The Invincible Hegemon of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 88 Meeting
I just want this big man to last forever. —— Zhao Xiang

Seeing that the end of the year is approaching.With a big wave of his hand, Zhao Xiang gave out one catty of meat to each of the residents of Changshan County, and an extra half catty for those who were over fifty and under twelve.He didn't care about Xun Yan's eyes that wanted to kill someone behind him.

The consequence of this is that Zhao Xiang has to face Xun Yan's tireless nagging every day.

Later, Zhao Xiang simply moved into the barracks to eat and live with the soldiers of the Blood Soul Army.Only then did he escape the resentment from Xun Yan.

Xun Yan handled the political affairs of Quanquan County as usual this day.Standing up and stretching his waist, he inadvertently saw the dizzying scarlet deficit on the ledger on the desk.

There was a wry smile on the corner of his mouth: This lord, he really is not in charge of the family, he doesn't know how expensive daily necessities are.

Xun Yan was frowning and thinking hard about how to fill in the shortfall of Zhao Xiang's squandering.A soldier came in to report, and the lord has an invitation.

Xun Yan patted his forehead, let's see what the lord has to say first.After all, he was the one who poked the hole.

Xun Yan walked slowly into the hall of the prefect of Changshan County, and found that everyone had arrived.Xun Yan found his seat and sat down, when he heard Zhao Xiang say loudly:

"The end of the year is approaching, so I called everyone here today. It is to comment on the achievements of everyone's work for a year."

Looking at the expectant eyes below, Zhao Xiang smiled slightly, and waved his hand: "Meng Ke, read!"

Xue Ge opened a scroll and read aloud: "All, excellent!"

There was a long silence.Zhang He stroked his smooth jaw, and asked Zhao Xiang, "Ziyu, is this the end?"

Zhao Xiang nodded: "Everyone is excellent! This is how I will evaluate all of you this year's duties!"

"And, due to everyone's outstanding performance, it was decided that everyone's salary will be doubled this year!"

After a moment of silence, the scene boiled instantly!Except for a few people.

Xue Ge looked sympathetically at Xun Yan's incompatible figure.For Zhao Xiang's extravagant and nonsensical squandering, Xue Ge had suffered a lot earlier.

Just as everyone was cheering, a discordant voice came from among the crowd.

"My lord, think twice!"

Everyone looked for their reputation, but the one who spoke was Xun Yan's deputy Tian Yu.

Seeing Tian Yu's objection, Zhao Xiang was also a little surprised: "Why did Guorang say that?"

Tian Yu came out and bowed to Zhao Xiang.With a clear voice:

"My lord previously released the meat donation book for the army and the people, which has already made the county treasury empty. Now that the salary is increased, I am afraid that the county treasury will not be able to allocate a grain of food to supply Changshan soldiers and colleagues in the coming spring."

Xue Ge and Xun Yan shook their heads secretly at the same time, they both knew it.Tian Yu's reason is impossible to convince Zhao Xiang.

Sure enough, Zhao Xiang raised his eyebrows.He opened his mouth and said: "I know about the deficit. I will send someone to solve it after the New Year's Eve. Guo Rang can just assist the county magistrate to pay the salary."

Tian Yu looked at Xun Yan with pleading eyes.

Xun Yan had no choice but to go out, sighed, and said to Zhao Xiang: "My lord, Fei Yan doesn't want to, it's just in the current county treasury. There really isn't any extra money to give extra salary."

"To tell you the truth, my lord and all of you, Yanqian even wanted to withhold part of your salaries to fill the county treasury two days ago."

Zhao Xiang frowned upon hearing this: "The county treasury is out of money?"

Xun Yan told the truth: "There is not much left, almost a deficit."

Zhao Xiang frowned deeply: "Didn't you 'borrow' 10,000+ taels of gold from various counties and Yecheng a month ago?"

Xun Yan smiled wryly: "The lord may have forgotten that the treatment that the lord gives to Chang Shan's soldiers is at the same level as the Habayashi guards of the great Han."

"War allowances, subsidies for the wounded, and pensions for the dead. They are all formulated by the lord. 10,000+ taels of gold, at least it can be regarded as covering the military expenses of the last expedition."

Zhao Xiang asked with some headaches: "How many taels of gold are left in the county treasury?"

Xun Yan replied: "There are 260 taels of gold left, 240 taels of silver, and 230 taels of copper coins."

Zhao Xiang looked happy: "Isn't this enough?"

Xun Yan sighed again, and reported a set of data again:
"Thanks to the benevolence of the lord, he made great efforts to take in refugees. There are now more than 32 military and civilian households in Changshan. Calculated by subsidizing three catties of meat per household. About 300 shi of dried meat is needed! There are only more than [-] shi of dried meat in the county treasury, and the rest However, it needs to be purchased from the market. A large number of purchases in a short period of time will inevitably cause the market to drive up the price. After all the dried meat is bought, there is not much money left in the county treasury.”

"In addition, it's not just the salary for the spring of the coming year. The seeds of those official fields are also a huge expense. Since the lord took office, he has reclaimed a lot of good fields. Recruiting refugees to plant and distributing seeds all need money."

After listening to Xun Yan's complaints, there was a sudden silence in the room.

Zhao Xiang pinched the roots of the mountain, and after plundering a large amount of gold and silver goods from Jizhou, Zhao Xiang always thought he was a local tyrant.Unexpectedly, before this month came, he became a pauper again.

Just when Zhao Xiang was in trouble, Xue Ge stepped forward and handed over his hand: "Actually, the seeds are easy to handle. Although there are few dried meats in the county treasury, there are a lot of raw food hoarded. We only need to arrange for people to sift out the seeds."

Zhao Xiang's eyes lit up, and Tian Yu also came out and said: "What the military division said is true, and besides, I have another idea."

After a short pause, Tian Yu continued: "Most of the soldiers and civilians in Changshan are refugees. They have been displaced and have lived a hard life. Even if they are given dried meat, many people will take the dried meat and exchange it for rice in order to have a full meal all day long." The lord can directly distribute the rice, and the rice and dried meat will be exchanged for one."

Xun Yan agreed: "Master, this plan is feasible. There are [-] shi of rice left in the county treasury, more than enough for the New Year."

Zhao Xiang frowned. His original intention was to celebrate the New Year, so that the Han people under his rule could have a happy meal.

But seeing the earnest eyes of the county civil servants below.Zhao Xiang took a deep breath and said softly: "Yes, but remember. Don't force it! People who want meat must give it!"

Xun Yan respectfully agreed.

Zhang He spoke from the side: "Ziyu, there are many soldiers in the army who were originally hunters, and they can organize soldiers to hunt in the mountains."

Zhao Yun's eyes lit up: "Junyi!"

Zhang He stepped out immediately: "The last general is here!"

Zhao Xiang said in a deep voice: "Organize blood soul soldiers to hunt in the mountains, let the ordnance battalion stop making weapons, and weave a hundred large fishing nets for this general!"

Zhang He said sharply, "No!"

The county magistrate of Yuanshi County is an insignificant person.Although he is a county magistrate, Xun Yan has always been in charge of the political affairs of Changshan County.

The county magistrate hesitantly said: "My lord, once the New Year's Eve is over, the subordinates are already forty-two, please sue for old age."

Zhao Xiang took a deep look at the magistrate.Waving his hand: "Yes! Guo Rang!"

Tian Yu immediately stepped forward: "The subject is here."

"Once the New Year is over, you will be the new Yuanshi County Magistrate!"

A look of excitement flashed across Tian Yu's eyes, but he replied in a steady voice, "No!"

Zhao Xiang was about to announce the end of the meeting when a guard hurried into the hall.Pass a letter to Zhao Xiang.

Zhao Xiang unfolded the letter to read, and his expression suddenly turned cold!
(End of this chapter)