When he turned the corner of the aisle, Jiang Wei glanced at the boys and girls talking and laughing at the edge of the flowerbed from the corner of his eyes.

Just as they all know Jiang Wei, Jiang Wei also knows them.

After the Hanzhong King ascended the throne and became emperor, the rules around him did not become particularly complicated. At least the emperor and the important ministers and Yuan Cong still maintained decades of intimacy, and maintained the unique simple friendship of the military men in the border counties.

Just like those children, one of them is His Highness the Crown Prince, the other is General Lei's son, Reno, the new crown prince's servant.

Jiang Wei once inspected the emperor and saw them learning classics with the prince's family Ling Laimin. At that time, their behavior and speech were quite elegant. From the answers, we can see that they both worked hard on documentary documents and scriptures, and at least they could put on a stern air.

But at this moment, the two were much happier when they were with General Guan’s eldest daughter and General Zhang’s two daughters than in front of Lai Min. They were laughing and laughing, as if they had played before. Obviously, no one was particularly respectful of the identity of the prince, and they were just friends with each other.

This made Jiang Wei a little envious.

It’s not that I envy this kind of intimate relationship with the prince. After all, this is the friendship accumulated by the fathers for decades, and it is hard for outsiders to compare. Even the General Lei Yuan of the Cavalry led tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians to join the army, and then after more than ten years of battle on the battlefield and accumulated countless merits, he won such a position.

What he envies is the joy of being able to play with his peers.

Jiang Wei followed his father Jiang Jie since childhood to deal with the complex situation in Liangzhou. Anyone who is familiar with Jiang Wei praised him for his calmness and simplicity, unlike ordinary children. Jiang Wei also tried his best to be a mature young person, so that he could look reliable and trustworthy.

However, the boy's mind could not be suppressed all the time. Just now, Jiang Wei glanced at them and played freely, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

His Highness the Crown Prince would come to General Zhang's flowerbed every now and then to gather with his friends. He may still be a little confused, but the outside world has long been rumored that the prince's wedding has been put on the agenda, and the one who would marry the crown prince was General Zhang's eldest daughter.

This Zhang family girl grew up with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so she is naturally the most suitable candidate.

As for the other, the tiger girl from the Guan family...

Jiang Wei was a little confused. It was a coincidence that Jiang Wei saw her several times recently. Although she was far apart every time, when she saw this girl, Jiang Wei always felt that she was not only beautiful, but also virtuous and gentle. I really don’t know why the name of the tiger girl came.

Thinking of this, Jiang Wei shook his head suddenly.

Although he was a great achievement in Jingxiang and his position was improved, his identity was still too far away from Guan and Zhang and Yuan to become a senior general. The family and family affairs of these senior generals, I am a new member of Liangzhou, should not think too much about it. He speeded up and walked towards the conference hall in the front yard.

Because I was busy searching for the file, and I was anxious, sweat oozing out from Jiang Wei's forehead and flowing along my face to my chin. Jiang Wei raised his arms and lifted the file full of the tray a little further away from him to avoid getting wet by sweat.

The backyard of General Cheqi's mansion is centered on the martial arts field, while the front yard is covered with high walls and thick walls, and the tower is deep in the ditches. It is a military fortress that looks like a city in the city.

Jiang Wei passed two posts and entered the conference hall, signed up, and then stood next to the huge case table and spread out many files one by one.

These files are all important copies of documents submitted to the emperor. Because they are related to military affairs, the emperor had asked someone to copy them specially and send them to the General's Mansion of the Cheqi and Cavalry.

Obviously Zhang Fei didn't watch it.

He even forgot that such documents had been sent.

So when Prime Minister Zhuge Liang mentioned the relevant content, Zhang Fei blinked and grinned dryly.

After Zhang Fei became the General of the Cheqi and Cavalry, he was in charge of military affairs in the two prefectures of Yong and Liang, his garrison was originally located in Chang'an, and later he went to Ji County, the capital of Hanyang County. In order to cooperate with Zhang Fei's power, the emperor specially dispatched a number of staff members who were skilled in military affairs and documents to enrich Zhang Fei's military mansion.

Among them, the more famous one is Zhang Yi, Zhang Bogong, a native of Wuyang in Jianwei. Zhang Yi was born after Zhang Liang. His ancestors also had the prefect of Sikong and Guangling, and was known for his virtues in Yizhou. He was both civil and military. He first served as the assistant to the Duke Xuande, and later he was filial and honest. He served as county magistrate and martial arts position, and was regarded as a rising star among local officials in Yizhou.

This identity is quite consistent with Zhang Fei's wishes, so Zhang Fei appointed Zhang Yi as the chief clerk of the General of Cheqi and Cavalry, and asked him to temporarily take charge of the affairs of the General of Cheqi and Cavalry's Mansion in Chengdu.

At this time, Zhang Yi was also present at the military discussion.

Zhang Fei said indifferently that he forgot the content of the document, but Zhang Yi remembered clearly that those files were submitted to Zhang Fei himself and asked the general to read them carefully.

Zhang Yi has a square character and is very strict in daily discipline. His general made a mistake in such an important military discussion, and Zhang Yi's face suddenly became bad.

Fortunately, Jiang Wei participated in many recent military discussions and walked several times to the place where the documents and files were placed in the General Cheqi Mansion. He immediately came out to interrupt and said, "It's okay, I'll get a copy of the documents and ask General Zhang to take a look."

At this moment, Jiang Wei thoughtfully opened the file and turned it directly to the part that Zhang Fei had to read. Zhang Fei supported the table with both hands and swept over with his big eyes like a copper bell.

Although the character of this chariot and cavalry general is a bit rough, he has experienced both military and political circles over the years. He murmured as he looked:

"Well, this is the income from both salt and iron, this is the municipal tax, this is the labor tax, this is the calculation income. This is the land tax, this is the tuition and the calculation of tuition... Hey, why are these so few after the land tax? The country occupies half of the world, so how can it have 350 million or 500 million?"

Zhuge Liang posed a feather fan and whispered: "Many places in Yongzhou, Liangzhou and Jingzhou were harmed by war, and the people were moved and displaced, and the death and injury were lost. Therefore, since last year, many land taxes, tuition, taxes, etc. have been reduced to three years. The fewer ones will be reduced to more than five years."

Zhang Fei nodded and continued to look down.

There is a big loss in taxes, and the increase in expenses is simply shocking.

Among them, partly due to the large rewards from the ministers of the Wushu Han Dynasty; partly due to the rapid expansion of territory, the scale of officials and the army expanded accordingly; partly due to the huge investment in the reconstruction of Chang'an in Guanzhong. As for other roads, bridges, water conservancy construction, etc., it became a small head.

"In other words..." Zhang Fei grabbed his beard like a steel needle with some worries: "The court is about to run out of money?"

His eyes rolled around twice and turned to Zhuge Liang.

"Kongming, I remember that Shu brocade in Yizhou, lacquerware in Jingzhou, and even the sea treasures in Jiaozhou are very popular in Hebei, Central Plains and other places, right?"

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly: "Yes."

“Then can’t sell more?”

"Take Shu brocade as an example, the imperial court established Jinguan five years ago to promote sericulture, and used it to pour Shu brocade into Hebei, Central Plains and other places. However, we had more than 100,000 troops at that time, and the resources for decisive enemies could still rely on Shu brocade. What about the 200,000 troops? What about 300,000 troops? What about 400,000 troops?"

Zhang Fei frowned, probably because he didn't understand.

Zhuge Liang continued: "Yide, if Hebei and Central Plains are used as a major market, some exquisite goods will be imported into the market all year round, and the people in the city flock to them and buy them at huge sums of money. However, on a certain day, the number of goods has doubled, tripled, and five times higher. Will the people in the city still buy them at high prices?"

"I understand this." Zhang Fei sighed heavily, slapped the table with a thumping sound: "There are only people in the market, and there are only a few rich ones. Not to mention exquisite goods, even pigs, cattle and sheep, they will kill too much in one breath, and there will be no place to sell them. Instead, they will be stinking in their own hands."
Chapter completed!