Lord of the People of Online Games

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

　　 "Isn't their basic plate in Yangdu County? How to attack Kaiyang County? Our well water does not violate the river water, I don't remember that we provoke the War Soul Guild."

　　 "It is said that the Spirit of War Guild wanted to develop southward, to subdue the Taishan thieves such as Zang Ba, Sun Guan, Yin Li, and then plot to go to Picheng."

　　 "President, shall we challenge?"

　　 "War!"

　　 Hot tea is brewing in Chutian’s room, and Xia Liang, who is in charge of finances, is reporting the latest financial expenditures.

　　 "Fifty pairs of iron armors, the quality is silver grade, it is estimated to cost 400 taels of silver."

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

　　 "The cost of producing five hundred strong crossbows for Wubai Xiliuying is huge..."

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

　　 During this period of rest and recuperation in the cold winter, I can only say that the expenses of Xiazhen are like running water, and the bank in Xiazhen has been seriously overdrawn.

　　 The reason why the current Xiazhen can maintain its operation depends entirely on the trophies seized from Liangshanpo, the funding of the Mi family, and the deposits of the bank built by Xia Liang.

　　Xiazhen embezzled five thousand taels of silver from the bank.

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

　　Only by fighting to support 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.

　　 "War, after all, depends on national power."

　　 Chutian heard that every item would cost hundreds of taels of silver. It seemed that the one thousand taels of silver that Mi Zhu funded him and the five thousand taels of silver that Xia Liang had embezzled from the bank were not enough to squander the sky.

　　 "Lord Lord, our finances can last for three months. When the 500 soldiers of the Xiliu camp are trained, we can pay 3,000 military salaries for the first month. Then the next month...Bankrupt..."

　　 Xia Liang reported the expenditure item by item. After closing the account book, he came up with a conclusion that made Chu Tian fearful.

　　 Three months later, Xia Zhen declared bankruptcy.

　　 This is the first serious financial crisis encountered by Xiazhen.

　　 After the bankruptcy, the military payment cannot be paid, the bank loans cannot be paid off, and the entire territory will collapse.

　　 "Is there any way to survive the crisis?"

　　 Chutian doesn't know how to pretend to understand, so he directly asks his opinions.

"The first way is looting. In three months, we can break through villages and towns and seize at least 3,000 taels of silver. We can spend the fourth month. And so on, until the monthly taxes of the occupied villages and towns can offset our expenditure... …"

　　 "The second way is to borrow money, continue to raise funds from the townspeople, demolish the east wall and make up the west wall. If people's hearts are raised above 90, the townspeople will trust the money houses of the lord's mansion more."

"The third way is to sell land, sell farmland, auction vacant land in the town, sell land owned by the lord's mansion, and change Wangtian into private ownership. This will allow us to have no worries for six months. The disadvantage is that it will be difficult for the future. Estimate the negative impact."

　　 "The fourth way is to open up the salt and iron monopoly rights and auction mining rights, which can obtain a large amount of income in a short time, but the negative impact is huge."

　　……

　　 There are so many cool forests in the summer, they even listed eleven ways to get the gold and silver that Chutian wants.

　　 Chutian couldn't help but admire him.

　　 There are many ways that Chutian could not think of.

　　 But there is no free lunch in the world, and most funding methods have serious negative effects.

Xia Liang picked up a hot tea cup and sat in a precarious manner: "In short, launching war can solve the financial crisis most effectively, because the financial crisis is caused by the expansion of the army. Of course, we have to prepare for the worst. It’s okay to survive the crisis temporarily in other ways. As for the negative impact, it can gradually subside in the future."

"Then, as you said, both hands are ready to proceed at the same time. Recently, in the northern part of Kaiyang County, the president of the Wolf Guild where I belong is taking several high lords to resist another guild's offensive. The war between the player lords has begun to break out. It’s because the tertiary towns in various places have a large population requirement. If you don’t annex the surrounding villages and towns, they will be annexed by others. This is probably the last resort in troubled times."

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

"I have this idea, but it is a pity that Xueyue Town is 120 kilometers away from our Xia Town. At a marching speed of 30 kilometers per day, it will take four days to arrive. Forced marching will be faster, but the troops will lose combat effectiveness. , After arriving in Xueyue Town, you may be attacked by the War Soul 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 on Xueyue Town, we can form a half-circle of Langya City, which will echo each other in the future."

　　 "Your real intention should be to annex Thirty-Seven Villages of the Twelve Towns of the Wolves' Guild. If you annex the Wolves' Guild, you will have a firm foothold in the south and north of Kaiyang County at the same time."

　　 "Smart."

　　 Chutian also made no secret of his intentions, the other party is a smart person, and talking to her basically does not need to explain too much.

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

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

　　 "Well...I only care about Shicao, how do you want to fight, I am inconvenient to talk more, and I don't know much."

　　 Chutian did not expect to get specific advice on combat from Xia Liang.

　　 There is a specialization in the art industry, 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.

　　 Chutian is still a member of the Wolf's Guild in name, so he should be on the side of the Wolf's Guild. The only trouble is that Xia Zhen is actually not in the main sphere of influence of the Wolf Walk Guild.

The main sphere of influence of the 　　Wolves Guild is in the northern part of Kaiyang County, while Xiazhen is in the southern part of Kaiyang County.

　　 sounds not far away, but in fact it is separated by 120 kilometers.

　　 Chutian led his troops to go for reinforcements, which may result in the house being stolen by the surrounding highlords, or attacked by other towns on the way.

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

　　 Although Xueyue is a female lord, she is walking in the direction of a military commander, she can still fight very well, and her territory is one of the best in Langya country.