After returning to the house and making simple deployments, Long Xiang and Lu Su went out of the city to inspect.

The way was at the south gate, and I met Tang Yu and Xu Ding.

Long Xiang was wondering why Tang Yu was in charge of the northwest two gates, and he should be looking for difficult households today, why when he appeared at the south gate, Tang Yu trotted up to meet him.

Tang Yu clasped his fists at the two and saluted, looking at Long Xiang with shame.

"Yunqi, don't send the relief food you said last night, I will go door-to-door to see it today, if there are really people who have difficulty eating, I will use my own food to make up..."

"Huh?"

Long Xiang and Lu Su looked at each other, and said in their hearts, which one is Tang Yu singing today?

"Yunqi, sir, I still have military affairs to do, so I'll leave first..."

Without waiting for the two to ask the reason, Tang Yu left in a hurry after dropping a sentence.

Long Xiang and Lu Su were like two monks for a while.

It wasn't until Xu Ding came to ask that Tang Yu asked Xu Ding about the situation in Xu Village, and finally said those words with guilt.

It turned out that the Xu brothers had been managing the village for many years, and they had sufficient experience in the disputes in the fields, the conflicts between the neighbors and villagers, and the careful thinking of paying taxes and grain.

They are accustomed to self-sufficiency, they like to solve all problems internally, and they do not alarm the officials if they can, and the so-called more is better than less.

Long Xiang saw that Xu Ding said it lightly, so he asked him to arrange the defense of the south gate, and accompanied him out of the city to patrol the fields, so that he could ask for advice on the way.

After Xu Ding's introduction, Long Xiang found that the contradictions between the villagers were all caused by interests.

Among the people are honest and cunning, some are hard-working, some are lazy, and eventually there are rich and poor.

As the leaders and managers of the village, the Xu brothers often used grace and power to protect the weak, punish the lazy, and praise the orderly families and hard-working people through the distribution power at the grassroots level.

Long Xiang was greatly touched when he heard it, and it can be summed up that individuals are different and human nature is selfish, so the same field will grow different crops.

On the way to patrol the fields, there are fields where rice ears bend stalks, and there are also crops with shriveled seeds, and more ordinary rice grains.

At noon, the three of them came to a forest to shelter from the heat, and drank water to rest by the way.

Looking at the golden yellow in front of him, Long Xiang looked at Lu Su and asked, "We have been walking all morning, how does Zijing feel?"

Lu Su leaned against the tree, held a bamboo tube containing water, closed his eyes and said, "I have come to see it earlier, and this year's situation is not as good as last year, and it is estimated that there is a difference in land fertility.

Since we don't dare to approach Chaohu Lake, it is better to extend to the northwest next year to reclaim, now that Yuan Shu has been defeated, there is still a lot of fertile soil in the upper reaches of Shishui."

"Zijing thinks that the poor harvest is mainly due to the land problem?" :

"The people depend on the sky for food, and the fertile land is only one of them, and the most important thing is sunshine and rain..."

"I have a different opinion, is it possible that there is a human factor?"

"People?"

Lu Su was originally drowsy, but when he heard that Long Xiang had a different point of view, he immediately came to his senses.

He opened his eyes and asked: "Now Hefei is vast and sparsely populated, not only the cultivators here have their fields, but also the taxes are relatively low, hard work can harvest more, but unfortunately God does not seem to have mercy, the people should have done their best..."

After hearing this, Long Xiang sighed: "Heaven and earth are unkind, and all things are used as dogs, why should we expect mercy from God?"

"What is Yunqi's opinion?"

Lu Su was originally lazy and half-lying, but suddenly changed to sitting upright.

In the collision with Long Xiang's thoughts, Lu Su can often have new gains.

At this time, Long Xiang quoted the scriptures, and Lu Su's curiosity was immediately stimulated.

Long Xiang stood up with his hands on the ground, looking at the golden rice fields in front of him, he said meaningfully: "Crops are inseparable from people at every step from seed selection, breeding, sowing, fertilization, maintenance, and harvesting.

We looked at a lot of places in the morning, there were fields with particularly poor harvests, and there were also fields with abundant fruits, the same sunshine and rain, isn't this the difference between people?

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"What you say is not unreasonable, but people have high and low, and fields have fat and thin, and it is difficult to wait and use them..."

Lu Su also stood up, brushing his beard and letting out his own sigh.

"Sir is right, whether it is a good year or a bad year, there are differences in harvests, and some lazy and stupid people can't help at all, but as long as they meet a good year, they will basically not be bad..."

Xu Ding's words were full of helplessness, and he essentially agreed with the bumper harvest and attributed the harvest to God.

At this time, a southerly wind blows, and golden waves ripple in the rice fields.

Long Xiang looked at the two of them and said with a serious face: "Soldiers, craftsmen, farmers, officials, etc., the best of them are not the result of hard work, talent and experience are equally important, I plan to start this season to give additional praise to the harvest households, such as reducing taxes."

"What?"

Lu Su's eyes widened, and he looked at Long Xiang incredulously, and said in his heart You had a good word last night, but you didn't say that.

Xu Ding, who has experience at the grassroots level, immediately expressed his opinion after hearing this: "Those who are good at farming will have more surplus grain, and if the general lowers taxes again, won't the poor stay poor and the rich richer?"

In the long run, the people will be resentful, and it is better to maintain a balance, so that the poor do not grow weak, and the rich do not grow large."

After listening to Xu Ding's analysis of experience, Long Xiang turned his head and smiled: "Listen to Bo'an's meaning, should you levy more taxes on the rich? Do you want me to rob the rich to help the poor?"

"The last general is shallow and foolish, and he can govern the people of a village, and it may not be applicable to the people of a county, and it is up to Yunqi and Mr. to decide." Xu Ding shook his head modestly.

Lu Su frowned and asked, "What Yunqi said today is contrary to last night's argument, what are you going to do?"

Long Xiang explained: "I reduce taxes for cultivators, not only to commend and incentive, but also to set an example for others, but the tax is not for nothing, I need these farming experts, to hand over the successful experience to other households, is to drive the first rich to become rich."

"I see, but..."

Lu Su bowed slightly, suddenly frowned, and said worriedly: "The successful experience of farmers in farming is estimated to be as precious as the family heirlooms, how can it be easily passed on to outsiders who are not relatives? Yunqi's idea is good, but it may not work."

Long Xiang smiled leisurely: "Haha, the people who are good at farming in Hefei are not just one family, some people may disagree, but some people will agree, after all, people live for profit, and the food saved by tax reduction is not fragrant in the mouth?"

Lu Su must affirm: "It seems to make sense."

"If the tax cut is not attractive enough, I can also delegate power to them, so that they can be the heads of five, ten, or even hundreds of households, and with honor comes responsibility, and it must be better to encourage each other than to rob the rich and help the poor." Long Xiang said and sat back down confidently.

Lu Su's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said in his heart You pretend to be modest in front of me every day, but the good strategies in your belly are one after another, where did you get your knowledge?

Xu Ding pondered for a while, then clenched his fists and asked a question: "This kind of person is usually smarter, if Yunqi vigorously supports it, won't it break the balance of the people, who will check and balance them in the future?"