novelaction Chapter 527: One more question!
Chapter 527: One more question!
When Mu Xin Nuan and the others arrived at the construction site, they found that Li Hao Ran was basically a country bumpkin.
Wang Zhao explained, "Your Highness and Your Highness, General Li has been doing this ever since he arrived here. Except for sleeping at night, he spends all his time eating, drinking, and working with the soldiers he brought with him."
Duanmu Chuze nodded. "He does have his own ideas. That's good. It's worth it for me to have nurtured him."
After looking through all the drawings, Mu Xin Nuan asked somewhat uncertainly, "I feel like something's missing. A Ze, think again, is there something we've forgotten?"
Seeing her blank expression and then looking at the drawings in her hand, Duanmu Chuze frowned. "Anuan, you're missing something. I really don't know what you're referring to."
Mu Xin Nuan turned her head away. The more she did this, the less she could remember what was missing from the picture.
Duanmu Chuze continued talking to Wang Zhao, while Xu Hai followed beside him, occasionally offering explanations and additions.
Suddenly, Mu Xin Nuan thought of something, "Right, since this place is full of businesses, are there any money exchanges here?"
Duanmu Chuze was taken aback. A money exchange?
Yes, he had indeed overlooked this issue. Since it's a place for business, there needs to be money shops. For example, if someone comes to Yanzhou to buy stone carvings, are they really going to bring thousands, or even tens of thousands, of taels of silver? Wouldn't that be like offering themselves up for robbery by bandits?
Xu Haixian chimed in, "Your Highness need not worry. A money exchange recently purchased a house here, presumably to open a branch."
Duanmu Chuze pursed his lips tightly for a while before saying, "A place as big as Chang Le Fang should have at least two money shops. As for whether they should be government-run, we'll have to discuss that later. Xu Hai, how many of the shops here have been sold so far?"
"Your Highness, it's almost complete. There are only a few smaller shops left, and so far, no one has expressed interest in buying them. Some people have seen our sketches before, and they all said they thought the location was too remote."
Mu Xin Nuan was slightly surprised. She hadn't expected that the first batch, which had only just begun construction, was already almost sold out. Therefore, she naturally wouldn't have to worry about money for the second phase of construction, Chang Le Fang.
The couple stayed at the construction site for most of the hour before returning to the rest station to rest.
“Ah Nuan, in the future, there will also be escort agencies moving into Chang Le Fang. You are very thoughtful, so please take another look and see if there is anything else that is lacking.”
Mu Xin Nuan didn't stand on ceremony. She picked up a few sketches and slowly began to look at them, occasionally appearing to be deep in thought.
"Aze, being a government guard is certainly a good thing. But what is the meaning of all the taxes listed here?"
Duanmu Chuze was taken aback, then remembered that he had explained this to Xu Hai and the others, and smiled, "There are only two types of taxes listed here. One is a fixed amount of silver paid to the government as a source of tax revenue for the local government. Of course, he will finalize the amount of this tax revenue later and formulate a more detailed plan. The other type of tax is directly paid to the treasury in Yan. Anyone other than me who wants to take the silver must ask for my permission."
This point is indeed very necessary.
In this way, a rigid regulation is set for the amount that local governments should retain, so in the future, so-called tax evasion or collusion between officials and businessmen should not be too serious.
Of course, this mainly depends on whether the government's supervision is strong enough.
In this way, the original plan to establish a local inspectorate in Yu County actually helped to further promote the development of Chang Le Fang.
Mu Xin Nuan noticed that there seemed to be a lot of empty space here. Were they not planning to build a house here?
"Aze, what's the purpose of leaving this space empty?"
Duanmu Chuze glanced at it and said calmly, "It's just an empty lot. I'll have someone tidy it up later. We can let the people of Chang Le Fang learn martial arts together. This will allow these outsiders to focus more on the beauty of the present and less on their lovesickness. At the same time, it will also help them improve their health. Why not?"
"You mean this place is actually a polo stadium?"
"I suppose so. What exactly we do isn't that important. The most important thing is that we in Chang Le Fang have a place like this. We have everything: food, drink, entertainment, and lodging. If we also treat people with good service, then even if outsiders don't buy any shops here, they will still feel grateful to us."
Mu Xin Nuan clearly didn't understand his line of thinking, and after shaking her head, she looked at another picture, clearly not intending to figure it out.
"Aze, is stone carving still the main business here?"
Duanmu Chuze nodded, "I guess so. A large portion are stone carvings, and some are wood and bone carvings. However, the stone carvings are probably the most popular."
Mu Xin Nuan, however, was unconvinced. "Bone carving? I've heard the elders talk about it before, but I've never actually seen it. I've heard that bone carving requires a great deal of skill."
"I'll take you to see who the bone carver is and what he used to make it."
Since we're already out, let's just let her have a good time and see as much as she wants.
For the next few days, Duanmu Chuze spent all his time at the post station, discussing this and that with them. Mu Xin Nuan didn't know if they had finished anything.
They went about their business, and Mu Xin Nuan went to find her eldest cousin's wife to relieve her boredom.
Looking at her older cousin-in-law, whose cheeks were rosy and whose figure was slightly plump, Mu Xin Nuan felt that love really could change a person.
She used to always see a hint of worry on her eldest cousin's face. But now, the worry was gone, replaced by an extremely shy smile!
Mu Xin Nuan looked her up and down, making Fang Shi feel extremely uncomfortable.
"It seems that Aze's decision to send you to the foot of Qishan was indeed the right one. Otherwise, you would probably be crying every day in the capital."
Faced with Mu Xin Nuan's teasing, Fang Shi just smiled a little embarrassedly, her face slightly red. She didn't want to argue with her, so she invited her into the house.
"Sister-in-law, it's you?"
Not long after they sat down inside, they saw that Fang looked like she was in pain and was gagging incessantly.
Mu Xin Nuan herself was a doctor, and upon seeing this scene, she immediately guessed what had happened.