Wu Xianwei and Dingxian Cheng were both assassinated at home, and Yun Chao did not want to follow in their footsteps.
Even though Yun Chao did it, if he could do it, others could do it too.
Just in case, Yun Chao was determined not to allow security loopholes.
For example, Yun Chao laid off the soldiers guarding the city gate.
These guys are all veteran gangsters who not only neglect their duties, but also bully others.
When you meet someone awesome, you don’t even dare to fart.
When you meet honest people, you can be squeezed out by them.
Originally, the city tax was two cents per person, but these guys could sometimes collect two cents. This was the case when the Lai and his son first came to the city to sell fish.
Whether it is for security or to revitalize the economy, these guys cannot stay.
Of course, Yunchao did not kill them all. Wolong Village, Sanshui Town, Woniu Town, and various construction sites in Qingyang County were left to their choice.
As for whether they go or not, Yun Chao doesn't care. If they don't go, they can find their own jobs. Yun Chao will never force them.
The situation has been a bit unstable recently, so Yun Chao has arranged for a few people to guard each city gate.
If a suspicious person enters the city, he must be stopped and checked carefully.
The city entrance tax has also been changed.
It was changed from the original two cents per person to one cent per person, but it was not completely abolished.
Ancient cities were different from cities in later generations. They had various defense facilities such as city walls, moats, city gates, and crenels.
These facilities need to be maintained.
Maintenance requires maintenance fees.
Yunchao plans to use the city entry tax to maintain the city defense.
Of course, if Yunchao is rich, he doesn't need to collect the city tax.
However, paying out of pocket is not a long-term solution and must be sustained over time.
Yun Chao had read time-travel novels before. As soon as someone came to power, they would cancel this tax, that tax, and even the agricultural tax. It made people feel excited and happy.
Only after I arrived at the Dawu Dynasty did I realize that it was all nonsense.
In an agricultural society, if you cancel agricultural taxes, you will not die quickly enough!
Later generations did not fully abolish agricultural taxes until the 21st century, when industry and commerce were highly developed.
Without the support of generous industrial and commercial tax revenue, if the agricultural tax is rashly cancelled, the only possibility is the country's bankruptcy.
The commerce of the Great Wu Dynasty was not that developed, and the industry was not even considered to be the bud of capitalism. It was purely a daydream to rely on taxes from industry and commerce to support the operation of the entire system!
The city tax may sound anti-human, but it is actually not unusual.
The tolls, bridge tolls, road maintenance fees added to gasoline, etc. in later generations are of the same nature as the city tax. There is no difference in essence, and there are even more.
How to find the right ratio between taxes and people's income is what those in power should do. It does not mean that the fewer taxes collected, the better.
The affordability of a small county is limited. If there is no city entry tax and anyone can come in, too many people who cannot create value will come to the city, which will bring a heavy burden to the city.
However, collecting too much is not good, as it is not conducive to the movement of people and the circulation of goods.
Therefore, Yunchao reduced the tax on entering the city from two cents to one cent, and only collected taxes on a per capita basis.
Horse-drawn carriages, donkey-carts, and even transported goods are not taxed.
Take a walk around the city wall.
Yun Chao's brows furrowed more and more tightly.
From a distance, the city wall in Qingyang County seems okay.
Only after getting closer did I realize that the city defenses in many places needed to be repaired.
The moat needs to be dredged, and the suspension bridge into the city needs to be repaired. There are some cracks in the city wall that could even fit a child in, and some battlements have even collapsed...
It was okay in the peaceful years, but once there was a war, the consequences would be disastrous.
Through this period of understanding, Yun Chao has roughly understood the current situation of the Dawu Dynasty.
Not to mention the harassment by foreign tribes, domestic banditry and rebellion are very serious.
Compared with those large groups of bandits, bandits like Heisongling and Woniuzhai are nothing.
It is said that there is a large Yeze two hundred miles away, and there is a huge bandit on Liangshan Mountain, with more than 10,000 people and a huge momentum.
With such a neighbor, how could Yunchao not pay attention to city defense?
If tens of thousands of bandits come to attack, not to mention Qingyang County, even the larger Dongping Prefecture will not be able to stand it, right?
Since Yun Chao wants to use Qingyang County as his base, it is impossible not to be on guard against those giant bandits in Onezawa.
The fish and shrimp in the water alone cannot support tens of thousands of bandits.
People need to eat food, and the surrounding states and counties are their food targets.
Seeing so many city defenses that needed to be repaired, Yun Chao's hair almost fell out.
Although he pulled a lot of gold and silver, it depends on what it is used for.
If you just lie at home eating and drinking, you won't be able to finish it in a few lifetimes.
If you want to develop a base area, the money is really not enough!
As for why not take hundreds of thousands of taels of silver and go to a big city like Bianliang, Tokyo, to live a happy life?
Needless to say, of course Yun Chao has a sense of crisis.
Although this is the Dawu Dynasty, not any dynasty known to Yun Chao in his previous life, but based on his understanding of the national conditions during this period, Yun Chao feels that the Dawu Dynasty should be similar to the Northern Song Dynasty in his previous life.
Yun Chao knew exactly how the Northern Song Dynasty ended in its previous life.
If foreigners invade, Tokyo Bianliang will not be unbreakable.
The capital city is not good, and the south is not safe either.
The Dawu Dynasty's development of Jiangnan was far from reaching the level of Yunchao's predecessors, the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Even if there are big cities like Suzhou and Hangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River, safety cannot be guaranteed.
It is said that Hua Shigang has caused public resentment in the south. Yun Chao feels that a peasant uprising may break out soon.
Further south, it becomes even worse.
Nowadays, when officials commit crimes, they are sent to Lingnan.
A place where criminals don't want to go, and you know it with your butt, is definitely not a good place.
What's more, instead of going to a strange place and betting on a future with unknown results, it is better to base on the present, take root in Qingyang County and develop slowly.
Therefore, when Yun Chao first traveled through time, even when food and clothing became a problem, he never thought about actually leaving his hometown!
There are too many areas that need to be repaired in the city defense. With Yun Chao's current financial resources, it is impossible to cover everything.
Therefore, Yun Chao planned to clear the mud from the moat first, and then repair the cracked city wall.
We can only deal with other weak links after the economy gets better.
"Brother Chao, the Chief Inspector has captured everyone in Feng Lelou. What should you do?"
Luo Zhiyuan is not stupid. The Ma family in Fenglelou is really powerful. Without Yun Chao's order, he would not dare to kill the Ma family.
Yun Chao smiled at the boy who reported the news: "Go back and tell Luo Zhiyuan that everything must be done according to the rules. No matter who it is, he should be punished and killed. Tell him not to think so much. I will take care of other things!"
