Chapter 169: The Dividend of War
Li Ze decided to carry forward the Yixing Society and regard the Yixing Society as one of the most important foundations of his development, which naturally comes from what he saw and heard in his previous life. However, in his previous life, such an organization was called a party. He had seen the strong mobilization ability and strong action ability of the party, and he believed that these were things he could learn from.
Of course, in this era, gentlemen are still not party, so, changing the name and selling dog meat with a sheep's head can do things well. Just like the Sihai Business, which makes money, can actually be regarded as a loose party organization. But such an organization does not meet Li Ze's requirements. What Li Ze wants is a powerful community organization that is united and revolves around a center.
"The economy of three places is one game." Li Ze told Xia He, Yang Kai, Sun Lei and others. When the meeting arrived here, the military personnel had left one after another, and the rest was economic matters. "Wuyi is the strongest now. Although Xindu suffered a military robbery this time, his foundation is still there and it is easy to recover. In addition, Yixing Society has been embedded, I believe that it will be able to regain vitality soon. The most difficult thing is Shiyi. The foundation is too thin and it is basically necessary to rebuild the economic order. Xia He, let me tell you about our current family background."
Xia He opened the account book in front of him, and blush appeared on her face. Now, there was a great harvest on her books. Since she took over the economic power, she has never seen the young master's books so generous. However, thinking about the next expenses, these numbers will probably be reduced sharply.
"Young Master, we have gained a lot in this war against Dezhou." Xia He said: "The seized property has been in the warehouse for two million. There are countless other items such as silk, satin and cloth, and various types of artifacts."
When Yang Kai and Sun Lei heard this number, they were all very energetic.
"But our expenses are even greater. Although we won a great victory this time, more than 500 soldiers died in battle. According to the earlier pension policy, each person with a pension of 100 coins would be 50,000 coins, and each person with disabilities would be 20 coins, which would cost about 10,000 coins."
"This money cannot be saved and must be distributed as soon as possible." Li Ze emphasized: "This is related to our credit and is also a point that all soldiers are very concerned about. Yang Kai, the supervisors in Yixing Society, must keep an eye on the full amount of money distributed to relevant personnel. Whoever dares to take advantage of it and punish them severely will never give up."
Yang Kai nodded and said yes.
"The pension is just a one-time expense, and it's not a big deal. The real big deal is military expense." Xia He continued: "Young Master, now we have 3,000 regular soldiers, including 500 guards in the personal guard camp, 500 guards in the Qianniu Guards, and 2,000 infantrymen in the two qu. According to the young master's wishes, from now on, we will pay military salaries to these people. The monthly food, clothing and military salaries will be as high as 100,000 guan. Our current income is still mainly military construction, so half of them is used for military expenses, so half of the two million guan is classified as military expenses. If this money does not occur, it will be enough for us to support ten months."
The army has always been a money-burning machine. With ten months to buffer, Li Ze still breathed a sigh of relief. If there were no war against Texas this time, he would not be able to afford the cost of this army.
"The other one million guan will be used for people's livelihood. The biggest one is the expense of purchasing grain." Xia He said: "Earning at high prices and paying at a fair price, our losses on grain reach tens of thousands every month. This situation is expected to last for more than a year. After this autumn harvest, our situation will not be alleviated. Instead, it will be even worsened by the influx of migrant people in Texas. By that time, the food these people brought with them is probably gone. This year, the spring plowing season has passed, and even if replanting is organized now, it is impossible to plant staple food. Therefore, the relief of grain is expected to be truly calmed down until the next year, so in two years, we will continue to lose more than 200,000 guan more than grain."
"The expenditure of Yixing Society and the three local governments requires about 10,000 yuan per month, which is just a regular expenditure. If abnormal situations occur, it will increase significantly. In a year, it will require 100,000 yuan."
Xia He ignored everyone's expressions and listed them one by one. When everyone heard two million yuan, under Xia He's budget, there was only a lot left in a blink of an eye, and the previous joy also withered.
In the past, there was only one county in Wuyi, with only 20,000 to 30,000 people. Now it has suddenly increased to three counties, with more than 100,000 entries, and more than 3,000 regular soldiers and horses. Although the income seems to be too high, when the plate is large, the expenses suddenly rise in multiples. The difficulty of governance is more difficult than before?
Li Ze smiled and said to Xia He: "The difficulties have been raised, so let's talk about the favorable side, don't scare everyone."
"Yes, young master." Xia He smiled, "What we just said is the problems we have to face, but with the influx of Dezhou people, it has also brought a lot of opportunities. For example, in our Wuyi County, land prices are soaring and housing prices are soaring. Many wealthy people in Dezhou who have moved here have asked to buy houses. They don't want to live in ordinary mud houses. Now the housing prices in Wuyi have soared several times. Many local people in Wuyi have sold their houses and turned to buy adobe houses. The adobe thatched houses that Prince Yang had built before were originally to resettle refugees, but now they have resold at an unexpected price. Prince Yang has vacant land in the city, and I think we can build some such houses vigorously."
Yang Kai nodded and said, "This is naturally being built. It is not only in the city, but also outside the city. In addition to Xindu, the same thing is also being done."
"The money that migrated Dezhou people are carrying are being spit out by houses, land and other transactions. We have made great profits. Every ordinary person will get a certain food field. But big families like Hou will naturally not be satisfied with this amount of land. It is inevitable to seek out land, so the price of land also rises three times a day. Young Master, the land on both sides of the river that you renovated a year ago is now sold at a good price." Xia He smiled and said, "This is tens of thousands of acres of land. Because it covers the fertile soil dug from the river, it is close to the river. In addition, there is no risk of drought and flood after the river is remanded, the price of these tens of thousands of acres is as high as twenty cents of kilns."
"When the river was renovated last year, I really didn't expect to sell such a good price. I just thought that soldiers need to be trained and the river needs to be repaired to avoid harming the people. This is also a surprise. In this way, the income from these lands is hundreds of thousands of yuan? This can be considered a transaction without a capital!"
Last year, I invested in soldiers, and I spent the strength of soldiers and daily food. It was really a business without money.
"There are 750,000 guan in total." Xia He said: "Of course, all of them have not been sold yet, but just Houjia bought 5,000 acres of continuous land. They are really rich."
"The seven great men of Texas are all rich people. Instead of snatching them clean and doing a one-time deal, it is better to bring them over and let them create value for us continuously." Li Ze said with a smile. "Now their money is still spit out?"
"The seven members were placed separately in Wuyi and Xindu." Xia He said: "Their arrival has indeed played a great role in boosting the local economy. Young Master, every time we conquer a place, we will move the wealthy families back. In this way, we will be rich in the world in Wuyi."
Li Ze couldn't help laughing: "Wuyi is too small, we should take a longer-term perspective and broader. Okay, let's continue."
"Yes, young master!" Xia He continued: "In addition to these, the soldiers who went to war this time, including the black-clothed army brought by Tu Erye, have also made great money. These people have obtained hundreds of stagnants of property, and the few are twenty or thirty. Whether it is money or goods, they will inevitably appear on the market. Too much goods will cause prices to fall. I suggest that the government should purchase a large amount of these property and sell it to the outside world, so that they can make a large difference."
Tuhu said, "Yi Xingtang is already doing this, open the door to purchase these goods. But what is annoying is that Wang Mingyi is also doing the same thing. His joining has caused the price of goods to rise a lot."
"Let him go, and he was jealous when he saw us getting rich." Li Zeyi smiled. "Now everyone has a full understanding of our family. The crisis is not small, but opportunities coexist. As long as we can handle it properly and seize this opportunity, our strength will develop rapidly in a short period of time. A year later, that is, after next year's autumn harvest, we will completely gain a foothold. By that time, we will no longer be afraid of anyone."
Everyone nodded and said yes.
"Then, we are focusing on internal affairs. Now there are many rich people in Wuyi, but there are also many poor people. We should pay special attention to this group. All localities should encourage land reclamation and farming. Any wasteland cultivated by landless people will not be collected within three years, and will be owned by them after three years. However, all localities should pay attention to the registration of land. We collect taxes based on the land acres, so we must prevent hidden fields and other things."
"Young Master, what if there is a large-scale land annexation?" Yang Kai asked.
Chapter completed!