On the 25th day of the 12th month of the first year of Gaia, a system announcement resounded throughout the China server.
"System Announcement: On the first anniversary of the game's operation, the system will be holding a second system auction on the first day of January in the second year of Gaia at ten in the morning. When the time comes, there will be many rare treasures being auctioned. Please look forward to it! Friendly reminder: Please prepare your funds in advance, otherwise you will return empty-handed. "
As soon as the announcement was made, the feudal lords all rubbed their hands in glee.
In the first system auction, Ouyang Shuo was in the limelight, monopolizing five out of ten items.
The effect of the auction had already been fully reflected through the three battles.
It was exactly with the help of the technical manuals that the army of Shanhai County had obtained from the auction that they had been able to perform well in the battles and earn a lot of contribution points.
Even though they had just gone through a food crisis, the territories with deep foundations had already walked out of the financial crisis. Who didn't have a few thousand gold coins in their hands?
Therefore, the second system auction was bound to be even more intense.
Ouyang Shuo didn't want to miss it either!
Just yesterday, the Finance Department had calculated the income and expenditure of the territory for December.
After the territory had fully implemented the prefecture and county system, the finance and tax reform plan that Ying You had previously mentioned had been officially approved by Ouyang Shuo after being revised by the team of experts, and was put into effect.
According to the reform plan, the taxes collected at the county level would be turned over to the prefectural government according to a certain proportion, and the taxes collected at the prefectural level (including the separately established cities) would be turned over to the prefectural government according to a certain proportion, which was currently the Marquis Mansion of Lianzhou.
Different types of taxes required different proportions of payments.
Also in December, the territory's tax rate was adjusted to fifteen percent, and the tax revenue doubled.
In December, Shanhai Prefecture paid 15500 gold coins in taxes, Tianfeng Prefecture paid 7500 gold coins in taxes, Beihai City paid 14500 gold coins in taxes (including the profits from the Northern Twilight Saltworks), Yi Shui County paid 3500 gold coins in taxes, and Gushan County paid 1000 gold coins in taxes, for a total of 42000 gold coins.
The Wolf Mountain Mine, which was under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance, turned in 8500 gold coins of profit, the Three Flower Winery turned in 7500 gold coins of profit, and the Mulberry Garden and other industries turned in 4000 gold coins of profit, for a total of 20000 gold coins.
The two items added up to 62000 gold coins.
The expenses of Marquis Lianzhou's Mansion mainly consisted of military expenses, administrative expenses, and financial transfer payments. The military expenses accounted for the majority of the expenses, including the salaries and other expenses for the three divisions, the Forbidden Brigade, and the North Sea Fleet, which amounted to 27500 gold coins.
The administrative expenses mainly included the various departments of the Marquis Manor, the four major military workshops, the military factory in the cave, the Southwest University China Hall, and the military lecture hall that was currently under construction. The total expenditure was about 4500 gold coins.
Among them, the military workshops and factories accounted for the majority of the administrative expenses. Of course, when the military equipment was sold to the public, it would no longer be a financial burden. Instead, it would become one of the main sources of revenue.
The financial transfer payments included 4,000 gold coins for the official road project, 3,500 gold coins for the city wall project of Tianfeng City, 5,000 gold coins for the city wall project of Shanhai City, 2,000 gold coins for the construction of the Military Martial Arts Lecture Hall, and 1,500 gold coins for the Gushan County, for a total of 16000 gold coins.
The total cost of the three items added up to 48000 gold coins.
In total, the territory had a net revenue of 15000 gold coins in December.
Whether it was the payment of taxes or the transfer payments, they were all done through the branches of the Bank of the Four Seas in the various prefectures and counties.
After Ying You's coordination, the Bank of the Four Seas' banknote printing bureau had been officially established. The papermaking workshop and printing workshop were built behind the Bank of the Four Seas' headquarters, and Meng Zhida was personally in charge of it.
Of course, it would still take some time before the actual banknote was issued.
Because he had paid the 5,000 gold coins for the army's trial, Ouyang Shuo only had 105000 gold coins left in his storage pouch. Therefore, the net revenue for December was all intercepted by Ouyang Shuo.
The two items added up to 120,000 gold coins, which was also all of Ouyang Shuo's funds for participating in the auction.
At the edge of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, a young man stumbled along the mountain path while leaning on a tree branch.
The young man had traveled a long distance and was covered in dust. His hair was messy, and upon closer inspection, there were even some bird droppings hanging on it. The man's face was dark, his eyes were sunken, and his cheeks were loose.
He seemed to be a sleepy and hungry traveler.
Upon closer inspection, the young man's clothes were already tattered. Through the holes in his clothes, one could see that the man's body was covered in wounds. Blood had seeped into his clothes, sticking the linen clothes tightly to his flesh. Some of the wounds had already scabbed over, and some were infected and oozing pus.
The wounds were not only scratched by thorns, but there were also some that were obviously caused by sharp blades.
All of this indicated that the young man was not as simple as a traveler.
The man's willpower was extremely tenacious. Hunger and injuries could not shake him in the slightest. His eyes were resolute and full of spirit.
Facing the morning sun, the young man finally successfully walked out of the Hundred Thousand Mountains. A relieved smile appeared on his face. Perhaps it was because he had finally relaxed, but just as the man wanted to take a step forward and continue forward, his body suddenly stopped listening to him, and he powerlessly collapsed to the ground.
Hunger and drowsiness attacked him like a tide. The man finally could not take it anymore and directly fainted.
"Warrior, wake up! Wake up! "The patrolling soldiers discovered the fainted man on the ground.
"Captain, he seems to have fainted!"
"Check to see if there's any sign. This person came out of the Hundred Thousand Mountains and is unusual."
"Hey!" The soldier searched the man's body and suddenly found an iron sign.
"Captain, there really is a sign!"
"Let me see." The captain took the sign and his eyes narrowed. "This, this is the sign of the Military Intelligence Department."
"The Military Intelligence Department?"
"Quick, this person must be a spy who entered the mountains to investigate. Quickly carry him to the medical center for treatment. I'll inform the lord."
"Yes!"
It was already night when Leng Qian woke up.
Out of professional habit, he vigilantly checked his surroundings and found that he was in a medical center. Not only had he changed into clean clothes, but his wounds had also been properly treated.
"Seems like he's saved!" Leng Qian breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, a doctor pushed the door open and entered. Seeing that Leng Qian had woken up, he smiled and said, "Warrior, you're awake? Good, good, good. I'll get someone to prepare some food for you. "
Hearing this, Leng Qian was really hungry. His stomach was growling. He had not eaten for two days and three nights. He said gratefully, "Thank you, sir!"
"No need, no need. Warrior, you were sent here by the City Defense Camp. The county magistrate specially came to see you. Seeing that you were unconscious and did not disturb you, I dare not neglect you. "The doctor said as he left the room to prepare a midnight snack.
Leng Qian secretly felt lucky. He remembered that he should have fainted at the edge of the mountains. It seemed that he was found by the patrolling soldiers of the Gushan County City Defense Camp and brought back to the medical center for treatment.
The journey to the Hundred Thousand Mountains was full of twists and turns. The hardships were not worth mentioning to outsiders.
A month ago, he brought more than ten capable spies from the Military Intelligence Department to investigate the mountains. He was the only one who came back alive. Even the hummingbird that accompanied him died a violent death. It was really dangerous and unpredictable.
Just as Leng Qian was deep in thought, the door was pushed open again.
This time, other than the doctor, the magistrate of Gushan County, Lei Fan, also came in.
The doctor put down the food box and tactfully left the room. He closed the door again. As for what the magistrate wanted to talk about with the patient, he did not care and did not dare to care.
Lei Fan had seen Leng Qian before. Before Leng Qian entered the mountains, the two had communicated for a while. He was also the first person to notice the abnormality of the mountain barbarians and had been waiting for news from the Military Intelligence Department.
What made him feel strange was that after the investigation team of the Military Intelligence Department entered the Hundred Thousand Mountains, there was no news from them. It was as if they had disappeared into thin air. How could he not be anxious?
The conversation between the two was not as confidential as the doctor in the medical center thought.
Since the establishment of the territory, the military and the government had been separated. Therefore, although Lei Fan was the magistrate, he had no right to ask about the performance of the Military Intelligence Department's mission.
Lei Fan was just doing his duty as a host and expressing his concern. He knew that Leng Qian was not only one of the three giants of the Military Intelligence Department, but was also highly regarded by the Marquis. His future was limitless.
After Lei Fan left, Leng Qian ate a simple meal and recovered his strength before leaving the medical center.
Gushan County was close to the Hundred Thousand Mountains and was also at the edge of the territory. It was the focus of the First Military Intelligence Department. In order to collect information, the First Military Intelligence Department had set up a contact point in Gushan County.
The contact point was so secretive that even Gushan County did not know about it.
Leng Qian left the medical center and rushed there as soon as he could.
"Leader!" Seeing Leng Qian, the spy who stayed at the contact point was overjoyed.
Leng Qian waved his hand and said, "Don't say anything, don't ask anything. Prepare two fast horses for me. Tomorrow morning, I will rush back to the headquarters to meet the Marquis."
"Yes, sir!" The spy was well-trained and immediately turned to prepare.
Leng Qian nodded and found the hummingbird at the contact point. He reported the general situation of this trip to the headquarters of the Military Intelligence Department through the hummingbird.
If there were no accidents, the headquarters of the Military Intelligence Department would receive the news tomorrow morning at the latest.
It had been more than half a year since they received the hummingbird contributed by the Mystic Bird Tribe. Under Ouyang Shuo's instructions, the Military Intelligence Department had bred a large number of hummingbirds and built a complete communication network with the hummingbird as the core.
If the hummingbird that Leng Qian brought with him on this trip had not been accidentally discovered by the enemy and died, there would not have been no news for a month.
After making the arrangements, Leng Qian returned to his room to rest.
The night passed uneventfully. Early the next morning, Leng Qian quietly left Gushan County and went straight to Shanhai City.
Just as Leng Qian set off, the headquarters of the Military Intelligence Department had already received the news from Leng Qian. The director-general of the Military Intelligence Department, Song San, received the news and immediately rushed to the Marquis's Residence to report. (To be continued.)
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