Zhao Mingming worked hard and had outstanding performance, and soon stood out in the house, not only the main bookkeeper, but even the county magistrate knew her.

Doesn't the master book want to go further?

Doesn't the county magistrate want to be promoted?

There is a subordinate with outstanding ability, they are naturally happy, Zhao Mingming is not really stunned, as a subordinate, her merits are the merits of the main book, and the merits of the master book are the achievements of the county order.

In addition, Zhao Mingming is modest and cautious after really putting himself in the position of a small official, and he is still very able to buy people's hearts.

The population and fields had not yet been inventoried, and the summer harvest was over, and the yamen began to collect summer taxes. Coincidentally, taxes are also the responsibility of the household, and it also requires the cooperation of various departments, at this time, Zhao Mingming has become the most valued deputy under the master bookkeeper, and even Fan Lianyin and Zu Daozhong are also their respective bosses because of their outstanding abilities

There are more and more things that are valued and responsible, and they are becoming more and more important.

After the establishment of the new dynasty, in order to cooperate with the uniform land system, the tax implemented by the state was adjusted for rent, which continued the tax policy of the Wei and Jin dynasties to a certain extent, but was optimized in some details. For example, the tax rate has been reduced, from the original 10 taxes to 30 taxes, and the tax rules for merchants and craftsmen have been increased; and the collection of rent, mediocrity and adjustment in two stages, so as to reduce the excessive taxes paid by the people at one time

At the same time, it can also release the tax for the benefit of the people according to the different days of summer and autumn.

Since the establishment of the New Dynasty, the imperial court has reduced taxes and labor every year, and different regions have different reduction and exemption policies.

In the past, the people avoided the government, but now, the announcement wall in front of the government and the school has become the favorite place of the people.

Every afternoon and evening, everyone will go to the bulletin wall after dinner, and everyone who goes to the county government to catch the market, no matter how busy or tired, will also go there when they leave.

Since Zhao Mingming went to work, as long as he was free, he had to come to the bulletin wall to hang around.

Not only to read the information on the bulletin wall, but also to communicate with the people who come here.

The county magistrate saw it in his eyes and was very satisfied with her, so he said to the chief bookkeeper: "She is quite motivated, I think, let her be responsible for the bulletin wall."

The chief bookkeeper responded with a smile, "Xia Guan has read her handwriting, and her writing is excellent, so it is quite appropriate for her to be in charge of the announcement wall."

The county magistrate touched his beard and said regretfully: "It's a pity that her family is poor and she didn't continue to study, otherwise she could have such talent at this age and know how to be motivated, so she could have tried the national exam."

The master bookkeeper immediately said: "It's okay, I went to their rented house to see it, and there are still "Spring and Autumn" and many scripture annotations on the case, which shows that they have never given up studying, and maybe they will take the state exam again in the future."

The imperial court restricts the age of the national examination to 50 years old, and does not limit her status, that is to say, even if she is a clerk in the county government, if she wants to take the exam, then she can also take the exam, as long as she passes the state exam.

This is also one of the reasons why the master book is willing to promote Zhao Mingming.

Young, talented, ambitious, and persevering, he thinks that she has a high probability of going to the state and national examinations again, and there is a high probability of success.

So he promoted her, befriended her, and had the meaning of investment.

It's easy to put the icing on the cake, but it's hard to send charcoal in the snow, and the master book thinks that he is now sending charcoal in the snow.

In the future, if Zhao Mingming can be admitted to China, then the official will be the county order, and the upper limit will be the prime minister.

If he can register with her, if he doesn't talk about him in the future, even his son may be able to take two sentences and have an incense love.

The county magistrate did not have such a plan, so he was willing to give her some important things to do.

For example, in this year's tax increase, Zhao Mingming was promoted to the leader of the group, and led people to be responsible for verifying the taxes and grains handed over in the county office.

Zhao Mingming wrote down this year's tax policy of their county, and then took it to the bulletin wall and pasted it.

The county order is already meeting with each other to explain this year's tax policy.

Their county is a poor county in Xuzhou, and the disadvantages are obvious, poor.

The good thing is that the list of tax reductions and exemptions for the imperial court every year is always on the top of their county, and this year is no exception.

Imperial court order

This year, the county tax has been halved and collected, there is no state service, and the land rent is 40 tax 1, which is much less than the 30 tax in Linxian County.

The soil in their county is not good, and the grain harvest is always not as good as that of the next county.

Many people know that it is the time when the New Year's tax policy is released recently, so there are many people lingering in the square.

Seeing Zhao Mingming coming over with the officials to post the announcement, everyone immediately surrounded him.

Zhao Mingming didn't leave after posting the announcement, but stood aside and read it for everyone, answering everyone's doubts by the way.

When everyone heard that this year's tax was still halved and collected, and even the land rent was reduced, they were overjoyed and immediately said, "I'll go back and prepare the grain tax later."

As soon as they said go, they confirmed the news and rushed home.

An old man looked at the words on the bulletin wall and sighed, "Okay, okay, I can store more food at home this year."

When Zhao Mingming heard it, he asked, "Aren't you selling?" Grain will be stored until next year and will become stale grain."

The old man smiled and said, "I also sell some, but I have to save more, how can I save enough grain for next August, otherwise if the summer harvest is not good, won't I be hungry?"

In fact, their family will save a year and a half of grain, he came from the war and food shortage years, only until May of the next year of grain will make him panic, he still likes to save until the beginning of the spring of the third year.

In this way, even if the next year is not good, their family will not be hungry, and they can have a year of relief.

Therefore, even if the price of new grain is high and the price of old grain is low, he is willing to lose this money and keep the grain until the spring of the third year.

If there is no famine, then sell the old grain.

Zhao Mingming chatted with him, "Then how much money can your family make every year?" "I earn a lot of money, if I don't encounter a forced labor, several grandchildren in my family will come out to work part-time, they are all from the new dynasty, they are all literate, whether it is to go to the brick kiln to make bricks, or to run errands and deliver things to people in the county town, it is easy, me

I have a granddaughter who has the privilege of learning the skills of a tailor, and she can step on the sewing machine so fast that she can earn three dollars a year by working in a ready-to-wear shop for only four months."

Zhao Mingming exclaimed, "That's more than an adult man earns."

"No, it's better than her brothers," the old man laughed, "so it's so hot at home." He smiled happily, his face was wrinkled, and Zhao Mingming said: "Every year, the children in the family can earn this amount for the family, relying on this money, my family will build a brick house, otherwise only rely on farming, and the silver money exchanged every year is not two hangs."

It's going to be."

Their family is reluctant to sell grain, and the price of grain is not expensive now, so they can make limited money. Now it's still time to go out and work part-time jobs to earn money, and if the children can find stable long-term jobs, it will be even more profitable.