Ancient Fortune Records

"How's the harvest this year? A few days ago, someone went to register and make a record. Have the results come out now?" Shen Li asked the head of the grain department, and opened a can of lychees for His Royal Highness King Rong and Shen Yan.Shen Li is resting at home today, but he still has to deal with things that should be dealt with as soon as possible, so he will ask the officials below to deliver the official documents to his house.Standing here, in addition to Li Jian, the head of the food department, and Wei Xiao, the head of the construction department.

The canned food was soaked in well water. After being opened, it was poured into two porcelain bowls. The lychee flesh was crystal clear, and it felt cool and delicious.This sweet taste got into the nose of Li Zhangsi, the new official who took office for only two months. He swallowed his saliva without changing his face, and then reported, "So far, the harvest is no different from previous years. However, this year's mu Although the output has not increased or decreased, the newly reclaimed land has increased significantly, because it has not yet come to the actual harvest time, so it is difficult to estimate."

Shen Li said: "It's okay, the wasteland has already been re-measured. When the tax exemption period is over, and then combined with the three-year harvest situation, the tax that should be paid is set at a reasonable value."

Li Zhangsi hesitated and said: "It is good to be exempted from taxes for three years, but our Youzhou is poor and weak, and there is no tax at all. I am afraid that many follow-up tasks will not be able to continue..."

Shen Li smiled and said: "Youzhou will not be short of money. Our taxes are paid by the imperial court. I also revealed to you that the prices of houses in Youzhou will increase in the future. You should seize the opportunity."

Director Li was still a little worried, but since Mr. Shen said so, there shouldn't be any problem.Most of the officials below do not have much salary, but the imperial court will not give all the food money for so many small officials.Moreover, many small officials were promoted by Mr. Shen himself. According to the usual practice, the salaries of these people are not comparable to those of the officials sent by the Ministry of Officials, and they can only get half of it.

Shen Li asked the two directors not to be cautious, and asked someone to bring two bowls of canned lychees to them.

"You have also seen the changes in Youzhou in the past few months. The most difficult time has passed. We just need to work harder, and this place can become a place of prosperity."

Wei Xiao nodded. It is true that Youzhou is very different from the past. Therefore, even if taxes are not paid, the construction of some places can be maintained only by the supply from the people.

Wei Xiaodao: "Brother Li, we in Youzhou can be said to be thriving now, not to mention being jealous by other places, and even being praised by His Majesty. Because the iron ore mining is in good condition now, and the coal mine is also the same, and we need to smelt iron and make weapons. The artisans of the common people have jobs and wages. Although there are always irons that are not of high quality and cannot be used to make weapons, these irons are all used to make tin cans, so it can be said that there is no waste. There are many types of cans , most of the raw materials are fish, beef, mutton, pork, chicken, duck, etc. Of course, there are not too few canned fruits. So far, the canned food produced in Youzhou can be said to be well-known far and wide.

There is no official in my brother-in-law's family, but life is not bad at all.The wife and daughter are all doing filling work in the canning shop, and they can earn [-] cash a month. Every five days of work, there are two days of rest.The fields at home are all planted with corn and corn, and there are three pigs and two sheep, waiting for the farm to collect the livestock raised by individual households.You have also seen that in just a few months, there has been an endless stream of foreign vendors, either to check the source of goods, purchase goods, or to inquire about the prospects of doing business here.If things go on like this, this place will become more and more prosperous, it's all like this, what else is there to worry about? "

Shen Li added: "I know you are worried that we will not be able to operate, and you are also worried about the salary issue, but in my opinion, if a place develops well, there are no difficulties. When I started the canning workshop, I The decision has been made, and everyone here must be able to live a better life. Therefore, those petty officials and family members who are not well-born have arranged light jobs in the canning shop to ensure their livelihoods, and even more With my personal allowance.

Besides, every month I will take part of the surplus business tax as a benefit and distribute it to you. You two should know that the salary has increased a lot compared to before. "

Although it is said that taxes are exempted, there are always outside vendors who come to do business, and these people need to pay certain taxes, so the current taxes in Youzhou are not zero, and these taxes are not required to be paid. It can be distributed to officials and low-level officials as benefits.

King Rong added: "In addition to the three-year tax exemption, wealth can be stored among the people, which is absolutely beneficial to the livelihood of the entire Youzhou." Storing wealth among the people is also beneficial to the court.Youzhou's livelihood is gradually recovering, the border will be more stable, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. This is a manifestation of the grace of the emperor, and his father will not disagree.

Hearing this, Li Zhangsi finally dispelled a lot of doubts in his heart.He picked up the bowl in his hand, ate the lychees into his mouth, drank the juice, and sighed comfortably.The boss didn't make things difficult, and he took good care of himself, and what he did was indeed a good thing that benefited the country and the people. He had never felt that being an official was such a comfortable thing.Thinking of those colleagues who were flattered and seized credit in the past, but now they are all taken away by this Lord Shen, and he exudes a slightly more pleasant atmosphere than when he ate canned food before.

Construction Secretary Wei Xiao told Shen Li with a happy face: "Sir, the houses in the residential areas you prepared earlier have been completed! Many of the original residents have already lived in them, and some country people with quite a lot of property also want to buy them. Those newly built concrete houses."

Shen Li thought to himself, real estate is indeed a huge profiteering industry. Looking at Wei Xiao's expression, he knew that the amount of money collected by the government was not small.With this money, more roads can be built, and all the repair and construction costs of the construction department will be paid out of this money, and there will be surplus.

"Nowadays, blacksmiths are already able to make steel, so according to the craftsmen, it can be made three or four stories high, so that more houses can be produced without occupying more land."

Shen Li looked at Wei Xiao with admiration, he was quite knowledgeable.

"In addition, the newly opened West Market is larger than all the previous markets. There are many pavements built with cement, and there is also a vegetable market, which is waiting for those merchants to rent or buy it!"

Wei Xiao was very excited. In the past, he tried to find more work for the construction department, wanted to get some benefits, and did some practical things. Unfortunately, at that time, Shangguan didn't care about these things at all.The roads are no longer suitable for bullock carts, the bridges are damaged, the houses are crumbling, and there is no one to take over.Now when this one comes, he reuses the construction department, so that the construction department, which originally only had five or six officials, now has as many as 20 people. The road cleaning and paving has been officially started since June, and five main roads have been paved today. cement, not to mention the trails between villages and towns.

These are all merits. Their construction department has done so many things. As the director, he has made the greatest contribution. Promotion and fortune are just around the corner!