Chapter 35: Money and food and new opportunities

For Ning Feiyu.

The news I am going to talk about next is not that big of a deal. It has actually spread among the powerful forces in the county, but it is still very important to the people below.

Not everyone can know it.

Even if he knew it, he only knew it because his surname was Ning and a little bit of luck.

And this news is very important and relevant to these people in rural areas.

If it weren't for the good relationship with Chen Haiping, who has been friends for many years, Chen Haiping has always known propriety and has never relaxed the rules just because the relationship is good. He is a man who knows how to advance and retreat. If it were anyone else, he would not say that.

The corner of my uncle's eyes twitched, but his hands became calmer and he poured a cup of tea himself.

Ning Feiyu drank with a smile, "The superiors, for some reasons, are planning to decentralize the power to collect money and food to the countryside."

"Because the superiors have always been troubled by the control of township areas, we plan to support a spokesperson in each township area to collect the goods on their behalf, eliminating the need for direct contact between each village and the government and reducing trouble."

"In this way, the people in the countryside can feel at ease and don't have to deal with the government. The people in the government can also be relieved because they don't have to do such hard work. The big men in the court are also happy. How much money and manpower can be saved. In this way, all three parties are happy. "

Next to him, Chen Nuo held his breath.

This Ning tax collector's words are really not surprising.

Would the Yue Kingdom really allow this kind of thing?

Decentralizing power and allowing local villages to form one after another more stubborn small forces can save a lot of money and food, but in the long run, it is not conducive to the stability of the country!

Those people above, you can call them greedy, you can call them evil, but you can't call them stupid. (Except a small part)

Can they see the consequences of this?

impossible.

Unless it's a trade-off.

Can the national finances not support it? So we need to cut government personnel expenses? I haven't heard of any major disaster happening anywhere.

Chen Nuo couldn't figure out why.

Only Ning Feiyu was still talking.

"Our country of Yue, and the neighboring countries of Yun and Xia, are of the same origin. In this regard, we all have the tradition of imperial power not going to the countryside. It has always been a hard job for tax collectors to go to the countryside to collect grain. We have to recruit a large number of tax collectors, and The tax collectors' entourage, and the villages are too large and too troublesome to collect. Often they are not collected enough, which may lead to conflicts between the people and the tax collectors, leading to civil unrest. "

"It's simply useless. So, I think those big men also find it troublesome, so they will transfer this matter to the hands of people who are famous, powerful and trusted by the people at the bottom. Then, someone will be responsible."

"If something goes wrong and we don't collect enough food taxes, we have someone to look for. And in order to find these food taxes, this person will definitely do his best."

"Do you understand?"

At some point, Ning Feiyu turned around, looked at Chen Nuo and started talking.

Chen Nuo's face was calm and he smiled slightly, "I already understand what Ning Li said. I would like to thank Ning Li for his guidance."

"Haha, you don't need to thank me. This news will probably spread soon. If you have any ideas, you'd better get a quota. As for where to go, just spend some money to go to the household room. Basically, there are It’s a good thing if you see money, but you have to be quick, otherwise it will be hard to predict if the price will rise later.”

Damn it?

Can such a quota be bought and sold?

This Dai Viet country takes jujube pills!

After chatting for a while, Chen Nuo withdrew.

Think carefully about the meaning of what you just said.

"It smells like an agency, no, labor dispatch, no, temporary workers? Forget it, it seems a bit similar, but a bit different."

Probably, the great men of the imperial court had some considerations and decided to appoint someone who did not need a salary to be responsible for the troublesome and expensive task of collecting grain taxes.

Not only can you collect money, but you can also find the person responsible, which makes it easier to collect money and food.

As for the risks of growing local power?

It's just a village, it doesn't matter, as long as it doesn't affect my ability to make money...

"This job of collecting money and food must be taken down."

Danger and opportunity coexist.

This is troublesome though.

But there are benefits.

With justifiable authority to put pressure on other villages.

If you have power, you have power, you have money, you have people, you have everything!

What you lose can be earned back tenfold or a hundredfold!

"Protection money, no, this is legal, it should be called protection tax."

Moreover, with this level of relationship, in this case, it can barely be considered as entering the government system. Temporary workers are also workers.

The power of the government extends far in rural areas. No matter what you do, you can use the government's skin.

Chicken feathers must be used as arrows!

…

Noon.

They entertained each other with good wine and meat.

Stir-fried rabbit meat, velvet antler soup, white chopped chicken...

These things are game that Chen Li caught in the mountains, and the wine is in stock.

There wasn't much left, but now I still took it all out and put it on the table. It looked very luxurious. Chen Nuo was a little greedy when he saw it, and Chen Li swallowed his saliva secretly.

But Ning Feiyu's reaction was just normal, which showed that he had seen too much.

Once again, Chen Nuo felt the differences in the world.

Full of wine and food.

Ning Feiyu and the old man went to chat and play chess again. Chen Nuo stayed with them for a while and then came out.

"Those two government officials?"

"They are all settled there, eating and drinking well."

"Are they well behaved?"

"Not bad. According to your instructions, young girls and wives are not allowed to approach that place. After they have eaten and drunk enough, they just play dice and invite our people to play with them."

"How do you feel?" Chen Nuo asked.

Chen Li naturally knew what Chen Nuo was asking, and he shook his head.

"Chief, they don't have that kind of strength at all, and they don't look like warriors. Just look at the way their steps are shaky. I can beat two of them by myself." Chen Li sneered.

Chen Nuo nodded.

It seems that warriors should not be common in the government.

"By the way, have you checked those people from the Hu family?"

"Don't worry, Chief, those people are now honest and have no strength left from hunger. They will definitely not run away."

Chen Nuo already had a general idea.

These people, use them to lure the strange fish.

High-quality bait is hard to come by!

"Okay, let's go eat quickly." Chen Nuo glanced at Chen Li and said.

Chen Li shook his head, "Oh, I'm not hungry."

Chen Nuo had a strange smile on his face and pursed his lips, "Are you sure?"

Over there, several young men were eating a roasted chicken, which was fragrant and looked really delicious.

Chen Li swallowed his saliva and shook his head hesitantly.