I really don't want to be a rebel [infrastructure]

When Luo Shixing thought of this, his heart skipped a beat. Originally, he thought that Cheng Jingwei's failure to show affection for a certain lady was because he didn't have a sweetheart.

In the end, he forgot that he was originally in the capital. What if he had a childhood sweetheart in the capital?Or have a marriage partner?

The more Luo Shixing thought about it, the heavier his heart became. Cheng Jingwei was already 12 years old when he came here, and it would not be too early to get engaged at this time, and the children of the nobles themselves had their marriages settled early. Cheng Jingwei didn't mention it, so he thought there was no such thing.

Of course, if the object is Princess Taiping, then that's another matter.

Princess Taiping is 24 years old this year, Cheng Jingwei is 19 years old, good guy, is this a sibling relationship?He also enlightened too early?

When Cheng Jingwei heard this question, he was afraid that Luo Shixing would misunderstand and quickly said, "I'm just worried that people will think that you are too attentive to Princess Taiping."

Oh, I don't want him to be too attentive, this... is also in line with the thinking of Huaichun teenagers, no one likes other men approaching their goddess, right?

He glanced at Cheng Jingwei expressionlessly: "Princess Taiping already has a son-in-law, wake up."

Cheng Jingwei was at a loss for a moment, but he was so smart, he immediately understood what Luo Shixing meant, and was a little dumbfounded, why did he misunderstand him in the end.

He had no choice but to cough lightly and said: "It's not me, it's just... most of the noble girls in the capital like talented people, and those with good looks will like them more. I'm just worried that the princess has a good impression of you."

Although it is not impossible to refuse, but if the princess likes it, there may be some rumors in the capital.

And they are not in the capital, so it is very difficult to argue.

Luo Shixing was stunned when he heard this, and then he couldn't help but slapped the table and laughed loudly: "What are you thinking? I have already rejected her."

Cheng Jingwei almost jumped up after hearing this, and immediately grabbed Luo Shixing's wrist and asked in shock, "What? What rejection?"

Only then did Luo Shixing tell the story from the beginning, and Cheng Jingwei immediately felt a sense of crisis when he heard it. The mother and daughter of the Queen Mother actually...how old was the little lynx at that time!

However, even at a young age, the face of the little lynx at the beginning is enough to tell that when it grows up, it will definitely look like a country. It is normal to engage in cultivation.

Now he is not worried about the Empress Dowager, although the Empress Dowager commented that her face disturbed the court, but in fact, if you really look at it, these people only have status and not much real power.

Their status and real power are all attached to the queen mother, that is to say, because they want to let them have a pillow, those people curry favor with them.

Without the queen mother, they are nothing. No matter how high the official position is, they are not as powerful as Di Renjie.

Now that the little lynx has proven his ability, there is a high probability that the Queen Mother will not accept him as a male favorite again. It would be a pity for such a person to face him face to face.

But Princess Taiping... Then maybe, what if she still misses the little lynx?

Thinking about it again, Princess Taiping used to help with fundraising almost free of charge.So it must be because of the little lynx.

Cheng Jingwei said seriously: "This matter can be big or small, you...you still have to explain it to Princess Taiping."

He didn't know much about Princess Taiping, but based on what he knew about the group of noble girls in Chang'an, he knew that even if they were interested in a certain person, if the other party refused again and again, they would not force them to do anything.

As for whether Princess Taiping will become angry because of this, it is probably not possible. This princess is different from ordinary princesses. She has a mother who is about to become an emperor, and her vision is definitely not comparable to that of ordinary princesses.

After hearing this, Luo Shixing couldn't help but said helplessly: "What are you worried about? I'm in Jiaozhou and Chang'an is more than 3000 miles away, so I don't need to go to Beijing even for a job report."

Because of the existence of the Lingnan Economic Envoy, he can go directly to the Economic Envoy to report on his duties, and the Economic Envoy will go to Beijing.

On the one hand, this is because many places in Lingnan are too far away, and on the other hand, it also reflects that the imperial court does not attach much importance to this place.

After Luo Shixing talked to Cheng Jingwei, he didn't mention it anymore. He just thought that it was almost the end of the year and he needed to pay taxes, so he began to think about whether to report the tax amount.

Although it should be handed over to the Lingnan Economic and Strategic Envoy, it is also necessary to let the court know that they have not done nothing after receiving the appropriation, at least now the people have recovered.

Speaking of this, Luo Shixing had to sigh again for the resilience of the common people. When planting the second season of rice, the harvest was actually not very good, because most people were still using the cheap grain, tools, and Many people are muddling along and are unwilling to farm.

After one season, the harvest seems to have stabilized, and the state government has given them another way out, using work as relief to make money to buy grain and other things, forming a certain positive cycle, starting from the third season. There are people farming.

And because Li Nu No. [-] has been promoted, the harvest is very good, and the common people figured out that even after paying taxes, they can still have surplus food, so they are more active and willing to work.

The fertile land around Jiaozhou has been rented out, and the young ladies who have been criticized before and set up female households have now become hot spots. Many men are willing to find them even if they marry, because they acted early and hand in hand. The most fertile batch of Tian Duo was selected.

Even if it is rented, the state government guarantees that it will not take it back before the lease period. The maximum lease period is 100 years, and the lease can be renewed when the time comes. What is the difference between this and your own home?

Under such circumstances, even if Luo Shixing lowered the tax standard, the tax collected was not bad, not too much. It was estimated to be the bottom in the entire Tang Dynasty, but being able to collect taxes meant that Jiaozhou had stabilized!

After much deliberation, Luo Shixing wrote a memorial to report the situation of this year in detail, and even the imperial court appropriation has detailed records, which is indeed very transparent.

The imperial court was still a little nervous when they received Luo Shixing's memorial, for fear that something might happen to Jiaozhou.

As a result, Lang, the secretary in charge of the Ministry of Public Affairs, took a look at the memorial and doubted his eyes for a moment, and read it carefully for a long time before looking for his boss.

Pay state taxes!

This can be regarded as big news. You must know that when the imperial court made the annual summary, it was still discussing whether to allocate funds to Jiaozhou until the next year. Generally, according to normal conditions, places that have experienced wars and have changed beyond recognition want to slow down. It will take at least two to three years, and this can only be achieved if the local governor works hard and his subordinates do not hold back.

At that time, everyone was still thinking about how much to allocate to Jiaozhou. After all, since the last allocation, Jiaozhou didn't ask for any more money, so they didn't know whether the money was enough for a while.

Originally, what they thought was to allocate funds in batches first, and they could not get them all at once, because these allocations themselves contained a portion reserved for officials at all levels, and they were all allocated in one go, and there was not much that could be used by the people at that time. .

If it is divided into batches, it also implies to the local officials that you should not look too ugly, if it is too ugly, it will be gone in the future.

And these batches of funds also need to be applied by local officials. Jiaozhou did not apply later, so they put this matter aside.

As a result, when they were still discussing how much to allocate to the state, they told you that there is no need to allocate funds, and we can already pay taxes!

You know, after the general tax comes up, it has to be divided into two parts, one part is kept in the local state capital, and the other part is handed over to the court.

In general, where the state capital is poor and does not collect much tax, the imperial court will not ask them for that part of the tax, and even subsidize it.

There are standards. There are three types of states, the upper, middle and lower states, each of which has a different ratio of payment. The lower state pays the least. If you encounter special circumstances such as the payment state, you can apply for tax exemption.

They waited for a long time to submit the memorial to the state to apply for tax exemption, but instead they waited for the memorial to pay the tax, that is to say, these taxes are left over after paying the state to leave their own part!

All of a sudden, everyone is very interested in the situation in Jiaozhou. How did this happen?Isn't it still "spring grass and green ten thousand hectares" before?How can I pay taxes so quickly?Could it be that they were lying to them before?

Fortunately, Luo Shixing gave the details of the appropriation clearly. Although he didn't say what Jiaozhou City did this year, one can see it from these accounts.

Everyone studied for a long time, and at that time someone raised a question: "Isn't this right? How many people are there in Jiaozhou now? The grain production seems to be more than before the rebellion. Unless there is a large area of ​​land reclamation, it is impossible to do this. Governor of Jiaozhou ...Is this a lie?"

Immediately after he finished speaking, someone retorted: "What's the benefit of lying to the governor of Jiaozhou? If he doesn't lie, he can apply for funding again. If he pays the tax, the court will not give the money."

When he said this, everyone felt strange, who wouldn't want free money?There are many governors, even if the state's taxes are enough to pay, they will usually delay the appropriation from the court for one or two years, and then start paying taxes after the time limit. Even if they are not corrupt officials, doing so can make the local finances more comfortable.

Secretary Lang rubbed his chin and said, "This Luo Shixing is still young, and he has only served as a county magistrate before, so I'm afraid he may not know the twists and turns."

"He doesn't know, but the people around him must know."

It is a well-known secret that Luo Shixing has several former prime ministers gathered around him, so at first everyone thought that this little governor might be their puppet.

But after thinking about it, it might be easier for these people to seek reinstatement as the governor than to let a descendant of the rebels be the governor, so most of them gave up the idea later.

After diligent analysis, everyone could only come to one conclusion: Luo Shixing might really have some special ability. The data seemed too real, and they couldn't make it so real.

At this time, someone suddenly said: "It's not surprising, Princess Taiping has donated a lot of money before, so Luo Shixing must not only rely on the imperial court's appropriation to get what he is today."

Everyone thought it was the same, but the princess presided over the fundraising and raised a lot of money. This kind of thing is not encountered by ordinary people.

So someone said sourly: "It's good to be able to write poetry."

Everyone looked at each other and smiled. For them, the best news is that there is no trouble in Jiaozhou. Although the finance of the center is not tight, it is not rich.

And at this time, it is unknown who disclosed the situation in Jiaozhou.

The day before, the Zhongshu Province had just handed over the approval to the Menxia Province, and then waited for the Menxia Province to review it before handing it over to the Shangshu Province. As a result, the next day, someone impeached Luo Shi for his great achievements, lied about taxes, and disrespected the people.