Changsun Wuji was the first to stand up and said with great righteousness: "Your Majesty, the country cannot be without a king for a day, and the family cannot be without a master for a day. Now that the consort and the two princesses are married, according to the wishes of the Supreme Emperor, Du He cannot
As the magistrate of Hu County again, the post of magistrate of Hu County has been vacant for many days. In the long run, I am afraid that there will be trouble... As the saying goes, when promoting talents, one should not avoid relatives, so I recommended the eldest grandson of the son of a dog to rush to the post of county magistrate of Hu County.
"
Wang Gui said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, what Lord Changsun said is true. Hu County cannot live without a magistrate for a day... However, it is extremely inappropriate to let Chang Sun Chong serve as the magistrate of Hu County. The reason is that although Chang Sun Chong
He is the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, but he has no experience as a local official. The situation in Hu County today is extremely complicated, and an official with many years of experience as a county magistrate is more suitable. The person recommended by the minister has already served in Tongzhou.
After serving as county magistrate for five years, his political achievements are impressive. I think this person is qualified to be the county magistrate of Hu County!"
"Your Majesty, I also have a suitable candidate!"
"There is also a minister..."
"My wife's brother's son's third uncle's fourth cousin's uncle's second uncle's grandson's cousin is a talented man from the south of the Yangtze River. He is the best at educating people and can be appointed as the county magistrate in Hu County!"
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Everyone was noisy, but they all wanted Li Er to quickly confirm the candidate for the magistrate of Hu County.
Li Er originally wanted to avoid talking about it, but now he saw that everyone was unwilling to give up, and he couldn't help but feel irritable.
"Okay, I have already been thinking about this matter. However, before confirming the selection of the county magistrate of Huxian County, I would like to see if the taxes for this year in Huxian County have been paid?" Li Er suddenly asked.
Dai Zhou, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, stood up hurriedly: "Your Majesty, according to your instructions, you have asked Hu County to send taxes directly to Chang'an without having to go through Jingzhao Mansion. However, these taxes should have been delivered last night. Officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs
It’s still being calculated.”
Li Er ordered: "Dai Qing's family, I want to know the result immediately. You go tell the officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs to put the others aside in advance and let them directly bring the taxes from Hu County to Taiji Hall. I will work with you all
Witness it!”
"yes!"
Dai Zhou hurriedly went to make arrangements.
Not long after, more than a dozen officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs arrived. They took the account books and started doing the calculations in the Taiji Hall.
When other ministers saw this, they were very curious as to why Your Majesty suddenly cared about the taxation of Hu County.
Changsun Wuji said: "Your Majesty, I think there is no need to calculate the taxes in Huxian County. Du He promised to exempt the people from taxes within two years. I am afraid that the taxes this year will be less than a few hundred dollars!"
"Lord Changsun's words make sense!"
"Taxation has always been the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, but Du He exempted taxes without authorization. From now on, Hu County will have no income, and naturally no money. What's more, the county government of Hu County still owes Wudi.
The bank has a large sum of money, and I’m afraid it doesn’t even have the money to repay it, so where will the money come from to pay it to the court?”
Everyone said something to me.
At this moment, an official from the Ministry of Civil Affairs made a surprised voice: "It's figured out!"
Um?
Everyone held their breath and listened intently, pricking up their ears.
Changsun Wuji and others had proud smiles on their lips.
Just listen to the official shouting: "Fifty thousand guan, a total of 50,000 guan! This is the tax that Hu County will pay to the court this year."
Wow.
Everyone was in an uproar.
Originally, everyone thought that Huxian County would not be able to hand over a penny this year, but who knew that it actually handed over 50,000 yuan?
Fifty thousand guan is actually not much, but for Hu County, it is not easy.
Li Er was a little moved and asked hurriedly: "How much tax did Hu County pay last year?"
Dai Zhou hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the tax paid by Hu County to Jingzhao Mansion last year was 60,000 yuan."
Li Er stroked his beard and nodded: "Du He did not disappoint me... Huxian County encountered such a big trouble this year, I did not expect that he could still turn over 50,000 yuan."
Changsun Wuji was not happy: "Your Majesty, I think this is due to Du He's incompetence... He served as the magistrate of Hu County, and after all this trouble, he only paid 50,000 guan in taxes, 10,000 guan less than last year.
, this is the best proof!”
"Yes, Your Majesty, Du He's implementation of new policies in Hu County is in full swing. Now it seems that it is just a big thunder and a small rain, and it is not worth mentioning at all!"
With Changsun Wuji taking the lead, many people jumped out to oppose Du He.
Anyway, Du Hena's current status is just that of a consort, and he can't be promoted to a higher position in the future, so he just needs to scold him as hard as he can.
At this moment, the official who had just done the accounting suddenly shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, I am so happy, Your Majesty, the total tax revenue of Hu County this year is actually 350,000 yuan..."
Three hundred and fifty thousand dollars?
Everyone was stunned.
Changsun Wuji turned around, grabbed the official, and asked, "What did you say? Say it again?"
Many people, including Changsun Wuji, thought there was something wrong with their ears.
The official said tremblingly: "Master Changsun, even if you kill me, it will cost you 300,000 yuan. We have calculated it three times and there will be no mistake!"
Wang Gui said in surprise: "Since the total tax revenue of Hu County is 350,000 guan, why is only 50,000 guan handed over to the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the remaining 300,000 guan?"
According to the rules of the Tang Dynasty, 90% of local tax revenue must be handed over to the court, and the remaining small part can be kept for personal use.
Today, the total income of Hu County reaches 350,000 guan, but only 50,000 guan can be turned over. This is unreasonable!
The official hurriedly said: "Hu County has already explained this matter. Your Majesty, gentlemen, Hu County's statement is that your Majesty originally promised Hu County not to make any demands for taxes this year, so they handed over 50,000 yuan to show their intention. As for
The remaining 300,000 gu, the magistrate of Huxian County at that time, who is now the prince-in-law, said that the Huxian family had a great business and had many places to spend money, so he left the money in Huxian for use!"
Swish.
The officials all turned to look at Li Er.
Li Er held his forehead with his hand and nodded helplessly: "I did promise Du He back then."
He feels very distressed now.
Three hundred thousand dollars!
Those are all Kaiyuan Tongbao!
The reason why he agreed to Du He's condition in the first place was simply to relieve Du He's pressure.
Who would have thought that in less than a year, Hu County would be like this. Not only did it not cost the court a penny, but it had more than 300,000 yuan in tax revenue. You know, the total income of Hu County last year was
The income before turning it over to the court was less than 100,000 yuan!
Suddenly, Li Er's eyes lit up, he slapped the table, and said: "My dear friends, I hope that the Tang Dynasty will have more counties like Hu County, the better. However, as for the candidate for the magistrate of Hu County, I
It’s been decided.”
Everyone opened their eyes wide and looked forward to it.
Li Er said slowly: "Let Wei Shuyu be the magistrate of Hu County!"
Wei Shuyu, the second son of Wei Zheng, was a famous fool in Chang'an City.