After Su Qing settled down in the city lord's mansion, it was already evening.
The lights in the study were as bright as daylight, and the city lord's mansion was heavily guarded. She didn't have to worry about assassins at all.
Moreover, she has asked the people in the Shadow Tower to disguise themselves as her and return to the Ming Dynasty from Anle City to lure away the informants who are staring at her.
Anle City is her trump card and must not be exposed until absolutely necessary.
Today she took out the five hundred thousand taels of silver without hesitation.
One is to give the people of Anle City reassurance, and the other is that after she becomes the city lord, the five hundred thousand taels of silver notes will still be hers.
By then, the position of city lord will be obtained, and money will be made. There is no way to lose money in this business, and it will be made with blood.
Su Qing wrote a plan for the renovation of Anle City, outlining the general steps of the renovation.
On the day she returns to the capital, she will give the plan to Granny Hua. Even if she is not here, Anle City can continue to transform.
It was late at night when Su Qing finished writing the plan. She turned off the lights in a daze and planned to spend the night on the imperial concubine's couch in the room.
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Pieces of dawn were projected onto the City Lord's Mansion, and the orange-red morning sun slowly rose.
From the distant mountains on the horizon, colorful clouds float like small boats in the green ocean.
With the sound of dawn, Anle City lit up a few smokes.
"Miss Su, Master invites you to the dining room for dinner."
As soon as Su Qing finished messing with herself, she heard Shitou calling her from outside the door.
Because Su Qing is not the city lord yet, people in the mansion call her Miss Su.
Xiao Cheng is the son of the old lord of Anle City, so everyone calls him Young Master.
"coming."
Su Qing opened the door and followed Shitou to the front hall.
Shitou is a little girl arranged for her by Xiao Cheng, who is the same age as her.
The little girl is good-looking and smart in her work.
She happened to have something to see Xiao Cheng today. The sooner the renovation of Anle City was completed, the better.
This not only makes Anlecheng stronger, but also increases her own chips.
The mastermind behind the scenes failed to kill her this time and will definitely think of other tricks next time.
It's easy to dodge an open attack but hard to guard against a hidden attack, and now she doesn't know who is behind the scenes.
She can only block it with soldiers, cover it with water and earth, and take it one step at a time.
Su Qing followed the stone through the corridor, artificial stone bridge, lotus pond...
"Shitou, do you usually have to travel so far to eat?"
Su Qing felt almost hungry, but they were still some distance away from the flower hall.
This city lord's palace is so big that you have to walk for a long time just to have a meal.
"Usually everyone eats in the room, but today we have Granny Hua and the others, so we eat in the dining room."
"Grandma Hua, what do you do?"
This grandma Hua seems to have a big say in Anle City.
"Grandma Hua is the old man who lives with the old city lord. Now that the old city lord has gone, she will follow the young master."
"What about Uncle Li?"
"Uncle Li is the accountant in the mansion. He is in charge of the money in the mansion and the tax revenue of Anle City."
You also have to pay taxes in Anle City. Merchants have to pay commercial tax, and farmers have to pay agricultural tax.
These taxes are deposited in the city lord's palace and used for Anle City's emergency needs.
Shitou took Su Qing to the dining room and left.
"Good morning."
Su Qing and Granny Hua greeted them.
Xiao Cheng waved away the servants, and there were only four people left in the dining room: him, Su Qing, Granny Hua, and Uncle Li.
"Xiao Cheng, we need to send out an announcement to recruit talented people."
When Su Qing was writing plans last night, she wrote an announcement by the way.
As long as people copy enough copies, they can be distributed like leaflets.
"Uncle Li, Anle City's taxes will be halved, and Anle City will open up its foreign trade policy."
Su Qing said to Uncle Li.
Anle City is a closed city, and the people in the city are self-sufficient.
In order to maintain enough working capital, Anle City's taxes were very heavy. Many people couldn't bear it and moved away.
What Su Qing has to do is to halve the tax rate and attract those who have left back.
Moreover, she opened the city gates and allowed the caravans to bring specialties from the city out and things from outside the city in, promoting the economic development of Anle City.
In the first three months, there is no need to collect caravan tolls. Once the three months are over, the tolls will be collected, which is thirty taels of silver a year.
The toll fees can just fill the tax loopholes, so that Anle City will not be empty of money.
"Xiao Cheng, how many manpower can the Shadow Tower mobilize now?"
"About two thousand more."
"Move one thousand here to maintain order in the city and prevent the occurrence of riots. In addition, once Anle City is opened, it will definitely attract the attention of the Three Kingdoms, and spies will definitely be sent to pay attention to Anle City's movements."
Su Qing took a deep breath and continued: "You just need to pay more attention to these eyeliners. If they want information, we will give it to them. Just do a good job on the surface."
Granny Hua had been paying attention to Su Qing and didn't say anything when she saw her arrangement.
Su Qing also told Xiao Cheng to step up training of manpower and money was not an issue.
"Grandma Hua, this is the plan I wrote. I will return to the capital in half a month. Please strictly supervise the renovation of Anle City."
Granny Hua looked at Su Qing's plan, and the more she looked at it, the more surprised she became. The look in her eyes at Su Qing changed from doubt to surprise, and finally appreciation.
Su Qing looked at Granny Hua's expression, and she felt confident.
Granny Hua also already understands the importance of this plan to Anle City.
Su Qing also chose to believe in her character. After all, someone who can stay with the old city lord must not be simple.
Uncle Li also read Su Qing's plan and said: "Wonderful, really wonderful!"
He looked at the girl in front of him and felt that she was the future of Anle City.
Although she is a bit laughable for her age, her ideas are not young at all.
"Two seniors, please keep this plan a secret."
In this plan, not only the results of the transformation are written, but also the shortcomings.
Once the plan is revealed, no matter how successful the reconstruction of Anle City is, it will be ruined.
"Little girl, don't worry."
Granny Hua said to Su Qing, she seemed to have seen the moment when Anle City regained its glory.
Behind the rockery not far from the dining room, a little maid was hiding, eavesdropping on the conversation between Su Qing and the four of them.
After Granny Hua and Uncle Li leave.
Su Qing said casually: "Xiao Cheng, are there any cats in the mansion? The City Lord's Mansion is so big, it is inevitable that there will be mice."
Xiao Cheng nodded, and he also felt that there were other people near the dining room.
He cooperated with Su Qing and said: "I will order someone to find one later."
Su Qing looked playfully at the pink skirt exposed behind the rockery. It seemed that someone was losing her temper.