Chapter 712: The Young Phoenix’s Cry Shakes the World (15)

The matter of issuance of five million taels of bonds and the expansion of shares of Sihai Trading to the private sector was settled in this way. Gao Yuan took the trouble to repeatedly remind the two of them of some of the key points. With smiles on their faces, the two moneybags couldn't wait to hand over their money and leave immediately, eager to get started on this matter immediately. The next big thing was to expand the army. They didn't care how much they expanded. With this money in hand, they would not be able to do it until they didn't have it. There is definitely no problem in sustaining any large-scale war for two or three years. What's more, as time goes by, the area under the jurisdiction of Zhengdong Mansion will begin to turn from losses to profits. In short, everything will Get better slowly.

When the two left, Gao Yuan did not stop them and turned his attention to Zheng Jun, the governor of Liaoxi County, and Wu Cian, the governor of Hejian County. The two looked at each other first, and Wu Cian made a gesture. Zheng Jun smiled, knowing that this was Wu Cian's humility. Speaking of it, Liaoxi was where Gao Yuan started his career, and his qualifications were much higher than Wu Cian's.

He stood up, first bowed his hands to everyone, turned to Gao Yuan, and said: "Captain, Governor, in the past two years, Western Liaoning has adhered to the policies formulated by the Governor and Zhengdong Mansion, and worked together, and finally achieved some results. Today, Western Liaoning There are more than 850,000 people, an increase of 200,000 compared to two years ago. The estimated fiscal revenue this year should exceed one million taels after the autumn. "

"Great!" Gao Wu sighed with a high-five, "In the past, when Liaoxi was in the hands of Commander Zhang, Yin had to eat a lot of grain every year, and his annual income was only three to four hundred thousand taels. But you have already done this in just three years since you took over. Achievements.”

"I don't dare. If there was no governor, no Zhengdong Mansion, and no Zhengdong Army, I, Zheng Jun, would not be able to do this even if I had only three heads and six arms." Although he was modest. But Zheng Jun still couldn't hide his pride and glanced at Wu Cian.

Wu Cian stood up with a smile and bowed, "Hejian is somewhat different from Liaoxi. Based on past history, Hejian is stronger than Liaoxi in terms of population and wealth, while Yan The government has given me a complete Hejian, so Hejian has not changed much in the past two years. Our tax revenue this year should be more than two million taels. "

As soon as these words came out, not only Zheng Jun was shocked, but even Yan Shenghao was also greatly surprised. It should be noted that when he was in power in Hejian, his annual income was only one million taels.

"Wu County Magistrate, how did you do this?" Wu Cian is an upright gentleman. No one present will doubt that he lied about the numbers in order to get angry with Zheng Jun. You know, he is pregnant. At the end of the year, this will have to be fulfilled. If it is not available by then or the gap is too large, you will have to bear political responsibility.

"The first is the land issue." Wu Cian said with a smile: "In Hejian. In fact, the land annexation situation is extremely serious. The vast majority of the people do not have land, and the land is concentrated in the hands of a few people." At this point, he looked at it A glance at Yan Shenghao. Yan Shenghao couldn't help coughing dryly.

Seeing this scene, Gao Yuan smiled and said: "When Yan Yizheng entered my Zhengdong Mansion,

All the fields under Yan's name have been given to Zhengdong Mansion. Our strict governance can be regarded as a cleansing and leaving home, Lao Wu, you have made so much money in two years, you are not doing any evil things, are you? "

"The Governor has a discerning eye, how can I dare to engage in crooked ways?" Wu Ci'an said with a smile, "In Baokang, Yingkou and other places, after the land was distributed to each household, the enthusiasm of the local people was high. What they gained that year was more than double that of previous years, and those who lost Naturally, the land squires can't just sit back and have nothing, and they have to find a way out of the money they are compensated for, so most of them use the money to invest in Sihai Trading's shares, and some of them rely on their original connections to do business, so the money is no longer buried in The cellar at home is flowing, and as soon as the money moves, we can collect taxes. "

Gao Yuan smiled and said: "Baokang, Yingkou and other places were affected by the war that year, so it was easier to implement farm distribution to each household, but it was not easy in other places in Hejian County. What method did you use?"

Wu Ci'an smiled sheepishly, "I'm just spreading rumors."

"Rumor?" Everyone present was shocked and looked at Wu Cian, confused.

"I arranged for people to go down to the tenants and advocate that in Jishi County, Dayan County and other places, Zhengdong Mansion would allocate farmland to each household for free. As long as each person is willing to settle down, he will be given one hundred acres of land. Although it is raw land, as long as it is managed well for a few years, it will become your own property. "

Gao Yuan laughed, "Aren't you afraid that all the people in Hejian County will run away?"

"It's natural to be afraid, but the people who are more afraid than me are the wealthy gentry who own a lot of land. This rumor, oh, actually it's not a rumor, it's true, and a large number of tenants are preparing to set off with their families , as soon as these people leave, a large number of fields will be abandoned. The price of the fields in Hejian County has dropped in a few days, and the county governor's office has come to visit again, using both soft and hard tactics to lower the price. Then he bought it from them and then changed hands. Sell ​​it to the original tenant at a higher price."

"You are making money at both ends!" Gao Yuan shook his head and laughed. "But most of the original tenants were impoverished. Can they afford it?"

"Of course they couldn't afford it, so the county government gave it to them on credit. It was agreed that all the debts would be paid off within three years. If the debt was not repaid, the county government had the right to take back the land and sell it again. Governor, for the sake of To make these lands their own in three years, these original tenants were also very hardworking. In addition to working early and late to work in the fields, even in this winter, they also gave up their usual cat-winter habits, one by one. Everyone came out to find work, and the county government also launched some road construction and water conservancy projects during the slack season. The people came out to work, and the county government only provided food, and their wages were counted as their income and expenses. In this way, we actually did a lot of things without spending much money.”

"This is a great method. Governor Wu is indeed a man who has read the book thoroughly. He can actually come up with such a method." Jiang Jiaquan sighed, "When it comes to these specific methods of herdsmen, I am not as good as you."

Wu Ci'an quickly stood up and said, "Chiang is too humble when it comes to his administration. He has a lofty position in his administration, but there are ravines in his chest. How can he be compared to a lower official? We build water conservancy and roads for the benefit of the people. Water conservancy can be beneficial to people's farming, and roads are good for people." With the development of travel and commerce, the money earned by the wealthy gentry from selling their land has flowed into commerce with a little guidance from the county government, and a large part of it has joined the Four Seas Commerce."

"Those tenants who are going to come to Jishi County and Dayan County to allocate their fields, are they willing to give up their free hundred acres of land and use money to buy your land?" Yan Shenghao asked.

"It's most difficult to leave your hometown!" Wu Cian said with a smile: "If you can still survive, who is willing to leave your hometown and go to a strange place, so there are not many people who are really lost, and the price we sell to them is really fair. of."

"The governor of Wu County is brilliant!" Zheng Jun sighed: "I am not as good as you."

"Chief Zheng, please don't say that. Hejian and Liaoxi are inherently different. The so-called three miles have different customs and ten miles have different pronunciations. What's more, Liaoxi and Hejian?" Wu Ci'an said.

Gao Yuan clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Okay, you two county guards have their own ways of killing pigs and tails. You two are both capable officials of my Zhengdong Mansion. Gao Yuan is lucky to have two helpers. Thank you very much." Yes." He stood up and bowed solemnly to the two of them. The two of them hurriedly returned the courtesy, not even daring to say a word.

Seeing Gao Yuan salute to the two of them, Wu Kai on the other side couldn't help but said sourly: "Compared to the two of you, my Jishi County is far behind. I'm afraid I still won't be able to balance the books this year, and I have to ask for subsidies from the government. Part of me is extremely ashamed!”

After listening to Wu Kai's words, everyone in the meeting hall couldn't help laughing. Jishi County, Liaoxi and Hejian are different. This newly built county accepts refugees from other places, retired disabled military households, and Huns who came to surrender. Taxes on people are not only very low, but a large part of them are not taxed. According to the original promise, taxes can only be collected from those who have been allocated fields after three years. And this year has just entered the third year. Although it can Taxes began to be collected, but the tax amount was very low. However, because Jishi City has now become the political center of Zhengdong Mansion, commerce is extremely developed, and the commercial taxes collected are quite considerable. But compared to the above two counties, it is naturally a bit inferior.

"Young Master Wu don't need to be jealous. I can guarantee that in less than three years, the income of your Jishi County will definitely exceed that of Hejian and Liaoxi." Jiang Jiaquan said with a smile: "Okay, you can get five million from issuing bonds. Two, Sihai Trading has a large share capital. Although we still don’t know how much we can earn, we can always expect hundreds of thousands of taels. This amount of money is enough to support our financial expenses for two years. By the end of the year, Hejian, Liaoxi, Jiji With more than three million taels of income from Shisandi, our life will be much better. Commander, the money problem is solved, let's discuss the most important issue today, the army expansion. If we don’t have a strong army, we can’t survive. Commander, if we expand the army, should we expand it on the basis of the existing four field armies or form a new army?”

Hearing what Jiang Jiaquan said, He Lanxiong, Ye Chong and Ye Zhen all pricked up their ears and looked at Gao Yuan nervously. This matter has a lot to do with them, especially Ye Chong and Ye Zhen. The two of them are now But they are all top-heavy, and their subordinates are seriously lacking in strength.

Gao Yuan smiled and shook his head, "If the four field armies are fully established, each group army will have more than 60,000 people. If auxiliary troops are added, there will be 70 to 80,000 people by then. This is enough. So, I am prepared. Organize and train a new army.”

Hearing what Gao Yuan said, He Lanxiong, Ye Zhong, and Ye Zhen couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but fortunately, this benefit did not go to the other three families, so they felt calm.

"I am going to cancel my personal guard battalion and reorganize the Young Guards." Gao Yuan looked at everyone, "This army will be commanded by me personally. At the same time, it will also serve as a mobile force for the Eastern Army. This army will be divided equally between infantry and cavalry. , divided into two infantry divisions and two cavalry divisions. Each division is authorized to have 5,000 men and four divisions, 20,000 men." (To be continued...)

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