"In fact, there are still many borderless lands in Xiaopei County, why don't you leave some disaster victims in Xiaopei, so that they can replant some short-season millet now, and in autumn, once the locust plague passes, you can also replant some winter wheat, which can also reduce some of the burden of Xuzhou!"

First of all, the ancient people's understanding of the locust plague was like a natural disaster, because the officials were not virtuous enough, so Guoyuan thought of such good governance, so that it could not only reduce the burden on Xuzhou, but also avoid the punishment of Xiaopei from heaven, but Liu Lan didn't know these hidden secrets, but even if he didn't know, after listening to his proposal, he still felt that the method he said was not impossible.

In particular, the reason why he has not touched Xiaopei's wasteland is not that he doesn't want to move, but that he wants to leave more wasteland for Xiaopei's increasing people in the future, but the locust plague in front of him makes him have to listen to Guoyuan's suggestion, agree, and say: "It's only like this now, according to what you say!" However, this locust plague is no better than a natural disaster, and natural disasters cannot be avoided, but **** in the final analysis is a wreaking havoc of some flying insects, since he can harm our crops, why can't we take the initiative to eliminate these pests? ”

Everyone looked at him dumbfounded, if God really wants to send down locusts in Xuzhou and Xiaopei to punish, only to improve their own virtues, so that God can take back the punishment, why does the lord have to act against the sky, so as to anger the heavens, if a heavier disaster falls, what can be done then!

Liu Lan couldn't laugh or cry at their rhetoric, if one or two people said this, he wouldn't mind, but even reckless men like Zhang Fei and Xu Chu said this, you can see why locusts were so widespread in ancient times, and how superstition played a role in fueling the fire.

But how did he talk about nature with the ancients? Had to use a slightly tougher way to demand the crowd. Said: "If the locust plague is really Xiaopei, I don't care if the three of you are perfect or not. I only have one request, I must dispatch Xiaopei's soldiers. Including the county soldiers, it is necessary to do their best to eradicate the locusts!! ”

He thought for a while, and then said: "Zhongkang, you still have to go back to Huang County, I will send someone to inform Gongming in advance to let him transfer some dragoon armor over, and then you will escort him to Xiaopei, no matter how many Xiaopei sergeants are equipped in the end, but at least it will reduce the occurrence of locusts eating people!" ”

"The last general obeys!"

"Then there is the collection of some brimstone, which is also one of the weapons against locusts. If there are too many locusts, and even Xianhe can issue a decree, whether it is a small resident or a homeless person, they can exchange the locust corpse for food, as for how many catties of locust corpse can be exchanged for a bucket of rice, Xianhe can make his own decision at that time! Liu Lan said unhurriedly: "As for the last thing, it is about the problem of Xiaopei's black market, now Xiaopei is implementing a new policy, if the black market is allowed to exist like this, it is inevitable that there will be illegal profiteers trading in the black market to evade taxes." This will not only crack down on Xiaopei's trade, but also make Xiaopei unable to collect sufficient taxes, do you have a solution? ”

"My lord, it is the so-called benefit. Although there are thousands of mountains, everything is up; Beneath the abyss, everything enters. The existence of a black market is nothing to other counties. But for Xiaopei, who has abolished the housing tax and the city gate tax, the existence of the black market has become subtle! Jian Yong pondered his words. Said: "If you want to solve the problem of traders trading in the black market, can you let the City Trade Department cooperate with the City Gate Captain, or even merge the county soldiers under the jurisdiction of the City Gate Captain with the City Exchange Bureau, then the traders who enter the city can count the business when they enter the city, and when they go out of the city, they need the vouchers after the transaction, if the goods are consistent with the transaction vouchers, then let them out of the city, if there is a difference, the City Exchange Department can find out whether the business travel is in violation, if it is really violated, then confiscate the reward and record the business travel, and the repeat offender three times will be deprived of the right to trade in Xiaopei!" ”

"Xianhe's method is good, it can be implemented!"

Liu Lan thought for a while, gave his own advice, and said: "Don't let these vendors trade in Xiaopei, the punishment will be severe, I think it's good to fine three times the same value of the goods, but let these traders know Xiaopei's rules first, tell them that the transaction must be traded in the prescribed Municipal Trade Bureau, if the first offense, you can confiscate, the second offense, you will be fined three times, if you violate it for the third time, you will be prohibited from trading in Xiaopei!" ”

Jian Yong said with admiration: "The lord's vision is long-term, and it can be said that he attaches equal importance to grace and power, so that these traders will not have illegal transactions!" ”

"I don't believe in Xianhe and can't think of it." Liu Lan couldn't hear Jian Yong patting his ass in a change of direction, and after waving his hand, his words changed, and said: "As for the merger of the City Gate Captain's Office and the Municipal Governor's Office, I think it's still avoided, this management and office are in one place, the power is too great, and it is more likely to breed corruption, I think the Municipal Inspector's Office is still responsible for management as before, and the Captain's Office of the City Gate is responsible for supervision, but this will increase the burden of the Captain's Office of the City Gate, I think a new yamen can be opened in the Yamen Department that is specifically responsible for the management of the bills of the Municipal Inspectorate and the goods of the merchants, In this way, the burden on the captain of the city gate can be reduced, and the time for the people to enter the city can also be reduced, even if the caravan enters the city from the four merchant gates, it can also reduce the time. I don't think it's as good as this, open four more doors in Peixian County, and turn it into a convenient business trip, and the guards in charge of these four doors will be handed over to the newly established yamen, which will be called the Commodity Inspection Division. ”

"Although the lord's proposal is good, there will be advantages and disadvantages, first of all, Xiao Pei's defense will be more difficult, and secondly, the number of county soldiers will increase, and I am afraid that the financial expenditure will be overrun!" Jian Yong said worriedly: "And the materials and manpower required for the new city gate are also a major expenditure that cannot be ignored, and these also need to be allocated by the lord from Xuzhou!" ”

"I've thought of this, isn't it a famine now, there are many refugees, so I will organize the victims to build, let them work for relief, as for the cost of the period, we have to take a long-term view, although the four doors are opened for the traders, but the prosperity brought by the traders to Xiaopei, how can it be compared with the construction of the four gates."

Liu Lan began to want to attack the merchants, after all, the opening of the four doors is for the benefit of these merchants, why not let the merchants bear the burden, but there will be two possibilities for the burden of the merchants, one is to take the initiative to donate, but to increase the tax amount of transaction tax in the tax.

But how should this tax be collected? If the traders who come collect it, then the taxes he bans are meaningless, and they are only taken from the traders who trade them. will make people feel that Xiao Pei's decrees are inconsistent, not only to his prestige. It will also discourage the enthusiasm of the traders who come to Xiaopei to trade.

After all, the traders come to Xiaopei to trade for Xiaopei's low tax, if it is the same as other places. Then why are they trading in Xiaopei.

The second is to take the initiative to donate, but why should the businessman invest the silver in Xiaopei in vain, which needs to be driven by interests, and the best way is to let the identity of the businessman be recognized, not only do not allow them to appear in the dress, but even allow them to wear silk in addition to Ge Yi.

Although Xiaopei provided many preferential policies to merchants, there was no clear provision that the identity of merchants was recognized and that they could be as equal as Shinong. Liu Lan didn't dare to do it at this time, if he did it, not only did his subordinates disagree, but it was the spit between Shilin, and he could drown him immediately, but he thought of another idea, just like the toll road in later generations, that is, from now on, the new four gates to enter Xiaopei's business travel, must pay the gate tax, otherwise, go to the original four gates to queue up. And this charging policy also applies to the common people.

The group quickly finished the discussion, and Liu Lan's main purpose in coming to Xiaopei this time was to visit the great Confucian Zheng Xuan, but because of the delay in dealing with Xiaopei's disaster relief, he found that the sun had already passed noon when he came out of the council hall. Immediately eat some hasty meals in the county office.

The front chests of the people who were already hungry were pressed against their backs, and as soon as the food was served, they immediately devoured it. Compared with martial artists like Zhang Fei, Confucian scholars like Guoyuan. It's still chewing slowly.

While eating, Zhang Ping hurriedly came from outside the house. came to his side and handed him a piece of Cai Hou paper.

Liu Lan looked at Zhang Ping in surprise and said, "Where is the book?" ”

"From Xuzhou."

"Oh!" Liu Lan took the handbook with a light roar, opened it to read, his face immediately became embarrassed, and a killing intent flashed in his eyes, and he said to Zhang Fei: "Yide!" ”

"In!" Zhang Feihuo stood up, he knew that something important must have happened, and thought that there was a war, and immediately overjoyed, he wanted to go to Guangling with Yun Chang, but the lord insisted on refusing, and now he finally waited until something important happened, how could he not be excited.

"Pengcheng Zhang Zibu wants to cross the river, you take someone to Pengcheng now, and you have to leave him for me no matter what, do you understand!"

Zhang Fei thought it was a good thing to fight, but he didn't expect to go to Pengcheng to deal with such a sour Confucian student, and he immediately wilted, what he hoped most was to go to the front line to fight, if he couldn't fight, he still had some little Jiujiu in his heart, that is, he came to Xiaopei and went to meet Xiahou Juan on the way.

Since Liu Lan's assassination, the day of his marriage to Xiahou Juan has been delayed again and again, and now he hasn't seen her for several months, how can he not want to, he didn't expect to meet his sweetheart, but when he encountered such a bad thing, he muttered in his mouth: "Lord, can you change ......?"

Zhang Fei's voice was very small, Liu Lan didn't hear it clearly at all, but told him, "Also, if you find Yuan Shu's account in Pengcheng, don't save face, arrest me!" ”

As soon as Zhang Fei, who looked depressed, heard that there was a soldier with Yuan Shu in Pengcheng, he immediately came to his senses, patted his chest and promised, and said: "If the lord leaves this matter to me, you can put a hundred hearts!" ”

"By the way, be polite to Zhang Zhao!" Liu Lan immediately motioned for him to eat quickly, and set off after eating.

To put it mildly? Zhang Fei and Liu Lan glanced at each other, and immediately understood what the lord meant, and said with a sinister face: "Don't worry, I will keep that piece of cloth so that Pengcheng can't take a step!" ”

Zhang Fei left, but everyone let the conversation guess what was going on, only to see Zhang Jaw get up and say: "Lord, if a person like Zhang Zhao really can't be used by you, you still have to solve it as soon as possible to avoid future troubles!" ”

"It's not that I don't know, but if I really kill the world's celebrities, won't my reputation be ruined, and how dare the people of the world come to serve at that time!" Liu Lan said with a wry smile.

Although the information just now said that it was a private meeting between Yuan Shu and Zhang Zhao, he believed that this was under Yuan Shu's account, and eighty percent was under Sun Jian's good son Sun Ce's account, no wonder he didn't vote for anyone, it turned out that he had dealings with Sun Ce early in the morning, if he was let go like this, when he was cast under Sun Ce's account, it would inevitably be such a difficult opponent in the future.

"The lord is tolerant, don't you hear that Taigong killed Huashi, and Guan Zhong punished Li Yi? Now Zhang Zhao is not a man, and he is even more suspected of defecting to the enemy, so why does the lord need to have a woman's opinion! Jian Yong felt that Liu Lan's concerns were redundant, as the so-called constant judgment, but suffered from its chaos, at this time, we should follow the example of the sages, only by killing a hundred can we make Xuzhou talented and virtuous people come out one after another, and not because of the fame of one person, but make it a guest of the enemy.

"What Xianhe said is good, but doesn't the lord hear about Emperor Guangwu and Yan Ziling? Zhang Zhaoyi Confucianism, even if you go to Yuan Shu, what is there to fear, the new foundation of the main public, when the decree is clear, the Kuanshi people, only in this way, the world knows the benevolence and righteousness of the lord, and will they not come to vote? ”

Guo Yuan did not agree with Jian Yong's opinion, got up to stop him, and said: "The lord and Zhang Zibu, even if they don't come to vote, they should be a corporal of etiquette and treat each other well, just as the so-called buy horse bones with a thousand gold, so that the world's celebrities know that the lord loves and cherishes talents, and they will definitely come to serve!" If the lord kills him, the scholars know that the lord will not even tolerate a Confucian student, how can he settle the world? How many people will dare to serve at that time? The lord must not lose the big because of the small! ”

What the three of them said is reasonable, although he doesn't know what Taigong killed Huashi and Guan Zhong punished Li Yi, but Taigong has only Jiang Ziya dared to call it since ancient times, as for Guan Zhong, of course he knew that it was Qi Huangong's Xiangguo, since even these two sages dared to kill scholars, he imitated the ancient sages to kill such a Zhang Zhao, presumably he would not be condemned too much by public opinion.

But with Guoyuan's words, Liu Langang's heart was a little impulsive again, especially his sentence of taking a thousand gold and buying horse bones moved him even more, and now he finally relied on the old birthday star to gather some scholars, it is the best time to build a high platform to attract Luan Feng, at this time, if you don't respect these talented and virtuous people, it can't be said like Guoyuan said, the world's corporal people really don't necessarily think that even Zhang Zhao can't tolerate a martial artist, what kind of mind to accommodate the world!

Liu Lan glanced at everyone and said: "Zhang Zhao's matter, I have to make a final effort, if he really refuses to go out, then I will give him a gift wherever he wants to go, is it just a Zhang Zhao, I'm afraid that he can set off some big waves!" ”

"The lord has the world in mind, and he has the amount of tolerance for people, if the talented people in the world know, they will inevitably come to vote!" Guoyuan said happily.

Jian Yong and Zhang Jaw smiled bitterly, but Liu Lan had already made a decision, and they didn't want to say anything more, so they just heard Liu Lan continue: "I'm going to visit Zheng Xuan later, maybe he can find a way to solve Zhang Zhaobushi's problem!" ”

The great Confucian Zheng Xuan, that is Guoyuan's teacher, heard that the lord is going to visit the teacher, Guoyuan immediately looked at Liu Lan eagerly, expecting his eyes Even if he didn't say anything, how could Liu Lan not guess that he wanted to go with him, and said with a smile: "Since Zini also wants to go to meet the respected teacher, then go with me!" (To be continued.) )