In September last year, Su Tiancheng went to Dengzhou and Laizhou, at that time, the impression here gave him was hell on earth, just when Su Tiancheng left Dengzhou and Laizhou, this place was still in the process of construction, no matter where he went, the traces of the battle existed.

Nearly half a year has passed, and when Su Tiancheng came to Dengzhou again, he almost thought that he had gone to the wrong place.

When there are more than ten miles away from Dengzhou Fucheng, the atmosphere is completely different, on the official road, you can see a lot of ordinary people, they are rushing to Fucheng, these people's expressions are pleasant, rarely see sorrow, rush to Fucheng, must be doing something, the construction of Dengzhou Fucheng has not yet been completed, there are still many places that need to continue to build, the Spring Festival has passed, it is estimated that these people, are rushing to do things, it is about the spring ploughing season, there is not much free time during this period, can earn some silver, it's good all the bit.

Dengzhou City is completely different from the previous one, the expanded Dengzhou City is only less than three miles away from Penglai City, in fact, Penglai City has been integrated into a part of Dengzhou City, which is also in line with Su Tiancheng's idea, the sailor is stationed in Penglai City, which will become an important base for him to form and train the sailor.

Dengzhou City, divided into two parts of the inner city and the outer city, the inner city is the original Dengzhou City, built the city wall, the height is about two meters, it has not been completely completed, some people are still constantly repairing, the area of the outer city, more than the inner city, the streets of the inner city and the outer city, are neatly aligned, according to the four directions of the southeast, northwest and west, divided into four main streets, on the basis of the four main streets. Other streets were built.

There are a lot of people in the city, and it can be regarded as bustling.

The Governor's Mansion was built in the former location of the Dengzhou Mansion City, and the Dengzhou Mansion was built in the south about 500 meters away from the Governor's Mansion, which was Deng Hui's idea, Deng Hui believed. In the city of Dengzhou, the best place for feng shui is the location of the government office, where the governor's house must be built, and the government office must be moved to the side.

The layout of the Governor's Mansion is almost the same as that of Ningyuan, the only difference is that the area is larger, especially the backyard. The construction is particularly exquisite, pavilions, small bridges and flowing water, planting a lot of flowers and trees, after entering, it gives people a good feeling, the backyard is independent, that is, for Su Tiancheng and his family to live, the middle courtyard has built a lot of wings. These were used for the governor's office officials, and the front yard was mainly an office location.

Along. Deng Hui is introducing the reconstruction of Dengzhou Mansion.

Before the Spring Festival, a large number of people began to move into Dengzhou and Laizhou, and these people are mainly divided into three categories.

One is the relatives of the families of the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion, who followed them in the past, because the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion were treated unusually and were able to support their families. It can also help them find things to do, and they have full confidence in the Jiangning Battalion, and after the families of the Jiangning Battalion soldiers moved to Dengzhou and Laizhou, they also followed. To Su Tiancheng's surprise, many of the families of the white pole soldiers also followed to Dengzhou and Laizhou.

The second type is businessmen, a lot of businessmen, simply moved the whole family to Dengzhou and Laizhou, businessmen seek profits, to Dengzhou and Laizhou, not only can do business, but also can get part of the land, this is what they can't ask for, besides, businessmen who do business, very clear, follow the Jiangning camp is able to make money, Jiangning camp is stationed, it means that the public security situation is good, it means that the business is prosperous.

The third group is the people from Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and other places, these people, who used to have some intersections with Jiangning Ying, after learning the news, came to Dengzhou and Laizhou with their families.

By the end of the first month, the population of Dengzhou and Laizhou exceeded one million, including more than 600,000 in Dengzhou and more than 400,000 in Laizhou.

During the Spring Festival, the officials at all levels in Dengzhou and Laizhou, including all the officials, have no time to rest, they need to register the population, and at the same time need to divide all the land, in accordance with the requirements of the imperial court, they made a fish scale book, and issued land contract certificates to the people who came to Dengzhou and Laizhou.

This process is very smooth, Deng Hui, Lan Qiaozheng, Liu Chongsan, Liu Jingting and others, originally thought that in the process of issuing the land contract certificate, maybe someone will find the government, take out the previous land contract certificate, and say that the land somewhere is their own, but unfortunately the government at all levels has not encountered such a situation, it seems that Dolgon's wanton plundering of Dengzhou and Laizhou is extremely cruel and outrageous, the original people living here, whether it is the gentry and wealthy households, or ordinary people, have not been able to escape the poisonous hands of the Houjin Tartars.

On the seventh day of the second lunar month, Lan Qiaozheng and Liu Jingting rushed to the capital city of Dengzhou.

They reported on the situation in Laizhou, which was similar to the situation in Dengzhou.

Deng Hui and Lan Qiaozheng also talked about a problem, that is, there is not much land in Dengzhou and Laizhou, and their intention is to leave a part of the official land, which belongs to the Jiangning camp.

This is the management of the Ming Dynasty, and the land that is relatively good in Lu used to belong to the guards, and the military households cultivated on these lands, and the harvested grain was used to feed the guards of the guards.

Deng Hui, Lan Qiaozheng and others also understood that the situation of the Jiangning battalion was completely different, all the soldiers were recruited system, there was no so-called military household, they were all ordinary people, but after they discussed, they still felt that it was necessary to leave a part of the land, and the government and the Jiangning battalion needed to master some.

The problem of land, Su Tiancheng has long considered it, the land annexation in the interior of the Ming Dynasty has reached the point of no return, the silver taels in the hands of the rich gentry have no place to use, and the only place that can be invested is land, so a large amount of land has fallen into the hands of the rich gentry, which has led to the income of the imperial court becoming less and less, the wealth is concentrated in the rich gentry, and the peasants who have lost their land cannot pay taxes, and the peasants who own the land have an increasingly heavy burden, and the contradictions are concentrated to a certain extent. It is the fall of the dynasty, the birth of a new dynasty, and after hundreds of years, it once again enters such a vicious circle.

The gap between the rich and the poor will always exist, this is impossible to eliminate, if we want to violate this basic law and demand equal wealth and poverty, that is to bring about self-destruction, society will be chaotic, and the regime cannot be maintained for a long time, thousands of years of history are like this, even after a few hundred years, it is also like this, but there is a principle, no matter how big the gap between the rich and the poor is, taxes must be relatively fair, the rich pay more taxes, the poor pay less taxes or even do not pay taxes, the government takes out a part of the money to relieve the poor, It is only in this process of development that it is possible for society to progress.

Therefore, Su Tiancheng does not need to pay special attention to the issue of land annexation, what he needs to do is to re-clarify the tax, that is to say, in Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, the tax and the regulations of the imperial court are completely different, especially the business tax, this is the focus of Su Tiancheng's attention, there is only so much income on the land, don't go to exploit, the life of the common people is better, there is silver in their hands, and commerce and trade can develop.

Su Tiancheng had already put forward this request.

Therefore, after Deng Hui and Lanqiao Zheng and others reported on the construction of Dengzhou and Laizhou, Su Tiancheng began to care about the customization of taxes.

Deng Hui and Lanqiao are coming up with a plan, according to the plan of 30 out of 1, specific to a lot of details, including the restrictions on salt, iron and other monopoly commodities, etc., is very detailed, as for the agricultural tax, and the regulations of the imperial court are exactly the same, Dengzhou and Laizhou can be tax-exempt for five years, and all the income of these five years belongs to the government at all levels of the prefecture and county.

Su Tiancheng was very satisfied with this plan, but he proposed several principled changes, the trade tax, according to the standard of 20 out of 1, put it in a few hundred years, that is, 5 percent of the tax, this is no problem, the merchant is also able to bear it, the tax on agriculture is implemented according to the principle of 25 out of 1, that is, 4 percent of the tax, which is slightly higher than the court set, and the people can also afford it.

As for the details of other aspects, they were changed according to these two principles.

Deng Hui and Lan Qiaozheng and others are all clear, Dengzhou and Laizhou, including Qingzhou, formulated tax policies, which are different from those of the imperial court, and can be said to be far higher than the standards of the imperial court, which shows that the three places are different from the rest of the places.

This approach is very bold, if it is known by some people with ill intentions, it will definitely make a big fuss, but in the imperial court, the officials who think of being able to bring down Su Tiancheng do not exist for the time being, unless the emperor is ruthless.

Deng Hui and Lan Qiaozheng, of course, did it according to Su Tiancheng's requirements, and they would not pay attention to the rest, they knew very well that as long as they did what Su Tiancheng said, Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou would develop rapidly, and after a few years, the degree of prosperity might even exceed that of Nanzhili.

As for the danger in this, Su Tiancheng must have considered it, they don't need to worry, maybe Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou, after a few years, their status will be completely different. (To be continued......)