Monument Yangmen

Chapter 610
After the words fell to the ground, Chen Jiangling led Yang Qi into the lobby of the government office.

In the lobby of the government office, there were already two people waiting for Yang Qi.

One is Kou Zhun and the other is Chen Yao.

In addition to Chen Jiangling who leads Yang Qi, these three people can be regarded as the ministers of the humerus in Yang Qi's subordinates.

After Yang Qi arrived at the lobby, he unceremoniously sat on the first seat in the lobby.

Kou Zhun and Chen Yao sat down after paying respects to Yang Qi.

Chen Jiangling also sat down immediately.

After the four sat down, Yang Qi spoke first, "The purpose of calling the three of you here, you all should be clear, right?"

Kou Zhun and the three nodded.

"The war against Li Jiqian has come to an end, and there will be no large-scale war for a long time after that. Therefore, we must take advantage of this period to make the Sifu prosperous as soon as possible.

The Datong Mansion is in trouble, and the Dongsheng and Xixia Mansions are new. These three mansions can be said to be the places where we will focus on governance in the future.All policies should be tilted toward these three prefectures..."

"Cough cough..."

Kou Zhun coughed dryly, and said solemnly: "It is very difficult for the land of the Three Houses to prosper as soon as possible. At present, there are three problems that we must solve.

First, Dongcheng Mansion has a large area and few people, and Xixia Mansion doesn't even have a single commoner. We must find a way to increase the population of the two mansions as soon as possible.Without the population, even if we have the ability to reach the sky, there is no way for the two prefectures to prosper.

Second, the area under Huhou's rule has expanded rapidly, requiring more and more manpower, but we don't have that many people available.At present, the number of missing officials in the four prefectures has reached thousands.We must gather a group of people as soon as possible to enrich the government offices and county offices.

The third..."

When the third point was mentioned, Kou Zhun obviously paused, and then looked at Yang Qi with deep resentment, "Third, I hope that the Marquis of Hu will not reduce taxes everywhere in the future? Do you know that you do this? , has disturbed the order?

At present, there are four mansions under your rule, half of Datong Mansion has been reduced or exempted by you, Fuxing Mansion, Dongsheng Mansion, and Xixia Mansion, the three mansions do not pay taxes at all.

In other words, now, among the four prefectures under your rule, only half of the Datong prefecture is paying taxes.

Do you know that these people have begun to complain, and in some places they have even begun to resist paying taxes.

If things go on like this, Datong Mansion will inevitably be in chaos. "

Yang Qi wanted to explain a few words, but Kou Zhun didn't give him a chance to explain at all. He just heard Kou Zhun say again: "Besides, once the people get used to not paying taxes, when you suddenly ask them to pay taxes, something will happen. Bigger mess."

Yang Qi said frankly: "Since dynasties and dynasties, there have been countless people who have been driven to a dead end by heavy taxes."

Kou Zhun said solemnly: "I know that you have kind thoughts in your heart and are unwilling to exploit the people. But now you govern the land of the four prefectures, with as many as 3000 officials under your command, and the number of your army has been expanded to 16 by you. Officials To get salary, soldiers have to eat military pay.

In these two respects, a large expenditure is required every year.

In addition, Datong Academy, Fuxing Martial Arts Academy, and academies, private schools, and martial arts lecture halls in various prefectures and counties are all paid by the government, and they even control the food of young students.

This is not a small start.

In addition, the construction of the four prefectures, whether it is building cities, repairing bridges, paving roads, building official residences, etc., also requires money.

Adding up all kinds of things, the annual cost is as much as tens of millions of taels. "

Yang Qi frowned, and said: "The commercial tax within the four mansions should be barely maintained, right?"

Hearing this, Kou Zhun glared and said, "I agree with this policy of collecting money from merchants and benefiting the common people. But you can't put all your hopes on merchants. It's not safe, let's take the recent one as an example.

Datong Mansion was attacked, and many businessmen were in distress.The number of merchants in Datong Prefecture has decreased by [-]%.The relative business tax has also been reduced by [-]% at once.

There is also Fengcheng, the prosperity of Fengcheng depends on the trade between merchants and wild beggars.

However, now that the wild beggar tribe has been beaten and almost expelled, the trade has dropped by [-]% immediately.

The money stored in the treasury has almost been consumed after being generously compensated and rewarded by you.

Not only that, but I also drew a lot from Nanguo Money Bank.

It can be seen from this that if you put all your hopes on the businessman, once there is a pulse, the blow to the Sifu will be devastating. "

Yang Qi suddenly wanted to say, I have enough ways to make the business of Sifu flourish.

However, when the words reached his lips, he swallowed them down.

Yang Qi has a way to make the Four Houses prosperous, and even when he is alive, he can not collect a cent of taxes.

However, this does not mean that his successor can do the same.

In the past, Yang Qi might not have cared about such things.

However, ever since Xiao Zongwei was born and Chuxing was pregnant again, Yang Qi has more or less thought about his offspring.

Whether taxes are levied or not does not have much impact on Yang Qi's rule over the land of the four prefectures.

There are feudal dynasties everywhere, and everyone is collecting taxes.

If Yang Qi collects taxes, the common people will not say anything.

Yang Qi felt that this was not a big problem, and he didn't want to argue with Kou Zhun on this issue, so he waved his hand and said: "Now you are the co-leader of the four prefectures, and you are responsible for tax matters.

My request is very simple, you approve a standard, and then based on this standard, the tax is halved. "

Kou Zhun stood up and bowed to Yang Qi.

Chen Yao and Chen Jiangling also got up and saluted together.

Their ceremony was given on behalf of the common people.

Yang Qi asked them to sit down and said, "Let's talk about the population problem. I asked Da Song about [-] people, and Da Song has already agreed. However, people are on the banks of the Yellow River, so they don't care how they migrated here, so we just Can we figure out a way.

Migrating people from the banks of the Yellow River is nothing more than spending some money and food.

The Song Dynasty officials are stingy and don't want to come out.

Then we go out.

Chen Jiangling is in charge of this matter.

This group of people will be placed in Xixia Mansion in the future and will be managed by you. "

Chen Jiangling seemed a little pleasantly surprised. Recently, his hair as a bare-handed commander was almost turning white. Now, he finally no longer needs to be a bare-handed commander.

"Your Majesty, I will do my best to get this done."

At this moment, Kou Zhun squinted his eyes and interjected, "Brother Chen, since we're going to do it, let's do it thoroughly."

"how to say?"

Chen Jiangling was at a loss.

Yang Qi and Chen Yao also looked at Kou Zhun with interest.

Kou Zhun said coldly: "The Yellow River is flooding this year, and there are many victims of disasters along the Yellow River. It is better to bring all these victims back than to let them be scourges by corrupt officials on the banks of the Yellow River.

When the time comes when you go to pick up someone, just let the word out.Anyone who is willing to come with you will be given [-] mu of fertile land for each household.

Anyway, we have plenty of land, and we can eat as many of them as there are. "

"Sigh~"

Chen Jiangling and Chen Yao gasped.

He secretly sighed at Kou Zhun's cruelty.

Yang Qi looked at Kou Zhun in astonishment, he never expected that Kou Zhun, who had sincerely trusted him, would dig so hard.

"Just do it!"

Yang Qi immediately made a decision and made a final decision.

Chen Jiangling blushed and said, "Don't worry, Huhou and Kou Xieling, I, Chen Jiangling, will definitely get more people back."

Yang Qi nodded, "In this way, the population of Xixia Prefecture should be more substantial. However, it is not enough. In the territory of the four prefectures, we will continue to publish lists to encourage births. One more child will be given ten taels of silver. There is no limit to men and women."

Kou Zhun opened his mouth, wanting to object.

Throughout the dynasties, there have been times when fertility was encouraged.

After all, after each dynasty change, so many people died, it was always encouraged to have children and fill the population as soon as possible.

But there is no one like Yang Qi who directly sends money.

Kou Zhun can imagine that once this decree comes out, there will be a blowout growth of newborns in the four prefectures.

But in the end Kou Zhun held back.

He originally wanted to remind Yang Qi that the excessive population growth might not be accommodated in the four prefectures.

However, he suddenly thought of Yang Qi's ability and speed in grabbing the territory.

He had a strange feeling in his heart, he felt that it is possible that the speed of the birth of newborns from the people of the four prefectures could not compare to the speed of Yang Qi's grabbing the land.

Seeing that no one objected, Yang Qi began to discuss the next item.

"The problem of enriching officials is indeed a bit difficult..."

Although Yang Qiguang established schools, academies, and private schools to cultivate scholars, the process of nurturing would take a long time.

At present, there are less than 300 students admitted to Datong Academy.

This is still accumulated in the past year.

Just these 300 people, if they are all pulled out to become officials, it will not be able to plug the gap in the territory of the four prefectures.

Not to mention anything else, just the current prefects of Datong Prefecture, Dongsheng Prefecture, and the leaders of the two places are still vacant.

Originally, Yang Qi thought that he had a lot of talents under his command.

It is only now that he realizes that there is a severe shortage of people under his command.

Yang Qi subconsciously looked at Kou Zhun, and Kou Zhun also shrugged, expressing that he was helpless.

There is no way, there are enough soldiers and men in the Northwest, but there are very few scholars.

In the territory of the four prefectures, anyone who has some ability to be an official is now recruited by Kou Zhun to the prefecture.

Even so, it's not enough.

"Can you find a way to get some from Da Song?"

Yang Qi proposed.

Kou Zhun frowned, and said: "If you can get it, you can get it, but you also know that [-]% of the people who come in are recruited by others. Once there are too many of these people, it will be difficult to manage the land of the four prefectures."

Yang Qi pondered for a moment, and said: "Try it, all the brains will be piled up in Dongcheng Mansion and Xixia Mansion. No matter what their passbooks are thinking, they will use them to death. They will squeeze out their use value and wait for our hands. If they are cultivated, kick them away."

Kou Zhun took the initiative to take over the matter, "Leave this matter to me."

After finishing dealing with the political affairs of the Fourth Mansion, Yang Qi started to talk about some military affairs.

"I am going to re-establish the Jin army, with a number of [-], stationed in Dongsheng Mansion."

When fighting a war, people always feel that they are not enough.

Therefore, Yang Qi plans to expand the number of troops again.

As soon as this proposal was made, Kou Zhun immediately objected, "No, the population in the Dongcheng and Xixia prefectures was originally resettled, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and there is not enough farming, let alone conscription.

After two wars, the youth and strength of the Fuxing and Datong prefectures were also exhausted.

Conscription again, the young and strong in the two prefectures will be emptied. "

Chen Yao suddenly said from the side: "It's not impossible, you can follow the example of the military system of the Tang Dynasty. Soldiers in wartime and farmers in leisure time. In this way, when encountering a big war, you can easily summon a large army; When there is no war, there is no need to worry about farming."

"It's not right..."

Kou Zhun didn't speak, and Chen Jiangling spoke first.

"The new military service system established by Huhou before is far more secure than the Fubing system. This is the real Tibetan soldiers to the people. It only takes five years. Once the war is approaching, we can gather twice the number of troops.

There are currently 16 troops under Huhou's command. That is to say, in five years' time, when there is a big war, a force of about 30 can be assembled. "

Yang Qi said solemnly: "Dongsheng Mansion must be guarded. I don't want anything like Datong Mansion being attacked."

Kou Zhun asked back: "Can't the iron cavalry take care of both?"

Yang Qi shook his head, "The Cavalry Army is the elite that I carefully crafted, and their existence is to deal with powerful enemies."

Chen Yao spoke again, and said, "Why don't you share the military service system with the new military service system, what do you think?"

Yang Qi was stunned, nodded and said: "Then use them together."

After finalizing all the government affairs in the four prefectures, the four of them got together to discuss the details of other matters.

Before leaving, Yang Qi patted Chen Yao on the shoulder and said, "The Fuxing Mansion temporarily allocated by Fengcheng, you will be the prefect of the Fuxing Mansion in the future. All government affairs of the Fuxing Mansion, under Kou Zhun's governance, have stepped into the On the right track, not as busy as the other three prefectures. Just right for you."

Chen Yao said excitedly: "Thank you, my lord."

Yang Qi said to Kou Zhun again: "You co-lead the four mansions, and take care of the Dongcheng mansion by the way."

Kou Zhun nodded, "Understood."

Yang Qi finally said to Chen Jiangling: "You won't stop here."

Compared to Kou Zhun and Chen Yao's promotion, what Yang Qi gave Chen Jiangling was a promise.

Although there is no real benefit.

But with Yang Qi's status today, it is not an exaggeration to say that his promise is worth tens of thousands of gold.

And what Chen Jiangling wanted was Yang Qi's promise.

With his current status under Yang Qi's command, moving around, he is at most a magistrate, and it is difficult to go any further.

He knew very well in his heart that it was impossible for him to replace Kou Zhun's position in Yang Qi's heart.

So, he needs a future.

Yang Qi also gave him a future.

After bidding farewell to Kou Zhun and the others, Yang Qi walked back to the mansion under the moonlight.

The time has come to the third watch.

Everyone in the house fell asleep.

Yang Qi didn't bother Cao Lin and Chu Xing, he asked someone to prepare a bedding for him, and fell asleep in the study by himself.

……

The next day, early in the morning.

After Yang Qi got up, he simply had some breakfast.

When I went to the study to deal with some government affairs, I heard Rumeng say that Chen Yao asked to see him.

Yang Qi asked Chen Yao to come in with a puzzled expression.

Last night, I already talked about government affairs with Chen Yao.

Chen Yao rushed into the mansion early this morning, could it be because of what happened last night, is there any problem?
Led by Rumeng, Chen Yao entered Yang Qi's study.

Remarkably, he is holding a black lacquered box in his hand.

(End of this chapter)