Section 1897 Sale of Land

The financial situation of the Western Empire over the years is still very good. The annual financial revenue of the Western Empire is nearly 500 billion taels of silver. After excluding various expenses, the Western Empire has a balance of tens of billions. It is said that for so many years After coming down, there is no large-scale foreign war. Generally speaking, it is no problem for the Western Empire to provide money to relieve the victims, but the problem lies in the current emperor, who started to spend money wantonly after coming up. Well, if he was an ordinary person, his lifespan would not be that long, and he might not have harmed the empire for so long. However, this guy is still a seventh-level fighter, the longest-lived person among the emperors, and he is also the one who harmed the empire. The longest person in the empire, as can be seen from some statistics.

The previous generation of emperors reigned for ninety-five years, that is, this guy’s father. When he was the emperor, when he was dying, he left this guy with a family property of nearly 8 trillion silver. At the beginning, the tax revenue was even half of the current amount. Not at all, this guy has been the emperor for so many years, not only did he not save a single penny, on the contrary, he not only spent all the money left by his father, but also ruined all his taxes for these years. Prodigal emperors can be said to be very rare. In the early years of the Kingdom, these officials have basically been replaced, but the officials of the only department have basically remained unchanged, and that is the people of the Imperial Household Department. All of these people came from that time, and they didn't have much ability. The reason why the emperor wanted them was that they could help the emperor take care of the family and manage the accounts. Otherwise, they would all be replaced. up.

The household department also has its own difficulties. When the emperor came to power, he was overjoyed to build a large number of palaces, pavilions and pavilions. At the beginning of his tenure, he established two accompanying capitals. These two accompanying capitals spent a total of more than 20,000 yuan. One hundred million taels of silver, not counting some of the decorations inside, plus those messy things, four trillion silver just went in. In those few years, the old emperor left this guy with a family property that I didn't feel so sad, but after the emperor ascended the throne for more than ten years, it is not the same thing. After more than ten years, things like the palace will not be pruned. But the emperor would go on a national tour if he had nothing to do, and even organized noble teenagers to go to the Warcraft Mountains to exercise. The money spent on it every year exceeded one trillion silver. Coupled with some normal expenses of the empire, this will clean up the treasury every year. The noble youth didn't learn any skills from it, and there was no money left. With such an emperor, I really don't know if they owed the empire in their previous lives.

It's finally time for the emperor to be middle-aged. This is mainly because the emperor has been to all the places in the empire. There is no need to go on a stroll. This also makes the emperor start to stay in the capital honestly. Even though life is still very luxurious, but no matter what, as long as you don't go out for a walk. This always saves a lot of money.

Just when a large number of able ministers breathed a sigh of relief, the emperor thought of the heavy cavalry regiment of the neighboring country. Damn, this thought is a skill that affects ordinary people the most, that is, a family That's it, but this guy affects an empire. In the Western Empire, there are many mountains and few plains. It is useless to re-equip the cavalry. However, in order to feel that way during the military parade, the emperor even ordered that every province of the empire must have a heavy cavalry unit with a population of more than 10,000, and hundreds of billions of silver went in at once.

Those few years were really miserable.

After this incident passed, this guy suddenly realized that he seemed to be a little old. Shouldn't he be concerned about his tomb? The emperor would start pruning his tomb when he succeeded to the throne. Now this guy's tomb is almost trimmed. He spent hundreds of billions of silver just to live comfortably when he died. This is much, much better than a palace where living people live. This was another huge investment all of a sudden, and a Taoist priest came from some unknown place. After talking to the emperor for a few days, the emperor suddenly decided to close the tomb. Continue to pruning in another place. This place is a city, and millions of people will be relocated directly. If you don’t want to leave, I will kill your heads. Over the past ten years, new graves have risen again, such things It can be said that when this guy was the emperor, one thing after another, he would never let the common people rest, and the common people did not have time to rest. It can be said that he is really good at spending money, and it is no wonder that the country's economy is not bad. The national treasury will be as short as it is now.

"Your Majesty, I have to tell you my inference. The current money can only be used for us to get a temporary deal. In the long run, we must give the local people some good support. According to my calculations In the end, when we completely defeated the Tuoba clan, nearly six billion people from the fifty provinces would lose their productivity. If the central government manages all of this, I don’t think we have the ability to do so.” When the emperor was happy about the good news that the chief executives told him, the terrible words came immediately. This Wu Zuoxi can always give the emperor cold water at this time. The emperor may be useless in everything he does, but for real talents , this guy is very caring, if someone else said that, the emperor would have killed the speaker, but for Wu Zuoxi, this guy can't do such a thing.

"Then what can you do to make the refugees in these fifty provinces support themselves while the empire can still be maintained?" The emperor was really a little angry at the moment, and everyone else could see it Well, it is estimated that if Wu Zuoxi can't come up with any good suggestions, it is estimated that the emperor may really remove this guy's head. All of this is possible.

"Your Majesty, the humble minister's method is not a good method, but it is definitely a method. We absolutely do not have the ability to support these billions of refugees, and the recovery of productivity also requires a lot of money and food. We don’t have that ability for the time being. My approach is to turn all these billions of people into rebels, so that in the end they will all become war slaves. Selling them all at that time will not only solve this problem. Things, for the empire, it can also gain some national wealth." Wu Zuoxi said, his words directly stunned many people in the hall, which was really unexpected. This guy actually thought of such a path, which can be regarded as an unusual path, but this path is too unusual...

"This is absolutely not allowed, Your Majesty, those are the common people of our empire. Although the empire also has many slaves, there are no six billion slaves coming out all at once. These people used to know everything. I didn’t miss anything, and if the news gets out, how can the empire still have majesty in the future?” An old minister hurriedly stood up and said, this is not a joke, if these things are really done like that, The reputation of the empire for tens of thousands of years may be bankrupt.

"Your Majesty, I believe that Master Wu's words should be the only thing we can do so far. If we don't do that, the empire's finances may be dragged into bankruptcy by these refugees, and we will have no way to regret it. "The Ministry of Households is also very supportive of this opinion, there are so many more slaves. It's okay even if you're old, weak, sick, or disabled.

"Your Majesty, in fact, we can do this. To eliminate the influence in the country, we can transport all these slaves abroad, so that there will be no news in the country." It seems that most of the ministers agree with this opinion Yes, this will allow the empire to persevere. If the empire is gone, they will have nothing like high officials and generous salaries.

Shipping abroad? It can be said that the four empires have almost the same number of people in each country. Therefore, every country is not short of population, and the other big empires are estimated to be similar to the current situation of the Western Empire, that is, the domestic population is a bit too large, and the Western Empire wants to get rid of this burden. Kind of unlikely.

"Your Majesty, I think it is impossible to simply sell these people out. I have another suggestion. I just need to ask Your Majesty to forgive me first." Wu Zuoxi thought for a while and said. It is absolutely unbearable to bear so many people, especially those who have no ability. It can be said that these billions of people are useless at all. Things are basically useless, they all have to sink with this empire.

"Just say it. I will redeem you without guilt." The emperor looked at Wu Zuoxi and said, although this guy made him unhappy in the market, he was still the most useful person at a critical time, at least better than himself. Useful for other minions.

"Your Majesty, the dozens of provinces occupied by the Tuoba Clan have almost been destroyed by them at present. It can be said that they have no value at all. Of course, the land is still very good. We sell these Is it possible to sell these lands together when the population is over, whether domestic or foreign, after all, they don't want to transport these slaves to themselves, but if we open the door to welcome them in, the land Sooner or later, they will still be on our land. If they want to develop there, we will still benefit in the end, but we will lose some rights temporarily. If this can really attract those businessmen to the disaster area, they will not only help us raise With those people, even in the future, they can still provide a lot of tax revenue to the empire." Wu Zuoxi thought for a while and said, his method can be said to have sold the country to the limit, but at present, no one thinks of this guy. It's all right, except for this method, I really can't find any other way for a while.

The other old Buxiu were about to start yelling when they heard this opinion, but they looked at the emperor's rather gloomy face, and swallowed these words. It's better not to say these words, those are theoretical You can talk about things when you have nothing to do, and if you say it at such a time, you will cause trouble for yourself. Although what you say is reasonable, people who cannot solve the problem for the emperor are useless people. Useless people in this hall They all understand what will happen in the end.

These few guys who usually rely on the old and sell the old have stopped talking. Although other people feel that it is not so comfortable to do things like this, but no one stands up to speak out. Everyone knows that it is very good to solve this matter. Look Looking at the mess left by the emperor, except for Wu Zuoxi who can think of such a solution, no one else can do anything about it. If Wu Zuoxi is brought down, they will not even be able to think of such a solution, and they will have to be executed at that time .

"Your Majesty, this is just a preliminary idea of ​​the minister. Later, we can combine the land with those ordinary people. In fact, all the land deeds were destroyed in the war, and even one-third of the provinces that can function normally None, we can tie those people to the land and sell them together, so that they are still our people, but become slaves in terms of status, and His Majesty can also tell them that as long as they can work honestly. Twenty or thirty years later, they can be given the status of free citizens. This is not the point, the point is whether you can find buyers who need so many slaves." Wu Zuoxi thought for a while and said, even if these slaves are the cheapest, why? It's the same as three taels of silver. The billions of dollars is definitely not a small amount. This kind of business can only be done with those big families, and those small families can't get it just for this money.

Although many people still don't agree with Wu Zuoxi's words, but to be honest, most people don't know what to do at this stage. This guy has been leading everyone by the nose. From dealing with the Tuoba clan to the current post-war planning, it can be said that this guy has been doing things by himself, and everyone else seems to be superfluous. However, many people in the court are not fools, and they have also seen the usefulness of this plan. That's where your money can be invested.

Buying land for investment in this society is the most reliable thing. Nothing is as fast as this thing. As long as it is on cultivated land, basically one-tenth of it can be returned every year. After ten years The land is his own, but the empire is only that big. The population is constantly increasing. Even if they want to buy more land, it is not so easy. Now there are 50 more arable land in the provinces. How could they not be tempted?

"Tell me specifically how your land is integrated with the people," said the emperor.

"Your Majesty, it's like this. I saw in the files of the Ministry of Households that the 50 provinces that entered the war had 6.5 billion mu of cultivated land. Many of them were not on the list of the Ministry of Households. Maybe There are still more hidden. If the imperial court restarts planning, I think there will be at least 9 billion mu of land. After the war, I estimate that the war-torn population may reach about 4 billion. Only half of these people have land. Productivity is good. If we sell slaves, there may be less than 2 billion people left. At this time, we can sell 10 acres of arable land to match one slave. Whether it is old or young, it depends on the individual. With luck, the people who bought these cultivated lands will definitely recruit people from other provinces on a large scale due to lack of labor force. At that time, our empire can get huge financial revenue without spending a penny, and It can also relieve the population pressure in other areas." Wu Zuoxi's strategy can be said to be very good and well-founded.

The land in war-torn areas is definitely not too expensive. It is estimated that seven taels of silver per mu of land in a good place is not bad. In other places, it is estimated that five taels of silver is no problem. If this is calculated, the government can directly earn hundreds of dollars. 100 million silver, this is definitely not a small sum of money, the emperor was really tempted, I really didn't expect such an ending to happen at the end.

"Well, although this method is good, I feel that we should take a closer look. Wu Aiqing's figures are based on some previous data. It is better to take a good look at it. This matter will be discussed next time." The emperor said. Although this issue was not approved in public, everyone is not a fool, and they can see that the emperor has basically agreed to this method, and the rest depends on how fast his pace is. It is estimated that they have to spend their own money to buy a lot of land.

The matter in the court of the Western Empire soon reached Li Cong's ears. He really didn't know what to say about Wu Zuoxi. He used the method of destroying national interests in a short period of time to make the Western Empire successfully survive a crisis. Maybe The dozens of war-torn provinces will develop rapidly in the future. Li Cong feels that he needs to go to the Western Empire. After purchasing so many things, do he also want to get involved in these lands? Well, of course, what Li Cong is looking at is not such a good cultivated land. Those things will be bought by a large number of senior executives and nobles in the Western Empire. It is absolutely not his turn. What Li Cong is looking at is Some of the deserts and Gobi deserts in these fifty provinces are just like the earth, where no one cares about them. Moreover, the land here is much more than those cultivated lands. We don’t need such a good place for our food. There will also be food bases in the desert, but there is no way to have such a large area as the earth and RTY planet. Planted mechanized.

There is basically nothing for Li Cong to watch. The son of the governor of the southern province, the princess’s cousin Miluka, just walked out of Li Cong’s house. Realized my mistake. He also apologized for his mistake, but Li never let this guy get the right so easily. This guy looks like a master who has a milk and a mother. If you give him power on your front foot, you can't tell if this guy on your back foot may betray you. It's better to keep the current situation. You just hang the name of a governor. The number is enough, and Agui will handle the rest of the matter very well.

Another thing to do is the pills needed by those archers, which are the same as those of the warriors. These things need to be checked by Li Cong himself, and dozens of carts of medicinal materials have already been purchased. The training camp over there has basically entered into a regular state, and Li Cong himself doesn't need to watch it every day, he just needs to give a lot of pills there, and Li Cong has also prepared a lot of medicinal materials. When it is time, it will be refined enough for them, enough for tens of thousands of people.

"Master, the Tuoba family's assets are indeed a bit too much. Some of our more than three million people have not yet reached the designated location, but the assets we have received have been aggregated, and many things are Exceeding our expectations, these things are very valuable things, and we have received about one-third of them so far, but it has exceeded 29 trillion silver." Boss Cui and Li Cong took a car. The two of them wanted to go to the airship base to have a look.

"Well, it's very good. We need to speed up the reception. We have reached the limit in terms of manpower. By the way, didn't the tiger mercenary group send us some support? Is it in place?" Use all the people you can use. If the speed is not stepped up, once the Tuoba clan perishes, their subordinates will definitely find new masters for themselves, and some will even regard these assets as their own. It is no wonder that it has been hundreds of years , These assets are all written with their own names. When the Tuoba clan was still there, they naturally didn't dare to mess around with such a huge thing, but now that the Tuoba clan is going to be extinct, it seems that they don't need to care so much Tuoba's feelings.

"People from the Tiger Mercenary Corps entered the Western Empire directly. Their speed of doing things is still very good, but the number is too small, and less than 200,000 people came. It can be said that the help to us is a drop in the bucket, but they The people over there said that another 400,000 people will come tomorrow, and I believe they can be invested quickly." Cui Boss said, the tiger mercenary group is very loyal anyway, and Li Cong has been with him for a long time. We have cooperated, and we know that important people are those who do things, and those who come are smart people.

"Well, it's good. You're going to be busy with the next thing. We haven't fully opened up our own stores in the Northern Empire. I didn't expect that the Western Empire would be ahead. How do you deal with the Western Empire? Thinking about it.” For Li Cong, he also had to listen to the opinions of the people below. In the past, Boss Cui would not have dared to think of such a thing even if he was beaten to death. Very good, I didn't expect that I would be able to control the business of an empire.

"Our industries in the Western Empire can be said to have too many branches. I estimate that it will take at least two years for us to digest them. This is still overloaded. It is really our ability to accept. Not that strong. Another thing is that our military strength needs to be improved rapidly. Last time you gave me thousands of fifth-level fighters. At that time, I felt that it was enough. Now it seems that it is not enough. You are I don’t think it’s enough to give me 100,000. After these industries in the Western Empire have not been completely liquidated, my opinion is not to carry out large-scale expansion. We will start our business in a few provinces near the Western Empire As for other things, I think it’s better to be honest.” Boss Cui is really a little scared by Li Cong now, and he got so many things quietly, regardless of Li Cong. From how it was obtained, it should have paid a lot, otherwise, the Tuoba family is not a fool, is it? Can't people give you their own things?

"Actually, I also want to develop step by step. Now there is not so much time for us to develop. There is another opportunity that is such a good one. Why don't I accept it? If I don't accept such a thing, I really will I'm sorry for myself, but we develop step by step within our own empire, but look at it. Our development of a dozen provinces is so slow, and we haven't completed the development of these dozen provinces for so long Yes, this matter is really difficult, and now we have such a good opportunity, as long as we can grit our teeth and get through it, this will be our bright road in the future, and we will earn at least a hundred years. And we still have They have an advantage that other forces do not have, and that is the advantage of our airship. The airship allows us to reach any place quickly. Even the farthest place in the Western Empire can be reached within two months. This is absolutely impossible if relying on the original transportation method. As far as I know, it will take a year to change horses along the way without changing people. As for those teleportation arrays, they probably exist in legends. I won." Li Cong said with a smile, Boss Cui should also admit this point, it was Li Cong who shortened the connection of the entire business empire a lot.

There are now about ten airships traveling between the eighteen provinces. There is enough space on each of their ships to load some people and documents of Cao's firm, and the headquarters in Jiangning City can receive some latest news every day, which will give a lot to the shops that are developing in front. It is also the most important reason why the firm can develop so quickly in such a short period of time.

"Anyway, I don't agree with such a rapid development. Our manpower is a serious shortage, especially senior management. These are a big shortcoming for us. I have to say one more thing, if Without these senior managers, maybe our large-scale expansion is planting the root of disaster for us." Cui Boss's vision is still somewhat different from Li Cong's, and several senior managers basically mean the same thing. Although I haven't had much contact with senior management before. But Li Cong also often gives them some knowledge about this aspect. Now they have the same brains as some middle-level managers on the earth, and there is still a big gap with senior managers. Already very good, these people can be said to be a forerunner of senior executives on this planet.

"I'm still in favor of continuing to develop. Well, let's not talk so much. It's already at the airship base. It's better to take a look at our latest airship. I believe you will be very confident in this thing." Li Cong He said with a smile, there is still no way to manufacture airships here. These large airships are all made from the earth. Now the RTY planet can manufacture large airships with a length of 400 meters, but Li Cong now needs ones with a length of more than 800 meters. Super-large airships, such airships can carry more than 700 tons and carry more than 800 people. The operation method of such super-large airships is basically the same as the original ZTE airship. Li Cong's idea is that the relationship between the empire and the empire Use such super-large ones, and medium-sized airships are mainly used between cities.

Boss Cui nodded. It wasn't the first day he knew Li Cong. This brother-in-law always surprised him. He thought he knew Li Cong's family background very well. It wasn't more than four trillion taels of silver. Li Cong can afford it, but Li Cong just got these things. This is not a matter of luck, and it will definitely involve a lot of things. They are all surnamed Cao, and this matter is basically settled like that, and they can be responsible for implementing it.

"Master, Manager Cui, you are here." The manager of this base ran over quickly when he saw Li Cong's carriage coming in.

"Well, tell our biggest airship to come out, and I will go up with Manager Cui to try it out." Li Cong said with a smile, Boss Cui liked making airships very much before, but there will be nothing to sit on for a long time. The freshness, just like now, many things made Boss Cui feel that there was nothing new, but Li Cong was so interested, so he followed up to have a look.

Boss Cui has seen a medium-sized airship with a length of 400 meters before, but the super-large airship with a length of 800 meters in front of him still makes him feel shocked. People look so small under him, such a giant is almost It can cover part of the city, and the pressure on people is too great. It is not too much to describe this thing as covering the sky and the sun.

"This is our largest airship so far. This big guy can carry more than 700 tons of cargo every time, which will take our express industry to the next level, but we have to do it before they start operating It is to help the Tuoba family for the last time, to earn them 30 billion silver." Li Cong said with a smile, this is the first time this matter has been mentioned in front of the servants, and even Boss Cui was a little surprised, and he can earn 300 million in one fell swoop. billion silver. Li Cong can do such a thing.

"It must be difficult for the Tuoba clan to give us such an opportunity. Their life in the Western Empire is not very easy. I have read the latest report, and now the Western Empire seems to be directly taking those who belong to the Tuoba clan. The land is going to be sold, shall we also buy a batch?" Boss Cui watched the airship take off slowly, and the people below became like little ants.

"Of course, as long as such a good opportunity is pursued, people will definitely follow it. We are also the ones who have pursuits, so we will naturally do this. It's just that this matter is not as simple as we thought. Those good places we Don’t go after the guns. We won’t be able to get those things, I want these areas.” Li Cong pointed to several desolate and huge places on the map, which made Boss Cui feel Very surprised, there are all useless places.

"I said, young master, don't you see clearly what these places are for? These are all deserts, and basically no one wants them. These places were uninhabited before. We want such places at all. It’s the same as throwing money.” Cui Boss said a little confused, and suddenly Cui Boss seemed to think of something, “Could it be that there are some minerals under here, yes, it must be a gold mine. Tell me , How big is a gold mine down here?" Cui Boss said with certainty.

"Hehe, who told you that there are gold mines down there, even if there are no gold mines, you have to buy them there." Li Cong said with a smile, what is this guy thinking in his head, why is there a gold mine, gold If mines were that easy, there would be everything in the world.

"There are no gold mines, what are you buying them for? Could it be that there are silver mines?" Boss Cui was a bit confused by a monk who was two feet tall.

"Hehe, there are no mines. I bought that place to grow food. We don't want such good farmland, but we must buy more people and slaves. Treat the people of our country as slaves. This kind of thing is a rare thing in a hundred years, and I have never seen such a thing anyway, but since people have given such an opportunity, we have to do it well." Li Cong said with a smile, these deserted people He has already seen the area, at least there must be more than 8 billion mu, even if 80% of them are grains, a large population is needed in such a place without mechanized equipment. As for the desert Li Cong is not worried about the water source in the area. He has already used small satellites to survey it. Those deserts are rich in groundwater. When the time comes, it will be mined directly. This is trivial for the technology on the earth.

grow food? Boss Cui didn't know what to say. This young master brought him some strange things, which is nothing, but this time when these things appeared like this, I still felt that my brain was not enough. Planting food in the desert, so I have never heard of such a thing, and only the young master can think of such a thing.

This time Li Cong has already discussed with Tuoba's side, dispatching 10 such super large airships of 800 meters, 20 large airships of 400 meters, and 60 small airships of 200 meters to help Tuoba's transport Some of their valuables and personnel, in fact, the main thing is the personnel, Tuoba has a lot of space rings, some important things can be taken away directly with the space ring, and the rest of the things are unnecessary Take it with you like that, all of this can be done like this.

"You did a good job. You have such a technique after only a few days of learning. To be honest, I really admire your learning ability." After getting off the airship, Li Cong said with a smile. It was found on a temporary basis. Li Cong originally wanted to send the autopilot over from the earth, but he thought that the autopilot would also need to be manually operated. Why not just design a set of fool flight modes, and the others are just Landing and taking off are a bit strenuous, but at other times they can rely on the automatic mode to move forward. These people are basically used to this. It will be safer to enter the Warcraft Mountains this time, as long as they don’t lose their way. Basically everything is fine.

"Young master, in fact, we don't need to learn these things deliberately. Some of the above things are very simple. We have all taken a long-distance flight. Last week, the things that Madam asked us to send to the capital are all We sent it over." An airship pilot said with a smile, they also gradually learned some things on the earth during their studies, such as the equality of everyone was given to them by Li Cong, otherwise they are now one by one They were still kneeling and talking to Li Cong.

"Very good, this is your last exam, as long as you can complete the task of entering the Warcraft Mountains, then you can basically become teachers, and you can be a good teacher in the future, come on Teach more students, so that more airships of Cao's House can fly." Li Cong said with a smile, in fact, the airship itself is a huge advertising platform, because there were no other advertising merchants at the beginning. So all the advertisements are Cao's firm's own.

These airship students have already known their missions one by one. In their view, flying on the human ground is basically nothing to learn. It is their wish to fly in the Warcraft Mountains. Exercise your skills well, if you don't do this, you won't be a qualified airship pilot.

When Li Cong was ready, the Tuoba clan was almost ready, and all their personnel had already started to concentrate. Only one in a thousand of the millions of Tuoba clan's children in the entire empire could be concentrated. Get up, as for the remaining people, I can only feel sorry for you. The family has no ability to ask you to leave, so I can only stay and fight on my own. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. )