Xuande

Chapter 356
In all fairness, after Liu Bei took power in Liangzhou, the life of the Qiang people was much better than before.

Liu Bei really put a lot of effort into the survival of Han people and Hu people.

He personally abolished many exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes, and strictly limited the process and content of the government's tax collection. Recklessly.

That is to say, after taking charge of Liangzhou, Liu Bei discovered that the matter of tax collection has been played by bureaucrats since ancient times.

Many taxes he had never heard of appeared in parts of Liangzhou.

For example, cattle tax, well-drilling tax, and firewood tax.

Farm cattle have to pay taxes, otherwise the government will take the farm cattle away.

You have to pay taxes to dig a well, and you have to pay taxes to cut firewood on the mountain, because there is no king's land in the world, and you do things on the king's land, how can you not pay taxes?

There are also several counties where the magistrates are very greedy. Newlyweds have to pay taxes, and they have to pay an extra tax for having a child, and they have to pay taxes when the farm tools are worn out.

This is true for the Han people, and the same is true for the Hu people.

All kinds of threats and blackmail told them that if they did not pay more taxes, the army would attack them.

Those Qiang people were not very good in farming technology, and they forcibly took a considerable part of the income from agricultural production, so they couldn't survive at all.

They treat people equally when it comes to collecting money. In order to collect people's fat and anointing, they really do their best and don't hesitate to do anything.

When Liu Bei heard the news, he was so angry that he wanted to kill someone himself.

It is different now. All unreasonable taxes have been abolished by Liu Bei, and the oral tax has also been abolished in fact by Liu Bei in the form of official payment, which has greatly reduced the tax pressure of ordinary people and allowed them to breathe.

In addition to the taxation of the household registration population, the taxation and tribute for the semi-independent foreign settlements in Liangzhou and abroad were also greatly reduced by Liu Bei, and Liu Bei did not allow any individual or group except the state tax collectors to collect them tax.

The taxation power for foreign settlements was taken back to the state capital by Liu Bei's strongest force without discussion, and no one was allowed to intervene.

Therefore, whether it is the Qiang people, the Huns, the Xianbei people living in the territory, or other ethnic groups, their survival pressure has been reduced.

The survival pressure of the people living in Liangzhou has been greatly relieved.

Ordinary people's resistance to the government is mostly caused by their inability to survive. As long as the exploitation and oppression are not so severe, they will not gather crowds to revolt if they have any hope.

The Qiang chaos in the Eastern Han Dynasty lasted for so many years and could not be subdued. Even the Han people often participated in the rebellion of the Qiang people. The excessive expropriation of Liangzhou officials is definitely one of the important reasons.

Therefore, Liu Bei has put a lot of effort into the administration of officials. After a period of adjustments in the administration of officials, the situation of private tax increases by local governments has been curbed.

The state tax official sent by Liu Bei had a detailed discussion with the tribes led by Naduo on the content of the previous tax tribute. To show their sincerity, some unreasonable content was abolished, and then they agreed on the taxes that would need to be paid to the government and the court in the future. The amount of tribute and the frequency and amount of payment.

The tribe that grows food pays a certain amount of food to the state capital.

The grazing tribes pay a certain amount of fur and livestock to the state capital.

The number is not much less than before, at least it is moderate and reasonable.

After getting the approval of Naduo and those local leaders, the content of this part was finally finalized.

The tax collectors of the government no longer use their teeth and claws to force collections, and no one uses various reasons to coerce and lure the tribes to pay various tributes that are not agreed at all. The amount of tax revenue passing through road checkpoints has been greatly reduced.

Even through Shaodang Qiang's relationship, tribes willing to pay taxes and tributes to the state capital on time and in volume can get a certificate of paying taxes and tributes. With the certificate, they can enter Guan City in Jincheng County and have the qualifications to participate in the mutual market .

As a result, many Qiang tribes were willing to pay taxes and tribute to the Liangzhou state capital in exchange for the qualification to participate in the mutual market, and participated in the mutual market in Jincheng County.

They obtained the materials they needed for life through trading, and the Liangzhou government did not exploit them much. The materials were large in quantity and moderately priced, not expensive.

This state can be said to be the fairest since the Liangzhou government and their trade.

After several mutual exchanges, many Qiang tribes believed in Liu Bei.

They all believed that Liu Bei was a reputable military and political officer, and they had expectations of him. They believed that his words were more effective than other Liangzhou governors, and they were trustworthy.

They hope to obtain the peaceful living conditions of today, and hope that they can obtain the survival materials they need in a relatively peaceful way, and live as peacefully as possible.

So they are naturally unwilling to make trouble.

When they suddenly learned that Liu Bei was going to war against the three Qiang tribes, everyone was worried, worried that Liu Bei would feel bad for the Qiang people, and worried that such a beautiful situation would never return, so they quickly sent someone to contact Liu Bei to express everyone's wishes.

Liu Bei knew this well, and he didn't want Zhan Luan, so he responded to the willingness of those people to cooperate, explained the situation to them, and hoped that they would not think too much.

The major policies of the Liangzhou state government will not change, and the state government will not involve innocent people, but the attack on the malicious rebels must be carried out. Whoever dares to violate his rule will be let into a mass burial post.

The Qiang tribes should take this as a warning. If they want to maintain a good relationship with the Liangzhou government, they must not be soft on the rebel forces who try to disrupt the peaceful situation.

If the Qiang tribes take the initiative to help the Liangzhou court put down the rebellion and eliminate dissidents, they can inform the Liangzhou government, and the government will help the Qiang tribes apply for official rewards from the Luoyang court and give material rewards.

If you can't eliminate it by yourself, it will be a great achievement to notify the Liangzhou government in time, and you will also be rewarded.

Liu Bei and representatives of 37 Qiang tribes reached this agreement in Jixian County. The two sides made an alliance with blood, each in the way of the Han people and the Qiang people, and made oaths. .

Then the two parties exchange tokens with each other, and the covenant is finalized.

The agreement between the 37 Qiang tribes and the Liangzhou government led by Liu Bei was thus implemented.

The Qiang tribes were determined, and returned safely to prepare for the next payment of taxes and tributes, as well as the next market.

Liu Bei also dealt with the aftermath of the battle, and rewarded the subordinates who participated in the war for their merits. They should be promoted, and they should be rewarded. Therefore, General Zhonglang finally appeared in the Liangzhou Corps.

Zhang Fei, governor of Longxi County and captain of Wumeng, was promoted by Liu Bei as General of Wumeng, the No. 1 general of Zhonglang in the Liangzhou Corps, for his meritorious service in defending the city without defeat and killing two leaders of the invading Qiang people.
Liu Yong, the lieutenant of Wu'an, was promoted by Liu Bei to be the No. 2 Zhonglang General of Wu'an for his meritorious service in beheading the brave generals of the Qiang army.

Wuping Colonel Pang De was promoted to Wuping Zhonglang General for his great contribution in beheading a main leader of the Qiang Army and defeating the enemy, the No.3 Zhonglang General.

This battle brought three Zhonglang generals to the Liangzhou Corps.

In addition, the army commander Ma Chengpu was promoted by Liu Bei to the rank of school lieutenant because of his previous and subsequent contributions, and was given the title of Wuyang.

Army Sima Yan Xing was promoted by Liu Bei to be a school lieutenant and given the name Wuzhen because of his successive contributions.

Army Sima Cao Ren and Cao Chun were promoted by Liu Bei to be captains together because of their bravery in fighting and beheading the brave generals of the Qiang army. Cao Ren was the captain of Weiding, and Cao Chun was the captain of Weisheng.

The soldiers who killed many enemies also received good rewards and were promoted. The best of them was Guo Hao, an ordinary cavalry soldier who killed the general of the Qiang Army. Because of this credit, he was promoted to the rank of Marquis.

(End of this chapter)