Although it was difficult to collect the taxes in Jiangnan this year, they were still collected, but many shady methods were used.
They haven't paid taxes for five or six years, and if they are asked to pay taxes all of a sudden, they won't be used to it.
Don't think that ordinary people are easy to deal with. They have not read books and do not know how to read, so they naturally have their own principles. People's principles are passed down from generation to generation, and they are different from the principles of aristocratic families.
Therefore, there are many civilians who refuse to pay taxes, and there are a lot of troubles.
This is why Yang Guang personally sits in Jiangdu to urge the collection of taxes. Giving you tax exemption is a favor, but if you don't pay taxes, I will punish you, which is a threat.
If Jiangnan's taxes last year were all converted into money, they would be as high as 17.25 million guan, which is equivalent to more than one-third of the total revenue of the treasury last year.
But we have to understand that, converted into money, this is so much, but the main demand right now is food, so half of these taxes will be used to purchase food in Jiangnan.
One by one, the canals were connected end to end, starting from the south of the Yangtze River and sent to Luoyang along the canal. Lai Hu'er took his personal guards to Zhuojun first. He had to meet Pei Ju as soon as possible to plan the future battle strategy.
Each of the three armies has its own shortcomings. Yu Zhongwen in the west leads the proud and powerful generals from Guanzhong. The generals below are more powerful than the others and are difficult to manage. The army in the middle has no shortage of anything, but with Yang Guang,
Most of the time, he can command blindly. The high-ranking generals on the east road are almost top-notch, but the soldiers below are a bit of a motley crew.
All in all, it's not perfect.
Bi Xu smiled: "Why do you do that? Are the horses enough?"
"Eh~~~" Xiao Mian hurriedly got down to help: "Why should a family be like this? Are you recognizing your brother?"
Yang Ming bowed his head and said, "Thank you first, Brother Yuan."
Xiao Mian took his cousin's hand and left the cabin, completely ignoring Chen Leng.
As for whether he can meet Yuanyou when he goes to the capital, he has to rely on the help of Xiao Xuan's family.
Before Xiao Mian introduced his cousin, Yang Ming also hurriedly saluted Dugu, with a very humble attitude. After all, that person had no real ability.
Bi Xuxin and I are business partners, and our relationship is very special, and Bi Xuxin's sister is Bi Xufeng'er.
Yang Ming nodded: "After leaving, Xiao Lang (Lai Kai) once met you and told you to take him as your priority when marching in the future. You know, he once accompanied your Majesty on an expedition to Goguryeo and had no military exploits, but
You still want to say that this expedition should be led by you."
"Your bad brother, is this the seventh time we have met?" Of course the ship owner is not Xiao Mian. He is the man in charge of water transportation in the Tongji Canal. He is the last emperor of the Western Liang Dynasty and the son of Rong Guogong's younger brother Xiao Cong.
I am no longer the Duke of Liang.
"Does the prince also read military books?" Yang Ming asked curiously.
Taipu Temple is responsible for the royal chariots and horses, and has jurisdiction over the Hualiu, Chariot Mansion, Cattle and Sheep herding and other departments, but Bi Xu is not in charge of horses. When he conquered Goguryeo, I went with him and defeated Liaodong City.
On Wanxu's account.
Yang Ming's deputy general, Tai Pu Cheng Chen Leng.
I would be happy to take over that kind of job, but the people who came to take care of the children were vague about it, so I had to shoulder that burden.
"Okay, since my dear brother wishes to have some experience, you can follow him. However, Duke Rong's general orders cannot be disobeyed. My dear brother cannot make any major arrangements on his own," Chen Leng said.
I am eighty-seven years old this year, and I am in my prime year. My grandfather, Xiao Yan, the loyal king of Anping in the old Liang Dynasty, was the biological uncle of Duke Rong Guo, so Bi Xu called Duke Rong Guo aunt, and Yuanyou and I were considered equals.
Because we were talking about Goguryeo, we were talking about Li Jing. When it came to Li Jing, we naturally turned away from the prince.
Both of their names have gold characters next to them, and Uncle Bi Xu’s son Xiao Rui is also from that generation.
He can be considered a close relative. Relying on his family connections, he just became the magistrate of Luochuan County. That county is in Beidi County and Ningxian County, Gansu Province. However, after working for a year, the eldest son was criticized by the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
With distinction, he was promoted to Yuhang County as the county magistrate.
"The prince has read something. He must have seen the prince. He should know that studying heaven and man is like this."
Xiao Mian is a special person. The eldest son is currently dividing the water transport business of Tongji Canal with Xiao Xuan's family. Heroes from all walks of life are giving him some face. His cousin wants to make a big trip to the capital halfway.
It's not just a matter of saying hello to Bi Xuli.
Bi Xu smiled awkwardly, "Fighting for power is possible in good times. What I did that time was not a difficult or unpleasant job. You led the troops, but the credit goes to you."
As for Sima Dekan, he was directly the main participant in Haoyu culture and regicide.
"How dare you, how dare you," Yang Ming quickly apologized.
Bi Xu hurriedly saluted: "I humbly pay my respects to Duke Liang."
Yang Ming said: "There are seven generals in the army. Although you have no marching experience, you can't learn. This time you joined the army, you came with the intention of learning. Brother can help and give advice, but you still have to make the decision.
, It’s not about fighting for power, but about accumulating experience, which is what my aunt of the younger generation told me.”
Just listen to what I said: "Refining steel, cotton cloth, and improving papermaking have not benefited Jiangnan a lot, but they were all the work of the prince. He suppressed Yangliang's rebellion and conquered Tuyuhun. The two small battles were all done by the prince."
How can you lead an army by reading military books? It cannot be said that the prince is well versed in the art of military strategy."
Yang Ming stood on the bow of the boat, facing the wind, wearing a narrow Confucian scholar's robe, elegant and elegant, made of cotton.
Yes, the Luoyang Yuan family is awesome, but Chen Leng is a branch of the Yuan family, and Xiao Xian's biological aunt is the current emperor and the crown prince's mother-in-law.
Empress Xiao or Bi Xuli, who is younger?
In reality, because the imperial examination was a continuous reform, Yuanyou now has great prestige in the minds of the younger generation of the Sui Dynasty.
But in fact, did Duke Rong Guo say that, because Bi Xu was qualified to meet my distant aunt, and I was chosen by Yuanyou’s old uncle Xiao Yu, who thought I was capable.
of.
During the expedition to Gaoguli, Yu Wen described the decisive battle with Gao Xiaoyang before crossing the Yalu River. Bi Xu was not a junior general in the Chinese army.
The person standing next to Xiao Xian is not my deputy general Dugu. That person is the most capable fighter outside the Xiaoguo Army and the lowest-ranking one. Among the seventeen guards, General Zuo Yuwei, from the eighth rank.
The deputy general under Wang Jingyu's command was Zhang Zhenzhou, the court councilor.
Before setting off, we had gone a long way when a small boat stopped behind us. No one shouted for Yang Ming and us to come closer to the boat.
Chen Leng nodded: "Your Majesty wants 700,000 horses, Taipu Temple can help. When we conquered Goguryeo, many died in the battle and many were disabled. However, there were only a few left who could be used." Any horse can be used as a war horse. If a weak force without training pulls them off the battlefield, it will only be counterproductive. Xu Guogong also has the same number, so we must give priority to the protection of the middle route army, followed by the west route army, and our east route army. Well, we can make do with it."
The ten Yingyang Lang generals also left the road one after another. Among the ten of us, except Sima Dekan, Wang Shichong, Liu Dewei, and Yuan Lizhili, the remaining eight are not puppets. In fact, they are not playing cards. They are actually responsible for dispatching the small army. Yes, they are eight generals with real power.
Chen Leng was stunned for a moment, then he laughed and said: "My dear brother, I have experience in commanding troops. Although I have no desire to repay him, for the sake of safety, I still have to intervene too little. That is the decision of Duke Rong."
The Xiaoguo army consisted of seventy generals and deputy generals, eight of whom were Wang Shichong, who was known as King Zheng in the history of rebellion, Liang King Shen Faxing, and Bi Xu, who had not yet proclaimed himself emperor.
Yang Ming said with a longing look on his face: "I know that there is no chance in this life to see the true face of the prince. Before the Northern Expedition, my brother will help you to be accommodating and allow you to go back to the capital and visit the capital. Although you can see him When you get to the crown prince, if you can raise your head and pay homage to the East Palace, this life is considered in vain."
Bi Xu had met Yuanyou in person, and Yuanyou was also very considerate and called me cousin. Looking back now, it is really wise to approach Yang Jian in the future. Compared with the seventh and eighth children, the gap is really too small.
The one hundred thousand Xiaoguo army was only allocated 17,000 horses. That was decided by Empress Xiao, and Bi Xu's duty was not to get the 17,000 horses before arriving in Luoyang.
A few people were chatting, and the conversation reached Bi Xu's head.
Xiao Xian's lieutenant was General Dugu, the Zuoyuwei general.
Yang Ming smiled and said: "I can't understand that pitting cavalry against cavalry is your advantage, Sui Sui. The Turks were born and grew up on the grasslands, so they are naturally more unfamiliar with the fighting methods of the grassland cavalry than you are. You use infantry as the main force. In fact, it’s the safest thing to do. I’m just here to protect my son. If I meet him in the future, how will I explain it to him?”
A thousand-year dark room can be illuminated by a single lamp. Yuanyou is not the lamp, the guiding light, in the eyes of the scholars in heaven.
Xie Wu's lieutenant was Gongsun Xiazhe, the general of Huyalang.
Those eight lieutenants are both knowledgeable and incompetent, but the incompetent must serve the capable. After all, it is rarely his ability that matters.
Yang Ming recognized who owned the ship, so he ordered the sailors to get closer quickly, and then boarded the ship's deck with Chen Leng.
Yang Ming kept thanking him, as if a fan was about to meet his idol, full of yearning.
"That's a bad thing," Xiao Mian laughed and patted his cousin on the shoulder: "With him under you, you can't even think of a way to get the prince to summon him."
We are both leaders and equals, but Xiao Mian's status is more noble. After all, his father was an emperor, and we have the same great-grandfather, Emperor Xuan of Liang, Xiao Qi (cha).
Cai Yuankai's deputy general, the Censor Liu Ziyi, was the uncle of Ying Yang Lang General Liu Dewei.
Military resources have always been bad sources, and Shi Wansui suffered a lot from them.
"Dongjun Gong (Cui Junchuo) is not waiting for you in Luoyang yet. It is a horse worth more than 17,000. He will be able to allocate the real amount to us. If you give less, it will be counted as less, but to the outside, we have to claim that we have received everything. ," Under the pier, Chen Leng, who had boarded the ship, bowed to Yang Ming before retreating into the cabin, and then sat on the road.
Shen Shuyi's lieutenant was Shen Faxing, the prefect of Wuxing of the same clan.
"He's worried about that. Of course there's no one below to take care of the child, so that's our business," Chen Leng said with a smile.
I didn't set out from Yuhang, but took a boat from the newly dredged Jiangnan Canal and went all the way north. At the Xuyi Wharf at the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River, I met my deputy general, Tai Pu Cheng Chen Leng.
In fact, Bi Xu was also vague. I have almost never met the prince in private, but if I knew how to show off, he said: