Become the city lord from today

In the study room in Xiyang Castle.

Enri was sitting at the desk with a small wooden stick in her mouth. She was correcting government affairs in the territory with a water-based pen in her little hand. She was writing and writing. She suddenly put down the pen and scratched her fox ears in frustration.

"Enri? What's wrong?"

Nicole next to her put down her notepad and asked with concern,"Are you bothering those businessmen again?"

"Um!"Anli nodded and said helplessly,"Those businessmen feel like lunatics. They pull their money bags and come to the city lord's mansion every day to ask when the purchase restrictions can be lifted."

"It is not good? Having businessmen come to buy our goods means that we have income. Haven't you been worried about the decline in sales in the big market?"Nicole said a little puzzled.

Enri wrinkled her face and pouted,"I thought that was the case before, but then I realized something was wrong."

"ah? Did something happen?"Nicole is a little worried. Don't let anything happen when the young master is away.

"Those merchants swept away all the goods in the big market the day after the young master left Xiyang City."Anli opened the notepad, pointed at what she had recorded, and said seriously,"Those merchants were stocking up, and they bought up all the goods in the big market the next day."

"What's wrong with this?"

Nicole is still a little confused. Wouldn't it be nice to sell out all the goods? Many shops have also paid taxes. The City Lord's Mansion has a large amount of coin income these days.

"well!"Enri sighed, her fox ears were soft, and she said feebly,"Of course there is a problem, a big problem."

Anli began to explain,"The prices of goods in our big market are already very cheap. If merchants continue to stock up without limit, and they organize caravans to transport the goods away and sell them, then the existence of the big market will be weakened by half. , Moreover, our Xiyang City will become the kind of sweatshop the young master mentioned."

Nicole understands. The biggest beneficiaries are the businessmen, and the City Lord's Mansion can only get a little income from hard work.

"What to do? Do you want to raise the price?" Halfway through Nicole's words, she shook her head. If the price is raised, what will happen to the common people in Xiyang City?

"I'm wondering if we should let those merchants also pay taxes. This would create more income for the city lord's palace, and more importantly, it would limit the hoarding of goods by those merchants."

Anli grabbed the fox's ears. The big market must not be out of stock, otherwise when the subsequent merchants come, they will not be able to keep them.

"But will they hand it over?"Nicole said worriedly,"I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to pay taxes. After all, they are all buyers."

"Alas...yes! Enri shrugged her head and said with a dejected expression,"If I go shopping and have to pay taxes, I'm afraid that the other party will be beaten to death by me calling Mina.""

"………"Nicole rolled her eyes and asked softly,"Is there no other way?"

"I can't think of a way at the moment except to limit the amount you can buy."Anli lay on the table. The past few days of work have made her realize how difficult it is for the young master to be a nobleman.

No, being a nobleman in Xiyang City is not like other territorial nobles. They spend all day eating, drinking, having fun, and sleeping in bed. Sleep

"Do not worry! Today should be the day when the young master comes back. The young master will definitely find a way."

Nicole comforted her softly, knowing that Li was under too much pressure. She usually couldn't bear to eat the lollipops given by the young master, but now she has eaten one.

"yes! The young master is back today."Enri became active as soon as she heard this. She closed the notepad, shook the shoes on her feet, crossed her bare feet on the chair, leaned back against the chair and let out a long breath.

"Huh...Uncle Niu Ben has already arranged for someone to pick up the young master, so let the young master worry about this matter!"

Nicole shook her head in a funny way, with longing in her gray eyes. The absence of the backbone of the castle made the two of them a little nervous. After all, they have to manage such a large 'family' business, and they are afraid that something will go wrong.

"The young master has been out for five days. He must be very tired. I will get some food ready."

After saying that, Nicole walked away with brisk steps. Recently, she was researching new pastries. The pastry that the young master mentioned was just missing a crucial step.

Enri sat there for a while, picked up the notepad, and turned to the back of the young master. She frowned at the lecture notes given to her. There were many uncommon words in them, such as dumping, anti-dumping, etc.

"The supply of goods cannot be swallowed up by the market? How to change it?"Enri's teeth broke the wooden stick. She felt that her brain, which used to be so smart, now feels so stupid.

"Forget it, don't think about it anymore, wait until the young master comes back and ask for advice."

Anli threw away the notepad, stood up from the chair, and looked out the window at the scene of Xiyang City.

The main street of Xiyang City, the wide streets, were all golden. They were drying wheat. Every household Each household was assigned an area to dry the wheat, taking advantage of the scorching sun to dry the water and do the work before storage.

Anli pinched her chin, imitating Liu Feng's tone, and said in an old-fashioned way,"Seeing so much wheat, people will Now that I'm settled, my family has enough food and I don't have to worry."

"Hee hee hee……"

Enri was happy to herself. She put her hands on the window and looked at the neatly planned houses in the city. She thought there was only one city like this in the world.

The wheat in the territory has been harvested for five days, and the first ones to be dried have already been put into the warehouse. The civilians happily handed over the 30% wheat tax.

"The young master is still too kind."

Anli said faintly. She thought of other noble territories. When the wheat harvest was good, the nobles collected 80% of the wheat tax, leaving 20% ​​of the wheat for the common people. The better nobles would collect 60 to 70% of the tax, leaving only 20% of the wheat tax. How much wheat is needed to prevent the common people from starving to death? Does the family have a surplus of food? It doesn’t exist. Let’s all work for the lords and nobles. But

Liu Feng’s place is the other way around. Only 30% of the wheat tax is collected. If the common people have no place to store, they can also use the wheat. Sell ​​it to the city lord's palace, and the common people can exchange it for coins, and then go to the big market to buy it when needed.

Anli remembers what the young master told her, saying that Xiyang City will only develop if the common people get rich and their families have a surplus of food. , the market will circulate, and as a result, more wealth will be created

"well!"

Okay! Enri still doesn't understand. She just thinks that the young master is too kind and doesn't want the common people to starve.

"The young master doesn’t know what time he will get home, and I haven’t slept well these past few days."

Anli touched a pimple on her cheek and said angrily,"I got a pimple at a critical moment. No, I have to deal with it, otherwise the young master will think I'm ugly if he sees it."

"But, how to do it?"Anli pressed her fingers on the pimples on her cheeks and was worried. At her age, it's the time to love stinky beauty, especially when Liu Feng is coming back.

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