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On this day, in a study room in Bai Mansion br       //

"Kong Ming, the aristocratic family has disappeared from Wuyin, and it is time to divide the fields!" Bai Xi said to Zhuge Liang.

"Brother, I'm almost done here, but there are still some details that are troublesome." Zhuge Liang said: "The people in the city and the nearby villages outside the city have a total of nearly 20,000 people. According to what my brother said, now and in the future, the money needed is almost astronomical!"

"Now, the cost of urban construction, as well as the cost of the military camp, horse farm, and military courtyard, I roughly calculated the cost of the Shijiajia family business and what we earned from Yuan Shu, which is only half a year. If we encounter wars again, the cost will be calculated separately. If we don't make ends meet, it will be difficult to sustain itself after half a year!"

"I'll take a look first!" Bai Xi heard this, picked up the draft draft draft draft drafted by Zhuge Liang and looked at it.

After a while, he looked up and said, "Add taxes!"

"The reason why the people say sadly is not that there are taxes, but because the taxes are too heavy. After they pay the taxes, they can't even eat. We can only collect about 30% of the taxes! Therefore, we cannot achieve the idealization of what my third brother said, and this 30% must be collected!"

Taxation is an important source of the country. Infrastructure, government staff salary, military construction, and even the arrogance and extravagance of the upper class are maintained by taxation.

It can be said that without taxes, the government will have no money, and without money, there will be nothing to do.

But by the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the government had lost its original function, which led to the arbitrary increase in taxes and the displacement of the people.

Zhuge Liang only saw that in the last year, people starved to death due to increased taxes and natural disasters, so he probably regarded taxes as a crime.

Therefore, without mentioning a word in the draft, Bai Xi naturally saw this huge loophole at a glance.

"Third brother, you must collect taxes, otherwise we will use whatever we pay military salaries and what we use to protect the people!" Bai Xi continued: "The wool comes from the sheep. Although this sentence is a bit rough, it still makes sense."

"But we just need to always grasp this level. When there is a disaster, taxes will be reduced, and you can even not!

"In addition, those who have made contributions to Wuyin City can be subject to tax exemption, and these aspects can be considered!"

In Baixi's view, the relationship between the people and the government is mutual. The government maintains a stable environment for the people and builds a comfortable city.

In turn, the people have to pay a little price for this environment.

Of course, when the people are dissatisfied with the government, it means that there are already problems with the government.

"Kong Ming has received teachings, I will think about it again!" Zhuge Liang nodded.

But I still need to think carefully about the few strokes that Bai Xi had just constructed in a Datong society ideal state constructed in his mind.

In fact, Zhuge Liang had almost no rest that night, but he did not feel tired when he was thinking.

Because he knew that distributing the land that originally belonged to the aristocratic family to ordinary people in this way would tear a hole in the world.

Once successful, what you draft will become a standard and you will be called a pioneer by future generations.

Whenever Zhuge Liang thought of this, he couldn't stop.

"I don't know these ideas, where did my brother know them!"

Whenever Zhuge Liang thought of the way Bai Xi said to him during the day, he was very impressed.

Two days later, Wuyin City was in full bloom again.

"One person has three acres of land, men, women, young and old, and everyone is equal. A household can have up to fifteen acres and only 30% of the tax is charged!"

"More than that, if you look further, the whole army's family is exempt from taxes, and has outstanding contributions. According to the size of the contribution, the tax exemption will be based on the years!"

"Pay once every six months, and give appropriate rewards based on the amount of tax paid!"

...

"In three days, go to the prefect's mansion in the city to register!"

This prefect was naturally the prefect's mansion when Huang Wei was there, and that prefect's mansion was now taken back by Bai Xi and used as a service hall for Zhuge Liang.

As long as the notice is posted in the city, the matter is full of people.

One passes to ten, ten passes to hundreds, today's Wuyin is overwhelmed by the news of the field division just pasted.

"My God, how can such a good thing happen!"

"I want to join the army, I must join the army!"

"The tax is only paid once every six months. Now, it's time to grow crops. After half a year, 70% of them are your own. There is surplus food at home!"

...

If this kind of thing was put in the past, the people would not believe it.

But seeing the food I or my companions eat, live, and pay after repairing the city wall every day, and seeing these real things, the trust in Baixi is self-evident.

Therefore, they had no doubts this time. After learning about the land distribution, they immediately told their families and went to Zhuge Liang, the prefect's mansion to report.

The people in Wuyin City ran around and told each other, and the joy on their faces could not be concealed at all.

People who once despair have found hope again.

And this kind of hope can be seen.

And Baixi, in everyone's heart, is almost becoming an existence like a "savior".

"Kong Ming is probably exhausted these days!" Seeing such a lively scene in the city, Bai Xi was not only pleased, but also worried that Zhuge Liang should be busy now, and he felt a little worried: "There is not enough manpower!"

Thinking of this, he said to Zhao Yun: "Zilong, you can read, and you can go to the army to call all the people who know you, and you will ask for help!"

"Okay, brother, I'll go now!" Zhao Yunxing hurried away.

"In addition, Lei Bo, Wang Meng, Wu Jiang, there is no threat from aristocratic families in the city now. Just leave the responsibility to the deputy general. Now devote all your energy to the division of land. Everything is followed by Kong Ming's arrangement!" Bai Xi said to everyone again.

"Yes, lord, my subordinates have no choice!" Several people bowed.

They all know how meaningful what they are doing now, so everyone is moved and excited to be involved.

"Brother Bai, there is no threat from aristocratic families in the city, but there are thousands of aristocratic families in the world!" Although Zhang Liao saw Bai Xi doing this, he had a future prospect, but he also saw hidden dangers.

"If they want to object, then come on. I won't agree with whatever they say!" Bai Xi disagreed.

Since ancient times, any major event that "creates the world" will be hindered. Baixi dares to do this now, so he is not afraid of who will cause trouble.

Now that I can’t control the world, Bai Xi is still very confident about Guan Wuyin’s one acre of three parts.

"Brother Bai is right. As long as anyone dares to come, I, Guan Yu, cannot spare him!" This is the first time Guan Yu has seen the people so enthusiastic, which makes him feel very precious.

At the same time, it also gave him a new belief, and this belief sprouts in his heart and cannot be destroyed by anyone.

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!