Chapter 2052: It’s not about running out of money, it’s about balancing the expenditures
What's more, Shi Xie already knew that people can't go, but they want to go. No matter who persuaded him to do it, but the other party did it, at least it proved that he knew about it and was of the same mind as the country, and Zhang
Lu acted like nothing happened. .
No one would believe that everyone under Zhang Lu's rule did not know what the Northern Huns meant, nor would anyone believe that none of Zhang Lu's ministers realized what Zhang Lu should do at this time.
No one is stupid. No matter how other people calculated, they were all aligned with the country at that time. Under this situation, Zhang Lu did not take any action and regarded the country as nothing.
Naturally, everyone involved in the Battle of Northern Xinjiang silently blacklisted Zhang Lulu.
After the Northern Xinjiang was pacified, although the Liu, Cao, and Sun families did not speak out about this matter, Zhang Lu was definitely dead, and the Tianshi Dao represented by Zhang Lu would probably not be regarded as the right path.
After all, we are all adults, and it is useless no matter how much we talk. The main thing is to look at actions. And while many aristocratic families and almost all the princes in the world are contributing money and effort, Zhang Lu squats behind and watches the fun.
To put it simply, the impact is too bad. The country's enemies will not do anything. If it is not punished, people will probably disperse. All the princes and families in the world need an explanation.
Although there are not many of these aristocratic families and princes who truly serve the country wholeheartedly, many things just depend on the results, and Zhang Lu's performance is shameful.
The reason why Cao Cao has resisted taking action until now is to give Liu Zhang a chance. Liu Zhang went to Chang'an to meet with Cao Cao, Sun Ce, and Liu Bei.
Although in essence Liu Zhang is more like a straw bag with a corrupt appearance, the magnanimity he showed in Chang'an cannot be underestimated.
In addition, with his meritorious service, even Cao Cao did not look down upon this man who was formerly known as the dog that guards the land. Therefore, Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Ce did not mention the matter of Hanzhong, and Hanzhong let Liu Zhang handle it on his own.
Liu Zhang's subsequent performance did not disappoint Cao Cao and others. With the general trend of bringing peace to Central and South China and recruiting more than a dozen countries as Tibet, he carried the coffin through Hanzhong, forcing Zhang Lu to stay behind closed doors.
At this point, Cao Cao and others actually knew that Liu Zhang had won, but for the results to come out, it is estimated that they would have to wait for Liu Zhang to bring in the army to truly solve the Hanzhong problem.
Cao Cao also knew that Hanzhong was easy to defend but difficult to attack, and Liu Zhang would have to wait a long time for the results to come out.
Fortunately, for Cao Cao, they still have this little time. Of course, the families who moved to the Central Plains are also waiting for the result, the final result of Hanzhong.
However, Liu Zhang's plan for the Sichuan-Sichuan-Hanzhong road soon appeared on Cao Cao's desk. From that moment on, Cao Cao no longer regarded Liu Zhang as a land-guarding dog.
Liu Zhang's magnanimity in front of Cao Cao and others since he brought peace to the Central and Southern Kingdoms has qualified him to be compared with them.
Especially the astonishing road plan, even Cao Cao had to be convinced. He leveled the mountains of Sichuan and Shu, cut a broad road directly to Hanzhong, and raised 100,000 troops to capture Zhang Lu's head. This majestic momentum even Cao Cao
You can also feel it on paper.
But what made Cao Cao unhappy was that Liu Zhang, who could speak such heroic words, actually forgot to write a poem that would be famous throughout the ages.
Of course, Liu Zhang's domineering power that appeared on paper was just a figment of Cao Cao's imagination. Liu Zhang was just a little complacent after passing Hanzhong and felt that the mountain road was difficult to walk, so he said such words. It just happened to have some room for imagination based on that scene.
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"As expected, the Han clan still has some talented people." Cao Cao looked at the intelligence from various places and the invitation letter sent by Liu Bei's party, and said with sigh, not to mention Liu Bei's magnanimity, but Liu Zhang's performance after awakening
His demeanor is not inferior to that of the Han Dynasty.
"Miaocai, you will go to Yecheng on my behalf. Juan'er is about to marry Zhang Yide, so you can stay there for a few more days." Cao Cao read Liu Bei's invitation and knew what Liu Bei was going to do.
It's just that this kind of thing cannot be stopped, but since the other party wants to scare them, Cao Cao doesn't mind taking the opportunity to peek into Liu Bei's background.
"Here." Xia Houyuan said with a cold expression. He has now reached the point where his inner energy has left the body and there is no way forward. However, every time he thinks of his daughter marrying Zhang Fei, Xia Houyuan wants to stab him to death.
Zhang Fei.
Although Zhang Fei is far superior to Xia Houjuan in terms of ability and status, Xia Houyuan is just unhappy with Zhang Fei. If anything, there may be some seniority issues involved.
After all, for a long time, both Xia Houyuan and Xia Hou were called brother Zhang Fei Yide, although this brother was only an honorific title for a master who was a teacher.
But after calling him for so long, he was sincere. After all, Zhang Fei is the only one who is still alive to find trouble with Lu Bu.
From this point of view, Xia Houyuan fully recognized Zhang Fei's strength, and the only obstacle he couldn't overcome was that Zhang Fei actually wanted to be his concubine.
Not everyone, like Xun and Zhuge Jin, can do such a thing as marrying his daughter to his friend. In Xia Houyuan's view, this kind of thing is acceptable, but it must be mutually consensual.
However, Xia Houyuan sensitively noticed that Zhang Fei seemed to be using coercive tactics. Although Xia Houjuan had calmed down by now and looked at Zhang Fei more and more, Xia Houyuan was still extremely conflicted in his heart. He always felt that the leopard had a leopard head with ringed eyes, a swallow's jaw and a tiger's beard.
The guy is not a good guy.
In addition, Xiahou, who started to support him, also felt that Xiahoujuan was a good match after she approved of the marriage.
In Xiahou's words, it's not hard to get married. She's also the wife of a Liehou. Everyone is familiar with Zhang Yide. It's much better than a guy who doesn't know his background. Juan'er is willing to do it herself. Miaocai, don't make trouble unreasonably.
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Am I making trouble unreasonably? At that time, Xia Houyuan's forehead veins bulged.
In fact, the main reason is that having too many sons and only one daughter, or being a daughter, makes you think too much. Otherwise, these things should be handled by the mother, Xia Hou said.
Xia Houyuan was so angry that he didn't know what to say. On the contrary, he thought it made sense rationally. However, human beings sometimes feed dogs rationally and deal with problems emotionally.
So while secretly cursing Zhang Fei, Xia Houyuan suppressed his anger and prepared a dowry for his daughter. He didn't want others to look down on the daughter of his Xiahou family.
"Mr. Cao, I want to go too!" Ma Chao raised his hand high and said.
Cao Cao hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Meng Qi will go with Miaocai, but in this case, Miaocai will also prepare a gift for Zhao Zilong."
"Thank you, Mr. Cao!" Ma Chao said excitedly. He was very satisfied with his sister marrying Zhao Yun, except that the troublesome Lu Qiling made him upset.
But if Ma Chao is really asked to attack Lu Qiling, Ma Chao is unlikely to be able to do it.
[Forget it, forget about this matter. Lu Qiling is the daughter of Marquis Wen after all, so we should treat Marquis Wen who has ascended as a favor and prepare a gift for her. After all, our family all goes together to support Yun Lu. ]
Ma Chao thought to himself that he really didn't want to give Lu Qiling a gift.
Cao Cao knew about Zhao Yun marrying Ma Yunlu. After all, Cao Cao had wanted Cao Ang to marry Ma Yunlu for a while, so he was still very aware of the current situation.
"Lord, no, if this is the case, if the Ma family never returns, our strength will be greatly reduced." Cheng Yu decisively sent a message to Cao Cao. He always did not take good care of people's hearts.
"Zhongde can rest assured. Ma Chao has an arrogant side and lacks intelligence, but there are some things he can't do. He is very similar to Lu Bu in the past. He has his own bottom line." Cao Cao said slowly.
He spoke.
Cheng Yu was silent. He also knew that Ma Chao had a bottom line, but he was unwilling to bet on this kind of thing. It was really meaningless to win, and the situation would be very bad if he lost.
"Zi Chu, how is the operation of the bank recently?" Cao Cao turned to Liu Ba and asked.
"The current limit of funds that banks can use is about 5 billion, but 20% of the money needs to be used as reserves, which means there are still 4 billion." Liu Ba said slowly, and then
All expenditures and incomes were explained in detail.
Although Cao Cao couldn't fully understand it, he could clearly feel from the data Liu Ba explained this time that his family's economic situation was much better than before.
"Why does four billion dollars sound so familiar?" Mao frowned and said, why suddenly he felt a chill in his heart. Maybe we have already spent all the money.
After Mao opened his mouth, everyone with a brain reacted. Four billion dollars, doesn't this mean that the money has been spent?
"Well, you are right. If you don't count Chen Hou's loan, we are basically maintaining a balance of payments." Liu Ba said calmly.
All spent? It’s a joke, this is called balance of payments, and this is where Liu Ba is great. He basically invests all the money he earns into people’s livelihood, and hardly leaves too much money for the bank.
It is precisely because of this method that Cao Cao can maintain stable and forward development under his rule. However, the disadvantage of this is that Xun is very worried about when the capital chain will be inexplicably broken.
"That means we have no money at all now?" Xia Hou looked shocked. Such a big stall actually said it had no money. What a joke, "Didn't we agree to expand the army? Now we don't have any money."
Now, how to expand the army?"
Liu Ba glanced at Xia Hou indifferently. Can he say that he spent the money quickly after knowing that there was such a loan? After getting the four billion money, he had successfully replenished the capital chain and turned around to invest in the industry.
After completing the downstream work, making it self-produced and sold, and integrating it, the expenses to a certain extent will be equivalent to numbers for him.
Of course, if possible, Liu Ba still prefers to mount his chain on Chen Xi's chain. This is easier, there are more people upstream and downstream, the operation is more stable, and more money can be extracted, but Chen Xi grasps