At this moment, Ye Daosheng opened the book that was just handed to him. It was about the looting of the Jiang family.
When he saw it, he raised his eyebrows.
He was a little surprised.
Jiang Zhengdao was indeed filthy rich. These years, he had filled his own pockets and constantly seized benefits, earning a lot of money. But Ye Daosheng was also a rich man. He didn't care about this at all. He had seen a lot of money. For Ye Daosheng, it was just a number. His thoughts were on power. This was what Ye Daosheng was after.
Ye Daosheng took the book and went to the south of the city.
He hurried all the way and soon arrived at Du Qi's house in the south of the city. Ye Daosheng looked at the house. It was quite simple. He had already decided to change the house for Du Qi.
After he knocked on the door, Liu Jian saw that it was Ye Daosheng. He directly led Ye Daosheng to the study.
Ye Daosheng entered the study. When he saw Du Qi, he bowed.
Du Qi said, "Sit!"
Ye Daosheng thanked him and sat down. He took the initiative to say, "Your Highness's house is really simple and crude. When I looted the Jiang family, I found that the Jiang family has a house in the north of the city. It's close to the county government. The house is quiet and has a beautiful environment. "
"Especially in the house. There are pavilions, artificial mountains, flowing water, and bamboo forests. The scenery is very good. Ping Xi Wang is now in Jiuquan, so he moved to the north of the city. "
Ye Daosheng said, "This place is really too simple and crude."
Du Qi shook his head and refused, "No need. I'm very used to living here. I appreciate your kindness."
Ye Daosheng didn't try to persuade him.
Anyway, he had done his duty. Ye Daosheng went back to the topic. He told him about the arrangements for Yang Huaizhuang and the others. Du Qi didn't interfere with these.
Ye Daosheng took out the Jiang family's account book and handed it to Du Qi's desk. He said, "Your Highness, this is what we got from the looting of the Jiang family. All the property and land deeds are here. Your Highness, please review them."
Du Qi picked up the account book and quickly skimmed through it.
When he saw it, he was a little surprised.
Because the loot was extremely shocking, the Jiang Family had 13 shops in Jiuquan County alone. The amount of grain stored in the Jiang family's storehouse was as much as five hundred thousand dans. As for the Jiang family's wealth, it was found to be at least two million strings of cash.
In addition, there were also many jade stones, precious treasures, and more than 3,000 mu of fertile land in Jiuquan County.
There were not many fertile fields in Jiuquan County, and many of them were in bad condition. Although they could be planted, the harvest was not good. However, the Jiang Family had 3,000 acres of fertile fields, countless ordinary fields, and many other properties, land deeds, etc.
To put it bluntly, Jiang Zhengdao was extremely wealthy.
With Jiang Zhengdao's strength, he was like a local tyrant in Jiuquan County. The only mistake Jiang Zhengdao made was that he underestimated his own strength and thought that he could control Jiuquan County.
Little did they know that Du Qi's arrival had broken this peaceful scene, and everything had changed. After Du Qi finished reading, he nodded his head and said, "The Jiang family's wealth and land will all be stored in the county government's warehouse. Send all the food to the barracks. "
"Yes!"
Ye Daosheng replied again.
After a pause, Ye Daosheng said, "Your Highness, there's another matter. When Jiang Zhengdao was still alive, he collected protection fees from the Du family's shops, which is the so-called tax. "
"He even collected taxes from all the shops in Jiuquan County. Although it's not 30%, it's at least 10% of the net profit. "
"This lowly official believes that this arrangement is extremely inappropriate. What I'm thinking is that the fees collected from the shops should be collected according to the normal taxes of the imperial court. "
"Jiang Zhengdao is already dead. Jiuquan County should be restored to order, and all the bad aspects should be adjusted."
Ye Daosheng proposed his arrangement.
Du Qi looked at Ye Daosheng in surprise.
Ye Daosheng was quite knowledgeable.
He also had some foresight.
Du Qi nodded his head and said, "You can make adjustments to the taxes on the shops and the people. You can do whatever you need to do to restore order in Jiuquan County. "
"If you have any problems, come to me directly."
"If you have problems you can't solve, you can also come to me directly. In short, you can do whatever you want. As long as you have enough ability, you won't have to worry about not having a chance to be promoted. "
Du Qi said, "This is the promise I'm giving you."
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Ye Daosheng became excited when he heard this. He promised, "Don't worry, Your Highness. I will take care of everything. I promise to complete what Your Highness has asked of me and change Jiuquan County."
Du Qi said, "I'll wait and see."
He knew what Ye Daosheng wanted.
Ye Daosheng came from a merchant family. He had money but no power. What Ye Daosheng wanted was to be respected by everyone. He hoped that with power, Du Qi would give him enough promises to let Ye Daosheng do his best.
Du Qi said in a deep voice, "You're dismissed."
"Yes!"
Ye Daosheng replied and turned to leave.
After Ye Daosheng left, Liu Zhengxi entered the study and sat down. He said, "Your Highness, Ye Daosheng is flexible and has a strong desire for power. We need to be careful about whether such a person is reliable. "
Du Qi said, "As long as Ye Daosheng has the ability, I don't mind putting him in an important position. As for power, Ye Daosheng needs enough time to display his ability after becoming a county magistrate. "
"If he has the talent of a provincial governor, I don't mind putting him in an important position and promoting him so that he can display his talents. As for him being flexible, it doesn't matter. If he can't even subdue Ye Daosheng, how can he establish himself in the Western Region? "
"What we need to do in the Western Region has just started. There's still a long way to go."
Du Qi's expression was filled with confidence.
He had enough strength and confidence to suppress the people below him.
Liu Zhengxi said, "I understand."
Du Qi said, "The key now is the development of the army. We need to develop our strength as soon as possible and strengthen ourselves. Only when we have enough strength can we advance to the West. "
After a pause, Du Qi continued, "The most important thing is that our base camp can't be limited to Jiuquan County. Jiuquan County is the territory of the Tang dynasty. It's the territory of the Tang dynasty. Our base camp must be set up in the West of Shazhou. That's where we really have a foothold. "
Liu Zhengxi said, "I understand."
At this moment, Liu Zhengxi understood Du Qi's intentions even more, and he also understood Du Qi's great ambition. Obviously, Du Qi wanted to establish a real force in the Western Region and even establish a real country.
Thinking of this, Liu Zhengxi's heart was burning with passion. Only then would he have the space to display his talent.
Liu Zhengxi left in a hurry.
Du Qi was free for the time being. Although Du Qi had nothing to do, he actually had too many things to arrange. Du Qi had his own time and opportunity to establish his own kingdom in the Western Region.
Du Qi was thinking about the direction of development.
He needed a general plan, and this development was not an ordinary struggle for hegemony. Du Qi hoped that the country he established, even if it was not in the Central Plains, had enough strength.
Du Qi wanted to establish a capital, not only to lead the economy, but also to lead the development of science, education, culture, and health. He wanted to develop everything.
This was Du Qi's ambition.
It was also his goal.
Of course, Du Qi's goal could not be achieved in a day. He needed enough time. Du Qi had transmigrated into this world. He had enough patience and confidence to walk down this path step by step and complete his vision.
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