Chapter 151 Kevin#Mueller
The security forces Cai Dao thought Levin's opinion was very good and Philip's supplement was also very effective. So, he handled it accordingly. In terms of tax rates, Cai Dao knew very well that the current tax rate policies of various countries were relatively reasonable, but he still unified the commercial tax that still seemed a bit complicated, no longer had the so-called transaction tax, etc., and then roughly came up with a slightly lower tax rate, which would be much more convenient.
In order to stimulate agriculture, Cai Dao was very enthusiastic about reducing the agricultural tax. In terms of commercial tax, the main source is major merchants and the additional personal income tax. In fact, the tax rate is still slightly lower than that of various countries.
However, things in a city are too complicated. Fortunately, Cai Dao felt that there was no need to take all urban planning and other things into his hands. Whoever becomes emperor in the future will worry about it... His current task is to defeat the country.
With Hyde's leadership and the cooperation of residents, the civil service system was quickly started to operate. Therefore, when Cai Dao ordered these things, a special person was soon taken away to execute them. On this day, Cai Dao met someone.
Kevin #Muler was busy for a few days and finally prepared everything before he came to visit. He prepared a gift, a gift that the Gran Army would never refuse, and he knew that #Gran would definitely meet him. Now, he succeeded, and he had a direct interview with Cai Dao. Cai Dao's first question was: "Mr. Mueller, I really want to know, why do you bring us a large amount of food and grass? How do you know that we lack food and grass?"
Kevin did not answer immediately, but observed the room. The layout of the room was very simple. The desk and chairs, as well as a bunch of copywriting, a simple and powerful environment. This was his first impression. After affirming his thoughts, he smiled with satisfaction: "Mr. Gran, I know, I will always know. Gran troops came from Brada, and it is impossible to bring a large amount of food and grass. I know that there will be no large amount of food and grass in the city, and I also know the recent food and grass transactions through my colleagues. So, I know! I hope that the adults will hope for this gift."
Cai Dao looked at Kevin intently. Kevin looked at him with a moment of disbelief. Cai Dao suddenly laughed: "Mr. Muller, you have a keen gaze and touch. It is really surprising that you have not become a famous rich man. So, what do you want, Mr. Muller?"
"This is a selfless gift, and I don't want to exchange anything for it. However, I really want to know the detailed process of the log ambush battle, and I want to see the training of the Gran Army! I wonder if lord can satisfy me!" Kevin's request surprised Cai Dao, but he still agreed.
He also wanted to go over and observe the training situation, so they passed by. It was a coincidence that they saw Reinhardt and Philip leading their subordinates to Eric's training with bitter faces. Eric stood in the middle of the training ground and shouted at Philip with a few subordinates: "What are you doing? You are not allowed to show your sword skills when you go to the battlefield. The only choice is to kill others before others kill you. So, forget the sword skills taught by the teacher, and those will not play a role in war. You just need to know how to protect yourself and how to kill the enemy!"
Philip's face turned red when he was scolded. Although he was Eric's senior brother, Cai Dao gave Eric the power on the training ground. If he didn't want to be taught a lesson by Cai Da, he had to endure it and practice his sword technique in a stern way!
Kevin's eyes lit up. He saw a different army, a different army from the previous York Resistance Army. Although this army still seemed very immature, it had already initially possessed the temperament of an army. He knew that Philip was Cai Dao's apprentice - the person Cai Dao trusted the most, and was taught to be obedient. He gradually fell in love with this army.
Cai Dao stared at Eric. He felt that Eric was not simple. The temperament he showed when scolding others in the training ground was completely different from ordinary intermediate officers. Eric obviously had a good idea and warned the soldiers not to try to show off their swordsmanship on the battlefield. Simple and direct moves could kill others.
This is not enough. After completing the most basic killing sword training, everyone began to feel depressed. Because the next one will be a training that depressed them, Eric summoned them without hesitation: "Now it is a long-distance weight-bearing training, everyone is paying attention and not using fighting spirit. Just imagine, if one day you need to run a place for a long distance, when you use fighting spirit on the road, will you still have combat power after you arrive at the destination?"
"Why should we train this? We are cavalry, not infantry!" A guy couldn't help complaining.
"Because this is what Lord Gran means, we must execute it. Lord Gran said that if you sweat more during training, you will shed less blood on the battlefield! So, for your life, run." Eric looked stern, and pointed at the guy who interrupted: "Today you have to run ten kilometers more than them!"
"Why do you have to run with a load?" Kevin couldn't help looking at Cai Dao. He seemed to have never heard of any country having such training. Cai Dao shrugged and gave a completely unexpected answer: "Running is not a bad thing!"
On the way out of the military camp, Kevin was silent for a long time. Finally, after coming to Cai Dao's office, he knelt on one knee to Cai Dao: "Sir Glan, I hope to be a member of the Gran Army. I hope you can promise me! For this, I am willing to give all my wealth, although there is not much."
Cai Dao was surprised, pondered for a moment, nodded and agreed. Kevin looked happy. Yes, his family property was not much, and if he wanted to take revenge, he could not expect the so-called York Resistance Army. The Gran Army was very suitable. At least, he saw a very strict army and was also very powerful.
He allowed Kevin to join for no reason. Cai Dao thought for a long time but still couldn't think of a suitable position. Logically speaking, Kevin, as a businessman, is theoretically more suitable for finance. But now Granjun's finance has always been under Philip's hands, and Cai Dao is not at ease to hand it over to someone who suddenly joins.
After slowly understanding Kevin's story, Cai Dao nodded and thoughtfully, leaving Kevin beside him to help with some paperwork. Kevin's work ability and efficiency are amazing, and he quickly dealt with some numbers-related things for Cai Dao, such as tax rates.
However, what made Cai Dao most happy was that Kevin quickly calculated how many troops the Gran army could now support through his understanding of the market and his calculation ability.
The occupation of Black Tiger City did not bring much profit to the Gran Army. The Ross Empire had already taken away all the gold coins that could be taken away. A few days ago, I spent tens of thousands of gold coins to buy energy storage crystals and food, etc. - Philip was trained every day and was weak all over and had no energy to manage financial affairs, so the finances are now a little messy.
Kevin pointed out bluntly that no matter whether you purchased energy crystals and food before, it was wasted too much money, and you must not let the other party do things like purchasing. Otherwise, the Gran army would soon go bankrupt. Fortunately, Feilin didn't know this, otherwise she would definitely draw her sword and slash.
Kevin's joining presented the Gran Army with about 110,000 gold coins in cash and supplies, including several houses in various places, as well as the three-month food and supplies of the Gran Army. Kevin has sent someone to cash out the house. In this way, the Gran Army still has 810,000 gold coins before selling the house.
After understanding Cai Dao's meaning, Kevin formulated a new financial statement for the Gran Army and formulated a salary system - this is a welcome change, and there was no such thing before. Because Cai Dao's meaning, Kevin established the salary system a little higher. Voda's average normal income is three gold coins per year, and Kevin plans to make the Gran Army occupying the area to four gold coins - anyway, the higher the personal income, the higher the national tax.
Originally, Cai Dao planned to increase the salary of the Gran Army soldiers to twenty gold coins per year, but Kevin gave up his idea. That would be too high and would not be conducive to raising the army in the future. Therefore, the salary for ordinary soldiers is six gold coins per year. However, even so, Cai Dao was shocked to produce a list of how far the Gran Army can expand the current army.
If only infantry is established and built from scratch, then in the first year, each conventional infantry, including equipment, will cost twenty-four gold coins. If only one has an infantry team and only maintains the army, it will only require twelve to fourteen gold coins per year. If one is an archer, the annual consumption will be 50%. If one is a cavalry, each of the army will require six to seventy gold coins. All of this will be determined by the market conditions, and it may be higher and may not be known.
Obviously, what the Gran army needs now is expansion, but what can eight hundred thousand gold coins do? If the Gran army does not expand the occupied areas in the next year, then in addition to the salary of the security department and civilian officials, it will only be enough to build a 30,000 infantry, or 20,000 archers, or 10,000 cavalry.
It's just one word to be poor! Cai Dao hopes that he can rob the Voda treasury. The annual tax of 30 million gold coins means that he can build nearly one million infantry. However, this idea may not necessarily be realized... Cai Dao is thinking about the operationality of this transaction.
The severe reality did not hit Cai Dao. In fact, even if he had money now, it would not be possible to expand to tens of thousands of people at once. People are one factor, and whether or not they can buy weapons is another factor. Furthermore, the Gran army itself has not been well trained, so wouldn’t it be a death to expand the army again?
However, Kevin's work ability has been confirmed. Cai Dao feels that this guy's ability is completely disproportionate to his assets. This guy should actually be the Chancellor of the Finance Department of a certain country. If he can get him, he can free Philip, at least he can be freed after trusting Kevin.
In order to save the finances of the Gran Army, Kevin suggested that Cai Dao put his next expansion target on Black Iron City. Black Iron City is the most densely populated city in Black Iron Province, and cities with more than 100,000 people will bring a lot of income to the Gran Army. Cai Dao shook his head without comment. Kevin knew very well how could he tell him the combat plan. In fact, Cai Dao hasn't thought too much yet, and Black Tiger City is enough for him to be busy.
Thinking of Wu Jian in the Gran army, Cai Dao was a little worried. There was no doubt that the Gran army must have Wu Jian, and he and Feilin both firmly believed that there must be Wu Jian of the Holy See. Thinking of Wu Jian passing on the news of the Gran army continuously, he became angry from his heart, but now there seems to be no way to dig out Wu Jian. Even if it is digging out now, there is no way to avoid it in the future.
Cai Dao and Qingniu, who had not slept all night, were studying the articles handed over by the soldiers who participated in the ambush of the Gran Army. Most of them had no novelty, and some were either too whimsical. However, the articles of Levin and the other two were quite good. Levin's calmness was also reflected in the article. First of all, the response plan was the one that stood on the stance of the Fire Division. His combat plan was very simple: "If I were the head coach of the Fire Division, I would never underestimate the enemy. Although I would definitely lose this battle, I could retreat in time to preserve half of my strength."
In this regard, Reinhardt and Philip's choices are the same, and the Fire Division will undoubtedly be defeated. But Reinhardt pointed out that if the teacher and Anluo were watching in the second half like a battlefield, they could divide their troops and fight to the death with part of their troops and retreat.
As for Philip, his combat plan was too much hot, which made Cai Dao sneer. His combat plan was also to retreat, but first of all, to protect the commando and the cavalry, and then—the key was that, and then use the advantage of speed to raid the Black Tiger City. Seeing this article, Cai Dao felt that Philip was indeed like his favorite swordsmanship style, strange and tricky. However, Philip also admitted later in the article that as long as the Gran army returns, sneak attacks may cause the Gran army to lose some, but the Fire Division could not escape the end of the entire army.
In fact, there are indeed not many suitable candidates among this group of mercenaries who are favored by Cai Dao. Tony's tactics surprised Cai Dao. This guy thought that it was normal for the Fire Master to lose, but it was absolutely impossible to lose so badly. According to this kid's tactics, at least the Gran army can lose more than 100 people.
The two simplest articles are definitely Eric and Frank. Eric expressed his meaning in one sentence: I am not good at field battles. Frank's is even simpler: if there is a teacher and Miss Anluo, the Fire Master will be defeated. In one sentence, it hits the core of the successful ambush battle.
In addition, the other articles are justified and there are no surprises. There are a few more interesting ones. One of them focuses on mentioning that if the Fire Master is not so brave, you can retreat some distance and then use bows and arrows to achieve long-range attacks. The author is Carl #Barak, and Cai Dao remembers this apprentice, who has a beautiful archery technique.
However, the only difference is one of them. After Cai Dao browsed the article, he was stunned and turned over to take a look at the name - Lisbon.
Chapter completed!