Another two days passed in a hurry.
In the past two days, Chang Gong was really like an ant on a hot pot. He was in a hurry, and would find Xiao Jing from time to time, but Xiao Jing blocked him back by saying that he was still preparing.
Chang Gong also knew that these were all Xiao Jing's excuses, but he had no choice. Looking at Shanwu County, Xiao Jing was the only one who had the strength to support Shanwu City.
Yanmen City can provide support, but the distance between the two places is too far, and the distant water cannot save the nearby fire, so there is no way...
And what's even more terrible is that Liu Ku didn't know if he had discovered something, so he came directly with a 'confession and leniency' offer, and actually offered all the Da Liu Town's land property to Xiao Jing...
This move completely dumbfounded Chang Gong. The only bargaining chip in his hand was gone, making Xiao Jing even more impatient.
"Damn Liu Ku, I underestimated you, you actually hid such a skill!!"
In the past two days, he became more and more aware of Xiao Jing's perfunctory behavior, and he hated Liu Ku even more for having stabbed him in the back.
You know, the 'field property' is nominally owned by Liu Ku, but the owner behind it is the county magistrate.
Just like Xiaohe Village, most of the properties in the village are nominally the 'owners' of Xiaohe Village, but the actual owners behind them are the Shanwu Zhao family...
This is why he hates Liu Ku so much!
Not to mention what happened to Chang Gong, Xiao Jing had been living very comfortably these past few days.
Practice martial arts and read books every day.
The grain collection and tax collection went extremely smoothly because Liu Ku surrendered before the battle.
After all, even the largest landowner in the town has been demoted. How can the wealthy businessmen and wealthy households in the town who are far less powerful than Liu Ku resist, and they still don't pay the taxes and taxes honestly.
However, secretly, Xiao Jing heard many wealthy businessmen yelling at 'Liu Ku'...
"My lord, all the tax and grain taxes from Da Liu Town have been collected. The grain amount is about 500,000 units, and the tax amount is 237 taels of gold!"
Next to him, Niu Yang stood respectfully, holding a ledger and reporting.
When Xiao Jing heard this, he frowned and motioned to look at the account book: "Niu Youxing, there seems to be something wrong with the tax and grain. There seems to be a lot of difference in quantity?"
Niu Yang handed over the account book and smiled helplessly.
"Let me tell you, my lord, in recent days, severe drought has continued, and field production has decreased. Originally, one mu of grain field could produce 90 to 110 units of grain, but now it can only produce 70 units at most, so the taxable grain will naturally be..."
Xiao Jing took the account book, flipped it through, and said casually: "Has the more than 9,000 acres of grain fields in Liu Ku's hands been recorded in the official accounts?"
Niu Yang cautiously raised his head and glanced at Xiao Jing, and said cautiously: "Master, there is a big difference between official land and private land..."
Um? ! !
Xiao Jing's heart moved and she looked at Niu Yang with slight appreciation.
In his mind, he was already the mayor of Daliu Town, and the entire Daliu Town belonged to him, so the grain fields he obtained were subconsciously recorded in the official accounts.
But he didn't expect that Da Liu Town belonged to the 'Big Han' in name. If he, the mayor, were suddenly transferred away, wouldn't he have nowhere to cry? Although the probability is extremely small, he has to admit that there is such a probability... …
Moreover, at present, he really needs a private 'small treasury'!
Thinking of this, he said: "Okay, those grain fields will be recorded in my private treasury first. If any of you make meritorious services in the future, I will also have fields to reward you!"
Niu Yang wiped his sweat, felt happy and said: "Good!"
"By the way, has Xu Tai's mission been completed? Did he make any mistakes in escorting the people?" Xiao Jing suddenly thought of Xu Tai and asked.
Niu Yang replied: "Master Xu returned yesterday and is currently resting in the town!"
Xiao Jing nodded to indicate that he understood, and suddenly said: "The imperial tax envoy hasn't sent anyone here yet?"
Niu Yang shook his head and said: "No!"
"The tax envoy hasn't been dispatched yet, and the situation in the court seems to be in turmoil!"
After murmuring, Xiao Jing stopped thinking and turned to look at the account book seriously, calculating how many soldiers he could support with the money he currently had.
"Those thousands of Yellow Turban surrender troops currently do not need to be paid, they only need to pay for food. The food consumption is about 90,000 units (3*1000*30)/month!"
"Terra warriors and wind cavalry do not need to consume food, but their monthly salary is about 460,000 copper coins!"
"More than 200 units of Xiangyong and 200 units of spearmen need not only food but also salary. They need about 180,000 copper coins and 25,000 units of food every month."
Thinking of this, Xiao Jing suddenly felt a little pain in her balls, and an inexplicable feeling of lack of money arose spontaneously.
"It would be great if the big man didn't collect taxes!" Xiao Jing sighed.
[Han Law·Taxation]: All localities are required to hand over 60% of the tax grain and tax money collected to the court, and there are no requirements for other outputs!
[Supplement to the chapter on taxation in Han Dynasty]: There are no fixed requirements for taxation in various places, but if the tax revenue is too different from the previous month or year, the officials will regard it as a "mediocre" person (for three consecutive months as "mediocre", he will be demoted!) (Note: Disaster Years and good years will be adjusted according to the situation!)
It can be said that Dahan's 60% tax revenue took away most of Daliu Town's output. From 500,000 units of grain, he could only get 200,000 units, and he could only get less than 100 taels of 237 gold.
If it weren't for the big man's terrifying tax rate, the army he could support would have more than tripled...
"It's coming soon. With the Han Dynasty currently unable to send out tax envoys, I'm afraid this day is not far away. Then will be the time when the lords like us will truly rise!!"
Xiao Jing took a deep breath and murmured, with expectation in her eyes!
The fallen man is the good man!
"The weather is getting hotter and hotter. Daliu Town needs to pay attention to building water conservancy and saving water!" Xiao Jing warned.
Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something, and turned to Niu Yang and said:
"The weather is getting drier and drier, and a reduction in food production is inevitable. I am issuing a notice to merchants in the city: buy large quantities of food and hoard food!"
Grain is a strategic commodity, and he needs to prepare early. After all, in his vague memory, it seems that in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, there were many years when grain production was short!
"yes!!"
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"I would like to report to you, Your Excellency, that the 'yellow turban spy' captured by my subordinates said that he 'had a valuable gift as a gift' and wanted to see you, so I am here to repay you!"
In the Mayor's Mansion of Daliu Town, Xiao Jing, who was immersed in the book, was interrupted by the jailer's announcement.
He put down the "Thirty-six Stratagems" in his hand and listened to the system in his ears:
"Ding, congratulations to the player for reading "Thirty-Six Strategies" once. His understanding of the Thirty-Six Strategies has deepened and his strategy attribute +1, reaching 34 points!"
Xiao Jing frowned slightly and sighed, "I still haven't understood the strategy! That's all, that's the end of today's study!"
Thinking about it, Xiao Jing raised his head, glanced at the jailer, and frowned slightly.
Yellow turban spy? ! Those players? !
After hearing the jailer's report, Xiao Jing remembered that the 'yellow scarf spy' caught by the patrol officers two days ago was actually a player.
He originally planned to meet these players after he had some time to relax. After all, as his territory grew larger, he would meet more and more players.
As for the handling of these players, a tone needs to be set as soon as possible to facilitate future management...
Thinking of this, Xiao Jing said to the jailer: "I will see the 'yellow scarf spy', go and bring him up!"
"yes!!!"
