Of course, Li Yanqing had to find a way to solve the current financial difficulties. The most realistic and reliable way was to exchange resources for resources, exchange land resources controlled by the county government for money in the hands of merchants, so as to overcome the current financial difficulties, and then find ways to expand the source of income of the government. This is the convenient and effective way to solve the problem.

The merchants were all interested, stretched their necks and held their breath, and the lobby was silent. Li Yanqing smiled and said, "I wonder if you have the same feeling as me. It is too wasteful that the land in Chenghuang Temple is vacant there. It covers an area of ​​60 acres and can be built into a tiled store. I plan to sell this land publicly, with one acre of land as a share, and you can invest in the purchase. The government has also solved the financial difficulties and have money to repay everyone's debts. If you are interested, you first register in the county government and sell it publicly in a few days."

The Yingbin Hall suddenly felt like it was a sensation. The land in Chenghuang Temple was located in the center of the county town. It can be said to be the most prosperous area in Jiayu County. Who wouldn't be jealous? After many years of waiting, the new county magistrate finally sold it after the arrival of the new county magistrate.

Yang Ju was shocked. The county lord didn't discuss with him and wanted to sell that piece of land. The land could not be sold. If it could be sold, it would have been sold long ago. He hurriedly whispered: "Mr. County lord, you must get the approval of the state to sell the land. We also applied to the state to sell the land last year, but it was rejected."

"Why was it rejected?"

"Whether it is selling official land or official land, there must be sufficient reasons. We used the reason why the government's money was not enough to supplement the government, but the state just refused."

Li Yanqing smiled faintly, "That's because you can't do things. I'd better use the same reason, and the state will approve it. Do you believe it?"

Yang Ju thought about it again and again. Last year, the magistrate Wang was about to expire, and he was either promoted or transferred. At this critical moment, he didn't want to cause too much trouble. He was not active in selling land. He didn't fight for it if the state disagreed with selling land. If Li County Jun could fight for it again and again, there should still be a glimmer of hope. At this time, Yang Ju suddenly remembered that Li Yanqing was the censor and had a wide connection in the court, or the magistrate would really give him this face.

Thinking of this, he nodded happily and said, "If the state really agrees to us selling land, then it will solve the big problem."

At this time, the owner of the tea shop was so anxious that he asked: "How much does acre of acre are to be sold?"

Li Yanqing smiled and said, "Of course, it is sold at the market price. If the seat is good, it is more expensive. If the seat is slightly biased, it is less expensive. If several families are rushing to buy a piece of land, it depends on who will pay the price. The morning after tomorrow, a specific notice will be posted at the county government office. Let's see it. There is one thing that everyone can rest assured that the land sale this time is absolutely fair. The county will never accept any favors and only recognize the money!"

Everyone laughed and stood up to say goodbye. The news spread quickly. Everyone in the county government was excited. As long as the land was sold, the county would have money and their big salary problem would be solved.

Li Yanqing also sent someone to find the county magistrate Yang Ju and the county magistrate Zhou Ping, and the three of them discussed the matter of selling the land in detail.

Zhou Ping has been in the Ezhou officialdom for more than 20 years. He obviously knows more clearly what to do about this matter. He stroked his beard and said calmly: "I said last year that the reason why Wang Zhizhou did not approve our application was because he was afraid of taking responsibility. Not only was the lack of money from the Jiayu County Public Government, but other counties were the same. If the prefecture approved Jiayu County and other counties also wanted to follow the example, the matter would be a big deal. Of course, Wang Zhizhou could not bear this responsibility, so he definitely did not approve it. I suggest that you simply not sell land directly to the prefecture and wait until the raw rice is cooked. Wang Zhizhou has no choice but to make a big deal and cause trouble for himself. In the end, it will be left alone."

Li Yanqing nodded secretly. Zhou Ping is a personal genius and has seen the problem thoroughly, but he has underestimated him.

"It turns out that the magistrate is also surnamed Wang. I wonder what his relationship has with our county's former magistrate Wang?"

"They have no relationship. The magistrate Wang is from Huizhou, while the magistrate Wang is from Kaifeng Prefecture. Although they have the same surname, the relationship between the two is not very good."

"Why?"

"The magistrate was a Jinshi in the second year of Chongning, but the county magistrate was not from a professional class, so..."

Li Yanqing smiled, "I understand, it's hard to be a member of the whole family without entering the door, right!"

“That’s exactly that!”

At this time, Yang Ju next to her said worriedly: "Although selling land can relieve your temporary worries, what should I do in the future? Without a long-term income, it still cannot solve the fundamental problem."

Li Yanqing smiled and said, "I have a solution to the long-term open source solution. The key is to solve the urgent problem first."

Yang Ju and Zhou Ping were overjoyed, "What are the good ways for the county lord?"

Li Yanqing smiled and said, "Our public property has 12,000 mu, and the annual rent of tenant is only 4,000 guan. It is too low. If the rent of tenant is 10,000 guan per year, then the problem will be solved?"

Yang Ju and Zhou Ping looked at each other, and Zhou Ping hurriedly said, "I'm afraid not. Jiayu County is already home to many places and few people. The land of fertile land is very cheap, and the income from tenant rent is extremely low. If the tenant rent is increased, no one will be willing to plant public land."

Li Yanqing said calmly: "The biggest advantage of public farmland is that it does not have to pay taxes. No matter what I plant, it will not affect the tax amount of the county. I can rent 12,000 acres of land to Baoyanzhai to plant flowers. The profit from planting flowers is much more than farming. Then I collect tenant rents of 12,000 acres of land every year, and 12,000 acres of land is 12,000 acres of land. With this money, the tea subsidy for both of them, the charcoal subsidy for civil servants, and the food subsidy for yamen runners and constables can all be greatly increased. We sign a 20-year lease, will we come for a long-term transaction?"

Yang Ju smiled bitterly, "The problem is that Baoyanzhai is willing to rent our land. They have several manors in Jiangxia. Even if they want to rent it, they will rent the land in Jiangxia County!"

Li Yanqing smiled faintly, "It's up to me whether Baoyanzhai will come or not. If I'm not sure, I won't propose this plan."

Li Yanqing did not want to break up his relationship with Baoyanzhai. He discussed with the two of them about the auction of land. He gave it to Zhou Ping to handle the matter in full. Yang Jushu's businessman became a little more motivated. Zhou Ping was not only a local tyrant, but also a personal talent, and he would get things done.

Of course, Li Yanqing had another consideration. He seized Zhou Ping's military power. In order to appease him, it would be best to give Zhou Ping some benefits appropriately. So Zhou Ping could do it by himself. If Zhou Ping wanted to leave one or two of the best land for his family, Li Yanqing would only turn a blind eye.

As for his promise to the businessman to be fair and just, that's just an attitude. No one will take it seriously, and no one will take it seriously.

The land auction cannot be done immediately. It also requires measurement, marking and other preparations, and it will take at least ten days to proceed. In order to solve the urgent problem, Li Yanqing himself first paid 1,000 guan to pay a month's salary, with a month's salary of about 700 guan, and the other 300 guan was subsidized for his subordinates as tea money, which was considered a benefit for the new official to take office.

He did this matter as soon as he said, and he took out a thousand guan coins and mixed it into copper coins in the money shop. Soon, the thousand guan coins were piled on the small table in the yard. All the civil servants, yamen runners, and constables rushed over after receiving the news.

One of the three redundant people in the Song Dynasty was the redundant officials. Each county had as many as one or two hundred people, and at least as many as thirty or fifty people made a living by eating official grain. Jiayu County was a Shang County, and there were nearly a hundred people.

Generally speaking, the various personnel of the county government are divided into two types: officials and servants. Officials refer to civil servants, including clerks and guardians, clerks and clerks of each cavalry.

The servants are divided into three types: one is the yamen runner, such as hand power, miscellaneous position, wielding, foot power, etc.; the second is the constable, such as archer, head-blocking, special deputy, etc.; and the third is various professional deacons, including village clerks, douzi, scale bra, picking, plucking, kuzi, postzi, etc.

There are also some special personnel who have to be supported by the county, mainly from official schools, official primary schools and charity organizations.

I have to support so many people every month, and the basic salary is 700 guan, and there are also various subsidies. The amount of money is 1,000 guan.

The government government allocated very little money to the court, and each county had to find a way to solve it themselves.

In the yard, Li Yanqing looked at the crowd of people and said, "I know that many brothers have to support their families. They have not paid their salary for three months, which has made everyone wronged. Today, I decided to sell the land in front of the City God Temple to solve all the debts of the county government and solve everyone's salary. However, it will take at least ten days to charge the land for sale. Maybe many brothers are waiting for the rice to be put into the pot, so I personally give you a thousand guan, first give you a month's salary, and then give you half a salary as tea money. It is my little intention. In the future, the source will be successful and the county will have more income, and everyone's treatment will be improved. In short, just one sentence, with me, Li Yanqing, I will never treat you badly!"

The yard cheered suddenly, whether it was the civil servants, constables or yamen runners, all of them were very excited. They were suffering in the past few months because they could not get the money to their families. They went to blackmail the merchants with ruthlessness, and those who were honest and honest went to set up stalls at night. Life was not easy. Li Yanqing was kind-hearted and took out his own money to pay them a salary. How could they not be moved? On the first day of taking office, Li Yanqing won the hearts of all his subordinates.

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In the yard, Mo Jun and Liu Fang were still sitting at the table and making plans to send money to everyone. However, Li Yanqing returned to his official room. Li Yanqing's official room was located in the back hall, just at the end of the axis of the county government. There was a small courtyard. The yard was very small, but there was also a rockery. Two wintersweet plants were planted and a cluster of fine bamboos in the corner of the house.

There are three rooms on the front and Li Yanqing's official room in the middle, covering at least thirty square meters, with tables, chairs and cabinets in one place. The room on the left is a study room. There should be two staff members who organize his documents for him. There is no suitable candidate yet.

On the right is the tea room, and there should be a little tea boy responsible for running errands for them. Similar to Ying Ge'er from the former Censorate, there is no suitable person at present. Now that Li Yanqing wants to drink tea, he has to let the tea boy from the county magistrate fry on behalf of him.

Li Yanqing was sitting in the lobby to deal with some cases accumulated in the past, put them in file bags, including civil and criminal cases. From the bags, civil and criminal cases can be divided into civil and criminal cases. Ordinary white bags are civil cases, and yellow sealed bags are criminal cases. Relatively speaking, there are much fewer criminal cases, mostly civil dispute cases. Before he came, Yang Ju and Zhou Ping had already dealt with all the simple cases, and the rest were some more difficult cases.

At this time, Zhou Ping walked to the door and smiled and said, "Can you disturb the county lord?"

Li Yanqing put down his pen and smiled: "Please come in!"

Zhou Ping walked in and handed a document to Li Yanqing and said, "This is a land sale draft I just drafted. Please check it out!"

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Chapter completed!