Chapter 641 A Headful of Accounts
Yan Laoer waved his pen and calculated the odds for the border troops and the militia at 50-50.
While writing and drawing, he said to Master Tian: "On the surface, they killed more enemies and had more pressure to disobey military orders, but in fact, we have contributed a lot. The constitution of the militia has long been prepared by the prince. It is agreed that we will support ourselves."
"Is General Xue willing?" Master Tian asked.
"Why is he unwilling?" Yan Laoer said indifferently: "If he thinks my calculation is not good enough, let him find my eldest brother to calculate it again."
Master Tian couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.
Let Yan Huaiwen do the calculation, General Xue might not be able to bear it.
Yan Laoer was still counting accounts in his mind, muttering: "Now we urgently need some cash to pay the resettlement fees to the militia brothers."
"Teacher, this is what I think. First, sell all the spoils of the militia to the county government. After the county government sets the price, we can calculate it according to each person. I will know how much to give to their families."
Tian Da Laoye frowned and said: "Hu Ju can't afford so much silver."
"That's for sure. You can pay a sum first and give the rest in batches."
"Give them money. Most of them buy seed grains in small quantities. It's not as cost-effective as the government buying in bulk. They get benefits, and we don't have to pay such a large sum of money all at once."
Yan Laoer still has some experience in economics.
"There is another benefit of returning these spoils to the county government. It can revitalize the work points owed by the county government."
It is not an exaggeration to say that Hu Ju is heavily in debt.
He has a lot of accounts.
He owes officials and people.
The price that Yan Laoer thought was more reasonable was to buy at 30% below the market price and exchange at 10% above the market price.
The 40% difference in the middle was the profit margin he left for the government office.
Don’t think that the 40% is too much. A large part of it is the work points that the villagers think are cost-free, and the government office must also consider the subsequent feeding costs when buying cattle and sheep.
Yan Laoer has seen how much these bleating and mooing animals can eat when they come in.
Yan Laoer quickly calculated for Master Tian that the cattle and sheep were sold to the government office, and then converted into work points for exchange, what the additional costs were, how much profit was obtained, and what work points exchanged for rice or cattle and sheep, especially cattle, meant to a family, especially a family that was about to plough in the spring.
Master Tian didn’t understand the price difference for a while, but he was very interested in what Yan Laoer said that the people who exchanged cattle could come to the government office regularly to pay cow dung to offset part of the work points.
The master and his apprentice discussed the use of cow dung with great interest.
"We only plant one crop in Guanzhou. If the fertility can be improved, the yield per mu can be even higher." Yan Laoer was very excited and said, "We will also expand the official fields in Huju this year. What about the old wasteland? We have a lot of cows, so what's there to worry about? We will be tax-free for three years after the land is reclaimed. With these three years, we can almost pay off the debts we owe to the outside world."
"Those who can't afford to buy or replace cows can rent them first, and sheep can also be rented. Money is fine, and they can be paid with forage grass, work points, milk and goat milk. By the way, you can also pay with calves and lambs... Oh, don't say it, from the perspective of long-term benefits, renting is much more cost-effective than exchanging them all at once."
"It's better to sell all kinds of things quickly."
"Buying seed grain should be done as soon as possible."
Since he was talking about grain, Yan Laoer wanted to take stock of the accounts of Huju Barn.
This look was not a big deal, and he was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out.
"Teacher, this, this... is empty?"
The barn is empty!
The barn of Huju is empty!
Although he had a hunch that there would not be much food left in the barn, he really didn't expect that the account was empty.
Yan Laoer began to look through the detailed accounts.
After seeing this, he understood instantly.
There are too many extra people in Huju!
The people rescued from Beirong were first settled in Huju.
Compared with these settled people, the Xizhou soldiers in the quarry ate less.
"Take a look at this." Master Tian handed him another account book.
Yan Laoer hurriedly flipped through it.
It was a separate account book, and the food sent by Yongning and Gufeng was recorded on it, and it was used for a specific purpose.
After delivering the food, how many people were taken back on the way back were recorded on it.
He finally put his heart back in his stomach.
"This is right, we can't let them support us, we really can't afford it." Yan Laoer said the truth.
"This method was thought up by your eldest brother, and it solved the urgent need of Huju.
A batch of grain was sent from the city. Gufeng is close to us, so we have grain and clothes. Longxing and Fengming also received letters, and they are on the way to deliver grain and pick up people." Master Tian said with emotion: "Speaking of which, if it weren't for the wild animals we picked up in the mountains, our grain would have been insufficient for a long time."
"The government office is surrounded, and we can't get out. All matters depend on the villagers. Since you are back, please go around for me. It's not convenient to pass messages across the wall." Master Tian said so.
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Yan Laoer was relaxed when he went in, and when he came out, he had two bags in front and behind, which were full of account books.
He didn't jump off the room, but fell down.
Xue Zongqi jumped down behind him, urging him, "Hurry up, hurry up."
Yan Laoer: "Brother Xue, you go first, I'm not in a hurry, I need to catch my breath first."
"I said I'd help you carry it, but you didn't do it, so what else can I do but steal it?" Xue Zongqi finally reached out to help carry it.
Yan Laoer immediately felt his shoulders relax a lot.
"I promised the teacher, I'm here and they're here, people can't go back on their words."
He knew very well that these were all the yamen's accounts, and his teacher would be held responsible for taking them out. In addition to the account books, he also had the teacher's small seal in his arms, which was even more important.
To be honest, Yan Laoer feels very insecure now and just wants to return to Sanbao as soon as possible.
"Let's go." Yan Laoer walked forward sullenly.
Mr. Xue Qi took a few steps and said, "No, where are you going?"
This is not the way out of town.
"Let's go lead the cows!"
"The city gate is over there."
"What city gate should we go through? We have to go around a long way. We can go out the same way we came in."
Yan Laoer said it was natural. Mr. Xue Qi's horse and his three treasures were tied to the tree near the dog cave. If you go to the city gate, you have to take a detour. Of course, the dog cave is closer.
Mr. Xue Qi really didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Yan Laoer saw his reluctance and advised: "Brother Xue, look at you, why are you so pretentious? A man doesn't stick to trivial matters. If you really care and think so, then it's just a hole, not a dog hole."
Mr. Xue: No need to point it out, thank you!
Yan Laoer insisted on taking a shortcut, and General Xue Qi had no choice but to follow.
There was nothing he could do. Yan Laoer kept talking to him about dividing the accounts along the way. This was a big deal and he cared about it very much.
"Fifty-five, if Brother Xue thinks it's okay, I'll bring out the ledgers. Those we brought back from the front can be divided as soon as I finish counting them."
"Okay, okay!" Mr. Xue Qi was so happy when he heard this ratio.
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