Tens of thousands of troops besieged Jiangzhou Prefecture, but Lun led his troops to defeat them one by one, and then nothing big happened.
In the blink of an eye, four years of peace came.
Jiangzhou Fucheng.
A middle-aged man dressed like a merchant walked into a shop: "Are there any feathers for sale here? I want three peacock feathers, three white ones, and ten colorful bird feathers..."
The waiter in the waiter was startled, but the shopkeeper nodded: "Yes, yes, but the peacock feathers are expensive, and they are all in the warehouse. I will accompany the guests to see them in person!"
So he took the middle-aged man to the warehouse and pressed on a wall.
A passage suddenly appeared on the ground, and the stranger walked in. Not long after, he came to a basement.
The basement was lit with oil lamps, and there seemed to be a breeze. The furnishings were very simple, with only a bed, a table and a stool.
There was a young Taoist sitting cross-legged on the bed.
"Greetings, senior brother!"
The middle-aged man no longer hesitated and bowed respectfully.
Chongming Taoism is divided into inner and outer sects. Even if the other person is older, he is still a senior if he comes from the inner sect!
"What did the Taoist thief do? The young Taoist opened his eyes, and there seemed to be a flash of light in his eyes, and he asked calmly.
He is the chief intelligence officer of Chongming Dao in Jiangzhou Prefecture. The middle-aged businessman is just a foreign affairs disciple who works hard in the outside world.
As for the 'Tao thief,' of course, to be honest, he is the evil Taoist Xu Lingzi.
Ever since Xu Lingzi requested the king's order and led his armored soldiers to destroy the Wuxia sect, at the same time, the label of 'Tao thief' was put on by all the Taoists.
Tai Shang Dao’s method of bombing and killing also shook the world at the same time!
Aaron had killed a man in Chongming Dao before, and this was a blood feud, so he was not polite to him.
"The government has just posted a notice... Because the government has blocked the salt road, each household is issued salt coupons according to their household registration, and they can only buy salt with the coupons... In addition, they are vigorously suppressing private salt dealers!
The middle-aged junior brother wiped his sweat and said.
The young Taoist was silent and began to think.
In the ancient salt and iron government, salt was even more important than iron, because people would lose energy if they didn't eat salt.
If you control the salt road, you will control people’s livelihood!
"Prince Liang just wants to reap profits? Pay invoices for each household? No...Prince Liang's intention is to take the opportunity to conduct an inventory of household registrations?"
The young Taoists who can be sent here obviously all have certain talents, and they also know that they are reliable in the official yellow list.
It is really difficult to check the household registration!
Especially those households who have taken refuge with the landlords and gentry and are never on the official household registration book!
But no matter how hard you hide it, these people still need salt!
This is to issue salt coupons based on household registration, and at the same time crack down on salt. You can’t tell what the intention is!
"This is a good plan... but if it wants to be successful, there must be officials willing to implement it. In two years... the king of Liang has prepared the backbone of officials?"
This is what scares the young Taoist the most.
Taixue trains very quickly, and constantly recruits new people with the help of the old. Now, it has become the main source of officials in Jiangzhou Prefecture! The Taixue students who have been trained will all start as the most junior officials, and then be promoted to serve as officials based on their merits.
Officials, even county magistrates, and high-level government officials!
The most important thing is that the Four Books and Five Classics are not taught yet, which makes the scholars in the mansion very dissatisfied.
But Liang Wang and Xu Lingzi obviously don't care.
"The king of Liang previously valued military affairs and neglected civil affairs...
Nowadays, the military and political affairs have gradually become complete, which is terrifying!"
In terms of military affairs, in the third year of Taiping, the imperial envoys were sent by the imperial court to lead several armies from surrounding governments to encircle and suppress the army, but they were defeated. Needless to say, it goes without saying.
Fortunately, Xu Lingzi didn't seem to be good at governance. Although Zhijiangzhou Mansion rebelled against the king first, it took two years!
But now the number of officials is gradually increasing, which is really shocking!
"We cannot let King Liang's army move at this time!"
The young Taoist said quickly: "The war in the north is about to end, and the division has made up its mind to move Dasong Longqi to the south.
Before that, we must first wipe out the southern snake dragon!"
"I heard that Di You from Yangzhou Prefecture has gone to Zhoushan Prefecture and is known as the King of Wu!"
The middle-aged businessman said worriedly: "I'm afraid that Jinshi City will be attacked next!"
For Chongming Dao, Jinshi City is a harm!
The kind that will squeal if you pinch it casually.
Although there are treasure talismans buried and laid out by the great master, if other rebel kings attack Jinshi City first, seize the dragon energy of Xuanwu Lake, put an end to the dream of moving the capital, and block Dasong, that would be the most fatal thing.
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My own orthodoxy is too deeply involved with Dasong. If I can't keep this half of my dragon energy, I will definitely suffer a backlash!
On the contrary, if you save it and open the Southern Song Dynasty, you can use this skill to offset the big backlash in the future and cut it in advance.
This is a matter of life and death on Chongming Road!
"Don't worry, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain, and the King of Wu will definitely be willing to have Liang stab him in the back when he attacks Jinshi City.
The young Taoist smiled and said: "Let the kings of the south fight, and then I, Dasong, will calmly lead the army to the south and reap the benefits of the fishermen. This is momentum and a conspiracy!"
As he said this, he also felt strange: "If Liang attacks from all sides from the beginning, with the strength of his army, the south will inevitably be devastated. If not, Dasong will really be blocked in the north... It can be seen that the destiny is not between Song and Liang."
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"What senior brother said is true!"
The middle-aged merchant was sincerely convinced and said: "Liang only used Guizhou officials as officials. He has greatly lost the hearts of the people, especially the hearts of the big households. I don't think he is far behind!"
"Where does this come from?"
The young Taoist asked. "In addition to checking the household registration, Puppet Liang also focused on his land." The middle-aged man said with a smile.
"This is what it should be. It has been delayed for a year, and the internal affairs are already in chaos." Taoist Qing said with a smile, his tone a little relaxed.
This is the disadvantage of the Puppet Liang not accepting the big family. Without the cooperation of the big family, they also secretly stumbled. If they didn’t talk about land ownership before, it would even be difficult to collect taxes!
The government seems to have been adopting the Taoist policy of doing nothing, perhaps because there are not enough officials.
Only recently have we started to really check the households and land, and change the land titles.
Title deed!
This is also a key item that represents the change of dynasty!
"The government has an order. After the survey, each family's land deeds will be handed over. After approval, they will be replaced with new ones...or the old land deeds will be stamped! After the whole government has completed the survey, all unrecorded land will be confiscated! If the amount of concealed land exceeds an acre, it will be punished.
Punishment!"
The middle-aged merchant murmured, fully aware of the dangers involved.
The people's feelings for the land are far beyond comparison.
And the title deed is the proof!
But if you issue a new land title and then refuse to collect the old land title, that would be a fool's errand.
No matter how big the people are, they can hide the old deeds, and wait until the day when King Liang is finished, to come out and continue to use them.
Since ancient times, the first thing to do in rebellions is to give followers a way out!
Therefore, the old land deed must be collected, or at least stamped with the official seal of the new dynasty... In this way, when the court regains this place, you will be a thief once you see the land deed!
In order to keep the land, the people had no choice but to work with King Liang to the end!
At least, my mentality is different, and I truly regard myself as a rebel nation!
"That's not the key. The key is the land... Historically, towards the end of the dynasty, there has been a lot of hidden land... If the amount of land exceeds 10,000 acres, there will be heavy penalties?
How severe is the punishment?"
The young Taoist asked.
"I don't know, but King Liang's army was merciless when they suppressed it... Previously, the Zhang family, Li family, and Xie family in the mansion were accused of "communicating with foreign enemies," and their entire family died!
The middle-aged merchant shrank his head.
Among them, Chongming Dao is secretly cultivating forces!
"Then did you find out other information, such as the Liang Wang army?" young Tao Rensen asked.
King Liang's army fought fiercely and fearlessly, and was extremely sharp, which shocked many people secretly.
Moreover, the Taoists tried their best to investigate and always found some clues.
"There really is... the most unlikely guess now seems to be the most likely to be true...
That Xu Lingzi might be able to use magic weapons!
The middle-aged man's body trembled: "At least if you are obsessed with Taoism, you can have no fear of life and death!
"This is impossible!"
The young Taoist gritted his teeth: "Since ancient times, Taoism, Dharma, and Dragon Qi cannot coexist! How can he be a virtual spirit son? I still say the same thing, even if he can open some traps with his skills, he must have control... There are really tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands.
In a big army battle, when it comes to the battle for the ownership of the true dragon in the world, the Taoist will be rejected more powerfully than ever before. He will definitely not be able to do this! Zhaojiazhen.
Originally this place was not called this name, but after a "Zhao Juren" came out of the town and was elected to the imperial examination, the people came to join him one after another and sent their land, and it became a big family for a while.
Zhao Juren married a wife and had children, and gradually accumulated literary talent as a poet and calligrapher.
Finally, decades ago, another member of the Zhao family became a Jinshi, and most of the nearby land was annexed, and the town became Zhaojia Town.
Zhou Ping silently thought about these things and took a yamen servant to the fields outside the town.
These two government officials were retired from the military and carried swords on their backs. Their expressions were cold and fierce, making people look at them with fear.
Not only that, in order to cooperate with this inspection, a team of Liang Wangjun was also dispatched and stationed in the town!
This is the power that prevents big households from playing tricks and directly killing their landowners!
The power of King Liang's military force was as powerful as thunder throughout the south of the Yangtze River.
Not only that, he was also very obedient to the command, and went out to the whole government to kill illegal salt dealers.
The fields on both sides of the road are connected, and a small river flows slowly like a jade belt.
Zhou Ping's family originally only had a few acres of thin farmland. When natural disasters hit and he couldn't pay the taxes, he had to take out a loan and mortgage the land. Looking at these fields, his eyes seemed to be filled with flames: "These are all good paddy fields!"
He only made a rough inspection and found out that there was a group of Tai students, all of whom were officials with a clear calculation.
But with such an acre of land, it must be a field. The steward named Zhao Da next to him was full of smiles: "Only 1,000 acres near the shore can be considered paddy fields. The land beyond is all land, newly cultivated, and very barren."
As he said this, he handed over a piece of silver.
This silver is snow-white, with patterns on it, and is cut into fine pieces of official silver.
"What are you doing? Don't hurt me!"
Zhou Ping's eyes were attracted for a moment, and then he became angry.
This group of officials took office, especially the field officials, and they were wooed when they went to the countryside.
There are threats, there are people giving away money, farmland, and even people.
It is true that many officials have become corrupt. With a stroke of a pen, the upper field becomes the middle field, the middle field becomes the lower field, and they even help to conceal the report!
But he will be discovered soon, and the person doing the work will be beheaded together with the Lord!
These are all bloody examples!
Zhou Ping was also timid. He was grateful for Liang's kindness and did not dare to reach out.
When Zhao Da saw this scene, he was surprised: "This is just tea money, tea money is all!"
Seeing Zhou Ping resolutely refused to accept payment, the two servants behind him were also frightened, and secretly exclaimed: I have really seen an official who does not accept payment... A few days later, Zhou Ping became black and thin, and took the Zhao family with him.
I returned to Fucheng with the signed land table.
meeting hall.
"Prime Minister..."
Fan Jin had just finished one thing and came back to find Lun. He saw Aaron listening to Cao's report: "This time, all parties are cooperating with the land inspection... The population census has also produced results, and it can increase by 30 to 40%. This is all
That’s right! Congratulations to the Prime Minister! Congratulations to the Prime Minister!
Fan Jin's heart trembled.
If you find 30% more fields and people, you can collect a lot more taxes and corvees. This is indeed strength and energy!
"hehe…"
Aaron sneered, holding a butt in his hand and slowly cutting a piece of meat.
At this moment, with a wave of the knife, a piece of meat was thrown into the air, caught by an eagle that swooped down, and was quickly eaten.
Cao Man and Fan Jin were shocked, knowing that this Taoist priest had unpredictable powers and must have discovered something at this time.
"No wonder it is said that it is easier to conquer the world than to defend it... When these imperial students went down, they were deceived, attracted, and assassinated...
"I sacrificed a lot of time and manpower for two years, and finally got only 30% of it?"
Aaron sneered: "This is really killable!"
The word "kill" made both Cao Man and Fan Jin shiver.
"We advertised it widely before, and even drew pictures to escort them... If we conceal it again, we will be fighting against the government, and we will be punished!"
Aaron threw out a trick: "If you don't teach, you will torture! But if you teach and punish, you are upright and enforcing the king's law!"
"Let's destroy the people here one by one! Turn all the fields into military camps!" Cao Man opened it, and the first thing he saw was the Zhao family in Jiazhen, with two villages hidden in the mountains, and the Xiaoyue Valley.
Land, totaling two acres!
Having made a previous announcement and deliberately concealing your mother-in-law is a crime against the government and a crime!
'How did the prime minister know about it? But according to the diagram, you will definitely catch the trap. After all, Tian ran away and Fan Jingong handed over his hand: "The Zhao family should indeed be punished, but is it too much to destroy the family? After all, it is a good family..."
"No need to say any more!"
Aaron waved his hand: "How can we carry out the policy of dividing the land between farmers and farmers without killing them? Kill more now and less in the future. This is virtuous policy!"
At the same time, I felt secretly proud of myself.
Although the animal taming technique cannot tame too many animals, it can tame a few eagles and birds, which can be used as an aerial eyeliner during wartime, and can also be used as an aerial camera in the field at ordinary times!
With this, the general data of the whole government is in my mind, and I can't hide much at all.
So when you look at the statistics, you know there must be something wrong!
However, this just gives me an opportunity to have an attack!
As the saying goes, killing someone without teaching them is harmful to your heart, so you have to find an excuse to kill them! They may even force the gentry to take the initiative to rebel!
