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A few months have passed, and at this time, thousands of military households in Xuzhou and Liangwei have completely walked out of the tragic situation of not having enough to eat and sitting and waiting for death.

Because of the food allocated by Li Zixiao, so that they would not go hungry anymore, Xun Those officers and soldiers of the military household, in addition to reclaiming wasteland, also trained much harder than before.

But they feel that it is worth it, because as long as they work hard and train hard, they will be fed every day, and even their families will be able to get enough food.

More importantly, with the development of Li Zixiao's subsequent series of policies, especially the construction of the farm, the old and weak women and children of those military families can work on the farm.

Don't talk about eating every day, and at the end of the month, you can even give them a few buckets of food, so that their small life can be comfortable.

But for this, Li Zixiao paid tens of thousands of taels of silver, and if you talk about the subsequent series of expenses for digging canals and digging wells, it is estimated that a lot of silver will be needed.

However, when Li Zixiao inspected the two guards again, and saw the military households of the two guards who had regained their vitality, he felt that his money was worth it.

Now in the three guards in Xuzhou, Li Zixiao's prestige is unprecedentedly high.

The military households of these two guards may not know the name of the current emperor, but there is no one who does not know their commander Li.

These military families are also from poor backgrounds, they are all very practical, who gives them food and who is good to them, they know in their hearts.

At this time, the support and support of military households from all over Xuzhou to Li Zixiao was not ordinarily high.

All the military households in Xuzhou have sided with Li Zixiao, which makes Li Zixiao easily obtain the allegiance of these miscellaneous soldiers under him in the future.

The reason why these military households support Li Zixiao is actually very simple.

Because they know that everything they have now is given by Li Zixiao.

If there is no Li Zixiao, then they will live again, the previous days of the walking dead, as long as people will not return to the previous life.

With the construction and exhibition of the Xuzhou Sanitation Farm, the military households of the two Guards have become better, and merchants from all over the country have also come to Xuzhou and other places to open shops.

Up to now, there have been hundreds of merchants and stores in Xuzhou, and this number is still increasing.

After all, with the improvement of the situation of the two health centers, thousands of military households and tens of thousands of people living here, that is a huge consumer group, in fact, it is more like a large community in later generations.

However, this community is now under semi-military management, and these military households have to produce and work as well as train for war, and they are the standing soldiers in the Xuzhou area in the future.

In the past, these military households were so poor that they couldn't even eat, and those merchants naturally wouldn't come, but now it's different.

After the construction of the farm, the military households can not only get military salaries, but also the women and children in the family can also receive the money and food of the farm every month.

This keeps them fed and has money left over to buy some clothes for their children.

Some shrewd businessmen, seeing the business opportunities, have been frieze goods with silver, here to do business, Xuzhou is the place where businessmen gather, they brought a variety of goods.

These merchants brought cotton, cloth, tea, coal and other goods to sell, and they either took a handful and left, or set up shops for a long time to operate, and bought land to build houses.

The arrival of businessmen has made the market of the two guards more prosperous.

There are various cloth shops, pharmacies, restaurants, and grocery stores such as oil and sugar for daily use, and the sound of firecrackers is constantly blowing almost every day.

And here, Li Zixiao tried to collect commercial taxes, which was also a very important thing after he entered Xuzhou.

At this time, Li Zixiao was temporarily unable to control the Xuzhou government, and could not justifiably implement the commercial tax policy in the whole of Xuzhou, so he temporarily piloted it in the two health offices.

Li Zixiao knew that once he did this, he would definitely be protested by those businessmen, but Li Zixiao knew the urine nature of these businessmen.

As long as he is profitable, they will still rush in and protest against the business tax, just because they are greedy and want to make more.

As for collecting taxes privately, whether it was out of the power of his command of the yamen, Li Zixiao didn't think about it at all, he didn't plan to behave in a proper manner for Chongzhen to be a courtier.

Wait until the future, when will he solve Qiu Guangming and get the civil rights in Xuzhou, and then he will toss in Xuzhou casually.

Li Zixiao finally set the tax rate of the two guards at a ratio of 10%.

That is to say, no matter what kind of business you do, you will command the yamen to take a 10 percent tax rate, and all other excesses and miscellaneous taxes will be abolished.

This is more than double the twenty-one commercial tax he executed in Yongcheng.

Soon, the implementation of this commercial tax caused dissatisfaction among the majority of businessmen, and they had great resistance to the tax system implemented here.

It is no wonder that those merchants are used to enjoying the tax system of 30 taxes and one tax for more than 200 years in the Ming Dynasty, which is almost given for free, and even had to be canceled for a time.

Now when encountering such a high commercial tax, the first reaction is not to accept it, and then it is to send people to the yamen of the Xuzhou prefect to make a fuss and threaten to sue the imperial court.

And Qiu Guangming, the prefect of Xuzhou, didn't plan to support these businessmen, and clearly told those businessmen that these tax rates were customized by the two guards themselves.

Because the guard office is not under the jurisdiction of the prefect's yamen, if you have any opinions, go to the command of the yamenti, find the commander Li Zixiao, don't come to him.

Some businessmen were really angry and went to the command to make trouble in the yamen, they didn't believe that Li Zixiao dared to really send someone to kill them in broad daylight.

It's just that these people didn't see Li Zixiao, but a governor of the yamen came out.

The governor coldly told them that if you think the taxes at the guard house are too high, they don't want to do business here, who forced you to come?

If you don't come, there will be other merchants who will come, and if you don't make this money, there will be other merchants who are willing to make this money, and if you don't want to pay taxes, there will be other people who are willing to pay.

Hearing people say this, these businessmen couldn't say anything.

Li Zixiao did this to show those businessmen his attitude that if they wanted to do business on his territory in the future, they would have to pay taxes to Lao Tzu.

Lao Tzu is not Chongzhen, you have enjoyed more than 200 years, almost free commercial tax, it is not feasible for me, in Lao Tzu's territory, you have to obey Lao Tzu's rules.

Because of this commercial tax, there are really many merchants who have withdrawn from the two guards, and Li Zixiao has never thought of keeping them.

Li Zixiao expected this from the beginning, and it was definitely uncomfortable for these businessmen, who had never paid much business tax, to suddenly have to pay such a high tax rate.

But Li Zixiao will still implement this policy, and he will pay taxes when doing business, and this concept will be implanted in people's hearts.

It may take some time, but it has to be done.

After this incident, although some of the merchants in the two guards were withdrawn, some merchants remained.

After all, the business opportunities here are still very high, and these people also stay with the attitude of trying, and most of the people who stay are small businesses.

The big merchants don't care about this profit, they will never pay this tax, they would rather withdraw.

Li Zixiao is getting the money-making business of refined salt, and it is not a problem to feed his army of 10,000 people, and the establishment of a breeding farm is just to provide meat for the army.

After June, Li Zixiao has been focusing on Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong in the west and other ways to re-rebel the rebellious army.

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And at this time, Li Zixiao suddenly received a message from Yongcheng White Tiger Village, and the excited Li Zixiao immediately gave up all his affairs, took quartz and other hundred personal guards, and rushed to White Tiger Village overnight.

At this time, Baihuzhai was still the most important ordnance and equipment production plant of the White Dragon Army, although Li Zixiao had ordered the construction of a larger workshop in the west of Xuzhou City.

In the future, all the White Tiger Village will be relocated to Xuzhou, but at this time, the workshop in the west of Xuzhou has not yet been completed, and it will take some time to relocate.

In order not to delay them to continue and produce weapons and equipment for the White Dragon Army, Tie Pingliang continued to take his craftsmen and stayed in Baihu Village to work.

And the news that Li Zixiao received this time was also given to him by Tie Pingliang, and there was only a short sentence on it: A new gun has been built!

The reason why Li Zixiao was so excited was because he knew that the new gun Tie Pingliang was talking about was actually referring to the flint gun, and after getting Li Zixiao's prompt, Tie Pingliang had been tackling the flint gun.

When Li Zixiao came to the White Tiger Village Weapons Workshop, Tie Pingliang led an excited old craftsman to Li Zixiao.

Sure enough, he did not break his promise, and showed Li Zixiao a brand-new flint gun, and the old craftsman held a bird gun in a parallel shape and opened the gunpowder warehouse.

From his pocket, he took out a paper bag, bit it open with his mouth, poured the black powder into the powder magazine, and closed the door of the gunpowder compartment.

Then he erected the bird gun with the barrel facing upwards, poured the iron beads in the paper bag into the barrel, and then took out the whole strip from the barrel, poked it in the barrel a few times, and immediately squared the gun after it was strong.

The old craftsman was very skillful, and after pulling the hammer on the butt, he aimed it at the front, and then pulled the trigger.

Li Zixiao on the side first heard the hammer, and after hitting the flint, there was a slight sound, and then the gunpowder in the powder warehouse was stirred.

There was a "boom" sound from the bird's gun, and a puff of white smoke slowly rose, and Li Zixiao, who was standing next to the craftsman, suddenly smelled a pungent smell of gunpowder.

Looking at the target that was pierced by the iron beads in the distance, Li Zixiao was very excited, with this flint gun, a big killing weapon, in the troubled times at the end of the Ming Dynasty, he would be more confident to complete his ambition.

"My lord, this bird gun developed by the villain is what the adult calls the flint gun, right?"

The old craftsman on the side saw Li Zixiao's excited appearance and asked out loud.

Li Zixiao looked at the old craftsman at this time, suppressed his excitement, nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, you have successfully developed it."

Congratulations to your old man, the official once said that as long as you can successfully develop it, this kind of firearm that can be fired without a fire rope will be rewarded by the officer.

Now you are still white, this official will now make you the deputy director, and this military workshop will be under your control, let you be Tie Pingliang's deputy, and reward two hundred taels of silver.

The rest of the craftsmen were also rewarded with fifty taels of silver each! ”

"What did you say, my lord? Do you want to promote a villain to be a manager? Two hundred taels of silver? ”

After listening to Li Zixiao's words, the pale old craftsman suddenly trembled a little, his trembling body couldn't help but move.

The originally cloudy old eyes shot out a stunning light, and since this old craftsman came to the White Dragon Army, he really hurried back to life.

Li Zixiao smiled and affirmed: "Yes, from today onwards, you will be the deputy director of this military workshop, responsible for technical guidance, and you don't have to do those rough jobs."

You just need to teach those young craftsmen the skills of making this kind of bird, I remember you have a grandson, let him go to Qian Guangyuan tomorrow, and find him an official position as a small official.

Let's see if your grandson has the ability, if I can, I will let Qian Guangyuan promote him more in the future. ”

"Villain, thank you to the commander, may the adult live a long life!"

The old craftsman trembled, and knelt down towards Li Zixiao.

"Hey, old man, you can't do that."

Li Zixiao hurriedly helped the old man to stand up, he didn't have the habit of letting an old man in his sixties kneel down to him.

But he still obviously underestimated the desire of people in this era to be officials.

This old craftsman broke free from Li Zixiao's support, knelt down towards Li Zixiao, and kowtowed three times before standing up leisurely.

This old craftsman was secretly sent by Li Zixiao from Jinling after a lot of effort, and this old man once worked as a craftsman in the Jinling Manufacturing Bureau of the imperial court for more than 30 years.

is definitely a master-level talent, and it just so happened that his grandson was dealt with because he offended a strong family, and his family was ruined and imprisoned.

In the end, Zhou Bo spent some money to get the grandfather and grandson out of prison and send them to Li Zixiao.

At that time, Tie Pingliang was tackling key flint guns, but he was still busy managing the production of other craftsmen, and he couldn't concentrate on research, so the development of flint guns was far from meeting the progress required by Li Zixiao.

After this old craftsman came, he was appointed by Tie Pingliang as his deputy to assist him in the development of flint guns, in fact, this old craftsman was the main force in the development of flint guns.

Even, the old craftsman told Tie Pingliang that he had proposed this idea to the imperial court more than ten years ago, but it was rejected by his superiors.

With the participation of this old craftsman, just three months later, the flint gun was successfully developed.

At this time, facing Li Zixiao, not only gave him an official, but even his only surviving grandson also got a chance.

Although the old craftsman is old, his body is still quite strong, and he is not confused, but he knows who Qian Guangyuan is, and he is the oldest cronie under Li Zixiao.

Although, his grandson was just sent by Li Zixiao to follow Qian Guangyuan to be a small official.

When this kind of opportunity is so rare, if his grandson performs well and is favored by Qian Guangyuan, he will have a bright future in the future! I cried out loud in excitement.

"My lord, Xiao Lao'er has lived for more than 60 years, and I never dreamed that like Xiao Lao'er, such a poor craftsman who can't read a single word, can become an official.

Little Old Man...... Even if the little old man is dead, he will have the face to see his ancestors and ancestors. ”

Looking at the old craftsman who was crying with tears and snot, Li Zixiao couldn't help but feel a little helpless.

It's not a short time to come to this era, but he still underestimated the lethality of officials, this word for ordinary people.

Look at the appearance of this old craftsman, even if he wants him to wipe his neck now, it is estimated that his eyes will not blink!

Li Zixiao said with a smile: "I'll write you a note, and you will go to the account office to receive the reward in a while." ”

(End of chapter)

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