"You, do you understand what loyalty and patriotism are." The young man was so angry that he dared to refute Li Tingyu when he saw that he was a little village girl.

"We are just small people who are shaving food in the land, just care about food and clothing, who still has air to control those big people. Don't worry about other people, or worry about whether you have the money to buy roast chicken yourself. Li Tingyu saw that he was dressed simply, and his cuffs were washed white, and guessed that his family should not be very rich.

"Hmph, you know what." The young man couldn't say anything about Li Tingyu, took the baked cake, snorted coldly and left.

The common people were stunned by Li Tingyu's words and talked about it.

Li Tingyu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that the big guy had lowered his resistance to Dongcang.

"This sister-in-law, do the officials of Dongcang really only charge us 20% of the tax?" Someone called her with a smile on his face.

Li Tingyu was originally nonsense, how could she know, so she didn't answer positively, but asked rhetorically: "How much did the officials in southern Xinjiang accept from you?" ”

"Thirty percent."

"Although I don't know how much tax and silver Dongcang will collect, I can be sure that they will definitely collect less than Nanjiang, after all, we have just experienced the war, and I think the official should be considerate of us." Li Tingyu didn't dare to say it too absolutely, but only hinted vaguely.

"Second Brother Liang, if you ask her what a peasant woman does, how will she know what the new official thinks." A young man who had been listening to their conversation also spoke.

Seeing that everyone around her was going to believe her words, this person came out to stir up the situation, and everyone began to struggle again.

Li Tingyu said angrily: "What's wrong with the peasant woman, the peasant woman knows a lot more than you." If you don't believe me, we'll see in three days. ”

"Okay, don't blow the cowhide into the sky when the time comes, you won't be able to pull it back." This young man responded quickly.

Li Tingyu didn't entangle with them too much, and left with Banxia.

She walked around the streets, chatted with the people all morning, and had a good idea in her heart.

In a short period of time, as long as the people of Guanhai know that there is meat to eat with Dongcang, their lives will be better, and they will naturally not help those people from southern Xinjiang to provoke a war.

After returning to the camp, Li Tingyu told Lu Ce all his thoughts.

After hearing this, Lu Ce hugged her into his arms: "Our Zhaozhao is really smart, you have done Hu Qisheng a great favor." ”

"Will this help you?" Li Tingyu was still a little worried.

"It has to be, that's a big help. We'll talk to Hu Qisheng about this later. Lu Ce smiled and kissed her, and excitedly pulled her to run to the Zhizhou Mansion.

Hu Qisheng heard that Lu Ce was looking for him, and hurriedly ordered someone to invite him in.

"General Lu looked in a hurry, I don't know what happened?" Hu Qisheng's heart suddenly hung up.

Didn't the people from southern Xinjiang call?

looked at Li Tingyu beside Lu Ce again, and frowned again.

It's not like ah, if the people from southern Xinjiang call, what will Lu Ce do with his wife?

"Good thing." Lu Ce smiled slightly, and Hu Qisheng patted his chest and relaxed.

"If you want to subdue the people of Guanhai, you have to ......" Lu Ce told Hu Qisheng what Li Tingyu told him in detail.

Hu Qisheng was a little worried after hearing this: "Your Majesty has to be invited to play this major tax event, and it will take more than a month to come and go at the earliest, and the daylily will be cold by then." ”

"Guanhai is a newly acquired city, even if you levy a 30% tax, you can't collect it. They have already been swept away by the officers and soldiers of southern Xinjiang. Lu Ce got to the heart of the matter.

"But ......" Hu Qisheng was still very hesitant.

"You can cut it first and then play it, you will always cry poor, right? For the people of Guanhai, you tell them that it is not easy for Your Majesty to pity the people, and deliberately changed the tax revenue for the next three years to 20%. Lu Ce said the matter of the false transmission of the holy decree lightly.

Hu Qisheng gasped, he didn't expect this General Lu to be such a person.

"There is a saying that is called, the sky is high and the emperor is far away." Lu Ce's expression was very intriguing.

"General." Hu Qisheng was so frightened by him that he couldn't stand on his feet.

"The people of Guanhai are also the people of my Dongcang, how can we ignore their lives and deaths, you are saving them by doing this. Forcing the people to pay 30% of the tax, and failing to pay it, doesn't it cost them their lives? "Lu Ce said nonsense one by one.

Hu Qisheng was stunned.

He didn't expect to be able to do this.

"What you have to do is take them to earn money and give them peace. As long as you can let them eat meat and marry a daughter-in-law, are you afraid that they will defect to southern Xinjiang? ”

"The general has a point." Hearing this, Hu Qisheng couldn't help but nod.

Lu Ce was very satisfied, as long as this person was willing to listen to persuasion.

"Besides, Your Majesty, as long as you earn the silver and make up the taxes yourself, Your Majesty has a good name and silver, where will you be blamed." Lu Ce was afraid that he would be flustered, so he opened his mouth and added.

"Everything is under the orders of the general." Hu Qisheng listened with pride and felt that promotion was just around the corner.

In addition, he knew very well in his heart that he, the official, had to rely on Lu Ce.

After thinking about it, he decided to listen to Lu Ce and do a big deal.

If it is done, his merit will not only be promoted to the prefect, even if it is transferred back to Jindu, it will be enough.

"As for doing business with the people, I'm not good at it, so I have to let my wife tell you." Lu Ce pulled Li Tingyu, who had been silent, to his side.

"Madame?" Hu Qisheng was a little surprised.

The couple really surprised him more and more.

"My grandfather's family has been in business for generations, and I also have some experience, so I'll just say it, whether you can do it or not depends on you, the Lord of Zhizhou." Li Tingyu didn't speak too much.

"Hu listened attentively." Seeing Lu Ce's serious look, Hu Qisheng didn't dare to show the slightest contempt.

"After inquiring today, I found that the people of southern Xinjiang are very good at weaving, and there is a kind of cloth that I have never seen in Dongcang. The colors are gorgeous and very wear-resistant, which is very suitable for ordinary people. The locals call it the brocade. Before Li Tingyu finished speaking, Hu Qisheng understood what she meant.

"Madame thinks we can sell this brocade to the gold capital?"

"Exactly." Li Tingyu nodded with a smile.

"In Madame's opinion, what should we do to benefit the people?" Hu Qisheng asked respectfully.

"We can open an official textile mill and have women come out to work, and we provide silk threads and they spin them. In this way, the people can earn money, and we can also earn money, isn't it a win-win situation? Li Tingyu's eyes sparkled.

Lu Ce looked at her like this, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl.

At the mention of business, Zhao Zhao's whole person was full of energy.