Five hundred and seventieth chapters Ji Wang kills
Previously, he built a tomb, which greatly improved the status of warriors, but many powerful people disliked it. Tang Ao became King Ji, and after arriving in Jizhou, he continued to take new measures. Such as how to increase business
Tax, the land owned by the powerful cannot exceed one thousand acres, etc. The blow to the powerful has been so severe that many people have begun to gnash their teeth.
Those who have the strength to find a way to leave Jizhou with their families. Those who really have nowhere to go can only stay, but they are very unwilling to accept this result, so they make all kinds of efforts to slander and interfere with Jizhou's work. This is a militaristic move.
The slogan was shouted by them.
Although the number of powerful people is only 5% of a country, or even lower, they control the resources and lifeblood of a country. With less than 5% of the population, they can influence 80%
Even with a population of more than 90, they control all aspects of their clothing, food, housing, transportation, etc. If they get into chaos, it will be a very headache for the politicians. It is no wonder that when these voices of opposition are heard,
Zeng Tonghui deliberately controlled the recruitment of soldiers.
Speaking of which, Zeng Tong was once a member of the powerful, one of those who had immediate benefits. He was very aware of the strength of these people, which is why he was so worried.
But who is Tang Ao? Although he was once a member of the capitalists, the vision he has seen and experienced is unparalleled in Daqian. He is very clear about the abnormal development of the powerful and powerful.
It will only lead a country from prosperity to destruction.
To put it lightly, this kind of development is not conducive to the progress of society. To put it seriously, under such development, it will be a matter of time before the government changes. After all, when the political power of the country is not in the hands of the state, the country does not have the financial resources to guarantee the basic life of ordinary people.
, when more and more people are faced with no food to eat, rebellions will occur frequently, and a change of generations is inevitable.
Throughout history, has there ever been a change of dynasty that did not mean that the people had a difficult time, with wars raging everywhere, and the people were forced to rebel? Let me ask, if the people have clothes to wear, food to eat, and their own houses to live in, they can live.
Like an upright person, why would they risk beheading to rebel?
At that time, if someone else gave them money, they wouldn't choose this kind of business where they could behead their heads at any time, right?
The rampant influence of the powerful is not only the biggest obstacle to social development, but also the biggest cancer of social progress. Tang Ao has long seen this, so how can he let them lead the way?
"Okay, please don't mention the militaristic thing again. Whoever mentions it will be punished. I want to see if the person who said this is really clean, or if he has selfish interests.
Humph! They have no idea that if a country does not have a strong army, even if it is rich and powerful, it is just a piece of fat that can be eaten at any time. When the time comes, when aliens invade, not only the wealth will have to be used
, even our families had to face life threats. At that time, the more people there were, the more money there was, and the losses would only be more. All of this requires an excellent army to protect."
After saying this righteously, Tang Ao turned to Zeng Tong and said: "Sixteen to one? It's not high. I think it's still too low. It needs to be ten to one no matter what.
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"What? Ten to one?" Zeng Tong's eyes widened, as if he didn't hear clearly.
"Yes, it's ten to one. In this way, we are recruiting 30,000 reserve troops to join the army." Tang Ao nodded and said in a decisive tone.
Tang Ao made up his mind. As the king of Jizhou, his words were the final order and no one could change it. By the way, Tang Ao was not one of those old princes? Or maybe Emperor Qianwen had already made his powerful men powerful? , powerful people are filling every industry and corner, and they can influence the imperial power and royal power at all times. Jizhou, where Tang Ao is located, is a place of emerging development.
The emerging land has its unique advantage, that is, it is like a blank sheet of paper, and all regulations must be drawn by Tang Ao. And with the support and support of the army and the people, Tang Ao is really not afraid of these powerful people in the state.
"Mr. Zeng, who screamed the loudest?" Tang Ao decided to continue to kill the powerful people. It seemed that it was not enough to deal with the Cui family and the Mei family before, and even to deal with Dong Jingwei's hundred Many people who wrote letters did not let the powerful people remember it. Even if it is like this, then continue to kill. The worst case scenario is to kill all the powerful people in Jizhou, so that more people can have a better life, and even more If the Han people were no longer invaded and enslaved by foreign tribes, what would happen even if they were called murderous monsters or faint kings?
As a once very good businessman, what he values most is profits and results. As for reputation, even if some people scold him for the time being, when the Han people in Daqian become stronger, future generations will definitely give him a fair evaluation. .
The distance was so close that Zeng Tong could feel the murderous aura emanating from Tang Ao. He knew that he could no longer hide it, so he opened his mouth and spat out the word "Lu".
"The Lu family? Haha, we just defeated Sang Doubei and forced him to give in. Now his in-laws have jumped out. They are really looking for death. Okay, even if that's the case, don't be polite. Listen. It is said that the Lu family has a lot of wealth. It just so happens that they have just occupied the three counties of Guzhou and are short of money for development. Let's get it from the Lu family."
Tang Ao said this, which already sealed the fate of the Lu family. He would also follow in the footsteps of the Cui family and the Mei family.
As Tang Ao returned triumphantly with his army, the battle reports of Baijun's victory and Fengcheng's victory were filled with dragon reports. When the people of Jizhou were cheering after seeing the news, the Lu Mansion of Jicheng was filled with people. There was a sound of wailing and desolation.
The head of the Lu family, Lu Tong, was originally an in-law of Sang Doubei. When he learned that his in-laws had led 40,000 troops to trouble King Ji, he thought his opportunity had come. At that time, he contacted many powerful people who disliked Tang Ao. Qi raised his voice and used his influence to vigorously slander Tang Ao, describing him as a bloodthirsty, a coward without virtue, and a tyrant who could be punished by everyone.
At first they won the victory. Although the people did not change because of their voices, people continued to sign up to join the army. However, Jizhou Prefecture was afraid and basically stopped recruiting new soldiers.
This kind of victory gives Lu Tong and others hope. They just wait for the good news from Sang Doubei, and then they will do their best to overthrow the rule of King Ji, so as to restore the previous state and restore it to their powerful people. The era of having the final say.
But no one expected that the final result turned out to be that Tang Ao won with less and won more, and achieved a great victory.
After getting this news, Lu Tong felt a little restless. He had already begun to think about how to bow his head and how to get the forgiveness of Ji Wang Tang Ao. But who would have thought that the day after Tang Ao returned to Ji City, a large number of Jizhou troops would appear
They rushed into his Lu Mansion and read out his various charges, then ransacked his home and beheaded him. Just three days later, Lu Tong and some dignitaries who were usually friends with him were escorted to the newly built Monument to the People's Heroes in Jicheng.
In the square, after the charges were read out, he was beheaded in front of countless people.
The Lu family was finished. From the beginning to the end, Tang Ao had no intention of holding back, let alone giving Sang Doubei, the Lu Tong family, any face. At the same time, six other big and small powerful families were also finished. The result was,
A total of about 20 to 20 million silver was found in the seven houses, not counting the valuable calligraphy, paintings and antiques.
Among them, Lutong Prefecture alone found 14 million taels of cash, making Jizhou's treasury full again.
It is worth mentioning that when Sang Doubei sent troops to Daliang City before, he sent someone to find this in-law and asked him to provide some support. At that time, Lu Tong kept crying about poverty, and finally took out fifty
Wan Liang means that this is all the family wealth.
But now, 14 million taels of cash were confiscated from just the house ransack. How ironic is this?
The Lu family is a major ironmonger in Jizhou, monopolizing more than 60% of the business. The investigation of the Lu family has greatly eased the pressure on the Weapons Bureau of the Logistics Department of the Jizhou Army, which was originally a little nervous. However, Geng Liang, who manages the logistics and army supplies, has been greatly relieved.
I am so happy.
The Lu family and six other dignitaries had their homes confiscated and beheaded, which once again greatly shocked the dignitaries in Jizhou. More than a dozen influential dignitaries fell in the hands of Tang Ao, and the dignitaries finally understood that this
The young King Ji was not easy to mess with, so they had to hibernate once again and began to behave with their tails between their legs. At least on the surface, they did not dare to show any resistance at all and appeared to be very obedient.
In the Zhizhou Mansion, Tang Ao looked at the information sent by Long Ya and laughed loudly at Zeng Tong, Han Ce and others: "You see, these powerful people are just cheap people. If you are weak, he will be strong. You
If he is strong, he will be weak. Hmph! In just these two moments, you have tried to make an enemy of this king and the entire army and people of Jizhou. You really don’t know how to live or die."
Hearing this, Zeng Tong, Han Ce and others smiled bitterly.
This time Tang Ao won, relying on his powerful army to take down some influential but incompetent dignitaries. However, doing so also had some sequelae, such as King Ji's reputation for being murderous.
The news has been spread out, and the powerful people have deliberately publicized it, and it can be said that it is known all over the world.
People who don’t know the truth believe it is true and dare not step into Jizhou. These include some talented people and many common people. Only some desperate refugees will come here.
It is conceivable that Jizhou may not be able to recruit talents from outside for a long time and will have to rely on its own efforts for everything.
After Han Ce and Zeng Tong reported the situation to Tang Ao, all they got was this sentence, "The powerful are afraid, and they resort to such methods because they are afraid. But we will never give in."
Since there are no external talents, we will cultivate our own talents."
In this way, Longyuan was opened, and Tang Ao deservedly became the first dean. From now on, everyone who comes out of here, whether they are in the military or politics, will have a halo around their heads, that is, they will be the disciples of King Ji.
He was also the disciple of the emperor in the future.