It was not only the Xi Army and Wu Sheng Army who benefited from the victory in Guangnan. The people of Tokyo Bianliang City were very satisfied with the dividends brought by this victory. The officials opened their own inner palaces and awarded ice water to the people of Tokyo Bianliang City.
Although the money is only fifteen cents per household, it is a real reward.
The official family has been having many happy events this year. After the birth of the little prince, they reopened the scientific examination and rewarded the common people with a wedding gift of fifty cash per household. Now they have received another fifteen cash. They only hope that the more good things like this, the better.
When there is good news, there is also bad news. Wuzhou's wine tax supervisor had a very good harvest this year. It is said that Wuzhou's wine tax exceeded the agricultural tax for the first time. This was simply a muffled thunder, which shocked not only the soul of the emperor, but also
Civil and military officials were worried about the shortage of the national treasury all day long. However, everyone suddenly discovered that the price of wine in the Song Dynasty had increased a lot.
Although the finances of the past dynasties were concerned with the levy of cities, the prohibition of mountains and rivers, and the discussion of salt and iron, generally speaking, these taxes did not occupy a major position among the entire tax payers. Whether the imperial court levied labor or collected physical goods and currency,
Mainly taken from agriculture and farmers. Therefore, rulers of all dynasties believed that food and goods came first. "Agriculture is the foundation of food and goods." Du You wrote "Tongdian", food first and then farm system; Ma Duanlin wrote "Tongkao"
", Tian Fu ranked first.
Since the wine tax is higher than the agricultural tax, there is no need to consider the agricultural tax now. As long as the commercial tax continues to increase, it can support the increasing expenditure of the court. The "Fangtian Tax Equalization Law" that the emperor has always been obsessed with is rarely mentioned, which makes
People who have many acres of land are very happy, but there are also rumors spreading from the market: "Everywhere the officer goes, there are drunkards!"
This sentence is very annoying. Who said that wherever Wang Anshi goes there are drunkards? Wuzhou is located in a smog-stricken place, and people are not allowed to drink two more glasses of wine to remove moisture?
Yun Zheng didn't know that Wang Anshi was promoted to a magistrate because of his experiment in selling wine, and he didn't even know that Wang Anshi had written a thousand-word letter to the emperor, using his own experience to make a profound impression on the official system, imperial examinations, and the decadent trend of extravagance and excess.
The revelation was something Wen Yanbo, who recommended Wang Anshi for promotion, never expected. Wang Anshi's financial management principle of "collecting the world's wealth to provide for the world's expenses" put the ministers in the DPRK into extreme embarrassment.
He was not in the mood to pay attention to what happened in Bianliang City, Tokyo. Even if he knew about it, it was none of his business. The top priority must be to deal with the official attitude of Guangnan where killings were common. He never expected that because of his support, those civil servants
The courage is outrageous. If he continues to kill like this, he may cause even greater disasters. Now that Di Qing's attack is blocked, he not only has to face Nong Zhigao, but also Jiaozhi and Dali. He has already given Yun Zheng
A letter came, asking him to come for reinforcements.
A group of mountain barbarians followed Nong Zhigao in rebellion. Thousands of them attacked the state capital and affected the people, causing a great commotion. Du Qi, the general judge, was transferred to the counter-rebellion chief and led Liang Ji through several times.
In the battle, hundreds of enemies were killed and the rest fled, so Liang Ji returned to the Pennsylvania camp and handed over the recovered city to the local government.
Du Qi ordered to recruit people. Under the attack of officials, gold, silver, and beauties, the thieves came to surrender. Du Da held a banquet and drank mandala wine, and the thieves were all drunk. Du Du Qi said to his subordinates: "The thieves cannot defeat us.
Surrender, when their wings are hardened, they will still have to rebel. They have no control, no kindness, and no loyalty to them. Kill them all, leaving no one behind!" So they all were killed and surrendered. Thousands of them were killed, and a monument to the Great Song Dynasty Pingman was erected.
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These are the civil servants of the Song Dynasty who are resourceful and courageous. Only then did Yun Zheng realize that it is not easy to be a high-ranking official in the Song Dynasty. As long as they are civil servants, they dare to do anything as long as their own safety is not threatened.
If one person achieves political achievements, the rest will swarm in. Therefore, Yun Zheng and Yu Jing looked at the seven or eight rubbings of the Pingman Monument in front of them with fear.
The Han people in Guangnan are not as numerous as the barbarians, nor are they as strong as the barbarians. As long as there is a fight, the Han people will definitely suffer. After the war, what is needed is comfort. Nong Zhigao's followers have been killed. Nearly 100,000 people have been killed. This kind of deterrence is enough.
If they continue to kill those barbarians, there will be no way for them to survive. As long as Nong Zhigao raises his voice and shouts, Guangnan will immediately start to smoke everywhere.
"An Daogong, we can't kill like this. The Privy Council is far away fighting in Xiping Prefecture. It can be said that he is trapped among the barbarians. Now Jiaozhi and Dali are also ready to make a move. At this time, it is best to appease the officials and no more killings!"
After listening to Yun Zheng's words, Yu Jing threw the rubbings on the table and said: "For many years, they have been serving as officials in Guangnan, and they have had enough of the bad atmosphere of the barbarian Tu tribe. Now that they have Wu Shengjun to rely on, they really have no restrictions on killing people.
It’s time to stop!”
Yun Zheng frowned and said: "I heard that this time the barbarians rebelled, in fact, they wanted to trade with the Song Dynasty. If they failed to meet their demands, they would follow Nong Zhigao in the rebellion. Those people were originally simple-minded, and when they saw that they could not trade with each other, they started to rob.
He thought, this time they should be killed in fear. To appease the envoys, it is better to open a market in Jisi Prefecture. This will increase tax revenue and calm the people's hearts. What's wrong?
I actually just can’t figure it out. Doing business with the barbarians should be a very lucrative deal, so why has the government been so reluctant to agree? Is it possible that there is some hidden secret that I don’t know about?”
Yu Jing smiled bitterly and said: "What's the secret here? The profit from trading with the barbarians is too low. Apart from mountain goods and grain, those Liao people have few other things that can arouse the ideas of merchants in the Song Dynasty, so no one wants to
Even if there are any transactions with them, most of them are concentrated in Guangzhou, and Yongzhou does not get much advantage."
Yun Zheng's eyes widened and he said: "An Daogong, you don't know, a new kind of tea has been developed in Sichuan, fried tea, among which there is a scented tea that is most loved by people in Sichuan, and the best flower for making scented tea is
It is produced in Yongzhou and is called jasmine. Yongzhou also produces tea. As long as it is made locally, the best scented tea can be produced. Even if we do not sell it to Sichuan, but directly to the wealthy merchants in Guangzhou, isn’t it enough?
Besides, sugar cane is a good thing. Don’t you know that sugar cane can be squeezed out? If that thing is transported to Qingtang or Liao Kingdom, a handful of sugar can be exchanged for a sheep.
This is nothing. Is there a shortage of medicinal materials in the mountains here? This time Wu Shengjun will take a large amount of medicinal materials such as Motherwort, Cassia seed, Trichosanthes trichosanthes, Sophora flavescens, and Angelica dahurica back to Shu, not to mention
For others, Wu Shengjun's medicinal material requirements alone were enough for the government to purchase for a while.
Putting aside the dried fruits that are all over the mountains and plains, have you ever thought about growing spices in Yongzhou, relying on the spice metropolis of Guangzhou? As far as I know, the spices brought back by maritime merchants actually grow on the islands.
, if you also plant it in Yongzhou, I don’t need to say more about the profits, right?"
Yu Jing looked at Yun Zheng and said, "Are you a scholar, a general, or a merchant?"
Yun Zheng sat down quickly. He was too forgetful about what he just said. He forgot for a moment that he was still a general, and accidentally exposed the businessman's philistine face.
"Your Wu Shengjun has received countless benefits in Guangnan. Boy, why don't you think about the Western Army? Di Qing is a man who knows how to fight and can fight. You have taken advantage of Guangnan, so don't forget about the Western Army. I
As you get older, you may not be able to serve as an official for a few more years, but you are still young, so don't let your career path go to waste.
It won't do you any harm to give some benefits to the Western Army. Before the war is over, you start thinking about wealth. Even if I don't understand military strategy, I know that this is wrong. Don't bother with local affairs. That's because
If you take good care of them, you will give birth to these people's ambition and murderous intentions, and the gentleman's benevolence and forgiveness will be thrown out of the window. This is a sin!"
Yu Jing's words almost made Yun Zheng ashamed. His dark thoughts cannot withstand scrutiny. Wu Shengjun took at least half of Binyang's money and food. This is something everyone knows. There is no way that there are only copper coins and food in the mountains of seizures.
Where did the rest of the valuables go? When Nong Zhigao visited Hepu in Lianzhou, it was said that he wiped out all the pearls accumulated by the Hepu Nanzhu Supply Department in the past two years in one go, not to mention the missing gold and silver.
These pearls alone are a huge treasure.
Yu Jing is still helping Yun Zheng to cover up the incident. The reason why those subordinate state and county officials would use Wu Shengjun to death is inevitably because of their dissatisfaction.
The so-called means of taking people and being soft-spoken. Wu Shengjun can say that the goods he got were from seizures, but this statement is still unreliable. The reason why those people continue to use Wu Shengjun to help them eliminate dissidents and wipe out rebellions
, is also collecting his own benefits from Wu Shengjun. Especially Di Qing behaved more like a soldier in this war. In comparison, whether in terms of character or personal moral requirements, Di Qing is more in line with the ultimate requirement of a gentleman.
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Cleverness can only deceive others for a moment, but there is no way to compare with everyone's eyes. Although suppressing the rebellion is the top priority at this moment, what should come will eventually come after the war becomes clear.
Seeing that Yun Zheng was silent, Yu Jing sighed and said, "It's self-evident how many hardships you have gone through since you started from scratch. The fact that Wu Shengjun's equipment is better than that of the Western Army means that the money has not been faked by you."
Go into your own pocket. This is why I, Liang Xi, are so tolerant to you. The Song Dynasty needs a strong army.
Go ahead, you are a soldier, and glory should come from your horse. Kill Nong Zhigao, repel the ambitions of Jiaozhi and Dali, and prevent them from easily violating the border. This is the reason why you are famous in the world! Don't be a young hero.
Too much power and scheming, only selflessness can dominate the world!"
Yun Zheng, let's go, don't get involved in the murderous trend of these people, this is not your responsibility, the so-called closeness is not inferior to being far away, you should not get too close to them."
I thought that the old man was just a good old man, but he was an official for many years. He could see through all the ills here at a glance. As long as Wu Shengjun went to Xipingzhou to fight, the killing wind in Guangnan would immediately subside. After all, strength is the criterion that determines behavior.