"..." Yu Nanqing was stunned: "Yan'er... has thought this far ahead...?"
They had only been in Fucheng for a short time, and these things... were too far in the past. Besides, he wouldn't let such a thing happen.
"Well, just in case, it's good to prepare for the worst and enjoy the best, right?"
"..." What could Yu Nanqing say? She could only purse her lips and remain silent.
"By the way, how much do you know about this mansion?"
"Yan'er," Yu Nanqing said helplessly, "This is also my first time in Fucheng."
Therefore, not much is known about this mansion.
"Before I met Yan'er, I was always in the army. After I met Yan'er, I was always with her." Coupled with his previous paralysis, he simply didn't have any extra time to learn about other things.
The reason he chose Fuzhou as his territory was because he saw that the place was rich and that Su Wanyan could live a good life there.
This mansion is the only one in the capital of Fuzhou. Building a new one would take too long, so it is the most appropriate thing to just take over the mansion and renovate it.
As for the history of this mansion, Yu Nanqing had not bothered to learn about it. He only knew that it was once the property of the royal family, and he didn't know how much of it had been preserved.
However, after hearing what Su Wanyan said, Yu Nanqing felt that he needed to send someone to conduct a thorough investigation of the mansion.
"Don't worry, Yan'er, I will keep a close eye on this matter. If you encounter any strange places, don't go alone. Wait for me."
"Of course I know." Su Wanyan pouted, then her thoughts shifted: "Then do you think there might be treasure hidden here?"
"..." Seeing Su Wanyan's excited appearance, he was really afraid that she might wander into some strange place on a whim.
"Think about it, how could such a large mansion not be filled with gold and silver treasures? Did you see the jade slips that Qiuye brought back? There's an entire building full of jade slips. Those things alone could fetch a lot of money."
“…” Yu Nanqing agreed with Su Wanyan’s words.
There must be something hidden inside.
Su Wanyan patted Nan Qing's arm: "Do you have any historical records of this mansion? I couldn't find them in the library. Could you have someone find them elsewhere for me to see, or you could search among the people?"
"Okay." Yu Nanqing had no choice but to agree: "I'll have them investigate."
In fact, Su Wanyan was just discussing this with him. If it really came down to an investigation, she could send people to investigate.
Just then, there was a knock on the door of the main house: "Your Highness, Your Majesty, lunch is ready."
It's the sound of autumn leaves.
Su Wanyan said, "Come in."
Qiu Ye and Huang Ye slowly entered carrying lunch. Su Wanyan got up to help set the table: "Let's stop chatting and eat first."
She asked Yu Nanqing, "Are you going out again this afternoon?"
"The inspections have all been completed, and there's nothing to do this afternoon." He was worried that Su Wanyan would be tempted to go into the underground chamber of the library.
Su Wanyan had no idea what was going on in his mind: "So what are you going to do this afternoon?"
"..." What to do? Yu Nanqing's mind was now filled with the thought of Su Wanyan going into the underground chamber.
I recalled the document sent by the prefect a few days ago: "A summary of events that have occurred in Fucheng in recent years."
The events mentioned here do not necessarily refer to the cases that occurred in Fucheng, but also to the policies promulgated by the local government and their actions in Fuzhou.
"Then I'll be spending this afternoon in the study."
"Um."
"Then I'll keep you company." There are so many documents; it would take Yu Nanqing a long time to read them all by herself. I'll help her filter and categorize them, so that Yu Nanqing can have an easier time.
Upon hearing this, Yu Nanqing smiled slightly and said, "Okay."
Fuzhou is actually quite well-governed.
Although Su Wanyan didn't believe there were absolutely no corrupt officials, at least the places she and Yu Nanqing inspected recently hadn't encountered any problems or conflicts.
In the documents that Yu Nanqing and I were compiling, taking cases from the police station as examples, each case had a beginning and an end, a cause and an effect, and each person captured or case encountered was recorded in detail.
Furthermore, the documents submitted by the prefect showed that the interrogation and investigation process was meticulous and well-founded, including first, second, and third trials, with all records clearly categorized.
Su Wanyan dared not speak for the rest, but just the fact that she was willing to put in the effort and thought into such a small case meant that the local people's lives would not be bad. The prefect of Fuzhou was worthy of the title of "parent official".
Although there are many entries, all events are meticulously recorded and the narrative is clear, without any sense of chaos. Su Wanyan reads the whole thing as if she were watching a story, which is very comfortable.
What Yu Nanqing was most concerned about was the taxation and land allocation in Fuzhou.
The tax system of the Great Jin Dynasty was very detailed, including not only land tax and commercial tax, but also a poll tax for each household, and slaves kept by wealthy families also had to pay a slave tax.
Leaving aside the detailed tax policies, according to the land tax of the Great Jin Dynasty, each household needs to pay three years' worth of produce every year, while the commercial tax is as high as 50%.
The poll tax for each household was levied in cash.
Su Wanyan had never known how much tax the Great Jin Dynasty paid. Back in the capital, the court had already deducted the tax portion from Yu Nanqing's salary.
She didn't learn much about this aspect.
Yu Nanqing was flipping through the pages one by one, listing the annual tax revenue collected by each city in Fuzhou in recent years.
In previous years, these taxes were all handed over to the imperial court. Now that Yu Nanqing has taken over, all future tax revenues will fall into Yu Nanqing's hands, and Yu Nanqing will then extract a portion of it and hand it over to the imperial court.
As for how much to be handed over to the imperial court, that is entirely up to Yu Nanqing to decide.
Both of them were engrossed in reading the documents and records in their hands until Su Wanyan finished classifying all the major and minor cases from the past year. When she looked up, she noticed that Yu Nanqing was facing a thick book.
Curious, I stepped forward and asked, "What are you looking at? It's such a big book."
A quick glance revealed that it was the tax money paid by each household.
Su Wanyan didn't understand: "Do we have to look so closely?"
Yu Nanqing shook his head.
Su Wanyan asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
"The land tax of the Great Jin Dynasty is 30% of the total output, and the commercial tax is 50%. This includes a poll tax, which is 50 coins for each adult and 23 coins for each child. Excluding the wealthy families in Fuzhou, let's take this family of five as an example. Two adults pay 100 coins and three children pay 69 coins. The poll tax alone is 169 coins."
Yu Nanqing pointed to the record above: "This family earns about a thousand coins a year. They pay 30% of their income as property tax, which is 469 coins. The rest is their annual expenses."
This is the situation of ordinary people in Fuzhou.
Su Wanyan frowned: "When Su Chien was in the capital, he said that he could earn two to three coins a day doing manual labor in the capital. The tax was calculated at one coin a day. So, after deducting the head tax and the labor tax, he could earn about six or seven hundred coins a year."
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