Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms

As Liu Bei's generals went to their respective defense areas one by one, a large number of generals and soldiers who had been stationed in Yecheng also left one after another.

In the end, even civil servants gradually began to leave with the army. Yecheng, which was originally surrounded by the army, became much deserted, but Yecheng became more prosperous.

The withdrawal of a large number of barracks and the departure of a large number of soldiers ended the military control of Yecheng, and Yecheng, which had been depressed due to the war, once again regained its original popularity.

After all, it is one of the most prosperous cities in the north. After ensuring that there is no need to worry about food and grass, and injecting more suitable trade policies, the prosperity of commerce has driven the prosperity of the entire city.

However, in general, Yecheng is unable to reach the commercial prosperity of Fenggao to the extent that it has suppressed agriculture. The positioning of the two sides has been different from the beginning. It is an important military strategic center in the north.

In the feudal era, when manpower could not be completely stripped from the land, it was impossible to have too many commercial centers like Fenggao in the world. In this era, the emphasis on agriculture and the suppression of commerce in the world also made sense as a country-based policy.

Food and clothing cannot be solved, business flow and even basic supplies will become a problem, so Chen Xi will not extravagantly expect to build a second commercial center in the world now, even if someone keeps making noise, Chen Xi will not agree.

"Who proposed to change Yecheng's commercial tax this time?" Chen Xi squinted at Jia Xu. He didn't ask him to give an explanation last time, and it's time to give one this time.

"This is the appeal of the merchants in Yecheng, and we have also employed a lot of Jizhou scholars, and they are also working hard in this regard. After all, the changes in Taishan County have indeed greatly increased our tax revenue." Jia Xu said This time I didn't dare to block Chen Xi's words again.

"Oh, to put it bluntly, it is the appeal of Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Jizhou states?" Chen Xi raised his eyebrows, the appeal of Jizhou businessmen? It's a joke, believe it or not, Chen Xi appealed through Jizhou people, and other states would also come forward to express their own needs.

"Indeed." Jia Xu nodded silently.

This is indeed the common appeal of all the states under the rule. Although the transaction tax has obvious benefits for small businessmen, it is even more beneficial for big businessmen with the support of Qianzhuang!

But there is a big problem here. It needs to travel thousands of miles to deliver goods to Fenggao. It would be even better if it could be nearby. The problem is that only Fenggao is like this under Liu Bei’s rule, and other states and counties have not completely passed Fenggao. business tax.

In fact, this is a matter of the local economy and the central economy. Chen Xi naturally develops and strengthens the local power under the premise of consolidating the central government, and controls the local rule by political and economic means as much as possible.

He doesn't hope that one day the local government will be so big that it will become like the governor Zhou Mu at the end of the Han Dynasty. The ruling power must be held in the hands of the central government. Only in this way can a unified country be established!

If all regions have independent military and political forces, even if they are united under the leadership of the central government, is it still a complete empire? The federation and the empire are not the same thing at all. To call it a unified empire, at least the central government must have the strength to overwhelm all local unions.

"Since you know all about it, why did these things reach me?" Chen Xi looked at Jia Xu dissatisfied, and Jia Xu, who had always been worry-free, would sometimes add trouble.

"Because I think what they said has some truth." Jia Xu said, staring at Chen Xi, "The tax revenue of a county in Mount Tai is basically comparable to that of Jizhou, the head of nine states. Money is very important to us."

"As far as the current situation is concerned, less than 10% of the people under the rule have been completely liberated from the land." Chen Xi was helpless. Even a wise man like Jia Xu couldn't escape the shackles of history. There was really no way. up.

"That's true. About one tenth of the people under our rule are not engaged in production." Jia Xu nodded and said, they have also calculated this data, and the other 90% are basically farming.

"Among these people, there are about 70% of the businessmen who exclude the aristocratic family and the aristocratic family." Chen Xi felt that it was necessary to clarify the matter with Jia Xu. Nothing can reach the sky in one step. If it is true that the whole map transaction tax can solve the problem , Chen Xi has already changed the business tax on the whole map.

Jia Xu calculated the number of people slightly, and nodded to show that it was indeed so.

"There are still 50% of our people who are out of production, whether they are veterans at the front line, low-level officials, or field soldiers, they should all be counted among them." Chen Xi said with a sigh.

"Most of the last 20% are craftsmen with some skills and can support themselves. That's why I don't recruit soldiers, and it's also the reason why I don't promote the transaction tax." Chen Xi shrugged and said, 90% of the people are still paying for it. Fighting for the land, business has reached its limit up to now.

"That is to say, now that we want to increase taxes to the maximum, the most important thing we should do is to reduce the original nine people to support one person to eight, which is less." Jia Xu frowned and said, also thanks to him I can understand what Chen Xi said.

"In the past, it took about fifteen or six people to support a person out of work, so I always said that Hanmou is very important." Chen Xi sighed and said, this era is so pitiful, what can you do?

The result of forcibly increasing the number of off-duty workers is that the people will not be able to live. If there is not enough adult labor, it will be a very big problem. This era is a sinkhole, and there is not enough food. You still want to develop business and increase taxes. First, ensure that the people have enough to eat Say it again!

"So according to my estimation, even if we spread the new farming method to the whole country and continue to increase the number of off-workers, the whole world can only build two more trading offices." Chen Xi has seriously considered this aspect.

There is no way, instead of having too many merchants and a shortage of supplies, it is better to limit them early so that while there is a surplus of supplies, the number of merchants for bulk trade is stable at a reasonable number. Although this is not conducive to commercial circulation, it is much easier to manage.

By the way, even in later generations, it is impossible for individuals to do certain trades freely. As for the number of merchants conducting large-scale trades has not yet reached the upper limit.

"Is that so?" Jia Xu barely understood Chen Xi's thoughts, "It's just that I didn't think carefully, but may I ask where are the other two trading points you chose?"

"One is in Luoyang, and the other is in Jiangling, Xiangyang or Wancheng, I haven't decided yet." Chen Xi was also a little hesitant, "Actually, if I can get the Central Plains, I would like to set up a trading office here as well. "

Jia Xu silently remembers these places, especially the point overseas, and he will prepare to enclose the land later, this is the chicken that really lays the golden eggs.