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Du Qi raised his hand again and pressed down, signaling the people who were discussing to stop.He has heard many people talk, and they all think that Du Qi is good, which just achieved Du Qi's goal.

Du Qi continued: "I take this opportunity today to tell my fellow countrymen what I will do when I come to Yizhou and now take charge of Yizhou."

"I believe that the folks are also interested."

"When you are an official, you have different governance plans. Some people have strict governance, and some people have loose governance, but no matter what these people are, the king came to Izhou with only one purpose, to let the villagers live a good life .”

Du Qi gave a general overview.

After speaking, although many people nodded, in fact, Du Qi's words just now were too generalized, too general, and had no specific benefits, so the degree of recognition of the people was not high.

Du Qi was not anxious at all, and continued: "The first thing is, the king is now building a palace in Yiwu County. Next, whether it is outside the palace, or Yiwu County, Rouyuan County, Nazhi Outside the county government office, there will be a drum and a mailbox."

"This drum is called Mingyuan Drum."

"Anyone who has a grievance can come forward and beat the drum to complain. As long as the king gets the news, he will deal with it immediately. And the county magistrates of all counties must deal with the grievance case. If they don't deal with it, it will be dereliction of duty and can be dismissed directly official position."

"This mailbox is called the whistleblower box."

"As long as it is outside the government and county government, this box will be hung. But anyone who has been wronged by the people, and you want to sue, but dare not sue, you can write a letter and quietly put the letter into the whistleblower box. This one Only letters can be put into the box, and no one without a key can open it, and a special person will be responsible for opening the box and checking the letters.”

Du Qi's voice was very loud, and he said loudly: "The reason why this king arranged this is to allow the people in the entire Yizhou to get justice for their grievances, so that the wicked will not be allowed to go unpunished, and corrupt officials will not be allowed to go unpunished. No matter the crime Whoever it is, as long as it is a crime, this king will deal with it."

After these words, the thousands of people who came to welcome Du Qi finally smiled.

Many people nodded in approval.

Du Qi's administration is indeed good.No matter how it is implemented in the end, it is always good.However, although there have been some repercussions, the common people have not been greatly affected. After all, this matter is actually still a bit far away for the vast majority of ordinary people.

Luo Yansheng's eyes lit up when he heard Du Qi's words, and he was very excited.

Because he felt that Du Qi's arrangement was extremely ingenious.

When Luo Yansheng was the city lord, he had been committed to cracking down on violations of law and discipline. After all, such things could not be eliminated, and Luo Yansheng's energy was limited, so it was difficult for him to care about all aspects.

Du Qi's approach, on the one hand, is to hang a sharp sword over the heads of corrupt officials and wicked people, so that many people who want to do evil, and officials who want to break the law and discipline, dare not do whatever they want. After all, they may be reported and exposed at any time .

On the other hand, it is to let the people have a place to avenge their grievances.

Du Qi paused for a while, and said again: "The second thing is that starting today, the people in Yizhou will be exempted from agricultural tax and corvee for three years. Within three years, there will be no such thing."

"it is good!"

Among the crowd, there were common people applauding.

Immediately afterwards, countless people cheered.

The three-year agricultural tax and corvee are like a gift from God to ordinary people.It is not easy for a family to pay agricultural tax and corvee for a year.Now that Du Qiyi arrived in Yizhou, the new official took office three times, reducing taxes and exempting corvee, which made countless people cheer.

But after the applause gradually subsided, suddenly some people raised their hands and said loudly: "His Royal Highness Pingxi, I have something to say."

The person who spoke was a thin figure, dressed in coarse linen and a cotton robe, with a slightly stooped back, nearly fifty years old.His temples were already gray, and he looked quite old.

Because he was relatively close to the front, Du Qi heard his hoarse words.

Du Qi said: "What do you want to say, old man?"

The old man said loudly: "His Royal Highness Pingxi, you have exempted the agricultural tax and corvee. The little old man and thousands of villagers are grateful to you. However, His Royal Highness Pingxi does not collect taxes. Do you drink the northwest wind? Will you get the rest of the tax?" If you increase the exorbitant taxes, you will also collect more taxes.”

"Hahaha…"

Du Qi heard the words but laughed out loud.

The old man said, "Why are you laughing, Your Highness?"

Du Qi explained: "The reason why this king is laughing is because your worry is completely unnecessary and superfluous. The reason is very simple. This king is in the Tang Dynasty, the richest man in the Tang Dynasty, and the person with the most money. How can you care about such a mere tax and money."

"I saw that many people present were wearing down jackets, which were sold from Suzhou in the Western Regions."

"The down jacket business belongs to me."

"Besides, my lord also owns bookstores, restaurants, cement factories, and many other businesses."

Du Qi talked eloquently: "Many people in the Western Regions like to drink tea, and this king can tell you. The tea that most of you drink, whether it is good tea or ordinary tea, comes from the industry under my king's command. "

"You don't have to worry about money."

"This king doesn't care about this bit of taxation."

"Why do you want to reduce the agricultural tax and corvee for three years? It's to make your life easier. It's to allow you to save more money, do what you want to do, and live a happy life."

Du Qi continued: "On this point, you don't need to worry at all. This king doesn't like such a small amount of money as exorbitant taxes, so don't worry."

The surrounding people were shocked when they heard the words.

They didn't expect Du Qi to be so rich and have such a huge business.

They also believed Du Qi's words.

With a smile on Du Qi's face, he let the people talk. After a long while, the people quieted down again. Du Qi said again: "The third thing this king did when he came to Yizhou was to open a course in Yizhou to obtain a degree. scholar."

Chapter 686 Enchanting

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Many people around were stunned when they heard this.Because the matter of opening a course to obtain a scholar is actually not very useful. After all, many ordinary people do not know a single word, and they are not scholars at all, so they have no chance to participate.

The response from the people was not great.

No one spoke.

Du Qiyi saw the situation around him and knew the reason for this scene.It is because many people are illiterate and think that they have no chance.

Du Qi had already prepared for this point.

Du Qi said loudly again: "About opening a subject to obtain a scholar, this king must explain it carefully so that all the villagers can understand. The so-called opening a subject to obtain a scholar, this 'scholar', is not a scholar in the traditional sense."

"For example, a person who is good at forging iron and forging weapons can be called a scholar; for example, a person who is good at farming and increasing grain harvests can be called a scholar; for example, a person who knows astronomy and can predict the weather can be called a scholar; for example, a person who is good at manufacturing It can be called a scholar..."

"In short, anyone who has a skill and is very good in a certain field has a chance."

"This is the original intention of opening a subject to obtain a scholar."

"Of course, the king is looking forward to talented and capable learned people."

Du Qi talked eloquently, and said: "The purpose of my king's opening of a course to recruit scholars is to recruit these people and enrich the talents of the palace. So even if you are illiterate, you still have a chance. Everything depends on one's ability. .”

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