Chapter 480 Silently accumulating strength and continuing to develop
Chapter 480
As the meeting continued, Changsun Wuji thought of something big.
"By the way, my lord, a few days ago, there were many more memorials to impeach you at the court."
"I impeach you for taking sole control of the military in the south of the Yangtze River, plundering people's wealth, plundering people's wealth, and oppressing officials in various counties, causing great resentment among the people and fearing chaos."
"According to the news coming back from the Eastern Capital, among the officials who impeached you, there was even the governor of Jiangnan County who personally took action."
"Among them, Shen Faxing, the governor of Wu County, and Sun Bing, the governor of Yongjia County, are the most important."
"In this case, if you don't do it, you won't stop. Why don't we just do it to them? Let's just raise the flag... Hmm, I'll shut up. I won't say anything, right?"
Before Cheng Yaojin finished his bastard words, he saw everyone present looking at him with dark faces, smiling shyly, and shutting up angrily.
"Let's continue to discuss business, since the two impeachment governors plundered people's wealth and plundered people's fat and anointing.
Then we have to see whether our Jiangdu County pays more taxes to the court this year, or whether the taxes paid by the two counties are more."
With just these words, everyone in the hall stopped laughing and looked relaxed.
Considering Yang Qian's current status in the emperor's heart, what can those prefects do if they are nagging?
Besides, nowadays, the entire Jiangdu County is prosperous in terms of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. In addition, the Champa rice obtained has been promoted in some areas.
It is expected that the rice production in Jiangdu County this year will be 15% higher than in previous years. And last year, Yang Qian had already ordered the people of Jiangdu County to plant wheat.
Therefore, even if there is no increase in rice production, the total grain output in Jiangdu County will be a full 40% increase compared to the past.
However, these grains belong to the people, not the government, because according to the Sui Dynasty law, the tax in the Sui Dynasty was calculated in dings, and each ding was paid three shi.
In addition, according to the calculation of one stone for the upper household, seven buckets for the middle household, and four buckets for the lower household, Jiangdu Granary is also full. Several granaries have been expanded.
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Nowadays, the world is in chaos, with ten houses and nine empty houses. The counties south of the Yangtze River were also greatly violated before.
Only Jiangdu County has always been safe, and coupled with the population fleeing from various places, Jiangdu County's tax revenue has increased a lot.
The population increased by nearly 20%, and the number of residents increased by 15%. As a result, the tax revenue of Jiangdu County not only did not decrease, but also increased by 10% and a half compared with the past.
In addition, there are nearly five million acres of farmland in the three towns of Huigui Town, Zixin Town, and Dongfang Town.
One-fifth of the grain produced belongs to the imperial court. Although it is only one-fifth, these three towns all grow Champa rice, with two harvests a year, which is more than 7 million shi.
Calculated based on a soldier's monthly income of one stone and three dou, the income from these three towns alone is enough to support the 80,000-strong army in Jiangdu County.
Not to mention that these three towns not only produce output, but also have various workshops, and they also raise various poultry and livestock.
It is precisely because of sufficient supplies, strict military training and the indoctrination of meticulous military ideas.
This made Jiangdu's army's discipline far surpass that of the elites of this era.
Yang Ning, who was far in the north, was also recuperating his energy, relying on his talents as the number one person in the Ministry of Industry of the Sui Dynasty.
Not only did they strengthen the local city defense fortress in Taiyuan County, they also provided help after receiving requests from Wang Rengong and Li Jing.
The combined efforts of the three counties were finally able to repair the city that had been destroyed by the Turks in the shortest possible time.
Although Yang Ning's military talent is slightly inferior to that of his own son Yang Qian, this does not hinder his ability to know people well and take charge of them.
Han Kui, Han Yong and his son, Fu Gong'er, and Li Keshi were all entrusted with important tasks.
After more than half a year, Taiyuan County's troops and horses had gathered 5,000 infantry and 2,000 elite cavalry from the initial number of 3,000.
In addition, five thousand warriors from the countryside have been trained. As long as they are equipped with enough equipment, they can become an elite warrior at any time.
Moreover, Yang Ning has always been kind and friendly to others. Whenever someone has something to ask for, he will definitely help if he can.
In addition, he stayed behind in Jinyang, and Li Jing of Yanmen and Wang Rengong of Mayi were all headed by him, but Yang Ning was not a big man. All military and political matters were discussed with these two.
With the concerted efforts of the three people, although the Turks went south several times, they were kept out of the city fortress. The Turks were unable to attack the city and could not gain any favor, so they had to return bitterly.
The military cannot be left behind, but the economy must also develop. Yang Ning, his own father, personally wrote to ask Yang Qian how Jiangdu County was doing.
Of course, Yang Qian fully supported his father and sent a group of capable people to Taiyuan.
The Taiyuan County area is vast and sparsely populated, but now that there is no war and the environment is peaceful, it is also a good time to accelerate development.
The father and son, one in the south and the other in the north, are both quietly accumulating strength and continuing to grow.
The chaos in the Central Plains is really getting worse, and it is obvious that the court is paying attention to one thing and not the other.
The dignity and credibility of the court are gradually weakening as the turmoil continues...
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Lai Zheng has been staying in the Pengcheng County area, and now he has been granted the temporary position of ambassador to depose and arrest the five counties of Jianghuai Road.
The division is responsible for suppressing the northern part of Fujiangdu County, only the Huaibei area, although the rebellion is not as serious as that of Shandong, Hebei, and the Central Plains.
But it was still happening one after another, making Lai Zheng exhausted both physically and mentally. Fortunately, Yang Qian sent troops to help from time to time.
This allowed Lai Zheng to have a chance to breathe and prevent the soldiers under his command from becoming unrest due to excessive fighting.
Yang Guang, the emperor of the Sui Dynasty, could no longer listen at all and was unwilling to hear any bad news. Whenever similar news came, the emperor would definitely be furious.
So much so that nowadays, when Yang Guang is in a good mood and asks about the situation in the world, his ministers and ministers can only respond in vague ways.
But now Yang Guang has completely given up on himself. If it's okay, then that's okay.
In Lai Hu'er's house, Yu Shiji and Lai Hu'er were sitting across from each other. The food on the table was steaming hot and fragrant, but it failed to arouse their appetites.
On the contrary, the jar of fine wine was already empty, and the second jar was nearly half drunk.
Slightly drunk, Yu Shiji patted the table, feeling quite emotional.
"Your Majesty has been staying in Xianren Palace for nearly three months. All court affairs are handled by the courtiers."
"He didn't even ask about the court's taxes this year, which shows how decadent he is."
"Taxation is the main concern of the imperial court. Your Majesty doesn't even care about it. How can this be the end of the throne?"
Lai Huer shook his head with a worried look on his face. "How about this year's performance compared to previous years?"
Yu Shiji smiled meaningfully and stretched out his finger to draw a number.
"Seventy percent as good as in previous years?" Lai Hu'er couldn't help but be a little stunned. "How is this possible?"