Liu Ming's eyes were full of contempt: "You have the nerve to speak for such a small amount of money? Get out of here, otherwise, I will kill you on the spot!"
Facing Liu Ming, who suddenly turned against him, the staff was so nervous that they were trembling. After all, the people around Qin Feng were all murderous demons.
He quickly defended: "Before, the Marquis of Qin asked for resettlement fees, but my city lord only gave him ten thousand taels of silver, and the Marquis of Qin readily agreed."
"Now, after giving me 20,000 taels of silver, why did I end up with a negative scale?"
"I'm sorry for my confusion, sir, please clarify."
Liu Ming snorted softly: "Can this be the same?"
"The previous ten thousand taels of silver were the benefits that the Marquis of Qin had planned for our officers and men. Apart from food and drink, the rest of the money was distributed as hard work expenses."
"It doesn't matter if I'm hungry, and it doesn't matter if I'm a little bit tired, but I will protect the reputation of the Marquis of Qin to the death!"
"Go back and tell Zhao Huansu that if you want to spend money to eliminate disasters, you must first weigh the weight of Qin Hou's reputation!"
How dare the city lord's staff hesitate at all? He rolled and crawled away.
After Zhao Huansu learned about this, he couldn't help but feel angry.
Unexpectedly, the people around Qin Feng are so arrogant, and even a small guard dares to be so arrogant!
But then he thought about it, and Zhao Huansu was discouraged again. As the saying goes, one soldier is a raging enemy, and a raging group of enemies is the same.
The reason why those Liang soldiers were so arrogant was not because... their leader, Qin Feng, was more arrogant than them.
It's so hard, I can't even think about it.
Zhao Huansu could only compromise: "Go back and tell that person that the city lord is only willing to spend 50,000 taels of silver to buy this good name. If you spend more, the business will not be concluded."
"After all, my Yucheng money didn't come from the strong wind."
How could the city lord’s staff dare to tell the story? With a sad face, he quickly reminded: "Master, if it is only fifty thousand taels, there is no need to talk about it. The guard named Liu will not only refuse to agree, but will actually kill the young one."
Zhao Huansu looked impatient. He felt that the staff in front of him were too useless, but he had no choice but to ask Qin Feng, "Then how much do you think the price should be?"
The staff hesitated again and again, but finally said it: "I'm afraid it will cost at least... one hundred thousand taels of silver."
What? !
One hundred thousand taels!
Hearing this price, Zhao Huansu was furious on the spot. It was not that he couldn't afford one hundred thousand taels of silver, but he was unwilling to spend so much money to buy a false name.
The staff member wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and explained in a low voice: "If it is less than one hundred thousand taels of silver, Qin Feng probably won't take it seriously."
"It's no secret how powerful Tianji Camp and Beixi County are."
"The Tianji Camp is known as the number one workshop in the Liang Kingdom, and the commercial strength of the Liang Kingdom is enough to defeat all the surrounding countries. Even Dadi is no match for me."
"Tianji Camp is number one in the Liang Kingdom, and it is number one in the world."
"Conservative estimates suggest that Tianjiying's total assets are probably over ten million taels of silver, and this is only the inherent assets, not counting the uncountable circulating cash."
"There is also Beixi County, a mere county. After continuous expansion, the county's residents have exceeded 300,000. You know, our Yucheng only has 300,000 people."
"The number of people in his county is similar to that in our city. Even the thirty-six richest counties in the Liang Kingdom are far behind Beixi County."
"Yucheng's total income from various taxes this year is about one million taels of silver."
"But Beixi County is...three million taels of silver."
After hearing the data given by his staff, Zhao Huansu was stunned and speechless for a long time.
You must know that Yucheng is the most elegant city in Beidi, with a large number of literati and poets. There is no doubt about its economic strength. Even if you look at the entire Beidi, Yucheng can be ranked in the top ten.
The total fiscal revenue of Beixi County is actually three times that of Yucheng!
In other words, the personal income of people in Beixi County is three times that of Yucheng.
Moreover, Beixi County's system is unique in the world. The tax rate paid by the people is extremely low. There are only two types of taxes, namely local tax and grain tax.
The local tax is based on the actual land area used, including houses, fields, etc. The annual local tax paid by an ordinary family of three is only 300 to 500 cash.
The grain tax is even less. People who don't farm don't even have to pay grain tax at all, while those who farm have to pay 20% of the entire harvest.
The taxes Beixi County received from the people in a year were less than 200,000 taels of silver.
But the personal income of the people has reached an astonishing ten taels of silver!
Moreover, these ten taels of silver are still average. Some willing and capable people can even earn fifteen taels of silver a year. This income is enough to kill most private school teachers in an instant.
In Beixi County, everyone is already "middle class".
Zhao Huansu was so frightened that chills ran down his back. How long had passed but Qin Feng had already developed Beixi County into such a terrifying situation.
Wealth is hidden among the people. Who knows how much wealth the people of Beixi County hold in their hands!
At that time, if there is a war, Qin Feng only needs to increase the tax rate slightly, which will be enough to support a war.
This is just for the people. The bulk of Beixi County's fiscal revenue is commercial tax!
Of the total income of three million taels of silver, business contributed 2.8 million taels of silver, accounting for the absolute majority of tax payers.
According to the staff, the business in Beixi County is extremely developed.
Anyone can engage in business, and as long as they open their doors for business and go to the Yamen to obtain a certificate called an "Industrial and Commercial License", they are protected by the laws of Beixi County. Even a small vendor selling tofu on the street does not Don't dare anyone to cause trouble.
In addition, the people in Beixi County are extremely wealthy and their spending power is abnormal. Even though the business tax in Beixi County is very high, the business atmosphere is extremely prosperous.
Not to mention the locals in Beixi County, even merchants from all over the Liang Kingdom flocked to Beixi County to open shops.
With such a virtuous cycle, the development speed of Beixi County can be said to be rapid.
Driven by Beixi County, the surrounding counties in the northern border of Liang Kingdom also began to develop.
As for Qin Feng, as the Marquis of Tianlu and the Lord of the Northern Territory, he was extremely rich. How could he care about a mere tens of thousands of taels of silver?
But……
To say that he didn't like it, when he asked for the ten thousand taels of silver before, he was so fussy.
Zhao Huansu was confused: "This Qin Feng is really unpredictable."
The staff also smiled bitterly: "In fact, it is easy to understand. According to Liu, Qin Feng seems to have... separated his personal finances from those of Beixi County and the North Territory."
"The financial and tax revenue from the Northern Territory is used exclusively to develop the Northern Territory. It is not the same thing as Qin Feng's personal pocket."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Huansu became even more confused. As the city lord, he had all the money in Yucheng at his disposal.
Yucheng's money is his Zhao Huansu's money. Otherwise, what's the point of being the lord of this city?
It's good for Qin Feng, he actually makes himself poor and makes the people rich. Could it be that he thinks he is a great benefactor? joke!
