It's not dark yet in Haozhou, Huaixi Province.

Zhu Changgui led his people out of the Haozhou Yamen.

"Pass this order, now every household in the city will hand over half of their grain. If they don't hand over, they will be killed on the spot!"

"yes!"

He gave the order, and his men immediately started to take action.

Zhu Changgui was the bully who beat to death the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs in Luzhou.

When people from the Ministry of Punishment went to arrest him, Zhu Changgui knew that the matter had been exposed, so he ran to Haozhou to find his cousin Wang Qing.

This Wang Qing had also evaded taxes, and had also occupied other people's fields. He had some evil intentions in his heart, and was frightened when Zhu Changgui said this.

After being frightened, Zhu Changgui began to encourage him to rebel.

It's a capital crime anyway, so just rebel!

The process of this rebellion was also very simple. Haozhou itself did not have much military strength, and because the governor of Haozhou was arrested and sent to the capital, the Yamen was easily captured due to its disorganized state.

The big families in the Song Dynasty had many thugs and had contacts with local gangsters. Zhu Changgui and Wang Qing raised their arms and hundreds of people captured the Yamen.

Wang Qing then visited various places.

Many big landowners in the area had dirty hands and were deeply afraid of being traced by the court, so they followed Wang Qing in rebellion.

The crowd captured Haozhou within a few days, then used food to recruit refugees and bandits, gathered a large number of people, and took the opportunity to attack various counties.

This news reached Shouchun, and Cai Mao was so shocked that he couldn't sleep all night.

The word rebellion is too sensitive for Cai Mao now.

After all, the imperial court's actions in Huaixi were too ruthless.

Cai Mao has been worried about this happening.

Once someone rebels, those who are forced into a desperate situation will inevitably respond.

Now that he has received the news, he is only in Haozhou. Could there be a rebellion in Luzhou as well?

There are also people in Gwangju, Huangzhou, etc. who are rebelling?

What should we do if most of Huainan West Road is reversed?

Look at it this way, your black gauze hat is not protected, and you may lose your life because of it!

The more I think about Cai Mao, the more I am afraid.

But he was completely unfounded.

This time, so many officials were taken to task, and many local landlords and squires were involved in tax evasion and land consolidation, and many people were investigating.

It is normal for some people to resist.

This is also the reason why Weng Yanguo believes that the Zhao Guan family dare not continue to pursue Huaixi.

If the killings continue like this, some big local households will be forced to rebel.

Regarding this kind of behavior, Zhao Guan's family expressed...that they welcomed it.

Early in the morning on the first day of April, Yue Fei received the order.

In the morning, Yue Fei led 5,000 troops and left the capital camp, heading towards Haozhou.

Haozhou was not particularly famous in the Song Dynasty, but it became very famous in the Ming Dynasty.

In the Ming Dynasty, its name was Fengyang, the hometown of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Early in the morning on the first day of April, Cai Mao had someone call Li Guang, who was still sleeping.

When Li Guang saw that Cai Mao had two big dark circles under his eyes, and his chubby face, he looked like a panda, and he almost squirted.

"Ms. Cai, what are you doing?"

Cai Mao took a deep breath and said solemnly: "You can still sleep when someone rebels?"

"What else?"

"After much thought, I decided that we only need to recover the missed taxes, and we will not pursue the rest."

Li Guang wiped his sleepy eyes and said: "But there are many people who maliciously annex fertile land."

"How do you assess this malicious intent?" Cai Mao said, "This dynasty does not stipulate that property cannot be bought and sold, and there is no limit on the quantity of property purchased."

Li Guang then began to think deeply. Cai Mao was right. This dynasty was very free in land buying and selling.

"Taifa, if we continue to strictly implement it, more people will rebel. If the situation cannot be dealt with, you and I will both bear the responsibility."

"What Mr. Cai said makes sense."

"You agree?"

Li Guang nodded, and Cai Mao was overjoyed: "That's it, pass it on, and as long as the tax is paid, there will be no further investigation. I will go and explain this matter to Your Majesty."

"Then let's do it like this first. I'll go and make arrangements now." Li Guang hurried out.

However, along the way, Li Guang began to think.

Huaixi is undergoing a major change in officialdom, which has dealt a big blow to the local gentry and powerful people. Before the new forces are formed, it would be too wasteful to just collect taxes and not eliminate the annexation of fertile land.

Li Guang returned to the Yamen of the Transshipment Department and asked them to adjust their strategy and only recover the taxes while writing a memorial to Zhao Ning.

The request in the memorial is also very simple: implement new agricultural policies in Huaixi.

Only by implementing the new agricultural policy in Huaixi can the problem of land annexation be solved and the situation completely reversed.

The second day of April is sunny and majestic.

I just heard from Mei Zhili, the Minister of Household Affairs, reporting on the latest progress of the property seizure in Huaixi. 3.5 million yuan of money has been seized.

Not only that, but a lot of smuggled salt, iron, and tea were also found, with a total value of 100,000 yuan.

What is the concept of 100,000 yuan?

The Song Dynasty initially gave 100,000 guan of annual coins to the Liao Kingdom.

Even though this money is not much compared to the money confiscated from officials' homes, it illustrates a very important issue: there is a lot of smuggling in the local area.

Could this 100,000 yuan be concealed and underreported by the following?

Underreporting is secondary, the important thing is smuggling and a loophole in business control.

This involves the prohibition management system of the Song Dynasty. Forbidden transactions were the main source of money income for the Song Dynasty.

The reform of the interrogation system is a very large project and cannot be completed casually.

Zhao Ning has not delved into this matter for the time being. The most important thing for Huaixi right now is to appoint New Deal officials and build up a team.

Only when a team is established can policies be implemented.

After lunch, Zhao Ning took a nap. When he woke up, Wang Huaiji said that Han Shizhong and Liang Hongyu were already listening to the announcement outside the palace.

"Xuan come in."

Not long after, both Han Shizhong and Liang Hongyu entered the Wende Hall.

"I see your Majesty!"

"Good ministers, please forgive me."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"It's been almost two years since I've been away from you, good minister, and I miss you so much."

Han Shizhong was immediately flattered: "Your Majesty, please lower the curtain, and I will shed tears of gratitude."

"Is this your good wife?"

"The daughter of the people pays homage to His Majesty."

"No gifts, no gifts, I have heard of your name for a long time."

"Folk girls don't dare."

Zhao Ning smiled and said: "Han Liangchen's ability to marry a woman like you is a blessing he earned in his previous life."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Han Qing, I have come back to you because there is something important that I need you to do."

"Your Majesty, please make it clear."

"I want to send you to Dengzhou to form a navy for me."

Han Shizhong was shocked, navy?

He is an out-and-out big man from the northwest, and he wants to form a navy?
Chapter completed!