Mythic version of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 6912 Greed and Intention

After Chen Xi pointed this out, Liu Bei suddenly realized something, and quickly told Chen Xi to shut up, and began to compare it in his mind with the reality he had learned.

"No, if that's the case, why is there only 7% of the population that is out of work?" Liu Bei quickly realized that something was wrong and asked Chen Xi in return.

"Because only adult males at the extreme level can achieve a support ratio of 1:7. Although theoretically within the margin I have reserved, every adult male can achieve it as long as they are willing to work hard, but you also know that I am not the kind of bureaucrat who forces ordinary people. I always hold the idea that if they can succeed, it's best, and if they can't, then forget it." Chen Xi said calmly.

"So the maximum support rate is the maximum support rate, and the reality is the reality." Chen Xi said calmly, "Most people are lazy. I discussed this issue during the Second Five-Year Plan. Many people can live well in their hometowns. Why do they want to work outside? It is true that they can save more money, but from the perspective of the family, money does not mean much to those people."

At the end of the First Five-Year Plan, Chen Xi had basically established order and rules, and had also initially ensured that all families had food to eat. But then Chen Xi realized that his biggest opponent had appeared - rather than laziness, it was his own morality that was playing against Chen Xi.

"I remember that one of the items in the 25th Plan was to promote rural workshops and enterprises and absorb local residents for intermittent expansion of production during the slack season?" Liu Bei said with some recollection.

"Yes, this behavior itself is a means to increase output and improve the support rate." Chen Xi nodded and said, "It is essentially a win-win situation, but human laziness means that when people are well fed and clothed, they may not be willing to work nearby during the slack season. Of course, this is the case for some people, but not all people."

"Well, back to the previous question, the maximum support ratio can reach 10:, so why hasn't the leave rate reached %?" Chen Xi brought the topic back. "The reason is simple. This is the support ratio that only adult men can achieve. Most women are successful if they can support themselves and take good care of the family. How many men are at this stage?"

Not many, and not all of them are crazy. The support rate for most people is only about four to five, which means one person supports four to five people. Considering that women of this era also have a certain production capacity, even if they are willing to work in a factory during the slack season, one person can support one and a half people.

In addition, the older generation also does some work and other things, and the excess support capacity of adult men is mainly used to raise children. So normally speaking, during this period, a family raising three to four children has basically no pressure, provided that the breadwinner provides four or five times the support rate.

So when Liu Bei saw that an old soldier could support a whole family, and even Bi Laoliu could support two families alone without any pressure, he thought, how should I put it? It was not only their ability, but also a real social dividend. After a certain stage, it would be very difficult to do so again.

"In this case, it is indeed very difficult for a family with elderly parents and seven or eight children." Liu Bei said with a sigh.

"First of all, these families are a minority after all. Secondly, there has been great progress. I can't directly prescribe policies in this regard." Chen Xi said very seriously, "I can only say that I will prepare some other jobs for them. Others may not accept them, but they will accept them for survival. As for the other jobs, I can't do much."

Chen Xi realized very early on that he was standing too high, and had reached the point where others could do the same thing but he could not.

"That's good, too." Liu Bei never thought that Chen Xi was stingy in this regard. He only thought about some of Chen Xi's actual concerns.

"Lord Xuande, you really are..." Chen Xi looked at Liu Bei with some complexity. Chen Xi knew that some things would have a bad impact on the future, but they did solve the current problems. Faced with such things, Chen Xi needed someone to help take on the responsibility. For example, if Liu Bei pushed him, he would do it, and then find ways to make up for the problems that might arise in the future.

However, Liu Bei never made things difficult for Chen Xi in this regard. He always believed that Chen Xi was a man of heaven and had done his best. Anything he was unwilling to do was because Chen Xi had concerns that were inconvenient for him to explain.

So even if he has some ideas, Liu Bei will restrain himself. After all, compared with the past, compared with the chaotic times twenty years ago, Chen Xi has done enough and well enough. So in these matters, Liu Bei will always be Chen Xi's biggest pillar. There is no other meaning. It just means that I believe in your morality and ability.

"Forget it, this is better. If some things continue to develop, it will be difficult for me to control the degree. Within the current range, at least it is a suitable solution." Chen Xi did not say much. He was happy to accept and take responsibility for Liu Bei's trust.

"In fact, sometimes it doesn't require overly complicated calculations. For most people, the ratio calculated by dividing one year's surplus by this year's expenses is the individual's support rate. In addition, normal people know their own living standards. When facing others, they may be stubborn, but when facing themselves, many things are very clear." Chen Xi talked about this and felt a lot. Some things are like drinking water, only the person who drinks it knows whether it is hot or cold.

In fact, you know how well you are living and what level you are living at, so if you divide your annual surplus by your expenses, the ratio that is left is roughly the number of people you can support who have basically the same living standard as you do now.

This algorithm is rough, but it is the clearest and most specific for individuals.

How am I doing? How could I not know?
This algorithm does not care about the era or the average, it only depends on self-cognition.

Maybe you spend less, but you are spiritually satisfied and full of confidence in the future, so even if you have less money and worse living conditions, you can accept it.

Maybe you spend quite a lot, but you realize that the future is gloomy and your spirit is depressed. Even if the money is theoretically enough for two people, in reality, it may only be enough for one person.

Although this crude algorithm for social individuals is not accurate, if you ask yourself whether it is right or wrong, you will have the answer. So there are many things that will become clear to you more or less if you ask yourself. At most, the truth is like a sharp knife, so cruel that even though you know the answer, you are unwilling to believe it.

"So some veterans can work alone and support one or two thousand people." Liu Bei said with a complicated look. He was talking about some super skilled workers with high smelting skills and the veterans on the Ganges front who had accumulated high titles through military merit. Those people could really support one or two thousand people.

"There's nothing much to say about this." Chen Xi laughed dryly. "If you say that these people rely on means of production to exploit, then I can give them a few punches to deal with them, but they rely entirely on their own abilities. I haven't been able to deal with the noble families recently. Forget it, it's not easy for them."

Liu Bei looked at Chen Xi speechlessly. He found that sometimes Chen Xi would really study everything to see whether it was reasonable or not. The problem was that there were so many unreasonable things in this world, so it would be better not to spend too much time on things that were acceptable.

"I'm a little worried that you might be too smart, so you should use your brain less sometimes." Liu Bei said to Chen Xi with some worry.

"Don't worry, I didn't use my brain, it's all instinct. In the words of Marquis Huaiyin, all you need is a hand. Do you remember how Zhang Zhenxi exterminated Odin in Northern Europe? That was when Marquis Huaiyin gave him a hand." Chen Xi said with a teasing tone, but it was not pure nonsense. For Chen Xi, many things were really instinctive and did not require any brainpower at all.

Liu Bei had no way to respond to this. After all, Zhang Ren's performance in the last battle in the Nordic shadow world was undoubtedly that of a top human army commander, and the basis of this performance was absorbing the claws of Marquis Huaiyin. Before having the claws, Zhang Ren was just a relatively good officer and could not command a real large army. But with the claws, Zhang Ren looked down on the world, and it was not an empty statement!

To be honest, Liu Bei really felt that it was a bit too much for Han Xin's one hand to have such capabilities. But on the other hand, Liu Bei had often heard Chen Xi and Han Xin say that certain things could be done with just a hand. Although he had always ignored them before, what happened later made Liu Bei feel that for these two, just having a hand might really be enough.

"Anyway, you'd better be careful. Too much wisdom will lead to harm, so it's better to use your brain less." Liu Bei thought about it. Although he felt that the disparity in talents in the human world was really difficult to describe in words, considering Chen Xi's performance so far, Liu Bei felt that he still needed to remind him.

"Don't worry, I won't miss the chance to slack off." Chen Xi said with a smile, which made Liu Bei choke a little. Then he raised the curtain with a sigh.

"Come to think of it, this carriage doesn't seem to be heading to Chang'an City, but to the armory? Is there anything you want to show me?" Liu Bei opened the car window, and snowflakes flew in. Although the sky and the earth were the same color and a little blurry, Liu Bei was very familiar with the area around Chang'an, so he quickly realized where this was going. "New weapons?"

"No, it's a New Year gift for Her Royal Highness the Princess. After all, Her Royal Highness the Princess paid for it, so it needs to be presented to Her Royal Highness the Princess at the opening court meeting of the new year. It's just that it's a bit inappropriate for me to present this thing, so I brought it to Xuande to open his eyes in public." Chen Xi shook his head and said.

"You have cheated His Highness out of living expenses again, haven't you?" Liu Bei said with some fatigue. It was very well-known in the royal family that Chen Xi cheated Liu Tong out of living expenses. Liu Tong really complained to everyone, but no one could do anything about it. After all, Liu Tong collected living expenses from the Liu clan members, but never paid it out to everyone. Therefore, the Liu clan members really turned a blind eye to Chen Xi cheating Liu Tong out of living expenses.

After all, there's nothing to see, that's the situation, they never get it anyway.

"Zichuan, you should not be short of money." When Liu Bei said this, he felt that Chen Xi was making a fuss. "There is no point in you blackmailing His Highness for living expenses. Hundreds of millions, tens of billions, and hundreds of billions of money are just things for you to write when necessary."

Chen Xi was silent for a while and felt it necessary to explain to Liu Bei from other angles, otherwise Liu Bei would also think that he was actually cheating Liu Tong of his money.

"If I don't do this, and just support His Highness and let him handle things on his own, His Highness will easily become dependent on me. Men don't develop feelings because of dependence, but women do." Chen Xi explained expressionlessly, "Desperate dependence plus a turnaround can easily lead to other feelings. On the contrary, I have to explain everything to her, and then confront her, even if she can't solve anything. As long as I ask, she will answer one question and let me decide for myself. For her, it is also her decision."

At this moment, Liu Bei looked at Chen Xi with extremely complicated eyes. How come you understand so much at this time? You can even explain this kind of thing so clearly.

"So I give her some trouble and let her give me orders for a few days. Then she will look at me more normally. At least she will never become dependent on me. Without this mentality, she will think like a normal person. Of course, if she is willing to ask for permission before doing anything big, she will treat me like commanding cattle and horses." Chen Xi acted like a fucking master of psychology. His level was several levels higher than Ji Xiang.

This reason is very sufficient. After all, in the current society, the only thing that could possibly destroy the logic of Liu Chan's succession is if Chen Xi and Liu Tong get together and then someone gets killed. If such a big thing really happens, to be honest, this child has a great chance of succeeding to the throne.

Even if he cannot directly replace Liu Tong's position, there will be many people who are willing to use the banner of internal abdication to let Liu Chan abdicate to this child at a certain time.

This is a major political risk that could lead to war, so Chen Xi seems to be laughing about it at the moment, but to be honest, he did handle it this way, cutting off Liu Tong's possible dependence on him and Jia Xu from the root.

To be honest, it was a bit too much. Liu Tong sometimes really treated Chen Xi like a beast of burden. For the sake of stability, Chen Xi had to make some sacrifices. It was really unbelievable.

"You guy." Liu Bei shouted softly upon hearing this, but even he believed that Chen Xi did the right thing in this matter. As a person born in the Chen family, he did need to avoid suspicion in certain matters.

"But having said that, we still have to prepare the necessary things. Otherwise, it will be a big problem if he gets really mad. He might even rebel." Chen Xi said with a smile. Liu Bei said no more after hearing this.

The two men came all the way to the armory in Chang'an. When they arrived, two snowmen stood at the door motionless until Liu Bei's carriage stopped. The two soldiers guarding the armory came out from the snowmen, then saluted Liu Bei and his party together, and each used their own methods to split the wind and snow.

Although Xu Chu could also do such a thing, this time before Xu Chu could take action, two veteran soldiers arrived in front of the carriage, some stopped their horses, and some opened the door.

"Greetings to the Grand Marshal, the Minister of the Chancellery, and General Xu." Zhou Jie and Yang Xing saluted the three of them. Although they had only been in Chang'an for a short time, they still knew the people in front of them.

"You two have been assigned to the military depot." Liu Bei looked at Zhou Jie and Yang Xing and said with a smile, "Are you used to Chang'an? Many veterans complained to me that the prices in Chang'an are too high to bear. How do you two feel about it?"

It was obvious that he was trying to deceive Chen Xi. Although Liu Bei traveled around every year and knew the prices in different places, he didn't think the prices were high when he was in Chang'an. It was not until a large number of veterans poured in this year that Liu Bei realized, when he was chatting with these veterans, that he realized that the prices in Chang'an were indeed a bit high.

"It's okay. We two usually eat in the military camp. The food in the military camp has been very good recently." Yang Xing smiled and said that except for going out to eat with other brothers, he usually eats in the military camp. For him, having enough to eat is more important than anything else.

"Well, the food expenses in the military camp have been temporarily increased recently." Chen Xi said casually.

"It's mainly because it's well-cooked, much better than what we had in the Ganges. Speaking of this reminds me of the tongue-numbing fried pineapple with white pepper and aloe vera." Zhou Jie is a veteran who has followed Zhao Yun through the Ganges. Although he only has a seventh-level rank, he really had the tongue-numbing fried pineapple with aloe vera that he and Zhao Yun ate with him. The impression was so deep that he will remember it for the rest of his life.

"This..." Chen Xi was silent for a while. Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Yu Jin and others had all complained to Chen Xi about this thing and the African aloe vera stewed with papaya. They said that there were not many casualties during the battle, but after a meal, a group of people were defeated. It was fortunate that the cook was really one of their own and was strong enough, otherwise, they would really be beaten to death.

"We will try our best to improve the quality of the firemen in the future. However, this is the front line after all, and some of them really cannot be supplied." Liu Bei patted Chen Xi on the shoulder and said, while Zhou Jie and Yang Xing simply felt a little nostalgic about the glorious past after eating the meal of the Chang'an garrison, and they really had no intention of complaining.

After all, eight out of ten people who can reach the fifth level of smelting at this age have chewed tree bark before, and the remaining two may have eaten soil...

"You guys continue to stay there. Chen Zichuan and I will go in and take a look." Seeing Xu Chu handing over the seal and completing the process, Liu Bei did not delay any longer. He greeted the two of them and took Chen Xi into the armory, ready to see what incredible thing Chen Xi had come up with.

"Come to think of it, the food served by the Chang'an garrison is indeed better than the food we have on the front line." Zhou Jie complained to Yang Xing after Liu Bei and his party went to the armory.

"So you plan to stay in Chang'an as a garrison guard?" Yang Xing said in a tone of suggestion.

"What's the point of being a garrison? I still want to fight for a piece of land." Zhou Jie said with some excitement, "I should still have hope of getting the tenth-level title if I work hard."

Yang Xing glanced at the young Zhou Jie, but finally said nothing. As a member of the Yellow Turbans, Yang Xing had seen a lot of evil in this world, as well as the greatest good in this world. Under such circumstances, he was still able to stay in the legion. In fact, he had seen through many things.

"Brother Yang, what do you think?" Zhou Jie didn't realize that Yang Xing was hesitant to speak, and after answering Yang Xing's question, she asked naturally.

"I have no intention of conferring a title or seizing a fiefdom. My son has some thoughts about it, and I plan to go back and get him a fiefdom on the coast of Indochina." When Yang Xing heard Zhou Jie's question, he did not hide the fact that he was not pursuing the fiefdom of the Ganges.

"Brother Yang, you are so capable, why didn't you choose Ganges?" Zhou Jie asked with some confusion.

Although both are at the fifth level of smelting, Yang Xing is an old soldier of the Yellow Turbans. Which one of the five smeltings of the old soldier of the Yellow Turbans do you think is the real smelting?
So in terms of strength, Yang Xing's strength at the fifth level is completely exceptional.

"As General Zhao's subordinate, didn't you hear any rumors last year?" Yang Xing asked calmly. He knew there were some things he couldn't say directly.

"I don't know." Zhou Jie shook her head and Yang Xing was silent.

"You are a little out of touch with the group." Yang Xing shook his head, but did not tell the other party that some things have a clue and you can just check it out yourself. If you say too much, it will be bad for everyone.

Zhou Jie didn't understand why, but she kept it in mind and thought she would ask around when she had time.

Although this plan is stupid, as long as he asks, he will get some information sooner or later.

"But just do your own thing." Yang Xing said calmly. Zhou Jie didn't understand but nodded. He didn't have any extra thoughts.

"Things about the Ganges..." Yang Xing and Zhou Jie were chatting. They thought that Liu Bei and his party were too far away to hear them, but they didn't expect that the three of them had their own methods and they all heard their conversation. It was not until Yang Xing shut up that Liu Bei slowly spoke.

"It's inevitable. Human hearts can't stand being tested." Chen Xi said seriously, "Either we make a concerted effort or we'll just have to leave it like this. I've tried hard to save the relationship, but it's only a temporary solution. This is the only way to go. I'll just have to live with my conscience."

"I'm afraid of Zijing..." Liu Bei sighed. Back then, he had Chen Xi on his left and Lu Su on his right. They were truly his right-hand men. But when Lu Su took that step, Liu Bei was helpless.

"I can't guarantee that." Chen Xi shook his head and said, "If he really chooses to take responsibility, he will find that things have come to this point and he is no longer able to bear it, so it is better not to bear it."

"We have the Northeast coast and the Indochina Peninsula, covering three to four million square kilometers. We can choose any fiefdom we want, but we didn't expect so many people to be entangled with the Ganges." Liu Bei's expression seemed extremely complicated. He also knew what happened before in the Ganges and what was happening now. It's just that people's hearts were floating, and there was no good way to deal with it. He could resist the covetousness of the aristocratic families, which was an external force, but he could not resist the strong ambitions of his backbone members, which was an internal division.

"There's nothing we can do. Kushan is so good. Even if it's not as good as Chang'an today, it's still comparable to the best areas of the Han Dynasty." Chen Xi said calmly, "Compared to working hard to reclaim wasteland and develop, isn't it better to pick up what's ready? This is perfect. This is not greed, this is the original intention."

I am having a headache.