Chapter 675 Tax Collection
"I don't know if you all generals have heard that the Crown Prince is going to launch troops against Annan. No matter how hard it is, we are probably not able to catch up with Annan!"
After hearing Huang Degong's words, the following people were a little puzzled. What does General Huang mean by this sentence? What is the difference between us and Annan Kingdom?
As he spoke carefully, Anxi Protectorate's Mansion suddenly changed to the mindset of General Annan, which was too fast, and some people below had not kept up.
"What General Huang said was the on-site supply recently proposed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Zhu Runjiu was very concerned about the affairs of the court. Zhu Runjiu also heard that the Crown Prince could only give them a small part of the support for the army that went to Annan Kingdom, and most of the matters had to be solved by themselves. The most important point was the supply of daily necessities.
"General Zhu seems to have a lot of knowledge about the court's policies and major policies. Now the court means this. In addition to the weapons and ammunition we use, the court hopes that we can supply most of the supplies on the spot. Of course, it is not that the court does not care about anything, but that it is just about fresh vegetables and meat. Don't count on such things in the rear. As for those canned food, there will definitely be some more."
When Huang Degong said this, the people below all twitched on their faces. The court provided various cans, which were very popular at the beginning.
Especially the canned beef, many soldiers didn’t know what the meat tasted for several years, and they ate it hard for a while after they came. Anyway, the court provided unlimited supply of soldiers.
But if you eat for more than half a year, some things will be different, that is, the soldier's mouth is fed.
Nowadays, these soldiers are not very interested in all kinds of canned foods. They usually want to eat something fresh.
It turned out that the cooking class made canned beef and stewed with cabbage, which everyone is most willing to eat, but now when everyone hears this thing, they feel a little disgusted with eating.
"Dear generals, just say it."
Huang Degong saw that everyone's faces were not very good-looking, and this matter had to be solved. He was also a person from the army, so he naturally knew that eating these canned foods would definitely not work.
"General Huang's Western Regions is rich in cattle and sheep. Even if the imperial court does not give us canned food or other things, we can still supplement meat for the soldiers, but the problem is that this vegetable is indeed not very good..."
What Zhu Runjiu said is the truth. Most of the local vegetables are transported from Jiangnan, and they can only transport a small part. If it weren't for the rapid transportation system of the army, they would probably not be able to eat a bite of vegetables.
"Mr. Fan, you are half a local. I wonder if you have any ideas about this matter?"
Huang Degong did not rush to answer, but kicked the ball to Fan Enquan's feet.
Fan Enquan also had a new position, that is, the chief minister of the Anxi Protectorate. To put it bluntly, he was the butler, and he was also responsible for the logistics issues. Huang Degong asked him this and it was his job.
"According to my understanding of the Western Regions, if the number of troops does not exceed 50,000, you can use local materials, but this may seem a bit unfriendly to some local people..."
Everyone knows what Fan Enquan means. This guy just said a little tactfully. The northwest is indeed not rich in vegetables, but there is no shortage of many supplies.
If the court allowed the soldiers below to take action, there would be no need for the above to supplement it except weapons and ammunition, but this is the point that can be approved by General Huang.
"What's so friendly or not? It turns out that so many people here are massacre Han people and rob materials. Why can't we do this now? Don't think that they are the people of the Ming Dynasty like us..."
Zhu Runjiu is also good at observing the wind direction. Seeing that Huang Degong did not object to Fan Enquan's words, he immediately threw out his own tricks.
It turns out that when General Zheng Sen was in power, if he dared to tell this out, it would be a punishment immediately.
However, Huang Degong's approach is different from General Zheng Sen, which may be one of the reasons why the court made adjustments. Huang Degong turned out to be such a person who let him rule the Western Regions and be able to stabilize the Western Regions more.
"General Huang, some tribes have surrendered to us, they are already the Ming Dynasty..."
Fan Enquan’s words make sense. At present, about 40% of the tribes of the Seven Guards of Guanxi have surrendered. If they were to rob them, wouldn’t that mean that I was untrustworthy in the Ming Dynasty?
"General Li, you were once the upper class of the Seven Guards of Kansai. What do you think about this?"
Huang Degong saw Li Neng sitting at the end.
Huang Degong has heard of this person. Although there is still some Mongolian blood in his body, there is also half of Han blood. So when we look at this person, everyone feels more intimate, at least much more intimate than other people in the Western Regions.
"There will be a way to ensure that the logistics is worry-free, and the tribes have no complaints."
After hearing this guy's words, all the people present were puzzled. Could you kid have any magic pills? So many of us thought for a long time but couldn't remember that you kid dare to make such big talk.
"Please speak freely for General Li."
Huang Degong had been considering this issue when he was in the capital, and had been considering Jiayuguan. He did not think of any useful measures along the way. Now this kid is so confident. Huang Degong also wants to see what solution this kid has come up with.
"The following method is divided into two parts. One part is among the tribes that surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and the other part is those tribes that have not surrendered. Let's talk about the part that has been surrendered..."
This kid's method is actually very simple. He has surrendered to the Ming Dynasty tribes, of course, he has to pay taxes on the Ming Dynasty. Although he has not collected them yet, it will definitely be implemented in the future. This requires the promise of the court.
As long as the court approves Huang Degong, we can order major tribes to exchange the taxes they should pay for various materials. Our soldiers can eat whatever they usually eat, not that our soldiers must follow the standards of Jiangnan.
In today's place, if soldiers were fed according to Jiangnan's standards, the court would probably go bankrupt every two days...
Chapter completed!