He returned to the eighth-rank official and came to the dilapidated northwest from that wealthy land. Xiao Song could probably understand why those demoted officials were depressed and unsuccessful to write some famous works that made people feel bitter.

After all, it is really unhappy to come from the prosperous scene where Xu Niang walks with the wind to this place where the little girl has eight crow's feet on her face.

Looking at the messy things on the table, Xiao Song sighed with his waist. Compared to the past, his current Jinghe County can be described as dilapidated.

Do you still remember how many people in Qimen County? There are 82,330 people. Xiao Song’s memory is particularly clear, with a permanent population of 55,140. Now, he is in Jinghe County, with 32,100 registered people, but due to the war and plans, the permanent population is only 2,000.

A county with two thousand people is a joke to tell.

The entire county was basically moved clean when the Xixia evacuated. Not to mention working hard to cure, it would be a huge problem for me to spend this winter.

But Xiao Song is not afraid, Xiao Song is rich.

Although he was demoted here to become an official, he took advantage of a huge loophole here, that is, it was determined during the negotiation that the entire Yongzhou, namely, Xixian City and the surrounding villages and towns did not need to pay taxes to the Song Dynasty court.

This thing is easy to understand, because it is poor here, and there is not much population and it is on the border, so how much money can it have. So naturally, it was passed without even deliberation in the court.

There are some great things to do under the exemption from taxation. First of all, the imperial court will issue a grant to Yongzhou. Xiao Song can report a disaster relief first and take out a part of the money to purchase summer grain in Jinghe County.

When the food and grass and military pay of the Beihai New Army arrived, Song Beiyun first embezzled this part of the money to deduct the disaster relief money and reported it back to the Yongzhou Governor at 80% of the funds. Then the Beihai New Army reported the equipment fee. The Yongzhou Governor then allocated money from the warehouse to purchase equipment. The equipment money was priced by the workshop. Although the price of weapons was determined, the maintenance money was a floating price.

It's just a loss. You can probably get about 200,000 guan from here. This way, it will be spring next year, and you will naturally get through this winter.

As for why it is so troublesome to move the right hand with the left hand, it was not the pit that Song Beiyun dug for himself. Now there is a rule above that the two yamen are not allowed to directly connect the accounts of the two parties, whether they are superiors and subordinates or equals, unless there is a legitimate reason and the accounts need to be directly audited.

Is this a cure for corruption? Of course not, this is a cure for brainlessness, because any idiot will inevitably make mistakes in these few steps of backhanding.

Such things will go wrong, so this person has no practical purpose.

However, this is also a stopgap solution, and the subsequent troubles are still in front of you. Special Zone, this is a special zone. Song Gou finally got a lawless land in more than three years. From top to bottom, he is his own people from supervision to audit. He can form a sound pilot base here.

Many people certainly don’t know why Xiao Song is so happy. He is not even able to jump off the building so quickly. Why can he be happy?

This is a question of vision. First of all, what kind of place is Yongzhou now? It is a three-no matter area. The Song Dynasty's hands were not so long, and the Liao Kingdom could not reach out because there was Song Gou, let alone Xixia. The state's compensation and the terms of arms restriction made them survive for thirty years.

Everyone is unhappy in Yongzhou, but no one can do anything to Yongzhou. This is a broken place with a high sky and a far distance and totally worthless one.

But for Song Beiyun, this is a treasure.

First of all, the entire Yongzhou... is just that Yongzhou is just Chang'an, Xianyang and the surrounding hundreds of miles. After more than a hundred years of war, separatist and poverty, this area has no longer had bureaucrats, aristocrats, aristocrats, and other things that interfere with the social process.

This is particularly important for Song Beiyun to carry out his next administrative policy. No matter whether anyone helps or not, at least don’t make trouble.

Finally, it is because the people in this place have relatively low basic cultural level and are not bound by the so-called traditional concepts and moral systems, so it will be much less difficult to carry out secondary transformation.

Based on these factors, this place is like giving Song Gou a first-level base for his development.

As for the superiors, the governors and state patriarchs, it is not a matter. Human resources and politics are political. Judging from the administrative arrangements here, if Xiao Song can't do it, it means that he is a waste.

Of course there will be workshops, and it will be a brand new workshop. The first batch of craftsmen, designers, etc. here will be allocated from Jinling and Tongling. The overall college will also carry out the second round of construction, two educational centers in the north and south. The south is mainly culture and agriculture, and the north is mainly industry and military. The point of science and technology trees is not divided into north and south, and we must focus on both hands.

But these are all grand blueprints. The question in front of Xiao Song is how to fill his stomach. Oh, and there is also a premise, how to fill his stomach under harsh conditions.

"Sir, the Governor asked for a visit."

"How did you speak?" Xiao Song narrowed his eyes and glared at his ignorant personal soldier: "What is my identity? How can I ask someone to ask for a meeting?"

After saying that, he walked slowly outside. When he went over, he found that Xia Shu was standing at the door, carrying some pastries, tea and other things in his hand.

"Mr. Xia, please come in quickly and please come in quickly."

"I've met Lord Song."

"Oh, sir, please be polite. What kind of virtue is the right person?" Xiao Song said, "I'll walk forward with a smile on his face and took what he had in his hand: "I'll come here, what else can I bring."

Xia Shu was also amused and crying. He was at least a fifth-rank governor. Although he was suddenly promoted, judging from the current situation, it should be the meaning of the Lord Song in front of him.

What is the fifth and eighth grade? How could such a master get his turn to show his power here? The man in front of him claimed to be the governor who killed him. In two years, four governors died at his hands. Such a person...

Be more polite.

"I don't know if Lord Song is still used to it here. If he is not used to it, the official immediately arranged for someone to rebuild the residence for Lord Song."

The world's strange story is that a magistrate called an eighth-rank county magistrate called himself a magistrate, but Xiao Song didn't even be humble. He just sat in the main seat and ordered someone to serve tea and said, "I don't have any habits or not, I just don't know if Lord Xia still accepts being a governor here? After all, there is a prosperous Jinling and the other side is a desolate Chang'an."

"Master Song is too worried." Xia Xun quickly stood up and bowed, "Since Xia became an official, he never thought of greed for enjoyment. Now that he could make Xia work for the country, he would die."

Whether he wants to or not, he must say all his beautiful words. Xia Qian felt like a mirror in his heart. He would rather offend the emperor than offend the white-faced plague god in front of him.

"Then the official wishes Lord Xia a success."

"Thank you, Lord Song, for your kindness..."

The two of them were polite again. After chatting about the idea of ​​Changxian, Xia Shu suddenly patted his head and said, "Mr. Song, the princess consort accidentally died in the chaos of the army before. Now His Highness has been changed to the fiefdom of the official family and has been named Princess Taiping."

"Taiping..." Xiao Song scratched his head: "It's not appropriate for her to call Taiping that way. Princess Zuo is almost the same as calling Taiping."

Xia Xun didn't dare to chew the princess's tongue together, but just smiled awkwardly: "In a few days, you may enter the fiefdom to keep your husband's rituals."

"I..."

Song Beiyun didn't scold a word, but swallowed it. He picked up the tea and took a sip: "What about?"

"The fief of Chang'an..."

"Oh." Xiao Song nodded: "When will the princess come?"

"This official is not clear about it. But when I came, I heard that the Empress Dowager was ill. Maybe... I haven't had much time, so I might have to live some time."

Xiao Song nodded. Jin Ling'er's letter should be still on the road. He was not sure what was going on there, but even if he came now, it would not work. One is that the child is still young and the road is too bumpy. The other is that Qiao Qiao is in charge of the palace design work of the Design Institute. She may not be able to get rid of the second phase of the drawings before it came out. I think it will take about half a year.

I sighed silently. In fact, after becoming a father, I realized that thinking about children is really a matter of thinking without any false thoughts.

"Mr. Song, it's getting late. The officials are going to rush back to Chang'an City, so they will take the lead."

"Stay for a meal."

"No, no, thank you Lord Song for your kindness."

Xiao Song took Xia Su to the door, watched him get on the carriage, and then returned to the house, sitting there and continuing to worry.

These days will continue to be idle until all the money is in hand, so there is still a period of time when he is worried about it.

"Go and go fishing."

Zuo Rou poked her head out of the window: "There are carp in the river ahead."

"You go and play, I'm very worried."

"What are you worried about?" Zuo Rou put on the window with one hand and flipped in quickly: "If you have any unhappy words to your father."

"Go and go." Xiao Song leaned on the chair: "You say, what is a bad person and what is a good person."

"Anyway, what I don't like is the bad guys." Zuo Rou said with a lip silence: "For example, the dog emperor of the Liao Kingdom."

Xiao Song shook his head gently, hugged Zuo Rou's waist and sighed: "I'm so tired, I have to start everything again."

"No, I'm pretty good at the New Army of Beihai, but I don't have a serious general yet."

"Yes, how could it not be?" Xiao Song's expression became strange: "Pan Weixi, the son of Duke Dai, you should know him, right?"

"Haha, Xiao Pan leads the Northern Navy?"

"Really know?"
Chapter completed!