Guo Ye's eyes narrowed, this Xing Mingtang is not a product given for nothing, between his words, he has already pulled the following state and county officials into his own camp, the position of the political envoy is vacant, Tan Tingxiang is transferred, the governor of Shandong Province is concurrently the governor, and now the governor and the political envoy have just arrived, Xing Mingtang has naturally become the backbone of officials at all levels in Shandong, if he says that he wants to strictly rectify the officialdom in Shandong, I am afraid that all the people will vote under Xing Mingtang.

Guo Ye put down his wine glass, stood up, and replied, "Lord Xing, since you asked, then the official will make a statement." ”

When everyone heard this, they put down their wine glasses and focused their eyes on Guo Ye.

Guo Ye said loudly: "Everyone, the emperor, the queen mother and the king of Yizheng sent their officials to Shandong, naturally they want to let the officials rectify Shandong, Shandong is close to Gyeonggi, and its status is prominent, so it cannot be ignored." Of course, I'm not here to take the knife on everyone here, what happened to you in the past, that's not my care, what I want to see is the future, even if you were corrupt and perverted the law in the past, it was a one-off touch, from today on, if there are any violations of law and discipline, then the official will be unkind. “

Guo Ye's words, both grace and power, softness and rigidity, let go of all the previous grievances and grievances, show gratitude, and hold on to it from today onwards, that is Ling Zhiwei, so that everyone present can breathe a sigh of relief, do not have to be entangled in the three fires of the new official, but also be vigilant from time to time, and don't be lucky.

Everyone's thoughts were put down, as long as Lord Futai didn't toss, then it would be much more reassuring, didn't you just want to live a little bit? Yes, we are all smart people, we have to give Lord Futai a face, let's be honest for half a year and eight months, and wait until the wind relaxes. It's not too late to make a small calculation, it seems that this Lord Futai is the same as Lord Tan, as long as he spends some money and beauty, it is not impossible to buy him.

Guo Ye continued: "Everyone. To put it mildly, now the people's livelihood in Shandong Province is withering, as a parent, we are also shameless, what's more, the twist bandits in Henan and Anhui have also entered the country in large numbers, stirring up quite unrest in Shandong. Lord Zheng Yi, the governor of Gaotang Prefecture, died in battle, except for the young lady, all of them were killed, and others such as Liaocheng and Dong'e were also rampant, and it was when the situation was difficult, but we needed to work together to tide over the difficulties. With political achievements, Benfu has face in front of the king of parliament. Everyone has face, right? ”

Li Junfeng, the governor of Dengzhou Mansion on the side, said in a deep voice: "Lord Futai, Xiaguan and others naturally obey the orders of Lord Futai, not to mention anything else, just in Dengzhou Mansion, it is indeed the people's livelihood that is withering now, especially since the opening of ports such as Yantai." The goods of foreigners continue to enter Dengzhou, which has formed a huge impact on the livelihood of Dengzhou, and the current situation is worrying. I also ask Lord Futai to give me some guidance on how to prevent foreigners' goods from becoming a bigger and bigger threat to us. ”

Guo Ye glanced at Li Junfeng with some surprise, this prefect is very young, it seems that he is only in his early thirties, he is already the prefect of the fourth grade at such a young age, either he is in a strong background in the court, or he is a shrewd and capable minister, and now he said the current situation of the Dengzhou Mansion and expressed his worries, presumably the latter is more likely.

Guo Ye asked, "Lord Li, how much was the annual income of Dengzhou last year?" ”

"Lord Huifutai, last year, Dengzhou earned 500,000 taels a year, spent 427,000 taels, and had a balance of more than 70,000 taels!"

"What is the population of Nadengzhou today? What is the situation in the prefectures? ”

"Returning to Futai, Dengzhou now has a population of more than 2,376,000 people and more than 7,630,000 mu of cultivated land, but in recent years, more and more land has been concentrated in the hands of landlords and rich households, and the peasants have no industry.

Guo Ye nodded, stood up, and said: "Everyone, these foreign goods will enter China sooner or later, their prices are cheap, the things are not bad, naturally the people are willing to buy them, what should we do?" The only way is to produce cheaper things, compete with them, drive out foreign goods, and even sell our goods to the West. I have asked the emperor to grant me the right to act cheaply in Shandong, and from now on, the Dengzhou and Laizhou governments will be established as special divisions, and the two governments may not pay any taxes and silver to the governor's yamen for two years, and accordingly, all those who have set up factories and mines in Dengzhou and Laizhou and set up industries shall be exempted from all taxes within two years; The remaining seven provinces will exempt the landless peasants from all miscellaneous taxes, and within three years, I will take turns to inspect the provinces, and if I find that there are those who can collect taxes from the people, they will all be dismissed and investigated! ”

The people present were shocked when they heard this, this measure is really terrifying, exempting all landless peasants in Shandong from taxes, you must know that Shandong's finances for a year are all supported by these taxes! Without these sources, then will we, the officials, go to drink the northwest wind?

Tan Tingxiang barely suppressed the shock in his heart and asked, "Lord Guo, the lower officials want to ask the last question, we don't levy taxes on farmers, so where does this tax come from?" Without taxes, where will the salaries of our officials at all levels come from? It costs money everywhere, but how can you get this big hole? ”

Guo Ye said with a smile: "It depends on your ability, everyone, you should all know that Prince Gong has the grace of knowing me, the prince has already explained when I am out of Beijing, and I will simply promote local talents, as long as you have the ability, Benfu will naturally not hesitate to give you the opportunity to be promoted, within three years, I want to see the prosperity of business in Shandong Province, how to do it, that is your business, come up with a way, give me a piece of Chen, as long as it is suitable, I will naturally support you to do a big job, As long as you are under your rule, the official will be promoted to the next level, just around the corner! ”

Everyone looked at each other, this Lord Futai, what kind of wind is this going to smoke? Draw a big pie for everyone, let everyone rush to eat, but this pie seems to be not easy to grab, so that the state capitals have a new look, where is it so easy?

Li Junfeng was very excited, bowed down and said: "Lord Futai, the lower official has a word, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”

Guo Ye said with a smile: "Governor Li, if you have something to say, just say it." ”

Li Junfeng's face was straight, and he said loudly: "Lord Futai, please build a large-scale seaport commercial port in the area of Jiaozhou Bay, specialize in foreign trade, and carry out unified taxation on incoming and outgoing goods. ”

(To be continued.) )