Xuande

Chapter 677 Liu Bei, he is sincere to the big man

To be honest, Liu Bei has a reputation for being willing to spend money.

First of all, it is certain that Liu Bei is very rich, very rich, and he has been very rich since the Liangzhou era.

In Liangzhou, he tossed Liangzhou Fine Salt, a king-fried product, and also prepared Liangzhou Iron and Steel Production Line, Liangzhou Pu Tao Wine Production Line, and Liangzhou Livestock Sales Production Line.

Relying on these four production lines, he attacked in all directions, spread his economic strategy everywhere, and transferred huge profits.

Besides salt, Liu Bei is the absolute master of the other three production lines.

It is said that before Zhen Yan took control of Shaofu, he controlled the financial department of Liu Bei Group and helped Liu Bei Group manage its finances. That's why he arranged for Liu Bei to be in the position of Shaofu after Liu Bei entered Luoyang.

The current Shaofu not only controls the four production lines in full swing, but also additionally controls the original royal private property. The property share that originally belonged to Hanling Emperor Liu Hong is now all managed under the Shaofu system.

Relying on the production and sales of heavyweight products such as salt and steel, there are even rumors that Shaofu is now the real financial department of Dahan. The accounts are all managed by the Shaofu.

Liu Bei's personal property also occupies a significant proportion of it, and it is now managed by a special department of the Shaofu.

According to some news that the general's mansion did not know whether it was deliberately circulated, the amount of property under Liu Bei's own name is already an astronomical figure.

Regardless of whether these news are true or not, Man Chong has reason to believe that Liu Bei really has the confidence to support 20 county soldiers.

But this is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that truth.

Willing to spend money.

It is also the news that spread from the General's Mansion, I don't know if it was deliberately leaked——

From the last years of Zhongping to the early years of Jian'an, due to the chaotic situation in the country, the people were displaced, social production was severely damaged, and the state's fiscal revenue was seriously insufficient.

At that time, except for the daily administrative expenses of the court, the treasury of the Han Dynasty was actually empty, and even the salaries of officials could only support two-thirds, and the remaining one-third could not be paid out.

So during that time, all the financial expenditures that the treasury could not spend were all provided by Liu Bei privately.

He directly transferred his income to the treasury controlled by the Dasinong after going through the accounts of the Shaofu, and used his private income to fill the shortfall.

Official salaries, government construction expenditures, and military expenses were all filled by Liu Bei's own property. It took a long time to fill up, almost a year and a half.

It wasn't until the situation stabilized a little later and the tax revenue could be collected steadily that Liu Bei gradually reduced his own expenditure.

Therefore, there are also rumors that the reason why Liu Bei lives a relatively simple life is not because of any other reason, but because he simply spends too much money and spends too much money on official affairs, so he really has no money to live a luxurious life.

Man Chong is an insider. After inquiring about some news through some relationships, he confirmed the authenticity of this matter, and he was deeply moved at the time.

Since ancient times, there have been people who are good at managing money, and there are people who are rich enough to rival the country, but there have never been people who used their own property to fill the treasury.

Liu Bei, he is sincere to the big man (tears).

The bigwigs have a lot of wealth and income, and they generally want to live a luxurious life, engage in huge ostentation, hold brilliant banquets, let a large group of dancers and musicians perform, and create a big scene to show off their wealth. Let everyone envy him.

Or engage in a show of fighting against the rich in Luoyang City to show your boldness and make yourself an eternal legend.

But Liu Bei didn't, he didn't have any big noodles, and his standard of living was just that of an ordinary wealthy household.

It is not uncommon for a family with his standard of living in Luoyang City to have eight thousand if not ten thousand.

Can't he make money?

The four major production lines he has built by relying on his own ability have spread across half of the big man, and a considerable part of the income he generates belongs to him. He is not only good at managing money, but also a wealthy man. Life of luxury.

But he didn't. Instead, he invested most of his property in official duties, and he was willing to spend money on his subordinates, especially the army.

The army is provided with three meals a day, new clothes for the army throughout the year, and a fixed salary every month.

With a full-time professional army of 10,000+, the money is thrown out one by one as if it does not need money. The subordinates and soldiers who are scattered are devoted to it. No one is not proud of Liu Bei's work.

Let me say that I am a subordinate of the general, and it works better than anything else.

This is the gap in the pattern!

So Man Chong felt that his structure was small.

Liu Bei can afford to support the entire Han Kingdom, so what happened to the 20 county soldiers?
Liu Bei must be willing to give up the money!

But what Man Chong didn't expect was that Liu Bei followed up with a sentence——

"But you can't spend money indiscriminately. If you spend indiscriminately, how much money is not enough to spend. Bo Ning, this matter is easy to solve. Although the county soldiers listen to us, they have really contributed to local security. , How much trouble has been saved for the local officials? In this way, the local county government dare not give money?"

Man Chong was stunned.

This……

Liu Bei didn't feel that there was anything wrong with what he did. He smiled and said, "The soldiers of the county government listen to the imperial court and don't listen to the dispatch of the local government, but they are actually helping the local government and saving them trouble. It's nothing if they pay half of the money." ?

The cost of the county soldiers is divided between the imperial court and the local government, and one side is responsible for half. In this way, the imperial court only needs to bear the cost of [-] county soldiers. Wan Li, this account is quite easy to calculate. "

"…………"

Man Chong has nothing to say.

However, what Liu Bei said obviously made sense.

Although the soldiers of the county state obey the command of the imperial court, they act in the local area. If there are bandits and powerful people in the local area, and there are cases of murder and robbery, they are all dispatched by the state soldiers of the county. In the end, the trials of these criminal cases are also carried out by the county state. The military organization is in charge, how much trouble has been directly saved for the local government?

Although I have divided your rights, I have also helped you with things, reducing your burden and responsibility, so you don't have to pay?
If you don't pay, we will target you.

Liu Bei told Man Chong his overall plan with a smile, and Man Chong really recognized it very much.

Later, Liu Bei proposed to set up a school in Luoyang specifically for the training of the county soldiers, so as to prepare for the specialization and professionalization of the county soldiers.

(End of this chapter)