Wang Xu also heard about this, so he made up his mind, anyway, he has a lot of silver, so it is better to send it out, good brother, be angry, people help you fight the world, you deserve to be rewarded, only with money, officials can marry wives, have children, live a good life, and concentrate on doing things. √∟，

However, what Wang Xu thought was that he couldn't give too much, otherwise, if the world was really pacified in the future, who could resist the annual consumption of money and food, and it would not be able to come down again at that time.

Wang Xu said: "The specific increase will only be decided after the six ministries have discussed, even if it is to raise incorruptible silver; Those who are honest and honest are to be praised and encouraged. ”

"King Wen is wise."

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After the salute, all the ministers in the hall congratulated each other, which was a great joy for them, and raising honest silver was not only a way to get money, but also a kind of honor, which could prove that they were honest and honest. Of course, there is also a kind of corrupt official who is not short of money, this kind of person can't look down on a few hundred taels of silver, but he is destined to have no good end, because Ye Xiong is here, and sooner or later he will be able to find out.

Therefore, as an official under Wang Xu, it is best not to be greedy!

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At the end of the meeting, Han Shuhua and Wen Qing stayed, and the rest dispersed.

In the study, Wang Xu motioned for the two to sit down, and then asked Xiangyue to serve tea.

Wang Xu said: "Master Wen is in charge of the world's household registration, land, taxes, etc., can you know how many people there are in Guxi County today?" ”

Hubu Shangshu Wenqing said: "King Yuwen, Xueyu County has a population of 3.5 million, Hexi County has a population of 3.8 million, and Guxi County has a total population of 8.7 million. ”

Wen Qing. used to be Zhou Yi's prime minister, but since he surrendered to Wang Xu, he has been conscientious, and the household department is still very good, and Wang Xu is also very happy about it.

However, as soon as Wen Qing finished speaking, Wang Xu frowned. Although the chassis of Guxi County is not large, the population of 1.4 million is also a little too small, which shows that the two years of war have made many people afraid and dare not live here.

Although Wang Xu's policy is very good, he must also have his life to enjoy it, the imperial capital and Guxi County are next to each other, maybe there will be a fight that day. As long as he is a smart person, he will definitely not settle in Guxi.

"What this king means is that when a notice is posted to calm the people, it is said that King Wen has taken refuge in the imperial court, and there will never be any more wars in Guxi County, so that the people who have left their homeland can return home as soon as possible; In addition, from now on, all taxes in the three counties will be exempted. ”

Wang Xu's move. It can be said that it is really selling people's hearts, and the best thing to say is to think about the people. Wise; To put it ugly, it is to rob people, as soon as these two notices are posted, the people of the surrounding counties will definitely go to Guxi enthusiastically, there is no doubt about it.

This is also one of Wang Xu's plans, to watch the situation in the world. There will be no more war in a short period of time, so in this case, let's grab people, only by increasing the population of Guxi County can we better cultivate and become rich. Moreover, Hexi County is a large county, with a population of more than 3 million is too small, if you can absorb the population of Bei County, it will not only weaken the enemy's strength, but also strengthen yourself, so why not do it.

"King Wen, how can this be made, Weichen is still trying to start, there are too few taxes, we should increase taxes appropriately; Nowadays, the silver and grain of the household department are like flowing water every day, but they do not come in. Wen Qing said.

Wang Xu also knew this, but he was not worried, and said with a smile: "How much food do we have now?" ”

Wen Qing took out an account book from his sleeve and said, "This is all the money and food in the three counties, please take a look at it." ”

"Just say, how much silver, how much gold, how much grain?"

Wen Qing said: "23 million taels of silver, 400,000 taels of gold, and 600,000 deniers of grain." But King Wen, this... ”

Wang Xu waved his hand to signal Wen Qing to be quiet, and then said: "No need, so much money and food, is it used up?" Why do you have to take that little money from the people? ”

Han Shushu, who had not spoken for a long time, smiled and said: "King Wen, this account can't be calculated like this, the population of my three counties is nearly 8.7 million, even if no one pays one or two taels of silver every year according to the poll tax, it is eight million taels, which is not a small amount." ”

Han Shushu said that it is not unreasonable, it is always useful to have more money, for example, Wang Xu's soldiers can get one or two taels of silver a month, and the 500,000 army is five million taels of silver a year, where does this expenditure come from?

For another example, if there are floods, droughts, locust plagues, and so on along the river, all of them will cost money, and a shot will be millions, where will it come from?

However, Wang Xu also has his own plans, he is not like the emperors in history, who clamored all day long to repair the garden, practice the palace, and repair this and that; Wang Xu doesn't need anything, he can have a thatched hut to rest, he doesn't care about this.

As for the disaster and the soldiers, you can think of another way, and there are ways! Wang Xu has already thought about it, for example, if you open a bank, and the people will enter the bank as soon as they get money, won't they have money?

Besides, there is also King Wen's immortal wine, which can earn at least a few million yuan every year, which is enough to offset the current consumption.

After making up his mind, Wang Xu said: "Needless to say, Master Wen, post the notice I just said, one is for peace and the other is tax-free!" ”

Wen Qing sighed and could only promise, but he was very puzzled, if this continues, there will be more and more people in Guxi County, and the government will not collect taxes, so what is it for? The day when the money runs out, what will happen then?

"No, Weichen retired." Wen Qing slowly pushed out of the study.

Han Shushu also got up and was about to retire, but Wang Xu motioned for him to sit down, and said with a slightly gloomy face: "The task of your ministry is to select talents, assess officials, and serve officials; But how do I look at your daily idle panic, I haven't held a talent selection, I walk around Wenyuan Pavilion all day long, there are hundreds of people, what is there to see, your high light should be long-term, and you must find a way to summon the world's literati and all kinds of talents to the Western Capital, especially Nanjun and Bao'an County, I heard that half of the world's talents are from this. ”

Han Shushu was scolded by Wang Xu for the first time, but he was really wronged: "Lord, we now have schools built in every county, and the Western Capital will also assess those students once a year, and those who pass will be selected into Wenyuan Pavilion, and then selected from Wenyuan Pavilion to serve..." ”

"Don't be so troublesome, when you choose talents like this, the daylilies will be cold."

Wang Xu waved his hand and said: "After the two notices in the household department are posted, you will post the third notice after you; Talent Hunting! Recruit talents from all over the world, regardless of status, whether they are martial arts or literature, or even medical masters, iron, inventions, etc., as long as they are talents, I will accept them all, and it is the highest treatment. ”

"You go to the Ministry of Herald Work now, and a recruitment hall will be set up in the Western Capital, where all talents who come from all over the country can live here for free, and all consumption is covered by the government." (To be continued.) )