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The 372nd year of the Great Zhou Dynasty, October 12th, the Far East...

Liu Ce sat in front of the case of the head of the Jizhou Military Governor's Office, and there were a pile of thick books waiting for him to review it.

Starting from mid-May, after more than five months of military and government affairs, Liu Ce finally basically controlled the governance power of the seven Far East provinces at an incredible speed.

However, a series of troubles caused by the exponential expansion of territory and population also came soon.

According to He Shou's statistics for more than three months, the population of the entire Far East is 176,885,036, a total of 24 million people, compared with the 200 million people at its peak.

However, for Liu Ce, compared with the population of less than 30 million in Jizhou, the province, it is still six times more.

Managing so much population obviously has multiple pressures from all sides. The first thing to solve is the problem of eating. Most people in the Far East still mainly focus on farming and weaving, which is a typical small peasant economy. Generally, two meals of porridge a day are porridge, and there is no other extra money and grain to consume except for caring for food and clothing.

Perhaps, according to the experience of ordinary managers of the Great Zhou family, there is no need to change the status quo of these people at all, and it is enough to continue to implement it as usual. Unfortunately, Liu Ce's thinking is not comparable to those of the people of this era. He is determined to change this status quo.

If you want to have a strong national strength, the first thing is to make the people cohesive. This cannot be achieved by shouting slogans. What is required is substantial investment. The people must feel that their future lives are full of hope, and this hope cannot be just a cake.

To achieve all this, there is nothing more real than filling the arms of the people with real money and silver...

Liu Ce knew that in his previous life, in addition to the hard-core conditions such as technology, military, and culture, the wealth possessed by the people is also an indispensable factor.

A country's prosperity does not depend on how many top rich people are, but mainly on how many people in this country belong to the middle class. The more middle classes, the more people in this country are destined to be very confident.

Therefore, after pacifying the Far East, Liu Ce immediately began to investigate the rich and poor, and the final conclusion was not optimistic.

He held a book of this article and said to Qin Mo on the side case: "I did not expect that the gap between the rich and the poor among the scholars and commoners in the Far East would be so big.

The entire Far East has 170 million people, with more than 150 million people receiving disposable income of less than ten taels of silver a year. Just count as five people per household, there are 30 million households, and the richest households are 250,000 households,

At least one hundred thousand taels of silver is earned per year. Most of these borers occupy huge resources for their own use. Do you know that you have to share some of the responsibilities you deserve?”

Upon hearing this, Qin Mo put down his work and said to Liu Ce: "Mr. Military Supervisor, this is not only the norm for the people in the Far East, but also the norm for the entire Great Zhou. If you want to solve these current difficulties and disadvantages, it cannot be accomplished overnight..."

Liu Ce shook his head coldly and said, "The people are suffering too much. If this situation is not changed, what is the difference between this military governor and the group of borers in the Far East? Since the burden has been carried, we must persist in it.

This military governor must make the people in the Far East rich, so that they can live with confidence! Only by following Jingweiying to wipe out this troubled times!”

Qin Mo said: "So how to change it?"

Liu Ce picked up a book called "Far East Tax Rate" and said to Qin Mo: "Of course we must start with this tax. This tax rate is read by the Military Supervisor. The levy and miscellaneous taxes are simply as numerous as a cow.

If the tax law continues to be implemented, the people will never be rich for the rest of their lives. How can they let them follow this military governor to create a prosperous era?”

As he said that, Liu Ce opened one of the pages and said to Qin Mo: "What kind of head tax, adult tax, gift tax, grass head tax, cotton weaving tax, craftsman tax, door tax...

In short, all these messy taxes will be abolished, mainly based on industrial and commercial tax and customs tax, and agricultural tax and land occupation tax as the supplement, so as to reduce the burden on the people first..."

Upon hearing this, Qin Mo bowed to Liu Ce and said, "Mr. Military Governor, you may anger the major families in the Far East..."

Liu Ce's eyes showed a murderous intent: "If you dare to object, you will be punished. If the circumstances are serious, you will be punished. This military governor has no time to continue to analyze with these idiots slowly! Heavy punishments must be used in troubled times, and they must not be picky!"

When Qin Mo heard this, his back shivered.

Since the drastic changes in the Far East, he found that Liu Ce's body and mind seemed to have undergone significant changes again, and many things have begun to take extreme measures.

Although Qin Mo knew that Liu Ce was still very rational and that everything he did was for the overall situation, he was afraid that if this continued, Liu Ce would really become an unreasonable warlord in the world of disaster.

Liu Ce continued: "In addition to the taxation, starting from next year, corvee labor will be lifted and unified into military service. Anyone who meets the conditions must be admitted to the army for three years.

In addition to expanding the scale of the factory, except for Jizhou, every other province must have one or two large factories. The industrial chain of one factory can support countless people, so that those people can increase their income and improve their living standards.

In addition, all roads in the seven provinces are poured with cement, and all official roads are strived to be fully connected within five years. Only when the roads are smooth can the trade of caravans be formed on a large scale and can also improve the lives of the people."

Qin Mo replied after hearing this: "I will contact the Business Department and the Tax Department and have drawn up a plan earlier to implement it as soon as possible..."

Liu Ce nodded and said, "In addition, agriculture cannot be spared. Those unowned wastelands must be reclaimed, and the waterways must be drilled. Farming cannot be determined by the sky alone. Human resources technology should also be used reasonably.

He Shou has counted that there are at least 300 million mu of new land that can be reclaimed in the other six provinces. It must be mined reasonably by the military and civilians, so it cannot be ruined in vain.

Also, let all departments of the Agriculture Department step up the process of changing the curved plow, strive to increase grain production, and be calm in your heart if you have food in your hands. Only when the people eat enough can they be thoughtful and think about other things. All the things that Jiang Ze raised by this bitch must be abolished, and no dregs can be left behind..."

Qin Mo still silently recorded all the key points that Liu Ce said in the booklet in case of future needs.

After roughly talking about the dross of aristocratic families that need to be improved and abandoned next year, Liu Ce paused and wanted to say some suggestions on the treatment of the people, but he quickly choked back because it was simply unrealistic, at least the financial resources he had at present could not be done.

After talking about the topic of the people, Liu Ce then shifted the topic to the officials.

Since Jiang Ze's whereabouts were unknown, Liu Ce immediately opened a yamen and built a government office in Jizhou. As soon as he launched the "Job Field Law" in the newspaper, he immediately attracted countless children of scholars and common people to come and take the exam.

Unlike other family members who rely on their recommendations to join the government, Liu Ce directly asked them to go through paper assessment and screening, which made those children feel fresh and nervous.

When the first batch of more than 20,000 children and scholars were assigned to the school in various schools in Yong'an City for two days, the difficult questions made countless people shook their heads and sigh, and in the end only 900 people barely passed the qualification and entered the shogunate.

The second step is to allocate the departments. After another round of interviews, the nine hundred people went to the departments to take up their positions. From this moment on, they began to enjoy the treatment of officials from Jizhou.

When many poor students were assigned to the booklet marked "One Hundred Acres", they were excited and burst into tears. They finally had land, and their wives, children and young people at home finally had life guarantees and no longer had to go hungry.

Those students from the aristocratic family also felt very moved. You should know that the level of officials is very low. The children of the aristocratic family who can come to pass the examination are basically in a down-and-out manner, no better than those poor children.

However, this is the rule of the Military Governor's Office. If you want to be an official, you must start with an official, which cannot be avoided by anyone. Moreover, your political achievements will be assessed once a year. If you perform well, you can consider upgrading, and if you are poor, you will criticize and even dismiss the competition. The competition is also very fierce.

But this can also inspire the upward fighting spirit of these officials. In this turbulent era, it is impossible to survive if you want to be comfortable.

Compared with these admitted students, the other unsuccessful students were dejected. They originally thought it was nothing, but when they saw the new officials wearing brand new officials' uniforms, holding "job field" booklets, and walking past him arrogantly.

So they secretly vowed to take the exam again next year, and to give everything to the treatment of that hundred acres of land.

After those students who "failed the exam" went back to promote, Liu Ce and Qin Mo believed that more people would take the official exam in the coming year than this year.

Now, Liu Ce leaned on the table with one hand on his head and said to Qin Mo: "There are still too few officials. There are so many people in the Far East, and with the management outside the Great Wall, it takes at least ten thousand people.

Of course, if efficiency can be improved, another 7,000 people will be enough. Now the military governor's office has more than 56 million mu of idle land,

It must be used reasonably as soon as possible to increase the grain income of the Military Governor's Office, so that the unemployed people can have work to do so that they will not endure hunger..."

Qin Mo thought for a while and asked, "Does the Military Supervisor want to say that he will hold another official exam this year?"

Liu Ce said: "This military governor has this intention. I wonder what Mr. Qin thinks about this?"

Qin Mo said: "It's not impossible to start another game, but the weather is cold now, so I am afraid that the students will not be able to endure the hardship of a long journey..."

Liu Ce closed his eyes and pondered for a while, and asked, "How are the stations everywhere?"

Qin Mo said: "He Shou reported that by the end of September, 106 stations have been added in the Far East compared to the original one, totaling 176. The construction was assisted by Qian Benchang (the founder of the contracting construction industry) of Longchang Business Company..."

Liu Ce said lightly: "I instruct all the stations to prepare heating stoves, bedding and hot water. All students who come to the official exam will also enjoy the same treatment as soldiers and officials, and they will be free!"

Qin Mo nodded and wrote down...

After Liu Ce and Qin Mo discussed government affairs for a while, they saw that it was lunch time, Qin Mo shook his sore wrists and said to Liu Ce: "Mr. Military Governor, now the time for off-duty time is off. Can I talk to you about your private affairs?"

Liu Ce did not sit down, but nodded.

Qin Mo said: "Mr. Military Governor, Miss Jiang has come to find her subordinates. She has always been worried about Jiang Ze's affairs and is afraid that you will have some opinions about her. Can you?"

Liu Ce frowned, his eyes were slightly jawed, and asked Qin Mo in a deep voice: "What did you say? Ruoyan has come to you? Why don't she mention her ideas directly?"

Seeing that Liu Ce was unhappy, Qin Mo quickly stood up and bowed to Liu Ce and said, "Mr. Governor, don't be impulsive. Miss Jiang is just afraid that you will dislike her because of this, so she comes to ask her subordinates for advice. She can see that she has always cared about you..."

Liu Ce raised his lips lightly and stood up and said to Qin Mo: "Mr. Qin, it's time for dinner. I have some things to discuss with you, and let's talk while eating..."

As he said that, Liu Ce walked straight to the cafeteria, while Qin Mo's forehead was filled with a trace of sweat...

He suddenly felt a little unfamiliar with this twenty-two-year-old young man...
Chapter completed!