Dou Zhengyuan came to the inner court and stood on the terrace of his residence.
During this period, Chen Shiyan has been working here due to mental fatigue.
"Sir, we have basically dealt with the rebels."
"Have you reported it to the county town?"
"As you requested, I submitted it a month ago."
"Well, wait until Wu Guiming comes up with the exact figures, and hand over 20% of the spiritual stones to the county. These are the proceeds from the confiscation of property, and they will be counted as the taxes we have paid in the past few years."
"clear."
"Take out 10% of the remaining amount and share it with everyone. You've all worked hard. Come up with a charter among yourselves and don't cause any conflicts."
"OK."
"How are the new monks doing?"
"Things have been going well in the past few months. There have been some minor conflicts, but they are not major problems."
"Well, you need to pay more attention to these things."
"Don't worry."
"You will be the one escorting the tax this time. It's a good opportunity for you to go back to the county town and rest for a few days."
"Thank you for your understanding, sir."
"By the way, let's check in the county town to see if Li Yunyou has appeared. That old guy is quite capable. After suffering such a great loss, he might be hiding somewhere, waiting for us to let our guard down and then come out to take a bite."
"I will use some of my family's connections to investigate."
After chatting for a while, Dou Zhengyuan said goodbye and left when he saw Wu Guiming coming up.
"Sir, here are the latest accounts. Tax revenue has dropped somewhat."
"It's normal. There are fewer monks now. It will recover slowly."
"How many spirit stones are there this time?"
"A total of 3.8 million."
"Okay, I just arranged the distribution for Dou Zhengyuan. When registering, register according to 2.4 million."
"I'll take 100, and you and Dou Zhengyuan will each take 20."
"Thank you, sir."
"You deserve it."
The Qianyuan County finally has the surname Chen.
After raising it for a period of time, we can then ask these families and monks to raise it.
Foreign monks can't come empty-handed.
The meat will always rot in the pot.
If you follow Chen Shiyan, at least you can get some benefits. In five years, he will build Qianyuan County into an iron bucket.
Then you can drain the pond to catch all the fish.
Every ten years, the county town gives Qianyuan County approximately 800,000 spirit stones as basic expenses.
There is also a special application once every five years, which can apply for 150,000 spirit stones.
In other words, just by taking advantage of the imperial dynasty, one can earn 1.1 million spirit stones in ten years.
At least half of these spirit stones will go into his pocket, so don't even think about anything like manufacturing.
It is enough to maintain the basic expenses of the yamen runners and clerks.
The number of spirit stone tasks at the Task Department will also be reduced and replaced with contribution rewards.
Anyway, when the time comes, they will exchange things from the government office, and if they are gone, they can just go and ask for more. As for the impact on his future, he doesn't care.
Next comes taxes.
His tax law can bring the government an income of more than 400,000 spirit stones every year, and this is still a small number of cultivators.
There are more than 40,000 cultivators in this county, and on average they earn only about 100 spirit stones per year.
There is still a lot of potential to be tapped, but there is no rush. Let people take it easy in the next ten years, and then we can make more efforts in the next ten years, or even the next five or three years.
In general, in the past 20 years in Qianyuan County, relying on these alone could bring him a minimum income of 13 million spirit stones.
It is twice the lifetime income of the cultivators and the accumulation of several generations of the Jindan sect families.
And that’s only been twenty years.
Of course, if calculated based on hard currency spirit crystals, it would only be one thousand spirit crystals, and this is exchanged at the highest ratio.
"Alas, it's hard to earn spirit stones. It's not easy for me who works so hard."
Chen Shiyan leaned back in the recliner, watching the clouds rolling by in the sky, feeling indescribably relaxed and comfortable.
After Dou Zhengyuan arranged the things at hand, he received the spirit stones from Wu Guiming the next day, and flew to the county town with his tax collector in a flying boat.
After handing over the taxes, he returned to his home.
The Dou family is considered to be in the middle and lower levels among the major families in the county.
It does not have enough deterrent power over the lower-level counties, and its reach is not long enough to reach the provincial capital.
It was the kind of family where a golden elixir appeared by chance and jumped from the county town to the prefecture town to seek greater development.
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You can't raise a real dragon in a small pond.
"Son, Qianyuan County is very dangerous. Do you want me to ask the ancestor to find a way to get you out?"
"No need. I'm doing fine in Qianyuan County. I've learned a lot during this time."
"I heard about it in the county town. Your chief officer is very fierce."
"Seeing is believing, hearing is not."
"Well, you have always had your own ideas since you were young. After this disaster, it's better for you to stay there. I guess your chief officer won't be in office for long. When the time comes, your family will give you a push and push you up."
Dou Zhengyuan's hand that was picking up the food paused.
"Why haven't you been sitting for long?"
"A while ago, there was a rumor that the county governor's second son was very dissatisfied with the county magistrate Chen."
"They said that they broke the rules of Tianhua County officialdom or something."
"Will saying this affect the county magistrate? He has a backer in the city."
"Hahaha, what backer? He's just a green turtle. Several big clans have already expressed their dissatisfaction with him. I guess someone will take action soon."
"Okay, got it."
After dinner, Dou Zhengyuan thought about what his father had said.
Then he sneered and asked, "Can Lord Chen be overthrown by the big families in the county city?"
He felt it was a dicey matter, so he didn't take it to heart.
The main focus was on finding clues about Li Yunyou.
It was just as he expected.
On the day he was leaving, Dou Zhengyuan's father found him again.
"Son, you have to hold on tight to Master Chen's thighs."
"Why, didn't you ask me to prepare to take over as county magistrate a few days ago?"
"Pah, pah, pah, don't dare to talk nonsense, County Magistrate Chen is as solid as a rock."
"What happened?"
"It is said that the big shots in the capital have spoken. The people around the Ninth Prince are trying their best to protect County Magistrate Chen, and they have also sent people to reprimand the county governor and his men."
"What are you talking about? Under the rule of this dynasty, a rebellion actually occurred in your Tianhua County, and the high-ranking officials in the county wrote a letter to excuse the rebels. I ordered a strict investigation, and several people have already been arrested."
Dou Zhengyuan saw that his father was very enthusiastic and rubbed his hands.
"We also benefited from County Magistrate Chen's help. The ancestor worked hard and got a position in the county governor's office, hehehehe."
Dou Zhengyuan was a little speechless. His father had average talent in cultivation, a good personality, and no bad habits.
He was obsessed with being an official, which was also the main reason why he entered the county government. When he was young, it was difficult for him to resist and he fell into this big fire pit.
"Have fun by yourself, I'm going back now."
"Yes, yes, yes, go back quickly and get some spiritual tea and spiritual wine for Master Chen to taste."
"Master Chen prefers spirit stones."
"Ah, that, never mind. Who doesn't like spirit stones?"
Dou Zhengyuan smiled and waved his hand, left home, and took his men on a flying boat to Qianyuan County.
In the back house of the county magistrate's mansion, the county magistrate was teaching his second son a lesson.
"Father, I know I was wrong."
The young man who once calmly ate fish in front of Li Yunyou was now kneeling respectfully in front of a middle-aged man who was drinking tea.
"Tell me, what's wrong?"
"I shouldn't have taken action a second time just for the spirit stone."
"Look at you, you don't know what's wrong."
He stood up, put down the teacup and walked out.
When he reached the door, "You made a mistake in not trying your best to kill Chen Shiyan after you did it, and in not killing Li Yunyou before you left after you lost."
"You're still jumping up and down after returning to the county town. It makes you look very awkward."
"Kneel down there and reflect on your actions. I'll have to clean up your mess again."
The county magistrate is naturally confident that he will not let Chen Shiyan find out anything.
Unfortunately, he didn't understand Chen Shiyan's character.
Qianyuan County.
Dou Zhengyuan visited Chen Shiyan that night.
He reported to him what he heard and saw in the county town.
"They didn't expect that you had such a strong backer."
"It's not that my backer is strong, it's the Ninth Prince who is strong. My backer is weak."
Dou Zhengyuan wanted to laugh, but he didn't dare to. This matter could be said by Lord Chen as a joke, but he couldn't really take it as a joke.
If you laugh, you will become a real joke.
Quickly changing the subject, "I also heard from my father that the second son of the county governor, who was originally very dissatisfied with you, has now stopped making trouble."
"Second Young Master?"
"Yes, he is a playboy, but he is very good at winning over monks."
Chen Shiyan and this second young master had no connection at all. If it was a big family that had a grudge against the Huang family who took action, it would be understandable, but why did this second young master do that?
Suddenly, a scene appeared in my mind. It was the scene when the family was in turmoil that day and I couldn't control the formation.
Could it be? It's him!
That's enough.
Doubt was enough for him.
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