lcionline Chapter 269 Linzhou's rapid development and extremely exaggerated taxation
Chapter 269 Linzhou's rapid development and extremely exaggerated taxation
"Old Liu, the coordination work related to the establishment of the Rocket Army is now handed over to you. You should immediately select outstanding soldiers from the reserve forces and send them to Yong'an City to participate in the Rocket Army special training. Start by recruiting 30,000 people."
Su Zhengyang patted Liu Chengxu on the shoulder. He had already prepared a plan in advance regarding the specific troop organization of the Rocket Force.
First of all, the entire Rocket Force is composed of the First, Second, and Third Divisions of the Rocket Force. Each division has two rocket artillery regiments, two infantry regiments, an armored regiment, a logistics regiment, a transport regiment, and a guard regiment, consisting of eight regiments and 16,000 people.
While ensuring combat effectiveness, it also ensures that the entire Rocket Force can get ammunition supplies at any time.
Liu Gangding had no objection to Su Zhengyang's plan. He had seen his young master, in just over a year, rise from Linzhou to destroy the Pang family and take back Jiangbei. This was the biggest wish of these old ministers of the Su faction.
After arranging the relevant matters for the establishment of the Rocket Force, Su Zhengyang went straight to inspect the sites prepared for the future advanced military airport and medical research institute.
In the evening, Su Zhengyang returned home tired after a busy day. He was greeted by Yang Qiyue who had already cooked and prepared a table of food.
"Qiyue, I was able to meet my father in Jiaozhou this time. His injuries have almost completely healed, and there are no sequelae. Don't worry. By the way, you should arrange your work in advance and go to Beilong City in a few days. You and I have not been back to Beilong City for half a year. You must be missing home."
Yang Qiyue nodded and looked at Su Zhengyang with a distressed look on her face, his eyes were bloodshot and full of fatigue.
Outsiders only see Su Zhengyang's glory and the strength of the Northwest Revolutionary Army, but they don't know how much pressure Su Zhengyang, who is only 23 years old, is under, and how many things he has to worry about every day. Even with systematic help, Su Zhengyang, as the leader of the Northwest Revolutionary Army, still has endless things to do, especially after leaving Zhang Luanyu in Jiangbei and starting to take over government affairs, Su Zhengyang has even more things to do.
After dinner, Su Zhengyang sat in the living room and told Yang Qiyue about his recent experiences and future plans. Yang Qiyue sat quietly on the sofa, massaging Su Zhengyang's temples while listening to him gently. She did not express any opinions easily, but expressed her support for all Su Zhengyang's decisions.
It was not until Su Zhengyang fell on the sofa unknowingly and began snoring that Yang Qiyue quietly brought a blanket and covered Su Zhengyang with it.
Sometimes, what people need is a partner who will stand on the opposite side of the world and support you unhesitatingly even if the whole world is against you. There is no doubt that Yang Qiyue is such a person. She has the same dreams and values as Su Zhengyang, and knows how to stand in Su Zhengyang's perspective and try to understand everything about him.
Perhaps the marriage between the two is not so pure, mixed with politics and other miscellaneous considerations and involvements, but after more than half a year of getting along, in fact, the two have already regarded each other as the most important person in the rest of their lives. The feelings between them are like the drizzle of spring rain, moistening things silently, and have already permeated their hearts silently.
Qiao Weimin, the new secretary arranged by Qin Huaiyi for Su Zhengyang, walked into the living room in a hurry with a document. Just as he was about to speak, Yang Qiyue made a gesture to silence him. Qiao Weimin glanced at Su Zhengyang who was sleeping on the sofa, nodded knowingly, put the document on the coffee table, and turned to leave.
The next morning, Su Zhengyang woke up and stretched on the sofa. On the coffee table, besides the documents left by Qiao Weimin, there was a bowl of hot chicken soup and a note at the bottom of the bowl. Su Zhengyang picked up the note and took a look at it, smiling knowingly. After washing up, he drank the chicken soup in no time and then began to look through the documents.
In the morning, accompanied by Qiao Weimin and his personal bodyguard Li Yunlong, Su Zhengyang came to Linzhou Railway Administration.
Half a year ago, when he just got married and returned to Linzhou, Su Zhengyang made a bold statement that he would make sure that Linzhou had its own railway network and railway station so as to facilitate the flow and promotion of economy, population and trade.
The document that Qiao Weimin sent last night recorded in detail the changes in Linzhou's population, taxation, government system, and economic conditions over the past six months.
One of the most obvious changes is that Linzhou's commercial tax has once again hit a record high. When the Guo faction was in charge of Linzhou, the annual tax revenue of the entire Linzhou was about 17 million oceans, of which 60% had to be turned over to the Northern Frontier Treasury, and the remaining 40% went into the pockets of the Guo faction and became the capital for their military development.
Yang Jiakai, who knew that Su Zhengyang was now facing a huge funding gap, was very considerate and granted Linzhou a special permission not to pay national taxes. All tax revenues were used for the local development of Linzhou, which has now achieved remarkable results.
As of early October, the entire Linzhou's commercial tax revenue alone had reached 36 million oceans. It should be noted that this feat was achieved after Su Zhengyang issued various decrees and almost completely reduced agricultural taxes.
During this year, shops, factories, restaurants, inns, etc. in Linzhou have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. Countless domestic businessmen are willing to come to Linzhou to do business, not for anything else, but because of the stability of Linzhou. Even if there is a fierce fighting outside, there is still no war in Linzhou.
Of course, there are countless foreign chambers of commerce, foreign companies, and enterprises that have moved their headquarters to Linzhou or developed business in Linzhou. Su Zhengyang has an open attitude in this regard. Even if you are a foreigner, as long as you do business honestly, do not get involved in politics, and abide by the law, Su Zhengyang will still welcome you very much.
Only when the sea embraces all rivers, tolerates everything, and the world benefits together can Linzhou's economy take off completely.
In addition to commercial taxes, Linzhou also received agricultural taxes, which reached a staggering 6 million oceans. In order to prevent wealthy households and businessmen from hoarding land in large quantities due to his own tax exemptions, Su Zhengyang issued a very strict land inventory order. If the land under your name exceeds a certain quantity, the tax you need to pay will be doubled according to the quantity.
There are policies from the top and countermeasures from the bottom. The businessmen also have a way to deal with Su Zhengyang's decrees, which is to sign a contract with the farmers who originally owned the land. The land will still be under your name, and I will pay a certain amount of rent, and the businessmen will get the lion's share of the income generated by the land every year.
If the water is too clear, there will be no fish. As long as the fundamentals are not shaken and there is no large-scale land merger to harm the interests of the grassroots farmers and make their lives difficult, Su Zhengyang will turn a blind eye to it. Once the bottom line is touched, Su Zhengyang will have only one attitude: kill!
With the entire Linzhou government system running healthily and being extremely clean from top to bottom, Linzhou is developing rapidly in terms of economy and population at an extremely exaggerated speed.