Guan Ning collected the letter carefully.

His father is still alive, and the big stone weighing on his heart is gone.

It doesn't matter whether you can still pick up weapons and go to the battlefield.

Guan Ning decided to send his mother to the Kele tribe. They were getting older day by day, and it was time to enjoy their old age in peace.

This may have a bad impact, but it doesn't matter.

Hongyu was asked to accompany him, but Duoyan was too lonely among the barbarians and would not allow Bai Shaoyuan to come back for the time being.

The father's identity has been completely exposed, and the Klei tribe is not stable now. The presence of Zhenbei Army can be regarded as a guarantee...

We have to wait until the beginning of spring next year to leave, and it’s the coldest time to go north towards the end of the year.

Time flies, and another year is passing in the blink of an eye.

Guan Ning is also planning to reward the former army at the end of the year. Before then, he must raise taxes from Jianghuai and Huaihe. The court needs this money and food.

The imperial court needed money and food to send troops, and innocent people would be injured in a large-scale war. Guan Ning's idea was to let Lu Zhengyuan torment him first, and then give Sun Pusheng a secret order to see if he could scare him out.

If that still doesn't work, then troops will be sent to clear it out. Guan Ning doesn't mind another massacre.

Wait and see, Guan Ning is too lazy to pay attention.

What he was thinking about was how to develop these expanding areas quickly.

The matter of enfeoffment will be put on the agenda.

The territory is very large. The imperial court selects officials and then dispatches them... This process is too time-consuming. Guan Ning wants to encourage others, and it is also a big conspiracy.

This is a double-edged sword, and it’s unclear whether it will work or not.

This is something for the future.

There are still many things to be busy with. Before leaving Beijing, there is one more thing that needs to be determined... and that is to establish a reserve...

The Jianghuai rebellion was still going on. During this period, there was a wave of criticism of Lu Zhengyuan in the capital. The reason was that Xue Qing, the Minister of Household Affairs, spoke out at the court meeting.

It is natural for people to compare two princes together. At least they understand the truth that there is no room for two tigers in one mountain and there is no room for two princes in one country.

I'm sorry. I'll treat you to a drink when you come back.

Xue Qing did not expect such a big commotion. His original intention was just to make Lu Zhengyuan's stay in the Southern Dynasty safer and to be more reused.

This is troublesome.

Xue Qing didn't mean to exclude anyone, he just wished someone could share the burden.

It's just that this situation is a bit difficult to handle.

It's completely dark, how can I clean it up?

Xue Qing was a little worried.

During this period, more people were waiting and watching, seeing that the time limit was getting closer and closer, whether the rebels would pay the autumn tax.

Everyone feels that His Majesty's decree is a bit redundant. They have already rebelled. How can they still pay the autumn tax?

If he refuses to hand it over, will the imperial court really send troops to clear it up?

The imperial court is also having a hard time now.

His Majesty sold his title and land like crazy to raise money and food.

By the way, there is one more thing. His Majesty previously sent Lu Zhengyuan to supervise the inspection of the world's granaries, but now it has been stranded.

The imperial court criticized him harshly.

On the Southern Dynasty side, Lu Zhengyuan's position became more and more stable. He had become a core figure in the Southern Dynasty and was entrusted with important tasks by the three kings.

Just recently, he has a new position. He was appointed as the chief minister of the cabinet by Emperor Yongchang of the Southern Dynasty. He also has a great power... he can choose cabinet ministers.

Lu Zhengyuan seems to have become the fourth boss under the three kings.

And this all started after the massive criticism came from Shangjingcheng.

Everyone knows that the head of the Daning Kingdom is finished, and some even say that it won't be long before Concubine Yan will be demoted, and that there will be no place for her in the Daning harem.

This also allowed Lu Zhengyuan to be reused in the Southern Dynasties.

Of course, because of his talent, such a difficult-to-implement examination method was actually accomplished under his arrangement.

The efficiency of officials in handling errands has been greatly improved. The mediocre ones are promoted and the capable ones are promoted.

Measuring the land and inventorying the fields are also proceeding step by step.

In fact, Fang Jie and Wen Xu were both curious, what was the real number of acres?

They have been state pastors for many years and probably don’t know.

Just as they deceived the court, the people below also deceived themselves.

This problem seems to have no solution.

Lu Zhengyuan proposed a solution. He believed that the root cause of such problems lies in insufficient governance in the countryside.

There are three levels of state, prefecture, and county, but in fact, county officials alone cannot control the entire rural area. Therefore, a special group emerged, that is, the squires.

Squires are people from a prestigious local family or people with certain knowledge. These people are not in the category of officials, but they manage the villagers. This is the so-called rule of the people by the people.

The local government needs such people to maintain local order, and the gentry also needs the support of the government. There is mutual benefit and collusion, and various problems arise.

Lu Zhengyuan decided to strictly implement the Farm Law, which was a beneficial disruption to the land annexation of the gentry.

However, good policies are always difficult to implement because they will affect the interests of some people.

Lu Zhengyuan picked it up again.

He did not say that the greatest advantage of the Farm Law was that the court had strong control over local areas.

In ancient times, if the imperial power did not go to the countryside, the farm laws would be abolished.

But this still had some shortcomings. Lu Zhengyuan also proposed a township system, which included township officials in the service, with ranks, salaries and strict selection.

In Lu Zhengyuan's view, this is very necessary.

The main tax revenue of the imperial court comes from the people, but how can the county magistrate, who is so high up, know the sufferings of the people, let alone how much land there is, and how can he collect taxes?

Just rely on those squires?

They are simply unreliable.

In addition, Lu Zhengyuan also proposed the Wu Baofa continuous sitting system.

For the people in the territory, ten families will be one protector, and the capable head of the household will be elected as the chief protector. Fifty families will be one chief protector, and one person will be elected as the chief protector. The ten major protectors will be one general protector, and the one chosen will be obeyed by all.

The one who protects the integrity

If a fellow bailian commits robberies, murders, arson, rape, seducing people, spreading demonic teachings, making poisons for animals, and knowing but not reporting, then he should follow the "Law Wu Bao Dharma". In this way, the people in the bail will restrain and supervise each other.

This will greatly improve public security, tax revenue, and strengthen basic governance.

These decrees were implemented under the Southern Dynasties.

This also creates a very special situation.

On the one hand, the powerful and powerful people were plundered and investigated, causing a lot of trouble.

On the one hand, the people are stable, and under Lu Zhengyuan's various decrees, they are actually developing towards a peaceful life.

If the people are safe and the country is prosperous, the troubles of the powerful will affect the Southern Dynasty.

Wen Xu and others were all very worried, it was too noisy, the consequences of the massive investigation finally appeared, and they finally got the backlash.

Wherever there is oppression, there is resistance.

Now the Southern Dynasty not only faces pressure from the court, but also internal pressure.

Many powerful, influential, and wealthy families who had followed them in rebellion united to fight against the Southern Dynasty, and jointly submitted a letter requesting the imperial court to send troops to eliminate the rebels.
Chapter completed!