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Chapter 125 Appropriations
Chapter 125 Appropriations
In summary.
The actions of Wang Jian and Meng Ao are actually very reasonable.
But... Mo Jun still faintly felt that something was wrong.
Because Mr. Mo just made 40 gold coins not long ago, and now the Su Nei Shi Mansion is not particularly short of money. With the identities of Wang Jian and Meng Ao, if the two of them normally allocate marching rations, the other officials of the Su Nei Shi Mansion , should not have the guts to refuse.
"How much food do they want?"
After thinking for a while, Mo Jun suddenly asked such a sentence.
But when they heard Mo Jun's question, Meng Ao and Wang Jian, who were still calm just now, suddenly froze for a second.
As for the officers on duty in front, they first glanced cautiously at Wang Jian and Meng Ao behind Mo Jun, and then they flinched and said, "General Meng asked for 150 million shi of grain and [-] gold coins."
"General Wang...General Wang asked for 100 million shi of grain and [-] gold coins."
Hearing the number reported by the official on duty, Mo Jun's eyelids twitched suddenly, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.
Good guy.
These two veterans who don't know how to inquire are really clear enough!
The two of them added up, no more, no less, and just wiped out the 40 gold coins he got some time ago.
No wonder these two guys have been arguing for such a long time, and the officials of Zhi Su Naishi's Mansion dare not give food!
If this is given.
Zhi Su Nai Shi Fu directly became an empty shell.
Mo Jun took a deep breath and told himself secretly: 'Don't get angry, don't get angry.If they couldn't hold back and beat them up, these two veterans would definitely lie on the ground on the spot, extorting the food in their hands, which was not worth it. '
For a while.
After Mo Jun's mood gradually calmed down, he slowly opened his mouth and said: "First, allocate 100 million stone grains, [-] gold coins to General Meng, and by the way, grant another [-] stone salt."
Hearing Mo Jun speak, Meng Ao behind him also closed his mouth.
After all, he opened his mouth before the lion, but it was just for the convenience of bargaining later.
But now that Mo Jun gave such a generous grant, Meng Ao naturally couldn't say anything more at this time, what if the kid regrets it later?
Normally.
War funds will not be allocated at one time. In most cases, funds will be allocated in batches according to the war time limit of three months, half a year, and one year, and according to the length of the end of the war.
First, it is not safe enough to put too large military rations on the front line.Whether it is transportation or when the army advances and retreats, it is inconvenient.
The second reason is that the former Qin State was too poor. If the one-time allocation of funds from the front line is in place, then the pressure on the Qin State in the rear will be too great.
Originally, this time Meng Ao led an army of 20 to go on an expedition. Under normal circumstances, the funds were allocated on a half-year basis, but now the food funds allocated by Mo Jun are almost close to the one-year funds.
Meng Ao naturally had nothing to say.
Of course.
These are just funds for military rations and armaments.
The war burns money far faster than ordinary people imagine, except for food and armaments.The wages for conscripting corvée, the rewards after the war...these are currently not available to the Qin State at all.
But it's not a big problem.
The existence of the military merit system is to solve these problems.
These can be seized from enemy territory as long as the battle is won in due time.And if you lose the battle, you will naturally have nothing.
Hearing Mo Jun's generous appropriation, the officials in front of him were stunned for a moment, but considering that Mo Jun was the boss here, they didn't say much.
After he heard the final appropriation of '[-] rock salt', the official in charge finally couldn't help reminding him in a low voice.
"My lord, the allocation of salt funds does not seem to be under our management."
"It will be in our hands from now on."
Mo Jun said casually.
Officer on duty: "?????"
"As for General Wang..."
After allocating the military funds that Meng Ao needed, Mo Jun looked at Wang Jian again, and saw Wang Jian at this time, with an old face full of flattery, smiling like a withered old chrysanthemum.
Seeing this, Mo Jun had no choice but to wave his hands helplessly, and said, "Also give him 50 shi of grain and [-] shi of salt!"
When Wang Jian heard the first half of the sentence, the smile on his old face suddenly deepened.
But suddenly, Mo Jun's words stopped abruptly, Wang Jian was stunned, and subconsciously said: "That's it? Gone?"
Mo Jun glanced at him and said, "Why, too much?"
Wang Jian quickly shook his head and said, "No, no... I mean, where is my money?"
Mo Jun said indifferently: "I said General Wang, you are guarding the border now, and you don't have much to fight. Why do you need so much money? Besides, it's not like you don't know the situation in Daqin. It's good to have salt and food."
"If you feel dissatisfied, you can return the appropriation for the administration of Su Nai Shifu."
"impossible!"
As soon as Mo Jun finished speaking, Wang Jian said decisively: "The military rations that have entered my old king's hands have never been spit out. If there is no money, there is no money. As long as there is salt and food, the rest will be taken by myself."
After saying these honest words, Wang Jian turned around and took Meng Ao to leave Zhisu Neishi Mansion.
But no one saw it.
Not long after Wang Jian and Meng Ao walked out of Zhisu Neishi's Mansion, the 'angry' expression on Wang Jian's face disappeared instantly, replaced by a fox-like smile.
"How is it? Old man Meng, I'm right! This kid is definitely a talent, and his ability to make money is much better than that trash of the previous Zhi Su Neishi."
"Indeed, the old man has never fought such a battle for wealth since he entered Qin Dynasty."
Meng Ao stroked his beard, and there was a rare smile on his face.
If an outsider sees the relationship between Meng Ao and Wang Jian at this moment, they will probably be shocked.
After all, the whole of Xianyang now knows that the relationship between the Meng clan and the Wang clan is not in harmony, and Meng Ao and Wang Jian will hardly appear in the same place unless there is official business.
However, judging from the conversation between Meng Ao and Wang Jian at this time, the two people don't seem to have a bad relationship.
In fact.
The Meng family and the Wang family were indeed rivals in court.
But if this leads to a disagreement between the two parties, it would be too underestimating the courage of the Wang and Meng clans.
The reason why there are scandals in Xianyang that the relationship between the Meng family and the Wang family is not in harmony is actually the reason why these two families are manipulating behind the scenes.
the reason is simple.
This is also a kind of "the way of being an official".
Since the fall of Lu Buwei, the two families with the most military power in Qin State are the Meng family and the Wang family.
If the relationship between these two families with amazing prestige in the Qin army is too good, what would you think if you were the king of Qin?
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the other side.
Govern Su Nei Shifu.
When Wang Jian and Meng Ao left, the officer in charge secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked Mo Jun tentatively, "My lord, isn't the money allocated to the two generals today a bit too much?"
"It doesn't matter, the 'new grain' will mature soon, and there will be a new tax revenue from the national treasury. It doesn't hurt to allocate a little more grain money now."
It is impossible for Mo Jun not to notice the scene played by Meng Ao and Wang Jian in front of him, but he just didn't care.
After all.
The real recipients of this grain allocation were not Meng Ao and Wang Jian, but the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Great Qin Dynasty.
Mo Jun had also been in the army before, so he naturally had a certain understanding of the Qin army's logistics. It didn't matter if he didn't have the ability before, but now that he has the ability, he can't continue to watch hundreds of thousands of Qin soldiers go hungry. battlefield.
Besides.
As the "new grain" gradually matures, and the subsequent "salt sales business" begins, Qin's treasury will gradually fill up, and the pressure in this regard will naturally decrease a lot in the future.
After settling Meng Ao's and Wang Jian's military ration allocation, Mo Jun dealt with some affairs accumulated during this period of time in Zhisu Neishi's Mansion, and then left the place.
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Day two.
An edict from Xianyang Palace entered Changwenjun's mansion.
No one knew the specific content of this edict, but according to some gossip, after receiving this edict that day, Lord Chang Wen smashed half of the study overnight.
And not long after, someone discovered that the "salt rights" that originally belonged to the "Shaofu" had gradually been transferred to the Zhisu Neishifu.
Such a change instantly caused the entire Xianyang to be shaken.
Everyone knows.
The 'Shaofu', one of the nine ministers, has only two of the greatest rights.
One is the right to assist in the resolution of palace affairs.
This right seems to be similar to that of a subordinate, but in fact it is a good opportunity to get close to the King of Qin. Throughout the ages, all the officials in the "Minor Mansion" have been one of the most trusted people of the king.
The second is the right to 'salt iron (bronze)'.
As an official operation of 'salt and iron (bronze)', it is an aboveboard monopoly business in Qin State. Even if a little bit of oil leaks out from the fingers of this kind of business, it is enough to fill the stomachs of ordinary people.
However, Lord Changwen's 'right to resolve palace affairs' had already been deprived by King Qin Yingzheng after the end of the Nanjun incident.
Now even the 'salt right' has been taken away.
As such.
The "Power of the Shaofu" held by Lord Changwen is basically half empty.
Originally, after Nan County was massacred by Mo Jun in one fell swoop of 27 noble families, Chang Ping Jun and Chang Wen Jun's wallets had already leaked a big hole.
Now the right to salt is lost again.
This money bag is no longer just a problem of leaking a big hole, but has been cut in half.
It is conceivable what a huge blow this will cause to Lord Changping and Lord Changwen.It is no wonder that on the night of receiving the edict, Lord Chang Wen smashed half of the study in one fell swoop.
And the more critical point is that the King of Qin is suppressing Chang Wenjun's rights so much. Does this mean that he has long been dissatisfied with Chang Wenjun... and even the "Chu foreign relatives"?
Compared with Chang Wenjun and Changping Jun's own losses.
This is what deserves more attention from other officials of the Qin Dynasty.
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(End of this chapter)