I’m The King Chapter 1048: :East and West (41)

Li Xin's death was extremely shocking. Many years later, the scene was still unforgettable for the generals and soldiers of the Han Empire present. Nearly a thousand personal guards raised their knives and fell on Li Xin's side one by one. With Li Xin as the center, the corpses of his personal guards formed a circle, but they still surrounded him firmly. Right in the center.

The female generals He Lanyan, Wula, and Sura couldn't bear to see this scene, and turned their heads away one after another, while the generals of the Han army headed by Gao Yuan solemnly took off their helmets and paid tribute to the former number one general in the world. With the highest courtesy.

The tens of thousands of Han troops watched silently as their last enemy fell in front of them. Following Gao Yuan's order, the military flags were raised flat and their weapons touched the ground. Tens of thousands of Han troops bid farewell to Li Xin.

The enemy is hateful, but the great enemy is worthy of admiration.

"Contain Li Xin's body well and send someone to send it back to King Qin!" Gao Yuance turned his horse's head and ordered in a low voice.

"Of order!" He Lanxiong nodded. Although ten years ago, it was under Li Xin's command that all the Huns were no longer homeless, but this does not hinder He Lanxiong's respect for this man.

General Li Xin of the Qin Army led an army of 100,000 to attack, intending to occupy Jishi City, an important military town in the Han Kingdom, and go straight to the west of Liaoxi, where Gaoyuan made his fortune. On the grassland. In fact, this battle was almost doomed since Wang Xiao failed to capture Shannan County in time, allowing He Lanxiong's tens of thousands of troops to withdraw safely from Dai County, but the Qin people put their last hope Relying on the support of the Chu people, he continued to attack with a fluke mentality, and finally reaped the bitter fruit. Li Xin used his troops cautiously throughout his life, and only took one risk, but he and his 100,000 troops were buried.

Li Xin was defeated, and Gao Yuan immediately integrated He Lanxiong's Eastern Field Army and Agu Huai'en's Donghu Independent Cavalry Division. The army marched towards Dai County and Shannan County, vowing to regain these two important military areas and ensure the Han Kingdom. The rear is no longer harassed by the Qin people.

Gao Yuan returned to Jishi City with the remaining 20,000 Xiongnu herdsmen. At this time, the two cavalry corps of the Young Guards from Jicheng had just arrived in western Liaoning.

The Kingdom of Han once again won a great victory, and there was thunderous cheers in Jishi City. Every household in the city hung up red silk, and placed a big table at the door, and put food on the big table, welcoming the warriors who came back from the grassland.

However, for Wu Kai, the governor of Jishi City, besides joy, he has more worries. Nearly 40,000 Xiongnu herdsmen fought with their own weapons, causing as many as 20,000 casualties. Among them, the residents of Jishi City It accounted for two-thirds, and the rest came from western Liaoning and other places. The casualties of more than 10,000 people not only reduced the labor force in Jishi County sharply, but also caused tens of thousands of families to lose their pillars, pensions, and future support. The arrangement is enough to give him three points.

This is a large sum of money that must be taken out of the treasury, and it cannot be defaulted. This is related to the stability of the people, and it is also related to the centripetal force of the Huns towards the Han Kingdom. It's not because of Wu Kai's ability, but because the policies of the big man let these Huns see a bright future. They are willing to throw their heads and blood for this country. Then, this country will naturally not let their families down. .

However, Jishi County has never been rich. Over the years, Jishi County has basically been operating in debt. Thanks to Wu Kai's familiarity with business, this has allowed Jishi County to move forward despite difficulties. Just now there was hope of turning losses into profits, but after this big battle, I saw that I was going to be heavily in debt again.

"Your Majesty, I'm bankrupt!" Wu Kai pointed to the thick account book on the big case, which was just calculated and needed money from the treasury. Seeing the huge amount, Wu Kai Counting left and right, this year he will not be able to pay, even if he stops all the projects under construction, including roads, water conservancy and other infrastructure construction, he will not be able to pay.

Looking at the frowning Wu Kai, Gao Yuan laughed loudly, "Don't worry, my Governor Wu, the Ministry of Households won't just sit idly by, this battle is not for you, Jishi County, but for my big man , you do everything you can here, and I will ask Wang Wudi to allocate a batch of silver taels to you when the time comes."

Wu Kai flattened his mouth, "My lord, I don't know what kind of virtue Wang Wudi is. Asking him to take out the money will make him more sad than digging up his ancestral grave. Where can I get some money from him?" Come? I don’t have any hopes at all. This year, my big man went to war everywhere. Meng Chong, Bai Yucheng, and Zhang Hongyu’s 100,000 troops invaded Chu State. It is raging, Yuyang is a densely populated place, and it will inevitably suffer heavy losses. When the time comes to expel the Qin people, rebuild their homes, and restore and rebuild, they will also need a lot of money, and Wei Guo, this time it must also belong to me. These are fertile lands. In Wang Wudi's opinion, investing in these places will bring much greater returns than investing in my place. I have more land but fewer people, and the Huns account for almost half of the population. That guy must It's picking and picking. I wish I wouldn't give me a penny."

"If Wang Wudi really doesn't give you money, what are you going to do?" Gao Yuan asked with a smile.

Wu Kai came over and said with a shy face: "Your Majesty, it is impossible for Wang Wudi to give me money, and I am too lazy to fight with him in this arena. It is better to come and beg the King , as long as Wang Shangsong gives a little policy, I will not worry about money here."

"Oh, what policy do you want?" Gao Yuan asked with a smile.

"I want to increase the price of all military products in Jishi City by ten percent." Wu Kai stretched out a finger, "A small increase in price, for example, armor-piercing money, a piece is only increased by less than ten cents Money, but it can solve my big problem in Jishi County.”

With a puffing sound, Gao Yuan spit out all the water he had just drank, "I said Junshou Wu, if I am right in your method, Wang Wuyi will definitely rush into my palace to hit the pillars, My Han Kingdom has an army of hundreds of thousands, how much armament does it purchase a year? It’s a 10% increase, and you can tell. You just mentioned the Feather Arrow, why didn’t you mention the magic machine crossbow that will be put into mass production soon? A magic machine crossbow will cost you ten taels of silver, and a car crossbow will cost you nearly fifty taels of silver, you have too much appetite."

"Your Majesty, Jishi County is not the only one who got the money raised. Doesn't it have to be distributed to the national treasury?"

"The wool comes from the sheep. Your Wu Jun is good at calculating. Is Wang Wudi just eating dry food? You are indeed sharing the bill with him, but you are still collecting taxes from those military workshops in Jishi County, except for the state-run Besides, aren't you promoting the outsourcing of military workshops? Haven't you already started, like armor and feather arrows? I bet you will definitely hold all the rising parts in your arms. Wang Wudi wants to talk to If you share the account, it is only limited to the state-run ones, but now you have outsourced everything except the extremely sophisticated and core technology, so how can the state treasury share the account with you? Don’t even mention it!”

Hearing Gao Yuan's quick explanation of his plan, Wu Kai immediately lowered his face, but in his heart he scolded Tang He like a **** spray. It's this guy who eats inside and out, takes his own salary in Jishi County, but leaks all his family property to the king. He originally planned to make a time difference so that he could make a fortune to make up for this big hole. Now it seems that But it has come to naught. Damn the Overwatch Council branch, when this year's parliamentary assembly starts, I will instruct those councilors to block their funds severely.

"Let's think of another way." Gao Yuan looked at Wu Kai, who was drooping his head, and said, "Liaoxi has not suffered much this time, and Langya's life will be better this year. You can discuss it with Zheng Jun and Fan Dengke and let them talk to each other. I can get some support from you so that you can get through this year, and you will have a hard time next year. Not to mention the millions of acres of arable land in Jishi County, it is the share of the military workshops in your city. Taxation is enough to make you pay off the old Debt, and surplus."

"That's all for Zheng Jun. That guy Fan Dengke, who came from a small family, is used to being a small family. He always only pays attention to his one-acre three-point land. Looking for him will not knock out my bone marrow. How about looking for Wu Ci'an from Hejian!" Wu Kai said angrily, "It's still my family."

"Then it's up to you. Who do you find for counterpart support? That's a matter for your locality, but you don't want to fight for it at the Ministry of Households. No matter how small a mosquito is, it's still meat. Let's talk about your actual situation. Here, Wang Wudi is not so unkind." Gao Yuan laughed.

Wu Kai sighed: "Your Majesty, you don't know that the last time Wang Wudi wanted to raise taxes on my military workshop, it was rejected by the councilors of Jishi County. That guy is upset. This opportunity must be exchanged with me. Taxes and taxes will be increased. In the end, the bulk will be returned to the central government, but Jishi County has to bear the dissatisfaction of the people. This is not worth it. If you really want to do this, the next If elected by the people, I probably won't be able to be a county magistrate."

Gao Yuan laughed, it seems that the power of this council has begun to show, "If you can't be the sheriff, I will transfer you back to the political affairs hall, you are my elder, and there must be a place for you in the political affairs hall. "

Wu Kai's head was shaking like a rattle drum, "I won't go to the Zhengshitang, there are more gossips there, I'd better live on this three-acre land in Jishi County, anyway, it's also me here Slowly operating with one hand and one foot.”

"It's up to you. When you are selected by them, I will transfer you back to Jicheng!" Gao Yuan laughed.

Just as he was talking, He Weiyuan strode in, "Your Majesty, He Dayou, please see me!"

"Oh, the head of my No. 1 Village in the World is here, Governor Wu, do you know that our village head has an amazing wife!" Gao Yuan said to Wu Kai with a smile.

"I heard He Lanxiong mention this matter, Your Majesty, is there really no problem? This Gu Li's identity is too sensitive!" Wu Kai was a little worried.

"As long as he is He Dayou's wife, Gu Li, and not the only remaining prostitute of the Xiongnu court, there is nothing to worry about, and I have made some arrangements!" Gao Yuan shook his head, and said to He Weiyuan: "Let Dayou come in!" (to be continued)