After the commoners quieted down, Du Qi took a deep breath and shouted, "Let's talk about Governor Luo Yansheng first. Just now, I told Governor Luo that I believe him."
"These are words from the bottom of my heart. They are not perfunctory words."
"Fellow villagers, you can supervise me."
"Putting aside all the powerful relationships, let's talk about one thing: Governor Luo loves the people like his children. Presumably, all of you will agree. No one will say that Governor Luo doesn't take care of the people. "
Du Qi said seriously, "With Governor Luo's nature of loving the people, it is impossible for him to send someone to assassinate me. Because if he did, regardless of whether he succeeded or not, it would not be good for the people of Yi Province. Yi Province would even immediately fall into the flames of war. Therefore, Governor Luo has no motive. "
After Luo Yansheng heard this, he felt grateful.
However, when Luo Yansheng saw many of the commoners nodding in agreement, he praised Du Qi in his heart.
Du Qi's move could be said to be brilliant.
He was clearly using Luo Yansheng to win over the commoners and continue to leave a good impression in front of them, making them recognize Du Qi.
This was the simplest principle of loving the house, loving the crow.
The commoners trusted Luo Yansheng and recognized Luo Yansheng. Now that Luo Yansheng had pledged allegiance to Du Qi, Du Qi trusted Luo Yansheng and thought highly of Luo Yansheng. The commoners would also have a good impression of Du Qi.
This was Du Qi's intention to once again express his trust in Luo Yansheng.
He repeatedly used this matter.
Du Qi raised his hand again, indicating for the commoners to stop talking. He had already heard many of the commoners talk. They all felt that Du Qi was a good person. This was exactly what Du Qi wanted.
Du Qi continued, "I will take this opportunity today to tell you all what I want to do after coming to Yi Province and taking control of Yi Province."
"I believe that you will also be interested."
"Every official has a different administrative plan. Some are strict, some are lax. But regardless of these people, I only have one goal in coming to Yi Province, and that is to let the people live a good life. "
Du Qi gave a general overview.
Although many people nodded in agreement, Du Qi's words were too general and vague. There were no specific benefits, so the people did not approve of them.
Du Qi wasn't anxious at all as he continued, "The first matter is that This Prince is currently building a royal residence in Yiwu County. Next, whether it is outside the Prince's Mansion, Yiwu County, Rou Yuan County, or Na Zhi County, a drum and a mailbox will be set up. "
"This drum is called the Grievance Drum."
"If you have any grievances, you can come forward and beat the drum. As soon as I get the news, I will deal with it immediately. And the county magistrate of each county had to deal with unjust cases. If you don't deal with it, it will be considered dereliction of duty and you can be dismissed from your position. "
"This mailbox is called the Inspection Box."
"As long as it's outside the county yamen, this box will be hung there. As long as the people have been wronged and you want to sue them but don't dare to do so, you can write a letter and quietly put the letter into the investigation box. Only letters can be put in this box. People without the key can't open it. There will be specialized people in charge of opening the box and checking the letters. "
Du Qi's voice was very loud and clear as he said powerfully, "The reason why This Prince made this arrangement is to let all the people of Yizhou be able to redress any grievances they have. This way, the evildoers won't be able to get away scot-free and corrupt officials won't be able to get away scot-free. No matter who the criminal is, as long as it's a crime, This Prince will deal with it. "
With these words, the thousands of people who came to welcome Du Qi finally smiled.
Many people nodded in approval.
Du Qi's administration was indeed good. No matter how it was implemented in the end, it was still good. However, although there were some repercussions, the people weren't too affected. After all, this matter was still a bit far away for the majority of the people.
When Luo Yansheng heard Du Qi's words, his eyes lit up and he was very excited.
This was because he felt that Du Qi's arrangement was very exquisite.
When Luo Yansheng was the Governor, he had been working hard to crack down on illegal activities. This kind of thing couldn't be stopped in the end. Moreover, Luo Yansheng's energy was limited, so it was difficult for him to take care of everything.
Du Qi's approach, on the one hand, was to hang a sharp sword above the heads of corrupt officials and evildoers. Many people who wanted to do evil, as well as officials who wanted to break the law, didn't dare to act recklessly. After all, they could be reported at any time.
On the other hand, it was to let the people have a place to redress their grievances.
Du Qi paused for a moment and said again, "The second thing is, from today onwards, the people of Yizhou will be exempted from three years of agricultural taxes and corvee labor. This kind of thing won't happen again in three years. "
"Good!"
In the crowd, there were people who cheered.
Immediately after, there were countless people who cheered.
Three years of agricultural taxes and corvee labor was simply a gift from God to the ordinary people. One year of agricultural taxes and corvee labor for a family was not easy. Now, after Du Qi arrived in Yizhou, the newly appointed official made three rounds of fire, reducing taxes and corvee labor, which made countless people cheer.
However, after the cheering gradually subsided, some people suddenly raised their hands and shouted, "Your Highness Ping Xi Wang, I have something to say."
The speaker was a thin man in his fifties, wearing coarse linen clothes and a cotton robe. His back was slightly stooped. His temples were graying, making him look quite old.
Because he was relatively close to the front, Du Qi heard his hoarse voice.
Du Qi said, "What do you want to say, Old Man?"
The old man said in a loud voice, "Your Highness Ping Xi Wang, this old man and thousands of villagers are grateful to you for the exemption of agricultural taxes and corvee labor. But Your Highness Ping Xi Wang, if you don't collect taxes, are you going to eat the northwest wind? Will you increase the exorbitant taxes from other places and collect more taxes? "
"Hahaha …"
Du Qi burst into laughter after hearing it.
The old man said, "Why are you laughing, Your Highness?"
Du Qi explained, "The reason why this King is laughing is because your worries are completely unnecessary and superfluous. The reason is very simple. This King is the richest man in the Tang Dynasty and has the most money in the Tang Dynasty. Why would I care about such trivial taxes? "
"I can see that many people present here are wearing down jackets, which were sold in Suzhou in the Western Region."
"The down jacket business is this King's."
"Apart from that, this King also has bookstores, restaurants, cement factories, and many other industries."
Du Qi spoke with fervor and assurance, "Many people in the Western Region like to drink tea, this King can tell you. The vast majority of the tea you drink, whether it's good tea or ordinary tea, comes from this King's industries. "
"You don't have to worry about money."
"This King doesn't care about this little tax."
"Why should I exempt you from agricultural taxes and corvee labor for three years? It's to make your life easier, so that you can save more money to do what you want to do and live a happy life."
Du Qi continued, "You don't have to worry about this at all. This King doesn't care about such trivial taxes, so you don't have to worry about it. "
The surrounding people were shocked after hearing it.
They didn't expect that Du Qi was so rich and had such a huge industry.
They also believed Du Qi's words.
Du Qi let the people talk with a smile on his face. After a long time, the people quieted down again. Du Qi said again, "The third reason why this King came to Yizhou is to open an entrance exam in Yizhou."
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