Yan Jie, who relied on his family to become the county magistrate, did not know that he had been cheated.
While he was sending someone to deliver the letter to the relay station, he also sent someone back to Zaiyuan County to tell the clan that everything was fine. He kept an eye on the people of Zaiyuan County.
If anyone dared to make a report, he would write it down in a small notebook. Once he made a contribution, he would deal with them.
Turning around, he took the people from the yamen with him and continued to extort the barbarian merchants.
At the moment, he was rather timid. He worked hard to inspect the goods and extorted them sporadically. Usually, it was items worth a few hundred dollars.
The others had even less. They grabbed a handful of pepper and put it in their pockets, feeling that they had profited.
Barbarian merchants used ships as a unit of transportation and did not care about the slightest thing. When they saw people stealing, other than feeling unhappy, they did not show any other expression.
Yan Jie and the others were more serious when inspecting the goods and tried to be fair.
There was no need to discuss the price. As long as the merchants of the Tang dynasty brought the goods over, they must set the price uniformly.
According to the specifications and quality of the goods, they would be able to exchange them for goods of different categories, and then pay taxes.
The other party offered ten hawksbill turtles in exchange for one jin of Hangzhou silk.
After the exchange, the barbarian merchants had to pay an additional two taels of Hangzhou silk worth of tortoiseshell, while the merchants of the Tang dynasty had to pay a tortoiseshell.
If the barbarian merchants sent grain, medicinal herbs, or crops that were not available in the Tang dynasty, they would not be taxed and could even offset part of the tax.
Crops could even be rewarded handsomely. Even if there were no crops, live animals that had never been seen in the Tang dynasty would also be rewarded.
Yan Jie drove away with ease. In the county, Li Feng had turned over many cases.
According to the Amnesty for the World, even if they really did something wrong, as long as it wasn't serious, they would still be released.
Some of the others were in charge of supervising the construction of the roads, while others led the people into the mountains to search for medicinal herbs.
The commoners didn't know much about medicinal herbs, only a dozen or so simple ones. If they had a headache or fever, they would use them for themselves.
For example, the roots of dandelions were known by the common people to be able to extinguish fire and boil water to drink.
The farmers came with diagrams to teach the commoners how to recognize medicinal herbs, including insects.
Then, he taught her a simple concoction method and gathered a batch for the yamen to accept. The price was not low either.
There were no middlemen. The Li Family Zhuangzi's people received the goods and directly transported them back.
After deducting the transportation cost, it was still cheaper than the goods sent by the merchants. The commoners also received more.
He then taught the people how to use local herbs to make simple medicines, such as snake medicine.
Of course, now that they were bitten, the commoners did not have to deal with it themselves. They quickly went to the yamen, which had the antidote.
The commoners learned seriously. No one had taught them how to earn money and save lives before.
The other farmers took a book and pen and went from house to house in the county, looking at the houses, the terrain, and the surrounding ditches.
The Winged Knights protected her from being harmed by the Yan family.
At night, the people of all ages who had not gone to repair the roads in the county gathered again.
Today, when they went up the mountain, they found a group of wild boars. The Winged Knights killed five of them and released a female wild boar and a group of piglets.
The wild boars that were killed by the muskets weighed more than a hundred pounds. After they were processed and eaten, three of them were sent to the road workers.
The wild boar meat was still stewing. It would take a while.
Li Feng spoke to the people, "We have a few problems in Zhangyuan County. One is that we don't have enough livestock to work. When we wander around the county, other than the Yan family, we only have two donkeys and a water buffalo.
Secondly, there were very few pigs and poultry. Many families didn't even have a chicken, let alone ducks and geese.
Thirdly, the houses were small and old. Most of them were built with mud mixed with grass. There were no big beams on them. Instead, they used small wood to support the grass curtains and mud.
Fourthly, there were very few tools for work. The imperial court has already issued maps, including many types of plows. "
He said one, and the commoners nodded. Yes, these were the problems we were facing now.
Then? You saw the problem. What do you think we should do?
"I've thought about it. The main reason is that we don't have money. I'm not talking about everyone's savings, but everyone can't find a way to earn money."
Li Feng concluded. If there was no money, there would be everything.
"Li Mingfu, tell us. How do we get money? Who do we rob? Is it the Yan family? "Some of the commoners thought they were going to fight.
He expressed his support. Today, he saw the muskets kill the wild boars. Amazing. It was easier to kill the Yan family than the wild boars.
"The country has its laws. Whether the Yan family has a problem or not, we have to deal with it according to the law." Li Feng glanced at that person.
He continued, "Now, there are two ways. First, I'll help you find work that can earn money.
When I leave, your money will be enough for you to buy livestock and poultry to raise.
Second, I'll pay to buy livestock and poultry first. You can consider it as borrowing. First, you can borrow to go home to work and lay eggs.
In addition to other work, after a while, you will have money to pay me back. "
Li Feng stretched out two fingers. The second method was faster than the first. There were livestock to work, and the speed was faster.
The poultry were reproduced. After dozens of days, the chicks, ducks, and geese would come out. By the new year, they had already grown a few rounds.
"How high is the interest?" Old Man Chen asked loudly. The commoners looked at each other and finally stared at Li Feng.
"I don't want interest, and buy in bulk. It's cheaper to bargain with others." Li Feng shook his head and refused interest.
Now, even if he wanted a millimeter interest, his nature had changed.
He wasn't a gold and silver shop. He didn't lend money. He was a government office.
The government office now had the capital to lend money, but the interest was very low. They didn't force people. If they were willing to lend, then lend. If they weren't, then forget it.
If they borrowed, they couldn't lend it out. The local government wasn't very strict.
This money was more harmful to the people. The imperial court took out the money and threw it to the state government, asking the state government to pay a certain amount of interest every month.
At the highest, the interest for a year was equivalent to the capital, doubling it.
The state government could only arrange for people to lend money. If it didn't work, then they could force people to lend it.
However, under normal circumstances, it was the commoners who borrowed as the interest of others was higher.
The commoners couldn't afford to eat. They borrowed some money to eat for two days and thought of a way to pay it back at the end of the month.
Usually, the interest was 2.7 millimeters, calculated based on days.
One millimeter was one thousandth of a millimeter. Daily interest was 2.7 thousandths of a millimeter. A month was 30 days, 8 percent.
If they borrowed 100, they would pay 108 with interest.
In a year, they would pay 196. If they didn't pay it back at the end of the month, compound interest would be calculated.
If they borrowed it for a year, they would have to pay 2.518 times, 252.
If they couldn't pay it back, they would have to take something or be thrown into jail.
The current interest of the capital was 8 percent a year, not compound interest. It was calculated based on years.
The commoners were willing to borrow. The state government was ordered not to raise the interest privately, and they couldn't lend a lot of money to one household at a time.
Li Feng didn't have the capital to lend money. He didn't want to do a good thing for the government to let the commoners borrow money.
It wasn't a loan now, it was a loan. There was no interest.
"Li Ming Fu, if you don't collect interest, how will you explain to Li Dongzhu when you go back?" Someone among the commoners asked.
"It's Dongzhu who told me not to collect interest. My family's Dongzhu earns a few thousand a day. He doesn't lack this little bit." Li Feng flaunted his wealth for Li Yi.
The commoners widened their eyes and considered how much money a few thousand a day was.
A thousand a day, a thousand a day … Why was it so much? Ten thousand a day was ten thousand a day, a hundred a day …
"It seems like everyone chose the second option. I'll call someone to negotiate the price. When the time comes, everyone can take the livestock and poultry home."
Li Feng could see from the commoners' expressions that he had decided.
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