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Chapter 843 Township Army: Occupying the essence of the Central Plains, I don't know how to lose next!
"The Western Army is over!"

When the intelligence documents of the secret battalion were placed on the desk of the general of the township army as quickly as possible, everyone circulated them with sighs and amazement.

Suo Chao said: "When the prefect Cai said, I still didn't believe it. The imperial court only had this strong army left, so they couldn't support it with all their strength? It turns out that one person can be a million soldiers. With such a foolish king in power, how can Song Guozuo not end?"

Luan Tingyu felt a little regretful: "I see that the Western Army has been fighting for a long time, and it is not as tyrannical as the rumors say. If we lose the Western Army, the whole world will be full of majesty, and the enemy will run away!"

Hua Rong shook his head: "Brother has something to say, the deterrence of the Western Army cannot be replaced in a short period of time. If the Township Army wins, it will naturally break their image of a strong army, but in the hearts of most people in the world, we cannot replace it in a single step. , when the time comes, the turmoil in various places will definitely not exceed the current level, thieves will rise everywhere, the smoke of war will be everywhere, and it will be the common people who will suffer..."

"It is true! It is true!"

When Luan Tingyu heard these words, he could only nod his head in agreement, but he still regretted that he had lost his combat achievements.

Hua Rong looked at him, the township army valued the people the most, and when his elder brother was teaching in the academy, he also repeatedly emphasized that the people are the foundation of the country, and the foundation is solid.

But after all, it is impossible for everyone to have this kind of awareness, so it is said that since ancient times, no matter what the heart is, no matter what is in the heart, as long as the environment is safe and the people are safe, it is good to bring peace to the government, and there is no need for everyone to be Benevolent people.

Compared with Hua Rong's concern, Zhu Wu is more concerned about another matter: "Has the tax payment of each state and county been summarized?"

Chai Jin and Jiang Jing looked at each other, smiled and took out the account book: "It's just right, I'm going to show it to the generals."

The generals took it and opened it, and after reading a few pages, they all praised: "As expected of Master Jiang's book, such a record is not only well organized, but also pleasing to the eye!"

Jiang Jing smiled: "It's because of my brother's good teaching. It's not only the credit of me alone, but also the result of the hard work of all the students I lead."

Chai Jin said: "Master Jiang is humble. If it weren't for you, our original officials alone would definitely not be able to figure out the deduction and exemption enjoyed by family members who joined the army, the allowances and subsidies for soldiers who died in battle, and the college student loans. There are so many rules!"

Jiang Jingdao: "Actually, it's not difficult. The elder brother set up a welfare system based on half of the tax..."

Yanyun implemented a one-year non-payment policy. After fulfilling the original promise, he began to pay taxes formally. The amount was half of what the Liao State collected from Yanyun's people.

This is not a lot, because the taxes paid by Hebei and Shandong to the Song court are probably the same.

Among them, there is the consideration of not worrying about scarcity but inequality. Li Yan will not let there be too big a gap between the regions under his rule, and they will all be collected uniformly.

As we all know, the exorbitant taxes of the Song Dynasty are already very heavy. Although the pressure on the north is lighter than that on the south, it is really a lot.

From this we can see how ruthless the Khitan people exploited the Han people, but now the township army has not only reduced Yanyun's tax for one year, so that their families have surplus food, but will only charge half of it later, which is the same as that in Zhao and Song Dynasties. Nature rejoiced and enthusiastically supported.

In fact, at the beginning, some people suggested to implement benevolent government in various places and reduce taxes permanently, but Li Yan did not adopt it.

Because the people in the Song Dynasty had heavy taxes, but on the other hand, they were not like the soldiers in the Tang Dynasty. They went out to fight all day and affected the harvest. This is indeed an advantage.

In the Tang Dynasty, an account was calculated. The cost of the war was not only the food and grass for the army, but also the output of these soldiers who did not participate in the war and farmed at home. In this way, the burden of war was extremely heavy.

However, in the Song Dynasty, because the source of soldiers was completely separated from ordinary people, the soldiers were dedicated to fighting, and the people could go all out to farm and pay taxes. From this point of view, it is really hard to say which dynasty the people had a more miserable life...

Fortunately, it is impossible. The lives of people in various dynasties in ancient times were generally difficult. The period of prosperity and governance was relatively acceptable, and other periods were not good. It is precisely that there was no prosperity in the Song Dynasty. You only need to concentrate on working, but in fact, those who are close to the border are invaded by the Liao people, and those who are close to the capital are plundered by bandits.

Today's peace in Hebei and Shandong is largely due to the inability to fight. Bandits and bandits from all over the country have been wiped out again and again under the attack of Liangshan. The people can really concentrate on farming, and life is easier.

Therefore, Li Yan is not planning to adjust taxes now, but to set up a welfare system, which can improve some social conditions while gaining more long-term support.

For example, serving as a soldier in the Song Dynasty was a shameful thing to be looked down upon by bandits, but serving as a soldier in the township army, the family members in Hebei and Shandong felt honored. It is related to the record and also related to the welfare promotion arranged.

Changing people's prejudiced impressions is not something that can be done by shouting slogans and forcibly correcting them, but starting from all aspects of details.

Hua Rong is concerned about the source of troops: "Now the township army has [-] regular soldiers and [-] reserve soldiers. If you count the martial arts students in Hebei and Shandong, it is close to [-]. According to what my brother said, there is no need to recruit any more in a short time. , To have good soldiers and good generals, don’t waste troops and use them up, is it enough to support the current soldiers with these taxes?”

Zhu Wu was already beaming with joy: "It's more than enough. These taxes are not only enough to support the army's equipment, food and grass, but also to maintain the daily operations of various government offices, and even build the Great Wall, build water conservancy, store food and prepare for disasters... Yanyun has finally officially entered into benign governance. Already!"

The township army is not in Yanyun to collect food, and while giving the people here a chance to breathe, the required supplies will naturally come from other places.

When the Liao people were still there, they still had the support of the Xiangzhou Han family, Lu Yuanwai, Chaijiazhuang, etc. Later, the township army worked hard from all aspects, such as the Sui'an Restaurant, the Sui'an Medical Center and the Sui'an Bookstore that have already been opened. The four are all efforts to support the township army.

It was actually a very difficult period, but it was covered up by the united efforts of the whole people. Now that I think about it, it is really a miracle, but I can't always live by miracles, so seeing the collection of taxes made Zhu Wu feel relieved.

Others took it for granted that such a great governance should take place, so Xu Ning said: "Those people who volunteered to offer food in front of the government gate were not pretended by us. They sincerely did not want the township army to leave. Now the one-year period has passed Now, of course they are willing to pay taxes!"

Chai Jin snorted coldly: "It's a pity that there are too many Buddhist temples in Yanyun, and those monks don't work and don't pay taxes at all, otherwise, there will be a lot more!"

Wu Yong said indifferently: "Don't worry, Buddhism has a lot of beliefs, let's not embarrass them for the time being, let's see how long they can suck people's blood!"

Compared with Zhu Wu's speed, even though Lu Junyi learned a lot from Lu Yuanwai, he didn't figure it out until then, and took a breath: "I finally know why the imperial court is so rich, and they are willing to spend a lot of money , buy peace for the aliens! Buddhism can wait later, but the taxes in Hebei and Shandong should also be collected by our township army!"

The generals cheered up, and Li Ying said: "My township's army protects the environment and the people, so that the people can work in peace, but it is really not that cheap to let the Song Dynasty take away the taxes!"

Of course, taking away the taxes of a place, and probably appointing and dismissing officials, would be a formal rebellion, and it would cover two regions and four routes at once. Such a momentum of engulfing thousands of miles made everyone both excited and nervous.

It just turns out that some people are not only not nervous, they want more.

Wu Yong said: "Now the Western Army is nothing to worry about. When we took Hebei and Shandong, why didn't we take Henan as well?"

The generals were startled for a moment, then their breathing became heavy, and Zhu Wu's eyes lit up: "That's a very kind word!"

They didn't dare to think so much at first, they planned to take Hebei and Shandong first. After all, the township army was recruited by the Hebei Township Corps and Shandong Township Corps. Now, with the addition of Yanyun Hanmin's active participation in the army, in the words of the chief coach , This is the basic plate of the township army, so it is natural to stabilize this area first.

But at this time, seeing the imperial court tossing the Western Army in such a way, it gave birth to the extravagant hope of getting it right in one step.

If you can get all the land of Henan, not only will you occupy the original capital of Zhao and Song Dynasties, but Yanyun, Hebei, Shandong, and Henan will be enough to connect together, recreating the Northern Qi Dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

Judging from the historical ending, the two great powers in the north were eventually destroyed by the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

In fact, from the perspective of basic conditions, the Northern Qi occupied the fertile soil of the Central Plains, got the essence, and the army and horses were at their peak. Of course, the Guanlong area occupied by the Northern Zhou Dynasty was not too bad. Compared with it, the gap was extremely obvious, so it was a long period Time is always fought by Northern Qi against Northern Zhou.

However, most of the policy implementation in the Northern Qi Dynasty made mistakes. They squeezed the people to the extreme, the land annexation phenomenon was serious, and the corruption of officials was laissez-faire. In addition, although the ruling class is not all mentally ill, it is too magnified by the Internet of later generations, but there are indeed many problems. , and finally played a good hand of cards poorly, but was wiped out by Bei Zhou...

That is the rise and fall of a stable country. If you can have such a territory when the dynasty changes, you will wake up with a smile!

To put it bluntly, to occupy this piece of the essence of the Central Plains, there is no need for the country to live in peace, and everyone to live in peace. As long as the governance is barely qualified, then I don’t know how to lose!

Thinking of this, all the generals said in unison: "How about I give advice to the chief coach?"

An Daoquan couldn't get in the way before, until now he smiled lowly and said: "Brother has already fallen asleep at this time, he has been sleeping quite early recently..."

"There's no rush, it's okay to ask again tomorrow!"

Everyone was not disappointed when they heard the words. Instead, they showed tacit smiles and offered deep blessings: "The head coach has worked hard, give birth to a precious son early, give birth to a precious son early!"

(End of this chapter)