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Text Chapter 232 The Tiger Descends from the Mountain

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    In the Juyi Hall, Chao Gai was sitting in the middle, and Chao Yong was sitting a little further back.

    On the left are Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng, Lin Chong, Dong Ping, Xu Ning, Liu Tang, Luan Tingyu, Li Ying, Zhu Gui, Shi Qian, Hu Cheng, Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan Xiaoqi, Du Qian, Song  Wan, Bai Sheng, Du Xing and Duan Jingzhu.

    On the right side are Lu Junyi, Yan Qing, Shi Wengong, Wu Song, Lu Zhishen, Yang Zhi, Guan Sheng, Xuanzan, Hao Siwen, Hu Yanzhuo, Han Tao, Peng Qi, Zhang Qing, Gong Wang, Ding Desun, Ling Zhen, Qin Ming  , Huang Xin, Hua Rong, An Daoquan, Li Jun, Zhang Heng, Zhang Shun, Mu Hong, Mu Chun, Li Kui, Fan Rui, Xiang Chong, Li Gun, Ou Peng, Jiang Jing, Li Li, Tong Wei, Tong Meng,  Ma Lin, Tao Zongwang, Li Zhong, Zheng Tianshou, Suo Chao, Jin Dajian, Xiao Rang, Yang Lin, Deng Fei, Meng Kang, Pei Xuan, Yu Baosi, Sun Erniang, Chai Jin, Shan Tinggui, Wei Dingguo, Hou Jian, Sun  stand.

    Sun Li, Sun Xin, Gu Dasao, Xie Zhen, Xie Bao, Le He, Zou Yuan and Zou Run from Dengzhou also went up the mountain when Chao Yong led his troops to attack Zengtou City, but they defeated five elite soldiers.  Only the sick Wei Chi and Sun Li were the lieutenants, and the other seven were only centurions.

    After many selections, Liangshan's main army has expanded to 20,000 people, including Lu Junyi, Shi Wengong, Lin Chong, Dong Ping, Yang Zhi, Guan Sheng, Hu Yanzhuo, Luan Tingyu, Zhang Qing, Qin Ming, Hua Rong, Liu Tang, Mu Hong  , Li Kui, Suo Chao, Shan Tinggui, Wei Dingguo, Sun Li, and Li Ying all became generals, each commanding a thousand regular troops.

    Chao Yong's personal soldiers were also increased to 1,000, but this time Chao Yong did not select any more personal soldiers, but Xue Yong, Shi Yong, Lu Fang, Guo Sheng, Yang Xiong, Sun Xin, Jie Zhen, Jie Bao, Zou  Yuan and Zou Run were the centurions under his command.

    Chao Gai looked around at everyone and said: "In October, I made an alliance with Fang La, Wang Qing, and Tian Hu in Tokyo. Now all three of them have risen up to attack the city. In the former, we were tied up by Zengtou City, and now Zengtou City has been destroyed.  , I, Liangshan, should also seize the city in response to the other three armies. Let¡¯s see, which city should we take first?¡±

    As soon as he finished speaking, Ruan Xiaoqi immediately shouted: "We have many soldiers in Liangshan. Why not divide our troops to seize several cities together? First seize Jeju, Dongping Prefecture, and Tai'an Prefecture on the edge of the water. Then recruit troops and horses, and then go to Tokyo."  beat."

    Liu Tang also shouted: "What Xiaoqi said is that once I come down from Liangshan, I will shock the world and overshadow Fang La, Wang Qing and Tian Hu."

    At this time, all the military generals were also convinced by Chao Yong's mysterious methods and were determined to conquer the world with Chao Yong. However, after all, they had more knowledge than Liu Tang and others. When they heard what the two said, they couldn't help but  Frowning.

    Hu Yanzhuo shook his head and said: "Although the Song Dynasty is decayed, there are still many soldiers and horses. If the momentum is too great, I am afraid that it will attract the imperial army to conquer. By then, my foothold in Liangshan will not be stable, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to resist."

    Wu Yong nodded and said: "General Hu is right. The centipede is dead but not stiff. I think it is better for Xiaosheng to fight steadily. Many cities were captured suddenly. I have no one in Liangshan to govern. If I use the wrong officials, they will be killed."  Taking the opportunity to disturb the people will only ruin our reputation in Liangshan."

    After the four kings formed an alliance, Wu Yong continued to slow down Liangshan's efforts to conquer the city.

    Chao Yong had already guessed what he was thinking. He was simply afraid that the Song Dynasty would become powerful and that there would be no way out after the rebellion. He wanted to see the general trend of the world clearly before making the final decision.

    Chao Yong, however, wanted everyone to completely break with the imperial court. He smiled and said: "When we conquered Yuncheng County before, I invited Shi Wenbin, the magistrate of Yuncheng County, to come up to the mountain. He has experience in governing the place and is honest and self-responsible. When  There are no officials in any place. Moreover, the officials in the court are not always corrupt. There are always some honest officials. Although they will still be insufficient, we can also reduce some political affairs and reduce their burdens.  It¡¯s too messy. Maybe someone will use it wrong, but we can¡¯t stop eating because of choking.¡±

    Wu Yong shook his head and said: "There are so many political affairs. We can reduce them if we want."

    Chao Yong came prepared and said with a smile: "I have communicated with Shi Wenbin that the main tasks of local officials are nothing more than educating the people, collecting money and grain, and hearing and reviewing cases. Among them, the largest workload is collecting money and grain.  If taxes could be reduced, it would not be a problem to have fewer local officials. After the founding of the Song Dynasty, the proportion of commercial taxes became larger and larger. In recent years, commercial taxes have become the main source of tax for the court, but the people are still farmers.  If we eliminate agricultural taxes, we can reduce the work of officials by half, and at the same time gain the support of more people."

    Wu Yong was no more than a private school teacher, but he didn't know much about the imperial taxation. He couldn't refute what he heard.

    Li Ying had been in charge of the village's money and grain for a while, but he was sensitive to money and grain matters. Hearing this, he said: "After the establishment of the Song Dynasty, it adopted a policy of not establishing a land system and not suppressing land annexation. Nowadays, most of the land is in the hands of wealthy people everywhere, and their land is easily lost.  It's thousands of pounds, and the money we have to pay every year is also considerable. When we first came down the mountain, we could continue.?We seize the money and grain from the imperial treasury and the money and grain from large households that harm the people to fund the military. However, after we occupy the city, we can only rely on collecting taxes to support the army and officials.  Although the agricultural tax is not as large as the commercial tax, the amount is probably very large. If the agricultural tax is exempted, I am afraid that I will not be able to make ends meet in the future.  "

    Chao Yong also knew that Li Ying probably calculated the agricultural tax from the money his family paid every year. Li Ying was also a big landowner before, so he naturally knew about the agricultural tax.

    Chao Gai also nodded and said: "What Master Li is saying is that the amount of money and food paid by our village every year was not a small amount. There are many landlords like you and me, so I'm afraid the agricultural tax is also a big figure."

    Chao Yong smiled: "What Dad said is true, but now we don't have enough officials. If we collect it forcibly, I'm afraid there will be a lot of corruption among them. And these tax burdens will be passed on to the tenants by the landlords. If there is corruption among them, to  It is the people who are harmed at this time.¡±

    Chao Gai nodded and said: "What Yong'er said makes sense. If this is the case, we would rather be exempted from the agricultural tax than let those officials harm the people."

    Jiang Jing said with concern: "Once we go down the mountain, wars will inevitably be frequent. Rewards, pensions, and military expenditures will increase greatly. I am afraid that commercial taxes will be insufficient by then."

    Chao Yong only came up with such an idea after discussing the tax ratio with Shi Wenbin, but he didn't know whether it could be implemented. He smiled and said: "It's really not easy to talk about it on paper, but we can first use it as the reason for becoming king."  , Agricultural taxes are exempted for one year. If we really cannot make ends meet, we can impose agricultural taxes again after one year. With this one-year buffer, we can also select some local officials. "

    Chao Gai nodded and said: "If this is the case, there will be no problem, but the details must be drawn up to ensure that the landlords cannot be enriched in the end."

    Chao Yong nodded and said: "This needs to be discussed by everyone. If it only benefits the landlords, it will not be of much benefit to the world. If all tenants can benefit from it, they will also improve their lives when they have more money, thus stimulating the growth of business taxes.  "(To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
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