Chapter 219: Sharpen the knife to the Li valve
Sending Shuanglong to attack Bashu, Zhou Ding did not rush to attack Li Valve, but returned to Luoyang.
It is easy to fight the world, but it is difficult to defend the world.
In the last few years of war, countless people fell into the grass and became bandits, and the land in many places was in a barren state.
At present, the most important thing is to try to get the people who have fallen into the grass to lay down their weapons and obediently go home to farm.
At the southern end of the Taihang Mountains, there are several peaks that go straight to the top of the clouds, towering like a jade pillar through the sky, showing green and white Qiong, which is extraordinarily moving.
There is a mountain called Black Tiger Mountain, there is a Black Tiger Village on the Black Tiger Mountain, the terrain of this village is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, there is a great tendency to open a husband when a man is closed!
A few days ago, the Yanhuang Empire sent troops to block the road down the mountain from the Black Tiger Village, but the official army did not attack the Black Tiger Village......
The officers and soldiers blocked the road down the mountain from the Black Tiger Village, and the Black Tiger Village could not communicate with the mountain, and the consumption materials such as food and salt became less and less, and several leaders began to reduce the food supply in order to fight a protracted war with the officers and soldiers, and only provided two meals of gruel a day.
During the night, a patrol team had just finished a round and gathered to chat.
The captain of the patrol team, the squad leader said: "Brothers, have you heard, the mountain has changed the dynasty, it is said that what kind of imperial country it is!" ”
Bandit A said: "I heard, it's the Yanhuang Empire, the emperor of the Yanhuang Empire is a good one, the poll tax has been abolished, and the mutation is changed to one kind of tax, and all the harsh taxes have been canceled!" ”
Bandit B said: "What do you mean by spreading into acres?" ”
Bandit C interjected: "It's just how much land there is, how much tax is paid, and farmers who don't have land don't have to pay taxes!" ”
Bandit A said: "Yes, the most important thing is that the tax is only one of ten taxes, collect five hundred catties of grain, and pay fifty catties of taxes, not only do there be no miscellaneous taxes, but also no work and rest, if the imperial court has a project, it will spend money to recruit, and it will never forcibly levy strong factions again!" ”
Bandit B said: "Is there really such a good thing? In that case, who will go to servitude? ”
The bandit pouted and said: "There will be brave men under the heavy reward, and the service will give money and food, why don't you go?" ”
Bandit B asked, "Is there really such a good court?" Isn't that a lie? Even if the emperor is good, when the magistrate executes, it will inevitably change, right? Aren't we ordinary people suffering the same? ”
The bandit captain shook his head and said, "Lonely! The imperial court opened a royal newspaper to publicly distribute the "Royal Newspaper" to the people of the whole country, the imperial court has a court meeting every three days, the royal newspaper publishes a page every three days, and all the things at the court meeting will be written in the "Royal Newspaper", I heard that every county town has a special place to read the newspaper for the people to hear, and our people are no longer deaf and blind! ”
Bandit B said enviously: "It's a pity that we are all landless and destitute people, and we are destined not to enjoy such a good policy, so we can only be bandits!" ”
Bandit A said: "You are wrong, I heard that the desperate poor people who have no land at home, the court will arrange other livelihoods,"
Bandit C said: "Yes, I know about this, my neighbor Ergouzi at the foot of the mountain, I heard that he entered a factory to work, he worked for five hours a day, and he was given a lot of money and food, and he could feed the whole family of five by working alone!" ”
The bandit said: "Is there such a good thing? Head, let's go down the mountain, if we are captured by the official army, we have only a dead end! ”
The others chimed in: "Let's go down, let's go down!" ”
The team leader said categorically: "I've had enough of these days, tomorrow night, let's go down the mountain secretly!" ”
In the territory of the Yanhuang Empire, such a scene occurs in every cottage.
After all, the most vicious bandits are a minority, and most of the bandits are from poor people, and they are forced to fall into the grass.
The policy of the imperial court is so good, and it gives everyone the opportunity to choose again, what else do you do Laoshzi bandits?
On the one hand, I am waiting for death on the mountain, and on the other hand, I am going home to live a good life, as long as I have a rod and scale in my heart, I will eventually make the right choice.
The bandits descended the mountain one after another, and countless cottages collapsed.
Most of the big families expressed their dissatisfaction with the Yan and Huang Empire's policy of apportioning the land into acres, and those who did not pay taxes in the past had to pay taxes according to the land, and the more land they had, the more taxes they paid, so the resistance of the landlord class was very great.
However, they have no choice!
wanted to win over local officials to engage in favoritism, but found that the local officials seemed to have all become clean officials with clean sleeves, and they were very hard to implement the policies of the Yanhuang Empire.
Why are you working so hard?
Zhu Yuyan, with the support of Zhou Ding, is the leader of Taoism, and all the disciples of the Demon Sect who have returned to Zhou Ding have joined Taoism.
After all, the Demon Sect is not good, and in view of the fact that Taoism in this world has withered, Zhou Ding decided to re-establish Taoism.
Zhu Yuyan established a separate religion throughout the country, and once it was found that the villagers were fishy and meaty, and the officials who bent the law for personal gain, the branch had the right to report directly to the imperial court.
Once the reported official's crime is verified, he will be dismissed from office at the least, or beheaded by his family at worst.
Some landlords wanted to join other families to overthrow the Yanhuang Empire, but few responded.
Are you kidding?
So many anti-kings in the world have been submissive to Zhou Ding, what is the difference between rebellion at this time and looking for death?
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Before the autumn, all the cottages in the Kanto region were swept away, and at the end of autumn, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling completely subdued Bashu.
After the autumn, the people all over the country have enjoyed the policy of paying only 10% of the grain tax, and the people's happiness index is very high.
The prestige of the Yanhuang Empire has reached friendship, and it is time to make a move against Li Yuan.
Li Valve's troops are in Hangu Pass, west of Hangu Pass, and north of Hanzhong, which is basically all Li Valve's territory.
In September, Chang'an Imperial Palace, Li Yuan's sleeping palace.
Li Yuan lay on the bed with a sick face, and Li Shentong, Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, and Li Yuanji gathered in front of Li Yuan's bed.
Li Yuan said with a sad face: "According to reliable information, the Yanhuang Empire is about to use troops against the Tang Dynasty, do you have a countermeasure?" "What Li Yuan is most worried about is Zhou Ding's method of 'stealing food without knowing it, unknowingly from ghosts'.
This trick is too ruthless, if you can't deal with it, you can only wait for destruction.
Li Shimin stepped forward and said: "Father Qi, the son has already found out that the person who stole the grain is Zhou Ding himself, except for Zhou Ding in Yanhuang Kingdom, no one else has this ability!" ”
Li Jiancheng snorted lightly and retorted: "What's the use of knowing who the person who stole the grain is? Father asked for a way to deal with it! ”
Li Shimin smiled slightly, and said confidently: "Brother, don't worry, the foolish brother has a way to deal with it!" ”
"What's the solution?" Li Yuan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he sat up directly from the bed.
Li Shimin took out something like an oil lamp and said, "This magic weapon was quietly handed over to Erchen by someone from the Buddhist sect."
Buddhism once fought with Zhou Ding, although they suffered a big loss, but they also figured out Zhou Ding's lineage, Zhou Ding's biggest reliance is Taoism.
If Zhou Ding didn't have Taoism, he would be a martial arts master at best, no matter how high his martial arts were, he would be able to use people to kill him? ”
(To be continued.) )