Whether looking at the past dynasties or looking at the dynasties later, Governor Feng can believe that finance is the lifeblood of every political power.
With money and food in hand, no matter whether it is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, as long as the overall governance level of the ruling class is above the average, the general stability of the country can basically be maintained.
Unless you encounter Sima Jin's level of brain-deadness, there is really nothing you can do.
If there is no money or food in hand, anyone in power who has some ambition will find ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. In many cases, this approach is called reform.
If it succeeds, at least it can give the country a new life. If it is awesome, it can even make the country reborn from the ashes.
Failed... There are many examples in history.
Now Governor Feng heard Qin Bo say that Wu's treasury was not well-off, and he only believed half of it.
If it was really just "lack of wealth", would Sun Quan have cast a large spring?
Every year, Xinghan sells more than a tiny bit of goods to Wu.
Therefore, Governor Feng knew very well that the school affairs office also had the power in Wu State, which was to set up monopoly barriers to collect taxes.
To put it bluntly, they are the white gloves used by Sun Quan to make money.
With Wu's political system, it was impossible to reduce expenditures.
Otherwise, should you cut off the imperial army controlled by the royal family, or cut off all levels of officials?
If you cut off the imperial army, what will you do to suppress the military leaders of the hereditary tribes below? What should we use to attack Wei State in the north?
Cut off some officials to save money?
Ji Yan has used her own life to prove the attitude of the powerful family.
Again, whether it is Wei or Wu, as long as Cao Rui and Sun Quan do not have the courage to overthrow the family politics, the final result will point to the highest form of this political system:
There are no poor families in the upper class, and there are no noble families in the lower class.
And this process will inevitably intensify the contradiction between the imperial power and the aristocratic family, leading to internal strife and even civil strife, until the aristocratic family completely overwhelms the imperial power and controls the entire country.
In addition, under the premise that there are still strong enemies suppressing the situation, it is basically impossible for Sun Quan to reduce expenditure.
So we can only find ways to open source it.
The problems encountered by open source are also the same as the biggest obstacle encountered by reducing expenditure: aristocratic families.
The aristocratic family controls a large number of people and land, and is the best tax collection target.
The question is, do you dare?
Even if you dare, how are you going to accept it?
The Wei State has a solid foundation and can still hold on for a while.
But Wu State did not have such a foundation, and its internal conflicts could not be resolved, so it had no choice but to move outward.
But, the name of Sun Shiwan, the Great Emperor of Wu Kingdom, is not for nothing.
He didn't have the ability to deflect conflicts outwards, and he didn't have the guts to attack the family, so he had no choice but to turn inward.
According to the original historical trajectory, Wu State should soon issue "Daquan Five Hundred", followed by "Daquan Dangqian", and even "Daquan Two Thousand" and "Daquan Five Thousand".
It's so rolled up!
Things are different now. A good man like Feng Dai comes from the sky and is willing to fly with Wu Guoyi. Where can I find such good things?
Finding new sources of revenue alleviated the problem of tight government treasury, and at the same time, the money and food supplies of the Jingzhou Army were returned to the central government.
No matter how you look at these two things, they are things that only capable ministers who are loyal to state affairs can do.
Of course Qin Bo considers himself a loyal minister, but now that he has obtained Feng Junhou's promise, he feels that he might be able to become a capable minister beside His Majesty.
Just like Sang Hongyang.
The school affairs office will only be responsible to His Majesty and His Majesty alone. Qin Bo understands his position very well.
As for what kind of bad reputation others give to the school affairs office, does it matter?
However, what Feng Governor did not expect was that for the first time in history, his decision to speed up the control of Jingzhou's food supply was fiercely opposed by Zhang Xiaoniang, Liangzhou's chief political think tank.
"The primary goal of Liangzhou now is to prepare for the Battle of Guanzhong. It is a safe move for the Zhang family to carry out the plan of cannibalizing Jingzhou's food supply step by step."
"Alang's sudden change of mind will not only cause problems with the food supply in Shu, but may even alert Wu. If several years of work are ruined, how will Alang cope?"
Miss Zhang, who was quietly touched by Feng Jishishi on the couch at night, learned about this, and her tenderness suddenly turned into anger:
"Now that the great plan of my husband's country has been agreed upon, how can it be easily changed based on a momentary thought? Even if it is to be changed, everyone must be summoned for discussion. How can it be changed based on a momentary thought of one person?"
Over the years, whenever Governor Feng had any difficulties, he would always turn to Zhang Xiaosi.
This time I was good at making my own decisions, and being scolded by Zhang Xiaosi again made me feel a little bit embarrassed.
"Anyway, isn't it all about controlling Jingzhou's food supply? It's not that big of a difference whether it's faster or slower..."
Zhang Xiaosi saw that this man still looked nonchalant, and immediately wanted to punch him:
"What do you know! I said that preparing for the battle in Guanzhong is the most important thing! But do you know when the Prime Minister will march into Guanzhong?"
Governor Feng had thought about this issue countless times.
However, it is impossible to determine such major events related to the fate of the country unless Governor Feng personally returns to Hanzhong and then has a secret and in-depth conversation with the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty.
After all, as a feudal official, Feng Jishi's current status is already very sensitive.
With a large number of troops under his control, if he could still know the top secrets within the court at any time, his hand would be stretched a bit too long.
At least not while the Prime Minister is still here.
So I can only wait for the Prime Minister to take the initiative to tell me.
But so far, the Prime Minister has not received any definite news about this.
I heard that even the Emperor of Han Dynasty didn’t even have any gossip about this matter.
Governor Feng could only rely on guesswork.
According to the military deduction of the Liangzhou General Staff and the political situation deduction of Zhang Xiaosi, the highest probability is the year after tomorrow and the year after tomorrow.
"That's just a possibility, what if it's next year?" Zhang Xiaosi finally couldn't help but kicked Feng Jishi, "It's not like you don't know the Prime Minister's body!"
"The past two years are the most critical moment. Are you so blinded by lard that you suddenly want to cause more trouble?"
Zhang Xiaosi kicked him, but still couldn't understand his hatred, and hit Governor Feng on the shoulder again, "How much food and grass should be prepared in advance for the battle of Guanzhong? You, the commander-in-chief of the three armies, really don't know what to do?"
"When the time comes, Shuzhong will have to support Jingzhou and the Northern Expedition army. Are you sure there won't be any problems?"
Hearing Zhang Xiaosi's question, Governor Feng actually felt a little nervous in his heart.
"Probably not? After all, the grain output in Shuzhong has been increasing year by year in recent years. I am not worried about what if I suppress those who grow grain too hard and they really stop growing grain..."
"You fart!" Zhang Xiaosi cursed without hesitation, "You are sophistry! If they don't grow food, what can they grow? As long as Xinghan will control the silkworm breeding for a day and give them a huge ability, what else can they do? Change grain into mulberry?"
"Besides, doesn't the imperial court guarantee a minimum price for food every year? As long as this policy exists, I really don't believe they have the guts to fight to the death!"
"That's enough!" Governor Feng's face turned red after being scolded. "If I hadn't offered advice to the country, it would still be a question whether the Han Dynasty's treasury could afford the guaranteed minimum price for food..."
Zhang Xiaosi was made angry and laughed on the spot:
"So Mr. Feng can think that there are no heroes in the Wu Kingdom, and no one can see through Feng Gong's Guan Zhong's skills? Lu Xun still has Sun Quan's seal in his hand, and Feng Gong actually plotted against Lu Xun with an unknown school."
"Are you looking down on Lu Xun, or is this Wu Guo school official just like Feng Gong back then? He is an outstanding person."
"If you are really a great person, but you secretly discuss with Feng Gong to bring down the pillars of your family, and you are betraying the country without knowing it, isn't it ridiculous?"
The young lady of the Zhang family put her gun and stick in her hand and said "Qiang Lian seduces Mr. Feng" to the point of embarrassment:
"You know nothing! Little people are often the key to changing history, do you understand?"
"I don't understand!" The young lady of the Zhang family gritted her teeth and said bitterly, "You understand everything, okay? If anything happens in the future, don't come looking for me again!"
As he said this, he stretched out his foot and kicked Feng Jishi.
Governor Feng was caught off guard, and with an "ouch" sound, he was kicked and fell off the couch.
Thanks to his strong skin and thick flesh, he was not injured even when he was injured, and he didn't even feel any pain on his body.
It was just this incident that completely annoyed Governor Feng.
He stood up suddenly and cursed:
"Are you crazy? You kicked me so hard? Just tell me if you don't want to sleep with me, scolding and kicking me. What do you mean?"
After that, he turned around and walked out.
After walking a few steps, I felt something was not right again, so I turned around, rolled up the clothes I had taken off earlier, and put them on randomly, and then left angrily.
It took a long time before Zhang Xiaosi's curse came from the room: "Feng Wenhe, you bastard!"
Then there was a "clang", and I don't know what was thrown.
Governor Feng was too lazy to argue with her. He wandered around the backyard of the Governor's Mansion for a long time and then moved to the main courtyard.
"Your Majesty, my wife has gone to bed."
The guard on duty warned.
Looking at the extinguished room, Governor Feng turned back angrily and turned away.
I don't dare to disturb the main room, Xiaosi will definitely not be able to go back, but it doesn't matter.
Governor Feng didn't have many others, but he had enough wives and concubines.
All the way to Li Mu's yard, Li Mu had already fallen asleep.
However, the concubine has no human rights. When she heard that the male gentleman was coming, Li Mu ran out to greet her in her pajamas.
"Why are you here so late?"
As for the daughter of an aristocratic family, Li Xiaosan's voice was soft and soft, with a softness that was not usually present in her voice.
Governor Feng threw himself directly onto the couch:
"There's no place to sleep tonight, so I'll squeeze in here, do you mind?"
Li Mu heard this and chuckled:
"That's a good relationship. If Alang has no place to sleep every night, I will be very happy."
As she spoke, she came up to help Feng Jishi take off his clothes.
Governor Feng lay on the couch like a dead pig. He only moved when Li Mu reminded him to turn over.
"This is strange. Who dressed Alang? Even if it is so messy, why is it tied up in a tight knot?"
Li Mu untied his clothes for a long time without untying them, so he had to lower his head to observe carefully, and then asked curiously.
Governor Feng didn't answer.
Then he suddenly asked:
"How is the situation in Liangzhou Workshop going?"
"It's pretty good. Didn't you just mention it to Alang two days ago? Come on, stretch your arms."
After finally taking off Governor Feng's clothes, Li Mu asked, "Do you want Alang to wear pajamas?"
"No, I hope it's comfortable to sleep." Governor Feng didn't want to move.
"Oh." Li Mu said clearly, then took a blanket and wrapped himself and Governor Feng in it.
It's not yet time to burn the kang, but it's already getting a little chilly at night, so a blanket is a must.
"Is Alang encountering something troublesome?"
Li Mu huddled in Feng Yong's arms and asked quietly.
Governor Feng still did not answer this question:
"Next year, we will take out a batch of woolen materials and sell them exclusively to the Wu people. Can we do that?"
"Wu people specialize in it?" Li Mu was slightly surprised, "Isn't this a lot of quantity?"
Monopoly is not retail, it represents stable channels and large-volume supply.
"It must be a lot." Governor Feng nodded, put his arms around Li Mu, and rubbed his tender shoulders with his big hands.
"I'm afraid it's a bit difficult." Li Mu said hesitantly, "After all, next year's plan is to meet the needs of each family in Liangzhou first. Soochow will have to wait at least the year after next."
Which family can be called a wealthy family in Liangzhou and has no connections?
Whether it is the Hu tribes inside Liangzhou, the Western Regions, or even the Hu tribes outside the Great Wall, or the Wei State in the east, as long as the Liangzhou Governor is willing to open their doors, they all have a way to escape.
The Liangzhou Workshop has just begun to take shape, and at most it can serve as an appetizer for the wealthy Liangzhou family.
Governor Feng suddenly wants to divert part of the money to Wu. No wonder Li Mu feels embarrassed.
"Is there really no way?"
Governor Feng sighed and asked.
"I just said it's a bit difficult. If Alang really wants this batch of wool, I'll just think of a way when I get there."
A concubine who cannot help her own Alang solve his problems is not a qualified concubine of the Feng family.
Li Mu flashed his dark eyes:
"As long as Alang is willing, selling a few workshop quotas is not a big deal, right? What I mean is that this quota may not be sold for a few years. It is not a bad thing to sell a few more while it is valuable now."
"It's just that Alang has to find a way to get more female workers for my concubine. Otherwise, we have a workshop but no weavers, and we are afraid that people will call us liars."
Mu Niangzi has already summarized a complete set of procedures for training Hu women to be weavers and Hu men to be handymen over the years.
This time it was Governor Feng's turn to hesitate:
"Isn't this... not good? Don't let those people who have already bought the workshop place poke my spine..."
At the beginning, the wealthy Liangzhou family was willing to fully support Feng Jishi. One of the tacit agreements reached was to ensure their interests when entering the wool industry.
When wealthy families pay for food, it is a deposit paid in advance.
It's better not to smash Feng Langjun's brand, as it will have many uses in the future.
Li Mu chuckled:
"When I said I wanted to sell my quota, I didn't mean to sell it to others. I gave priority to selling it to them. If they don't want it, and we sell it to others, they can't say anything, right?"
"Actually, in my opinion, the most important thing about Liangzhou Workshop is the issue of wool and workers. As long as these two issues can be solved, everything will not be a problem."
"Alang can leave all the remaining issues to my concubine."
I think of the "sheep cannibalism" movement in later generations, which not only raised more sheep and increased the supply of raw materials, but also forced farmers to become free laborers.
Governor Feng felt that he, this concubine, really hit the nail on the head when it came to problems.
It's just that wool is easy to produce. At worst, you can sell more land in the border areas and strengthen the development of the border areas, but this free labor force...
"Well, it seems that next year we will have to let Liu Hun and Yang Wanwan lead the army to look further north."
Governor Feng murmured to himself thoughtfully.
The business of the labor company is still not developed enough!
Feng Jishi was reflecting, but Li Mu couldn't help but moaned softly, bringing Feng Jishi back to reality.
Feeling the softness in his palm, Governor Feng became angry:
"Go and call Amei next door. I'm going to have a good fight tonight!"
