Wen Xu was still silent and hesitant.

Lu Zhengyuan stood up directly.

"At this time, I am still worried about this and that. To put it bluntly, I have become a bitch and still build an arch. It is really difficult for Lu to serve in the Southern Dynasty. I will go to Shangjing now and wait for Emperor Yuanwu to behead him. But my

My poor daughter has been implicated."

As Lu Zhengyuan spoke, he walked out the door.

Dong Zheng was in a hurry, and if the people who devoted themselves to the Southern Dynasty left, the rebellion would definitely be over.

Who to count on?

Who are the people who only know how to take money in but not spit it out?

Or are you referring to the hesitant officials?

"Wen Xu, please speak up. If the Southern Dynasty collapses, you will be finished too."

Fang Chi said in a low voice: "Mr. Wen, if you should let it go, let it go. We have no choice. The most important thing for rebellion is money and food."

"I......."

Wen Xu waved his hand and sighed: "I'm sick and don't know anything."

He relented.

I don’t know if this is right or wrong, but this is the only way I can do it now.

"Master Lu, King Linxian is relieved. Come back soon."

Dong Zheng held Lu Zhengyuan back, fearing that he would leave.

He didn't notice that Lu Zhengyuan took a long breath.

Wen Xu still didn't insist.

This is a good thing.

"That way there is no need to worry."

Dong Zheng said: "I led people to inspect the Yuan Mansion in the afternoon. This is the result of not paying taxes."

"Whoever dares to cause trouble will be suppressed directly by the army!"

"Let's do it this way. They've all rebelled. Whatever you do, you have to do it happily."

Fang Chi expressed his position directly.

This straightforward appearance made Lu Zhengyuan very shocked. Dong Zheng was just a big boss and didn't understand. Fang Jie had been a state pastor for more than ten years. How could he not understand?

It is this group of gentry who supports your rebellion, and you are going to attack them now.

Isn’t this poaching oneself?

Even if you need money and food, you shouldn't do it like this.

Or did the jar break?

The main reason is that the King of Zhennan made a good start, but he started so hard that there was no room for ending, and there was no other way.

The money and grain collected cannot be handed over to the court, absolutely not!"

Wen Xu was very determined.

This is his bottom line. Paying such a high price cannot give the court an advantage.

"Give it a try."

Dong Zheng spoke again: "Please also ask the King of Huainan to step up recruitment and form a new army. With money and food, you will have the confidence."

"By the way, there are many rare treasures in the Yuan Mansion, which we can give to Sun Pusheng. As long as we can win over Sun Pusheng, we have a better chance of winning. If we can't win over, we will be in trouble."

"It shouldn't be a big problem. I still have some friendship with Sun Pusheng."

The atmosphere of the discussion finally calmed down a bit.

Lu Zhengyuan asked again: "Then do you want to do the things I just mentioned about measuring the land, checking the fields, and checking the granaries?"

"Let's check, there are many family backgrounds that always need to be checked."

Fang Chi agreed.

Wen Xu didn't say anything. It was okay to fool the court, but not himself.

It's just a bit weird to hear this about checking the granary.

"Isn't there something wrong with checking the granary?"

Wen Xu raised a question. He felt a little guilty and couldn't help but think of the Food Recruitment Administration.

"Don't worry, I am sensible. Now I am not an inspector of the imperial court, but the Minister of Household Affairs of the Southern Dynasty. I am one of my own."

"good."

Seeing that Fang Jie and Dong Zheng didn't react at all, Wen Xu couldn't say anything else, otherwise it would appear that he was too guilty.

"Then so be it."

Dong Zheng stood up and said, "I'll go outside the palace to see what's going on."

He stood up and walked away with long strides.

"I'm going to work too."

"I am going to write a letter to Sun Pusheng. I will send someone over this time and bring him some gifts to see if I can win him over."

Several people left one after another.

Wen Xu let out a long sigh, this rebellion is really ridiculous.

In fact, he has a clear mind, and the fundamental reason for this is the rebellion in the prosperous times.

For example, Emperor Yuanwu's rebellion was a rebellion in troubled times. At that time, the people were in dire straits. The purpose of rebellion in troubled times was to survive. Simply put, as long as there was a bite to eat, they would sacrifice their lives.

Even if you don't give it, as long as you have great righteousness and raise your arms and shout, you will have countless followers.

In the prosperous times, the purpose of rebellion was to live a better life, so money had to be distributed. This is why they never dared to suppress the people, and the cost of rebellion was higher.

In troubled times, rebellions can plunder everywhere and no one says anything, but instead they increase their power.

In the prosperous times of rebellion, people were living a good life, but you wanted to plunder and destroy. If you don't want others to have a good life, others will not make it easy for you.

This is the fundamental reason.

It’s difficult!

Disaster!

While Wen Xu was melancholy, Dong Zheng had already arrived outside the palace. He took a large number of sergeants to disperse the people.

I want to say something, but I don’t have one!

As long as you don't pay taxes, this is what will happen!

In short, the idea is that if you don't pay taxes, your home will be confiscated.

This made people angry and made many people regret it. If I had known this, it would be better not to rebel.

It's too late to regret.

Then there was endless anger. We followed you in rebellion, but you just backhanded us?

Which is tolerable and intolerable?

They probably also understood that this group of people wanted to hollow them out to strengthen their own power.

I would rather give this money and food to the court than to you.

On that day, several people resigned from the Southern Dynasty. In order to maintain local stability during the initial rebellion, they invited these people to the court, held important positions, and granted them titles.

Now that these people have stopped working and you are going to use the knife on me, what else should I do?

The influence continues to expand. The Yuan family is not an ordinary family, with connections all over the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. Outside of Lin'an City, problems have also begun to arise in the prefectures and counties under its jurisdiction.

They originally supported the Southern Dynasties, but now they have begun to change.

They all understand that it is better not to rebel than to rebel. They want to quit, but now it is too late.

The forced search of the Yuan family gave Dong Zheng a taste of the sweetness.

There is really a lot of money, and boxes of yuan are neatly marked. This is real hard currency.

Dong Zheng only believed in one truth: if you have money and food, you will have soldiers. Only with soldiers can you gain a foothold and compete with the imperial court.

He set his sights on these wealthy gentry families, and would lead people to collect taxes every day. If he dared to say no, his house would be confiscated immediately!

No wonder His Majesty hates these people. How did you get hundreds of acres, thousands of acres, or even tens of thousands of acres of land?

This was the sixteenth year of Yuanwu.

This is how Your Majesty is hanging like a sharp sword.

It is definitely right to confiscate homes, and these people should do so.

During this process, Liu Dong assisted, and there were basically no omissions. Even if someone was willing to pay, Dong Zheng had to find a way to make them vomit more.

He had no scruples and turned Lin'an City upside down in just a few days. Everyone was in danger and fearful. This caused great damage to the internal affairs of the Southern Dynasty, and internal conflicts became increasingly acute.

During this period, Mr. Lu, the Minister of Revenue, also started his important work.

No, to be precise, it is the top priority of the imperial court.
Chapter completed!