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() Jiangning County is getting busy. The county government has removed the land tax. Most of the common people feel that the government may not care about the autumn harvest. Even the head of the village and the head of the family are probably busy with their own things. Who has nothing to do at home? , But the situation is not like this, the officials of the county government are planning to come to the countryside again, to guide Fu to carry out the work of the autumn harvest.

The weather in July is unpredictable and often accompanied by violent storms. Therefore, the autumn harvest looks simple on the surface, but it is not simple. The rice, sweet potatoes and corn in the field have matured a long time ago, and we must seize the time to recover them. Otherwise, if you encounter continuous heavy rain, you will inevitably suffer heavy losses.

The main purpose of exempting the land tax from the county government is to enable the farmers to have food to eat and to improve their current distressed life. The farmers in Jiangning County account for more than [-]% of the total number of the county. If the farmers cannot become rich, The statement of increasing purchasing power is still empty talk, and the prosperity of Jiangning County cannot be maintained for a long time.

Su Tiancheng summoned the officials of the county yamen, including the officials of the Sixth House, and held a special meeting. The focus was on arranging the autumn harvest. Ordinarily, Sun Chuanting has been appointed as the head of the Ministry of War, and Lu Tianming should also be adjusted. As for the county magistrate of Jiangning County, he did not make specific suggestions.

Lu Tianming is mainly responsible for the arrangements, but in fact, there is no need to emphasize this.Everyone knows what to do.

After the discussion and arrangement, Lu Tianming, Qu Qingze, Liu Zhongji, Su Pingyang and others.stayed.

Liu Zhongji spoke first.

"My lord, the matter of the autumn harvest has been properly arranged. I have another suggestion, whether the sergeants of the Jiangning Battalion can properly participate in the matter of the autumn harvest."

Everyone nodded in agreement with this arrangement.

"Well. Such an arrangement is possible. Except for the more than 3000 people recruited later, the rest of the soldiers of the Jiangning Camp can participate in the autumn harvest. It is also necessary to help the family with things. I have another idea. In fact, most of the sergeants in the Jiangning Camp are from Fu's family. They are familiar with the field affairs, so they can make appropriate arrangements to help Fu to harvest food. Especially the [-] hectares of official land require a lot of labor. This matter , Liu Dianshi, you can directly discuss with Mr. Sun. List out the specific operation method."

Su Pingyang then spoke, what he said.It's critical and it's a stake.

"My lord, the matter of the county government's purchase of grain, the subordinates feel that it is still necessary to be cautious. During the autumn harvest season, the price of grain is generally falling. The county government will purchase according to the usual grain price. Will it touch the interests of many merchants? .”

Su Tiancheng nodded. It seems that Su Pingyang has some brains when he thinks about the problem. It is not as simple as he thought. He has thought about the purchase of grain many times. This problem is very complicated. Whether it is food or other commodities, when there is a shortage, the price is higher, but when there is a large amount, the price will inevitably fall. This is a basic economic law. Ordinarily, the purchase of food should also be done in accordance with economic laws. .

After doing this, it is the farmers who suffer the most, but the farmers seem to understand this truth, and they don't complain too much. Besides, this year, the land tax is exempted, and after the farmers keep their rations, they will be able to sell the excess food. More income, if you want to say that the price of food has fallen, they will never speak.

But what Su Tiancheng thought of was even more far-reaching.

Purchasing grain and maintaining the previous market price, on the surface, is to protect the interests of farmers. In fact, this is a test. Su Tiancheng is already thinking about mobilizing the interests of the bureaucracy. Those big gentry hoarding land will inevitably In the overshoot that will slowly develop in the future, it is already in their vital interests to understand what they are doing.

It is not a trivial matter to pull the whole body. There are too many scholars in Nanzhili and officials in the stables. They have been desperately protecting their own interests. They have formed a group. The most prominent one is the East Lin Party and Fushe.These so-called Qingliu do not care about the people in their bones. The North has suffered such a great disaster that the refugees are everywhere and the bandits are plundering. I have a lot of wealth, and I can help the north a little bit. What's even more ridiculous is that the north has suffered a disaster, and there are still a lot of taxes. In some places, they pretend to be exempt from taxes. In fact, they have no income and no food. You exempt Taxation has a bullshit effect.

They talk about prudence and independence, and about establishing lofty moral standards. In fact, what they care about is their own interests. There are so many big gentry and merchants in the south of the Yangtze River who don't pay any taxes at all. , Tens of millions, the wealth can rival the country, but unfortunately these are all their own, and the imperial court can't touch a single cent.

Even if the country is about to perish, they will still not spend money. Those so-called Qingliu have transformed themselves to serve the new dynasty, and they still enjoy the glory and wealth.

This situation must be changed, no matter how long it takes.

"There is no need to discuss the purchase of grain. According to the current price of purchase, the price cannot drop sharply because of the bumper harvest. In addition, the county government must purchase as much grain as possible and make a good reserve. This time I will go to supervise Officials involved in the autumn harvest should also pay attention to see if there is any pus that suffered from disasters below. Statistics were carried out at the beginning of the year. This time, we must implement this matter. Go and see, the pus that has been affected by the disaster, and the pus that cannot make a living, must be clear, if there is a situation of starving to death, the chief and Jia will be the first to ask the crime, and the officials in charge of the autumn harvest in that place must be punished."

Everyone is Yiling, this is not a joke, people are not allowed to starve to death, probably no county government has dared to make such a guarantee, but the conditions in Jiangning County are very good, such a guarantee should still be to do.

"My lord, the officer has thought of something else."

"What does His Excellency think of, just say it."

"The officials of the county government can ensure that the people in Jiangning County have enough food and clothing, and at least one person will not starve to death. If there is a pus in difficulty, they will provide appropriate relief. But if pus from other places are affected, they will also come to Jiangning County, etc. The situation, how to deal with it."

This is a very acute problem, that is, the development of the prefectures and counties in southern Zhili is very unbalanced, and the Suzhou, Songjiang, Huai'an, Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, Changzhou and other places close to the south, They are all well-known rich places, but they are far from Fengyang Mansion, Luzhou Mansion, Anqing Mansion and other places in the north. The farmers in these places also work very hard. After a busy year, they may not be able to eat .

Of course, the situation in southern Zhili is generally stronger than that in the north. At least there are no large-scale refugees, and farmers are still stable for the time being.

However, the rise of Jiangning County has already caused fluctuations in Nanzhili. Let alone other things, there are quite a few farmers from other places who came to Jiangning County to do business. At the beginning, Su Tiancheng opened If the green light is given, the county government does not ask, nor does it check the routes of foreign pus, but because of the pressure from the population, the county government has to formulate soil policies. When merchants renovate houses, they must first take care of the local pus. There are too many foreign pus. Even Jiangning County has no way to digest it.

Nowadays, the prosperity of Jiangning County is well known to everyone. Let’s not talk about other things. Just look at the busyness of the Shibo Department and the goods shipped to Jiangning County every day. They are often piled up like a mountain. It takes less than two days for them to arrive again. All over Shangyuan County and Jiangning County, you can know how amazing the consumption power here is.

Moreover, most of the peasants who worked as coolies in the Shibo Division were foreigners, and most of them were tenants. They often brought their whole families here, and the income they could get at the wharf was far greater than that of busying themselves in the fields. Why don't they come and do things.

To put it bluntly, that is, the grain harvest in Jiangning County is bumper, and it is impossible to prevent some farmers from other places from coming here to ask for a living. If they meet these people, what should the government do with them.

Su Tiancheng pondered for a while, and asked Qu Qingze instead.

"My lord, how do you think such a problem should be dealt with?"

"My lord, I think that it's just the pus in the South Zhili, and the problem is not too big. They can temporarily find something to do in Jiangning County, and in a short time, they can get rid of the plight of no food, but if the refugees in the north , also swarmed in, Jiangning County can't afford it, no matter how much food is purchased, it can't solve the problem, so, according to the suggestion of the lower officials, the Jiangning Camp still needs to strengthen its guards, and the refugees in the north cannot be allowed to flock Enter Jiangning County."

Just as Qu Qingze finished speaking, Lu Tianming also spoke.

"My lord, I feel that what your lord Qu said is reasonable. If the refugees from the north flock to Jiangning County, the county government will not be able to afford it. No amount of food will help. The county government must guard against the northerners. The refugees have entered Jiangning County. As for the pus in Nanzhili, I am afraid there is no way to refuse them. The lower officials already know about them. Many prefectures and counties have opened up roads and even encouraged pus to come to Jiangning County. Their kind How to do it, the lower officials have their own opinions, so why come to Jiangning County."

Su Pingyang also agrees with this opinion.

Su Tiancheng nodded in pain. He really can't do anything about such a problem. The key is that Jiangning County can't afford it. This is something the court needs to do. Su Tiancheng just found out, and Zhu Youjian is anxious again. In many places in the north, Still suffered disasters, many farmers had no food to eat, Zhu Youjian probably also thought that if these pus were always to be rescued by the court, it would not be a problem if this continued. (To be continued. Welcome to the starting point to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets,