Chapter 325

Except for the time in Pingman, this was the first time Su You wrote a memorial to the court.

All the working people of Kuizhou City, under the cordial care and correct leadership of the officials and governments at all levels, after two years of hard work and overcoming difficulties, finally completed this autumn the great stage of saying goodbye to poverty and moving towards a moderately prosperous society.

journey.

Thank you, Your Majesty, the Central Committee, and the leaders of the Lu government for their care and love. Thanks to Kuizhou’s three-year tax-free preferential policy, the spring of Kuizhou has come.

All these tax exemptions were used for the construction of Kuizhou City.

In addition to the mineral deposits that had been turned over to the court, the taxes spent in two years amounted to 400,000 yuan.

This money, except for repaying developers' investment and being used for terrace construction, water conservancy construction, and municipal construction, has almost no surplus.

As the first leader of Kuizhou, I reviewed the situation with the organization.

But the money was not wasted. Starting next year, Kuizhou City will be able to support the Song Dynasty.

In addition to the continued development of the terraces, various projects will be largely completed next year. It is expected that by next autumn, there will be a local balance of about 300,000 guan.

There is one more thing.

This year's autumn grain was cooked well, the climate was suitable, and the methods were correct. The grain output has been greatly improved compared to last year.

Nowadays, every family has a surplus of food, chickens, ducks, pigs and fish, and the situation is gratifying.

The ratio of agricultural taxes has always been an important issue among the states of the Song Dynasty. Kuizhou is special, with a 50-50 ratio.

This year's autumn grain balance is as high as 200,000 guan, and next year it is expected to be even more.

This creates a problem.

I would like to ask the court, after the tax holiday next year, should the state government collect this money or should it not collect it?

If we want to collect it, there will be a legal obstacle. Those places where the barbarians are located are Jisi Prefecture, and Jisi Prefecture has always not had to pay taxes!

In the beginning, just to help the people live a better life, I helped the Yi people renovate the terraced fields, endorsed Sitong Company for them, and applied for a green crop loan. Later, I collected the loan and interest through taxation so that I could repay Sitong Company uniformly.

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Now that they have been lifted out of poverty and no longer need the Young Miao Loan, do we want to collect the more than 300,000 guan each year from now on?

If you want to accept it, you need to solve the problem of naturalization of Shuman in Jisizhou.

This requires that people be given the treatment of being registered as a household, and that the land needs to be measured, the population counted, the household registration made, the amount of tax determined, and incorporated into the management system of Kuizhou.

If they are not accepted, it will also cause a problem. The Han people who were originally organized into households will most likely abandon the Song Dynasty and join the Yi people!

Because the barbarians do not pay taxes or serve in the military, under the same living conditions, even a fool knows how to choose!

Therefore, it was reported to the central government and the court was asked to make a careful decision.

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Fu Bi was stunned when he received the report from Kuizhou. He came to Han Qi with the report and said, "Mr. Han, how should we deal with this matter?"

Han Qi opened the report: "Then next year, the money and food will be enough to collect 600,000 yuan? Kuizhou?! It has become like this in two years? Do you believe it?!"

After Fu Bi returned to prime minister, his relationship with Han Qi was actually a little tense, because Han Qi is relatively independent now and is not the Han Qi he used to be.

Fu Bi remained calm: "Six years before Jiayou, if anyone had told me that someone could win the lottery at the age of fourteen, I wouldn't have believed it."

Only then did Han Qi react: "Su Mingrun... let's ask someone to go to the Third Division and ask about this year's Kuizhou Jue affairs."

After a while, the clerk came back: "My lord, Kuizhou is tax-free this year, but the Daning supervision class has five hundred taels of gold, one thousand three hundred and twenty kilograms of silver, salt... more salt than last year... more...

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Han Qi asked anxiously: "How much more?"

The clerk reported: "An extra...three hundred thousand catties!"

"What?" Fu Bi felt incredible.

The clerk looked at the document: "Da Ning Jian's explanation is that the two counties of Fengjie and Wushan in Kuizhou and the surrounding Jizhou Prefecture no longer rely on Daning Jian for salt use, and Kuizhou will handle it on its own. Therefore, this year's salt banquet will be

There are so many more.”

Fu Bi immediately pointed his finger at the table: "Inspector Daning has set up an ambush. If Su Mingrun really no longer relies on Inspector Daning, then the amount of salt produced by Inspector Daning will definitely be more than this amount. In order for himself to continue to get top grades next year, Inspector Daning,

The increase was concealed this year.”

Han Qi waved his hand: "When the water is clear, there will be no fish. This is how the people below work. The focus now is Kuizhou."

Fu Bi asked the secretary's office: "What are the recent reports on Kuizhou?"

The clerk said: "Kuizhou's memorials are generally relatively clear and concise. They are sent personally by the prefect Xiao Su...except for the last rebellion, this is the only one..."

Han Qi said angrily: "Have you taken the center seriously?! Are you herding sheep over there?"

The clerk's face was so frightened that he stuttered: "Kui... The Kuizhou Gorge Road is really difficult to travel by land and water. The plank road has just been opened... That place is generally clean. In the past, except for the border invaders,

Usually nothing happens..."

Fu Bi thought for a while and said, "In this case, you can check, not only in Kuizhou, but also in Yuzhou and on Kuizhou Road, and see what reports have been reported recently."

After a while, the secretary's office came back: "Recently, there were two documents, sent by the Kuizhou Road Transportation Department and the Administrative Department, saying that Kuizhou was where the old administration was, and now that the plank road is open again, I applied to move the administration back to Kuizhou.

state."

Han Qi and Fu Bi were both skilled eunuchs, and they were very knowledgeable about the virtues of officials in the Song Dynasty. They looked at each other and said in unison: "It seems like this is true!"

Fu Bi looked at the paperwork on the table: "If it's true, is it possible for Shuman to be naturalized?"

Han Qi had some doubts: "There is no precedent. It is difficult to judge the pros and cons of this matter."

Fu Bi said: "Mingrun made it clear whether we should or should not take these hundreds of thousands of dollars. If we don't, the momentum of Kuizhou next year might come to an abrupt end."

Han Qi said: "Now that the imperial court is unable to make ends meet, every penny has a place to go. With this income, the 500,000 yuan of Renzong's mausoleum can be filled..."

Fu Bi nodded: "In recent years, the income and expenses have been even. In good years, the surplus is only 7 million yuan. Once there are floods, droughts, and locusts, we will be stretched. It's hard to give up good money..."

The two discussed for a long time, and finally Han Qi said: "Let's go report to the official Queen Mother and see how we can do it."

Fu Bi nodded, and the two of them came to the palace together. Zhao Shu sat in the palace, with the curtain behind him showing the figure of Empress Dowager Cao.

Han Qi saluted: "I have met the Queen Mother and your Majesty."

Zhao Shu said: "Why don't you excuse me? Is there something going on in the court?"

Han Qi said: "The court is currently discussing Renzong Zhaomu's position. There is no definite decision yet. I didn't dare to disturb the officials' cultivation before. I came here today because Kuizhou reported a request to return the surrounding barbarians to Wanghua.

He will be registered as a household and the people will be included, he will pay taxes and serve in the military service, and he will be admitted to the official register of the Song Dynasty."

Zhao Shu rarely smiled, and there was a flash of light in his eyes: "The foreigners are convinced, this is a good thing..."

When the new emperor ascends the throne and the barbarians seek acceptance, it is a matter of honor no matter what.

The man behind the curtain coughed lightly: "The official family and the border ministers are very troublesome. Let's hear what the two husbands have to say."

After Han Qi finished his introduction, Zhao Shu asked: "In two years, will Xiazhou with one or two thousand households be transformed into Shangzhou? Two thousand households is the size of one Shangzhou, right?"

Fu Bi said: "Exactly, another reason for this achievement is that Su You gave land to the surrounding barbarians for farming, and recruited the refugees from hidden households to reclaim official fields and plant sticky rice instead.

The yield of sticky rice is quite high, with an output of more than 300 kilograms per mu."

Zhao Shu said: "In this case, these familiar barbarians are no different from me, the peasants of the Song Dynasty, right?"

Han Qi said: "There are still differences, including different customs and mixed languages. The most important point is that Jizhou pays tribute but does not pay taxes. Su You's memorial is to ask whether he agrees with the naturalization of these familiar barbarians.

, become a unified household for the people."

Zhao Shu asked: "If I become naturalized, what are the pros and cons?"

Fu Bi said: "First of all, it promotes the benevolence of officials. Secondly, the country has an additional Shangzhou, and the tax will be hundreds of thousands more every year. And..."

"Just what?"

"Su Mingrun said that if there is no expropriation, Han households in Kuizhou may be greedy for tax exemptions and go to Jizhou to cultivate land."

"What?!"

Han Qi cupped his hands and said: "Officials, this matter has already happened in Shaanxi. In the spring and autumn, the Han people were corrupt and exempted from taxes, so they went to Tibet to farm. The Shaanxi commander even sent sergeants to stop it, but with little effect."

Zhao Shu sighed and said: "My people actually went to serve the barbarians. This is my fault."
Chapter completed!