Lord of the People of Online Games (Lord of the Gaming World)

"The War Soul Guild declared war on us and asked us to surrender within three days."

"Isn't their basic plan in Yangdu County? How can they attack our Kaiyang County? We don't commit river water. I don't remember that we provoke the Battle Spirit Guild."

"It is said that the Battle Spirit Guild wants to develop to the south, subdue Zang Ba, Sun Guan, Yin Li and other Taishan thieves, and then plot to go to Picheng."

"President, are we going to fight?"

"war!"

Hot tea is being boiled in Chutian's room, and Xia Tianliang, who is in charge of finance, is reporting the latest financial expenditure.

"Fifty pairs of iron armor, the quality is silver, and it is expected to cost 400 taels of silver."

"Use the lumber from the logging field and the iron ore from the mining field to polish 10,000 arrows. The price is cheaper than direct purchase. It is estimated to cost 350 taels of silver."

"The production of 500 crossbows for the 500 Xiliu Camp is very expensive..."

Xia Xia Liang pointed to the account book and explained every financial expenditure of Xia Town to Chutian in detail. Her thinking is clear, and every expenditure can be traced back to raw materials.

During this period of recuperation in the cold winter, it can only be said that Xia Town's expenses are like running water, and it has seriously overdrawn Xia Town's silver treasury.

The reason why the current Xia Town can maintain its operation is entirely dependent on the loot seized from Liangshanbo, the financial support of the Mi family, and the deposit of the bank built by Xia Xia Liang.

Xia Zhen misappropriated 5,000 taels of silver from the bank.

This was an adventure that Chutian had to take, otherwise Xia Zhen's finances would go bankrupt.

Only by fighting to support the war can the principal and interest of the loan be repaid.

Fortunately, the bank is the property of the lord's mansion, so the interest is not high.

"In the final analysis, war still depends on national strength."

Chutian heard that each item would cost several hundred taels of silver, and it seemed that the thousand taels of silver that Mi Zhu had funded him, and the five thousand taels of silver that Xian Liang had embezzled from the bank were not enough for Chutian to squander.

"Lord Lord, our finances can last for three months. When the five hundred Xiliu Battalion soldiers have finished training, we can pay the first month's 3,000 army salaries. Then the next month... bankruptcy..."

Xia Xia Liang reported the expenses item by item, and after closing the account books, he came to a conclusion that made Chu Tian tremble.

Three months later, Xia Zhen declared bankruptcy.

This is the first serious financial crisis that Xiazhen has encountered.

After going bankrupt, military salaries cannot be paid, the bank's loan cannot be repaid, and the entire territory will collapse.

"Is there any way to get through the crisis?"

Chutian will not pretend to understand and ask for opinions directly.

"The first way is to plunder, break through the village and town within three months and seize at least 3,000 taels of silver, and we can spend the fourth month. And so on, until the monthly tax of the occupied village and town can offset our expenses... …”

"The second way is to borrow money and continue to raise funds from the townspeople to demolish the east wall and repair the west wall. If the popular sentiment is raised above 90, the townspeople will trust the lord's mansion even more."

"The third way is to sell the land, sell the farmland, auction the vacant land in the town, sell the land owned by the lord's mansion, and change the king's land to private ownership. This allows us to have no worries within six months. The disadvantage is that it will cause difficulties in the future. Estimated negative impact."

"The fourth way is to open the monopoly of salt and iron and auction the mining rights, which can get a lot of income in a short time, but it has a great negative impact."

...

Xia Xia Liang, who is always in a rush, actually listed eleven ways to get the gold and silver that Chutian wanted.

Chu Tian couldn't help but admire it.

There are many ways that Chutian can't think of at all.

But there is no such thing as a free lunch, and most ways of raising funds have serious negative consequences.

Xia Xia Liang picked up a hot tea cup and sat upright: "In short, launching a war is the most effective way to solve the financial crisis, because the financial crisis is caused by the expansion of the army. Of course,

We have to prepare for the worst, and it is absolutely necessary to use other means to temporarily get through the crisis. As for the negative impact, it can gradually subside in the future. "

"Then as you said, both hands are ready to go at the same time. Recently, in the northern part of Kaiyang County, the president of the wolf guild where I belonged is taking several big lords to resist the offensive of another guild. The war between the player lords began to break out. Yes, because the tertiary towns in various places are attacking the city, and there is a large population requirement. If you don’t annex the surrounding villages and towns, you will be annexed by others, which is probably the last resort in chaotic times.”

"Are you planning to intervene in the war between the two guilds?"

"I do have this idea, but unfortunately Xueyue Town is 120 kilometers away from our Xia Town. According to the daily marching speed of 30 kilometers, it will take four days to arrive. Forced marching will be faster, but the troops will lose their combat effectiveness. , after arriving at Xueyue Town, you may be attacked by the Battle Spirit Guild."

"So your intention is to capture a few towns to the north, and then use these towns as a springboard to connect with Xueyue Town?"

"If our territory borders Xueyue Town, we can form a half circle around Langya City, which will echo each other in the future."

"Your real intention should be to annex the 12 towns and 37 villages of the Wolf Guild. If you annex the Wolf Guild, you will gain a firm foothold in the southern and northern parts of Kaiyang County at the same time."

"clever."

Chu Tian also made no secret of his intentions. The other party was a smart person. When talking to her, he basically didn't need to explain too much.

"You need to know a problem. If you develop to the north, the sphere of influence will run north-south along the Yi River, which is too narrow. As long as a town in the middle is captured, your territory will be divided into two halves."

"My lips are dead and my teeth are cold. If I sit back and watch the Wolf Walk Guild be annexed by the War Soul Guild, the War Soul Guild will have two places in the south of Yangdu County and the north of Kaiyang County, and my pressure will be unprecedented."

"Well... I only care about the city officials. I don't know much about how you want to fight. I don't know much about it."

Chutian also does not expect to get specific combat advice from Xia Liang.

There are specialties in the art industry, and Fang Xuanling and Zhou Yafu will provide detailed tactical plans.

What Chutian needs to decide is whether Xia Zhen should intervene in the war between the two guilds.

Chu Tian was still a member of the Wolf Traveling Guild in name, so he should stand on the side of the Wolf Traveling Guild. The only troublesome place is that Xia Zhen is not actually in the main sphere of influence of the Wolf Travel Guild.

The main sphere of influence of the Wolf Guild is in the northern part of Kaiyang County, while Xia Town is in the southern part of Kaiyang County.

It sounds like it's not far, but it's actually 120 kilometers away.

Chutian leading troops to reinforce, may lead to being stolen by the surrounding big lords, or attacked by other towns on the way.

Chu Tian judged that the Wolf Xing Guild would not be able to hold on so quickly. Xueyue Town has been upgraded to a third-level town, and it is difficult to say who wins and who loses.

Although Xue Yue is a female lord, she is walking in the direction of military generals, and she is still very capable of fighting, and her territory is one of the best in Langya country.