Of course, Chen Xi also knows the disadvantages of this approach, so he always mixes money and food. This is also the reason why central banks need to integrate local banks, and then the banks integrate local industries.
After all, this method of distributing supplies may lead to very funny situations. There are times in history when supplies were converted because there was not enough money.
Take the Ming Dynasty as an example. During the Wanli period, because the treasury was in short supply and there was no money, there was no way to pay the bureaucrats. So Zhang Juzheng waved his hand and said, although there is no money, we have enough materials in the Ming Dynasty. We will distribute materials to offset the salary. Bar.
First of all, Zhang Juzheng's level of internal affairs was unparalleled in feudal society. It can be said that the Wanli New Deal was handled by Zhang Juzheng. He was a top capable minister. There is nothing to say about using materials to offset the accounts. He was definitely a good chess player.
However, the problem was that Zhang Juzheng made a mistake in his operation, and the method of debiting the account was too rough. He directly used Sumu pepper to deduct the account. To say that the value of this thing is quite high, there is no problem in deducting the account.
The problem is that while everyone is waiting for the rice to be put into the pot, you give me a stick. Do you want me to use this stick as rice? This stick is not worthy of being used as food for a large family.
This gameplay requires sufficient reserves of supplies. At least the necessary supplies must be complete. If there is a shortage of other items, the people will be dissatisfied at most, and there will be no chaos.
If all the supplies are complete, it doesn't matter. You are not giving out supplies, but asking the other party to collect supplies and money more directly.
Chen Xi is like this. The materials in his hands are always more complete than those on the market. This is an advantage brought by a large government's industrial system as a backup supply. Therefore, when Chen Xi distributes food and salary to the soldiers' families, he always looks like you. If you want money, take money. If you don't want money, choose supplies. As a military dependent, you have these, these, and these discounts.
Therefore, there are not many times when money is actually distributed. Most people choose supplies. Anyway, they are just needed items, food and clothing, and they are of high quality and low price here.
To be honest, it's not impossible to give money if you really want to, but that would actually reveal a lot of things, such as the unusually large military expenditure of the Han Dynasty, so Chen Xi tried his best to balance the accounts to ensure that the military expenditure seemed to be maintained. Less than 10 billion yuan.
As for the unexpected amount of more than 40 billion, it was the result of other reasons that can be said in the past. Normally speaking, military expenditure should still be on a scale that seems more appropriate. For example, 9.9 billion is very good. .
Although Chen Xi knew very well that in any given year, the military expenditure of the Han Dynasty, as long as it was counted as money, would probably have exceeded 50 billion, with a main battle legion of 40 to 50 million, a million militia, other armor and equipment, food and drink, etc. Not counting it, the annual salary has exceeded 30 billion.
If you also include meal expenses, calculated according to world prices, it is calculated at 10 cents per person per day, which adds up to several billions. If you also include the loss of military equipment and pensions, 40 billion yuan is not an accidental thing. Chen Xi mostly settled accounts, so he could still get by.
As of now, Chen Xi can still say with an expressionless face that the military expenditure is about 10 billion. As for material losses, this does not count as losses. Renewable resources can stimulate domestic demand and create happiness. People can also make money in the manufacturing industry. It can be completely treated as if it does not exist.
Anyway, Chen Xi just pretends that these don't exist. Although any family that has raised two legions now feels that more than 10 billion military expenditures are too unscientific, they really can't find any problem, so whatever Chen Xi says is What.
"The food and salary are sent directly to the people, and then after the people sign for it, local students are asked to write letters for them to stabilize people's hearts." Li You said with some admiration.
I am very impressed with Chen Xi's method of sending food and salary directly to the soldiers' homes. This method solved many problems, and writing letters back and forth also made the soldiers at the front more at ease. Directly sending money to the soldiers, on the contrary, It doesn't make any sense.
After all, most of the soldiers are not the killers under Li Jue. They have no wives and children. They are single. One person has enough to eat and the whole family is not hungry. Sending the money home is much more reassuring for these people than carrying it with them. There are too many, so this is considered good government.
"Tsk, I'm just doing it for the convenience of management." Chen Xi said casually and distributed it to the soldiers. The soldiers died in the battle. What if they can't find their home? How about being wiped out directly? This kind of thing is not uncommon, and it can be sent directly to the home. Even if the person is gone, he can still give a notice when the money is distributed, and follow the payment channel to help take care of the funeral.
These things don't cost much, but they are indeed real humanitarian care. Many times, the coldness of human nature lies in these details.
"Marquis Chen, the Guo family sent someone to secretly deliver a quick report." While Chen Xi was chatting, Yuan Yin appeared at the Political Yuan with Haftan.
Speaking of which, the main hall of the Political Yuan was not originally arranged like this. The ministers of each ministry also had their own place to handle work, and each minister had his own territory. These people should have gathered together every three days and every five days. However, it changed after Chen Xi took office.
Chen Xi captured all these people here, and each ministry dealt with it on its own territory. The ministers at the top were all in the Political Yuan. With them together, certain things were easier to handle, and it was less likely to cause rifts.
To be honest, if Lu Su and Li You hadn't been in the Political Yuan every day, looking up and down, the transfer of Jiang Wan, Wang Xiu, and Zhao Yan would have been enough to create a rift between them.
After all, there are only so many people who can work. If you transfer them away, what will I do?
So since Chen Xi took over, all the ministers from various ministries have brought all their work to the Political Yuan. If everyone has any ideas, they can talk about it. If you want to criticize, just speak directly here. Public affairs are public affairs and private affairs are private affairs. If there is anything wrong with it, Just knock on the table and don't do anything dirty below.
Chen Xi has always believed that they are invincible when they unite. As long as they don't hold each other back, no matter what team they are, they can give it a try. But at their level, many of the grievances are actually due to insufficient communication.
As for interests, to this extent, this group of people have long surpassed the constraints of interests. Maybe their relatives and friends need these, but they themselves don’t care much about it. If they give up, they will give up. Their names will be remembered through the ages. I share the same sentiments with Qing Shi. Now, this is more exciting than some wealthy party. If it can become a mark that cannot be bypassed by civilization, then what else does it matter?
Compared to a handful of loess dissipating into other people's memories a hundred years later, to this extent, these people have achieved another kind of immortality.
Therefore, Chen Xi brought this group of people to work together. No matter what the fight was like below, this group of people sat firmly on the Diaoyutai.
This method has been continued to this day, and it seems that the effect is quite good. At least there is a person like him on it, and there has been no trouble so far.
"This seems to be..." Chen Xi looked at Haftan, who looked familiar, but couldn't pronounce his name. Fortunately, Liu Ye quickly sent a message to Chen Xi, "General Haftan, what, is there any problem with the Guo family? God?" Will the change have a big impact on your side?"
Haftan was a little flattered. He didn't expect that Chen Xi actually knew him, so he quickly replied, "Everything is fine with my Anping Guo family. The changes in the weather did cause some of the legions to fall, but the main force under my command remained the same despite the catastrophe." Maintaining the level of the Praetorian Guard.”
Chen Xi's eyes lit up slightly. He didn't expect that Haftan could still maintain the level of the Imperial Guard. Can he be said to be the famous general who founded Sassanid Persia in the official history? It's still a bit level.
Originally, Chen Xi thought that all the imperial guards of the Central Asian families should have collapsed, because this wave of changes in the sky has dealt a very heavy blow to opportunistic guys. The dual talents and imperial guards reserved by the major families have indeed reached that level in the past. , but in essence it is just opportunistic.
Chen Xi estimated that most families might be down to a single talent, and very few could maintain dual talents. After all, even if the major families had private soldiers, they would not be too large due to the intimidation of the Han Dynasty. There are usually several hundred people, and the training intensity is average.
In the past few years, they could quickly become dual-talented, and even reach the level of the Imperial Guard, mostly because they had the template of the past and could be promoted quickly. However, after the changes in the sky, this kind of opportunistic behavior was hammered down one by one. , Chen Xi didn't find it surprising that he fell to the rank of a pawn.
How can it be so easy to achieve true dual talents and imperial guards? Unexpectedly, the Anping Guo family still retains the imperial guard class after the heavenly change. This is very powerful. Although Chen Xi estimates that there should be the power of the oath talent in it. The restraint effect, but there is one thing to say, under the current situation, it is very powerful to be able to maintain it in the Imperial Guard.
Maybe from the moment the sky changes, the Guo family in Anping will become the dominant force in Central Asia. These days, the main force will be reduced to a single talent, and the imperial guards will really be able to run away.
"Yes, yes, we still have the level of the Imperial Guard. If there is a shortage of supplies, the reserves in the west can be released to you, the Guo family in Anping." Chen Xi decided to increase investment. Compared with the group of people rushing to the streets, Boy, Anping Guo looks like he's coming through.
"Well, we only have seven or eight hundred Imperial Guards left." Haftan said with a dry smile. His mental image forcibly maintained these top soldiers. If it weren't for Guo Zhao by his side, plus these soldiers and him They all firmly believe that Guo Zhao is the Lord of Destiny. Even if he has the talent of swearing, he cannot maintain the level of the Imperial Guard.
"That's pretty good." Chen Xi said with great satisfaction.
"Chen Hou, this is the image that Shaojun asked me to forward. Please take a look at it." Haftan saw that Chen Xi was in a good mood and quickly took out the secret mirror.
