I’m The King Chapter 141: : Income does not equal expenditure

After taking a quick shower 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, looking at the military thorns and horse blades. The thin gap on the top made him frown. The iron materials used to make these two weapons are not very good after all. It seems that he has to think of something. If the weapon breaks, it will be 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. Many battles really cannot be compared with now.

Only by constantly fighting can we make greater progress, and only by constantly winning can we shape the soldiers' invincible spirit and courage to despise everything. In the past few months, facing Donghu, Fufeng soldiers After successive battles and victories, the Donghu people who used to be like wolves and tigers were defeated. Fufeng soldiers are quite confident in their own strength now.

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 small ones. In Donghu King's heart, they may not even have names. Let him remember, 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 Cao Tiancheng brought back after sending the war horse back to Zhang Shouyue for the third time. Not worth mentioning. 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 why Gao Yuan decided to shrink the war. Coming to a large tribe with thousands of cavalry warriors, I am enough. 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 forced by the Hun King and some big Huns He couldn't come to join forces with him again, otherwise, a large tribe of more than a thousand people could still swallow it, but right now, he could only defend.

But from another aspect, this is also a good thing. The soldiers' spirits are indeed high after fighting continuously, but their bodies must have reached a critical point of fatigue. They need to take a good rest and relax. At the same time, review the battle Gains and losses must also 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, Naha The same method must be adopted, and if it is implemented in this way for a long time, it will create a large number of experienced generals and junior officers for itself in the future, and junior officers are the core force of an army no matter what time it is.

The door creaked and was pushed open, and 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 expenditure in the past few months."

"Sit down!" Gao Yuan pointed to the bench opposite, keeping his hands on it. 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 is temporarily Don't move, 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 obtained The profit is about 50,000 guan, and this is the amount after excluding the share for He Lanxiong." Cao Tiancheng said.

"So many?" Gao Yuan raised his head in surprise, and then he understood, "The region where the Xiongnu tribes are located is bitterly cold, and winter is about to begin. Spirits are an excellent way for them to keep out the cold. Buy them in large quantities. It is understandable to reserve for the winter, 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 It is much better for He Lanxiong to deal with those Xiongnu tribes than us."

"In addition to wine, another 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 even made some high-quality furs into clothes. It is mainly sold to Liaoxi City. In addition to 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. It can only be said that it is better than nothing. Although the profit of fur clothing is high, it has no volume."

"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 yuan. It has also entered the public account." Cao Tiancheng said: "Actually, the county captain, this I think it’s better not to put the money in the public account, after all, you’re 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. If the money is moldy in the home treasury, it is better to spend it on this army, and now He also has absolute self-confidence, and he will definitely make him feel ashamed if he wants to seize this army, 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, "The pension, the disability subsidy, and the total expenditure of 20,000 guan, and this is not enough. After the calculation, according to your wishes, the county lieutenant, we must ensure that these people live without worries in the future. County lieutenant, we are all mentally prepared to serve as soldiers and fight wars. Pensions and subsidies are already rare benevolence, so there is no need to pay them later."

"This won't work. Soldiers have worked hard 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 Thinking about what to do if I become like this in the future? Whenever 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. What? Money can be saved, but this money can never 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 life of these veterans , even if you want to marry a wife, you have to help." General Gao Yuan put his thorn on the table, looked at Cao Tiancheng with bright eyes, and said very seriously.

"I see!" Cao Tiancheng smiled wryly, it would be better not to open his mouth, once he opened his mouth, he got involved in another matter. "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 horses ~IndoMTL.com~ 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 journal report of expenses, and his face became brighter. Hearing Cao Tiancheng's account summaries, 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 Lieutenant, we can't expand our army in the near future. Once we expand our army, it will cost a lot of money. Should we start expanding our 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, so I have to stop. I guess, the Donghu people hate us so much now, maybe they are planning to deal with us severely, so we have to hide." Let’s hide from the limelight and wait for them to slack off before we attack again, but if they want to come to Juliguan to meet me, I don’t mind giving them a hard time.”

"That's right, the county captain always thinks more comprehensively and in the long term than me!" Cao Tiancheng flattered him a little.

Gao Yuan laughed, "Tiancheng, 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 said with a smile.