The problem of housing and food, the second brother has solved half of it, and when the kiln bricks are burned in the future, when the dam is repaired and the seeds are sown, the two problems are basically solved, and the second brother will have a firm foothold in Luyi.

After watching the busy and lively scene on the construction site for a while, the second brother returned to Luyi County.

Now, as the county seat has settled down, the lives of the people in the city are increasingly back on track. The second brother, together with Zhao Daxian and others, led more than a dozen soldiers back to the city, walking on the rammed earth compacted streets, some of which were paved with a layer of gravel, wide and smooth, with drainage ditches on both sides, even if it rained, it would not be muddy.

At this time, some shops along the streets of the city have resumed business, and some people have come to trade one after another, and they have finally recovered some popularity.

The people who traded these transactions were mainly Gao Yihuan's people and their families, and they now had some silver in their hands in the city.

At the beginning of the restoration of the shop, there were also soldiers who directly forced them to buy, especially a few miscellaneous soldiers who had no money, and snatched a lot of things from a shop, which had a very bad impact.

The shops that had just opened closed down one after another, and finally Gao Yihuan directly cut down the robbers, so that the merchants in the city regained their confidence and continued to operate.

Gao Yihuan walked into the city and saw a small shop buying and selling jars and jars, there were many people buying goods, and then waved his hand to Zhao Zhuzi and said: "Zhuzi, you tell the shops that are operating along the street, and let their owners come to the government office to see me in the afternoon." ”

Zhao Zhuzi nodded, and the second brother immediately walked back with Zhao Daxian, and he instructed as he walked: "Now the affairs in the city, as well as the affairs outside the city, you and Wu Shizhao should not interfere, the soldiers will resume training from tomorrow, and they don't need to participate in labor." ”

At the beginning of Luyi, because of the lack of manpower, the second brother could only let the soldiers work with him, but now that he is barely on the right track, the soldiers have to be retrained.

"Second brother, don't worry, tomorrow morning, I will practice to kill those turtle grandchildren." Zhao Daxian said with a smile.

The second brother bowed slightly, and after a while he entered the yamen, and the little cub who was playing with the blacksmith's granddaughter in the yard saw the second brother come in, and when he saw the second brother come in, he ran into the house and hid.

In the afternoon, the squire who had led the way last time took a few more people to the yamen to ask for a meeting.

The second brother of the high school still received them in the lobby, Yang Wenchang was the head of these squires, and the family business was also the most, and after he led everyone to bow their hands, he immediately sat down on both sides.

"How are you doing in business lately?" Gao Yihuan smiled first.

A few people here, strictly speaking, are not businessmen, they are all squires who run side businesses.

"Thanks to the strict discipline of the military commander, our shop can operate smoothly." Yang Wenchang stood up, smiled and arched his hand: "We are the blessing of Tuo Duwei, and the store is now profitable." ”

The second brother bowed slightly, and then smiled: "Recruit a few people to come over today, just to see your shops, they are all recovering well, so I came to talk to you about taxes." ”

"Taxes?" Yang Yanchang and the others stiffened their faces, but then they smiled and said, "Don't worry, we won't pay less taxes." ”

The second brother shook his head, "The commercial tax was too complicated before, and I plan to re-stipulate it, so let's set it now, and take one out of ten!" Saying that, Gao Yihuan's face suddenly turned cold, and he glanced at everyone majestically: "What do you have any opinions?" ”

Where is this disgust that commercial taxes are complicated, obviously because they feel that they are too little. The commercial tax in the Ming Dynasty was more complicated, such as salt at the beginning of twenty to one, and later into the franchise rose to one out of ten, most other industries, the commercial tax is generally low, generally thirty tax one, some industries are even exempt from tax.

The tax system is the cornerstone of a country, not that it can be changed, if the second brother is an official of the Ming Dynasty, he changes the tax here, these squires secretly sue the above, and the second brother will be finished immediately.

However, the second brother is now a rogue, and the rogue also has the benefits of a rogue.

They broke the rules and started again, so they don't have to worry about the resistance in the whole system, they can decide how they want, and their own territory can be decided, unless you have the ability to drive Lao Tzu away, otherwise you have to abide by the rules set by Lao Tzu.

Yang Yichang and the others had bitter faces, after all, the second brother was a person who broke into the army, they felt that the second brother was different from ordinary rogues, but he was still a rogue.

"Then, then, do you follow the Captain's wishes?" Yang Yichang turned his head with a wry smile and asked a few people who came with him.

The second brother of the high school saw that they didn't speak, and his eyes widened, "Why don't you speak, but what are your opinions?" ”

"Nope! No! The people below shook their heads like rattles and hurriedly said.

"It's just a triple increase, but in fact, everyone still has something to earn!" Seeing this, the second brother smiled and said, "Okay! That's all for today, you all go back! In addition, I will say one more thing, if you pay the tax, I will protect you, if any turtle grandson comes to rob your shop, you can come and tell me that I want their lives. ”

Yang Yichang and the others could only smile and leave. As soon as they left, Sun Yucheng walked into the hall with an account book.

When the second brother saw him, he immediately smiled and said, "Wen Zhan, I have something to do to find you?" ”

Sun Yucheng arched his hand and said: "My subordinates are also discussing with Du Wei, I don't know what Du Wei wants to find me?" ”

"I just negotiated with a few villagers, and they felt that Luyi was in ruins, so they insisted on making a contribution to Luyi and voluntarily increased the commercial tax by three times." The second brother sighed: "They have high consciousness, they are all good squires!" Wen Zhan! Later, you can send someone to count them, make a booklet, and start collecting taxes at the end of the month. ”

The second brother was very excited and couldn't wait.

Sun Yucheng frowned slightly, a little unconvinced, but he didn't dwell on this matter, but arched his hand and said, "This matter will be done later." After speaking, he paused, and then said: "However, even if the business tax is three times higher, I am afraid it will be a drop in the bucket." ”

The second brother Gao smiled on his face, knowing what Sun Yucheng was going to say, so he asked, "What, the food is running out?" ”

"Captain, in Luyi City, there are more than 300 soldiers, a total of 27 sentinels, 9 subordinates, two brigades, three taels per month, five taels per month, eight taels per month, and one or two soldiers a month. In addition, the commander stipulated that the soldiers should have two catties of grain per day, one catty for miscellaneous soldiers, and dependents, at least more than 200 stone of grain in a month. Sun Yucheng opened his mouth and said: "The consumption is so large, there is no money in the account."

Although the second brother Gao collects commercial taxes, because the people of Luyi did not participate in the transaction, they were all bought by his soldiers and horses with salaries, so the current commercial tax is only one-tenth of his salary, and the food supplies he can get from the camp every month are also very limited, and most of them have to be bought by himself.

After listening to Sun Yucheng's words, the second brother couldn't help but wipe his sweat, "Wen Zhan, just say it, how long can it last!" ”

"Probably until the beginning of August." Sun Yucheng said.

There is still more than half a month to go, the second brother Gao breathed a sigh of relief, and when Xinghao and Yicheng came back from buying grain, he took a batch of money to Zhou Ronghua to exchange some silver, make a little difference, and continue to resell it as a capital, I don't know if he can stick to the wheat harvest next year.

He was thinking so, but Gao Yicheng appeared outside Luyi City in embarrassment.

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