North and South groceries

Master Tang came to Changle County this time, not only to verbally send warmth to Luo Yong, but also to convey the concern of the saint, he also brought a county lieutenant to Luo Yong.

Previously, when the county magistrate and others set off from Chang'an City to Changle County, the county lieutenant did not come with him. Before Tang Jian and the others set off this time, the sage asked Fang Xuanling's opinion again, and appointed a person personally. .

As for the previous one, after this encounter, his official career in this life is basically a waste.

This time, the county lieutenant was born in a merchant family in Chang'an City. The family has accumulated some money and can supply the palace. In future generations, it can be regarded as a relatively remarkable family background. Now it will not work. The status of merchants is low, so naturally. Just to be looked down upon.

Because of the accumulation in the family, the young children of the family have also received relatively good education since childhood, and most of them have studied. It's just that in this era, the children of merchants are not allowed to take the imperial examination.

In fact, even if they have participated, the imperial examinations are still unambiguous. When people look at the name, oh, this is from a business background, and it is generally useless.

Therefore, in a family like theirs, if they don't want their sons to inherit their father's career and do their old jobs, joining the army has become a more important way out.

This young man named Guo Fenglai showed his prowess in the war with Tuyuhun two years ago. Because he is capable of writing and martial arts, he is loyal and sticks to his job, so he won the favor of Fang Xuanling and other big bosses. .

Fang Xuanling is very low-key, and doesn't have much sense of presence in the court, but he is a serious person in charge of personnel affairs, and the saint also trusts him a lot. If he is favored by him, he will naturally have a safe future.

No, Changle County is short of someone this time, when the sage asked, Fang Xuanling thought of Guo Fenglai.

The position of County Captain in Changle County is not a big shortage for young people from good families. After all, it is so remote, and the relationship between Lishi Luo Sanlang and the family members is relatively sensitive. If it's not good, you have to make yourself inhumane at both ends.

But for Guo Fenglai's background, this is a rare opportunity. For him, Lishi Luosanlang is a variable full of infinite possibilities. No doubt, he will ride the wind this time!

When Guo Fenglai came to Changle County, it was the first time he wrote a family letter back to Chang'an City, which was a thick stack.

This person is said to be the county captain of Changle County, but he is actually the person arranged by the emperor to be around Luo Yong. Changle County is becoming more and more sensitive now, and it is located in a border area far away from Chang'an City. It is not surprising that the emperor who grasps the overall situation puts someone beside Luo Yong.

But this Guo Fenglai is also a smart person, and he didn't rely on this level of relationship to pretend to be a tiger. He was also very respectful when facing Luo Yong, a superior official, a little more respectful than those county chiefs.

Just a few days after arriving in Changle County, he took over the guard team led by Qiao Junlin, and the handover process was relatively smooth. Guo Fenglai did not despise Qiao Junlin because he was white. To help him a little, Qiao Junlin was also very forthright, telling him to come to him if he needed something.

This team of guards is handed over, and there is no need to patrol the city every day to check the gates. Qiao Junlin is now mainly at the baijiu workshop, and sometimes goes out with Luo Yong to drink and talk with the Hu merchants living in the city.

The weather has turned cold recently, and winter is about to enter. The Hu merchants who are going to enter the desert this autumn have almost left by this time, and the rest of them will probably not leave.

There is also a big gap between Hu merchants and Hu merchants. Those who have done the most successfully have either climbed up to the big backer in Chang'an City, or opened up connections in the local area, and their business has flourished. The poorer ones are basically no different from hawkers.

Recently, a group of Hu people rented a small courtyard in Changle County. Like those urban residents who sell wine tails, they bought wooden barrels and poles.

After these Hu people bought baijiu, they did not sell liquor in Jinchang and Dunhuang. They went to some small markets spontaneously formed by herdsmen and Han people outside the pass. There were very few copper coins in circulation in such places, and they mainly traded for cashmere sheep. When there is no wine to sell, these barbarian people will sit in the yard and pick cashmere. The baskets of cashmere are envied by the neighbors in Changle.

This world is like this, the bold are starved to death, and the timid are starved to death.

The local people in Changle also know about those markets outside the pass, but few people dare to go. They heard that there were bandits looting. After all, those places are outside the Great Wall. The bandits came on horseback. He ran away on horseback again, but he couldn't stop him, and he couldn't catch up with him. Unlike the pass, where there was a Great Wall blocking the horses, as long as those thieves got off their horses, there was nothing to be afraid of. Dare to come in.

I heard that the magistrate of Luo County once told people that this year they will build a city wall in Changle County and build a lot of houses on the open land in the northwest of the city, which are specially used for opening various workshops.

Many people in the city and outside the city have recently begun to inquire about wages. It is better to work in this city and earn some money with peace of mind than to take risks outside the pass.

Luo Yong has been very busy recently. Apart from the various plans to be put on the agenda, after the autumn harvest every year, it is also the time to collect taxes. The entire county government is very busy. Not one or two idlers to be seen.

This year's harvest was good, and the teams that went out to collect taxes in the past two days always returned with a full load, but there were also some lists in various villages and towns, all of which were unable to pay taxes.

Faced with this situation, it is definitely not enough to press too hard, and if you are too loose, you are afraid that someone will follow suit, and everyone will not pay taxes properly next year or the next year.

Luo used someone to pass on the word that those who have no serious labor force in their families will be exempted from this year's tax. If they still have labor force but can't pay tax, they will be asked to work in the city after a while. They only have two and a half pennies a day, and all the money they earn is used to offset the tax. When the tax is made up, they will be paid their wages, and then they will be calculated according to the normal wages.

The reason why these people’s wages are reduced by half a penny is to avoid others from following suit. You can’t see that it’s okay if you don’t pay taxes. Otherwise, our family will not pay it next year.

If you really want to do that, next year's taxation will become a big problem, not to mention the household tax used for local government expenditures, even the rent adjustment and land tax will not be fully collected. At that time, Luo can use this county magistrate. Go home and eat yourself.

"This... some people are afraid they won't come." When it comes to urging taxes, County Captain Guo and his servants are the main force.

This job is really hard to do. If you are not careful, you will be labeled as a villain. Those high-ranking gentlemen have always looked down on them the most, but they don't want to think about how hard they are confiscating them. The tax that comes up maintains the operation of this state machine, and who is the one who benefits the most in the end.

"During this period of time, you should put in more effort. If the circumstances are justifiable, the reduction or exemption will be reduced. How many households in total and why they can't pay taxes on time, you have to sort it out and show it to me in the end. If you encounter some hooligans Scoundrel, if the collection fails, they will all be arrested."

Where can there be less lazy people and ruffians? If these people can't be governed well, not only will they bring down the social atmosphere, but bullying good people is also what they love to do.

"This... I'm afraid there's something wrong." The old county magistrate Tan was also in the Yamen today, and when he heard Luo Yong's words, he hesitated to speak.

"What's wrong?" Luo Yong asked him.

"If these people are arrested, they may lose their young and strong families." If these people have no strong laborers in their families, there will be no one to pay taxes.

"Since there are no young adults, I will be tax-free with them." Luo Yong said.

"..." The old magistrate Tan was speechless.Having lived to this age and been a magistrate for so many years, he never thought of doing this.

After all, they are all poor.Luo Sanlang is rich, which is different from him.