After hearing Bashan's words, Ye Li pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, then you can go find your brother and ask him to arrange for someone to come to the manor for me.
Okay, now can you take me to my accommodation here? I don't think you will destroy my accommodation, right?"
At this time, the group of women who had just arrived had all left, leaving only a middle-aged woman with a very ordinary appearance. She was Bashan's wife.
"No, sir, we haven't touched the house at the back, and someone has already cleaned it up, so you can move in directly."
After Bashan finished speaking, he limped with Ye Li towards the back of the manor.
His wife also followed behind with her head down.
Someone arrived at the backyard very quickly. It was very clean and tidy. Ye Li felt much better when he saw it.
"Sir, this largest room should be where you live. There are two small rooms next to this room, which can accommodate the two adults."
Bashan had completely accepted his status as a farmhand and servant, and spoke respectfully with his head lowered.
Ye Li nodded and said, "Okay, then we'll live here. You should be able to find your own place to live."
Bashan said, "Sir, the row of small houses over there is where the farmhands and servants live. Li Qiu and I can live there."
Li Qiu is Bashan’s wife. She is now covered in animal feces and stinks.
She was just an ordinary person and had nothing to say at the moment. Everything was decided by her husband.
After Ye Li settled down in the manor, he stayed there for two days and then began to discuss the management of the territory with Ding Si.
Ding Si said: "Sir, we should go to the three towns first to discuss the taxation issue with them.
It has been a long time since they paid taxes here. This is not their fault, but the decision of the court.
After all, this is an area that has been incorporated into the Tang Dynasty not long ago, and the previous emperor once decided to implement tax-free autonomy here.
However, the time for tax exemption and autonomy has come, and we should start collecting taxes now.
Originally, the late emperor meant to exempt taxes for a few years to help the development of this place. After all, this place was relatively poor in the past and the development was not good.
Without taxation, the development here should have been very good in recent years. However, when I went out for a walk these two days, I found that the development and changes here are not big at all. The road conditions between towns are very poor, and there is no difference from a few years ago.
It seems that the exempted taxes were not used by the mayors to build the town, but were put into their own pockets. "
Hearing Ding Si's words, he snorted coldly and said, "It seems that these mayors are not good people. Not only are they exclusive to outsiders, but they also don't do anything practical for the people here.
With the status quo, how can they possibly gain the support of the people and continue to be elected as the mayor?"
Ding Si shook his head and said, "Sir, you don't know that the so-called election of the mayor is actually a fake.
Judging from the money these guys have embezzled in recent years, their families are developing very well.
The influence of these people is spread across all the towns and villages here. The three mayors are like three emperors, controlling the entire Dongfang County.
Normally, the people here would have to hide carefully before saying anything bad about them, because their ears and eyes are everywhere and they would be discovered if they were not careful.
The three mayors will resolutely eradicate anyone who dares to oppose them. After a bloody baptism, no one in the entire Dongfang County dares to resist them. "
Ye Li asked: "Where did you get all this information from? Did Ba Shan tell you?"
Ding Si nodded and said, "Young Master has been practicing in the house these two days, and I dare not disturb you, so I will go out to find out the situation.
As a result, no matter where I went, I heard people praising the three mayors. They seemed to love them very much and spoke of them as if they were saints.
I have also seen those three guys, and they don't look like good people who love the people, so I went to Bashan to ask about the situation.
Finally, it was Bashan who told me the true situation of the three people. Only then did I know that the people of the entire Dongfang County had completely succumbed to the rule of the three people under fear and threats. "
After hearing Ding Si's words, Ye Li pondered for a while and said, "It seems that it will be difficult for us to fully control this place. We may have to eliminate all three mayors.
But after we eradicate them, we don’t know whether the common people will wholeheartedly turn to us. After all, choosing to solve the problem directly by force is still a bit cruel and brutal.”
Ding Si said: "Master, how about we call the three mayors to discuss the tax issue
After all, as the saying goes, courtesy comes before force, so we will first write to them and discuss the tax issue face to face.
If they are unwilling to pay taxes, and even continue to try to deal with us, we will fight back at the right time and completely eradicate them, what do you think, young master?"
Ye Li thought about it and said, "Okay, let's do this first, but we have to act quickly. I don't have so much time to waste with these guys."
After hearing Ye Li's words, Ding Si said, "Then why don't I just go and make an appointment with the three mayors today and invite them to dinner tomorrow to discuss matters concerning the town?"
Ye Li nodded and said, "Okay, no problem. Let's set the time for noon tomorrow and the location will be in the restaurant in the town."
After the discussion, Ding Si left the manor and personally delivered a letter to the three mayors. Bashan's younger brother Bahai had already been contacted, and he was willing to secretly help the manor find someone, but the person had not yet been found, so many things fell on Ding Si and Qian San in the past few days.
Qian San has a rough temperament and his reactions are somewhat dull. He is not very suitable for doing delicate things, but he is very suitable for charging into battle and all kinds of rough work.
Ding Si is very capable, has a flexible mind and careful thinking, and has basically played the role of a helper beside Ye Li.
In the past two days, Ba Shan has been cleaning the manor for Ye Li. Seeing that he was too slow, Qian San took the initiative to work with him. Finally, the mess in the front yard was cleaned up within three days, and the stench caused by feces in the yard has almost completely disappeared.
Now Qian San and Bashan have found a lot of flowers and plants and started planting them in the front yard, restoring those that were previously eaten by livestock.
Ye Li had a lot of experience traveling around in his life, but he had almost never stayed in one place to carry out construction and management. To be honest, even he felt a little nervous.