After dealing with the Tianshu Town elixir matter, Ji Hongyun and Hou Yongshou also arrived immediately.
"Lord, our funds are almost running out."
Ji Hongyun said.
Zhu Tianming asked:
"So fast? Didn't I just give you 1,500 spirit crystal coins when I left last time?"
Hou Yongshou said helplessly:
"Lord, you can do your own calculations. In the past two months alone, the wages of officials, soldiers and deputy personnel are 900 spirit crystal coins.
Then, the construction of Tianxuan Village, Tianquan Village, Tianji Village and the construction of the earth city wall required a lot of manpower and workers had to pay for it. It was impossible to let the people work for free all the time.
There are also various miscellaneous expenses. We have written them all in this jade slip. Please take a look at it. "
Hou Yongshou quickly handed over the jade slip. Zhu Tianming took the jade slip and browsed it briefly.
In addition to the above expenses, there is also money for the meat of the soldiers, and all kinds of consumption are money.
Zhu Tianming pondered for a moment and said:
"I gained a lot of money during this trip south. I will give you 3,000 spiritual crystal coins, 3,000 gold coins, and 400,000 silver coins first.
It is mainly used to build three villages: Tianxuan Village, Tianquan Village and Tianji Village.
Also, try to gather the refugees as much as possible. There will definitely not be a few refugees in the sea.
In addition, I will also ask Zhou Zheng and Xu Xiu to take the cavalry to the plains to gather the refugees. Without the people, the development of Tianshu Town will be very slow. "
The two said respectfully:
"My lord is wise!"
Zhu Tianming went south and obtained 5,269 spiritual crystal coins, 3,850 gold coins, and 435,000 silver coins.
This money must also be used to develop Tianshu Village, rather than squandering it.
Zhu Tianming left 2269 spiritual crystal coins, 850 gold coins, and 3.5W silver coins for emergency use.
Zhu Tianming handed over a 30 cubic meter storage bag.
"The money is all here, so you have to be careful with your budget. When I come back from Bianjing, I will try to double the population."
Zhu Tianming said.
"Huh? Master, you want to go out?"
The two of them said in surprise.
"Well, the matter of the title of Marquis involves where the fiefdom is and whether it has the right to establish a palace. It must be worked out."
Zhu Tianming explained,
"You can discuss matters in the village on your own while I'm away. If there are very important matters, wait until I come back to deal with them."
"promise!"
"But my lord, this money is only enough for development in the next half year at most, although it is equivalent to 6,500 spiritual crystal coins."
Ji Hongyun said anxiously.
Hou Yongshou agreed and said:
"If the number of residents increases in the future, the army and grassroots officials will definitely have to expand their recruitment, the cost of various infrastructures will also increase, and various salaries will also increase."
Zhu Tianming also understood and said:
"Wait until I come back. Our deputy staff are basically not used. During this time, you can also let them train more apprentices.
Select some 15 to 18-year-old boys and girls to start training. The net profit created by a junior deputy talent is much higher than the salary we offer.
In the early stage of a force, you must invest more than you get. Don't be reluctant to part with money. Money spent is money! "
"promise!"
The two replied.
"I'll leave the village affairs to you. I'll go to the military camp to select a few people and leave!"
Zhu Tianming said.
"promise!"
Tianshu Town Military Camp.
Xu Xiu, Zhou Zheng, and Que Hu looked at Zhu Tianming quietly in the commander's tent, waiting for his order.
Zhu Tianming said:
"We don't need to take many people to Bianjing this time. Que Hu can just take three people with me."
Que Hu immediately stood up and said:
"promise!"
"Have the defense arrangements for Tianxuan Village, Tianquan Village, and Tianji Village been arranged?"
Zhu Tianming asked.
Que Hu said:
"They are all sent by the capable Qianhu, my lord, you can rest assured."
Zhu Tianming nodded and said:
"Xu Xiu is responsible for the defense of Tianshu Town and Tianxuan Village, and Zhou Zheng is responsible for the defense of Tianquan Village and Tianji Village.
The cavalry can be sent out to gather the refugees. There are so many unclaimed lands outside the Northern State of the Song Dynasty, and there must be refugees. Scouts can be sent out to search carefully. "
The two shouted at the same time:
"promise!"
"Now that it's taken care of, Que Hu, take the people and prepare ten good horses!"
Zhu Tianming ordered,
"By the way, Zhou Zheng, you will send someone to Baibei Giant City in Beizhou in three days to collect a thousand war horses!"
"promise!"
Zhu Tianming planned to use 300,000 achievements of the Song Dynasty in exchange for a thousand high-quality ordinary horses, but the ordinary horses had to go to the Song Dynasty to receive them in person.
The Great Song Merit Mall does not support the teleportation of living animals, let alone so many horses.
The Human Race Merit Mall also does not support the transmission of living creatures. Some living creatures can only be collected from the court of the Yun Dynasty where they are located.
After exchanging a thousand war horses, Zhu Tianming's meritorious service during the Song Dynasty was only 701.75W.
Luck is still 1770.
These should be kept for use in Bianjing.
The cost of bribing important ministers is certainly not a small amount, and Zhu Tianming is afraid that his luck and merits will not be enough.
After a while, Que Hu selected three more clever soldiers to go outside the commander's tent.
"Lord, it's time to go!"
Que Hu shouted loudly outside.
"Okay, I'll leave first. Be careful with the defense of the three villages. Maybe one day the scouts of the Jin Dynasty will find the addresses of the three villages!"
Zhu Tianming gave final instructions.
"Please, my lord, don't worry!"
"drive!"
Five men and ten horses galloped quickly on the plain.
While galloping quickly, Zhu Tianming counted the time for the Song Dynasty's promotion ceremony.
I have been on the road for two days, and I was delayed for one day yesterday, three days in total.
Zhu Tianming thought:
"We should be arriving in Bianjing in two days. Mainly because it takes more than a day from Tianshu Town to Baibei Giant City."
Que Hu asked:
"My lord, have you decided who to meet first when you arrive in Bianjing?"
Zhu Tianming seemed to have just remembered that he went to Bianjing and was unfamiliar with the place. Who should he meet first?
It seems that except for Bao Zheng, whom he met once, Zhu Tianming doesn't know anyone in Bianjing.
Que Hu looks cute, but there is detail in the roughness. One sentence made Zhu Tianming realize the importance of the problem.
Zhu Tianming didn't know anything about the various factions in the Song Dynasty court. Whoever he met in Bianjing for the first time was often labeled as that faction, so Zhu Tianming couldn't help but not pay attention to it.
Sometimes being on the wrong team is scarier than doing the wrong thing!
"You kid, you reminded me, otherwise I might have suffered a big loss if I went to Bianjing recklessly this time!"
Que Hu said naively:
"The general has suffered such a loss before. Not only is the general straight-tempered and foul-mouthed, but the biggest reason is that he was on the wrong team and didn't follow the right prince, so he was squeezed out in the end."
Zhu Tianming comforted him:
"It's okay. If you follow me, your master, I won't let you bury me!"
Que Hu is an immortal mysterious body, how could Zhu Tianming let him be buried!
Que Hu said:
"The general will definitely believe that my lord will hide his dragon from the sky in the future and transform into a dragon when encountering the storm.
But my lord, you'd better ask Commander Yang Jiye. Anyway, we are all labeled as Yang Jiajun, so why not ask Commander Yang Jiye, maybe there will be an unexpected surprise. "
Zhu Tianming glanced at Que Hu unexpectedly. Isn't this guy stupid? So he was just pretending before?
"It makes sense. No wonder Yang Shuai reminded me before! So that's the reason!"
