In the Juyi Hall, Chao Gai was sitting in the middle, and Chao Yong was sitting a little behind.
On the left are Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng, Lin Chong, Dong Ping, Xu Ning, Liu Tang, Luan Tingyu, Li Ying, Zhu Gui, Shi Qian, Hu Cheng, Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan Xiaoqi, Du Qian and Song Dynasty.
Wan, Bai Sheng, Du Xing, Duan Jingzhu.
On the right are Lu Junyi, Yan Qing, Shi Wengong, Wu Song, Lu Zhishen, Yang Zhi, Guan Sheng, Xuanzan, Hao Siwen, Hu Yanzhuo, Han Tao, Peng Qi, Zhang Qing, Gong Wang, Ding Desun, Ling Zhen, Qin Ming
, Huang Xin, Hua Rong, An Daoquan, Li Jun, Zhang Heng, Zhang Shun, Mu Hong, Mu Chun, Li Kui, Fan Rui, Xiang Chong, Li Gun, Ou Peng, Jiang Jing, Li Li, Tong Wei, Tong Meng,
Ma Lin, Tao Zongwang, Li Zhong, Zheng Tianshou, Suo Chao, Jin Dajian, Xiao Rang, Yang Lin, Deng Fei, Meng Kang, Pei Xuan, Yu Baosi, Sun Erniang, Chai Jin, Shan Tinggui, Wei Dingguo, Hou Jian, Sun
stand.
Sun Li, Sun Xin, Gu Dasao, Xie Zhen, Xie Bao, Lehe, Zou Yuan and Zou Run in Dengzhou also went up the mountain when Chao Yong led his troops to attack Zengtou City, but they defeated five elite soldiers.
Among the lieutenants, only Wei Chi and Sun Li were sick, and the other seven were only centurions.
After many selections, Liangshan's main army has expanded to 20,000 people, including Lu Junyi, Shi Wengong, Lin Chong, Dong Ping, Yang Zhi, Guan Sheng, Hu Yanzhuo, Luan Tingyu, Zhang Qing, Qin Ming, Hua Rong, Liu Tang, Mu Hong
, Li Kui, Suo Chao, Shan Tinggui, Wei Dingguo, Sun Li, and Li Ying all became generals, each commanding a thousand regular troops.
Chao Yong's personal soldiers were also increased to one thousand, but this time Chao Yong did not choose any more personal soldiers, but Xue Yong, Shi Yong, Lu Fang, Guo Sheng, Yang Xiong, Sun Xin, Xie Zhen, Jie Bao, Zou
Yuan and Zou Run, ten men serve as centurions under their command.
Chao Gai looked around at everyone and said: "In October, I made an alliance with Fang La, Wang Qing, and Tian Hu in Tokyo. Now the three of them have risen up to attack the city. In the former, we were tied up by Zengtou City, and now Zengtou City has been destroyed.
According to the covenant, we, Liangshan, should also seize the city in response to the other three armies. Let's see, which city should we seize first?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ruan Xiaoqi immediately shouted: "We have many soldiers in Liangshan. Why not divide our troops to seize several cities together? First seize Jeju, Dongping Prefecture, and Tai'an Prefecture on the edge of the water. Then recruit troops and horses, and then go to Tokyo."
beat."
Liu Tang also shouted: "What Xiaoqi said is that once I come down from Liangshan, I will shake the world and overshadow Fang La, Wang Qing and Tian Hu."
At this time, all the generals were also convinced by Chao Yong's devilish tricks and were determined to conquer the world with Chao Yong. However, after all, they had more knowledge than Liu Tang and others. When they heard what the two said, they couldn't help but
Frowning.
Hu Yanzhuo shook his head and said: "Although the Song Dynasty is decayed, there are still many soldiers and horses. If the momentum is too great, I am afraid that the imperial army will be recruited to attack. By then, our foothold in Liangshan will not be stable, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to resist."
Wu Yong nodded and said: "General Hu is right. The centipede is dead but not stiff. I think it is better for Xiaosheng to fight steadily. Many cities were captured suddenly. I have no one in Liangshan to govern. If I use the wrong officials, they will be killed."
Taking the opportunity to disturb the people will only ruin our reputation in Liangshan."
After the four kings formed an alliance, Wu Yong continued to slow down Liangshan's efforts to conquer the city.
Chao Yong had already guessed what he was thinking. He was simply afraid that the Song Dynasty would become powerful and that there would be no way out after the rebellion. He wanted to see the general trend of the world before making the final decision.
Chao Yong, however, wanted everyone to completely break with the imperial court. He smiled and said: "When we conquered Yuncheng County before, I invited Shi Wenbin, the magistrate of Yuncheng County, to come up the mountain. He has experience in governing the place and is honest and self-responsible. When
You can make any official official in any place. Moreover, the officials in the court are not all corrupt officials. There are always some upright officials, and we can use them to govern the local area. Although it will still be insufficient, we can also reduce some political affairs and lighten their burdens, so that they will not be
It’s too messy. Maybe the wrong people will use it, but we can’t stop eating because of choking.”
Wu Yong shook his head and said: "There are so many political affairs, but we can reduce them if we want."
However, Chao Yong came prepared and said with a smile: "I have communicated with Shi Wenbin. The main tasks of local officials are nothing more than educating the people, collecting money and grain, and hearing and reviewing cases. Among them, the largest workload is collecting money and grain.
If taxes can be reduced, it would not be a problem to have fewer local officials. After the founding of the Song Dynasty, the proportion of commercial taxes has become larger and larger. In these years, commercial taxes have become the main source of tax for the court. However, the people still regard farmers as farmers.
If we eliminate agricultural taxes, we can reduce the work of officials by more than half, and at the same time gain the support of more common people."
Wu Yong was just a private school teacher, but he didn't know much about the imperial taxation, and he couldn't refute what he heard.
Li Ying had been in charge of the village's money and grain for a while, but he was sensitive to money and grain matters. Hearing this, he said: "After the establishment of the Song Dynasty, it adopted a policy of not establishing a land system and not suppressing land annexation. Nowadays, most of the land is in the hands of wealthy people everywhere, and their land is easily lost.
Thousands of pounds, and the money and food we have to pay every year is also considerable. When we first came down from the mountain, we could continue to seize the money and food from the court treasury and the money and food from large households that harmed the people to fund the military. But after we occupied the city, we could only rely on collecting taxes to support the army.
, officials. Although the agricultural tax is not as large as the commercial tax, the amount is probably very large. If the agricultural tax is exempted, I am afraid that I will not be able to make ends meet in the future."
Chao Yong also knew that Li Ying probably calculated the agricultural tax from the money his family paid every year. Li Ying was also a big landowner before, so he naturally knew about the agricultural tax.
Chao Gai also nodded and said: "What Mr. Li is saying is that the amount of money and food paid by our village every year is not a small amount. There are many landlords like you and me, so I'm afraid the agricultural tax is also a big figure."
Chao Yong smiled: "What Dad said is true, but now we don't have enough officials. If we collect it by force, I'm afraid there will be a lot of corruption among them. And these tax burdens will be passed on to the tenants by the landlords. If there is corruption among them, it will
What is harmed at this time is the vast number of people."
Chao Gai nodded and said: "What Yong'er said makes sense. If this is the case, we would rather be exempted from the agricultural tax than let those officials harm the people."
Jiang Jing said with concern: "Once we go down the mountain, wars will inevitably become more frequent. Rewards, pensions, and military expenditures will increase greatly. I'm afraid that commercial taxes will be insufficient by then."
Chao Yong only came up with such an idea after discussing the tax ratio with Shi Wenbin, but he didn't know whether it could be implemented. He smiled and said: "This matter is really not easy to talk about on paper, but we can first use the excuse of claiming the king.
, the agricultural tax is exempted for one year. If we really cannot make ends meet, we can levy the agricultural tax again after one year. With this one-year buffer, we can also select some local officials."
Chao Gai nodded and said: "If this is the case, there will be no problem, but we must formulate detailed rules to ensure that we do not enrich the landowners in the end."
Chao Yong nodded and said: "This needs to be discussed by everyone. If it only benefits the landlords, it will not be of much benefit to the world. If all tenants can benefit from it, they will also improve their lives when they have more money, thus stimulating the growth of business taxes. "(To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)