Great Military Division

Chapter 283 If I want to make it perish, I must make it crazy first!
"One, two, get up!"

"One, two, get up!"

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Outside Xinye City, on both sides of the rushing river.

At this moment, more than a dozen men were pulling hemp ropes as thick as thumbs, and under Liu Bei's command, they were trying to erect the huge dragon skeleton of the high-drum car.

but
The water flow was too fast, and I tried seven or eight times, but I still couldn't stand up.

The keel of the entire high-drum cart hangs obliquely in the air, and the strength of all the craftsmen is almost exhausted.

"what-!"

The grinning faces were flushed red.

The strong men with big shoulders and round waists, all their muscles burst out, and their sense of strength exploded.

However, it is still difficult to stand up the keel of the high-tube turning car.

"Damn!"

Seeing that it was about to overturn, Liu Bei hurriedly greeted: "Hurry up, hurry up and help, don't let it fall down, whether our newly reclaimed wasteland can be watered depends entirely on it!"

"I come!"

"I'm coming too!"

"Hold on, everyone!"

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hula.

The strong man who had just changed shifts and didn't take a short break rushed back sweating all over. They helped hold the hemp rope and tried their best to temporarily stabilize the keel of the huge high-tube turning car.

The rushing water kept hitting the keel, and the inclination of the keel was already approaching the balance point. Once it crossed, no matter how much manpower it was, it would be impossible to hold it back.

"Damn!"

Liu Bei chewed secretly, for fear that the keel would fall.

He dared not have the slightest hesitation.

present.

He took off his robe and shoes, and rushed to the dragon skeleton in twos and threes, resisting the huge keel with his body, trying to prevent the dragon skeleton from continuing to overthrow.

"The county magistrate is in danger, get out of the way!"

"Dangerous, get out of the way, magistrate!"

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The brawny men around never thought that the majestic majesty of a county would go down the river himself and put himself in the most dangerous place. Once the huge dragon skeleton capsized, his small body would be crushed, if not dead.

Human hearts are fleshy!
For a moment, all the strong men were moved, and for some reason, a lot of strength was inexplicably generated from all over their bodies. The dragon skeleton, which was overturning, miraculously stopped the overturning.

"what-!"

Liu Bei gritted his teeth and roared, trying his best to support it.

At the same time, he turned his head and shouted: "Yide and Yunchang haven't arrived yet?"

Someone on the river bank replied: "Already. Someone has gone, the county lord. Come out quickly! It's dangerous!"

"Everyone hold on! Be sure to hold on."

"No! The water flow is too fast. If this continues, sooner or later you will not be able to hold on."

"I'm almost out of strength, what should I do!"

"Hold on! The magistrate is still under the keel."

"Ah! I insist!!!"

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creak.

The sound of the keel overturning sounded one after another.

The physical exertion of everyone is extremely serious.

Even Liu Bei beside the silt on the river bank is already sweating all over at this moment, and his whole body and the river surface present an extremely exaggerated slope. Once it collapses, he will be crushed to death!
"Brother hold on!"

Hee woo hoo-!
A loud horse cry sounded.

Not far away, several riders came from Juechen.

Even with a distance of hundreds of steps, Guan Yu ordered sharply: "Yide, go to the river and support the elder brother. I will lead people to help pull the rope. Be sure to hold on until the troops of the brigade arrive."

"rest assured!"

Zhang Fei agreed.

Immediately, he swung his whip fiercely, pinched the horse's belly, sat down on the horse and suffered from the pain, raised his head and neighed, spread his hooves, and galloped forward with all his strength, like lightning, he rushed out at a faster speed.

Come closer!
A little closer!
A little closer!
Zhang Feiyue came to the front and flew down at the same time.

boom!
A crisp explosion.

A hemp rope on the other side suddenly snapped.

The balance that was originally maintained was completely broken at this moment.

The sound of squeaking and twisting sounded, and the dragon frame of the high-drum turning car overturned a lot. Liu Bei, who was originally committed to the dragon frame, slipped and fell directly into the river.

It's too late to say, then soon!
At the moment when the keel of Gaotong turned the car and was about to fall into the water, a figure suddenly appeared, flashing past the human eye like a cheetah, and appeared directly under the dragon skeleton, catching the falling keel with the strength of both arms.

"drink-!"

There was a loud shout like thunder.

But seeing Zhang Fei, his body was slightly heavy, his left foot was in front and his right foot was behind. The Qiu muscle is as thick as a bronze mirror.

"Brother, hurry up!"

Zhang Fei shouted at the top of his voice.

Because, even if he tried his best, he might not be able to sustain it for a long time.

It's not that he lacks strength, but that his feet are too slippery. Even though his body can resist, his whole body is slowly moving downwards and backwards. In just a few breaths, half of his feet are already stuck in the mud.

"Yide hold on!"

Liu Bei tumbled out of the river, and when he got up, his whole body was soaked.

but
He didn't leave.

Instead, he stood in front of Zhang Fei, continued to support the keel with his body, and shouted at the same time: "Quick, set him upright, today you must turn the high cylinder to stand up for me!"

"Give me the rope!"

On the river bank, Guan Yufei got off his horse, took the rein from the worker, twisted his wrist, and wrapped the hemp rope around his palm. At the same time, his strength gradually increased.

Squeak!
The huge high-tube turning car keel is lifted up a little.

Although it has not yet been erected, it is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for the craftsmen on both sides of the river.

Everyone tried their best, holding the rein tightly, and trying to pull back.

"One, two, get up!"

"One, two, get up!"

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The skeleton of the high-drum car gantry is slowly lifted.

The soldiers who followed joined the battle together, and dozens of them worked together.

at last!

The dragon skeleton of the high-drum car stands up!

Roar!Roar!Roar!
Ho ho ho ho -!
In an instant, low roars of victory sounded from both sides of the river bank.

Liu Bei let out a long breath, and finally let go of his hanging heart.

He walked back to the shore and shouted loudly: "Continue to install the high-drum car, and it must be put into operation today."

The craftsman from Wancheng nodded affirmatively: "Uncle Huang, don't worry, as long as the dragon skeleton can be erected, it won't take an hour, I will definitely make it turn."

"it is good."

Liu Bei cupped his hands: "Since that's the case, I will trouble you."

The Wancheng craftsman hurriedly returned the gift: "Where! This is what we should do, but you, the emperor, went down the river and personally directed the installation of the dragon skeleton. I have traveled through three or four counties and never met a county magistrate. I can be like you, Uncle Emperor."

"The people of Xinye County are blessed!"

Even the craftsman who is responsible for the installation of the high-tube turning car can't help but feel a lot of emotion.

A majestic uncle with a distinguished status, since he can do these rough and tiring tasks with the poor people, and even go down the river by himself, without fear of hardships and dangers, it is really admirable.

"where!"

Liu Bei's expression was indifferent, neither humble nor overbearing: "Bei accepts His Majesty's high hopes, so I will do my best."

The craftsman sighed from the bottom of his heart: "This villain understands why all the nodes in Xinye County can be completed ahead of schedule."

Liu Bei waved his hand and interrupted: "Okay, it's getting late, hurry up and install it, you will stay in Xinye tonight, Bei has ordered people to prepare a banquet, rest for a night, and then go on your way."

The craftsman cupped his hands: "Since that's the case, I will disturb the emperor's uncle."

Liu Bei smiled lightly: "We are all a family, so why be polite."

"My lord—!"

At this moment, a call sounded not far away.

Liu Bei looked up.

However, seeing that Jian Yong came in a hurry, his expression was slightly flustered: "My lord, the Wang family, the Lu family and other powerful families in Xinye County have sent people here, and they are currently in the county government office, saying that they have something important to see the lord."

"Oh?"

Liu Bei couldn't help frowning, and asked curiously, "Do you know why they came here this time?"

Jian Yong paused, frowning and said: "It seems to be about the land tax. Their plowed fields have no one to cultivate, but they have to pay the land tax of five liters per mu, so there are some complaints."

"Humph!"

Liu Bei snorted softly, and a look of sternness flashed between his eyebrows: "When you usually exploit the people, why don't you hand in more land taxes, these damned guys can't suffer at all."

"My lord, don't be angry."

Jian Yong took a deep breath, and hurriedly persuaded him: "This kind of thing must be controlled by us. I heard that in Yuyang County yesterday, many wealthy families went to the county magistrate."

"That's called."

"Wang Jing!"

"Ah, yes!"

Jian Yong nodded: "That's right, Wang Jing! The second son of Situ Wang Yun's family in Chang'an, he didn't get angry with the local wealthy family. Instead, he calmed down a little and agreed to report to the higher authorities. We can do the same."

"Report up?"

Liu Bei frowned, and his anger increased instead of diminishing: "Isn't this transferring all the pressure to Your Majesty? If all the 26 county magistrates in Nanyang are like this, wouldn't it be difficult for Your Majesty?"

"What about them, I, Liu Bei, don't care."

"but I!"

Liu Bei took a deep breath, and said sonorously, "I will never pass the pressure upwards. At worst, they will rebel collectively. I, Liu Bei, will destroy it again. There is nothing to be afraid of."

In Xinye, as long as the Deng clan, Yin clan, and Lai clan did not rebel, Liu Bei would not pay attention to the other small wealthy families, with a total of at most six or seven hundred plays.

"My lord, why are you doing this?"

"We can"

When Jian Yongzheng was about to speak to remonstrate, Liu Bei directly interrupted: "Xianhe, how much have we suffered from Anxi, Xiami, and Gaotang?"

"In the past, it was because of the chaos in the court that no one made decisions for us, but now in Xinye, with His Majesty backing us, we can let go of our arms and do things well, so there is nothing to be afraid of."

How could Jian Yong not know Liu Bei's temper, and he didn't dare to persuade him anymore, he could only sigh: "My lord, if you insist on doing this, we can only repeat the old trick, loosening the outside and tightening the inside."

Liu Bei didn't hesitate: "It's okay, as long as the high-tube carts are erected and farming is in full swing, most of our pressure will be relieved, and we can concentrate on dealing with these rich people."

"Let's go, go back."

Liu Bei put on his coat, got on his horse and said, "I want to meet these guys well."

Jian Yong cupped his hands: "Here."

Immediately.

The two went straight to the county seat together.

Soon.

Then he returned to the county government.

When Liu Bei entered the political hall, the patriarchs of the Wang family and the Lu family rushed to greet him.

However, before they opened their mouths to greet each other, Liu Bei interrupted with a wave: "Sit quietly for a while, and wait for the county to change into clothes."

Everyone looked at Liu Bei's wet clothes, and they all made way for Liu Bei to go straight to the inner courtyard.

At the same time, discussions followed:

"What is the county official doing here? How did you make it like this?"

"I heard that people from Wancheng came to help install the high-tube transfer car today. Maybe they went there."

"Is it where the canal was dug a few days ago?"

"That's right! Exactly."

"The water there is turbulent, and it's not easy to construct. Could it be that the county lord went down the river himself?"

"Look at this, it is indeed possible."

"Oh, the county lord is like this, our affairs may not be easy to handle."

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Just when all the wealthy families were talking about it.

Liu Bei turned back to the council hall, sat high on the head, and said loudly: "I don't know what you have to report here?"

At that moment, an old man with white beard and hair came out and bowed to him: "Qi Xianxian, the old man Lu Cong is the head of the Lu family in Xinye, and he will be seventy-two this year."

"I came here today because I have something to report. I hope that the county lord can wait for it to be forwarded, and it will be heard by the heavens, so as to relieve the illness of me and the ordinary people."

Liu Bei pretended not to know, waved his hands and said, "Patriarch Lu just speak up."

Lu Cong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then turned to the main topic: "Qi Xianzun, this year's imperial court's kindness to the people was originally a good thing, and we will fully support it, but we have no one to cultivate the fields of our families, but we still have to do it." Faced with high taxes, it is really unbearable."

"Therefore, I wait"

Before Lu Cong finished speaking, Liu Bei interrupted without hesitation: "Patriarch Lu, if I remember correctly, the land rent of your Lu family in previous years was all above ten taxes and two."

"We calculate according to the yield of one stone and five buckets per mu. You have to collect three buckets of land rent per mu every year. Even if you set aside the thirty taxes and one land tax from the imperial court, you will earn two buckets and five liters of rice per mu."

"Humph!"

Liu Bei snorted softly, and a trace of anger flashed in his brows: "In the past, you earned a lot of money, but this year, you only get five liters of land tax per mu, so you have to pretend to be pitiful. What is this? reason?"

During this period of time, Liu Bei has been farming with the common people, and he has a very in-depth understanding of the vampire-style land taxes of the major wealthy families in Xinye County.

and.

He copied the assets of the Zhao family, so he naturally understood how rich the Xinye family was.

But the land tax of five liters per mu was nothing more than they could afford.

Just because he knew the truth, Liu Bei became more and more angry. He really hated these rich families who "just want to take advantage, not to suffer".

"Ah, this"

Lu Cong suddenly felt ashamed, wishing he could find a crack in the ground and sneak in.

but
On the other hand, the wealthy clan spoke plausibly, took a step forward, and immediately made up the knife: "What is the meaning of the county lord? The common people are willing to come to our clan to be tenants. This is a matter of mutual consent."

"In the past years, I have never lost the land tax. This land belongs to our own family. We can't let them grow it for nothing, right? What's more, we also provided farm tools and cattle. Which one is not money?"

Someone else echoed: "That's right! We also have a large family to support. Although the annual land rent is quite a lot, apart from the annual expenses, there is actually not much money left."

"If the court's land tax cannot be reduced or exempted, we really can't bear it. If the county lord can't accept the land tax, don't blame me for not cooperating."

Liu Bei really admired the faces of this group of people, and did not hesitate to turn back: "Why, are you threatening the county?"

Lu Cong and the others hurriedly waved their hands: "How dare you! I will still pay the land tax, but now all the counties are reporting this matter, and I also want to trouble the county lords to make my long-cherished wish come to heaven."

Liu Bei waved his hand and said sonorously, "This county already knows what you are asking for. However, these matters are state affairs, so how can this county not touch them? I believe Your Majesty will make his own decision."

"You wait, please go back."

Liu Bei was really blunt, and directly issued an order to expel the guests.

"The county lord, I'll wait."

Without waiting for the other party to finish speaking, Liu Bei went back directly: "This matter has nothing to do with me, let alone me to intervene. What happens to other county councils, this county has no control over it, but this county does not intervene in this matter."

"Xianhe."

"exist."

"see a visitor out!"

"Here."

Jian Yong had no choice but to wave his hands as a petition: "Everyone, please go back."

Lu Cong and the others dared not speak out in anger, and had no choice but to retreat disgruntled.

*****
Nanyang, Wancheng.

The Emperor's Palace.

Wende Hall.

Liu Bian casually flipped through some memorials, then threw them aside, and said with a sneer, "So many? Could it be that all the 26 counties in Nanyang have recorded memorials?"

Xun Yu hurriedly bowed: "No, there are only 24 counties."

"Oh?"

Liu Bian was slightly surprised: "Which two counties are they?"

Xun Yu replied, "Wan, Xinye."

"Sure enough!"

Liu Bian seemed to have expected it.

Wan is the magistrate of Tang Xiang, and Xinye is the magistrate of Liu Bei.

These two are all Liu Bian's diehard loyalists. As for the rest of the counties, most of them were selected from the examinations, as well as former county magistrates who were originally capable.

These guys either have noble backgrounds, or are already on the verge of collapse. They want to take this opportunity to transfer the pressure upwards so that they can extract themselves from it.

Liu Bian hated these irresponsible guys the most: "Give me the list."

Xun Yu made a promise, and immediately handed over the roster: "Your Majesty, please have a look."

Liu Bian nodded, took the roster, glanced at it briefly, and thought to himself: "Teacher took a screenshot, these guys are on my blacklist."

The voice of the military division alliance followed: "ok, it's done."

Only then did Liu Bian close the directory, and turned to look up at Xun Yu: "Wen Ruo, what do you think of this matter?"

Xun Yu bowed his head: "Your Majesty, I believe that there must be something strange in such a large-scale letter. I am afraid that someone secretly manipulated it. As for who it is, it is not yet known."

"Humph!"

Liu Bian snorted softly, and said nonchalantly, "In Nanyang County, apart from the Deng family, Yin family, Feng family, Li family and other aristocratic families, there is probably no one else with such great ability?"

"But Your Majesty."

Xun Yu could naturally think of these guys, but he had no motive: "The imperial edict shouldn't have had a big impact on them, and their move doesn't make any sense."

"Oh?"

Liu Bian looked at Xun Yu with great interest: "Do you really think that it doesn't make any sense?"

"This"

Xun Yu pondered for a long time, and finally couldn't help being curious: "Please forgive my ignorance, and please give me your Majesty's advice."

Liu Bian waved his hand to signal Xun Yu to sit aside: "Don't worry, wait for the situation."

Xun Yu frowned and asked, "Your Majesty is waiting for news of Fengxiao?"

"kindness."

Liu Bian nodded and nodded: "That's right! I ordered him to send people to the county councils to investigate the situation of the cultivated land in the recent period, especially in the past few days."

hiss-!
Xun Yu was not stupid, so he immediately understood the emperor's meaning: "Your Majesty, what do you mean, the purpose of Deng's and Yin's actions is to use His Majesty's hand to stabilize the price of cultivated land, so as to make a secret move?"

Liu Bian smiled lightly: "Why, isn't this possible?"

Xun Yu's throat rolled, and he swallowed forcefully: "Yes! And it is very possible. For the Yin family, Deng family and other aristocratic families, this is an excellent opportunity to annex the wealthy families in various counties."

"only."

Speaking of this, Xun Yu didn't dare to continue, but Liu Bian took up the conversation: "It's just that Wen Ruo can't believe it, they dare to use my hand to do this, right?"

Xun Yu nodded slowly: "That's right! This subordinate really dare not think about it."

Liu Bian said disdainfully: "Wen Ruo, it's because you are still young and still have the ideal of serving the country in your heart, but for those aristocratic families who are lingering in various places, the first consideration in their minds is their own interests."

"Humph."

With a soft snort, Liu Bian sighed and said, "Let's not say it's me, even if it's the hands of gods, they can still borrow it!"

Although Xun Yu couldn't believe it, he still understood the emperor's words: "Your Majesty, how are you going to deal with it?"

Liu Bian's expression remained indifferent: "The aristocratic family is so bold and wants me to wipe out the aristocratic family for them? I have to admit that their idea is really beautiful, but this time, I will not only clean up the aristocratic family, but also the aristocratic family."

"I want them to know"

Liu Bian's eyes were piercing and murderous, "This world is my world, the great man's world, the common people's world, not the family's world!"

Xun Yu frowned: "Your Majesty, what do you want?"

Liu Bian let out a sigh of relief, he already had a countermeasure: "If you want to take it, you must give it first! If I want to destroy it, I must first make it crazy. Since the Deng family and the Yin family want to be full, then I will let it go." They eat with their bellies open!"

Xun Yu seemed to understand the meaning of the emperor: "Your Majesty, don't you want to take the initiative to cooperate with the family?"

Liu Bian smiled lightly: "The one who knows me is Wen Ruo!"

call-

Xun Yu took a long breath and reminded: "Your Majesty, the Deng family and the Yin family want to annex the Nanyang noble family. I am afraid that they will only dare to do so because they believe that your majesty's favor order will not exceed three years."

"Your Majesty."

Xun Yu tentatively guessed, "Do you want to extend this edict for more than three years?"

Liu Bian had to admire Xun Yu's insight. He had already understood the deep-seated reasons for the aristocratic family's move. Although the current imperial edict is an order of mercy, it will inevitably reduce the treasury greatly. This is very important for the development of Hanting in Nanyang. Very unfavorable.

Based on.

The Deng family and the Yin family will try their best to seize the opportunity and continue to grow their family power.

After all, wind and rain are temporary, and sooner or later it will clear up.

And every thunderstorm in the process is a rare opportunity for them.

Liu Bian took a deep breath and said softly, "Three years? I hope that there will be no poll tax in my life, so that the people of the big man can truly live and work in peace."

If you want to sweep the world, technological strength alone is not enough. Population is also a very important item. Only when the poll tax is abolished, will ordinary people dare to have children with confidence.

ten years!

20 years!
30 years!
There will be a large number of people born in the future.

Only a sufficient population is the endogenous driving force for outward expansion!
Xun Yu was so moved that he was in a mess, and hurriedly bowed: "Your Majesty loves the people like a son, dares to be the first in the world, and will surely become an emperor through the ages in the future, far better than the previous emperors, not even inferior to Guangwu."

Liu Bian smiled lightly, and didn't take it seriously at all: "Wen Ruo, tell Feng Xiao to secretly send someone to spread rumors, saying that His Majesty is considering whether to abolish the Order of Grace."

Xun Yu bowed his body and cupped his hands: "Here."

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