A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 909 is just cheap

People are just cheap, they only care about beating but not eating.

"The sage said it well. Yi Di are beasts with human faces and beast hearts. If they are not pleased with themselves, they will turn back and do harm. They are afraid of power but not moral. The strong will be bandits. They are weak and humble. They have no regard for kindness and righteousness. This is their nature."

Longxi City,

At this time, people from all walks of life gathered, especially after the elite troops transferred from Guangzhou, such as the Jinglue Army and the Qing Navy, were stationed. The Shanyue barbarians in the Jiulong River Basin of 600 miles away all became hospitable and respectful.

"The Chen family is here to send money and food again,"

"Is this another reward for the soldiers?"

"This time it is said to be tribute," Wang Yifang told Huaiyu with a smile, saying that Chen Guang, the head of the Chen family, said that he wanted to make up for the taxes that the Chen family had owed since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. They paid the tax at once for sixteen years according to the current two-tax law. of two taxes.

"He also took the initiative to hand over the land register, which was very respectful."

Wu Huaiyu laughed and said,

They were scared, even scared out of their wits. In the past, the Huang family was arrogant and thought that Yelang could stand high in the sky and look at the sky. Even though the Chen family did not participate in the rebellion, they still felt that if the Huang family caused trouble, the court would have to appease him in the end. ,

Unexpectedly, Wu Huaiyu directly uprooted the Huang family.

If you want to kill someone, set fire to someone, and be recruited, that won't work here. If you want to continue to be a local emperor, it won't work either.

Attracted giant crocodiles,

The Chen family took the lead in expressing their willingness to pay back taxes for sixteen years. This gesture was really low-key, and they were completely bowing down.

They asked for labor, tribute, and taxes several times. They handed over almost all of this year's field harvest, and were even willing to send their children to serve.

"The women from the Huang family who married into the Chen family are the Chen family. How can they be implicated anymore?" He paused, "As for the women from the Chen family who married into the Huang family, seeing how the Chen family is For the sake of understanding current affairs, let’s give the Chen family face and let them take in their daughter.”

After all the rebels following the Huang family have been cleaned up, do we need to clean up those creeks in the upper reaches and tributaries of the Liuying River? "

"The Chen family has also sent here all the women, young and old, who were married to the Huang family in the past. Even the women from the Chen family who were married to the Huang family before and who ran back to the Chen family are now brought here."

"Do you want to meet the head of the Chen family?"

With the Chen family taking the lead, other families also know what to do. Of course, if they don't follow suit, they will definitely be put on the blacklist. Will they be put on the anti-thief list, the thief list, or something else? Of course it's here that has the final say.

Even the farm records at home were handed over as soon as they were told.

Wu Huaiyu made tea for the two of them and did not speak in a hurry.

This time the Huang family raised their flag to rebel because the imperial court wanted to implement the new two-tax law. They wanted to resist the tyranny of the government and restore peace to Fujian and Vietnam.

I have to say that Old Man Chen is very young and has lived to be almost eighty years old. He is indeed shrewd enough, has a sense of crisis, and has a sense of the overall situation. He may have been influenced by the Huang family before, but now he has completely woken up. This kind of old guy Once you become smart, your reaction is very fast.

To be too old to die is to be a thief;

Chen Sheng, Sima of Guangzhou, and Jia Runfu of the Qing Navy came in together.

"In this round of raids, we have beheaded more than 3,000 people and captured more than 30,000 people. We have swept hundreds of miles of Liuying River.

"The Chen family has a loyal heart, and its children who meet the requirements can be selected."

"A simple test of civil and military skills. Those with literary talents can be retained as officials in the Yamen, and those with martial arts can join the United Nations or be ordered to serve as government soldiers. Anyway, a lot of soldiers have been deployed in Fujian recently. The tooth soldiers of the Fuzhou Governor's Mansion, There are state soldiers, government soldiers, and a patrol navy here in Lugang, as well as a coastal patrol."

Wang Yifang understood the idea and went to talk to the Chen family.

Wu Huaiyu shook his head,

"The Chen family is really ruthless in what they do, but it's a bit too much."

The Chen family has so many fields, and this year’s harvest is all given away.

"However, the Huang family's children cannot be kept."

Wu Huaiyu still likes green tea.

Fresher and more fragrant.

"What about the children sent by the Chen family?"

The tea leaves are tumbling under the boiling water, exuding bursts of tea fragrance.

"Things can be collected, but people will disappear. Of course, the money and food, let alone back taxes, are not meant to be paid later. The court has no intention of asking for compensation in the future. It should be treated as a voluntary donation from the Chen family. After collecting the money and food, remember to write Here is a receipt, I will write a plaque to the Chen family later, just write it as the House of Good Deeds."

Although it was only the Huang family that was opposed, in fact, as soon as the New Deal came out, many people in Fujian were ready to take action. The Huang family just took the lead.

Originally, if the Huang family was progressing smoothly, more and more people would respond.

But it's a pity that as soon as the Huang family jumped up, they were severely covered. This suddenly frightened all the people with evil intentions.

Now one is more honest than the other.

They now hope that the court can end this chaos and leave quickly.

But now that we are here, how can we leave so easily?

It is easy to ask God but difficult to send Him away.

Wu Huaiyu was a man who made great achievements in Lingnan. Now that Fujian is included in Lingnan Road, he just took this opportunity to open up the situation of implementing the new law.

To open up the situation, the best way is not propaganda or persuasion.

Instead, he slashed three times with the axe, causing heads to roll and blood to flow out. Only then would they become frightened and listen carefully. Although it was a bit simple and crude, it was a very useful move.

The premise is that you must have this strength,

In the past, the imperial court would not choose to use such tactics, especially the princes of Chang'an. They would prefer to be more stable, but Wu Huaiyu likes to be simple and rough, which is more efficient and faster.

With one force, ten will be defeated,

It’s not that easy to raise the anti-flag.

Although it was the Huang family who raised the flag of rebellion,

But now that Wu Huaiyu, the manager of the Seventh Prefecture, has mobilized so many troops under the banner of counterinsurgency, how can it end easily?

Now he has killed 3,000 people and captured more than 30,000 people. In fact, it has been enlarged a lot, but Wu Huaiyu will not be soft.

A person of his status actually behaves in a detached manner. It's not that he looks down on the people, but that he focuses on the overall situation on their chessboard and doesn't care too much about individuals.

Compassion does not control troops, justice does not manage wealth.

The butt determines the head. Wu Huaiyu’s stance is naturally different from Shan Yue’s.

"We've killed so many and captured so many, it's almost over, but it's not over yet. While you still have these sharp knives, you will continue to patrol the five states of Fujian.

My request is that wherever the flag of the Tang Dynasty reaches, and wherever the horizontal sword points, all the five prefectures and mountains must be surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, all households should be registered and the people should be organized, townships should be established, household registration should be registered, fields should be measured, and tax rolls should be drawn up."

"Starting from next year, the two-tax law will be fully implemented. Anyone who refuses to make households and equalize the people and implement the two-tax law is a barbarian enemy who is disobedient to the king's law and can be destroyed."

Nothing bothers the two masters.

Hugging the grass and hunting rabbits,

Jia Runfu smiled helplessly, "Wu Gong's task is too heavy. The five states in Fujian are not small. If we patrol them all, we probably won't be able to complete them in a year. Many places are inaccessible."

"I know it too, but do it first. It's not required to patrol everything. But it's generally necessary to patrol every seven or eight. Even in extremely remote areas, these three axes still need to be as strong as possible. Three axes must be used to chop. It will give you at least thirty years of stability." Wu Huaiyu smiled and added tea to the two of them.

"Don't rush to complain. In fact, you can also regard this as an opportunity. You can not only train troops in actual combat, but also seek some benefits for the soldiers."

Jia Runfu's eyes lit up.

Huaiyu said with a smile, "Next, if you encounter those who resist again, you will still be credited for killing them, and you can keep half of what is captured by the prisoners. Of this half, half will be rewarded to the soldiers, and half will be reserved for the army."

Jia Runfu immediately smiled brightly. This kind of battle to sweep Shanyue was either difficult or troublesome, but it was not a big deal for the regular army. After all, the Huang family and others who really took the lead in the rebellion were all wiped out.

What is left is a group of scattered Xidong barbaric villages that have become useless.

"Mr. Sir, the soldiers are going into the mountains to inspect and carry out encirclement and sweep operations. We still have to provide the original military supplies of money and food."

"Don't worry, I won't give you anything less,"

"That's fine, that's fine."

Jia Runfu believed that as long as he took the words back, the soldiers in the camp would be extremely excited. This was indeed an opportunity.

Being able to make meritorious deeds, and also be able to seize and loot people, there are not many good things like that.

The government army system can save the court a lot of money in raising troops. For the government soldiers, it is also a rare way to get rewards and official positions. Especially for the common landowners, it is not easy to become an official, but it is a bit difficult. Selecting government soldiers and conferring them meritorious services is the most convenient way.

However, the burden on the soldiers of the government is actually not small. If they often have to go to patrol, take turns to guard, or fight, they will easily go bankrupt, especially if they cannot get any battlefield seizures or the rewards cannot be cashed in time.

People here in Lingnan say that the mountains and rivers are poor, but since Wu Huaiyu came to Lingnan, he brought many special policies from the imperial court, plus a three-point tax.

The Lingnan area is actually relatively well-off. Even the soldiers are treated much better, and rewards and subsidies are timely. Especially here, it is not as big as the Central Plains. The land is vast and the people are sparse. Field rewards for meritorious service are definitely possible. Cash out immediately without any discount.

The channels for being promoted to decorated officers, dismissed from official positions, and awarded actual posts are much smoother than those in the Central Plains.

"This time, of the more than 30,000 prisoners, I will also give half of them directly to the soldiers who fought in this battle, and the remaining half will be sent to Lugang for auction, and some of the proceeds will be allocated to the various armies. "

"But I would like to remind you in advance that you must treat Shanyue with courtesy first and then attack with troops. You must publicize the policy in place and give them time to think about it. You cannot attack and suppress indiscriminately. As long as they are willing to register households and accept the two taxes, they will still be Good citizens of the imperial court, you must not attack or plunder, I will not be polite to anyone who messes up."

Wu Huaiyu believed that without reminding them, those soldiers and generals would really do those things for the sake of merit and to seize prisoners.

"You also need to assist states and counties in establishing state town soldiers and local regiments..."

Jia Runfu agreed and was very happy.

Chen Sheng also nodded repeatedly. After all, it was the same thing as in Lingnan, where he was familiar with the car and the road.

"Chen Sheng, I plan to recommend you to take over as the governor of Zhangzhou. I plan to let the previous one go to Fuzhou Dudu Mansion to be a Sima."

Chen Sheng naturally knew which one was more important, Sima of the Guangzhou Governor's Office, or the governor of Zhangzhou. Chen Sheng was both surprised and surprised, breathing a little heavier, and he was even more grateful to Wu Huaiyu, his brother-in-law.

"As long as the Prime Minister needs me to come, I will come, and I will definitely live up to his expectations."

Wu Huaiyu was very satisfied with this answer, "I have always believed in your ability, so I specially appointed you as the Sima of Guangfu before. You performed well enough in Guangzhou. Now this is also an opportunity. You first inspect the governor of Zhangzhou." , if you can perform well this time, the court will naturally make you the governor."

Wu Huaiyu arranged for his own people without any hesitation. He did not avoid relatives when recruiting talents. It was the right time to employ people in Fujian.

(End of this chapter)