Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 79 Overthrow the Ancient System

"Uncle understands in my heart, you boy, don't run me down with words, I have paid out so much money, why are you afraid of paying taxes?" Shen Zheng smiled.

"Uncle, I understand in my heart that you have paid so much, how could I treat the Shen family badly? In the future, in my territory, I will definitely facilitate the Shen family's business." Li Jing said with a smile.

"Don't tell me these things are useless. I'm not old enough. I can understand what you said. Uncle and the Shen family are two different things, right? Let me tell you, the future of the Shen family depends on the efforts of the descendants. You You don't need to look at my face to help them." Shen Zheng said displeased.

Shaking his head, Li Jing said with a smile: "Hehe, uncle, I will leave all the care of your retirement to me in the future, and I will not ignore the Shen family."

Shen Zheng glared at Li Jing, and scolded with a smile: "Go away, I still plan to live a few more years, you are so anxious to give me a pension!"

"How can it be? I still look forward to your long life!" Li Jing laughed.

Waving his hands, Shen Zheng said: "Nephew, we both agree, it's just as long as you have the heart, let's not talk about it, let's get down to business."

Li Jingwen nodded silently.

"Hey, big brother, Uncle Shen, what you two said about land tax makes my head hurt. I, Ma Wugu, have only one widow, why do I need land? I don't want to pay the tax to make my brother angry. I don't want to pay the tax. Wait." If I make meritorious service in the future, big brother, you can reward me with money directly, so as to save me trouble." Ma Wu said with a smile.

"Hehe, this kid is trying to save trouble!" Li Jing pointed at Ma Wu and smiled.

After a pause, Li Jing sighed and said, "If you don't tell me, I'd have forgotten it. Brother Wu is going to be thirty this year, isn't he? It's time to start a family. Uncle, tell your aunt later, let her pay attention and see who's family is here. The girl is not bad, suggest a matchmaker for Fifth Brother. But don’t brothers follow me and still be single! Fifth Brother, did you see that Chen Dahu is getting married, are you reminding me?"

Everyone laughed when they heard this.

"Okay, I'll tell your aunt later." Shen Zheng smiled.

"Brother, don't talk about me, you should start a family too. You don't even have a wife when you are a big brother. How can a brother have the nerve to start a family?" Ma Wu smiled, and suddenly said to Shen Zheng: "Uncle Shen, I see Your young lady doesn't allow anyone, my elder brother is handsome and handsome, and his future is even more limitless, with your young lady."

"What are you talking about! Fifth brother." Li Jing hurriedly stopped Ma Wu's words: "Uncle, fifth brother is outspoken, don't blame me."

"Ahem, Ma Wu is actually quite right, but let's talk about this... Well, let's not talk about it today, let's talk about the real thing first." Shen Zheng said awkwardly.

Seeing that Li Jing and Shen Zheng were a little embarrassed, Gao Qi hurriedly interrupted: "Yes, yes, let's get down to business, brother, go ahead."

"En! Let me continue, where did I just say?" Li Jing thought for a while and then said: "Yes, as long as he is in our territory, no matter who he is or what he does, he must pay us food. tax."

"Wait a minute, nephew, I suddenly thought of something. Since ancient times, gentry have not been on errands and have not paid their salary. If we do this, we will push those gentry and scholars to the opposite of us." Shen Zheng said.

Li Jing smiled coldly and said: "Since ancient times? If some rules are wrong, we have to change them. We are bandits now. We are not even afraid of the government. Are we afraid of those gentry? As for those scholars, they don't work as errands when they have no fame? Why? After gaining fame, you don’t need to be an errand to pay food? Is it true that ordinary people deserve to die in this world? Damn, I don’t believe in this evil anymore. Is this bandit Lao Tzu a fake?"

After glancing at the crowd, Li Jing continued, "Do you know why the imperial court owes wages every now and then? It's because they can't collect taxes, because people who own a lot of land are either officials or gentry, and they don't have to pay taxes at all."

"Yes, they should be treated equally. I just don't like those officials and those gentry. They have the most land, so why don't they pay taxes? This rule is right." Ma Wu nodded and said.

"Especially those scholars, as long as they pass the examination of scholar, they don't need to work? Don't need to pay? There is no such reason in the world." Gao Qi also nodded.

Seeing Zhang Ao's embarrassed expression, Li Jing smiled and said, "Brother Zhang, Brother Gao didn't mean you, everyone doesn't know that you are a scholar, don't mind."

Suddenly hearing that Zhang Ao was born as a scholar, Gao Qi and the others were shocked, and hurriedly shut up.

Everyone said in their hearts: "Elder brother is capable, and he even recruited a scholar to become a bandit."

Gao Qi and Ma Wu secretly gave Li Jing a thumbs up.

Li Jing waved his hand and said, "We're just setting up these rules for the time being, and it's too early to implement them. We have such a large territory right now, and if we want to collect food from others, no one cares about us, right? Take your time, if you have different ideas, etc. We can discuss it when we have the strength to speak."

Shen Zheng couldn't help but smile after hearing this: "Hehe, that's right, what are we in a hurry for now, even if we want to collect food from others, no one will take care of us."

Glancing at everyone, Li Jing said seriously. "All of you remember that Uncle Shen will be fully responsible for the logistics in the future. Let me remind everyone that Uncle Shen is the biggest contributor to the success of our cottage today. Ninety-nine percent of our property on the mountain is bought with money from Uncle Shen. , I even borrowed the salaries for everyone from Uncle Shen. It can be said that without Uncle Shen, our cottage would not be where it is today. Therefore, in terms of the distribution of money, food and materials, you must obey Uncle Shen's arrangements."

"Yes, I would like to follow the teachings of the head of the family." Ma Wu and the others said in unison.

Li Jingjing nodded and said, "Of course I'm at ease with you guys, but some things still need to be taken precautions before they happen. I think Chen Erzhuang is quite calm in his work. Uncle, I'll let him follow you, and call twenty more brothers for him." .These people are all under your command, and at the same time let them guard the warehouse for you."

"As the saying goes, money touches people's hearts. This warehouse must be watched by someone, otherwise, unscrupulous people will inevitably reach out." Gao Qi nodded and said.

"That's the decision for the logistics department for the time being. If there is a shortage of manpower, Uncle Shen can ask me for someone." Li Jing said.

"Nephew, don't worry." Shen Zheng nodded.

Li Jing picked up his teacup and took a sip of water, put it down and continued: "Now let me talk about the second department, which is the staff department. Why was this department established? To be honest, after this siege by officers and soldiers, I found that I commanded the war. It's almost hot..."

"Brother, we have actually fought very well in this battle..." Gao Qi said anxiously.

Seeing Gao Qi talking, Li Jingzhi was defending himself, waved his hand immediately, stopped Gao Qi and said, "Brother, no one is born to fight, and if he doesn't fight a few times, he will. I don't think defeating a war is It's a shame, the key is to learn from the failure. As the saying goes, one person counts the disadvantages, and the other two counts the strengths. There is also a saying that three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang. This department is to make suggestions for the battle. For the time being, the few of us They are all members of the staff department, and if they find out that there are combat talents in the future, I will be in charge of this department for the time being."

"Nephew, I don't know how to fight, and there are enough things in the logistics department, so I won't enter this department." Shen Zhengdao.

Li Jing waved his hand and said, "Uncle, you are in charge of logistics. War is just logistics. Without logistical support, any battle plan is false. Although you don't know how to fight, we have to study combat based on the resources you have. plan, so this staff must have your place."

Shen Zheng had no choice but to nod.

Seeing that everyone had no objections, Li Jing continued: "The third department is the Intelligence Department, which is controlled by Fifth Brother. It is only responsible to me, and others are not allowed to intervene in Fifth Brother's affairs. It is difficult for this department to develop in the early stage. Uncle Shen, how many do you have?" Help a little."

"No problem." Shen Zheng nodded.

"Fifth brother, the intelligence department has a lot to do with everyone's life and death. You have to keep an eye on this." Li Jing said.

"Brother, don't worry, Ma Wu will do his best." Ma Wu got up and said solemnly.

Li Jing waved his hand and signaled Ma Wu to sit down.

After Ma Wu sat down, Li Jing continued: "Fifth brother, after the year, you will focus on three places. One is the capital, the other is Shaanxi, and the third is Shanxi. The capital is the top priority. I told you before that we can only make countermeasures if we have a good grasp of the court's movements, so don't be afraid to spend money, start with the family members of important court officials and get all useful information."

"Hehe, brother knows, he has already sent people to the capital." Ma Wu laughed.

"So fast?" Li Jingqi asked.

Ma Wu nodded and said with a smile: "Brother told me before, brother has always kept it in mind, so after Zhang De and Wei Hui have established a solid foundation, I sent people to the capital."

After a pause, Ma Wu continued: "Two days ago, the people below told me that they had taken a fancy to two mansions in the capital, and also contacted several buyers and sellers. I plan to report to you after visiting the capital next year. , I don’t want big brother to ask, so I’ll just say it.”

Li Jing nodded with a smile. The intelligence department is extremely independent, and it was not necessary for Li Jing to personally intervene in everything.Li Jing used to worry that Ma Wu was just getting started and he was not familiar with some things, so he often asked about Ma Wu's work situation. Now it seems that Ma Wu has grown rapidly and can already handle affairs independently.

"Fifth brother, you are doing very well. You must know that many things cannot be done by you alone. You must mobilize the people under you. You must be good at discovering and using talents. Only in this way can you build a complete Intelligence agency." Li Jing said.

Ma Wu smiled and said: "Actually, I learned this from my elder brother. If my elder brother can use people like Ma Wu at ease, why would I dare not employ others. What's more, we are all trained by the elder brother."

Li Jing shook his head with a smile, pointed at Ma Wu and said with a smile: "Fifth brother, you don't need to be humble, I know you very well. You have shortcomings, but you have more advantages. You are righteous, You are smart, the key is that you are not greedy for money, this is the main reason why I hand over the information to you, and I don’t feel at ease if it is someone else.”

Everyone nodded when they heard it.

(End of this chapter)