I heard that this is a commercial pedestrian street specially designated by His Royal Highness King Ji. Horse-drawn carriages are strictly prohibited here. You only need to pay a small commercial tax here to sell your own goods, such as pots and bowls that are not used by the common people and those of wealthy families.
You can find all kinds of used clothes here. More importantly, the people who pay money to set up stalls here are also protected by the Jizhou government. As long as the things they sell are genuine, there will be no forced buying or selling.
It's not like no one wants to dominate the market here. After all, it's a bit too prosperous. From a distance, it's full of people. In other cities and counties, this is a very lucrative place. But you just need to
After paying the stipulated business tax, anyone who wants to collect money and extort money will not be able to do so. Doing so will only lead to patrols nearby, and may lead to a ban or even jail.
This is not just a talk. From the construction of the commercial pedestrian street to the present, hundreds of people have been arrested to formulate this rule, letting everyone know that there are rules and laws here, and anyone wants to override them.
If you are above the law, someone will teach you how to behave in minutes.
Mingshitang was very surprised by what he saw in the Pedestrian Commercial Street. His wife, Rui Ling'er, liked this place very much, and she bought some things she liked several times. She said the prices were very fair.
At least it's much cheaper than Daliangcheng.
He usually doesn't carry money with him when he goes out, and his servants have to buy the things he needs, so Mingshitang doesn't have an intuitive understanding of the price of things. But he doesn't know the price of other things, but he understands the price of food.
Yes, when he was in the Ministry of War, he was responsible for logistics statistics. He knew the price of food very well. Because of this, after going to several food stores in a row, he found that the price of food here was actually higher than that in Daliang City.
It was about 20% cheaper, which surprised him.
Although the grain merchants have also said that these grains can only be shipped out of Jicheng unless there is a certificate issued by Ji Wangfu and Zhizhou Prefecture. But for ordinary people, especially those living in the city, such low food prices are really very expensive.
A happy thing, this proves that they don't have to worry about going hungry. In ancient times, this was an ideal that ordinary people pursued throughout their lives, but might not be able to achieve it.
Of course, what Mingshitang doesn't know even more is that if you come to the grain store with your ID to buy grain, the price will be lower. This is the benefit Tang Ao provides to the people under his rule. The so-called thousand words and ten thousand are not as good as
Hard work pays off. Since the introduction of sea transportation of food, food prices have quickly changed in Jizhou, which is short of food, and have dropped to a level where ordinary people can eat as long as they are willing to work hard.
If someone in the family works for the government, is a craftsman, or a soldier's family member, they will pay 10% less on food. For these people, Tang Ao really doesn't earn a penny, and even needs to subsidize some every month. But it is
Such actions gave the people a sense of belonging and made them identify more with their Highness Prince Ji.
It is no exaggeration to say that after bringing so many conveniences and changes to the people, if someone wants to overthrow Tang Ao in Jicheng, they may not even need a large army to do it. The people alone will be the first to stop, and they are enough.
He beat out all those who came.
This is only in the land of Jicheng. Tang Ao means to release this influence, and eventually the people of Jizhou will have this idea. At that time, the status will be completely consolidated.
After the foundation was laid firmly enough and there were no worries, it was time for him to prepare to expand his territory.
Mingshitang kept changing his mind. When the change occurred, Tang Ao came to the inn under the protection of a group of imperial guards. Hundreds of Han generals guarded various important roads, and the atmosphere here quickly changed.
He got serious.
Although Tang Ao believes that there will be no problem with his safety within Jicheng. However, every time he travels, there will be at least one team, that is, a hundred guardsmen accompanying him for protection. This is a common request of the women around him, and it is also a requirement for Zeng Tong and Han.
The demands of policy officials and other officials were also the demands of military generals.
Although everyone has contributed to Jizhou's current situation, the real core figure is Tang Ao, and this cannot be changed.
Everyone dare not imagine what would happen if something happened to His Royal Highness King Ji. In order to prevent this possibility, someone is like the protected national treasure giant panda, and there is a group of the most capable people wherever he goes.
The Han generals accompanied him.
Prince Ji came, and a crowd of people knelt down in the station. This was a habit in the imperial society. Although Tang Ao tried to change it, it didn't work. Later, Tang Ao simply let it go.
Ming Shitang and Tang Ao were acquaintances. Tang Ao and Rui Butong had visited the Ming Mansion together. Even though they were acquaintances, it was much more natural when they met again. Tang Ao first asked questions about accommodation and transportation with concern, and asked if
Habit.
"Your Highness, everything is fine. The staff at the inn are doing their jobs." Mingshitang had been taking care of him for many days, so he naturally wanted to say something good for these staff. After expressing his attitude, he also offered
Requested, "Your Highness, it's not a problem to stay here all the time. I want to buy a house in the city and settle down. I wonder if Your Highness will agree."
"I agree, why don't you agree? Haha, Shitang has been serving in the Ministry of War for a long time, so he must be very familiar with military affairs. In this way, you can go to work in the Ministry of Military Affairs in the future, and I will explain it to the people below you later.
.As for the matter of the mansion, I have already sent out a candidate. I will go back and see if it is suitable. If so, let’s move in.”
"Thank you, His Highness Prince Ji. I'll go check it out soon. If there's no problem, how much money is needed for the mansion? I'll hand it over at once." Ming Shitang felt so thoughtful when he saw that Tang Aowei had thought so carefully for him.
He said gratefully. As for the money to buy the house, he was from the Ming family and the son-in-law of the Rui family, so he had plenty of money.
"If it suits you, stay here. As for the money for the mansion, I won't have to pay for it, haha." Tang Ao waved his hand casually.
"No, no reward for no merit. I haven't done anything when I first came to the official position. How can I take over a house? It's better not to break this rule." Mingshitang also waved his hands and refused. In his opinion, he could take over a house.
Problems solved with money are not problems, but don't owe Tang Ao a favor because of these trivial things. The hardest thing in the world to repay is a favor.
"Huh? What an exception. Oh, haha." As if he remembered something, Tang Ao patted his head and said with a smile: "The official has thought too much, I'm afraid you don't know yet. For those who are officials in Jizhou, their houses will be managed by the Yamen
All arrangements are made in a unified manner without spending any money. This is not just for you, but also for other officials."
I originally thought that Tang Ao gave him a house because of the reputation of his father-in-law and father. But now that he heard it, it seemed that was not the case, and Mingshitang couldn't help but widen his eyes.
"Well, you will know what is going on specifically after you have worked in the army for a long time." Tang Ao did not intend to explain more. He believed that Mingshi Hall would understand the rules here as soon as he joined the army.
The reason for arranging houses for lower officials is not only to win people's hearts, but also to prevent corruption from happening.
Tang Ao will never forget how far housing prices have developed in later generations, so much so that most houses have fallen into the hands of the rich and powerful. When ordinary people use houses, it often takes a lifetime of savings to do so.
As a result, many young people inevitably become house slaves.
Even if he knows something, Tang Ao will try his best to avoid it happening. Allocating houses to officials is one of the methods. In the future, all the residences of his officials will be allocated by the government, and when he goes to a place, he will arrange a house.
The previous houses will also be recycled. This is for the sake of officials, so that they do not have to worry about where they live, and to a large extent avoids comparisons that lead to corruption.
Think about it, when officials at the same level live in houses of the same area and only have personal use rights but no buying and selling rights, who will spend a lot of energy on the house? This greatly reduces the officials' expenses.
, then the salary you earn is enough to support your family, so why do you need to be a corrupt official?
Originally, officials in Jizhou were not allowed to do business, leaving them with no other income besides salary. If the housing problem was not solved and they were not allowed to use their power to do things, wouldn't the life of the officials be too miserable? Based on this,
Tang Ao also needs to take action to solve this problem. This is how the treatment of allocating housing for officials appeared.
It is precisely because of this treatment that many appointed officials have become much more honest. Although it is not possible to completely eliminate the emergence of problem officials, I believe that as long as there are no problems with the policy and the implementation is in place, over time, the officials' thinking will be corrected.
The problem of problematic officials will one day be solved.
After some care and greetings, Tang Ao left the inn. During this trip, Tang Ao only asked about the health of Mingshan and Rui Butong out of politeness. As for other things in Daliang City, he didn't ask much. Even if
Tang Ao did not ask what the two ministers thought when the new emperor came to power.
There are too many doubts about Tang Qingshan's rise to power. To put it bluntly, it is not an exaggeration to say that he stole Tang Ao's empire. After all, if everything goes normally, after a hundred years of Emperor Qianwen, the world will definitely be in peace.
For his son, as Tang Ao is a part of it, it is difficult to say that he will not have such an opportunity.
Now that his family has been robbed by a side clan, how can Tang Ao be happy? As for the officials who work for Emperor Qianren, how can there be anything good to say? It is precisely because of this, once Tang Ao asks about the affairs of the court, both parties will
It's a bit embarrassing. Even so, it's better not to ask.
