He was a scholar who could be exempted from these duties, but since he wanted to be the manager of the new village, he had to take it seriously.
It is said that there are exorbitant taxes and levies, which means that in addition to the taxes mandated by the imperial court, local government offices would add various other fees on top of that.
For example, in some places, anyone, regardless of age, has to pay an entry fee to enter the city.
In some places, only when people sell their goods will they symbolically accept a small amount of money if the goods exceed a certain size.
In some places, the local people don't accept anything. What they accept comes from other places.
There are also some that only collect commercial taxes on goods entering and leaving the city.
I just don't know which category Anping County belongs to?
However, I heard that the county magistrate here has been suffering from the disaster for so long that even the price of grain has not increased much. I suppose he wouldn't be so reckless as to collect grain indiscriminately?
If they collect fees arbitrarily, then they should seriously consider whether they should settle down here!
The questions asked of Qin Mu by the people of Wuning Prefecture would likely be unclear to anyone else from Chijia'ao.
Unfortunately, they asked Qin Mu, who had always been by Fang Shizhong's side and was well aware of these matters.
He immediately raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet before speaking:
"Under normal circumstances, the taxes in our Anping County, apart from those collected by our Great Chu Kingdom, are only levied when goods brought into the city are sold for more than five taels of silver."
Aside from merchants charging a higher price, ordinary people only pay two coins per person.
In addition, corvée labor is not performed every year; it depends on the specific circumstances.
In whichever year the adults decided that a certain section of the riverbed needed to be cleared, then everyone would have to go and dredge the silt.
If a section of the official road is in poor condition, then repair the official road. Or if the city wall needs repair, then repair the city wall.
Normally, this happens every two to three years, and each event lasts for a month.
Upon hearing this, Song Chongjin and the others nodded repeatedly.
It sounds reasonable; it's much better than Mingyang County in their Wuning Prefecture.
After all, in their country, unless you belong to a wealthy merchant's household, even if you are from the city, if you go out and want to go back, you have to pay two coins first.
That's great that they don't accept it here!
Qin Mu observed their reactions and continued:
"The current situation is special; our Anping County is in dire need of reconstruction."
In addition, the people need to do spring plowing, and we, the magistrate, do not want to force everyone to perform corvée labor.
Therefore, starting from the middle of last month, any citizen of Anping County who participates in the construction of the outer city wall can not only receive five coins per day, but also receive one day of corvée labor for every ten days of work.
Of course, during this period, the government would take care of everyone's Fan family, providing them with two meals a day.
If there are people using oxcarts, horse-drawn carts, or mule carts, the wages will not only double, but the number of days that can be used as payment will also increase.
For example, the person who owns these items earns fifteen coins a day.
Others can make up for one day's work in ten days, but they can make up for three days in ten days.
Furthermore, if these livestock fall ill during this period, the government will have designated personnel to help treat them.
Furthermore, no one needs to worry about the livestock's feed; it's provided by the government office.
Seeing the disapproval in their eyes, Qin Mu continued:
"Anyone who participates will receive five coins a day. If you don't want it, you can pay with grain."
Now I'll tell you what ordinary people without livestock can get if they work for ten days.
During the work period, with food and lodging provided, one would not only be exempt from one day of corvée labor but would also receive five catties of coarse grains or coarse flour.
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