In the government office, Feng Cai stood in front of Ling Xin'an and respectfully reported the progress. It had only been four days since the Lord came back, and an arch was almost completed.

Standing next to him was Duan Qing. In the past two days, he had been busy checking the Zhou Dynasty's tax collection methods and tax amounts for entry and exit. After collecting it today, he handed it over to Ling Xin'an and asked Feng Cai to come over.

"Feng Cai." Ling Xin'an said.

"Sir, the little one is here." Feng Cai said.

"Do you still remember what I told you before?"

"Sir, please remember."

"The government office will add a water affairs department. I think your strength and ability are suitable, so I will hand over the water affairs department to you in the future. You will be in charge of tax accounting and collection together with Duan Zhubo. You will be fully responsible for daily management matters. Duan Zhubo will

He will not interfere, but he will be responsible for all tax calculations, do you understand?"

Feng Cai was startled. He looked at the two adults in front of him. He was surprised and surprised. He thought for a moment and said, "Sir, I understand better. Please clear up your doubts."

"Forget it, this will be announced sooner or later, so informing you in advance will also make it easier for you to recruit people."

"After the port is completed, the government decided to abolish the import taxes on all goods. Anyone and anything entering Jiangzhou City will not need to pay any fees, including the previous horse management fees. Only export taxes will be levied."

"Export tax refers to the limit of export leaving Jiangzhou Port. If there is still no tax in Jiangzhou City, there are two tax collection methods for leaving Jiangzhou Port. The government will formulate a series of tax invoices that cannot be copied.

Those at the prefecture port can pay taxes in Jiangzhou City. After paying, the government will give the corresponding invoices to the merchants. They will be handed over to you when you arrive at the port. After you check and calculate, you can release them and the invoices will be recovered at the same time. If there are merchants who have not arrived in Jiangzhou,

If you pay the tax in the prefecture or city, you can also pay the tax at the port, and the tax will be released directly after payment, without the need for a tax stamp."

When Duan Qing and Feng Cai heard this, they understood immediately, but Duan Qing was shocked and quickly said: "Sir, this move is very bad. Can you think about it carefully?"

Ling Xin'an shook her head and said: "What you are worried about is just because you have missed an import tax. In that case, the government's tax revenue has been greatly reduced, right?"

"Yes, sir!" Duan Qing said.

"There is no need to worry about this. I have calculated the import tax for this year in the past few days. Although it is very considerable, it is nearly three times less than the export tax."

"Currently, our import tax is 3% and our export tax is 9%. The total tax is 12%. The import tax is immediately exempted and the export tax is increased to 10%. Although it seems that we have collected less, with the current government

From a practical perspective, the two cents missing are not particularly huge.”

"However, believe me, when Jiangzhou becomes the first state to exempt import taxes, once word spreads, it will attract more merchants from all over the world to come to our Jiangzhou City to do business. By then, the world will gather together, and without us

There is nothing we can’t buy or sell, and our taxes will only increase rather than decrease.”

Duan Qing and Feng Cai were stunned when they heard this, especially Duan Qing, who had been doing taxes for a long time. Thinking about what Ling Xin'an said, he understood immediately.

"Thank you for your advice, sir!" Duan Qing said.

Ling Xin'an waved her hand: "Taxes are taken from the people and used for the people. You have to remember this. I have said this many times. This is true for last year's tax refund and this year's tax exemption for the people. But

We can’t completely violate the imperial regulations, so we have to do it.”

"Now that we have the ability, we naturally have to give back to all the merchants who come to Jiangzhou to do business and give them benefits. The bigger they do, the more taxes we will receive."

"Your Excellency is wise!" the two of them bowed.

"Feng Cai, one more thing is the modification of the official roads along the Zhijiang River that I told you before. I have found a partner, and they will come to you to discuss it in a few days." After that, he handed over the entire design drawing.

For Feng Cai, this is exactly the same as for Shopkeeper Luo.

"You each have a copy of this design. What improvements do you have, what materials are needed, how to make them, and the construction period may be shortened while ensuring the quality. I will give you full authority to handle these. You direct their construction.

That’s it.”

"Yes, sir."

"Okay, from now on, you will be the leader of the Water Affairs Department, and your official title and salary will be the same as those of Guo Song and others." Ling Xin'an finished.

Hearing Ling Xin'an's words, Feng Cai immediately knelt down in excitement: "Thank you, Sir!"

"Get up, my lord

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I have always valued personal ability and moral quality, so I will be a good leader in the future." Duan Qing smiled and said: "Your official uniform is still being made. After it is officially announced, someone will be sent to deliver it to you, but it still needs to be

You can only wear it after the port is built."

Feng Cai smiled and said: "Young man, don't be in a hurry!"

"That's good, remember to recruit some talents who are good at managing and directing the entry and exit of ships." Duan Qing said.

"Yes, Lord Duan Bo!"

After Feng Cai left, Duan Qing said: "Sir, what did you say about building official roads along the Zhijiang River?"

Ling Xin'an said it immediately, and the latter was silent when he heard the words, and at the same time he understood deeply.

It is impossible for the Great Zhou Dynasty to provide too many troops to guard the government offices. The current garrison troops have already exceeded 3,000 people, of which 2,000 are militiamen. This is because the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty clearly stipulate that the government offices can have up to 1,000 garrison troops for their protection.

Maintain the security of the government office, but allow twice the number of militiamen to be used as reserves. Once this number is exceeded, it will face the name of rebellion.

As Jiangzhou City became more and more prosperous, patrol soldiers and garrison troops were far from enough. Ling Xin'an had no reason to petition the Emperor of Zhou for more soldiers.

But the state capital is different. The prefect of Qingzhou can allow two thousand garrison troops, three times the garrison reserve militia, and a total of eight thousand troops are available. So this is why Ling Xin'an wants to get the state capital.

Xianqingmen is one of the top martial arts forces in the world. With the cooperation between the two, it is apparent that Jiangzhou City and Xianqingmen are cooperating. In fact, it is Jiangzhou City that pulls the strings and allows the Great Zhou Dynasty and Xianqingmen to cooperate.

The profit sharing is a win-win situation no matter how you look at it.

"Master Duan, the portion of the future port taxes will be directly supplied to the imperial court, do you understand?" Ling Xin'an said.

"Understood, sir!" Duan Qing nodded: "But, isn't our mere 10% too little?"

Ling Xin'an sneered: "Too few? Haha, if nothing unexpected happens, there will be a father-in-law coming to the palace in the past few days."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a report from the servant at the door, saying that a father-in-law from the palace had come to the house.

Duan Qing was surprised, Ling Xin'an stood up and said: "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here, let's go together!"

Duan Qing responded, but in his heart he was wondering who Cao Cao was?

As soon as he entered the hall, he saw Xiao He entertaining a guest attentively. The familiar figure, familiar face, long white hair, white eyebrows, and white fly whisk were none other than Eunuch Zhao, the famous man next to the emperor.

"Lord Officer Ling Zhian/Duan Qing join Eunuch Zhao!" the two said in unison.

Eunuch Zhao said lightly: "Get up, Master Ling, this is your government office, why do you need to pay such a courtesy."

Ling Xin'an sat down, and Duan Qing stood behind him. The former smiled and said, "My father-in-law came all the way from the capital. Thank you for your hard work!"

Eunuch Zhao smiled and said: "Boy, thank you very much for what happened last time!"

Ling Xin'an smiled and said: "That is all the credit of my father-in-law and General Tang. I have nothing worth saying."

Eunuch Zhao said: "There are no other people present here, so there is no need to be so lively."

Ling Xin'an said: "Following the public will of the father-in-law, that boy took the liberty. My father-in-law is here this time, please give me some advice." After saying that, Ling Xin'an blinked and added: "Master Duan is also well aware of this."

"You are indeed a businessman." Eunuch Zhao said with a smile: "Your Majesty agrees with the Xianqing Sect's share, but your Majesty completely disagrees with the Ling Mansion's share."

Ling Xin said: "Father-in-law, this boy has spent a lot of energy and effort to come up with this idea. 20% is already the minimum. I ask my father-in-law to tell your majesty on your behalf. This is already very little."

Duan Qing was startled, and his whole body was frozen. What came to his mind was 20%? He thought to himself, didn't your Excellency say 10%? Why is it only 20%?

But the next scene was something he would never forget, and it completely changed his view of Lord Ling, because in his opinion, that person was not an adult at all, but a big businessman.

No matter what Eunuch Zhao said, he didn't agree with 20%. 20% was too much. He even used the excuse that he was tired from the journey and wanted to rest for a while, and then he closed his eyes.

Ling Xin'an's face was extremely ugly, and she insisted that it must be 20%, but Eunuch Zhao allowed Ling Xin'an to give various reasons and remained as motionless as an eternal pine. Even if Ling Xin'an picked up the tea cup and put it down, it was not enough to shake the slightest bit.

, Ling Xin'an must not be reduced to 15%, but there is a condition that there is no limit to the iron ore. Eunuch Zhao immediately slammed the table. Do you want to rebel? The Ling family can swallow the unlimited iron ore.

Next? Do you want to be punished?

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The two people were at war with each other, the atmosphere was tense, and there was a tendency to start a fight at any time. Duan Qing could guarantee that he had never seen an adult bargaining like a gangster, without the temperament of an official at all. My father-in-law is worthy of being a father-in-law, although he is sometimes angry.

He had to blow his beard and glare, wishing to slap Ling Xin'an to death, but he still controlled his temper and maintained his elegance.

"10%, plus 300,000 stones of iron ore." Ling Xin'an gritted her teeth.

Eunuch Zhao picked up the tea on the table and drank it quietly, closing his eyes, maybe even more sleepy.

"Father, you can't be so pushy." Ling Xin'an said sadly.

"10%, plus two hundred thousand stones!"

The old man opened his eyes, put down the teacup, and remained motionless.

"10%, plus 100,000!" Ling Xin'an gritted her teeth and said harshly: "Grandma, the worst possible outcome is that I'll quit!"

"Oh, Master Ling, the weather is hot, don't be angry, I will promise it for Your Majesty!" Eunuch Zhao said with a smile.

Ling Xin'an looked at Eunuch Zhao and said angrily: "Eunuch, you are bullying me!"

"Hahaha..." Eunuch Zhao laughed, feeling happy both physically and mentally, but no matter how you heard it, his laughter was always feminine.

Duan Qing next to him found that his back was dripping with cold sweat. He was already soaked. His legs were trembling uncontrollably. Is Lord Ling bargaining with the current Saint? Why does it sound like he is getting further and further on the edge of seeking death?

, Fortunately, His Majesty finally agreed to this condition.

"Xiao He, go and ask Butler Yang to come back. There are distinguished guests coming today."

Immediately, Ling Xin'an, Butler Yang and Duan Qing accompanied Eunuch Zhao to the meal, and brought out the best wine and food. Eunuch Zhao had tasted countless royal dishes and praised them again and again, especially the strong wine. One cup after another,
To be continued...