"Soldiers on the battlefield wear armor, live in tents, and use swords. These are not temporary purchases. They are usually accumulated from previous years' hoardings. Although the actual cost of these things is more expensive than food, But it should not be counted as expenses for the year.”
"Because armored weapons are not single-time consumption items. They still exist after the war. At most, they are partially worn and consumed after the war."
"So how much does it cost to repair the armor and weapons? In fact, it doesn't cost much, just 20% of the food consumption. Ten thousand taels is enough! It's just a lot more!"
puff……
Xiao Rui really wants to vomit blood. Does this guy know some common sense? Repairing and rebuilding armored weapons is something you can’t even think about if you don’t have a hundred thousand taels of silver! It's better for you. According to your calculations, all those who were in charge of logistics last time will be executed!
"How much is it now?"
Xiao Changle raised his hands and actively shouted: "A total of sixty thousand taels!"
Fang Yiai covered her eyes: "How did she calculate so quickly?"
Li Chengqian raised his chin and said proudly: "That's my sister, of course she can calculate quickly."
…
Seeing the students agreeing so much, it is obvious that he teaches well and everyone understands. So Feng Zhidai became even more passionate, "In addition to these, there are two major expenses to be calculated in the war, namely casualty pensions and military merit rewards."
"Let's calculate the casualty benefits first. In Datang Law, there are benefits for those who are disabled on the battlefield and those who died in battle, but not those who were injured or disabled. In the last war, we had an army of 200,000, and those who were disabled plus those who died in battle totaled more than 50,000. Let me see what the pension standard is..."
"W-how much is this? Two to ten taels? Is it so high?"
Feng Zhidai looked at Xiao Rui in surprise. Xiao Rui had a dark face. He really wanted to go up and strangle him to death, let alone answer him.
Zhao Deyan coughed lightly and said, "Just calculate it carefully according to the data. Mr. Hou will not make a mistake."
"Okay, let's calculate it based on the lowest 2 taels. For 50,000 people, each person will be given 2 taels of silver. How much is the total? Who will answer?" Feng Zhidai seemed to have assumed the role of teacher, and he didn't know where he was going. I'm learning, are you trying to motivate students to answer questions?
"I'll come, I'll come, two, five, ten, that's one hundred thousand taels!" Yang Zhengdao finally overtook Li Chengqian this time. It's just that his pronunciation is not very standard, it sounds like four hundred thousand taels.
How many?
Feng Zhidai asked again: "Four hundred thousand taels?"
"It's not four hundred thousand taels, it's one hundred thousand taels! One hundred thousand!" Yang Zhengdao's face turned red with excitement.
Everyone laughed, this kid was so funny.
Xiao Rui was so angry that he shouted, "Mr. Feng, when you fight in Lingnan, you only give two taels of pension to each person?"
ah?
"Isn't this what is written on the list you gave us? When we fight in Lingnan, we don't give pensions at all. Lingnan is more about suppressing bandits and going to sea to fight against pirates. If you win, you will get trophies, and you will get them from the trophies."
puff……
Zhao Deyan pulled Xiao Rui and said, "Sit down, sit down, we are students attending classes today, listening to other people's lectures. Please pay attention to your attitude when asking questions."
Xiao Rui was pulled back and said angrily: "You clearly want to trick me on purpose. You knew he was like this, right?"
"No, absolutely not!" Zhao Deyan shook his head repeatedly, "How did I know that they in Lingnan are so dark that they don't even give compensation for those killed in battle?"
Feng Zhidai was a little confused. Why did he feel that the champion was angry?
No matter, let’s give the lecture first.
Xiao Changle said in support: "Sir, there is no problem with the calculation. One person has two taels, and fifty thousand people are one hundred thousand taels. Brother-in-law, please don't interrupt. Sir, continue to count. Isn't there a reward for military exploits?"
"Okay, then let's calculate the rewards for military exploits. However, the Tang Dynasty implemented the army system, which means recruiting soldiers during war. In peacetime, these soldiers all go back to farm and collect grain. Therefore, rewards for military exploits are often implemented in the form of tax exemptions and corvee exemptions. If there is beheading Merit, or the merit of beheading a general, or being promoted to an official or a noble title, rarely directly rewarded with financial rewards."
"Due to the empty treasury of the Tang Dynasty, this was a helpless move. Rough calculations suggest that the reward for military exploits will not exceed 100,000 taels." Feng Zhidai spoke eloquently.
Xiao Rui: ...What the hell, where is my knife? At this point in the calculation, why don't you just follow the data I gave you? Do you do a rough calculation yourself? Can't the reduction of taxes and corvee be converted into money? Did your kid do this on purpose?
Feng Zhidai: "So, now that we have roughly calculated all the expenses, who is going to calculate how much it will cost in total?"
"I'm coming, I'm coming! Don't fight with me, I'll do the math!" Fang Yiai rushed to the podium holding the calculation chips.
"Okay, okay, you do the math, no one will compete with you." Feng Zhidai gave up his seat to the big man.
Fang Yiai: "By the way, how much food did you eat at the beginning?"
puff……
"I say one item, and you count one item. The first is fifty thousand taels of food!"
At this moment, Xiao Changle slammed the table angrily and shouted: "Don't forget it, it costs a total of two hundred and sixty thousand taels! Brother-in-law, you are a liar! A big liar!"
After saying that, he ran out directly.
Xiao Rui: I...
Feng Zhidai: What is going on?
Everyone looked at Xiao Rui, wondering what was going on? What did you do to Xiao Changle?
Fang Yiai held the calculation chip in her hand and asked weakly: "Sir, she can calculate faster than me. Should we continue to calculate?"
Xiao Rui was so angry that he rolled his eyes at Feng Zhidai: "What a piece of shit, you are the only one who still acts as an arithmetic teacher? You are misleading people! If the war against the Turks really only costs so little money? There is no need to wait until Zhenguan IV. In the 9th year of Wude, we entered the Turkic royal court."
After saying that, he walked away and chased after Xiao Changle.
Feng Zhidai: "Mr. Zhao, did I make a mistake in my calculation?"
Zhao Deyan: "If you just talk about calculations, you are not wrong. It's just not in line with reality. The actual situation is that during the Great Tang War, food alone cost 300,000 taels. Haha, if you count that 50,000 taels, it was just transportation Damaged expenses.”
What? ? ?
How can this be? Why does it cost so much? In our Lingnan...
Lingnan?
"How big is your Lingnan area? And you may not need to bring much food for a sea battle. You can supplement your food by catching sea fish on the road. How can you use the troops in Lingnan to compare with the troops in the north?"
"By the way, there is also the consumption of war horses. You may not have personally fed a war horse, so you don't know how much a horse eats in a day."
Zhao Deyan glanced around and asked Fang Yiai: "Yaiai, you are a military commander. You should have raised war horses yourself, right? Tell me, how much does a war horse eat in a day?"
Fang Yiai scratched his head and replied honestly: "I personally feed my little black twenty kilograms of concentrated feed every day. It's not enough for BMW to only eat hay, hehe, then I will let him use concentrated feed. So. My little black fur is shiny and shiny, and I gain weight faster than other people’s horses!”
Pfft...I didn't ask you about your experience in raising horses.
"Then do you know how to feed ordinary war horses during a war?"
"Oh, I have a general idea. Ordinary war horses eat ten to twelve kilograms of hay and five kilograms of concentrated feed. Elite war horses eat ten kilograms of hay and ten kilograms of concentrated feed. The Xuanjia Army eats more." Fang Er said. Very detailed.
Zhao Deyan reminded: "Master Feng, do you know how much a pound of concentrated feed costs?"
Feng Zhidai shook his head, "Mr. Zhao, as you said, I have never fed a horse myself."
Everyone looked at Fang Yiai, who also scratched his head, "I got it directly from the fodder warehouse. I don't know the price. I didn't buy it."
who knows? Feng Zhidai scanned for a week.
Li Chengqian weakly raised his hand.
What? Prince? You are the prince, how do you know?
