As an important figure, the one who has the final say in the Ming Dynasty. Li Xiao will not take two ironclad ships and Li Dingguo's marine division to travel around the Ming Dynasty coast with public funds. The biggest reason for him to travel around the southeast coast is..., a place of appeasement

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There has been no emperor in the capital for five years, but this can only be said that there is no emperor in the capital. In fact, the Ming Dynasty has not fewer emperors but more emperors. The Liao soldiers have been concentrated in the northwest to fight in the vast Central Plains, especially in Guangdong, Guangxi and Yizhou.

Where the mountains are high and the emperors are far away, there is a species called earth emperors. Although these emperors are not officially certified, they are indeed the dominant ones.

He Kegang is such a local emperor. Under the authority of Master He, Yizhou has basically become his family. The imperial court sent officials to Yizhou, but they couldn't survive. They either resigned or were on the road to resigning.

, over time no one wanted to go to Yizhou. This place has become an independent kingdom that the imperial court cannot penetrate.

The land of the Ming Dynasty is very large, but Li Xiao thinks that not an inch is redundant. And from Li Xiao's point of view, it seems to be a bit small. There are not many earth emperors, so they should be considered rare species. But Li Xiao is not prepared to protect rare species.

In his opinion, this species should be exterminated or even extinct.

He Kegang seemed to be wise, but Li Xiao immediately gave in when he arrived at Yizhou. Under the persuasion of a strong deterrent, he immediately decided to pack up and return to his hometown in Liaodong to enjoy the fruits of corruption over the years.

Li Xiao would never beat a brother to death who listened to advice. What's more, He Kegang was an old man in the Liao army. He had good friendships with Zu Dashou and Yuan Chonghuan, and he and Cao Wenzhao were still relatives.

Since he was willing to honestly give up his power, Li Xiao decided to let him go. After all, the purpose is to avoid past mistakes and save talents.

There are good comrades who listen to you, and there are idiots who don't.

The one in front of me is Yang He, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Speaking of which, this brother is quite old. He was working in Guangdong and Guangxi when Chongzhen was in power. Today, he has been the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi for more than ten years. He is deeply rooted in Guangdong and Guangxi. Even Yuan Chonghuan

When he was here, he was given three points. It was this brother who recruited Zhang Xianzhong to surrender. Later, after all the money given by Chongzhen was spent, Zhang Xianzhong rebelled. With Zhu Youjian's character, this guy was not implicated. This shows that his officialdom is thick and dark.

The level is so high that Li Xiao has to be careful when dealing with this oily thousand-year-old vixen.

"Oh! Mr. Governor, please work hard. You are at the right time to take care of yourself. For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, you are still in charge of Guangdong and Guangxi. Li Xiao really doesn't know what to say." Li Xiao was very polite to Yang He and helped him personally.

He looked at Yang He, who looked older than He Kegang, and sat down.

"Commander, you are very flattering. Mr. Yang has no other strengths. Speaking of strengths, maybe he only has this loyalty." Yang He pretended to refuse, but Li Xiao's hand was so weak. He even pointed at those below.

The looking official winked mischievously.

"The character of the Governor is Li Xiao's role model. I want to learn more from you!" Li Xiao had a smile on his face, but a fierce light was already showing in his eyes.

We haven’t had an emperor for many years, but you are still loyal! Who are you loyal to?

"Commander, you are smart and eager to learn. I, the people of Ming Dynasty, will be blessed in the future. If I can help the commander with his humble skills, it will be a blessing for me. Counting that I am sixty-three this year, I am much younger than Mr. Sun.

Years old. I wonder how Mr. Sun's health is doing? The last time I went to the capital to report on my work, he was still ill.

Hey...! He is a very old man, and he works hard for my Ming Dynasty. Sometimes he seems really unbearable, and we subordinate officials can't bear to bother him with some small things, and we all want to work hard for Mr. Sun."

This time it was even more excessive. Not only did he want to give advice to Li Xiao, he also wanted to compare with Sun Chengzong.

"I heard that your hometown is in Hangzhou. West Lake is a good place. Why don't I tell the governor of Hangzhou to build you a house by the West Lake. In the future, after you grow old, you will have a place to stay in Hangzhou."

"No! No need! Don't waste national funds when you are old. I have bought two private houses in Guangzhou. After being the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi for more than ten years, I can't live without this place. I can look at Guangzhou city and see it all.

Every day is more prosperous than a day, and I can close my eyes even if I die.

In the future, when there are really no old people left, my nephews and nephews will also want to bury me in Baiyun Mountain. Let me watch the city of Guangzhou become more prosperous and prosperous with the efforts of the younger generations."

Li Xiao stroked his forehead, thinking that the deal was over. Not only had he occupied it for more than ten years, but it would take another eighteen hundred years for his descendants to occupy it.

"In this case, I won't force you. I discussed it with Mr. Sun before leaving the capital! The court will reduce or reduce some of the taxes in Guangdong and Guangxi as appropriate. Especially the agricultural tax for farmers, the court wants to no longer collect it in the future. I don't know if you are old or not.

What do you think?" Li Xiao had a warm smile on his face, playing non-violent non-cooperation with me, I will kill you.

"The imperial court no longer taxes land? We have been in China for five thousand years, and the imperial grain and national taxes have always been the main source of finance for the imperial court. I wonder if the imperial court no longer taxes land. Where does the imperial court's expenses come from?" Sure enough, Yang He

My eyes suddenly brightened up. Agricultural tax is a major part of a province’s taxes. If agricultural tax is not collected now, what will I eat?

"The most important problem here is the rural officials. The court stipulated that they should charge ten yuan, but they dared to charge a hundred. The court said they would charge one hundred yuan, and they dared to charge five hundred. The court did not get much benefit, but it fell behind.

The reputation and benefits of the tax have all gone into the pockets of local officials at all levels, but the people's resentment has been directed at the imperial court. If things go on like this, it will cause chaos in the world. It doesn't matter that the imperial court refuses to collect this kind of tax.

As for the issue of tax sources after the agricultural tax is exempted...! The imperial court plans to collect commercial taxes and cancel the rural warriors organized by the government at all levels. The local garrison troops will also be disbanded, and the imperial court will directly deploy troops to various places to garrison and suppress local areas. In the future, the number of garrison troops in various places will be

Military expenses will also be borne by the imperial court and will not continue to be borne by local governments.

In this way, the commercial tax can barely cover the expenses of the local government. This is a policy to benefit the people. I discussed it with Mr. Sun and Mr. Zhang and decided to start with you, Guangdong and Guangxi. In addition, many young talents from the imperial court will also come.

Guangdong and Guangxi are officials. The geographical location of Guangdong and Guangxi is very important. If the economy is good, it can support half of China. It will not be a problem to cope with some expenses on the yamen!"

Li Xiao spoke lightly, but Yang He gritted his teeth with hatred.

Guangdong and Guangxi are located in remote areas, and they are even further away from the capital. If there were no telegraph, it would take at least two months to send a letter from Guangzhou to the capital. In the past, it could be said that the mountains were high and the emperor was far away, in order to maintain local stability. In recent years, whether it is Sun Chengzong or

Li Xiao has no idea of ​​Guangdong and Guangxi.

Now that Jiangnan has stabilized, the governors of various places in Jiangnan have been replaced by direct descendants of the Liao army who retired. It is time to deal with these local emperors entrenched in the local area!

The abolition of the agricultural tax is just an idea. With the current national strength of the Ming Dynasty, it is still very difficult to implement it. However, Li Xiao still proposed it. Cutting off the agricultural tax would basically cut off Yang He's financial resources.

Disbanding local militia groups can be regarded as lifting local military power.

Historically, when controlling a place, the first important thing is soldiers, and the second most important thing is money. If you have money, you can raise soldiers, and if you have soldiers, you can make more money. To complement each other, this was done from Qin Shihuang to Chongzhen.

Li Xiao has soldiers, and of course he also has money. But he does not rely entirely on soldiers to make money. Various factories bring huge profits every year. This is fundamentally different from Yang He!

The abolition of agricultural taxes and the disbandment of militia groups can be said to have cut off all Yang He's wings. With all his minions gone, can he really be the boss in the future?

"The imperial court is really benefiting the people. The people have paid five thousand years of imperial grain and national taxes, but you and Mr. Sun actually said that they would not accept it. What courage and means! But as a result, something happened in the local area. If you want to mobilize troops, you can't.

It's not that fast. If something goes wrong, it might not end well." Yang He's words were both soft and hard, and Li Xiao understood clearly. The old guy was a little anxious, so if you dare to do this, don't blame me for causing trouble.

Son.

"If the local government wants to mobilize troops, it can send a telegram to the imperial court. In the past, due to the distance, the report from Guangzhou to the capital had to travel at least hundreds or thousands of miles. You have also seen the situation now, and the telegram is perfect.

Solve this problem. Whenever something happens in Guangdong and Guangxi, the court will know it as soon as possible. At the same time, the court will also respond as soon as possible." Li Xiao looked at Yang He with a smile, feeling a bit like a cat and mouse.

Yang He was furious! He had no military power and was called a woolly governor.

"If this is the case, it seems that I, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, are not necessary. In this case, I will write a note and submit it to the capital tomorrow and resign from my post as Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. From now on, educating my children and grandchildren at home can be regarded as a good way to enjoy life."

If he were a few years younger, Yang He might not have made such a stupid move. Now that he is older, he can't control his anger more and more. After being ridiculed repeatedly by Li Xiao, Yang He finally went wrong.

"I just said it! Mr. Sun and I can't bear that you are still working hard for the Ming Dynasty at this age. Since you want to retire and return to your hometown to take care of yourself, what I, Li Xiao, just said is true. Hangzhou Prefecture Meeting

I will build you a big house on the edge of the West Lake as the Ming Dynasty's reward for your hard work for so many years. Needless to say, you need to be polite. You have worked hard for the court for so many years and you deserve these."

Yang He was so angry that his beard stood up. If the official hat on his head hadn't been too heavy, he would have been so angry that he would have been so angry. This kid really climbed the ladder! Just saying that, this kid really wanted to do something for himself.

This old bone is sent back to Hangzhou.

The governor of Guangdong and Guangxi lived in eight offices and built a mansion. He was a real official in the border area. Just exchanged it for a house on the edge of the West Lake? How can it be so damn cheap!

Yang He was so angry that he shook his head and shook his hands, pointed at Li Xiaoqian and opened his mouth, unable to speak.

Li Xiao raised his hands to Yang He and said, "I've been harassing you for so long, Governor, you are tired. You have to write your resignation tonight, so I won't bother you anymore. Just mail your resignation to Mr. Sun tomorrow morning, and we will all

As a high official, the rules of the court cannot be broken."

"You...!" Yang He was so angry that his whole body trembled, and the hand pointing at Li Xiao shook like a fallen leaf in the wind.

Yang Tianlong, the son of Yang He, looked livid and raised his hands to Li Xiao: "Commander, my father is not feeling well today. We will discuss it with the Commander another day. Commander! Please!" If Li Xiao hadn't been accompanied by a whole company of guards,

, Yang Tianlong really wanted to take action immediately and kill this handsome man who didn't know the heights of the sky.

"Okay! Okay! Okay! Shunzi, let's go back to the post house." Li Xiao saw Yang He looking like he was about to have a stroke, and his heart was filled with joy. If you try to be clever here, I won't be able to piss you off to death.

Life-paying.

Seeing Li Xiao walk out of the Governor's Mansion in high spirits, Yang Tianlong was so angry that his teeth itched. But he took no further action and hurried back to the back house to visit his father. Although Yang He was older, he was still the backbone of the Yang family.

Big ideas need to be taken care of by dad!

When I returned to the back hall, I saw my father, Yang He, lying on a low couch, smoking a hookah and enjoying the maid's leg beating.

"Dad! You...!" Yang Tianlong didn't understand why his father, who was on the verge of death just now, seemed to be a different person now.

"Haha! Then Li Xiao is showing off his sharp edge, so let him show his fox tail. Sure enough, this time he walked along the coastline to deprive us of our authority!

I heard that he was in Yizhou and successfully persuaded He Kegang to return to his hometown in Liaodong. My Yang family is not comparable to He Kegang's Qiu Bake!

My Yang family has been in the southwest for hundreds of years, and our Yang family has been the master here for four hundred years. Even if I am polite to that Li Xiao, it is because he controls millions of reinforcements!

No matter how powerful Li Xiao is, he can't let me go to the edge of the bullshit West Lake. My military medal has my own blood on it. While Li Xiao is in the city, the tiger guards in our hands should also use their hands and feet.

Come on." Yang He took the peeled grape from the beautiful woman's hand and ate it in one bite until it was dripping with juice.

He doesn't look like an old man. Young people may not have such good spirits.

"Father, do you really want to take action? Li Xiao has brought a regiment of marines ashore, and there are two warships leaning on the port. If you don't mess with one of them, Li Xiao will not let you go." Yang Tianlong's palms were a little tight.

Sweating. After all, Li Xiao is the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty. Now sending people to kill him seems to have too much impact.

"Son! Remember, take action when it's time to take action. It was because Yang Yinglong missed the opportunity to fight that he finally set himself on fire and died. I am old and have lived enough. But I believe you have not lived enough!

By killing Li Xiao, we can at least ensure the de facto independence of Guangdong and Guangxi. From now on, the two Guangxi and Guangxi will still belong to us! Maybe if there is a chance, we can fight all the way north to the capital.

Moreover, killing Li Xiao's court will inevitably lead to chaos, so let's take advantage of the chaos to bring Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian together."
Chapter completed!