Just when Fang Jinzhi was furious, Tianxing stood up and said, "There are also juniors in our clan who are about to enter the ranks, and they want to ask the adults for leave and advice, this is the knowledge of helping the victims." "I hope you will give me advice."

Hearing this, Huang Qiaoyun glanced at these people for the first time. Businessmen who know that the children of their clan are not ordinary people. However, after seeing the faces of several people, Huang Qiaoyun felt that these people seemed to be rich and noble. Qiuxia is graceful and luxurious, Wanchun is extraordinary, and Tianxing is elegant and elegant, these people don't look like businessmen. However, these have nothing to do with Huang Qiaoyun, since they are asked for their own heads, then I will explain them to these people.

"Since you sincerely ask for advice, this official will give you some guidance." "The official asked you, who are the relief food for?" "This still needs to be asked, naturally it is eaten by the disaster victims." Fang Jinzhi looked at Li Jin with retarded eyes. Huang Qiaoyun ignored Fang Jinzhi and continued: "Since it is for the victims to eat, what is the problem with mixing some sand into it?" ”

Huang Qiaoyun said it was right, but Fang Jinzhi and the three of them all looked at him in shock. Especially Fang Jinzhi, his expression at this moment was eager to go up and bite Huang Qiaoyun twice, Fang Jinzhi roared angrily: "Aren't the victims of the Great Song Dynasty?" Aren't the victims human? Is the sand something for people to eat? ”

Huang Qiaoyun's face was still light, and he said lightly: "Can the victims of the disaster still be regarded as people?" "What did you say?" Fang Jinzhi's eyes widened angrily, and he looked at Huang Qiaoyun in disbelief. Even Qiu Xia, who had the most gentle temperament, slowly became fierce in her eyes when she looked at Li Jin.

Seeing that Fang Jinzhi was eager to kill himself, Huang Qiaoyun explained commonplacely: "A person who is dying of starvation can no longer be counted as a human being, that is, a beast." "As long as they can live, not to mention rice porridge mixed with sand, even soil, they dare to eat it." When Tianxing heard Huang Qiaoyun's words, he finally couldn't help but mock:

"It's shocking that this is from the mouth of an official." Huang Qiaoyun ignored Tianxing's sarcasm and said loudly:

"Of course you're shocked." "You are businessmen, of course you don't understand the suffering of the people, let alone understand what the victims need?" "Have you ever seen a person who eats Guanyin soil and dies because he is hungry?" "Have you ever seen the tragedy of changing children and eating them?" "All the victims need is a bite to eat, and they don't care what the bowl tastes like." "They only care if this bowl of food fills their stomachs."

Qiu Xia, who has experienced countless hardships, of course knows that what Huang Qiaoyun said is true. After all, at the beginning, his parents and brother were starved to death because of a bowl of food. But he still couldn't accept Huang Qiaoyun's mixing sand into the relief grain, which didn't treat the victims as human beings at all. "But why do you have to mix sand into it when you're already going to give them a bowl to eat?" "Wouldn't it be superfluous to let them, the victims, eat sand every day?"

Huang Qiaoyun shook his head and said, "A few years ago, when this official first came to Tianjing New Town, this place was already deserted. "The white bones are exposed in the wilderness, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles, which can be described as extremely desolate." "At that time, Tianjing New Town was clear, and the official decided to open a warehouse to release grain in order to recruit displaced people." "But the official found that after the official opened the warehouse and released grain, there were not many victims who could be relieved."

"Do you know why?" This time, it was Fang Jinzhi and the others who were blindfolded, and several people shook their heads one after another. "Because after knowing that the official uniform distributed free food, those people who originally had surplus food also came to receive relief food." "The official didn't have much relief food in the first place, and all these people who were not victims of the disaster came to receive food." "Then how does the official recruit displaced people and give relief to the victims?"

"So, the official issued an order, that is, to let all the relief points mix all the relief porridge with sand." "This is what allows the official to recruit more displaced people and cultivate more fields." "It is precisely because of this that Tianjing New City has such a grand scene." Tianxing was a little puzzled after hearing this, what does this land reclamation have to do with the sand mixed in the disaster relief grain?

Fang Jinzhi suddenly realized and said: "You mean, the relief food is for the real disaster victims, and if you mix sand into it, only those who are about to starve to death will come to eat." "And those who don't need to be given money will definitely not be able to eat this rice porridge, so that the real victims can be screened out." "This kind of charity porridge can really be fed to the kind of people who really need it."

"Not only do we screen out the hardest-hit people, but we also save food to help you recruit more people." "Clever, really clever." After Fang Jinzhi figured it out, he began to appreciate Yang Penglai again. Agile and flexible, this Yang Peng can be regarded as a talent. Tianxing was still a little puzzled, and said:

"The people are simple, even if there are a few people who take food, they won't eat too much." "Because of a few people, it's a bit inappropriate to mix sand into food, right?"

When Huang Qiaoyun heard this, he began to say: "The heart is like water, how deep it is. The people's hearts are like smoke, how chaotic! "The people are a group of people, everyone is selfish, they will play their own little calculations, and they are all people who like to be greedy for small gains." "When a common people can get something for nothing, and you turn a blind eye, then there will be a second, a third." "Until all the people will follow and eat the unearned bread." "Only when relief food is turned into food rations that must be eaten in order to survive will these people and disaster victims work hard to improve their lives and make their lives better."

"Instead of counting on relief food all the time, eating and waiting for death." "Only by guiding them to work hard can they have a good life, and only with such an atmosphere can we build a miracle city like Tianjing New Town." Fang Jinzhi remembered the young man he saw at the porridge shed. Obviously, he belongs to the kind of people who have surplus food at home, but want to be greedy for cheap.

After Huang Qiaoyun's teaching, Fang Jinzhi felt that the reason why Tianjing New City can have the current prosperity is indeed due to Yang Peng's indispensable. Tianxing next to him couldn't help frowning and thinking, feeling that what Fang Jinzhi said seemed to be very reasonable, but he always felt that something was wrong. It was Qiuxia, after hearing Huang Qiaoyun's words, her impression of Yang Peng changed greatly, and she felt that Yang Peng was a capable person.

Huang Qiaoyun saw that the hour was not early, and it was also lunch time, and said, "If you have nothing else to do, please leave." "There are a lot of interesting places in Tianjing New Town, and a few of you can walk around." After speaking, he picked up the teacup and sent off the guests. ....

Fang Jinzhi walked out of Tianjing New City in a trance, feeling that everything he heard today was a little subversive of his cognition. "How's it going, Holy Maiden? So is Yang Peng a corrupt official? Wan Chun saw Fang Jinzhi come out, so he hurriedly came to Fang Jinzhi's side and asked curiously. Fang Jinzhi nodded and shook his head again. Until now, he is a little confused about who this Yang Peng is? Wan Chun looked at Fang Jinzhi like this, and was suddenly blindsided, nodded and shook his head, so is Yang Peng a good official or a corrupt official? wanted to ask again, but was pulled by Tianxing and told the two of them everything that happened inside.

"Is there such a saying about miserable sand in the porridge?" Qiu Xia looked at Fang Jinzhi dumbfounded, and said, "This Yang Peng is really talented in governing the world. Si Fang was also silent at the moment, even if he was a little unaccustomed to Yang Peng, but he had to admit that this Yang Peng did have two brushes.

Tianxing admonished: "Holy Maiden, since we have already seen Yang Peng here, then let's go back to Beijing." Fang Jinzhi still refused: "No, although we have seen Yang Peng, we think that this Yang Peng is definitely a master." "We must grasp Yang Peng's handle and see if it is worth taking refuge in." "Find an inn to live in first, let's see if this Yang Peng is in Tianjing New Town, this is a world harmony."

Fang Jinzhi planned to stay in Shanghu County for a few days, and planned to choose an inn first, and put his things and luggage in the room first. Picking and choosing, Fang Jinzhi felt that the so-called Tianjing Hotel was the most in line with his requirements. From the outside, Tianjing Hotel is covered with white tiles, which looks very clean and tidy. The architectural style of Tianjing Hotel is inclined to Gothic, so it looks peculiar, but it has a unique flavor.

"That's it." Fang Jinzhi waved his hand, and took a few people with him to Tianjing Hotel. As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw several beautiful women in strange costumes, standing on both sides of the door. When Fang Jinzhi passed by, these beauties bent down neatly and bowed, and said with a smile:

"Welcome to Tianjing New City Hotel, I wish you a pleasant stay!!" Fang Jinzhi suddenly felt novel, although he had never seen such a way of welcoming guests, but he felt inexplicably pleasing to the eye. It's the clothes these women are wearing, which are a little more revealing. The forks of the skirt are open to the thighs, which is really indecent.

Fang Jinzhi gradually walked to the center of the hall with curiosity. I found that this Tianjing Hotel is indeed different from the usual inns. The hall on the first floor does not have any tables or chairs for people to eat, only a few pieces of furniture for people to rest. Everything else is absent, giving it a sense of simplicity and comfort. The decoration in the hall is also very luxurious, just a huge glass cup hanging upside down above the hall, I am afraid that it is not less than 100,000 taels of silver. The floor is paved with white tiles, and it can be seen that the owner's hygiene is excellent. Fang Jinzhi could even see his own reflection on those tiles.

At this moment, Xiao Er of Tianjing Hotel saw someone coming, and he also stepped forward cordially. "A few guest officers, I don't know if it's a tip or a hotel?" "Stay!" "Okay, please come to me, go to the front desk to register the information first." Xiao Er led the way for Fang Jinzhi and the others in front, and said at the same time: "The housing time here is from the noon of the day to the noon of the next day. "If you want to check out, please inform the front desk in advance, and we will arrange a special person to clean the room."

With that, a few people came to the front desk. Fang Jinzhi felt that this inn was quite satisfied, and asked casually, "How do you calculate the room price here?" "The reception at the front desk was also a beautiful woman. After hearing Fang Jinzhi's question, he immediately showed a sweet smile and asked Fang Jinzhi:

"I wonder if you need a single or twin room?" "Oh, I wonder how much this single bed room costs? How much does a twin room cost? The front desk continued to smile professionally and said:

"A single room costs 8 taels of silver for a night, and a twin room costs 10 taels of silver." What!! 10 taels of silver for a night? This is to take us as the big one! "Do you think this is the Imperial Palace? The charges are so high?? Wan Chun immediately scolded loudly. What about your shopkeepers? I want to see your treasurer. ”

At this moment, the shopkeeper of Tianjing Hotel had just come down from upstairs and saw Wan Chun shouting at the front desk, so he hurriedly ran forward. "Guest officer, I don't know what makes you dissatisfied?"

Looking at the shopkeeper's chubby face, Wan Chun snorted coldly: "Why is your family's fee so expensive?" Even the best inn in Bianjing City is not as expensive as yours!! ”

"Is this treating us as wronged?" The inn immediately smiled and said, "Don't be angry, our Tianjing Hotel is expensive, so naturally there is a reason why it is expensive." "Everyone, please go upstairs with me and have a look, and you will understand."

Fang Jinzhi took Wan Chun to believe in any inn at all, and he could ask for ten taels of silver a night. "Lead the way, if you dare to deceive us, we have to smash your inn." The shopkeeper immediately took Fang Jinzhi and them and walked upstairs. On the fourth floor, the shopkeeper casually found a vacant room, then opened the door and let a few people in.

"Look, everyone, each of our rooms is one." "Not only are there places to stay, but even the latrines are separate." "And you can also take a shower in the room, and these are all ready-made." "Guest officer, please look here, this thing is called a faucet, you just need to gently unscrew it, and you can get out of the water."

As he spoke, the shopkeeper gently turned on the faucet, and sure enough, he saw a stream of clear water gushing out. Fang Jinzhi and the others had never seen such a magical thing, and they were extremely surprised. Qiu Xia also reached out and took a handful, tasted it, and felt that it was no different from the water she usually drinks. "It's called tap water, and although it's convenient, it's all about money." "And this thing, called a shower, you can take a shower by standing at the bottom, and there is hot water here."

"All of these things are free of charge, and the guest officer can also receive the breakfast service provided by the store for free every morning." Fang Jinzhi heard the shopkeeper's gushing introduction there, but he was looking around the room. The room is open from north to south, and the windows are wide open, so you can clearly feel the breeze blowing. Fang Jinzhi looked at the large bed in the center of the room, which was covered with a neat and clean white quilt.

As soon as he sat down, Fang Jinzhi felt as if he had fallen into it. Standing up suddenly, he realized that the bed was so soft. The shopkeeper looked at Fang Jinzhi with a smile and asked:

"Now the guest officer thinks that these ten taels of silver are worth the money?" Fang Jinzhi walked to the balcony, through which he could clearly see the whole picture of Tianjing New Town. There is also this independent toilet in the room, a bathing place, and the service is so thoughtful, does it cost so much money. "Give us four single rooms." Fang Jinzhi and Qiu Xia are in one room, and there are three people in one room.

"Okay, guest officer, please come down and register the information." After the shopkeeper came down, he instructed Xiao Er to put the luggage of several people into the room. asked the front desk to register the information for Fang Jinzhi and others, and at this time they needed a guide. Fortunately, Fang Jinzhi had already prepared, and their guide was the information of the merchants in the capital. After everything was registered, Zhu Yuanzhang finished paying the money and was about to leave, but the front desk stopped them.

"Guest, please take your consumption bill!!" Fang Jinzhi was stunned again. Bill? What is it for? "The guest officer is an outsider, right?" At this time, the shopkeeper also stepped forward to explain. "This bill is your consumption record, and you have to provide a bill for anything you buy and sell in our Tianjing New Town." "We merchants have to pay taxes to the Tianjing New City Tax Office according to this bill." The biller Jin Zhi can understand, but since it is something that the merchant uses to pay taxes, what does it have to do with himself?

"You merchants can keep this thing, why do you want to give us a copy?" Even if the tax stamps are used to pay taxes, they have nothing to do with the guests. The shopkeeper went on to explain: "This thing is not just for paying taxes, it is also a kind of voucher. "Imagine that if you buy something but don't know whether it's true or not, when you find out that it's fake, if the merchant doesn't return it to you, won't you lose a lot?" "At this time, you only need to take out this bill to prove that this item was indeed bought here."

"In our Tianjing New Town, merchants who sell fake goods will pay ten for one fake." "It's also a way to protect your guests." After hearing this, Fang Jinzhi immediately understood, he didn't expect this consumption bill to have this kind of function. He reached out and took his bill, and saw that it was written the amount of this consumption, as well as the amount of tax to be paid. When he saw the tax amount, Fang Jinzhi was a little confused. I saw that it said that the consumption amount was 32 taels of silver, but the tax amount reached an astonishing 3.2 taels, a full one percent of the tax.

Wan Chun was suddenly furious and shouted, "Why is this tax so high? Ten taxes one? "The law of our Great Song Dynasty clearly stipulates that the commercial tax is only thirty taxes and one."

The shopkeeper said: "This is the rule of my lord, in our Tianjing New Town, you have to pay one out of ten taxes." "No one can evade taxes, and once they are discovered, they will immediately search their homes and deport them." Fang Jinzhi is blinded, it's this Yang Peng again, our Great Song only needs thirty taxes and one, but he raised it three times?

Is he still an individual? Dog officer. We're going to kill him!! Yang Peng is in Tianjing New Town, and the commercial tax collected is one out of ten. This made Fang Jinzhi angry, and he couldn't wait to rush into the mansion now and kill Yang Peng, a dog.

Fang Jinzhi said angrily: "Are you just going to let a dog official like him exploit him? Won't you go to Beijing to sue the royal court? "The shopkeeper, who was still smiling, heard Wan Chun scolding Li Jin, and his face suddenly turned pale." Thou shalt not insult the lord of my house. "The lord of the city collects an amount of one out of ten taxes, which is a matter of course." "Who doesn't owe us the favor of our city lord in this Tianjing New Town, and those who can live in Tianjing New City must be grateful to my city lord."

"Don't say ten taxes and one, even if it's five taxes and one, we are willing." "If the guest officer dares to speak disrespectfully to my city lord again, please leave immediately, and our store will not entertain you." Fang Jinzhi was stunned and looked at the changes in the front and back of the shopkeeper. Just because he scolded Yang Peng for being a dog official, this shopkeeper has this attitude towards himself? Seeing this, Tianxing hurriedly came out to play a round and said:

"Don't be angry, it's just that the head of my family heard that the ten taxes are too high, and I am just upset for you." "After all, we are also businessmen, and we have never heard of such a high tax."

The shopkeeper's face softened slightly, and he explained: "The lord of my family treats merchants well, and in Tianjing New Town, he even attracts investment, treats merchants equally, and actively develops business. "Except for Tianjing New Town, I have never seen such a county town with such a commercial atmosphere." "Not only that, but the city lord will also promise the merchants, and the background of the merchants who pay taxes is the government office." "If anyone dares to make trouble in the merchants' shops, then the lord of the castle will punish them severely, or even put them to death."

"In Tianjing New Town, if you pay this tax, you don't have to worry about any other taxes, this is the promise that the city lord gave us." Fang Jinzhi was silent. Although they implemented a policy of reducing forced labor and reducing taxes for merchants at the time of the Hangzhou Uprising. But the status of businessmen has always been looked down upon, which also leads to businessmen being bullied wherever they do business. Not only the officials and officials have to eat and take cards, but even the ruffians and hooligans on the street have to collect protection money.

In other words, not to mention ten taxes and one, even five taxes and one are not enough. Yang Peng implements the system of ten taxes and one here, but he Yang Peng is also practical, telling all businesses that their background is the county government. It was their city lord Yang Peng. In this way, the businessmen are not oppressed by the officials, and the ruffians and hooligans on the street dare not provoke the county government, and the merchants still make money. Tianxing naturally knew the Tao in it, and then said to Fang Jinzhi:

"It's almost noon, why don't we go get something to eat first?" This is to Fang Jinzhi handed down the steps. Fang Jinzhi nodded, and then left the Tianjing Hotel with a few people. "Tianxing, why do you say Yang Peng always has unexpected actions?"

After Fang Jinzhi came out, he couldn't help but ask towards Tianxing. Tianxing stroked his beard lightly and said, "There are always amazing things to do. "I think this Yang Peng is the so-called strange person."

Fang Jinzhi thought for a while and said, "You say, was our strategy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business wrong? Seeing the prosperity of Tianjing New Town today, Fang Jinzhi became suspicious of his own approach. In his vision, all dynasties and dynasties were based on agriculture, and only when farmers went to farm, then the country's taxes would increase. When the treasury is sufficient, and the people can eat their stomachs, it is a peaceful and prosperous era.

This is also Fang Jinzhi's ideal prosperous era. But in Tianjing New Town, Fang Jinzhi felt that this kind of prosperous scene was not exactly the prosperous scene he was looking forward to? Could it be that his strategy is wrong, he should be like Yang Peng, encourage business, so that the world can enter a prosperous era? Tianxing began his own analysis:

"The hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit." "If all the people of the world leave their land behind and don't farm because they make money in business." "No matter how prosperous the business is, it is just a rootless grass, a water without a source, and a wood without water." "It is precisely because of the agriculture in the Great Song Dynasty that the commerce of Tianjing New City can be supported."

"Let's go, let's go eat first, and then take a good look at how prosperous this Tianjing New City is." "Holy Maiden, the barbecue in this shop is so fragrant, it's the first time I've eaten such delicious meat." Wan Chun bent over with his stomach in his hands, and there were words in his mouth.

"If you eat and eat, you know how to eat, so you can't eat less." Fang Jinzhi looked at the bill in his hand angrily, twenty taels of silver, half of which was eaten by this bastard. Tianxing looked at Wan Chun lovingly and said, "It is a blessing to be able to eat, and Wan Chun is a blessed one." ”

"It's still my military division who loves me." Wan Chun was very happy to put his arm around Tianxing and began to spread joy. Fang Jinzhi shook his head helplessly, and stayed in Tianjing New City for a few more days, he was afraid that Fang Jinzhi would go bankrupt. "Tianxing, do you know what kind of spice you just ate?"

"Why does it feel so fragrant, sprinkled on the barbecue, it is simply a delicacy in the world." Tianxing frowned and thought for a while, and said with some uncertainty: "It seems to be called benzoin fennel, also called cumin." "It is a spice of the Sabbath country." After Fang Jinzhi heard this, he said, "Why have we never seen this thing?" ”

"Rest is thousands of miles away from our Great Song Dynasty, and this cumin is indeed very rare." "It's amazing that we can eat here." Tianxing explained.

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.