The problem of balance of payments in the territory caused by the losses of some industries has attracted Yu Buzhi's great attention.

Solving the problem of revenue and expenditure is nothing more than reducing expenditure and increasing revenue.

Let’s talk about throttling first.

Leaving aside the cost of territory construction, Zhululing's largest regular project expenditure has always been salary expenditure. The consequence of maintaining ultra-high salary and benefits is to grind his teeth when paying salary. Yi Feng and Xu Shu both tried to persuade them to reduce their salary, but they were not wise.

He never let go. He claimed that "the benefits promised by the territory represent the integrity and reputation of the lord" and was determined to continue on the road of high salary, so the salary reduction plan was not an option from the beginning.

Since the salary, which costs the most, cannot be reduced, we can only find ways to deal with other regular expenses.

The military expenditure of the territory is second only to salary expenditure, so the Zhulu Army became a victim of the high salary system, resulting in the long-term reduction of the Zhulu Army's establishment, and the size of the army did not match the development level of the territory.

Five thousand new soldiers were urgently recruited to participate in the Battle of Famous City. The maximum strength before the battle was less than 13,000. It is not difficult to see how severely the Zhulu Army's establishment was reduced. If it were not for the many historical talents serving in the army, the Zhulu Army would not have been able to fight in this battle.

In this brutal battle, he gained a reputation for being brave and good at fighting. In order to compete with the external threats and challenges faced by the leader, the size of the army is too small. Objectively speaking, except for the two special arms, there are no restrictions on the establishment, and the other troops can be increased as little as possible.

Even the military establishment has been reduced to this extent, which shows that the pursuit of cost-saving has reached the extreme.

Throttling has reached its peak, and there is no more potential to be tapped.

Let’s talk about open source.

Open source mainly has the following channels: export and consumption.

Exports mainly depend on market demand. Ordinary commodities that can be produced everywhere obviously have limited demand. To open the external market, you have to rely on top commodities that others do not have or have rarely seen, that is, specialty products.

Zhululing has three major specialties, and there is also a white bamboo crossbow that is better than a specialty in the eyes of players. Zhululing has been sparing no effort to expand the production scale of specialties, such as Shibu, Basiang Qing and [Zhang Jisan]. But training new skilled talents requires

time, and the production efficiency of newcomers is low. Unless ready-made mid-to-high-level craftsmen are directly hired, the increase in production capacity brought about by training new workers is relatively slow. After occupying a famous city, it is not difficult to grab talents as soon as possible. It is not difficult to see that Zhululing’s talent collection habit is

How serious.

Placing all your hopes on specialty products is a very dangerous thing.

Zhululing is starting to open up new markets. In the Han market, because everyone has mastered the production technology, competition is fierce and there is little profit. However, in foreign areas lacking production technology, many ordinary products are very popular!

Zhululing targeted the Qianghu market in the Hetao area.

The level of science and technology of the nomadic people is low, and their resource utilization cannot be compared with that of farming civilization. Their productivity is low. Many daily necessities have to be exchanged for furs, war horses, cattle and sheep. When they decided to establish a stronghold in the Hetao, it was not just the Hetao that was behind the plan.

The market of the Hetao Qianghu tribe is also his target due to the war horse trade and the false reputation of opening up the territory. Historically, there were millions of Qianghu in the Hetao. In the game, due to the influx of hundreds of millions of players, the population of NPCs has increased with the tide.

No one can tell how many Qiang and Hu people there are in Hetao.

With such a big market, there is no reason not to develop it well.

Due to the limited demand for the territory, the production capacity of many industries in Zhulu Territory has not been released. If things cannot be sold, they will not produce too much. It is also good to save some material costs. But in terms of labor costs, insufficient production is huge.

Waste, the salary and benefits of villagers will not be reduced because the workload is reduced. The more things are produced, the labor costs can be spread over more products.

If we can establish long-term and stable trade relations with the Qiang and Hu, there will be a dumping market for the excess goods produced by Zhulu collar's ordinary industries, which can bring additional profits to the territory. However, due to the unexpected early war between the dragon collar and the Qiang and Hu,

It planted a difficult impression in the minds of the Qiang and Hu tribes, making it more difficult for the Qiang and Hu tribes to accept trade with the Dragon Territory. However, for the future of the territory, they must continue to move forward no matter how difficult it is.

Zhulu Leader has made a detailed plan for this, and letting the four tribes redeem their people is a stepping stone.

The long-term reception of Han people is superficially to increase the population of Longling. Another hidden purpose is to establish normal contact with Qiang and Hu. With this excuse, Longling under the aura of "Sacred Dragon Protection" can maintain long-term contact with Qiang and Hu.

First, prisoners of war were exchanged for Han people. When the exchange of prisoners of war was almost finished, Long Linghui lost no time in expanding the scope of the transaction: Do you want food? Do you want daily necessities? Do you want soldiers and armor? Do you want spirits? Do you want luxury goods...

…

As long as the Qiang Hu tribe in contact with Long Ling has no problem with their brains, they should not reject Long Ling's olive branch.

Even if the Qiang and Hu tribesmen are highly wary of Long Ling, Zhulu Ling still has a backup plan.

The ant caravan is the backup.

With the full support of Zhulu Ling, the ant caravan controlled by Su San developed rapidly. The transaction volume and profits of the caravan continued to increase, and the level of the caravan also increased. Now the ant caravan has developed to a fourth-level caravan, and the caravan stopping point

More and more. If Longling fails to open up the situation, the Ant Caravan will inevitably adjust its business center, set up more stops in the Hetao area, and gradually open up the Hetao market as a neutral caravan.

Grain is one of the three main commodities of the ant caravan, and grain merchants are the most respected merchant group. This applies to both Han and foreign areas. On the other hand, Zhu Jun's transfer to the Hetao area is bound to cash in on the Hetao.

There is order to form an impact. After all, the Han Dynasty's cavalry generals and famous ministers and generals are stationed there. No matter how wild the Qiang and Hu are, they have to think about the consequences. These can make the expansion of Ant in the Hetao more smooth.

However, unless absolutely necessary, Yu Wuzhi does not want to use a lot of ants' resources.

Although Ant is developing very rapidly, it is an out-and-out new caravan, with many manpower coming from the Su family and Zhang family for support. Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping have their own joint caravan, and it is impossible to provide unlimited support.

The Su family and the Zhang family sent a large number of people out of helplessness. It was because the ant caravan was expanding too fast.

A new caravan started from scratch, and setting up the basic framework required a lot of manpower. The Su family and the Zhang family thought that it would be fine if they worked hard for a while. Who knew that just after the framework was set up, Yu Buzhi ordered the caravan to enter the Bajun market at a low price.

There was a time when the topic of "ant invasion" was abuzz in the business community. It finally gained a foothold in Bajun, and then asked to enter the Hetao area...

The development speed of Ant Caravan is so fast that it can be described as riding a rocket.

Objectively speaking, the development process of ants can be regarded as opportunities constantly coming to your door, especially in the later stages.

The reason for entering the Bajun market was that the Zhao Ministry was about to be suffocated by the suppression and urgently needed external caravans to break the situation. When all the merchants were unwilling to take over, the ant caravan received unreserved support from the Bajun Prefecture and easily left.

An outsider became a major businessman in Berkshire.

The situation in the Hetao area is somewhat different. The commercial profits on the land occupied by aliens are actually frighteningly high. Many businesses are afraid to get involved, either because they are worried about safety, or because of geographical or business scope considerations. After all, most caravans have relatively stable

The traditional area and business scope of the Ant Caravan, like the Ant Caravan, which has offices all over the world, is something that only a handful of wealthy businessmen can do. The Ant Caravan serves the development of the territory, and it has been completed unknowingly.

Grand commercial layout.

As the saying goes, too much progress means trouble, and too fast development means an unstable foundation.

Such is the case with Ant Caravan.

The core value of ants is to serve the development of the territory. Whether they do other things well is secondary. There must be no problem with the food and material supply of the three major bases. The commercial stops must be arranged around the three major bases. Next is the caravan.

The main business of the three main businesses is Baxiang Qing, which is self-made in the territory. War horses and grain all rely on external procurement. Youzhou war horses, the major grain-producing areas in the Central Plains and Jiangnan all need long-term operations, and it is inevitable to set up caravan stops.

things.

With the current scale and layout of the Ant Caravan, the caravan's stopping points are already very tight. Expanding its influence in the Hetao will inevitably reduce manpower and investment in strongholds in other directions. Frankly speaking, Ant does not have sufficient strength.

Therefore, the Hetao market is best developed by Longling.

You must know that the Qiang and Hu tribes are predatory, and merchants are inevitably coveted by the Qiang and Hu. Ant caravans walking on the grassland carrying goods are like children running around in the market holding jewelry. It is difficult to investigate when they encounter murderers and pirated goods.

The safety is more guaranteed. The deterrence established by Dragon Leader in the early stage is deeply rooted in people's hearts. No matter how much wealth there is, the Qiang and Hu tribes who covet the wealth must think twice before taking action.

The Hetao Qianghu Market is Zhululing’s hope of getting rid of the current economic imbalance, but it will take time.

In the short term, it is unrealistic to rely on exports to solve the problem of overcapacity in Zhululing.

Export growth is yet to come, and another breakthrough is consumption.

Zhulu people enjoy high wages and high benefits, and the villagers have more spare money at their disposal. They will spend money when they have money, allowing the villagers to spend their spare money in the territory, and the funds will naturally flow back to the territory through taxes, sales, etc. Theoretically,

If the villagers' consumption is high enough, there should not be a problem with Zhululing's balance of payments.

Expanding domestic demand and encouraging consumption are important ways to boost the territorial economy.

But consumption cannot fundamentally solve the dilemma of Zhululing.

The reason is simple: consumption is not high enough.

In the game, all villagers in the territory are employees of the lord. Except for one or two buildings that are provided by the system when the lord first takes over the territory, other buildings are invested and built by the territory, and the ownership naturally belongs to the territory. The lord is equivalent to the boss and the villagers

We are all employees, and the "boss" has a good conscience and solves the housing problem for all villagers for free. Therefore, the villagers do not need to buy a house, and they are not qualified to buy land. They can just rely on labor to solve their own basic necessities, food, housing and transportation. If you have more spare money, you can

Don't invest in entertainment or luxury goods. It depends on your personal wishes.

Expenses needed for daily life only account for a small part of a person’s income.

For example: in the game, there are three meals a day. No matter how high you earn, you will be full after eating three meals a day. Each player's territory is not isolated from the world. The price of commodities is linked to the market. What is the price of food outside and the price of food in the territory?

The price of food is roughly the same. If any territory secretly increases the price of food and daily necessities, there will be complaints and public dissatisfaction. Instead of raising prices privately, it is better to hope that the villagers will collectively make a fool of themselves and force them to eat ten meals a day with high wages...

Uh, by the way, I’ll adjust my working hours so that everyone can eat and sleep.

Not much money can be recovered for food, clothing, housing and transportation, which is the biggest problem facing Zhulu Ling.

Education actually has the potential to recover funds. After all, literacy was a great thing in that era. Chinese people have always valued investment in education. Private schools and schools can charge fees, but Zhululing promotes free education.

There is a lot of money in the hands of the deer hunters, and it is getting more and more.

Hiding wealth among the people is definitely not a slogan in Zhululing.

But the people are too rich and the territory is too poor, which seems to be too much for them...

Yu Buzhi has realized that entertainment and luxury goods are the key to driving consumption in the territory.

The theater at Zhululing was always full, and Vice City Master Yi, who was greedy for money, kept clamoring for a price increase, but Yu Buzhi rudely rejected it. It's not that Yu Buzhi didn't want to increase the price, but the theater provided

There are so few entertainment items, why don't you put in a few more programs and then raise the price? There has to be a reason why not!

The villagers are also very interested in Shibu, Baxiangqing and silk, but apart from the fact that silk is not so fiercely snatched, the supply of Shibu and Baxiangqing is already in short supply. If they can export it to make money from outside, why do the villagers in the territory need to join in the fun? In the final analysis

There are still too few luxury goods. Zhulu Territory has begun to think of ways to introduce more luxury goods from the outside. Territories or caravans come forward to buy them in bulk, and sell them to Zhulu villagers with a suitable gross profit. The territory makes a little money, and at the same time, it recycles the surplus among the people.

wealth.

Whether it is exploring external markets or trying to stimulate domestic consumption in the territory, it will take enough time.

The imbalance of income and expenditure in Zhululing cannot be solved easily.
To be continued...