Su Ziji listened quietly.
After Liu Zhan said these words, he took a closer look at the young man in front of him. The way he lowered his eyes and listened carefully made people feel extremely quiet, and he also had a temperament that could stir up trouble at any time.
Such a person comes from a poor family?
It's unbelievable.
The more he looked at Su Ziji's aura, the more Liu Zhan felt that it was a mess and there was no clue to it. He thought to himself: "I still don't learn the art of Tianji, so I can't tell the truth."
"It would be nice if Hui Dao was here."
In fact, there are many cold-hearted people in the world. Ninety-nine percent of the time, if you are cold-hearted, I don’t care.
Only special and irreplaceable people can feel this way.
Liu Zhan could only continue the topic just now, and said: "You are now acting as the county magistrate, and you happen to be in charge of the treasury. Although the deficit was caused by the previous official, and the responsibility does not lie with you, but you can solve some problems, and it can also solve the urgent need." .”
But after saying this, Liu Zhan shook his head again: "But this is really difficult to handle. Even Qi Hongxin, who has been the prefect for more than ten years and has made deep connections, can't help it. You don't have to force it, just try your best. "
After hearing this, Su Ziji nodded and said, "This is hard to say, but easy to say."
"Oh? What do you say?" Liu Zhan asked immediately.
Su Ziji shook his head: "I only have an idea about this matter. It's hard to say it in advance. When it is completed, Xueshie Liu will naturally know about it."
"That's alright." Seeing that Su Ziji refused to say more, and Liu Zhan was not someone who liked to force others to make things difficult for him when it came to things other than getting rid of monsters, he nodded despite being curious: "Then I'll wait and see."
"Just don't think about raising taxes. The former prefect felt that the deficit was huge and wanted to raise taxes to make up for it. As a result, he encountered waterlogging, which made things worse and aroused civil unrest, so he capsized."
"Now not only are they removed from office, but they are also held accountable. I'm afraid they will not be able to escape execution."
Su Ziji has never been exposed, but Liu Zhan still has a good impression of him and reminded him.
"Of course it won't happen... will the bachelor stay in Shun'an Mansion for a while?" Su Ziji changed the subject and asked curiously: "The official thought that the bachelor would follow Mr. Luo to inspect various places."
"Let's stay in Shun'an Mansion for a while to see the locust plague situation here. If nothing happens, it won't be too late to catch up with the official ship. I am just coming out along the way. I am not a temporary attaché, so I am not restricted." Liu Zhan Just say it casually.
After saying that, they looked up at the locusts that happened to fly over their heads, and their faces showed a little heaviness.
People like him live a long time and go to many places. He has actually seen such disasters several times.
But to be honest, according to Sanskrit, magical power is not as good as karma. Unless you have money and people, a real person cannot use his own power, or even his own power, to eliminate the disaster in this house.
Not to mention, not just one prefecture or one county is at risk of locust plague.
"I see that you seem to be busy with something. Go and do your business. If you have a chance, I will see you soon." He looked away and didn't know what he thought of, Liu Zhan said to Su Ziji.
In fact, Su Ziji was impatient to chat with Liu Zhan here. Unless he met a monster and had a good personality, he might become an old friend, but he was no longer the same person.
Su Ziji has never forgotten the Yin Guan School's practices in the memories he absorbed.
It's just a dispute over interests that's easy to deal with, just coercion and inducement.
It's easy to handle just a dispute over ideas. Human will always yields to the flesh.
The combination of ideas and interests is difficult to handle, and often turns into so-called steel.
Su Ziji then took advantage of the situation and handed over his hand: "Then I will leave first."
He turned around and left quickly.
The armored soldier following Su Ziji, who had been a dozen steps away just now, caught up now.
When they returned to the bullock cart, Cen Rubai was standing talking to the farmer. When he saw him coming back, he immediately smiled and said, "Sir, you are back, but are you about to set off?"
Su Ziji nodded: "Let's go."
After getting on the bullock cart and swaying forward, Cen Rubai said to Su Ziji: "I asked the farmers nearby and heard that the mines and salt in Shun'an Prefecture are government-run. "
"Is there a salt lake in Shun'an Mansion?" Su Ziji responded.
Cen Rubai nodded: "There is a salt lake that can produce salt, but although it is run by Shun'an Prefecture, it is controlled by the Salt Class and it is difficult to interfere. In comparison, because there are many mountains, there are more various mines."
"There are also some workshops that are also government-run."
"Are these all government-run properties? Can they be transferred to private ownership or leased?" Su Ziji asked.
Cen Rubai smiled and said: "Wei Shizu has a metaphor, whenever there is copper and iron in the state, people will collect it privately, and the officials will set up the system and collect taxes!"
"This dynasty is half-official and half-private, and has tightened controls. All gold and silver are owned by the government. However, there are still several types of minerals that are allowed to be operated by the private sector and can be leased to the private sector."
When Cen Rubai said this, he shook his head again: "I'm afraid it's difficult to find out this matter if you inquire about it casually. We need to go on an on-site inspection."
"Also, the leasing of these mines is the income of the county. It has a fixed quota and cannot be modified at will. Many of them are related households. If you want to make a move, you should be cautious."
Su Ziji relaxed and leaned back on the cushions, smiling: "Of course, as a politician, you should not offend a wealthy family."
Many young people are dissatisfied with the so-called not offending wealthy families. In fact, to put it bluntly, it is very simple. It is the balance of power. It is not that they cannot do it, but they cannot go on a rampage.
"However, even if I don't offend the wealthy families, I am speaking generally. I can kill one or two of those small and medium-sized families, or the wealthy families who have evil, dirty, and human lives."
"If you have friends who are gangsters, check those mine owners who are gang members first."
"Young Master, I feel relieved after thinking about this." Cen Rubai also smiled: "So, Young Master plans to go to the Yamen after a while?"
"Yes, I have some ideas about the original deficit, and I may be able to solve it." Su Ziji said, "It's just that the locust plague has been added, and it's more difficult than I guessed before."
"Now that I have gone to the Yamen, my identity has passed the clear road, and many things are being watched, which makes it difficult to handle. Anyway, there is still more than half a month before the deadline for arriving at Shun'an Mansion to take office according to the imperial decree, so we can't waste it. "
"You have to plan for a rainy day."
At the farmland, watching Su Ziji leave under the protection of the armored soldiers, Liu Zhan did not leave, but watched him go away before looking at one place.
There, a Taoist boy was walking quickly. After Su Ziji's bullock cart started to move, the Taoist boy came closer and whispered a few words.
Liu Zhan was suddenly startled: "King Qi's people have already taken action?"
The Taoist boy nodded: "Yes, there is a gathering of monsters, but they are just carrying the official document from King Qi. Master, do you want to intercept them?"
If it were to be intercepted, Liu Zhan would not need to do it himself. He only needed to spread a message, and the people in the Taoist sect would catch wind of it and go to intercept it.
Liu Zhan thought for a while, but instead of being straightforward as usual, he hesitated: "Let's take a look first."
