I am the son of Cao thief, start the awakening of the tyrant system

"As the lord has more soldiers and horses, countless money is spent, and now the county's finances are beyond its means."

Yang Jun said helplessly.

According to common sense, Cao Mao can feed 3 horses in one county of Hanoi. Although it is a bit difficult, it is also feasible.

But the problem is that Cao Mao treated soldiers too favorably.

The salary paid alone is twice the normal level.

The food on weekdays is also extremely rich, and you can still eat meat every now and then.

Once the soldiers died in battle, in addition to pensions for their families, there are also land rewards.

As a result, it will greatly increase the financial burden.

Not to mention that more than half of Cao Mao's troops are cavalry.

You must know that feeding war horses is not just about feeding grass.

Cao Mao's war horses are all Dawan horses bought at a high price from the Western Regions, so naturally they need to be carefully taken care of.

The rations for the war horses alone consumed more than half of Hanoi County's taxes for a whole year!
If it wasn't for Cao Mao's implementation of the New Deal, encouraging land reclamation and having high-yield seeds.

In addition, he confiscated the houses of the Hanoi gentry headed by the Sima family, robbed a large sum of money from the Zhen family, and had the Mi family subsidizing them. I am afraid that Hanoi's finances would have collapsed long ago!
But even so, the current situation is just struggling.

"I also have another [-] million yuan from Jiangdong, all of which will be handled by the county government."

Cao Mao ordered.

When Yang Jun heard this, the expression on his face relaxed a lot.

But Chen Gong at the side shook his head,

"My lord, although this money can last for a while, it is after all a temporary solution rather than a permanent cure."

Cao Mao nodded, looking at everyone present,

"What good plan do you have?"

Most of Cao Mao's advisers and generals are proficient in military affairs.

It's okay to let them go to the battlefield, but it's impossible to let them solve these political affairs.

Only Pang Tong frowned slightly, and said softly,

"My lord, I have three strategies."

"Oh, please, sir."

"The first strategy is to expand abroad.

The second strategy is to increase taxes.

The third strategy is to reduce military support. "

Pang Tong said slowly.

Cao Mao stroked his chin and pondered,

"For external expansion, this will not work."

The north and east are Yuan Shao's territory, and conflicts with him cannot be broken out for the time being.

The south is Cao Cao's territory.

Sili Prefecture in the west, and now Chang'an and other places have all fallen into the hands of Ma Teng and Han Sui.

If it develops to the west, I am afraid that it will make another strong enemy, which is too unwise.

"What about increasing the tax?" Chen Gongdao, "The tax set by the lord is so low that even if it is doubled, it will still be on par with the usual level."

Cao Mao still shook his head,

"In the past, people's livelihood was difficult, and it was hard for the people to live a good life. How can I raise taxes arbitrarily?"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone present was in awe.

Especially Xu Shu thought to himself, he didn't expect Cao Mao, who was scolded for being cruel, to have such a heart for the common people!

"In that case, we can only reduce the military support."

Yang Jun frowned.

However, Cao Mao shook his head again,
"Neither."

Why can the army under his command maintain astonishing combat effectiveness?
Although there are factors such as proper training and excellent weapons, it is more because of Cao Mao's willingness to spend money.

In addition to the generous treatment on weekdays, even if the soldiers die in battle, they don't have to worry about the future life of their families.

It can be said that the military system established by Cao Mao won the hearts of the people, making the soldiers fearless of death.

If you want to obtain an army that can be used, loyal to yourself, and brave and fearless, how can you reduce the army?
Pang Tong helplessly spread his hands,
"My lord, then I really have no other choice."

Others are also helpless.

"I'll figure it out myself."

Cao Mao smiled slightly.

Everyone had always trusted him, and when they saw what he said, they stopped worrying.

Then Cao Mao discussed with them again, the division of responsibilities.

Now he can be said to be full of talents.

So Cao Mao gave them different divisions of labor according to their abilities.

Yang Jun and Chen Gong were in charge of the internal affairs of Hanoi County, and Xu Shu and Jia Xu were military advisers.

Cao Mao distributed troops to Guan Yu, Gan Ning, and Huang Zhong, and promoted Zhao Yun to lead the army.

The original personal guards were handed over to Cao Zhang to lead them.

As for Zhou Cang, he acted as his personal bodyguard.

In addition, Pang Tong is responsible for leading the overall situation!

After all the dust settled, the crowd didn't disperse until the sky was getting dark.

After several days of long-distance travel, Cao Mao originally wanted to have a good night's rest.

But I didn't want all the beauties in the back house to be looking forward to it.

In desperation, he had to pull himself together and take turns comforting them.

Fortunately, Lu Lingqi, Guan Feng, and Zhang Xingcai practiced martial arts diligently on weekdays and were good at galloping, which made him feel a lot easier.

It wasn't until the sky turned pale that Cao Mao fell into a deep sleep.

When I woke up, it was already high in the sun.

After lunch, Cao Mao called Mi Zhu, Mi Fang, and Mi Luyun to the conference hall.

"I don't know if the lord called us, what is your order?"

Mi Zhu said suspiciously.

"Nowadays, the county's finances are tight. I came to you to discuss this matter."

Cao Mao told the three brothers and sisters of the Mi family about the current financial problems encountered by Hanoi County.

Mi Zhu and Mi Fang looked at each other.

After a moment of hesitation, Mi Zhu said,
"My lord, if there is a need, my Mi family can provide another sum of money..."

"Brother Zizhong misunderstood, the Mi family has followed me for so long, moved from Xuzhou to Xudu, and then came to Hanoi County, it has already disturbed my conscience, how can I let the Mi family spend money again."

Cao Mao smiled slightly,
"I came here today to discuss with you how to increase Hanoi's fiscal revenue."

"What good plan does my lord have?"

Mi Fang asked.

"In today's troubled times, the only ways to make money are food, salt, cloth, iron, and livestock."

Cao Mao said softly,

"I'm going to start with the salt!"

Mi Fang was shocked when she heard the words, and quickly persuaded,

"My lord, if you start with the salt tax, I'm afraid the prime minister will be the first to disagree!"

Like food, salt is also a necessity in people's life.

It's just that the common people can grow their own food, but they can't refine salt.

Most of the table salt comes from sea salt in coastal areas such as Qingzhou and Xuzhou, and only a small part comes from inland well salt and mine salt.

Previously, Qingzhou, Xuzhou and other places were occupied by Yuan Shao, Lu Bu and others. The price of salt in the imperial court remained high, and the people suffered unspeakably.

Now that Xuzhou is re-occupied by Cao Cao, although the price of salt has eased, it is still unattainable.

Because of this, Cao Cao changed the original permission to private production and free sale of salt to the imperial monopoly system.

This is used to collect salt tax and use it as military expenditure.

Cao Mao privately hid the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, but Cao Cao didn't care about it.

But if he dared to hit the idea of ​​salt tax, I'm afraid Cao Cao would resolutely kill his relatives!

After all, the salt tax now accounts for a large part of the imperial court's taxation!