Yuan Shu said confidently: "Zibu, don't worry, after taking Yizhou, my Jiangdong's tax revenue will increase by at least another thirty percent within a year." And it will continue to grow in the future, and it is not difficult to keep so many soldiers. ”

Of course, Yuan Shu is confident, and when it comes to development, no one is scared. Although the treatment of the soldiers under his command is too good, resulting in a high military expenditure, he has not yet released the commercial tax.

For a long time, the agricultural tax under Yuan Shu was managed by Zhang Zhao, and the commercial tax was handed over to Tian Feng, and the two sides performed their duties and did not interfere with each other. Although Zhang Zhao understands that commercial taxes make a lot of money, he has not made specific calculations for more than a year, but he just thinks that it is good to be able to achieve the three achievements of agricultural taxes.

According to his estimates, Jiangdong's tax revenue can raise an army of 500,000 is the limit. However, Tian Feng knew that the growth of commercial tax was not as simple as Zhang Zhao thought, but increased at a geometric rate, and it was about to exceed the agricultural tax. Therefore, he understands that it is not impossible for Jiangdong to raise these 300,000 conscripts now, and Yuan Shu made a decision with a pinch.

After thinking about it for a long time, Tian Feng still opened his mouth and said: "Zibu, this year's commercial tax is only less than one percent lower than the agricultural tax. ”

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and looked at Tian Feng differently: "Yuan Hao, what did you say?" ”

Tian Feng sighed: "You heard it right, this year's commercial tax is less than one percent lower than the agricultural tax, and according to my estimates, it will increase by another forty percent next year, not counting Yizhou." ”

Zhang Zhao looked at Tian Feng with wide eyes: "Yuan Hao, you're not kidding!" Can the tax provided by a mere businessman exceed the agricultural tax? ”

Glancing at Yuan Shu with a smile on the stage, Tian Feng was also extremely excited in his heart. If he hadn't handled it himself, he couldn't believe that the business tax had grown so fast. In the past year, with the step-by-step implementation of the land policy and the gradual improvement of many water conservancy projects, Jiangdong's agricultural tax has approached the limit, and the growth has been extremely slow.

The commercial tax is completely opposite, with the transformation of the family, and with more and more merchants to join Jiangdong, Jiangdong's business has developed very rapidly, one month at a time, Tian Feng said that the growth of forty percent is only a conservative estimate.

In Jiangdong, there is indeed no shortage of grain, the agricultural tax is low, the arable land is abundant, and the water conservancy is good. Yuan Shu has the kung fu to exchange food for population in various places, which shows the wealth of Jiangdong.

Because Zhang Zhongjing was asked to take many doctors to study the problem of plague in advance, several major plagues that led to the sharp decline of the Han population were effectively contained. In addition, the caravans under the command of Yuan Shu went to various states and counties to exchange food for population, so that the world was not as short of food as it used to be, and there was a tragic situation of starvation everywhere and cannibalism.

Despite the constant wars in the north and the Central Plains, the population of the entire Han Dynasty did not suffer much loss, and there were still more than 30 million people. The population of the four southern counties under the management of Yuan Shu has gradually approached half of the world, which is also where Yuan Shu's confidence lies.

However, because Yuan Shu's actions were too explicit, the princes of the world gradually realized the importance of population, and they were no longer as easy to deceive as before. Even the poor ghost Cao Cao also began to pay attention to the population, even if he didn't have much money and food, he was unwilling to make a human exchange with Yuan Shu again. Yuan Shu could only rely on the family under his command to secretly buy some people.

But there are gains and losses, after Yuan Shu's intervention, Cao Cao, who was originally poor and white, has become a lot richer, and he no longer has to do that kind of cannibalistic thing. And Lu Bu and Liu Bei became even more prosperous.

In this battle of Yuzhou, Liu Bei dared to put Sun Jian and Wei Yan on his own territory, in addition to the support of the family, the money and food provided by Yuan Shu were also his confidence. It's really a drink and a peck, and it's not predetermined.

If it weren't for Yuan Shu's early preparation and the rapid relocation of the people of Jiangbei, I am afraid that this time he would really lose the grain and the people.

"Now you understand! In the future, commercial taxes will be the main problem, and there is no need to worry about taxation at all. Yuan Shu said with a smile.

He had long known that since he had eliminated many commercial taxes and left only transaction taxes, business would definitely grow violently. But I didn't expect that the business tax would rise so fast, Yuan Shu originally thought that sooner or later it would be another two years!

All this is also thanks to the help of the Maison. Since Yuan Shu forced the family to the road of commerce, this group of treacherous and cunning goods has developed extremely rapidly.

In fact, this is normal, there is no possibility of acquiring land, and the families can only focus on business. With their ability to oppress and tame the people, after focusing on business, the speed of development is simply jaw-dropping. More than seventy percent of the commercial taxes under Yuan Shu came from the family.

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Half a month later.

Yizhou, Lu Su looked at the strong bear-like barbarian in front of him, and then turned his head to look at the majestic but obviously smaller soldier behind Tai Shici, and the corner of his mouth twitched: "Ziyi, are you sure that you took down nearly 10,000 barbarians with 5,000 soldiers almost unharmed?" ”

Tai Shici nodded rather embarrassedly: "That's right." ”

Before, Tai Shi Ci led the army to easily take down Hanzhong, which was fluctuating, and directly slaughtered Zhang Lu's religious maniac. Then the defenders were arranged, and the army returned to Chengdu to join Huang Zhong.

Guo Jia chuckled on the side and said, "These barbarians are extremely strong, and if they are single-handed, our sergeants are not opponents, but they have no discipline at all. There is not even a basic formation in weekday battles, and it is normal for our army to take it easily. ”

After this period of research, Guo Jia has a more comprehensive understanding of these barbarians. Compared with Shanyue and the Xiongnu, these southern barbarians are good at mountain warfare, and their adaptability to the environment is very strong.

However, on the other hand, their shortcomings are also extremely obvious. Often shuttling through the mountains, they rely on brute force alone in their daily battles, and they don't know anything about the discipline of the army formation, so they just rush forward with a roar.

This time, Tai Shi Ci ran into a group of barbarians who didn't know how to advance or retreat, and he wanted to swallow it when he saw that the army he led was small. After walking out of the mountains and forests, he was led to a flat place by Tai Shi Ci, and directly formed a military formation, and ran away with a charge.

After Guo Jia's explanation, Lu Su made it clear, no wonder Nanban had never done anything big. This group of people seems to have no combat power except for harassment and bargaining. Not to mention the wolf-like Huns, even Shanyue knows the minimum formation!

Afraid that Lu Su would despise this group of southern barbarians, Tai Shici hurriedly said: "Although these barbarians have poor discipline, their physical fitness really doesn't have to be said, but they are much stronger than the Huns." is simply a natural elite soldier, if the training is successful, I am afraid that even the Danyang soldiers will have to bow down. ”

Looking at Tai Shici's slightly excited appearance, Guo Jia pursed his lips disdainfully: "It's beautiful to think about, it's been half a month, how many soldiers have you taught?" This group of barbarians are all elm heads, and you can't train the Danyang soldiers in your life. ”

Yang Xiu also looked at Tai Shici with disdain. Just like the Han people have their own talent for farming, and the Hu people have their own talent for riding and shooting, these barbarians are indeed first-class in physical fitness, but the corresponding brains are stupid, and all of them are reckless men. It looks like a bear, and its brain is the same as that of a bear. It's good to be able to teach him to sit upright, but how much effort does it take to form an army alone?

When Tai Shi Ci heard this, he also felt that he was a little whimsical, but he still explained: "Although these people don't know much about military formations, they are the most suitable for my legion talent, and if they are in some special terrain, they are definitely not inferior to any army." ”