiency of circulation is very low. Because the people are not willing to use fake copper coins that are not worthy of the name. If the circulation efficiency of money is low, how can commodities be circulated? If commodities are not circulated, how can we improve the living standards of the people?

If the ruler has credit, he does not need to use iron money at all, because the material and processing cost of iron is also high, so why not use paper money with lower costs? Because the essence of money is the credit value of the ruler, not the value of physical objects such as iron and copper. If the ruler has no credit, his credit value is zero.

So. If the rulers don't have credit, paper money can't be circulated, because no one believes in that paper. ”

After listening to this explanation, Ruan Jingtian finally understood the truth a little.

Gao Wenhao looked at Ruan Jingtian and Li Butterfly, and said: "If you issue banknotes, you must solve the problem of anti-counterfeiting, that is to say, the banknotes you issue cannot be imitated by others or it is difficult for others to imitate, if you can't do this." Then counterfeit money will drive out the real money, so it takes a lot of skill to issue paper money. ”

Ruan Jingtian thought for a while and said, "Elder Gao, if I want to demarcate an area. Like you said, rent out the land, houses, etc., and issue your own banknotes, can you come and help me? Planning and dealing with these related matters?"

Gao Lao stared at Ruan Jingtian and Li Butterfly, and said, "Yes, but I have the conditions." That is, you have to make everyone equal and free in this area, equality means that everyone has the same status in trading, for example, you can't be like the government of the assassin country, the official can buy something, but the people can't buy it, or the official is not responsible for breaking the law, but the people are responsible for breaking the law, and freedom means that everyone has the right to come and go freely, and cannot force others to do what they don't want, that is, respect everyone's will. Of course, the people of the Self-Reliance Regiment are special because they are military personnel, and you should restrict some of their freedoms. ”

Ruan Jingtian held Gao Wenhao's hands and said excitedly: "Elder Gao, I promised your conditions, thank you so much." ”

Gao Lao Zhengse said: "Xiao Ruan, it is easy to fight the country, but it is difficult to sit on the country, the key point is that the ruler must have a normal heart, regard himself as an ordinary person, and adhere to the concept of equality and freedom. Those in power must not have a messianic mentality, and they must not think that the happiness of the people is a gift from those in power. The people in power provide security for the people, and the people pay taxes to pay for this security, which is a kind of transaction, and the transaction can only last for a long time if it is based on equality. If the status of the two parties to the transaction is unequal, then the transaction will be terminated sooner or later, and the change of dynasties is a reshuffling of the transaction between the people and the rulers. Xiao Ruan, Xiao Li, both of you remember that if this area is built, you are in power, and you must realize ideologically that you are equal to the producers who lease land and houses and other people, and you should respect each other. ”

Ruan Jingtian and Li Butterfly bowed to Gao Wenhao, and Ruan Jingtian said, "Follow the teachings of Elder Gao. ”

"You're welcome, I'm going to find a helper, okay?" Gao Wenhao asked.

"Yes, Elder Gao, who are you going to ask to help you?" Ruan Jingtian asked curiously.

"Leng Ruosong, the fourth son of the Leng family. ”

"Oh, he?" Ruan Jingtian was a little surprised, when he sent Leng Ruosong here, he also instructed the village chief of Xiaoling Village: Don't let Gao Wenhao contact Leng Ruosong (see Chapter 54), because when he sent Leng Ruosong to the army hospital for treatment, he used the certificate of the water agency, and he used his original face against Gao Lao. He was worried that too much contact between the two would expose the water mechanism, and many people died at the hands of Ruan Jingtian. However, now that Hu Qiuyuan is dead, he himself is about to become the deputy director of the water organ, and he should have some control over the water organ. Moreover, he will not lightly reveal his other identity. Therefore, the current contact between Gao Wenhao and Leng Ruosong should not have much impact on him.

"Leng Ruosong was born in a family of merchants, and he has an extraordinary sensitivity to business, and he has a kind heart and good moral character, I think he will definitely become a good housekeeper for you. Gao Wenhao said.

"I believe in Elder Gao's vision. When Butterfly and I went back, we discussed the definition of the area. It is estimated that after three days, we will give you a planning plan. Ruan Jingtian said.

After returning to the camp of the Self-Reliance Regiment, Ruan Jingtian and Li Butterfly repeatedly studied the terrain around the Independence Regiment's station. The reason why Nguyen Ching Tien chose this place as the station of the self-reliance regiment is that the terrain here is dangerous, and the mountain range to the west is the famous Yidong Mountains, which are high and densely forested, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are many natural caves. Suitable for concealment. Further west, it is the boundary of Laishan City, however, the road is very narrow, and there are many detours, and few people take it.

To the east of the station, over two hills is the habitat of the people of Xiaoling Village, these two hills are not high, and there are some gentle places, which are suitable for growing grain;

To the north of the station is a mountainous area, with a slightly gentle. There are also steep ones, through this mountain, is the junction of the branches of the Longyin River, can also be called the source of the Longyin River, the current dragon village is not far from the source of the Longyin River, the terrain outside the current dragon village is quite gentle, a road leading to Laishan City passes here. If the mountains to the north of the station can be opened, then the station and Xianlong Village are connected in a straight line, which is conducive to the transportation of materials and commodities. But. With the current strength of the Self-Reliance Group, it is very difficult to open this passage.

To the south of the station is a series of strange peaks and mountains, and the terrain is dangerous, passing through this 30-kilometer-long mountain. That is the sea, and it can lead directly to the open sea of Higashiyama Castle. If this road can be opened, then the connection between the maritime detachment of the Self-Reliance Regiment and the garrison will be many times faster, but Nguyen Jingtian guesses that this work is even more unrealistic. He was going to make a special look at the high mountains to the south, and perhaps there were some unexpected gains in the mountains.

Ruan Jingtian and Li Butterfly gestured back and forth, feeling that only in the east could they open up some land suitable for growing grain and raising livestock, and that the gentle slopes of the mountains in the north had been leveled. Some houses and shops could be built, the south side was high and uninhabitable, and the west side was used as the last resort of the self-reliant group for escape, so the west side was a military exclusion zone and was forbidden to outsiders.

To choose the east and north as the places for production and business, it is necessary to build military defensive positions and watchtowers on the east and north sides. The contingent of more than 400 people is obviously insufficient, and at least more than 200 people are needed, and a permanent force of more than 100 people is arranged in the east and north.

Ruan Jingtian felt that the cost of armaments to occupy an area was huge, and daily necessities could be purchased, but weapons and equipment could not be bought with money. He thought of the weapons on the ships of the Manguo Kingdom in the sea off Dongshan City, if he got these weapons, it would be enough to equip a regiment.

He currently serves as a staff officer of the 823rd Division and is responsible for receiving these weapons. It seems easy for him to get rid of these weapons, but in fact it is very risky, because it is very likely to expose all his things. Sincerely, he hoped that this batch of weapons would reach the hands of the 823rd Division, and the 823rd Division would go to the Northern Continent, so that the anti-philosophical organizations of the Assassin State would reduce the armed forces of the Assassin Kingdom by a powerful Philosopher, which would be beneficial to the Assassin Country.

As for how to intercept this batch of Manguo weapons, Ruan Jingtian's idea was to start after the 823rd Division left the boundary of Liuyun Province, but this involved the long-distance delivery of the self-reliance regiment, and its difficulty can be said to be difficult to reach the blue sky. Since the matter of receiving weapons has not yet been settled, his thoughts are also very rough, just thinking about it.

Ruan Jingtian put down the matter of the distant Manguo weapon and began to calculate the funds he had on hand. There are a lot of seizures in Quanshui City this time, and in addition to the previous seizures, Zheyuan's bank cashier's checks totaled tens of billions, which should be able to cover the initial construction costs, and the future military expenses will depend on the rent collected.

Li Butterfly saw Ruan Jingtian falling into deep thought, remembering the scene when he was in the small courtyard of Iron Hat Hutong before, and his heart was full of sweetness. She missed that time very much, waiting for Ruan Jingtian to come home every night, and only when she heard the sound of Ruan Jingtian coming home, she would fall asleep. Ruan Jingtian sometimes stayed up all night, and she could hardly sleep all night.

Since moving to the camp in Rabbit Ridge, Li Butterfly has never thought that this is her home, and every day she sees five big and three thick soldiers, and she is always busy with various things. If the self-reliance group had not been established by Ruan Jingtian, she would not have stayed here.

Looking at Ruan Jingtian's laborious appearance, Li Butterfly was a little distressed, she changed a cup of hot water for Ruan Jingtian and sat silently on the side.

Seeing the hot water, Ruan Jingtian walked out of the complicated planning ideas, thought of the matter of Ningwen in Quanshui City, and felt the need to tell Li Butterfly about this matter, because he really regarded Li Butterfly as a relative.

"Senior sister, let me tell you something: I went to Quanshui City a few days ago and established a relationship with a girl named Ning Jingwen. Ruan Jingtian said softly.

"Senior brother, what are you talking about?" Li Butterfly looked at Ruan Jingtian in disbelief.

Ruan Jingtian didn't speak, just looked at Li Butterfly.

Li Butterfly suddenly sobbed, Ruan Jingtian handed her a handkerchief, and said: "Senior sister, you know my life experience, my sister is the only one left in the family, but I can't find her now." Since we live in the small courtyard of Iron Hat Hutong, I have regarded you as my sister and my relative, so I can't hide this matter from you. ”

Li Butterfly stopped sobbing and asked, "Is that girl from Zheguo?" Although she didn't hear this name, she knew that Ruan Jingtian's other identity was Gong Xiaomu, a Zheguo person, and he came into contact with Zheguo people every day, and rarely intersected with Thorn people, so she guessed that Ning Jingwen might be a Zheguo person.

"Yes, she is a reporter for Liuyun Daily. ”

"Does she know that you are a stabber?" asked Li Butterfly.

"Yes, I told her. However, now and for a long time to come, on the bright side, I will continue to associate with her as a Tetsukuni Miyataka, and she agrees with this. Ruan Jingtian replied honestly.

Li Butterfly was gloomy, she felt that Ning Jingwen must have loved Ruan Jingtian to the extreme, otherwise she would not be willing to risk killing her head to associate with the anti-philosophical assassins.

"Senior brother, can I meet this girl when it's convenient?" Li Butterfly suddenly made a decision in her heart, since Ning Jingwen was able to betray Zheguo and befriend Ruan Jingtian, then she could also follow Ruan Jingtian forever. As for what Ruan Jingtian thought, she didn't care, she believed that Ruan Jingtian would not drive her away, nor would he abandon her.

"Yes, when Ning Jingwen comes to Dongshan City, I will show her to you. ”

"Hmph, if she treats you badly, I won't let her pass through the door. Li Butterfly changed her previous honest and strict style, and suddenly coquettishly behaved to Ruan Jingtian like a sister.

Ruan Jingtian was stunned for a moment, because Li Butterfly's mother died tragically under the guns of Zheguoren, she rarely smiled, and now she actually made a joke, which is indeed surprising.

"Senior brother, no matter how good you and Ning Jingwen are, I will definitely follow you closely, you can't leave me!" After Li Butterfly figured it out, her mood became cheerful, after all, she was only nineteen years old, and she was in the prime of her youth.

"Senior sister, you are my relatives, and your relatives deserve to be together. I have an exercise here, I will dictate it to you, and you have to memorize it firmly. This exercise should not be disclosed to anyone, otherwise it will lead to death. Ruan Jingtian began to recite softly the cultivation techniques of the Xuan Essence in the Xuan Gang Jue that he had modified. (To be continued......)