Kai Fu Han

Chapter 212 Working Class
Zhou Xinyuan knew that this craftsman was restricted by confidentiality regulations and did not dare to say more to an outsider like Xu Han.

"You're probably right. This is a platform for placing a powerful 'ballista' to defend against possible attacks from the sea." Zhou Xinyuan explained vaguely.

"The navy of the Kingdom of Jin has been defeated by you, and there are still enemies on the sea who dare to attack you?" Xu Han asked strangely.

"This is just in case, to nip it in the bud. Moreover, we only defeated a larger navy of the Jin Kingdom, not all of their navy. Besides, they can also build new ships and train The new navy should not slack off just because they won a game." Zhou Xinyuan continued to explain.

"Yes." Xu Han responded. At this moment, Xu Han had already realized that the fort was probably a military secret of the Xinghan Alliance and it was inconvenient to tell him, so he was wise enough not to ask any more questions.

Zhou Xinyuan continued to lead the two of them towards the city.

When I walked to the north gate of Penglai City, I found that although there were guards beside the gate, these guards did not search the things carried by people entering and leaving the city. They only stood guard on both sides of the gate. There were no checkpoints at the gate and no one closed the gate. Tax.

Without waiting for him to ask, Zhou Xinyuan took the initiative to explain: "Collecting the city gate tax will have a certain negative impact on the circulation of goods, and will eventually affect the commercial tax revenue in the city. The gain outweighs the loss, so the Xinghan League canceled all towns within its jurisdiction." city ​​gate tax.”

"Can you get a lot of business tax?" Xu Han asked.

"It's okay. I don't know the current situation, but before I went south, commercial taxes had exceeded the grain taxes levied on farmers and became the largest source of tax revenue for the Xinghan League. I think it should be even more now." Zhou Xinyuan replied, and continued Promote to Xu Han:
"Let me tell you an extravagant wish of our alliance leader. He often instills in us that business will lead to survival. If business prospers to a certain level, the grain tax will be insignificant. On that day, the Xinghan League will be able to stop collecting grain taxes from farmers. A feat that has not been achieved in thousands of years since its establishment.”

"Do you believe this?" Xu Han asked.

"I didn't believe it at all at first, but seeing that the scale of commercial taxes is getting higher and higher, I can't say for sure now. Maybe there will be such a day." Zhou Xinyuan couldn't help feeling that there was some longing in his tone.

"I really can't imagine what kind of scene that is. No wonder his popularity among the people here is so high. Just based on these words and this vision, it is worthy of the majority of farmers to follow blindly." Xu Han praised.

"You have misunderstood. Those farmers who follow the Xinghan League are not blind at all, nor are they attracted by the 'vision'. Rather, they have already received actual benefits." Zhou Xinyuan defended, and then pulled Xu Han's hand Arm: "Go, I'll show you some good things."

Xu Han quickly followed after hearing this, and Zhou Xinyuan led the two of them to a small square in the north gate. There was a notice wall with a height of ten feet standing next to the square. At this time, some people were surrounding the wall, standing beside the wall. There is a person reading the notice, explaining the content of the notice to the people who have questions.

"In addition to recruiting experienced masters, Baishiwan Shipyard is also in need of novice apprentices, and there is a living allowance during the apprenticeship period, which is not low. There is absolutely no problem in supporting yourself."

"Then if you become an apprentice, how long will it take for you to become a master?" A young man asked.

"This shipyard is different from the previous masters who taught apprentices. You don't need to learn all the crafts to be considered a master. You only need to be proficient in one of the crafts to be considered a master. Then you can keep doing this craft to make money. Most people can start training in as little as one month or as slowly as three months." The person who read the notice explained.

"Doesn't it mean that we can't learn real skills, and we won't have anything to eat if we leave this shipyard?" someone else asked.

"Let you learn a craft and then start a job to make money. You are not allowed to learn only one craft. You only need to be ambitious. You can learn as much as you want. After completing the work, the shipyard has training courses. There is no money and you can learn for free. You can learn by yourself. As long as you study hard, one day you can become a master, enjoy dividends, and make a lot of money." The person who read the notice explained again.

"Is there such a good thing?" Although he only heard a few words, the veteran Xu Han already understood the general idea and asked Zhou Xinyuan next to him. "This is normal. There are many factories under the jurisdiction of the Xinghan League now, and they all follow this model." Zhou Xinyuan explained: "And these workers are protected by the Xinghan League. Factory owners cannot bully, beat or scold workers, or withhold wages, etc." .”

"If it's so good, wouldn't all the farmers become workers? No one will farm anymore." Xu Han asked.

"No, if you look at the notices on the far left, you will understand that farmers' lives are very prosperous, and there are always people willing to farm." Zhou Xinyuan pointed to the leftmost notices on the notice wall. There was almost no one there.

These announcements are the initial announcements issued by Xinghan League.

The "Announcement No. [-] of the First Year of Jingyan of the Xinghan League!" issued on April [-], announced the establishment of the Xinghan League, implemented self-management, and recognized the State of Zhao but not the State of Qi.

Announcement No. 500, issued on May [-], announced an open recruitment of [-] officials.

Announcement No. [-], issued on May [-], announced the implementation of the "Xinghan League Debt Law".

Announcement No. [-] issued on June [-], announcing the implementation of the "Xinghan League Land Law".

Then came two less important announcements, and then Announcement No. [-] on July [-], announcing the implementation of the "Xinghan League Grain Storage Law".

Since Xu Han saw Announcement No. [-], he began to keep silent and read the announcement carefully and word by word. He finished Announcement No. [-] and glanced at the following announcements.

"Are there detailed versions of these three laws?" Xu Han asked.

"Yes, it's at the office of Xinghan League." Zhou Xinyuan replied.

"Can I see it? I want to see it now." Xu Han requested.

"Okay, I'll take you there right now." Zhou Xinyuan said and led Xu Han towards the original Dengzhou prefectural office.

Entering the office, Zhou Xinyuan took Xu Han to his office, then took three law books from his bookshelf and handed them to Xu Han. After Xu Han took the three law books, he ignored Zhou Xinyuan and looked for them by himself. Sit down at the table and start reading carefully.

Zhou Xinyuan saw that he had entered the state and did not bother him. He greeted Wanyan Zongjun: "Are you going to stay with me for a while, or will I arrange for someone to take you back to your residence?"

Among the two options, there was no option to allow him to move freely. After all, Wanyan Zongjun was still a prisoner. Even if Zhou Xinyuan was optimistic about Wanyan Zongjun's talent and his status, he would not dare to do anything wrong.

(End of this chapter)