Businessmen are profit-seeking, and they are one of the most difficult groups to control. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info while contributing to the development of the territory, they are also making a lot of money.

Inevitably, because of interests, businessmen will get involved in the entanglement of local interests.

In this regard, Ouyang Shuo will of course take precautions.

In addition to the management of the Commercial Department of the Financial Administration, it is to cultivate more chambers of commerce and avoid the emergence of oligarchs.

The collision between the local chamber of commerce and the big chamber of commerce is one of the methods.

Of course, these are only palliatives, not cures.

Ouyang Shuo is planning to form a business association to strengthen the supervision of major chambers of commerce.

This matter has to be considered in the long run.

After all, the current territory is still in the initial stage of development, and it is necessary to rely on the strength of the major chambers of commerce, and it cannot dampen their enthusiasm.

Among the three counties, it is naturally Lianzhou County with the fastest development.

Although Shanhai City is separated from Lianzhou County, Lianzhou County, which has four cities and one city, is still proud of the others.

The newly established Divine Residence has passed the most difficult period, and the construction of the city is nearing completion. Its advantageous industries, animal husbandry and leather processing, are thriving.

The aquaculture and pearl farming of Tianfeng Mansion and Broken Blade Mansion are also making money every day. In addition, the mulberry gardens and tea plantations scattered throughout the two provinces are also not to be underestimated.

Especially the mulberry garden, with the breeding of colored silkworms, is enough to make people blush.

The colorful silk produced in Shanhai City has long been sold in the nine royal cities, and is deeply loved by the dignitaries and wealthy merchants of the royal city, leading a trend.

Among the four prefectures, Mulan Mansion was annexed from the territory and belonged to the old forces. Unfortunately, because of the special geographical location, the income of Mulan Mansion is a little embarrassing.

The most important reason is that Mulan Mansion does not have any advantageous industries.

It is estimated that only after occupying the entire territory of Guangxi Province can Mulan Mansion be reborn.

Of course, no matter how dazzling the three counties are, they can't cover the light of Shanhai City.

The construction of the outer city of Shanhai City is still in full swing. There are no less than 1,000 people who settle in Shanhai City every day. These people are not homeless people, but people who have migrated from the major royal cities.

The population of Shanhai City has exceeded the 400,000 mark. Ouyang Shuo predicts that by October at the latest, Shanhai City will be promoted to a second-level county city, breaking through the upper limit of 500,000 people.

The current Shanhai City is dotted with streets, and if Ouyang Shuo has no one to bring him, he will get lost in the city. The scope of his activities is basically limited to the royal city.

It's Bing'er, after the summer vacation, and he began to go crazy all over the city again, like a little wild horse that has escaped the leash. Occasionally, the little girl has to teleport to Yashan City to inspect her "territory" and take a look at the four children.

In Yashan City, Bing'er is a veritable princess.

Qiongzhou County Shoutian Wenjing, not only arranged for people to build the lord's mansion magnificently, but also built a wildlife park outside the city for Bing'er to play.

The construction of the zoo is only because of Bing'er's words: "There are so many small animals here." ”

Ouyang Shuo also shook his head when he learned about this.

Unexpectedly, Tian Wenjing, a cold-faced county guard, was so fond of Bing'er.

As the base camp of the territory, Shanhai City has the most developed commerce. According to the statistics of the Department of Commerce of the Department of Finance, up to now, there have been 37 chambers of commerce of all sizes stationed in Shanhai City.

There are nine royal cities, all of which are settled by chambers of commerce.

In addition to commerce, what supports the development of Shanhai City is naturally the military industry.

After more than a year of incubation, the military industry finally began to explode. With the completion of the Eastern Zone, the production capacity of the entire military industry has directly tripled.

Nowadays, the weapons and equipment produced in Shanhai City can not only meet the needs of the territorial army for redressing, but also refuse orders from members of the Shanhai Alliance.

The military industry is at full speed, and it can really be called a daily progress.

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Political discussions begin.

The Minister of Finance, Cui Yingyu, reported on the territory's financial revenue and expenditure in July.

"Shanhai City handed over 85,700 gold coins, Lianzhou County handed over 52,700 gold coins, Leizhou County did not hand over any financial revenue, and Qiongzhou County handed over 41,500 gold coins. Combined with the direct income of the Industrial Division of 55,000 gold coins, the total fiscal revenue of the territory in July was 234,900 gold coins. ”

Hearing that the territory's monthly financial income exceeded 200,000 gold coins, Ouyang Shuo was overjoyed.

It's not easy.

Unexpectedly, Yingyu's next report made Ouyang Shuo's face darken.

"In July, the financial transfer payment totaled more than 80,000 gold coins, mainly including the transfer payment of 20,000 gold coins from Shanhai City, which was used for the construction of the city; Leizhou County transferred 60,000 gold coins for reconstruction. In addition, there are two major expenses, 8,000 gold coins for administrative expenses and 135,000 gold coins for military expenditures. ”

For a legion, the normal monthly military expenditure is about 35,000 gold coins.

In the army, the Longxiang Legion and the Tiger Ben Legion are all full, plus the first division of the Leopard Tao Legion, the Praetorian Guard Division and the Yulin Guard, the normal military expenditure is about 95,000 gold coins.

The Nanyang Naval Division, including the first formation of the Yashan Fleet and the first formation of the North Bay Fleet, also spent around 20,000 gold coins per month.

Calculated that the normal monthly military expenditure alone amounted to 115,000 gold coins.

The military expenditure in July also includes the pensions for the Battle of Leizhou and the Battle of Julu.

As a result, the entire military expenditure exceeds more than half of the fiscal revenue.

Desperate for military force!

This is also in the game, if you do this in reality, the people will have to rebel sooner or later.

When Yingyu was reporting on military spending, she glanced at Du Ruhui intentionally or unintentionally.

Du Ruhui knew that he was wrong, and he didn't speak with a black face.

Previously, when the army was not yet formed, the army could also obtain additional income by suppressing bandits to subsidize military spending.

At that time, military spending was not too much of a burden on the territory's finances.

The formation of divisions and regiments, especially after the formation of corps, the army of Shanhaicheng became more and more formalized and professionalized. The work of suppressing bandits has long been delegated to the local garrison units.

Therefore, on the bright side, the financial impact of the army on the territory has always been negative.

The army itself, no longer able to create any additional wealth.

Conquer the city, because it is an occupation, and it is impossible to burn and loot.

Of course, things can't just be taken at face.

Taking the Battle of Leizhou as an example, in the short term, it is indeed worth the loss. However, in the long run, Leizhou County's future fiscal revenue is expected to be much higher than the current investment.

Expanding your territory is always the only way to be strong.

Du Ruhui understands these things, and Cui Yingyu also understands them.

Yingyu's vague hint is just to give the Military Affairs Administration a preventive shot, and not to expand the army in the later stage. Otherwise, the territory will not be able to afford it.

In fact, Du Ruhui also has a hard time.

The establishment of the army, in the final analysis, is still the dictatorship of the prince and the marquis.

To put it bluntly, the Military Affairs Bureau is taking the blame for the prince.

Ouyang Shuo sat at the top, naturally noticing the confrontation between the two important ministers. He knew that Yingyu was implicitly demonstrating to him.

This sister is not an easy person.

With the improvement of Ouyang Shuo's status, Yingyu will no longer choke him directly, but instead use this way to remind him that this brother must not be reckless.

In fact, Ouyang Shuo was already consciously controlling the size of the army.

If nothing else, let's take the Battle of Qiongzhou as an example.

Sun Bin led the Tiger Ben Legion and captured more than 70,000 soldiers, and Ouyang Shuo only instructed the Military Affairs Department to reorganize a garrison division from the prisoners of war.

In addition to the garrison troops in various prefectures and counties, less than one-third of the soldiers who have received reorganization have been reorganized.

However, no matter how streamlined it is, the overall size of the army will inevitably become larger and larger. Just imagine, if there were no these elite troops, where would Ouyang Shuo have the confidence to compete in the world?

As the saying goes, you can't have both fish and bear's paws.

At this stage, Ouyang Shuo must make a tilt in the two major sectors of military and political affairs.

Strengthening the army is the core goal.

After the establishment of the Southern Xinjiang Governor's Mansion, Ouyang Shuo himself no longer intercepted any territorial funds, and only kept 10,000 or 20,000 gold coins in his storage bag as pocket money.

The financial revenue of the territory is basically invested in the construction of the territory.

A strong territory is his strength.

According to Yingyu's report, in July, the territory really realized a net financial income of only 11,900 gold coins.

Next month, fiscal revenue and expenditure should improve.

The most fundamental thing is that Leizhou County not only no longer needs fiscal transfers, but also can hand over fiscal revenues. One in and one out, it's not a small number.

In this regard, Yingyu is not as optimistic as Ouyang Shuo.

Not for anything else, just because the battle of Zhaoqing is in full swing.

It is foreseeable that Zhaoqing County in the future will be another mess, waiting to be cleaned up.

After Yingyu finished reporting, he retreated.

The next step was to discuss the establishment of the Pastoral Office.

After the establishment of the Southern Xinjiang Metropolitan Protectorate, the establishment of institutions became more and more standardized.

Ouyang Shuo stipulated that the establishment of the institution could be proposed by the minister, and after being reviewed by the Administration Department, it could be brought to the political discussion, formally discussed, and finally submitted to Ouyang Shuo for decision.

This arrangement is also to avoid Ouyang Shuo's arrogance in the future.

A person who has been in a high position for a long time and is used to being arbitrary, his vision will inevitably be obscured. If you continue to develop, it is easy not to listen to the advice of your courtiers.

Ouyang Shuo didn't want to be like that.

However, if there is no reasonable institutional design, with the current trend, he will inevitably become such a person. Therefore, Ouyang Shuo will take precautions and self-restraint when his mind is still clear.

In this regard, Fan Zhongyan and other ministers were extremely pleased.

With such a clear master, why worry about not succeeding in hegemony?

At Xiao He's suggestion, after the review of the director of administration, it was unanimously agreed that the pastoral office would be established under the framework of the Military Affairs Bureau.

The Pastoral Office was established with two responsibilities.

First, the frame of the southern Xinjiang capital protectorate.

When Ouyang Shuo travels, he usually rides a horse, and generally does not take a carriage. With the gradual construction and improvement of Shanhai City, under the proposal of Fan Zhongyan and others, Ouyang Shuo had to take a carriage to travel in normal times.

According to them, this is a question of testimonies, and it cannot be taken lightly. Only in this way can the majesty of the southern Xinjiang protector be reflected. In this regard, Ouyang Shuo can only compromise.

Fortunately, he usually has fewer opportunities to travel.

With Ouyang Shuo's temperament, he is really not used to riding in a carriage.

Second, the horse politics in charge of the territory.

The major military horse farms, including the Storm Valley Military Horse Farm and the Divine Dependent's Mansion Military Horse Farm, are all under the control of the Pastoral Department.

The director of the pastoral office is naturally Xiahou Ying.

So far, the four talents of the Battle of Julu have been placed. (To be continued.) )