Hearing the levy of grain and taxes, the officials in the palace quieted down and glanced at Ma Fu with a little meaning.

After all, Ma Fu is a 'sifu', and in the past, he was responsible for tax collection, and today the mayor of the town raised this matter alone, is it possible......

"The stakes are high for tax collection, so this time, Ma Daren is still the tax collector, but in addition, I am also going to appoint an adjutant to assist Ma Daren in tax collection!"

Sure enough, when the officials in the house heard this, they secretly said in their hearts.

What assistance? It's obviously an overseer!! After all, I still don't feel at ease!

But although he thinks so, the eyes of the officials are still very hot, after all, it is a tax on grain, and if you get started, you will get rich......

When Ma Fu heard this, although he had been prepared, he was inevitably a little disappointed in his heart, but he didn't show it at all on his face when he was old and sophisticated, and listened without changing his face!

Looking at the reaction of the officials below, Xiao Jing nodded.

It has been a few days since he became the mayor of Daliu Town, and after these few days of recuperation, the people's will and public order have gradually recovered, and all officials have performed their duties in an orderly manner.

Although the people in the town learned through the 'notice' that the mayor of the town had been replaced, except for the change of the street patrol force, it was not much different from before the Yellow Turban siege, and even the law and order were much better, so the people did not have much disgust with the taxation and grain collection......

He glanced at Ma Fu and said, "Master Ma, how taxes should have been in the past, and how they should be today!" ”

Ma Fu arched his hand and said, "Yes!" ”

Then, as if thinking of something, he continued:

"There are two villages attached to Daliu Town: Tushi Village and Qinghe Village, in the past, these two villages would produce taxes and grain to escort Daliu Town, but now the yellow turban outside is so fierce, therefore, these two villages ask us to send troops to transport their taxes and grain!"

"Yellow scarves are indeed extremely harmful!" Xiao Jing groaned, and then said.

"Well, this matter will trouble General Xu to lead the army on a trip!" As he spoke, Xiao Jing looked at Xu Tai.

The two affiliated villages of Daliu Town are not far from Daliu Town, and Xu Tai himself is responsible for the security and inspection of Daliu Town.

"Subordinates obey!" Xu Tai responded with a fist.

Xiao Jing nodded, and turned his gaze to Niu Yang, "Lord Niu, is the current illegal and criminal situation in Daliu Town serious?" Has law and order stabilized? ”

Niu Yang took a step forward and said respectfully, "Thanks to the powerful army of your lordship, the current law and order situation in Daliu Town is good!" ”

"That's good!"

After speaking, Xiao Jing looked around the audience, selected an adjutant, and supervised Ma Fu for himself.

However, after looking around, most of his descendants are military generals and strategists, and their government affairs ability is not as good as his own.

Guo Yun, the only one who has passed 50 years of government affairs and can be used a little, is still arranging for him to transport those yellow scarves in the past in Huangshan Village to build the village.

Daliu Town and Huangshan Village are not far away, and to be honest, Guo Yun can be transferred over, but Xiao Jing is unwilling to do so.

At present, it seems that Daliu Town is indeed a little stronger, but Xiao Jing knows that Barren Mountain Village is his foundation, and the potential for development is greater, and the Wind Cavalry Battalion, primary shops, and even the 'Ancient Qin Secret Realm' are all in Barren Mountain Village......

Therefore, he would rather work hard and worry about himself than transfer Guo Yun over and delay the development of the barren mountain village!

"Alas! There are still too few talents! There are too few people available! ”

After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Jing's eyes swept around the officials in the audience, and finally turned to Niu Yang.

Niu Yang: [Strategy]: 74, [Government Affairs]: 79, both high in government affairs, proficient in government affairs!

What's even more rare is that his [loyalty] is now slowly stabilizing, and when he comes to 70, he will not betray easily, and he can barely be a descendant.

That's it! Don't suspect people, don't doubt people!

Thinking of this, Xiao Jing made up his mind and said, "Lord Niu, I have appointed you to be the deputy tax collector, and you will be responsible for collecting grain and money together with Lord Ma!" Would you like to? ”

Zhou Cang, Xu Tai, and even other officials of Da Liu Town were shocked when they heard Xiao Jing's appointment.

Especially those officials who were originally in Da Liu Town, their faces were even more suspicious, they all knew that Niu Yang had a close relationship with Mayor Ma Zhen, and now Xiao Jing can still use him regardless of his previous suspicions, which is thought-provoking. Therefore, many officials have the idea of taking refuge in their hearts!

When Niu Yang heard this, his expression was stunned, and he immediately reacted, showing a trace of excitement on his face. "The subordinates are willing!! I would like to share my worries for adults!! ”

"Alright, that's the end of today's meeting!"

……

"Sit !!"

In the backyard of the mayor's mansion, Xiao Jing waved his hand and motioned for Niu Yang and Li Ye to sit down.

"Thank you!!"

Li Ye and Niu Yang bowed their hands and sat down immediately.

Among them, Li Ye's expression was calm, but Niu Yang was a little agitated.

After all, the significance of being able to attend such an intimate meeting is self-evident.

However, although the two sat down, they were extremely restrained, after all, the status was there, Xiao Jing could be at will, but they had to pay attention to the difference between the main and the minister.

Looking at the restrained two, Xiao Jing was a little dumbfounded, but he didn't care much and asked Li Ye.

"Commander Li, have the assets of the warehouse in the town been counted?"

Li Ye stood up and replied with his fists clenched. "Back to the lord, my subordinates have been counted two days ago, this is the account book!"

As he spoke, he handed over the ledger.

Xiao Jing took the account book and flipped through a few pages at random, but soon, his brows furrowed.

Gold: 336 taels, to be handed over: 287 taels, the balance after handing in: 49 taels

Silver: 2677 taels, to be handed over: 2400 taels, after the remainder: 277 taels

Copper coins: 1774673, to be handed over: 1,600,000, after handing in: 774673

Grain: 470067 units, to be handed over: 370,000 units, the balance after handing over: 100067 units

Qinghe wine: 1677 units, to be handed over: 300 units, after handing over: 1377 units

……

Within a few pages, Xiao Jing's face was full of anger.

Dahan's tax rate is 60%, and he doesn't need to calculate more, he can calculate that the tax to be paid is not right!

And after paying the taxes, the materials left to him by the treasury of Daliu Town are too few......

Seeing that Xiao Jing was angry, Li Ye said quietly, "My subordinates have checked, and the Han court did not send a tax envoy for some reason last month, so the tax that needs to be paid last month has remained in the treasury so far!" ”

"Those taxes are also collected based on last month's output!"

After listening to Li Ye's explanation, Xiao Jing's anger gradually subsided, and at the same time, he grasped the key point in Li Ye's words and asked Niu Yang.

"Didn't the imperial court send a tax envoy to collect taxes last month?"

Due to the existence of the teleportation array, the tax collection method of the "In War" court is also extremely simple, and directly dispatches tax envoys to various places (towns, county seats, county towns, and state towns) every month to collect tax money! After the tax is collected, the local officials also need to report a 'recital' to the top, starting how much tax money to pay and the local situation!

Therefore, this tax envoy has always been a great difference, and every month, the important ministers of the court quarrel over the selection of the tax envoy.

Before Emperor Ling, the tax collector had always been controlled by the family, but after Emperor Ling, it was the Ten Standing Servants who controlled the tax collectors in most places, which moved the interests of the family.

Therefore, at present, the struggle between the family and the ten permanent servants is extremely serious, and it can be called life and death!

When Niu Yang heard this, he shook his head and replied: "What Commander Li said is very true, the tax envoy last month has indeed not arrived, and because of this, we have not dared to move the tax money in the treasury!" ”