Because Liang Shanbo's master and servants all had money on them, they were not in need of resettlement in Pingliang County like those people fleeing famine.
So they were the first of these people to come into the city.
As soon as they entered the city, Liang Shanbo and his party were even more surprised.
Compared with the several counties we passed through in Yongzhou before, Pingliang County was much more lively, and the sounds of hawking were everywhere on the road.
The liveliness of Pingliang County has even caught up with some big cities in the south of the Yangtze River.
It's almost dusk, and instead of reducing the number of people on the streets in Pingliang County, more and more people are taking to the streets.
Liang Shanbo and the others had only seen this phenomenon at night when there was no curfew in other cities.
Liang Shanbo suddenly reacted and asked a passerby: "Brother, I see it's almost night, why are there more and more people on the streets in Pingliang County? Is there no curfew in this city?"
The passerby who was asked smiled and replied: "Yes, under normal circumstances, our city gates in Pingliang County are closed during Youshi, and the curfew starts at the end of Haishi."
At the end of Haishi? In other words, the entire Pingliang County allows vendors to set up stalls until 11 p.m., and no one is allowed to take to the streets until then.
You know, Chen State has set a curfew, but Pingliang County dares to be so bold.
Perhaps seeing the shock of Liang Shanbo and his wife, the passerby said with a smile: "The reason why our elders allow this is to activate the night-time economy and lead to consumption upgrades."
"I don't understand, little old man. Anyway, now I can go shopping at night and have late-night snacks. I don't know how wonderful my life is!"
Activate the night-time economy and lead consumption upgrades, this term seems quite fresh to Liang Shanbo and his wife.
Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai simply abandoned their carriage and walked around Pingliang County.
"Candied haws on sale!"
“Yangchun noodles~delicious Yangchun noodles~”
“Fresh mutton skewers, mutton skewers, don’t pay if they are not delicious~”
Liang Shanbo and his wife liked the bustling atmosphere of the world very much. The constant shouting and selling around them gave both Liang Shanbo and his wife a dreamy feeling, as if this was not a borderland at all, but a prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River.
"Husband, let's go to that food stall and try it!" Zhu Yingtai said, pointing to a stall not far away with a sign that said dumplings and wontons.
Because there were many people visiting that store, Zhu Yingtai fell in love with that stall at a glance.
His wife wanted to eat, so Liang Shanbo naturally did not refute, and immediately took Zhu Yingtai to find an empty seat next to her.
At this time, several people wearing shabby clothes also sat at the table next to Liang Shanbo.
After Liang Shanbo and his group of masters and servants finished ordering their meals, they heard several people at the next table talking.
"Old Wang, I heard that your son got the first place in Class A in the school exam this year?"
"Hehe, yes, that boy is more promising than me. I didn't expect him to be a good student. Their teacher Wang Dachui also said that my son is a good candidate for study. Not only that, the school also gave him the first place in the Class A exam. I was rewarded with a piece of bacon!"
"I came here today just to buy wontons for my boy. The boy said that the wontons here are delicious. When his boy grows up, he will be sent to the old man to serve as a soldier, not to mention learning more advanced knowledge. , at least you don’t have to worry about food and clothing!”
The words of the man named Lao Wang were full of pride for his son.
Liang Shanbo, who heard this from the side, was a little puzzled.
Normally, academies or teachers collect students to study, but today when I arrived in Pingliang County, I was shocked to hear that the school distributes dried meat to students.
In Liang Shanbo's view, if they learn well, it is entirely due to the teacher's teaching, and it has nothing to do with the students.
So Liang Shanbo and his wife began to ask about the school in Pingliang County: "Why does the school still distribute dried meat to students? Isn't this putting the cart before the horse? How can students respect their teachers in this way?"
Lao Wang smiled and said: "Sir, I think you just came to our Pingliang County!"
"Now we in Pingliang County implement a nine-year compulsory education. All children over the age of 6 need to go to school to learn knowledge. And during these nine years, no academic fees will be charged!"
"Not only that, students can also have a meal in the school at noon during their studies!"
Liang Shanbo and his wife were even more shocked when they heard this.
Children over 6 years old must go to school for free. Liang Shanbo couldn't even imagine such a big deal.
You know, although Chen State now implements the imperial examination system, the big families still monopolize the path of study. If poor people want to study, they should just study in their dreams as soon as possible.
As for children from poor families like Zhou Yi, the road to education is extremely difficult, but now Pingliang County is offering free education.
Liang Shanbo sighed with emotion: "If you can formulate this policy, then you must collect higher taxes, right? Otherwise, where will the government get the money to support the education of these children?"
Lao Wangtou said with a smile again: "Then you are wrong, young master. Our Pingliang County's policy towards farmers is to reduce taxes based on land and land, and other businesses and businesses are subject to a tax rate of twelve. Except for There are no other taxes!”
The decline of phase and earth?
Another new term!
Liang Shanbo felt that his worldview was refreshed too quickly today, and his brain couldn't keep up.
Zhu Yingtai asked shamelessly: "Old man, what is the decline of phase and land?"
The Xiangdi decline tax was a policy proposed by Guan Zhong, the prime minister of the Qi State during the Spring and Autumn Period, to collect agricultural taxes based on the fertility of the land.
However, Zhouyi made a slight change here, and levied agricultural taxes based on the actual harvest in the fields each year.
In the year when the harvest is good, more tax will be collected; in the year when the harvest is not good, the harvest will be less or even not at all!
Liang Shanbo listened to Lao Wang's explanation of "the decline of the phase and the earth" and couldn't help but praise: "Anyone who can come up with the decline of the phase and the earth and the nine-year compulsory education is simply a saint-like existence!"
When Lao Wangtou heard Liang Shanbo praise the great master Zhou Yi, he felt extremely proud in his heart. He secretly said proudly: "Our great master is a saint, otherwise how could the spring stone produce water to ensure that the people in the city have water without worries!"
"Nowadays, as long as people come to our Pingliang and Pingjiang counties, they basically have two worries and three guarantees."
Before Liang Shanbo and his wife asked what two worries and three guarantees meant, Old Wang explained it himself.
"The two guarantees are no worries about food and clothing. The three guarantees are compulsory education, basic medical care, and housing safety."
Liang Shanbo was shocked when he heard about the two policies of nine-year compulsory education and the land-reduction policy. Now he was even more shocked when he heard that medical treatment and housing were guaranteed.
"Oh my God! What kind of place is this Pingliang County? Is it a paradise? Or is it the world of Datong?"
These policies in Pingliang County were something Liang Shanbo could not even dream of, but they actually happened in Pingliang County, a county ruled by officials who were former bandit leaders!
