Chapter 141: Income Does Not Equal Expenditure

After taking a quick bath and changing into casual clothes, Gao Yuan sat in his bedroom, made a cup of tea, and began to carefully wipe his triangular army thorns and sabers. After all, the iron materials used to make these two weapons are not very good. It seems that he has to think of something. He doesn't want the weapon to break suddenly during the fierce battle. It's fatal.

Picking up a whetstone from under the table, Gao Yuan re-sharpened the edges of the two weapons. On the school field outside the house, the returned soldiers were talking loudly, and from time to time they heard someone bragging about their achievements loudly, and more often, it was different groups, all of whom were competing with each other, thinking that they had done better , but at this time, the soldiers who stayed behind in rotation could only stare blankly. When they were forced to be anxious, they used the achievements they had gained in the previous battles to fight back, but they would often get ridiculed.

This kind of atmosphere is what Gao Yuan likes. As time goes by, the troops under his command have become more and more proficient in war skills. While causing heavy damage to the enemy, his own casualties have decreased sharply. Can not be compared with now.

Only by fighting non-stop can we make greater progress. Only by constantly winning can we shape the soldiers' invincible spirit and courage to despise everything. In the past few months, facing Donghu, the Fufeng soldiers have won consecutive battles. However, the Donghu people who used to be like wolves and tigers were beaten to pieces, and the Fufeng soldiers are now quite confident in their own strength.

The soldiers can think so, but Gao Yuan himself has a clear understanding. Among the huge Donghu tribe, the opponents he defeated and defeated are just some small ones. In Donghu King's heart, they may not even let him remember their names. Wait, this is like the emperor of Dayan, will he recognize who Gao Yuan is? In the eyes of these people, this kind of war is probably like a child's play!

Thinking of this, Gao Yuan couldn't help thinking of the news that Cao Tiancheng brought back after sending the war horse back to Zhang Shouyue for the third time. carry. This is Zhang Shouyue's answer to Donghu King's special envoy. Of course, this is his answer in exchange for the horses he sent over in an endless stream. Naturally, Donghu King's special envoy will not shrink back like this. Yes, then presumably Zhang Taishou would not care if these little dolls make more noise.

If the movement is louder, of course there will be tribes with certain strength coming to seek revenge on him. This is also the reason why Gao Yuan decided to shrink the war. A large tribe of thousands of cavalry warriors is enough for me. Even if I win, I am afraid that the strength of my men will be exhausted. This is not what I want. Unfortunately, He Lanxiong is under pressure from the King of the Huns and some of the Huns. , can't come to join hands with him again, otherwise, a large tribe of more than a thousand people can still swallow it, but right now, he can only defend.

But from another aspect, this is also a good thing. Fighting continuously, the soldiers' spirits are indeed high, but their bodies must have reached a critical point of fatigue, and they need to take a good rest and relax. Failure must be carried out. Yan Haibo's brainstorming in the whole team, discussing fighting methods and improving fighting skills step by step, Gao Yuan has already promoted it in the whole army, forcing Sun Xiao, Zheng Xiaoyang, and Naha to adopt the same method. If this method is implemented for a long time, it will create a large number of experienced generals and grassroots officers for itself in the future, and grassroots officers are the core force of an army no matter what time it is.

The door creaked open,

Cao Tiancheng appeared by the door, he would always appear in front of him at the most suitable time.

"County Lieutenant, I would like to give you a detailed report on the income and expenses of the past few months."

"Sit down!" Gao Yuan pointed to the bench opposite and kept his hands on. Cao Tiancheng took care of these things, so he was very relieved.

"County Lieutenant, in the past month or so, we have gained a lot of floating wealth. Apart from the livestock, we have gained more than 200,000 yuan in gold and silver alone. According to your instructions, the money will not be moved for the time being. As our reserve funds." Cao Tiancheng opened the account book, beaming and authentic.

"Well, let's talk about other things." Gao Yuan nodded, and he knew the money well.

"In addition to these, our biggest income now comes from trade with the Huns, mainly consignment sales of spirits to various ministries of the Huns. By September, the sales of spirits had more than tripled, and we had made about 50% of the profit." Wan Guan, this is the amount after excluding the share given to He Lanxiong." Cao Tiancheng said.

"So many?" Gao Yuan raised his head in surprise, and then he understood again, "The region where the Huns are located is bitterly cold, and winter is about to begin, and spirits are an excellent way for them to keep out the cold. Buying large quantities and storing them for the winter is also a must. Understandably, after this point, sales will definitely drop.”

"Yes, I thought so too, but the county captain, why do we have to go through He Lanxiong? Give him a share for nothing, why don't we do it directly?" Cao Tiancheng said.

Gao Yuan raised his head, held up the knife, looked at the blade carefully against the sunlight outside the window, and said with a smile: "Tian Cheng, don't be too greedy, sometimes, sharing some of the profits will bring more benefits, It is much better for He Lanxiong to deal with those Xiongnu tribes than us."

"In addition to wine, the other big business is the fur business. Now in Fufeng City, Mr. Wu has gathered a large number of fur craftsmen. In addition to processing leather armor, he also makes some high-quality furs into clothes, which are mainly sold to In Liaoxi City, apart from supplying the needs of our army, the leather armor has also begun to receive orders from Zhang Taishou of Liaoxi City, but the profit is thin, and the price given by Zhang Taishou is too low. Our profit is really limited. Feet, it can only be said that it is better than nothing. Although the profit of fur clothing is high, but there is no quantity."

"It's fine if you don't lose money, the leather armor is mainly for our own use." Gao Yuan put the saber back into the scabbard with a smile, and began to sharpen his triangular army thorns again.

"In addition to these, you are the county captain who got a bonus from Mr. Wu. The bonus for the second season is 30,000 guan. It has also entered the public account." Cao Tiancheng said: "Actually, the county captain, the money I have I think it’s better not to enter the public account, after all, you are going to start a family soon, and money is needed everywhere.”

"Don't talk about that, let's talk about expenses!" Gao Yuan laughed. In his heart, this army belongs to him. It is better to spend the money in this army if it is moldy in the home treasury, and now he has absolutely His self-confidence, the one who wants to seize this army, I will definitely make him feel ashamed, even if it is Zhang Shouyue.

"A lot of income, but also a lot of expenses!" Cao Tiancheng, who was smiling just now, immediately changed into a bitter melon look, "Pensions, disability subsidies, a total of 20,000 guan, and this is not the end, According to what you mean by the county captain, we need to ensure that these people live without worry in the future. County captain, we are all mentally prepared to serve as soldiers and fight wars. Gold is already a rare benevolence, so you don’t have to pay it later.”

"This won't work. Soldiers have fought their lives for us. They are injured and disabled. If you don't raise them, how will they live and beg for food? What will the soldiers who are still serving in the army think? Don't they think that if they What should we do if we become like this in the future? When a person has worries about the future, he will inevitably be timid when fighting. If he thinks too much, failure will come. Tian Cheng, this is the guarantee to keep our high morale and never fail. Any money will pay Save, this money must not be saved, we don’t care what others do, we just need to be ourselves, so that our soldiers don’t have to worry about it. I suggest that you set up such a position specifically, how to ensure the lives of these veterans, even if it is To marry a wife, you also have to help." General Gao Yuan put his thorn on the table, looked at Cao Tiancheng with bright eyes, and said very seriously.

"I understand!" Cao Tiancheng smiled wryly, it would be better not to speak, and once he spoke, he got involved in something else. "Then there is the salary of the soldiers. Ordinary soldiers get paid every month. Now we have 1,500 soldiers, including the captains who pay five bucks a month, and the heads of the soldiers who pay twice a month. Wan Guan. Apart from these, the infantry and cavalry now have a total of 500 war horses. In order to raise these horses, an additional 1,000 Guan is needed every month."

"It cost 5,000 guan to purchase leather armor for the soldiers, 30,000 guan to make new spears and sabers, and nearly 3,000 guan for food expenses every month..."

Gao Yuan listened to Cao Tiancheng's reporting of expenses like a running account, and his expression became brighter. Hearing Cao Tiancheng's account summaries along the way, it seemed that he had a lot of income, but his expenses were even more.

"So, if those extravagances don't count, we're still at a loss!" Gao Yuan rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

"Yes, it's a loss!" Cao Tiancheng smiled wryly. "County officer, we can't expand the army in the near future. Once we expand the army, it will cost a lot of money. Should we start expanding the army after we have saved a bit? Or are you going to fight another Donghu tribe?"

Gao Yuan smiled and shook his head, "I can't do anything anymore in the near future, I have to stop. I reckon that the Donghu people hate us so much now, maybe they are planning to punish us severely, so we have to avoid the limelight , When they are slack, we will attack again, but if they want to come to Juliguan to meet me, I don’t mind punishing them severely.”

"That's right, the county lieutenant always thinks more thoughtfully and in the long run than I do!" Cao Tiancheng flattered him a little.

Gao Yuan laughed, "Tian Cheng, the army will hold a summary meeting these two days. After the meeting, I'm going to go back to Fufeng. Do you have anything or a message for me to bring to Lian'er?"

"It's nothing, the county lieutenant told Lian'er, just take good care of Miss Jing'er." Cao Tiancheng laughed.