Chapter 858 The Embankment of a Thousand Miles (12400 Supplements)
In the second year of Kaiping.
spring.
Xuzhou, Daqu Mansion.
After the imperial officials transferred from the south fully enriched the prefectures and counties, Aaron's will was strictly implemented here.
Farm land, religious taxes, commercial taxes, officials and gentry all pay grain...
At the gate of the city, an official document was posted again, and government officials walked around the streets holding gongs to announce it.
Dang Dang!
"The King of Liang decreed that Taiping Temple, Longzi Temple, and the Temple of Empress Dowager Song are all temples of obscenity... and should be destroyed!"
"If the Dongmen family resists Zhang Tian, the whole family will be killed!"
"The Kong family evaded taxes and ransacked their homes!"
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In the midst of the commotion, a window was closed: "Hey... all these Tai students from the south are actually capable officials. It's useless for me to wait."
The person who spoke was an old official, a clerk in the former household of Daqu Prefecture.
Don't think it's just an official. In fact, it has been passed down from generation to generation. Even the government does not know how many people and how much land is under its rule. If you want to collect taxes, you have to rely on him, or in other words, rely on the 'yellow book' and 'land book' passed down from his family's ancestors.
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After taking control of these things, officials were passed down from father to son, and from son to grandson, and their power was deeply rooted. In collusion with local powerful families, their influence was quite terrifying.
"Yan Laoer, why don't you dare to say it now? You were kneeling faster than anyone else before!"
Another black iron man sneered and said: "But it's okay if you don't kneel down. Like other prefectures and counties, people like us will be killed if we break the city..."
Because Daqu Mansion surrendered before the attack, it retained a lot of remnants. Although Yal'an dismissed them all, the hatred was still forged.
How could there be no resentment when someone else's iron rice bowl was smashed?
In this room, there were officials, officials, landowners and temple ministers, all of whom had suffered losses because of Liang Jun's entry into the city.
"Well, we are all grasshoppers on the same rope, why should we hurt the harmony?"
A wealthy businessman smiled and touched the jade ring on his hand, and sighed: "But the King of Liang was very harsh on my businessman. He used all kinds of clever excuses and taxed me tens of thousands... I think if this continues, everyone will go bankrupt!"
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"It's not the King of Liang, but the Prime Minister." Another scholar said something fair: "Who doesn't know that the King of Liang is just a puppet!"
"Hehe... Anyway, we have received orders from the north. We must delay Liang Jun and prevent him from going north this year."
A temple priest had a gloomy face and his hands were covered with wounds. He was obviously a member of the obscene temple forces that had been attacked before.
He was lucky enough to be able to escape capture.
"What's the plan?"
"It's very simple, just stir up a civil uprising and force the people to rebel..."
"Although Daliang is trying to knock our bones and suck out our marrow now, he is still okay with the head of Guizhou... If the people can survive, who is willing to rebel?"
"It's enough for the officials to force the people to rebel! Although all of those imperial students have some abilities, they are still too young. If you try to induce them to gain some advantage, you won't have to worry about not giving in." Yan Laoer smiled.
He is naturally very clear about the methods of officials.
Even if the King of Liang and the Prime Minister formulated a law that would never be changed, they could easily go wrong when executing it!
"Yes, this is a very clever plan."
The eyes of several other people also lit up: "We will secretly cooperate with the campaign and add fuel to the fire... In the end, the government will force the people to rebel, and even the entire state will be in chaos!"
At that time, King Jin will be able to calmly control the north and suppress King Liang instead!
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Official office.
Toyojiro was holding the latest statistical table and nodded with satisfaction: "This month's commercial tax has increased by 30% compared to the previous month, which will surely satisfy the Prime Minister."
He was originally just a poor man's son, half a young man, living in poverty.
When I was in Jiangzhou Prefecture, I heard that Taixue would provide free meals and books, and that he could become an official after graduation, so he was immediately sent in by his father, regardless of the fact that he was famous for his wooden head in the eyes of the neighbors.
The kind that can drive a private school teacher to death.
The result was also surprising. After entering Imperial College, Toyojiro seemed to have a sudden enlightenment. He studied seriously and passed the examination a year later. He graduated successfully and became a minor official.
This made his father very proud, and he even invited the neighbors to a banquet.
Due to the rapid development of Liang Wang's power, imperial students were promoted quickly. Within a few years, he was promoted one after another and became a ninth-rank official.
At this time, others no longer dared to accuse him of being stupid when he was a child. They all said that the ancestors of the old Feng family were in trouble, and they were thinking of sending their own children to the Imperial Academy to become officials!
"This time, the Prime Minister selects talents who want to go north, and when they come, they will promote them to the next level. I am already a tax collector from the eighth level!"
"This is the advantage of Conglong. He is promoted quickly... In the future, even if he is a senior member of the Ministry of Household Affairs, he may not be able to think about it..."
Just when Toyojiro was about to take a rest, someone outside reported: "Sir, there is someone outside the official office who is asking to see you. He calls himself Yanji."
"Oh, I remember him, Chuan!"
Toyojiro remembered that this person was originally a minor official in the sixth room of the mansion. After the handover, the prime minister told everyone to get out.
It can give him some impression. The first is that this person is good at maneuvering and flattering, and the second is that everyone ranks second.
"Goodbye, my lord!"
Not long after, Yan Er came in and knelt down to salute.
"Get up."
Toyojiro squinted his eyes and found it very useful.
Thinking back to my childhood, my parents would be frightened half to death when such officials, not to mention such officials, even if they were idle (unemployed) government officials came to the house, and they would eat and drink at will, and collect money for tea before leaving. At this time,
Toyōjiro, who is quite a man of fortune, felt like he came to my house this year: "Why are you here? What's the matter?"
"Sir, my second wife has given birth to a baby, and I'm here to treat you to a drink." Yan Er accompanied him with a smile. Of course he would not be stupid enough to talk about bribery when he came to the Yamen for the first time.
But as long as Toyojiro goes to his house, there will naturally be a series of means waiting for him.
For example... secretly adding medicine to the wine, taking advantage of Toyojiro, and then dragging him down!
In the beginning, we just wanted to do some small things on the sidelines, and then slowly expanded.
Among the targets, there are many officials who need to be dealt with in this way.
When the time comes and they all launch together, Xuzhou will be in chaos!
"Drinking wedding wine?"
When Toyojiro received the invitation, his heart skipped a beat.
This invitation is very important!
It's not made of paper, it seems to be made of gold and silver!
'These subordinate officials are really rich...The Prime Minister let them go too early.'
Although he thought so in his heart, Toyojiro, who was born as a commoner, still couldn't restrain the greed in his heart and put the invitation in his arms: "It's easy to say, easy to say..."
But he agreed to the banquet.
In my mind, I was thinking: 'The Prime Minister has no rule against accepting banquets. I'm going to have a glass of water and wine and say a few perfunctory words. What's going to happen?'
"Thank you, sir."
When Yan Er heard the answer, he knew that the official was in trouble. He was overjoyed and had a flattering and fawning smile on his face. He thought to himself: "It's so easy to fall into the trap. It seems that King Liang really has no one under his command!"
