432 Here comes the real profiteers
"It is indeed the original nature of human beings who are evil, and learning bad is faster than learning well!" Hong Tao is very satisfied with Wang Shi's performance, she is the same as she expected, and she does not think about what to show recklessly, but regards this job as a long-term career to do, or a career that she prefers.
But Hong Tao is also a little afraid of the future of this secret department, it is a poisonous snake, and after it is released, it will not be completely controlled by itself, and it will hurt others at the same time. This kind of result can only be avoided as much as possible, and cannot be completely eradicated, and no matter how hard you try, it is useless.
In the future, Wang Shi's fate may be miserable, and from the time she takes over this job, this curse will stay with her for the rest of her life, unless she can never be exposed.
This possibility is relatively low, just like using flower paste to plunder the people of other countries, there will always be a moment when the truth is revealed, and then no one can protect themselves, this big basin will have to be buckled to the head sooner or later, and you can't pick it up.
At the end of April, Liangzhou City welcomed another group of guests. There were only two camel carts for a hundred and ten people, and the camels pulling the carts were so skinny that they always felt that they would have to fall to the ground if they took another step.
People are no better than camels, from old to young, in rags, and children of several years old have to walk barefoot. One of the two camel carts was carrying food, water, and necessary household items, and the other was full of unintelligible scrolls and books.
A bull, a mule, and a phoenix, that's all Hong Tao knows about the Jewish people who have come from afar to join the royal bloodline.
The bull's name is Moragus, and he is the middle-aged man who was rescued by himself and Sidi together. Despite his rough nickname, he was one of the wise men among the remnants of southern Judah, good at natural science, and most of those books were copied and preserved by him and his ancestors.
The mule was a very thin old man, bald and with a hooked nose. His name was Samikina, and according to the Southern Jews, he could psychically talk to the dead, and he was also a spiritual pillar for everyone. It was he who reminded his people that the southern kingdom of Judah was not completely extinct, and that one day it would find the royal blood and re-establish it.
The phoenix was relatively young, in his thirties, tall and thin, with long blond hair and dark brown eyes that were close to black. Hong Tao felt that he must be a billet to eat by his appearance in the next life, but he really guessed correctly.
His name is Phoenix, he is good at all kinds of musical instruments and arts, and his current main job is actually a poet. Hong Tao really wanted him to learn Chinese and then go and PK with Su Shi to see whose poetry was more attained.
"Dear ...... City...... Your Excellency, Lord, ...... Humble ...... "It was Sidi who introduced Hong Tao to the origins of these people, and she is now the only representative of the Jewish community, because she is the only one who can speak Chinese.
"Since it is said that it is not good, don't add so many prefixes, if you have something to say, after learning the Chinese dialect neatly, you can give this official the title of a demon god." After listening to it for more than half a minute, before the title was finished, Hong Tao was annoyed and unceremoniously interrupted Sidi, who was trying to piece together words.
“…… They are all great people and should have good jobs and houses! Sidi's hearing is obviously sharper than speaking, and he basically understands what Hong Tao means, but he doesn't agree.
It's a pity that it's not her turn to set the rules here, so she followed the order with green eyes and hummed, this time it was really simple, and all the rhetoric was omitted.
"How powerful? The method I let you and Chen Niang think of is still inconclusive, and I still want to enjoy the treatment of a master, give me a reason, why! ”
Hong Tao really wants to give Sidi a higher salary, because she is beautiful. But just think about it, I haven't put it into action, it's not in line. Similarly, people who are identified with Sidi are even less qualified.
“…… What if you could figure it out? "Those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to ink are black, Sidi's Chinese is mainly learned from Chen Niang, and in addition to language, he has also learned a lot of others, such as the thinking mode of interest exchange.
"How long?" Hong Tao is not so easy to fool, it is already the limit to raise a Sidi with high standards, and she can't raise a few more because of her promise, and you can't scatter eagles if you don't see rabbits.
"Wait for me to ......" Sidi didn't give an exact time period, but turned and ran towards the city.
"You follow her to pick up the slack, and the official wants to see what they can discuss." Sidi's back is also very good-looking, especially from the waist down. But there was a thief standing beside Chen Niang, who had too many thieves, and Hong Tao couldn't stare at the woman to death, so he simply found an excuse to break her up.
At the gates of the city, Sidi and the Jews sat in a circle for a live meeting. Hong Tao naturally couldn't understand what he said, and he couldn't hear it, but they argued very fiercely, and they couldn't tell at all that they had just gone through a long journey.
"Official, what are they arguing about?" Wang Da looked at this combination under the city and was very puzzled, not to mention that he came from afar to find a place to eat and sleep, but he quarreled and played at the door. It seems that if these people don't finish arguing, the 100 people behind them won't be able to enter the city.
"Didn't the official tell you to learn Jewish language?" Hong Tao raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and asked back.
"I ...... I'm not going to be the lord of the city anymore, let it be to her! Wang Da must have not learned, so he quickly put the responsibility on Wang Er.
"The children's learning time is too short, and they talk too fast, so they ......" Wang Er knew that things were going to be bad as soon as Wang Da got up, and was quietly going to the stairs to think about it, but he didn't expect to be betrayed so quickly, and he stepped on the stairs with one foot and laughed so embarrassed.
"Sidi and the phoenix are one and the same, they are willing to work for the official, the mule is not happy, the bull is a wall-riding faction, willing and unhappy, and the two sides are muddy."
Seeing that the two adopted daughters could not speak Jewish Hebrew, Hong Tao's face softened, and with his hands behind his back, he began to explain the content of the controversy in the city. They didn't say what they were arguing about, but first divided the camps.
"I said that the officials would say what they said, but you still don't believe it, do you see?" After this guidance, Wang Da seemed to understand the camp below, and at the same time did not forget to praise his adoptive father's erudition.
"This Sidi still has a little conscience, and he is not in vain to eat and drink well. The old mule was too much of a problem, so he simply asked the boy to give him some medicine, and only the stupid bull was left. Wang Er did not doubt that Hong Tao could understand the words of the Jews, but began to think about how to drive the group.
Since the officials say that the Jews are useful if they keep it, it must be useful, but how to use it has to figure out how to use it themselves, and you can't always expect the officials to teach it by hand. And her methods are always so unsightly, and her bones are full of poison.
"Don't be in a hurry, let's take a look and then talk about it, even if you start, it won't be your turn." Hong Tao didn't say it or couldn't say it, if this old mule really wanted to prevent the clansmen from working for him, Wang Er's method was not impossible.
"That's right, Chen Niang is not a child, you, who are the second sister, should teach her some self-defense skills."
Wang Da talked about the sky again, Hong Tao could not say that these yin tricks were wrong, and he could not encourage Wang Er to teach Chen Niang, so he just left, went back to the house and waited to hear what good way Sidi had.
When it was time for dinner, Chen Niang and Sidi came back with their meals, and there was a very distinctive roll of paper on the tray, parchment, which was full of crooked Chinese characters.
Cost-effective Sidi took the work report as her practice of Chinese characters, this idea is not asked by Chen Niang, and it has to be taught by hand, otherwise Sidi's Chinese level really can't be done full of no typos.
No matter how the font is not eye-catching, Hong Tao can read it, because his brush writing is not much stronger than Sidi, so far he does not dare to write his own pen to the imperial court unless it is particularly necessary, all by Lian'er, Ziju or Chen Niang.
"Personal income tax!" It didn't matter if he read it, Hong Tao was fascinated, and he finished his meal but forgot to eat the vegetables.
There are four or five thousand words sprinkled with only one content, changing the tax system. From capitation tax to income tax, the more you earn, the more you pay, not only the multiple tax rates paid will also rise, which is the same as the progressive tax rate in later generations.
In this way, there is no fear of people speculating on high land prices and housing prices, and the more expensive it is, the higher the government's income. After the price rises to a certain extent, the tax rate will rise, and in the end, after paying the tax, not only will you not make a profit, but you will also have to lose money, and no one will go to speculate anymore.