Da Song: The opening game killed Ximen Qing

During the Northern Song Dynasty, although industry and commerce were extremely developed. Even more than seventy percent of the imperial court’s annual tax revenue came from commercial taxes.

However, the number of farmers still accounts for the vast majority.

Moreover, the living conditions of these peasants were very bad, and they not only bore high land rent, but also paid taxes.

So much so that these farmers work hard all year round and cannot mix in with a few full meals.

Even during the famine year, people die of starvation.

It can be said that the peasants of successive dynasties are the most bitter.

Wu Song knew very well that the foundation of the Liangshan rebel army was too weak, and the only shortcut to defeat the Great Song Dynasty and replace it was to gain the support of the peasants all over the world.

In this way, the Liangshan rebels will no longer lack soldiers. The control area will also be quickly stabilized.

After all, once the vast majority of the peasants supported the Liangshan rebels, the Great Song Dynasty would be completely finished.

What’s more, Wu Song also genuinely wanted to improve the living standards of the vast number of peasants. Then, the landlord class that pressed on their heads and exploited them must be eliminated.

In fact, the forcible confiscation of the landlord’s land and its distribution to the peasants was undoubtedly the most thorough.

However, from the current point of view, this plan is too radical and will cause opposition throughout the world.

After all, in this era, the real readers, or the elite of society, were almost all from landlords.

Before controlling the entire country and having absolute strength, Wusong could not rashly offend the entire elite.

Once in power, it may also be possible to use the milder method of land redemption to carry out reforms. Let the whole country be in a stable state in the process of reform.

This will be beneficial to all.

Next, the Yangsan rebels first implemented reforms in Jeju, Yanju and Yanju, backing them by strong military force and forcing landlords everywhere to reduce the rent to 30%. And, bear taxes. At the same time, the printing money owed by the peasants was also greatly reduced. In addition to the principal, the interest only needs to be repaid by one-third.

This approach has undoubtedly won the praise of the broad masses of the people.

Everyone can really feel that life can be greatly improved.

Of course, this undoubtedly harmed the interests of those landlords.

This also made many landlords hate the Liangshan rebels to the bone.

It’s just that forced by the powerful force of the Liangshan rebels, they dare not speak out.

But in their minds, they undoubtedly hoped that the imperial court officials and troops could quickly suppress the anti-thieves of the Liangshan rebels.

If even the imperial court officials and troops could not suppress the Liangshan rebels, but failed, then they would probably have to accept such a result in addition to being disappointed.

After all, their lives have to go on. Their family also has to be passed on.

Even, they will try to integrate into the rule of the Liangshan rebel army and get as much benefit as possible for themselves.

Therefore, whether the rule of the Liangshan rebels can be stabilized ultimately depends on whether the Liangshan rebels can defeat the encirclement and suppression of the imperial court officials and troops in the war, which is undoubtedly the most critical!

More than 50,000 soldiers on Jingdong Road and Jingdong East Road were killed by the Liangshan rebels, and even the pacifying envoys of Jingxi Road were killed in battle. The Liangshan rebels have captured three state capitals and have also aggressively invaded Jingdong East Road.

It stands to reason that such a big thing should have been reacted to by the imperial court a long time ago.

However, the officials of the Great Song Dynasty did not want to lift the lid and wanted to evade responsibility.

So, they all hid it.

So much so that at the end of September, Bianjing learned the exact news.

Suddenly, the whole of Bianjing was sensational.

Both officialdom and the people are discussing the Liangshan Rebels.

I was afraid that the Liangshan rebels would fight directly from the east-west road to Gyeonggi road, or even all the way to Bianjing.

After all, the straight-line distance from Liangshan Water to Bianjing is only more than three hundred miles.

If the Liangshan rebels were a little stronger, it was entirely possible to hit Bianjing City.

For a time, the entire people of Bianjing were panicked.

Some dignitaries have already tried to flee Bianjing.

Ordinary people also rushed to buy grain, causing the price of food in Bianjing to skyrocket.

Officials at all levels have also gone to the imperial court, even if Cai Jing, Gao Liang, Tong Guan and other human rights are in favor of the opposition, they cannot be suppressed.

Even Song Huizong Zhao He, who was dedicated to cultivation, was also disturbed.

Originally, he did not have much council, but he also had to stop cultivating and deal with the current emergency situation instead.

It can be said that after the Liangshan rebel army annihilated more than 50,000 officials and troops, it had already caused a shock in the entire Great Song Dynasty.