There are one hill and eight buildings in the Northern Prefecture of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Chapter 606: Adding harsh taxes to the people and joining the army
Chapter 606: Adding harsh taxes to the people and joining the army
Liu Yu took a breath of air: "How can there be so many? This is not very custom-made. I have not beheaded many prisoners in several battles, but there are so many rewards? Fifty slaves, that's hundreds of thousands of dollars.
ah."
Liu Muzhi smiled slightly: "Yes, although you didn't gain much, you are the first in the army in terms of merit, and the reward is at least one hundred thousand and two hundred thousand yuan. The rewards of the Beifu Army are the same as military pay, higher than others.
The number of troops increased several times, because the extra money came from the Xie family."
Liu Yuqi said: "Didn't you say that the military rations and salaries are all provided by the imperial court? Why has it become the Xie family's business again?"
Liu Muzhi sighed: "The military pay of the Jin Dynasty is only an ordinary soldier, eight dou of rations a month, and a salary of two hundred yuan. Even the Beifu Army, whose salary is three times that of ordinary troops, is only six hundred yuan a month.
About. This difference of 400 yuan per soldier per month. Calculated based on the size of the standing Beifu Army of about 30,000 people, it would be 12 million yuan per month. Even the imperial court would find it difficult to maintain such a huge expenditure.
Ah. If the Xie family were not willing to provide this money, how could the Beifu Army be established?"
Liu Yu opened his mouth: "Oh my god, twelve million dollars, this is only a month's worth. In a year, the money will be hundreds of millions. Only a super powerful family like the Xie family can support it. No wonder
The establishment of the Beifu Army will fall into the hands of the Xie family, who have made real money."
Liu Muzhi nodded: "This is the principle in the world. If you spend money and effort, you will naturally get benefits. When the Xie family went out to form the Beifu Army, it may have been just a move to avoid disaster and live in seclusion to return power to the emperor. But
Unexpectedly, we have really formed a powerful iron army that can conquer the world. We can protect the tranquility of the Jin Dynasty when we retreat, and we can gain hegemony in the Central Plains. This cannot be bought with hundreds of millions of money. If the Sima royal family comes now
If you have such an army that can take orders from you, you will spend one billion a year."
Liu Yu smiled and said: "So, Fatty, what do you mean, this high reward for meritorious soldiers is paid for by the Xie family themselves, in order to win over the soldiers' hearts and use it for their own use in the future?"
Liu Muzhi's eyes narrowed into a thin line: "It's natural. The soldiers have been receiving high military pay for three years. This money has been spent hundreds of millions. In the end, when the group was disbanded, another tens of millions were spent to make concessions."
It’s okay if everyone is happy.”
Liu Yu's expression changed: "Wait a minute, what do you mean by disbanding? Do you want to disband the army and stop the Northern Expedition?"
Liu Muzhi nodded and said sternly: "I know you don't like to hear this, but the situation is already obvious. After rewarding the armies, neither the imperial army nor the Beifu army will be able to survive for a long time."
It has been retained. The Beifu Army is a private army formed by the Xie family, but the cost of maintaining it is too high. Unless we start the Northern Expedition now, we will definitely have to disband it first and call it back when there is something wrong with the country."
Liu Yu gritted his teeth: "If there is no chaos in the north, won't we stop the Northern Expedition? I always think that now is a good time. At least, it will not be a problem to capture the Central Plains and the land of Qilu. That Qingzhou governor Fu Lang of Qin State will not
Are you coming to surrender?"
Liu Muzhi smiled and waved his hand: "If there is no chaos in the north, it will not be a good time. Fu Lang only came with dozens of horses to surrender, and it is not that the entire state surrendered. You must know that it has been nearly a hundred years since the north broke away from the Jin Dynasty. Even the Han people
, and does not regard the Jin army as the king's division, and Fu Jian has been benevolent and righteous for many years. If we go to the north at this time, I am afraid that both Han and Hu people will unite to fight against us. Even if we conquer it militarily, it will be difficult to govern."
Liu Yu shook his head: "I don't believe it. How could the Han people not want the Jin army to regain their homeland? Didn't people like Xiang Bottle, Rabbit, Lao Meng and others go south?"
Liu Muzhi shook his head: "These are just a few cases, not common. And if it weren't for the instigation and instigation of Tianshi Tao, I'm afraid even a few of them would not leave. You know, the taxes in the north can be
Far inferior to those in the Jin Dynasty, Fu Jian's so-called benevolence and righteousness in governing the people are not just words."
Liu Yu frowned: "Now we have to pay three dou tax per acre of land. For example, my family has 80 acres of land. If it weren't for the fact that I became an official and was exempted from tax, I would have to pay 20 dou tax just for the land tax that year.
Four stones of rice. If the price of rice is ten qian per dou of rice, it costs 2,400 yuan, which is not a small number. It also requires three bolts of silk from each household. Sometimes I get a headache when I think about these taxes.
You know how our people, the people of Great Jin, managed to survive."
Liu Muzhi smiled and said: "The only thing that can't survive is bankruptcy. Isn't this how the world of aristocratic families comes about by joining the manors of those wealthy families as servants and tenants? And I heard that the taxes in the future will probably still be high."
To further increase the levy, the imperial court intends to raise the land tax from three dou to five dou in the name of the Northern Expedition."
Liu Yu opened his eyes wide: "What, you want to upgrade it to five buckets? So many? Is the news confirmed?"
Liu Muzhi nodded: "I heard what my father-in-law said. The meeting should have been decided. It was Mr. Xie who nodded."
Liu Yu said bitterly: "I don't believe it. How can an important minister like Mr. Xie make such a decision? Does he not care about the life or death of the people?"
Liu Muzhi sighed: "Xie Xianggong is thinking about the whole world. This world includes not only the common people, but also various aristocratic families. How is it possible to gain their support and not let them benefit?"
Liu Yu shook his head: "Aren't they tax-free, occupying land, and owning manors? How much benefit can raising taxes have on them?"
Liu Muzhi's eyes flashed coldly: "If we don't force the people to pay taxes, they will have to sell their fields and become slaves. How will they get more land and more villagers? The imperial court
If you want more taxes, the aristocratic family wants more fields and tenants, everyone can get what they need!"
Liu Yu gritted his teeth: "Then the Xie family is just like these high-ranking families, only thinking about personal gains for their own family? If the salary given to our Beifu Army is the hard-earned money of these people, I, Liu Yu,
I’d rather not!”
Liu Muzhi smiled slightly: "There are no absolutes in the world. You only see the suffering side of the people, but you never think about it. Who would be willing to join the army to serve the country if they are not desperate? The Xie family is not short of money, at least they don't need to use this method.
If you want to make more money, what your husband considers is to build Beifu in the future and make achievements in the Northern Expedition. Even if the land was paid three dou per acre in the past, wasn't it just farming for others and being driven by others? What chance would there be to get ahead for generations? Okay.
Men, you must use your own hands to go to the north and carve out a world for yourself! To reward the Beifu army heavily is to give people hope, to increase taxes and gifts is to make people desperate. Otherwise, how can the Northern Expedition be feasible? This is a well-established strategy.