"Hahaha, let's wait until you are qualified to join [Dragon]! Rookie!"

Pointing to his chest wearing the dragon emblem, Chu Qinqin rubbed the young man's head, teasing and scolding.

The envious young man broke free from the clutches and muttered unwillingly: "What's so great, I have passed the written examination. As long as I perform well this time, I can write an application."

"Then you have to behave well. The opportunity to stand alone will come soon."

"Ah? What do you mean?"

Chu Qinqin smiled, looked at the endless stream of people and motorcades outside the town, and whispered mysteriously.

"Didn't you notice that since the [Dragon Guard] was organized, the regular army is accelerating its withdrawal?"

"Our local foundation has been solidified and there will be no major unrest. The next step is for us, the formal cadres, to return and hand over the grassroots governance work to you, the preparatory staff."

"This is a test for you, and it is also an experience for you. If you do a good job, you will probably become a formal member of [Dragon] soon."

“If you don’t do your job well or even make mistakes, I’m afraid it will be difficult for you to achieve anything great in your life.”

Hearing his words, the young man slowly widened his eyes, excited and uneasy at the same time.

"Captain Chu, are you leaving? Where are you going?"

"Of course there are new battlefields waiting for us. Don't you think Lord Wu'an will be satisfied with just controlling one Linbo County?"

He patted the young man's shoulder with a half-smile, and Chu Qinqin gave meaningful instructions.

"Work hard and don't be fooled by the petty profit in front of you. It is estimated that many people will not be able to withstand the test this time, but as long as they can withstand it, they will definitely be reused and they will have great potential in the future!"

After squeezing the young man's shoulder, Chu Qinqin let go and looked at the small mountain of gold and silver jewelry.

They are all children from poor families. How many of them can guard so many treasures right under their noses without reaching out?

Maybe they are not greedy, but just... afraid of poverty...

After all, when they are at their most desperate, maybe just a bag of rice can save the person they love most...

The fear of material scarcity has been deeply imprinted in their souls. Even Chu Qinqin himself used great perseverance to suppress this psychological black hole and cut off the devil of never being satisfied.

Because he knows that this kind of fear and anxiety about material scarcity can never be satisfied. Just like the evil ghosts in the endless hell, no matter how much they eat, they can only get short-term happiness and satisfaction, and will soon fall into even greater anxiety and anxiety.

Hungry.

……………………

"Your Majesty, the [Tax Reform Trial Regulations] you requested have been released, please take a look."

Putting a document in front of Zhao Yinshun, Zhou Rou stood beside him and softly reported the report.

"According to your request, we have abolished sixty or seventy types of miscellaneous taxes from the national and local governments, and only retained a few tax types such as [commercial tax], [agricultural tax], [customs duty], and [income tax]."

"The specific tax rate may still need to be slightly adjusted, but the current plan can greatly reduce the tax pressure on the people in the territory."

While listening to Zhou Rou's report and looking through the documents, Zhao Yinshun couldn't help but nodded secretly.

Originally, local officials came from wealthy families and would specially enact various exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes.

However, these exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes are quite "fair". The landlords and gentry will definitely take the lead in paying them. The common people have no choice but to be exploited.

At its most exaggerated, people had to pay 70 to 80% of the grain they produced in a year, and the little surplus grain they had left was not even enough to make ends meet!

Due to the increased burden, originally free farmers were forced to sell their land at a low price even if there were no natural or man-made disasters, and then the landlords and gentry purchased it at a very low price to complete the land annexation.

Of course, after the deed is completed, the money of the wealthy gentry will be returned in full, and the money of the common people will be divided into 30-70.

After all, the officials are all members of the family, and there are ten thousand ways to secretly "refund taxes".

With his five fingers tapping rhythmically on the desktop, Zhao Yinshun read the document, closed his eyes and pondered for a few seconds, and slowly opened his eyes.

"Okay, let's send it out for a trial period first, and then make adjustments based on feedback. By the way, have all the tax departments been replaced by our people?"

"Yes, with [Dragon]'s cadres as the skeleton, a large number of reserve personnel are filled to ensure that your will can be firmly implemented."

"Well, let's do that."

Waving her hands, Zhou Rou respectfully stepped back, and soon a burly man walked in again.

"Your Majesty, except for the four thousand-man teams guarding the traffic arteries, [Cangjiao Master] has all returned to the team."

"Very good. Thank you for your hard work on this operation. How are the casualties?"

"More than ten casualties, almost negligible, were caused by some stubborn warriors. These guys are really mentally ill and would rather die than surrender..."

Subconsciously complaining, Tang Hongda suddenly remembered something, his heart tightened, and he glanced at the young man in white who was smiling but not smiling.

"Your Majesty, I'm not talking about you."

"I know."

"…………"

Then why are you smiling so charmingly?

Thanks to [Black Difficulty] and other book friends for their rewards.

Two chapters and 8,000 words, it can be regarded as making up for the gugu the day before yesterday~╭()
Chapter completed!