"What? You want to donate 10,000 yuan to the court?"
In the Lantian County Government Office Hall, everyone couldn't help but exclaimed after hearing Magistrate He's words.
In the past, all the taxes collected by the Lantian County government every year had to be handed over to the court. No one dared to withhold them unless they were worried about their longevity. However, since Li Er awarded the entire Lantian County to Li Zexuan as a fief, , Li Zexuan became the veritable king of Lantian County. The taxes collected by the entire Lantian County no longer need to be handed over to the court, but belong to Li Zexuan's private property!
However, since Li Zexuan returned to Chang'an from Longhu Mountain, his restaurant, Qiqu Pavilion, and Qiqu Culture businesses have flourished. In just over a year, he has earned a huge family fortune. Naturally, he doesn't care. The pitiful amount of tax collected by a small Lantian County every year!
Last year, Li Zexuan spent his own money to build Datang United Medical Center in Lantian County. Afterwards, he officially handed over the right to use Lantian County taxes to County Magistrate He, that is, the county government of Lantian County. He only had one request for Magistrate He, that That is to say, it is taken from the people and used for the people. The taxes collected by the Lantian County government every year must be used to improve people's livelihood, such as building roads and bridges, building schools and so on!
A few months ago, Lantian County underwent a major renovation. All the roads in the city were replaced with wide and flat cement roads. All these projects were funded by the county government! Even if sometimes the county government can't come up with so much money at once, it doesn't matter. You can borrow it from Yanhuang Bank first, and then pay it back after the business tax comes up next month! This is a bit like the modern society where the local government borrows money to build people's livelihood!
So when I heard that Magistrate He was going to donate 10,000 yuan from the county government treasury, everyone here couldn't help but feel a little sad, because the money belongs to the county government. Once donated, , the county government treasury will suddenly shrink a lot. If the county government carries out some projects to improve people's livelihood, it is likely to face the dilemma of lack of money!
"Lord County Magistrate, is it too much to offer ten thousand guan?"
Mengxian Cheng swallowed his saliva and spoke tentatively.
many! Of course there are more! In the past, officials like them in the county government would never have had access to as much money as 10,000 guan in their lifetime, because in the entire Tang Dynasty, there was almost no county whose annual tax revenue could reach more than 10,000 guan!
"Yes! County magistrate! According to the plan of the Marquis, the county will expand the city and lay out electric wires widely so that people in the city can use electric lights. Both of these require a lot of money! If you donate 10,000 If we go out, the next two projects will not be promoted!"
Master Wang hesitated for a moment and then said.
County Magistrate He waved his hand and said: "Expanding the city and laying electric wires are indeed the next things the county government has to do, but these two things are not inconsistent with donating 10,000 yuan! If this fundraising meeting cannot raise more than With a sufficient amount of military resources, the imperial court has less chance of victory in attacking the Turks. If the national war is defeated, how can there be any eggs under the overthrow of the nest? By then, let alone our Lantian County, the people of other states and counties in the Tang Dynasty will have passed The hard days of war and displacement!
At that time, no matter how big the city in Lantian County was built, what was the use? Even if people have access to electric lights, can they change their destiny? Ten thousand guan of money is our modest contribution from Lantian County to the imperial court, in the hope that the imperial court can win a complete victory in this national war! Later, when we expand the city and lay electric wires, our county government has no money. We can borrow money from Yanhuang Bank first. After a year and a half, when we have a turnover, we can pay back the money with interest!
The Marquis has always been loyal to the king, patriotic and loves the people like a son. I believe that even if the Marquis knows about this, he will support my decision! What do you think? "
Magistrate He was not greedy for money or lewd in his life, but he always lacked courage at critical moments. Otherwise, those rampant bullies and ruffians in Lantian County would not have been left alone for so long. Li Zexuan had secretly plotted more than once I have asked County Magistrate He some questions about this, and Magistrate He will naturally remember it in his heart!
This decision to allow the county government to fully participate in the fund-raising meeting held by the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce was made by County Magistrate He after careful consideration. He wanted to let everyone in the county government and Li Zexuan see his courage to make decisions at critical moments. !
"The words of the county magistrate are like enlightenment. They really echo the sentence in the "Datang Daily". The rise and fall of the country are the responsibility of all the people. As officials of the imperial court, we should share the worries of the king! Meng supports it. The county government donated 10,000 yuan!"
What County Magistrate He said was based on the interests of the country and the nation, as well as the current and future situation of the county government. No one could find any reason to refute it. At this time, County Magistrate Meng stood up first and asked Magistrate He. Gongshou Road.
"Zhang also supports it!"
Seeing this, Chief Zhang also stood up and cupped his hands.
"We also support the county magistrate!"
Hu Dianshi, Wang Xianwei, Sun Datou and others also stood up and said.
Seeing this scene, County Magistrate He couldn't help stroking his beard and smiling, and stood up and said: "In that case, we will work together to help the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce organize this fund-raising meeting! Mr. Hou is not in Lantian County at this time, I will wait Then take care of this "home" for Mr. Hou!"
Lantian County is Li Zexuan's fiefdom and the seat of the Hou Mansion. It is no exaggeration to call it Li Zexuan's home!
"Okay! Everything depends on the orders of the county magistrate!"
Li Zexuan's image in the hearts of all Lantian County people is extremely tall. After hearing what County Magistrate He said, everyone couldn't help but feel heroic for a while, so everyone responded in unison.
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"If you take a closer look, is there anything else missing on the sand table?"
As dusk approached, in the Xuanjia Army camp, inside Li Zexuan's tent, Li Zexuan raised his eyebrows and asked Cheng Chumo.
In front of them was a nearly completed sand table, with the mountains, trees, roads and rivers all lifelike. It was a miniature version of Niushou Mountain!
"No! It's really gone! There's not a drop left in my head. I'll tell you everything I know. Xiaoxuan, just let me go!"
Cheng Chumo scratched his chicken coop-like hair and apologized to Li Zexuan.
Although Li Zexuan required the lieutenants of the army to wear helmets during training, Cheng Chumo did not train in the afternoon. In this midsummer season, this guy would not be stupid enough to still wear armor! In the past half day, Li Zexuan had been asking Cheng Chumo thoroughly about the topography of the Niushou Mountain area, and this guy couldn't help scratching his head when he thought about a problem. After an afternoon, this guy's hair naturally turned into a chicken coop. !
After all, there is no "Rejoice" in this era, which can make his hair extraordinarily smooth. If he scratches his head too much, his hair will naturally become messy!
"Okay, okay! Let's do this first!"
Seeing that Cheng Chumo had a chicken coop and a bitter face, Li Zexuan suppressed his smile and said: "It's still a while before the soldiers finish their training. Why don't you go to the kitchen and help!"
"What? Go to the kitchen to help? Help with what? Help with cooking? I won't go! I've been tired all afternoon, Xiaoxuan, why don't you let me rest for a while!"
Cheng Chumo heard this, his eyes widened, his head shook like a rattle, and he refused to go.
It was a hot day. Although it was not cool inside the camp, it was obviously hotter in the kitchen. It was as hot as a stove, so he didn't bother to go there! Besides, Cheng Chumo is also the son of the Duke, so how can he do such a thing as cooking? He doesn’t know how to cook either!
Li Zexuan glanced at him and said calmly: "It's okay if you don't go to the kitchen. Then you can go to the school field and continue training! By the way, you can make up for all the training tasks you missed in the afternoon!"
When Cheng Chumo heard this, his face suddenly turned red with anxiety. He pointed at Li Zexuan and said, "Xiao... Xiaoxuan, don't bully others too much! We are brothers after all. Do you want to be so ruthless? Look at me this afternoon. For the sake of helping you so hard, why can’t you just let me rest for an hour?”
Li Zexuan looked unmoved and said: "You are resting in the camp, while other soldiers are sweating profusely on the school field. Once they join the army, all soldiers should be treated equally. Those who have not contributed to the army will eventually be abandoned! Besides, you Since you and Baolin came to this Xuanjia Army with me, I have the responsibility to take good care of you on behalf of Uncle Cheng and Uncle Yuchi!"
"Care? This...is this the care you are talking about?"
Cheng Chumo was stunned for a while, feeling that his world view had been overturned. If possible, he would like to say to Li Zexuan, "Please stop taking care of me and let me go wandering alone"!
"What? Do you want Uncle Cheng to help me with the evaluation after we go out? Do you think I am taking care of you?"
Li Zexuan glared at the tough guy angrily and said.
"Well, forget it! No matter what you say, my dad will always be on your side!"
Hearing this, Cheng Chumo suddenly became weak. Having been father and son with Cheng Yaojin for more than ten years, he was still very worried!
"Then why don't you go to the kitchen to help~?"
Li Zexuan smiled and said lightly.
"oh!"
Cheng Chu responded silently, and then left the camp dejectedly!
"Oh, this kid!"
Looking at Cheng Chumo's back, Li Zexuan couldn't help but shake his head.
Cheng Chumo is an upright and righteous person. He is indeed impeccable in treating his friends. However, he has a lot of bad habits, the biggest of which is laziness!
Last year, Qiu-bearded guest unexpectedly became the martial arts instructor at Yanhuang Academy, and unexpectedly accepted Cheng Chumo as his disciple. Cheng Chumo was trained under Qiu-bearded guest for more than half a year. During these six months, Cheng Chumo's martial arts realm improved quite a bit. Quickly, this shows that this kid actually has good martial arts qualifications, but no one is around to encourage him, so he has been lazy for more than ten years!
As the son of Duke Lu, Cheng Chumo does not need to seek extraordinary feats or official position or wealth in his life. He naturally has reason and capital to be lazy all his life! But some people don't want him to continue being lazy like this!
This time Cheng Yaojin also sent Cheng Chumo to the Xuanjia Army. In addition to adding a talisman for Li Zexuan, he also wanted Cheng Chumo to have a good training in the Xuanjia Army!
And Li Zexuan also wanted to take advantage of this opportunity in the Xuanjia Army to temper Cheng Chumo's laziness!
So he won't allow this guy to be lazy in the army! Asking Cheng Chumo to help make the sand table in the afternoon was not a helpless move. It was not to help this guy be lazy!
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"Cheng Chumo, why are you in the kitchen? It's not dinner time yet, are you here too early?"
Wuzi camp, kitchen.
Cheng Chumo is Li Zexuan's personal guard, and he also has a special status. After all, he is the son of the Duke of the country. There are many sergeants in Wuzi Camp who were Cheng Yaojin's soldiers before, so basically most people still know Cheng Chumo. Yes, as soon as this guy entered the kitchen, a cook stopped him and said.
There are ten people per stove in Xuanjia Army. Since there are no gas, liquefied gas, electrical appliances, steamers, etc. in this era, firewood is needed. If one person wants to prepare meals for ten people, it will take a lot of time, so the Wuzi Camp is On the other hand, one hour before the end of training in the afternoon, the Huotou Army had already stopped training early to prepare meals.
So when Cheng Chumo came to the kitchen, the Huotou Army was already busy! It’s just that everyone thought this guy was here for dinner!
"Who said I came here to eat? I was ordered to join the army to help you!"
Cheng Chumo slapped the fire-headed soldier's arm open, curled his lips and said.
"...What? Are you here to help? Help with food, right?"
"Hahaha!"
After hearing this, all the fire-headed soldiers were stunned for a moment, and after they came to their senses, they couldn't help laughing.
Most of the men in the army were straightforward and straightforward. Besides, Li Zexuan and Sun Zhiping had been emphasizing to the soldiers that all officers and soldiers in the army were treated equally, so these soldiers did not care about his identity as the son of Duke Cheng Chumo and boldly joked with him!
"Tch! If you don't believe it, forget it! It just so happens that I am happy and free! But if I go back now and are asked by Li Canjun, I will say that you don't need my help and force me to go back!"
Facing the roar of laughter from everyone, Cheng Chumo was not annoyed. Instead, he was a little happy. He rolled his eyes and then turned around.
"Brother Cheng, wait!"
The noisy kitchen suddenly became quiet. The chief cook in the Huotou Army was still shrewd. He rolled his eyes and quickly stepped forward to hold Cheng Chumo and said: "Since Li Canjun asked you to come and help, then you can come in and help! Seeing the camp The brothers are about to finish their training, we have to make the food quickly! Just do whatever you think you can do!"
This guy can be said to be outspoken. The general idea of what he said is that the soldiers in the camp are coming to eat soon, and we are still busy cooking. Don't come over and cause trouble. Just find some work for yourself and do whatever you want!
The reason why I say this is because the captain of the kitchen knows that Cheng Chumo, the son of a prince, will definitely not know how to cook. Instead of letting him cause trouble in the kitchen, it is better to let him do whatever he wants!
Little did he know that this was exactly what Cheng Chumo wanted!
"Hey! Okay! Then I'll help you chop wood outside!".
Cheng Chumo didn't have the slightest sense of shame. Instead, he smiled and said loudly.
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