In addition, Ji Wan has been investing money in scientific research to study whether the current smelting technology of Donglin Kingdom can be improved.
Even though this is ranked last, it’s the one that takes up the most money! Woo woo woo…
Ji Wan would bite her handkerchief and cry every time she thought about it. She had been researching for half a year and hadn't seen any results! Not even an improvement! It was all a waste of money. Who wouldn't cry?
Moreover, Qingshi State has been tax-free since Ji Wan took over. Without residents paying taxes, how could Ji Wan have the money to carry out construction and maintain troops?
Although Cui Min also raised some opinions during this period, Ji Wan felt that the current tax policy of Donglin Kingdom was too exploitative and he really couldn't find a way to reform the tax issue.
So this matter has remained vacant.
Until Yan Peinan took office.
As soon as Yan Peinan took over, he carried out a thorough reform of the tax system of the entire Qingshi State.
Of course, Ji Wan also provided some suggestions, which was to pay taxes according to the previous life. Although Ji Wan was not very clear about the specific tax policies in the previous life, she could give Yan Peinan a brand new system that was different from the current mortal world.
Yan Peinan's eyes lit up, and he started writing furiously while holding the proposal letter given by Ji Wan.
Ji Wan, Cui Min, Jiang Jian, Pan Zhuo, Yang Guan and Tuoba Feng were left behind and discussed for a long time before they came up with the idea of recruiting workers to provide relief.
The people inside and outside the city who had no food to eat were gathered together, provided with three meals a day and paid a monthly salary.
Although the number is small, at least they can prevent themselves from starving to death, and they can live better in years of severe drought and epidemics. If they are more diligent, they can earn more money and live a much more comfortable life.
But there are always some people who are unwilling to work hard, and instead are constantly harassed in Tongcheng where Ji Wan is.
Jincheng and Yincheng are better.
Yang Guan was ruthless and cruel in his actions. He had caught many people who were causing chaos and disturbances outside the city. In front of a crowd of people, he set up a stage outside the city and skinned more than a dozen people alive. From then on, no one dared to do that again.
Tuoba Feng was calm and decisive. Although he did not act as ruthlessly as Yang Guan, he also took quick action when he discovered signs of provocation outside the city, arrested the people and gave them a good beating. He also treated Yincheng like an iron barrel.
Moreover, when Ji Wan was recruiting workers, most of the refugees from outside the city were recruited into the newly established military camp in Tongcheng, and the people in the city were basically at the construction sites near their homes.
Ji Wan recruited many workers, including female workers.
In order to provide jobs for many landless people in the city, Ji Wan had no choice but to open the bluestone cave. Now bluestone bricks are being fired in the cave almost day and night.
The bricks were then used to build shops and houses in the city.
Fortunately, people's lives have improved a lot in recent months, and everyone has a lot of money in their hands, so the sales of bluestone bricks have increased a lot.
Moreover, Ji Wan made a lot of money from the merchants in the city. Whoever bought more bluestone bricks would get the exclusive sales rights of the government in the future.
Don't be fooled by the big picture, but every businessman is very smart. Tongcheng is developing well enough now. If it continues like this, it will definitely become more and more prosperous in the future.
Who doesn’t want to be the first to eat this piece of cake?
Moreover, Ji Wan has been carrying out large-scale reforms since she took over the fiefdom. Anyone can see that Ji Wan is a good leader. She also has the status of a princess. Just to save Ji Wan's face, the sales of these bluestone bricks will not be small.
The newly recruited workers in the city are law-abiding, but the army newly formed by Ji Wan has a loose overall discipline and is not up to standard because it does not have a good leader.
While escorting farmers to harvest their fields every day, Jin Lie saw many bandits lurking or robbing directly.
He reported everything to Ji Wan.
"Your Highness, the Tianxing Army outside the city has gathered many people under the name of "acting on behalf of heaven". I have already seen many scattered troops several miles outside the city."
Jin Lie's mountain-like body trembled as he spoke, and he clasped his fists and spoke in a rough voice.
"Gentlemen, do you have any good ideas?" Ji Wan looked around at the employees of Qingshizhou Group sitting below.
"Your Highness, I believe that if we are to send troops, we must wait until the people have harvested their crops and our army is well-equipped and strong."
Jiang Jian has been training by the cesspool for a long time and now he finally has a clear mind.
"Otherwise, our army would have to deal with and protect the civilians while also supporting tens of thousands of hungry ghosts. It would be too much to handle."
Jiang Jian has the talent to govern a country, otherwise he would not have become the governor of a state. Since he has become more clear-headed, the suggestions and questions he has raised are more practical.
Ji Wan nodded.
Cui Min said to Jiang Jian, "Brother Zifeng's words make sense, but... the villains outside the city have been hungry for a long time. If they can't wait until then and launch a surprise attack on us, it will be really difficult to deal with."
Zifeng is Jiang Jian's pen name.
Jiang Jian listened, lowered his head and thought for a moment before replying, "Rucheng is absolutely right, but if I take the initiative to attack, how can I guarantee the lives of these farmers and the harvest of their crops..."
As he spoke, he fixed his gaze on Jin Lie's face. "What do you think, General Jin?"
"Temporarily avoiding the enemy is not a long-term solution. The villains outside the city will definitely not wait for our army to finish the busy farming season. We have no choice but to fight!"
Jin Lie spoke much more straightforwardly than Jiang Jian and Cui Min. He was also more inclined to fight and speak with absolute force. After all, Ji Wan had a full 30,000 Qingshizhou troops at his disposal. Why would he be afraid of a group of hungry, skinny and sick mobs?
The so-called "Tianxing Army" that "acts on behalf of heaven" is nothing but robbers and bandits. There is no need to be merciful to bandits. We must quickly resolve the chaos near Qingshizhou and restore the clean and upright atmosphere of Qingshizhou.
Although it is true that people who are starving can do anything, in the face of absolute strength, no matter how powerful they are, they are just stepping stones for Ji Wan to step on.
Jin Lie treats his enemies with swift and decisive action and never shows mercy.
Coincidentally, Ji Wan was also such a person, so she nodded in agreement immediately, "Although we must fight, we must fight smartly. Zifeng is right. I can't send all my people to fight."
Ji Wan took some time to think about it and felt that she had been somewhat derelict in her duty. Cui Min knew Jiang Jian's handwriting after only a few months of interaction with him, while she had been with Jiang Jian for almost half a year and had never asked. What a sin.
At the same time, he felt that Cui Min was an amazing person. He had only been in Qingshizhou Group for a few months, but he was able to establish good relationships with the company's executives so quickly. He had a very high emotional intelligence and was very good at dealing with people.
His methods and style of doing things are not offensive. He is smart, capable and experienced in handling affairs, which is rare.
He is an excellent employee.
"I want the crops, and I want Tian Xingjun's life too!" Ji Wan could tolerate Tian Xingjun's insignificant provocations once or twice, but now it was the critical moment of autumn harvest.
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