Happy Little Scholar

People living near the west gate of Yongxian County discovered something strange these days.

It has always been deserted, not many people pass by on weekdays, and even under the city wall, which does not even open the city gate most of the time, there has been quite a lot of movement these days.

At first they thought it was because the government had too much money to spend and wanted to repair the city wall. Later, they heard that they wanted to build a "shopping mall" here, a "business district" or something like that.

They didn't know what shopping malls and business districts were, but they roughly understood the meaning.

The newly appointed governor drew a large circle on the west city wall and planned to build a row of shops here. As for why they did not build on the street and had to surround the city gate, they attributed it to the governor's brain disease.

There is already a city in Yong County, which is enough for the people's daily use. The governor insists on spending money and people to build a big one. Isn't this a disease?

But if you think about it carefully, it cannot be said that it is a waste of money and people. After all, not only will no money be asked from the people this time, but anyone who comes to work here can also receive twenty cash per day.

Twenty coins, for farmers who only rely on farming for a living, it takes a long time to make money. This is like a copper coin falling from the sky. It just so happens that it is the slack season, and it is simply unreasonable to ignore such a good job. The governor is also out of his mind.

For a time, the threshold of the Yongxian county government office would be broken down by people every two days. The people who came were all people who wanted to work on the west city wall. After registering at the county government office and being led by the government officials, they could get two tickets on the same day. Ten cents.

The government will not refuse anyone who wants to work, and will charge as much as they come, but there is no other way. The construction period is tight and the tasks are heavy. Those shops must be put into use before the Chinese New Year. Now there are only three months until the Chinese New Year. In other words, at most They have to finish the work in two months, otherwise, everyone from officials to government officials will be punished.

It is said that this was all the idea of ​​the new Governor Chen. The people who made money during the slack period were happy, but the officials in Yongxian County were angry and dared not speak out. They could only secretly curse Chen Governor in their hearts. I have never seen a superior who is so tormented...

The officials and government servants of the workshop were responsible for supervising the construction of this project. Because there were not enough people, they had to borrow people from other houses.

In addition to the work houses, the officials in the household houses also had a hard time.

Governor Chen didn't know what was wrong with him. He had to ask them to keep businessmen from all over the country in Shuzhou as much as possible. This was no better than supervising workers to build a house. He couldn't do this kind of work without a sharp tongue and perseverance. …

A housekeeper had just seen off a caravan and when he walked back to the city gate, he licked his lips that had become dry from talking too much, and couldn't help but curse in a low voice: "Chen Governor, you are so damn... "

When he raised his head, he saw a guard at the city gate looking at him. He looked at him, shook his head and said: "Chen Governor has worked hard to think about the people of Shuzhou - I don't know what his mother is doing." Is your health good..."

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Yong County, east gate.

A group of caravans stopped outside the city gate. The leader, a rich man, turned back to a bald man behind him and said, "Brothers, thank you very much for this journey."

The bald man waved his hand and said: "Open the door to do business. Is there anything you can say thank you for? If you want to cooperate in the future, you are still looking for us. Do you know how to contact us?"

"I know, I know." The rich man nodded and said, "When we come back, we will look for some big brothers."

The bald head nodded, waved his hand and said, "Okay, see you later!"

"Well done, brothers!"

After saying goodbye to a few people, the rich man looked at the gate of Yong County and couldn't help but smile on his face.

Since the Land of Chaos became easier to leave, their group had to save a lot of money by coming here.

I heard from the caravans I met on the road that the banditry in Shuzhou has now been completely eliminated. There is no need to worry about finally coming from Qi State. All the goods and money will be lost in the hands of bandits. This road to Shuzhou, You can leave boldly from now on.

From the chaotic land to Shuzhou, the people are good and the road is good. When he sees the bald head now, he will feel a sense of intimacy in his heart.

This sense of intimacy disappeared immediately when they saw a man in official uniform walking towards them.

They could avoid the first day of the Lunar New Year, but not the fifteenth. They could avoid Qi but not Jing. Shuzhou was a place they couldn't get around. The tariffs here were severe enough to deter many small businessmen.

"This official..." He smiled apologetically, and just as he spoke, the official came over quickly, with a smile on his face, and asked: "Are you businessmen from Qi?"

Seeing such a terrifying smile on the face of the official who always ignored them and always had a coffin face, the rich man's heart immediately trembled.

When things go wrong, there must be a monster. This official smiled so brightly. It seems that they are in big trouble this time!

He was worried: "Master..."

"Hey, don't be so polite, come in first, come in first..." The smile on the official's face became brighter as he led them into the county town, but the rich man felt even more uneasy.

Whether in Jingguo or Qiguo, the government set up cards to collect taxes. Qiguo seriously suppressed business, taxing two for ten. As for what ten is and what two is, it is the official who has the final say. Therefore, in Qi, if there is no official Background: Doing business is difficult.

Since the tax law reform in Jing State, when farming has been stable, businessmen have been far less suppressed and suppressed than in Qi State. Instead, they have been guided and encouraged to a certain extent. Therefore, more and more businessmen from Qi State are willing to come to Jing State to do business. Business.

Of course, the people of Qi are different from the people of Jing in Jing. The merchants of Jing pay 10% tax, while they pay 10% tax. Of course, it is still more cost-effective than in Qi...

After arriving at the official treasury and counting the goods, the official gave him a list.

He was already used to this process. The list contained the total number of goods and the amount of tax they had to pay.

The attitude of the official just now made him extremely uneasy. He wondered if the tax law of Jing had changed again. This trip might be in vain...

However, when he saw the tax amount at the bottom of the list, he was stunned.

In Qi, the government would appraise the goods and convert them into silver. They would deliberately raise the price of the goods to increase the tax amount of the merchants.

In fact, the government in various places did the same thing. The only difference was that one was more evil than the other.

But the amount written on the list was more than half lower than he expected.

He always paid more taxes, and this was the first time he had paid less taxes.

There must be fraud.

Thinking of the official's attitude, he was more certain.

This was a test, it was definitely a test. If he was greedy and pretended not to know about it, intending to get away with it, maybe he would lose both his money and his life this time!

He looked at the official and said seriously: "Sir, we didn't hide the goods. These trucks are all the goods. There is no problem with the valuation on the list, but the tax amount, the tax amount..., is it..., is it possible that you accidentally miscalculated it?"

He looked at the official's expression, and before he could speak, he immediately said: "Of course, sir, don't misunderstand, I absolutely don't mean to blame you, sir, don't blame me, don't blame me..."