Before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month arrived, bad news came from Li Jing of Yiwu County.
There was a rebellion in the Gaochang Kingdom. Qu Boya, the king of Gaochang, was expelled by the rebels. He had already fled to Zhangye County with more than 1,500 people, hoping to be taken over by the Sui Dynasty.
If it weren't for Li Jing being in Yiwu, Qu Boya would not have been expelled, but directly killed.
Because the rebellion broke out so quickly, Li Jing was completely unprepared. Before he could send troops to quell the rebellion, Qu Boya had already ran out with his family.
When Yang Ming heard the news, he was also helpless, because this incident did happen in history. After Qu Boya was expelled in history, it was not until the third year of Li Yuan's Wude that he returned to Gaochang and boarded the mountain again.
throne.
As for the reason for the domestic rebellion, it is obvious that because there was no money, Gaochang paid tribute to the Sui Dynasty and the Western Turks at the same time. The taxes were increasing day by day and the civilians could not bear them at all.
We can call this time a peasant uprising, although the leader was Gong Lu, the Minister of War in Gaochang.
After all, Xiang Yu's rebellion against the Qin Dynasty was also called a peasant uprising in history, and sometimes the peasants were unfairly accused.
"Now that Li Jing wants to go to Gaochang to quell the rebellion, it is not appropriate. The East and West Turks have discovered the civil strife in Gaochang and have sent troops to station respectively. With the Jiaohe River as the boundary, the west is occupied by the West Turks and the east is occupied by the East Turks. The two sides have formed a confrontation. Li Jing has no choice but to continue.
It's mixed up," Wei Xuan sighed.
In the East Palace, a group of big shots came after hearing the news. It was still evening, and Yang Ming hadn't eaten dinner yet.
Ning Yu will still want to raid his house in the future, but Li Jing is just asking him to contribute a little, whether it hurts his muscles or bones, it actually doesn't matter.
That was considered a small-scale troop deployment.
Regarding that matter, Mr. and Li Jing had long been angry:
"In Shandong alone, there is so little land. Calculated as one hundred acres per household, it means that he does not have 4,200 households in Shandong," Li Jing sighed.
"I accept the order!" Cui Zhongfang stood up and went to pick up the tiger talisman.
Yang Xuangan was stunned, and immediately looked at his old father and gave me a look, which meant that he should reply honestly.
Yang Yueliang said: "Your Majesty is worried. After sowing this year, that matter will be done."
Yang Xuangan immediately laughed and said: "Is he trying to scare me? How can you calculate it like that? You have to pay taxes on food, but your father's fields in Shandong have to pay taxes?"
In fact, if you remind me, Cui Hongsheng will also hide it: "It's probably not 770,000 acres."
Yang Xuangan turned from surprise to joy, relaxed, and took the initiative to pick up some food for your father:
Cui Hongsheng looked proud.
Excluding the state's 20 taels of annual tax revenue, only 1 to 4 million taels are used to repay the debt. This does not mean that if the debt is repaid abnormally, it will take ten years.
But You Guanglu, Xiaofu, is relatively junior. He is the first class of the honorary rank. Is there any downside to the honorary title? It is not an honorary title.
Yang Xuangan looked up and down as if he was getting to know his biological father again, and when he noticed his boyfriend's gaze, Yang Xuangan curled his lips playfully.
After saying that, Li Jing raised his head and looked at Yang Yue: "Eight years after Xiaoye's death, eight counties in Shandong rebelled and suffered heavy losses. This year, the treasury will allocate more than 7 million yuan to Shandong. If there is money, he will use those acres to temporarily cover the expenses.
Go ahead."
"How to recover?" Cui Zhongfang said: "Both the Eastern and Western Turks have retreated into Gaochang. Will you conflict with the two families if you send troops?"
"Don't you talk to your biological father like him?" Cui Hongsheng complained.
"Is it so slight?" Li Jing raised his hand and continued eating: "You already knew about that matter. Ning Yu also mentioned it to you, but I didn't expect it to be so little."
Ning Yuye is in charge of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs is in charge of the national treasury. All ministries, offices, and local counties are asking me for money. If I take it out, others will only scold me, or the court.
In fact, the country of Ben was not Goguryeo. The duke of the Sui Dynasty had no national wealth and no fiefdom. If he was granted a title to Goguryeo, how could he get his fiefdom?
"Then, the taxes paid by Guanzhong this year can only be used to recruit troops first," Cui Zhongwen sighed: "All the ministries and yamen are asking for money, and they have not agreed to bad allocations after the year. Is it appropriate to allocate it now?
It will cause all parties to be satisfied.”
Why did Xuangan stay in Jiang for two reasons? It was the Chinese New Year, and he had no intention of leaving, because he was not here to collect money.
Mingya from the Ministry of War was responsible for frontline support. Then, I had to ask the Ministry of Civil Affairs for money. Yang Yinjiang reluctantly allocated 8 million yuan.
Yang Xuan was so angry that he couldn't control it. His chest heaved with anger and he said, "He, he, if he does that, something will happen sooner or later."
Li Jing suddenly raised his head and was dumbfounded: "Not that few?"
"If you can leave it to me alone, ask Fang Xuanling to go to Shandong again. Those fields must fall into the hands of the people. Don't let the landlord family get the slightest bit of contamination. Priority will be given to the people who have fields and many fields. He will also send his
People go over and assist Fang Xuanling in conferring fields."
Yang Yinjiang could only nod helplessly. There is really no problem. I will also find Li Jing, because ministers are used to solve problems and to find problems for the people below.
Prices are a key factor in national stability. There is no reasonable range for what goods should be priced at. Once it is too outrageous, it will affect the entire market size.
As a result, before it expired, it was renewed for eight years each. This year is the tenth year of Xiaoye. The eight-year tax holiday of the old Yangzhou General Administration Office has expired, so I can't pay this year.
Cui Hongsheng nodded: "Are you leaving it to Zhang Xutuo to provide land to the victims?"
I asked the warrior Xun at the beginning, and he said it was only 40,000 acres. How could Li Jing take it seriously? But now it seems that Yang Yue was overestimated.
Ning Yu chuckled: "He asked me if I paid taxes?"
That's still enough, and the sequel still needs to be dialed in.
I'll let you bear the burden. He'll be the one to shoulder all the bad things he said and the infamy, right? If we were to switch, would he be the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs?
Wuwei also said in a deep voice: "No matter what, Gaochang must be recovered. That place is one of the main sources of your war horses, and it is also a rushing point with the Western Turks. If the Turks capture it, Yiwu County will be defeated sooner or later."
If it is lost, the trade routes in the Western Regions will have little impact."
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Li Jing knew the importance of trade with China, so he decided:
That's a huge amount, and it's an exaggeration. It's certain that the Yangzhou area will pay taxes for two people this year, which can barely account for one-eighth of the national treasury revenue.
Yang Xuangan threw the bowls and chopsticks angrily and said, "Is he tired of living?"
Half a while ago, Yang Yinjiang said: "The area under the jurisdiction of the Yangzhou General Administration has been exempted from tax for eight years. Your Majesty has come to renew it for another eight years. It will expire this year. By then, the taxes from Jiangnan will become a small supplement to the national treasury. It does not mean that you will be taxed this year."
It’s the hardest thing to endure. After this year, everything is worrying, but in the end, Your Majesty will be able to renew it.”
Ning Yu said: "Gaochang belongs to the Qu family. You want to send troops to Gaochang under the pretext of helping Qu Yang Guang recover his country. At present, you can still incorporate that place into the territory. You can only support the Qu family to manage it. Is that a sign of sending troops?"
We can send envoys to negotiate with the Eastern and Western Turks to allow us to enter and leave Gaochang."
Yang Yinjiang didn't answer the question, she just kept silent.
The total number of Yang Ming on the right and left was less than 74,000. Adding Xuanting's Anxi Protectorate's border troops and Boya's 7,000 people, the number was about 40,000.
Yang Xuangan was stunned, suddenly worried, and quickly looked at her husband.
"That time it's his fault."
Li Jing nodded. The place in Gaochang can really be lost, and the debts must be recovered, because that place is the key to the Hexi Corridor and one of the trade centers. Once it is occupied by the East and West Turks, the goods that retreat to the Central Plains will be lost.
It will be priced by others.
It costs money to maintain canals, it costs money to build city walls at the border, and it costs money to build canals in the south of the Yangtze River. There are no places where disasters occur and disaster relief is needed. Hebei and Shandong are still small holes, and they still owe a lot of military pay. The total amount of money owed by the court now is low.
Up to 10,000,000 yuan.
Xuangan was also a fool, and he got it renewed because of bad reasons. At that time, he was planning to suppress Gouli, but he was afraid that Nanfang would cause trouble in front of him, so he renewed it.
Li Jing chewed the food, pondered for a moment, and said:
In the seventh year of Xiaoye's reign, Xuangan visited Jiangdu for the first time, which caused a huge disadvantage to the southerners. Jiangdu County was tax-free for seven years, and the old Yangzhou Governor's Office was tax-free for eight years.
Now that the country is so short of money, it is definitely possible to renew it. Jiangnan and Jiangnan have been fattened. The scale of trade in that place, after years of development, is still second only to Luoyang, the eastern capital.
So it's not a false name.
After Yu Wenshu sat down, he frowned and said, "That Qu Yang Guang is too capable. Did I notice anything beforehand? The rebellion only took place two days ago, and the throne was lost. What kind of fool is that?"
"Cui Gong, please try to carry it out. Gaochang's affairs still need to be dealt with first," Wu Wei sighed: "If there is a problem with the Western Region trade routes, the tariff will be over."
Cui Hongsheng chuckled: "Not half of it has been paid."
Just as Wu Wei taught Yang Yue, if he can meet the needs of the prince, the prince can satisfy him. He must always be a person who is useless to the emperor and the prince.
In that case, it would be completely justified. It means that Qu Ningyu is simply the king of Gaochang, or the Duke of Benguo of your Xiao Sui Dynasty, and you have no obligation to help him restore his country.
Yang Xuangan was stunned for a moment, then frowned and looked at his own father.
"Oh no, no, no, let's eat," Li Jing smiled and looked at his wife: "Yang Yue did something wrong. If I come to annex the land, it will be worse than letting others annex it. Otherwise, it is almost impossible to take it back.
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So it seems that it is sealed, which means that everything is sealed, and it is just given a name.
Eight years are spent paying taxes. If taxes are suddenly collected, there will be some turmoil. Xuangan must sit in Jiangdu.
"Mr. Cui is worried that at the end of this year, Yangzhou will collect taxes. You can just work hard for that year. If he has no problem with you, you will definitely help him solve it."
Before everyone left, Ning Yu stayed with Ning Yu for dinner and called Yang Xuangan over.
"Cui Zhongfang was responsible for recruiting Yang Ming from the right and left, and Xuanting as the deputy general manager of the march, Boya as the general manager, and appointed Qu Yang Guang as the Duke of Benguo, and Guanglu Xiaofu from the right to recover Gaochang."
The reason why Cui Zhongfang was allowed to go was because that man was very strict in managing the army. It seemed that the guards of the Guanzhong Military Mansion were willing to go out again, so they had to be a warm and affectionate general to recruit weak troops.
"How many fields have you bought in Shandong?" Li Jing asked while eating.
"Since the prince has said so, Yang Ming of the right and left can't be recruited," Yu Wenshu said happily: "This year, the papermaking factory and the Department of Dyeing have not provided a credit refund. I think it will be too difficult."