He smiled bitterly and said: "Three thousand taels cannot raise a thousand soldiers."
A basin of cold water poured down in an instant. Liu Dahao murmured a few times but never said a word.
That's right.
Raising soldiers is a costly matter. Liu Zheng did some calculations. When the county magistrate wanted to ensure 5,000 elite soldiers, one person would not need too much. One tael of silver per month would be 5,000 taels, and weapons would also need to be taken care of.
Equipment, food, drink and diarrhea. Five thousand elite soldiers will cost at least ten thousand taels!
Of course, this situation can be improved a lot if we implement the garrison system in the future.
But for him now, the most important task is to make money!
"Hiring people!"
These days, Liu Zheng has completely built his "God's Workshop" into a fully enclosed workshop. He first spent money to find people to help build a wall for the God's Workshop, and then directly asked the soldiers from the county prince's mansion to come here.
Training, and can also serve as a guard, so that those who want to covet the secrets here can completely give up their thoughts.
With the mountains at his back, Liu Zheng first built his brewery.
Zui Yinzhou, Shenxian Ning, Bai Yujing and Zui Baxian were brewed separately. He hired more than 300 craftsmen alone! Fortunately, when he first came to Yinzhou, he got along well with these farmers.
It is not difficult at all to recruit people to the regiment, and these people are more supportive of the reconstruction of the county marquis.
There are still not enough manpower...
While recruiting craftsmen, training, and recruiting soldiers.
As a result, Liu Zheng did not leave Shengongfang for half a month and returned to the county houfu.
Time passed by, and it was already the time for the autumn harvest. Many of the craftsmen in the Shen Workshop asked for leave to go back to the autumn harvest. Suddenly, the very lively yard became a lot more desolate.
"Brother Liu, you're welcome and safe!"
As soon as Liu Zheng made himself a cup of tea, the sound of horse hooves sounded, and the neutral sound could not help but tell that it was Zheng Yueru who was coming.
He couldn't help but feel happy, the money-giving boy came again.
I was just worried about running out of money for this month.
"Miss Zheng came just in time, try my Biluochun!"
Liu Zheng welcomed her in.
Zheng Yueru smiled and said: "Brother Liu is worthy of being the young master of Liangzhou. He really knows how to enjoy life."
Seeing her anxious eyes, Liu Zheng naturally knew that she was here for the fine wine. He chuckled and said, "Don't worry, Miss Zheng. I had known that the autumn harvest would be busy, so this batch of fine wine has already been produced."
Zheng Yueru's face relaxed slightly: "That's good, that's good! Brother Liu should be used to life in Yinzhou. I would like to ask, when does the county marquis' mansion plan to open?"
Open the mansion.
Since the county government is being rebuilt, the opening ceremony is definitely necessary. This is not a formal ceremony, but a formal process. When the county government is opened, the personnel will be announced on the same day, tax policies will be redesigned, and some related departments will be established.
, this is the top priority of opening a mansion.
It was only at this time that this county governorate really had official recognition and legal effect.
Now, the entire Yinzhou is staring at the county magistrate's office.
Especially these four prominent families are the most serious. If the policies of the county governor affect their interests, who knows what will happen.
Therefore, it is normal for Zheng Yueru to be concerned about this matter.
After all, the Zheng family is now the royal family that has the closest relationship with the county prince. The cooperation between the two parties has achieved a win-win situation. The business of Fengming Tower is also booming. She does not want to break up with the county prince.
"Opening a mansion?"
Liu Zheng chuckled: "Probably in the near future, Miss Zheng will just wait for the announcement."
Zheng Yueru frowned and said: "Brother Liu, the autumn harvest is busy and people's minds change. It is the best time to open a house at this time. If Brother Liu has any concerns, you can discuss it with me. The Zheng family will definitely contribute their little efforts to the county magistrate.