Fantasy Three Kingdoms: Four knots in Taoyuan at the beginning

Deng Xilong was caught off guard by Chen Yuan's answer, and he found that he was not sure what Chen Yuan was thinking.

Therefore, Deng Xilong asked tentatively: "I don't know what you mean by that?"

Chen Yuan looked at Deng Xilong with a half-smile: "Deng Juncheng, what do you think you mean by not driving?"

Deng Xilong was a little embarrassing, missed this topic and returned: "Don't drive, besides the resistance from the royal relatives, there are also these policies implemented by the state government that are not in line with the reality of Nanyang."

A gleam flashed in Chen Yuan's eyes: "What is the specific situation, Jun Cheng might as well speak out."

Seeing that Chen Yuan was still smiling, although Deng Xilong couldn't control what Chen Yuan was thinking, he thought to himself that he was full of confidence, so he revealed some words without hesitation.

"Don't be ignorant, the several policies implemented by the state government, except for the registration of households and Qimin, other policies such as the two policies of garrisoning the land and one-body payment of grain, in Nanyang will not only strengthen Nanyang, but will cause some disasters in Nanyang. .”

"For example, farming requires a large number of refugees and unowned land. However, all the land in Nanyang is owned, and there are not many refugees in Nanyang. In this way, there are no people and no land. How to carry out farming, so this policy is promulgated Going on, the officials in the county are also powerless, and gradually become a dead letter."

"There is also this one-body payment of food. Excuse me, this policy seems to be inconsistent with the court's laws. Not only many good families in Nanyang do not support this policy, even officials do not support it. After all, I have never heard of officials paying taxes. Yes. Now there are a lot of complaints in Nanyang Hejun, so please don't look into it."

Deng Xilong said a series of reasons and reasons. In a word, the state government's policy will not work in Nanyang.

Deng Xilong is also giving Chen Yuan a soft nail.

The implication is that Nanyang is different from other places in Jingzhou. It is impossible for the state government to govern Nanyang without seeking our consent.

Chen Yuanduo was a smart person, so he naturally understood Deng Xilong's meaning.

After Deng Xilong finished speaking, Chen Yuan nodded: "I understand the meaning of Jun Cheng, which means that the state government's policies are not suitable for implementation in Nanyang, right?"

Deng Xilong nodded: "Don't draw a lesson, every place has its own actual situation, the state government's policy is good, but it's really not very suitable for Nanyang, so, we all agreed, please don't abolish the implementation in Nanyang. It is best if the state government’s policy can be maintained in its original form, even if it cannot be maintained, I feel that we need to consult the villagers for their opinions before agreeing on a governance policy, so as to make Nanyang stable and benevolent.”

Deng Xilong's words sounded like nothing, but in fact he was completely negating the policies of the state capital and the policies designated by the state capital. This was attacking the authority of the state capital and the authority of Liu Bei, the state shepherd.

Let me ask, if the original policy is really completely negated, who would dare to believe what Liu Bei said in the future, and who would still believe it.

In this way, the credibility of the government will be completely lost.

Qin Jie, the prefect, was done.

Deng Xilong kills two birds with one stone.

In fact, Nanyang Haoqiang had long disliked Qin Jie.

Because Qin Jie is different from the previous prefects, he doesn't care about Nanyang tycoons like them at all. Once the tyrants break the law, Qin Jie will increase the punishment.

Is it still called a powerful if it doesn't violate the law?
It is naturally impossible for a powerful man not to break the law.

The previous eunuchs just turned a blind eye and passed by because of Nanyang Hao's strength.

But Qin Jie is not, he is not only true, but also very capable.

During the more than a year when Qin Jie was the prefect, he often suppressed these tyrants.

Some powerful children broke the law and fell into Qin Jie's hands, that would be bad.

Those who can be exiled will never be punished, and those who can be imprisoned will not be fined.

In short, Nanyang's tyrants made Qin Jie feel a little overwhelmed.

If it was someone else, they would have already found ways to get Qin Jie down or transfer him away.

It's just a coincidence that not long after Qin Jie became the prefect, Liu Bei came to Jingzhou to be the governor of the state, and even led troops to help Nanyang.

During this process, Qin Jie joined Liu Bei and recognized Liu Bei's status as the state shepherd.

You must know that Nanyang's taxes are no longer directly handed over to the capital, but first handed over to the state pastoral mansion, and then handed over to the imperial court by the state pastoral mansion.

Of course, because Nanyang is closer to Luoyang than Xiangyang, taxes and the like do not need to be transported to Xiangyang, but only need to wait for the taxes handed in by the state government to Nanyang to communicate with the capital.

This is also Liu Bei's loyalty to the court, and many taxes in other places have not been paid or even paid less.

For example, Yizhou, such as Qingzhou and Xuzhou.

In places where the Yellow Turbans have ravaged, taxes are basically not collected.

The reason is easy to find, the Yellow Turbans are rampant, people's livelihood is dying, and it is difficult to collect taxes.

This is also one of the reasons why Emperor Han Ling admired Liu Bei very much.

There is another person who is also working hard to pay taxes, and that is Lu Zhi.

It's just that Lu Zhi can't pay the full amount now, because those tyrants in Jizhou are not good things.

And Lu Zhi is not like Liu Bei, he has the help of Chen Yuan, who is cheating.

He still has to rely on local tyrants to collect taxes.

Therefore, Jizhou's taxes are more than half less than in previous years.

But even so, Jizhou's taxes are still at the forefront, second only to Liu Bei in Jingzhou.

Let's put it this way, the current taxation of the imperial court mainly depends on the three places of Jingzhou, Jizhou and Henan Yin.

Taxes elsewhere are either minimal or nonexistent.

This is also one of the reasons why the court could not sustain it later.

I have no money.

Taxes are not coming up, the treasury is empty, and there is no need to do other things.

Do you really think that Emperor Han Ling did not want to expand the central army?
He couldn't think about it anymore, he wished that the Southern Army would directly expand by [-].

But the key is no money.

No money to expand the army, use air to support the army?
This is one of the fundamental wishes for the emptiness of the central government and the strength of the local government after the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

If taxes and taxes are not paid, they are all held back by the local government.

Although the local states and counties stated to the court that they could not collect taxes, did they actually confiscate them?

That's not it.

Not only did they not take less, but they may have collected more than before. Otherwise, how did the eighteenth princes raise so many troops?

However, the money and food collected were all used by the local government itself.

This is the beginning of local separatism.

With money, food, and reputation, he naturally began to recruit and expand the army, and then appointed officials on his own.

Human rights, financial rights, and administrative power are all controlled by the local government itself. Isn't this the separatist rule of the feudal town?

Deng Xilong had a good plan, and Chen Yuan naturally couldn't let him do what he wanted.

Chen Yuan smiled: "Look at what you mean, don't you say that the state government is wrong, and the lord is also wrong. Our state capital is full of high-ranking officials who don't understand the sufferings of the people. They make decisions based on their brains, causing chaos in Nanyang Alright, Juncheng Deng, do you mean that?"

Deng Xilong didn't speak, but looking at his expression, he obviously meant this.

Chen Yuan's complexion changed suddenly, and he said sharply: "Deng Xilong, you are so courageous, you dare to question the decision of the State Shepherd's Mansion, you dare to slander the reputation of the State Shepherd, and try to attack the authority of the envoy, I think there are a lot of complaints. The common people, but the Nanyang tyrants headed by your Deng family."

When Deng Xilong heard this, he stiffened immediately.

This time is the time to see blood, and you must not be cowardly.

Deng Xilong stood up, bowed again and said: "Don't worry, if you treat us like this, then we will no longer have the audacity to live on top of this temple. Today, I, Deng Xilong, resign."

After speaking, Deng Xilong took off his official seal of the county magistrate, put it on the case, and then walked away.

At this time, Deng Xilong did have the demeanor of the leader of Nanyang's mighty power.

The other Nanyang tyrants couldn't help feeling admiration in their hearts.

What a head of Nanyang, he is worthy of being the head of the Deng family in Nanyang, and he has not weakened the momentum of our Nanyang.

Therefore, the rest of the people took off their official seals and put them on the case, and after saluting to Chen Yuan, they all left with Deng Xilong.

Seeing this scene, Chen Yuan looked calm and didn't seem to panic at all.

Qin Jie couldn't sit still anymore.

He didn't expect that Chen Yuan would break his face with Nanyang Haoqiang like this, and they would resign as a group, which was a big deal.

When the news got out, he, the prefect, would have to bear a lot of pressure.

At least a hat that cannot unite with colleagues cannot escape.

Of course, Qin Jie didn't care too much about this.

Anyway, Qin Jie made up his mind to follow Liu Bei to the end, and the opinions of outsiders are not too important to him.

However, Chen Yuan was not easy to explain.

It is said that Chen Yuan will inevitably bear the reputation of suppressing local virtuous and bullying others.

This reputation is not good, and the imperial court will definitely respond.

Not to mention, Chen Yuan offended He Miao earlier.

In this way, the general might invite the Son of Heaven to directly dismiss Chen Yuan's Bie Jia and the military advisor Zhong Lang from their official positions.

Qin Jie looked anxiously, looked at Chen Yuan, and wanted to say something.

Chen Yuan waved his hand: "From the beginning, you don't need to say too much, Yuan will take care of himself."

After finishing speaking, he paused: "Since they all resigned and left, Nanyang government affairs must not be delayed. In this way, you and I will send a joint letter to the lord, and ask the lord to send some people from Xiangyang to serve as officials in the prefect's mansion, so as to assist you. Carry out various political affairs."

Speaking of this, Chen Yuan suddenly smiled: "To be honest, I really didn't expect Deng Xilong to have such courage, and to make such a drama of group resignation. I underestimated him, Nanyang Deng's family After all, it is the Deng family in Nanyang, so there are still some tricks."

Chen Yuan really didn't expect Deng Xilong to do this. To be honest, he underestimated Deng Xilong.

That's right, if the Deng family in Nanyang really failed, they wouldn't be able to raise talents like Deng Zhi and Deng Ai.

After all, it is the leading clan in Nanyang, so it still has some background.

Flood dragons emerged from the deep waters, the leader of such a rich clan must have some talents, otherwise he would not be able to be the head of the Deng family.

Obviously, Deng Xilong's move was based on the fact that without their support, the prefect's mansion would be able to maintain even basic political affairs.

Because of Deng Xilong's resignation, there will be follow-up reactions.

Those Nanyang powerful children who are officials in the prefect's mansion will inevitably resign after hearing this.

At that time, the prefect's mansion, including the political affairs of the entire Nanyang County, will be completely paralyzed.

At that time, let alone implementing any policies, even basic operations will be difficult to maintain.

Deng Xilong's move was also a demonstration. Let Chen Yuan see that without their Nanyang Zhujia, Nanyang would fall into chaos and paralysis.

This trick is not without viciousness.

Because Deng Xilong has full confidence and confidence in doing so.

Nanyang Haoqiang's tentacles have spread all over Nanyang, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Nanyang is theirs.

Let's put it this way, Nanyang tyrants control [-]% of the land and population of Nanyang, you can see how powerful they are if you think about it.

In other words, the population and land controlled by the government accounted for only [-]% of Nanyang.

Twenty percent is not as much as the Deng family, which occupies about [-]% of Nanyang's land and population.

How many people are there in Nanyang?

According to official statistics, Nanyang has a population of more than 100 million.

But these more than 100 million people are only on the surface, and many of them have been hidden by Nanyang tycoons.

In fact, Nanyang has a population of no less than 300 million.

The Deng family directly and indirectly controls hundreds of thousands of people.

If you have such a strong strength, you will also have contempt for the government.

Although this move caught Chen Yuan by surprise, it also gave Chen Yuan a chance.

An opportunity to completely control the Nanyang Prefect's Mansion.

Didn't you all resign?
OK, all approved.

Do you think that if you resign, we won't be able to find someone to be an official?
Then you are wrong.

You know, there are not too many talents in Xiangyang now.

Since Xiangyang held the Debate Conference and Martial Arts Conference, Liu Bei's talents have already figured out the phenomenon of blowout.

Although there are still fewer top talents, some middle-level talents are really a lot of cars.

It couldn't be easier to pick out some to work in Nanyang.

Maybe these people can't be prefects, county magistrates, etc., but they can still be competent as county magistrates, county lieutenants, and county magistrates.

There are 37 counties under the rule of Nanyang County. According to the resignation of the county magistrates, county lieutenants and county magistrates of all counties, that would require 111 people. In addition to the officials needed in the prefect’s mansion, Chen Yuan directly asked Liu Bei for 150 people. Among them, Chen Yuan asked Guo Youzhi and Chen Zhen to lead the team by name.

Guo Youzhi and Chen Zhen also belonged to the people who joined Liu Bei's group earlier, and Liu Bei brought them back when he came to Nanyang to support Qin Jie.

Guo Youzhi, Fei Yi, and Dong Yun "all of them are good and honest, and their ambitions are loyal and pure." This person was praised by Zhuge Liang, and he is still very stable as a county magistrate.

Moreover, he is also from Nanyang.

It's just that the Guo family in Nanyang is not a first-rate family, they belong to the kind of small and medium landlords.

But Guo Youzhi's reputation in Nanyang is not small. Youzhi, a native of Nanyang, was famous for his utensil industry.

Chen Zhenna didn't need Guo You to be weak at all, and he was also a minister.

If Guo Youzhi is the magistrate, Chen Zhen can be a meritorious service officer.

Chen Yuandiao came here, on the one hand, with the help of their abilities, and more importantly, with the help of their identities from Nanyang.