One million yuan, which is only 444 stones per year (300 stones, the monthly salary is 40 stones; those who compare 300 stones, the monthly salary is 37 - an excerpt from "Book of the Later Han Dynasty"), and if it is only 40,000 yuan, it is definitely a huge fortune.

So, when he heard that Zhao Xu gave them millions of money to distribute, Jiang Bo, who had set up aside, suddenly became excited.

And Zhao Xu couldn't help but smile.

What he wants is this effect. At this moment, he needs people to know that, that is, 'As long as someone can make such contributions for him, he will definitely not be stingy with the rewards.'

In troubled times, we should use the divination.

Zhao Xu has always praised this sentence, but in addition to the so-called "serious punishment" that is severely punished, there must be a corresponding reward. Only in this way can the subordinates be efficient in doing things.

Therefore, when Jiang Bo knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, Zhao Xu couldn't help but smile and encouraged him, and explained: "This thing is indeed a powerful weapon for the country. Therefore, I need you to forge a thousand such a steel knife for me in the fastest time. Time is precious, the faster the better, do you understand?"

"No, No. Please rest assured, General, we will do our best. Within two months, we will forge a thousand qualified Sutie Steel Knife for you."

"Very good," Zhao Xu couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction again, "Then let's go back."

"No, No."

Jiang Bo responded twice, and then he couldn't help but lower his head and retreated respectfully.

When Jiang Bo stepped back, Zhao Xu looked at the cold steel knife in his hand again, and couldn't help but wave to Zhao Qi standing beside him, and directly rewarded him with the steel knife in his hand.

Then Zhao Xu felt that he was in a good mood and couldn't help but leave the city and rode his horse to the camp outside the city.

Speaking of this, we have to talk about the soldiers and horses that Zhao Xu, the general who was a fake Sili lieutenant, had in his tent.

First of all, in order to stabilize the situation in Hanoi County, Zhao Xu couldn't help but let the cavalry commander Pang De stay in Hanoi County and gave Pang De 5,000 elite soldiers. But neither Pang De nor the current Hanoi prefect Jia Xu, they were qualified to recruit soldiers.

This means that without the order of Zhao Xu, the immediate superior, the quota of troops in Hanoi County would be 5,000, and it would not be expanded.

As for Hedong County, because the Hedong Prefect is still Zhao Xu, the real place where large troops gather. Not long ago, with the thousands of surrendered soldiers who have expanded in, the number of troops in Hedong County is 20,000.

However, before that, because Dong Zhuo gave Zhao Xu another 10,000 troops, Zhao Xu was able to command 35,000 troops with justification.

Therefore, after the autumn harvest, Zhao Xu couldn't help but recruited another army in Hedong and Hanoi counties.

The two counties each recruited two thousand soldiers.

In this way, the troops stationed in Hedong County could not help but become 23,000, while the troops in Henoi County were 7,000. The two counties added up to a total of 30,000.

And this is also the limit that Zhao Xu can bear at this time.

After all, these 30,000 people are all paid by military pay, not just taking care of two full meals a day.

In Zhao Xu's army, the military pay of an infantryman was 600 coins per month and the cavalryman was 1,000 coins. Among these 30,000 soldiers, the strength of the cavalryman was maintained at 5,000. This means that even if the war was not started, Zhao Xu's monthly military expenditure was as much as 20 million coins.

Two million yuan, what does this mean?

Let’s put it this way. A large county like Hanoi County with a population of nearly 800,000 will add up to all taxes such as Clinic, grain, and commercial tax within a year, which should be only about 150 million yuan.

The Hedong County is slightly better because it has the benefits of salt and iron in the territory. Therefore, the annual tax revenue is almost 200 million yuan.

But even so, leaving out military expenditures, Zhao Xu really won’t have much money left.

Therefore, unless you can find any good way to open source, raising 30,000 soldiers is the limit of Zhao Xu. If you continue to expand your troops, Zhao Xu's economy will collapse.

But the word "open source" is easy to say, but it is too difficult to do.

After all, due to the limitations of social productivity, ordinary people have no money to use except paying taxes to the court. Many rural areas still barter from goods.

People don’t have any spare money, so what if you really burn transparent glass to make soap? Apart from being a luxury item, this thing is useful.

So whenever Zhao Xu recalled those crazy yy articles he had read in his previous life, he couldn't help but secretly complaining in his heart.

What's back to the Three Kingdoms to develop capitalism? Are you sick?

Until now, this empire has not even been able to use iron farming tools for the people to farm. Every household can develop capitalism, and you will die!

The economic foundation determines the superstructure. If the productivity level cannot be reached, all advanced social systems are castles in the air.

Therefore, Zhao Xu never expected those so-called soap glasses at the beginning.

Not long ago, when Shi Jiangbo, the military officer, reported to him that steelmaking technology had made great progress. To be honest, at that time, he did have the idea of ​​selling steel knives and weapons to the outside world.

After all, this is also considered an arms deal. Selling arms in this troubled era will definitely make money faster than selling luxury goods such as soap and glass.

But this kind of idea is just an idea after all, unrealistic.

Because if it is sold to Kanto on a large scale, it is undoubtedly a capital enemy. And small-scale sales will not play any role. Besides, this steel filling method was not invented by Zhao Xu, and there is no technical barrier. It is just that Kanto has not noticed these low-cost things for a while.

When they noticed it, they would naturally be able to imitate it on a large scale. After all, there are always many smart people among the Chinese.

In this way, after thinking for a long time, Zhao Xu had to give up the idea of ​​reaching the sky one step and planned to develop slowly step by step.

After all, the foundation of national prosperity is the wealth of the people.

If the people living in Hedong and Hanoi can live and work in peace and contentment. After paying taxes every year, some of the stock and money can be left, and the economy will naturally develop.

When business was booming and all industries were booming, Zhao Xu could naturally get more taxes from it.

In this way, it is still the same saying, "If you want to succeed, you should work hard to do practical things." This is the shortest shortcut for a nation and country to achieve success.

Zhao Xu thought about this in his mind, and then looked up, he couldn't help but find that he had arrived at the military camp outside the city.

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Chapter completed!