I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 211 The foreplay of the Great Purge

"Aren't Ma Yushi afraid of causing those people to unite to resist?" Wang You said.

"Could it be that if they unite to resist, the court will give in?" Ma Yong continued, "What do they think of the court!"

"Your Majesty! You must not modify the tax policy without authorization, otherwise the world will be in chaos!"

Liu Chan was in trouble again.

When we discuss Dutian, we discuss Dutian. Why does it involve taxation?

Liu Chan glanced at Meng Guang dissatisfied, "This guy is the one who always gives me problems."

"Meng Yushi, what do you think?"

When Meng Huo, the censor's chief minister, came out, he said generously: "I think there is no problem!"

Of course Meng Huo thought it was okay. Meng Huo was a young citizen in the south and he didn’t have much land here.

"Where's Du Qing?"

"I feel it is inappropriate."

Finally, Liu Chan's eyes fell on Li Heng: "What do you think, General?"

As soon as Liu Chan said this, the courtiers immediately fell silent.

Today in the Han Dynasty, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang is undoubtedly the real powerful person.

But Li Heng was able to win Zhuge Liang's absolute trust and serve as a general. He has made great achievements and his prestige is now extremely high.

His words are naturally full of authority.

Li Heng said: "What Mr. Du just said is absolutely true. There are only some errors between the court and the local government. There are only a few people who hide their fields and merge their fields. People like Tan Cheng and Qiao Zhou are heinous people. They investigated and dealt with many good fields, but More people are not like them. Since it is only a small number of people, and the 70% tax is only targeted at a small number of people, why should you be nervous?"

After speaking, he said to Liu Chan: "I think there is no problem at all."

Now the hall fell into dead silence.

No one dared to take what Li Heng said.

At least there is no one for now.

You must know that the Qiaozhou case was initiated by the general last year. Everyone saw how the general fought against those people in Qiaozhou.

Later, Qiao Zhou was sent to prison. This year, Qiao Zhou and others were beheaded and their homes were ransacked.

In addition, Li Heng's remarks were based on Taichang Du Qiong. They were reasonable and well-founded and there was really no way to refute them.

Even Liu Chan couldn't refute for a while.

He sighed and said: "Since the general has approved it, what's the point of dispute? The matter involved is not big, so let's do it like this. Da Sinong will submit a tax report to the general's palace. Now the prime minister On the front line, all matters concerning the DPRK and China are left to the general to make decisions."

This is still emphasizing the external and the internal.

The general is a foreign minister. According to the rules, he should pass through the Chancellor's Stand. Liu Chan decides.

But Liu Chan let Li Heng decide.

I have always cooperated with Zhuge Liang like this before.

But Li Heng had just come to power. Obviously, it would be more helpful for him to govern in the future if the emperor said it himself in this kind of court.

It is also more helpful for the monarch and his ministers to cooperate with each other.

No one objected now, and even if they were a little dissatisfied, they didn't dare to speak out.

Li Heng said: "I accept the decree."

"Is there anything else?"

"Your Majesty, this is the credential sent by Sun Quan, the leader of Wu Kingdom. It just arrived in the capital yesterday evening and was sent to Honglu Temple." Du Qiong presented Sun Quan's credential.

As soon as Sun Quan's credentials were mentioned, the atmosphere in the court changed again.

"Sun Quan is treacherous!"

Before Liu Chan looked, Guan Tong spoke.

"The rats from Jiangdong are short of resources and strategies!"

After Liu Chan read Sun Quan's credentials, he said, "This is an apology."

Then he asked Du Qiong: "Where is the envoy from Wu State?"

"Already settled."

Liu Chan said: "Okay, just let the general see you, and I will disappear."

"Here."

"If nothing happens, just retreat."

After he retired from the court, Wang You openly pointed at Meng Guang's nose and said: "70% of the bad government..."

Before he finished speaking, Du Qiong coughed twice and signaled to him that the general was beside him.

Wang You quickly shut up.

Everyone went outside the palace.

Jiang Wan and Dong Yun looked at each other and saw a hint of confusion in each other's eyes.

Today's morning meeting was really weird. Originally, it was talking about "distributing fields", then moved from "discharging fields" to "hiding fields", and in the end, it actually mentioned reforming the tax system.

Why do you feel like everything is arranged?

Du Qiong suddenly walked up to Li Heng and said, "General."

"Du Gong, what's the matter?" Li Heng asked politely.

"The affairs of the State of Wu," Du Qiong said, "We have just ended the war with the State of Wu. How does the general plan to deal with the affairs between us and the State of Wu?"

"Wu Guo went too far this time." Li Heng just said this, then turned and left.

Du Qiong frowned slightly, but his real purpose was not to ask Wu Guo, but to divert the topic to the tax policy just now.

But Li Heng didn't give him this chance at all.

He felt the same as Jiang Wan and Dong Yun. He felt that today's morning meeting was very strange.

It seems to be guided.

He even had the illusion that this tax policy was not targeted at a small number of people.

Li Heng returned to the General's Mansion and said to Zhao Xiang: "The next front page of the Capital Daily should be about the merger of the fields. If you want to make this matter public in front of the people, you can find a case and it must be published within a few days. .”

"Why?"

"Before you do something like this, you have to win the hearts and minds of the people."

"I understand!" Not long after, Lu Zhi came back.

"General, the envoy from Wu State wants to see you."

Li Heng said: "No."

Lu Zhi asked in confusion: "Why is the general missing?"

"I want to show my attitude to the Wu envoy first. I want to win the support of the DPRK to attack the Wu faction." Li Heng said, "Guan Tong is the grandson of Guan Yu, and there is also an important figure named Fu Qian. He is Forbidden Army Zuo Zhonglang, if you go see him in two days, tell him that the new policy is related to the security of the country, and his support is needed when necessary."

Lu Zhi immediately understood: "I understand, the general is really meticulous in his actions, and I admire him."

Li Heng sighed in his heart, he couldn't be careful, now is not the same as before.

This general is not yet secure in his position. As Jiang Wan said, once he acts rashly and proves what he says, he will inevitably be criticized both verbally and written.

This general is not a real person with real power. Jiang Wan and Dong Yun are both more senior than him, and the prime minister is still involved.

With just one word from the prime minister, he, the general, can be dismissed.

Therefore, the New Deal must be foolproof.

After the Wu envoy found out and refused, he did not dare to complain. He went back to his place of residence and prepared to bribe the people in the general's mansion to see the general.

But he didn't know that he had become Li Heng's political pawn.

Three days later, "Jingshi Daily" began to publish a front-page news story about the Bingtian case.

The specific person is a man named Liu Song from Xindu County. He forcibly annexed a thousand acres of land three years ago. He also seized the women of the original local family and sent people to beat his old father to death.

As soon as this news came out, it was bombarded by various storytellers and caused public outrage in the capital within a few days.

People have begun to have a fixed view on things like merging fields: benefiting oneself at the expense of others!

As a result, people continued to shout and curse for a while.

On the 25th of the first lunar month, the Wu envoy visited the General's Mansion again, but was rejected again.

The general did not see him because he was busy with official business.

On this evening, Lu Zhi visited Fu Zhai.

It was Guan Tong who took him there. What was Guan Tong's position?

Tiger and brave general!

He is also one of the generals of the Forbidden Army.

Ji Han's Forbidden Army has a relatively low sense of presence, and the elites are following Zhuge Liang in the Northern Expedition.

But next, Li Heng will make good use of the Forbidden Army.

"Gong Lu, what is the general's attitude towards the state of Wu? Please tell me first!" Guan Tong said with a smile on his face.

"We'll just talk about it together after we get in, why bother."

Not long after, Fu Qian came out.

"Master Lu, please take your seats."

Lu Zhi and Guan Tong sat down.

Fu Qian prepared wine and food. After drinking for three times, he asked, "What do you two want from me?"

Lu Zhi said: "General, does he know that the envoy from Wu State is coming?"

"A certain nature knows."

"Then what does the general think of the current situation?"

"The Jiangdong rats are bullying people too much!" Fu Qian immediately became emotional. His father Fu Xu died in the Battle of Yiling.

"The general has not seen the Wu envoy until now." Lu Zhi said.

"Why?" Fu Qian was startled and asked, "Didn't Your Majesty ask him to see the envoy from Wu?"

"As the public said, the rats from Jiangdong go too far to bully others!"

"Is it possible that the general is going to send troops to Sun Wu?" Guan Tong immediately became excited.

"How can the national treasury have the money to march eastward now?" Lu Zhi said with emotion, "It's hard for a general to be a general. He doesn't even have soldiers, and the people are all controlled by local noble families!"

Fu Qian and Guan Tong also sighed with emotion.

Lu Zhi changed the topic: "This new policy is to tax and increase the national treasury, but some people in the local area must be unwilling and may even cause chaos!"

"Making trouble?" Guan Tong frowned.

"Yes, there must be someone causing rebellion. Once they succeed, Wu will definitely advance westward again."

"Bold! Who dares to make trouble!" Fu Qian might have had a little too much to drink, so he stood up immediately and pulled out the sword on the wall.

"The general is recommended by the Prime Minister and worshiped by His Majesty. Who dares to disobey!"

Lu Zhi said: "These people are taking advantage of the Prime Minister's Northern Expedition to deliberately stir up trouble!"

"If anyone dares to mess around at this critical moment, I, Fu Qian, will be the first to refuse!"

"And me!" Guan Tong also stood up.

"With the support of you two, great things can be accomplished!" Lu Zhi also became excited, "Cheers!"

Regarding the New Land Deal, on the 27th of the first lunar month of the 15th year of Jianxing, it was officially issued from the General’s Office and began to be implemented.

"Father!" On this day, Du Zhen hurried in and handed over the newspaper, "The New Deal newspaper is out!"

"I know." Du Qiong was writing without raising his head.

"If this new policy is pursued, I'm afraid the vast majority of people in Yizhou will have to pay 70% tax!"

"I know." Du Qiong still didn't raise his head. "In the court that day, Meng Guang first proposed to transfer the land. I objected, mentioning the slight differences between the court and the local government. Then we started discussing taxation. Li Jian was so active. It seems now, This was all arranged by him in advance!"

"Not Meng Guang?"

"Meng Guang doesn't have the ability and courage yet!"

"Then what should we do now?" Du Zhen asked in surprise, "He is now a general."

"So what about the general?" Du Qiong laughed, "He has just been promoted to general and yet he dares to touch his farmland. I really don't know if he is stupid or arrogant!"

"I put my words here. If he really dares to expand the investigation, someone in the local area will definitely rebel. Then the responsibility will fall entirely on him, the general. Neither your majesty nor the prime minister will let him go!"

"But after all, he has made great achievements, and the prime minister thinks highly of him."

"Do you know what it means when someone rebels somewhere?"

"I'm stupid!"

"Meaning that it will attract more people to come out, the New Land Deal?" Du Qiong sneered, "Think about Wang Mang!"

(End of this chapter)