Yao Chong didn't ask Pei Yaoqing about the security issues in Chang 'an City, but he could feel that there weren't any major problems in the past few nights.
"It's not bad," he replied to Li Longji.
"Because everyone has money and jobs to earn money. They don't have time to commit crimes and don't need to rob."
Li Longji told Yao Chong the reason. The people's lives were chaotic because they didn't have a good life.
"Is it related to collecting business taxes?" Yao Chong couldn't figure it out.
"Collecting business taxes is like hiring workers from the imperial court. Without money, what can I do? This is called building infrastructure and public works.
Increasing jobs and using the money from taxes to facilitate the people's lives. Building roads and bridges will improve the traffic.
Allocating funds to the Grief Field Square will make more people healthy and work more. Only then can production promote social development and improve the overall strength of the country. "
Li Longji explained to Yao Chong. Yao Chong was stunned.
"Your Majesty, did you hear it from Li Yi?" Yao Chong swallowed and asked.
"Can't I think about it myself?" Li Longji asked.
"Yes! Your Majesty has the country at heart. "Yao Chong knew how to answer.
"The relatives have been sent out to try some things in a few places. I'm anxious that they won't come back for the New Year. I want to collect money now. Otherwise, the curfew will be in vain."
Li Longji told the reason why he wanted to find Yao Chong. He wanted to ask King Song at the 5th Prince's residence.
The other four didn't want to ask. They hadn't been baptized by 'advanced thinking'.
When the team arrived at the place, they went in. The six of them ate and drank with Yao Chong. They tried to come up with all kinds of ideas, but none of them seemed to work.
"Third Brother, the city gate will open tomorrow morning. I'll go." Li Chengqi didn't want to think anymore. It was better to relax and drink.
Everyone knew where he was going. Yao Chong was in a bad mood.
He even hoped that King Song wouldn't get anything. What if Li Yi couldn't come up with a solution?
He was looking forward to it.
Yao Chong realized that he was at a disadvantage and couldn't eat anymore. After finishing the dumplings, he came out for a walk. There were a lot of vegetables here …
On the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, the first glimmer of dawn appeared in the sky. As soon as the four city gates opened, Li Chengqi led his troops and rushed out on horseback.
Before noon, he rode the Li Family Zhuangzi's luxurious four-wheeled carriage back to the Imperial City. When he arrived at the palace gates, he pushed out a dining cart from the carriage.
They pushed the dining cart into Xingqing Hall.
In the hall, Li Longji had the three Prime Ministers and Pei Yaoqing think of a way to find people to treat the illness. The Imperial Physician Bureau's people went out.
"King Song is back?" Yao Chong was a little nervous. Did he manage to find out anything?
"Yao Xiang will give you some fish for lunch. It's cold and small white fish. Yesterday, someone caught too many and wanted to throw them away, but Li Yi took them."
Li Chengqi addressed Li Yi as Li Yi in a business-like manner.
He opened the lid of the large iron pot. There were fish and jellied fish inside.
"Why aren't you heating it up?" Zhang Shuo came over to take a look.
"Brother Yi said that the fish's flavor isn't good and it takes a lot of effort to remove the bones, so we have to stew it for a while. However, if we stew it for too long, it will crumble and we can't take it out.
Thus, we can only let it cool down before serving it. Once the bones are crisp, the flavor will also enter. We added a lot of ginger slices inside. Eating ginger while eating fish will chill your stomach. "
Li Chengqi changed the way he addressed Wang Chong. As he spoke, he swallowed his saliva.
The others were also tempted. Just looking at the color of the sauce in the pot made them hungry.
"King Song, did you ask about collecting taxes?" Yao Chong was anxious.
"I did. Brother Yi said that it's easy. Collecting taxes won't work as it will cause a group of people to object. However, we can collect taxes. "Li Chengqi looked at Yao Chong and said.
"Is there a difference between the two?" Yao Chong was at a loss again.
"Collect night management fees. Don't touch those during the day first. Once the curfew is lifted, we will sell things at night and pay a portion of the money. Isn't the ice lantern illumination at night considered money?
When everyone gets used to paying at night, we can earn more money. Collect sanitation fees during the day and sweep the streets for free? Who will clean up the dirty and messy things in the Eastern and Western Markets? "
Li Chengqi asked Yao Chong.
Yao Chong kept nodding his head, but he felt that something was amiss.
He thought for a moment, "Do we have to collect taxes from the other markets as well? They are also walking on the streets. "
"That won't work. Brother Yi said that the people's livelihood isn't easy, so property management fees can't be added. However, if the wealthy want other services, we can collect a fixed maintenance fee."
Li Chengqi said with a look that said, "If you can't, then I can."
"Property management fees? He, he even thought of such a term? Your Majesty, if Li Yi becomes an official, he will definitely be an official who harms the people. "
Yao Chong couldn't hold it in any longer. Collecting money so casually? Who asked you to be a local official? Oh my god!
Li Longji waved his hand, "Speaking of fees, the curfew and management fees will be collected first. The extra money earned will be given to the imperial court."
Li Longji didn't want to talk about whether he was an official or not. Once he became a local official, it would be too difficult to find one.
He couldn't even choose one of the twenty-two counties in the capital, unless it was Chang 'an County.
It was better to stay in Zhuangzi. He could go there at any time by carriage. It wouldn't take long to reach there.
In summer, the road from Zhuangzi to Tonghua Gate and Chunming Gate was paved with cement, so it was clean and smooth.
The only drawback was that it cost the horse's hooves, which were used to driving oxen.
Compared to other people's horses and oxen's iron hooves … the speed was also faster.
"Yi … Did he say anything else?" Li Longji was relieved. If he had known, he wouldn't have wasted his time yesterday. He could have just asked.
"He said that we discussed last night to give Brother Yi another hundred households of veterans. Brother Yi said that he wants me to use the 600 miles express to deliver things to those people for the New Year.
I'll pay 20 yuan for each person who delivers the urgent message. Yes, express delivery. Brother Yi calls this express delivery. He's willing to pay more. "
Li Chengqi had a new term.
"I object." Yao Chong said, "What's done is done. The urgent message is scrapped."
"Yao Chong is right. Urgent messages can't be handled lightly." Li Longji nodded at Yao Chong.
Yao Chong looked at Li Chengqi proudly.
"Therefore, I sent the Yulin Flying Cavalry, five hundred riders, three horses per person, as a training for long-distance raids." Li Longji continued.
Li Chengqi didn't even look at Yao Chong. Little guy, are you stupid?
Yao Chong opened his mouth and chose to remain silent.
The Winged Knights had nothing to do with him. They were His Majesty's private soldiers.
At noon, the 500 Winged Knights ran to Zhuangzi.
"Ah, it's you? Long time no see. Did His Majesty ask you to come over again? "Li Yi was very happy and greeted them.
The five people trembled and their faces turned pale.
"We'll take over the 600 miles express delivery." The battalion commander took a deep breath and said to Li Yi.
"500 people? That's great. We can bring more things. I've been keeping the dividends from Earthly Paradise. You … what do you want to bring home? "
Li Yi was going to use the dividends from Earthly Paradise to pay. Otherwise, he couldn't directly give the money to Li Longji.
"Everything is fine at home. We don't want the money." The battalion commander refused.
"Well, I'll use the money to make some soldier rations for you after the New Year." Li Yi changed the condition.
He was going to make tinfoil self-heating soldier rations. He didn't use aluminum. Aluminum needed to be electrolyzed. There was no aluminum now.
There was tinfoil right now, which could be used as jewelry and decorations.
He could also use tinfoil to package compressed biscuits to prevent moisture.
The disadvantage was that the tinfoil would peel if it was too cold. For example, if it was more than minus 30 degrees Celsius for a long time, the process would accelerate as the temperature dropped.
"Dongzhu, thank you." The battalion commander didn't refuse this time. He knew that Li Yi always had good things here.
"You have a lot of people. Bring more. You can eat on the way. It's more than two days' journey." Li Yi said and asked Song De to prepare.
They were going to send New Year's gifts to the 100 military households and their families that they hadn't met yet. They didn't want to come to Zhuangzi after the New Year and say that a few people died during the New Year.
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