Three Kingdoms: Jiangdong is no longer a rat

Chapter 68 Private Treasury
Since every blade of grass and every tree belong to the fiefdom, and every house and every tile are private property, they should naturally be carefully surveyed in order to make proper plans.

Yan Yi had no interest in the exotic flowers and rocks, pavilions and towers in the mansion, and even felt a little disgusted that so much money was wasted on them. However, he was very interested in the architectural layout, storehouses and granaries of the entire mansion.

The courtyards of the mansion are densely packed with houses. A rough glance reveals that there are more than a hundred of them, which is more than enough to house official residences and temples.

Official temples are places where officials work. The residences of the Three Dukes were called "fu," and the residences of the Nine Ministers were called "si." The Nine Ministers were officials in the Han court responsible for handling specific government affairs. Over time, counties and prefectures across the country also became accustomed to using "si" to refer to the places where government affairs were handled. Later generations generally referred to the residences of various official offices as "si," referring to the offices of the Household, Threat, Warehouse, Law, Decision, and Military Affairs departments, which all worked together in official temples.

There are many benefits to having various Caos working together, such as strengthening communication and collaboration among Caos, reducing the time and errors in information transmission, making it easier for superiors to supervise and manage the administration of various Caos, improving decision-making efficiency, etc.

However, even if all the Caos gathered together, they would only need to occupy fifty or sixty rooms, and there would still be many empty rooms in the mansion.

After a brief thought, Yan Yi decided to distribute these extra houses to his main officials and let them move in to live here.

The main subordinates under his command were all temporarily summoned and had few interactions with each other. Even a month ago, many of them did not know each other. Although they are no longer strangers now, they are not very familiar with each other. Bringing them together can deepen their mutual familiarity and cooperation.

In addition, the foundation is currently in its infancy, and doing so can also prevent them from immediately building mansions, wasting money, and even competing with each other after suddenly gaining power and wealth.

Of course, this is only a short-term action, and they will eventually be scattered all over the place.

While Yan Yi was thinking about how to place his subordinates, he ordered Wan Bing to take him to check the warehouse.

The warehouse here refers to the private warehouse for money and copper. In addition to the private warehouse, there are four public warehouses in the east, west, south and north of Yuncheng.

The Qian Tong Army had been plundering for several years and had never been effectively suppressed by the surrounding forces, so they had accumulated a lot of money and food.

If these people were not extremely selfish, they would first divide up 60% to 70% of the plunder to fill their own pockets, and only use a small portion of the funds to maintain military and political expenses. The combat effectiveness of the Qiantong Army would be more than this.

Just looking at the Qian family granaries in front of us, there are at least 40,000 to 50,000 dan of rice stored in them.

"When we had a lot of grain in the past, there were at least 200,000 dan. However, Qian Tong took advantage of the war and the epidemic to transport it to other counties and sell it." In order to demonstrate his own value and to get closer to Yan Yi, Wan Bing took the initiative to introduce everything in detail.

When wars and epidemics occur, grain prices are at their highest, and selling grain at this time can bring huge profits.

"This guy is quite good at business." Yan Yi smiled. Qian Tong left him with the impression of a businessman rather than a bandit leader. With a gleam in his eyes, he asked calmly, "Where is the money from selling grain?"

Wan Bing's eyes flashed with a complex glint of greed and hatred, and he said respectfully, "This man loves money like his life, and is extremely careful about money matters. He has never leaked a single word, and I, your subordinate, know nothing about this."

Yan Yi stared at his expression until his hair stood on end. Then he withdrew his gaze and walked towards the warehouse in the distance.

Granaries are mainly used to store grain, and the items in the warehouse are dazzling and varied.

The armory was divided into sections for storing swords, spears, and halberds, a spice warehouse for rouge and powder, and a silk warehouse for brocade and silk. Some large rooms contained only one type of item, while others housed several items in one room. The armory contained a small number of weapons, but they were all top-grade, evidently a treasure trove of money and copper, perfect for rewarding generals.

The various spices in the spice warehouse are also precious, especially the golden flower rouge from Yanzhi Mountain in Longxi. In addition, there are dew powder, hundred flower powder, jade powder, and pearl powder, which are not affordable for ordinary wealthy people.

Yan Yi planned to select some to send to Xu Ying, and also to send some to the concubines in his house and the daughters of Zheng Jiang and Tao Sang.

Everyone has a lustful heart. Most of the more than ten concubines kept by the original owner were handed over to Xu Ying for settlement, and a few particularly outstanding ones were kept.

When he first came into this world, he also indulged himself in the land of gentleness, was intoxicated for several days, and was reluctant to leave.

The silk storehouse was filled with cabinets containing rows of brocade fabrics, including more than twenty pieces of Shu brocade.

Shu brocade has exquisite patterns, bright colors and is very valuable. The finest ones are absolute luxuries, worth as much as gold. There is a saying that every inch of brocade is worth its weight in gold.

The coin vault is the largest of the more than ten warehouses. It is comparable to a granary. The copper coins in the vault are piled up like mountains, so densely packed that it is astonishing.

According to Wan Bing, there were between 10 and 20 million copper coins in the treasury, but he was not sure of the exact number.

In addition to the above, there is also a warehouse for storing porcelain and jade, and books, calligraphy and paintings are stored in the attic in the backyard.

Yan Yi carefully looked through Qian Tong's private vault and had a rough idea in his mind. This money, food and fodder was more than enough to reward the entire army and send Yan away.

Not to mention that there are four public treasuries in the city, as well as the private treasuries of other enemy generals.

Killing people and setting fires will get you a golden belt, stealing chickens and dogs will get you straw sandals. The ancients were right.

Yan Yi was in a better mood than ever before. Even though he was always used to appearing calm and steady, he couldn't hide the excitement in his eyes.

Wan Bing was also secretly observing his expression. Seeing that his eyes were full of joy, he no longer acted as reserved as before. He took two steps closer, a mysterious smile on his face, and whispered, "Young Master, why don't you go to Qian Tong's residence again?"

Soon after, Yan Yi understood the meaning of the mysterious smile on Wan Bing's face.

Yunjin Pavilion is located at the northern end of the Qian Mansion. It is where Qian Tong and his family live. At this time, in a courtyard not far from Yunjin Pavilion, two or three hundred people were kneeling densely.

Kneeling in the front were more than ten beautiful women and a young girl in her prime, wearing brocade robes and skirts, and wearing exquisite jade ornaments in their hair buns. They seemed to be members of Qian Tong's family. Some of the people behind them wore long robes, some wore pleated hakama, and most wore coarse linen clothes. The clothes became simpler as they went further back. They must be the managers, guests, maids and servants of the Qian Mansion.

Looking at the fear and flattery in these people's eyes, Yan Yi sighed in his heart, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit, the rules of this world have always been like this, the winner will be rich and glorious, needless to say, the loser will at best die, at worst bring disaster to his family and relatives, and humiliate them, the world is like a dream, so cruel!
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