Datang: Dad, I really didn't want to rebel!

Chapter 20

Chapter 22

The political inquiry box, as the name suggests, is where people can inquire about political affairs.

To govern the people, one must know the people well.

Only by being good at listening to the voices of the people can we manage states and counties well.

Li Chengqian knew that the Xie and Zhang families had monopolized the Kyushu power for decades, and now they must all be floating in the sky.

It's good if they drift. As long as they drift, Li Chengqian will have a chance to poach them.

The political inquiry box is the first step!
"Grandpa Li, it's not very good to ask the political box, right?" Yang Chen hesitated.

In his opinion, the people are ignorant and they should be governed by the government.

And the government is the supreme authority. Doesn't doing like Li Chengqian give the people the right to intervene in government affairs?
Li Chengqian said calmly: "Don't worry about this matter, just do it."

Yang Chen could only nod his head, "Here, I'll take the order."

"By the way, bring Fang Xiong, Sihu, who joined the military." Li Chengqian shouted again.

"Here!"

After a while, Fang Xiong came in again, cupped his hands and said, "I will see Mr. Li."

"En." Li Chengqian nodded and said, "Fang Sihu, Qianzhou and Kyushu under its jurisdiction, are there many lands?"

"There are, but...they all have owners." Fang Xiong said.

"The land belongs to the common people?" Li Chengqian asked.

Fang Xiong lowered his head, "Grandpa Li's places belong to the common people on the surface, but secretly, they have been seized by the Xie and Zhang families. In addition to paying taxes to the government, the common people have to pay rent to the two families. "

"Hehe, the two great families are really wonderful!" Li Chengqian smiled coldly.

When Li Shimin implemented land reform, all adult men in the Tang Dynasty could get one hundred acres of farmland.

Eighty acres of it were equivalent to being rented by the court to the people, and taxes on these eighty acres had to be paid to the court.

The remaining [-] acres are for the common people, and there is no need to pay taxes.

Under such a policy, even if the people cannot make a fortune, at least they can guarantee that the family will not starve to death.

Unexpectedly, the local tyrants actually seized the land and charged rent from the people!

"Fang Xiong, since you are in charge of land and household registration, I will entrust you with one thing!"

"Grandpa Li, please tell me."

"From today onwards, the government encourages the people to reclaim wasteland. Except for the existing farmland, the newly reclaimed wasteland will be owned by the reclaimer and will be exempted from tax for three years. In addition...newly reclaimed farmland must be registered with the governor's office of Qianzhou. Otherwise, it will not be counted!" Li Chengqian said.

"... "

Fang Xiong was stunned, Li Chengqian's series of government orders made him not know what to say.

"Grandpa Li, it's okay to reclaim wasteland, but according to the rules, the reclaimed wasteland should be registered with the local government. You seem to be offside..." Fang Xiong wondered.

"What are you afraid of? How can those states be managed by Qianzhou? Isn't this even okay?"

"But...this is against the rules..."

"What are you afraid of?" Li Chengqian said domineeringly: "Now in Qianzhou, I am the rule!"

"... "

Fang Xiong opened his mouth, well, I am speechless.

"But Mr. Li, let's not talk about the rules. After the people reclaim new wasteland, they will definitely abandon the old land. You have exempted the tax for three years at once. Then... what about the expenses of Qianzhou?"

"My father-in-law will find a way to deal with expenses. Anyway, we don't need this little money. Now you'd better go and take care of this matter first." Li Chengqian said.

"Here, Mr. Li, I'll take care of it now." Fang Xiong bowed and said.

In the Governor's Mansion, Qianzhou Biejia Yang Chen and Sihu Shenjun Fang Xiong simultaneously presented the notice to Li Chengqian's desk for him to see.

"Well, that's it, let's publish it."

Li Chengqian nodded.

"Here!"

The two took orders, and then went to issue the decree.

But at this time, Li Chengqian was planning to go back and hug Su Han to rest for a while, but he suddenly froze in place.

"Ding Dong, it is detected that the host has a weekly sign-in opportunity, do you want to sign in?"

"Sign in!"

"Ding dong, get the real reward Desert Eagle*1 (Want to go to the west? I can help you!), Desert Eagle bullet*10 (without bullets, the Desert Eagle is a toothless tiger)."

When the beep ended, Li Chengqian saw an additional pistol and ten bullets in the warehouse.

"This…"

Li Chengqian was a little dazed, this check-in is amazing, he can even check-in a pistol!
...

The governor's office issued two decrees a day, which immediately attracted the attention of many people.

Especially at the gate of Qianzhou Governor's Mansion, ten wooden boxes were suddenly placed, and there was a gap at the top of the wooden boxes.

This kind of strange thing made the people curious.

Literate people stood in front of the bulletin board and began to read while shaking their heads.

"From now on, the governor's office will set up a political inquiry box, and all people can ask political questions..."

When the man finished reading the decree, everyone was in disbelief.

People are forbidden to participate in government affairs, which is clearly stipulated.

This is still relatively open in the Tang Dynasty. In other dynasties, ordinary people would be accused of treason even if they discussed something related to the housekeeper, let alone participating.

This crime is too great, and it will implicate the whole family at every turn, so no one dares to get involved with this crime.

When the people were shocked, the literate guy once again set his sights on the decree next to him.

"From now on, encourage the people to reclaim wasteland...and exempt from taxation for three years..."

Whoa!
Hearing this, the people were even more uproarious.

The political inquiry box before could only shock the common people.

Because this kind of thing is too far away from them, the common people didn't react for a while.

But the second thing is to let the people reclaim wasteland and exempt them from taxes for three years...

This is related to the people, and it is closely related.

"Reclaiming wasteland can be exempted from paying taxes for three years..."

"Three years, you have to pay so much a year, after three years, that's a lot of money..."

"But is this true or not? The Governor's Mansion is so poor that they are exempted from taxes...then they drink northwest wind?"

After the excitement, the people began to become suspicious again.

"The announcement from the governor's office should not be false, otherwise they would have lost their trust."

"Unexpectedly, Qianzhou finally ushered in a good day. Hurry back and reclaim wasteland, the more you reclaim... the more money you will get..."

"... "

While many people were chatting at the gate of the governor's mansion, nine fast horses galloped out of Qianzhou. They wanted to take the decree of the governor's mansion of Qianzhou to other nine states.

On the city wall, Li Chengqian couldn't help showing a smile on his face as he watched the nine fast horses gradually disappear.

After getting off the city wall, Li Chengqian did not go to the governor's mansion, but went to the east of the city
To the east of Qianzhou City is the Zhechong Shangfu garrison camp. In addition to the military camp, there is also an important institution there.

Ordnance Division!
The Military Weapons Division has a very special status in Qianzhou. Although Shaosi, the chief officer of the Military Weapons Division, is only a civil servant of the seventh rank and is at the same level as the chief officer of Liucao, he has a higher status than the chief officer of Liucao.

Because the Military Weapons Department is responsible for forging weapons, such sensitive things as weapons are naturally firmly in the hands of the court.

Therefore, the Military Weapons Department is directly under the governor's office, and is directly under the jurisdiction of the governor of the state.

The Ordnance Department is located in the military camp, which is also a double insurance.

There are more than 2000 guards in the military camp, and whoever dares to go to such a place is not looking for death.

Soon, Li Chengqian arrived at the Arms Department.

"Grandpa Li!"

Seeing Li Chengqian, Guo Pu, the head of the Armament Department, stepped forward in surprise.

(End of this chapter)