After binding the loving mother system, I was so bad

Yan Tongchu's expression changed drastically, and he wished he had never come to Song Zhizhou's place today.

Qin Bohuai rubbed his ears and moved his butt. He suddenly heard such big news. Should he follow it or not?

Gu Sanshijiu was the calmest person at the scene. Anyway, the court was very afraid of their own commander back then, even though their commander had done nothing and was loyal to the court.

Now it's the young lady's turn. Since people are going to be feared anyway, she might as well do something that will make people fear her.

Song Zhizhou looked at everyone calmly, and when the atmosphere became so tense that water could almost be squeezed out, he smiled and said.

"What are you thinking? How could my godmother do such a rebellious thing? What I mean is that my godmother's ideal is universal peace!"

Yan Tongchu forced out an expression that seemed like crying and laughing: "Yes, yes, yes! The general is the most loyal minister of the Great Zhou!"

Yan Tongchu cursed himself in his heart, he deserved to be a small county magistrate at the border. Look at what they said, "We are all family", and they had to ask their adopted son to point it out before he could understand the meaning!

Is this the strange situation in Kyoto's officialdom?

Song Zhizhou simply gave everyone a rough idea so that they could have some idea in their mind, but he did not force them to make a choice. After all, all the current plans were only in the godmother's mind. When the situation became clear, someone would come to join him.

Song Zhizhou touched his chin and decided to write a letter to his brothers in Kyoto. They might not know about his godmother's plan.

While Song Zhizhou was looking for a team for his huge plan, Gu Nanxi was counting the money with a cash box.

The sound of the green mebala abacus beads is so cold and merciless.

"We have a total of 2,312 people. The cavalry are 1,233 people. The cavalry have equipment and do not need equipment fees, but the others will need to be paid equipment fees."

Gu Nanxi looked through the account book and found that the entire military expenditure was divided into two parts: equipment expenses and troop maintenance expenses.

The Zhou Dynasty implemented a conscription system that separated soldiers from farmers, and all expenses were dependent on state fiscal spending.

However, Yunzhou’s expenses are borne by the prefecture itself, so the pressure naturally falls on Gu Nanxi.

No wonder the young emperor was not afraid of Gu Nanxi's mercenaries, because maintaining an army was too expensive.

The military maintenance expenses alone include the soldiers' salaries as well as a variety of subsidies and rewards.

For example, salaries, food rations, spring and winter clothing, clothing and food for the poor, salt and pickle money, etc., the amount varies not only according to military rank, but also according to the unit number and location.

Taking the Kyoto Imperial Guards as an example, the highest monthly salary was 100 kan, while the average soldier received less than 1 kan, and the lowest was 300 wen.

In addition, there are various fixed or temporary subsidies, and subsidies are also given on major festivals such as Cold Food Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, and Winter Solstice every year.

Gu Nanxi put down the account book and sighed. She finally understood why the young emperor always cried poor.

Lumei: "Master, the money we brought is running out."

To be precise, it is no longer enough, because after the great defeat of Chierle, Gu Nanxi has not yet distributed rewards to the soldiers who participated in the battle!

If this part of the money is included, then I will have to borrow money to reward it.

In addition, there are equipment costs for more than a thousand people. Arrows cost ten coins each, bows cost eight hundred coins each, and hand-shot water horn bows cost nine coins each.

A full set of armor, thirty-nine strings of cash.

A set of vests, forty strings of cash.

A helmet, eight strings of cash.

Chariot, three hundred strings of cash.

A military tent, seventy strings of cash.

Gu Nanxi had a wooden face. If he went to the young emperor now and told him that he didn't want to be the governor of Yunzhou anymore, would it be too late?

Gu Nanxi had reason to suspect that the Kyoto officials wanted to bankrupt him!

Compared to the cost of maintaining an army, the sons of nobles in Kyoto all play with their younger brothers!

Raising soldiers is the real money-eating beast!

At this time, Lu Mei was still talking: "Gu Sanjiu said that Fuming Town suffered heavy losses in the battle to defend the city, and it is necessary to provide compensation to the families of the fallen soldiers."

"Yeah." Gu Nanxi's heart was cut again. Compensation requires money!

"Wang Buxi said that the city wall was somewhat damaged and needed repair."

"Yeah." There are very few garrison soldiers in Woye, and they rely entirely on the city walls to resist foreign enemies. This money has to be spent!

"Yan Tongchu said that this year's disaster is serious. If farmers want to survive this winter safely, they probably won't have enough grain to grow next year."

"Yes." Spring ploughing is a big event. The government will have to purchase seeds and then return them to the farmers after the autumn harvest next year.

"Yuyi Town and Huaihuang Town said that winter is approaching. Should we send out the cotton-padded clothes that we owe to the soldiers?"

Gu Nanxi rubbed his face. These two towns were located in the northeast, and the winter was much colder than other towns. In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the army, cotton clothes were essential: "Yeah!"

"Mr. Xu said that if we want to transform the 10,000 mu of saline-alkali land in Woye Town, we need to irrigate it with a lot of water first. So we want to hire some workers to dig canals during the winter break."

Gu Nanxi was so distressed that she couldn't stop crying. Did she save all the money for several years just for this moment? !

I am just a passing god of wealth.

"Give me money!" Thinking of the bright future of turning tens of thousands of acres of saline-alkali land into tens of thousands of acres of fertile farmland, Gu Nanxi gritted his teeth and allocated funds.

Lumei was already numb at this point: "Pu Chang said that we need to build a workshop to develop firearms, and we need a few blacksmiths."

Such a legitimate reason, how could Gu Nanxi not approve it?

Green Plum: "Bian Que An said that he wanted to build a medical school to teach medicine and benefit the people."

Gu Nanxi no longer had the strength to speak and could only nod solemnly.

"Okay, but, master, where does the money come from?" Lumei spread out her palms and asked Gu Nanxi for money.

Gu Nanxi was stunned for a moment: "The money was spent so quickly?"

Lu Mei nodded and added, "The ladies of the various families, led by Madam Niu, have also spent all the money that Niu Jinyi brought."

"Don't worry, let me think about it." Gu Nanxi frowned. If it really didn't work, she would have to use the dowry in Kyoto.

But this dowry is just a drop in the bucket. It can solve the urgent problem for a while, but it cannot last a lifetime.

We still have to think of ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure!

Stimulated by poverty, Gu Nanxi completely lost the qualification to give up and began to inspect Fuming Town and Wuchuan Town.

She didn't dare to go far, because it would cost more money to go far with so many people.

The people of Fuming Town and the Gu family army naturally lined the streets to welcome Gu Nanxi's arrival.

As soon as he entered Fuming Town, Gu Nanxi felt a murderous aura in the dark.

The streets and houses in Fuming Town are arranged in an extremely regular manner. Standing on the outermost city wall and looking down, you will find that the entire inner city of Fuming Town is structured in the shape of a Bagua diagram!

"The streets of Fuming Town are interconnected, and there are many underground passages. The entrances and exits are unknown to non-locals. These are all for us to rely on the terrain to fight guerrilla warfare in case the Tartars break through the city wall!"

The deputy general finally saw Gu Nanxi. Although she was not as tall and strong as he had imagined, but rather looked like a beautiful and delicate girl, the deputy general's eyes still turned red.