Xia He was gentle and considerate on the bed, but when she and Li Ze sat on both sides of the case and faced the books that were spread out, she immediately became a qualified financial official.

"No money!" She looked at Li Ze, and even though the corners of her eyes and eyebrows were still filled with spring, her tone was extremely serious.

"Young Master, in my opinion, your plan to build a new city is in a short period of time, there is no possibility of realization." Xia He said. Although Wuwei Jie Town is under the jurisdiction of 11 states, its territory seems to be large, its population has increased, and its income has increased, but its expenses are also rising rapidly. This year we are just trying our best to make ends meet." Xia He picked up the summary account and placed it in front of Li Ze. "We can barely remain in harmony this year, because of the dividends of the war. But now, there is not much left."

"It's not long before the autumn harvest." Looking at the numbers on the accounts that were deliberately red by Xia He, Li Ze said, "It should still be able to catch up."

"Young Master, do you know how much salary the officials under your rule will take in a year? Even if these people don't care about these salaries, what about the number of officials? They need these salaries to support their families!" Xia He sighed, "Supporting these people is a big expense, but it cannot be saved. You are pointing at these people to work for you! Without them, the entire Wuwei would not be able to operate effectively."

If you want the horse to run, you naturally have to feed the horse grass, and you have to feed it more food from time to time to make the horse energetic. Li Ze naturally knew this. The emperor was not short of hungry soldiers.

"The salary of officials and the military pay of soldiers are the two largest expenses." Xia He's forehead wrinkled into the character "Soldiers' salary is even more amazing compared to the salary of officials. In the past, in Chengde, the total number of soldiers in the entire town was less than 10,000, but how many of us have now?"

Without waiting for Li Ze to answer, Xia He continued, "More than 50,000 people. The Shizhuang Army stationed in Dingzhou, Wang Sili from Yizhou, and the troops under the jurisdiction of Tu Lichun from Zhenzhou were mixed together, and more than 10,000 people were. Your personal guard Yi was from 3,000 people, Liu Chenglin was from 7,000 people, Li Rui had three thousand soldiers in Shenzhou, Li Hao was from Dizhou, Chen Chang'an was from Cangzhou, and each had three thousand people. Although Li Han had only one thousand people, all of these thousand people were Mo Daoshi. They had two thousand auxiliary soldiers, and although Chengde wolf cavalry had only one hundred soldiers, they had as many as one thousand cavalrymen. These people were all paid by military pay. Once there was a war, they had to be considered as settlement expenses, pensions, etc.."

Xia He didn't look at Li Ze's expression and said straight away, "Thinking this way, all the tax revenue of Wuweijie Town in one year will be smashed into it. Not to mention building new cities, it is like building roads and bridges, building water conservancy, opening a clinic, and establishing education and other people's livelihood projects, but there is no rice to be put into the pot."

"These are not saved either." Li Ze grabbed his head and said helplessly. Although these seem to be devoted, they will be golden roosters that can lay eggs in the future. If the foundation is not laid in front of you, it will only become more and more difficult in the future."

"I can't save all of it, but that's all the income. What can I do?" Xia He spread his hands and said. "It's just about increasing revenue and reducing expenditure. Now I have achieved the ultimate in savings. It depends on whether the young master can open up other sources of wealth!"

"Thuhu has opened the trade route to the south." Li Ze said, "What you just said is our Wuwei tax revenue. Yixingtang is now integrating the business of the entire Wuwei Jie Town, and it should have an income of more than one million yuan per year."

Xia He nodded, "But young master, the war is about to go to a war."

"I know." Li Ze nodded. "This time, I don't want to defend passively anymore, but I have to take the initiative. I can't burn the war on my own territory. Defend the enemy outside the country and go to other people's territory to fight and kill. This year, Wuweijie Town can almost complete the land management and clear the population. After completing this work, next year, whether it is the cap tax or the land tax, there will be a large increase in taxes. You should also calculate this growth rate."

"But the plan to build a new city is too much. I still recommend delaying it temporarily and defeating Zhang Zhongwu first." Xia He suggested.

Li Ze shook his head, "You can regard this new city as a long-term plan, and calculate it in five years, but the first phase must be moved immediately. This is not only the reason why the migrant craftsmen are at peace, but also because after they settle down, they can create benefits for us at the fastest speed. Then they will invest additional budgets every year."

"I have calculated that if I just started this new city, I would need to pay more than 500,000 jin of silver at one time, and within two years, we would not see any benefits." Xia He said quietly.

"Five hundred thousand guan is 500,000 guan." Li Ze slapped the table and said, "I can't bear to leave the child and can't trap the wolf. I have asked Gao Xiangsheng to contact me with Sihai Trading. See if they still want to invest in me?"

"Young Master, Sihai Trading is a tiger."

"Tiger? Haha! Then I want to be a hero who beats tigers." Li Ze said, "I'm not afraid that they have greed for me, I'm afraid that they will not lose their penis."

"This is just an assumption, and you may not necessarily get money."

"Lend loan!" Li Ze continued, "Wuweijie Town has eleven states under its jurisdiction. So many rich people, let's borrow from them!"

"Young Master, I'm afraid it's not easy. These people are very dissatisfied with many of your policies now, but under the strongness of the young master, they have to give up a lot of their original interests. Now that they borrow money from them, they refuse to do so, can we still use strength? This is not good for the young master's reputation, and is also inconsistent with the strategy of uniting all those who can unite to deal with foreign enemies first? If these people are really impatient and cause civil strife, it will be difficult to end."

"I don't rob or donate. I don't force me to donate. I am in Wuwei Jie Town. General Qianniuwei personally wrote an IOU to borrow from them. I think this three-point thin portion can still be worth some money. Of course, I will also give them some compensation! Other compensation besides interest." Li Ze said angrily.

"Young Master, you must not sell your official position!" Xia He almost subconsciously thought that Li Ze was going to do this.

"How is that possible?" Li Ze laughed and said, "Zhang Hui, have you settled?"

"Of course." Xia He said, "The young master wrote a letter to him, how dare Xia He be neglected at all? Now, the Wuwei Academy has broken ground on the banks of the Lishui River. In a month, the first batch of buildings will be completed, and Wuwei Academy can start classes. Now Mr. Zhang Hui and Mr. Chunyu Yue are sleeping on the construction site almost every day to supervise the work!"

"If anyone who borrowed money from me, I will allow them to send five of their own children to study in Wuwei Academy without examination." Li Ze said, "In the future, most of the officials under our rule in Wuwei will have to be selected from Wuwei Academy. Being able to enter this academy will almost be like gaining an official position. This is a great way for them to advance. In the past, there were many powerful people in the area who had money but had no power. They could only rely on currying favor with officials to maintain their rights. This time I will make a hole for them, not afraid that they would not rush to come."

"Young Master, what's the difference between this and selling official positions?" Xia He said helplessly.

"Of course there is a difference." Li Ze said proudly, "If you enter the academy, you may become an official, but you may not be able to become an official. You have to pass the level of selection. If you are not outstanding enough, it will naturally be difficult to make a comeback. Moreover, this move will also allow me to capture all the elite children under my control, hehe, kill two birds with one stone."

The eleven states under the rule of Wuwei are now extremely low. Even in Zhenzhou, ten literacy-reading people are difficult to find in a thousand people. These people who read and read are basically concentrated in wealthy families, powerful families, and powerful families. These people are indeed the elites of this era.

"Our academy is not only a great scholar like Zhang Hui, but also a great Legalist like Chunyu Yue. Then there will be professors like Cao Zhang and Yang Kai. Hahaha, Xia He, tell me, the majority of the officials we cultivate in the future must be included in my pocket?"

"I only know how to settle accounts and don't know anything else." Xia He was a little confused about these things. "As long as the young master can borrow money, I can use every penny of the money on the blade."

"Great." Li Ze said, "I'm responsible for making money, you are responsible for using money, I'm responsible for the outside, you are responsible for the inside, and you are perfect partner. Xia He, do you know, this time not only Tian Bo has an official position, but you are also a serious official in the Tang Dynasty!"

Xia He was stunned, "Young Master, I am a woman."

"What's wrong with a woman? During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, women were unaware of Fanfan. You are so capable, how could you not do anything?" Li Ze said, "In the future, Wuweijie Town, one game of finance, one game of administration, and one game of military. After this general meeting, these three rules will be decided. At this meeting, I will propose to establish a unified Duzhi Department. You are the first director of Duzhi Department and a fifth-rank official. How about it? Are you happy?"

"Young Master is happy, I'm happy." Xia He had no interest in becoming an official or not. He heard that he was a fifth-rank official immediately, so he just shrugged and his attention turned back to the account book in front of him.

"If the young master can borrow more than two million yuan of money, then we will be able to live our lives this year and next two years, even if the war breaks out. Of course, the premise is to win on the battlefield."

"Of course I can win." Li Ze narrowed his eyes, "In my eyes, Zhang Zhongwu is just the first step up. Killing him is just the first step in the Long March!"
Chapter completed!