Chapter 841 Seizing food from the tiger’s mouth and causing public outrage
Gaozhou,
High cool.
On Gaoliang Mountain,
Feng Zhidai, the governor of Gaozhou, had an appointment with Duke Yang to go hunting. The two of them were dressed in hunting attire, accompanied by many servants and hawks, and led dogs.
Both of them gained a lot today.
"Does Governor Feng know why this mountain is called Gaoliang Mountain?" Yang Song asked, pointing to the mountains.
"Mr. Yang, this is not a problem for me," Feng Zhidai laughed loudly, "Gaoliang Mountain's original name is Gaoliang. Because the mountains are dense and the midsummer is like autumn, it is named Gaoliang. Gaozhou was named after Gaoliang. In the Southern Dynasties, Liang
At that time, the state was officially established."
First there was Gaoliangshan, then Gaoliang County, and then Gaozhou.
"Our Yang family was originally from Henan. During the Wuhu period, our family moved south. Our family entered southern Guangdong from western Fujian and moved with the Hakka community to Gaoliang. We settled here for several generations before moving to A Gongji in Douzhou in the north.
foothills,
Build a foundation there and multiply and multiply.”
The Yang family came to Gaoliang earlier than the Feng family. When the Feng family traveled south, they first landed in Xinhui, Guangzhou, and later moved to Gaoliang because they were appointed officials.
In fact, before Zhenguan, the Agongji area where the Yang family was located, which the locals called Yanggongling, also belonged to Gaozhou.
But it was later transferred to Douzhou.
Magui Township, where Yanggongling is located, is located at the southern foot of the majestic and beautiful Yunkai Mountains, Datianding, the highest peak in western Guangdong, and Mianguiding, the second highest peak in western Guangdong.
Maguiyang Gongling is the northern fortress of Gaoliang.
In the early years, Mrs. Xian Tai, the Holy Mother of Lingnan, led troops and stationed troops here with the ancestors of the Yang family to participate in quelling Hou Jing's rebellion.
Later, the Yang family also built the Dimu Temple in Yanggongling to commemorate the Holy Mother.
The relationship between the Yang family of Magui and the Feng family of Gaoliang is also a close alliance of generations of marriage.
This Yang Song has a gray beard and is over 60 years old. He was a governor during the Wude period and worshiped the money-worshiping doctor Ziguanglu. Now he is an official in his hometown, but he has great influence.
The two of them said they were meeting for hunting today, but in fact they just wanted to talk about things.
"I heard that Mr. Wu returned to Lingnan and was in Guangzhou. Didn't he invite Governor Gao to come over?"
"No." Feng Zhidai said truthfully.
The Feng and Yang families were family friends. Yang Song and Feng Ang had always treated each other as brothers, and Feng Zhidai even called Yang Song his uncle.
"I heard that the envoy issued an official document that the Lingnan states will have to pay taxes according to the new two-tax law, and they will have to hand over two-thirds of the taxes, leaving only one-third to the states?"
Feng Zhidai nodded helplessly, "Well, this is the decree of the imperial court. The observation envoy forwarded it to the states. This year's two taxes will not be levied after the summer tax, but the autumn tax will be levied.
Now the following orders all states to complete the autumn tax payment, and the government will also send tax collectors to supervise the taxes."
In fact, Yang Song had already confirmed this matter,
Of course what he wanted to talk to Feng Zhidai today was not this, but how to deal with it.
This two-tax law is of course closely related to the Yang family. After all, it is only a land tax levied on an acre basis, so it is not a decimal. The household tax is levied on a property basis but there is an upper limit, which does not matter. However, industrial, commercial and municipal taxes, etc., are very large.
Pen.
This is a big change.
The tax law tried out by the imperial court in the past few years was levied on a per-household basis. The tax per household was only one stone and two buckets of rice, and the tax was reduced by one bucket of rice, which can be said to be negligible. Of course, a large family like the Yang family has always had a relationship with a powerful chieftain like the Feng family.
They are very close, so in addition to paying taxes, they actually have to pay a lot of tribute to the Feng family every year.
But no matter how you calculate it, the customary tribute in the past is not too much. But according to the current tax law announced by Wu Huaiyu,
If a place like the Yang family is powerful, it will have to pay a lot of taxes. The Yang family has a lot of land, and the tax per acre is a large sum. The Yang family also mines and smelts, and also has a market and a caravan to sell goods.
The merchants even sell salt, which is private salt without a salt guide.
Others, such as growing sugar cane to boil sugar, selling moonshine water, etc., are all normal operations.
If everything had to be taxed, it would be a big deal.
Of course, this incident affected not only powerful people like the Yang family, but Lingnan emperors like the Feng family were even more affected.
Officially speaking, the Feng family originally controlled eight states in Gaofu and even four states on the island. The governors, governors, county magistrates and others were basically members of the Feng and Xian families. The taxes collected were said to be for public use, but in fact they were not.
They are using it, raising officials, raising soldiers and horses, it is their power.
Now, with an official document, two-thirds of the tax will be taken away.
The Yu Private, Feng Xian and other families are also the largest wealthy landowners in the local area. They are also the mainstay of other industrial, commercial and mining industries. They collect taxes according to law, so they still pay the majority.
"Xiangong Wu really didn't invite you to Guangzhou for an interview? Such a big thing?"
"No, not even a letter."
The two sat on the mountain ridge and fell into silence.
"An official document from the ambassador's office stated that this year's autumn tax must be completed before the end of November,"
Yang Song stroked his beard, "The imperial court's hands are stretching longer and longer. Not only are they chasing and beating the barbarians, but they have turned around and attacked us again."
Feng Zhidai could only sigh.
"Does Mr. Feng come back from Chang'an?"
"I, Aye, only say to abide by the imperial decree."
"Did Mr. Feng really say that?"
"Um."
There was another moment of silence.
After Wu Huaiyu came to Lingnan, the attitude of the Lingnan chiefs toward the central court could be said to have become more respectful. During the Wude period, the court only controlled a few important towns in Guangjiao and Guizhou, and there were not many soldiers in Lingnan, so
Insightful people such as Fa Feng An, Chen Longshu, and Ning Chun were respectful to the court, but ambitious people such as Ning Changzhen, Feng Xuan, Ning Daoming, and others were still rebellious.
Now the situation has changed drastically,
The Tang Dynasty not only destroyed DTZ, but also subdued the Tuyuhun party. The barbarians in Nanzhong and Central Guizhou also obeyed. At this time, under Wu Huaiyu's suggestion, the imperial court vigorously explored Lingnan and stationed a large number of troops there.
,
To be honest, Yang Song also felt powerless to fight.
But Feng Ang's cooperation still surprised him.
"I heard that the imperial court has organized a new army in Lingnan," Yang Song said.
"Well, Prime Minister Wu organized a new military force to serve as his yamen soldiers. Most of them were selected from Guangzhou, totaling 6,000 people.
As for Guangfu, a new force of 3,000 Dudu Ya soldiers has been formed, which is called the Guarding and Capturing Camp.
I heard that the Second Prefecture of Jiaogui will soon organize a capture camp."
He also told another insider information, "The Guangzhou Shipping Department gave two-thirds of its autumn income to Mr. Wu, one hundred thousand guan,"
Yang Song asked him, "Does the Gaozhou Governor's Mansion also need to recruit Governor's Ya soldiers to guard the capture camp?"
"The imperial court asked people to organize it, but the military expenses of the three thousand people guarding the capture camp were borne by the Gaofu themselves."
"Does Mr. Wu not care? One-third of the taxes in Lingnan have been handed over to him."
Feng Zhidai said helplessly, "It stands to reason that he has to take care of it. His amiable son still has partiality, let alone us. If the six governor's offices in Lingnan want to organize and guard the capture camp, it must be his eldest brother Wu Huaiyi's Guangfu first.
Then there was the Jiaofu of his in-law Qiu Xingze, and then the Guifu of Li Xizhi.
We, Gao Yongrong, the local governor, will definitely be the last, and we will even have to pay for the military expenses ourselves."
He said one more thing, "I heard that Guangfu's guarding camp has three thousand troops. Wu Huaiyu was handed over to Guangfu Sima Chen Sheng to lead it, and he was given the title of Deputy Defense Envoy."
"Are you saying that even if we spend our own money to organize and train this capture camp, Wu Huaiyu will still have to send his own people to take over and lead this army in the end?"
"That's for sure. Although I am the commander-in-chief, Wu Huaiyu, the chief historian of the six prefectures and ninety-six prefectures in Lingnan, has long said that they will all be replaced by officials selected by the imperial staff."
Silence again,
a long time,
"What does the Governor plan to do?"
"What do you think Mr. Yang should do?"
The old man and the young man looked at each other with a bit of unwillingness and a bit of fear in their eyes.
Continuing with the third update, great joy brings sorrow. I had a pain in my lower back today, so I asked my wife to massage it, but I sat on my butt so hard that I couldn’t even straighten my back. I may have to go to the hospital tomorrow, hey!
