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Chapter 705 Great News

The scholar's explanation made these people suddenly realize it, and they felt as if they were pushing away the dark clouds and seeing the blue sky, and there was also the joy of finally seeing the rainbow after the storm.

As an agricultural country, the main taxes in the Ming Dynasty came from land tax, salt tax, wine tax, etc. For example, other taxes, such as commercial tax, are very small and very low.

This creates a situation where poor people are extremely burdened, wealthy people are extremely burdened, and they are becoming richer.

What is even more pitfall is that the burden on poor people is getting heavier, while the wealthy people try their best to avoid taxes and evade taxes, causing the gap between the rich and the poor to grow bigger and bigger.

As a result, all this unreasonable and tragic situations have emerged.

Liu Yuanqiao was born as a businessman and became an official, and he was also a person who was responsible for managing money. He was very clear about the various aspects of this and very well aware that he had a reasonable way to deal with all unreasonableness.

In the past, he was just a small official, whether he was the prefect of Laizhou or the governor of Denglai, he was a small official of the Ming Dynasty. He was powerless to resist the country's policies and imperial edicts, and he dared not resist, so he could only let it go. But now that he had been in the world by himself, he knew that if the world was in a long-term state, he had to have a reasonable tax method.

After he occupied Shandong, his tax collection methods in Shandong were changed and reorganized.

Liu Yuanqiao knew very well why there were so many refugees in the world rebelled. This was because the people had a heavy burden and had no food to eat and could not survive. They either starved to death or rebelled. The rich ones were extremely extravagant, and in the end both sides died together.

Therefore, we must find a path of symbiosis and coexistence so that they can continue.

The reason why the Ming Dynasty was so poor was that it was completely because it was killed by these officials. To put it bluntly, these officials' tax policies were to squeeze oil into the stone, but they did not move the real oil pit, and the result was that they could not collect any taxes at all.

After Liu Yuanqiao ruled Shandong, his first thing was to integrate the government and the people, collect taxes. No matter who he was or who he was, he had to collect taxes. Officials had authority and privileges, but they had no right to avoid taxes or exempt taxes.

As long as you are doing business, etc., you must pay taxes. No matter what your identity or origin, as long as you are doing business, you must pay taxes.

On the contrary, these ordinary people who cultivate fields only collect relatively low taxes, which are only responsible for maintaining the grassroots and the most basic maintenance.

The Liu family never expects and does not rely on this land tax as their life-saving food. Their expectation for land tax is only to supply the expenditure of local grassroots governments, and it is enough to maintain the local basics. As for their upper-level governments and large-scale military operations, one comes from the capture of the battlefield, the other comes from their business, and the third comes from the battle of bans.

Liu Yuanqiao's tax reform in Shandong has won the hearts of the people and their income has increased greatly. In the past few years when Liu Yuanqiao managed the East Three Prefectures, he has made the East Three Prefectures have a harmonious government and a harmonious household.

Moreover, the amount of taxes and money they received was not something that the court could imagine. If Liu Yuanqiao's financial statements were handed over to the emperor, the emperor would probably have opened his eyes wide. He couldn't believe that the world was so rich.

Through such a policy, they quickly gained the hearts of the people. The Ming Dynasty tried hard to collect taxes, but the Liu family was reducing taxes and exempting taxes. Needless to say, everyone knew where the people stood.

Moreover, the Liu family was a rebellion that caused the Ming Dynasty. In the eyes of many people, the Liu family was a rebel, and was born with a bad reputation. However, with the introduction of these policies, many people believed that the Liu family was more suitable to rule this place than the imperial court. They obtained money and grain from these lands and recruited a large number of soldiers, which was one of the reasons why their strength was getting bigger and bigger.

Liu Yuanqiang lived and worked in the Dewang Mansion of Jinan. Although he still had the title of Governor of Denglai, he was now equivalent to the King of Qi. He lived in the palace and managed the entire Shandong. A group of people were gathered around Liu Yuanqiao, who advocated the slogan of Qi to reach Qi and heighten their own slogans.

These people have been deeply tied to Liu Yuanqiao and can never get off the car again. If something happens to the Liu family, they will probably be killed.

Many people believe that the Liu family is so powerful that it is invincible. The court has no other way except to surrender. If the court surrenders, Shandong will be as highly autonomous as Yunnan, and the powerful people in these places will also gain more benefits.

Who knew that the court was really tough and did not agree to their request. They even launched a large army to attack them. Fortunately, the Qi army was very successful and defeated the imperial army, smashing them to pieces, shattering their conspiracy to attack Shandong.

At this point, Liu Yuanqiao and the people around him felt a little bit of a way out. If they did not get the recognition of the Ming Dynasty, they could only continue to fight against the Ming Dynasty. Thinking about the strength of the Ming Dynasty, they would never have a good ending when they fought against him. Everyone had a numb scalp and felt that there was no way out ahead.

Who knew that at this moment, there was another change. Jiangnan, as the base camp of the court and Jiangnan, the important place where the court encircled and suppressed the Liu family, actually had such a thing. The Liu family did not hesitate and decisively sent troops to Yangzhou, quickly entered Yangzhou, forced the Yangtze River, captured Zhenjiang, and captured Nanjing in one fell swoop.

In Nanjing, this means that the entire Jiangnan has been assigned to the Liu family. As their sphere of influence, the group of people around Liu Yuanqiao have seen the opportunity and the possibility of replacing the Zhu family.

If it were in the past, the Liu family would fight against the entire court in Shandong. Many people were not optimistic about the Liu family and were preparing to change their appearance. The court did not recognize the Liu family. The Liu family continued to fight against the court, and eventually they would die. They were unwilling to die with them.

Who knew that this situation occurred in a dilemma, and the whole situation was full of work. The Liu family occupied Shandong, Jianghuai, and had a fish and rice town like Jiangnan. In terms of strength, it was no longer weaker than the Ming Dynasty and had the ability to work with the Ming Dynasty.

The worst part of the Ming Dynasty was that the piece of fat meat swallowed by the Liu family happened to be cut off from the Ming Dynasty.

It can be said that the strength of the Liu family will develop and expand as quickly as the Ming Dynasty will decline. The group of local tyrants in Shandong, led by Liu Yuanqiao, saw the opportunity and persuaded them to enter.

However, these people are still a little conservative at present. They suggested that Liu Yuanqiao be called King Qi directly and immediately go south to become emperor.

Liu Yuanqiao held what position and title he held. This is secondly. They went south immediately, which is true.

Although Jinan is good, it is not a place of dominance. If Liu Yuanqiao occupied Jiangnan and was located in Nanjing City, it would be possible to ascend the throne and become emperor.

Xiao Liu Shuai led a million powerful troops to conquer Nanjing, which made Liu Yuanqiao's De Wang Mansion excited and happy.

Liu Yuanqiao did not hesitate and immediately ordered the people around him to pack their luggage and prepare to go straight to Nanjing.

This time, in addition to a group of troops and personnel from his official office, the people who settled in Nanjing also went with his mother and daughter-in-law, wives and concubines. To put it bluntly, the entire Liu family went with them.

The Liu family now has no name for the royal family, but it has the reality of the royal family. However, if they want to confirm, as the royal family, they still have to settle in Nanjing and ascend the throne and become emperor in this area.

So Liu Yuanqiao and the others were also very quick, basically without hesitation, and did not pack up any luggage. They planned to go south immediately after receiving the news. Even though the road is blocked with heavy snow and the road is very cold in the winter, and the road is rugged and difficult to walk, he still did not hesitate at all. He still prepared his luggage and set off at any time.

Liu Yuanqiao has always been a decisive person. He will break when he breaks and never drags on the mud.

He is in Nanjing and in Shandong. If he is in Shandong, he is just a coincidence in the country. If he takes over Nanjing, he will have half of the country.

After hearing this news, Lao Fu did not hesitate, and she said, "It's better to let Dalang decide everything."

Liu Yuanqiao is a filial son. He set out on a cold day, and there is no problem for him. For the officials under her, they are not allowed to refuse or refuse. They are going to Jiangnan and become officials and emperors in this flower world. If there is anything to dislike, he is worried.

The journey is long, and my mother will not be able to bear this pain.

But in this regard, Liu Fuqi made good arrangements, and he promised that he would make perfect arrangements along the way and would not let Lafayette suffer any hardship.

In fact, their route to the south is to follow the official road and go south in large numbers. Although they have been swept away once along the way, they are not absolutely safe yet, so they decided that their group of people will return to Dengzhou, board the ship from Dengzhou, and head south along the coastline.

In terms of the sea, it is a dangerous road for others, but for Liu Yuanqiao and the Liu family, it is indeed a smooth road. They have already controlled the sea control in the nearby area. Now the Zheng family, the only one that poses a little threat to them, have officially joined the Liu family and become part of their navy. It can be said that the southeast coast is allowed to traverse.

They did not occupy the Ming Dynasty, but they could already be said to have controlled all the sea areas and coasts of the Ming Dynasty. If they were protected by a large number of warships and headed south along the coastline, they would be the best in terms of safety factor.
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