The main thing must be discussed...

Liang Yu went to see Wu Zetian in a form to express surrender.

When it comes to Qin Shaoyou, it is a real negotiation.

Although everyone has become a community of interests, it can even be said without hesitation that Liang Yu has no way out at the moment. When their memorial arrives in Chang'an and the news here reaches Empress Wei's ears, then they must face the crazy revenge of the Wei family, unless... they have received the support of Qin Shaoyou, everyone can get what they need and keep warm together to get rid of danger.

Liang Yu did not dare to neglect this, and he knew a lot about it. At present, his family, including Wei Dingfang and Wang Fangyi, actually had no bargaining chips, not a single one, so he had no way to reject Qin Shaoyou's so-called serious business.

"I wonder what Your Highness is going to talk about?" Liang Yu always smiled. Since he had no choice, it would be more respectful.

Qin Shaoyou was very satisfied with his attitude, but he was expecting that, he just smiled and said, "You are the governor of Shuofang Town. How many households do Shuofang have and how much money and grain do you have?"

This is to find out the details.

Liang Yu said: "Shuofang has 130,000 households, and more than 30 counties in five prefectures. Because it is located in a remote area, the income from money and grain is mostly not in farmland, but in the past checkpoint income. Now, there are 390,000 jin of money and 90,000 shi of grain in the treasury. Your Highness, if it is a separate town in Shuofang, it will be difficult to maintain. However, the imperial court will also allocate some money and grain to provide relief, which can barely be able to get through. The subordinates in Shuofang and recruited 20,000 Shuofang troops, but they are not as good as Zhaoyi and Shenwei Town. After all, it is a bitter and cold place, so it is a little shabby. Your Highness laughs."

In fact, Qin Shaoyou has a rough foundation for these data. Zhulou is not a fuel-efficient lamp. He has already touched the details of each town long ago. The reason why he asked knowingly was that he was also a test to some extent, trying to see if Liang Yu had hidden his own private life or something to hide from him.

Of course, Qin Shaoyou will not shake off this kind of small thought. Shuofang Town... cough cough... it is really as shabby as the news given by Zhu Lou.

There are only more than 130,000 households in five states. At most, there are only 500,000 people. The land of this state is equivalent to one Hongnong County. The household registration of Hongnong County has nearly 400,000 households, but they have six states, and their land and counties under their jurisdiction are three times that of Hongnong County.

But after all, it is a border town, so it is understandable.

To a certain extent, compared with Zhaoyi Prefecture and Shence Prefecture, Shuofang is simply a beggar among beggars, and even Shenwei Town can crush him. Of course, Qin Shaoyou really doesn't believe it at all because of the population of more than 30 counties with a population of less than 500,000.

In fact, there were indeed not many households in this era. This was the reason why the government had a low organizational ability. Moreover, the tyrants and aristocratic families were everywhere in this era. These high-ranking clans almost monopolized many local rights. Many people could not bear the levy, corvee and taxes from the court. Most of them were willing to join the big clans as slaves and servants. Although they became slaves, they did not look very nice and needed to support those high clans, but after careful calculation, they were better than being randomly assigned and collected by the government.

After all, for the high school, these people are their own slaves and must be given food. Since you are willing to farm for my family, every effort you have is my family’s property and you can’t teach you to starve to death. But this is not the case for the government. Local officials not only have to complete the tax indicators assigned by the court, but also have to fill their own pockets. After all, the tax on the surface is not high, but in fact they are peeling and beating drums.

In this way, the whole society was trapped in a vicious cycle. Because the high-ranking people had privileges, even if they paid taxes, it was just a meaning. A large number of people were hidden in the high-ranking people, which caused the population of households to drop sharply. The smaller the population of households, the court needed to operate, and the money and food required could not be reduced. So local officials worked harder to transfer everything to the people who were households. The people who were households could not bear it, and more people hid in the high-ranking people, found the protection of the high-ranking people and became their slaves.

Almost all the provinces, states, and counties, such things have long been common. The prosperity of the high-ranking families naturally originated from this. Because a large number of people turned to their subordinates to avoid the government, their land grew wildly, and their slaves became more and more, so they finally became local emperors with high and far away.

In border towns like Shuofang, it is afraid that the hiding of the population will become more serious.

So to a certain extent, Qin Shaoyou also knew that he could not pursue the matter for the time being, because there was no need to pursue the matter at the moment. He only needed to know that Shuofang Town is very poor now.

But the problem of fleeing households must be solved in the end. Otherwise, it will cause a vicious circle of the rise and fall of the country and the poor and the rich.

The country here is the court, and the so-called "people" is by no means ordinary people, but those rich and noble people. Once this is the case, the court will be unsustainable, while the local people are growing stronger. Any slight unrest is enough to ruin a dynasty, because for the rich and powerful people, their interests are based on the clan, not the court and the country. Therefore, they do not have to be responsible for the interests of this country. Even if the world is destroyed, it is only the Great Sui Dynasty changed to the Tang Dynasty, and the Emperor surnamed Yang changed to the Emperor surnamed Li. The foundation of their wealth will not be shaken. Of course, if they unfortunately encounter the Five Barbarians invading China, then their luck will end here and be completely defeated.

Qin Shaoyou nodded and said, "Well, what you said is reasonable, but... Governor Liang, according to my opinion, the tax on this level is really unnecessary. Shuofang can certainly sit on the ground to collect money in Jinyao, but if so, the merchants are afraid that they will not be willing to leave Shuofang. I have an idea, but I don't know what Governor Liang thinks?"

When Liang Yu heard that Qin Shaoyou refused to let Shuofang sit in the land to collect money, he became nervous. Shuofang was different from other places. It was the most important road to get out of seclusion by relying on the Great Wall. Moreover, the land was barren and the population was small. If he wanted to maintain his Shuofang Town, would he rely on farming? If he had lost such a large amount of wealth, Shuofang Town would really be slaughtered in the future.

But if Qin Shaoyou really mentioned it, he actually found that he could not refuse, because the situation was stronger than others at this time, so he had to act with a stern look and said, "I would like to ask your highness for advice."

Qin Shaoyou said slowly: "In the future, Shuofang will cut off all the checkpoints along the way, so that the merchants walking in Shuofang will be unobstructed. Naturally, if local merchants start workshops and do business with their shops, Shuofang Town can still charge some taxes..."

Speaking of this, Liang Yu's heart sank. You Henan Prefecture does not have the checkpoint taxes along the way. This is because Henan Prefecture itself has countless workshops and shops, but these taxes are quite large, enough to maintain the income and expenditure of Henan Prefecture. However, Shuofang Town does not produce or have enough shops. Most of them are merchants passing through this place. If you don't charge taxes, will you be in the northwest wind?

But I heard Qin Shaoyou say, "As for your insufficient money and food, it is to be supported by Shen Ce Mansion."

Speaking of this, Liang Yu suddenly understood.

Qin Shaoyou canceled the right to collect taxes in Shuofang Town, which could promote trade exchanges. The increase in trade exchanges made the trade in Henan Prefecture more developed, and more workshops would rise up, but these workshops created benefits for Shence Mansion. At the same time, the money, grain and income and expenditure of Shuofang Town were allocated by Shence Mansion.

What's this?

Liang Yu is not a fool, which is equivalent to handing over the taxes of Shuofang Town to Qin Shaoyou. Qin Shaoyou played the role of the court and allocating money and grain to support Shuofang Mansion. Isn’t this disguisedly making Henan Prefecture a new court in Shuofang? Things in this world are always inseparable from money and grain. Once Shuofang has to count on the money and grain allocated by Henan Prefecture every year, what is the difference between Shuofang and Hongnong County, which is under Henan Prefecture?

Originally, the court gave Liang Yu the privilege, but Qin Shaoyou received this privilege to Henan Prefecture by exempting tariffs. On the surface, it was Qin Shaoyou who supported Shuofang Town, but at the same time, he also controlled Shuofang in all aspects.

Liang Yu was somewhat resistant to this.

Being a local emperor is a very happy thing after all, and no one wants to have an emperor on his head. However, he has to consider Qin Shaoyou's request, because if he does not obey Qin Shaoyou, he will not be able to be the emperor's son even if he wants to be the emperor's son. Without the protection of the Shence Army, Liang Yu may not even be able to save his life.

Taking a deep breath, after a brief hesitation, he said, "I am willing to obey Your Highness's arrangements."

There is no way, but he wanted to resist or even turn against him. He pointed out directly that this approach is like putting Shuofang in the Shence Mansion and fully governing. After being kept, it means that as long as the person is weaned, you can starve to death at any time. If you want not to starve to death, then the only way is to obey him. Shuofang Town is equivalent to becoming Qin Shaoyou's territorial land, Shuofang officials are equivalent to becoming Qin Shaoyou's territorial officials, Shuofang army is equivalent to becoming Qin Shaoyou's territorial army.

And he... was just Qin Shaoyou's agent, but... the only thing Liang Yu could do was to look willing to accept Qin Shaoyou's arrangements.

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Chapter 2 Delivered.
Chapter completed!