"I'm not talking about reinvention, I just want to make this place better. This will be the place where I live in the next ten or even decades. I, my children and grandchildren will all thrive here. It would be nice to make this place better!" Zhu Jun said, looking into the distance.
Kuai Mingsi nodded. He knew Zhu Jun's ambition very well. When he first built the Technical University, Zhu Jun said that he would open technical universities all over the country, so that all children who could not afford to study in the sages' books would have a way out and a choice. .
Kuai Mingsi is also following in Zhu Jun's footsteps. For him, this is the first time in decades that he has found his direction in life.
That is something more intoxicating than any exquisite carving.
He didn't ask any more questions, he just said to himself that he should work harder and catch up with His Highness.
After walking around the construction site, we found that everything within a five-mile radius was enclosed and became a forbidden area, and outsiders were not allowed to enter at will.
About three miles away, beyond the jungle, is the beach, where the navy will be stationed.
There are thousands of garrison units in the county, so Zhu Jun does not plan to garrison too many people. Three thousand people are enough.
The county magistrate of Wendeng County was an old scholar in his fifties and sixties, and he was full of nonsense. Zhu Jun had no idea of talking to him.
Fang Xiaozhi followed Zhu Jun, "Your Highness, take a rest. You haven't had a good rest since you came here!"
He now works as Zhu Jun's clerk, so he usually follows Zhu Jun.
Zhu Jun was tired from walking, so he found a big stone to sit on and said, "After the Suzaku Army arrives in two days, they will choose a place to station nearby.
In addition, an order will be issued tomorrow to exempt all taxes in the vassal territory, and the people of Weihaiwei will not have to pay taxes to the palace. "
Fang Xiaozhi frowned slightly, "Your Highness, it has been this way since ancient times to support the vassal king with the tax revenue of one land. If it is canceled rashly, will it be difficult for us to support so many people?"
"It's not like we don't have money, so what's the use of collecting taxes from the people? And if Weihaiwei needs to develop, it needs to have an attractive place.
This time when I come to join the feudal clan, I don’t ask for any rewards. Logically speaking, the court should give me the last acres of land. "
Generally speaking, the land rewards given by feudal kings are several thousand hectares.
What is the concept of thousands of hectares?
Hundreds of thousands of acres of land.
Parallel to the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Changxun, the King of Fortune, is the most representative.
Because of Emperor Wanli's favor, he originally wanted Zhu Changxun to inherit the throne, but the officials refused.
In order to make up for the lack of father's love, he initially wanted to entrust King Fu with 40,000 hectares of land.
However, there were some sensible people in the court who believed that this was not possible, so after the efforts of the ministers, the number was changed to 20,000 hectares, requiring anointed land.
Twenty thousand hectares, that’s two million acres, and they all require farmland.
This Wangzhuang belongs to King Fu alone. Even if one acre of land is collected for 300 taels a year, the income will be hundreds of thousands taels a year.
It is more than enough to support the palace.
And if these lands cannot be collected in one place, they will be allocated to other places, so the feudal king is likely to have industries across the country.
In times of disaster, the imperial court wanted to reduce taxes in these places, but these vassal kings did not reduce taxes. They really stripped the skin and sucked out the marrow.
Trapping the common people for unnecessary harm.
In that time and space, twenty-six kings were enfeoffed, and the squires annexed the land. Seventy-eight percent of the land in the country was in the hands of the lords and squires. How could the common people live?
Can you not rebel?
The King of Daye Domain can preside over local military affairs and is a true earth-breaking king.
Lao Zhu even wrote this into his ancestral precepts: Let all generations live on their own merits, and not be appointed to any duties, so that the friendship between relatives is very deep.
In other words, Zhu Jun can intervene in everything in the domain.
But if we want Weihaiwei to develop, tax exemption is not allowed.
He wants to make Weihaiwei the first tax-free city in Daye, exempting agricultural taxes first, and then freeing them from corvee.
Attract people to come and live.
In the future, Weihaiwei will be built into the best coastal city in Liaodong.
Although Weihaiwei's geographical location limits it, if we seize the opportunity, Weihaiwei may have a population of over one million in the next few decades.
Zhu Jun talked about his prospects and plans, while Fang Xiaozhi was lost in thought while recording.
Exemption from agricultural taxes, exemption from corvee, free admission to school for all students, and six years of compulsory education... This series of measures made Fang Xiaozhi's pores open. At that moment, his inner fighting spirit was ignited.
Your Highness’ ambition is like a Kunpeng spreading its wings.
He knew that even if His Highness came to the domain, he would still continue his ambition.
If this ambition can be realized, he will not hesitate to do it even if it makes him miserable.
Each plan made Fang Xiaozhi see an unprecedented Weihaiwei, a paradise that everyone yearned for.
"Have you written it all down?" Zhu Jun retracted his thoughts.
"I've written it all down," Fang Xiaozhi replied, suppressing his surging mood.
“You can’t give these out all at once, you have to do it slowly and step by step. If you feed them too much at once, people will not be grateful and it will make them at a loss.
We should regard this as a long-term strategy to gradually attract outsiders. "
These plans are aimed at people's livelihood, economy, education, and cover all walks of life. Compared with Zhu Jun's methods in Fengyang, it is obvious that they have been further improved.
Fang Xiaozhi has been following Zhu Jun. He can grasp the context of Zhu Jun's plan and see the future prospects.
Many people are good at drawing a pie, but that pie is elusive.
But Zhu Jun's cake is different. It's the kind that you can reach out and reach for.
"In addition, we need to do a good job in public security, patrol every day, and set up a law firm to provide free litigation services to the people." Zhu Jun stood up, "That's all for now, some details, I will add them slowly."
"Yes, Your Highness!" Fang Xiaozhi's admiration for Zhu Jun could not be higher at this moment.
He was even thinking that a thousand years ago, the two sages Confucius and Mencius were revered, so around that time, the name of King Weihai would shine through the ages.
Just standing next to Zhu Jun, he felt his heart swaying, wishing he could charge into battle and die for him!
And this day is also the most profound day in Fang Xiaozhi's memory.
Several years later, retired Fang Xiaozhi wrote in his autobiography: “It was a bright sunny afternoon, and His Highness’s brilliance made people dare not look directly at him.
Until that moment, I felt clearly in my heart.
I want to charge into battle for this man, resist all wind and waves, and even die for him!
I can no longer express my inner admiration for him in words.
For someone like me, it would be my greatest honor to be close to him.
So I told myself that I must work hard and work harder.
We must follow in his footsteps and become the light for more people! "
