In the county magistrate's mansion.

Wei Zheng's face was as dark as charcoal, and he spoke loudly, and his saliva flew all over the ground.

"This is the statement written by Beiyi last night. A municipal office was set up in Cao City, Chengnan. Any capable official ordered the municipal office to collect taxes. In this way, the income of a month can increase a thousand guan! But... But, you conquered Taiyuan County, and before the taxes arrived, you expanded the army tens of thousands without any discussion. How dare you ask where the money came from?"

"Since he became a county magistrate, he has been trembling and only slept for three hours a day. He has been at peace with the people and the people in the county magistrate, and has made great efforts to raise money. But you, Gong Shanggu, are you determined to do your own thing. What's the use of working hard on your hard work? What's the use of writing this article after spending half the night? He will tear it away."

Li Chongjiu quickly snatched the Chen from Wei Zheng, thinking that the rumors in Youzhou Prefecture were true. Ning meets a ghost in the middle of the night, and Mo Lu meets Old Wei.

Wei Zheng was in charge of the Youzhou officialdom and refreshed the administration of officials. All the Youzhou officials were trembling with fear.

It was only then that Li Shimin would say that it was true that he swears to kill this farmer. Li Chongjiu couldn't help but feel very hatred.

However, it is true that the current financial situation is not enough to make ends meet. The money Wei Zheng has worked hard to save for Li Chongjiu is spent like flowing water.

The next day, two teams of county magistrates held a meeting again. When the officials of the two prefectures heard this, they were all trembling and thought that they didn't know who would be scolded by Lao Wei.

They did not expect that the one who was unlucky this time was the governor himself.

Everyone sat down. Chen Xiaoyi was also surprised to hear that Li Chongjiu expanded his army by 10,000. After all, Taiyuan Prefecture had just been recaptured and the taxes this year could not be paid.

Li Chongjiu first expanded his army by 10,000, plus this battle damage, pacified the families of the fallen soldiers and rewarded the soldiers with meritorious results. Even though he ransacked the counties in Bingzhou this time, he had a lot of income. But this could not withstand this astronomical figure.

Chen Xiaoyi looked at the long bill that Wei Zheng had listed for Li Chongjiu and said, "If you continue like this, you won't have to be next summer, our treasury..."

Well, there is no word bankruptcy in this era.

Wei Zheng sat heavily and said nothing at the moment.

Wen Yanbo said, "Mr. Wei County, can you be in another three months? After all, when it comes to the autumn, the taxes below will be paid. We can pass this level for the time being."

Wei Zheng shook his head and said, "It's too late. Not to mention Youzhou, the salaries of officials from several counties in Shanggu cannot be paid even if they have tens of thousands of soldiers and soldiers. It's okay for us officials to not be paid out for military rations for three months, the soldiers may mutiny. In addition, if Dou Jiande comes here at this time, what can we do to fight this battle?"

Xue Wanshu said: "There is a way to low-ranking positions. It is better to collect taxes for next year from autumn to summer."

"No." Chen Xiaoyi said in a word and said, "This is an act of pursuing grain for Yin and Mao. The people did not reach the autumn harvest. Where can there be taxes on grain and rice? I don't know how many people will destroy their households when this order is released."

Xue Wanshu said, "Sima Chen, please listen to me. People from Youzhou and Shanggu plant more summer wheat. Xia wheat will mature in April and May. We can collect taxes on summer wheat."

When everyone heard Xue Wanshu say this, they thought it made some sense.

At this time, Chen Xiaoyi said, "Li Tang was in a rich place in Guanzhong. He then led the previous dynasty to rent me and re-service, and each dynasty rented two stones, two zhang of silk, and three twelve taels of cotton. And our Youzhou taxes also followed the laws of the previous dynasty, but Youzhou did not have to be rich in Guanzhong, but the taxes were equal, so the people were quite suffering. How could they impose summer taxes again?"

Ji Chuan said, "This is not easy. There is a discussion about the low-level businessmen. Many large merchants in Youzhou can ask them to raise funds!"

When Ji Chuan's arrogant words were out of hand, everyone looked at each other. Gao Xu said, Zhao Heran, and Lu Chengqing's faces were suddenly quite ugly.

It is worthy of being Ji Chuan. If he is so angry with the public, only Ji Chuan can tell the whole Youzhou.

Since ancient times, taxes have generally been the way to get money from the people. As for those who have received vested interests, don’t sit in this position.

Li Chongjiu didn't say anything. He remembered that when he first entered Youzhou, the grain officials told him that the two floors of grain rice in the granary were secretly sold by the Youzhou gentry, and the rice and grain in their homes were piled up like mountains, without any loss of it. The gentry used a crushing dam in the Youzhou waterway, resulting in no water irrigation of the people along the river and the poor harvest of fertile land.

Therefore, Li Chongjiu had the idea of ​​agreeing with Ji Chuan's words, but he also knew that if he agreed, it would be like he would finally maintain a harmonious relationship with the Youzhou gentry and would break up.

Wei Zhengyan said: "Dr. Ji's words are good, but I'm afraid it's a bit difficult for me to agree with the big family."

Lin Dangfeng immediately said, "Donald Shanggu, we can ask hundreds of commercial banks in Youzhou to raise funds together to help the governor's mansion overcome the difficulties."

Li Chongjiu smiled and said, "Sima Lin is very interested. When Peiping County asked your business to help buy a dock, it had already cost a lot of money and food. How could you ask you to get the money?"

Lin Dangfeng said with gratitude: "Without Shanggu Duke, there is no Lin today, so he must do his best to help him."

Li Chongjiu smiled slightly, looked at Gao Xu, Zhao Heran, Lu Chengqing, and asked, "What do you think three of you think?"

Gao Xudao, Zhao Heran and Lu Chengqing looked at each other, and they all looked embarrassed.

Lu Chengqing said, "The treasury is insufficient, so our Youzhou gentry should contribute their own efforts."

Gao Xudao and Zhao Heran also said, "That's right, we are willing to work together."

Li Chongjiu laughed and said, "At this time, I am really pleased that everyone can unite and do their best, but this time I am not just for the big merchants, but for the entire people."

"Duke Shanggu..." Wei Zheng was about to object.

Li Chongjiu reached out and said, "As we all know, we just have no money at the moment, and once the tax on grain taxes are collected next year, we can keep money and grain worry-free. Therefore, I decided to lend money to the people in the name of Youzhou Prefecture, which is called civil debt."

"People's debt?"

When everyone heard this, they didn't know the meaning of the new term Li Chongjiu.

Li Chongjiu said, "The so-called civil debt means borrowing from the private sector in the name of my Youzhou Prefecture. I borrow 50,000 jin from the private sector in the amount of 100 yuan. Those who hold the debt can go to Youzhou Prefecture to exchange it after two months of the following year. The annual interest rate is half a percent. What do you think?"

After listening to Li Chongjiu's words, everyone suddenly realized that the interest rate was only half a year. For many wealthy people with extra money, this was a considerable income.

If Li Chongjiu can pay off the loan, I believe many people are willing to borrow, the only thing is credit. If Li Chongjiu owes debts, or if the war is in chaos, Li Chongjiu loses Youzhou, then who will ask for the money?

After hearing Li Chongjiu's words, everyone talked a lot.

Li Chongjiu was very sure that this modern method of national debt was prevalent at the end of the Song Dynasty, but Song Huizong, who had been doing this back then, forced him to do it, and as a result, he left a terrifying reputation among the people.

But Li Chongjiu not only has interest, but also limits the repayment period. For everyone, it is relatively new to lend money to the state capital.

However, as soon as the news came out, from the original levy to the fundraising of everyone to the current private debt, it sounded much better in name.

In the Lu family's mansion.

Lu Ziqian was drinking tea on his bed. His tea bowl was filled with tribute tea from Shu. When the wars were everywhere and the road was cut off, Lu Ziqian was able to drink tea from Shu. It has to be said that it was the Lu family's ability.

Lu Ziqian covered the tea bowl and sneered, "People's debt is such a big joke. Do you really think Li Chongjiu will pay back the money? It's just a recipe to get the money from us."

Lu Chengqing said, "Uncle, I think that if Li Chongjiu can really repay the money, it will be a good law. It can benefit both the officials and the people."

Lu Ziqian snorted and said, "Get out profits and lend money. You have seen the behavior of Pingliang Chen family and Yongnu Zhou family. It is not that you can lend money to those who have settled houses, three points of profit, and profits are profitable. What is this half profit?"

Lu Chengqing said, "Isn't my uncle the most despised of such behavior. The Chen and Zhou family made their neighbors break up their families and unable to repay their loans. In the end, people had to pawn the land and become tenants. Later, my uncle strictly ordered my Lu family not to lend money."

Lu Ziqian sighed and said, "Yes, you can buy land from other places and take advantage of it. It doesn't matter how you do it, but local neighbors must not deceive them at all. Instead, they should help them when they are in trouble. This is the ancestral teaching of my Lu family for generations."

It is like the Lu family, and it has its own rules. Of course, it is not like other young gentry who are clever and robbing, and they don’t even care about the village.

Lu Chengqing said, "The Chen family and the Zhou family have been much more restrained recently. I guess they were caught by Wei Zheng. But uncle, how much should our Lu family spend this time?"

Lu Ziqian narrowed his eyes and said, "You should throw this money into the water, don't think about taking it back, but with your status in Youzhou Prefecture and the face of our Lu family, you must not be too little, just three thousand guan!"

"Three thousand guan!" Lu Chengqing couldn't help but be stunned. With the financial resources of the Lu family, this was really too cold.

Lu Ziqian said with his hands behind his back: "Even if there is a wealth of wealth in the family, it will be of its own benefit. If the descendants are not filial, they can still sit and eat the whole country. Don't be generous."

"Yes, uncle." Lu Chengqing agreed with his fists.

When Lu Ziqian saw Lu Chengqing's reply, he was a little reluctant, and knew that he was too young. Lu Ziqian smiled and patted his shoulder, saying, "Uncle, it's your turn to be the leader of the Lu family. Do you know the amount of my Lu family's property?"

Lu Chengqing smiled and said, "I don't know this, but the ancients said, "There are thousands of buildings, one bed at night; thousands of hectares of good land, and one bench on the sun. When I was studying, the Master also said that the most important thing for people is to be content with poverty and enjoy the word of mind."

When Lu Ziqian heard Lu Chengqing say this, he showed a look of praise and pride, and said, "If your children and grandchildren don't ask you, you are the good boy of my Lu family. My brother really gave birth to a good son. Among my children, no one is as good as you."

When Lu Chengqing heard his uncle's praise, his face said with a slight expression: "Uncle is wronged."

Lu Ziqian smiled but said nothing, and returned to the couch to have tea.

This time, the release of civil debts by Youzhou Prefecture caused a stir.

Li Chongjiu sold and sold the two counties respectively, and asked someone to make a note, who bought it when and where, and registered his household registration one by one.

At the place where the sale is, the people line up in a long queue.
Chapter completed!