Chapter 274: The New Deal of the Zhan Dynasty
After a strong emotional outlet, Duren's whole body finally relaxed. www.biquge.info When he arrived at this moment, he looked up at the study where the two of them were, and then sighed from the bottom of his heart: "It's really ...... That's a lot of books!"
Han Feng knew that Du Lun loved to read the most, his feet were disabled, and he always wanted to see the things that others could see when they walked from books, and he could become a real reader in the illiterate place in Lidu in the past, let alone now.
However, Du Lun looked at the books on the wall, but he didn't look very happy, he suddenly shook his head, and said, "If it weren't for Liu Quan, they turned over your house, I wouldn't have known that you had been reading books all along." After they left, I went to help you clean up the house, and I saw the boxes and boxes of books......"
He let out a long sigh, and Han Feng was gloomy in his heart: Du Lun is blaming him. Perhaps in Duren's eyes, he is an extremely hypocritical person. Even though he knew that his friends loved books like his life, he still secretly hid the boxes of treasures, refused to take them out and share them, and even played a fool who couldn't read big words in front of everyone.
But what is he to say? How can he tell Durham that the books were taken out shortly before his father's death, and how can he explain that he did not take them out because he realized that he had been deceived by Willow Spring, so he hid them from everyone......
Explanations were useless, and in any case, the gap had formed between him and Duren - and what made him most uncomfortable was that Duren didn't blame him for anything, but just let out such a long sigh that seemed helpless and vulnerable. If it had been in the past, Durham might have hit him with the crutches on the back of his wheelchair.
Even if he was beaten, his heart would be much better than it is now.
Facing Duren, Han Feng didn't know what to say, and he didn't want to explain too much, and after a while, he said, "I'll give you all those books." I can't go back for a while. These days, you live with me, you can come whenever you want to see anything, and you can open your mouth whenever you want, as long as I can do it......"
Duren smiled, "Thank you." You know I didn't have any big ambitions, but after that fall as a kid, I felt like my life was over. Now that I can have an official position and a half-job, and I am still friends with two emperors, it is already my creation, where is there anything else that is not satisfied......? When I get back to Lidu, how can I help you?"
Han Feng said: "If you are willing to be this clerk, you will help me the most." I just want to be able to see what I want to see without barriers, that's all. ”
Du Lun bowed: "In that case, then I'll be your eyes in Lidu." ”
While the two were talking, Han Feng saw that Du Lun was already tired, so he asked him to go to his residence to rest. Watching Du Lun's back gradually fade away, Han Feng suddenly remembered that he had something he hadn't told him yet, but just about to call him, he finally gave up - he didn't want Liu Quan to be able to go through Du Lun at any time to see the situation in Lidu, but after telling Du Lun like this, according to Du Lun's temper, he would inevitably break the sand pot and ask in the end, so it was better not to talk about it.
I'm afraid that Liu Quan has already settled this point, and he asked Duren to come, firstly, because Xiaoling's affairs are unwilling to face him all day long, and secondly, he can also use Duren. This is a clear move, but Han Feng has no way to play it.
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The next day, Yan Fengchuan's assassin still did not appear, but a report changed the focus of everyone's attention. According to the newspaper, the imperial capital Zhan Dynasty raised taxes and expanded the scope of conscription.
Originally, the tax was 1 out of 20, but now it has risen to 1 out of 18, and the original limit for conscription was 1 out of 16 to 50 for adult men, who could take extra care for their only son, but now it has been changed to adult men between the ages of 14 and 60, including only sons.
For a whole day, everyone sat around Tsukasa Zailang Amano and Situ Zheng Wenbo, watching them calculate the impact of the change in the imperial capital's policy on the Zhan Dynasty. Zheng Wenbo really deserves the word "Wenbo", plus he had previously managed the tax revenue of the entire Fengguan Mangcheng, counting things, he had a clear idea, and he cited Bo on the side, often when Lang Tianye was still looking at the copywriting to find information, Zheng Wenbo had already reported accurate figures.
But Rao is so, Zheng Wenbo can not remember all the tax population of all the counties around the imperial capital, after everyone worked together to help find the data, he according to his years of experience in politics, roughly estimated the income of households and the age distribution of the population, as far as possible to reduce the impact of deviations and human factors.
Zheng Wenbo is an extremely cautious person, he will never say anything, so people generally trust the data he reports. Han Feng relied on Bai Tong by his side, silently doing mental calculations, and the figures he got were basically the same as what Zheng Wenbo said.
Since the decree of the Zhan Dynasty did not go down to the south of the Yangtze River, the city lord of Jimo also turned a deaf ear to the words of the emperor in recent years, so the scope of influence this time is estimated to be only near the imperial capital...... Even so, after this decree, the taxes of the Zhan Dynasty would rise by 10,000 taels of silver, which would be 100,000 stone for grain, and 50,000 more men would join the army.
This is the result of the conversion according to the current price of grain, 100,000 stone of grain is a departure from the capital for Fengguan Mangcheng, which is not considered to be rich in grain production, and this is a number that is enough to determine the victory or defeat of the battlefield. But just when everyone was worried, Han Feng put forward a different opinion: "It's not right...... There won't be so many. ”
Zheng Wenbo smiled bitterly, this forty-year-old middle-aged man couldn't take care of the demeanor in front of the palace at this time, he was busy for a day, and the whole person was close to prostration, but he didn't expect that the momentary "laziness" was exchanged for a question from the saint. He grabbed the hand towel on the side of the abacus and wiped the sweat on his forehead, and looked at Manghou's questioning gaze, affirming Han Feng's statement: "As the Holy Lord said, this ...... This is indeed the most ideal effect of the imperial capital, but there should not be so many. ”
Manghou looked at his subordinates a little helpless, he was not good at calculating this, but after thinking about Han Feng's words, he also understood a little: "So much silver is more than enough to buy grain, even if the price of grain increases, it can barely cope with it." However, with 50,000 fewer people farming, food production will also fall accordingly. According to the current grain production of the Zhan Dynasty, there are only 120,000 stone of grain available for sale every year, and without 50,000 men to work, the amount of grain available for sale will drop to about 80,000 stone. Let's calculate roughly, let's just think that the imperial capital will buy all these 80,000 stones......"
Han Feng waited patiently for Manghou to talk about this, and shook his head with a smile. Even Manghou was sweating at this moment, although Han Feng was his puppet, he also clearly understood that this puppet was even far superior to those present in many aspects. Manghou restrained his arrogance and humbly waited for Han Feng to explain, while Zhan Zhongqi cast an appreciative look at his nephew.
Han Feng said: "The army of the imperial capital has stopped cultivating fields since last year, and it is practicing every day, ready to go to the battlefield at any time, and new recruits are naturally no exception. Therefore, those who join the army have to rely entirely on the food collected by the people to feed. Can 80,000 stone of grain feed feed the new 50,000 people? We generally have 50,000 soldiers in the city of Pingsha City, and 50,000 stone of grain is stored in the city every year, but at the same time, our soldiers have tuntian, and all the grain grown by the army in the tuntian is used for their own use, and this alone has 60,000 or 70,000 stone every year, so I dare to assert that the number you have calculated is not only too much food, but also more people. ”
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