retaliate

Chapter 196

Yang Xuan leaned on the table and looked at the merchants.

He knows what businessmen want, and he knows the means of attracting investment.

Compared with that world, the businessmen at this moment are shabby and settled down, and the government at this moment is more like a bandit blocking the road.

"Who's leaving?"

Yang Xuan asked slowly, as for Lin En outside the door, he chose to ignore it.

Jin Qiao got up, saluted, and said respectfully: "If all this can be done, the old man will only follow Yang Mingfu's lead."

"Already in preparation." Yang Xuan said lightly.

"Thank you, Yang Mingfu!"

"The old man will go to Taiping tomorrow."

"I'll be there later."

Yang Xuan pressed his hand, and the merchants fell silent for a moment.

The neat array is the same as that of the Taiping Army.

"Taiping will not play the game of saying one thing and doing another, nor does it bother to do so, let alone restrict who can only come and not leave. Taiping, come and go freely."

"The old man wants to go to the office, so I leave."

"Yang Mingfu, the old man is going to Taiping now."

Yang Xuan nodded, and everyone filed out.

Lin En stood outside, cupping his hands in panic, "Everyone, please do me a favor and say something nice."

"Turn back."

"The old man is very busy."

Lin En looked at these businessmen who used to be called brothers and sisters, and his heart was cold, but he still held a glimmer of hope, and smiled kindly at the silly Wang Laoer, "I beg to see Yang Mingfu."

Wang Laoer shook his head, and Lin En took out a small piece of silver and handed it over.

Wang Laoer shouted happily: "Your Majesty, someone offered a bribe."

Lin En wanted to take back the silver, but Wang Lao Er shot like lightning and grabbed his wrist.

Yang Xuan came out.

"here you go."

Wang Laoer said happily: "Lang Jun, you said that if you refuse a bribe, you will give ten catties of dried meat."

"Well! I said so."

Both Yiniang and Lao Cao were worried that Wang's second child would be deceived by others, such as accepting bribes, so they told Yang Xuan about it.Yang Xuan's solution is this.

Wang Lao Er has no concept of money, the only thing he cares about is meat.Rejecting ten catties of jerky at a time, the blissful Wang Lao Er kept twitching.

Yang Xuan looked at Lin En, and said coldly: "Bribe my entourage in public, take it down, and hand it over to the state government."

"Yang Ming Mansion, Yang Ming Mansion!"

Lynn was dragged away.

The old thief came out and said, "Your Majesty, this is killing chickens and monkeys."

"Correct."

"These businessmen will definitely be respectful to Mr. Lang from now on."

"Businessmen don't respect me, they respect the opportunity to make money."

Many people can't figure this out and end up stumped.

"I know what they need. If it's not for Qianjin City, why should I make such a show... If they don't do it, can't I go to Tao County, or even go to Chang'an to find a businessman?"

Yang Xuan said contemptuously: "There is no shortage of businessmen in this world, only a place to make money. Tell Lao Cao later, even if these businessmen make small mistakes, just remember them and don't deal with them."

"Lang Jun wants to settle accounts afterwards?"

"Face is given by others and lost by oneself. Let them be the model first, and when Taiping becomes the center of trade in Chenzhou, we will praise whoever makes money in a clean and orderly manner. Whoever is not clean , whoever will be used for the operation.”

The old thief had a chill down his spine, and after Yang Xuan entered, he said: "Don't look at those people who are so proud today, I'm afraid most of them will be unlucky in the future."

Wang Lao Er said, "They didn't make any mistakes."

"Stupid boy!" The old thief smiled wryly, "They are some of the most famous businessmen in Chenzhou. But Lin En bribed you just now, but your husband sent someone to send you to the state."

"Is this wrong?"

"It's natural, but when Mr. Lang dealt with Lin En, he took an extra look at those merchants. What do you think this means?"

"Perhaps Mr. Lang thinks they are ugly."

"No, Mr. Lang is killing chickens and monkeys to warn them, but who listened to these businessmen? Damn, each one is running faster than the other, and they are all rushing to make money! God knows if they are going to lose their lives."

But this warning is a bit cryptic... The old thief turned around and took a look inside.

Yang Xuan sat there, the shopkeeper came out again and brought him hot tea.

"How many children are there?"

"Have you ever read?"

At this moment, Yang Xuan looked like the man next door.

……

After Han Li handled his business, he felt a little tired, so he walked out of the guard room and took a slow walk outside.

The confidant said little things by his side.

"Is it over there?" Han Li asked.

The confidant said: "Lin En will take the lead, and then the merchants will leave together. I think Yang Xuan's face will be particularly good-looking."

"The old man is just waiting to see the excitement."

Han Li is not only related to businessmen, he has close contacts with people with four surnames in the family, and he can be regarded as a member of the peripheral network of four surnames in the family.

As the struggle between the imperial concubine Chang'an and the empress intensified, Han Li's instructions became more and more urgent.

——Break down Yang Xuan!
- Fuck him!

All kinds of requests made Han Li feel a little headache. In the past, Du Hui was also attacking him, but now Du Hui felt remorseful and wished he could be Yang Xuan's father-in-law.

That's why he contacted the merchants, planning to give Yang Xuan a bad look today.

"We can't let Taiping's political performance be too good." Han Li said, "Once Yang Xuan's political performance is outstanding, even age can't stop him from being promoted, understand?"

Datang's urine nature is to promote officials according to political achievements, especially in the case of high-level officials who like Jianba (going through the back door for others), political achievements are particularly precious.

Taxation is also a political achievement, and the confidant smiled: "Don't worry about joining the army, businessmen will naturally know which side benefits more."

Han Li nodded, "Go and have a look."

The confidant went to inquire about the news, and Han Li went back to deal with business.

I don't know how long it took, my confidant came in with a smile.

Han Li raised his head, seeing his confidant's smile suddenly turned cold, "But something wrong?"

"Joining the army, I don't know what method Yang Xuan has used, those businessmen have come here like crazy."

Datang people must make mistakes when traveling far away.

Han Li was startled, "Where are you going?"

"Peace."

Han Li's complexion changed drastically, "Why? Come on, go find out the news."

The confidant said: "I'm afraid Yang Xuan has set out the conditions for tax exemption?"

Han Li's face turned livid, "Those merchants gave me a lot of money. If they went to Taiping, wouldn't that money be wasted? Merchants are meaningless. If they report it quietly, I will be in danger! Go!"

……

Hong Yazhi, who was managing the office, looked for Jin Qiao, and said in a low voice: "If we leave like this, Han Li and the others will lose a lot of money in the future. Will he stop it?"

Jin Qiao said tentatively: "We have evidence of him accepting bribes in our hands, so we're afraid!"

……

Liu Qing opened up a vegetable field in Zhouli, and took time out to work every day, enjoying himself.

He squatted in the vegetable field, looked at the lush vegetables, and said contentedly: "It will be eaten after a while."

Lu Qiang yawned beside him, and someone flattered him, "Your Majesty has worked so hard, why don't you ask me to work together."

But Lu Qiang knew that Liu Qing planted vegetables, on the one hand, to show his attitude of fighting with the soldiers and civilians in the whole state, and on the other hand, this move could relax the fatigue caused by official duties.

When doing things, one piece and one relaxation is the kingly way.

Liu Qing clapped his hands and went out of the vegetable field, and said with a smile, "I'll collect it later, and send it to the canteen in the state farm."

If you eat the vegetables grown by the governor, you will become immortal... That little official has such an expression.

Liu Qing coughed dryly, "Seeing that you want to work so hard, go get some fat."

Lieutenant: "..."

Liu Qing and Lu Qiang entered the value room.

"How's it going over there?"

"I don't know yet."

Liu Qing sat down and thumped his back with his backhand. "Those businessmen are all good people. They have been planning for a long time, and they want to turn Lin'an into the trading center of Chenzhou. Yang Xuan wants to dig the wall, how can it be so easy?"

"I'm afraid that he will do something cruel, such as not collecting taxes." Lu Qiang sounded the alarm to the old man, "If so, there will be countless people to impeach him."

"Yeah." Liu Qing thought for a long time, "Call him back to ask, if so, slap him awake."

"Simple and rude, but extremely useful." Lu Qiang laughed.

"Emissary." A small official came in.

"What's the matter?"

"My lord, more than a dozen major merchants in the city have come to set up the office together."

"Hmm!" Liu Qing turned cold, "Where are they going?"

"Peace."

Liu Qing was stunned, and covered his forehead, "Old Lu, I'm afraid the brat has acted cruelly as you said, go and call Yang Xuan here."

No need to call, Yang Xuan is here.

"Meet the envoy."

"How did you get those merchants to go to Taiping?"

Liu Qing's complexion was unkind, suddenly there was a stick beside him.

Yang Xuan took a step back, "Master, it's just some discounts!"

"Just some?" Liu Qing stretched out his hand to hold the stick.

The old man is going to do something...Yang Xuan quickly said: "It is to exempt some shop rents, and reduce taxes by [-]% for the first three years."

"that's it?"

"Also, the lower officials have already set up some merchants for those big merchants, who specialize in processing fur, slaughtering cattle and sheep, and processing dried meat..."

Liu Qing: "..."

Lu Qiang: "..."

Yang Xuan looked at Liu Qing innocently, "That's all, nothing more."

Liu Qing looked at him and waved his hands for a long time, "Go, by the way, have dinner with the old man later."

After Yang Xuan left, Lu Qiang smiled wryly, "I've never heard of such methods... the government even matched these properties for lowly businessmen. But listen carefully and put yourself in the shoes of the old man. Where is Taiping going?"

"Businessmen seek profit. Originally, these merchants collected furs, cattle and sheep, and they would go outside Chenzhou to dispose of them, which cost a lot of money along the way. In the past, no one cared about it... Once the brats made a move, it was the government that made profits for them, but there was no way." You can be picky... brat!"

"Hahahaha!" Liu Qing raised his head and laughed, extremely happy.

Lu Qiang stroked his beard, "Every year local officials have to persuade farmers to farm. This is love for the people. If someone questions Yang Xuan's move, they can ask, aren't merchants the people? This is also an act of love for the people. However, the king, those big businessmen Run, my life in Lin'an will be difficult."

Liu Qing said indifferently: "The old man said that the old man is the governor of Chenzhou, not the county magistrate of Lin'an. In the eyes of the old man, it is the six counties. Whoever has the ability will take it."

This side is in a happy mood, but Han Li's side is like ants on a hot pot.

"join the army."

The henchman is back.

"How, what method did Yang Xuan use?"

"He promised to reduce taxes by [-] percent."

"It's not surprising that we can help them evade taxes in Lin'an. What else?"

"Taiping has prepared many merchants for these big merchants. It is said that they can process fur and dried meat, and slaughter cattle and sheep can be done in Taiping."

"He...he did such a thing for a businessman? What about his face? Is he humble or not!" Han Li growled in a low voice, furious.

Although the status of businessmen is constantly rising, according to tradition, humiliating businessmen is still a popular activity for the middle and upper classes.

"In order to win over businessmen, the magistrate of Tangtang is so... so ugly that it is not enough to describe!"

Han Li panted, with unwillingness in his eyes, "What's the attitude of those merchants?"

The confidant said: "Come on."

"Polite... I've lost my mind!" Han Li narrowed his eyes, "What will they think?"

He covered his forehead and thought about it for a while, his face changed drastically, "If all the things Yang Xuan promised are done, these merchants will definitely not want to leave. They will wonder if the old man will retaliate against them... The merchants are meaningless. In order to relieve the threat, they You can report the old man with a backhand to avoid future troubles."

The confidant's face was livid, "Join the army, make a promise to them."

"Promises are worthless." Han Li had already calmed down. "Fortunately, none of the money they sent in the past was ever spent. Go home quickly..."

……

In the afternoon, Yang Xuan bought some gifts and waited for Liu Qing outside the state.

The officials who came in and out looked at him and laughed.

Damn, this person wants to give gifts?

Later, there was a burst of cheers in the state, and then the officials came out one after another.

Liu Qing came out with Lu Qiang almost at the end, and when he saw Yang Xuan who was carrying a gift, he said to Lu Qiang, "It's so daring to bribe this old man."

Lu Qiang smiled and said, "Yes!"

Yang Xuan laughed dryly, "It's not worth much."

"Walk."

The officials who were waiting to see the excitement and the old man's roar were disappointed.

"The old man is partial!"

"That's right, that's the same as last time, waiting outside the prefecture, preparing to give the envoy a taste of local specialties, and being scolded by the bloody sprinkler."

"..."

Like Taiping County, the governor's home is located behind the government office. On the one hand, it saves the governor from looking for a place to live after he takes office, and more importantly, it can ensure that urgent matters can be dealt with in a timely manner.

But the door of Liu's house was opened behind by Liu Qing, and the door of Hezhou's office was sealed.

Knock on the door.

"Ah Lang." The old servant who opened the door glanced at Yang Xuan.

"Ah."

Liu Qing just hummed.

An old woman came out to greet her, first she smiled and said: "Today I came back early, this is..."

Yang Xuan saluted, "I have seen the old lady."

Liu Qing pointed to Yang Xuan, "Magistrate of Taiping County, Yang Xuan."

The old woman looked at Yang Xuan carefully, and when Yang Xuan was a little confused, she rubbed her eyes, "The wind is blowing, and the blowing makes my eyes sore."

There is no wind!
Yang Xuan could only apologize.

The old woman said: "Young people can eat it. I'm afraid there are not enough meals today. I'll go get some mutton."

"Too polite." Yang Xuan said politely.

Yang Xuan was a little nervous during this meal, Liu Qing was silent during the meal, and so were the children and grandchildren, which showed that the tutor was good.

But the old woman didn't care about this, and asked Yang Xuan how old he was this year, if he was married, and if he had a crush.

The old man is not trying to match me.

Yang Xuan thought worriedly.

After dinner, Yang Xuan drank a cup of tea with the old man before leaving.

After he left, the old wife went into the study.

"how?"

"It doesn't look like it."

"Ok!"

"However, the energetic and energetic portrait looks like Erlang."

"Ok!"

"Husband."

"Ok!"

"I miss Erlang."

"Well... the old man thought about it too."

(End of this chapter)