"Dad, why is it so bright on Yunshan Mountain tonight~? How many candles did they light?"
At the foot of Yunshan Mountain, in a small farmyard in Liujiazhuang, a little kid looked up in his yard after dinner and saw that the lights on Yunshan Mountain were obviously brighter than before, so he couldn't help but ask his father.
"Xiao Tao, that's not a candle, that's an electric lamp! The new electric lamp made by Mr. Hou is much brighter than ordinary candles!"
A middle-aged man walked out of the house, patted the little boy on the shoulder and said.
"Electric light? Why is it called an electric light? Is it a light made of lightning?"
"Hmm! This oil lamp consumes oil, and the candle consumes wax. It is said that this electric lamp consumes electricity. The Marquis built a hydropower station on the Bahe River to generate electricity from water to power the lamp to shine! So this kind of lamp is called an electric lamp!"
"Wow! Using water to generate electricity? Master Hou is so awesome! Yanhuang Academy is so awesome! Dad, how much does an electric light cost? When will our family be able to use electric lights~?"
"...This electric light can only be used by magical institutions like Yanhuang Academy. We ordinary people cannot afford it! Xiaotao, if you want to use electric lights, the easiest way is to get admitted to Yanhuang Academy. You know Hu Guoran from Hanjiazhuang, right? ? He is also the same age as you, but he was admitted to Yanhuang Academy last year. I believe our Xiaotao can also be admitted! "
"Yeah! Dad! The child must be admitted to Yanhuang Academy!"
The location of Yunshan is close to the center of Lantian County. It is surrounded by plain villages. Among the villages, Yunshan stands out like a flock of chickens. In addition, Li Zexuan established Yanhuang Academy in Yunshan last year. Yunshan is located in Yunshan. The status of Lantian County has risen rapidly. The people look up at Yunshan from time to time, and their eyes are like pilgrims!
In their eyes, Li Zexuan is a disciple of the gods, and Yunshan is a school of gods and a holy place for learning!
Therefore, very bright lights lit up on Yunshan Mountain tonight, which immediately attracted the attention of the people in the villages around Yunshan Mountain.
At this time, most people had just had dinner and happened to have nothing to do. So, the whole family moved stools, sat in front of the door, pointed at the bright lights on Yunshan Mountain, talked about it, and marveled!
"Captain Shan! The lights in all the teaching buildings can be illuminated normally. This means that the power generated by the three generator sets is enough to supply the entire Yanhuang Academy!"
In Yanhuang Academy, Mo Huai said to Li Zexuan with a smile in front of the teaching building.
"Okay! This way, I feel relieved! However, the education on electricity safety in the academy must not be left behind. If we continue for another two weeks, we must make the students truly aware of electricity and be able to use it correctly!"
Li Zexuan breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said to Mo Huai.
Mo Huai smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Shan, our gentlemen from the Physics Department will definitely perform their duties well, but with electric lights, can the students read for a while in the teaching building before going to bed at night?"
Li Zexuan smiled and said: "Mr. Yan has already mentioned this to me. Recently, the Teaching Office will formulate a new timetable for all classes. From now on, after students have dinner, they will have two classes to attend. They will focus on their own study. The teacher's explanation is supplemented by what I call this evening self-study. After the evening self-study is completed, students can go to the dormitory to sleep. The power outage time in the dormitory will be postponed until midnight!"
Mo Huai looked pleased and said: "That's great!" Young people should be diligent and studious. The mountain leader has now created conditions for students to be studious and studious. Students must cherish the current conditions! '
Li Zexuan nodded, said a few more words to Mo Huai, and then left.
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Today, Li Zexuan came here specifically to watch the full trial of the electric lights in the academy. At this point, it was impossible for him to return to the county town, so he had to stay one night in Yunshan Courtyard with his wife!
It is worth mentioning that the Yanhuang Academy has installed electric lights and wires, and Yunshan Villa has not been left behind. They all use electric lights, and there are not many more wires needed!
Old guys like Li Gang and Sun Simiao spent a long time in their homes tonight admiring the electric lights, and finally they were dazzled before they were willing to look elsewhere.
When Li Zexuan returned to the other courtyard, the lights were on in the house. Han Yuxi was sitting in the bedroom, still reading an unknown book, with a smile on her face. It could be seen that she was very happy at this time!
Today, she expected that Li Zexuan would definitely not be able to return to the county seat after finishing his work at the academy, so she came with her!
"Ms. sir, you're back!"
Hearing the movement at the door, Han Yuxi quickly raised her head and saw Li Zexuan walking in. She stood up and walked forward to greet him.
"Well! My wife is still reading!"
Li Zexuan smiled and asked casually.
Han Yuxi helped Li Zexuan take off his coat and said with a smile:
"Well! It's too early at this time, and I'm not sleepy yet. Sir, this electric light is really good! Normally, after dinner, we have to go to rest soon, but with the electric light, it's completely different. After dinner, you can read a book, or the girls can do embroidery under the lights, and work for a while before going to rest. I feel that this day is much more fulfilling than before!"
Li Zexuan couldn't help but said happily: "Hey! This little electric lamp is so good in the lady's opinion?"
Han Yuxi said with bright eyes: "Of course! My husband, don't you think that the nights were much more boring than the days in the past? In addition to sleeping, there is also sleeping. If you sleep too much, people will easily lose energy! Now that there are electric lights, people You can also do some things at night that you do during the day, whether it’s reading or being a celebrity, it’s always more meaningful than lying in bed tossing and turning and not being able to fall asleep~!”
Li Zexuan smiled and scratched Han Yuxi's white and tender nose, and said: "Haha! Madam, what you said makes sense, but besides reading books and being a prostitute, there is a more meaningful thing to do this evening, Madam. Do you want to know what it is?”
Seeing the naughty smile on Li Zexuan's lips, Han Yuxi quickly reacted, her tender face turned red, and she hurriedly said: "I don't know, and I don't want to know... My husband, please hurry up." Take a shower and go to sleep!”
"Hehe! If we want to sleep, of course we must sleep together!"
"Ah~! No!"
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With the use of electricity and electric lights on Yunshan Mountain, even in the dark night, it was like daytime. The news seemed to have wings. The next day, it spread throughout Chang'an and the twenty towns near Chang'an City. Yuzhou County!
The people were talking about it in private. After all, the appearance of electric lights was too incredible for them, and everyone was doubting whether the rumors were true or false.
But soon, the formal "official announcement" came!
It's today's "Datang Daily". The headline news is the news about the official power supply of Yanhuang Academy last night. The title is: Epoch-making! That man brought light to the dark night of the world!
The writer is none other than the famous "Datang Daily" gold medal reporter Li Yu!
After seeing everything that happened in Yanhuang Academy last night written in black and white in the newspaper, and an introduction to the principle of electric light, people finally believed that Yanhuang Academy had mastered a method of generating electricity without using electricity, and that there really was something better than candles and candles in the world. The oil lamp is several times brighter!
It is human nature to seek light and avoid darkness. No one likes darkness. Therefore, thousands of people can't help but sincerely yearn for the kind of electric lights mentioned in the newspapers!
Some wealthy businessmen who thought they had little wealth began to send people to Qiquge to inquire whether they could buy the electric light mentioned in the newspaper. But without exception, they all got the same reply, that is, electric light was easy to buy, but Electricity is hard to find. Currently, in the entire Datang Dynasty, only the Bahe Hydropower Station in Lantian County can generate electricity. If you want to use electric lights, you can not only buy a few light bulbs, but also have to ask Yongan Marquis to provide power to your home. !
As a result, those rich people who were eager to try and use electric lights in their homes have backed away. It is true that their families are rich, but in front of Li Zexuan, they can really only count as Poor!
"Master Hou, since the establishment of the Department of Commerce, a total of twenty-three business dispute cases have been tried. Every case has been personally investigated by the subordinate. The case was only finalized after obtaining evidence from many parties and the evidence was conclusive. The subordinate is willing to guarantee , there is absolutely no unjust or wrong case among them, and all officials of the Department of Commerce treat these business dispute cases the same as previous ordinary civil cases!"
At the Lantian County Government Office, Magistrate He was giving a work report to Li Zexuan with a serious look on his face.
After Li Zexuan got up this morning, he had a simple breakfast and then took his wife back to the Hou Mansion in the county. He was thinking about the vigorous commercial tax reform and the city's "anti-crime campaign" in Lantian County a few days ago. After Li Zexuan returned to the Hou Mansion, he hurried to the county government office in Lantian County to find out the situation from Magistrate He!
"Well! This is the correct way for the government to treat businessmen!"
Li Zexuan nodded and said in approval: "We have collected heavy taxes from merchants, so we have to provide them with protection. To put it harshly, the government is no different from the local bullies who ask for protection fees from merchants. The local bullies collect The businessmen’s protection fees will fulfill certain protection obligations for the time being, but if our government does not do as well as the bullies, then it will be difficult to collect commercial taxes in Lantian County again in the future!”
Magistrate He nodded solemnly and said: "I will remember the Marquis's teachings today and will do my best to make the Department of Commerce better and better!"
"Well! Go ahead and do it. If you encounter any resistance, just tell me and I will clear the obstacles for you!"
Li Zexuan said with a serious face.
"Thank you, Mr. Hou, for your support~!"
County Magistrate He quickly handed over his hands to thank him, paused, and then said: "Master Hou, the new business decree issued by the Department of Commerce was indeed opposed by many people at the beginning, but later, as the gangs composed of local gangsters in Lantian County all After being wiped out, public opinion suddenly moved in a direction that was friendly to us. Merchants in the city began to actively file taxes, and even merchants outside the city rushed to come here in order to enjoy the preferential policies provided by our Commerce Department to merchants in Lantian County. Go shopping in Lantian County.
As far as the official knows, these merchants who suddenly want to open shops in Lantian County want to gain equal status with farmers and craftsmen. Merchants have always been a despised class, but now the Marquis has ordered merchants, farmers, and craftsmen to be treated as equals. From then on, there were only scholars and civilians in Lantian County. How could those merchants who had been offended in other places hold back after hearing the news?
As for the second reason, those merchants who want to open shops in Lantian County mainly want to send their children to county schools in Lantian County. After all, this kind of treatment is not available in other states and counties with money!
Among these merchants, the most prominent representative is Cao Wendong, the number one cloth merchant in Chang'an City and a member of the Marquis Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce. On the day the Commerce Department was established, he directly brought his family and family to Lantian County, saying He will settle directly in Lantian County from now on, and he even bought a house in advance!
Under the leadership of Cao Wendong, businessmen from other prefectures and counties followed suit one after another. The prices of shops in Lantian County's cities and towns increased again and again. For a while, it was hard to find a shop! "
Magistrate He was excited in his words, and he had reason to be excited. The small Lantian County at the beginning has now become a prosperous county with a radius of hundreds of miles, second only to Chang'an City, with many shops and endless crowds! Although the specific strategic policies were set by Li Zexuan and he was just a "tool man", with such political achievements, he would be happy even as a "tool man"!
"Well! I already know all this! After the new tax law comes into effect, how much commercial tax is expected to be collected by the county government in the first month~?"
Li Zexuan smiled happily, and then asked again.
Hearing Li Zexuan ask about this, County Magistrate He smiled even more happily. He cupped his hands towards Li Zexuan and said: "Back to Lord Marquis, judging from the current month's profit data reported to the county government by major shops in the city, the county government can collect taxes this month. The commercial tax revenue is more than 4,000 yuan, which is simply more than the annual commercial tax revenue in previous years!"
"Four thousand strings! It's not bad!"
Li Zexuan frowned, then whispered softly.
This low murmur happened to be heard by County Magistrate He. Magistrate He suddenly couldn't help but want to vomit blood!
Xindao, you’re still not satisfied with your monthly business tax income of 4,000 yuan? You might as well lead your troops to the major shops in the market to grab money!
As if he could see what County Magistrate He was thinking, Li Zexuan said lightly: "You don't have to think that I am arrogant, but the commercial tax revenue of Lantian County must exceed the agricultural tax as soon as possible. Only when the commercial tax is much greater than the agricultural tax Only then will we have the capital to reduce or reduce farmers’ field taxes so that all the people in Lantian County can have enough food and warm clothes!”
Hearing this, County Magistrate He was shocked. He didn't expect that Li Zexuan's purpose of raising commercial taxes was to reduce agricultural taxes. At the same time, he couldn't help but respect Li Zexuan, thinking that the Marquis is the one who truly cares for the people. ah!
"The Lord Marquis treats the people with benevolent governance, and the subordinates admire him very much!"
After a moment of silence, Magistrate He cupped his hands towards Li Zexuan with a look of admiration on his face.
"As an official, you should benefit the people! This is what I should do, and it is also what you should do!"
Li Zexuan said lightly.
