A newly emerging tribe must lack everything. This is certain. Even if the Modas spend their savings over the years on the construction of the tribe, it is still not enough. When the country was founded, it was wise to win over people's hearts and treat merchants from all directions well.
It is something that the leader must do, and it is also the best period for the caravan to establish a mutually beneficial relationship.
But iron is a prohibited material. You can buy some iron pots. If you sell some weapons, it will definitely be a sin of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan in the Song Dynasty. War horses are something the court needs very much. In the Song Dynasty, there are not many people at all.
Here comes a decent war horse.
This matter can be discussed. It is estimated that we need to find people like Lu Qingyuan to submit the message, and finally obtain the permission order to exchange the iron weapons for war horses. Yun Zheng has never thought of doing the transaction privately. Now that he has come to this world, he must abide by the rules here.
Rules are a matter of course. You can't look down on other people's rules just because you are an outsider. Everyone is abiding by them, so why should you make an exception? If you confuse yourself into an alien, the end will almost come.
After arranging the spring transaction for Lai Ba, he wrote a letter to Lu Qingyuan, explaining clearly the fact that iron tools are needed to trade war horses here. Whether it succeeds or not depends on the meaning above. I don’t want to be involved in this cause and effect anymore. What if I want to do something?
The power is in the hands, and the final result can only be a dead end.
They rode on the big green horse and went to Doushaguan in a hurry. Yun Er rode the pony for a stroll in the village. Bacon stood aside and watched. The two of them had a great time. Bacon had never ridden a horse before, so he rode on the small horse.
The horse giggled on its back.
Liu Xian Cheng has fully taken over the house of Magistrate Lin. From a policeman to an eighth-rank official, Liu Xi can be said to be a miracle. Now that everything is on track, he has begun to think about it.
Is it necessary to reopen the mountain people's trade? After his unremitting efforts, he put all the blame for the city massacre on the Yuanshan bandits and described the mountain people as a group of wretches. God has the virtue of good life. If
If you don't pity them, they still have lives, and they have been killed long ago.
Doushaguan finally regained some vitality, and Xinghua Building started to open for business. However, the old madam changed. The previous charming woman was said to be the number one in the place now, and Liu Xiancheng visited almost every night.
It's okay to like women, but if you go to the Record Court in broad daylight, you can violate the official regulations. No one can be seen in the county government office. A familiar catcher leads Yun Zheng's horse.
Take him to Xinghua Tower.
"Oh my, Mr. Cheng is here, Mr. Liu is so polite."
The disheveled Liu Xian Cheng sang a big fat song as soon as he came out.
"I heard that the county magistrate Liu Xi of Doucha County, Bai Yue Xuanyin, came here to have a look. If it is true, I will report it to the court and have him dismissed from his post and questioned to see if he can repent. If not, he will have to be castrated.
Sent to the imperial city to be summoned."
"This is absolutely impossible. Brother, I only have this little hobby left. If I become an eunuch, I might as well die. Brother, Old Man Xiao's favorite tastes good. Do you want to try it?"
"Go away, you are an official now, it's better to be careful, don't let others use this little bit to make trouble. It will be too late to regret it by then. If you like that woman, take it home and do what you want to do in Xinghua Tower.
Old man Xiao is dead. There is no need to be a woman. I have business to talk to you about when I return to the county office. Whether you can take the position of magistrate of Doucha County depends on this."
Liu Xiancheng also asked others to bring his horse, got on his horse and returned to the county government office with Yun Zheng. He was curious about what else would make a person like Yun Zheng do it as a serious matter.
After sitting down in the hall, Yun Zheng told Liu Xiancheng the details of the transaction in which the Tianma Department prepared iron weapons in exchange for war horses.
"This is a good thing. We can make it ourselves. They only said it was iron tools, not swords. As long as we get more iron pots, no one will say anything. We can take all the credit. Wouldn't it be nice?"
Yun Zheng covered his face and remained silent for a long time. Liu County Cheng was stunned for a moment and said, "What? Brother, what I said is wrong?"
"If we brothers were to annihilate businessmen, it would be okay to do this. But now that you and I are both officials, doing this is asking for death. You have been an official for such a long time. Do you know that the most important thing in officialdom is
What?
They are the most particular about rules. Officials do not kill scholar-bureaucrats, but scholar-bureaucrats kill scholar-bureaucrats. Since you and I have joined this group, we must contribute to this group, and exchanging iron weapons for war horses is not something we in Dousha County can do.
What's more, there are many risks in the whole thing. For example, if the Tianma Department goes back on its word or a powerful person intervenes, this transaction will be full of variables. Let me tell you, as long as there is one mistake, you Liu Xian Cheng
There is no need to name the entire family, because the whole thing is for your own personal gain and has nothing to do with the scholar-bureaucrats as a group, and no one will help you."
"So, brother, I was wrong?"
"You are wrong. You should report your affairs to the prefect through formal channels and explain your worries and concerns clearly. As for how to make a decision, it depends on what the prefect says. However, no matter what he does, the matter of changing horses will not be able to bypass you.
There will be a lot of benefits for you. Once something goes wrong, the prefect will be hard-headed. With him taking care of it for you, you will only have merit and no blame."
"Then what do you do? I took away the benefits, and you were left alone?"
Yun Zheng nodded and said: "From the day I saw you until now, these words have warmed people's hearts. Lu Qingyuan has already given me his clothes in public, so I have become his fucking disciple."
, so I wrote a letter to him to see if he wanted to get involved in this matter, and if he could go directly to Tianting and ask for a permission order from the court, so that we can sit back and relax, and you can wonder if there is anything in between.
There are benefits to be reaped, so I can see if there are other derived benefits. Only in this way will the scholar-bureaucrats know that there are two pawns under them who are contributing to the group of scholar-bureaucrats. Only at critical times will someone come out to help.
Let’s talk.”
It was better to kill Liu Xian Cheng than to let him write the official document, so Yun Zheng helped write the official document. Instead of going to the post station, he sent three agents riding the mules of the post station to Chengdu Prefecture to deliver the two official documents, one to
Magistrate, send a letter to Lu Qingyuan.
After having a meal at Liu's house, Liu Xiancheng's wife came out with her children to attend the ceremony. This showed that the two families were well connected. After the ceremony, Liu Xiancheng asked Yun Zheng for advice on how to reunite.
The business of the mountain people was continued, and the imperial court exempted Dousha County from money and food. Therefore, he, the county magistrate, really had little money in his hands. Many people had to make a living and could not keep their mouths tied. The little salary the imperial court gave him was really worth it.
Not enough to support the family.
"You haven't paid taxes for five years. Isn't this knowledge enough for you?" Yun Zheng gnawed on a big bone and wanted to hit this guy on the head with the bone.
"God, I wish I could only have one year. Without money, food, fighting, and wear and tear, what would the forty or fifty people in the county government eat? Where would the sixty-eight police officers get the money and food to support their families? The court gave them that
I need to go to Chengdu Prefecture to transport some money and food. Do you know how much horse chews will be consumed by people on the road?
Young Master, hurry up and help me come up with an idea to get rich without being struck by lightning. Let’s do something else. You need some etiquette to go to Chengdu. That place in Chengdu is a gold-selling cave. The little money and food you have is not enough for your whole family.
Gu."
Yun Zheng said to Liu County Cheng sadly: "Let me ask you, why do mountain people go into the mountains and become refugees?"
“I can’t pay taxes!”
"Does Dousha County need to pay taxes now?"
"You won't need it in five years! What's wrong?"
"If you tell the mountain people that they will only pay half of the tax for three years, and be exempt from tax for the next two years, and then be treated the same as the people of Dousha County, do you think those people will come to the county government to register for residence?"
"That's for sure. They will definitely be eager for the government to do this. They will transform themselves from refugees into land-owning farmers. Only fools will not do it. They have already settled in the mountains, their fields have been cultivated, and they are used to the life there. If
No one would be unhappy if the county government did this. They have not paid taxes for more than ten years and have accumulated some savings. As long as the government does not ask for their savings, they will probably be very happy to come and pay taxes. From now on, no one will pay them.
When you are caught by a mouse, you can walk on the road openly, and you don't have to worry about raising your daughter to an old girl and your son to a bachelor. It's a good thing.
But why do you have to pay taxes? Pay half of it?"
Yun Zheng didn't want to say a word to Liu Xiancheng. How could he be an official with such brains? He only focused on chewing bones. The meat bones cooked by his wife were indeed delicious.
Liu Xian Cheng circled around the table. He himself knew that there must be great benefits in this, but he just couldn't explain why. He kept muttering, "Refugees, pay taxes, pay taxes."
Refugees.
Seeing that this guy was sweating, Yun Zheng sighed and said, "Just be an official in Dosha County. Remember, even if you are promoted, don't go anywhere else. People like you will have your bones broken."
Eat clean.
Listen, the reason why the refugees are required to pay taxes is to quell the anger of the common people. The imperial court has exempted the people of Dousha County from taxes. However, those refugees are not within the scope of tax exemption. If you register for them, these taxes will fall on the county government.
The taxes paid by tens of thousands of people can make hundreds of you fat. If you use some of it to build bridges and repair roads, you will be the blue sky of Dousha County.
Another advantage is that your Dousha County with 4,000 households is called Xiaxian County, right? If all the refugees are registered, your Doucha County will immediately become a Zhongxian County with more than 10,000 households. The county magistrate level of Xiaxian County is the same as that of Zhongxian County.
Are the ranks of county magistrates the same? You can be promoted at the drop of a hat! What’s more, Douzha County has made such great political achievements, shouldn’t your superiors and the court reward them? These are all real merits, and they can withstand
After the Shangguan inspection, I dare say that it is not only you who will benefit, but also the officials of Chengdu Prefecture. As long as you do this, everyone will benefit. Even if the thunder clouds rise, I will not dare to strike you with lightning." (To be continued.