Xia Nan first asked the heads of various agencies to report on the recent progress of their work.

The people regard food as the sky, and Tan Shan, the head of the old village, was the first to stand up and report on the recent grain taxes and the results of land reclamation.

"General Yu: The three counties of Lingao, Chengmai, and Danzhou paid taxes on behalf of them, collected a total of 116,000 stones of brown rice, and removed the 19,000 stones and 9,000 taels of color paid to the imperial court, with a surplus of 94,000 stone of grain; A total of more than 75,000 acres of land have been reclaimed in Tuntian, and now there is output one after another, and as of this month, 53,000 stone of grain has been produced, and the subordinates have sent people to collect the surplus grain with cash......"

Because Tuntian in Qiongzhou promised not to pay any taxes for two years, and the current grain output is the private property of immigrants, the output of Tuntian is purchased with silver. The Qiong Navy is now fast in the sea, not bad money, and there is silver, but in order to continue to expand the army and immigrate, food reserves are the top priority.

Xia Nan nodded and asked, "What is the price of purchasing grain?" ”

"Please rest assured that the price of grain is lower than that of Fucheng and Guangzhou. Over there, it has risen to 3 taels of silver and a stone, and we are at a price of 1 tael and 5 yuan per stone, immigrants do not have to pay taxes, and they also get cash, we collect grain at a low price, and we are all happy! ”

"It's not a high price, but immigrants don't have an opinion, right?" Xia Nan didn't want to lose the people's support because of some petty profits.

"No, after the immigrants guarantee food rations, the surplus food can be cashed in and improve the situation of their families, and everyone is very happy. They all said that compared to starving to death every day before, now they can eat enough and have money left in their hands, which is already a fairy-like day. ”

"That's good." Xia Nan put his mind at ease and then asked, "What about the new immigrants?" ”

"Anyway, we do things according to the rules, and we have a set of effective regulations." Tan Shan replied, "This time, more than 50,000 people were sent to Wenchang and Wanxian, and the magistrates of the two counties didn't even dare to let out a fart, so they honestly sent household scribes and officials to help us." With the successful examples of the previous batch of immigrants, these people are very relieved, and there are many wastelands in Wenchang and Wanxian counties, and there are few locals, so the reclamation of wasteland is very smooth. ”

Next, Huang Hansheng and Sun Yuanhua both reported on the training and firearms production in Tunding, and the fourth one was Murong Longcheng, who reported on the formation of the Marine Corps.

Xia Nan quipped: "Should I call you Śritě Těchina, or is it a pseudonym now?" ”

Murong Longcheng replied calmly: "The name is just a code name, the general is happy, you can call any of them." However, his subordinates have used Murong's name for too long, and his real name is rusty, and now he calls me by his real name, and he may not be able to react. ”

"Okay, I'll continue to call Murong by the name, to be honest, I'm also called Shunkou, I can't change it for a while, that Mongolian name is really a bit awkward......"

Murong Longcheng reported: "Since taking over the task of forming the Marine Corps, my subordinates have selected soldiers who are physically strong, quick-witted, and proficient in water in each battalion and company, and more than 1,000 qualified candidates have been selected so far. May I ask the general, how many people are rated and how much is the salary? ”

Xia Nan muttered: "The Marine Corps was set up at the suggestion of Lao Lin, and it is currently experimental in nature, and I don't know how much role it can play, and how many people should be appropriate...... In this way, the tentative number of 1,000 people is higher than that of ordinary infantry, and it is the same as that of the Guards Battalion and the Special Combat Team......

Among the two special units that currently exist, the Guards Battalion is its own personal defense force, and the Special Combat Team is an important force for carrying out tasks such as sabotage behind enemy lines and battlefield reserves, and each of them has only about 1,000 people. Xia Nan believed in the loyalty of Yang Youji and Huang Mengjia, but he couldn't trust Murong Longcheng 100%, and for the sake of balance, he would not let the formation and status of the Marine Corps surpass the first two for the time being.

Murong Longcheng replied lightly: "Obey!" Then he stepped back.

Liu Quan, who had not appeared for a long time, came out to report on the recent situation of Tiannan Commercial Bank and put forward the problems that needed to be solved.

"General, now the sales income of textile factories and distilleries is less than 10% of the total income, the income from customs accounts for about 70%, our self-operated raw silk trade accounts for about 20%, and the distribution of grain and salary, the operation of steel mills, shipyards, arsenals, etc. are more than enough, and after deducting the dividends and silver set before, we can still save hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every year. May I ask the general, we are now with frequent personnel changes, is the original charter for dividends to be changed? In addition, the Tiannan Commercial Bank now takes into account the distribution of military salaries, dividends and factory expenses, which is quite inconvenient, is it possible to set up a special person to manage military salaries and dividends, as well as the expenses of each factory? ”

"That's a good idea!" Xia Nanzan said, "Even if you don't say it, I will mention these two issues." First, on the issue of dividends, it is indeed necessary to revise the rules according to the changes in personnel. In the future, it will be determined as follows: the total annual income shall be divided into the necessary expenses for the production of military materials, such as military salaries, iron and steel works, shipyards, arsenals, and clothing factories, as well as the monthly salaries of the various managers, and the remaining one-tenth shall be used to pay dividends. This amount of money is divided into a number of equal parts, and all officers at or above the rank of regimental commander in the army, and the responsible persons of the Quartermaster Bureau, the Military Discipline Staff Office, the Intelligence Department, the Commercial Bank, the Money Bank, and other specialized institutions are eligible to receive dividends. In the future, regardless of whether there are new people to join, they will be issued according to their positions anyway, so it will be clear at a glance and there is no need to change due to personnel changes. ”

Liu Quan confirmed: "Dare to ask the general, how much is this tenth?" ”

"That's 10 out of 10."

Everyone smiled when they heard this, most of the people standing here are eligible to participate in dividends, even if the annual income surplus is only taken out of one percent, it is often tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of taels, each person can get thousands of taels or even tens of thousands of taels of silver according to their positions and status, and they will properly become a local tyrant in a few years. And the higher the total income, the more surplus part, and the more dividends you can get, which will stimulate everyone to work harder to promote the development of the Joan Navy.

"As for the second requirement, it is also easy to handle, military salaries, dividends and silver dividends, and the budget expenditures of various factories are separated from the Tiannan Commercial Bank, and the military salaries are transferred to the Quartermaster Bureau for management, and the rest are to set up an agency for special management, which is called the Department of Finance and Planning."

Sima De, Sun Yuanhua and others secretly thought that this was the general who set out to build his own team and prepare for taking over the throne of power in the future. These institutions secretly controlled the military department, the five military governors' offices, the household departments and other yamen, and after the smooth operation, when they sat on the dragon chair, they could seamlessly connect and smoothly transfer the power of the six departments and other yamen.