Dressed as a young lady, she became rich by relying on Pinxixi

"Do you think it's possible to merge and abolish counties?" Xu Siyu stood in Jiangyu Pavilion and looked at the fiery red side of the top of Cuihua Mountain. She told Li Sulin what she wanted to do, and without waiting for his answer, she took him to meet Lord Hong.

Li Surin, whether he can be used or not, he must first pass the test of County Magistrate Hong.

The man was brought into the county government office, and Lord Hong invited him into the study for a chat, while Xu Siyu tactfully stayed in the outer hall, waiting for a conclusion.

Xu Siyu was willing to give him a way out, believing that Li Sulin would first fight for his dignity and get Lord Hong's favor and stay in Changjia County.

Solving the household registration problem does not rely solely on following past policies; creating a situation where household registration needs to be re-recorded is also a solution.

Although it is not a direct naturalization, Xu Siyu's proposal to reduce and merge counties has a lot of room for maneuver.

It is even possible that the household registration of Hengshan Township existed even earlier, as long as it could be exposed at the right time as the "dereliction of duty" of the old county officials.

There are now sixteen counties under Heqing Prefecture. In terms of population and fiscal revenue, except for Heqing County, the first county under the prefecture, which is slightly higher than Changjia County, the other counties are far behind Changjia County.

To put it more bluntly, Heqing Prefecture relies on two counties to support its status as the second largest prefecture in the southwest.

In Heqing Prefecture, most people have few options. They guard a piece of land and live one year at a time in poverty, just like Xinshan Village a few years ago.

Changjia County originally had many wealthy businessmen settled here. In recent years, thanks to the Xu family's farms, caravans and salt industry, the common people's comfortable life has reached a new level.

But even though this area is so prosperous, it cannot cover the adjacent areas.

There are barriers between counties. Since Xu Ji Workshop has been successful, other counties naturally welcome Xu Siyu to do business.

However, their welcome was mixed with additional demands for benefits - businessmen from other counties had to pay at least 10% more tax before they were allowed to compete with the local county.

Even in Yuanzhou, where the governor had the task of expanding trade routes, merchants from other states had to pay an additional five cents in taxes each year.

This local protection policy increases circulation costs and limits the enthusiasm of people from other counties. The poorer the place, the higher the proportion of taxes collected.

Shopkeeper Yu, who was familiar with Xu Siyu, wrote to her many times hoping that she would open a coal cake shop in Nanping County, but the Nanping County Government demanded a 20% profit share.

Xu Siyu didn't want to be a sucker, so she simply took advantage of Mr. Li and Mr. Zhang, who were involved in the oolong poisoning incident that year, and used their names to conduct business in Nanping County in exchange for a 10% profit.

Xu Siyu never interfered in the business of others, but Mr. Zhang and Mr. Li were too greedy. In just half a day's distance, they sold coal cakes at a price 30% higher than Xu Siyu's price, causing the neighbors in Nanping County to be dissatisfied with the price of goods, and the county magistrates of both sides had to come to coordinate.

Magistrate Hong naturally stood on Xu Siyu's side. Xu Ji Workshop had a unified price, which naturally could not be changed at will.

But the rules of buying and selling in Nanping County are indeed under the jurisdiction of the Nanping County Magistrate.

The magistrate of Nanping did not point the finger at the Li and Zhang families who had raised prices exorbitantly, but instead asked Xu Ji Workshop to pay a commission on selling the goods on his behalf.

At the same time, price limits were proposed, stipulating that the price should not be higher than the selling price in Changjia County. In addition, a separate coal salary tax was set up, which was 10% of Nanping's sales.

Taxing based on sales is much more disgusting than the previous proposal of 20% based on profit sharing.

The Nanping County Magistrate did this, on the surface, to teach Xu Siyu a lesson, telling her that no matter how many countermeasures there are, policies can still be changed.

This is really a blatant targeting.

The Lin family's Linglong Cloth Shop occasionally sells Zhou family jewelry as a set. Who would really calculate carefully and pay taxes separately for Lin's goods or Zhou's goods?

They are all part of the Dali Dynasty, less than fifty miles apart. How come they have created "trade barriers" such as access, price limits, and tax increases?

Is this barrier meant to protect local businesses, or is it meant to enrich themselves?

The expression of the Nanping County Magistrate, stroking his beard and raising his eyebrows, could not be more obvious.

Xu Siyu simply decided not to sell it to Nanping. If there was nothing to sell, there would be no point in making such a fuss.

But from that moment on, Xu Siyu was thinking about how to break regional restrictions and strive for a larger and fairer market space.

Xu Siyu's recommendation of Hong Wenju as the county magistrate was only the first step. Lord Hong was upright and down-to-earth, and had a sense of justice in his heart. He was willing to work hard to promote anything that was friendly to the county residents. Managing a region and maintaining its status quo could satisfy everyone.

But he was really not good at calculating, and if he wanted to go further, she would have to help him.

After all, they are all on the same boat with Changjia County, and Xu Siyu hopes that he will remain strong.

In order to expand the scope of Changjia County, Xu Siyu set his sights on the neighboring Nanping County, Changfeng County and Anyun County, and the newly arrived Li Zhubu should help him find a breakthrough from the detailed rules of the three-level administrative management of Lichao Prefecture, state and county.

"For each road, village, and household, we will allocate as many as we can. I don't mind poverty. As long as someone has hands and feet and is willing to work hard to live a good life, we will find a way to recruit them."

Population, taxation, and geography are all breakthrough points for changing the administrative structure.

Li Sulin quickly sorted out the basic household tax information of the neighboring counties and Changjia County for Xu Siyu:

"Nanping County had 8,647 households, and last year they transferred 1,300 taels of summer money and 1,729 dan of autumn grain.

Seven thousand two hundred and eighty-six households in Changfeng County transferred one thousand and thirty taels of summer money and one thousand four hundred and fifty-seven dan of autumn grain last year.

Last year, 4,509 households in Anyun County transferred 622 taels of summer money and 801 dan of autumn grain...

"Over 10,000 households in Changjia County moved 1,783 taels of silver, or 2,498 dan of grain, last year!"

These are just taxes from farmers. Once the handicraft tax and commercial tax in Changjia County are included, the gap between the three counties and Changjia County will be even greater.

The population is small and the taxes are surprisingly low, which is far from the county governance standards set by the Ministry of Households. Xu Siyu is confident to talk about the future.

Heqing Prefecture, Lu Tongpan Prefecture.

"You want to merge counties? You have a big appetite." Lu Tongpan obviously understood Xu Siyu's idea of expanding the commercial territory.

"If I can help them increase their taxes by 50%, would Magistrate Lu be willing to lend a hand?"

"If you want to exert your strength, what does it matter whether you are in Changjia County or not?"

"It's always more comfortable to plant flowers at home and prune the branches and leaves. Everyone likes flowers to bloom within the walls, right?" Xu Siyu was holding a pot of daffodils as usual.

In the eyes of Pan Pan Lu, Xu Siyu is a spirit who can always tempt him with what he wants.

"My subordinates say that your family's hiring fees for workshops, shops, and caravans are 20% higher than those of other companies. Are you being so generous to them? Are you trying to win over people?"

Pan Lu helps people, but he also has to make sure that he is not raising a jackal.

There were some things he needed to clarify. In case this girl's ambitions were not limited to business, he would not be able to help her openly.

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