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    Chapter 311 The World is Unified 5 As the saying goes, those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear feet. If Han Zhongwei were to raise taxes on the working people of the world, he would really be cautious. Of course, with Han Zhongwei's character, such a thing would not happen.  But if the officials and the gentry are required to pay for the food together, it will not happen even if this is done a few times.  Without the support of the broad masses of the people, if these people dare to resist, it will only increase Han Zhongwei's treasury. Otherwise, nothing will be changed.  Li Quanyi asked his daughter Concubine Li to invite Tian Fenggu, but at this time Tian Fenggu had no skills and could not even leave the house. The people sent by Li Mansion were blocked even one mile away from Tian Mansion.  There are officials' sedans and carriages in front of them. People from Li's house can't fly into Tian's house.  Hearing the servant's return, Li Quanyi's face was filled with uncertainty. He quickly called his daughter over. If the Li family's taxes could not be paid in accordance with the regulations, I am afraid that the Li family would really be wiped out. Tian Fenggu would definitely be able to do such a thing.  Come.  Su Ziren, the Minister of Rites, was put in an official position by him, and his house was confiscated and convicted. It was heard that Su Ziren had embezzled and accepted bribes worth millions, and he had been sentenced to execution.  Now, is it the Li Mansion's turn to do something like this?  "Daughter, my good daughter, you must go and intercede with Mr. Tian. It's not that our Li family doesn't pay taxes, it's just that we really have no chance to pay taxes. Today, the people queuing up to pay taxes outside the Ministry of Revenue have reached Ertiao  After being released from the streets, at this rate, our family may not be able to hand it over within ten days. By then, if your eldest brother and other brothers are convicted, our Li family will really be finished.  "Li Quanyi took Concubine Li's hand and said with tears in her eyes.  "Father, I have asked you to pay taxes a long time ago. You have to postpone it until this day. Now, you may not be able to pay it if you want to." Concubine Li also heard about Su Ziren. She did not expect that the court  There are such thunderous methods, dignified second-grade officials, and more than a dozen fourth-grade ministers and above, just pretend to be official.  "My father already knows now, but it's not too late. As long as you get in touch with Mr. Tian, ??the prosperity and wealth of my Li family will not be affected," Li Quanyi said hurriedly.  "Father, there is no need to worry. Mr. Tian has already sent someone to deliver a letter to his daughter in the afternoon. The Ministry of Household Affairs will also collect taxes in the evening. You may even work all night long. As long as you prepare the tax payable, it will be done within ten days."  I can pay the tax. But there is one thing. This time, the court does not need to pay cash, but only gold, silver and copper coins." Concubine Li said that at first she thought it was a bit strange that Tian Fenggu brought such a letter to her, but later she heard.  The servants are talking about it, saying that the families of officials must pay taxes within ten days, otherwise they will be dismissed and will be investigated by the court.  The court wants to cause trouble for you, why can't you find an excuse?  Keep it safe and check it accurately, no one will be spared.  "Okay, now the father can rest assured." Li Quanyi then remembered to wipe the sweat on his forehead. As long as he could pay the tax within the specified time, no matter how much he had to pay, he would be lucky to keep the glory and wealth of the Li Mansion.  .  When such a notice was posted outside Tian Fenggu¡¯s house, the officials who surrounded his door finally slowly dispersed.  As long as the Ministry of Revenue sends more manpower and collects taxes at night, no matter how many officials there are in the capital, all taxes can be paid within ten days.  Even if the court deliberately mischiefs, you can fight with the sky or the earth, but never fight with Tian Fenggu, and don't fight with the court.  Following Su Ziren's mistakes, officials and gentry in the capital quickly succumbed to the court's new order. Although this would reduce their income by 10%, this 10% was nothing compared to their official positions, wealth and lives.  ?  In other places outside the capital, although there are some people who want to stand out, the 1.2 million army organized by Han Zhongwei is not a vegetarian. As long as they dare to resist taxes, the end will be tragic.  The leader will definitely be killed, all family property will be confiscated, and their family members will be reduced to civilians, leaving them to create wealth with their own hands.  The tax reform has initially achieved results, and 60% of the land in the Jin Kingdom has been owned by the officials and gentry. However, the new tax law now requires all land to pay taxes.  This made the already dry treasury suddenly become rich.  After the tax boom passed, Han Zhongwei formulated a new currency system.  Originally, the Jin Kingdom issued a large amount of handover banknotes, but as the court ran out of money, it printed a large amount of handover banknotes. Anyway, handing over banknotes cost nothing. The treasury was short of money, so it just printed more valid banknotes.  Originally, Han Zhongwei wanted to issue a new banknote to replace the current banknote. Today's banknote has depreciated very much. Five years ago, the banknote could be exchanged for 800 copper coins. Now, the banknote is only exchanged for 800 copper coins.  It can be exchanged for a copper coin, which will depreciate eight hundred times in value.  In this case, everyone lost confidence in the paper money issued by the court.  And Han Zhongwei is new to power. He has not yet gained the trust of the people across the country. Therefore, the rash introduction of new banknotes will only intensify the conflict between the government and the people.  Therefore, Han Zhongwei decided to establish a central bank, issue gold coins, silver coins, and restore the??Copper coins that were no longer in circulation.  Of course, in order to win the support of the people, the first step is to recycle all private banknotes. At the current market price, conventional banknotes can only be recycled at the price of one copper coin for a period of three months.  After three months, the government will abolish the payment of banknotes.  In order to smoothly recover the banknotes that were lost among the people, the Central Bank also quickly established branches in various cities and counties. After the gold and silver coins were minted, these branches and branches immediately entered normal operation.  Of course, in addition to exchanging banknotes, banks also accept deposits.  Unlike some other banks that accept deposits and require depositors to pay, the newly established banks not only do not charge you money as long as you deposit money, but on the contrary, they will also pay you a certain amount of interest every year.  The gold coins and silver coins were quickly accepted by the people because of the cashing of the banknotes. The gold and silver coins were very beautifully printed and had patterns on the edges. One gold coin was equivalent to six silver coins, and one silver coin could be cashed.  One thousand small copper coins.  Of course, these gold and silver coins made by the imperial court were not full of gold and silver, and about 20% of other impurities were infiltrated into them, but this was to enhance the appearance of the gold and silver coins. At the same time, Han Zhongwei could not work for free, he also had to make money.  Although a silver coin is only one tael, if you exchange one tael of silver for one silver coin, you will actually suffer a loss.  Although it is only about 20%, compared with such a large base across the country, Han Zhongwei's income on this one item is tens of millions.  ¡° Moreover, since the bank is run by the imperial court and has branches all over the country, it is really convenient for withdrawing money from other places.  Although this requires paying a certain fee, compared to the security, the convenience of withdrawing funds from other places completely offsets the handling fee.  Banks are a new thing. People think that money is most secure when it is kept at home.  But for businessmen, it is much more convenient to deposit money in the bank.  First of all, they no longer need to keep so many servants at home to prevent theft, and they no longer need to worry about their money day and night, which often makes them sleep uneasy at night.  Finally, and the most important point is that for their bulk purchases and shipments, the payment can be handled by the bank, no longer like in the past, which greatly increases their security and improves efficiency.  And the bank also has a new function that is not available in any bank. Although the original bank also has lending business, it is basically equivalent to loan money.  But bank loans are not available, the interest rates are very reasonable, and the annual interest rate is only about 5%.  As long as you can provide a guarantee, the bank will lend the merchants the funds they urgently need so that they can turn around.  "Interest payment on deposits and light interest on loans, these two basically make other banks lose the basis for survival.  Although they can also pay interest on deposits like banks, they also provide loans.  However, the newly established industrial and commercial bureaus of provinces, cities, and counties may not necessarily agree.  Han Zhongwei defined two main responsibilities of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau: managing commerce and providing services to merchants and craftsmen.  The Industrial and Commercial Bureau also serves as a labor judge. Shop clerks and workshop craftsmen can complain to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau if they have any trouble.  When the currency reform was almost complete, Han Zhongwei was ready to overhaul infrastructure. Water conservancy, flood control, and official roads all needed to be vigorously developed.  And these infrastructure constructions will greatly boost the national economy.  The other aspect is education. Han Zhongwei stipulated that every township must have a government-run school and every province must have a university.  In addition to hundreds of scholars, this university also teaches agricultural craftsmanship and other skills, and vigorously promotes agricultural reforms, so that knowledge no longer only serves officials, but also plays a role in technological innovation.  In this regard, the Song State has always been at the forefront, but the social status of the craftsmen in the Song State is not high, and even the skilled craftsmen can only make ends meet.  Therefore, at Han Zhongwei's suggestion, a large number of outstanding Song craftsmen were sent to the Central Plains.  Here, in addition to providing technological innovations to various workshops, they also have to go to universities to teach skills.  Of course, many people still can¡¯t figure out how to teach their skills to others for free.  Therefore, Han Zhongwei was not stingy in his rewards. Exquisite technicians and craftsmen who taught in universities could be appointed as officials of the sixth rank, and their monthly salary was three times higher than that of officials at the same level.  At the same time, their families can move here as long as they wish, and everyone can arrange a job and housing.  Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, the status of craftsmen used to be lower than that of farmers, but now there are so many craftsmen that they can be promoted to sixth-grade officials. They don¡¯t have to do anything in the university. They only need to attend two hours of classes every day and they can get rich  Don't say they didn't think of such a good thing. I'm afraid they haven't even heard of it since ancient times.  Infrastructure construction requires a large number of manpower, and those troops in the army that were not favored by Han Zhongwei were cut down and became road construction teams.  The land of the Jin Kingdom is much larger than that of Xixia. If the official roads in the country are added up, they are at least 50,000 miles away, which is more than ten times more than that of Xixia.  Therefore, infrastructure construction can ensure that the Jin Kingdom does not need to worry aboutEconomic aspect.  The reform of the Jin Kingdom came to an end temporarily due to infrastructure construction, and the next step was Xixia.  With the successful economy of the Jin Kingdom, Li Zunxu of the Xixia Zhongxing Mansion was very cooperative. Han Zhongwei was able to eliminate the Jin Dynasty without any bloodshed. If Li Zunxu had any other ideas, then he would hang himself as the longevity star and seek his own death.  For the Li family in Xixia, Han Zhongwei's treatment was much lighter than that of the Wanyan family. First of all, the property of all the royal relatives could be retained, and even the capable ones among them could continue to stay and serve the court.  Of course, this court soon became no longer the court of Xixia, but the court of Xixia and Jin.  Secondly, the Li family royal family is not imprisoned. They can choose any place as their residence, but the prerequisite is that they must temporarily leave Zhongxing Mansion. They can move back after three years.  At that time, except for the palace, all other properties will still be theirs, including shops, houses, etc.  Li Zunxu is also very satisfied with Han Zhongwei's arrangements. Of course, he is not as free as others. As the last emperor of Xixia, he must ensure that he appears in the sight of Han Zhongwei's men at all times.  Until Han Zhongwei felt that Li Zunxu could no longer be a threat to him.  With Han Zhongwei's current development speed, this day is not too far away. Even Li Zunxu himself can feel this.  He had originally made an appointment with Han Zhongwei. If Han Zhongwei could overthrow Dajin within ten years, he would give up his position as emperor. But now, just over two years later, Wanyan Yongji has arrived in Beijing. It may be difficult for him to set foot there again in this life.  The land of the Central Plains.  It is precisely because of this that Li Zunxu is deeply afraid of Han Zhongwei's strength. Going against such a person will definitely not end well.  His future emperor Li An'an and Wanyan Yongji, the last emperor of the Jin Dynasty, are proof. Now, he is just following the trend, and he does not have any big burden or guilt in his heart.  "Your Majesty, let's go." "Okay, let's go." Li Zunxu took one last look at the palace that he was once crazy about, and resolutely turned around and got into the carriage. After lowering the curtain, he did not raise it again until he left Zhongxing Mansion.  .  With the Jin Kingdom¡¯s model, Han Zhongwei¡¯s men were able to take over Xixia officially. Originally, Zhongxing Mansion¡¯s army was Han Zhongwei¡¯s escort. With this exchange of imperial power, everything seemed calm.  The following tax policies, gold coins, silver coins and banks also went smoothly in Xixia.  As for schools in various places, Han Zhongwei has been working on this thing, and he just needs to continue to do it now.  As for infrastructure construction, as early as when Li An'an was emperor, Han Zhongwei helped Xixia build 5,000 miles of official roads. At that time, he also built toll stations, and each toll station stationed 100 troops.  Now the official roads still need to be repaired, mainly the road between Xixia and Dajin.  Because of Han Zhongwei, Xixia and Dajin will become a whole. Whether it is Xixia annexed Dajin or Dajin annexed Xixia, from now on, Xixia and Dajin will become the jurisdiction of Han Zhongwei.  On August 1, 1199 AD, Han Zhongwei returned to the Black City where he made his fortune. Here, Han Zhongwei summoned all his confidants to discuss. They had only one issue. What would be the name of the country after the merger of Dajin and Xixia?  , what identity should Han Zhongwei decide?  "Everyone, thank you for your hard work over the years. When I came to Heicheng eight years ago, brothers Zhang Zhongtong and Ding Chuan helped me build a Dake cement factory in Heicheng. Today, we have included Daikin and Xixia  In the palm of my hand, in eight years, only eight years, I am proud of you and proud of you. Without your hard work, I would not have achieved this achievement. Without your full cooperation, I would not have been able to achieve this.  Dajin and Xixia were trampled under their feet. " Han Zhongwei looked at Zhang Zhongtong, Ding Chuan, Li Xiongba, Xin Jiqi, Du Gao, Tian Fenggu, Ma Wanli, Han Zhongyi, Li Tian, ??Dai Licheng and others. These people were somewhat  They followed me from the beginning, and some joined later, but they all have one thing in common: they are extremely loyal to themselves, work very hard, and have outstanding talents.  It was precisely because of them that he was able to defeat the Xixia and Jin Kingdoms one after another without any bloodshed. Now the courts of these two countries are under his control, and the emperors of these two countries have also abdicated, just waiting for his new  Form a nation and rule this land again.  "Sir, if it weren't for you, we would still be in Heifeng Village, and we wouldn't be able to be officials." Zhang Zhongtong said with emotion. They had no choice but to elect Han Zhongwei as the leader of Heifeng Village, but they didn't expect Han Zhongwei to be the leader of Heifeng Village.  But they took them to another golden avenue. Now everyone from the original Black Wind Village has served as an officer in the army. Although not all of them are necessarily senior officers, a considerable number of company and battalion commanders are  From Black Wind Village.  And those in the government now have fame and honor. Even he, who was originally just the master of Black Wind Village, has now been made a marquis. Now the Kingdom of Jin is also in the hands of the young master, and he will return to the country in the future.?Hometown, haha, it¡¯s exciting just thinking about it.  "Yes, Young Master, if it weren't for you, I might still be a scout now." Ding Chuan said with a smile. His latest position is the Minister of Public Security established by Han Zhongwei, in charge of all the public security agencies established in Jin Kingdom and Xixia.  bureaus, police stations, etc. In addition, the Detective Division established by the Jin Kingdom is also under his command. If the Detective Division has quickly become a behemoth, with branches in various counties and as many as 60,000 to 70,000 people, think about it.  They all feel terrible.  "Everyone, please stop flattering me. Our mission has not been completed yet. When the world is unified, it will be our final celebration." Han Zhongwei raised his hand and saw that everyone wanted to open their mouths, so he quickly opened his mouth.  There is a need to stop the act of treating this meeting as a singing meeting.  "Third brother, I think you should be the emperor," Han Zhongyi said suddenly. He was now the commander of the guard army. Because of his status, he was allowed to attend.  "Brother, let's not discuss this for now. Let's talk about the name of the country first." Han Zhongwei said quickly.  ¡°Zhai leader, I think you should also be the emperor,¡± Li Tian suddenly said.  "Yes, the prince should be the emperor." "The prince must be the emperor." "The prince really needs to be the emperor."  After all, the concepts of this group of people are different from Han Zhongwei's. Their yearning for a new master is far beyond Han Zhongwei's.  Unexpectedly, Han Zhongwei finally decided to adjourn the meeting. This matter was his own decision and no one was allowed to interfere.  Reposted from ( )
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