Chapter 497 Fight the family! Plunder the city! Make money!
The more Wang Mi talked, the more excited he became, and he drank one glass after another. Under the moonlight, which was not particularly bright, he could actually see a slight redness.
Drank too much!
This is definitely because I drank too much!
Xie Xuan saw this, but did not stop Wang Mi, just because he also heard a glimmer of hope in Wang Mi's earnest words.
Who doesn't want to make Beifu soldiers better?
When Beifu is in good condition, the power of the Xie family will be more stable.
It is rare that this boy Wang Mi is not focused on the interests of his Langya Wang family, but also wants to support Beifu. Xie Xuan can see that this boy is sincerely thinking about Beifu.
Although he couldn't see clearly what medicine was sold in Wang Mi's gourd, he suddenly looked at him with admiration.
"Zhiyuan, don't worry, calm down."
Of course, Xie Xuan had to ask Wang Mi to calm down. He was looking impassioned now. He had been holding the wine cup in his hand since he sat down.
Wang Mi's time in Beifu was not short. When eating and drinking, Xie Xuan rarely saw him holding a wine jar, let alone drinking well.
In addition, when he was walking in the court in the past, he made a lot of jokes because he couldn't drink.
Don't forget, the master he served, Sima Yao, was a drunkard. Wang Mi accompanied him to lecture on scriptures every day, and he would inevitably drink a few drinks.
It would be even more terrifying if Sima Daozi was next to him. He was a master at persuading people to drink. Regardless of whether you were literary or martial, in order to get you to drink with him, Sima Daozi would use any tricks.
It is often said that Wang Mi entered the palace standing and was carried out by the eunuchs while lying down.
It can be seen that her drinking capacity is really bad.
However, Wang Mi really drank a lot today, and Xie Xuan felt that if he didn't stop him, he might not even be able to enter the gate of Jingkou.
Furthermore, because Wang Mi was too excited, he began to speak more and more words faster and faster, and became unorganized.
Xie Xuan can understand the truths he said, but he needs to be given some time to sort them out.
As I get older, my reaction time is a bit slow.
"General Xie, I'm not in a hurry. I just want to discuss the pros and cons of this matter with the general."
"After all, we still have a month, so there is really no need to rush."
It turned out that it was not going to be implemented immediately. After hearing these words, Xie Xuan was relieved. He had been refusing to speak out precisely because he could not figure out the young man's true intentions.
Seeing a group of them gathered around eagerly, Xie Xuan thought that they wanted the soldiers from Jingkou here to gather quickly and not let any of them out.
"I understand what you are saying. I have been in the army for a long time. Disbanding soldiers after every war has many disadvantages. How could I not see it?"
"It's just that now our country's national power is declining and we are surrounded by powerful enemies. I might as well tell you the truth today. Master He must know something. With our current strength, the soldiers of Beifu only retain half of their daily support, which is particularly insufficient.
, how can we keep all the new soldiers in the house?"
"When soldiers go home to farm, they are allowed to fend for themselves and make money to support themselves. However, once they are removed from farming, our Beifu will be responsible for all their food and clothing."
"Who will pay for this money?"
Wang Mi looked at He Mai with doubts in his eyes. He knew that Jin Dynasty was poor, but he never expected that its financial resources were so poor.
This is too shabby!
Make money!
Must make money!
Beat the family!
Loot the city!
A big deal!
When I have no money, I can’t bear it even for a day!
"General Xie is right. Beifu does not have many materials. If it still maintains this organizational scale, it will only last about ten days."
"Ten...ten days?"
"Only ten days?"
Although Wang Mi was prepared, he was still shocked.
This is too stretched!
It’s really true, we won’t be able to survive until we disband!
Wang Mi raised his eyes and met Xie Xuan's indescribable expression. Only then did he finally understand the meaning of that expression.
Beifu is really poor...
My brothers don’t lie!
According to the current inventory of Beifu, eliminating half of Beifu soldiers, especially the recruits from Jingkou, can save Beifu a lot of expenses.
In addition, the soldiers who were disbanded in Jingkou will quickly turn into farmers, and their farming work will also be converted into taxes and handed over to the Beifu again.
In short, the longer you persist, the more ways you can make money. In this way, on the surface, from the perspective of outsiders who don't know the truth, Beifu can still maintain such a prestigious appearance.
However, does Beifu really have no money?
You can't say that either.
At least, the Xie family would never think so.
Do you think the Xie family of Chen County, who have been involved in the imperial court for decades, especially the wily Xie An, are actually fools?
The Xie Mansion provides money to support Beifu soldiers and makes money at a loss. Is Xie An a great philanthropist?
Of course it’s impossible!
The North and the South were in confrontation, and wars were frequent. All year round, Beifu was busy fighting endless battles. But in general, there were only a handful of long-lasting and large-scale battles like the capture of Xiangyang.
On weekdays, Beifu only needs to be able to maintain its daily scale, organize training for soldiers, and provide them with food and clothing.
Although this expense is considerable, with this army, the Xie family has a lot of leverage to blackmail the imperial court.
Military resources will be continuously sent to Beifu, and it is natural that the Xie family will retain some of them.
Our Xie family can't always lose money, right? Even if your Sima family raises an army, it's impossible for them to just go in and out.
Furthermore, every time you capture a city, you can obtain a large amount of assets from the enemy's city. Of course, part of these things must be handed over to the court.
But a small part can also be kept by Beifu for personal use. Among them, the Xie family will take out some good ones and move them to their own home.
It was not that the imperial court was unaware of what Xie Xuan and others were doing, but in exchange for the Xie family being in charge of the Beifu soldiers and winning the war, they could only turn a blind eye.
So, analyze the current situation.
It is of course impossible to say how wealthy Beifu is, with mountains of money and jewels everywhere. However, it is absolutely impossible to say that it is as poor as Xie Xuan described.
If the situation is really that serious, not to mention Xiangyang City, even Jingling City cannot be defended. How can Beifu have the energy to seize more cities?
After going back and forth, Wang Mi concluded that there must be a secret ledger in Beifu, which even He Mai, the main bookkeeper in charge of recording, did not know about.
Only that secret account can truly reflect the financial resources of Beifu.
"So, Zhiyuan, it's not that I don't understand the benefits of doing that. It's just that with our current financial resources, we simply can't afford to support so many troops."
Showing off is one of Xie Xuan's magic weapons for delaying young people's plans. Anyway, he won't tell them all the real situation in Beifu.
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