cite Han

Chapter 319

The Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty can be regarded as one of the darkest eras in Chinese history. In addition to wars and plagues, famine was also a major killer that made Shenzhou depressed and people were devastated. Therefore, not only Wei, Shu, and Wu, but even a warrior Lu Bu Know the truth of prohibiting alcohol and food.

Although Liu Jing's prohibition on alcohol was far stricter than that of the Han Dynasty, it was nothing compared to Liu Bei's.Historically, after Liu Bei took over Yizhou, there was a severe drought and he ordered a ban on alcohol, which was so strict that people were sentenced to prison for hiding wine-making utensils in their homes.

This left a good story in history: Jian Yong and Liu Bei were traveling together in a car, and suddenly pointed at a man and a woman by the side of the road, and told Liu Bei that they were going to commit adultery, why not arrest them?Liu Bei asked him how he knew?Jian Yong replied that they had utensils for adultery, which was the same as those who kept wine-making utensils privately.Liu Bei suddenly laughed, and let go of the people who had hidden wine making utensils.

Therefore, regardless of Linxiang's opposition, Liu Jing unswervingly enforced the ban on alcohol, and anyone who dared to commit a crime, regardless of relatives or closeness, would be severely punished.

At the same time, in view of the severe disasters in Linxiang and Lingxian counties, Liu Jing waved his hand and exempted these counties from this year's rent and tax.

Rent is land rent, that is, land tax of ten taxes and one land tax.The tax is the head tax, including the adult tax "counting tax" 120 yuan, and the child tax "mouth money" 23 yuan.

Liu Jing did not forget about the other counties that were less affected by the disaster, and also gave them the preferential policy of "half the calculation tax, and free the mouth money".

In fact, Liu Jing has long been displeased with money. The rulers of the Han Dynasty did not even let children go. What's more, they lowered the threshold of seven years old to one year old.When a baby falls to the ground, it is counted as one year old, that is to say, people start paying taxes from birth.In his opinion, the rulers of the Han Dynasty had no lower limit and were extremely shameless.

When he was in Ling County, almost every year he would find various reasons to waive the money.Of course, mouth money is a tax formulated by the state. Although he is the leader of a hundred miles, he has no right to exempt it.Therefore, he usually transfers money from other places to make up for it, and hand over a lot of money to the Changsha County Government.

In troubled times, the population is the most precious, the more the population, the more taxes can be collected, and the more troops can be recruited.In order to encourage more people to have children, Liu Jing has decided to completely abolish mouth money under his rule in the future.

As soon as Liu Jing made the decision to waive this year's rent and tax, Linxiang immediately burst into joy. This was a tangible benefit, and it directly suppressed the limelight of the Prohibition Law.

Liu Jing believed that the situation in Changsha and even Jingnan had been settled, so after taking over Linxiang, he has been concentrating on political affairs, promulgating many laws and regulations in the past few days, which makes people dizzy.

However, reality soon gave him a blow. First, he received the news that Liu Zhu's attack on Baqiu Caimao was blocked and he was forced to return to Luo County.Then Liu Zong and serious urgent reports were received, saying that Jiaozhou Mu Zhangjin led troops straight into Lingling, claiming to be ordered by the emperor to crusade against the traitor Liu Biao, Dong Du Lingling and Guiyang two counties.

Liu Jing looked at the two letters in front of him, frowned slightly, and tapped the corner of the desk with his fingers.

In fact, Zhang Jin went north to Lingling, which did not exceed his expectations. In history, Zhang Jin "had a gap with Jingzhou Mu Liubiao, with weak soldiers and strong enemies, and rejuvenated the army every year." His subordinates will kill him.

Although Zhang Jin is a famous soldier in the Central Plains, he does not have the ability to command troops, and there are a large number of barbarians and barbarians under his command, far inferior to Liu Biao's elite army.Now Liu Zong and Serious have dispatched Chu Fang, Cai Sheng, and Xi Zhen to lead 3000 people to help Quanling. It is expected that Zhang Jin will not be able to make any waves in the short term. Liu Jing ignores it for the time being. His priority now is to recover as soon as possible. Baqiu drove Liu Biao's army out of Changsha completely.

For this reason, Liu Xiu and Huan Jie, brothers of Liu Jingliu's clan, were in Linxiang, and he personally led Liu Liang, Wang Qiang, Han Guang, Qu Xiong and others to go north by boat to join Liu Zhu in Luo County, and marched into Baqiu. .

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"Zi Shou..." Looking at the haggard and dusty Kuai Qi, Cai Mao couldn't help showing embarrassment.It was not the first time he had abandoned his allies and fled.For the first time, he abandoned Xi Zhen and the others, and for the second time, he even abandoned tens of thousands of Jingzhou soldiers. Kuai Qi and Han Xuan could only rank third.

Kuai Qi was able to return safely and soundly this time, which was really beyond Cai Mao's expectation, and asked, "How could Xiaoer Liu Jing let you go?"

Kuai Qi suppressed his anger, and said: "Liu Zhongda has always admired his uncle as a man, and he also read that he and Liu Zhonglang are the same descendants of the great ancestors. He said, 'A bird flies back to its hometown, and a fox dies, let alone a human?' I can't bear them to bury their bones in a foreign land. , let me escort him back to the north and bury him in the ancestral tomb."

Cai Mao's face was absurd when he heard that, Liu Jing was hypocritical and cunning, and he regarded himself as benevolent and righteous, so it made sense to return the corpses of Kuai Yue and Liu Pan.But the question is, how could Liu Jing let Kuai Qi go?You know, the two of them had the vengeance of killing their father, and if it was Cai Mao, they would kill him to avoid future troubles.

Kuai Qi said again: "By the way, Liu Zhongda said that he received a gift from Cai Junshi before, but he couldn't return it in time due to the emergency of the war. This time, he just asked me to hand it over to Cai Junshi to express his apology." A coffin was lifted from the boat and sent directly to Cai Mao.

Cai Mao's face turned livid when he heard the words, and when he saw his name engraved on the coffin board, his eyes were even redder, and he wanted to spit fire, and said angrily: "Xiao Liu Jing! You are bullying me too much!"

Seeing Cai Mao's ugliness, Kuai Qi couldn't help but sneer in his heart. He was the one who first provoked the dispute by giving Liu Jing and Liu Zong wooden boxes before the war. up?

Kuai Qi finally said: "Liu Zhongda will lead the troops to come here in a few days. He said that the military division has escaped three times before, which can be regarded as luck. If the military division tries to defend Baqiu in vain and resists stubbornly, there will be no chance of escape for the fourth time."

Cai Mao was so angry that smoke came out of his nostrils, and he cursed: "Liu Jing puppy! Arrogant and conceited! Several victories are only due to a bit of cunning and the help of the weather. How dare you be so contemptuous of me, I, Cai Mao, will definitely be at odds with you! "

Kuai Qi couldn't be bothered to continue with Cai Maoxu, so he left Baqiu on the same day, went down the river, and went straight to Jiangxia Shaxian, intending to return north to Xiangyang via the Han River.

And Cai Mao didn't look like he was jumping up and down, looking like he was going to fight Liu Jing to the death, in fact, when he found out that Liu Jing was leading the warship all the way north, he came straight to Baqiu.Before even seeing Liu Jing's face, he set fire to Baqiu Yingwu, led the rest of the people up the river, and fled back to Jiangling.

Liu Jing led the crowd to Baqiu, looked at the burnt ruins of the Baqiu barracks, and couldn't help being speechless for a while. He thought that Cai Mao would at least resist a little bit, but he didn't expect him to be so helpless. This is the fourth time he has escaped. In the future, simply change the name to "Cai Paopao".

(End of this chapter)