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In addition to taxation, the Dahua army has also confiscated all the assets originally belonging to the old Zhu family during the expansion.

For some officials who refused to surrender, or were guilty of heinous crimes, their homes were also raided.

There is also a lot of income in this area, a full value of 25 million. However, this is a one-time income, and there will be no future unless the site continues to expand.

Continue to expand, and this loot will not be as much as before.

After all, almost all the richer parts of the world are about to be occupied by them.

The prince surnamed Zhu in places like Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi is not very rich.

Qian Taoli finished talking about this year's taxes and continued to talk about this year's expenses.

"This year's expenditure is not small. In terms of military expenditure, so far, it has spent 35 million taels. The investment in major industries has reached 44 million taels, and the support for agriculture is as high as 5 million taels. , the total administrative expenditure is 5 million taels, and the other aspects are nearly 5 million taels.

That is to say, this year, we not only have no balance, but also have a fiscal deficit of 11 million taels. "

Many people were shocked to hear that the court still owed more than 10 million taels in debt.

Before they turned their minds around, they thought that owed 10 million taels of silver was a big deal.

After all, if the court in the Chongzhen era owed 10 million taels, it would never be able to fill the hole, and the court would be shaken.

However, they ignored the financial revenue situation of the Dahua Empire today.

With this year's tax revenue and the development of industry and commerce, next year's tax revenue may reach hundreds of millions.

Then, the debt of 10 million is not a thing.

After talking about the situation this year, everyone was still waiting for Qian Taoli to speak.

No matter how much income and expenditure this year, it is not the highlight of today.

That's all in the past, and everyone is now staring at next year's taxes and trying to grab a piece of the budget.

Seeing this, Qian Taoli continued: "According to the forecast of the Statistics Division, next year's business and industry will continue to maintain a high-speed development trend, so the business tax will continue to increase.

There should be little change in agriculture. According to forecasts, the total tax revenue next year will reach 100 million yuan, of which commercial tax will account for about 80 million yuan. "

When everyone heard that the budget for next year was 100 million taels of silver, they all immediately smiled.

One hundred million taels is an astronomical number.

There are a few generals with low education level who simply can't understand how big the number of 100 million is.

Ten thousand ten thousand? This is not very vivid and difficult to understand.

"One hundred million taels is not too much, or too little. We can discuss how to use it. The basic principle is that in addition to the necessary expenditure, we must take into account more investment in development."

Wu Changqing said.

The more you invest in development, the greater the return.

Just like the investment in major factories this year, although the support for those factories cost more than 40 million taels, but in the future, their annual output will be almost 20 to 30 million yuan, and it will be possible to pay back in two years. Everything after that is net profit.

Of course, it cannot be said that in order to develop, even some urgent problems that need to be solved at present are turned a blind eye. Just like military spending, disaster relief, and urban construction, all these must be allocated.

There are also administrative expenses, and it is impossible not to pay officials' salaries. With the expansion of the site and the increase of officials, this administrative expenditure will rise to a new level next year.

How to find a balance between development and the present is today's issue.

Of course, this is the result Wu Changqing hopes, but if the people below discuss it, they may not be able to be completely selfless.

People in various departments will probably find ways to obtain more funds for their own departments.

"Development is very important. In order to provide a more stable environment for development, it is very important to wipe out the remnants of the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, military spending cannot be less."

Li Shaobin was the first to speak. I don't know which staff teacher said this, but it seemed reasonable at first glance.

"Military spending must not be less, but there is a very bad phenomenon of waste in the army. Excessive reliance on cannons and firearms not only costs a lot, but also makes the army lose its blood and become incapable of hand-to-hand combat. This is not a good idea. Phenomenon."

Ma Shiying said.

He was a little disgusted with the current army, which consumed thousands of grenades, bullets, and shells in a single battle.

The manufacturing cost of a grenade is one tael, and a howitzer costs two taels. Where is this fighting, it is clearly throwing money at the enemy.

These are all consumables. One shot will lose one shell, and no matter how thick the family is, it can't hold it.

In the past, the main weapons of the army were broadswords and spears. The broadsword cut and rolled the blade in the first half of the month. After grinding it, it could continue to be used, and it was basically useless.

Dahua's army is powerful, but it is also based on huge consumption. If there is no sufficient logistical supply, the combat power of the Dahua army will drop several grades.

"What do you mean by that? If there is no fire suppression, how can the enemy be timid? Without fire suppression, the casualties of the army will at least double or triple. Those soldiers who die in battle or are disabled will cost more. If you don't know how to fight, don't do it. Nonsense."

Li Shaobin retorted.

It is true that their army often wastes ammunition, but without so much ammunition pouring over, how can the enemy be afraid?

If the enemy is not afraid, they will resist, and they will kill more people.

In other armies, they would rather die than spend more money.

But they can't do it. The soldier's welfare formulated by Wu Changqing makes them must pay attention to the life of the soldier.

If a soldier is killed or disabled, more money will be spent in the follow-up.

Ma Shiying was furious when he heard this. He had also led soldiers before, and at this age, he was now questioned that he did not know how to fight.

"Commander Li, don't get excited yet, Mr. Ma's intention is that no one will lose the army's money. However, the army should also carry forward the style of hard fighting."

Ruan Dacheng made a round, and the military man snorted.

Because Wu Changqing is still there, both sides are still restrained.

If Wu Changqing wasn't there, just say to Ma Shiying that the army is not bloody, and people in the army might have to fight Ma Shiying.

"Next year, the military's task is very heavy. It has to fight on two fronts, and as the battle progresses, the front line will become longer and longer, and logistical supplies will be more difficult..."

Tao Dongcheng began to explain the problem from the factual level.

In the past, their battles were all around Nanjing. The distance was close and the supplies were easy.

But next year, they will be fighting in Henan and Hebei, and even outside the customs.

This is too far from Nanjing. One hundred catties of grain are transported from Nanjing to outside the customs, and the loss on the road accounts for at least 70%.

Fujian is not particularly far from Nanjing, but the road is not easy to walk, and its logistics and transportation are also a big problem.

In short, what Tao Dongcheng means is that the army will need to spend more next year.

In the end, he reported a number, 55 million taels, 20 million taels more than this year.

As soon as this number came out, the other civil servants immediately became unhappy.

The government estimates that the tax revenue next year will only be 100 million yuan. The army will directly ask for more than half of it. The remaining dozen departments will divide the 45 million yuan.

After hearing Tao Dongcheng's asking price, the civil servant immediately refuted it.