Xiao Xian, who was awakened by the noise, just asked the eunuch what was going on. Before he could hear the reply, he was captured alive by the Beiwei Army who broke into the door!
In addition, all the so-called Western Liang royal family, civil and military officials, were captured alive!
From the beginning of the Sui army's attack to the completion of control of the entire Yueyang City, the entire process was not more than a quarter of an hour!
In the eyes of ordinary people, it was even more amazing. After just taking a nap, many people didn’t feel abnormal at night. As a result, when they got up at dawn the next morning, they saw that the originally beautiful Xiliang Kingdom suddenly turned into the Great Sui Dynasty again!
However, for ordinary people, whether this country is called Xiliang or Dasui is not very important. The key is whether our tax burden will increase!
After the Sui Army’s Anmin notice was posted, the entire Yueyang City was completely in full bloom!
"Old Zhang, I heard that it's not. Our Yueyang City has changed to the emperor!"
"Yeah, I understand! I just came over from the front street and happened to hear a soldier standing in front of a bulletin board to tell everyone!"
"What's going on? What's going on? Lao Zhang, tell me about it!"
"Well, well, actually, it's like this! It is said that this new emperor is not surnamed Xiao or Yang!"
"What's the last name?"
"Don't interrupt, listen to Lao Zhang!"
"I heard that his surname is Yuwen!"
"Go and go, go there! Stop talking nonsense! Master Yuwen is not an emperor! He is called Shangshuling!"
"Oh? Mr. Wang is here! Mr. Wang, do you know this? You are very educated and tell me, what's wrong?"
"Well, is this? Cough cough! My throat is a bit dry during this period and I can't talk much!"
"Waiter, give Mr. Wang a pot of good tea! I want the West Lake Longjing! The account is on my head!"
"Okay! Table No. 8, a pot of tea in Longjing West Lake!"
As soon as the harmony fell, a girl in the store was already carrying a teapot.
"Mr. Wang, this time, you should tell us what happened? There are so many words."
"Yeah, not bad! Not bad!"
"Squeak" sipped a little tea. The old man Wang half closed his eyes and was intoxicated for a while, then he slowly spoke, "Actually, this is the case..."
Mr. Wang explained for about a quarter of an hour, but everyone was still a little confused.
"Mr. Wang, you said that Lord Yuwen is not the emperor, but the Shangshu Ling. So, who is the emperor?"
"Uh, that's right... now, it seems that there isn't!"
"No? How can we not be pinned without an emperor? If there is no emperor, what if the sky falls like this?"
"Yes! Yes! There is no emperor anymore. What if it collapses one day? Lao Wang, tell me, what should I do? How can I pinch it if there is no emperor?"
"Don't worry! This day, it's not going to collapse!"
"Why?"
"Because, Lord Yuwen is here!"
"Oh..., that's it! As I said so, I understand!"
"Hmm? Old Li, what do you understand?"
"Then Lord Yuwen is both the Shangshu Ling and the Emperor!"
"Oh..., that's it!"
"Puff..., cough cough cough cough cough!"
After a while, the poor old man Wang finally breathed this breath, looked at your complacent Old Li, hesitated for a while, and finally gave up the idea of arguing with him.
"Okay, the emperor is not the emperor, let's not talk about it for now! Today, Wang will tell you about the issue of changing taxes and labor service!"
"Oh? Tell me quickly! Tell me quickly!"
"This is how things look like..."
The old Wang drooled for a while until he poured the pot of nearly two liters of tea into his stomach. Everyone understood what the tax change was going on!
Strictly speaking, the taxes under Yuwen Xiaomaganer's rule are not low, but the calculation method has changed slightly
The taxes in the Sui Dynasty were calculated based on the heads. Specifically, it was "a man Ding had a bed and rented three stones of millet", "a single Ding and a servant were half each, and those who had not received the land would not be given any entrusted."
The so-called "bed" means monogamous as a "bed", and "single" means single
This calculation method will naturally take advantage of the wealthy families!
Because wealthy families can buy a lot of land! Moreover, a man who marrys many wives seems to be a "bed" girl! Like Yuwen Xiaomagan, who has thousands of beautiful ladies, it is also a "bed" girl! Although these wives and wives are not all squeezed into the same bed with Yuwen Xiaomagan!
If this is based on the old system of the Sui Dynasty, then it would be taxed to pay three stones of millet!
In addition, raising servants and other things only pay half of the tax, which is simply a tax system tailored for wealthy families!
This time, Yuwen Xiaomagan'er promoted taxes based on "local"!
Specifically, each acre of farmland must be paid for four floors of "standard harvest" for taxes!
The so-called standard harvest refers to the average harvest of a normal year in a certain area.
In theory, the tax revenue on the fourth floor should be considered very high! These ordinary people should rebel, why are there anyone cheering?
Because, Yuwen Xiaomaganer said that in addition to these four levels of "standard taxes", no tax will be imposed under his rule! If labor service is required, voluntary work will be the principle, and we must also pay attention to the salary and wages!
More importantly, these people who were included in the rule of Yuwen Xiaomaganer, their children can enjoy compulsory education from the age of five to twenty, and they can also control food and accommodation!
After Lao Wang explained this, everyone finally understood!
"So, when we have a baby, no matter whether it is a man or a woman, after the age of five, we don't have to worry about it. Just throw it all to the government?"
"Yes! That's it!"
"Well, let me calculate it! Let me calculate it!"
"Old Wang, I'm thinking this way, do you see, right? Our family, dad, mom, myself, my wife, my son, my daughter, a total of six! Every year, our family's annual income is just enough for our family's food, clothing and expenses! Now, although the government has to collect taxes on the fourth floor of my house, it has also reduced the burden on the two of them! Yes? A lot of words."
"Uh-huh!"
"Then you tell me, if I have two more babies, will the government want to raise four babies for me?"
"That's right! The list says that as long as the children of the people under Lord Yuwen's rule, no matter how many, as long as they reach school age, they can go to school for free!"
"But that's how it's done, is the government losing money?"
"Hmm? Why did you lose money?"
"You said, if my family has four children, the government would have to raise four for me! In this case, wouldn't it mean that the government collected taxes from my fourth floor of income, but in the end it would support half of the population for our family! Do you think the government lost money?"
"Well, it seems, I'm losing..."
"Woo hahaha! I'm so smart! Go home and have a baby! I've decided that I'm going to have eight, no, sixteen babies! Those who are officials are dying! Woo hahahaha!" (To be continued if you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe to () and reward. Your support is my greatest motivation)