When Li Longji heard Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's answers, he immediately understood that he was wrong. Xiaobei's amusement park project definitely earned a lot of profits, and the ratio was very high.
Otherwise, the two of them would have admitted it just now. In this situation, he was wrong, and they did not want to directly deny his words, so they gave such an answer.
"We don't believe that we can't think of something. Everyone, continue to think. It's just a matter of money," Li Longji said in a fit of pique, and then he began to think hard, looking very serious.
The others also thought with him, and no one disturbed Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.
Li Longji did not know how many losses he had brought to the generals after he went to Wang Juan's room.
The generals all thought that since the Emperor was talking to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, the two of them would not be able to focus on the battle, so they were a little gloating.
But it was precisely this thought that made them slack off, especially the people in charge of the specific battalions and teams. They did not have much to do, and only the brigade that went ashore was relatively busier, but they still did not discover the enemy.
This state of not being able to be nervous made them slower to react to unexpected situations.
In the Hibiscus Garden, while everyone was thinking about their own matters and making arrangements, Xiaobei and the others had already arrived at Old Willow Village.
Liu Feifei was on the train to Hong Nong to pick them up. When she saw Xiaobei and the others, Liu Feifei, who had been on tenterhooks for the past few days, felt much more at ease.
She did not believe that there were officials in the Great Tang who could contend against Xiaobei and the others. When Xiaobei got off the train, the first thing she did was give Liu Feifei a hug. But she was short, so her hug could only reach Liu Feifei's waist and not her shoulders.
"Big Sister Feifei, don't worry. I've already arranged for people to protect your brother. It should be almost done by now. We plan to let him out, as long as he doesn't suffer and doesn't suffer in there.
Then, when I get there, I want to see how the local officials of Jiang District explain it to me. They should be very honest, but who asked the economy to develop so quickly? All of them are starting to scheme. "
Xiao Bei knew what Liu Feifei was most concerned about, so he said what Liu Feifei wanted to hear the most when they met.
Sure enough, a sweet smile appeared on Liu Feifei's face. She nodded and said, "Since you said it's okay, it's definitely okay. I believe that your people over there can protect my good brother. Let's go. This time there are more people from your family."
"My mother is here, so there are more people protecting and serving me. Let me introduce you. Come, follow me." Xiao Bei held Liu Feifei's hand and pulled her to the side of the train. After waiting for a while, her mother and Xiao Yuan's mother came down. As soon as they came down, the Jang Wong Clan's mother said to Xiao Bei.
"Why are you running? The guards haven't finished yet, and you ran down. What if something happened? "
"Impossible. How could something happen? Mother, and aunt, let me introduce you. This is Liu Feifei from Old Willow Village. Her brother went to other places to help us sell things, so he was caught by the government office there. Big Sister Feifei, this is my mother, and this is my aunt. She is Xiao Yuan's mother."
Xiao Bei didn't answer his mother's words, but began to introduce them to each other.
Liu Feifei naturally received the good treatment she deserved. She was pulled by the two elders to ask about this and that, and also received a lot of gifts. She couldn't hold them all by herself, so she had to let others continue to help her. Then they went to Old Willow Village.
When they passed by Hongnong County, Xiao Bei made a comparison and found that the county was better than before, especially the amusement park that was going to be built as a compensation for them.
She looked forward to it being built soon, so that she could have fun first.
Then, Xiao Bei and the other eight people came up with a plan to use half of the profits in exchange for taxes.
They were now almost at Old Willow Village. The road under their feet was many times better than the last time they were here. It was mainly because there was a flood the last time they were here, so they had to wade through the water to get there.
Now, it was replaced with cement roads.
"Big Sister Feifei, how is life in the village now?" Xiao Bei sat in the car and looked at the scenery outside that was slowly retreating. She asked Liu Feifei who was sitting in front of her.
"Life is much better than before. Ever since we went to Hongnong to help weave baskets, our village's reputation has grown. Many rich families would point to our Old Willow Village's baskets if they want to buy baskets, saying that they are sturdy and durable.
You also know about willow trees. Even if it's just a willow branch, it can still grow if it's inserted into the ground. Therefore, we weave all kinds of things. Not only are the people from Hongnong buying them, we pile them together and send them to Luoyang by train.
Our house has already changed. It's no longer the short and weak mud house you saw the last time you were here. Now, we are using bricks and cement. We found someone from Zhengzheng Construction to build it.
When the people from Zhengzheng Construction saw that it was our village, they didn't charge us for the labor. They only ate the food we made, so we made a lot of delicious food for them. "
Liu Feifei spoke as she gestured. She appeared very excited as the smile on her face never faded.
Xiao Bei nodded vigorously when she heard that. She was also happy. "That's great. Is it a two-story building? Since Zhengzheng Construction is here to build it, they will definitely suggest building a two-story building for your house. "
"Yes, yes. Two stories. I live on the upper floor. Standing there allows me to see very far. Now, at my house, we don't have to go out to buy things. There are people who specially transport the things to the other side of the bridge and wait for us to buy them."
Liu Feifei nodded as well before she began talking about all kinds of interesting matters.
Xiao Bei listened seriously and learned of the changes in the village from Liu Feifei.
First of all, Old Willow Village did not suffer any losses during the disaster. In addition, they had helped to earn a lot of money in the past. At the same time, they helped to build a reputation for the willow knitting business in the village.
As a result, their willow knitting business earned more money. Now, unless they organized a train to transport a box of willow knitting, they would not sell it at other places.
Usually, other people would buy it and sell it at other places. Speaking of the willow knitting business, the people of Old Willow Village were indeed good at it, but not many people were willing to buy it.
Even if the willow knitting business did not look very beautiful, it was fine as long as it could be used. Did the basket used to carry dung need to be very gorgeous?
The reason why more people were willing to buy the willow knitting business from Old Willow Village was because this business had saved lives when they helped Hong Nongzhong rebuild the village.
A person went up to the top of the third floor of a restaurant and was working there. Suddenly, he accidentally fell from the top. The moment he fell, he grabbed a willow basket.
In the end, he used the basket as a cushion under his body. Other than being scared and sweating, nothing happened to him. Not even a small wound was found.
Then, everyone went to look at the basket. The only thing that changed the shape of the basket was that Weiwei used her feet to return to its original shape. The willow branches did not break.
Everyone took turns to look at the basket and found that the willow branches used to weave the basket were very strong. The weave was very fine and the outside was very smooth. There were no burrs at all.
This was really a good basket. Otherwise, how could it save a life? Everyone went to ask who made the basket. After asking, they found out that it was the people from Old Willow Village who provided it.
From that moment on, Old Willow Village's willow knitting business became famous. The material was good, the workmanship was good, and it was auspicious.
Just like that, as long as the people around wanted to buy a basket, they would choose Old Willow Village's products.
When there was demand, there would naturally be production. The people of Old Willow Village were busy weaving all kinds of things every day. Merchants came over and waited at the bridge for the people of Old Willow Village to bring the things they wanted to sell over. They would pay the money and directly buy it.
Many merchants came, but the amount of goods produced in the village was limited. Therefore, the merchants waited for a long time, but there were very few who could actually buy.
When a smart merchant saw this situation, he simply stopped buying willow knitting. He found a few people to be his shop assistants and began to sell soup pancakes, noodles, wontons, and so on. The noodles were directly bought in Old Willow Village. The shredded cucumber sprinkled on top of the noodles were also bought in the village.
The village's own seeds made the merchant's business very good.
When the other merchants saw this, they all thought of ways. Not only did they buy things from Old Willow Village, but they also transported things that the village did not have. When the people of the village came out to sell willow knitting, they would naturally take a look at other things.
Therefore, during winter, a market appeared outside Old Willow Village. Now that spring had arrived, the market became even more prosperous.
Xiao Bei and the others were very happy when they heard this. As long as the village was doing well, it was happiness in their hearts. However, the two adults and their mother heard a lot of things from the story and recalled things that happened a 'long time ago.'
At that time, although the Zhang Family and the Wang Family could still live a normal life in Zhuangzi, it was definitely not very good. Compared to now, it was a world of difference.
Later on, it was Xiao Bao and Cuckoo who helped develop it bit by bit. First, they set up a market. Then, they kept making things outside. All kinds of good things were made.
Now, Sanshui County was no different from their own family. If you randomly picked a family in Zhuangzi and placed them in a normal place, they would be a local wealthy family.
"Whether the life of a place is good or not, you just need to see if there is a market and what is sold in the market to know. Xiao Bei, you should let the officials of each place look at the market in the place they are in charge of.
Only by looking at the market can you know what the local people lack, their living habits, and so on. You don't need to check the various accounts and tax records. Because many of the markets are organized by themselves, they don't collect taxes. "
Xiao Bei's mother, Zhang Wangshi, thought about what had happened in the past and the current situation. She analyzed the situation and said to Xiao Bei.
Xiao Bei nodded repeatedly, "That's right. Don't just sit in the yamen all day. It's better to go out and walk around. A real local official should be a qualified farmer when he sees the land. When he sees the business, he should be a qualified merchant. When he sees the tools, he should be able to make them even without being asked. At the very least, he should know the principles of how to make and use tools.
This way, he can truly be a good local official for the people and not just stay in the yamen all day. I have decided. When I return, I will discuss with Uncle Emperor and let him tell us about the investigation by the Ministry of Appointments.
Don't just focus on how much taxes the local officials paid this year. Sometimes, it is best to exempt the taxes and give the people a chance to develop and save.
Exempt them from paying taxes for two years. Maybe the amount of money in the local government's treasury is too little for the people to see. But after two years, the people will use the tax-free money to buy good tools or do business and develop. Then, the local government will naturally have money. "
When Zhang Family heard her daughter's thorough analysis, the smile on her face became brighter. Which other family's child would know so much at such a young age? Other than Xiao Bao and Cuckoo, it seemed that she had never seen anyone like that before.
"Xiao Yuan, you say something too." When Xiao Yuan's mother saw that Xiao Bei spoke well, she immediately asked her son to show off.
Xiao Yuan was very helpless. "What's there to say? It's just that some officials always want to be promoted. For example, San Shui County's revenue doubled this year. Then, when the Ministry of Appointments evaluated him, they gave him a high grade and he was promoted.
Hence, the second official who came to San Shui County saw that it was actually so easy to be promoted. Alright, he started to sell the things in the county. For example, there was a piece of land. He sold it at a low price. The land was originally worth 10,000 strings of coins, but he sold it for 5,000 strings of coins.
Then, he waited. When it was about to be evaluated, he casually made an account and turned the 2,000 strings of coins into the local government's revenue. However, he did not write that piece of land. Instead, he made a special evaluation and turned a good piece of land into a waste field. The account said that he sold it for 1,000 strings of coins.
In this way, the Ministry of Appointments evaluated that San Shui County's revenue increased this year, and the new county magistrate was also promoted. In this way, groups of county magistrates thought of ways to sell the things in the county, just to create the illusion of an increase in revenue.
In fact, every promotion of an official will cause a lot of harm to the people of San Shui County. When the people can't bear it anymore, San Shui County will no longer be a high grade county, but a low grade county. "
"Yes! That's right. Mother feels that it makes sense. Then you can tell Her Majesty that in the future, it's not about how much revenue a place has, but also the degree of consumption of local resources. Whichever official consumes the least amount of local resources and earns the most income, that official will be evaluated as high grade. "
Xiao Yuan's mother patted Xiao Yuan's head and praised him. Then, she also analyzed.
Liu Feifei kept nodding and said, "That's right. Because of this year's flood, Hong Nong County was exempted from taxes for two years. My father said that in these two years, we can save a lot of money and use it to fill up the depression in front of us.
This way, we will have more land to plant willow trees. When the willow trees grow, the forest will be worth a lot of money. My father is also preparing to set up a school in the village, the willow weaving school. It will teach people who are willing to learn willow weaving.
At the same time, the people in the village can continue to think about how to weave willow branches into more beautiful things. Willow weaving is not only a tool to be used, but also to become … become … "
"Become an art, right? In that case, your willow weaving in Old Willow Village can become a pillar industry in Hong Nong County. "
Xiao Bei took over the conversation.
"Yes." Liu Feifei looked at the willow trees by the roadside and smiled happily. She said, "That's it. But if we don't get rid of the tax for the next two years, we have to borrow money. We need all the people in the village to pool their money to buy that large piece of low-lying land.
It's like what you said just now. As an official, don't always look at the little benefits in front of you. Give the people time to accumulate, and then the people will repay the government with more taxes.
It's like a chicken laying eggs. If you look at the benefits in front of you, you will eat the eggs directly. For the future, you will keep the eggs to hatch chicks. When there are more chickens, there will naturally be more eggs. "
"Ah, Sister Feifei is so right. I want to tell Uncle Emperor to give you a reward. Let's endure it first, eat less eggs, and raise more chickens. Uncle Emperor has so much money, why do you keep it in the bank? It's better to raise chickens, so that we can eat more eggs in the future."
Xiao Bei's eyes were shining. He couldn't wait to fly back to the capital and tell Uncle Emperor about what he saw and heard today.
Liu Feifei was embarrassed by Xiao Bei's praise. She lowered her head and said in a low voice, "I'm just chatting with you. There's no reward."
"Yes, chatting is different from chatting. When we chat, we can know a lot of important things in the Tang Empire directly. Because I can find Uncle Emperor, as long as I say something, Uncle Emperor will accept it. I'll think about it and ask Uncle Emperor to give you an official title.
First, you will be a small official. When you learn more, I will give you an official with real power. Otherwise, if you do something wrong at the beginning, it will cause losses.
Yes, just do it. Anyway, Uncle Emperor has a lot of officials. "
When Xiao Bei was talking, he decided to give Liu Feifei an official title. As for what it was and what grade it was, Xiao Bei didn't know now. He had to see Uncle Emperor to ask clearly.
Liu Feifei was shocked. At the same time, she couldn't believe that she was going to be an official. She was still a child, so she became nervous at once. "I, I don't know how to be an official. I don't know anything. Xiao Bei, I'm scared. Don't let me be an official, okay?"
"If you don't know how to be an official, you can be an official. I guess some officials are worse than you. They only know how to take the imperial examinations. When it comes to practical work, they are confused and leave it to others. Anyone can be an official like this. Listen to me. If you don't know how to do it, I'll teach you. If you don't know how to do it, you can ask my brother and sister."
Xiao Bei continued to persuade her.
Liu Feifei didn't refuse this time. Instead, she opened her eyes wide and looked at the things outside moving in the opposite direction as the carriage moved. She was imagining what she would do when she became an official in the future.
Liu Feifei didn't wake up from her fantasy until she heard all kinds of noises coming from the market in front of Old Willow Village. She smiled and said,
"If I become an official, I will fix the market first. At least, I will fix the drainage ditch. I can't pour water on the ground casually. Yes, I will do such a small thing first. I don't know how to do big things."
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