I'm a marquis in Datang

Du Qi raised his hand and pressed down to signal the officials to be quiet. Although there were many people talking about it, the voices were not loud. The folks have three chapters."

"First, the soldiers under my command, Du Qi, will never disturb the people, let alone invade the people. As long as there are soldiers who break the law and discipline, and any soldiers who want to run amok, you can directly come to the king to complain, and the king will make the decision for you. "

"Secondly, this king has captured Ye Hu, the Turkic Khan. From then on, Yanqi Prefecture will never be invaded by foreign enemies, and will never be bullied by Turkic people again."

"Thirdly, this king is in charge of Yanqi Prefecture, exempting all people in Yanqi Prefecture from agricultural tax and corvee for three years. But any further collection of agricultural tax and expropriation of people to do corvee is illegal."

Du Qi said: "These three items are my promise to the folks, and everyone can learn from them."

"Long live King Pingxi!"

In the crowd, someone suddenly shouted.

Following this cry, the common people suddenly joined in.For a moment, the voice of Long Live King Pingxi spread from point to surface, and quickly spread to the surroundings.

Countless people cheered.

If Du Qi said big words, the people would not take them seriously. For example, the first and second articles are not very useful, but the third article of Du Qi is to really reduce the burden of the people, so that countless people can breathe a sigh of relief .

This is a real benefit.

So Du Qi won the support of the people in an instant.Without this, all is in vain.Du Qi had grasped the temperament of the people and knew that the people wanted benefits, so Du Qi specially gave up the benefits.

For Du Qi, although the agricultural tax and corvee in Yanqi Prefecture have certain value, in fact, Du Qi doesn't care about the money. He has a business system, can make money with money, and has money behind him. , enough to run flawlessly.

Especially wherever Du Qi went, the business system followed.At that time, Yanqi Prefecture's business will earn more money than tax revenue, so Du Qi dares to benefit the people.

Chapter 786

take advantage of the people

Du Qi saw the cheers of the people around him, but he didn't stop him, and let the people shout and celebrate.This scene fell into the eyes of Long Zhengyang and Hu Youshan, and a trace of bitterness flashed across the faces of both master and apprentice.

As expected of Du Qi.

That's a big deal!

Once they arrive in Yanqi, they will be exempted from agricultural tax and corvee for three years.You must know that the life of the people in Yanqi Kingdom is not very good, although they are barely passable.The agricultural tax and corvee were exempted for three years, and the people really benefited.

For the original Yanqi country, the annual agricultural tax is extremely critical.After all, the Turks have to collect a lot of money every year. If there is no agricultural tax, Yanqi's finances will be unable to make ends meet.In addition to other corvee service, it is also extremely important.Because some people serve corvee, many engineering fortifications can be solved, otherwise things will not be easy to handle.

But Du Qi was different.

This is the difference.

The Yanqi Kingdom ruled by Long Zhengyang is frugal and stretched everywhere, but Du Qi can exempt taxes arbitrarily.At this moment, Long Zhengyang was completely convinced in his heart. If he refused to accept it, Du Qi could solve the things he didn't dare to do with one sentence.

The key is that Du Qi has the confidence.

Everyone knows that Du Qi has sufficient wealth.

Du Qi waited for the cheers of the people to end before giving the order to enter the city.

A group of people entered the city, and the army directly took over the defense of Yanqi City.In addition, the army under Du Qi's command also entered the barracks directly and took over the army of Yanqi State itself.

Xue Rengui, Xiao Yuanqi, and Ma Yuan were in charge of reorganizing the army.In addition, Yanqi Kingdom's palace guards were directly reorganized, and the original guards of the palace were already in charge of soldiers under Du Qi's command.

Everything is in Du Qi's hands, so Du Qi can rest assured.If it were Long Zhengyang's person, Du Qi was worried.

Du Qi led all the civil and military officials to the main hall in the palace.

The host is seated.

Du Qi glanced at all the officials present, and after some words, let everyone perform their duties, and even Long Zhengyang had already gone down to busy himself with his own affairs.

Now that Du Qi came, Long Zhengyang moved away from the palace and lived again in the city.After all, Long Zhengyang is the lord of a country, and has many industries in the city, so he has a place to live.

Du Qi left Hu Youshan in the hall.

In addition, Guo Xiaozheng, Huang Shi, Jiang Changzong and others were also there.

Du Qi's eyes fell on Hu Youshan.He didn't go around in circles, and said straight to the point: "Teacher Hu, I have already learned about you through Mr. Guo. No matter what you said to Mr. Guo, this king will just say a word. Is Mrs. Hu willing to work for this king? "

Hu Youshan seemed very calm, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "Reporting to Your Highness, the old man is now fifty-six, and half of his body has been buried in the ground. In this life, he has been worrying about the government affairs of the Yanqi Kingdom. Because there are always Turks on top of his head, he walks on thin ice every day. Worrying everywhere. So much so that when I was in my early fifties, I actually looked like I was in my sixties.”

"The whole person is extremely tired."

"Now that King Pingxi has entered the Yanqi Kingdom and solved the problems of the people, the old man has finally let go of his burden and can finally take care of things. So now, the old man hopes to be able to work at sunrise and rest at sunset."

Hu Youshan said: "Your Highness' kindness is appreciated by this old man, please forgive me for not being able to serve as an official."

Du Qi frowned.

Hu Youshan is really determined to leave the officialdom.

For Du Qi, Hu Youshan sits in Yanqi State, and it is even more difficult to govern Yanqi State.

easy.On the one hand, Hu Youshan has prestige.On the other hand, Hu Youshan is really talented.

It is a pity that such a person leaves.

Du Qidao: "Teacher Hu, because Yanqi Kingdom was weak and the Turks were strong, you worked hard to support Yanqi Kingdom like a tinker."

"Even if you are full of ambition, it is difficult to use what you have learned when the country is in a difficult situation."

"Now, it's different."

"Now that Yanqi Kingdom has been brought under my king's command and has become Yanqi Prefecture, you will no longer bear the pressure you once had. This is an opportunity for you to show off your talents and ambitions. Taifu Hu, you really gave up your ideals and yourself just like that. full of strategy."

Du Qi said: "It is a great pity in life to disarm and return to the fields with regrets!"

Hu Youshan frowned slightly upon hearing this.

There was a sigh in his eyes.

Du Qi's words spoke to his heart. He was an official all his life, won the trust of the former king, and presided over the government affairs of Yanqi Kingdom.However, the strength of the Yanqi Kingdom is weak, and it is being attacked everywhere.

They were suppressed and exploited by the Turks.

Even though Hu Youshan is talented, he can only manage to maintain it.Now that all this is over, under Du Qi's command, there are no more worries, and Hu Youshan can show his strengths.

Hu Youshan was a little moved, but when he thought that he won the trust of the former king and became the minister of Tuogu to assist Long Zhengyang, but in the end he persuaded Long Zhengyang to give up resisting and surrender to Du Qi, he sighed in his heart.

He betrayed Yanqi.

Lived up to the trust of the former king.

Thinking of this, Hu Youshan no longer has the intention of becoming an official, he is unwilling to be a second minister.