Agent Abandoned Concubine: Tyrant, beg for favor

Chapter 379

Resign to give way?
The county magistrate was stunned, "No, grandpa. I... If I don't have this official, what else can I do!"

Yun Xi sneered and said, "Hmph, the people's fat and people's ointment you've collected over the years are enough for you to use for several lifetimes! The common people didn't expose you, and didn't go to Beijing to sue you for imperial certificates, it's already a blessing you have cultivated in eight lifetimes! Yes! If you don’t cherish yourself, no wonder others!”

Yun Xi pulled out the knife and put it on the county magistrate's neck, "Either get lost, or your neck..."

Hearing Yunxi's words, the county magistrate immediately threw away his black hat to save his life without even thinking about it.

On the other side, An Lan was still persuading Xu Zheng, until Yunxi came back, Xu Zheng still didn't want to re-enter the official career.

Seeing Xu Zheng like this, Yunxi was extremely disappointed. She took An Lan's hand and said, "An Lan, don't try to persuade him. He is no longer what he used to be. All the sage books he has read in the past few decades have turned pale Withered, he is no longer a disciple of a sage."

Yun Xi said, "Even if there is no him, I can still resettle the people in this area. Let him guard his pedantic, cynical, escape from the world."

Everyone has their own aspirations, Yunxi doesn't want to force anything.If Xu Zheng didn't want to do it, instead of making him look like a marionette and look angry, he might as well support himself.

An Lan broke away from Yunxi's hand, and she said, "Yunxi, let me try again. The Xu Zheng I know is not like this."

"Xu Zheng, I know you hate officialdom. But do you like doing nothing all day long? Worry about the world first. If you don't worry about the world, why are you still arrested!" An Lan looked at Xu Zheng, "These days, Haven't you thought about what you would do if you were still in the official career?"

"I..." Xu Zheng opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but finally gave up.

"Xu Zheng, now you are not an official for your own future, you don't need to bully your superiors, you don't need to bow your knees and flatter your subordinates like before. Now you are the official of the parents of the people in this area. Only when they have no worries about food and clothing can you feel at ease. right."

Xu Zheng sighed, "In the officialdom, the more I stayed, the more desperate I became. I thought that hiding in the countryside would make me invisible, but I didn't expect..."

"What do you mean by hiding in the countryside?" Yun Xi sneered, "Weak scholars, except for a few pedantic saints. You have no power to restrain a chicken, farming and supporting your family. How can you do anything these days? Doing nothing all day long, If it weren't for An Lan, you would have become a lonely ghost in the mass grave!"

Useless is a scholar.Yun Xi finally understood the meaning of this sentence at this moment.If a country is full of such officials, it is no better than those who take bribes.

"Okay! This time I will contribute a little to the people of this side." Xu Zheng said.

An Lan looked at the radiant Xu Zheng, and she was happy in her heart. The man she loved so much, mighty and unyielding, rich and unruly, was back again.

After Xu Zheng took office, he felt a bit overwhelmed looking at the pile of official duties.However, although he has not dealt with political affairs for a long time, he did it quite easily when he took over.Maybe deep in my heart, I am not willing to just disappear.

However, these trivial matters are not the top priority. This heavy taxation is not something he can change at all!
This is the pressure from the imperial court. If this kind of taxation is followed, even though he arranges the people properly, the status quo cannot be changed over time.

After thinking for a long time, he had no choice but to hand over his savings for many years first.After An Lan found out, she also handed over her savings to Xu Zheng.

Adversity sees the truth.

Xu Zheng looked at An Lan and was moved.But now, it is not the time for children to grow in love.

After all, this kind of advance tax payment is drinking poison to quench thirst, not a long-term solution.Xu Zheng thought hard and couldn't find the solution, frowning, and An Lan sighed and was at a loss when he found out.

After Yun Xi learned about it, she thought of what Zeng Xian said, seeking truth from facts, and development is the last word.

Yun Xi said, "The reason why the tax is heavy is because the people's living standard is not enough. If the family has spare money, it doesn't matter if the tax is higher."

Xu Zheng smiled wryly, "Every family has spare money. This sentence is simple, but even in a peaceful and prosperous world, it may not be possible to do it."

Yunxi glanced at Xu Zheng, "It's true that it's not a peaceful world, but you don't care about the world. This township is only ten miles away, and the population is less than tens of thousands. You can't even do this well, so why would you wear this Wear a black hat!"

Yun Xi was a little angry, "I let you be the parent officer, not for your enjoyment, but for you to lead everyone out of the predicament!"

Xu Zheng was a little annoyed, "Then what can you do?"

"Bargain!"

Yun Xi's face was solemn, "Now that taxes are so heavy, I'm afraid no one in any place can live a good life. It's simply impossible to exchange food items for copper coins. Now that the taxes have been handed in, we have to rush to the next tax." Settle the people well before."

Xu Zheng suddenly realized, "Yes, why didn't I think of it. Although money is important, people's lives must not depend on money. It's just bartering..."

Yun Xi said, "Nowadays, people in various places are struggling to survive. Bartering things for things is just a method that people are used to using money and neglect. But if we implement it, there will be many desperate people who will respond."

After Xu Zheng started to do it, he found that it was really effective.

Use local things to go to rich places to exchange for food, and go to fishermen to exchange for fish.Then transport those back to the local area one by one, and the people flocked to respond when they saw this.For a while, the common people had surplus food in their families, so they no longer had to worry about feeding themselves.

Yun Xi came up with an idea again, now that it is not a harvest day, and it is not a time of planting seedlings, it is better for the local young and strong people to lead a team by the government to go to the market to do some coolies in exchange for money.At the same time, women and children prepare special products at home, waiting for the opportunity.

Xu Zheng is now very devoted to Yun Xi, and he has read a lot of sage books. Until now, except for putting his wealth in it, none of the other good strategies can work.

An Ruoqi was amazed when he heard the series of earth-shattering things that Yunxi had done. Even though he knew that he, the demon king of the world, had studied the people's livelihood, he did not expect to do so vigorously.

After everything was settled properly, Yunxi asked again and again, "Complain to the imperial court about local floods or droughts, any excuses are fine! Let the imperial court allocate funds, although our methods can last for a while, but if we don't find opportunities to help the people accumulate surplus Money, when taxes are collected again, all previous efforts will be for naught.”

Hearing the words, Xu Zheng complained non-stop and opened up relationships, just to get the appropriation from the court. When he finally got the money, Xu Zheng looked around and felt that the official road had not been repaired for a long time. He pulled the young and strong man to repair the official road. Check out wages.

In this way, the people on this side are settled properly after all.

(End of this chapter)