At the same time that beer sales were booming, Xiang Han didn't pay attention to this, because he was quite confident in beer, not to mention, there were more important things waiting for him to deal with now!

"Are you saying that Liu Hong intends to elect the eighth lieutenant of Ximen next year?" Xiang Han was a little surprised when he heard Xi Zhong's information.

There is indeed an eighth captain of Ximen in history, and it is indeed set up by Liu Hong for the purpose of dividing power, but it will be more than four years later, not now!

Could it be that the appearance of Xiang Han made Liu Hong's differentiation of He Jin's rights more urgent?

Xiang Han didn't understand why, but Liu Hong told him the news in advance, what did it mean? Do you want him to go and grab a lieutenant back?

This is obviously unrealistic, after all, Xiang Han is in the state, even if he gets the position of lieutenant, will he still let Xiang Han go to the West Park to serve?

"That's right, that's what Zhang Rang's letter says, and besides, Your Majesty hopes that we can win one or several positions as the captain of the West Garden!" Xi Zhong said.

"One or several?" Xiang Han was a little speechless, this Liu Hong is too whimsical, right?

Even if he can get a few positions as the captain of the West Garden, then his side will definitely become the focus of everyone's attention! At that time, he can't do any small actions if he wants to, and He Jin at that time may kill him at all costs!

"Zhicai, what do you think about this matter?" Xiang Han asked.

"This ......" Xi Zhong hesitated for a moment and slowly spoke, "It stands to reason that this is the emperor's order, and we should go to Luoyang, but we are already at odds with He Jin, and if He Jin jumps off the wall in a hurry at that time, maybe something will be done, so ......"

"So we shouldn't be wading into this troubled water in the first place!" Xiang Han said what Xi Zhong didn't dare to say.

Xi Zhong nodded, obviously, he meant that.

"It's just that we lack an excuse now!" Xiang Han sighed, now, it is still the world of the Han Dynasty, and the emperor is still Liu Hong, so as long as Liu Hong orders it, then he must obey it! Otherwise, the crime of resisting the decree and disrespecting the will is not something that Xiang Han can afford!

Xi Zhong was silent, Xiang Han was right, what they lacked now was an excuse, an excuse that could justifiably not go to Luoyang.

"Hey, don't think about these things yet, it's going to be winter and the New Year soon, have the people settled down?" Xiang Han asked.

"Everything has been settled, and every family has sent food for the winter and seeds for the next spring according to what the lord said." Xi Zhong said.

"Well, that's good!" Xiang Han nodded.

"It's just that ......," after a pause, Xi Zhong continued, "It's just that the treasury doesn't seem to have enough money and food!" ”

"Running out of money? Zhang Jiao's money and food were also used? Xiang Han was shocked, is the consumption really so big this time?

"Yes, if it weren't for Zhang Jiao's money and food, I'm afraid it wouldn't be able to support it now!" Xi Zhong sighed and said, "The deficit of the people in Bingzhou was very serious before, plus the 100,000 people of the Yellow Turban, and the need to recruit soldiers, that's why they ended up like this!" ”

"Don't worry about the state capital, after the beer goes on the market, it will definitely sell well!" Xiang Han waved his hand, according to his idea, as long as the deployment is appropriate, he will definitely be able to survive this year, and as long as he survives this year, and wait for the autumn harvest next year, it will definitely be much better.

The reason is very simple, as long as the spring planting and autumn harvest are passed, the people will have more or less surplus grain in their hands, and in that case, the pressure on the state capital will be much less!

"Notice, we will not levy agricultural taxes next year!" Xiang Han said.

"Huh?" Xi Zhong is a little unbelievable, if you don't collect taxes, the people will be fine, but what can the state government do?

"Listen to me, tax exemption for two years, starting from the third year, remove the poll tax, household tax, levy and other harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and change to only land tax, fifteen taxes one!" Xiang Han thought for a moment and said slowly.

"Fifteen taxes one?!" Xi Zhong was surprised again, you must know that when the Han Dynasty paid the lowest tax, it was thirty taxes and one tax, but at that time, there were a lot of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, which were converted into about ten taxes, and they were never as low as the fifteen taxes! Moreover, how much is the tax paid by the Han now? Basically, it's two taxes and one!

"That's right, it's fifteen taxes and one!" Xiang Han nodded, "If it weren't for the tightness of the treasury, the fifteen taxes would be a bit high!" ”

Is this still a bit high? Without the excesses and miscellaneous taxes, the people can save a lot of money!

Xi Zhong couldn't help but admire Xiang Han more and more.

What does it mean to reduce taxes? It means that the state government's finances will be tight, after all, the state government pays a certain amount of taxes to the state every year! Coupled with the income of the state officials, Xiang Han may not have anything left all year round.

"Alright, let's make these notices and post them!" Xiang Han said.

"Then the emperor's ......" Obviously, what Xi Zhong was worried about was what the emperor would do if he knew about it? This is an unauthorized restructuring! Such a crime, let alone Xiang Han, no one can afford it!

"It's okay, go and ask Zhang Rang to help!" Xiang Han smiled slightly, with such resources, why not use it?

"Yes!" Xi Zhong suddenly said, there is Zhang Rang who can help over there, why not let Zhang let them help?

Xi Zhong left, and Xiang Han sat there alone, thinking, planning for the future.

Just when Xiang Han was stunned, a piece of clothing suddenly draped on his body.

Xiang Han, who came back to his senses, turned his head and found that Zhang Ning was looking at him and smiling slightly.

"Ning'er, why are you here?" Xiang Han asked with a smile.

"It's already so late, Ning'er saw that the eldest brother hadn't gone to eat yet, so she came to take a look." Zhang Ning said.

Look at the sky, isn't it, it's already past the time of Shen!

"Let's go, let's go eat!" Xiang Han stood up, took Zhang Ning's hand, and left the front hall.

"Big brother, do you have any problems?" On the way, Zhang Ning asked with some curiosity.

"Not really, I'm just thinking about what to do in the future." Xiang Han smiled slightly.

"Oh, I see!" Zhang Ning nodded.

After that, Zhang Ning didn't say anything more.

Until it was time to eat, Zhang Ning was silent.

Just before going to bed, Zhang Ning suddenly spoke: "Ning'er believes that the big brother is the best!" ”

What?

Xiang Han was a little confused, what did this Zhang Ning mean when he suddenly said this?

Although he didn't understand, Xiang Han still smiled slightly, and went to bed the same!