I’m The King Chapter 920: :Huanghuang Hanwei (44)
Two huge coarse porcelain sea bowls were placed in front of Fan Sui and the infantrymen, covered with a thick layer of offal, steaming hot, and the incomparably fragrant lamb noodles immediately aroused the infantry's attention Appetite, picked up the chopsticks, stirred a large amount of noodles and stuffed them into the mouth, swallowed them in two or three gulps, then fell to the side of the bowl, took a big gulp of the soup, and then let out a deep breath :"Original flavor, Wang Zizi, you still have a little conscience."
"That's it!" Wang Zizi, who was busy inside, smiled and said: "General Bu, I brought this old soup from Jishi City."
The infantry raised their chopsticks and said to Fan Sui: "Fan Xiang, try it. Although it is expensive, it is indeed our local taste. In Jicheng, it is rare. Rare things are more expensive!" /
Fan Sui nodded with a smile, and slowly tasted it gently. "It's really good, General Bu, do you know this little boss?"
"Of course I do. This lame Wang used to be a sentry chief in the Eastern Zheng Army. In addition to the acres of land, he also opened a teahouse on the main road outside Jishi City to do some small business. Life is good."
"How can he plant more than ten acres of land as a disabled person?" Fan Sui asked in surprise. In China, he saw too many soldiers who retired due to injuries, and his life was very miserable.
"Our Zhengdong Mansion has a systematic way to take care of these wounded soldiers. Most of the disabled soldiers like Wang Zizi gather together to form a village, and everyone forms a mutual aid group. Organized manpower to help them plant the land, so he didn't have to work hard, and I heard that he even married a Hun woman as his wife. The young life is very happy!"
"I just heard that this small boss is also a shareholder of Sihai Commerce and Trade?" Fan Sui put down his chopsticks a little incomprehensibly, "Sihai Commerce and Commerce is now a business tycoon that is more beautiful than our Daqin Yongqin Chamber of Commerce. This Where did the little noodle shop owner get so much money to invest in?"
The infantryman smiled, "Fan Xiang may not know something. Although there are many disabled pensions for soldiers who have conquered the Eastern Army, for these people who have lost their ability to work, the money is always less than the other. When the usefulness is exhausted, Zhengdong Mansion issued a decree. On the basis of the voluntary basis of the retired soldiers, their pensions will be collected by the Ministry of War, invested in Sihai Commerce and Trade, and then dividends will be distributed to them every year. In our Ministry of War, there are A yamen dedicated to this matter.”
Fan Sui nodded slightly, or the infantry didn't realize that, taking Fan Sui out for a casual walk today, and taking a look, Fan Sui would see a lot of falsehoods about the Eastern Army, not only the soldiers Yes, and policy.
Fan Sui, as the chief assistant of the Qin State, naturally sees things differently from the perspective of infantrymen. Many things that are common in the eyes of infantrymen are quite different to Fan Sui.
First of all, it is the discipline of the army. The self-discipline of the soldiers who conquered the East made Fan Sui secretly startled. Whether an army is strong or not, we can see some clues in these things. Keep the corresponding military discipline, let alone in the army.
Secondly, the policy of the Zhengdong Army on soldiers who are disabled and killed in battle can be said to be contracted all the way home. The financial resources of the government are a great test. In Qin State, Fan Sui is very clear that it is a one-time pension, and it is not much, and the soldiers may not be able to get it all.
The third is the fast delivery of materials from Zhengdong Mansion. Now that the army of the Zhengdong Army is out, but a small shop like Wang Zizi can actually let the caravan of Sihai Commerce and Trade consign things for him. This shows that Sihai Commerce and Trade is in The delivery of materials is completely spare.
Fan Sui made a comparison in his heart, and was horrified to find that Daqin was at a disadvantage in every way. Thinking of this, this bowl of delicious and exotic haggis noodles seemed tasteless.
"But if this is the case, how can Zhengdong Mansion's financial resources afford it?" Fan Sui shook his head and said. "As far as I know, your military pay is also the highest among all countries, and it's not even a little bit higher. The military salary used to support 200,000 troops can support 600,000 troops in our Great Qin."
"Soldiers fight for their lives, how can they not pay more!" The infantry said indifferently: "However, Fan Xiang is really right, our financial resources are tight. To put it bluntly, we Zhengdong Mansion has always owed money, owed money to big merchants, owed money to the common people under its rule, repaid the old money and borrowed new money every year."
"Is it your debt?" Fan Sui nodded to show he knew. "I heard that interest is paid to the common people?"
"Naturally, otherwise, who will lend it to you next year?" the infantryman laughed.
"But those are all the people under your Zhengdong Mansion's rule!" Fan Sui said.
"So what, they have paid taxes, so naturally they have to pay interest for borrowing money!" "
"Come here!" Wang Lizi appeared in front of the infantry at a very fast speed, and poured a bowl of hot soup into the infantry's bowl, with a large amount of haggis in it.
"I said Cripple Wang, you will go bankrupt sooner or later if you do business like this!" , but it is worth the old price."
"Isn't this you, General Bu, how many times a year can you come back to eat my haggis noodles!" Wang Zizi laughed and said, "General Bu, I'm asking you about something. I don't know if it's convenient Say?"
"Speaking of it, you are the group of people who followed the governor very early and fought the battle of Yuyang. For this, if I can tell you, I will naturally tell you!" The infantry laughed.
"Well, I'm asking about the bond. Last year I bought a bond of 100 taels of silver. At that time, it was said that the minimum interest was one cent a year. If the year is good, it will go up. This year we After destroying Donghu, hundreds of thousands of Qi people were wiped out, and now they have taught Qin people a hard lesson. Will the annual interest be increased a little?" Wang Zizi's eyes are shining with excitement. "These days we The people over there are all talking about it with great interest, and they all estimate that this year will definitely be higher than previous years."
As soon as money was mentioned, the infantry's face collapsed, "Wang Laizi, I think you got into the money hole, beat Donghu, we didn't make any money, and if we killed the people of Qi, the money would be lost." I haven't got it yet, and now I'm fighting with the Qin people again. The silver is flowing out like water, but I haven't recovered a few. It's good to guarantee you. You want to get more. I haven't seen the governor for this It's okay, is your hair all gray?"
"No way!" Wang Zizi blinked his eyes, "If that's the case, I don't want this hundred taels of silver."
"Fart, the governor is still reneging on his debt." The infantry slapped the table, "Wang Laizi, your share is indispensable, go back and do your business!"
"Infantry general, don't be angry, whoever tells me about this again, I'll throw soup on his face." Cripple Wang immediately backed away, away from the infantry.
Coming out of Wang Zizi's shop, Fan Sui looked at the long queue of soldiers and said with emotion: "General Bu, one hundred taels of silver is not a small sum for this little boss." the number!"
"It's almost the wealth of the whole family!" The infantry nodded and said: "His pension was taken into shares, and he doesn't make much money every year. To him, this one hundred taels of silver is quite a lot." .”
"But he said no just now without blinking an eye." Fan Sui said with emotion, "I never thought that Governor Gao would be so popular."
The infantry chuckled, "This is too common in our East Mansion area, but the governor will never lose money from the common people."
"Is it difficult to repay the money this year?"
"That's right." The infantry said frankly, "We have been fighting for years, and we can't get in. It's true that financial resources are a bit difficult, but how can a living person be suffocated to death by urine, he will always find a way."
Fan Sui nodded thoughtfully.
Jicheng, Wanggong, Wang Wudi, who just came from Jishicheng, stood in front of Gao Yuan, that bitter gourd face that almost became his usual expression seemed to be dripping water, and he spread his hands, almost in front of Gao Yuan. Roaring: "Captain, I'm out of money, I'm really out of money, the silver sent by the eldest son of Tian, the second son of Tian, hit a circle with me, and then it's gone. This battle can't go on."
"You just took over two million taels of cash this year, and you started to call yourself poor before staying overnight, Wang Wudi, are you going too far?" Gao Yuan snorted coldly.
"Commander, the entire Zhengdong Mansion moved from Jishi City. It needs money. Our Zhengdong Mansion is about to establish a state. This is a big expense. Two hundred taels of silver. It would be nice to fill this hole. They can’t count at all.” Wang Wudi shook his head again and again, “This is a major event, the only major event at the moment, so nothing can be moved about this money.”
He suddenly approached Gao Yuan, "Captain, should we send someone to blackmail the two Mr. Tian again?"
"Go ahead!" Gao Yuan said angrily, "You can't just fish in the marsh, we have to give him time to search, you've forced him hard, what should we do if he repudiates you? Shameless, we can't get a penny, and when the time comes, the army will be dispatched to collect the debt."
"The Dudu is right. But Dudu, it's the end of the year, and I'm about to exchange last year's debt. Before I came here, I made a calculation with Sihai Business and Trade. There is a big gap in money!"
"How much difference?"
"About half a million taels!" Wang Wudi said. "If the old debts are unclear, it will be difficult to borrow new ones!"
"Don't worry, in two days, I will definitely get you a million taels." Gao Yuan said with a confident smile: "You can figure out what's left, right, you can go Is Jishi County looking for Governor Wu? His family has a wealth of Wanguan? We can borrow other big businessmen!"
"It's a loan again, but it has to be repaid, plus interest!"
"As long as you can borrow it." Gao Yuan clapped his hands and said indifferently: "It can always be paid back." (To be continued)