But he thought about it and realized that, yes, he used heavy sanctions in troubled times. If people lose their fear, they will suffer the most. After all, they will suffer. These people can eat free food here today, and they will come to the door to rob, kill and set fire tomorrow.

Thinking of this, Lin Dong extinguished Li Da's plan to ask for it clearly, and at the same time, he had a plan in his mind. Since he had come to the Ming Dynasty, then do more for the people. Thinking of this, Lin Dong left the restaurant and went to the county government office.

When he arrived at the county government office, he saw Li Da sitting in the lobby, while Li Yan was standing next to him, whispering something in his ear. At this time, there was a person kneeling under the lobby, begging for something.

Seeing Lin Dong come in, Li Da hurriedly stood up and said, "I have met the general."

"No need to be polite, what's going on?" Lin Dong asked, pointing to the man in the hall.

"Return to the general, this person is not doing his job and even steals other people's chickens." Li Da replied respectfully.

"Then how are you going to deal with this person?" Lin Dong asked. Since the people in the city praised Li Da, they must have some skills. He wanted to see how Li Da punished this person.

Report to the general that according to the regulations of our army, anyone who steals chickens and dogs will be punished severely. This person steals five chickens from his neighbor's house and will be cut off with one arm.

"Is there this in the military rules?" Lin Dong's eyes fell on a library clerk behind him.

"Go back to General, there is indeed this one." The man said timidly.

"Since that's the case, then follow the rules." Lin Dong waved his hand.

"Yes, general, someone came, dragged this person out and cut off his arm to show punishment. If there is any rebellion, there will be no mercy to kill him." Li Da shouted.

"General, please spare me this time. Please spare me this time!"

"Give me aside you? Tell me why I can spare you? How can I explain to others if I spare you? Pull it out!"

Immediately, two soldiers came in and dragged the man out, and soon a scream came out.

"Li Da, the management of Qushan City has been good during this period. You should remember it."

"General, it is not my credit to governing Qushan County." Li Da said with a red face.

"Oh, who has such strong ability to manage Qushan County in an orderly manner?" Lin Dong was also surprised that it is certainly not something that ordinary people can do to manage a county town like this.

"It's all Li Yan's credit." Li Da said red.

"Li Yan?" Lin Dongyi was this fence-in-law?

"Here!" Li Yan was shocked and hurriedly fell to the ground.

"I ask you, what method did you take to stabilize the county town?" Lin Dong frowned slightly. If this person really had such talent, it would be impossible to use it.

"General, this is actually your credit and has nothing to do with the villain." Li Yan said flatteringly.

"Fuck, I didn't do anything, why is it my credit?" Lin Dong didn't like Li Yan at first. When he saw him please him so much, he suddenly became an unknown fire.

"General, don't be angry, listen to me first." Li Yankang fell to the ground in panic and begged.

"Let me tell me, if you say it right, I can spare your life. If you say it wrong, be careful of your head." Lin Dong said angrily.

"Thank you, General. In fact, it is very simple to make the people stable. We just posted a notice in the city saying that all the pirates have been eliminated by the Anton Army. In addition, the Anton Army will patrol continuously along our jurisdiction to ensure the safety of the people."

"It's that simple?" Lin Dong asked with his eyes slightly raised.

"That's true. I think Anton Jun has a very high status in the minds of the people, so this effect will be achieved." Li Da helped explain. After this period of time, he found that Li Yan had some solutions. Many things he thought were difficult to solve quickly when he was in his hands, so he also had a good impression of this person.

"Even so, who issued these laws?" Lin Dong nodded secretly. This villain really knew how to take advantage of the situation.

"Go back to General, these decrees were promulgated by the general, and we just enforce them according to the decrees." Li Yan said pleased again.

"What does this mean?"

"General, Li Yan suggested that I use military law to restrain the people, so what he said is actually nothing wrong." Li Da explained.

So that's it. No wonder those people admire Li Da so much. In fact, no matter whether it is a chaotic world or not, the people's lives should be used after they are guaranteed. Only by making their illegal costs so high that they can't bear it, no one will break the law.

Lin Dong nodded and said, "Li Da, you go and draft a document immediately. I want to collect taxes on the merchants in Qushan County!"

"Ah, General, no!" Li Da was shocked. This commercial tax was cancelled since Emperor Chongzhen took office. Isn't it against the sacred intention of collecting taxes at this time?

"What's wrong? Could it be that my Andong Army provides them with protection and ask them to pay some taxes?" Lin Dong knew that the demise of the Ming Dynasty actually had a lot to do with Emperor Chongzhen's exemption of commercial taxes.

At that time, Emperor Chongzhen was deceived and directly exempted from commercial tax. In this way, the dignitaries were naturally happy, but the country lost a large amount of economic resources. The deficit in this regard could only be borne by farmers, which made the farmers who were already overwhelmed. In addition, they suffered from natural disasters for years and were unable to recover in many places. At this time, the Ming government not only did not provide relief to the victims, but also became more severe, which made the people's lives more difficult. The tax was so overwhelmed by the tax that the farmers fled in large numbers, and the tax collection task was even more unsuccessful. In addition, the years of war consumed a lot of money from the Ming Dynasty, which directly led to the financial bankruptcy of the Ming Dynasty.

When Li Zicheng, the King of Rebellion in the 15th year of Chongzhen, attacked the capital, the Ming Dynasty could not even take out the silver from sending a messenger, which shows how poor the court was.

"Yes, General, it's better to leave this matter to the villain!" Seeing Li Da hesitate, Li Yan kowtowed in a hurry.

"You go and do it? It's okay. You can also issue another announcement. Every household in the jurisdiction of our East China Sea will be one person. Starting from tomorrow, water conservancy construction can be exchanged for food during the construction of water conservancy construction." Lin Dong continued to instruct.

"What, general, this..."

Lin Dong waved his hand and said, "Go!"

The reason why he made such a decision was inspired by the street just now. Yes, since he has arrived in the Ming Dynasty, he should do something for the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Soon, the news that Andong Army wanted to collect taxes in the city spread throughout Qushan County. Unlike Li Da's expected results, these merchants not only did not object, but also supported them greatly.

There is only one reason, that is, when Li Yan issued the announcement, he added this sentence later: Anyone who has paid taxes in my Anton Army, as long as you are in the jurisdiction of my Anton Army, you can ensure the safety of your goods.
Chapter completed!