back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 608
Dr. Cha smiled and said, "Fortunately, my boss didn't borrow it, maybe I won't even be able to do this job by then!"

"Hey, what are you afraid of! You can read and write, and you can go out to set up a stall and write letters for others at the worst." The shopkeeper of the tea shop said slowly, "Hey, isn't this Dashun Minbao office recruiting people? You can do it too. Go to collect folk songs. Hehe, those who travel all over the world are so happy and happy!"

Dr. Cha waved his hand and said: "There is still a high hall in the house, so I can't do it! It's better to pour tea and pass water in this tea shop, and read newspapers and newspapers. It's more comfortable. Those who collect folk songs and so on, let young people do it." alright……"

"It's as old-fashioned as you say, how old are you? Young man!" The shopkeeper began to tease him.

Dr. Cha didn't think it was a pest, and laughed a couple of times.The shopkeeper is already in his forties, and in terms of age, he is indeed a bit older than him.Suddenly, he glanced at the newspaper and said, "Boss, read this!"

"What's all the fuss about, I don't know I'm old and my eyesight is blurry, can't you just read it out?" The shopkeeper frowned, a bit reproachful.He took the newspaper and looked at it, his eyes were full of fear: "This... is this true? The court borrowed money from us?!"

"Is the boss scared? I'm scared too. Is the court short of money? No, we all pay taxes on time. How could the court be short of money?" Dr. Cha said in a very puzzled manner.

After all, the shopkeeper has seen too many people traveling all over the world. Although he was shocked when he encountered this kind of thing, he quickly calmed down: "What's the matter? It's not news that the court is short of money. The inside is still patched!"

This is a bit exaggerated, Dr. Cha couldn't help but said: "How is it possible, no matter how you say it, you are the emperor!"

The shopkeeper said with a smile: "I'm just hearing it, but the imperial court a few years ago, it was almost impossible to open the pot. Fortunately, Mr. Xu Ge was there to support him. At that time, Mr. Xu Ge was still the Minister of the Household Department. If there is no Mr. Xu Ge Well, maybe the world has been in chaos for a long time. No, a few years ago the king took the lead in rebelling and was put down by Wen Xianggong (Wen Yanbo). These people also came from poor backgrounds, but the court didn’t care about them! At that time, blood flowed like a river , What a crime!"

"Isn't this 'tax coupon' also controlled by Mr. Xu Ge?" Dr. Cha was a little suspicious, "Isn't this very good!"

"Okay, good, since it's the government that Xu Ge strongly advocates, let's just go and buy some 'tax coupons'. Isn't it just a hundred and ten coins, I can still get it out." The shopkeeper glanced at his own Xiao Qianku calculated in his mind, and felt that there was nothing to lose. "Besides, since the emperor came to the throne, there have been no miscellaneous exorbitant taxes, and our business has improved a lot. It's good to do good deeds, so what about buying some 'tax coupons'?"

"Boss, you didn't read it carefully. After buying this 'tax coupon', you will be refunded even the principal with interest one year later." Dr. Cha read the contents of "Dashun Min Bao" word by word, The shopkeeper almost didn't suspect that he had an auditory hallucination.

"What, there is interest?"

Dr. Cha sighed and said, "Yeah, I also suspect that I'm wrong. But it's true. If I have dozens of coins to spare, I'll buy them too. There are limited purchases of this 'tax coupon'. Why?"

"Why? I'm not afraid that those rich people will buy it all! Who doesn't want to take advantage of the imperial court?" As expected of a businessman, the shopkeeper has a fierce and unique vision, "This must be the idea of ​​Mr. Xu Ge, right? "

The shopkeeper's guess was wrong. Except for Lu Chengqi, an "outsider", how could these "conservative" old men think of such a forward-looking thing?It's not that they're not smart enough, it's that they don't even think about it unless they're crazy.What they always think about is how to get the best benefit for themselves in the court situation. As for the state of the court and the state of the people, they are all left behind.When the treasury is out of money, they will simply increase taxes, and they will increase taxes on the poorest farmers.These farmers have a high risk of resisting natural disasters, and with the addition of exorbitant taxes, can the farmers not go bankrupt?

Once the farmers go bankrupt, the land will naturally be merged.When the land has been merged to a certain extent, the farmers are even more dependent on the sky, and they have no ability to resist risks.If there is a major natural or man-made disaster and the peasants have no food to eat, a large-scale peasant uprising will break out.This is a typical official coercion against the people!If the imperial court were more lenient, shearing the wool from the big households and taking care of the peasants, how could the common people not support the imperial court?

In fact, the Han people are the best people to manage. As long as they are given enough to eat, they will work hard to cultivate their one-acre three-point land, keep themselves safe, and never cause trouble.But once they are hungry, in order to survive, they will explode with a powerful force, enough to overthrow a decadent dynasty.

It is precisely because Lu Chengqi knows this historical cycle that he does his best to treat the people kindly, even if he offends the wealthy gentry and big family.Because Lu Chengqi knows that history is created by people, and the main body is not high-ranking officials, but hard-working farmers.If industry rises, a working class will be added.

Dr. Cha has little experience in life, and he doesn't understand any important affairs in the court.Whatever the shopkeeper said, he just listened.He thought to himself: "It's better to have money, the interest can be increased by putting it in the Royal Bank, and the interest can be increased by buying 'tax certificates'. It's a pity that I don't have any money, otherwise there is more than this little savings now?"

In the midst of self-pity and self-pity, several tea guests came to the tea shop.The shopkeeper gave him a push: "What are you waiting for, go pour some tea! By the way, read the headlines by the way, there must be many people rushing to buy this 'tax coupon'!"

The shopkeeper's prediction was correct, who would not take advantage of the bargain? On the most prosperous central street in Chang'an City, the luxuriously decorated Royal Bank was almost squeezed out.These are people with a lot of money who come to buy "tax coupons".However, some real "local tyrants" have disappeared, probably because they think that the interest of "tax coupons" is too small, and purchases are restricted, which will not arouse their willingness to buy!

However, in Chang'an City, there are quite a few rich gentry like this, but there are still some rich gentry with relatively less wealth.Most of them are shopkeepers who run shops, and what they fancy is the petty profits of "tax coupons".A businessman is chasing profit, how could he miss such a good opportunity?Their vision is the most vicious, what makes money and what doesn't make money, the small calculations in their hearts are calculated as soon as they are struck.

The line outside the Royal Bank has already crowded the street.The Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion had to send arresters, and the Supervision Department also sent supervisors here to maintain order.

On the side, a young man dressed as an aristocrat seemed to be out of the queue, waving a folding fan, watching with great interest the long queue to buy "tax coupons".

"My lord, there are so many people here, why don't you go to a quiet place?"

Wang Yanchen, the head of the imperial guard, pretended to be a domestic servant, and whispered in this noble son's ear.

And Xu Jingchun, the head of the Supervision Department dressed as a housekeeper, said, "My lord, I think what he said makes sense."

The noble young man put away the folding fan with a "snap", and said, "Forget it, after looking at it for a long time, it's time to sit down. Gao Hao, lead the way to find a tea shop and drink a few cups of tea. Find someone with a private room, do you know?"

Gao Hao said repeatedly: "My lord, do you dare to disobey your orders?"

(End of this chapter)