Chapter 103 There is an urgent message from Donglai

Zhou Xing stayed in Ju County for another three days, then took Sun Yao, said goodbye to Zang Ba, Sun Guan and others, and set off back to Beihai Xia Mi.

Also accompanying him was his wife’s brother Sun Kang.

Zhou Xing asked Sun Kang to go with him. Firstly, he wanted him to meet Liu Bei, and secondly, he wanted to keep him in Beihai, so that each of the Sun brothers would be in the same county, and they would be able to communicate with each other in everything in the future.

In fact, he just wants Liu Bei to lead Zang Ba.

After they left, Zang Ba left Wu Dun to defend the city, and together with Sun Guan Yinli, led the troops to attack Guan Cheng.

Zhou Xing went all the way north and returned to Beihai Xiami after a few days.

Liu Bei took Zhang Fei, Tai Shi Ci, Jian Yong, Sun Qian, Mrs. Gan and Mrs. Mi out of the city to welcome him.

Because Zhou Xing returned with his wife, Liu Bei and his wife came out to greet him. This shows how much Liu Bei valued Zhou Xing.

This time when Zhou Xing went to Langya, he was able to stop Zang Ba's troops from attacking and persuade the other party to send troops to suppress the bandits. It can be said to be a great achievement.

Now Zhou Xing is married to Sun Yao, and the marriage to the Sun brothers is equivalent to the marriage between Zang Ba and Liu Bei.

Liu Bei stepped forward and took Zhou Xing's hands: "You have worked hard all the way, military advisor! I have prepared a banquet to celebrate the military advisor's marriage!"

"I see that Zhou's military advisor is not working hard at all. If I had known he could get a wife, I should have gone with the military advisor."

Zhang Fei stood behind Liu Bei and saw Sun Yao who was following Zhou Xing. He regretted that he did not go to Langya with the military advisor.

Liu Bei laughed softly and said: "Yide, don't worry, I will marry you in a few days."

"Brother, I want to be as beautiful as the military counselor's wife."

Zhang Fei said something, which made Sun Yao blush slightly.

"Okay, whatever you say is what it is."

Liu Bei was happy at the moment and echoed Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei was overjoyed and grinned.

"My lord, this is my wife's eldest brother, Sun Kang, whose courtesy name is Bo'an."

Zhou Xing introduced Liu Bei.

Sun Kang quickly saluted Liu Bei: "Sun Kang pays homage to General Liu!"

After seeing what Liu Bei and Zhang Fei said, you know that Liu Bei is a relatively easy-going person and easy to get along with.

After the ceremony, Taishi Ci and Jian Yongsun Qian congratulated Zhou Xing again, and everyone entered the city.

Liu Bei had prepared a house for Zhou Xing. Everyone returned to Zhou Xing's house. The servants and maids were ready, as were the wine and food.

Everyone drank to their heart's content and left happily.

The next day, Zhou Xing came to see Liu Bei.

"My lord, Sun Bo'an, the eldest brother of Xing's wife, has read a book and is a man who knows the situation and is sensible. It is his intention to marry Sun Yao to me. It is obvious that he hopes to follow and assist the lord. His younger brother Sun Zhongtai and Zang Xuan Gaoyi are like Brothers, if my lord can win the hearts of the Sun brothers, then he can win the hearts of Zang Xuangao."

"For the sake of prosperity, Sun Bo'an can be asked to stay in Beihai and serve as the magistrate of Mi County. In this way, Sun Zhongtai and Zang Xuangao can be held in hand, and in the future, they may be able to obtain Taishan soldiers and horses. Even if their soldiers and horses cannot be used by the Lord, they can still be used

If you are not an enemy to your lord, you will have no worries in the south, and your lord can go west with peace of mind. Sun Bo'an is my wife's brother, so I shouldn't have mentioned this matter, but your lord knows my intentions, and I am not doing this for selfish reasons, but for the sake of your lord's great cause.

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In ancient times, when a virtuous person was promoted, one would not avoid relatives. Zhou Xing now recommended Sun Kang to be the magistrate of Xiami County. Although his wife's brother, Sun Bo'an, was not considered a sage, he was useful.

Zhou Xing knew that Liu Bei was not a suspicious person, and his frank talk could make his lord trust him more.

Liu Bei smiled happily and said: "I had this intention when I first met Sun Bo'an yesterday. Now that the military advisor has proposed it and agreed with me, the matter is settled! Military advisor, there is no need to doubt between us. The military advisor trusts me and I trust the military advisor."

, no matter what happens in the future, the military advisor can tell me clearly without any hesitation."

"No." Zhou Xing responded.

"Military advisor, now that I have moved to Beihai, will Beihai implement the same policy of tax reduction and tax exemption as Donglai?" Liu Bei asked doubtfully.

Zhou Xing understood what his lord was worried about.

Donglai is a chaotic county with a small population. It implemented the policy of tax reduction and exemption, and the loss of money and food was not too much.

Beihai is a large county with few mountainous areas. The population is almost twice that of Donglai, and the number of acres of land is several times that of Donglai.

If Beihai implements the same policy of tax reduction and exemption as Donglai, a lot of money and food will be collected.

Liu Bei wanted to be good to the people, but he also wanted to hoard food and grass for a great cause.

Zhou Xing thought about this problem, but he went to Langya for some time and didn't understand what Liu Bei was thinking now.

He was hesitating, this question was a bit difficult.

If there are the same tax reductions and exemptions as Dongnae, what about other counties and other states in the future? Will they all have the same tax reductions and exemptions?

We have too few troops now, but we will have more troops in the future. This will cost a lot of money and must not be like this anymore.

However, if a policy different from Dongnae is implemented and Beihai is adjacent to Dongnae, the people of Beihai may be dissatisfied and lose their support.

Don’t worry about scarcity, but worry about inequality!

People are not afraid of poverty, but they are afraid of being treated differently by officials.

Seeing that Zhou Xing was hesitant, Liu Bei added: "My original intention was to do the same as Donglai, but Zizhong and Xianhe both said that the oral tax and the regular tax can be dispensed with, and the land tax can also be like Donglai's fifteen-year tax.

.But regarding the calculation of the tax, they believe that it should be collected from the age of fifteen, and there is no need to reduce it, and it is calculated at one hundred and twenty money each time. Although this is different from Donglai, the people will benefit a lot. What do the military advisors think?"
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If such a policy is implemented, at least 10 million more dollars can be collected a year.

Zhou Xing replied: "My lord, I think it should be the same as Donglai. My lord is still in the early stage of development, with less than ten thousand soldiers, little money and food. Although Beihai is not as many thieves as Donglai, it is still in turmoil. Many famous people in Beihai

Therefore, he fled to other states and counties. If he is different from Donglai, he may lose the hearts of the people of Beihai, which would be giving favors but not showing kindness."

"Although the people have benefited, they think that the benefits they have received are less than those of the people of Donglai, so they must be unwilling to accept them. If they are unwilling, they will not be grateful, but will hold grudges in their hearts. Now Donglai and Beihai are both under the rule of the lord, and they cannot be separated by one county.

Second strategy!"

In Zhou Xing's view, it is okay if counties in other states implement policies different from Donglai, but not in Beihai, at least not now.

Beihai and Donglai are adjacent, and the people are connected. If the people of the two counties feel that they are treated differently, they will definitely feel unbalanced, and they will lose the support of the people of Beihai.

What Liu Bei needs most now is the hearts of the people first, and money and food second.

"If this is the case, I'm afraid there will be future troubles!" Liu Bei said worriedly.

He was worried that if things continued like this, if other counties were won in the future, they would probably have to implement the same policy of tax reduction and exemption.

If this continues, although it will win the support of the people, it will lose the money and food needed for development.

"Don't worry, my lord, after three years, the money for calculating the tax will be changed back to one hundred and twenty yuan, and it will be collected from the age of fifteen. By then, the people of Donglai and Beihai will be stable and can afford to pay this

Any overcharge will be counted, and since it is the same in both counties, the people will not complain."

The amount of tax is not static and will change as the situation changes. At that time, the current one hundred yuan will be changed to one hundred and twenty yuan, and the tax payment starting at the age of twenty will be changed to the tax starting at the age of fifteen.<

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In fact, each family cannot collect much more, and the land tax remains unchanged at one tax per fifteen, and the oral tax is exempted, so the people will still feel the benefit. The most important thing is that everyone is the same, and there will be no resentment of favoring one over another.

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Of course, it depends on the situation at that time.

If there is no shortage of money and food, then it is okay to continue to implement such taxes.

Liu Bei hesitated for a long time and finally nodded: "That's just like what the military advisor said."

At this time, the doorman hurriedly came to report: "Master Fu, there is an urgent message from Donglai."
Chapter completed!