Chapter 143 Making money is the king

Ma Chao felt that it was imperative to build a heavy cavalry and a Romanesian legion.

First of all, the increase in the number of troops under his subordinates has made Ma Chao unable to expand his troops endlessly. It is necessary to build a high-quality elite army, otherwise it will still be the same as before. Although the combat effectiveness is indeed very strong, most of the big soldiers have no military discipline. Whether it is attacking or retreating, they are in a posture of kowto-off to the end.

Secondly, Ma Chao's military reform also meets the requirements of these formalized operations. Among them, in terms of strict military regulations, reward and punishment systems, as well as Ma Chao's mandatory queue exercises, it vaguely coincides with the Roman Legion's column combat tactics.

Finally, it is the core reason: the elite policy saves money!

Under the premise of ensuring the combat effectiveness of the army and improving the combat effectiveness, the simple policy of elite soldiers is the best choice for emergency response. Although it seems that it is more expensive to feed a heavy cavalry or medium-sized infantry than to feed a few light cavalry or several infantry. But in fact, a heavy cavalry can kill dozens of light cavalry effortlessly in a normal battle; similarly, the same is true for heavy infantry. Moreover, those who do not need to join the army can return to engage in agricultural production, thus driving the prosperity of the whole county.

Furtherly speaking, building elite soldiers and strong generals will also drive the corresponding economic growth point. This is really an urgent matter for Ma Chao, who is so poor that he just wants to cry.

"Young master, the lord used to govern the army with benevolence and courage, and also pursued the rule of virtue in the army. His generals were all brothers, but the result was more defeated and fewer. And since the young master took over the army, he ruled the army. It is even more in line with the book, 'A controlled soldier, an incompetent general, can't be defeated; an unmanage soldier, a capable general, can't be defeated.' This way has grasped the key to improving the combat effectiveness of the army. It's really a military wizard!" Yang Fu said while following Ma Chao to review the army. And the literary and military generals behind Yang Fu also nodded and agreed.

"Recordingly, what Yishan said is reasonable, and the military book says: if the reward and punishment are not clear, the decree is not believed, the gold is not enough, and the drum does not advance. Although there are millions of teachers, it is useless." Although Zhang is a civilian, he is also involved in the strategy of military tactics, and said: "If an army does not rule the army, even if it is led by a good general, it will be powerless to defeat the enemy. In the reform of the young master's military affairs, the decree is clear, reward and punishment, and the soldiers use their lives to go to danger, so they can fight. And the battle of Xinping County is a clear proof.

Ma Chao listened to his next point of recognizing himself and said that it was fake that he was not proud, but he did not expect that he could use the method of military training in the 21st century to connect these counselors with military books. It can only be said that our ancestors were wise and too advanced!

"Gentlemen, on this basis, we want to build another heavy cavalry and heavy infantry. The method of killing the enemy in the queue of pawns also wants to be changed. I don't know if you think so?" At this time, Ma Chao saw that his soldiers were really very different from before, and they had the prototype of the army of later generations, so he couldn't help saying his imagination.

"Young master, no!" Before others answered, Meng Da was the first to jump out and object: "Young master, you had to build a javelin and a huge scale a few days ago, which cost a lot of money. Now you still want to build heavy cavalry and infantry. Such consumption is not what Fufeng County can afford at present!"

"The financial statements of Beichi County have not been sent yet?" Ma Chao was surprised that Meng Da was a fierce role in history who was good at fighting, well-skilled, resourceful, intelligent and brave. How did he become a housekeeper who could only cry poor under his own?

"The finance of Bedi County is quite rich, and Lord You Chu is also willing to transfer some of his assets to Fufeng. However, according to the usual evaluation of what the young master has done, I'm afraid it is not a small project. I'm afraid that the property of Bedi County is not enough..." Meng Da opened his mouth with some embarrassment. He knew how much money he could spend.

"How many belongings does Bedi County have? Where did it come from?" Ma Chao suspected that the North County is just a county of Liangzhou, with many drylands and no economic support. But listen to Meng Da, do you still have a lot of money?

"Lord You sent the report, which is detailed as mentioned above, but it is completely equivalent to the final calculation. There are about 50,000 surplus gold..." Meng Da really doesn't want to say this number, because it will stimulate Ma Chao's desire to spend money even more!

"Fifty thousands of gold?" Ma Chao was really dumbfounded: This You Chu robbed the bank. Oh, he robbed the Chang'an treasury?

In the coin system of the Han Dynasty, coins are divided into two classes, gold is the upper coin, and the overflow is the unit (22 taels is the overflow); copper coin is the lower coin, five baht, as heavy as the text, that is to say, the weight of this copper plate is five baht, 24 baht is equal to one or two of the old system; the Han Dynasty one or two is 15.6g. Han Yiliang is 24 baht, so one baht is 0.65 grams. As for the exchange of gold coins for five baht, it is about 100 baht worth 1 taels of gold.

The surplus of the whole northern county of Chu is 50,000 gold, that is, 10,000 catties of gold, which is converted into 10 million pieces of copper coins. And the average annual supply of a soldier is only about 8,000 yuan, that is to say, You Chu's money can completely support the annual consumption of 1,250 soldiers currently compiled by Ma Chao!

When did Beidi County become so rich? Even if it is Fufeng County, which is rich, the balance was only 20 million yuan at the beginning. Can this Youchu become gold?

"The young master doesn't know that this 50,000 overflow of gold, of which less than 10,000 overflows is the surplus of Beida County. And the other 40,000 surplus gold is the two-month income of Hanqiang Exchange. Meng Da's eyes were about to turn golden when he saw Ma Chao's eyes, and quickly explained.

"Evil!" Ma Chao suddenly patted his thigh at this time and regretted it: "I only knew that Han Qiang trade could have oil and water, but I didn't expect that this oil and water would be so rich!"

In an instant, under the huge ** of money, Ma Chao immediately ordered: "No one is allowed to move this money! Zidu, you immediately take the money and go to Beizi County to rebuild the Hanqiang Trade Institute. In addition, be sure to leave the largest and best booth as the address of Ma's store!"

"No!" Meng Da's previous thoughts were on the Hanqiang Exchange. Ma Chao pulled him back halfway. At this time, he could go back and was right with his heart.

"Wait..." After thinking about it, Ma Chao continued to say to Han Feng, "During this period, you put down all the affairs in your hands, try your best to collect and sell materials from the states and counties, and let Zidu give you the best-selling list of items. In addition, although that batch of distilled liquor also has a lot of inventory, it is estimated that it will not be enough. You urge those craftsmen to hurry up and brew more batches and tell them how much they can brew as long as the quality is qualified! If you are willing to work hard, you can let them get rid of slavery at your discretion!"

"No!" Han Feng has also had a headache about money recently. When he saw that Ma Chao began to make money crazily, he was also happy.

Hey, my heavy cavalry and Romanesque legions still wait for me, a hard-working young man, to counterattack and become rich and handsome, right? This money is a bastard, but without money, it really can't do anything! - After the first time he realized the importance of money, Jinma Chao said to the sky.