Lingxiao City, Evergreen Hall!
Wang Xiong was wearing a blood dragon robe with a white background and a sapphire flat crown on his head. He was sitting on a dragon chair, overlooking the palace full of ministers. All the officials were standing respectfully, but at this moment, bursts of joy flashed across his face.
"Your Majesty, the Dongwei Army has reported another victory. The former Weushui Holy Land, Wanjia Renguo, Dongsheng Holy Land, and Rising Sun Holy Land, the four major forces and hundreds of cities, have all been captured by the East Wei Army. A great victory for the Wei army, a great victory for our country in the East!" an official shouted excitedly.
"Long live the king!" The ministers also shouted excitedly.
Not long after the four weak forces took over, now, the four medium forces have also taken over. It has only been a few months. The record of the Dongwei Army is too brilliant.
In a short period of time, the number of cities in Dongfang Kingdom has reached 250. The vast territory and the crazy development made countless officials look excited.
More importantly, even with such crazy and ferocious development, Dongfang Kingdom's management can still keep up.
"Yes, Lu Aiqing, as an official in the four directions, is in charge of the cities in the four directions. To capture such a city with minimal losses should be the humerus of our Eastern Kingdom, passing down the solitary order. Lu Aiqing will reward and punish appropriately, and enhance the prestige of our country. I am very pleased. Everything on the front line is given to Lu Yang when he goes out for the expedition. He has all the arbitrary power on the front line. Lu Yang's merits and the merits of the Dongwei Army will be rewarded by Gu Zai when he returns in triumph!" Wang Xiong said.
"Yes!" the official responded.
Among the two rows of officials, Zhang Ru showed a wry smile.
Everything that Lu Yang did on the front line, Zhang Ru was confident that he could do it. Even Zhang Ru was confident that he could do better, because what Zhang Ru learned was the art of vertical and horizontal, using people to rule people, and convincing the city lords everywhere. For Zhang Ru, it is not difficult. Originally, I should have been the coach myself, and I just needed to put in a little more effort. However, I was not sure in the past, and now the great credit has been taken away by Mr. Lu.
Zhang Ru was extremely depressed. After all, before, Zhang Ru regarded Dongfang Country as a platform to showcase his talents, but he had not yet integrated it as his own home. Perhaps one day, when Dongfang Kingdom is exhausted, it will be the time for him to jump to another bigger platform. But at this moment, Zhang Ru realized that he was so wrong, and he also regretted it. However, Zhang Ru also clenched his fists. If he made a mistake this time, he would not regret it next time.
"Dongwei Army, continue to send troops? Does Lu Aiqing have any needs?" Wang Xiong looked at the officials returning from the front line and asked.
"No!" The official shook his head.
"If nothing else, inform Lu Aiqing and say that I am waiting for his triumphant return!" Wang Xiong said solemnly.
"Yes!" the official responded.
When the officials returned, Wang Xiong also looked at Zhang Ru: "Zhang Ru, the people of Nangonglang moved here in the past. How are they settled now?"
"Your Majesty, all the people who have migrated have been settled in major cities, and we have notified various places to mark out areas for the people who have migrated to live. Moreover, we have officially taken full responsibility for the construction of basic housing facilities! From now on, we are the citizens of Dongfang Kingdom, we just need to wait for the Ministry of Household Affairs to conduct a new population census and register them!" Zhang Ru said respectfully as he came out of the queue.
"Nangong Lang, is there any room for improvement in Zhang Ru's arrangement?" Wang Xiong looked at Nangong Lang.
"Master Zhang has arranged the arrangements properly, and I have no objections. As long as the people can live and work in peace and contentment, I will be happy!" Nangong Lang came out and said solemnly.
"That's great!" Wang Xiong nodded.
"Report to the King!" Nangong Lang suddenly frowned.
"Huh?" Wang Xiong looked at Nangong Lang doubtfully.
Nangong Lang smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, on the front line, the Dongwei Army has taken over the territory of the eight major forces. Now, there are still three powerful forces. Do we still want to continue to collect? Do we still want to continue to send troops?"
Wang Xiong was slightly confused: "That's right! The Human Emperor of Great Qin and the Dan Shenzi finally reached a verbal agreement. The Shengdan Alliance will not take advantage of this situation. Such an opportunity cannot be missed! There are still three immortal forces left, and now they also We have suffered heavy losses, and this is a great opportunity for our Eastern Kingdom to annex!"
"But if we send out more troops, the financial resources of our Eastern Kingdom will be tight!" Nangong Lang said with a bitter smile.
"Lingshi, are you in a hurry?" Wang Xiong narrowed his eyes and looked at Nangong Lang.
You know, just some time ago, I handed over three billion spirit stones to Nangong Lang. Three billion, such a huge number of spirit stones, only a few months ago? How long has it been? Are you in a hurry
Many officials looked confused, especially the officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs, whose faces turned red at this moment and stared at Nangong Lang.
During this period of time, the Ministry of Finance was stunned by the three billion spirit stones. There had never been so many spirit stones that suddenly appeared. Everyone thought they could never spend them all. However, Nangong Lang suddenly said, funds are tight, what should we do? joke? Corruption should not be so obvious!
"Yes, Your Majesty, although there are still 2.4 billion in the accounts of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the following expenses are also extremely huge. The resettlement and construction of the people who moved here, the city just occupied by the Dongwei Army, the pensions of the soldiers , Destruction and reconstruction cost money. The king appeased the people a few days ago and introduced a tax-free policy for all major cities. The salaries of officials in each city must be allocated from the Ministry of Household Affairs. The reorganization and recruitment of soldiers in each major city are required. The Ministry of Household Affairs has allocated a large number of spiritual stones to occupy the new cities, and there are also many livelihood projects for the people who live in doubt in the city. In order to calm the people's hearts, they must be carried out, and they also need to be re-appropriated. Now, I can barely deal with the spiritual stones in this account. If nothing goes wrong, if we continue to attack the city, we will need new pensions, new management expenses, new destruction and reconstruction, and new policies to appease the people, my lord, my lord...!" Nangong Lang said with a bitter smile.
Nangong Lang simply calculated the accounts for everyone, and everyone was stunned for a while.
Three billion is a lot, but it can be spent quickly. Nangong Lang is extremely sensitive to money, and many officials have not yet realized how big the financial hole will be in the future. Nangong Lang has already calculated into the future.
Wang Xiong tapped the armrest of the dragon chair with his fingers, frowning in thought.
Nangong Lang was right. Territory expansion often requires the use of spirit stones to pave the way. If it expands bit by bit and all parties get along slowly, there won't be much of a problem in the end. Money will be crowded everywhere. came out. But now it is not expanding bit by bit, but it is expanding exponentially and several times. In this case, it must be backed by terrifying spiritual stones.
Opening up territory requires more than just conquering a certain city. It also requires efforts from many places. This spirit stone is the most essential link. This is why Wang Xiong urgently needs talents like Nangong Lang.
"Nangong Lang, since you see the disadvantages, do you have any good ideas?" Wang Xiong frowned.
"It's not a good idea, but Dongfang Kingdom is expanding rapidly, and now there are only two ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure!" Nangong Lang took a deep breath and said.
"Increase revenue? Reduce expenditure? I know, but how to increase revenue and reduce expenditure?" Wang Xiong frowned.
"Join the city and sell the land!" Nangong Lang took a deep breath and said.
"Bining the city and selling land?"
"That's right! Now that the king is appeasing the people, naturally he cannot take profits from the people! Therefore, we must find money from other places!" Nangong Lang said solemnly.
"How to find it?"
"Your Majesty, you should remember Danxian City and Tianjian City, these huge fairy cities. Some of them can have more than 100 million people in one city!" Nangong Lang said.
"Yes, although our Eastern Kingdom has many cities, they are all mortal cities with sparse populations, and the largest one is only slightly larger than Lingxiao City! The background is not enough!" Wang Xiong said solemnly.
"Yes, Your Majesty, this is actually a major trend, that is, gradually, huge fairy cities will replace mortal cities. Several mortal cities that are close to each other merge into one huge fairy city!" Nangong Lang said.
Wang Xiong nodded, and the nearby mortal cities merged with each other? This is a big trend!
"I know that in some places, ten mortal cities are even merged into one fairy city! However, the price required here is also huge. The fairy city needs huge walls, huge formations, and it needs to include too many cities. The construction cost is too much!" Wang Xiong frowned.
"No, Your Majesty, in fact, merging the Great Immortal City does not require much money, and can even make money!" Nangong Lang said with a smile.
"oh?"
"First, after merging the city, management will be more convenient. Officials can be reduced, and soldiers can also be reduced. In this way, financial savings can be achieved! A lot of money can be saved!" Nangong Lang explained.
"good!"
"Secondly, the walls of the fairy city do not need to be built quickly. Although the king will tax the new city for one year, the tax will follow up after one year, and there will be a steady stream of spiritual stones. As long as the front line is built as soon as possible, Our city in the hinterland of Dongfang Kingdom can slowly build the walls, formations and various defensive measures of the fairy city!" Nangong Lang explained.
"Yes, the hinterland of Dongfang Kingdom does not need to be conquered overnight. You can take your time. As long as the front line is impregnable, there will be no problem!" Wang Xiong nodded.
"Third, for example, if two cities merge, what about the large area between the two cities? In the past, it was just barren mountains and ridges, worthless. But when the cities merged, the wilderness between the two cities will also become With the acquisition of prime land in the city, land prices will definitely skyrocket, and the value of these lands will be worth every inch. The most important thing is that these lands belong to the country and belong to the king. They are the help of the boundless money of my household department!" Nangong Lang exclaimed excitedly.
Merging cities or selling land? In an instant, all the ministers in the palace took a breath. This land is worth countless money. If you sell the land, you can build the Immortal City. Some of the ministers who have been to Danxian City were instantly jealous, because they were in Danxian City. Fairy City knows the horror of land prices in the city.
A land finance, in the blink of an eye, Nangong Lang turned into countless mountains of gold and silver
Wang Xiong had never managed this area in his previous life, but now when Nangong Lang said it, he suddenly discovered that the money for selling the land was a series of spiritual stone mines. Inexplicably, there were countless more spiritual stone mines
After the annexation of the city, did so many people spend money to buy land
Yes, absolutely! As the Eastern Kingdom grows bigger and bigger, there are more and more cultivators, and the cultivators are getting stronger and stronger. When some big families rise, their purchasing power will also increase day by day. If an immortal builds a mansion, he can buy it for thousands of acres. In a huge fairy city, there are countless large families in the mountains. They are not like ordinary people. Just a small courtyard is enough. At that time, it will be normal for the strong to want a few valleys extravagantly.
Strength and cultivation determine vision. In the future, will an earthly immortal be able to satisfy a small shabby house? impossible! In the future, land prices will skyrocket.
But now, these lands all belong to us, and whether we rent or sell these lands, we all get money! Those are all places in the city.
"In that case, let's start the city annexation plan. The Ministry of Revenue will assist Nangong Lang in sorting out a feasible plan and hand it over to Gu Gu for review!" Wang Xiong said in a deep voice.
"I obey the order!" said all the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs, gearing up.
"Your Majesty, if the Dongwei Army continues to attack the city, the three major forces will definitely resist fiercely. By then, the Hubu Lingshi may...!" Nangong Lang said worriedly again.
Once again, it came to the matter of money. It would take a long time to merge the city and sell the land, but what was imminent now was the shortage of spiritual stones. but… !
Wang Xiong was silent for a while and shook his head: "The remaining three major forces must be fought! This battle is not only a matter of money, but also involves the prestige of the country of the East! If we don't attack in this battle, all parties will not be afraid. Two major forces are attacking the Eastern Kingdom. Only by annihilating them can the Eastern Kingdom's national prestige be rectified, and other forces be fearful and not dare to invade easily. Only the blood shed by the people of the Eastern Kingdom can be fully and truly avenged! The war must not stop. ! ”
The war cannot stop! Even if Nangong Lang points out the problem, Wang Xiong will not waver!
"The only way we can save some money is to appease the new people!" Nangong Lang said bitterly.
Wang Xiong was silent for a moment, then turned to look at Zhang Ru.
"Zhang Ru!" Wang Xiong looked at Zhang Ru.
"I'm here!" Zhang Ru was slightly startled and stepped out in confusion.
"Zhang Ru, as the deputy commander of the Dongwei Army, selects officials from the Ministry of Rites and immediately goes to the front line to assist Lu Yang in regaining the three parties' forces!" Wang Xiong took a deep breath and said.
At this time, let Zhang Ru go to the front line? Many officials looked puzzled. Didn't Mr. Lu handle it well? Is Zhang Ru going to take the credit
Zhang Ru's eyes suddenly lit up and he understood what Wang Xiong meant.
Zhang Ru was best at diplomacy. Under the skill of vertical and horizontal, his sharp tongue could withstand millions of troops. Wang Xiong asked Zhang Ru to lead people from the Ministry of Rites to send envoys to the three major forces? To convince the three major forces to surrender at the minimum cost
How difficult the task is. However, Zhang Ru was inexplicably excited. Disaster? For many people, it is impossible. However, Zhang Ru is not afraid of difficulties, but is afraid of not having the opportunity to show his ability.
"I obey the decree! Thank you, Sir! I will live up to the king's expectations!" Zhang Ru said excitedly.
Lu Yang's layout ability is unparalleled, and he can calculate the hearts and minds of all people without a single blow. Nangong Lang controls thousands of spiritual stones without any worries about logistics. But Zhang Ru's eloquence is unparalleled. At this moment, the three of them are working together to conquer the three major forces. Great results will certainly be achieved.