In October, the autumn in Fuluo County is high and cool, the clouds are light and the wind is light, and Jiang Anyi's mood is as comfortable as this weather. The petition for "tax integration into one" has been issued, but it can only be acted upon with the official approval of the government council. Jiang Anyi is preparing to officially implement the "tax integration into one" after the Shangyuan Festival next year, and there are still more than three months to go, and there are some things to be done in front.

Waiting for the will of the Son of Heaven to be free, Jiang Anyi still ran to the countryside every day, during this time he ran all over the mountains and rivers of Fuluo County, and had a general understanding of the geography of the county. Fuluo County is mountainous and watery, the road is difficult to travel, in the past, the county order in addition to asking questions or urging taxes will occasionally go to the countryside, even if it is to the countryside, it is still sitting in the sedan chair, the county situation under the rule is still dark-eyed, do not understand deeply.

Jiang Anyi has lofty aspirations, of course, he will not limit his career to the county order or the history of assassination, worshipping the prime minister and the marquis is the wish of his life, so as to live up to the demon master's teaching, Fuluo County is the starting point, how to take a solid step is very important.

A good start is half the success, now Fuluo County is moving towards a benign road, the autumn grain storage is going smoothly, with the recruitment of officials and officials this sword hanging above, the county officials and officials have become diligent and cooperative, no one wants to be brushed out of the team in the recruitment examination in mid-November.

The people are very happy, this year's grain consumption is only three liters, which means that the family will have one or two more stones of grain, and they will be able to eat a decent Chinese New Year's Eve meal during the New Year. Fuluo County is a drug-producing area, and the liberalization of medicinal materials has made both pharmacists and farmers smile, and the empty field outside the north gate of the county has formed a spontaneous medicine market. The drug tax is one out of five, and the medicine merchant and the medicine farmer each pay half, which is not light, but without Xu Mingyuan's two-end price reduction, the profit is still considerable, and there are even cases where the medicine farmers from nearby counties come to Fuluo County to trade with medicinal materials.

Qingwu tea quickly became popular in Shilin with Jiang Anyi's song "Taste Qingwu Feeling", and the people who read the book made a cup of Qingwu tea, and shook their heads under the shade of the tree and recited the sentence "The sound of a tree cicada is oblique", which is really elegant. Qingwu tea is the best quality of spring tea, but it can also be picked in summer and autumn, although it is October, you can still see tea merchants who come to buy tea in Fuluo County. Seeing that the profit of tea has increased, the people have spontaneously leveled the mountain fields and replanted tea trees, thinking that the output of Qingwu tea will increase tenfold in a few years, and the people will become rich because of tea.

Jiang Anyi safely picked up the teacup in his hand, smelled the tea with intoxication, and took a sip of the fragrant tea, Qingwu tea was a gift he brought to Fuluo County.

Three new pharmacies were opened on East Street, and there were more teahouses on West Street, and even the business with Qinglou was booming. The prosperity of commerce has brought practical benefits, and the county has received more than 5,000 yuan in taxes at present, nearly doubling the previous year, and it is estimated that it will be able to increase by 1,000 yuan by the end of the year.

Today's tax warehouses and warehouses in Fuluo County are full of materials, and the granaries are also full, which can be regarded as wealthy. Jiang Anyi diligently calculated the accounts: when he drove Xu Mingyuan away, he confiscated the gold and silver materials, the people claimed some of them, and the county sold the rest for more than 8,000 pieces of silver, plus the houses and stores of the Xu Mansion sold more than 15,000 yuan, and after paying compensation to the bitter owners and the oppressed people, the county retained more than 4,000 yuan; At the time of the handover, Yan Kaichen and the people of the yamen made up for the shortfall, and more than 4,000 yuan of money and goods were received, plus more than 1,000 yuan of the odds and grain and other materials for the extermination of Huangyang Village, the money alone was as much as 16,000 yuan, and the tax treasury and treasury of the county government were piled up.

No wonder he was called the "God of Wealth", it was really not without reason, Jiang Anyi took a sip of tea proudly and let out a long sigh. If you have money, you have to use it, otherwise you will become a miser, Jiang Anyi is planning the county's expenses in his heart. First of all, the county government has to be renovated, Yan Kaichen has been in office for six years, and his residence is reluctant to spend money to repair, let alone the public court, the officer's room, the prison and the post house. Yamen is the face of a county, and this face still has to be dressed up exquisitely.

The second is the county school, the last time it was repaired, the county school also gave money and food, but it is not enough, the county should increase investment in scholars, Jiang Anyi plans to subsidize part of the food for children with difficult families, thinking that when he was a child, he lived a miserable life, and now he has the ability, and he should do his best for the Hanshi. Jiang Anyi privately thought in his heart that not only would the taxes in Fuluo County be doubled, but the people would live and work in peace and contentment, and they all said that if they could show a few talents during their term of office, and even one or two people in the examination, they would definitely win the reputation of Shilin.

There is also the road, hunting and riding horses through the countryside and villages, the road is mostly sheep intestine path, the two carriages meet to pick a wide place, the people travel is extremely inconvenient. Xu Mingyuan's subordinates and the mountain bandits in Huangyangzhai have nearly 500 people, and they want to disperse these people to the four townships to repair the roads.

To clear the passage as soon as possible, these coolies alone are not enough, Jiang Anyi planned to levy and send conscription. In the coming year, after the "tax is one," the levy will no longer be levied and paid, but the tax will be converted into taxes, but the water conservancy and road projects in the county still need to be done by people, and Jiang Anyi plans to establish a rule and spend money to hire people to work, and the daily salary of 100 wen should be very attractive. There is money and food in the warehouse, and Jiang Anyi has the bottom in his heart.

The next major event is the recruitment of officials and officials in mid-November, which is very important, and whether it is done well or not will depend on the results of the implementation of "tax integration into one" in the coming year. According to Jiang Anyi's meaning, there are many officials and officials in the county, but Liu Jiusi and Qin Zixiong both persuaded him that the operation of the county government is inseparable from skilled hands, and most people are going with the flow, and if the atmosphere is corrected, they will not dare to do evil. After discussion, Jiang Anyi compromised and decided to replace only about a quarter of the officials and officials, and then replace some of them in the next year, depending on the situation.

The reason why officials and officials run rampant in the township and lawless in the prefecture and county is related to their income and status, this is a big article, Jiang Anyi frowned. Fortunately, Shi Qingle was observed to help him rectify the rule of officials in the county, and he has achieved initial results, and he has dismissed several officials and officials who are very angry with the people according to his request, and it should be said that the government of Fuluo County is much better than before.

However, relying on heavy pressure alone can only have a temporary effect, and improving the status and salary of officials is the key. Shi Guan's envoy has already preached to the officials that the court intends to let the honest and self-disciplined officials be promoted to the rank of nine-rank petty officials and step into the official system, but the effect is not great, after all, the attraction of the nine-rank petty officials is more direct than that of a family of children who have to eat and dress.

After Jiang Anyi discussed with Liu and Qin, he decided to raise the annual salary of ordinary officials to ten taels, twelve taels for the head of the class, fifteen taels for the first one, ten taels for ordinary junior officials, twelve taels for the old officials, and fifteen taels for the head of the house. High salaries and incorruptible pensions, if these people still want to make money for themselves, then don't blame yourself for being black, breaking the county order is not a casual talk.

At present, these people are closely united around him, obey the command, take care of their own people, and give a big red envelope at the end of the year, ranging from 82 to 150 taels according to their ranks.

As an official for one term, for the benefit of one party, when going to the township and village, I had a heart-to-heart exchange with the elders of the township and village, and everyone welcomed the policy of "combining taxes as one". In the past six months, he has established a ruthless image of loving the people and pro-government in the hearts of the people of Fuluo County, and I believe that there is little resistance to the implementation of the policy, and next year's policy of "combining taxes into one" should soon be effective.

It's just that in this way, the grain in the county will become a problem, will the price of grain rise, and if it is a good year, will the grain be cheap and hurt the farmers? Jiang Anyi has not thought of a solution to this problem, when the grain is cheap, the government buys it at an average price of three years, and when the grain is expensive, it can only be trafficked from outside.

The things that can be solved with money are all trivial, Jiang Anyi didn't think about it, he thought about doing a few big things for Fuluo County, and let the people of Fuluo always think about it when he leaves office in the future. "Taxation as one" is a national policy, and Fuluo County is a pilot, such as using this policy to remove the layers of exploitation on the people, this is one of them; Qingwu tea, because of its fame all over the world, will be a stable source of wealth in the future, this is the second; Unblock county and township roads to facilitate people's travel, this is the third; As for four and five, Jiang Anyi already had an idea.

Got up and came to the desk, Jiang Anyi began to write letters, there were several written letters next to him, one for his mother, one for Xinfei, Jiang Anyi had developed a habit of writing a letter to his family every ten years. This letter was written to Master Hongxin, the abbot of Anlong Temple, Master Hongxin in the south of the Yangtze River Dezhou, Renzhou, Huangzhou, Weizhou area of the prestige is rising, the believers are innumerable, Anlong Temple incense is prosperous, the government is secretly spread behind the back, Master Hongxin in the hearts of the people is the reincarnation of Arhats, the rebirth of Bodhisattva.

Lizhou is in the southeast corner of the south of the Yangtze River, deeply influenced by Taoism, there are not many people who believe in Buddhism, Jiang Anyi thought that when Master Hongxin came to promote the Dharma, the more believers should be able to attract his attention. Therefore, Jiang Anyi solemnly agreed in the letter and asked Master Hongxin to send his disciples to Fuluo County to preach the Dharma, and he promised to build a temple in the letter, and the address was chosen in the original Huangyang Village. The infrastructure there is perfect, as long as the Juyi Hall is converted into a Buddhist hall, other Maitreya halls, mountain gates, scripture buildings, etc. have ready-made buildings, just need to rebuild.

The construction of the Buddhist temple will inevitably attract pilgrims, the scenery around Huangyang Mountain is beautiful, and the temple will also attract tourists, just like the Laojun Temple of Kunhua Mountain in Wenping Mansion, Jiang Anyi considers whether to plant some flowers and trees like the Xinghualing in Linyang County, Renzhou, and then it can be regarded as a scene in Lizhou.