The lobby of Xia County County Government, which used to be deserted and deserted, seemed extremely lively today.

Pei Xiaoer stood in the corner, looking at the noisy crowd, and nodded imperceptibly,

"You did a good job,"

"I don't dare to accept a humble position. This is all the general's strategizing," Xu Ze said modestly.

"You don't have to ask for it. No one can take away your credit. Tomorrow, we will continue to send people to promote it in every street. We must let the people in the whole city know that we are doing justice for God and justice for the people."

"Yes, I humbly obey my orders."

"Guo Rucong, I've set up the stage for you, and you can go and sing the rest of the play." Pei Xiaoer pulled Guo Rucong who was following behind him and said earnestly, "Remember, you must judge the case impartially and do your best.

The verdict must be based on solid evidence and must be defensible. Only in this way can the people be convinced and the gentry have nothing to say.

In addition, in cases involving tycoons oppressing people, try not to behead people. If you can, fine them. The amount of the fine should be about a quarter of the property estimate Xu Ze made last night. You should also subsidize the victim's family and block them.

If you think the fine is not enough, then go to jail. If the crime is really heinous, just kill him.

Also, if a wealthy gentleman in jail can't bear it, he can apply for bail. He only needs to pay a bail equivalent to about half of his family property, but the minimum cannot be less than ten thousand taels. In a word, we want money rather than life. Do you understand?

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"My subordinates understand." Guo Rucong actually doesn't quite understand. In other words, people in this era treat human life as if it were a piece of grass. If someone breaks the law, they will be killed.

It's just that Pei Xiaoer came from later generations, and what he learned the most was the respect for life. He should kill as little as possible, but he had to kill, otherwise it would not be enough to deter evil.

Besides, these are all hens that can be ordered. If you kill all the hens, you can eat chicken and enjoy it for a while, but you will lose the eggs that these hens will lay and you will not be happy for the rest of your life.

Pei Xiaoer didn't speak and sighed softly. If he didn't really have good manpower, he wouldn't have chosen Guo Rucong, an honest man, to do such a dishonest thing.

He reached out and patted Guo Rucong on the shoulder, "Go ahead, don't be afraid, I'll take care of it for you if something happens."

"yes"

Guo Rucong left and walked to the court with a long stride.

"General, my subordinates believe that General Guo has a simple personality and is not suitable for such a thing." Xu Ze carefully expressed his opinion to Pei Xiaoer.

"You don't need to worry about this. Let's go and walk around the street." Pei Xiaoer didn't look at him and walked straight out the door.

Xu Ze immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing, but at this moment he did not dare to neglect and followed him.

On the streets of Xia County, people rub shoulders with each other, as if the war of the past two days had no impact on these people. If it weren't for the Pei flag flying above the city, people might think that people are still living here.

Great Meiji.

Pei Xiaoer has now officially given up the battalion number of the forward battalion given to him by Si Dihu and raised his own banner, Pei Jiajun.

Pei Xiaoer and Xu Ze walked aimlessly on the street. There were rows of shops on both sides. Shops of different sizes and colors were fluttering in the wind. From time to time, they heard the shouts and sounds of bargaining from the waiters.

A vivid picture of the people's livelihood in the Ming Dynasty.

"You said it would be great if the world could always be so peaceful, without wars and bloodshed." Pei Xiaoer was attracted by the scene in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.

"This is all the credit of the general. If he becomes emperor and builds a country in the future, he will surely enable the people of the world to perform their duties and live and work in peace and contentment." Xu Ze was still struggling with what he just said wrongly, but he immediately flattered him.

"It's all bullshit," Pei Xiaoer said casually, "What the people want is just a fair environment and a government that doesn't bother them much. Tell me, how can we let the people enjoy peace forever?"

This proposition is a bit big. Countless capable people and sages in history have put forward their own opinions, but most of them have failed. The most successful Confucianism has not been able to solve this problem. So the change of dynasties is like the aunt every few hundred years.

once.

Xu Ze obviously couldn't answer this question, so he hesitated for a long time without giving an answer.

Pei Xiaoer did not embarrass him and directly stated his point of view, "I think the first condition for the people to be stable and peaceful is to collect taxes from them regularly and quantitatively according to appropriate tax rates. And this tax rate cannot be too low.

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Pei Xiaoer's words really shocked Xu Ze. He had never thought about what tax collection had to do with the peace of the people. This was also the view of this era. Everyone believed that tax collection was to satisfy the royal family's arrogant and luxurious life.

Therefore, ministers require the emperor to be simple and frugal, and the lower the taxes, the better. Taxes are oppression of the people. If the taxes are lower, there will naturally be less oppression, and the people will naturally have an easier time.

Therefore, all dynasties regarded low tax rates as virtuous government, and they were to be trumpeted. For example, the rule of Wenjing and Zhenguan. Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of this dynasty, also implemented a low tax rate of thirty to one tax. If it were not for the three major congresses in the early Ming Dynasty,

The case was so cruel to the civil servants that it would probably have been spread to the heavens long ago.

"My subordinates are confused, please ask the general to clarify." Xu Ze really didn't understand this time how someone could think so.

"Think about it, to maintain peace and prosperity, you need a large army, a government, and subordinate staff. Which of these does not cost money? Where will the money come from if you don't collect taxes?" Pei Xiaoer explained patiently.

"But general, if you diligently practice moral governance and the world is peaceful, you will naturally not need so many armies and government officials. The cost will naturally be saved." Xu Ze was still puzzled.

"That's because you assume that your so-called virtuous government can bring peace to the world. But in fact, what can really bring peace to the world is not so-called virtuous government, but the economy."

"My subordinates don't understand, what is economy? There was Wenjing in the Han Dynasty, Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, Kaiyuan, and Renxuan in our dynasty. They all made the world peaceful through diligent practice of virtue and government?" Xu Ze was like a curious child at this moment.

"You..." Pei Xiaoer found himself in a dead end. He originally wanted to use this method to change Xu Ze and let him collect taxes honestly according to his own intentions, but the more he explained, the more he explained. Instead,

Wrapped myself in it.

"Forget it, forget it, if I talk to you about this topic, I can talk to you for three days and three nights." Pei Xiaoer was a little impatient, "I want to appoint you as the tax collector, just collect the full amount of taxes for me."

, are you willing?"
Chapter completed!