Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Chapter 92 Get rich

There are more and more people in the conference room, and more and more acquaintances. Everyone started from Wufeng. In many cases, there is not much separation between the military and the government. Everyone is very familiar with them and the relationship is quite harmonious. Seeing Xiao Tang, Wang Liao, Fei Erding and others, all the generals thought it was a comprehensive meeting, but seeing that in the later stage, except for the generals of the army, there were no other local officials even in the capital city like Morun. The local officials guarding important positions were not present, and the chief generals stationed in Yinchuan and Taixuan Mansion also rushed back to attend the meeting. The generals began to mutter, wondering what the real intention of Lord Jiedushi's meeting was. Why, could it be that he has just returned from India, and there are some major military operations going on?

"Master Liang, what is the content of today's meeting? It seems that there are quite a lot of participants, but they are a bit nondescript. We have a government in the army, but there is a government system?" The dragon himself has already noticed the abnormality of this meeting. Judging from the identities of the participants, it does not look like a purely military meeting, nor does it look like a comprehensive meeting, which makes people a little confused.

"Heh, I'll know in a while, I don't know, Mr. Li hasn't seen him since he returned from Indian De'an, maybe there is some important arrangement?" Liang Chongxin only vaguely felt that he should be with the north It is related to Yinchuan, because of the eight prefectures in Northwest and Northern Luzon, only the city guards of Yinchuan and Taixuan prefectures participated in the meeting. Liang Chongxin also had a rough idea of ​​what he and Wang Liao were talking about, and Liang Chongxin was not surprised when he came. Zhou Tinggui, the city guard of Yinchuan, and Jin Zecheng, the commander of the Yinchuan First Security Division, came together, which made him feel a little bit of the flames of war. breath.

It has long been heard that Mr. Li has been seeking to recover the Ganlan Fortress in the north of Yinchuan, so as to completely cut off the passage for the Xisluo people to go south, but because the time has not been ripe, there has been no movement for a long time. Reminiscent of the arrival of the special envoy of the Mott people in the Jiedu Mansion, Liang Chongxin already had a general impression of the content of the meeting, but he was a little puzzled by the scale of the meeting. Ganlan Fortress only had Does one of Sun Yuanhui's divisions really need to make such a big move? Seeing that even Xiong Daoyuan, the head of the Third Northwest Independent Division, was already among the participants of the meeting, apart from the troops stationed in the Western Regions, Northern Luzon and the Punjabs. Almost all the military chiefs have come here to attend this meeting, is it just for the recovery of Ganlan Fortress?

The meeting was announced in Liang Chongxin's doubts. What made everyone's eyes bright was that there was actually a young woman sitting behind the coach this time. People familiar with him immediately recognized that it was Wufeng's personal double guard. One of the Snow Mountain disciples, Qin Shuangying, was surprised by how she would be allowed to attend such an important meeting. It stands to reason that even the personal guards are not allowed to appear on such occasions due to their different responsibilities, even if she has an unusual relationship with the coach. Same. Actually appearing on such an occasion today, it can only show that the identity of this woman has changed.

Wufeng was not in a good mood. Lin Yuexin's departure made him very disappointed. It was only after Lin Yuexin left that he realized that he had been influenced by her so much that he tried his best to get rid of it. It was a kind of influence, but the more she was like this, the more clearly her voice and smile appeared in his mind, and finally he himself had to admit that he might have fallen in love with that woman. Fortunately, returning to Qingyang, the heavy work made him dizzy and he didn't have much free time, but he knew that it was difficult for him to get rid of this relationship and he didn't know where it would go in the future.

The meeting was chaired by Ling Tianfang. However, the theme was not clearly defined, which made the participants a little strange. Liang Chongxin made a brief report on the Western Expedition to Punjab, and at the same time introduced the experience and lessons of this campaign to other generals present. Everyone will be envious. Immediately afterwards, Xiao Tang made a report on the harvest of this Western Expedition, which immediately pushed the meeting to a climax: "This time, the Northwest Finance Department has received a total of 69 gold and silver properties transported back from India. Cars. Among them, forty-five carts of gold, twelve carts of silver, four carts of diamonds, precious stones and some original blanks, five carts of antique jade, and three carts of other sundries."

It was like withdrawing a handful of salt into a boiling oil pan, splashing countless oil stars, and there was a burst of sighing and smacking lips in the hall, followed by a buzzing and whispering, obviously because the news was huge. It has stimulated the nerves of everyone present. Everyone knows that the Western Expedition to India is nominally to punish the Punjabs for their harassment of Northern Luzon. Falling into a situation of extreme embarrassment, the economic foundation of the Northwest and Northern Luzon is far from that of other parts of the empire, and the surrounding environment has also deteriorated sharply. The three changes made everyone here feel the urgency of the situation, so it became the first person to obtain funds to strengthen themselves through special means. Everyone knows that this expedition to India is very fruitful, but no one knows the specifics, except for the head of the Finance Department, and even Wufeng himself is not very clear, only knows that the harvest is huge, far beyond the pre-war Therefore, this meeting was specially arranged for Xiao Tang to report the situation to encourage the morale of the generals. After all, without a solid and strong logistical support, no matter how elite the army is, it will be difficult to maintain it for a long time.

While almost everyone was full of enthusiasm and admiring the madness, some impatient people couldn't hold back their temper and shouted impatiently: "Master Xiao, you have said so much, we are all warriors, and we don't know that Indian How much is the gold and silver of the empire worth, and you can tell everyone straightforwardly, how much did we get from them in the Northwest this time?"

It was Kang Jianguo who spoke, and because he and Xiao Tang were old acquaintances who came to the Northwest together, he spoke a little casually. Xiao Tang's mood at this time is difficult for anyone to destroy, and what's more, Kang Jianguo's words also represent the aspirations of the vast majority of army generals. What I want to hear is the simplest and most direct result.

"Hehe, don't worry everyone, Xiao Tang is about to explain one by one, uh, a preliminary estimate, if the gold seized this time is converted into imperial gold coins, it should be around 50 million imperial gold coins, which is the exchange price through the imperial bank , if we smelt and mint coins by ourselves, it is estimated that we should be able to get 60 million imperial gold coins!" Xiao Tang's face was flushed, and although his eyes were bloodshot, his spirit was very strong, and it was impossible to tell that he had stayed up late for several days in a row. morning people.

The imperial coinage is usually undertaken by the Royal Metal Mint Workshop under the General Administration of Finance. Since the casting of gold coins and silver coins must use a considerable amount of precious metals as raw materials, it has been strictly controlled. Coin refiners, regardless of the circumstances and consequences, can be punished by all three clans, and listed as the first-class unpardonable crimes like treason and treason, which shows the degree of control over them. However, the empire has been established for hundreds of years. With the economic development and social turmoil, many rich families and desperadoes have colluded and secretly involved in this sensitive industry. Most of them buy gold and silver from foreign countries, and then follow the example of the empire to forge. The workshops carry out smelting and casting, only out of various considerations. Most of the gold and silver coins they cast are prepared according to the proportions stipulated by the empire, which is not much different from the products of the royal smelting workshop, which also makes the imperial gold coins more reliable. In order to ensure the guarantee, even in the middle continent, the imperial gold coins can also be circulated. But even so, it is still profitable, attracting group after group of people to carry on at the risk of exterminating the three clans.

Xiao Tang's loud words hit everyone's heads like a heavy hammer, and they were stunned immediately. Fifty million imperial gold coins, my God. What kind of number is this? The generals here may not know exactly how much the Northwest’s fiscal revenue is right now, but they do know that the average monthly consumption of an infantry division is about 120,000 imperial gold coins, and that of a cavalry division is higher, about 150,000 imperial gold coins. Wan Empire Gold Coin ~IndoMTL.com~ Mixed divisions are between the two. Forming a new light infantry division only needs 800,000 imperial gold coins, and forming a new light cavalry division only needs about 2.4 million imperial gold coins at most. These are all roughly estimated by the generals of the army. Fifty million imperial gold coins are more than enough to form a new legion army and maintain it for five years!

Government officials such as Wang Liao, Zhou Tinggui, and Fielding are more aware of the impact of this number. How much can be built by building ditches, canals, schools, hospitals, roads and bridges, and urban facilities? What happened, the conference hall suddenly became silent, almost everyone was stunned by Xiao Tang's words, they even forgot how to react, even if they were as sophisticated as Ling Tianfang and Liang Suixin, as steady as a tree Lige and Kamapov, as fierce and brave as Kang Jianguo and Xiong Daoyuan, were all overwhelmed by Xiao Tang's short words.

Wufeng, who was originally a little absent-minded, was also shocked by Xiao Tang's words. Before that, he only knew that the amount was huge, and he didn't know the exact amount. I came to report to him, knowing that the total hadn't been calculated before the meeting, and I wasn't too concerned, so I directly asked him to make a report at the meeting, no wonder Xiaotang's face was a little weird at that time. I thought he had been overworked these days and his expression was a little out of control. It turned out that this was the reason. He, who had some self-control ability, was also overwhelmed when he heard the number, fifty million, fifty million! My goodness, the support funds given by the empire to the Northwest and Northern Luzon are only more than 10 million yuan. It took a lot of risk and painstaking efforts to get it. It looks a bit light A simple trip to India made such a big deal? It seems that God really still favors himself!