Han Jiang returned to Chenzhou with some craftsmen and drawings of the new steam engine, and it had been several months in a hurry. Du Zhongxiao heard that the car and ship had been made, but the steam engine was not installed smoothly on it, and it was still being improved. This kind of new thing is not easy to achieve overnight, and can only be sharpened little by little with patience and manpower. When the kung fu arrives, there will naturally be a successful day.

After the New Year, it was summer before I knew it, and Du Zhongxiao had been away from his hometown for nearly two years. The parents in my hometown sent a message, and when the parents came together in the autumn, they would come together to see their son. The family's wine-making business was first handed over to Han Lian and his wife.

Yongcheng County Houya, Xiaoqing Fuqin, Jingjing sings, the moon between heaven and earth is like water, as if it is a fairyland on earth.

At the end of the song, Xiaoqing and Jingjing went to the side to play, and Du Zhongxiao and Han Yueniang sat idly in the moonlight.

Seeing the two little girls having fun there, Du Zhongxiao whispered to Han Yueniang: "Daddy and Mom are coming in a few days, do you know what they are most anxious about now?" ”

Han Yueniang said: "After a farewell of two years, of course the old man misses his son. You are an only child in your family, and they must be thinking about it. ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head slightly: "I have already married a wife and started a family, but the second elder is not thinking about my son now." ”

Han Yueniang said with a slight smile: "I don't want you, who do you want?" It's not always about me. ”

Du Zhongxiao sighed: "Don't you pretend not to know?" They're thinking about their grandson. We have been married for two years and have not given birth to a son and a half daughter, how can the old man not be in a hurry. Your belly doesn't move anymore, the old man comes, and he doesn't know what to say. ”

Han Yueniang's face did not change: "This kind of thing, did I do it?" ”

Seeing that Han Yueniang didn't take it to heart, Du Zhongxiao sighed and didn't speak again. He has the knowledge of his previous life, and of course he knows that this kind of thing can't be blamed entirely on the woman, and he can't say what went wrong. It's a pity that there are no premarital examinations in this era, and there is no way to know what it is.

Looking at Du Zhongxiao's expression, Han Yueniang took a sip and said, "Looking at your appearance, you must be complaining about me in your heart." Do you think I'm not in a hurry? But the belly is not angry, what can be done! - Good thing - "

Hearing Han Yueniang's tone, Du Zhongxiao hurriedly asked, "What's the good thing?" ”

Han Yueniang smiled slightly: "These days, I always like to eat some sour food, and I often feel nauseous." I've heard people say, forget it, I don't know what's going on, maybe it's a disease. You should not know, don't go to the time and space to rejoice. ”

Du Zhongxiao laughed: "What kind of empty joy, this kind of good thing, naturally should be happy!" ”

After speaking, he instructed Xiaoqing and Jingjing over there to prepare wine and celebrate.

Since that night when Han Yueniang got the happy news, Du Zhongxiao suddenly became more energetic and energetic in everything. At this time, it was the season for the collection of summer taxes, and according to the law, it was supposed to be sent to the state before July 15, but Du Zhongxiao was suddenly full of energy, and the collection was completed at the end of May and sent to the state.

Roughly speaking, the summer tax is money, and the autumn tax is grain and rice. This is a general principle, and in fact, the names of the two taxes are different from place to place. Generally speaking, the summer tax in the north collects wheat and silk, and the south collects silk and money. The amount of the regular tax of the two taxes is not high, and the heavy burden on the people is all kinds of additional taxes. It has been nearly two years since Du Zhongxiao arrived in Yongcheng, and there are two major sources of finance, the commune and the camp and field affairs, and it is stipulated that the county will only accept three things: wheat, silk, and miscellaneous money.

Miscellaneous money is a variety of miscellaneous taxes inherited from the late Tang Dynasty in the Song Dynasty, with a variety of names, and they are unified into one number. In addition to wheat and silk, it is still within the scope of the people's responsibility, and as for the previous expenditure, conversion, and consumption, it is beyond miscellaneous money.

Du Zhongxiao's summer tax is equivalent to reducing the county's tax by more than half, not only the people actively and quickly pay the tax, but the whole county is also a voice of praise.

Xia Zhu received the news that Yongcheng was the first to pay taxes and couldn't believe it. After confirming it again and again, I realized that it was not a lie. Officials pay their taxes on time, and the sooner they pay their taxes, the better the exams. Xia Zhu suspected that Du Zhongxiao had carved the people for the sake of political achievements, and secretly sent domestic slaves to Yongcheng to visit.

Three days later, Xia Zhu sat in the flower hall, shook his fan gently, looked at Meng Dahai who came back from Yongcheng, and said in a deep voice: "This is going to Yongcheng, how is the county opinion there?" The summer tax was levied at the beginning of May, and it was completed on July 15, and he was all discharged to the state at the end of May. If it weren't for the use of petty officials to harass the people and wantonly exploit them, how could it be done? ”

Meng Dahai said respectfully: "Back to Xianggong, the little one went to Yongcheng and visited everywhere, but I didn't hear that the yamen collected taxes and disturbed the people. The small people there not only have no complaints, but also praise Du Zhongxiao, the magistrate of Yongcheng, and some people even want to set up a shrine for him! ”

"How is that possible!" Hearing this, Xia Zhu couldn't help but hold down the table. "It is the most difficult for the local government to collect taxes, and since I have been in the office, I have never heard that collecting taxes does not disturb the people. Didn't you miss the line and be deceived by Du Zhongxiao, right? ”

Meng Dahai forked his hand: "The little one has been ordered by the prime minister, and he is extremely careful, and no one will see through the identity of the little one." There were many merchants in Yongcheng, and the small ones only pretended to be merchants who went to the state, and they searched around, visited many villages, and found out the truth. ”

Xia Zhu squinted his eyes, looked at Meng Dahai, and after a long while, he said, "Then tell me what is going on." How did this Du Zhongxiao young jinshi pay his taxes more than a month in advance in order to take the exam? ”

Meng Dahai sorted out his thoughts before he arched his hand and said: "Xianggong, in fact, there is nothing strange about this matter. Du Zhongxiao's tax came up early, and the people had no complaints, just because of one thing. - He exempted the county from all kinds of expenditures, changes, consumption, etc., and only collected regular taxes and miscellaneous money. In this way, the people paid more than half less than in previous years, and naturally paid taxes enthusiastically, and there would be no complaints. ”

Xia Zhu looked at Meng Dahai, his eyes sharpened, and he said in a deep voice: "All kinds of miscellaneous taxes are not only collected in Yongcheng County, but many of them also need to be solved in the state!" The money and grain that Yongcheng sent to the state was no worse than in previous years. Du Zhongxiao doesn't levy it, where did he get all this money and food? - I know that he is also in charge of the camp and field affairs, but the camp field affairs do not belong to Yongcheng County, and the money and grain of the camp field affairs are moved, hum! ”

Meng Dahai said: "Xianggong, the little one also knows that this matter is important, and the visit is accurate, Duzhi County has not embezzled the money and grain for the camp. ”

"Hmm-" Xia Zhu put down the fan in his hand and frowned. "Then where did he get all this money and food? Could it be that he used his own money to pay taxes for the people? Don't say that there is no such good official, and the court does not need such an official! ”

Taxes are collected by the imperial court, and spending one's own money is to show favor to the people, which is not only useless, but also sinful.

Meng Dahai arched his hand: "Xianggong, it's not like that." Because of this, Du Zhongxiao has a way of managing money, and he made up money and food from other places. Last year, Du Zhi County ordered the county officials to send servants, and each family contributed money to set up a club together, called Yongcheng Commune. Before the end of the year, the money earned by the commune was repaid to the borrowed capital, and the money earned from then on went to the county officials and the common people. The amount of money and grain in the state that is insufficient in the regular tax is the money provided by the Yongcheng Commune, not from the people. This money is earned by industry, not from the people, but by everyone. ”

Hearing this, Xia Zhu's brows twisted into twists. What's going on? Du Zhongxiao can really conjure up money out of thin air, not blaming the people, and paying taxes in advance?

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