Zhuo Yun was surprised: "Without taxes, how do you run your government?" How was the official's salary issued? ”

Liu Jin sighed again: "The officials' salaries are all based on the old book, but there are not many left, so there will be a situation where officials do a lot of evil." ”

"However, the adults have eradicated the three cancer gangs, and their industries will be taken over by the government, and I believe that they will slowly return to the previous level, and then they will be able to have a certain income."

"If the previous level of Dao is restored, how much income can Luyang City have in a year?" Zhuo Yun asked.

Liu Jin thought for a while: "My lord knows, Luyang City is a remote place, and there are so many businesses, due to the unstable situation in recent years, the business is bleak, and the income is extremely limited, and it has returned to the previous situation, Luyang City has about 30,000 taels of silver in taxes a year. ”

Zhuo Yun was stunned again, 10,000 taels a year, this is too exaggerated, I'm afraid I can't even afford to pay the salary of an official, let alone do other things.

"How much is the annual salary of an official in Luyang City?"

Liu Jin calculated: "In the past, the annual salary of officials in Luyang City was about more than 20,000 taels, but now it should be about 10,000 taels." ”

Zhuo Yun understood what he was referring to, and he cleared the officials of Luyang City, and there were only about half of the left, except for those who were killed by him, many of them quit directly.

He thought for a while, opened his mouth and said: "In this way, you will investigate the officials of Luyang City again, and all those who are incapable will be fired, and then recruit five hundred officials at all levels in Luyang City to make up for the required personnel." ”

Liu Jin was stunned: "My lord, we don't have the money to recruit new people now, and we don't have a lot of money, I'm afraid these people are the same as before." ”

Zhuo Yun shook his head: "I will give you 100,000 taels every year, except for Yulu, the rest will be used as operating expenses." ”

Liu Jin's eyes were full of joy: "If this is the case, all the problems will be solved, plus the taxes, it will be enough for the government to operate." ”

Zhuo Yun shook his head again: "If Luyang City wants to develop, it can't collect taxes, especially before it is perfect, you can't collect taxes, including farmers, you can't pay taxes, it's not easy for the people, we also need to attract people to come and do business." ”

Liu Jin was stunned, Zhuo Yun's statement made him unable to understand, in his opinion, as long as they are the people of the Tang Dynasty, they should pay taxes, otherwise if they don't pay taxes, the government will not be able to operate.

Zhuo Yun didn't explain too much, because he knew that Liu Jin's thinking had been solidified, and the explanation couldn't be explained clearly.

So he directly stated his purpose and let Liu Jin implement it, as for the result, he will not know until the later stage.

"The people take food as the sky, what is the current agricultural situation in Luyang City?" Zhuo Yun asked.

"Because the situation is not good, the agriculture of Luyang City is in a state of desolation, most of the land is deserted, only a small amount of cultivated land near Luyang City is still retained, if it is not for the recovery of heaven and earth, the crops grow rapidly, and there is no shortage of nutrients, I am afraid that Luyang City will starve to death." Liu Jin explained.

"But even so, the food in Luyang City is not optimistic, after all, there is too much waste, just enough for the people not to be hungry."

Zhuo Yun nodded, he had seen this before he came to Luyang City, not only Luyang City, but the entire Datang is like this now, if it weren't for the recovery of heaven and earth, the grain output would be dozens or hundreds of times that of before, and the entire Datang would now be starving.

"How much arable land is available outside of Luyang City?"

Liu Jin seems to have studied this aspect of the problem and is very familiar with it: "There are nearly one million mu of good cultivated land outside Luyang City, but unfortunately only about 100,000 mu are planted, and the rest are in a state of abandonment. ”

"These are all cultivated land left over from Luyang City in the past, and if it is to be newly developed, another four or five million mu can be developed."

Zhuo Yun nodded, nearly ninety percent of the cultivated land was wasted, that is, this ninety percent of the cultivated land fed the people of Luyang City, which can also show the high yield of grain.

He thought for a while and explained: "In this way, you issue a public announcement to encourage the people to plant arable land, the more the better, and you must cooperate with a variety of crops, try to plant cash crops, not only do not collect taxes, but also plant as much as the government buys." ”

Liu Jin's face changed, he could imagine that as the cancer of the three gangs was eliminated, the lives of the common people gradually returned to normal, agriculture would also develop, and the annual output of grain would be a large amount.

"My lord, what do we need so much food for?"

Zhuo Yun smiled: "You will know this in a while." ”

"By the way, while encouraging planting, we should also encourage the development of aquaculture, after all, people can not only eat, but also eat meat, and the aquaculture industry has also introduced such a policy."

Liu Jin's brows were furrowed, Zhuo Yun naturally knew what he was thinking, but now was not the time to tell him.

"Regarding the construction of the city, it is necessary to focus on commercial construction, Luyang City is subject to the current pattern, the block has been old for a long time, I want to re-plan Luyang City, specially demarcate an area, tear down and rebuild, as a commercial area, to attract businessmen to come and do business."

Zhuo Yun's words made Liu Jin stunned, this turned a little fast, making him a little unable to keep up, but Zhuo Yun's words also made his heart light up, this is something he never thought about, but it seems to sound very good.

Zhuo Yun's idea is actually very simple, that is, with reference to the construction and development of the federal era, it can not only drive all walks of life in the construction process and provide a large number of jobs, but also establish some agglomeration areas to form a scale effect.

"Then choose an area, tear it down and rebuild it, set up some factories and workshops, and carry out centralized processing, which can be grain, meat, furs, etc., or other products." Zhuo Yun said again.

He referred to the trade zone he set up in the Han Dynasty to concentrate the original workshop industry in Luyang City, which could not only provide jobs, but also be able to assemble line operations and improve efficiency.

Liu Jin is not a fool, hearing this, he finally understood the purpose of purchasing grain, it turned out to be for factory use.

"Of course, it is also necessary to plan a special area as a residential area, so that people can move into it in a unified manner." Zhuo Yun explained again.

"You can also set up some other areas according to the actual situation to achieve the effect of large-scale intensification." Zhuo Yun added.

Zhuo Yun said so much in one breath, which made Liu Jin's eyes brighter and brighter, these were all things that he didn't dare to imagine before, and after Zhuo Yun said it, he immediately realized such benefits.

"My lord, you have said so much, what the hell should I do?"

Zhuo Yun shook his head: "I don't care what you do, but I only have to make ideas, as for how to implement it, it is your government's business." ”

"Also, if you don't do it well, your head will have to move!" Zhuo Yun smiled and threatened.

Liu Jin felt a chill in his neck, nodded hurriedly, and said, "My lord, I will do my best not to disappoint my lord." ”