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.
After Yu Wenshu sat down, he frowned and said: "This Qu Boya is too incompetent. Didn't he notice anything beforehand? The rebellion only lasted two days and the throne was lost. What kind of fool is this?"
Yang Yue also said in a deep voice: "No matter what, Gaochang must be recovered. This place is one of our main sources of war horses and a buffer with the Western Turks. If it is captured by the Turks, Yiwu County will be lost sooner or later.
The trade routes in the Western Regions will have a great impact."
"How to recover?" Cui Hongsheng said: "Both the Eastern and Western Turks have entered Gaochang. If we send troops, will there be a conflict with the two families?"
Yang Yue said: "Gaochang belongs to the Qu family. We are going to send troops to Gaochang under the banner of helping Qu Boya restore the country. We cannot incorporate this place into the territory at the moment. We can only support the Qu family to manage it. This is a famous move, but
Send envoys to negotiate with the Eastern and Western Turks and ask them to withdraw from Gaochang."
"In this way, the taxes paid by Guanzhong this year can only be used to recruit troops first," Cui Zhongwen sighed: "All ministries and yamen are asking for money. The allocations that were promised years ago cannot be allocated now, and I am afraid that there will be
causing dissatisfaction on all sides."
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 disasters in some places and disaster relief is needed. Hebei and Shandong are still big holes, and they still owe a lot of military pay. The total amount of money the court owes outside now is as high as seven
Thousands and thousands of strings.
In addition to the normal state expenditures, only 7 to 8 million of the annual tax revenue can be used to repay the debt. In other words, it would take ten years to repay the debt normally.
"Cui Gong, please try to carry it out. Gaochang's affairs still need to be dealt with first," Yang Yue sighed: "If there is a problem with the Western Region trade route, the tariff will be over."
Cui Zhongfang did not answer the question and just remained silent.
Let me take the responsibility, you said nicely, let me take the responsibility for all the infamy, right? How about we switch, and you be the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs?
After a while, Cui Zhongfang said: "The area under the jurisdiction of the Yangzhou General Administration has been exempted from tax for three years. His Majesty later extended it for another three years. It will expire this year. By then, the taxes from Jiangnan will become a major supplement to the national treasury. In other words, this year is the most difficult for us.
After getting through this year, everything will be fine, but the premise is that His Majesty cannot renew it."
In the fourth year of Daye, Yang Guang visited Jiangdu for the first time and gave the southerners a huge benefit. Jiangdu County was exempted from tax for five years and the old Yangzhou Governor's Office was exempted from tax for three years.
As a result, after the expiration, they were renewed for three years each. This year is the tenth year of Daye. The six-year tax holiday of the old Yangzhou General Administration Office has come to an end, so you can pay the money this year.
This is a huge amount of money. It is no exaggeration to say that if the Yangzhou region pays taxes normally this year, it will account for almost one-third of the national treasury revenue.
Yang Guang is not a fool, and he did not renew it for you in a smooth manner. He was preparing to attack Goguryeo at that time, but he was afraid that the south would cause trouble later, so he renewed it for you.
Nowadays, the country is so short of money that it is absolutely impossible to renew it for you. Jiangnan has been fattened. After these years of development, the scale of trade in this place is second only to Luoyang, the eastern capital.
This is why Yang Guang stayed in Jiang and did not leave. It was the Chinese New Year and he had no intention of leaving at all, because he was just here to collect money.
After six years of not paying taxes, if taxes are suddenly collected, some turmoil will occur, and Yang Guang must sit in Jiangdu.
Regarding this matter, Yang Mingye and Ye Yang have long been angry:
"Don't worry, Mr. Cui, Yangzhou will definitely collect taxes at the end of this year. Just keep working hard this year. If you have any problems, come to me and I will definitely help you solve it."
Cui Zhongfang is in charge of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which is in charge of the national treasury. All ministries, yamen, and local counties are asking him for money. If he can't get it, others will only scold him, not the court.
Cui Zhongfang could only nod helplessly. If he was really in trouble, he wouldn't go to Yang Ming, because ministers are there to solve problems, not to create problems for the superiors.
"Since the prince has said so, the military guards on the left and right can be recruited," Yu Wenshu said happily: "This year, the paper making factory and the Department of Dyeing will provide additional income, so it won't be too difficult to think about it."
Yang Ming nodded. Gaochang really cannot be lost, and the debts must be recovered, because this place is the key to the Hexi Corridor and one of the trade centers. Once occupied by the East and West Turks, the goods entering the Central Plains will be destroyed.
People set their prices.
Prices are a key factor in the stability of the country. The price of any goods has a reasonable range. Once it is too outrageous, it will affect the entire market size.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Yang Ming knew the importance of foreign trade, so he decided:
"Cui Hongsheng was responsible for mobilizing the left and right military guards, and Xuanting was the deputy general manager of the march. Li Jing was the general manager. Qu Boya was granted the title of Ben Guogong, and Zuo Guanglu was the doctor to regain Gaochang."
"I accept the order!" Cui Hongsheng stood up to receive the tiger talisman.
In this way, it is completely justified. It means that Qu Boya is not only the king of Gaochang, but also the Duke of Benguo in the Sui Dynasty. We have an obligation to help him restore his country.
This Ben Kingdom is actually Goguryeo. The duke of the Sui Dynasty has a national endowment, which is a city. If you are granted a title to Goguryeo, how do you get your city?
So it's just a false name.
But Dr. Zuo Guanglu is relatively senior, and he is the first class of honorary titles. There is no benefit to the honorary title, it is just an honorary title.
So it seems like it's been sealed, but it's equivalent to not being sealed at all, just giving it a name.
The total number of military guards on the left and right is 48,000, plus Xuanting's Anxi Protectorate's border troops and Li Jing's 5,000, the total number is about 80,000.
This is considered a large-scale deployment of troops.
The reason why Cui Hongsheng was allowed to go is because this man is very strict in running the army. At present, the guards of the Guanzhong Military Mansion are unwilling to go out again, so he must be a ruthless general to force the recruitment.
Mingya from the Ministry of War was responsible for logistics support. As a result, he had to ask the Ministry of Civil Affairs for money. Cui Zhongfang reluctantly allocated three million dollars.
This is not enough, you have to dial it later.
After everyone left, Yang Ming stayed behind to have dinner and called Yang Yinjiang over.
"How many fields did you buy in Shandong?" Yang Ming asked while eating.
Yang Yinjiang was stunned for a moment, then immediately looked at her old father and gave him a look that meant she could answer him honestly.
In fact, Yang Xuangan would not hide it without her reminding him: "About 420,000 acres."
Yang Ming suddenly raised his head and was dumbfounded: "There are so many?"
At first he asked the warrior Xun, who said it was only 90,000 acres, but Yang Ming didn't take it seriously. Now it seems that he underestimated Xuangan.
"In Shandong alone, there are so many fields. If one household has one hundred acres, you have 4,200 households in Shandong," Yang Ming sighed.
Yang Xuangan was stunned.
Yang Yinjiang suddenly laughed and said: "Aren't you trying to scare him? How can you calculate it like this? You don't have to pay taxes on food, but you have to pay taxes on your father's fields in Shandong?"
Yang Ming chuckled: "Ask him if he has paid taxes?"
Yang Yinjiang was stunned, then frowned and looked at her own father.
Yang Xuangan chuckled: "Half of it was not paid."
Yang Yinjiang threw the dishes and chopsticks angrily and said, "Are you tired of living?"
"Have you ever talked to your biological father like this?" Yang Xuangan complained.
Yang Yinjiang was furious, her chest heaving with anger as she said, "You, you, if you do this, something will happen sooner or later."
"It's not that serious," Yang Ming raised his hand and continued eating: "I've known about this for a long time, and Yang Yue also mentioned it to me, but I didn't expect there to be so many."
After saying that, Yang Ming raised his head and looked at Xuangan: "In the sixth year of the Great Cause, six counties in Shandong rebelled and suffered heavy losses. This year, the treasury will allocate more than 4 million yuan to Shandong. If there is no money, you can use these acres to temporarily cover the expenses.
Go ahead."
Yang Xuangan nodded: "Are they going to be handed over to Zhang Xutuo to provide land to the victims?"
Yang Yinjiang was stunned for a moment, then felt relieved and quickly looked at her husband.
Yang Ming chewed the food, pondered for a moment, and said:
"We can't leave it to him alone. I asked Fang Xuanling to go to Shandong again. These fields must fall into the hands of the people. Don't let the landlord family get the slightest chance. Priority will be given to the people who don't have fields or small fields. You will also send you
The people went over to assist Fang Xuanling in conferring fields."
Xuangan said happily: "Your Highness, don't worry, this matter will be done before sowing this year."
Yang Yinjiang looked at Xuangan up and down as if she was getting to know her biological father again. Xuangan noticed her daughter's gaze and curled her lips playfully.
Just as Yang Yue taught Xuangan, if you can satisfy the prince's needs, the prince will satisfy you. You must always be a useful person to the emperor and prince.
Yang Guang wanted to confiscate your home before, but now Yang Ming is just asking you to contribute a little bit, it doesn't hurt your muscles and bones, it doesn't really matter.
"Okay, okay, let's eat," Yang Ming smiled and looked at his wife: "Xuangan did the right thing. It is better for him to annex the land than to let others annex it. Otherwise, it will be almost impossible to take it back.
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Yang Yinjiang turned from surprise to joy, relaxed, and took the initiative to pick up some food for her father: