Since this tax was transferred to the old minister, many people were dissatisfied, because the benefit fee was gone. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoNow that I've heard that the cost of entering the city is less, why don't you hurry up and say it?

"Is that enough?" Cheng Qianxun had a cold face: "This tax is also in the treasury, Ekash is mine, then the treasury is also mine." The less is also my money, what are you in a hurry, keep reading! ”

So the recorder continued: "The income of the shops in the city is six thousand three hundred and twenty-seven silver coins, and the income of the tithes is twenty thousand... ”

When reading about the income of the shops, the faces of those officials did not change much, because they were about the same as before. When they talked about the eleventh tax, they all showed surprised looks.

Cheng Qianxun squinted at them, even if the income of the shops in the city was the same as before, it would not be easy. After a siege of more than a month, as soon as the city gates were opened, one-tenth of the people fled, two thousand people left, and the tax was reduced from seventy percent to thirty percent.

When I heard the eleventh tax, it was levied by the merchants, and how many goods each merchant brought with him when he entered the city, and if he did not sell them when he left the city, he would not be taxed, and if the goods were less, he would be charged according to the value of the goods missing. In order to reduce taxes and underreport the price of goods, some merchants simply deduct 10% of the goods for tax deduction.

When making a large transaction, someone needs to guarantee it. Now go to a special place, and a special official will act as a guarantee, and a document will be made, and the amount of goods and the price of the sale will be recorded on the clay tablets, and the two sides will decide. Of course, everyone went to the queen and let the queen be the guarantor. In this way, the tax on large transactions cannot be escaped.

Not only the taxes, but also half of the moat at the gate of the city have been dug up, and more and more merchants are coming.

Cheng Qianxun said with satisfaction: "Twenty thousand silver coins, take out ten thousand, divide it into four parts, and give two thousand five hundred silver coins each to Uluna, Urs, Erica, and Nipur." He told them that as long as they didn't call, as long as they taxed the merchants who came, there would be more in the future. ”

Those who had objections to why taxes were given to other countries kept their mouths shut. It's all about the absence of war, which is good for everyone.

At the end of the early dynasty, Cheng Qianxun took advantage of the fact that the sun was not very hot, and hurriedly went to the place where he listened to the people's complaints and sat for a while. Originally, the afternoon was changed to morning, and the sun was so hot in the afternoon, and he was still sitting underneath, which was simply looking for abuse. When the sun is high, go back to the palace, and if there is something to do, first go to the officials to complain, and if you are not satisfied with the handling of the matter, you will go to the queen the next day to complain about the grievances.

After dealing with everything before noon, Cheng Qianxun finished his lunch and went to the bedroom in the side hall to rest. But how can I sleep, finally after thirty days, everything is going smoothly step by step, but I am afraid that something will happen again.

Her goal was to turn Ekasha into a free trade zone, with low taxes, free movement, and traders from all four countries willing to do business with her. And the four kings can also get benefits, saving them the effort to manage the vendors, and having more energy to do other things, it should make them happy, right?

Thinking of this, Cheng Qianxun put down his hand holding the black feather pendant and sat up: "Go and call the clerk and Lagazi." ”

The clerk came, Cheng Qianxun began to say, and the clerk recorded: "Write like this, the king who is worthy of respect, the king chosen by the gods in heaven, and so on, anyway, you should know how to write sycophants." ”

The clerk looked up at the queen, and the lady-in-waiting next to her couldn't help but smile.

Cheng Qianxun continued: "Ekash can only become more and more prosperous with your protection, and the honor does not dare to enjoy it exclusively, so I send coins in the hope that you can consolidate the military and strengthen the army." Since the situation has not yet stabilized recently, please put aside the matter of expanding the territory for the time being, and it is better to rest and recuperate. When Ekashgar is stabilized, it will definitely help. ”

Thinking that it was almost enough to say this, she ordered: "Make four copies, and embellish the words, and tell the messengers that if the kings ask how much the other kings have received, they will answer honestly." If you ask how long it will take to repair Ekash, say at least half a year. ”

After saying that, he looked at Lagassi, who nodded in understanding, and the clerk stepped back to write the letter.

Ragassi asked, "Is the queen really willing to give four kings every month?" In fact, my martial arts are not bad, I don't believe that the queen can send someone to try, in Xia confident, in Ekash, no one can beat me. I, I ... ”

After hesitating, he plucked up his courage and said, "If there is an enemy attacking, I can go out to fight for the queen." ”

Cheng Qianxun was stunned and looked at him. She was no longer the fool she used to be, and she understood the meaning of Ragassi's words as soon as she heard it.

How so? Ragassi is already her right and left hand, and she trusts it very much. Don't let the rejection make him discouraged or lose the motivation to do things.

Take a closer look at Lagassi, she actually looks pretty good. Although his stature is not as good as his three teammates and he is taller than Rudolph, he is also taller in the crowd. The locals have brown skin, all their hair is shaved, and they don't have any beards. With a high nose and big eyes, if you put on a beard, you look like the oil prince of the Middle East.

But this is not the time for children to grow up, Julian's affairs have left a deep trace in her heart, and she can no longer be easily emotional, and she has not much affection to share with others. Luckily, she's the queen and she's in a dominant position, and she's up to her!

After thinking about it, Cheng Qianxun looked at Lagassi, who had lowered his head and had completely lost his self-confidence, and said with a pleasant face: "Lagasi, you are a talent, and many women must like you very much." ”

He heard the meaning and hurriedly said: "But I already have love in my heart, and there is no one to replace her." ”

"Yes, I know." Cheng Qianxun smiled and said, "But you must know the status and responsibility of this woman." A love without fruit is like a fruit tree sapling without roots, which will only wither and never bloom or bear fruit. If you insist on planting, you will only be deeply scarred in your heart. This woman doesn't want to hurt anyone anymore, and she doesn't want to hurt herself, a smart person who knows that there is no result, don't start, right? ”

Ragassi's face was pale, he lowered his head for a long time, and took a deep breath: "The queen is right. ”

It's good to figure it out, a smile rose at the corner of Cheng Qianxun's mouth: "Give them money every month, and they can buy food and weapons when they have money, so that they can expand the army." ”

"What if they call again? Weapons bought with the money we give. It is better to get part of the tribute, than to take it all. "Ragassi recovered very quickly, which is good, he is a smart man. No amount of love can compare to reality!

I'm very worried, and this kind of worry is normal people. Cheng Qianxun was very confident: "They are not so stupid, if they defeat Ekash, will the other kings let him go?" Even if they win the battle, all the merchants in Ekashgar will flee, so what's the use of asking Ekashgar? Hit up to three other countries. You have to know that the other side of their city is not the end of the world, there are other countries. Let them put the country in order and go to fight other countries, but don't fight the idea here. ”

Lagassi thought about it carefully, and immediately said: "It's amazing, it's still the queen who thinks thoughtfully." ”

"Go ahead and do it." Cheng Qianxun thought of something, lay down and instructed: "In the future, if the letter sent by the four kings is not important, you don't need to show it to me again." ”

The four kings all vied for each other to send a clay tablet, which was so numb that goosebumps could fall off that they received one piece every day, and sometimes even two or three pieces if they happened to happen. Thinking about it, Rudolph would definitely not have asked people to write these things, it must have been written by special officials.

Cheng Qianxun was not willing to ask someone to destroy all the clay tablets, but after they were burned and solid, he dug a pit at a high place, stacked the clay tablets neatly in it, and filled them with soil when the pit was almost full.

These are all cultural relics after 5,000 years, when they are dug up and deciphered, looking at the clay tablets are full of these meaty words, maybe the people of the future will still be moved by these infatuated kings, and her name as Queen Cheng will probably be able to last forever. It's funny to think about it.

Life is finally much better, the moat is dug up, and when the city's water outlet is finally dug up, the domestic sewage downstream of the city flows into the moat, everyone let out a burst of cheers, and Cheng Qianxun laughed when he stood by and watched him.

Those vendors were not happy, and stood next to them and sighed, the entrance fee of the five children to the city was indispensable.

Cheng Qianxun saw it in his eyes, so he pointed to the soil dug up next to him and said: "If anyone goes out of the city and takes this soil away, he only needs to take out five miles of land and give five children every two baskets." Limited to 2 baskets per person! ”

Now no matter how big or small the vendors are happy, the big vendors have cars, and the carts brought in the goods are full, and the carts are just empty when they leave. And the small trader uses a flat pole to pick up empty baskets, and walks in two baskets before and after, and earns five cents, does it mean that the entrance fee to the city is back? Now everyone is happy.

Cheng Qianxun entered the city gate, and the old minister trembled beside him and followed, asking: "These soils will be picked in about three days, what if there is no soil to pick?" ”

"It's easy!" Cheng Qianxun smiled slightly: "Ten mud bricks are five, who can bring ten mud bricks over, there is no need to enter the city." This brick is just right to help you repair your dilapidated house. ”

The old minister was stunned, then knelt down and raised his hands to the sky, and exclaimed excitedly in a sheepish voice: "Thank you, O god, for giving Ekash a good queen!" As soon as the old minister knelt, many people next to him also knelt down, thanking the gods one after another.

Back at the palace, we had dinner with enough beer and lamb. Outside, the city was wide and the walls were strong, but outside the city there was not a single figure except for the wild wolves and wild dogs that swayed out in the middle of the night.

In the city, not only from the surrounding four countries, but also from other countries came to buy goods. There were five times as many people as the native residents of Ekashgar, and the whole city had to light torches at night, and the trade would not stop until midnight, which was very lively.

The country and the people are safe, rich in food and clothing, this is the life that the queen should live. Cheng Qianxun ate roast lamb shank, very satisfied and comfortable.

"Queen!" Ragassi ran in, gasping for air, "Something happened to Erica. (To be continued.) )