These farmers already make a lot of money. How about buying horses at a 50% discount? !
Jing Ci couldn't help but swallowed his saliva and said blankly: "Is this also a law enacted by Qin Feng?"
Lin Quqi shrugged: "Almost all the laws in Beixi County were formulated by King Qin himself."
The doctor from the Beidi Ministry of Industry who was accompanying him couldn't hold it in any longer and asked questions quickly.
"It is a good thing to benefit the people, but the King of Qin gave all the county government taxes to the people. What will happen when the money is needed?"
"To put it bluntly, the people are happy now. But when they are asked to pay for wars in the future and military expenditures are needed, they may not be so kind."
Qin Feng has naturally considered these issues long ago.
Lin Qu Qiyun explained calmly: "The King of Qin implemented the policy of hiding wealth among the people."
"The richer the people are, the richer the county government will be."
"Take the outer city as an example. Every year, these 500 farmers can pay a fixed amount of 2,500 taels of silver to the county government."
"Although the five thousand helpers they hired do not pay taxes, they must go to the inner city to spend their money."
"As long as you go to the inner city and buy something, it's like paying taxes in disguise."
"An ordinary Beixi citizen spends two taels of silver every year, of which at least five hundred cash is paid in disguised form."
"Five thousand people, that's two thousand five hundred taels of silver."
"Just one outer city is equivalent to paying five thousand taels of silver every year."
Who in the Beidi Academy doesn't know the phrase "hiding wealth among the people"?
However, the specific implementation is very difficult. No one can implement advanced concepts like Qin Feng.
"Then...how to explain the low-priced livestock?"
Hearing this, Lin Quqi asked instead of answering: "I wonder what to do with Beidi's war horses?"
Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of War who was accompanying him, quickly responded: "If the horse is killed on the battlefield, it will be dissected on the spot and the horse skin will be recovered. The rest of the parts will be taken away if they can be taken away. If they cannot be taken away, they will be buried on the spot."
"In Dadi, there are no retired war horses."
"A good war horse has only two outcomes from the day it enters service. Either it dies on the battlefield, or it is sent to the logistics unit to work as a transport coolie until it dies of old age."
Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of War, did not continue, but Lin Quqi actually understood that there is another law in Beidi that prohibits the use of military horses.
After all, war horses and cavalry have developed a tacit understanding through long-term battles. Even if they die in battle, they must not be eaten.
This is tantamount to increasing the cost of domesticating war horses in disguise.
Lin Quqi had no psychological burden and directly taught Beixi County's horse system to everyone.
Anyway, things like legal regulations are open to the public and cannot be hidden at all. Moreover, if others want to learn it, they may not be able to learn it. They must make a large amount of initial investment like Qin Feng.
"In Beixi County, there are five types of livestock, war horses, coolie horses, mules, donkeys, and oxen."
"Donkeys, cows and mules, of course, needless to say, they are originally meant to benefit the people."
"As for war horses, they are only in service for five years, and they are also the strongest for five years. Once they reach their age, the horses will be eliminated directly."
"These eliminated war horses will be sent to the second-line troops for reserve and recruit training."
"And the mounts of the front-line combat troops are always the strongest."
"The war horses will not be sold to the people until they pass through the second-line troops and are eliminated again."
"Because it is an old horse, the price is low. Normally, it only costs ten taels of silver."
"And once the horse is sold, it becomes the private property of the people. No matter how it is disposed of, even if it is eaten directly, it is the right of the people, and the county government will not interfere."
When Beidi entered the academy, they looked at each other. If they hadn't heard it with their own ears, they would never have believed that the peak service life of Beixi County's war horses was only five years.
Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of War, had a complicated expression. He finally understood why Beixi Qingqi's combat effectiveness was so strong.
The gap in "horsepower" alone cannot be made up by ordinary armies.
The horses of Beixi Qingqi maintained their peak condition, and even the Beidi cavalry were at a disadvantage.
Beidi has always been proud of its war horses, but compared to Beixi County, it has become a layman.
The war horses raised in Beixi County have been divided in great detail from the moment they reach adulthood, and each stage provides different functions and values.
At this moment, Lin Quqi's voice sounded again.
"Coolie horses will not be sold to the people, but will always be under the full control of the logistics force."
"These coolie horses have been responsible for transportation since they reached adulthood. They have been working hard from adulthood until their old age. Therefore, retired coolie horses will be raised separately."
"They will be buried until they die of old age."
"In this way, because the source of the horses can only be retired military horses, the people will not be able to come into contact with the coolie horses, but they will cherish the military horses even more."
"At least the county government has sold so many military horses. I have never heard of anyone buying back military horses for cooking."
"In addition, the King of Qin has carefully divided the qualifications of buyers. Only farmers are qualified to buy military horses."
"If it's merchants or young masters, they won't sell them. They can spend high prices to buy horses from other places."
"In this way, horses from other places will also flow into Beixi County, further expanding the horse market in Beixi County."
Lin Quqi's words completely overturned the perceptions of Beidi people.
There are so many doorways inside the horse. What on earth does that guy Qin Feng have in his head?
Jing Ci was equally surprised and excited. She secretly sighed that this trip to Beixi County was definitely the right one!
If you only rely on hearsay, you will never be able to understand the real operating mode of Beixi County.
Lin Quqi just took Beidi into the school group and introduced him as he walked inside.
Soon, they passed through the outer city and entered the second urn city.
The second urn city was actually made up of various types of trees. The entire urn city was submerged by dense trees, like an ocean.
If it comes to summer, all the trees will be beautiful with their lush branches and leaves.
"Magistrate Lin, why did you plant so many trees in Wengcheng?"
Faced with Jing Ci's question, Lin Quqi smiled and replied: "Of course it is what King Qin meant."
"These trees are all useful materials. If there is a war in the future, these trees can be turned into war resources."
"I don't need to elaborate on how valuable wood is in war, right?"
Jing Ci nodded repeatedly, but the question in his heart became even bigger: "Are these trees owned by the county government?"
Lin Quqi smiled easily: "Of course it's the common people."
really!
Jing Ci sighed quietly and asked doubtfully: "It takes several years or even more than ten years for trees to become useful. How can the people benefit from it?"
