Take the system back to the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 122 Old Problems New Happenings
As the days go by, there are joys and sorrows for the whole Chizhou.

Sufficient rain makes the green grass of several meadows very plump, which is a gift from nature.

What can be seen is that Chizhou's animal husbandry industry is generally healthy. Zhao Cheng has no energy and mind to make efforts in this industry for the time being, but even without the intervention of modern black technology, the abundance of fodder can make Lao Pei look good. It is political achievements and people's livelihood.

In addition to some other early-maturing grains that have begun to be harvested one after another, there is no shortage of salt in the south. Apart from salt, there are more and more grain transportation teams, like hardworking ants moving, constantly transporting grain into the government warehouse, and the piles are getting more and more higher.

The law that has never changed is that there is food in hand and there is no panic in the heart. Except for landlords and farmers, the government is actually like this.

Coupled with the popularity of the funny and joyful story of the Three Kingdoms, the upper and lower sides of Chizhou seem to be happy and morale is high.

Another sight is the cement transport team from Yangshan, which is continuously transporting cement to Guichi County and handing it over to Lao Chen.

For the time being, Bai Chenxiang's department focuses on saving, and the cement production is not enough, while the main project of the counterfeit defense offensive is basically [-]% complete, and the current production capacity is more used to supply Lao Chen.

Old Chen, with a paralyzed face, has been grinning from ear to ear for the past few days. About three tons of cement per day, in addition to being used to build his own reservoirs and canals, has also begun to provide a limited supply to several wealthy families in Chizhou.

The price is outrageous and the supply is in short supply. Don't be too comfortable doing this business.Thanks to Xiao Zhao's marketing method, the cement monopolized by Zhao Cheng for a penny a catty is now hyped outrageously and can be sold for three pennies a catty.

As for what these individuals with stupid money buy cement for, Lao Chen doesn't care.The people of the Song Dynasty generally had this kind of virtue. For example, Lao Chen never thought of buying crickets for a thousand guan and Liulifang gouache for [-] guan for a catty through Tokyo local tyrants.

It really can't be explained other than the use of stupid people and a lot of money, so basically the current cement is in the category of light luxury goods.

I heard Xiao Zhao say that this is called a pyramid scheme. This guy now has a very large reader base in the capital, and he has Zhang Ji, a big star rarely seen in this era, to endorse him. As a result, Tokyo, which has always been a noble place, began to pay attention to this thing. It has already arrived. After several waves of inquiries from Tokyo merchants, they couldn't get the goods.

Even if the goods are available, it will not work for the time being. Due to the existence of the Bureau of Pensions, the transportation is very tight, and there is no way to get a share.It is even more impossible to do this kind of heavy work by land.

Basically, this wave of gimmicks and hype has succeeded.It is certain that the cement project will make a lot of money. It is nothing more than a question of how the industry will develop and how much money will be made.

If you have a cake and want everyone to eat it together, you will definitely be punished by God if you eat it alone. Old Chen knows this better than anyone else.

Therefore, under Zhao Cheng's suggestion, although there is no explicit regulation in the Da Song Law, Lao Pei believed Zhao Cheng's words and set up a "Special Tax Team in Guichi County" against his conscience to collect cement tax, with the tax amount amounting to more than [-]%.

That is to say, if Lao Chen sells cement for three pennies per catty, Guichi County will take away one penny in taxes.

And it is impossible to conceal the report, because Zhao Cheng knows better than anyone else how much cement Lao Chen bought.

Regarding this matter, Lao Pei personally held a meeting to confirm that "Zhao Cheng is in charge", and emptied Zhu's director, which caused Zhu Xiao to leave the meeting without leaving the meeting.

But Lao Pei didn't care about him, and he insisted on handing over the matter to Zhao Cheng. He didn't give him much staff, and only allocated a cement-specific clerk to Zhao Cheng. Zhao Cheng would be responsible for checking Lao Chen's accounts. Make sure there are no baskets.

Cement is a new thing, and I don't know how to operate it in the future.But now such approval is normal for the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty will set up special tax items for similar things, such as tea tax, wine tax, and special departments are responsible.

The above are benign.

There are many bad things.Generally speaking, this is not only a happy period for the government to collect summer taxes and a harvest period for farmers, but it is also an active period for cottages.

The harvesting and grain transportation teams all over the mountains and plains were accompanied by various incidents of gangsters buying and selling by force, and even directly robbing grain.Because they also have to store food for the winter, such incidents may be big or small, and basically a few reports are made every day, and someone will organize them into files and transfer them to Zhao Cheng's military room.

The torture room is a group of old bureaucrats. They have seen too many such things, and it is not surprising that they really can't handle them. Basically, except for the incidents in the city, once they involve foreign countries, they can't handle them in the current climate.Because even if they locked the person to issue the official document, could Liu Qishan still take someone to the Ganoderma lucidum village to lock the big thief Wang Xiu?

That's impossible. Basically, there is no one in Chizhou except Qin Ming who holds this idea.

But Zhao Cheng knew that Qin Ming was a stick, and even if the Xiang army came out in full force, they couldn't beat Wang Xiu.He only needs to defeat the state city once, and the city will be attacked, and the current customs and sentiments are absolutely unstoppable.I'm afraid it will take 3 to [-] deaths to end it.

So Zhao Cheng could only maintain stability.

I can't control the distance, more details of the report, and the distribution of the cottages that I have so far.Zhao Cheng did not advocate breaking his face, but adopted a bluffing strategy. He urgently applied to Zhizhou Yamen for two battalions of 500 people to deploy to guard checkpoints in Guichi County.

Obviously it is to protect Xialiang, but the unspoken rule is that it can only be deterred, and cannot directly conflict with the cottage.

This policy is strongly supported by Cai You, and it has already produced miraculous effects. For the time being, the balance is still there.

What followed was that Zhao Cheng was hacked, and Qin Mingsu Zaifang and others took the lead. Whenever scholars gathered, there were criticisms and discussions about Zhao Cheng.Overall it's cowardice and compromise.

Zhao Cheng didn't have time to chat with them, because he visited and inspected outside almost every day until sunset.

Since the two battalions of the Qin and Ming dynasties took the capital as a unit and were stationed at various checkpoints in Guichi County, the incidents of forced buying, selling and robbing have been greatly reduced, but along with it came the problem of "tolls".

The general environment is such that there are no soldiers who do not charge money. People who pass by with food will definitely be charged. People need to pass two to three checkpoints, and even have to pay two to three times.

In the past three days of the garrison, Zhao Cheng received as many as 53 complaints.

Can't handle it!

This is the actual situation in the Song Dynasty, and Qin Ming must have been involved in these things, involving the difference between depth and depth.And his temper exploded, and he couldn't communicate with him at all.

The command and power of life and death of these two battalions are indeed in Guichi County.But as far as the current situation is concerned, this is not a legal issue but a political issue. Based on the current situation, there are too many people involved, and it is a situation where copycats are watching eagerly. Cai You directly issued a strict order to maintain stability: deal with these people strictly, mention them strictly These things.

Qin Ming seemed to have an accident sooner or later.Because when talking about these issues, although Cai You, who is deeply in the city, said he would not deal with it, he really sensed the murderous intent from him.It's really getting closer to the story line of the Water Margin. I'm afraid that Xiao Xiaocai will decisively copy the rhythm of Qin Ming's family when there is a chance.

In this matter, Zhao Cheng felt that Qin Ming was somewhat wronged. He had shit in his ass, but he wouldn't interfere too deeply.The biggest problem is that he is stupid. As a general, he cannot manage his subordinates well. He commits taboos in special times and is politically incorrect. He does not have the status and family level of a teacher, he does not have the favor of a child, and he does not have the protection of a scholar.There is a high probability of accidents in the brutal and barbaric feudal era.

The only fortunate thing is that although Zhao Cheng didn't bring out these **, Zhao Cheng is really powerful now.He has done many facts, and even beat Dong Jianwu in public. In addition, there are rumors that the disappearance of Dong Jianwu's head secret is related to Zhao Cheng, a cruel official.

It is impossible for such a ruthless person to say that there is no deterrence, so Zhao Cheng has been visiting and inspecting non-stop for the past two days, and [-]% of the complaints about "tolls" have been eliminated.

It's not that they confiscated the money, it should be that the amount charged has been reduced and there is some measure.

That's good, there will definitely be harm, and you should choose the less severe after weighing it.As long as it can be overcome temporarily, it will be impossible to solve these problems for ten or eight years...

(End of this chapter)