Otaku Engineer in Great Tang Dynasty Chapter 1402: Business Department, Yonganfang! (Thanks Hans for the reward!)

Drought in Guanzhong. Although the drought has only just revealed its signs, the county government in Lantian County has not yet made a response policy, which makes Li Zexuan feel a little dissatisfied. Anyway, these officials in the county government , Definitely suspected of sabotage!

Li Zexuan personally came to Lantian County's county office today. He did have the intention of visiting the teacher to inquire about the crime, but when he heard the county magistrate that the county government was already working on drought relief plans, he looked a little sullen and said:

"It is necessary to repair water canals and open reservoirs! The county government should start recruiting civil servants in these two days, and refurbish all the main channels in the county with cement. As for the branch canals, just clean them up! The wages paid to the civil servants are allocated by the county government, and the necessary cement is allocated by the Qiquge Workshop!"

"Renovate Zhuqu Canal with Cement?"

The county magistrate He was taken aback when he heard this. He was a little confused and said: "Master Hou, is this a bit too extravagant? And it is not necessary!"

Li Zexuan shook his head and said, "Why is it unnecessary? Now that there is a shortage of water, the cement canal can reduce water loss, and it will be convenient to clean up every year in the future! Do you want to mobilize civilians every year and make a big move? Clean up the drains?"

The county magistrate He swallowed, and said: "Master Hou Yingming!"

Although he also understood that what Li Zexuan was talking about was the truth, he still couldn't accept such extravagant things!

After all, the cement produced in the workshop is still a commodity with no market value, and merchants outside cannot buy it.

Li Zexuan seemed to see through the thoughts of He County magistrate, he opened his mouth and said:

"The cement in the workshop has not been sold out, so a lot of inventory has been accumulated over the past six months. He County orders you not to worry about insufficient cement. After the drought is resolved, the county government can organize manpower to move Lantian County. All the roads inside are also renovated. Since we plan to build Lantian County into a big commercial city second only to Chang'an City, we can’t lose our dignity anyway!

Now it’s just renovating the road. In the future, there will be more people in the city. Our county must be expanded outside! But that's all for the rest, the most urgent thing is to quickly repair the cement ditch! "

The roads in Lantian County are still bluestone roads, but they are all bluestone roads. The roads in Lantian County are far less smooth than those in Chang'an. Li Zexuan has been dissatisfied with this for a long time. If you are rich, if you build the road first, he can repair the cement road from Yunshan to Chang'an City. Of course, he will also repair the pavement in Lantian County!

He county magistrate was shocked by Li Zexuan’s plan to build roads and expand the city, but at the same time, he was also a little fascinated. If he could really turn Lantian County into a business second only to Chang'an City Dacheng, then his county magistrate is famous all over the world!

The literati has the same name, how can he make an exception?

"Gudong!"

He county magistrate swallowed his saliva and said: "What Hou Ye said is extremely true, the next official will do his best to assist Hou Ye!"

Li Zexuan smiled and nodded, then asked: "How is the scale of business in our city now compared to the previous development?"

Speaking of this, the county magistrate He immediately became energetic. He only heard excitedly:

"Prospering, Lord Hou, the business of Lantian County is becoming more and more prosperous! There are business opportunities where there are people. The football league in recent months has not only attracted a large number of spectators, but also attracted a large number of businessmen to Lantian. The county has opened shops, tea houses, inns, and pubs. The number of these shops and restaurants is three times more than before. The monthly commercial tax collected by the county government is almost equivalent to five to ten times that of previous years! In the long run, our county The commercial tax exceeds the land tax, that is just around the corner!"

"Well! These are still to be expected. What Benhou wants to ask is, is there any new problem in the commercial development of Lantian County?"

Li Zexuan nodded and asked.

Football is one of the most attractive sports. Lantian County hosted a part of the football league this time. It was Li Zexuan’s expectation that it could attract so many business customers, but this method was encouraged by the use of seedlings. It is not an exaggeration to describe it, and it is inevitable that there will be hidden dangers in the middle!

"Uh..."

Listening to Li Zexuan's question, a look of embarrassment appeared on the face of Majesty He, after hesitating for a while, he said:

"Hou Ye, this is not without problems. The most prominent problem is that as the number of shops in our county gradually increase, there are more and more rascals looking for merchants to collect protection fees! After being blackmailed, the young merchants returned to the county office to report to the officials. The arrests in the Yamen quickly arrested the ruffians, but the merchants who reported to the officials often faced retaliation afterwards. The most serious thing was that there was a silk shop all day and night. Suddenly it caught fire for no apparent reason! After this spread, those merchants rarely reported to the officials again!"

Li Zexuan's face became cold when he heard the words, and he said sharply: "There is such a thing? Why didn't you tell Benhou earlier?"

"This..."

Major He opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he lowered his head and said nothing.

Li Zexuan was a little annoyed and said: "This is the dereliction of your duty by He County Order! Those scumbags just want to use these little tricks to make the merchants fear, so as to achieve the purpose of extorting protection money! If the county government does not act , Doesn’t it encourage the arrogance of those rascals?

If things go on like this, the business environment in Lantian County will get worse and worse, and even become notorious! Now there is a football league to help us attract customers, but after the football league is over? What are you going to use to keep them? "

It was the first time that County Majesty He saw Li Zexuan lose his temper. His expression became a little pale. After Li Zexuan finished speaking, he hurriedly said:

"The lesson of Master Hou is that in the future, he will do his best to clean up these gangsters in the city. However, when those people see the wind and grass, they will grease their feet. To catch them, it takes a lot of Manpower! Our county's three squads of government officials add up to only fifty people..."

"If you don't have enough manpower, go and expand! Lantian County is no longer the small county town it used to be. He County orders your vision and you have to relax. The third class of the county government has at least more than a hundred people! We must do a good job of public security in the city, and resolutely protect the safety of the people and businesses!"

Li Zexuan interrupted Madam He mercilessly and said.

This government officer is different from the army. Li Zexuan expands his recruits if he wants to expand, so there is no need to worry about someone impeaching him!

"Yes, yes! I'll do it later!"

The county magistrate He hastened his hands and said.

Li Zexuan turned around and said with his hands behind his back:

"In addition, Benhou also intends to establish a Department of Commerce in the county government to deal with businessmen’s tax collection and ordinary disputes. The purpose of establishing the Department of Commerce is to tell those businessmen that they can Lantian County enjoys the same treatment as ordinary people without being discriminated against everywhere!

The classification of scholars, agriculture, industry, and commerce will only be divided into scholars and civilians in Lantian County! Although the children of merchants could not participate in the imperial examination, they could still go to the county school in the county seat, and could also be admitted to the Yanhuang Academy in the future! "

Before, merchants in Lantian County were helplessly bullied by local ruffians, but He County Order did not try his best to help. The reason is the low status of merchants in this era. In addition to worrying about the retaliation of the local scumbags, the reason why the latter merchants did not dare to report to the officials was that they felt that even if they reported to the officials, the government would not take their affairs to their hearts. It would be better to spend money. Forget it!

Li Zexuan wanted to change this status quo, but he did not radically elevate the status of merchants to a very high level, at least not as high as the modern ones. He just divided the merchants into the civilian class. In this way, he suffered The opposition will be much smaller!

He county magistrate widened his eyes when he heard the words, and couldn't help but said: "Master Hou, don't, I'm afraid there is something wrong with this action!"

"What could be wrong? Benhou respected the rights of scholars and did not give merchants any special treatment. He just divided the merchants and artisans in Lantian County into the civilian class. Who would oppose? This business department , You send someone to take care of it first, if your people do not do well, then Benhou will personally send someone to take charge, then the Department of Commerce will not be able to listen to your deployment!"

Li Zexuan said very strongly.

A superior person, if he always treats his subordinates with a pleasant face, it will make his subordinates lose the sense of awe and slacken their work. This is how the county magistrate He is now, and Li Zexuan wanted to take this opportunity to do a good job Beat and beat him!

Seeing that Li Zexuan was so tough and decisive, He county magistrate could no longer refute, and he could only pass his hand: "The official will follow the order and will try his best to manage the business department for Hou Ye!"

Li Zexuan's face turned a little, and he nodded: "In this world, there are gains and losses. Merchants have to pay corresponding taxes to the government if they have obtained a good and stable business environment. The previous business tax ratio of one thirty is not desirable. After the establishment of the Department of Commerce, all shops in Lantian County must report the profit of the month to the Department of Commerce every month, and pay business tax based on six out of the profits of the month!"

Li Zexuan has repeatedly felt that the ancient commercial tax ratio was too low. Take one 30%. If modern, commercial tax should be at least 17% or more, right? In any case, it is definitely an abnormal phenomenon that agricultural tax is greater than commercial tax! Why should those poor businessmen pay more taxes than wealthy businessmen? This is not fair!

Li Zexuan was not in his place before and did not seek his own politics. Now that he is entrusted with a county, he naturally has the ability and obligation to intervene in this matter!

He county magistrate heard "six out of one" and instantly became calm! This is a real five-fold increase in the commercial tax. Is it worth it? He quickly said: "Hou Ye, never! With such a heavy business tax, how can those businessmen still want to do business in Lantian County?"

Li Zexuan said flatly: "I haven't tried this yet. How did you know that the merchants are unwilling to order? The monthly protection fee they pay to those local ruffians is definitely far greater than this amount. It can help them get rid of these rogues and ensure that they have a stable and good business environment. They are definitely willing to accept this proportion of business tax!

In short, doing business in Lantian County, they can not only get the treatment of normal people, but also not be harassed by local rogues, and their children can also receive good education from the county schools. These benefits, I want them to be in other You can never enjoy it in states and counties, right?

In addition, in the future, the goods of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce will be given priority to the merchants in Lantian County. In this way, I don't believe that there will be merchants who are unwilling to accept this tax rate~! "

Listening to Li Zexuan’s analysis, He Xianling couldn’t help but feel a little moved. In all fairness, if he was a businessman, he might also be willing to come to Lantian County to do business. This is a lot of business tax, and it can only be said that the previous business tax was too small, even if it is five times, there is not much! Compared with the many benefits obtained, it is totally worth the money!

"Hou Ye's words are reasonable. While the officials are conscripting the people to repair the canals, they set up a department of commerce and crack down on the rogues in the city to create a good business environment for the merchants!"

Thinking for a moment, the county magistrate He arched his hands.

Li Zexuan nodded and said: "Well! The construction of the canal must be done very quickly. It is best to start in two days. After the canal is completed, the dam will be opened to release water. As for the higher terrain in the north of Lantian County Zhuangzi, Benhou will find a way to transport the water when the time comes!"

"Yes! Lord Hou~!"

Although the county magistrate He didn't know how Li Zexuan could carry the water to a high place in the north, Li Zexuan didn't say anything, he couldn't take the initiative to ask, so he could only say yes!

Li Zexuan saw that he had confessed everything he should confess, so he turned to leave. Before leaving, he faintly gave a statement, saying: "The ruffians in the city are cancer tumors in Lantian County. You must treat them without Be merciful, if some local ruffians openly revolt against the government, just send someone to tell me, and Benhou will bring someone to destroy them!"

A light and fluttering sentence, but full of murderous aura, the county magistrate He was stunned, and then he remembered the white-faced, scholar-like Hou Ye who was a ruthless and ruthless character who killed everyone in Snake Spirit Mountain. He I can’t help but silently mourn for the rogues in the city in my heart, and I think you’d better be honest with your hands, otherwise.....

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Leaving the county office, Li Zexuan went directly to Xinhou Mansion in the east.

The Hou Mansion is not far away from the county government, only one square away, so Li Zexuan quickly arrived in front of the Hou Mansion gate.

"Oh! By the way! What is the name of the workshop where Hou Mansion is located?"

Walking to the door, Li Zexuan suddenly had a question in his heart and couldn't help asking it.

Since he is going to move back in the future, he must know the address of his home?

He asked, naturally, the two brothers Liu Feng and Liu Yun behind him!

When Liu Feng heard this, he couldn't help but smile:

"Hehe! Lord Hou~IndoMTL.com~ This shop used to be called Yunfufang, but I heard that the county magistrate He changed its name a month ago. Now it should be called Yonganfang~!" /

"Oh? Anything else?"

Li Zexuan couldn't help being a little surprised. Although he didn't like the flattering of his subordinates, he had to say that the flattered by He County magistrate was good! It really caught his heart!

"This name has been changed well! Yunfufang, Maternity Workshop, haha! Yonganfang is better than Yunfufang~!"

Li Zexuan smiled, then raised his foot and walked towards the gate of the Hou Mansion.

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