After a night's good sleep, early the next morning, Fang Yi devoted himself to the busy affairs that he should do as the lord of Luoyang.

Luoyang is a county town that is in ruins, and the aftermath of a war cannot be solved in two months, burying the dead, rescuing the wounded, and relocating refugees......

It needed a backbone to calm the hearts of the people in this post-war city.

As the city lord, Fang Yi is the backbone of this backbone, and the moment he comes out of the county lord's mansion again, the people of Luoyang City can settle down.

What could be more reassuring than a city lord who truly allows them to live a self-sufficient life?

In the three years since the Mandate of Heaven came to this world, wars have broken out, and who dares to say that they will not be able to survive until tomorrow?

Under such circumstances, Fang Yi became the lord of the city, and what he did to rebuild the county seat for more than a month made the people live the life they should live, and the people recognized him.

Of course, there are still many problems in this city, such as those scholars and officials, such as the level of people's livelihood, such as the future direction......

These are to be determined.

However, all this was overshadowed by the appearance of a prosperous county town after the opening of trade, and there was an endless stream of businessmen coming and going.

"The geographical location of Luoyang City is too advantageous, no wonder it can become a thousand-year-old capital!"

After finishing a morning of patrolling the whole city, Fang Yi summoned various officials to the front hall of the county lord's mansion.

"Lord Fang, the grain and grass on Daqin's side have begun to be escorted, and it will be able to reach the city in five days, which is expected to support the people of the city for 10 days, in addition, we also need to purchase 20 days of grain from Dahan, so that we can transition to the autumn harvest, and the grain will no longer be a problem after that."

In the audience, a man with a broad shoulder and a round waist said expressionlessly.

He was one of the officials specially left by Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty for Fang Yi, and was specifically responsible for the affairs of the people.

When Fang Yi first saw him, he thought that this sturdy physique would be a martial artist, but he didn't expect that he would be a civil official, and he was still in an orderly manner, and he knew the city and county management law, which helped Fang Yi a lot.

It's a pity that he is very tactful, seeing that Fang Yi and the official eunuchs of the Shi clan seem to be on opposite sides, and Fang Yi is quite disadvantaged, he intends to move closer to the Shi clan.

"It's okay, human nature, you can accept it."

Fang Yi thought to himself secretly, then shrugged his shoulders and asked, "So, how many silver taels do you need for more than a month of food?" ”

"The 10-day grain purchased from Daqin at a high price will cost about 2 million taels, and the grain purchased from Dahan will need about 2.5 million taels, and there is no surplus grain in Luoyang City, so Daqin still needs to let the escort team travel day and night, and the cost of the reward must also be added to 500,000 taels."

A man with a sharp beak and monkey cheeks sitting on the right side of Fang Yi's hand stood up and said with a smile.

His two outstretched beards swayed with him, and looked very obscene.

"So you have to ask for 5 million taels?"

Fang Yi listened to his words, and felt distressed.

The silver he finally got from the European continent will not be half of it this time!

"Yes also,"

The man paced up in the hall, looking at Fang Yi with a confident look, "The finances of the whole city have always been in the hands of the county lord, I don't know if the county lord Fang, can you still pay this money now?" ”

"Hmph, the fart! We all know that this county lord's mansion has only been paid out but not in, and the wealth left by Dong Thief has almost been squandered by you, right? Besides, there are 5 million taels, and now it's a grab, and you have to grab it for a few days! ”

Also on the right-hand side, another hot-tempered official slapped the table, got up and glared at Fang Yi, and shouted,

"What a fortune these endless streams of business travelers and the people below! It's good that you don't pay taxes in business, and you still take the commoners to work for those merchants, yes, every one of them has money, so what's the use? Let them starve to death with their money? ”

"Stop, stop,"

Fang Yi waved his hand, interrupting the man's shouting, and said in a flat tone, "First of all, I'm talking to him, and I didn't ask you to discuss it freely, do you have the right to speak?" Didn't you be educated by your official training and etiquette that you should respect your superiors? Don't know how to be an official? Okay, you've been fired. ”

The man was stunned for a moment, his expression panicked, and then his face turned pale, and he was unconvinced: "Am I ......?"

"Second, I have to correct you that the commoners are always busy with themselves, and do you know how much the hundredths of the tax paid by the people for the manufacture of silk alone? In this month, there are more than 500,000 taels! ”

"More than 500,000 taels, do you know what the concept is? The concept is that this month, the silk that is manufactured and sold alone is more than 50,000 pieces! You can't imagine this kind of efficiency, right? Why? Because this is only a tenth of the tax, and the four-tenths of the profit, in the hands of the people themselves, they see that the wealth really goes to their own hands, so it is more efficient than working for you! ”

"Besides, you said that you can't pay 5 million taels, is it because you haven't paid taxes? Even if you let the businessmen pay taxes and let the people pay taxes, can it reach 5 million taels a month? You think about it with your uncivilized mind, you know it's impossible, right? So you were dismissed, not only because of your disrespectful words, but also because of your ability and wisdom, I am also very skeptical. ”

Fang Yi motioned to Qin Liangyu, who was standing beside him, to send someone to take out the man who was speechless in a cold sweat in the audience, and then sneered: "Besides, the emperor said that Luoyang's taxes will not be collected this year, what kind of thing are you, and you dare to mention taxes?" You were dismissed for the first crime, despise the county lord and speak disrespectfully; Second, the ability is insufficient and it is difficult to serve; Third, violating the emperor's decree and going against the grain! After the dismissal, all the family property was confiscated, and the male slaves and female prostitutes in the family were sent to several newly built restaurants in the city! ”

The man who was still hot-tempered just now was obviously frightened, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and shouted for mercy, Fang Yi chuckled lightly and continued: "Kneel, Heaven and Earth Monarch Prince, I am not among them. If you kneel to me, you are violating the principles of heaven and morality, and the sin will be increased by one degree! ”

Good guy, first he was charged with violating the emperor's decree at every turn, and then he was even guilty of begging for mercy, and he directly confiscated his house, this is a knife!

Everyone present felt a chill in their hearts, and in the huge hall, except for the man who cried and shouted for mercy, no one made a sound.

"Is the county lord's punishment too heavy?"

After the man was taken down, the sharp-beaked monkey-cheeked man stood still and said stubbornly.

"Heavy?"

Fang Yi looked at him and smiled again, making the man tremble.

"First of all, when Emperor Wu appointed me, he said that I was in charge of all matters such as the appointment and dismissal of Luoyang County, and I think you haven't forgotten, right?"

He took out the letter of appointment that he had prepared from under the table, and continued: "I feel that he is incompetent, so I dismiss him, he is a commoner; Emperor Wu ordered a ban on taxes, he disobeyed the imperial order, just a commoner, I punished him for the crime of raiding his house, is there a problem? What's wrong with you? ”

Fang Yi's words were completely reasonable, and the man on the right dared to stand up and speak, just because he wanted not to tear his face and get along well in the future, forcing him to press.

Seeing that he was bored, he sighed secretly, knowing that Fang Yi was determined to go against them, so he had no choice but to say, "No, no, this matter is up to the county lord to decide." ”

Fang Yi nodded, and looked at everyone in the audience with cold eyes:

"So, is anyone else having questions?"