Chapter 451 - Exemption from Taxes
After asking a few words, the people below were still sensible at this time, and they all nodded and stopped talking, seeing that they shut up, I breathed a sigh of relief, and then slowly said: "This county order is indeed innocent, and his immortality is not enough for the people to be angry." ”
"But can we really find that money? If we find it, will it really be ours? You know, if there is a big chaos today, who doesn't care about gold and silver treasures, if we really go to find those money, I am afraid that it will bring ruin to our county. Therefore, I don't advocate that we go looking for the money, and no one in the county town can move this idea, otherwise they will commit the crime of killing their heads, and if they are caught by me at that time, they will be punished. ”
"As for the money you lost, we can't fully calculate it now, the evil fruits planted by the county order, someone must come to eat it, if there is chaos today, we also hope that the villagers will support us in order to keep this side safe. So I decided to exempt the people in the county from paying taxes for three years, so that you can always recover your losses, right? ”
Seeing me say this, the people below were not so excited, and they began to calculate the gains and losses one by one.
"General, this, we, this tax exemption for three years, how can we live?"
Jin Erpang came up with a bitter face, this guy is bitter, I know, because the matter of the army's food and salary is managed by him, General Ma Ling and a deputy general under Li Qing, and this tax exemption for the county seat for three years is naturally a few of them.
"Don't complain, hold back what you want to say now, and then let's talk about it after we go back?"
Jin Erpang shook his head, at this time, the main thing is to stabilize the hearts of the people first, if we still disagree here, then it will inevitably be even more chaotic.
"You don't have any opinions, do you? If you discuss it and think it's about the same, then go back, if you still have any opinions, but come to the county seat at any time to find me, I will personally deal with this matter, but I tell you, there is no so-called fairness in this matter, you must know that we guard the army here is another 40,000, and we are exempt from taxes for three years, which means that our life in the next three years must be much more bitter than that of our fathers and fellow villagers, that is, we should lose a little less when we do things! ”
Seeing that they were all just talking in a whisper, and there was no loud objection, I was relieved in my heart.
However, if we are really exempt from taxes for three years, it means that in the next three years, our life problems will face serious challenges.
Suffering, that's inevitable.
"Thank you for your kindness, thank you for your kindness, thank you for your kindness!"
What I didn't expect was that they were all kneeling on the ground at this time, and I was stunned by this scene.
"What a kindness it is to be tax-free for three years, I have lived for such an age, and I have never seen an official do this, the kindness of adults is greater than the sky!"
"Yes, my lord, for your kindness, we will build temples and erect statues of gods to worship."
A few old men seemed to have a lot of prestige among these ordinary people, and when they said this, they even spoke the hearts of thousands of people below at this time.
It was already afternoon when I came back from the execution ground, and I thought that I would be annoyed because of the money, but I didn't expect that I would be tax-free for three years, and I actually solved this matter and won the hearts of the people.
"General, why are you like this? Why do you need to be tax-free for three years at the execution ground today, do you know what it means for us to be tax-exempt for three years? ”
As soon as he returned to the county office, Jin Erpang cried and said to me with a sad face, this guy is wronged, he was originally tired and brainy in managing food and salary, but now that he is exempted from taxes, I am afraid that in the barracks, the saddest thing is that he, Ma Ling and the deputy general Zhang under Li Qing are the saddest days.
"If I don't do this, can we make the people angry, can we resolve the resentment in the hearts of the people? The scene is not controlled at all, do you say that we should give the people of the county some kindness and popularize them with tax exemption for three years, or should we continue to watch their grievances swell and finally make a mess? ”
"Uh, this, I, this~~~"
Hearing me say this, Jin Erpang was speechless, but how could he bear this grievance, and then he said: "But so many people eat and drink and expect the three of us to manage the food and salary, you said that if we have nothing to take at that time, then the army will be even more chaotic!" ”
Jin Erfat's words are not unreasonable, I remember that in history, it was not uncommon for the army to rob the people, the army had nothing to eat and drink, and in the end they couldn't survive, so naturally they would begin to shift their attention to the people.
Therefore, Jin Erpang's worries are also reasonable.
"You're also very thoughtful, but I'm not completely left a way for myself, am I? Fat boss, you'll have to take a longer view, we've got a lot of gold and silver jewels out of the masked wizard's tomb, right? Those things are enough for us to feed an army of 200,000 people for ten years, and we have no food, but we can buy grain and grass like the common people or the local rich landlords, right? ”
If it weren't for the fact that we had so much money, would I have been so bold as to say that the county was exempted from taxes for three years?
So I have my own plans in mind for this, but I still haven't thought of taking out the treasures in the secret room of the library, which can't be moved, and we can't use them now, and we can't take them out until we have to.
Since that place is safe now, it would be better to let all the treasures be hidden there.
"General, it turns out that you have a plan, I am really confused, why did I forget this stubble, the general's words, it really made me sober-minded, Daigo empowerment!"
Jin Erfat slapped his face vigorously, this guy was so excited, his whole mouth was crooked!
"So I told you to learn a little bit in normal times, and the brain should be used flexibly, and the consistent fixed thinking, if we suddenly run into trouble, how to deal with it. And do you think we'll still be living in this county three years from now? I can tell you with certainty that in three years, we will definitely not be as simple as tens of thousands of people, we will be stronger, and we will not be just such a small county. ”
If we limit our attention to this small county town, I am afraid that before we wait for Wu Sangui to come to Yunnan, we will have already been wiped out by the next Qing army.
"General, you mean?"
Jin Erfat's eyes widened, and this guy was so excited that he couldn't speak at this time.
"That's right, we will grow stronger in the future, but relying on this small county town, will we be frogs at the bottom of the well?"
Walking inside, the meal was already on the table.
To be honest, I haven't eaten at all until today, and now looking at the food, my stomach is gurgling with hunger.
"Well, you haven't eaten yet, let's eat some together."
"Okay, it's my honor to be able to eat here with the general!"
Jin Erpang smiled and nodded, and the smile on his mouth was still bright when he washed his hands and came in, but when he saw the food on the table, this guy's bright smile immediately stiffened on his face, and his face instantly turned the color of pork liver.
"General, you, that's what you usually eat?"
On the dinner table, there are mixed rice, a few sweet potatoes, and a few pickles and pickles, and the freshest is a tofu soup boiled with a little cabbage, and it is also vegetarian, without a little oil and water, not even chili peppers.
"Huh? I've been eating these meals all the time, what, isn't it? I think it's good, it's to my liking! ”
To be honest, it's not that I'm pretending, but I really feel quite satisfied in my heart.
I think when I was in the prison in Nanjing, when I first went in, I didn't even have a single dead mouse, not to mention that it was well eaten.
If it weren't for the brother who captured me and went to the cell to get along, I am afraid that I would have starved to death in the prison in Nanjing.
So, since I came out of that, I have understood what it means to endure hardship. Looking at the ordinary people who fled, they didn't even have anything to drink, not to mention food. So looking at these and experiencing more, I know what it means to endure hardship.
Since then, I've really not been picky about what I eat, sometimes, it's good to have food, where can I care about what is good or not?
What's more, this cabbage and tofu soup is a dish I like to eat.
It's just that the cabbage of this era is really too different from our modern greenhouse vegetables, in fact, they are all the kind that have not been hybridized, and the leaves are not only small, but also have an astringent bitter taste, which is not so delicious at all.
"Why, why don't you eat, don't you have your appetite?"
I was really hungry, so I picked up a nest and ate it, but Jin Erfat's eyes were bulging and he didn't move.
"General, I always thought that you were eating big fish and meat every day. When I saw it today, I was really ashamed! ”
Jin Erpang's tears swirled in his eyes, and he began to choke up when he spoke.
"Hahahaha, it's still nine tripods and eats! Then how can I afford to enjoy it, but what about the emperors, if I eat it, I will not be hit by five thunders from the sky and be destroyed! ”
Smiling helplessly, I looked at Jin Erfat a few times, and then continued to ask, "What, are you sure you don't want to eat?" If you don't eat it, I won't give it to you, I'm still hungry! ”