"Is this Quyang City?" Xiong Wuliang was stunned for a long time.

Since he can remember, Xiong Wei sent Xiong Wuliang, his only son, to Yingdu.

First, it is to let Xiong Wuliang receive a better education - to be able to study with the prince of Chu, the meaning behind this is not ordinary - Mi Liang will definitely be the confidant of the next king of Chu. That is to say, Xiong Wei has a big face, and if he is an ordinary courtier, it is difficult to send his heirs to the palace to read with him.

The second is to let Xiong Wuliang, the future little prince, be able to contact more noble ministers of the Chu State in Yingdu, and become familiar with each other early, which can be regarded as developing contacts.

Third, I am afraid that there is also the meaning of taking the prince as a hostage and reassuring King Chu Huai.

In short, no matter what the reason, Xiong Wuliang has not been back to Quyang County for many years anyway.

The city of Quyang in front of you is the core of the entire Quyang County - a small boxy city, and there is a plaque on the city gate, which reads 'Quyang' in Chu script.

The whole of this city is built of rammed earth, which is definitely not majestic.

Compared with the stone bricks of the city wall of Yingdu, Quyang looks very shabby.

Although the city is small, it looks neat and orderly - the soldiers at the gate check the identity of those who enter the city, and they are also presentable!

"This is the son of Wuliang who is enthroned, and he still doesn't salute the little prince!" Zhong Hua greeted the sergeants at the door.

All the sergeants knelt down and saluted: "Meet Lord Quyangjun!" ”

The people passing by secretly looked at Xiong Wuliang's car and couldn't help whispering: "Almost the same as the boss!" ”

"Hope is also a good lord who cares for the people's livelihood......"

"The old lord died miserably...... someone secretly wiped his tears, and seemed to be very fond of the old monarch.

After the Qin State Shang Ying changed the law, he was beheaded to mark his merits. Therefore, the Qin army was violent, and had the habit of humiliating corpses, beheading and cutting off ears. In the first battle of Danyang, the soldiers of the Chu army who died in the battle basically did not have all the corpses.

The Chu people have always revered the ghosts and gods of their ancestors, and paid attention to a fallen leaf to return to the roots. It is enough to die in battle, at least the body should not be destroyed.

Now the body of the deceased has been left in a different place, which is a great insult to the living.

Therefore, the Chu people had a deep grudge against the Qin people.

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After entering the city, Xiong Wuliang looked as far as he could see, and there were almost no pedestrians on the street.

"Why is it so depressed?" Xiong Wuliang frowned slightly.

"Childe, it's the busy summer season right now, and the farmers are tending to the crops in the fields, and the city is naturally depressed." Zhong Hua explained.

Xiong Wuliang nodded suddenly, and asked again: "According to previous years, how much is the annual harvest in Quyang?" What is the tax rate? ”

As the only pillar industry in this era, agriculture represents almost all the input in the fiefdom.

Of course, Xiong Wuliang attaches great importance to it.

"Hui Gongzi's words - Quyang is mostly fertile land, and one mu can produce two stones of millet, and the tax rate is even four."

Xiong Wuliang's eyes widened in surprise.

The yield per mu is only two stones?

In this day and age, the level of agricultural technology is too low!

Also.

At present, not only is the selection and breeding of excellent rice varieties immature, but the agricultural tools are also extremely backward, and the concept of fertilization is almost non-existent.

Fortunately, Xiong Wuliang is confident that he can change all this with his knowledge.

Keeping the matter of agricultural reform in mind, Xiong Wuliang frowned again and said: "The tax rate of tithes? That's too high! ”

Zhong Hua was stunned for a moment, and then explained: "Of the forty percent of the taxes, three of them are to be handed over to the state treasury, and the other one percent is the tax given to you by the fief."

"Childe doesn't know, my Quyang's tax rate is already very low. In the territory of my Chu State, most of the taxes in the region are tithes or even tithes. ”

"As for the Tiger Wolf Qin Kingdom, the tax rate is as high as tithe!"

Xiong Wuliang nodded slowly.

There is a record in the "Book of Han" of later generations: Qin Cao Gong received half of the Tai endowment.

Half of Thailand, two out of three - an astonishing 67% agricultural tax rate!

Now it seems that the taxes collected by the countries during the Warring States period were also similar to those of the Tyrannical Qin.

After all, the Warring States period has been conquering for many years, and the expenses of the army and the pensions of the fallen soldiers are all large expenses.

The monarchs could only balance their books by charging the peasants high agricultural taxes.

The tithe tax rate in Quyang County can really be regarded as a light tax in this era......

It seems that if you want to reduce taxes, you can only wait until the world is stable!

For example, after Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty, the agricultural tax rate was only one-fifteenth.

Xiong Wuliang threw unrealistic ideas out of his mind, and he had no intention of inspecting the territory at this moment: "Take me to the treasury to have a look." ”

Zhong Hua was stunned: "Son, who has been tired from a long journey, don't you go back to the house to rest first?" ”

Xiong Wuliang shook his head and motioned for Zhong Hua to lead the way.

Zhong Hua and the surrounding tribes were excited.

The new lord of his own family is obviously not the kind of anointed child who is idle and only knows how to bully men and women - he has to inspect the treasury as soon as he arrives in the fiefdom, and it seems that he has to do something practical.

The treasury of Quyang County is located in the center of the city, next to the Quyang Junfu.

This storehouse is made of blue bricks, and it is also eye-catching in Quyang City, where all the gray and yellow rammed earth houses are made.

The little official in charge of the treasury saluted Xiong Wuliang and Zhong Hua, and then summoned a few people and pushed open the heavy warehouse door with all hands and feet.

There was a strong smell of rust in the air, and it was clear that in addition to food, certain metal products were hoarded here.

The little official in the treasury bowed down and said, "Please come in, be careful of your step." ”

Xiong Wuliang walked into the warehouse surrounded by Zhong Hua and others, and the warehouse was almost empty. A few grains of rice and straw were scattered on the dusty ground, suggesting that Xiong Wuliang had indeed gone to the wrong house.

Zhong Hua hurriedly knelt down on one knee and pleaded guilty:

"Childe, after the battle of Qinchu Danyang, the eight hundred disciples of Quyang suffered casualties. The government treasury was embarrassed and unable to provide for the deceased, so the subordinates made their own decisions and used the grain stored in the treasury instead of wealth to compensate the deceased...... Ask Childe to punish the crime. ”

Xiong Wuliang was silent for a moment and waved his hand: "You did the right thing." ”

If you want to make a comeback, Xiong Wuliang must not hurt people's hearts.

It is better for the treasury to run the rats, than to shorten the pension for the soldiers who died in battle.

"Prince, please look - there are still more than 200 weapons and 12 chariots in the treasury." The little official of the treasury led everyone to the depths of the treasury and introduced him.

Xiong Wuliang looked at it, the weapons in front of him were basically all bronze weapons, and the chariot was also rusted and mottled, so he couldn't help but shake his head secretly.

The Qiang Qin in the west had already begun to popularize the standard of iron weapons.

His fiefdom is still in the Bronze Age!

As for the twelve chariots in the treasury, they are old goods that have long been eliminated by the infantry field battle.

Xiong Wuliang sighed, he can be described as poor and white now.

Zhong Hua comforted on the side: "Son, don't be decadent - as long as you wait until the autumn harvest, this mansion will not be empty." ”

Xiong Wuliang waved his hand.

By exploiting those old peasants, how much money can you get for food?

If you want to get rid of poverty and become rich, you have to engage in construction and industrialization!

At present, the fiefdom is poor and white, and there are strong enemies around.

If you want to carry out a market economy step by step, I am afraid that it will not work -- you can only engage in a planned economy!

It has to be a wartime planned economy!

If you want to build an industrial factory, you can't do it without workers.

First and foremost, it is necessary to raise the level of agricultural productivity and expand grain production. Through the improvement of agricultural technology, farmers can be freed from the busy land and have leisure time to work in factories.

The goal is clear!

The first thing Xiong Wuliang had to do when he came to the fiefdom was to innovate agricultural production technology!