Although the official levy is very heavy, because the fishery resources in this area are quite developed, the fishermen can still have a small income to make their families live better. Now, the war is over and the country is gone. The new conquistadors soon arrived at the fishing port and promised investment. So does he want to extract more taxes from this? Some of the fishermen have already glared with war.

The Imperial Court of the Eastern Holy Kingdom had raised the issue of raising the fishery tax many times before, but they were all pushed back. There was even a time when a conflict broke out, and the two sides fought each other, and the 3,000 conscription teams sent by the government were beaten to the ground, and many expropriation carts were overturned and burned. Eventually, the two sides had to sit down and negotiate. The fishermen resolutely refused to back down, and the imperial court had no choice but to continue with the original expropriation plan.

As soon as the new ruler arrived, he offered to allocate money to support the fishing industry, which was of course a good thing. But the problem is that the government's expropriation plan is already very high, and the fishermen can't make a lot of money in a year, so they are naturally particularly sensitive to raising the tax burden. The previous government was not so strong and domineering, and they could still handle it. Now here is a new ruler who has defeated the million-strong army of the Eastern Holy Kingdom in a very short period of time. If he wants to raise the tax burden, I'm afraid he won't be able to resist so easily.

A man who can easily defeat a million heroes, is there anything he wants to do in this fishing village but can't do it? But raising the tax burden is not possible in any way, and some people's expressions are already very sad and indignant. It's a big deal, if it really doesn't work, let's just break the net!

After figuring out this problem, Luo Ming breathed a sigh of relief, and the matter was much easier to solve than he imagined. He solemnly announced: "You should think carefully about how much money I should invest in you, and report back to me a detailed plan." It doesn't matter if you don't know how to plan, I'll send someone to guide you in what you do. As for your main concerns, I promise that the government will reduce the amount of seafood that is brought up from 40 percent to only 30 percent. The business tax can be reduced from 20 percent to 15 percent. What do you think of this plan?"

Hearing this plan, everyone looked at each other and couldn't believe it. There has always been no reason why the government has not given much benefit to the people, is there any trap in this? Or is this little slippery man playing tricks on us? The government gives money and gives profits? I have never heard of this kind of thing since ancient times.

"Aren't you at a loss?" someone asked, "what about the benefit of less taxes?"

Luo Ming replied with a smile: "Why do you suffer? The greater your output, the more each of us earns?

"And how long are you going to bring the tax plan back?" someone asked in a whisper, "next month or next year?"

"Discuss with each other and then reply to me, if you think this plan is okay. Luo Ming patiently replied: "We can sign and pledge together, and jointly promise that it will not change for fifty years." ”

In the evening, after Luo Ming had visited the construction of the port and boarded several ships for a field trip, he left Duowang and returned to the capital, Hanhai City, where many people were still discussing this issue intensely. Most people expressed doubts, but many people were excited and began to wonder how much they could earn by the end of the year.

Luo Ming forgot about this question. When he visited the port, he had already figured out a specific development plan in his heart, and after he went back to explain to Qi Xuanyu, he asked him to send competent people to implement it. He was now considering that the ships and warships he had seen in the harbor were not as large and solid as he had imagined. How can you go to the ocean to fish and fight?

As for the warships, the lack of long-range means of attack. The combat capability is too weak, which can only be launched with bows and crossbows and large ballistae that rely on machine springs. If you try to attack Fairy Island like last time, and eliminate some ronin and other situations, it is because of the lack of long-range strike weapons, and when you make a battle plan, you will not be able to eradicate the roots. He has always been worried about this, and has been thinking: If Lao Tzu has a cannon, don't say that all the ronins on his fairy island will be blown up to the sky, which is the nest of his ronins on Wa Island, and Lao Tzu will also blow him up to be a chicken, fly and jump that is cool.

It's a pity that the knowledge of gunpowder in the previous generation has been forgotten, and I only vaguely remember that when I made black powder, an extremely important component seemed to be potassium nitrate. But he wasn't sure where he wanted to go to study, no one on this continent knew chemistry at all. Where is he going to find out the information? I wonder if any of the craftsmen in the Yelang Mansion know this. Of course, don't expect anyone here to call that thing potassium nitrate.

Another point is that it is said that there is a saying that gunpowder in history was made by alchemists. I don't know if there are any alchemists in this world, so remember to pay attention to these guys in the future. It is said that many things in history were discovered or invented by them. Alchemists are chemists in the age of ignorance, they dare to mix with everything, do all kinds of messy experiments, and dare to eat everything. Most people end up either poisoning themselves or blowing them up. I don't know how many people have truly cultivated to the realm of immortality.

While he was thinking wildly, a very strange voice flashed in his head: "Boy, your time of death has come!

Luo Ming was stunned, oh my God, I thought I would wait for a long time, but I didn't expect this day to come so soon. He asked Xiao Yu if she had received a prompt, and Xiao Yu shook her head and said no. Luo Ming was a little happy, thinking that I had finally improved faster than her. I just don't know how dangerous this promotion is.

Back in Hanhai City, Qi Xuanyu rushed to report a few things: First, Gu Zhongxun went crazy, put on a posture of not wanting his son, and desperately expanded the armament war in the country, which made everyone in Fuhua County nervous. At present, more than 200,000 defenders have been assembled in Fuhua County, but most of them are surrendered, and everyone has a feeling of unsteadiness in their hearts. In addition, the preparation of ordnance is seriously insufficient, and craftsmen from all over the country have been called in to work overtime to produce ordnance. There is also the fact that the restoration of the city walls is progressing quite slowly, mainly due to the lack of stone.

Good stone needs to be collected in the mountains dozens of miles away, and due to the war, there is a serious shortage of workers to transport it. At present, there is a lack of a person in charge of the overall work in Luo Ming, and everyone is looking forward to the Tai Lieutenant going back quickly, and if it is true that he can't leave here, he must also take personal responsibility.