The people do not increase the endowment, but the state multiplies.

Indeed, it sounds like a fantasy.

After all, if there is no increase in taxes, where will the revenue of the state treasury be increased?

However, Ying Changsheng is a very confident Chaozheng brother.

"Father, the sons and daughters really have a way, and the sons' methods are very simple, nothing more than the salt and iron official camp!"

"Salt and iron official camp?"

Brother Zheng muttered this.

I don't really understand, but to win Changsheng, it's explained.

"Salt and iron are the things that people need to live!"

Ying Changsheng explained.

The current era belongs to the agricultural era, and the common people, to be honest, have almost no consumer demand, because most of the people in the current era are men and women weaving.

Autarky.

There is little need for an alien economy.

Moreover, the scale of urbanization is too small, so it cannot give rise to a huge commercial consumer market.

As a result, it is very difficult to collect business taxes at the moment.

Not to mention the current era, the feudal era that has a history of more than 2,000 years is the same.

Therefore, in the Western Han Dynasty, some people proposed the salt and iron official camp.

Because, salt and iron.

In this era, most people are the only thing they may consume in their lives.

In these two things, add taxes, and you can quietly collect taxes without causing dissatisfaction among the people.

"Father, if the imperial court collects salt and iron into the official camp, and then adds a small part of the tax to it, wouldn't this part of the tax be able to let the imperial court collect some silver?"

Brother Win Changsheng explained.

Brother Zheng frowned.

"It seems that there is no increase in taxes, but in fact, in the end, the taxes are still paid by the people......

Well, the salt and iron official camp is awesome to say, but in fact, it is nothing more than the original taxes that are secretly added to the salt and iron, and they are still borne by the people.

Essentially, the wool still comes from the sheep.

"Having said that, but, father, if this salt and iron are returned to the official camp, then the profits earned by the original public opinion merchants can also be collected by the imperial court, so that the price of salt will not actually rise too much, durable, you can also see, what is the quality of the salt produced by the sons?"

"Yes, very!"

Brother Zheng said sincerely.

Ying Changsheng slapped his thigh and nodded.

"Isn't this the end of it? The quality of the salt we produce is much stronger than the previous salt, and it is normal for the price to rise a catty. ”

"Do you mean to sell this salt to the people in the future?"

Brother Zheng said incredulously.

"Of course!"

Ying Changsheng nodded.

"What the people eat is called salt? That's just dirt, it's dirty like that, and it's too embarrassing to call it salt? This one produced by the retainers is called salt! ”

"If that's the case, raise the price, and the people can accept it!"

Brother Zheng said.

But then, he frowned at Ying Changsheng and muttered.

"But don't you kid want to make money selling salt? At this moment, if salt and iron are collected under the monopoly of the imperial court, then where will you make money? ”

"Erchen can be a supplier, the court needs salt, just purchase it from Erchen, Erchen supply, after all, you can't let the court personally manage salt production, right?"

"There is some truth to that!"

After thinking for a while, Brother Zheng couldn't help but nod and said.

And then the road.

"Just do as you say, tomorrow I will discuss a more suitable strategy in the court, and then implement the salt and iron official camp!"

"Father Emperor Shengming!"

Win Changsheng sent a sycophant.

At the same time, the distant East County.

At this moment, the county guard of Dongjun was frowning at the moment, looking at the dozen or so Jinyi guards in front of him, who were sent by Ying Changsheng, and muttered.

"A few superiors, you guys are coming, what do you want the officials to cooperate?"

"Nineteen sons, the magic calculation, has been calculated, these days, Dongjun may fall meteorites from the sky, let you immediately, send people to keep an eye on it, the entire Dongjun, all places, once a meteorite appears, you must notify me and wait, and then the meteorite will be stopped, and it must not be destroyed by anyone!"

"I'm afraid it's not easy, right?"

The county guard of Dongjun frowned.

And the brocade guard on the side said.

"Why is it not easy? Arrange people everywhere, keep an eye on the sky at all times, if a meteorite falls from the sky, it will definitely be seen on the ground. ”

"Yes, yes."

The county guard of Dongjun nodded, but in fact, in his heart, he didn't believe it at all.

What kind of magic trick?

In his eyes, it's pure.

I have been in Dongjun for some time as a local county guard, but when have I ever seen this place and a meteorite appeared?

However, what is commanded from above, for the bureaucrats.

Even if they know that they can't finish it, they will still try their best to handle it.

The county guard of the eastern county was hurriedly ordered.

Three days later.

At night.

Inside the night, it was pitch black.

It was at this time.

Suddenly, a scorching meteor streaked across the sky, and then crashed to the ground in Dongjun.

In the official temple, the county guard, who was asleep, was suddenly woken up by the servant.

Then, someone hurried over to report it.

"Lord Gunjo, a meteorite suddenly fell on the clearing outside the city......"

"What? Are there really meteorites falling? ”

The county guard looked surprised, and then hurriedly said.

"Quickly, quickly notify a few errands, and in addition, immediately send out all the garrisons in the city to look for meteorites outside the city......"

After saying this, the county guard hurriedly got dressed, and then went out of the city.

Not long after, on the ground, the thousand Qin troops in the city had already gathered, and everyone quickly searched for the area where the meteorite fell in the distance.

After a while, the county guard only heard a shout in the distance, and saw a group of Qin soldiers with torches shouting.

"Who? Drop your weapon! ”

"We're fighting with you!"

In the air, there were a few roars that reverberated from the heart, but then, these guys who resisted were killed or captured alive, and when these people were captured, everyone found a meteorite that had just fallen behind them, and the big crater on the ground!

"Who are you? What is the purpose of appearing here? ”

The county guard looked at the guys who were escorted to him, and frowned and asked.

At this time, the soldiers on the side hurriedly came to report.

"County guard, these guys, carved words on the meteorite, and the words "ancestral dragon death" were written on it......"

"The rest, I haven't had time to write yet, presumably, we came too fast, and they haven't reacted yet......"