"How much is the tax revenue per quarter in Changli County?" Yuan Su asked while thinking. (Novel)
"It's hard to say for sure. The situation in the county is different every year. Sometimes the tax revenue can be 30,000 to 50,000 per season, and sometimes it can be 20,000 or 300,000 per year. Mr. Yuan, you should know that this kind of thing can be taken seriously.
Judging from the business operations of various industries in each quarter," He Keping said roughly.
"Understood. From now on, Mr. He and I will re-define the military expenditures. From now on, military expenditures from Changli County will only account for 40% of the tax revenue." Yuan Su said calmly.
Naturally, he would not be as extravagant as Wang Huaiqing. Even if Changli County only has 100,000 x tax revenue every year, the 40,000 yuan fee is enough to maintain the expenses of a regiment for a year during non-war times. What's more, once he can obtain the authority assigned by his superiors,
number, there will be additional military pay and material subsidies in the future.
"Oh my, Mr. Yuan, this... what can I say to you? I care about local defense. If anything goes wrong in the county, it will be due to the county magistrate's dereliction of duty. Now Mr. Yuan has just integrated the patrol battalion, and the strength of the troops is
Doubling the ratio, I'm afraid I won't be able to cope with the 40% ratio." He Keping said politely, but he was very excited in his heart. He did not expect that the "reversal of the 40% distribution" he hoped for would actually come true for Yuan Su.
Of course, these words were just his polite words. At this moment, he was begging in his heart, hoping that Yuan Su would make such a decision.
"I know better than you about military expenses, 40% is enough." Yuan Su said firmly.
The smile on He Keping's face became brighter and brighter, and he was about to flatter him with some words such as "selfless" and "upright and honest". However, Yuan Su spoke unhurriedly and said: "Master He, before you and Master Wang
The rule of 40% to 60% is set, which means that 40% of the tax revenue collected by the county is enough to meet the corresponding official duties. The reason why I decided to give up 20% of the tax revenue is that I hope County Magistrate He can more or less fulfill his duties as County Magistrate.
"
He first called him "Master He", and then changed it to "County Magistrate He", and his tone also changed with the change of title.
He Keping was stunned for a moment, and then asked respectfully: "I hope Master Yuan can give me some advice."
Yuan Su said earnestly: "My request is very simple. The 20% of the tax revenue I gave up must be used by County Magistrate He for the development of the county. You must make an achievement every quarter and develop industry."
Okay, whether it's education, or even if it's used to clean up and maintain officialdom. In short, I want to see the actual results of where the money is spent."
He Keping secretly took a breath. He never expected that Yuan Su would make such a request. His expression changed rapidly, and he didn't know whether to agree or be embarrassed.
After a pause, Yuan Su further said: "County Magistrate He, you should be a smart man. You and I will each take 40% of the 10% tax. My 40% is used to maintain military affairs. We all agree on where to use your 40%."
I won’t declare it. I am not a rigid and pedantic person. I understand all kinds of unwritten conventions. But if you are not willing to spend even 20% of your tax money on political affairs, then I can only conclude that County Magistrate He is not a qualified person.
County Magistrate. If I can replace Wang Huaiqing, I can also replace all the officials in the jurisdiction. Mr. He, you should know this very well."
He Keping was shocked. Yuan Su's last words were clearly a warning. Of course he knew that Yuan Su had this ability. He was able to drive away Biao Tong at the time of the 79th bid, and now he has driven away Wang Huaiqing, the inspector-general. These big shots are not letting go.
In my eyes, what can I do if I am a small county magistrate?
After thinking about it carefully, he should indeed do some practical things as the head of a county. Although he will spend some money, the money does not belong to him in the first place, not to mention that as long as he does it well, he can add some political achievements. With political achievements
Naturally, there will be opportunities for promotion. Even if you are not promoted, you can still leave a good reputation in the county. All in all, this is not a disadvantage.
After clarifying this point, he changed his mind and admired the young man Yuan Su a little more. When he heard about Yuan Su's deeds before, he only thought that this young man was a restless and ruthless character. He never thought that he would rather get less.
A sum of military expenditures should also be used for the development of local undertakings. He cannot say that such people are rare, because this is the first time he has met such a person!
"Master Yuan has said so, how dare I disobey you? I really admire Master Yuan for caring about the development of the people. I must go all out and never dare to violate Master Yuan's trust. If you don't see it,
I will be punished for my performance." He Keping's tone was a bit exaggerated, but it also revealed some sincerity.
"Very good, I hope Mr. He can keep his word." Yuan Su nodded and said.
"Oh, speaking of which, since Mr. Yuan rarely has free time these days, I have specially booked a banquet today. I hope Mr. Yuan can attend the banquet. We will also have the opportunity to fulfill our friendship as landlords and serve Yuan
Your Majesty, please step on your horse and take the wind and wash away the dust." Seeing that the business was finished, He Keping hurriedly asked with a smile on his face again.
"I feel ashamed to have declined so many times. Since Mr. He is so sincere, Yuan Su is disrespectful." Yuan Su had nothing important to do in the evening. He had finished all the things he should be busy with. It was time to interact with the gentry in Changli County, so he finally decided to
Agreed.
That evening, Yuan Su specially sent someone to invite the two captains, Zhao Jishi and Li Jinfu, to attend a banquet at the Changli County House.
This banquet was quite fashionable. Compared with the old-fashioned old masters in Luanzhou who only eat and gamble, the banquet in Changli County really showed the pattern of the upper-class social circle. There were singing and dancing, buffets and foreign brands of red wine.
, of course there was also a banquet in the private room in the inner room. He Keping and the local officials and gentry all followed Yuan Su's preferences.
At the banquet, Yuan Su solemnly introduced to all the gentry the situation after the reorganization of the patrol camp, and also introduced the two regiment leaders. Zhao Jishi and Li Jinfu were both acquaintances in Changli County, and the local officials and gentry naturally recognized them.
So again, let’s make an introduction, not as a person, but as an introduction to their job title.
He used to be the camp leader, but now he is the group leader, so his level and authority are naturally one level higher.
This introduction, on the one hand, can raise the status of Zhao Jishi and Li Jinfu, and on the other hand, it can hint to everyone that "Wang Huaiqing's patrol camp has completely disappeared, and from now on there will only be three regiments of me, Yuan Su."
In addition, the reason why Yuan Su only brought Zhao Jishi and Li Jinfu to this banquet was also to deliberately create a disparity in status between Zhao Jishi, Li Jinfu and the other battalion commanders. Regardless of whether the other battalion commanders were jealous, hateful, or sizing up the situation, at this stage, they
It was all beneficial to him, and the purpose was to make Li and Zhao "unable to live in the cold".