I'm a marquis in Datang

In the early years, Zhou Qing served as the county magistrate of Fushan County. Later, the county magistrate was transferred, and Zhou Qing was able to serve as the county magistrate of Fushan County.Zhou Qing is not a capable official, but he is conscientious in governing Fushan County.

There is no big problem with Zhou Qing, but the lack of ability makes the development of Fushan County limited.

After Du Qi found out Zhou Qing's situation, he took King Luo Bin and forbade him to go to the county government.When he arrived outside the county government office, he opened the way with money, gave the porter a generation of copper coins, and asked the porter to notify him, saying that he had something important to see Zhou Qing.

The concierge got the benefit, so he quickly reported it.

After a while, he turned around and came out, taking Du Qi and King Luo Bin into the county government office.

Du Qi went straight into the county office. When he saw Zhou Qing, he cupped his hands and said, "I'm Du Qi, and I'll pay my respects to County Magistrate Zhou."

Zhou Qing looked at Du Qi, a little astonished.

Du Qi's skin color and Du Qi's appearance did not look like locals.Even Du Qi's accent was somewhat different from the local accent, so Zhou Qing said, "Du Qi, you are not from the local area."

Du Qi said: "Not a native, but a businessman who came from the far west of Xia Kingdom."

Zhou Qing was even more shocked.

Far to the west, Xia Guo.

What does it mean?

For a while, Zhou Qing couldn't figure it out clearly, and felt even more puzzled. He didn't know what kind of situation was going on right now, let alone what kind of identity Du Qi was.

Zhou Qing took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice, "Your Excellency is from Xia Guo, what's the situation in Xia Guo?"

Du Qi smiled and said, "Magistrate Zhou, do you know King Pingyuan?"

Zhou Qing said, "Of course I know."

Everyone knew about King Bronze of Pingyuan, and everyone knew about it. More than a year ago, Wang Bronze took people out to sea, saying that he was looking for the country in the far west mentioned in Taizu's notes to find out the situation.At that time, many people in the imperial court did not support it, but the then emperor Wang Yong fully supported it, so Wang Bronze went to sea.

Zhou Qing said, "Do you know King Pingyuan?"

Du Qixiao said: "Of course I know him, and he still deals with King Pingyuan. If it weren't for King Pingyuan's guidance, how could I come to Daqin, how would I know that Daqin is also so prosperous and prosperous."

Zhou Qing became excited when he heard the words, and said, "Your Excellency, please tell me, what is the situation now that King Pingyuan has gone to the Far West? Even, what is the situation in Xia Guo."

Zhou Qing is very excited now.

Even more curious.

I want to know what kind of situation the Xia Kingdom in the far west is like.

Chapter 1482 Inheritance

Du Qi smiled lightly, and said: "I already know the situation of Great Qin through King Pingyuan. Today's Great Qin can be said to have a vast territory and a very strong national power."

Zhou Qing waved his hands after hearing the words: "Nowadays, Daqin has a big place. Especially after the emperor succeeded to the throne, Prime Minister Lin Zhiyuan actually allowed the local states to assassinate the governor and control the military power in order to gain local support or to appease the local state. Now the states are already Mastered the military and political power. The power of local officials has increased, and although the imperial court exists, its influence on the local area has gradually weakened."

Speaking of this, Zhou Qing lamented, and said: "Under this situation, this Great Qin is afraid that the world will be in chaos. The good situation was destroyed by Lin Zhiyuan. Lin Zhiyuan can be called a sinner of the country. ah!"

Du Qi was even more happy when he heard it.

Daqin was falling apart, so he could take advantage of it.

Only Xia Guo had a chance.

If the Great Qin was monolithic and the imperial court's control over the region was impenetrable, then even if Du Qi was powerful, it would be quite difficult to tear a piece of meat from the Great Qin.

Du Qi said: "Unexpectedly, so many changes have taken place in a short period of time. I heard from King Pingyuan that the former emperor Yong was also the wise master!"

Zhou Qing said: "The late emperor was indeed a wise lord. The great Qin was quite good in the hands of the late emperor. Even, the late emperor actively expanded the strategy left by the ancestors, and continued to expand, which made the territory of the Great Qin expand. Even, King Pingyuan went to sea , That was also the arrangement of the late emperor. It's just that the late emperor died too early. The sudden death of middle-aged people is embarrassing."

After listening to Zhou Qing's words, Du Qi's opinion of Zhou Qing changed a little.

Zhou Qing is quite knowledgeable.

It's not as unbearable and lacking in ability as the people say,

Zhou Qing started talking, and then continued: "Speaking of which, the first emperor did not choose the minister of Tuogu. Lin Zhiyuan seems to be capable, but in fact he is short-sighted. He knows that giving local military and political power is a way of bringing disaster. He said, but he insisted on doing it. Although it temporarily stabilized the court and stabilized the situation, it planted the root of disaster."

"Over the past year, many places have been in chaos."

"Officials from all over the country took advantage of the opportunity to support their own self-esteem, and even in my opinion, they even raised their own self-esteem."

"Why do the bandits keep raiding repeatedly, but they never stop. Because the bandits have raided, the magistrates have no chance to continue to expand their army and strengthen their strength."

"That's the key."

Zhou Qing's eyes were sharp, and he continued: "The most important point is that local officials collect taxes heavily. The imperial court has to collect taxes, and local officials have to come to collect taxes. It was not easy for the people to live in the first place, but now it is even more difficult. "

"The same is true for businessmen."

"Merchants make money by doing business. Many ordinary small businessmen are small businesses. After paying taxes to the court, they don't have much money left. It is impossible to make much money. They are just trying to support their families."

"But the imperial court collects taxes first, and the government collects taxes later. Even many bandits in the local area have to collect protection fees for crossing the border. With this series of names, businessmen can't bear it long ago."

Like an angry youth, Zhou Qing quickly said: "Those who really survived and continue to do business today are all big businessmen with backgrounds. Such businessmen, the government and businessmen collude, and the business tax does not fall on them. If no one provokes them, it is a monopoly business. Therefore, it is not easy for ordinary people to buy a few things nowadays. Life is not easy today!"

Du Qi heard it in his ears, and he had a detailed understanding of Daqin in his heart.

This is the real Daqin.

Under the glamorous appearance, there are many problems. It can even be said that today's Daqin is riddled with holes.

The reason was caused by Lin Zhiyuan.

If Lin Zhiyuan hadn't caused local officials to sit in power, even if the world was corrupt, even if there was chaos in the world, there would be no signs of chaos in the world.Because the imperial court is orthodox after all, and the imperial court can order the soldiers and horses of the world.

The problem is that after the magistrates became bigger, the influence of the imperial court weakened, and each magistrate considered his own self-interest and no longer cared about the imperial court. Under such a situation, it was already difficult to solve the problem.

Seeing Du Qi thinking deeply, Zhou Qing smiled lightly and said, "Mr. Du, I made you laugh."

Zhou Qing dare not underestimate Du Qi.

On the one hand, the other party's dress is extremely extraordinary, and it can be seen that he is a person of status.On the other hand, Du Qizhan's temperament was even very different. Even when Zhou Qing faced the sheriff above, he never felt this way.

So he felt that Du Qi was very unusual.

So quite respectful.

Du Qi said solemnly: "The words of County Magistrate Zhou show his sincerity and concern for the imperial court. In this world, there is one type of person who cannot be ridiculed the most, and that is patriotic people."

After Zhou Qing heard it, he said: "Mr. Du's words are truly insightful."

Du Qi said: "Today's Great Qin, although there are many problems. But the world is not chaotic. Moreover, although there are bandits everywhere, it may not be a climate. As long as there is no climate, the problem will not be too big."