Chapter 71 Recuperation within five years
"Haha, Zhicai, I'll just say, the lord called me to come, why didn't I prepare the wine and food?" The three of them entered the private room. Guo Jia was the first to sit down, poured a glass of wine for himself, and drank it all in one go. "Good wine! It's still comfortable to drink nectar and jade liquid!"
"Welcome filial piety, how can you be so rude?" Cheng Yu said.
"Mr. Zhongde, you don't know that Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao have always been like this, no big or small!" Zhao Feng waved his hand, "It's okay, I like this too. I don't want my status to become higher and higher, but you are getting farther and farther away from me and are becoming more and more respectful to me!"
"Listen to my lord! I, Xi Zhong, first to pay a cup of lord!" Xi Zhong also poured a glass of wine and drank it all the way like Guo Jia.
"You two...hey!" Cheng Yu sighed helplessly.
"Haha, Mr. Zhongde, when can you be like Fengxiao and Zhicai?" Zhao Feng said.
"This... forget it, I can't come here!" Cheng Yu shook his head repeatedly.
"Forget it, you are so elm-headed. You can't do it even if you ask them to do it. Sit down and drink together!" Zhao Feng shook his head helplessly.
"Yes!" Cheng Yu bowed and sat at the table.
"Hey! Forget it, Fengxiao, let's drink! Ignore him!" Zhao Feng looked at Cheng Yu's appearance and sighed.
"Haha!" The two laughed at the same time, raised their glasses, and drank with Zhao Feng.
"I wonder what's important about the lord calling me to come?" Guo Jia asked after three rounds of wine and five flavors.
"Now that the Yellow Turbans have just been settled, the Yellow Turbans are still in the states and counties, and there are no disasters in Liaodong. Moreover, Your Majesty has given these more than 100,000 people of Yellow Turbans to Liaodong, which has helped us a lot. Now is the best time for me to recuperate in Liaodong. I will ask you all to come today to discuss our plan to recuperate in the next five years!" Zhao Feng said.
"Huh?" After hearing Zhao Feng's words, Guo Jia immediately became suspicious, "How dare you conclude that I will have five years of rest in Liaodong?"
Guo Jia’s problem was also a problem for the other two, so both of them turned their attention to Zhao Feng.
"Haha, Feng followed his father-in-law Cai Yong to court last year. Feng looked at His Majesty's complexion and only six or seven years left to live!" Zhao Feng began to make trouble. He didn't know why, and accidentally told the historical facts! "Although the world is now in ruins, the emperor is still in power. If the emperor does not perish for a day, the world will not be in chaos for a day!"
"Lord, great talent!" The three of them said at the same time.
"Haha, I guess Mr. Zhongde should have seen it too?" Zhao Feng asked.
"I am really ashamed. Although Yu sees Your Majesty's bad complexion, he doesn't know how long Your Majesty can live!" Cheng Yu said.
"Haha, Feng was just fortunate to read a few medical books. He can see a doctor but cannot cure him!" Zhao Feng said with a smile.
"Yeah? Can the lord see the illness of Zhong and Fengxiao?" Xi Zhong said.
"You and Fengxiao are both weak and sick when you are young. This is born, but the day after tomorrow you are drunk and dreaming of death, regardless of your own body. Over time, the disease will worsen!" Zhao Feng said.
"The lord is really amazing. He is not bad at all!" Guo Jia praised.
"But helpless, Feng cannot cure the disease, so he can only post a list to seek medical treatment." Zhao Feng said.
"We are already very satisfied if your lord can do this!" Guo Jia said.
"Lord, let's talk about what to do in the past five years!" Xi Zhong said.
"Okay, I wonder what the three of you have to think about?" Zhao Feng threw the problem to the three of you this time.
"Lord, Yu believes that we should promote agricultural work, let the people reclaim wasteland, and even let soldiers farm, so that we can have enough food as capital!" Cheng Yu said.
"Yeah! Yes, this matter will be implemented in the beginning of the next spring, and it will be left to Mr. Zhongde!" Zhao Feng nodded and said.
"Lord, Jia, can we recruit soldiers again? With more than 100,000 people, we can recruit at least 20,000 to 30,000 troops!" Guo Jia said.
"No rush for this, let's focus on resting and recruiting soldiers first, and we will talk about it in a few years!" Zhao Feng shook his head and said.
"Fengguan Xiangping City, you still need to charge a city entrance fee when entering the city. This is not very good. Can we remove this toll or city entrance fee?" Zhao Feng said again.
"No!" As soon as Zhao Feng finished speaking, Xi Zhong said, "The cost of entering the city is the main source of tax revenue in the city! If it is abolished, we will lose a large amount of income! And this is also the income of some aristocratic families in the city! If it is abolished, it may arouse public anger!"
"Haha, who are the people entering Xiangping City?" Zhao Feng asked.
"Uh..." Xi Zhong thought for a while, "most of them are businessmen from the past!"
"That's right, Xiangping City is lively and there are more merchants. We can turn the entry fee into transaction tax. Merchants sell things in my Xiangping City, and the small amount of the property they earn will be handed over to the government!" Zhao Feng said, "In this way, what do you think?"
"Yeah? Good idea!" Xi Zhong's eyes lit up, then dimmed again, shook his head and said, "But in this way, it will touch the interests of the aristocratic families and cannot be operated!"
"Hmph! So what about the aristocratic family? The decline of the Han Dynasty will be caused by this aristocratic family! If the aristocratic family is not eliminated, why dare to let the people live a good life?" Zhao Feng snorted coldly.
"Although the lord is right, I'm afraid it's too early at this time, right?" Xi Zhong said.
"No, the Yellow Turban Rebellion has greatly weakened the strength of some aristocratic families!" Zhao Feng said, "It is a move at this moment! Moreover, the aristocratic families are not unable to be subdued. If they can abandon part of their own interests and choose to surrender to us, then we can also let them live and let them stay in my Liaodong. But if one set is in person and behind the scenes, once discovered, it will be eliminated! I have ordered this matter, and you can go and execute it. If any aristocratic family is not satisfied, let him come to me!"
"Yes!" Xi Zhong nodded.
"Also, Xiangping City is becoming more and more lively and there are more and more people, so a series of rules and regulations must be designed clearly!" Zhao Feng said.
"Yeah! It's a good way to govern according to the law!" Cheng Yu nodded, "You can do this kind of offensive things!"
"Okay! For the prosperity of Liaodong! For the people of the world, let's drink this cup together!" Zhao Feng raised his glass and said.
Then the three of them raised their glasses and drank the wine in the glass into their stomachs.
After the banquet, Zhao Feng returned to the prefect's mansion. As Zhao Feng thought, the conversation between the two women was not over yet, and laughed constantly.
"Two babies, what are you talking about? Let's talk to Brother Feng?" Zhao Feng came in.
"I won't tell you!" the two women said in unison.
Then, Zhang Ning stood up and said, "Sister Xueer, I'll go back first."
"Okay, Sister Ning'er! Let's talk tomorrow!" Bian Xue glanced at Zhao Feng and chuckled.
"You..." Zhao Feng was stunned. What's going on? Why are the two so familiar? Also, why did they end their conversation when they came back? What were they saying? "Hmph! Xueer, let's see how I deal with you!" As he said that, Zhao Feng walked towards Bian Xue with a wicked smile.
"Please be pity Brother Feng!" Bian Xue showed a pitiful look.
"Hehe, this may be possible!" After saying that, Zhao Feng picked up Bian Xue and walked towards the big bed.
"Ah! Brother Feng, the light... the light has not been turned off yet!" Bian Xue said shyly.
Chapter completed!