Zhuge Liang finished processing the official documents on hand before answering Chen Xi's words.
"What happened to Cao Sikong?" Zhuge Liang asked while closing the official document and looking at Chen Xi, looking very determined.
"Nothing happened. It's just that the fundamentals seemed to be destroyed by Liu Ba." Chen Xi, who had basically recognized the reality and didn't really want to save him, had now regained his senses and began to look at the problem from a purely outsider's perspective.
"Isn't Cao Sikong's base plate the soldiers under his command and their families?" Zhuge Liang asked in confusion, "Even if Liu Zichu wants to destroy this base plate, it won't be that easy."
Chen Xi thought for a while and began to think about how to give Zhuge Liang a clearer explanation of what Liu Ba had done and what the consequences were.
"You should have the evaluation of Cao Sikong's rule over the years. Even if Chang'an doesn't have it, you must have it here. Bring it over and let me take a look." Chen Xi thought for a while and said, feeling that he might be a little too high-minded. Let's take a look at Cao Cao first. Would it be better to die suddenly on the spot or become paralyzed?
"I've just read this before, and I didn't find such big loopholes as you said." Zhuge Liang directly handed the evaluation report of Cao Cao's rule to Chen Xi. One thing to say is that Zhuge Liang really just studied Cao Cao's rule. It can be said that , Cao Cao's understanding of his own rule may not be as good as Zhuge Liang's.
"Some things cannot be seen from the outside before a thunderstorm, especially if you look at the data, everything is fine." Chen Xi sighed and said, "I'll look at the data first."
Because it is a vassal state, Chen Xi actually has nothing to do with it. The Yuan family, Cao family, and Sun family are all trying to figure out how to run their own operations. Although Chen Xi offers support, these must be paid back, so if you take too much, you will have to pay back. Consider whether you can afford to pay it back.
Cao Cao has not received much support from Chen Xi, and Liu Ba's ability is generally trustworthy, at least before the thunderstorm.
Chen Xi saw it quickly, because Liu Ba's approach in the early days was completely copied from Chen Xi's. Even if there were some modifications, the general idea was very clear - to prosper the country through industry.
"At the very least, I really don't see any hidden dangers under Cao Sikong that could blow up his own infrastructure. What's more, Liu Zichu, not to mention other aspects, under his management, Cao Sikong's economic situation has always been Not bad." Zhuge Liang said very calmly, but he still didn't quite understand Cao Cao's thunderstorm.
"Didn't Liu Zichu manage Cao Mengde's side very well before? Why did the basic disk suddenly explode?" Li You also asked with some confusion.
"I'm reading the report. I can see some of Liu Zichu's ideas from this report. There was no problem in the early stage. From here on, he was a little eager for success and started pursuing quick money." Chen Xi looked at the report with some confusion.
Compared with Zhuge Liang who could only see the colorful data and could not see the changes in Liu Ba after these data, Chen Xi could see the changes in Liu Ba.
One thing to say is that Liu Ba did a very good job in the early days. Although the route he followed was not orthodox, it was indeed the Soviet Union concentrating its national power, advancing important nodes, and then providing feedback.
Even though the methods are a bit rough and the fund-raising methods are a bit outrageous, the ideas and methods are correct. In fact, the reconstruction of the Helmand Valley water network can be completed in about five years, putting an initial 225 acres of irrigation area into use. A big part of it lies in Liu Ba's financial investment.
All large-scale infrastructure construction consumes a lot of money, and Liu Ba absorbed this money through various means.
Otherwise, let alone the nonsense that the Helmand River Irrigation Area itself is a famous agricultural area in history, let alone the completion of the construction of 2.25 million acres of fertile farmland in the first phase of the irrigation area in five years, the dams may not even be repaired. over.
If you think about Afghanistan and Iran in later generations, you will know that this thing is not so easy to fix. Even if there are political considerations, if it is really easy to fix, it will not be delayed for so many years.
This kind of large-scale infrastructure is directly like a gold-swallowing beast. Without Liu Ba’s financial resources, it would have been impossible to build it in five years. Counting the second phase of construction that is currently in progress, after the entire repair is completed, After the Helmand River crosses Kandahar, a total of
It can add 4.5 million to 6 million acres of fertile farmland that can ensure a good harvest despite droughts and floods.
This can basically be regarded as an emperor's business. Without Liu Ba, Cao Cao would definitely be able to do it, but I'm afraid he won't have the money to build this thing until he gets Cao Cao.
Mobilizing abundant human resources also requires money.
It can be said that it is absolutely correct to build the Helmand River Water Conservancy Project, transform the water network, transform the lower reaches of the Helmand River into a historically famous irrigation area in advance, and then develop it into large-scale state-owned farms and plantations.
It's just that this idea generally doesn't return money too quickly. After all, this kind of large-scale infrastructure itself takes time. Once it's built, you can build farms, plantations, supporting animal husbandry, etc. Although there will be a steady stream of money, this is all. It takes time.
However, Liu Ba did not dislike the slow incoming money in the early days, and basically worked on these infrastructure construction down-to-earth. Even if there are some occasional unknown high growth in the data, it can be understood that he is making some extra money in the process of being down-to-earth. , Chen Xi can also do this kind of thing.
After all, people are not rich without a windfall. They have to invest some money in some small-probability events that may have huge benefits. However, this kind of investment is the type that has the best and will not cause losses if it is not available. It is impossible to put a lot of money in this. above.
Therefore, Chen Xi was somewhat satisfied with the economic data under Cao Cao's rule in the early years. It was a little off, but it was indeed the right way to prosper the country through industry. The money came in slowly but steadily.
What's more important is that the industrial pool can offset many possible crises and stabilize people's hearts. After all, even in later generations, local governments will see a large enterprise land on their own territory, and then work hard to absorb the local population and create Labor positions, even if such a large enterprise does not have much income, the government is happy to accept them.
So just look at Liu Ba’s behavior in the early days. He was a representative of industrial rejuvenation. He tried every means to absorb funds and invested in large-scale infrastructure and various basic industries that could add value in the future. While absorbing the population and stabilizing society, he continued to of increased taxes.
"From this point of view, there is absolutely no need for Liu Zichu to over-issue by 500%. His early thinking was completely fine. Even if the speed of incoming money is taken into account, even if he wants to over-issue, according to his early conservative thinking, it will not expand to 500. %." Chen Xi looked at the overall asset report under Cao Cao's rule very strangely.
"Let me ask, what did Liu Zichu do?" Zhuge Liang looked at Chen Xi and asked. He now knew more or less what Chen Xi did, but Chen Xi would not be so outrageous.
"Liu Zichu overpaid 500% of the overall asset valuation under Cao Sikong." Chen Xi looked at the report with some strangeness. According to the report, there was no need to be so outrageous.
Liu Ba is indeed radical, but no matter how radical Liu Ba is, he cannot be radicalized to such an outrageous level. Even if it is a super-issuance, after Liu Ba has completed a lot of industry, super-issuance based on industry is actually a kind of finance. Just running.
Chen Xi himself also carried out a certain amount of over-issuing based on his own size. Just because he had accurate predictions for the future, the scale of Chen Xi's over-issuing could be suppressed by the growth rate, and it seemed to be almost balanced.
Liu Ba definitely cannot do this, but Liu Ba itself has offline entities, and with the arrival of Beigui's manpower, Liu Ba's human resources are growing, diluting labor costs to a certain extent, plus He The emerging irrigation areas in the Mande River Basin are expanding, and agriculture, animal husbandry, and plantations are increasing their value effectively. Liuba can afford the overpayment.
In this era of brutal value-adding, even if Liu Ba over-issues by 100%, he can actually cover it. Moreover, Liu Ba himself, as an operator, also plays the role of referee and whistleblower. If something goes wrong, it should be Liu Ba was the first to discover it.
Since Liu Ba was the first to discover it, the worst he could do was to carry out a slow-release devaluation. To put it bluntly, it was just delaying time, because after Beigui invested in Cao Cao, the explosive growth of human resources allowed Liu Ba to invest money in the early days to build the Helmand River Irrigation Area. It can explode from hundreds of thousands of acres to two million acres, and even enter the second phase of infrastructure construction.
In the feudal era, this was a shot in the arm to stabilize people's hearts.
Just like in Rome, Pompianus also resisted through multiple cycles.
The bet is the same, but the market confidence has not collapsed, so Pompianus can borrow money from other senators. In addition, the senators can see the high-quality resources Pompianus has on hand, and they all know that this thing is basically It won't fall down, at most it will be a turnover, although everyone hopes that Pompianus will fall down quickly so that they can share the spoils.
But precisely because of this consideration, everyone believed that Pompianus could pay back the money.
In the same way, Liu Ba's holdings have increased from 450,000 acres to 2.25 million acres in two years. He has managed to maintain a good harvest despite droughts and floods, and continues to increase in value. Moreover, these fertile lands have been successfully turned into farms and pastures. The plantation has been running successfully, but now Liu Ba says he has no money, will others believe it? Of course I don’t believe it!
The market confidence is extremely sufficient for Liu Ba, so if Liu Ba just over-issues 100%, there will be no problem. Everyone believes that Liu Ba will definitely make money.
Even if we can’t do it, we can’t divide the fields!
Liu Ba relied on his abundant human resources and the people in Beigui who were good at animal husbandry, and he also engaged in animal husbandry on the water network that was not fully completed in the second phase. He couldn't plant fields, so I could plant grass and raise cattle and sheep. A sugar cane plantation was built on the land that had not yet been fully fertilized. A native Afghan brown sugar factory was completed a thousand years ahead of schedule and was specially sold to Rome.
Therefore, in this case, Liu Ba's inability to cash out the profits from the over-invoice certificate in a short period of time will not actually cause a big problem. Even if it depreciates directly, it will be a scolding at most. Maybe after half a year of scolding, a new wave of profits will come down. , Cao Cao came forward to be a good guy and made up for his brothers. This matter can be attributed to Liu Ba being a black-hearted man and not wanting to pay.
Will anyone doubt that Liu Ba has no money? There is no doubt that because those industries are still operating, and the millions of acres of plantations are still producing, it is impossible for short-term overproduction to destroy this long-term output that is obviously calculated on a hundred-year basis.
After all, Liu Ba forcibly created a hen that laid golden eggs, and everyone was not stupid. "It's completely incomprehensible why it was over-issued by 500%." Chen Xi looked at the explosive growth of the subsequent data and felt incredible. Liu Ba is undoubtedly a smart man, and he is indeed capable, so he is responsible for the disaster. Disaster, it is not such a disaster.
In particular, Chen Xi can doubt Liu Ba's ability and character, but he will never doubt Liu Ba's loyalty to Cao Cao.
But what Liu Ba is doing now is completely to bury Cao Cao alive. This is to smash Cao Cao's foundation. He is to make Cao Cao ***!
"Could it be an accident that led to the explosive growth?" Zhuge Liang looked at Chen Xi and asked, "According to you, Liu Zichu's previous behavior has always been controllable. Even if some of his behavior was a little out of line, it was still controllable. Within the control range, if it suddenly becomes uncontrollable, there must be an accident, or there may be a problem in some link."
Chen Xi nodded slowly when he heard this. There was only one possibility. Although this may not explain why Liu Ba was so wild and crazy, after all, Liu Ba's previous behavior seemed to be normal and controllable. State, the follow-up suddenly becomes uncontrollable?
"I can't understand. The first half of the game was normal. Even if some plantations, pastures, farms, and supporting production companies are used as tickets for listing and over-issuance, at least there is an obvious anchor, which can be regarded as an act of attracting funds. In the follow-up Suddenly he seemed crazy." Chen Xi looked at the reports of Cao Cao's rule and became more and more weird. Could it be that Liu Ba suddenly couldn't think about it and wanted to die.
Liu Ba’s early anchor is actually the growth rate of human resources and capital investment in the development of irrigation areas in the Helmand River Development Zone. To put it simply, although I over-issued, I can rely on the funds absorbed by the over-issue to develop Come out to a larger plantation or pasture.
Because Beigui's human resources and the people under Cao Cao's command were not used to the limit, the newly opened irrigation area could be turned into a plantation by Liu Ba that year, and then based on the harvesting method of annual sugar cane, the sugar factory was copy.
Afghanistan’s indigenous brown sugar making technology······
To put it simply, I had 30 acres of plantation at the beginning of the year. Although it was over-issued to 60 acres, and the supporting industrial facilities were also doubled and over-issued through the ticket model, by the end of the year, I really had 80 acres of plantation. It’s also really making sugar.
Even though it is somewhat artificially high because of the market value, I
If there are really so many industries, and there are more than what I boasted a few years ago, then the market will definitely not collapse, and people’s confidence in the market will not be a problem, and it can continue next year.
