Fenghou

After leaving Taixue, Chen Qing came to Xinshi Wasi, which is one of the four major tiles in Jingzhao City. Xinshi Wasi is also called Chengnan Wasi. It is located in Jishanfang in the south of the city, close to the newly opened Nancheng.

The four big tiles are actually one each in the southeast and northwest. Of course, there are more than four tiles in Jingzhao City, and there are seventeen tiles in large and small sizes.

The so-called Wa Si is a complex of later generations, which integrates food, drink and entertainment. There are not only various dense shops, but also large and small stages. , History, Sanle, Movies, Playing with insects and ants, Zhugong Diao, Gossip, Business Riddles, Calling Fruits and so on.

The family came to play at dawn, and they would not go home until midnight.

The shops in Wasi are very small, with small profits but quick turnover, and you can get enough food for a dozen yuan. If you think it is low-grade, there are many restaurants and teahouses with large areas on the streets on both sides of the gate of Wasi. Can be considered mid-range.

The real high-end restaurants are not located in the neighborhood, but on famous commercial streets, such as East Street, West Street and so on.

Both Chen Qing and Jiang Yanxian were wearing casual clothes. He had prepared for a long time, took out two beards and stuck them to his lips, smeared his skin a bit, and then swaggered into the gate of Wasi with a folding fan.

It is still in the morning, and the doors of most shops have just opened, because there is no curfew in Jingzhao, and the city gates are not closed. Most snack shops will not close until the third watch, go back to sleep for a few hours, and open again the next morning. , very difficult, most of them are mom-and-pop shops.

Chen Qing spent [-] Wen at a Chen Ji food stall, and ordered two bowls of minced meat wontons. While eating with Jiang Yanxian, he appreciated the hard work of the people.

"How long does sister-in-law have to make a living every day?" Chen Qingxiao asked.

The female shop owner wiped the tables and chairs quickly, and said with a smile, "The shop won't be closed until the third watch!"

"Is it like this every day?" Jiang Yanxian asked from the side.

"Almost! Otherwise, how can we support a family."

"The rent of a small shop is very expensive!" Chen Qing asked quietly.

The female shopkeeper sighed and said: "Now that the land in the south is sold, the housing prices in the whole city are going up desperately, and the rent is also rising sharply. The two rooms I rented nearby used to be [-] Wen, but now they have risen to [-] Wen." , The monthly rent of this small shop is three yuan, and now it has risen to five yuan. I work hard every day, and I can only make less than three yuan a month. A family of five can only live on it. Fortunately, the government does not charge it. Taxes, if you collect more taxes, you won’t be able to afford food.”

Jiang Yanxian was sweating profusely, but it wasn't spicy. He knew what King Yong meant by bringing him to eat wontons. The price of land in the south rose too sharply, and even the housing prices and rents of the whole city soared. The people at the bottom could no longer afford it.

While the female shopkeeper was bringing the bowl inside, Jiang Yanxian hurriedly said: "I understand, let's go back and discuss it with everyone."

"No need to discuss!"

Chen Qing knocked on the table with his knuckles and said coldly: "Wasi's houses are all owned by the government, and the rent will be restored to the original state immediately, and the rental houses of the government will also be reduced immediately. From top to bottom, get the hell out of me!"

This time Chen Qing was really angry. He had no choice but to raise the price privately, but the biggest landlord government in the city also raised the price, and it was a big increase, completely disregarding the life and death of the people at the bottom, even the Lin'an government was inferior.

"Also, whoever decided the rent increase this time, immediately take the blame and resign today, and I'll send internal guards to investigate, and I found out that there are corruptions and corruptions in it, watch out for his head!"

Jiang Yanxian repeatedly nodded in agreement, he couldn't sit still any longer, so he simply called a bullock cart and went back to the official room first, Chen Qing sent two personal soldiers to escort him back.

Chen Qing returned to his official room, and just as he sat down, Jiang Yan came over and handed a resignation to Chen Qing, "Your Highness, this is the request for resignation from Gao Kun, the order of the Mine, Land and Housing Administration. He decided to increase the rent of the official room. It has been ordered to restore all the original prices, and then take the blame and resign."

"Does the Land and Housing Administration have the right to raise the price?"

Jiang Yanxian said helplessly: "If this matter is pursued further, all the counselors of the Internal Affairs Hall will have to resign!"

Sure enough, I was right in guessing, it was the decision of the Internal Affairs Hall to let Gao Kun take the blame.

Chen Qing restrained his anger and said, "Then tell me, why did you increase the rent?"

Jiang Yanxian smiled wryly and said, "Actually, His Highness also knows the reason. In the final analysis, there is still insufficient taxation and too much pressure on military expenditure."

Chen Qing put Gao Kun's resignation aside, and said to Jiang Yanxian: "Let Gao Kun deal with the price increase of the official house first, and then discuss his resignation later. In addition, invite several counselors to my official house, let's discuss it! "

Jiang Yanxian breathed a sigh of relief. Gao Kun will not be dismissed. This is obviously a matter decided by the Internal Affairs Hall. He felt really guilty for letting Gao Kun take the blame.

"Humble job, let's arrange it!"

Not long after, in the meeting hall, five internal affairs counselors came, including Jiang Yanxian, Zhao Kai, Guan Shigu, Zhou Kuan and Zhang Miao.

"I just came back yesterday. It's the first day I came to the official room. I should talk to everyone about some happy things, but I think everyone already knows that the rent increase has become unbearable for the people at the bottom. It is estimated that the people who welcomed the army into the city yesterday did not." How many low-level people are scolding me behind my back, Chen Bopi!"

Zhao Kai sighed and said: "This is my responsibility, it is my suggestion. I want to make up for the lack of taxation. I never thought that it would affect the reputation of His Highness. I am willing to bear all responsibilities."

Chen Qing waved his hand, "I didn't call you here to pursue responsibility. I don't even pursue Gao Kun's responsibility for the time being. I want to solve the problem. Everyone, I want to clarify one thing with you. My tax exemption is to reduce the burden on the people. To win the hearts and minds of the people, but I will not bring down my own regime for the sake of tax exemption, so I cannot avoid the salt tax and wine tax, Counselor Zhao should know how much of the total tax revenue is the salt tax and wine tax?"

Zhao Kai nodded, "About [-]%!"

"That's right. We have indeed exempted household tax, land tax, business tax and other exorbitant taxes. The common people have benefited, but our tax revenue has not decreased much. On the contrary, with the addition of various government revenues, the total income Even higher than before, have we exempted from taxes? In fact, we have not exempted, we just canceled all kinds of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes that oppressed the people, greatly reducing the degree of oppression of the people, that's all.

So in the future, everyone, don’t just talk about tax exemption. Salt tax and liquor tax are unavoidable, so there is no real tax exemption. It is just to reduce the burden of the people, not to cancel the burden of the people. Do you understand what I mean? "

Everyone nodded silently, how could they not understand?Pushing the responsibility for financial insufficiency to tax exemption at every turn means that everything is the responsibility of King Yong, which makes King Yong unhappy.

Chen Qing saw that everyone nodded, and said again: "Then let's talk about the house. I went to see the new land in the south of the city today. [-]% of the house land has been sold, but I request that [-]% of the land must be left as a source of government rented housing." , rent out the shop and house to the common people, everyone, now the land in the south of the city is soaring, and everyone has made a fortune. My land, Chen Qing, is worth two million guan. Of course I am happy, but money is important, but our regime is even more important. I don’t care how the housing land increases, but the rental price must be brought down, so we must increase housing supply from the source.”

Zhou Kuan knocked on the table and said slowly: "Your Highness is right. Recently, the price of land has gone up too crazy. It's not normal for two shabby cottages to sell for thousands of yuan. The servants in my family have great opinions. I'm thinking about it, let me give you an opinion!

We not only increase the housing stock of the low-level people, but also increase the rental demand of the middle-level people, greatly increase the number of one-acre and two-mu yards, and sign a long-term lease agreement. For example, the rent will remain unchanged for ten years. If the tenant wants to sublet, The increased rent goes to the government. "

Zhang Miao said with a smile: "Once you introduce this method, I am afraid that the price of houses with more than two acres will rise sharply, and the prices of other small houses will not be able to rise. But will someone buy a few small houses and put them together to form a large piece of land and sell them to earn money?" What about windfall profits?"

Zhou Kuan shook his head, "Others are not fools, will you let him take advantage of this?"

Chen Qing waved his hand, everyone quieted down, Chen Qing said slowly: "How to do it specifically, let the Land and Housing Administration figure out a way, we only ask, first, increase the number of official rental housing, there is no need to increase the number of shops, but the housing must be at least Second, the rent, no matter whether it is a store or a house, is not allowed to increase in price within ten years; third, no second landlord is allowed to exist, renting a low-cost house from the government and subletting it out at a high price. The situation will never allow it. If the lease term is too long, you can change it, you can cancel the lease, but you can’t sublet; fourth, convenience, renting out should be as convenient as buying vegetables in the market.”