The core of Ma Bao's reasoning is a rhetorical question: "Dare to ask the second general, are we here this time to spy on any confidential military information?" ”

Ma Dai shook his head in denial, of course.

The Xiliang army is in a secluded place, and there has never been much communication with the Central Plains, so let them send someone to be a secret agent, that is really asking Yu Blind. In the final analysis, Uncle Ma Teng was a little annoyed by Cao Cao's repeats, and he didn't plan to be led by the nose all the time, and wanted to build a team by himself.

In the past, I didn't have that energy, and I didn't have that convenience, but now the army stays in Hedong and Bingzhou, and it is much more convenient to travel to and from the Central Plains.

Ma Dai made it very clear that the main purpose of his visit this time was to see the world, to corroborate what he had seen and heard with what he had obtained from Cao Cao and Zhong Xuan, and to draw his own conclusions.

As for the confidential military information or something, Cao Cao was born in a family, and his subordinates have countless talents, which can be said to be deeply rooted in the Central Plains, he has not been able to find out enough secrets, he is a newcomer, and he is this layman, thinking about this, isn't it wishful thinking?

"Since it's not, then whatever our identity is, what does it matter? Although Qingzhou is loose on the outside and tight on the inside, it is full of murderous opportunities, but it is a very reasonable place, although our Xiliang Army has advanced eastward and formed an alliance with Luoyang, but after all, hasn't it been fought yet? I heard that General Zhang of Hanoi has been coming here a lot in the past two years, and I haven't seen him detained. ”

Ma Bao thought about Ma Dai from the bottom of his heart, although Ma Chao was the young master of the Xiliang Army, and Ma Dai was at most a side branch. But the former has a quick temper and is arrogant, although he is refreshing when he rushes to kill on the battlefield, but when he usually gets along, he has to fight one hundred and twenty points of spirit, which is far less comfortable than following Ma Dai's side.

This mission is not difficult. If you give up halfway, after you go back, the status of the second general in front of the lord will definitely be greatly reduced, and then won't you be unlucky? What's more, in his opinion. Qingzhou's side seems to be dangerous, but in fact, it just seems to be dangerous, and there is no need to give up halfway.

"That's right......" Ma Dai nodded slowly, but his eyes inadvertently swept over Ma Yunluo.

Ma Bao understood and proposed: "You can order two brothers to escort the young lady to Luoyang first, as long as you show your identity." Cao Jun must not be in trouble, and his subordinates heard that General Wen Lie is now stationed in Luoyang, maybe...... Yes! Halfway through his words, Ma Bao suddenly screamed, and the whole person flew out.

Ma Dai was startled at first, and then looked at his sister who was humming and retracting her legs. smiled bitterly: "Xiao Wu, why are you so excited?" Ma Bao also said, if you don't want to go, who can force you to fail? In fact, Cao Wenlie was called 'My Family's Thousand Miles of Horses' by General Cao, and his character and martial arts are very good, and it is not considered to have insulted you. ”

"Cut, it's just a boastful horse," Ma Yunluo raised his chin. He sneered and said: "I can't even beat a woman, and I still have the face to call myself a general, marrying such a wreck, and I have been wronged to death, just this kind of character, I am actually embarrassed to dislike me, if I see him in person, see if I don't beat him into a pig's head, so that his mother can't recognize him." ”

"That's it." Ma Dai shook his head, not ready to continue arguing. Picked up Ma Bao and asked: "You said that the people of Qingzhou are drilled every five days, and you can't help but watch during the drill, right?" ”

Ma Bao cowered and hid on the other side of Ma Dai's body, avoiding Ma Yunluo's glare, and then said in a low voice: "Qingzhou has restored a lot of old systems. Pay attention to the five days of rest, on the day of rest, as long as it is not busy with farming, except for the farmer, it must be stopped to rest......"

"Even the merchants?"

"Merchants too, but they are staggered, some are in Jinri, some are in Turi, in short, each industry is different. When they arrived at the rest of the day, the people could go to the yamen to listen to the notices, listen to the government decrees, or go to the academy to listen or study, of course, they could also have their own pastime, and the other was to participate in the drills organized by the local community......"

All the relatives and guards gathered around, and they were all amazed at these puzzling rules in Qingzhou.

In Xiliang, it's too late for everyone to run for a living, even if someone asks them to rest, they can't rest.

Look at the people in Qingzhou, not only the officials and soldiers, but also the merchants and craftsmen have rest days, as well as the five elements of rotation, this day is really nourishing.

"The days of being a coolie are so refreshing, who still participates in any drills and doesn't perform?"

"Then you are wrong, since the hussar general dares to set the rules, of course he is sure that he can implement it." Ma Bao smiled and pointed out the trick: "Before coming, we also got some news from Luoyang, some news said that the people of Qingzhou are very rich, and on the other hand, they said that Qingzhou taxes are very high, everyone feels puzzled, thinking that the intelligence collected in Luoyang is like that, right?" ”

He asked himself and replied: "Look at it now, Qingzhou is really so weird, the tax is indeed very high, and those who have just settled in Qingzhou have to pay sixty percent of the tax, more than half!" On the surface, it's almost the same as the ones sent down from the previous government, you say, this is powerful enough, right? ”

"It's ruthless enough." Everyone nodded in unison.

The official income tax rate set by the Han Dynasty is actually quite low, as long as one-fifteenth of the yield per mu, or one-thirtieth of the yield, even if the Dingkou tax is added, the total amount is not large.

But the official word has two mouths, the rules and things have never been immutable, the officials and old men touch their mouths up and down, naturally have the ability to refer to the deer as a horse, black and white upside down, and it is a piece of cake to set up a clever name or something, and the actual tax rate is at least several times higher than that on the surface.

The income tax in Qingzhou is already sixty percent, if something else is apportioned, won't the people be busy in vain? But looking at the prosperity and liveliness of Yanjin, it doesn't look like living under a harsh government at all.

"Qingzhou, with the imperial court is the opposite, the surface tax is set very high, but there is no other name at all, this is this, in addition, there are many reduction and exemption measures, if you can enjoy them all, then the final tax may not even be used! Of course, there are too many exemption and exemption policies, and the people targeted are not the same, and it is difficult for every family to enjoy them, but there are some major items that the vast majority of people can enjoy, such as this military training ......

Ma Dai and the others suddenly realized.

Normal people are lazy and hard-working, and with time to rest, naturally no one wants to be busy anymore, not to mention the hard work of militarized training? But if there are benefits to taking on this errand, it is different.

According to Ma Bao's information, as long as an adult man in a family participates in military training on time, he will be included in the list of tax exemptions. If you don't pull a day throughout the year, the tax for the whole year can be reduced by 30%! This 30% is 30% of the tax payable, that is, 30% of the 60%, which is almost 20% of the overall income.

How many people would not be interested in such preferential policies?

The hustle and bustle of the world is nothing more than a sharp word, driven by such interests, most people must flock to it, right? The standard of five days of exercise may seem inconspicuous, but many regular armies are just like that, of course, the training of the regular army and the training of the militia should be different.

Ma Dai thinks that even if he takes a little risk, he must go to see this rest day exercise. The stakes are too great, and it is completely possible to assess Qingzhou's real war potential from it, as a possible opponent, how can it not be accidentally investigated?