The first phase of Nanyang County's reconstruction plan mainly focused on widening roads and re-planning major cities. After more than a year, this part was finally completed successfully.
Now, it’s time for the second phase of renovation.
In this phase of transformation, Huang Zhong will cancel the city gate tax and customs tax in all counties and towns in Nanyang County. This means that from now on, the people of Nanyang County can freely enter and exit the city gate. At the same time,
Merchants who come and go do not need to pay part of the business tax every time they pass a checkpoint.
Merchants were like a group of ferocious beasts, and they were the first to smell the smell of copper coins. So Nanyang County, which was already bustling, naturally became even more bustling.
Many business travelers would rather go a little further and pass through Nanyang County before heading to other places.
Because even if they have to work harder because of this, the cost of the goods has been reduced by at least 20%. An increase of 20% in profits is enough for them to spend a little more time and energy.
"Brother, the chiefs of various towns and counties have come to complain to me. What do you think should be done?" Huang Zhong was obviously very busy recently, and he didn't know why he came up with a Northeastern dialect.
Maybe he learned from Gongsun Sheng. They had frequent contacts for a while. Yes, that must be the case!
Xie Xin thought about it carefully, and the more he thought about it, the more it seemed like this.
"Brother, you have to help me!" Huang Zhong was obviously really annoyed.
"They just want to sit back and collect money, and don't want to find the money themselves. With such an ending, they can't blame others. To be honest, today's scholars may be good at civil and military affairs, and they are also experienced in governing a party, but when it comes to making money,
Tao, it's still a lot worse.
Those who are more diligent will be encouraged to do business, but they don't know how to encourage it. The result may be somewhat effective, but the effect is definitely not significant, at least the local market has not been developed.
Those who are lazy just think about it, not trying to encourage business exchanges, but just thinking about how to reclaim the land under their control. Then they will think of ways to increase tax rates and so on. Fortunately, they also know how to exercise restraint.
, so after achieving enough political performance, I was successfully promoted when the assessment period expired." Xie Xin did not directly give the answer, but just stated the question.
"I see, it does make sense when you think about it. They just want to wait for work, but they don't want to open up and innovate. They guard a golden mountain and don't know how to mine it. Instead, they take a handful of loose soil and complain to me about their poverty. What a bunch of bastards!"
By the end, Huang Zhong was a little angry.
I just changed my mind and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, Liu Ye, the magistrate of Luyang County, is pretty good. At least he is the only one who has not cried about poverty."
Liu Ye has already started working as an official?
Xie Xin was a little surprised, because he could not imagine why he, who lived in Huainan, would come to Nanyang County to serve as an official, and he had already become the county magistrate.
"What's wrong?" Huang Zhong asked in confusion about Xie Xin's expression.
"It's nothing, I just thought that since he didn't cry for poverty, then naturally he has a small income. In this way, the people in Luyang managed by him should be pretty good.
In this case, those who are crying about poverty, why not let them visit and experience things. Perhaps after learning from other people's experiences, they can gain some insight and clear up their blocked thoughts.
If this doesn't work, brother, you can just find someone else to be an official!" Xie Xin said with a smile.
"That's fine. After all, they all have never gone to Huaxia Academy and have directly served as officials. If we have a good discussion with each other, we might gain something good.
But according to my original intention, I want to borrow some members of the economic society from Xiandi to go to various places to guide them on how to generate income. Do you think it can be done at the same time?" Huang Zhong said, rubbing his hands.
"I said, this is the real reason why you called me out for tea?" Xie Xin said with a wry smile.
"We are brothers!" Huang Zhong said directly.
"Okay, I'll talk to them and see who is interested. But I can declare in advance that if they go somewhere, your county magistrates and town magistrates will not listen to their advice, or they will despise them when they are young.
If so..." Xie Xin looked at Huang Zhong with a smile.
"Is that enough to just let them pack up and get out?" Huang Zhong vowed.
"Well, it's you who said it anyway. If my precious student is wronged in any way, I'll just ask you." Xie Xin picked up the tea and took a nice sip.
"I know! By the way, what kind of tea is this? It's much better than the one you made before!" Huang Zhong said in surprise.
"Let's not talk about my homemade tea. In fact, there is still a lot of room for improvement. Let's say that the tea you are drinking now is grown using immortal methods. It contains a lot of spiritual energy. Long-term drinking will ensure you to live to be two hundred years old.
It's not a problem, and even if you are over seventy, you can still maintain your current status." Xie Xin said proudly.
"How many more can be divided equally..." Huang Zhong said coyly.
"I know what you mean. I will supply you with ten kilograms every year! But you have to promise not to give it to others to drink or give it away to others. Otherwise, if you finish it in one bite, wait for next year!" Xie Xin first made the rules firm.
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"No problem!" Huang Zhong said with certainty.
If you don’t even know if it’s enough for you to drink, who would be stupid enough to give it away?
This favor cannot be based on one's own losses?!
The two of them teased each other, and the day passed like that.
At the same time, Xuchang Assembly Hall.
"The past two years have been either severe drought or locust plagues. Although the 'locust-eating' method has been used to support the situation for a period of time, the shortage of military rations is an indisputable fact.
Nowadays, our army's military food reserves have been exhausted, and it is difficult to support large-scale military operations. The previous attack on the Runan Yellow Turbans made up a little bit, but this amount is far from enough.
The purpose of calling everyone together this time is to ask, how can we get a batch of food to cope with the coming days?" Cao Cao sat at the top and said to his ministers.
"My subordinates have properly disposed of the loot captured in Xuzhou. In just three months, we can buy some grain in the surrounding states and counties. However, grain prices have been skyrocketing in various places recently, so the amount that can be purchased is limited after all." Xun
Yu said helplessly.
"Actually, if my lord is more ruthless, there is a place that has enough food..." The drunkard teased Zhicai, dragging his dying body, and admonished Cao Cao.
"Could it be what the military advisor said..." Cao Cao had already thought about it, but he hoped to get confirmation from his mouth.
"Wancheng, Nanyang County!" Xi Zhicai said without hesitation.
Everyone actually knows that three comprehensive markets have been built in Wancheng, Nanyang County, and because of the renovation, a large number of grain merchants are gathered there now.
Of course, Xi Zhicai's intention was not to buy grain directly, but to send troops to grab grain.
"Liu Bian and Mr. Liu are allies. If he betrays his alliance, wouldn't he be unjust?" Cao Cao shook his head.
"I wonder which one is more important, life or death, or mere reputation?" Xi Zhicai asked rhetorically.
"Commander Xi..." Cheng Yu stood up, "You must know that our army, Liu Bian, and Gongsun Sheng allied themselves with each other. If we betray the alliance and approach the border of Qingzhou, we will not be able to live in peace.
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"The covenants between princes are actually made with the intention of being broken. Although everyone is known as being the horns of each other, in fact everyone is considering their own expansion.
Liu Bian is in Shu, and there is almost no war. Give them enough time, and they can soar into the sky and attack everywhere. When the time comes, will they let us go just because we are allies?
Not to mention Gongsun Sheng, who occupied Youzhou, immediately went south to attack Qingzhou. Now that Qingzhou has not yet stabilized, he has begun to compete with Yuan Shao for Bingzhou and Yizhou. After they capture these two places, will they not go south to us?
Yanzhou?
Although we are not at the end of our rope now, after the battle with Lu Bu, the land of Yanzhou, which had been ravaged by the Yellow Turbans, once again suffered from a depression in people's livelihood, and even a crisis in military rations.
Under such circumstances, if we cannot take the initiative to consolidate the Yanzhou base, how long can we resist under the joint attack of Nanyang and Qingzhou?
You must know that Yanzhou is the place of the Four Wars. Not to mention Nanyang and Qingzhou, but also the Yizhou army from Yuan Shao, Li Jiu's army from Guanzhong, Liu and Lu's coalition forces from Xuzhou and Yuan Shu's army from Huainan will all weaken us endlessly.
If we are careless, our army will inevitably fall into a situation of eternal disaster!
Lord, think twice!!" After Xi Zhi finished speaking, he bowed to Cao Cao.
"Lord..." Xun Yu wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he still couldn't say it.
At this time, anyone's words are of no use.
The only one who can speak and make the decision is Cao Cao himself.
"Fail me..." Cao Cao gritted his teeth and squeezed out two words.
For a moment, everyone's ears stood up.
"I would rather let the world fail me than let the world fail me!" Cao Cao said firmly.
This classic sentence was delayed for several years before Cao Cao finally said it.