stand back, let me come

Chapter 818 818: Yun Ce is back [ask for a monthly ticket]

The common people in the troubled times are like rootless duckweed, unable to withstand the slightest wind and rain. In addition, some folks spread wild rumors that the enemy's soldiers and horses are several times their own, and the already worried common people are even more panicked.They are short of food, but no matter how short of food they are, they can live for a few more days if they escape. If they stay in place and wait for the enemy cavalry to step on them, they will not even have a chance to survive.

Ever since, some common people sneaked away overnight.

The neighbors all ran away, and the rest wanted to run away too.

The more people ran away, the fewer people were working in the fields. The person in charge of the farmland realized that something was wrong, so he rushed to play, and the patrolling soldiers also caught a group.Looking at their stance of carrying money and dragging their families around, how could anyone not understand?
The soldier said angrily, "Where are you going?"

Why don't you just stay in a safe place at this time and run around?Do you really think that if you flee with all your belongings, the journey will be safe and smooth?Beasts in the natural world or thugs who have fallen into bandits, which one is not enough for them to drink a pot?
The soldiers' emotions fell like thunder in the eyes of the fleeing commoners, and the leading man hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy.

They are willing to exchange their wealth for a way of life!
It is normal for soldiers to search for refugees in troubled times.

The patrolling soldiers were knelt so pale, their first reaction was to take two steps back, distance themselves from the man, as if not to touch him; the second reaction was to look around at the soldiers, afraid of themselves reported by them.

Shen Tang's early military style was thunderous.

Set a red line, and whoever touches it will be punished.

With the rapid expansion of soldiers and horses, the style has changed.

Boil the frogs in lukewarm water instead!Observe while heating, gradually increase the firepower, and test the acceptance ability of the soldiers a little bit, so as not to be too strict and cause rebellion.Among them, soldiers are strictly prohibited from oppressing and humiliating common people, and soldiers are prohibited from asking for bribes from common people in various ways. Those who report can secretly report, and once verified, they can get double the income of those who violated the discipline, and they will be credited!
This can also put an end to the problem of soldiers covering each other after sharing the spoils. Although there are still some loopholes in the implementation, and sometimes it will cause mutual suspicion among some soldiers, but overall, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and evil deeds are eliminated to the greatest extent.

"This is what you want to kneel, I didn't make you kneel, and I didn't push you to beat you and scold you." The team leader was separated from the man by ten feet, and he pointed at him and said loudly, "You, Stand up and talk! Don't you set me up—"

The man who was kneeling and begging for mercy was also stunned for a moment.

Looking at their group of more than [-] people, the team leader had a headache.

In the era of endless wars and refugees, there are only dozens or hundreds of people in a village, and half of the village has run away!He asked again loudly, "Which village are you from?"

The man still confessed honestly.

The team lead thought for a while, and took him away with a wave of his hand.

This matter came to Shen Tang without any surprise.

Luan Xin received the news from his subordinate officials early in the morning that the number of people working in the farmland had dropped sharply. He informed the lord that the army had reported that a group of fleeing commoners had been captured.Shen Tang, who was checking the preparations of the soldiers, had three question marks on his head.

"What? The common people in the villages near Chaoli Pass have fled?" Shen Tang's first reaction was that the enemy planted Erwuzi to make trouble, and secretly set fire to him, "Is there someone spreading rumors? Could it be the eyes and ears planted by Huang Xiguang and Zhang Yongqing?" ?”

The battle has not yet started, and my family is about to run away.

This is definitely the enemy's conspiracy!
Luan Xin: "Xin is also so worried, he sent someone to catch the source of the rumor, and after interrogation, he found out that it was an ordinary person..."

Shen Tang sneered: "Ordinary people would do this to me?"

She preconceived and put the blame on Huang Lie.

Spreading rumors, shaking people's hearts, and scaring away the common people, Yumai, which she spent a lot of effort on, was scrapped, so vicious!
"In order to ensure the authenticity of the confession, we used Ling Ling to interrogate, and the content is not different from what they explained." Luan Xin smiled helplessly, "According to what they explained, some are for showing off, and some are for gaining the favor of the villagers. Admittedly, there are some people who are purely jealous of the good location of other farms, thinking that they will be scared away, and they can harvest the jade and wheat harvest for themselves."

Shen Tang: "..."

There are quite a lot of eyes.

She rubbed her sore forehead and ordered: "Justice, send people to the villages to appease and control the spread of rumors. Although the spies planted in have not been caught yet, there may be one. Hurry up and catch it." Kill one by one!"

The power of gossip is no less than that of the twenty-ranked Chehou!
Once out of control, it will cause irreversible consequences!
Shen Tang showed unprecedented attention to Luan Xin.What the two of them didn't expect was that sending people to appease them had the opposite effect. Not only did the common people not feel at ease, but their running all night continued to increase instead of decreasing.If it weren't for more intensive patrols and interceptions, there might be only three or two kittens left in a village.When the news was sent to Shen Tang, she became more confused the more she read it: "How did you appease me?"

Seeing the lord being held accountable, the officials in charge shrank their heads.

He presented a letter with both hands.

The soldiers all followed the scriptures above.

Shen Tang opened it and saw that there was nothing wrong with it.

It’s nothing more than telling the common people that our army is strong, horses and horses are strong, there are many soldiers and generals, and the enemy’s people’s hearts are lost, and they lack clothing and food. It will be a matter of time before they are conquered. .

The corners of Shen Tang's mouth were tightened, looking anxious, she said: "It's because I didn't think carefully, so you add one more."

The official stretched his ears: "My lord, please tell me."

Shen Tang stretched out three fingers and said: "Within three years, no land tax, no rent for farm tools, and free supply of grain seeds. If you don't come back, the ownerless jade and wheat fields will be rented at [-]% off to those who don't leave. If this is not enough, then I am really There's nothing to do."

The man was almost dumbfounded.

He hesitated and asked: "My lord, are you sure?"

Shen Tang said: "Yes, let's do it like this."

The prosperity of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit. The pursuit of profit is an instinct rooted in human bones.For the common people who rely on the land for their food, nothing is more attractive than tax exemption. Not only is Shen Tang exempt from land tax for three years, but he also saves money on renting farm tools and buying grain seeds.This means that in the past three years, as many as they planted are their own!
If Yumai can reach the yield per mu that was advertised at the beginning, the whole family will have a better life in the next few years, at least they will not worry about starving to death!Shen Jun dared to make such a heavy promise, which shows his confidence.Enough for them to gamble!

Many people have experienced the hardship of fleeing.

Faced with the risk of fleeing and the benefits of staying behind, how to choose between the two?A second of hesitation is a desecration of a good day!The common people who embarked on the road to escape heard the news and ran back with their families, fearing that if they came too late, the benefits would be lost.

The turmoil was subsided before it took shape.

Shen Tang couldn't help but sigh when he received the news.

"Just exempting from taxes for three years, renting farm tools and buying grain seeds doesn't cost a lot of money, but they can risk their lives to take root in this place... In troubled times, life is like nothing, alas..." Shen Tang sighed and wrote Close the letter with the news.

Lu Ji, who helped Shen Tang sort out the desk case, looked up in concern.

"Why is my lord sighing?"

Shen Tang said: "Don't Zhizong feel pitiful?"

Lu Ji blinked in confusion, wondering: "Why are you so pitiful? Isn't it a good thing for them to be overjoyed that they can meet a benevolent lord like the lord and be exempted from taxes for three years?"

She led people to several villages to announce the good news. Many common people were so excited that they burst into tears, and some elderly people knelt on the ground and shouted that the lord was born Ziweixing.A benevolent monarch who treats the common people so kindly will be rewarded with blessings in this life!
Emotionally passed out directly.

But her own protagonist is depressed, she doesn't understand.

Shen Tang said: "It's only been three years."

Lu Ji was at a loss: "Three years... that's a lot. With these three years of tax exemption, the children in the family can live two more."

Young children are generally prone to premature death in the early years.

Once grown up, the survival rate is high.

For a family, one more child is one more labor force, and the chance of survival is greatly improved.

Shen Tang said helplessly and compassionately: "Three years of exempting from taxation is worth gambling with your life...Zhizong, this is a very sad thing, it puts the price of human life in another way."

Lu Ji was still puzzled, isn't this normal?It's not just talk that human life is worthless. The lives of ordinary people are not worth these three years.But the lord has his own reasons. If she can understand what the lord thinks, she probably won't be far from becoming a teacher.

After a while, she heard her lord whispering in her ear: "If the land tax can be exempted forever..."

Lu Ji's heart skipped a beat, his expression as if he had seen a ghost.

"My lord, you must not—"

This is not realistic at all!
The people under the rule did not pay land taxes, and the government offices in one place went on strike directly, and they starved to death, let alone supporting a large number of troops.

Shen Tang smiled and said, "Don't be so nervous."

She is just thinking about it now.

The land tax is the most important thing, and it is impossible to exempt it forever. At least, until there is no other stable source of income to supply government and military expenses, her ideas are all fantasies.This fantasy will not be realized until a long, long time later.

Memories of the previous life flashed in Shen Tang's mind.

Alas, at least as in the previous life.

Before that, the government was able to maintain a low land tax, and did not engage in other exorbitant taxes. Unfortunately, they set up a name to increase taxes. It is estimated that they will win a very high evaluation in future generations.It is extremely difficult to do this alone, let alone cancel it.

Shen Tang put away unrealistic thoughts.

Do business with the sunlight from the window.

Unknowingly, the sun has turned to the west.

The last letter was sent by Wu Xian.

Shen Tang's side is in a state of preparation for battle, and Wu Xian, as an ally, is mobilizing his whole body. The soldiers, horses, food, and grass are all ready, and they can set off only after an order.Of course, all of this was done quietly so as not to be caught by the enemy.

After reading it carefully, she took up a pen and responded.

Speaking of Wu Xian, he thought of Qin Li, and when he thought of Qin Li, he also thought of Zhao Feng. Shen Tang was active in his thinking, and asked Lu Ji: "Zhizong, have you heard the news of Yuanmou's return?"

Followed by pinching fingers to calculate the time.

According to Yun Ce's pace and work efficiency, he should be back in the past two days, unless there were some twists and turns on the way, such as a delay in settling the family.However, Shen Tang was not worried. With Yun Ce's strength, there should be no one behind him who could stop him.She was only afraid that it would alarm Wu Xian, startle the snake, and affect Qin Li and the others to pack up and quit.

Lu Jidao: "Not yet."

Shen Tang sighed, "Wait a little longer."

Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here.

On the way Shen Tang went to cook, he ran into Yun Ce, who was dressed in dust and dust. The youth like ice and snow had his brows tightly furrowed, and he had a vague look of bitterness.The latter didn't notice her, so Shen Tang thought of playing tricks and summoned a blue bird with his fingers.

The blue bird's size is infinitely close to that of a ball.

A butt was pressed against his shoulder.

Yun Ce was surprised: "Whose blue bird?"

He didn't have much dealings with Wenxin scholars, and he could count the number of times he received letters from the blue bird, let alone such a fat bird!

When he opened it, there were five words [Yun Ce looked back] written on the paper that was the length of a person. He turned his head in doubt, and the smiling face of the lord directly caught his eye: "Why is Yuan Mou so preoccupied? When did you come back?" Not to report."

She had been waiting for good news for a long time.

Yun Ce's eyelids trembled, and the bitter melon look became heavier.

Shen Tang worried: "Didn't you get someone?"

If so, how to explain to Zhao Feng?
"Ce came here to find the lord—" the lord always said [not active in cooking, brain problem], and went straight to the cafeteria as soon as the meal time came, and never worked overtime. Yun Ce went to the government office to look for nothing, but The closer he got to the cafeteria, the smaller his steps were, and his thoughts became entangled, "Oh, my lord, Ce really doesn't know how to repay my lord."

I have been beating my stomach all the way back.

Euphemistic, straightforward, discarded one version after another.

Shen Tang restrained his smile and said seriously, "Tell me the truth!"

"At the end of the day, there is an entrustment to the master, please punish the master!" Yun Ce suddenly said such a voice, which caused the other soldiers to look back frequently.Shen Tang pulled him up and talked in another place.

Then--

Then there is no more!

Shen Tang slapped the stones in the corner into powder!

"You said——one person died of dystocia, and two were forced to commit suicide? In that family, there was only one child left?"

Yun Ce nodded: "Don't dare to say a word of falsehood!"

Naturally, Shen Tang would not disbelieve Yun Ce's words.

She just didn't expect that Tianhai would be so arrogant and use dirty methods to force the family members to death. Even if this family is from outside, wouldn't the others feel scared?The young and strong members of the family fought desperately for Wu Xian on the battlefield, and the family members in the rear were humiliated by this. Aren't they afraid of mutiny and chaos?Or is he so used to superiority that he doesn't take many risks seriously?
"Wu Zhaode, Wu Zhaode, you didn't suffer much in the hands of Huang Xiguang and the others. You didn't expect to fall so badly against your own people! If you knew that the imbalance in your account would turn into such a situation, you would regret not having a bowl of water. ?”

At this moment, Shen Tang felt a little sympathetic to Wu Xian.

Shen Tang reconfirmed: "Can the child be properly placed?"

"It has been handed over to Xu Wenzhu, governor of Heyin county, to be raised."

Shen Tang was a little relieved.

She was assured of Xu Jie's character.

If he was unreliable, he would not have handed over the hard-working Heyin County to him.Zhao Feng's official family still has a ray of blood, which is not too regrettable.However, Shen Tang also had the same troubles as Yun Ce, how should he speak?

How to talk to Zhao Feng and others who are full of expectations?
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