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Volume 2: Equality of Things Chapter 1: Internal Affairs

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    It's not that Zhuge Wolong is afraid of Fu Shuo's status, but these are his colleagues. Everyone works together to build Huashan, and the cooperation is more pleasant.  If he dared to sit down carelessly while everyone else was standing at this time, everyone would definitely treat him as an alien.  It¡¯s hard to say how you will treat him in the future!

    Zhuge Wolong, who came to Huashan County, was no longer the erudite scholar who had settled down to the top.  Instead, he truly regards this place as his lifelong pursuit, and on a blank drawing, he constructs the perfect blueprint in his mind.  Once people have desires, they cannot be strong!

    The water in the mountain spring is clear, and the water in the mountain spring is turbid.  This is the sorrow of many hermits in ancient times!

    "Sit down, it's hard to talk when you stand there. In ancient times, there was a saying that the emperor and the three princes would sit down and talk about Taoism. What's more, I am just a small national teacher. People from outside the country, you don't need to be too polite!"

    Yue Shanqiu smiled and said: "The Imperial Master said yes, let's sit down first!"

    He took the lead and sat down.  The others followed suit and sat down, but their posture was extremely stiff and uncomfortable, and even their buttocks only touched the corner of the chair.

    Fu Shuo shook his head and sighed, the gap between him and Song Niang was so deep now, let alone others?  He said no more and signaled Yue Shanqiu to speak first.

    Yue Shanqiu reported how the people were incited to besiege the palace.  In the end, how did Taoist Chen Gen send the White Emperor's magical soldiers, and how they defeated so miserably.  How he finally evacuated the palace and boarded a warship, just in time for the last battle.

    Fu said he only had a rough idea of ??these, but now after hearing the detailed report, he asked again: "How is Yuanzhou doing now?"

    "Officials big and small in Yuanzhou City participated in the rebellion and died cleanly. The remaining family members were implicated. Only the prefect Wang Yongfu was left, and he was also locked up and taken back to the capital for questioning!"

    Fu said and was silent for a moment. In ancient times, clans were united in honor and disgrace, and shared weal and woe.  In fact, it is completely normal to implicate relatives, and it has nothing to do with laws, ethics, or human rights.

    It¡¯s just a pity for Wang Yongfu.  In terms of killing one's heart, Wang Yongfu would definitely not be able to wipe the shit out of his butt.  As local officials in Yuanzhou City, let alone being on the same page, at least they are aware of each other's affairs.  And this person neither appealed nor participated, so you can only imagine what he had in mind.  Under special treatment, as long as there are any signs of double-mindedness, they will be resolutely suppressed.  From this aspect, Wang Yongfu is not unjust.  It's just a pity for his talent!

    Not everyone can have such strong organizational skills to organize the people of the city to protect the city wall at the most dangerous time.  Not any official would have the courage to carry a sack on his back to the city at the most dangerous time.  Also, it¡¯s because of Wang Jianzhi. As for how to use Wang Jianzhi, Fu Shuo hasn¡¯t decided yet!

    "Let Wang Yongfu go," Fu said calmly, "Let him serve his crime and rebuild Yuanzhou City!"

    This is a trivial matter. For Fu Shuo, who holds all the power in the world, it is just a matter of one sentence.

    "The situation in the world is now very good, and Wang Yongfu is very cooperative in rebuilding the salt field. In the future, salt merchants from all over the country will have to pay taxes directly from the salt field if they want to buy salt. The tax has been directly included in the salt price, ensuring that those salt merchants cannot evade  Salt tax!'

    Fu said that it would be much easier to control the salt tax from the source.  It's just that cooperation between Yuanzhou and one place is not enough. Yuanzhou is not the only salt-producing place in the world.  However, after the battle in Yuanzhou City, even the gods were killed, and officials all over the world were afraid of hearing this.  Figure out what to do!

    In the past, the biggest problem that the court could not collect the salt tax was not the evasion of salt merchants, but the fact that court officials also had huge interests in it. The collusion between officials and businessmen in the salt administration continued to be corrupt.  But now that Fu Yue has mastered absolute force, I think if those officials, big and small, were not crazy, they would obediently give up most of the benefits!

    In this way, the imperial court's finances can be greatly relieved.  But this is not a long-term solution.  Force can only deter people for a while. After this, these officials may still reach out to the salt tax.  Sooner or later the salt tax will have to be paid!

    Fu Shuo estimated that the salt tax only saved the court a few million dollars a year, but the court lost about 20 to 30 percent of its luck and popularity.  This is no exaggeration!

    He remembered a notebook novel he once read, in which an official died and went to the underworld.  As a result, this person's crimes were too numerous to record, and even the King of Hell could not read the documents recording his crimes.  Finally, just use the scale directly.  There is only a small piece of paper for good deeds, but when weighed, the piece of paper for good deeds is actually heavier than the mountain of evil deeds.

    It turns out that this thin piece of paper is from this officialWhen he was the imperial envoy, he wrote a memorial against the imperial court's increase in salt tax.  The official was very puzzled and asked the King of Hell, "I have done such a good deed in my life, and the court did not approve my memorial. Why is this good deed so important?"

    The King of Hell said, it is because you did not approve this memorial that it has such weight.  If your memorial is approved, then you will simply have immeasurable merit and good deeds to countless people, and you can become a Buddha and an ancestor!

    From this note, we can see the great impact of the salt tax on ordinary people.  Perhaps future generations cannot imagine, but transportation was inconvenient in ancient times. How much it cost to transport salt from the salt-producing lands at the seaside to the inland.  Coupled with the imperial court's monopoly, it is an exaggeration that salt is more expensive than gold.  But it is true that many people cannot eat salt throughout their lives.

    And if people don¡¯t eat salt, they will get sick!  Even in ancient times, salt may account for a large part of ordinary people's daily consumption!

    ¡°Then Hu Kezhi reported on the construction situation in southern Xinjiang. Speaking of this, Hu Kezhi even danced with excitement.  If Emperor Qing'an were here, he would definitely not be happy, and he might label Hu Kezhi as arrogant and arrogant.  Only Fu Shuo knew how much effort Hu Kezhi put into building southern Xinjiang.  When it comes to the depth of his feelings for Southern Xinjiang, he is probably even more powerful than Zhuge Wolong.  That¡¯s why he was so gaffe-like!

    Fu Shuo listened with a smile. The situation in southern Xinjiang is now very good. Not only has water and land transportation been opened up, but hundreds of thousands of people have immigrated, and hundreds of thousands of acres of new land have been reclaimed, all using the method of military reclamation and farming.  The prototype of a mansion has gradually taken shape.

    "Dahua Shanliao and more than a dozen nearby Shanliao villages are already included.  I have already presented the population book, map and other items, and I am considered a subject of the imperial court.  Now they live together with immigrants from the mainland.  (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Piaotian Literature registered members to recommend this work. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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