Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Not to mention that Zhang Zhaozheng was worried about his friend, but Gu Yong was very surprised when he boarded the "Yizhou" for the first time.

As Li Ji's right-hand man, Gu Yong naturally knew about the existence of the shipbuilding workshop.

It's just that this is Gu Yong's first time setting foot on a large ship built by Wu Jun. Standing on the deck and looking at the sea, a feeling of relaxation and joy arises spontaneously.

As the third county-class sea-going ship of the shipbuilding factory, the "Yizhou" has actually been greatly improved over the original "Kuiji" and is more suitable for long-distance voyages. There are also five county-class sea-going ships on the left and right. The ship escorts constituted what was truly a small fleet of the era.

In essence, the "Kuiji" and "Wujun" were both experimental ships. Gan Ning collected and summarized a large amount of navigation experience through continuous sailing on the sea and fed it back to the shipbuilding factory.

The shipyard then made improvements based on the "Wujun" that had been docked at the dock, and then built the "Yizhou" with many shortcomings improved.

In order to ensure navigation safety, the "Yizhou" was piloted by the navy led by Jiang Qin, who had also accumulated considerable experience.

However, the novelty of being on the sea only lasted for a while. A big wave surged past, and Gu Yongdun felt that his chest was also shaking.

If it weren't for the soldier's quick eyesight and quick hands, Gu Yong would have almost somersaulted onto the edge of the deck and fell directly into the sea.

There are also many "barbarian troops" in this situation.

Especially among the Shanyue people who had never been on a ship, almost one-third developed symptoms similar to seasickness.

However, Jiang Qin had already anticipated this situation and asked the medical school to prepare herbs that could relieve seasickness in advance.

But even so, Gu Yong felt as if he was being tortured. He could only hope to reach Kuaiji County as soon as possible.

Finally, after nearly two days of sailing, the fleet finally arrived near Shanyin, the seat of Kuaiji County.

When Gu Yong got off the boat, his steps were light, his face was pale, and his eyes were red...

Finally... finally here!
The days of wandering on the sea were finally over, which made Gu Yong feel lucky, and he vowed never to take a sea ship again in the future.

Gu Yong glanced around and immediately spotted Guo Yi, the governor of Kuaiji County, standing not far away waiting for him.

This made Gu Yong couldn't help but feel excited. He quickly walked towards Guo Yi's direction, cupped his hands and said.

"How virtuous and capable I am, to actually let Lord Chengmeng personally welcome me, I..."

However, before Gu Yong could finish speaking, his chest, which had been churning all the time, could no longer withstand such intense exercise. When he forcibly interrupted his words, he immediately vomited with a "swish" sound.

This incident that Gu Yong couldn't control himself made Gu Yong's still pretty face turn red instantly.

It’s both disrespectful and disrespectful!

This made Gu Yong cry in his heart, and he quickly thought of various possible remedies.

However, Guo Yi was still hesitant to wait a while and demoted Gu Yong to Yizhou on the pretext of whether he should disembark with his left foot first or his right foot first.

At the moment, Gu Yong's gaffe saved Guo Yi from the entanglement.

Guo Yi said coldly. "Does Gu Yuantan have a big temper? Or am I so ugly that you can't stand it?"

"No, Lord Guo, please listen to me." Gu Yong quickly wanted to explain.

"no need!"

Guo Yi waved his hand, and then glanced at the attendant beside him. The attendant immediately came to Gu Yong with a tray. What was placed on it was the seal and official uniform of the Prime Minister of Kuaiji County.

"This is the terms of the deal between me and Li Zikun. Since I have promised you to be the magistrate of Kuaiji County, I will not break your promise and get rich."

"It's just that Kuaiji County can't tolerate a noble person like you. Since you vomited when you saw me, I won't make things difficult for you. You might as well continue to go overseas with General Guan."

After that, Guo Yi didn't give Gu Yong a chance to speak at all, and simply walked away, leaving a confused Gu Yong in place.

By the time Gu Yong fully reacted, Guo Yi had already boarded the carriage and left directly under the protection of a group of attendants, with no intention of taking Gu Yong with him.

This made Gu Yong's face turn red, and he was so angry that he fainted.

Seeing Gu Yong fainting from anger on the spot, the carriage Guo Yi was riding in lifted a corner of the curtain, revealing Jia Xu's somewhat sympathetic face, as if he couldn't bear to say it.

"Gu Yuantan, you can't blame me for this. This is all Li Zikun's order."

As for Guo Yi, who had just shown off his official power in front of Gu Yong, he was as well-behaved as a little quail sitting in the same carriage with Jia Xu.

Jia Xu glanced at Guo Yi and said. "You did a good job just now. I will add an extra piece of meat to your meal tomorrow."

"Yes, yes, a reward from Mr. Xie Wenhe."

Guo Yi responded with a look of ecstasy.

When Gu Yong woke up again, he opened his eyes in a daze and found that he was in the familiar cabin of the "Yizhou".

"Nightmare... nightmare?" Gu Yong recalled the seemingly real experience in the dream, and felt that his half-suspended heart was completely relieved.

However, when Gu Yong's eyes turned and he suddenly found the seal of the governor of Kuaiji County and the government office placed in the corner of the cabin, he felt that his eyes that he had just opened went dark again, and he almost fainted again.

Good news: I have become the magistrate of Kuaiji County;

Bad news: Guo Yi was exiled overseas!

……

When Li Ji received Jia Xu's reply, confirming that Gu Yong was successfully on the right path, he couldn't help but feel sympathy and intolerance for Gu Yong.

When Gu Jun left, the blue waves were thousands of miles away. He didn't know what year or month it was when he returned to Wujun.

Li Ji was very sad and thought about how to declare to his father-in-law that his favorite disciple had been abducted by him to farm overseas.

However, Li Ji had no time to mourn for Gu Yong too much, so he focused his energy on current government affairs again.

As Wu County really began to cultivate new fields on a large scale, the number of new fields registered for spring plowing this time alone tripled.

However, there is a problem now.

That is, if these new fields actually require the people to pay a large amount of grain according to the taxes of the Han Dynasty, then Wu County will be almost equivalent to doing nothing in a sense.

Once this is done, Wu County will definitely stand out among the more than 100 counties in the Han Dynasty.

Moreover, his outstanding political achievements may attract the attention of the emperor. In addition, Lu Zhi was demoted to Wu Hui, and Liu Bei could hardly make a sound in the court, which may lead to Liu Bei's official position being moved.

Therefore, Li Ji thought about how to make the accounts perfect and beautiful, so that while the new fields in Wu County increased, the taxes handed over to the court could still be maintained in a stable and inconspicuous state.

Naturally, it is not possible to just make false accounts, so we can only find ways to solve it from a policy perspective.

First of all, in accordance with the laws of the Han Dynasty, newly cultivated fields can be exempted from tax for three years. This is irreproachable. It is also a policy that the imperial court has implemented in the past to encourage people to reclaim cultivated land on their own.

As for the money and grain income of Wu County, it was maintained through loans generated by the government from building houses, allocating land, and issuing tools to the refugees.

When Li Ji completely perfected this policy and handed it over to Zhang Zhao to implement it, Zhang Zhao couldn't help but look at Li Ji with a slightly weird look.

"But what's the mystery?" Li Ji asked.

Zhang Zhao said seriously. "My official has only one question. If this happens, doesn't it mean that those people have not had any tax exemptions or exemptions? They have just collected them again under a different name."

When Li Ji heard this, he was a little surprised that Zhang Zhao was still a direct minister.

If Gu Yong had the temperament to pretend to be confused, even if he understood the joints, he would just act as if he didn't know and carry out the plan.

"Zibu, do you know the tax system of the Han Dynasty?" Li Ji asked.

"Mr. Zikun is looking down on the official. If he doesn't even know the tax system, how can he stand in the government?"

After a pause, Zhang Zhao started talking about all his family treasures.

"There are three main types of taxes stipulated by the imperial court. One is land tax, which is one for every fifteen years; the other is oral tax, which is twenty-three cents per year for each child between one and fourteen years old; and the third is calculated tax, which is one hundred cents per year for each adult. Twenty dollars."

"Not bad!"

Li Ji nodded in approval.

These three types of taxes were the main taxes of the Han Dynasty, which could be divided into two parts: land tax and population tax. This did not include the heavier "geng tax" that had to be paid if one wanted to be exempted from corvee.

In addition, farmers were allowed to buy and sell Dahan's fields on their own, which resulted in many farmers having no choice but to sell their fields to pay taxes in years with poor harvests.

This is also the main reason that led to the alarming seriousness of land annexation in this era.

"Since Mr. Zikun also knows everything, why do you still implement such a policy that will arouse public resentment?" Zhang Zhao asked in a deep voice.

"Oh? Why did Zibu see so much resentment among the people?" Li Ji asked again.

"Even if the people are temporarily exempted from three years of land tax in the name of cultivating new fields, if the people are required to repay the loan, the figure will definitely be higher than the land tax of 1 for 15 taxes, plus a series of oral and calculated taxes. "

After a pause, Zhang Zhao slowly stated his judgment. "As a result, I'm afraid those refugees who have just settled down will have no choice but to abandon their fields and flee within three to five years."

Li Ji glanced at Zhang Zhao, narrowed his eyes and said. "Since Zibu knows that they are refugees, how can they come up with a series of population taxes such as oral tax and calculation tax?"

In an instant, Zhang Zhao reacted suddenly.

No population tax? !

Indeed, Zhang Zhao suddenly realized a loophole that he seemed not to have noticed, that is, those refugees had not yet officially entered Wu County's household registration. (End of chapter)