Chapter 230 Of course their money did not come from taxes
The whole king's tent was filled with people, and there was no sound. It seemed that Duke Yu was the only one left here.
Hua Jin smiled slightly,
"The prince has gone to ride a horse and won't be able to come back for a while. How many gifts did you bring to thank the prince for saving your life? Do you have half of your Yu family's wealth?"
This is very straightforward, gift? How much gift? King Li will not like it if it is missing.
Mr. Yu lowered his head, took a deep breath, raised his hand to Hua Jin and said:
"My dear, are you kidding me? Prince Xiao Li is upright and upright, he eliminates harm for the people and saves my Yu family from disaster. He is not doing this for the Yu family's wealth."
Putting tall hats on Li Yunqing's head, Mr. Yu's idea was very simple. Just give some gifts to Little Prince Li. It was impossible to give away the Yu family's wealth.
Anyway, now that Sun Guogong is dead, King Xiao Li is the most powerful soldier in the world, so he can't do anything like Sun Guogong's robbery.
Yes, Li Yunqing can't do it, but that doesn't mean Hua Jin can't do it.
She stood up with a sneer and looked at Mr. Yu with her phoenix eyes.
"You don't need to eat when you are the prince's military commander? Without our prince, your Yu family has been torn apart by Sun Guogong, and no bones are left. With just a few worthless gifts, you want to give us Prince Li's mansion.
Dismissed?"
Mr. Yu's waist was slightly bent and his tone was not good.
"Madam, Sun Guozheng was robbing people of their property and had little help, so..."
"Don't give this kind of big reason to me, why is it unjust and unhelpful? Under the pressure of our prince, there must be someone who dares to help him cause chaos, because your Yu family, Princess Li, spent so much money to fight this war,
This concubine will give you all the calculations."
Hua Jin said, raising her fingers, Lian Xin and Yue'er carried two thick piles of account books into the king's tent.
Just listen to Lian'er's sonorous saying:
"Here is where all the expenses of the Fourth Army, when they came to Hushan County, were provided, ranging from trebuchets, ground grease, iron ore, military pay and other consumables, to as small as a pair of shoes for the soldiers, daily meals, horses and fodder, etc.
, all registered.”
After saying that, Lian'er led Yue'er and stood in front of Mr. Yu.
Hua Jin stood up and put her hands behind her back,
"It's written in black and white. Remember, it's clear. Every account can be traced and verified. These expenses are all for your Yu family, and it is your Yu family's responsibility to settle the accounts."
Mr. Yu's face turned pale. He stretched out his hand, flipped through the account book held in Lian'er's hand, then looked at Hua Jin and said angrily:
"Princess Xiao Li's words are a bit unreasonable. Duke Sun Guo is an unkind official and everyone wants to punish him. Prince Xiao Li is a master of justice. Killing Duke Sun Guo is to eliminate harm for the people. How can it be for my Yu family."
Since it is for the sake of the common people in the world, it is natural not to ask the Yu family for money.
Hua Jin sneered,
"You are so shameless. It was your Yu family who sent one person after another to Guqi Prefecture, hoping that our prince would send troops to rescue your Yu family from the hands of Duke Sun Guo."
"Now that the predicament of your Yu family has been solved, you have put a high hat on our prince. I'm sorry. We are not that noble. People die for money and birds die for food. There is no benefit at all. We are thousands of miles away.
What are you doing here in Hushan County with all the troops and troops? It’s not like you’re full to hold on.”
She cursed loudly and made her purpose of coming to Hushan County clear.
What about the common people in the world and how to eliminate harm for the people? Don't follow her, talk about something practical.
The reality is that she brought hundreds of thousands of troops to Hushan County, but she had no intention of paying the military expenses out of her own pocket.
Mr. Yu was so angry that he was shaking all over. He didn't dare to confront Hua Jin directly, and he didn't want to take out the Yu family's property, so he could only stand there with his face ashen and his head lowered.
At this time, Hua Jin suddenly smiled and said:
"You don't have to be so reluctant to part with Mr. Yu. You don't have to think about it. Without our prince, you don't know how much of the Yu family's family assets will be left. Now I have not done anything. I only want to take away your Yu family's wealth."
Half of the salary is enough, and the remaining half is enough for your Yu family's expenses."
Duke Yu sneered,
"It's just a pity that the mother-in-law had a good plan. Hushan County was ruined by Sun Guogong. Naturally, the Yu family couldn't survive the disaster. Now our Yu family can't even get a single copper out of it. It's all been squeezed out by Sun Guogong.
Already."
He hated Hua Jin in his heart.
It was precisely because of this woman that his two daughters and Mrs. Yu suffered.
If Hua Jin had let his second daughter marry into Prince Li's palace, so many things that happened later would not have happened.
So when Duke Yu came to say thank you, his contempt for Hua Jin was obvious.
Lian'er, who stood in front of Duke Yu, held back her anger and scolded:
"Who are you lying to? If your Yu family had no money, would Sun Guogong have surrounded you for so long?"
"Then your Prince Li's Mansion can bring people to search. As long as you can find the money from Yujia Village, it will all be yours."
Mr. Yu flicked his sleeves and showed a bad temper. He wanted money but also his life.
He has already experienced such a terrible Lord Sun Guogong, why would he still be afraid of a little woman like Hua Jin?
Lian'er was shocked by Mr. Yu's shameless appearance. She was so angry that she didn't know what to scold this old man.
It was because Mr. Yu wanted money rather than his life that it was difficult to kill him.
Presumably because of Duke Yu's temper, Duke Sun had no choice but to send soldiers to surround Yujia Village.
Everyone in the king's tent looked at Duke Yu angrily. To be honest, Princess Xiao Li's request was not excessive. What Duke Sun wanted was all the property of the Yu family.
But Princess Xiao Li only wanted half of it. After so many soldiers were killed and injured to fight this battle and rescue the Yujia village from being surrounded by Sun Guogong's soldiers, half of the Yu family's wealth was not excessive.
But Mr. Yu felt that this was what Li Yunqing and Hua Jin should do.
Not to mention anything else, first of all, from his attitude, he is very angry.
Just when everyone wanted to cut this Yu Gong into pieces, Hua Jin laughed.
She slowly sat back on the throne,
"I didn't think carefully. I didn't discuss the remuneration with Mr. Yu in advance, and I didn't take half of the deposit first, so I hurriedly asked the prince to save Yujia Village. It doesn't matter, we owe the money first.
Come on, one day, Mr. Yu will come to visit you again."
Duke Yu stood in the king's tent, flicked his sleeves, and let out a sound that was neither light nor heavy,
"snort."
How could he still come to visit him one day? Now that Sun Guogong and his two daughters are dead, there is nothing to spend money on.
And several of his aunts gave birth to several fat boys for him.
In the days to come, he will naturally have to protect the Yu family's huge wealth so that it can be passed on to his next generation.
Who cares about the bloody storm outside.
Hua Jin smiled, watched Mr. Yu leave, and looked down at her nails.
Everyone in the king's tent did not dare to speak. Only Lian'er stamped her feet and said angrily:
"My dear, are you going to let that old man off like this? You mobilized so many people to come to Hushan County this time, but you wasted a lot of money."
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a quiet corner?
Whether it is Beidi or Guqi Prefecture, now everyone does not pick up things on the road and does not close their homes at night. All walks of life are booming, and people live and work in peace and contentment with strong military strength.
If it wasn't for the money of the Yu family, why bother bringing hundreds of thousands of troops to Hushan County to make trouble this time.
Hua Jin glanced at Lian'er and said angrily:
"Why are you so anxious? We are going to Quanshui County for revenge. Let's just leave the matter of the Yu family to rest."
"According to the order of my concubine, Hushan County is divided into two parts. Hushan County uses Yujia Village as the dividing line. The north of Yujia Village is governed by the prefect of Hushan County. Yujia Village and the south are left to their own devices."
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the stewards in the king's tent and the prefect of Hushan County who hurriedly came to see Princess Xiaoli changed.
This means that Yujia Village is no longer concerned.
In other words, Beidi, Guqi Prefecture, and the north of Hushan County formed their own groups to play, and Yujia Village... was isolated, and they no longer took Yujia Village to play.
Yao Jun frowned slightly. He didn't know what this meant, but seeing the solemn expressions on the faces of his subordinates, he was smart enough not to say a word.
After exiting the king's tent, the newly appointed governor of Hushan County came to Yao Jun specifically to pay him a courtesy.
"Commander Yao, have you understood what your Majesty did today?"
Yao Jun returned the greeting, "I'm stupid."
"Yujia Village and the southern part are close to Lingshui County. The area is not very big. Just let it go. The empress is kind-hearted and is willing to let the Yu family go, but our Tianjing Country is not the only wolf in Sun Guogong's family."
The prefect of Hushan County was an official selected by Hua Jin from the Northern Civil Service Department. He was a smart man and could see her plan at a glance.
When he first took office, he knew that Yao Jun was the empress's apprentice, and his position in Hushan County meant that he could form a powerful rival with him.
Therefore, the county magistrate must work hard to establish a good relationship with Yao Jun to ensure that the empress's decree can be implemented quickly in Hushan County.
He looked at Yao Jun's confused eyes and smiled:
"Gong Yu thought that after Sun Guogong's death, the Yu family would have peace of mind. However, the Yu family is the richest man in the Tianjing Kingdom. The Yu family has accumulated money for many generations. It is impossible for them to collapse like this. Now
The nobles of the imperial capital are short of money."
Yao Jun doesn't understand these things.
So the governor of Hushan County could only break down the situation and explain it to him.
"Tianjing Kingdom has been suffering from drought for many years. You know this, right? The people's livelihood is difficult and the people are displaced. However, the imperial capital is full of singing and dancing, and people are drunk and rich. Of course, their money does not come from taxation."
The people are so poor, how can they afford to support the powerful people who don't eat minced meat?
"Nearly all of those powerful people have stolen mines in our Northland. Since private mining was banned in the Northland, they are all so poor that they are desperate. At this time, the powerless Yu family will become
A delicious pastry?"
The prefect of Hushan County was a smart man. Seeing Yao Jun's face suddenly enlightened, he smiled and patted Yao Jun's shoulder.
"Our queen is a cruel person."
So the Yu family is like a piece of cake, thrown into the pack of dogs.
Are those crazy hungry dogs trying to eat the Yu family?
What will be left for the Yu family by then? Maybe not even a single roof tile will be left for the Yu family.
Thinking about it this way, isn't Hua Jin ruthless?
Yao Jun nodded, filled with emotion,
"If the Yu family can get the blessing of the empress, maybe they won't be remembered like this. If I were Mr. Yu, I would rather give up half of the family assets and find a safe power to rely on, so that I can still preserve the remaining
The other half of the family assets."
"Who says it's not the case? It's a pity that the head of the Yu family doesn't seem to be able to see the situation clearly. Let's just wait and see when he comes back to beg us."
The prefect of Hushan County smiled and took Yao Jun with him to the market town.
Because the capital city of Hushan County was destroyed by Sun Guogong, and no matter how much construction was carried out to rebuild the capital city, it would only waste people and money. Therefore, the prefect of Hushan County decided to work with Yao Junwo to develop this market town into a new city based on Yao Jun's market town.
Hua Jin is a person who knows how to delegate power very well. Her policy is to trust those she employs and not trust those she trusts.
Now she has tied the governor of Hushan County and Yao Jun together, hoping that the two of them can use their strengths to offset their weaknesses and develop Hushan County well.
Then you can't live up to your empress's kindness.
As soon as the decree to break up the soil and rule was issued, not only Hushan County was in an uproar, but even the imperial capital was in an uproar.
At this time, Mr. Yu was on his way back to Yujia Village when he saw many people driving cattle and sheep to the north.
He hurriedly opened the curtain of the carriage and glanced in the direction of Yujia Village, and happened to see an acquaintance on the road.
"Li Yuanwai? Li Yuanwai..."
Duke Yu stopped the carriage, and the long line of luxurious carriages coming from the opposite side also stopped.
Officer Li also stepped out of the carriage and hurriedly bowed his hands to Mr. Yu in greeting.
"Mr. Yu, I haven't seen you for a long time."
His family lived in Lijia Village not far from Yujia Village. As long as the Yu family was surrounded by government soldiers, Li Yuanwai had not seen Mr. Yu for a long time.
Now that we meet again, we have something to do and we are about to go on a long journey. This seems to be a bit disappointing.
Duke Yu hurriedly saw the gift and asked in surprise:
"Brother, where are you going?"
The Yu and Li families can be regarded as family friends. After all, they are both well-known families in Hushan County. A single move can affect the whole body. The Yu family was seriously harmed by Sun Guogong this time. If they want to rise again, the Li family is indispensable.
Help.
After all, someone from the Li family is an official in the imperial capital.
If the Li family leaves, the Yu family will lose a boost to their rise.
Li Yuanwai had a wry smile on his face,
"Where else can we go? We are going to the North to make a living."
Although the Li family was not as rich as the Yu family, they were not spared by Sun Guogong.
Nowadays, most of the wealthy households in Hushan County who still have some wealth have less than one-tenth of their original wealth.
This small amount of family wealth was still collected from Tibet, and it was not easy to save a little from the clutches of Sun Guogong.
When Duke Yu heard this, he became anxious.
"We have just escaped from the sea of suffering here. Now that Sun Guogong is dead, our good days are coming. If you go to the north, it is rare for someone who is not familiar with the land to prosper."
He still didn't want the Li family to leave. The Yu family happened to have stocked up on a batch of silk and was about to use the Li family's connections to sell it to the imperial capital. If this batch of silk was sold, the Yu family's wealth would be doubled.
But when the Li family left, the road to the Yu family was blocked.
Mr. Li shook his head, still with a wry smile on his face.
"Our Li family has worked very hard to avoid this disaster. If we are poor for a few more months, we will not be able to withstand it. If we don't run away? What can we do if we don't run away? Mr. Yu, if your Yu family wants to prosper, you'd better go north.
The land is going well, these northerners are rich."
He knew that the Yu family had been doing silk business all year round, and the silk sales in the past were good, but the Northland was developing quite well now. He had never been to the Northland, how could he know that silk would not sell better if sold in the Northland?
Seeing that Mr. Yu wanted to persuade him again, Mr. Li said again:
"You don't know, right? Hushan County was divided into two by that little Princess Li, and your Yujia Village is used as the boundary. All the people who pass through Yujia Village can receive ten cows, sheep, and horse cubs for free."
This is a welfare newly issued by Princess Li of Prince Li's Mansion. The general meaning is that the people can sign a labor contract with Prince Li's Mansion, and each household can receive ten cows, sheep and horse calves. These cows, sheep and horse calves are not required.
Money.
However, it is not allowed to buy, sell or slaughter privately.
The people who received the calves of cattle, sheep and horses were responsible for taking good care of the cattle, sheep and horses, raising the cattle, sheep and horses, and then selling them back to Prince Li's Mansion at the market price of the calves.
After hearing this, Mr. Yu snorted coldly,
"Have you been deceived? Where in the world can such a good thing come from? The cubs of cattle, sheep and horses are given free of charge, and the people only need to be responsible for raising them, and then sell them back to Prince Li's Mansion at the market price of the cubs? Haha,
Then Princess Li is so stupid? Who would believe it?"
Although the price of these cattle, sheep, and horses is far different from the price of adult cattle, sheep, and horses, the babies are free of charge.
That is to say, you only need to raise these ten cows, sheep and horses for free for a few months.
Isn’t this giving money to the people?
After all, there is grass everywhere in Hushan County. If the cattle, sheep and horses are thrown outside the house, as long as they are watched and not thrown away, the cattle, sheep and horses will rise when the wind blows.
This is picking up money.
Li Yuanwai shook his head and looked at Mr. Yu helplessly.
"Many people have already received it."
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Mr. Li wouldn't have believed that such a good thing could happen in this world.
This has completely subverted everyone's cognition in the world. Those in power do not exploit the people at the bottom, but instead give them cattle, sheep and horses... This little Princess Li is really stupid.
But regardless of whether Princess Xiao Li was stupid or not, as soon as her decree was promulgated, everyone in Hushan County ran north of Yujia Village.
Rich people and poor people all go north.
Li Yuanwai raised his hand and patted Mr. Yu on the shoulder.
"You also know that my Li family is in the wool business. Now we don't have a single sheep in our hands. We can't even recruit a man to shepherd the sheep. If we stay where we are, we will die."
He still has some family assets, and he can buy some lambs and raise them, and he can still shear the wool. However, Huajin has issued a new decree, and anyone who drags his family and moves north can create a new household registration and settle down.
New residents can be exempted from household tax for three years.
what does that mean?
This means that as long as you run north of Yujia Village, you can start over, have soldiers to protect you, tax exemptions, and money to pick up.
People who were originally slaves could still be registered as good people as long as they crossed the Yujiacun line.
So the Li family's sheep-raising guys all ran away.