Chapter 394 Work and rest

   Not long after, Wen Jiuxiao received a letter from the Houfu, seeing the emperor's reward written on the letter, there was no fluctuation on his face. He doesn't care about such a reward, and he hopes that the emperor can reduce some taxes in Shanyun County.

   It was also a coincidence that the imperial court's award document arrived a day later. The emperor did not directly reduce or exempt Shanyun County's taxes, but he agreed to the reform proposed by Wen Jiuxiao, retaining the land tax and the population tax, and there will be no other land tax surcharges.

  Wen Jiuxiao was quite happy when he first saw it, but when he saw that this benefit was only for one year, he would be paid whatever he wanted next year, and he felt as if he was choking on water. Shanyun County is such a poor place, can it collect more taxes? The emperor is too stingy!

   One year is one year, and the common people can take a breather anyway.

   Putting down the paperwork, Wen Jiuxiao called people to write notices and posted them outside, and sent yamen servants to various villages and towns to notify them. Such a good thing must make everyone happy!

Sure enough, the people around the notice were beaming, "Great, this year's life is easier, it would be great if only land tax and population tax are paid every year in the future!" There are a lot of them, and the family can't even have enough to eat after paying taxes every year.

   "It's all because we have a good county magistrate, have you heard? Our county magistrate has someone in the court, and Shanyun County can do such a good thing, and there are no other places."

   "Our county magistrate really loves the people like a son!"

"Yes, yes, this is the first time I have seen such a good official and lord at such an old age. How many things have we done with us in just over half a year? Paving roads, repairing city walls, cheap salt... a lot, Everything is for the sake of the common people. I didn’t expect that my old man can live a good life for a few days.”

  Someone joked, "It's not enough for a few days. You have to try to live another ten years or so."

   "Haha, isn't that an old monster?"

  A group of people laughed loudly, with expectations and confidence for the future revealed in their laughter. and bring them

  Ever since he went back to Fucheng with the county magistrate, Zhang Changsheng has been very silent, especially after he had a drink with the other two inspectors, it was a regret!

  When they were in Fucheng, the adults were discussing matters inside the house, and their followers were waiting outside. The voices of adults arguing were loud, and he could hear them clearly from outside. The phrase "Benhou" that Master Wen roared over a cup of tea was like a stone hitting his heart, he was shocked but excited.

  Ben Hou? Is that what he thought? Yeah? Yeah?

  He was fluttering along the way, his eyes closely following the tall figure at the front, with respect and awe.

  After he came back, he tried every means to invite the other two inspectors to drink.

  It turns out that the county magistrate’s family has a double family. He was not only born in the Houfu, but also earned the title at a young age, Lord Marquis!

   No wonder Mr. Zai Fuya is so confident, no wonder Mr. Zhifu gives face so much!

  Zhang Changsheng regretted it. He shouldn't be the patrol inspector of Lao Shizi. He should be in the county government. Even if he is a fast catcher, he can get acquainted with the adults anyway!

  Although he is in charge of a hundred people now, the people who are added later are all locals from Shanyun County, unlike the other two inspectors, half of them are locals, and the other half are people brought by adults from Beijing. Obviously, the county magistrate trusted those two people more.

  What Zhang Changsheng wanted was not more power and control over more people, but to become the confidant of the county magistrate. But right now he can't get to the county magistrate at all.

   It was the luck of Song Yi'an, who hugged the county magistrate's thigh without saying a word. I heard that he is very important in the county government.

  He had to think of a way, how could he be valued by the magistrate?

  Although the sea salt was reported to the court, Wen Jiuxiao in Yantian still only used his own people. He didn't care what the magistrate did. Anyway, he would firmly control the salt in Shanyun County and never allow others to pick peaches.

   For this reason, Yantian also sent a guard over there, in order to guard Yantian and not allow anyone to come close to peep.

  Officials must have political achievements in order to be promoted, and the annual assessment must be excellent. How can it be considered a political achievement? It is nothing more than an increase in population and an increase in taxes.

  The land in Shanyun County is not as fertile as in the interior. Although rice is grown twice a year, the grain output is not high. It will not be easy to increase food production in a short while.

   It's not easy, Wen Jiuxiao also wants to try. He doesn't know much about farming, and Yu Zhi always sees him reading farming books recently. Seeing that he frowned every day and came back from the study very late, she was worried that he would be bald.

   Increase food production? Hybrid rice! The yield per mu is thousands of catties, and if this is done, it is estimated that the little boy can earn another title.

  It's a pity that Yu Zhi doesn't understand technology, so why don't experienced farmers study it?

Yu Zhi thought about it, and decided to talk to Wen Jiuxiao, "Third Master, after the fruit trees are grafted, the fruits produced are bigger and sweeter. Can we also do some crops? Shanyun County mainly grows rice, how about it?" Can we make the ears of rice longer and the rice more plump?"

  Wen Jiuxiao looked at Yu Zhi, "Zhi Zhi has a solution?" The hand beside him couldn't help but clenched tightly.

   "No." Yu Zhi spread his hands, although the original owner had planted the land, but Yu Zhi hadn't!

"What I mean is to ask you to find an old farmer who knows how to cultivate the land. Whoever can increase the grain production will be rewarded with money. There must be a brave man under a heavy reward. Maybe it will work? Even if it doesn't work, there is no loss, right? "

   "Try?" Wen Jiuxiao was a little moved.

   "Try it." There is no road in the world, only when there are many people walking. Hybrid rice didn't exist at the beginning, but wasn't it researched later?

"In addition to rice, Shanyun County is also suitable for growing sugar cane. Oh, yes, there are also tea trees on the mountain. Sanye, these two are economic crops. Sugar and tea can also make people live a prosperous life." Yu Zhi didn't go out for nothing, she knows a lot, "Also, there are so many fruits here, and the fresh fruits are not lucky to go out, so can they be made into dried fruit, jam and fruit wine?"

  When it comes to fruit wine, Yu Zhi immediately thinks of wine, she can make wine. In her previous life, every summer she would buy dozens of catties of grapes and stuff them into a glass jar. Drink a small cup every day to invigorate the blood and nourish the skin.

"There's not enough food, so we'll do business. Third master, third master, I can make fruit wine and a little bit of sugar, and I have to hire a knowledgeable master to fry tea. Third master, third master, Shanyun County already has salt. If After making snow-white granulated sugar, brewing distinctive fruit wine, and adding high-quality tea leaves, why worry about no merchants willing to come? By then, Shanyun County will be prosperous? Wouldn’t the people’s lives be better?”

  When it comes to earning money, Yu Zhi feels that he can do it again, sleep less and read less books, in fact, it is not impossible. A combination of work and rest, haha, yes, a combination of work and rest.

  Looking at Yu Zhi who was jumping happily in his eyes, as if the sky and the earth were lit up, Wen Jiuxiao relaxed his frown and nodded.

  (end of this chapter)