Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Busy with something serious?

Li Ji didn't think much about this.

Xiahou Bo is now undoubtedly considered an important minister in Liu Bei's group. He is not only responsible for Liu Bei's protection and the security of Wu County, but now he is also the commander of the Jinyi Division.

Among the generals, although Xiahou Bo did not have the power to command troops and was not suitable to go to the battlefield to command troops, Xiahou Bo's power and status were now second only to Guan Yu.

This is undoubtedly Liu Bei's reward for the kindness he once paid to Xiahou Bo, giving Xiahou Bo enough trust and status.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Xiahou Bo did have a lot of things to deal with when a large number of scholars poured into Wu County and the "Rende Academy" was established.

Immediately, Li Ji and Liu Bei returned to the government office and discussed in detail the issue of scholars serving as temporary officials.

Obviously, there is no such thing as "temporary workers" in the Han Dynasty, and the position of officials is a carrot and a pit, but for Li Ji, this is undoubtedly just a matter of workaround.

Even...salary?
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Scholars should be grateful to Liu Bei for giving him a platform to verify his abilities, and this is also an assessment for entering the inner sect of the "Ren De Academy".

Liu Bei did not ask for the fees for the scholars to participate in the examination. He was already caring for the poor students and had a benevolent heart.

Those who ask for salary... what do they think?
Guaranteed three meals a day and issued robes symbolizing the status of temporary officials, that is already the limit.

And under Li Ji's reminder, Liu Bei's future work focus will also be on winning the hearts of refugees and scholars.

Needless to say about the refugees, it is undoubtedly easier for Liu Bei to win the hearts of the displaced refugees than to win over the hearts and minds of the local people.

As foreign refugees continue to dilute into Wu County, an atmosphere of respecting Liu Bei will continue to be created, driving more local people, and then forming a virtuous cycle.

When a superior person is respected and followed by countless people, the extent of the power that can be unleashed is something Li Ji knows only too well.

Not to mention rebuilding the big man, even changing the day is just a matter of time.

As for winning the hearts of scholars, it allows Liu Bei to firmly control the loyalty of officials.

This is not only for Liu Bei's control of Wu County, but in a sense, it is also for Li Ji's own sake and the future of the entire Liu Bei Group.

As long as Liu Bei has sufficient control over the middle-level and grassroots officials, no matter how high-ranking his ministers such as Li Ji are and how powerful they are, they will not cause Liu Bei the slightest fear.

Of course, maybe Liu Bei hasn't realized this yet, but that doesn't matter.

As a subordinate, Li Ji would eliminate any risks that would threaten the mutual understanding between the principal and his subordinates in advance, thereby responding to Liu Bei's trust and proving that he had lived up to Liu Bei's expectations.

'My Lord, it may take a few years before you realize the benefits of winning over more officials at the middle and lower levels...'

Li Ji secretly thought in his heart, watching Liu Bei leave the government office, and then walked back to the main hall of the government office.

After all, Li Ji hadn't appeared in the government office for several days, and he still needed to see how his little tool Gu Yong was doing, lest he really died suddenly.

Of course, if Gu Yong dares to be lazy, Li Ji will never mind beating Gu Yong again.

However, when Li Ji entered the main hall, he found that in addition to Gu Yong who was immersed in handling government affairs, Mi Zhu was also there, and seemed to be helping Gu Yong handle some trivial government affairs.

"Zizhong!"

Leakey shouted.

Seeing this, Mi Zhu quickly stood up and saluted Li Ji.

"Lord Jun Cheng."

Li Ji stepped forward and pulled Mi Zhu to sit down and said. "Zizhong doesn't need to be polite. You and I are of similar age and will be colleagues from now on. Just call me by my cousin."

It's just that Mi Zhu, who is obviously a businessman, seems to care more about rules, and still gives him a polite hand.

"Yes, Mr. Zikun."

When Li Ji saw this, he didn't care. Instead, he took the tea set and made some fragrant tea. He poured a cup for Mi Zhu himself and then asked.

"It seems that Zizhong has finally finished counting the treasury and granaries, right?"

Previously, Li Ji had to deal with a lot of things, and the manpower of officials in the government office was also seriously insufficient.

Therefore, a large amount of money and grain were sent into the treasury and granary, but Li Ji never had the energy to conduct a detailed inventory. He could only send key points to guard the two places, and the money and grain could only be moved in and out with the warrant of one of Liu Bei or Li Ji. , strictly controlled in this way.

After Mi Zhu took over Wu Jun's finances, his first priority was naturally to take stock of Wu Jun's treasury and granaries.

"Exactly, these are the specific accounts, please see Mr. Zikun."

Mi Zhu said, before taking out a carefully guarded bamboo slip from his sleeve and handing it to Li Ji.

Li Ji raised his eyebrows, took the bamboo slips, opened them and started reading.

There is obviously no doubt about Mi Zhu's financial ability. The various details recorded on the bamboo slips are quite clear. Even the previous entries and exits from the treasury have been fully supplemented and completed.

When Li Ji read it all the way, he generally compared it with the money and food consumption in his memory to confirm whether there were any problems, until he saw the amount of money and food registered on the last bamboo slip. Even though Li Ji had a rough estimate of this number, he still couldn't help but feel happy when he saw it being clearly calculated.

Ten digits...

The Maison is always worth looking forward to!
It's a pity that this time the roots were completely pulled out. It can't be cut and grown like leeks, and then cut again when it grows.

In the future, there will be no such good things again.

In order to be stable, you need to follow the rules. Even if you want to cut leeks, you need to find a reasonable enough reason.

Mi Zhu couldn't help but ask as he saw that Li Ji seemed to be thinking for a long time.

"Mr. Zikun, there is one thing that I still can't understand, and that is how did Mr. Zikun make the treasury so full in such a short period of time?"

Mi Zhu was extremely sensitive to money and grain, and since the Mi family's business spanned several states, he also had some knowledge of Wu County's money, grain, and tax revenue.

It can be said that the money and grain in Wujun's treasury and granary are not that much even if Wujun collected all the taxes in ten years at once.

"Zizhong doesn't need to worry about such trivial matters..."

Li Ji laughed, and it was inconvenient to talk about the topic of "gold belt for murder and arson" with a gentleman like Mi Zhu.

After all, even if Mi Zhu was taught how to make money quickly in the face of a fiscal deficit, Mi Zhu would not be able to do such a thing.

And when it got to that point, Li Ji helped Jia Xu to be in charge of finances, and tried to trick Jia Xu into establishing a military order to guarantee finances.

If you can't do it, then chop off Jia Xu's head.

Thinking about it, Jia Xu would naturally find a way to quickly fill the financial hole, without Mi Zhu having to worry about it.

Of course, among the roads Li Ji paved for Liu Bei and Wu Di, a large number of corpses of Wujun aristocratic families have been buried under the roads, and there will hardly be another financial collapse.

Before the money and food in the current government granary are exhausted, Li Ji will put Wu County into a good cycle.

"Zizhong, Ji has an idea. Let's see if it's feasible."

Mi Zhu, who also respected Li Ji, heard this and said seriously. "Mr. Zikun, please speak. Mi Zhu is all ears."

Li Ji organized his language slightly and expressed his previous ideas, saying.

"The 'Rende Academy' is about to be completed. Not to mention the inner gate, the outer gate has no threshold. It will also attract a large number of people who are interested in studying. However, the 'Rende Academy' is a full twenty miles away from Wuxian County..."

"Not to mention whether it is a waste of time for those people to go back and forth between Rende Academy and Wuxian County every day. Moreover, many students are quite poor and cannot afford the high cost of accommodation in Wuxian City. Wuxian City cannot accommodate them even if they want to. There’s more and more foot traffic.”

Mi Zhu nodded slightly while listening, understanding that what Li Ji said would definitely come true.

Today's cities have walls around their edges for public security and safety reasons.

Needless to say, the advantages of the city wall are also obvious, and the disadvantages are also obvious, that is, it completely limits the development potential of a city and limits the upper limit of the number of people it can accommodate.

Just now, Li Ji feels crowded every day when he walks in Wu County.

It is conceivable that as Wu County continues to absorb refugees, the "Rende Academy" and the "Rende Academy" continue to attract scholars, merchants, rangers and civilians who are interested in studying, etc., Wu County will inevitably be unable to bear the load.

"What does Mr. Zikun mean... to develop the outer city?" Mi Zhu asked.

"No!"

Li Ji shook his head, then took a map of the surrounding areas of Wu County from the shelf on the side of the main hall and opened it in front of Mi Zhu. He drew a circle with his finger on the edge of Taihu Lake and centered on the location of "Rende Academy" and said.

"From a basic point of view, it is better to take the 'Rende Academy' as the center and continuously improve various buildings according to the needs of the flow of people. In the end... maybe a city without walls will be built."

Hearing this, Mi Zhu could not help but be shocked by Li Ji's courage.

Do you want a city without walls to rise from the ground with just a few clicks?
However, Mi Zhu thought carefully along Li Ji's train of thought and suddenly felt that this proposal actually had no risks.

The most important point is that this city without walls is built and expanded bit by bit based on the flow of people.

As a businessman, Mi Zhu knew very well that even without government intervention, when the flow of people in an area reaches a certain level, a market will spontaneously form.

Li Ji's proposal was just to put the market under the jurisdiction of the government in advance and plan it in advance.

The only risk is the risk arising from the initial investment in this "market".

But with the momentum and scale of "Ren De Academy", the risk can be said to be minimal from a businessman's perspective.

That is to say...

feasible!

As Mi Zhu gradually calmed down, the more she thought about it, the more feasible it became, and her eyes couldn't help but light up. (End of chapter)