Lu Yixiao seemed not to notice their looks, and said calmly: "You don't have to look at me like that, I'm just an ordinary person now."
“…” Are there such ordinary people
"Don't disbelieve me. Now I can only work for Su Yu, and the job doesn't come with any salary." Lu Yixiao spread his hands and said helplessly.
Su Yu raised her eyebrows and looked at Lu Yixiao's complaining look, and said unceremoniously: "You owe me this."
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“…” He didn’t want to talk anymore.
What do you call this? One misstep leads to eternal regret.
"Isn't it your son whom I owe?" Lu Yixiao said with a frown.
"So are you going to listen to my son? Work for my son?" Su Yu asked Lu Yixiao with a smile.
Lu Yixiao coughed awkwardly and muttered, "Forget it, I'll just work hard for you."
He is an adult already. If he listens to a little kid, he will lose all his dignity.
"That's not right? So what's the difference between owing me and owing my son?"
Lu Yixiao thought about it carefully and realized that there was really no difference. They all had to do things, so it was better to do something that would give them face.
The officials nearby were a little trembling as they listened to the conversation between the two.
If you two have anything to say, can't you say it in private? Must you say it in front of them
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They are worried that if they listen too much, they will end up being punished.
Knowing too much will shorten your life.
This is something they have always known.
"Your Highness, how about you guys finish talking first and then we can come in?" An official considered his words before speaking.
Su Yu looked at them with disgust. Why were they so cowardly
"No, you guys talk about your own things, I'll just listen and see if there's anything I can do to help."
Su Yu ignored Lu Yixiao, and looked at the people around him and said seriously: "The purpose of calling you here is to let you spread the news of the land reclamation and tell the people that the wasteland reclaimed can be tax-free for three years."
All the officials who came were stunned: "Is this true?"
There is still a lot of wasteland in Yuhe County. If there is this opportunity, the people will definitely be happy.
"Well, this policy has been implemented in Xuan Country for two years. It is used to grow cotton, wheat, or some potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, etc. The yield is quite good." Su Yu briefly told them about the situation there.
"Another point is that we will resolutely not allow anyone to occupy a large piece of wasteland and use it for their own reclamation. There are many wastelands in Yuhe County, and we will not leave others without a place to reclaim. Once such a situation of occupation occurs, they will be immediately taken to the government prison and stayed there for a few days." Such a thing has already happened once in Shangjia Village, and he does not want such a thing to happen in other places.
"yes."
Lu Yixiao looked at Su Yu and said, "What does the emperor think? The wasteland has been tax-free for such a long time."
"The output of the wasteland is not very good in the first year, and the output will be higher starting from the second year. Isn't this normal? In addition, the people have not lived very well in recent years. The three-year tax exemption for the wasteland is also to give them some opportunities to recuperate." In three years, the people of Yuhe County and the former Qi State should be able to recover.
No more worrying about what to eat.
Lu Yixiao sighed softly: "No one has ever considered this issue, which has led to so much wasteland being left unclaimed."
"The grain grown from reclaimed wasteland is not enough to pay taxes, so what's the point for the people to reclaim it? In addition, your taxes were so heavy in the past. Reclaiming this wasteland will be a burden for the people. Isn't it normal that they don't want to reclaim it?" Su Yu didn't think there was anything wrong with the people's ideas.
After all, the emperor doesn't care about the lives of the people. The grain harvest is not very high, but they keep increasing taxes. If it's not for survival, the people probably won't think of continuing to grow crops, right
Lu Yixiao frowned. He had never thought about this question before. Now when he heard Su Yu suddenly say this, he felt a little ashamed.
What kind of life do the people here live
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Whether it was the former State of Qi or the former State of Lu, which one of them cared about the people
To them, the common people are nothing but untouchables. What does it matter whether they can survive or not
After all, there are so many people in the country, and the death of a few people is no big deal to them.
But everything seems to be different in Xuan Kingdom.
Xuan Feiran respected the people of Xuan State very much. When there were no high-yield grains, he knew that the people were under great pressure, so he only collected 20% of the taxes. After high-yield grains were available, in order to make people's lives better and better, wasteland was tax-free, but the tax on other lands remained at 20%.
"Su Yu, has the emperor ever thought about increasing taxes a little?" Lu Yixiao couldn't help but ask what he was thinking.
Su Yu looked at Lu Yixiao as if he were an idiot: "Why did my brother do this?"
"Now that people are growing high-yield crops and have more food at home, wouldn't it be better for the country to collect more taxes?" Lu Yixiao felt that everyone should have the same idea as him, right
Su Yu shook her head: "My brother thinks differently from you. My brother has always believed that only when the people are well can the country be well."
"Now the national treasury and granary are very full because of the high grain production. Even if the tax revenue is only 20%, there will still be a lot of grain. In this case, why should we increase the tax revenue? The grain can be kept in the hands of the people and sold for money or kept as reserves. As long as it can ensure that they don't go hungry, isn't that good enough?" Su Yu said directly.
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Su Yu's words made everyone present feel ashamed.
Because they have been officials for so many years, it seems that they really don't think from the perspective of the people.
No wonder Xuanguo can develop better and better, is it really just because of Su Yu's help? They thought so at the beginning.
But now it seems that this is not the case at all, because the emperor of Xuan Kingdom also cares about the people.
He was only interested in making the people live a good life and never thought of increasing their taxes.
"It's indeed not as good as Xuan Country." Su Yu's words had a great impact on Lu Yixiao.
If the emperors of Qi and Lu paid more attention to the people, would they have avoided the end of their countries being destroyed
But there is no point in thinking so much now, after all, the country is gone.
"Su Yu, in fact, I was not happy when you asked me to help you at first. After all, I am a prince of the fallen country of Lu. It is impossible for me not to feel uncomfortable when you asked me to help you. But now I want to see what kind of prosperity Xuan Kingdom will become with your efforts."
Is it possible to ensure that all people have enough food and warm clothing
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Is it possible to make people no longer worry about going hungry
It can allow people to have more and more money in their hands.