Chapter 1455 Tokyo Bianliang, soldiers approaching the city
"Cai Jing, you said that you are thinking about improving money laws because you are deeply worried about the country and the people's problems? But you have repeatedly implemented policies. Is it a blessing or a disaster for the people? When you re-implemented the Fangtian method, it was just for the sake of wealth.
But the officials in Fangtian did not increase the land tax arbitrarily. The powerful still took the opportunity to conceal the land property, resulting in tax confusion. Many households lost their jobs due to the time, and the tax increased sharply. You implemented the method of price increase and discount, but you taught silkworms
The farmer has no silk, the farmer has no harvest, and the people are at a loss as to what to do. Money and goods have been repeatedly changed, tax money has been increased, but the people of Li have nothing to complain about;
Then the method of He Bian was used to occupy Fangguo, and village households were given money according to their rank. After the harvest, the millet was sold to the officials at the current price. Regardless of whether the people had grain at home or not, they had to share a portion of the official grain, and He Bian was also used.
For the sake of fame, he lowered the price of food and made huge profits; when he implemented the draft exemption law, he only focused on enlarging the people's wealth, which resulted in a huge increase in the draft money and made the households miserable; after many times of casting ten coins and clamping tin coins, the coins became very painful.
, the order is different, private casting is becoming more and more common..."
"You have repeatedly changed the salt law. You have set up the place where you can buy banknotes at the Warehouse. You asked the merchants to first lose their money to the Warehouse in exchange for new banknotes, and then go to Yanzhou County to get salt. The old banknotes are not used.
How many merchants have no money to replace new banknotes, and hundreds of thousands of banknotes have been discarded. They were rich merchants in the morning and became beggars in the evening. Countless people died in the water, but you only tried to replace the salt banknotes frequently.
With money from all over the world, the income from Yanyan has indeed doubled, reaching 40 million yuan in two years. However, during this period, many merchants were forced to have their families destroyed, and you were able to enrich your own pockets?
You also reviewed the tea system in Jinghu, Jiangsu, Huaihe, Liangzhejiang, Fujian and other seven provinces, stipulating that tea-producing counties and prefectures should purchase tea-producing sites wherever they are, prohibiting merchants and tenants from trading privately, and the household rents and tax deductions for those who purchase sites and gardens are still the same.
The tea-buying official could only approve the sale after collecting tax and interest, so he earned millions of dollars a year, but later he resigned from office and set up shop, and the order was changed day by day. How much money did you make from it? "
Xiao Tang's words were as sharp as a knife, but they were not as harsh and insulting as most of the powerful people present were angry with. Instead, they were stern reprimands based on reason. However, facing Xiao Tang's accusation, Cai Jingzhi felt that he had been greatly humiliated and humiliated.
He didn't feel any shame in his heart. Instead, he only thought: How many political opponents have I defeated in my career and how many ways to make money for the officials when I was in power were all my plans for the Cai family.
...But I don’t deserve it!?
And this Xiao Tang is just a thief, a thief who betrays the imperial court! How can he deserve to falsely accuse me!?
Cai Jing clutched his heart tightly, his whole body was trembling, but he could no longer say anything. He was already an old man, and at the age of Sangyu, he had been tortured both physically and mentally through these years, and he could no longer exercise the power he once had.
With the magnanimity of the city that had controlled the government for decades, Xiao Tang took a few steps forward, stared straight at Cai Jing, and said in a deep voice: "A handsome man, a gray-bearded old thief, but he still has the face to boast."
Built Genyue to promote the prosperity of Henan and whitewashed its wealth? A large-scale construction and corvee effort was allowed, and Zhu Meng and other thieves were allowed to poison the south of the Yangtze River. It was nothing more than fighting for the favor of the emperor to regain his position, but it made many people miserable and miserable.
?If you, a dog official, could have a straight mind, you would indeed be as talented as the ancient sages. However, you have a crooked mind, reversed the rules and regulations, acted arbitrarily, squandered money and harmed the people, broke the law and ruined the country, which has led to the disaster of the country today.
Even if you die miserably and miserably now, the world will still hate you for not being able to punish you...
Even after you die, do you still think that future generations will say that you are a wise prime minister who helped the country? How shameless! When future generations mention your name as Cai Jing, they will only think that you are a person who poisoned the people and caused disaster to the clan. The leader of the six thieves, your reputation will be infamy for thousands of years. You will be reviled by people from generation to generation, and you will always be nailed to the pillar of shame in the history books..."
"you you you......"
Cai Jing said vaguely, and suddenly felt a sweetness in his throat. "Pfft!!!" Blood suddenly spurted out from his mouth, dyeing most of his gray beard red. Cai Jing immediately fell backwards on his back, heavily When he fell to the ground, his slender eyes were wide open, but his eyes were chaotic, and he could no longer show the vividness of his eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's thoughts. It seemed that he was dead.
Many leaders inside and outside the Juyi Hall rushed to take a look. They saw that Cai Jing was so angry that he vomited blood and died. Some people still cursed the old thief for getting an advantage. Xiao Tang turned his eyes and looked at the seven sons of Cai Jing who were collapsed on the ground. Cai Xiu walked over with a cold look. The frightened and confused Cai Xiu could not help but tremble when he faced Xiao Tang's gaze. He was just a white-faced civil servant, and he definitely did not dare to fight against a group of fierce and fierce green forest bandits. Harsh words were spoken in front of him again. At this time, Cai Xiu spoke tremblingly and intermittently. His father seemed to have been scolded to death by the rebel leader, and he begged for his life. It seemed that he was still unwilling to do so.
In the official history, the seventh son of Cai Jing also died of a sudden illness in Tanzhou. How long could he live if I let you go down the mountain? Xiao Tang thought to himself, and then waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to send Cai Xiu to leave the mountain stronghold. And Cai Xiu His face straightened out a little, and he steeled himself to stand up. No matter how unwilling he was, he had no choice but to bow to Xiao Tang and salute, saying: "Xiao Renxia...since he is deceased...the remains of my father... .”
Just seeing Xiao Tang's cold gaze again, Cai Xiu had no choice but to grit his teeth, and left Wanzi City without saying a word as several village leaders chased him away.
Then Xiao Tang also treated Gao Qiu, and ordered the swordsman to cut off Cai Jing's head, dip it in lime, and put it in a wooden box to keep it. Xiao Tang also sighed immediately, thinking secretly that it would lead to the death of Song Tingguan's family. Ignorance, traitors and ministers seized power, which led to the corruption of the imperial court. It harmed the country, leading to the rise of rebel armies such as Zhang Di in Hebei, Tian Hu in Hedong, and La in the south of the Yangtze River. Among the culprits of the Jin army's southern invasion, it was first those who relied on favors for personal gain, which led to the ban on the Bianjing army. Gao Qiu, an old thief who had neglected military and political affairs due to lax discipline and neglect of military affairs, was killed by me. Now Cai Jing, the leader of the six thieves, has been punished... But the troubles caused by the traitors in the Song Dynasty have already become more and more serious. Over in Bianliang, Tokyo, I am waiting for Zhao Ji. When you and other treacherous thieves watched with your own eyes the foreign troops approaching the border, how could you know that you, the ignorant kings and sycophants, were the ones suffering the consequences?
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At the same time, after nine generations of emperors, the Song Dynasty had been a country for 168 years, with a circumference of more than 60 miles. At the same time, it was the most prosperous, wealthy and grand outer city in the north of Tokyo Bianliang in the world today. There was a sudden commotion on the tower of Qiu Fengmen. The sharp-eyed defenders pointed to the distant horizon and shouted in panic. Almost all the soldiers of the imperial army who heard the warning hurriedly went to visit, only to see at that end In the open field, a group of cavalry were approaching in a dark mass. Several large flags were erected in front of them, swinging in the wind. Soon, faint rumbles of thunder gradually came, and soon they rolled in overwhelmingly, covering the mountains and plains. , more and more soldiers and horses appeared in the sight of the defenders, forming strict and neat formations as they marched, surging towards the capital of the Song Dynasty.
The Song army guards on the wall of Xinqiu Fengmen were trembling with fear. They could faintly hear the hysterical shouts of the enemy troops who were rushing towards them. In the military formation on the opposite side, rows of sharp weapons were also raised high.
It chilled the sky, and the sharp cold light was projected directly towards the Song Army defenders on the Bianliang City Wall in Tokyo...
The Jin Kingdom's southern invasion army crossed the Yellow River and captured Huazhou. Soon it continued southward with an invincible force and arrived at Bianliang City in Tokyo, the capital of the Song Dynasty. It immediately formed an siege force.