Su Qingying and Lu Bocheng saw that the village chief of Leshan had some knowledge and his conversation was different from ordinary villagers, so they planned to learn about some of the situation from him.

So he took him to his own camp.

First, he asked him about the fishing tax, and then about the villagers' daily income sources.

After hearing what he said, Su Qingming and Lu Bocheng and his wife had a rough understanding of the situation of these fishing villages by the sea.

"Old man, how many villages are there nearby like you? So what about everyone's situation?"

"If you go back to the nobles, along this coastline, there are more than 20 villages of all sizes around our village, and we have been fishing for generations. We are still closer to Haizhou. We can live a life of surviving after enduring. Life is even more difficult in counties under Haizhou."

"A few years ago, we were Dashuo's people. Dashuo recruited troops for many years. In order to hide from military service, the young and strong men fled to the south. Only the elderly, weak, women and children were left in the village. Every family had fishing boats, and they were sold, and in the end there were only a few left."

"Later, Dashuo was destroyed, and we became the people of the Liang Dynasty. The Liang Dynasty did not come to recruit us, but the fishing tax revenue was heavy. The fishing catch we caught was not as much as they paid, and in the end, everyone was unwilling to go into the sea."

"But in the past two years, I heard that we have changed our masters and become the people of Zhenhai Jiedushi. In the past two years, we have come to collect fishing taxes and life has been a little better."

"But now even if we transport the sea to the city, we don't get a little money, and life has been so hard. Originally, our Haizhou sea has abundant resources, and many foreign merchants have collected it, but later we have fewer. We have no one and no way to sell it, and we can't sell it. It's not enough to be robbed by bandits on the road."

After Village Chief Zou left, Lu Bocheng sat down and thought for a long time, so he called Qingyang and asked him to go to Haizhou to check the collection of fishing taxes over the years.

When Dabao and Xiaobao heard this, he also wanted to follow him. Lu Bocheng agreed.

The three uncles and nephews took a few followers to the Haizhou Yamen.

After the person left, Lu Bocheng called Pei Ji again.

Pei Zhi has only followed his grandfather Pei Shi for many years and has experienced it by his side, without any specific responsibilities.

Pei Shi originally wanted to ask Lu Bocheng for his work after he got married, so he was still in a leisurely state.

"Brother-in-law."

Lu Bocheng responded and said, "From now on, you will report to the Military Recruitment Office, responsible for searching, collecting food and fodder, raising supplies, collecting, allocating, and distributing military pay."

Ah, why did he suddenly get appointed him? Did the sister plead with her brother-in-law? Looking at Su Qingma.

Seeing Pei Ji looking puzzled, Su Qingma said: "Now the economic situation of the other states under your brother-in-law has improved. Each state has its own economic pillar industries. But when we came here, you also saw this Haizhou. Even 30% of the bustling atmosphere in Xuzhou cannot catch up with the city."

"Looking at this Leshan again, their fishing catch is very good, but due to the lack of channels and no way, the fishermen on the beach are still suffering from poverty. The taxes paid by Haizhou in the past two years are pitifully small."

Pei Zhi nodded. He saw all these situations.

This Haizhou is next door to Xuzhou. Every family in Xuzhou has surplus food, and the people of Haizhou don’t even have enough clothes to cover their bodies.

"What does my brother-in-law need me to do?"

Lu Bocheng said: "In the future, you will bring people to buy and supply the fishing catches from Haizhou to the army. Then join forces with the Haizhou Yamen to build several stations along the two states, open a sea goods shop in Xuzhou City and Haizhou, and open it in the name of the Military Control Office. Part of the sea goods collected will be supplied to the army and part of them will be sold to foreign merchants, and the silver you earn will be used as military pay."

Pei Zhi understood that if he bought fishing catches from Haizhou fishermen every month, their lives would be able to get through very quickly.

"Yes." He replied loudly.

Pei was appointed to this position and immediately contacted Village Chief Zou. He personally took people to select seafood brought by nearby villagers, and asked Village Chief Zou and others how to distinguish the quality of the goods.

When Qingxing found out, she came to see Su Qingma.

"Sister, can he do this well with your brother-in-law?"

"You can't have some confidence in him?"

"I have confidence in him. But he has never done such a thing. He has never taken over the money and food exchange. I am afraid that he will not be able to do it, which will delay his brother-in-law's work."

"No one will be born. This matter is related to the military and the people of a state. If you do well, the economy of Haizhou, a coastal state, will rise, and the taxes paid will increase year by year. Your brother-in-law doesn't have to worry about military spending and the lives of the people of Haizhou."

"Besides, it's quite appropriate to leave this matter to Pei Zhi. He is his own person and will not make small moves in it, seeking personal gain, or forming cliques. Your brother-in-law can worry less."

Qing Xing immediately patted her chest and said, "Then please don't worry about this. Pei Zhi is our own family, so he will only focus on his brother-in-law. If he does something wrong, I will not let him go first."

Su Qingma couldn't help laughing.

"Okay, then you tell him to do it well. This time your brother-in-law came to Haizhou and saw that Haizhou's tax revenue was at the bottom every year. Take advantage of the opportunity to visit it privately. Otherwise, the other states would be rich and Haizhou was poor, and your brother-in-law would feel bad."

"Sister, please rest assured by brother-in-law. I will definitely let Pei Zhi do it well." After looking around, he asked again: "Hey, where has my brother-in-law been?"

"Your brother-in-law took someone to the surrounding area to check it out."

When Lu Bocheng came back in the evening, he saw that there were all kinds of sacks all over the camp. He knew that it was the seafood collected today, so he picked up some and opened it to see it.

Seeing that the quality is very good, I asked, but I didn’t spend much money, and I was satisfied.

Su Qingma gave him water and asked him to wash his hands and waited for him to have a meal: "Where have you been in the afternoon?"

While raising rice into his mouth, Lu Bocheng replied: "I went along the coastline to various fishing villages by the sea. I also inquire about it privately and learned about the situation."

"If we want to vigorously develop the fishery in Haizhou, then the environment will be safe first. In addition to the clear political yamen, no greed or charge fees, and no random fishing taxes, we must also ensure that there are no pirates to rob."

"There are pirates?" Su Qingma was stunned.

"There are bandits on the road, and there are bandits in the mountains. There will be no pirates on the beach. There are always some people who are idle and plan to get something for nothing."

"Then are pirates rampant? Are there many?"

"I asked Village Chief Zou and other villages, saying that in recent years there have been fewer pirates. There have been fewer people going out to sea, and young and strong people have been caught in the army, and the fishing tax has been collected harshly. If there are fewer fishing catches, there will be no profits, so there will be fewer pirates. But if we want to vigorously develop the fishery in Haizhou, I am worried that pirates will come to the village to rob them again."

"I have learned that these pirates seemed to suddenly emerge from the sea. No one knew where their base was. They not only robbed ships at sea, but also robbed them in nearby villages, and fled them to the sea. It was hard to guard against, causing the fishermen on the beach to get poorer and poorer."

After hearing this, Su Qingma frowned. If pirates were rampant, they would probably not be able to maintain their vigorous development of fishery.

But we can't let Haizhou continue to suffer poverty just because we are afraid of pirates.
Chapter completed!