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Chapter 365 Benefits of both the government and the people (second update)

Inside the Sheriff's Mansion.

Wei Zheng's face was as black as charcoal, and he spoke loudly, with saliva flying all over the place.

"This is the statement written by the humble official last night. Set up a municipal office in Caoshi, south of the city. Any competent official will collect taxes for the municipal office. In this way, the income in a month can increase by a thousand! But...but, let the king You conquered Taiyuan County, and before the tax arrived, you expanded your army by tens of thousands without discussing it. How dare you ask where the money comes from?"

"Since I became the county guard, I have been trembling with trepidation. I only sleep for three hours a day. I work hard to raise money for the county guard and internal security for the people. What's the use of writing this in the middle of the night? I'll just tear it up."

Li Chongjiu hurriedly snatched this piece of Chen from Wei Zheng's hands, and thought to himself that the rumors in the Youzhou Mansion were true, that Ning Ye had encountered a ghost in the middle of the night, and Mo Lu had seen Old Wei.

Wei Zheng sits in the officialdom of Youzhou and reforms the administration of officials. All the officials in Youzhou are trembling.

I just thought that Li Shimin would say back then that it really wasn't unreasonable for someone to swear to kill this Tian Shehan.Li Chongjiu couldn't help but feel great hatred in his heart.

However, it is true that the finances are not making ends meet at the moment, and the money that Wei Zheng worked so hard to save for Li Chongjiu is spent like running water.

The next day, the two teams of Youzhou Mansion and Sheriff's Mansion held a meeting together again.When the officials of the two governments heard this, they all trembled, thinking that no one would be scolded by Old Wei.

They didn't expect that the unlucky one this time was actually the governor himself.

Everyone sat down, Chen Xiaoyi was surprised when he heard that Li Chongjiu had expanded his army by [-], after all Taiyuan Mansion had just been recaptured, and this year's taxes could not be paid.

Li Chongjiu first expanded the army by [-], plus this battle damage, comforted the families of the fallen soldiers, and rewarded the meritorious soldiers. Even though the looting of the counties in Bingzhou brought a lot of income, it couldn't stand up to the astronomical figure.

Chen Xiaoyi looked at Wei Zheng's long list of bills for Li Chongjiu, and said: "If the Lord continues like this, it won't be until next summer, our treasury..."

Well, the word bankrupt isn't there yet in this day and age.
Wei Zheng sat down heavily and remained silent for the moment.

Wen Yanbo said: "Mr. Wei, can you endure another three months? After all, in the coming autumn, the taxes from below will be paid. We can get through this for now."

Wei Zheng shook his head and said: "It's too late, not to mention Youzhou, the salaries of officials in several counties in Shanggu, even tens of thousands of soldiers, can't pay rice and grain. Mutiny might happen. Besides, if Dou Jiande comes here at this time, what will we use to fight this battle.”

Xue Wan said: "There is a way for humble officials, it is better to collect next year's taxes from autumn to summer."

"Impossible," Chen Xiaoyi said in denial, "This is an act of expropriating grain. The common people don't have the autumn harvest, so where can they have grain and rice to pay taxes? Once this order is issued, I don't know how many common people will lose their households."

Xue Wan said: "Chen Sima listen to me, the people in Youzhou and Shanggu plant more summer wheat, and the summer wheat will mature in April and May. We can levy a tax on summer wheat."

When everyone heard Xue Wanshu say this, they felt that it made sense.

At this time, Chen Xiaoyi said: "Li Tang was in the rich land of Guanzhong, and he inherited the rent from the previous dynasty. He rented two stones per dime, two feet of silk, and three taels of cotton. And our taxes in Youzhou also inherited from the previous dynasty. However, Youzhou does not need to be rich and prosperous in Guanzhong, but the taxes are relatively equal, so the people are quite miserable. How can we collect the summer tax?"

Ji Chuan said: "It's not easy, there is a discussion about humble positions, there are many merchants in Youzhou, you can ask them to raise funds!"

Ji Chuan's brazen words made everyone look sideways when they came out.Gao Xudao, Zhao Heran, and Lu Chengqing's expressions turned ugly.

As expected of Ji Chuan, only Ji Chuan in Youzhou could speak out if he offended the public like this.

Since ancient times, all taxes and taxes have been the way to get money from the people.As for collecting money from those with vested interests, don't sit in this position.

Li Chongjiu said nothing. He remembered that when he first entered Youzhou, the grain official told himself in the granary that the two layers of rice in the granary were secretly sold by the nobles in Youzhou, and the rice and grain in their own homes were piled up like a mountain. a cent.The gentry used the Youzhou waterway to store dams for milling, which caused the people along the river to have no water for irrigation, and the fertile fields failed to harvest.

Therefore, Li Chongjiu wanted to agree with Ji Chuan's words, but he also knew that if he agreed, it would be easy to maintain a harmonious relationship with the Youzhou gentry, and he would break up.

Wei Zhengyan said: "Ji Langzhong's words are good, but I'm afraid it will be difficult for the big family to agree."
Lin Dangfeng said immediately: "Mr. Shanggu, we can ask hundreds of commercial firms in Youzhou to raise funds together to help the Governor's Mansion tide over the difficulties."

Li Chongjiu smiled and said: "Lin Sima has a heart. When Beiping County asked your firm to help build the dock, it cost a lot of money and food. How can I ask you for money?" "

Lin Dangfeng said gratefully: "Without Mr. Shanggu, where would Lin be today, so we must try our best to help him."

Li Chongjiu smiled slightly, looked at Gao Xudao, Zhao Heran, and Lu Chengqing, and asked, "What do you think?"

Gao Xudao, Zhao Heran, and Lu Chengqing all looked at each other with embarrassment.

Lu Chengqing said: "The government treasury is not enough, we and the Youzhou gentry should contribute our little effort."

Gao Xu said, Zhao Heran also said: "Exactly, we are also willing to contribute together."

Li Chongjiu laughed, and said: "At this moment, everyone can unite as one and do our best. I am really pleased, but this time I am not just for the big businessmen, but for the whole people."

"Shanggu Gong..." Wei Zhengang was about to object.

Li Chongjiu stretched out his hand and said: "As everyone knows, we just don't have money right now, and once the autumn grain tax is collected in the coming year, we can keep money and food worry-free. Therefore, I decided to lend money to the people in the name of Youzhou Prefecture, called the people's government. debt."

"Public debt?"

Everyone didn't know the meaning of Li Chongjiu's new term when they heard it.

Li Chongjiu said: "The so-called public debt is to borrow money from the people in the name of our Youzhou government. I will borrow [-] yuan from the people in the amount of [-] yuan. The debt holders can go to Youzhou government after February of the next year." Come to exchange, the annual interest is half, what do you think?"

After hearing Li Chongjiu's words, everyone suddenly understood, but the annual interest rate is half a percent, which is a considerable income for many wealthy people with extra money.

If Li Chongjiu can repay the loan, I believe that many people are willing to borrow, the only problem is credit.In case Li Chongjiu fails to pay back his debts, or Li Chongjiu loses Youzhou due to war, then who will ask for the money at that time.

After hearing Li Chongjiu's words, everyone discussed a lot.

However, Li Chongjiu is fully sure that this modern law of national debts had already been practiced in the late Song Dynasty, but Song Huizong who did it back then was forced to do it, and as a result, he was notorious among the people.

But Li Chongjiu not only has interest, but also has a limited time limit for repayment. For everyone, lending money to the state government is relatively new.

But as soon as the news came out, from the original apportionment to the fundraising on each person's head, to the current public debt, no matter what, the name sounds much better.

Inside the Lu family mansion.

Lu Ziqian was drinking tea on the couch, and his tea bowl contained tribute tea from the Shu region, at a time when wars were raging everywhere and roads were cut off.It must be said that Lu Ziqian was able to drink tea soup from the Sichuan region, which is the skill of the Lu family.

Lu Ziqian covered the tea bowl and said with a sneer, "The public debt is such a big joke. Do you really think that Li Chongjiu will pay back the money? It's just a different way to take the money from us."

Lu Chengqing said: "Uncle, I think that if Li Chongjiu can really pay back the money, it would be a good way. Both the government and the people will benefit."

Lu Ziqian snorted and said: "Lending at interest, the behavior of Pingliang Chen's family and Yongnu Zhou's family, you have not seen it. Lending to those poor and settled households, three-point interest, rolling interest, this is half a profit. what."

Lu Chengqing said: "Uncle doesn't despise this kind of behavior the most. The Chen family and the Zhou family forced their neighbors to break up one by one, unable to repay their loans, and finally forced people to pawn their land and become tenants. Afterwards, my uncle strictly ordered No one in my Lu family can lend money."

Lu Ziqian sighed, and said: "That's right, you can buy land in other places and take it by stealth. It doesn't matter how you do it, but the neighbors in the local area must not be bullied, and you should help them if you are in trouble. The ancestral training of my Lu family for generations."

As the Lu family is such a big family, they have their own rules, and of course they are not like other petty gentry clans who take advantage of tricks and plunder, and don't even care about the village.

Lu Chengqing said: "The Chen family, the Zhou family have also restrained themselves a lot recently, I'm afraid Wei Zheng will catch them, but uncle, how much should our Lu family pay this time?"

Lu Ziqian narrowed his eyes and said: "Throw this money into the water, don't even think about taking it back, but with your status in Youzhou Prefecture and the face of our Lu family, it can't be too little. Three thousand strings!"

"Three thousand strings!" Lu Chengqing couldn't help but be taken aback. With the financial resources of the Lu family, this is really too shabby.

Lu Ziqian said with his hands behind his back: "Even if the wealth of Wan Guan's family is of its own use, the children and grandchildren who are not filial can still eat and eat, and don't be generous."

"Yes, uncle." Lu Chengqing agreed with clasped fists.

When Lu Ziqian saw Lu Chengqing's agreement, he was a bit reluctant, knowing that he thought it was too little.Lu Ziqian patted him on the shoulder with a smile, and said: "Uncle is getting old, and it will be your turn to be the master of the Lu family soon. Do you know how much my Lu family has?"

Lu Chengqing said with a smile: "I don't know about this, but the ancients have a saying, a thousand-room building, one bed at night; a ten thousand hectares of fertile land, one solar eclipse. When I was in school, my master also said that the most important thing for a person is to live in peace and happiness."

Hearing what Lu Chengqing said, Lu Ziqian showed a look of praise and pride, and said: "If you don't ask Ye Niangtian, this is a good man in my Lu family. My brother really gave birth to a good son. Among my few children, there is no such thing as you."

Hearing his uncle's praise, Lu Chengqing said with a slight expression, "Uncle is absurd."

Lu Ziqian smiled without saying a word, and immediately went back to the couch to drink tea.

This time, the release of public debts by the Youzhou government caused a lot of uproar for a while.

Li Chongjiu sold them separately in counties and counties, and asked people to make bills, who bought them when and where, and registered their household registrations one by one.

In the place of sale, the common people formed a long queue.

PS: I'm going to have a premarital examination tomorrow, and there may only be one update, but I have two updates every day this week, which is really not easy for me as an office worker.I haven't been with my wife this week, and my wife has a lot of opinions, so I will accompany her tomorrow, and I will make up this update next week.

(End of this chapter)