In the study, Su Song taught Tao Shiqi to calculate and draw pictures, and taught carefully and worked hard to learn, and the atmosphere was very harmonious. Tao Shiqi was a person who was stubborn and loved to be stubborn, but he was quite talented when learning these. For more than two months, after teaching Du Zhongxiao and Su Song, he was able to design and manufacture small parts by himself. Tao Shiqi found what he liked and lived a happy life.

On the other hand, Du Zhongxiao leaned on the table and carefully studied various books. As an official, he was different from others. Compared with the top people of this era, how to examine cases and how to safeguard the people, and I don’t know when to wait. Only by using his strengths and thinking about developing the economy and attracting the population can he outperform others. But when do these things, you need money everywhere, where does the money come from? Du Zhongxiao has to come up with a solution.

In his previous life, methods such as attracting investment were not used. Sansi had already collected these financial powers. How to make money and spend it is a headache for Du Zhongxiao. The existing factory for making fireworks was handed over to County Magistrate Gu’s jurisdiction a year ago, and now it has returned to his own hands. There are also field operations, which are spring plowing, and various investments and seeds, and there are clear statements.

After looking at it for a long time, I felt dizzy. Du Zhongxiao closed the account books and looked out the window bored. He is now the magistrate. According to the previous life, he could say that I am the one who decides my territory and can do whatever he wants. This may not be impossible. As long as no one is against me and no one comes to check the account books at this time, everything is easy to say. But if someone dislikes me, there will be loopholes everywhere.

Economic criminals were serious crimes, and Du Zhongxiao sighed secretly. In his previous life, he always felt that ancient officials were very casual about money. As long as they had money to them and occasionally bribes, they could do whatever they wanted. In fact, there was no such thing? The most common thing in this era was economic mistakes. Not long ago, Zhang Kang and Teng Zongliang were among the big ones, and there were countless small cases.

In addition to taxes, the most important thing for a county's finance is the wine and salt merchant tax. These taxes are either fixed quotas or proportional, and the county extracts part of them for their own use. Yongcheng is close to the Bian River, and the commerce is developed. The court takes strictness and heavy responsibility, so there are not many left to the local area.

What Du Zhongxiao’s most troublesome thing now is the name of developing the industry, that is, a carrier is needed. In his previous life, this was called the clear property rights relationship. At this time, there was a lack of a treasury that was completely dominated by the county. The governments at all levels managed the finances through various treasuries. The treasury included various physical warehouses and also the place where various economic matters were accounted for.

Standing up, Du Zhongxiao went behind Su Song and Tao Shiqi and saw them drawing several cylinders on paper. This is a model used to study the movement of the cylinder piston, the convergence of power and steam pressure and temperature. For the steam engine, this is a key step. The relationship between pressure and volume and temperature difference is clear, and there will be a direction for improvement in the future. Du Zhongxiao naturally remembers that now it is necessary to let Su Song and others understand it, and make various instruments and conduct sufficient experiments.

The pen used by Tao Shiqi is a pencil, and the graphite is crushed and mixed with yellow mud. It is very simple to make. Paper is a bit troublesome because the paper is evolving towards ink at this time and is not friendly to pencil painting, so it has to be replaced by wax paper.

Seeing Tao Shiqi finishing drawing, Du Zhongxiao pointed to several cylinders and said, "It needs to be extremely smooth, what do you want to do?"

Tao Shiqi said: "There was a machine outside, which was fixed there with the knife head. Shake the cylinder liner and turn it. If you do it carefully, it will always be smooth."

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "Where are the fine and grinding of the knife pin? You should use fixed leather or satin instead of the knife head to sharpen it. You have to try again and again before you can do it well. Let's take a break and drink two cups of tea."

Tao Shi agreed, put down his pen, held his cheek and lay on the table, looking at the drawings and thinking about Du Zhongxiao's words.

Su Song knew that Du Zhongxiao had something to ask, so he stood up and went outside the room with Du Zhongxiao.

Looking at the red and green flowers in the yard, Du Zhongxiao sighed and said, "The most difficult thing for me to manage a county is to reclaim land nearby and recruit household registration. There is another thing that has many things under my jurisdiction, and Ma Meng's case is first. It is strictly forbidden for subordinates to accept bribes and be corrupt and abuse the law. However, many subordinates do things without salaries and cannot live by drinking the northwest wind. I have ways to make money, but how to get in and out of money, I have never figured out a way. There are military funds, ministerial databases, and many names in the state, which can do these things, but it is difficult for the county to do it."

Su Song thought for a while and said with a smile: "What can this be done? The farming business is different, just make another account. The county can set up a Changping warehouse to specialize in various venues. If there is any extra, make up all kinds of miscellaneous donations, not from the minority people. As for the county officials, build a reward warehouse. This is all ancient system, but it is just abandoned now. As long as it is done well, who can gossip!"

Du Zhongxiao's eyes lit up, which was also a way. Needless to say, Changping has existed since the Han Dynasty, but now many places have remained in name only. Although many of these databases are rarely located in counties, it is not said that they cannot be set up in counties. The reward database was originally an internal database, used for emperors to support the army, so it is inappropriate to use this name directly. But referring to this system, it is not impossible to set up a separate database.

The purpose of building a library is not to put things in place, but to take the account. Without these, you will have to make a profit from setting up a small treasury on your own, which is hard to tell if you look up. With several special purpose libraries, you can start an industry in the name of the library and send the money you earned from it.

Su Song's words provided Du Zhongxiao with an idea, which could refer to some databases of states, roads and even the court to make accounts in the county. The county is also a first-level financial unit, and no one said that there were only a few databases to manage the finances.

As for the land management, it can actually be calculated separately. As long as it is not mixed with ordinary households, the accounts can be cleared.

The most troublesome thing about these accounts is that they cannot be mixed with Du Zhongxiao's own income, otherwise there will be trouble. After all, theoretically, the income of officials in office can only have a salary, and other income must have a clear source. For example, officials cannot do business under their rule, but they are also allowed to sell goods in other places, but taxes are also required, and these accounts must be clear and cannot be confused with public accounts.

After sighing, Du Zhongxiao shook his head with a wry smile. In fact, as a normal official, you don’t have to be so clear about yourself. No one says anything about taking advantage of it. It’s just that you have spanned thousands of years and are too confident in the ability to make money. If you don’t want to leave any handle on money, you will get into such trouble. This is your own trouble, and others can only envy you.

Looking back at Tao Shiqi who was still lying on the table, Du Zhongxiao said, "Since I have a look, I won't bother here anymore. While you were still in the county town, we will carefully study the steam engine. This machine has been made for two or three years and has never been practical. If it can be really good before you leave, it would be a good thing."

Su Song said: "I have any experience in discussing how to increase the strength of the machine in the past few months. If I add a handful of force, I may be able to make a useful machine. In the past, I discussed this thing with Han Zhongyun, but I thought about it on the boat. I thought about it these days, but it was also possible to load it on a car."

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "Since it can be loaded on the boat, of course it can be loaded on the car. But the car is too big."
Chapter completed!