People living near the west gate of Yongxian County discovered something strange these days.
It has always been deserted, not many people pass by on weekdays, and even under the city wall, which is not even open most of the time, there has been quite a lot of movement these days.
At first they thought it was because the government had too much money to spend and wanted to repair the city wall. Later, they heard that they wanted to build a "shopping mall" here, a "business district" or something like that.
They didn't know what shopping malls and business districts were, but they roughly understood the meaning.
The newly appointed governor drew a large circle on the west city wall and planned to build a row of shops here. As for why they did not build on the street and had to surround the city gate, they attributed it to the governor's brain disease.
There is already a city in Yongxian County, which is enough for the daily use of the people. The governor insists on building a large one by wasting people and money. Isn't this a disease?
But if you think about it carefully, you can't say it's a waste of money and money. After all, not only are you not asking for money from the people this time, but everyone who comes to work here can also receive twenty cash per day.
Twenty coins, for farmers who only rely on farming for a living, it takes a long time to make money. This is like a copper coin falling from the sky. It happens to be the slack season, and it is simply unreasonable to ignore such a good job.
The governor is also out of his mind.
For a time, the threshold of the Yongxian county government office would be broken down by people every two days. The people who came were all people who wanted to work on the west city wall. After registering at the county government office and being led by the government officials, they could get two tickets on the same day.
Ten cents.
The government does not refuse anyone who wants to work, and charges as much as they come, but there is no other way. The construction period is tight and the tasks are heavy. Those shops must be put into use before the Chinese New Year. Now there are only three months until the Chinese New Year. In other words, at most
They had to finish the work in two months, otherwise everyone from officials to government officials would be punished.
It is said that this was all the idea of the new Governor Chen. The people who made money during the slack period were happy, but the officials in Yongxian County were angry and dared not speak out. They could only secretly curse Chen Governor in their hearts. They had seen him like to make trouble.
I have never seen a superior who is so tossing...
The officials and government servants of the workshop were responsible for supervising the construction of this project. Because there were not enough people, they had to borrow people from other houses.
In addition to the work houses, the officials in the household houses also had a hard time.
Governor Chen didn't know what was wrong with him. He had to ask them to keep as many businessmen from all over the country as possible in Shuzhou. This was no better than supervising workers to build a house. He couldn't do this kind of work without a sharp tongue and perseverance.
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A housekeeper had just seen off a caravan and when he walked back to the city gate, he licked his lips that had become dry from talking too much, and couldn't help but cursed in a low voice: "Prefect Chen, you are so damn...
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When he raised his head, he saw a guard at the city gate looking at him. He looked at him, shook his head and said: "Prefect Chen worked hard to think about the people of Shuzhou - I don't know if his mother is in good health...
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Yong County, east gate.
A group of caravans stopped outside the city gate. The leader, a rich man, turned around and said to a bald man behind him: "Brothers, thank you very much for this journey."
The bald man waved his hand and said: "Open the door to do business. Is there anything you can say thank you for? If you want to cooperate in the future, why don't you come to us? Do you know how to contact us?"
"I know, I know." The rich man nodded and said, "When we come back, we will look for some big brothers."
The bald head nodded, waved his hand and said, "Okay, see you later!"
"Well done, brothers!"
After saying goodbye to a few people, the rich man looked at the gate of Yongxian City and couldn't help but smile.
Since the Land of Chaos became easier to leave, their group had to save a lot of money by coming here.
I heard from the caravans I met on the road that the banditry in Shuzhou has now been completely eliminated. There is no need to worry about finally coming from Qi State. All the goods and money will be lost in the hands of bandits. This road to Shuzhou,
You can leave boldly from now on.
From the chaotic land to Shuzhou, the people are good and the road is good. Now that he sees the bald head, he will feel a sense of intimacy in his heart.
This sense of intimacy disappeared immediately when they saw a man in official uniform walking toward them.
They could avoid the first day of the Lunar New Year but not the fifteenth. They could not avoid the Qi State but the Jing State. Shuzhou was a place they could not get around. The tariffs here were so severe that many small businessmen would be deterred.
"This official..." He smiled apologetically, and just as he spoke, the official came over quickly, with a smile on his face, and asked: "Are you businessmen from Qi?"
Seeing such a terrifying smile on the face of the official who had always ignored them and always had a coffin face, the rich man's heart immediately skipped a beat.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster. This official smiled so brightly. It seems that they are in big trouble this time!
He was worried: "Master..."
"Hey, don't be so polite, come in first, come in first..." The smile on the official's face became even brighter as he led them into the county town, but the rich man felt even more uneasy.
No matter in Jingguo or Qiguo, the government set up cards to collect taxes. Qiguo seriously suppressed business, taxing two for ten. As for what ten is and what two is, it is the official who has the final say. Therefore, in Qi, if there is no official
Background: Doing business is difficult.
Since the tax law reform in Jing State, when farming has been stable, businessmen have been far less suppressed and suppressed than in Qi State. Instead, they have been guided and encouraged to a certain extent. Therefore, more and more businessmen from Qi State are willing to come to Jing State to do business.
Business.
Of course, the people of Qi in Jing are different from the people of Jing in Jing. Merchants in Jing have to pay taxes of 1/20, so they have to pay 1/10. Of course, it is still more cost-effective than living in Qi...
After arriving at the official warehouse and counting the goods, the official gave him a list.
He has long been accustomed to this process. What is written on this list is the total number of goods and the amount of tax they have to pay.
The official's attitude just now made him extremely uneasy, and he wondered whether Jingguo's tax laws had been changed again. This trip might not have been in vain...
However, when he saw the tax amount at the bottom of the list, he couldn't help but be startled.
When they were in the Qi State, the government would value the goods and then convert them into silver coins. They would deliberately raise the prices of the goods to increase the merchants' taxes.
In fact, governments all over the country do this, the difference is just how much darker one is than the other.
But the number written on this list was more than half lower than what he expected.
He has always paid more taxes, and this is the first time he has encountered the situation of paying less taxes.
There must be fraud in this.
Thinking of the official's attitude, he felt even more determined.
This is a temptation, this must be a temptation. If you are greedy for cheap, pretend not to know about this, and try to get past it, maybe you will lose both your life and money this time!
He looked at the official and said with a serious face: "Sir, we have no hidden goods. These few trucks are all. There is no problem with the valuation on this list, but this tax amount, this tax amount..., Sir, are you...
, I mean, is it possible that your Excellency accidentally made a miscalculation?"
He looked at the official's expression, and without waiting for the other party to speak, he immediately said: "Of course, don't get me wrong, sir. I definitely don't mean to blame you, sir. Don't blame me, don't blame me..."
