Li Jin was in Shanghu County, and the commercial tax he collected was one out of every ten taxes.

This made Zhu Yuanzhang furious, wishing he could rush into the county government office right now and kill this bitch Li Jin.

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily:

"Are you just going to let a dog official like him exploit you? Aren't you going to go to Beijing to complain?"

The shopkeeper, who was still smiling at first, suddenly turned serious when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang scolding Li Jin.

"Don't insult my magistrate."

"The county magistrate charges one tenth of the tax amount, which is a matter of course."

"Who in Shanghu County does not owe a favor to our County Magistrate? Anyone who can live in Shanghu County must be grateful to my County Magistrate."

"Don't say ten taxes and one tax, even if it's five taxes and one tax, we're willing to do it."

"If the guest dares to speak rudely to my county magistrate again, please leave immediately. We will not entertain you in this store."

Zhu Yuanzhang was dumbfounded as he watched the shopkeeper's changes. He was respectful at first and arrogant at the other.

Just because he called Li Jin a bitch, did the shopkeeper treat him like this?

Seeing this, Queen Ma hurriedly came out to smooth things over and said:

"Don't be angry, shopkeeper. It's just that the head of my family heard that the tax of 10 per cent was too high, so he wanted to fight for your injustice."

"After all, we are also businessmen, and we have never heard of such a high tax."

The shopkeeper's face softened slightly and he explained:

"My county magistrate treats businessmen favorably. In Shanghu County, he even attracts investment. He treats businessmen equally and actively develops business."

"Except for Shanghu County, I have never seen a county with such a commercial atmosphere."

"Not only that, the county magistrate will also promise the merchants that the backend of the merchants who pay taxes is the county government."

"If anyone dares to cause trouble in a merchant's shop, the county magistrate will severely punish them or even execute them directly."

"In Shanghu County, once you pay this tax, you don't need to pay any other taxes. This is the promise made by the county magistrate to us."

Zhu Yuanzhang fell silent.

Although he, Zhu Yuanzhang, implemented the policy of easing corvee and lowering taxes on merchants.

However, the status of businessmen has always been looked down upon, which has also led to businessmen being bullied wherever they do business.

Not only the officials and yamen have to pay for their services, but even the gangsters on the street have to collect protection fees.

After conversion, let alone one tax per ten, even tax per five is not enough.

Li Jin implemented a tax system of one out of ten taxes here, but he also did practical things and told all businesses that their backend was the county government.

It was their county magistrate Li Jin.

In this way, merchants will not be oppressed by officials, and gangsters on the street will not dare to provoke the county government. In the end, merchants will still make money.

Liu Bowen naturally knew the truth, and then said to Zhu Yuanzhang:

"It's almost noon, why don't we go get something to eat first?"

This is to pass the steps to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, and then left Buckingham Palace with a few people.

.....

"Bo Wen, why do you think Li Jin always does something unexpected?"

After Zhu Yuanzhang came out, he couldn't help but ask Liu Bowen.

Liu Bowen gently stroked his beard and said:

"There are always amazing things done by talented people and strangers."

"I think this Li Jin is the so-called strange person."

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and said:

"Tell me, is our strategy of focusing on agriculture and suppressing business wrong?"

Seeing the current prosperity of Shanghu County, Zhu Yuanzhang became suspicious of his own actions.

In his vision, all dynasties were based on agriculture. Only when farmers farmed the land would the country's taxes increase.

If the national treasury is sufficient and the people can have enough to eat, then the Ming Dynasty will be prosperous.

This is also the prosperous age in Zhu Yuanzhang's ideal.

But in Yangzhou, he felt that his dream of a prosperous world had been shattered. The people there had exchanged their children for food, so where could the prosperous world come from?

But in Shanghu County, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that this prosperous scene was not the prosperous scene he expected.

Is his strategy wrong? Should he encourage business like Li Jin so that the world can enter a prosperous age?

Liu Bowen shook his head and said:

"No, Your Majesty, you are right."

"But the people of Yangzhou changed their sons and lived happily. However, the people of Shanghu County had plenty of food and clothing and lived happily."

"Your Majesty, you are the king of a country. When you think about things, you naturally put the world in mind."

Liu Bowen began his own analysis:

"Every bustle in the world is for benefit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for benefit."

"If all the people in the world abandon their land instead of farming just because they are doing business to make money."

"No matter how prosperous the business is, it is nothing more than a tree without roots, water without a source, and a tree without water."

"It is precisely because of the agriculture in various parts of the Ming Dynasty that the business of Shanghu County can be supported. This is your achievement, Your Majesty."

"Li Jin is just a county magistrate. He is from a small place. How can he compare with you?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was very comfortable being slapped by Liu Bowen's rainbow fart.

"Bowen, we found out, but you still feel comfortable talking."

"Come on, let's go eat first, and then take a closer look at how prosperous Shanghu County is."

....

"Dad, the barbecue in this store is so delicious. This is the first time I have eaten such delicious meat."

Zhu Di held his belly and bent over, still mumbling something.

"Eat, eat, eat, you know how to eat, so you can't eat less."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the bill in his hand angrily. He saw twenty taels of silver, half of which was eaten by this bastard.

Queen Ma looked at Zhu Di lovingly and said:

"Being able to eat is a blessing, and my son is a lucky one."

"My mother still loves me."

Zhu Di happily hugged Queen Ma's arm and started to cheer.

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head helplessly. If he stayed in Shanghu County for a few more days, he was afraid that Lao Zhu would go bankrupt.

"Bowen, do you know what spice you just ate?"

"Why does it feel so fragrant? Sprinkled on barbecue, it is simply a delicacy in the world."

Liu Bowen frowned and thought for a moment, then said with some uncertainty:

"It seems to be called fennel and cumin."

"It is a spice of Parthia."

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he said:

"Why have we never seen this thing before?"

"Anxi is thousands of miles away from our Ming Dynasty. This cumin is indeed very rare."

"It's surprising that we can eat here."

Liu Bowen explained.

While the two were talking, they suddenly saw a group of people surrounding them in the distance.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Bowen looked at each other and squeezed into the crowd.

As soon as I got closer, I heard an old man sitting in front of a carriage, holding his leg with one hand and pulling someone's clothes with the other.

"My leg!! My leg is broken!!"

"You hit me, don't run away, you have to pay me!!"

The old man's face was covered in blood, and his face was full of pain. He looked extremely miserable.

The man being pulled by the old man had a sinister face and a fierce look.
To be continued...