Chapter 199 Defeating the landlord is a serious matter!
"rest assured!"
"I have a solution!"
"Old Huang!"
"Come on, come on!"
Zhang Bao shouted towards the side room when he came in just now.
I saw Huang Chenzhi still busy there.
After a while.
Huang Chen came over reluctantly.
"Sir, why don't you change your name?"
"When I hear you yelling at me, I always feel a little awkward."
Huang Chenzhi sat down helplessly.
Zhang Bao's call just now was like calling an old dog.
Put Lao Huang in a dilemma.
Come here by yourself? No!
Not coming? No way!
It’s so difficult…
"Forehead……"
"Brother Huang, sit down!"
Zhang Bao also smiled, this scholar is very particular about things.
But I also know that literati are thin-skinned, especially old masters, who are even more particular.
"Since the number of county garrison troops has increased, the consumption of food and grass is now severe. Governor Chen has not sent food again recently. We still have to rely on ourselves."
"So I decided to transfer 20 government officials to set up a tax collection brigade!"
"Attack on those big households near the county capital."
"How do you feel?"
Zhang Bao said to Huang Chenzhi and Lao He.
"Taxing brigade?"
"sure!"
"If I see who dares not to hand it over, I will directly lead someone to rob them!"
Lao He said with a grin.
Huang Chenzhi, who was standing aside, was stunned for a moment.
Although I felt it before.
This Bantou He has a lot of ruffianism in him. I didn't expect it to be ruffian. This is completely the attitude of a bandit.
Wouldn't it be troublesome if we really tried to rob it?
"no!"
"How could it be so obvious?"
Zhang Bao glared and scolded Lao He.
Huang Chenzhi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the county magistrate was finally awake and didn't act recklessly.
"Uncle He, what is our status now? We must have rules and regulations to do things!"
“Absolutely don’t steal it openly!”
"And you snatched them all away and silenced them all at once. This is considered a one-time deal. We need to find ways to keep searching, and then let them think of ways to do it again, and we search again. This will only last long."
Zhang Bao said to Lao He earnestly.
Lao He nodded as if he had been taught something.
Huang Chenzhi was dumbfounded when he heard this.
Is this what the county magistrate said?
Why do they sound no different from bandits?
Is this what you want to do?
"Sir...sir, this can't be done."
"You..."
"After all, we are from the government, and we still cannot cross the line when it comes to the common people."
Huang Chenzhi quickly interrupted and said.
If he didn't stop him, these two people would probably discuss massacring the village...
"Brother Huang, I didn't say anything about attacking the people."
"The common people are our food, clothing and parents. How can we treat ordinary people?"
"Besides, how can ordinary people afford to pay taxes? It would be good if they can eat."
"I'm talking about those big and wealthy businessmen, landlords and gentry. Don't forget that they have paid a lot of tribute to the rebels with their recent money and food."
"At a small level, this is called siding with the enemy, but at a large level, this is rebellion!"
Zhang Bao nodded on the table.
One sentence left Huang Chenzhi speechless.
Of course Huang Chenzhi also knew.
The reason why these rebel armies have been able to maintain their status until now.
There are many villages like Huo Huo in Fangyuan.
These wealthy businessmen want to protect themselves.
They will all give them money and food.
"Sir, these large households are still very important to our county government."
"No matter what you do in the future, you will need the support of these big business owners. Some of them are rich. You should not make the relationship too tense."
Huang Chenzhi frowned and thought for a while, then reminded Zhang Bao.
"support?"
“What are they supporting?”
Zhang Bao asked curiously.
"Of course it's money and people. In the past, if there were any problems within the county boundaries, we would rely on the help of their local big business."
"They have a lot of prestige among the local people. It is difficult for outsiders to interfere, not to mention their strength in numbers."
"Before, our county government had a cooperative relationship with them."
Huang Chenzhi said cautiously.
In Heyang County.
Most of the local tycoons are still in the period when large households gather together, and have not developed into large-scale gentry or aristocratic families.
But even so.
They are powerful in these places.
In every village and town, it also has absolute status and strength.
Even more so now that the world is in chaos, they have also established their own armed forces.
For people in the government.
They are an indispensable and important force in governing the people.
therefore.
In Huang Chenzhi’s understanding.
These big and powerful people should focus on wooing them and jointly exploit ordinary people. This is the orthodox way to be an official.
"cooperate?"
"Then let me ask you, since they are giving money and food, which one is more money and food than the taxes they should pay?"
Zhang Bao asked Huang Chenzhi.
"this……"
"Of course there are more taxes..."
Huang Chenzhi said.
"Then I have tax money, why do I need the little money and food they pay me for?"
Zhang Bao asked.
"But……"
"In case something happens to the adults, they need support from a big family."
Huang Chenzhi said hesitantly.
"Did you support me when you were fighting bandits before?"
"Did you support the rebel army when they attacked the county government?"
"In any matter, you still have to rely on your own talents. If you rely on others, if you don't see any benefits, who will come to help?"
Zhang Bao was very dismissive.
"Besides, if they don't accept it, can't I just kill them?"
"Remember, if you want to make money, you still have to make decisions from these big households. They are the big fish! Ordinary people are like water. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it!"
Zhang Baoke came from formal red education.
In the leader's groundbreaking cognition.
Uniting the people and overthrowing the landlords is the most successful route.
Simply Zhang Bao's concept is definitely ahead of the cognition of this era, I don't know how many levels!
"ah?"
"this……"
"Water can carry a boat, but can it also overturn it?"
After hearing Zhang Bao's words, Huang Chenzhi was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time.
I have been chewing on Zhang Bao’s words.
It felt like it contained endless truths and opened up a new world for him.
Lao He who was on the side had long heard that the clouds and mountains were shrouded in mist.
Anyway, I didn’t understand, so I just drank tea instead of wine.
"This...then just follow what the adults want!"
The more Huang Chenzhi thought about it, the more he felt that what Zhang Bao said was reasonable, and it was difficult to stick to his own statement.
"But sir, these big households are not easy to deal with now. I'm afraid it won't be that simple to collect taxes."
Huang Chenzhi was a little worried.
"Old Huang, what are you afraid of!"
"Whoever dares to refuse to surrender will be killed directly by me!"
Lao He: Tea is not intoxicating, people are intoxicated themselves.
It actually felt like I was having a bit of a headache.