As the highest authority in charge of the Chinese Army, the Seven Pillar Kingdom can avoid the restoration of careerists with the guarantee of the Chinese Army's constitution.

As long as a stable power structure can be ensured, the tragedy of reincarnation of the dynasty will not happen again in the future, and the Chinese nation can remain at the top of the world forever.

"The Constitution is the fundamental law of the country and protects the rights of the Seven Pillars. If it violates the Constitution, the whole world will fight against it."

By agreeing to respect the constitution, Wan Jun's idea of ​​power over the Chinese army has been completely implemented, and the imperial power will be ended two centuries in advance.

When Zhao Boyuan saw that the affairs of the Seven Pillars Kingdom had been agreed upon, he said anxiously, "There is one more question."

Seeing everyone looking at him, Zhao Boyuan said, "Money, it's a matter of money. Everything you do requires money!"

Cui Ziyi said, "Well, there is a way. Since ancient times, the way to increase fiscal revenue has been nothing more than salt and iron government operations, taxation and farming. However, now that the world has been in war for a long time, the people's power is withered, and the taxes that the people can provide are limited.

If there are too many, we will follow the old path of Emperor Chongzhen. We will have to raise hundreds of thousands of troops, unless..."

Zhang Wuyang and everyone else looked at Cui Ziyi.

Cui Ziyi gave a strange smile, "Unless, like Li Zicheng, we pursue pay! Jiangnan has developed trade and there are many wealthy merchants. If our army pursues pay in Jiangnan, it will definitely get more than Li Zicheng."

Zhang Wuyang said, "Cui Dao, what are you talking about? Although Li Zicheng got a lot of money while pursuing salary in Beijing, it only lasted a month. Now he is dead and his country is destroyed. How can we learn that trick again?"

Cui Ziyi said, "Yes, the pursuit of wages will inevitably be opposed by the bureaucrats and wealthy businessmen. If it is not done well and causes riots, then we will be more relaxed and tax with them!"

Chen Bajiao said, "After the founding of the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years, the gentry did not pay grain or taxes. This is an ancestral system. If you want to tax the gentry and wealthy businessmen, they will also object!"

Wan Jun said, "This group of capitulationists doesn't care about this matter. They will conquer us even if they oppose us."

Zhang Wuyang said, "I think back then, when the people were exhausted, the court still imposed an additional three taxes, and the rich had thousands of hectares of farmland, fine clothing and food, but they didn't have to pay taxes. Now that the mountains and rivers are broken, whose fault is it?"

Wan Jun said, "Yes, the Ming Dynasty covers a vast area of ​​thousands of miles and has a population of tens of millions, but Emperor Chongzhen had no money or troops to mobilize. In the end, he had no choice but to commit suicide and let the barbarians push him all the way to the south of the Yangtze River. The poor people in the world are so innocent."

Before meeting Wanjun, all of you here were poor farmers. They worked all day just for a bite of food. Now, following Wanjun in the war, you gradually understand the truth. The reason why the people in the world are poor is because the people in the world are lazy and easy to eat.

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Zhao Boyuan said, "The situation in Jiangnan is a bit complicated. Although the bureaucrats and gentry have been attacked by the Hu people, their power is still huge. They have formed parties and formed societies to interconnect with each other. They control Jiangnan for more than a day or two. What if?"

Of course, Wan Jun knew the truth behind this. After the Qing Dynasty took over the world, it took advantage of many major cases such as the "Crying Temple Case" to suppress the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River. These gentry took advantage of the common people and took advantage of the Hu people.

Wan Jun said, "No matter how powerful the Jiangnan gentry is, we must change, otherwise we will compromise like the Ming Dynasty and have no choice but to follow the Ming Dynasty's old path!"

Cui Ziyi said happily, "If we want to achieve great things, we must completely conquer Jiangnan. But before we tell them about taxation, we need to be fully prepared."

Wan Jun said, "There are not many days until the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the army must pay the troops without delay. If the Hu people return to Huaibei, they will definitely have a lot of trouble."

We don't have much time to gather strength and come back. No matter how powerful the Jiangnan gentry is, the vast majority are still poor civilians. Even if the gentry riots in the future, we must let the people support us."

Zhao Boyuan said, "What are the plans of the head of state?"

Wan Jun stretched out three fingers and said, "Abolish slavery, calculate the rules, and equalize the land."

Chen Bajiao asked, "Abolition of slavery?"

Wan Jun said, "Yes, the buying and selling of serfs is expressly prohibited. All slaves will be freed. All slaves must sign a contract voluntarily. The employer must pay according to the market price. The contract must be reviewed and approved by the Chinese Army. Those who keep slaves privately will be exempted from the law."

Put to death."

Chen Bajiao also kept slaves in his family when he was in Xichuan. Hearing this, he said, "But many slaves cannot survive. Selling themselves as slaves is just to have food to eat. If we abolish slavery, wouldn't many people have to starve to death?"

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Wan Jun said, "So we still need to equalize the land. Everyone will be given land, cattle and grain, including rations before next summer's harvest, all provided by the Chinese army."

Zhao Boyuan became anxious when he heard this, "Our military pay is still a problem, where will the money come from?"

Wan Jun smiled and said, "Don't worry, these things are not given for free. They have to sign a loan agreement. They will pay them back slowly after they have harvested. And in order to prevent land annexation, we have canceled the head tax and divided the land according to the number of acres of cultivated land."

Count and collect.”

Cui Ziyi thought about it and said, "It would be a good idea to charge taxes based on the number of acres of cultivated land."

Chen Bajiao asked, "Then what does this ritual of fortune-telling mean?"

Zhao Boyuan said, "I do know about the calculation method. Historical records record that during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, due to the war with the Huns, the national finances could not make ends meet. In order to increase fiscal revenue and to restrain the wealthy businessmen, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty issued a calculation order. All businessmen were divided according to their family property.

Pay one-tenth of the property tax on the quantity.”

Wan Jun said, "Not only that, from now on, we will also recruit people to clear the land and seize all hidden and illegally occupied land. Everyone, no matter who they are, must pay taxes as one. The Ming Dynasty is gone. The system of preferential treatment for the gentry is gone."

It’s time to change it.”

Zhao Boyuan said, "The calculation method has already cut into the hearts of the gentry. I'm afraid if we continue to check the land and pay taxes together!"

Cui Ziyi said, "If this happens, the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River will probably alienate me."

Wan Jun said, "I never expected them to be of the same mind as us. These people only care about their own interests."

After discussing important matters, everyone returned to eat with hungry stomachs.

After dinner, Wan Jun walked out of the palace gate. The white marble corridors were stacked in layers. Looking from the corridor, he could see that many lights had been lit in the palace. The dim light added a filter to the entire palace.

There were figures of guards swaying between the light and shadow, and everything seemed like a dream.

The carved railings and jade masonry should still be there, but the beauty has changed. I ask you how much sorrow you can have, just like ten thousand troops standing alone on a tall building.

"I don't know how good everything is at home in that world." Wan Jun looked at the starry sky and muttered. He once traveled side by side with the stars in that sky.

"I wonder how Zhang Xiaoyan is doing." Wan Jun thought of Zhang Xiaoyan again, and then the figure of Zhu Huiying popped into his mind, "I wonder how Wang Huan is doing, that princess of the fallen dynasty whose mountains and rivers are in ruins."

Wan Jun's mind was confused and after some random thoughts, he returned to his room to rest. On the soft big bed, Wan Jun dreamed that he was back in the starry sky and dancing with the stars.

Early the next morning, Zhang Wuyang and others came to bid farewell to Wan Jun.

Wan Jun held Zhang Wuyang's hand and said, "The journey to Sichuan is a thousand miles, so we must take care of ourselves."

Zhang Wuyang said, "Please rest assured, head of state, I will definitely complete the order."

Wan Jun nodded and said, "Li Guo and Gao Yigong once walked through eastern Sichuan. Wuyang, you can take them with you when you go here. It is up to you to decide all the major and minor wars in Shu."

Wan Jun escorted the two of them to Yifeng Gate of Nanjing City, and took He Chu with him, "After the army takes over Shu, Chu Yi can lead the army to garrison Chengdu."

He Chuyi accepted the order and promised. Wan Jun thought for a while and said, "Chu Yi, now that you are a senior general of the Chinese Army, don't call yourself Chu Yi anymore. If you want to be stationed in Chengdu from now on, just change your name to Dingchuan."

It means stabilizing Sichuan."

He Chuyi's eyes turned red when he heard this, and he knelt on the ground and said, "Thank you very much for the name given by the head of state. He Dingchuan is willing to do whatever it takes for the head of state."

Wan Jun helped He Chuyi up and said, "Kneeling is prohibited in the Huaxia Army. Don't do it again in Dingchuan. You should set off quickly. Have a good trip!"

Zhang Wuyang and He Dingchuan boarded the boat and headed west along the river outside Nanjing.

Wan Jun looked at the boat, and the faces of the two gradually blurred, and finally they walked away.

The river breeze blew over, and Wan Jun heard the Chinese army's five-star dragon flag sounding in the wind on the high flagpole.

Cui Ziyi led Li Chengdong and Liu Zeqing out of Yifeng Gate and were walking towards Wanjun. The wind blew up Cui Ziyi's sleeves, like a Taoist master coming on the wind.

Cui Ziyi came closer and said with a smile, "General Zhang and the others left so early. Just now, General Li and General Liu went to the palace to say goodbye to the head of state. Only then did I know that the head of state sent people to the riverside."

Wan Jun said, "Are the two generals leaving today?"

Li Chengdong said, "The Hu soldiers and horses are still watching eagerly, and we dare not relax at all. We will cross the river today."

Wan Jun nodded and said, "General, you are determined. If the Ming Dynasty had the knowledge of the general when it came to Jiangnan, it would not have lost so miserably. Then I wish the two generals a safe journey and victory."

Li Chengdong and Liu Zeqing bowed to each other and said goodbye, then turned around and boarded the boat to sail into the river.

A gust of river wind blew over, and Wan Jun wrapped up his clothes. Snowflakes began to fly in the wind again. Wan Jun looked up at the sky, "It's snowing again."

Cui Ziyi said, "Yes, it's snowing again. I still like the snow in Qinshan Mountain."

Wan Jun walked toward Yifeng Gate and asked, "Same country, same snow, why do you say you like the snow in Qinshan but not the snow in Jiangnan?"

Cui Ziyi said, "It's not that I don't love it. I also like the snow in Jiangnan, but I prefer the snow in Qinshan Mountain."

Wan Jun said, "Why?"

Cui Ziyi said, "The snow in the south of the Yangtze River is soft and boneless, and can only fall to the ground and be trampled by people. When it snows in the Qinling Mountains, the mountains are covered with snow and the roads are closed. No matter how majestic it is, all traces of humans and animals are wiped out."

Wan Jun smiled and said, "Ziyi's speeches are becoming more and more profound, and his Taoism seems to have improved recently."

Cui Ziyi laughed and said, "Does the president want to discuss some Taoism with me?"

Wan Jun said, "I don't have that much free time. It's not long before the New Year. I thought I should go back to Lucheng to take a look during the Chinese New Year. I have to go to Jiangyin before I leave."

Cui Ziyi asked curiously, "Jiangyin?"
Chapter completed!