Chapter 543 Old man Chongzhen is ignorant

"County Honor."

When Li Chaosheng was thinking about the disasters that would follow the Ming Dynasty, Gu Zi knocked on the door and came in with a report in his hand.

"Well, what's wrong?"

"This is the post-disaster reconstruction situation in our county. Please take a look at it."

Li Chaosheng took the report and read it. He saw that the report detailed the post-disaster reconstruction situation in Lantian this month. Of course, the most important thing was to rebuild houses for the victims, and the area where these houses were concentrated was the central old town of Lantian County.

"Um?"

Li Chaosheng suddenly frowned as he watched and looked at Gu Zi. Gu Zi looked at Li Chaosheng in surprise and said, "Is there anything wrong with the county magistrate?"

Li Chaosheng pointed to the numbers on the report and said: "I remember that only about 500 houses collapsed in this earthquake in our county. How come more than 2,000 houses were rebuilt this time?"

After hearing this, Gu Zi smiled bitterly and said: "The county magistrate is like this. After learning that we were going to rebuild houses for the people, those people who were also in the old city but whose houses were not destroyed by the earthquake quit, they felt the same

In the old city, people whose houses were destroyed by the earthquake could rebuild their houses, why couldn't they, so overnight, hundreds more houses collapsed in Lantian."

Li Chaosheng frowned slightly after hearing this, and Gu Zi said: "You asked the Political Department to take charge of this matter. Once the Political Department put it all together, they decided to take advantage of the situation and put up a notice saying that the county government would also be responsible for rebuilding those houses that later collapsed.

"

"So one night again, thousands of houses in the entire old city collapsed, and the entire old city was almost moved to the ground, so the Political Department rebuilt them all."

Li Chaosheng frowned after hearing this and said, "Isn't this encouraging people to demolish their houses? Go and call Guo Bao, and I'll ask what's going on."

"yes."

Gu Zi immediately went to find Guo Bao.

"That's right, Lord County. I deliberately let the people in the old city demolish their houses."

Gu Zi said to Li Chaosheng. After hearing this, Li Chaosheng frowned slightly and said, "Why?"

"Hey, this has many benefits. Let me tell you, Mr. County Lord, there are two parts of the benefits. The first part is to promote the economic development of Lantian. In recent years, the construction work of Lantian has stopped. The bricks and tiles accumulated in our brick factory and kiln are still there.

There are mountains of cement, and the trees and other building materials cut down by the people from the Qinling Mountains these days have also filled the warehouses. The products are seriously unsalable. Brick factories, cement factories, and logging sites have been particularly difficult in recent years. They have been

When difficulties arise, layoffs will result in a large number of people in Lantian losing their jobs. This is something that our political department needs to worry about."

"This time, the people spontaneously knocked down all the houses in the old city. We help them rebuild, which requires a lot of budget, but this budget actually goes back to the brick factories, cement factories, lumberyards, and construction workers.

Here, this is equivalent to indirect assistance, which is more useful than directly sending money to them."

"The bricks and tiles are made of soil. There is no shortage of this stuff in Lantian. As long as we order the brick factories, cement factories, and lumberyards to increase production, they will need workers. This will solve part of the employment pressure in Lantian and let the workers

When it is put into operation, it can turn soil into money and wealth for us Lantian people, and solve many problems in the development of Lantian. I think this business is not a loss."

"What do the county officials think?"

Guo Bao looked at Li Chaosheng, who nodded lightly. This is indeed a way to use the construction industry to drive the long-term and stable development of other industries. This strategy has been used by China for decades. Real estate rescue is indeed a feasible way.

As for the money sent out, as long as Lantian people work hard, they can get back the money in a few months. Li Chaosheng said: "That makes sense. You spent a lot of money this time, right?"

After hearing this, Guo Bao said: "We spent some money, but we didn't spend as much as we earned."

"Huh? Did you make money?"

Li Chaosheng looked at Guo Bao doubtfully, and Guo Bao smiled and said: "This is the second benefit I mentioned of encouraging people in the old city to push their houses for reconstruction."

"In terms of foundations, the foundations of the old city are actually better than the new ones we built. However, because of these old and broken-down people, they have prevented the development of this area. This earthquake is an opportunity, and the old city can be re-planned.

After a while, I took the construction department to an on-site inspection and found that if we want better planning and maximize the use of land area, we must knock down all the houses in the old city and rebuild them. However, there are still many houses in the old city that have not been demolished.

This gives both me and the Ministry of Construction a headache.”

"Later, there was an incident where someone deliberately knocked down his old house and wanted the government's help to build a new one. So I took advantage of the situation and put up notices to encourage this kind of approach. Then the people all pulled down their old houses.

He came to our government department to report that his house collapsed due to the aftershocks of the earthquake. Of course we knew this was false, but we still agreed."

"So the entire demolition work in the old city was completed by ourselves without any one of us leaving. In this way, this area of ​​​​the old city is just a blank piece of paper. After the final planning, our Political Department and the Construction Department have completed the demolition here.

The construction of houses in a unified format not only solved the accommodation problem for everyone in the old city, but also saved about 30% of the available land area. This is 30% of the available area in the main city. We are already preparing to build a house in the old city.

A commercial district will be built on this land, and several farmers' markets and high-end residential areas can be built along the way."

"As long as the construction of these places is completed, they will become a cash cow for our government in the future, and the money earned will be dozens or hundreds of times what we paid today. So although this project cost some money, it will definitely make a lot of money in the future.

Earned.”

"Save 30% of the land area? How can you save so much?"

Guo Baodao: "Well, when the old city was built, the planning was very unreasonable. There were many places where the space was folded, so re-planning naturally resulted in a lot of land. Another important reason is that the houses we built were all

It is a standard blue-brick and red-tiled house, and each household has a three-quarter yard. In the past, many old and small yards had half an acre or even larger, so we have saved a lot of this part."

"You made the yard smaller?"

Li Chaosheng frowned slightly, and Guo Baodao said: "Well, otherwise we wouldn't be able to save such a large piece of land. Not only will the yard be reduced, but all our houses will be of the same size."

"Are they all about the same size? So in the past, some people's houses might be one hundred square meters, and some people's houses would be eighty square meters, or fifty square meters. If you cut them all off, how will they be distributed?"

"Hey, to be honest, I did have some difficulties at the time, but luckily there were experts. A professor at the college said that reading a magical book in the library could solve this problem. We followed the law and successfully solved the problem."

"what book?"

Li Chaosheng was also curious, and Guo Baodao said: "It's a very unconventional book called the Urban Housing Demolition Subsidy Regulations, or something like that. Anyway, it's a flat subsidy. Our standard house is eighty square meters, so we follow this

As a basis, if the area is less than 80 square meters, it will be made up according to 80 square meters. If it is more than 80 square meters, there are two solutions. You can get one more apartment, but if the area is less than two apartments, the shortfall must be made up with money, or

If they don’t want a house, the government will use money to provide them with the extra money.”

After listening to Guo Bao's introduction, Li Chaosheng patted his head. It was a very familiar allocation plan. I have to say that the library of this college is really a treasure trove.

Li Chaosheng listened to Guo Bao's words and said, "Well, you handled this matter very well."

After Li Chaosheng said this, Guo Bao said with a smile: "County Lord, if possible, I suggest that we promote this practice throughout the county and build more houses. This will not only revitalize brick factories, cement factories and other factories, but also

It can even improve the lives of the people in Lantian. During the slack season, people can be encouraged to join construction projects and work to subsidize their families."

After hearing this, Li Chaosheng raised his head and glanced at Guo Bao, then sighed and said: "Guo Bao, your idea is very good, but it is a little too early. Lantian has not yet reached the stage of full economicization. Building a house will be difficult."

Rapid prosperity of the economy will also lead to the lag of other industries. The world is not unified yet, and there will be countless wars to fight in the future. If we invest all our money in real estate, how to develop military industry, how to develop other industries, and

The current economy of Lantian cannot support comprehensive real estate, so this kind of thing can be done occasionally. If this is the focus of Lantian's economic development for a long time, the bubble will be very serious, and the impact will be serious.

It’s not half a star anymore.”

Guo Bao was stunned when he heard this, then lowered his head and said: "It's because of a lowly position that you have stepped in."

Li Chaosheng said: "This earthquake is a natural disaster. If you can turn the impact of the natural disaster into a growth point for Lantian's economy, you have the ability, but this ability cannot be used only for short-term benefits."

We must have a long-term vision and look at the development problems of Lantian systematically. Lantian talents have solved the problem of food and clothing. We should develop agriculture, industry, and technology instead of focusing on real estate. Real estate can make money quickly, but

He cannot fundamentally bring happiness to the people, at least not now."

After Li Chaosheng said this, he looked at Guo Baodao: "You are a smart man. You saw the development prospects of real estate right away, but this is not the right way, at least not now. We will not consider you until we have abundant supplies in the future."

When planning this."

After saying this, Li Chaosheng stretched his body and said, "Oh, I'm tired from sitting. By the way, did you get a reply to the memorial we sent to the court last time?"

After hearing this, Guo Bao reacted and said with a strange expression: "No."

"Oh, did the chief envoys from other regions not reply?"

Guo Bao shook his head and said: "Yes, other provinces have it, but we don't have it in Lantian."

"Well, what is going on? Could it be that Chongzhen looks down on me, Mr. Li?"

Li Chaosheng stretched his muscles and looked at Guo Bao and asked. After hearing this, Guo Bao smiled bitterly and said: "My lord, it's not that I look down on you, but that I think highly of you."

After hearing this, Li Chaosheng frowned slightly and said, "What do you mean?"

Guo Baodao: "After receiving your memorial, Emperor Chongzhen locked himself in the imperial study room and stayed awake all night. It is said that during this period, he also called Cao Huachun, Wang Chengen and other close eunuchs into the room, and held a candle-lit night talk. They discussed it for an hour.

My father-in-law just came out of the royal study. When they came out, their faces were not good-looking. As for the content of the conversation, we were of low status and did not hear it. However, Queen Zhou went in during the middle. Our spy came out as Queen Zhou's maid.

I went to change Chongzhen's cup of hot tea."

"The secret agent reported that Chongzhen was unkempt at the time. Even his bun was messed up and he didn't care. He was still muttering: Li Chaosheng, Li Chaosheng!"

"In the end, it was Empress Zhou who recombed Chongzhen's hair. Even so, Chongzhen didn't sleep all night. In the early morning of the next day, he couldn't wait to summon the ministers of the cabinet to discuss the matter. The content was unknown, but they discussed it for half an hour. After that,

In the morning meeting, Chongzhen announced the disaster relief plan for this earthquake in the northwest region."

"Chongzhen cried bitterly in the court, saying that the earth dragon's death was due to his king's bad behavior, and he voluntarily fasted for a month to pray for the people of the world. In addition, Henan, Hebei, Hubei, Sichuan and other disaster-stricken areas were exempted from 30% of taxes to provide relief to the people.

Suffering, as for us Lantian."

Guo Bao paused for a moment when he said this, then sighed and said: "Chongzhen didn't mention a word."

After hearing this, Li Chaosheng shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, we are so narrow-minded."

Li Chaosheng said with a smile, and then followed up: "Well, that's right, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty are plotting against him, and there are rogue bandits and slave builders outside. This is enough to make the emperor worried. Let's not mess with this.

The emperor is angry. If he doesn't give us tax exemptions, let's not reduce them, otherwise it will make him think that we are plotting against him."

Guo Baodao: "We, the county magistrate, have been paying taxes to Chongzhen like this. Since Chongzhen has decided to ignore us, can we also ignore him and counterattack him? Force him to show an attitude."

After listening to Guo Bao's words, Gu Zi, who had been silent all the time, couldn't help but said: "Yes, the county magistrate Chongzhen is so dishonest that the county magistrate even condescended to write a memorial to fool him, even if he

If you know it's fake, you should show it. Someone else's tax has been reduced by 30%. If we don't want the 30% tax reduction, we can consider it as a 10% reduction. He's a good human being. What's the point of him being silent and pretending that we don't exist?"

"Since he is unkind, no wonder we are unjust. Damn it, why don't we simply cut off his taxes? I don't see our taxes. What does Chongzhen use to support the army, and what does he use to support the corrupt officials in the dynasty?

It’s just a show, and you’re doing this with the county magistrate, I really don’t know what to say, I’m so angry!”

Guo Bao roared angrily on the side, while Guo Bao looked at Li Chaosheng and said: "County Lord, I think what Gu Zi said makes sense. Since Chongzhen treats us as non-existent, we should also treat him as non-existent, and this year's taxes are also

It’s a lot of money and food, don’t you think?”
Chapter completed!