Kai Fu Han

Chapter 380 Income and Expenses
"Very good. There are currently no retired soldiers. This batch of [-] new recruits will be trained at one time. Do you have enough instructors in your military department?" Liu Xinqi asked.

"I'm about to report to the alliance leader that there is a huge shortage of instructors and we need to draw manpower from the active troops." Liu Lizhen replied.

"Liu Xin'ang and Gao Yuan will be responsible for this matter. They will coordinate with the Ministry of War and deploy elite manpower to fill the ranks of generals according to the needs of the Ministry of War." Liu Xinqi ordered.

"Yes! Alliance leader." Liu Xin'ang and Gao Yuan stood up and responded.

After the departments of the Military Aircraft Academy finished reporting one by one, the next step was the report of the departments of the Government Affairs Council.

"A total of 97 shi of grain tax was collected during this summer harvest, which already includes land rent for tenants who rent public land." Jiang Xuehui from the Ministry of Taxation reported.

It almost exceeded 100 million dan, but Liu Xinqi believed that the summer tax will definitely exceed 100 million dan tomorrow because there is a large amount of newly reclaimed wasteland and the harvest period will begin next year.

Nearly [-]% of the dry land has been transformed into irrigated land through continuous water conservancy project construction, and the harvest will double next year.

"As of the end of June, fiscal expenditures in the first half of this year, based on the grain prices at the end of June, have reached 27 taels of silver. Total military expenditures have reached 43 taels of silver. It is expected that fiscal expenditures and military expenditures in the second half of the year will not It will be less than this number, or even more than [-]% to [-]%. It is foreseeable that this year's summer and autumn grain tax revenue will not be enough to support these two huge expenditures." Lu Congxuehui, the Minister of Finance of the spending department, Liu Xinqi's mother, reported.

Both inside and outside the words revealed the intention of asking Liu Xinqi to "cut down on expenditure".

Liu Xinqi also understood that the current expenses were indeed huge, far exceeding the limit that the two states could support.However, Xinghan League is in a stage of rapid development, so it must not lock its purse strings, otherwise it will definitely outweigh the gains and losses.

"Jiang Xue, how is the commercial tax and customs revenue?" Liu Xinqi asked the tax minister.

"The total commercial tax revenue in the first half of the year was 39 taels, and the customs duty revenue was 700 taels. According to the tax increase in July compared with June, the revenue from both taxes in the second half of the year will exceed that in the first half." Jiang Xue Report.

"That's good." Liu Xinqi said this not only to Jiang Xue, but also to Lu Congxue and all the senior officials present.

Liu Xinqi must know that a certain size of fiscal deficit can stimulate economic growth, but the senior officials here do not understand such a profound economic concept. In their concept, "surplus every year" is healthy finance.

According to Jiang Xue's report, the Xinghan League's total annual revenue from grain taxes, commercial taxes, and customs duties will not be less than 320 million, which is enough to support a significant increase in fiscal and military expenditures.

"How is the Ministry of Industry's industrial product sales revenue this year?" Liu Xinqi asked Liu Zhimu.

At present, the Ministry of Commerce has not been established. The sales of industrial products of Xinghan League are handled by the Ministry of Industry, which is produced and sold by itself.Proceeds from sales will remain in the Ministry of Industry's coffers after paying export duties.

"As of the end of June, the sales revenue in the first half of the year was 190 million taels, and the profit was 75 taels. However, in the second half of the year, the Ministry of Industry will invest in the seven counties of Denglai outside Penglai to build factories, so more than half of the annual profits will be invested. There is no specific calculation of how much profit can be left," Liu Zhimuhui reported.After all, it was not a professional financial department. Liu Zhimu had no calculations, which Liu Xinqi could understand.

"Gao Yuan, how much does the Navy earn from imports?" Liu Xinqi turned to the person in charge of the Navy Department of the Military Academy and asked.

"Navy imports are basic raw materials and grains. After selling to the Ministry of Grain Storage and the Ministry of Industry, the remaining profit is not high. Adding import duties and sales taxes, the total profit in the first half of the year was 20 taels, but these profits have been fully invested. When it comes to building docks and mountain-class warships, there is no surplus." Gao Yuanhui reported.

A century-old navy!Navy construction costs are indeed high.Controlling the profits from import revenue, the navy also asked Liu Xinqi for money to build docks and warships. Among the high military expenditures, nearly [-]% was the cost of building the navy's fleet.

"Okay, it seems that the current fiscal revenue and expenditure of Xinghan League can still maintain a balance. However, if we want to develop, we cannot be satisfied with the status quo. All departments must continue to make persistent efforts. Especially the Ministry of Industry and the Navy cannot be complacent with the current situation. The three trade routes of Goryeo, Japan and Jiangnan. To the north of the Jin Kingdom, to the Xixia in the upper reaches of the Yellow River to the west, to the south of the Guangdong and Guangxi regions, Ryukyu Island, and even the farther South China Sea island countries and South Asian countries can be traded. Goal." Liu Xinqi encouraged.

"However, if we spread it over such a large area, we will definitely not have enough manpower." Gao Yuan replied.

"It can be modified. The naval warships are only responsible for protecting trade routes. The private maritime merchants are responsible for the specific trade. We only charge tariffs and protection fees. I estimate that these two incomes alone will far exceed our Xinghan All military expenditures of the alliance." Liu Xinqi analyzed to everyone, and then said to Liu Zhimu:

"For the same reason, private factory construction cannot be limited to the Ministry of Industry itself. Industries that do not affect the safety of Xinghan League can absorb some private funds and even sell technology to private businessmen so that they can open factories and produce by themselves."

The passive labor of the planned economy and the subjective initiative of the market economy are completely different from each other.

"There are many gentry and big landowners in Denglai. We have only copied a small part of them who are evil-doers. Others still have a lot of spare money. We use the high profits from building factories and sea trade to lure them and let them join Xinghan In the industrial construction and development of the Xinghan League. No matter whose money it is, as long as it is money, the profits made will be taxed by the Xinghan League. In the end, it will only be us who benefit."

"Money is only money when it circulates, otherwise it is just a pile of stones." Liu Xinqi concluded.

After listening to Liu Xinqi's words, the senior officials present here all nodded as if they were benefiting from it, and I don't know if they all understood it.

The summary will continue.

The Ministry of Education reported on the construction status of government-owned primary and secondary schools in eight counties and asked Liu Xinqi for instructions on the huge teacher shortage.

Regarding this problem, Liu Xinqi has no solution for the time being. The Teachers College has just been established and has no graduates. According to the classification standards of the Xinghan League, private private schools are teachers of literature. Teachers of other subjects such as mathematics and physics are in this world. , only Xinghan League can cultivate it, there is no place to look for it from other places.

"Luo Cheng is in charge, and the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Education and other departments are cooperating to select some people who are quick-thinking and good at expressing themselves from the workers' management class, businessmen's children, private schools and middle school students, and first solve the current shortage of teachers. . In the future, when teacher resources are sufficient, for this group of teachers, universities, officials, etc. can give extra points as rewards." Liu Xinqi suggested.

(End of this chapter)