"Many officials and gentry in the Ming Dynasty bullied others by taking advantage of natural disasters to seize people's fields, accept donations from others, or invade Shatan's fields without permission. The rich were connected by roads and the poor had no place to stand, making it difficult to return. Chongzhen did not care about the lives and deaths of the people. Despite the continuous natural disasters in the Central Plains,
The Liao Dynasty still imposed additional taxes, causing refugees to spread everywhere. I, the Song Dynasty, knew the suffering of the people and returned to China to implement benevolent policies to correct the evils of the previous dynasty. On the 15th of this month, I will use the auditorium of the Guangzhou National Model School to preach the new land tax policy. Please be sure to attend, sir.
Only then can we educate the younger members of the clan and avoid breaking the new law."
Chen Zizhuang was discouraged by the need to "preach the New Deal" again.
One of the tricks used by Australians to torment the gentry is to hold "lectures" and "meetings" every three days, and the head of the family is required to attend by name. If the head of the family is not willing to come, at least the eldest son and grandson of the family must come forward. This is definitely not possible.
Send it to your nephew and concubine to deal with it. It doesn't matter whether you want to listen or not, you must be there. Once the lecture is given, it will last for half a day. The gentry will complain endlessly because of the trouble. If you don't, you will be fined tens to hundreds of yuan. This
This is still a bit painful for the gentry whose income has dropped significantly.
You are a swordsman, and I am a fish. Even if you don't want to, you can only bow your head.
"What new policy does the Song Dynasty have?"
"The detailed rules have not yet been announced, but they are generally related to land taxation, land consolidation and new laws."
"May I ask Mr. Lu, what are the differences between the laws of the Song Dynasty?" Chen Zizhuang asked.
Chen Zizhuang's question stumped Lu Yizhong for a while. There were so many differences between the two systems that it was impossible to finish in one or two sentences. He thought for a while and said: "In short, everyone is equal."
Chen Zizhuang suppressed his emotions and replied: "Okay, I already know and I will definitely attend the meeting. Mr. Lu, please come back!"
Lu Yizhong took out two notices, kept one, asked Chen Zizhuang to sign the other and took it away. Only then did Li Suiqiu and others show up.
Chen Zizhuang repeated the notice and what Lu Yizhong informed him. Li Suiqiu also talked about the tax bureau asking him to report his income some time ago, jokingly calling the Senate "ten thousand taxes". They all understood that this was the Australian method of suppressing the gentry.
Although the Australians did not recognize the achievements of the Ming Dynasty after entering the city. Therefore, regardless of whether they were scholars, scholars or Jinshi, all the original privileges of being exempted from service taxes were cancelled, and no one came to contribute to the industry; that is, there was no gray income.
, it is impossible to work part-time, and it is impossible to work part-time in this life. We can only rely on the land to collect land rents to maintain our lives; but the "New Land Deal" that the Australians have recently begun to implement has made them sleepless.
The Australian New Land Deal has been gradually implemented in the "public security areas" around Guangzhou. This is almost a depressing blow to the gentry.
The clearing of land makes it impossible for them to hide their land; once the progressive land tax is imposed, families with large land holdings must either split up or sell their land; when ordinary people have land, it is more difficult for the gentry to rent out their land, so they can only reduce the rent, which is less.
For the sake of poor people who are willing to sell themselves into slavery; the slave tax also prevents them from keeping a large number of slaves for dominance. As a result, the economic foundation of the gentry and landlords will also collapse. If there is another set of laws that everyone is equal,
Wouldn't that mean that the elders who break the law are guilty of the same crime as the younger generations? The younger generations in the family no longer fear the authority of their elders.
Li Suiqiu often read the Australian newspaper. Almost every issue contained news about official corruption in the Ming Dynasty and the government forcing the people to rebel. Although the Australian's new policy seriously damaged his interests, he had to admit that today's
Most of the wealth in the world is gathered in the hands of the gentry. The Australians are able to accumulate it well, which can replenish the national treasury without causing ordinary people to rebel. His friend Huang Zongxi, who is a friend of Fushe, also criticized the "law" of the third generation and below as the emperor's "family".
"Law" refers to "illegal law" and advocates replacing "the law of one family" with "the law of the world".
Li Suiqiu inadvertently had a thought in his mind: If the current emperor also used this method... But he immediately realized the absurdity. To do so would destroy the foundation of the imperial court. If you don't do this, you will die. If you do this, you will die.
It's a quick death! It's a death no matter what! How ironic!
"It's really the bottom of the cauldron. The Kun thieves are trying to dig out the roots of the scholars!" Chen Bangyan shook his head and sighed, then stepped forward and said to Chen Zizhuang: "Mr. Qiu Tao, this is actually the way of 'turning barbarians into Xia'. The Kun thieves are persecuting very hard.
Be careful, within three years, there will no longer be any saints in Lingnan, and a thousand-year-old foundation will be destroyed."
Chen Zizhuang's heart was also in turmoil. If he rebelled, he would definitely be defeated! If he didn't rebel, he would be trapped in the city of sorrow! But he was an old Jianghu after all. He shook his head at Chen Bangyan, "Mr. Iwano's loyal heart can be seen from the sun and the moon. But now that the time and place are favorable, and the people are right,
It’s none of my business, and the uprising is just an increase in unnecessary sacrifices.”
Chen Bangyan said: "Whether we succeed or not depends on God! Whether we can win or not depends on our strength!"
Chen Zizhuang asked: "At this point, there is only one battle!"
Everyone is very aware of the current situation, and the thieves have gradually tightened the noose against them. In another three to five years, the "Jin gentry" who once controlled the world will at best become ordinary rich people, if they do anything against them.
, breaking up a home is a matter of time!
"If you want to cause trouble, you have to have a strategy." Kuang Lu, who has always been a good soldier, responded immediately.
"The uprising is a fatal situation. Do you have this determination?" Chen Zisheng sneered.
Chen Bangyan said: "It is a certain death situation to raise troops at this moment. At the moment, we can only lie dormant and wait for changes. The imperial court is trapped in Guangdong and Guangxi, and something will happen over time. We can only accumulate strength and wait for the opportunity to respond."
"I'm afraid that before the court meeting is resolved, we will be reduced to a weak figure!" Li Suiqiu said with a bitter smile, "What else can we do to respond?"
"Otherwise. After the Kun thieves burned Wuyangyi, I immediately wrote to my parents in the county to set up Longshanbao rural soldiers to defend Sangzi. Like the Zhongyi camp, some of the Longshanbao rural soldiers were also recruited by the Kun thieves. Among them were some of my students.
There are many loyal people and Jin gentry in Lingnan who have been invaded by the Kun thieves. They are just afraid of the force of the Kun thieves. In fact, they are eager for the Ming Dynasty and can be called in for help. Even if we do not raise volunteers now, we should contact them widely and wait for the loyalty.
Our soldiers are familiar with Australian military art. Once the time comes, we will overthrow these overseas barbarians!" Chen Zizhuang said, "Since the thieves want to force us to sell our land through taxation, why not just borrow the donkeys from the slope and sell what should be sold, and get the silver tael
As payment for rebelling against Kun."
"I am waiting in the city of sleepiness, wondering when the heavenly soldiers of the imperial court will arrive..." Kuang Lu sighed. He had just returned from the capital not long ago, and he was very clear about the current chaotic situation of the imperial court. "If there was no urging from the elders in the court, this matter would probably have happened."
It won't take three to five years to achieve anything."
"Of course the elders in the court have something to gain, but we can't just count on the court..." Chen Zizhuang said, "Someone will come to the capital soon. Today, you all have the same mind and are the pillars of my southern Guangdong. I have the courage to introduce you...
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In the city of Guangzhou, in the conference room of the Political Security Bureau, another "information exchange meeting" was held.
Since the Huidaomen Alliance incident in Caohe, the Political Security Bureau has basically determined that large-scale riots are very likely to occur within the scope of the old Guangzhou Prefecture in the short term. Therefore, related work has also accelerated. And today
The meeting involved a key issue "Jin Gentry".
After the Senate went north to Guangzhou, they fought wars, suppressed bandits, plague, and witchcraft. They also had to fight wits and courage with the gentry in the city. Everyone was busy with everything, and those who didn't usually play around were naturally busy.
They rarely receive the attention of the senators. However, there will be some famous figures in the past dynasties who are famous for their integrity. The three loyalists of Lingnan are the representatives of this kind of people. Although so far, the three loyalists of Lingnan have not broken with the Senate.
But the dust will not escape unless it is swept away. Judging from various signs, these people are more or less engaged in secret activities.
Although time and space have changed, a person's temperament and social education have not changed, which means that their choices in facing the historical tide will not change. Although some elders think that they can be influenced and appeased, Wu Mu believes that if they
People who can be appeased or bribed will not raise the banner of anti-Qing in the old time and space. Moreover, the Qing Dynasty's attitude towards the Jin gentry was much softer than that of the Senate.
Lin Baiguang looked through the materials in his hand, "So, the 'second loyal' among the three loyalists in Lingnan have met? And there is Zhang Jiayu?"
Mu Min said: "The Three Loyalty of Lingnan were awarded by later generations. It does not mean that these three people have intersections now. Chen Bangyan should have met Chen Zizhuang for the first time this time. Zhang Jiayu is just twenty-two years old this year, and is older than Chen Bangyan."
, Li Suiqiu and Kuang Lu are one round younger, and even twenty years younger than Chen Zizhuang. Moreover, Zhang Jiayu's grandfather and father are from the commoner class. Their family is in Dongguan, and they are not in the same circle as the wealthy Guangzhou families such as Li, Chen, and Kuang.
Originally, he should have won the examination this year, but now that we are here, his resume can only be fixed at the level of scholar. In other words, it is unlikely that he will enter the circle of this wealthy family. His future development will have consequences
It’s a big variable.”
Wu Mu said: "I heard that Du Yibin met Zhang Jiayu on the flower boat of the collective wedding. Later, Fatty Cui made an appointment with Brother Zhang for an interview at Wuxian Temple, and he instilled a lot of new ideas. Brother Zhang is young and has the ability to accept new things.
He is relatively strong and has strong personal abilities. It is said that he has joined the Olympic Bid Society established by Du Yibin. Many intellectuals who want to join us have applied to join. After all, we still lack intellectuals, especially intellectuals like Zhang Jiayu who are willing to accept new ideas and new things.
, instead of following Chen Zizhuang and others to cause trouble, it is better to be used by me, which also plays a role in dividing people."
"Didn't Li Suiqiu also go to the Five Immortals Temple? It seems that Fatty Cui was not charming enough and didn't win over Li." Liu Xiang said.
Lin Baiguang put down the materials in his hand and said: "He is already in his thirties. You can't look at it from the perspective of the 21st century. You don't know that in history, Chen Bangyan wrote to the 33-year-old Zhang Jiayu and called him '