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Chapter 502 Timely Rain

"Hezhou Racecourse has 730 horses, 120 million sheep, 87 cattle, 130 horses, 30 sheep, 38 cattle, and a profit of 21 million. A total of [-] guan of net profit; [-] guan of Hezhou's various tax revenues have been transferred to the bank treasury; [-] guan of Shanzhou's various tax revenues have been transferred to the bank treasury..."

On the seventh day of December in the first year of Shangyuan, it was time to reconcile the accounts at the end of the year. Li Xian, dressed in a white fox fur robe, was sitting in the study room, listening to the accounting steward report the accounts of the states that had been compiled. Everyone has a good harvest. Although Li Xian's face is still calm, the corners of his mouth are slightly raised unconsciously. In his heart, needless to say, he has a sense of accomplishment. No, it's just the people from the northern states. The total income has already reached one-fifteenth of the national treasury, while the territory and population are far less than one percent of the border. This kind of income is really amazing, and this is exactly what Li Xian has worked hard for more than two years. As a result, Li Xian was secretly proud of his freedom.

"Lanzhou's annual income is 43 guan and another 87 guan, and its expenditure is 43 guan, with a shortfall of 21 guan and another 58 guan; Linzhou's annual income is 37 guan, and its expenditure is 96 guan , a shortfall of [-]...the whole Hexi has a total shortfall of [-] Guan and another [-] Wen, as you can hear above!"

Li Xian was obviously overjoyed too early. It is standard for the accountant to report the good news first and then the bad news. Afterwards, all the southern states suffered losses. When they are added up, not only did they not make any profit, but they actually lost a lot of money. Li Xian couldn't help hearing it It hurts, there is nothing to do, the daily expenses of the government are not big, the problem is that Li Xian has been training the army for the past two years, and building factories, and most of them are military factories. Not to mention not being able to see the benefits, but still have to put money into it, no matter how much money there is, it is definitely not enough for Li Xianhua.

It's a headache, this time it's a real headache, 96 guan, this is not a small amount, all the money that can be transferred has been asked to be used by Li Xian, even if it is "Deng Ji Company", it will not be credited , If you really want to move again, the whole business company will not be able to operate in the next year. No matter how capable Li Xian is, facing such a deficit, he really feels like a tiger who has nothing to eat.

"I know, let's go down." Looking at the trembling accountant, Li Xian was really helpless, and he didn't have the intention to comfort him. He just frowned slightly and waved his hand, then sent him away. But some people sat behind them in a daze, thinking hard about the way to get the money.

"Cough cough!"

Once Li Xian has his own thoughts, he would not dare to interrupt casually. However, Zhang Jianzhi, who was sitting by the side, was not among them. Seeing Li Xian's face almost wrinkled into a bitter gourd, he really felt a little bit in his heart. It's not for anything else, Zhang Jianzhi was very moved by Li Xian's demeanor who would rather suffer himself than increase taxes, so he fake coughed a few times, interrupting Li Xian's contemplation .

"This situation, heh, Gu really has a headache. I really don't know what happened to Lin Hu and Wang Haibin. It's been more than a year, and I haven't seen a letter. Hey, Gu really miscalculated. Do you have any advice, sir?"

At the beginning of making the plan, Li Xian was thinking of gaining benefits based on scale, and sacrificing short-term benefits in exchange for the rapid development of the whole of Hexi. The idea is certainly good, but the risks are also too great. Li Xian knows this well. However, time is his greatest enemy. In a word, he doesn't have enough time to slowly advance, so he can only take risks. The only hope is that the great voyage plan can get back a large amount of money. However, the hope fell to nothing—the ship on the Dongpu and Nanyang routes did go back and forth twice, and made a lot of money, but compared to Li Xian's hope, there was a big gap. A drop in the bucket is by no means an exaggeration. Under such circumstances, most of the solutions that Li Xian should think of have already been thought of, but most of them are not feasible. In desperation, he had no choice but to ask Zhang Jianzhi for advice.

"I can't say that there is no solution. It is only an expedient policy to repair the sores after all, and it is not the fundamental way. If there is no tax increase, then we can only divide the work into two parts. One is to suspend the construction of the factories in the research institute, Secondly, it should be enough to temporarily transfer the funds reserved by the states to the Governor's Mansion to fill the vacancy."

Zhang Jianzhi is in charge of the actual work of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and he knows the actual intercepted treasury silver in each state, so he gave two expedient strategies.

"Well, the factory can't be shut down. Gu would rather tighten his belt to get by, and he can't shorten the research institute's money. As for the banks of the states, Gu should think about it again."

Li Xian is an old hand in governing the local area. He has already thought about the strategy Zhang Jianzhi said, but no matter how difficult it is, he is not willing to cut off the research institute's food. You must know ammonia, nitric acid and mechanical manufacturing. The factory and other projects are the biggest barriers for Li Xian's rise, not only what he needs to fight against Tubo, but also the trump card for Li Xian to return to the court in the future, and the basis for reforming the military system after Li Xian takes office in the future. When the turmoil was about to rise, Li Xian really didn't dare to delay. As for the banks of the states, Li Xian wanted to call them first, but he was worried that he would not be able to fill them in in time. Once the daily work of the states was affected, the chaos would be serious. It's time to grow up, and Li Xian can't be more careful if he is free.

"If neither of the two is feasible, you might as well go to Murong Wenbo and other big moneyholders to borrow some money first. Over the past year or so, they have made some windfalls, and they all have a lot of money on hand. Wan Guan should not be difficult."

Seeing that Li Xian had doubts about the previous two strategies, Zhang Jianzhi stopped mentioning them, and turned his idea to Murong Wenbo, who opened a factory and became rich, and other leaders from the Northwest of the original river.

"I have thought about this matter before, and it is not difficult to ask them to adjust their positions, but I am unwilling to do so. I still count on them as an example to seduce Ming Qi and others, but now I have some eyebrows. If Another disturbance may be harmful to the overall situation."

Since the establishment of the "Hexi Tribal Alliance", the public security situation in Hexi has been greatly improved. Under the constraints of the various tribes, there are few incidents, and with the full cooperation of Ming Qi, Li Xian's plan There are also enough manpower to call for several major projects. Whether it is building roads or strengthening city defenses, they can be carried out smoothly on time and with high quality. There are also more than a dozen small tribes who have followed the example of the northern tribes and abandoned their clans to start business. As for the big tribal leaders such as Pugu and Tongluo, although they are still on the sidelines, many members of the tribe have left the tribe privately and transferred to the newly opened factories in Hexi, becoming industrial workers As a member of the army, so far, Li Xian's plan to divide and disintegrate the tribes has been nearly half completed, and it's time to mobilize the leaders of the big tribes. I would like to move Murong Wenbo and others, in case if I lose the big because of the small, the consequences will be extremely unbearable.

Alright, this time it's all right, Li Xian rejected all three strategies in succession, Zhang Jian is so wise, at this time, there is no other way to think about it, as for counting on the court for relief, it is better to count on the rooster It is better to be able to lay eggs, not to mention other things, just the crown prince will not be able to pass, let alone the wicked woman of Empress Wu sitting in the palace, how could it be possible for Li Xian to take advantage of it.

"His Royal Highness, the dispatch from Guangzhou has arrived!"

Just when Li Xian and Zhang Jianzhi were helplessly silent, they saw Liu Ziming hurriedly come out from behind the screen, holding a thick letter, strode up to Li Xian, hurried He reported aloud.

"Oh? Pass it up!"

Li Xian originally set the starting point of "Wang Ji Company" in Hangzhou because he considered that there are many skilled shipbuilders in Hangzhou, and that it is located in a hub, so it is easy to collect various commodities. There are many yamen, not only the governor's yamen, but also the Hedao governor's yamen controlled by Empress Wu's party. There are too many people and miscellaneous eyes. Even if he is happy to serve as the governor in Hangzhou, it may not be able to completely calm down the situation. In order to avoid possible troubles, " The headquarters of "Wang Ji Company" is not located in Hangzhou, but in Guangzhou. Since Lin Hu and others went to sea the year before last, Li Xian has secretly ordered a group of skilled craftsmen from Hangzhou to build a new shipyard in Guangzhou. The fleets of Dongying and Nanyang all dock here, which is another important economic pillar of Li Xian's command besides "Deng Ji Company". Therefore, when he heard that the urgent mail came from Guangzhou, Li Xian dared not neglect it. , hurriedly stretched out his hand, took the letter from Liu Ziming's hand, and some of them couldn't wait to tear open the seal, took out a thick stack of documents inside, spread it out on the table, and read it carefully.

"Hahaha... Well, what a Lin Hu, he has finally lived up to Gu's trust, sir, Gu has won the bet!"

After Li Xian took a closer look, the original sad expression disappeared in an instant, replaced by extreme excitement, raised the document in his hand, and teased Zhang Jianzhi with a big laugh.

"Bet? Well, could it be that the fleet going to the Great Food Kingdom has returned in triumph? That's the timely rain."

Hearing what Li Xian said, Zhang Jianzhi was taken aback for a moment, and then quickly realized that Li Xian had made a bet with Zhang Jianzhi at the beginning, saying that the fleet going to Dashi would definitely bring back a huge amount of wealth What about the bet? It's not big. It's just money. Zhang Jianzhi doesn't take it to heart. Not only doesn't he mind, but he smiles with relief.

"It's timely rain. This timely rain came well. It can be regarded as a solution to the big problem of Gu. Please see, sir, I made a full 300 million yuan in one round trip. This is the net profit after deducting various expenses. It's amazing. Amazing!"

Naturally, Li Xian didn't take the so-called bet seriously, and handed the document to Zhang Jianzhi with a smile.

"Well, it's amazing, but how should the envoy of this big food country care about it?"

After Zhang Jianzhi went through the documents quickly, he was also very happy in his heart. After all, he was in charge of the Governor's Mansion. For himself, however, he was not only concerned about money. Seeing that the document mentioned the arrival of the Great Food Kingdom, his doubts arose again.

(End of this chapter)