Chapter 405 Gather all the Yizhou aristocratic families! (
Chapter 405: Gather all the Yizhou families! (Three in one)
"...I summoned all of you, and you should already know what happened.
That's right, it's about checking the fields and clearing out the hidden houses.
I am not doing this against you or your family.
There is no intention to target the Yizhou family.
Not only in Yizhou, but also in every prefecture and county I visit from now on, we will check the acres of land and clean up the hidden houses."
Here in Mianzhu, in the main hall where Liu Cheng is, Liu Cheng is sitting in the upper position, facing everyone, and talking loudly.
“Why should I do this in a thankless way?
It's because we've reached the point where we have to do this.
Why did the big man become like this?
The main reason is that the aristocratic families have too much hidden land and hidden households, and they endlessly annex land and population.
It makes the lives of ordinary people increasingly difficult.
The population and land have been annexed by powerful families, but these taxes are still collected, and all are passed on to ordinary people. So that within a year, those who collect poll taxes less than thirty times in one place are all honest and good people.
official.
Do you think this is normal?
Is this something that should happen in a country?
If things go on like this, ordinary people will become poorer and poorer, and their lives will become increasingly difficult to live by.
Rebellion will happen.
The country will have no authority, no majesty, and will fall apart.
This will happen at this time!
You are all sensible people, so you will naturally know whether what I say makes sense.
Is this the actual situation?"
As Liu Cheng spoke, he glanced at everyone present, but no one spoke a word.
Liu Cheng ignored it and continued: "I don't want the great man to fall apart, and I believe you don't want it either.
Otherwise, after I led the army here to fight against the thieves, I would not have received the support of you all.
However, there are many people who in their hearts want to prevent the big man from falling apart, but in fact they do things that will make the big man fall apart.
After I got rid of the traitor Liu Yan who was not friendly to the local family before, these people became temporarily grateful to me.
But as I stabilized the situation in Yizhou and started to do some things here, they stopped doing it, feeling that I had touched their interests.
You want to cut off my right and left arm, you want to make me bow down to the court.
This kind of practice does not take the country into consideration at all, and there is no country in the heart.
All he thinks about in his heart is the interests of his own family!
After walking through menstruation in this way, please come and see if it is a cancer on the man's body?
If things continue like this, it is inevitable that the country will be destroyed!
Don't think that if the big man falls, your respective family will gain more benefits and develop better.
it's out of the question!
At least for most families, it is impossible
If the country falls and becomes chaotic, many families living in this country will surely suffer.
When the nest is overturned, how can there be any eggs?
This is all I have to say, and I will leave it to yourselves to think."
Liu Cheng looked at the crowd and said this.
There was silence for a while in the main hall.
On the one hand, everyone was shocked by Liu Cheng's open and honest way of bringing things to the table.
After all, in the opinion of many of them, this matter can be done, but it is generally not mentioned on the table.
In the past, officials, even Liu Yan, only competed secretly and used various means without saying it openly.
Even if both parties know these things clearly in their hearts, it is still the same.
As a result, Uncle Liu Huang gathered them together and told them directly in front of so many people...
This unexpected move surprised them.
On the other hand, what Liu Cheng said has wide implications.
Not just one or two families, but the entire Yizhou!
He is even ready to implement it wherever he goes in the future.
They never thought that Liu Cheng's determination was so strong.
It is precisely because of this that everyone remains silent.
After all, there are too many people involved in this matter.
If you speak rashly at this time, you can easily offend Uncle Liu Huang, or offend many families in Yizhou.
So it is better to remain silent and remain silent...
"Uncle Huang is right. If every household is like this, how will this man become strong?
I am Yan Yan but not talented. I also have some hidden land and some hidden houses at home, and I am willing to release them all.
Please also ask the emperor to send special personnel to my home to investigate and deal with it!"
During this period of silence, someone suddenly stood up, bowed to Liu Cheng, and said this.
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but be stunned.
I didn't expect that at this time, someone would directly stand up and express their opinion.
Moreover, the person who made the statement was Yan Yan, a local heavyweight in Yizhou who holds real power!
Yan Yan has always been relatively steady and low-key in doing things, and does not speak carelessly.
Who would have expected that at such a moment, Yan Yan would be the first to stand up and express her full support for Uncle Liu Huang!
Isn't he afraid that he won't be able to gain a foothold in Yizhou in the future?
Aren't you afraid of being ostracized by everyone in Yizhou?
Not only were these people surprised, but Liu Cheng was also surprised.
According to his original expectation, after he said such words, the first person to stand up and express his position should be Zhang Song.
After all, to Liu Zhang and Yizhou in history, this person was a senior second- and fifth-level boy.
Moreover, he had already cut off his relationship with his brother before and was kicked out of the house by his brother.
It is very appropriate for him to stand up and take a stand at this time.
You won't lose anything at home.
As a result, the first one to stand up was Yan Yan!
The Yan Yan family is not a small family in Yizhou.
In this era when the number of people living in secret fields is quite common, his family has some secret fields with a certain population.
If an inventory is carried out, the losses will naturally be considerable.
Yan Yan naturally has his own reasons for doing this.
On the one hand, he has feelings for his family and country that were aroused by Liu Cheng.
On the other hand, he could hear Liu Cheng's strong determination on this matter from what Liu Cheng said.
It was obvious that Uncle Liu Huang was determined to do this.
Uncle Liu Huang led the defeat, beheaded Liu Yan Zhiwei, and led the army here. Once he really determined to do this, he would definitely be able to do it.
If this is the case, then why still hesitate?
Wouldn't it be better to directly express your position at this time that you will be toasted instead of punished with alcohol?
From here we can see Yan Yan's decisiveness as an excellent general.
"Uncle Huang, although I was expelled from the family by my brother, I am no longer recognized as a member of the Zhang family.
I don't own much land.
However, I fully support what the emperor is planning to implement!"
After Yan Yan, Zhang Song quickly stepped forward.
He saluted Liu Cheng and said this.
Then he turned around and looked at the Yizhou officials with official positions and higher status and said: "What the emperor said is very reasonable. How can the eggs be intact when the nest is overturned?
If the Han Dynasty falls apart, life will not be easy for you and me, and the family interests will suffer greater losses.
In this case, it would be better to support the emperor's uncle and the Han government from the beginning.
Let the big man become stronger, so that we can develop better under the protection of the big man!"
Zhang Song jumped out to support Liu Cheng's policies and also called on the rest of the Yizhou people present to support Liu Cheng.
Seeing such a scene, the people from the Yizhou family who were present could not help but curse Zhang Song in their hearts.
shameless!
It's so shameless!
It’s like entering the lotus pond and only touching the white lotus roots, not the green lotus!
Yan Yan expressed his position like that because he is a big family and he has things to donate.
It's good for you, Zhang Song. You were expelled from the Zhang family by Zhang Su before, and you don't have many assets in your hands.
No matter how much we check the land and hidden households, we will not be able to find anything on you.
You are really happy here.
In a few words, Zhang Song and Zhang Yongnian, among these officials from Yizhou's rich family, have become socially dead...
"My subordinates are willing to hand over the fields and houses that were hidden in the past..."
Another person stood up and said this.
This person is none other than Zhang Yi.
Although Zhang Yi has a high official position, he is not the head of the family and his father is still alive.
And yesterday, people were sent to him to ask him to work harder on this matter.
Don't let Uncle Liu Huang actually do this.
As a result, it's better now.
Zhang Yi stood up directly and made it clear that he wanted to hand over all the hidden fields and acres at home.
Some people know the situation of Zhang Yi's family.
I feel that after Zhang Yi goes back, he may be beaten to death by his hot-tempered father.
This is a typical bastard, don’t feel bad for me!
After Zhang Yi expressed his stance, the remaining people were silent for a while.
Liu Cheng smiled and verbally praised Yan Yan, Zhang Song, and Zhang Yi for their actions.
Then he smiled and said to everyone: "You don't have to be in a hurry to give an answer right away.
This matter is not a small matter. After you go back, you can discuss it carefully with your family, relatives and friends.
I won't officially send manpower to do this until three days later.
By the way, it's not like I let you give up these things in vain. In the next three years, your family will not have to pay the head tax corresponding to the number of settled households and the tax corresponding to the acres of land.
I, Liu Cheng, will also remember your contributions."
This can be regarded as giving these people some benefits, both practical and spiritual, and leaving them with some thoughts.
It's like giving both kindness and power.
"Speaking of which, I never made up my mind to do these things before.
To be honest, I, Liu Cheng, am not a heartless person who likes to fight with others.
Isn’t it good to live a peaceful life?
Who likes to stir up trouble like this?
It was the behavior of the Lou family, Shen family, Wang family, Li family and others in Badong that reminded me and made me make this determination.
I, Liu Cheng, led so many soldiers and horses, and carried the power of eradicating the traitor Liu Yan. After entering Yizhou, I did not commit any crimes in Qiu, and I was considered a favor to many Yizhou aristocratic families.
As a result, before I even left Yizhou, these people dared to act like this and wanted to give me, Liu Cheng, a blow.
You want to cut off my Liu Cheng's right and left arm, I want Liu Cheng to bow his head and surrender.
It can be seen that he is used to acting arrogantly and domineeringly.
Even though I'm here like this, if I leave, won't it mean that everything will turn upside down?"
Liu Cheng added to these people.
Gan Ning, who was standing not far away from Liu Cheng and was acting as a guard, felt his body tremble slightly when he heard this.
He knew that these families named by Uncle Liu would be completely destroyed in the future.
It was more thorough than taking his own people with him, ransacking their homes, and hacking important people to death.
This time, Uncle Liu was targeting all the Yizhou aristocratic families.
How huge is the land and population hidden by some aristocratic families?
This action is tantamount to slicing flesh from their bodies!
While cutting out the meat, Uncle Liu Huang told everyone clearly that the reason why he did this was all caused by the Lou family and the Shen family, otherwise I would not have made up my mind to do this...
One can imagine how lethal such words are to the people of these families!
Compared to Yan Yan, Zhang Song, Zhang Yi and others who expressed their stance in public, these families would really offend the wealthy families in Xichuan.
It really becomes a social death.
From now on, Uncle Liu Huang will take this as an opportunity to attack the aristocratic families in Yizhou more ruthlessly. In the future, the Shen family, Lou family, etc. will be killed more completely.
Uncle Liu Huang, who had done the work of checking hidden households and fields, and carving out the flesh of wealthy families, would not be resented like this.
After all, he did these things for a reason. He was angered by the arrogant and domineering behavior of these families...
Uncle Liu Huang is indeed a man who is very good at leading troops in war!
Deeply understand the three flavors that focus on the heart.
Applying the art of war to the battle with the aristocratic families in Yizhou, the previously arrogant aristocratic families in Bajun were simply not enough.
Not on the same level at all!
Fortunately, I had made a very wise choice in the past. From the beginning to the end, I did not think about being an enemy of Uncle Liu Huang, but thought about taking refuge with Uncle Liu Huang.
Otherwise, I'm afraid that I will also be treated comfortably...
Many Yizhou officials summoned by Liu Cheng left Liu Cheng.
Of course, not everyone who received Liu Cheng's invitation left together.
Some people were specially kept by Liu Cheng.
These people were Yan Yan, Zhang Song and Zhang Yi who had expressed their opinions directly in front of everyone.
Uncle Liu Huang left them in front of everyone, and the bright smile on his face was not concealed at all.
They all fell into the eyes of those people from the Yizhou clan who were about to leave...
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These Yizhou officials were also members of Yizhou aristocratic families. After leaving Liu Cheng's place, there was no time for much discussion, so they hurried towards their families one by one.
Or write a letter quickly, write down today's situation, and send someone urgently to your home or other places...
Yizhou became even more uneasy.
Liu Cheng took advantage of the situation and took the opportunity to enlarge his tactics, intending to ruthlessly wipe out all the aristocratic families in Yizhou.
The name of the fight was for the Han Dynasty, and he did not mention his own affairs.
His move was indeed an effort to make the Han Dynasty rich and powerful.
Not mentioning his own affairs is not because he is being hypocritical.
It's because he has brought himself into the identity of the Han master.
He has already brought himself into this role. If he doesn't mention himself, how can it be called hypocrisy?
The highest level of wool harvesting is not to catch one wool and harvest it vigorously, but to harvest it extensively.
Moreover, after harvesting the wool, many people who have been harvested will no longer be hostile to you, and may even consider it an honor.
Just like what Liu Cheng is doing now, he is planning to round up all the big families in Yizhou and transfer most of his hatred to the families who jumped out first.
Let the big Yizhou clan target themselves and divide them to win over them.
Things are just as Liu Cheng and Xun You said before.
The aristocratic families in Yizhou need to be cleaned up, but they need to distinguish who are the enemies and who are the friends.
This is a good point.
Those who support Liu Cheng's investigation of his fields and hidden households are his friends, and those who oppose him are his enemies.
With this screening, Yizhou will not be beaten to death with a stick.
There is still some vitality left.
It won’t really drive people to a dead end...
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"The damn Shen family, the Lou family, these families!
What's wrong is to provoke Uncle Liu Huang!
It’s okay now, it has brought disaster to our entire Yizhou!”
"How stupid!
Even if you are really dissatisfied with Uncle Liu Huang and want to take action, you still need to tolerate it for the time being.
Can't we wait until Uncle Liu Huang leaves Yizhou and returns to Guanzhong before taking action?
Why should I be so impatient!
As a result, not only are they suffering, but innocent people like us are also dragged into this whirlpool!"
The wealthy people in Yizhou gnashed their teeth when they mentioned the Shen family and other families who broke out of the building, wishing they could fill all these idiots into a pit and drown...
"Father, what should we do?"
In the big house, someone looked a little dull and asked about his father.
"Immediately cut off from these families and don't have anything to do with them!"
"Doesn't this make it appear that we are afraid of Liu Cheng?
Moreover, if we do this, wouldn’t it mean that our family’s hidden property and those hidden households will be released?
That’s hundreds of hectares of land and thousands of people!
How long did it take for us to save up?
I’m really not willing to give it away for nothing at this time!”
“It’s okay not to give in, you still need to endure it!
People under the eaves have to bow their heads.
These extravagant wealth are lost when they are lost, and they have not really caused any harm to our family.
As long as the roots of our family remain, then all these lost things can be gained again in the future.
Otherwise, Liu Cheng might be able to dig out all the roots this time!"
The old man warned his son with a serious face.
"Grandpa, is Liu Chengzhen so terrifying? Even if we unite as a whole in Yizhou, we can't deal with him?"
The young man said somewhat unconvinced.
The old man sighed and said, "Do you think all the great families in Yizhou can unite together?"
The young man was speechless immediately after hearing this.
The matter had just begun. Yan Yan, Zhang Song, and Zhang Yi had already expressed their positions on the spot, completely siding with Liu Huang...
After that, I really don’t know how many people will stand with Uncle Liu Huang...
"This is not the most powerful thing about Liu Cheng. The most powerful thing is that he has done these things, but he can transfer the people who are mainly targeted to the Shen family and the Lou family...
Uncle Liu Huang is very capable and very extraordinary.
It is not something that those officials who came to Yizhou in the past can compare with.
Even Liu Yan, a clan member of the Han Dynasty, was far inferior to him. It could be said that he was not even qualified to carry his shoes!
Never confront him head-on at this time.
Besides, this time, he was not targeting our family only, but all the aristocratic families in Yizhou.
Since others can endure it and bear it, we can also bear it."
This old man is here, warning his son seriously...
After his son left, the old man sat here and couldn't help but sigh.
He seemed worried.
Yizhou, a powerful person really came here this time. He will take away so many things from the hands of wealthy families like them.
The key is to prevent many of them from resisting.
Don't dare to resist.
This has never happened before...
With such a powerful character coming to Yizhou, I really don’t know whether this will be a blessing or a curse for Yizhou and the wealthy families like them...
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"Qiande, how are you going to do this?
Are you really planning to join forces with the Lou family and the Shen family to fight against the emperor's uncle?"
Jia Long here.
Less than half an hour after Jia Long came back, Zhang Song and Zhang Yongnian had already arrived.
After the two met, Zhang Song was not very polite and said these words directly to Jia Long.
"How is this possible!"
Jia Long quickly denied it.
Zhang Song looked at him and said, "This is the best.
Qiande, you are also the one who leads the troops. You need to know how powerful the emperor's men are.
It's not something Liu Yan can compare to.
Qiande, you had already surrendered to Uncle Liu before his troops arrived at Mianzhu.
Later, when the emperor's uncle was fighting Mianzhu, Qiande opened the east gate and welcomed the emperor's uncle into the city. You made a great contribution to the emperor's uncle.
You can't take the wrong path at this time, causing all your previous efforts to be wasted.
Qiande, we need to look at the long term.
We can’t just focus on Yizhou.
Uncle Liu Huang is a man with great ambitions, and his future cannot be limited to Yizhou.
The emperor's uncle has already taken the lead in what you and I have done before. From now on, we only need to do things well under the emperor's uncle, and we will definitely achieve good development.
At that time, when we look back at the benefits we have given up, they will not be worth mentioning at all..."
Jia Long, who had seemed calm before, was moved, bowed his hands to Zhang Song and said: "Yongnian's words are really good words!
I don’t know whether Yongnian made a special trip to talk to me about these words, or whether the emperor asked Yongnian to come over and talk to me?”
Zhang Song smiled and said: "I wanted to talk to you Qiande about this.
It happened that after the emperor's uncle left the three of us behind, he specifically explained this matter to me and asked me to come over and talk to Qiande, so I came over.
Qiande, the emperor's uncle values you very much and doesn't want to see you go astray. There will really be a day when we meet in war."
When Jia Long heard this, he bowed deeply to Zhang Song and said, "Uncle Huang has good intentions and Yongnian's great kindness. Jia Long will never forget it.
I definitely won’t dare to betray you!”
Zhang Song waved his hand to Jia Long: "It doesn't have to be like this. There are some things where you don't have to be so polite."
Zhang Song and Jia Long said a few more words, then said goodbye to Jia Long and prepared to leave.
As a result, Jia Long's manager came to report that it was Lou Fa from the Lou family who came to see Jia Long.
"Yongnian will stay for a while, and please Yongnian be a witness!"
Jia Long called Zhang Song to stop...
On this side, Lou Fa, who seemed a little anxious, hurried towards Jia Long's room under the leadership of Jia Long.
He was wearing a pair of golden armor under his clothes, preparing to use it to persuade Jia Long...
