Three Kingdoms: My Wife Is Diao Chan

Chapter 214 A Gamble
Chapter 215 A Gamble
"Prime Minister, although there are people gathering and rioting in local counties and counties, it is enough to order local officials to find out the situation. Captain Xiang Sili and Henan Yin have done a good job, so there is no need to be tempted to go to war, right?"

"Yes, Prime Minister, the war has just ended, and the government in many places is still not perfect..."

"Prime Minister, from past experience, it is inevitable that officials who go to inspect the local area will be corrupt and pervert the law. It is better to be cautious..."

Cao Chong covered his forehead: "You guys are too soft-headed, you still want to run on Lao Cao? I really think highly of you!"

"For the inspection of the local area, Prime Minister Lao and the family of the ministers will discuss a detailed regulation..."

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was not stupid, so he pushed it out with one pole, let's discuss it, dog eats dog, there is no good thing!

"Your Majesty! No matter what the real situation of the people's riots is, it is true that the people have been displaced in years of war. The most important thing now is to let the people recuperate."

"Yes, Your Majesty, resting with the people is the top priority right now!"

"Light corvee, light tax..."

"Please stop building Luoyang City..."

Why did I come here again!
Did the rebuilding of Luoyang dig up your ancestral grave?
What is it?

"Cao Aiqing! What do you think?" Han Xiandi was tired and wanted to leave the court quickly and throw the question to Cao Chong.

"Your Majesty, this minister thinks it is impossible!"

"Your Majesty, Luoyang and Chang'an are the two capitals of the Han Dynasty. Now that the warlords in Guanzhong are rampant, Chang'an is in ruins, and Luoyang has been burned to ruins, it really makes me a big man...."

Cao Chong was grinning all over his mouth, thinking of a way.

"And the construction of Luoyang New City has already begun. Wouldn't it be a waste of previous investment to stop now?"

Lao Cao, you don't say a word!

"Cao Chong, as the order of Luoyang, you should think about the people of Luoyang, and don't just think about your own merits!"

Suddenly someone said to Cao Chong rudely.

Hey, who is this?Thank you for reminding?

"Your Majesty, my insistence on rebuilding Luoyang is not only for the majesty and honor of my great man, but also for the people around Luoyang." Cao Chong said.

"It's a bunch of nonsense, building a new city will consume countless people's and material resources, and you still say it's for the people?"

"May I ask these two gentlemen, what should they be called?" Cao Chong found out that the one who reprimanded him was another official he didn't know, so he returned two of them.

"Zhong Cheng Huang Kui!"

"Yi Langshi Sun Meng"

"Dare to ask you two, the city is not built for the people, but for whom?" Cao Chong asked with a smile.

"Of course it is..." The two suddenly realized that this question was really tricky.

"Also, in my big man, are the people around the city rich, or are the people in the remote countryside rich?"

"Of course it's the city..."

Why is it a pit again!
"Sharp teeth and sharp mouths!"

"No matter who it is for? It's time to score. The most important thing now is to rest with the people, and don't make large-scale construction."

The two reacted quickly.

"Why rest with the people?"

"Of course it's light corvee and light taxes!"

"Then light corvee and low taxes, what conflict does this have with the new Luoyang?"

"Building a city consumes a lot of manpower and material resources. Why is there no conflict?" Shi Sun Meng and Huang Kui looked at Cao Chong like a fool.

"Rest with the people, the people also have to pay taxes and serve? Why not use these taxes to rebuild Luoyang City?"

The two were stunned for a moment, and it took a long time to react.

"You are messing around. The imperial court tax and the people's corvee are very useful. How can they all be used on the city?"

"Cao Aiqing, I know your loyalty, but what the Qing family said is also true, and it will not be too late for Luoyang City to be built later." Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty spoke.

"Your Majesty, the rebuilding of Luoyang is really for the people of Luoyang. If it is built one day later, the people of Luoyang will suffer one more day. I can't bear it!"

Now everyone can't stand it.

"Asshole, can it stop you from building a pool or entrap the people?"

Lao Cao got mad, mainly because Cao Chong's words just now were too stupid, and Lao Cao felt that his son was embarrassing him.

"Not to mention other places, this is really the case in Luoyang."

Cao Chong was dissatisfied: Old Cao, where are you from?
"Hehe! This is the first time I've heard such a saying at this old age!"

Old Cao's face darkened, Yang Biao, you are still alive!

Cao Chong's nonsense finally attracted the attention of people at the Sangong level.

Taiwei Yang Biao, a veteran who fled from Chang'an back to Luoyang with Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, is the only remaining Sangong of the older generation.

Old Cao wanted to kill him a long time ago, so he was arrested by Man Pang, but finally he was released. The old man usually hides at home and pretends to be sick so he doesn't know how he came today.

"Boy, do you know how long it takes to build a city? How much manpower and material resources are needed?" The old man beckoned and let Cao rush forward.

"The boy has done the calculations. With Luoyang County's people and material resources plus the boy's own savings, it will take another two years."

Lao Cao wanted to throw Cao Chong out of the hall!

"The power of one county in Luoyang? Two years?" The old man was taken aback.

"And all the kid's savings!" Cao Chong added.

Yang Biao looked at Cao Chong like a monster, and he didn't speak for a while.

"Why donate your savings to build a city?"

"This is the boy's wish. The boy has this wish after seeing the ruins of Luoyang City. The boy is going to reproduce the prosperity of Luoyang!"

Yang Biao was in a daze for a moment, and sighed, "The prosperous scene cannot be presented just by having a city!"

"The boy is sure to let the people of Luoyang live a prosperous life!"

"Hehe! The tone is not small!" Yang Biao didn't take this sentence seriously.

"Are you really sure that you can rebuild Luoyang City with the power of a county? You can say that you can't harm the people." Yang Biao continued to ask.

"Never collect an extra load of food beyond the regulations of the court, and collect an extra day of hard labor!"

Yang Biao fell into deep thought after hearing this, Lao Cao's eyes wanted to kill!
"Your Majesty, why don't you let this kid have a try, I, a big man, can afford the power of a county." Yang Biao suddenly said to Han Xiandi.

"Since the captain said..."

"I have a small request!"

"Heh! Tell me, as long as it's not too much, I'll plead with His Majesty for you." Yang Biao seemed to have really made up his mind to let Cao Chong try.

"First of all, no one can cause trouble for me. If someone deliberately sabotages, let alone two years, it will be useless in 20 years. Mr. Taiwei, this time someone instigated bandits to pretend to be civilian husbands and enter Luoyang to cause chaos."

"Your father is the prime minister, tell him these things!"

"What's more, the boy's savings are not for nothing, and the boy may have to borrow part of it from others. After the completion of Luoyang City, the boy wants to collect the money back through commercial taxes."

"Don't worry, the boy only deducts from the city's commercial tax, and has no idea about other taxes from the imperial court." Cao Chong quickly explained.

These days, taxes are mainly collected from the people for grain, silk, and hemp, and the proportion of commercial taxes is not large.

"It seems that you are confident to make a lot of money! The imperial court can't take your money for nothing. How many years are you going to ask for the commercial tax of Luoyang City?"

"Fifty years?" Cao Chong asked cautiously.

"30 years!"

"make a deal!"

(End of this chapter)