Chapter 218 Violent Tax Resistance

The letter was written at the behest of Chongzhen, explaining in detail the matter of levying commercial taxes. After reading the letter, Tiemo was happy, and Chongzhen originally wanted to increase the Jiangnan business tax, but in the end, he cheated the Jin merchants.

Tiemo is not easy to mess with, so does the gang of Ziqingliu really think that the children of Jin Shang are at the mercy of others? You can sing a five-person tombstone, why can't the Jin merchants sing a nine-person tombstone?

Not long after, Chang Minyue, Qiao Liuyun, Cao Shengyu and other representatives of Jin merchants came to the Moon Palace, Cao Shengyu had a cold face, and said angrily: "General, look at this official document of the imperial court, it is simply too bullying, how can they be like this?" ”

Qiao Liuyun's face was also very ugly, "Yes, we have contributed a lot to the court in the past two years, why did we end up with a hot face and a cold ass on someone else's buttocks?" If they don't read it, forget it, why do they give us a backhand? ”

The Jin merchants were excited, Tiemo could understand it completely, raised his hand, waited for it to be quiet, and then said: "You don't have to worry, this matter is no wonder Your Majesty, this matter was drafted by the cabinet and initiated by the household department." Those people just saw that there was no one in our court, and thought that we were soft persimmons that could be manipulated by others. You don't have to be too angry, they want to cut a layer of flesh on us, and we have to see if their knives are not good. ”

Cao Shengyu perked up and asked urgently: "General, what do you mean, we won't give this money?" ”

The corners of Tiemo's mouth curled, and he smiled: "Give money? Give him a begging, from today onwards, if the county officials in various places are forcibly recruited, you will beat me, but if you can't beat it, I will support you. In addition, send people to run in all directions, so that everyone knows the faces of those people in the court. Want to get taxed? Yes, let's give Lao Tzu the taxes in Jiangnan first, otherwise, don't even think about taking a penny of silver from us. ”

With the guarantee of iron ink, Cao Shengyu and others are full of confidence. Looking back now, I'm really glad I chose to form an alliance with Tiemo in the first place. If there were no soldiers and horses in Tiemo's hands to support him, it is estimated that there would only be whining now, and daring to confront the imperial court would only be a reason for the imperial court to raid the family and destroy the clan.

In Shaanxi, soldiers and horses from all walks of life were looking forward to it, waiting for the imperial court to send reinforcements. As a result, only Datong Mansion sent a team of soldiers and horses to be stationed in the west, which was regarded as responding to the call of the imperial court, and as for the rest, Mao didn't see it. The imperial court was short of food and salary, and the command could not move the hungry soldiers, but it was the chaos in Shanxi. The imperial court wanted to increase the commercial tax, and the Jin merchants complained one by one, and no one refused to pay.

Gao Jie, the governor of Taiyuan Prefecture, was instructed by the cabinet to issue an official document calling on Taiyuan Prefecture to prepare the commercial tax that should be paid within seven days. As a result, except for the Pingyang Kang family, which expressed support, the other families all expressed their non-cooperation.

Gao Jie has been serving as the prefect of Taiyuan for a while, but he didn't expect these Jin merchants to be so faceless. In a fit of anger, find someone to ask Kang Dingyan.

The cooperation between the Kang family and Gao Jie is actually helpless. Everyone knows how unfair it is for the imperial court to impose commercial taxes, and if Jiangnan is not added, only the knife will be used on the heads of Jin merchants, and everyone will be happy about this matter. But since the rise of Tiemo, the Chang family, the Cao family, the Qiao family and other Jin merchants have occupied the trade routes in the north, and the cost of the Kang family's goods is getting bigger and bigger, and gradually the Kang family's power is getting weaker and weaker. In addition, the Kang family colluded with the Houjin Emperor Taiji before, and they were afraid that someone would turn it out and settle old accounts.

For various reasons, the Kang family must find a new backer, and there are few options left for the Kang family, at least in Shanxi, there is only Gao Jie, because Gao Jie represents the cabinet behind him.

After Gao Jie was appointed as the prefect of Taiyuan, Kang Dingyan helped a lot in many things. But this time, Kang Dingyan did this, which was tantamount to pushing the Kang family to the opposite side of all Jin merchants.

Kang Dingyan didn't want to be a traitor in the Jin merchants, but he had no other choice. I have a deep hatred with Tiemo, do you want to lower your head and take the Kang family to join Tiemo?

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In the lobby, Gao Jie was pacing in the hall, and when he saw Kang Dingyan entering the door, he hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Brother Kang, you are here." Hey, the official document of the yamen has been sent, and people have been sent to urge it several times, but those few companies just refused to cooperate, and some people even said that if they don't have money, they will die. You say this...... Isn't this a trick on the house? How good is that? ”

Looking at Gao Jie's sullen look, Kang Dingyan scolded in his heart. A group of people from the six departments of your cabinet have increased business taxes, only Jin merchants, but not Jiangnan, no one can bear this matter.

The Jin merchants were rich, but the Jiangnan gentry were even richer. The commercial tax is twice as much as before, no problem, the Jin merchants don't care about this money, because the commercial tax was indeed too small before. But Jin Shang made trouble, is it because of this money? The Jin merchants are fighting against the injustice of the imperial court, if they endure it this time, won't the imperial court become even more serious in the future?

Looking at Gao Jie's appearance, it seems that he has suffered a great loss. Kang Dingyan knows that as Gao Jie's ally, he must try his best to find a way.

"Lord Gao, in fact, you don't have to be angry, if you want to solve this situation, it's actually very simple, as long as you take one of them, the other Jin merchants will break themselves."

"Which one?"

"Yuci Changjia!"

Hearing these four words, Gao Jie was shocked. Gao Jie was really a little hesitant to start with the Chang family. The Chang family is not worried, but the terrible thing is that Chang Yinxu has a good son-in-law, "This ...... That Tiemo sits in Yunfu and has tens of thousands of elite soldiers, which is not easy to mess with. ”

Kang Dingyan sighed: "That Tiemo is naturally not easy to mess with, but if you want to do something big, how can you not take any risks at all?" Lord Gao, don't forget, this is Taiyuan Mansion, Yunfu is under the jurisdiction of Xuanfu, and Taiyuan Mansion is separated by a Datong Mansion. If he really went south, this private transfer of troops and horses would be a capital crime. ”

"Moreover, this matter of collecting commercial taxes is not the business of Gao Da alone, so there is no need to carry it alone."

Gao Jie stroked his beard and thought carefully, and soon, he raised his eyebrows, and there was a little more joy in his eyes.

Gao Jie soon wrote a letter to Geng Ruqi, the governor of Shanxi, and then Geng Ruqi drafted an official document, urging the Chang family to pay the commercial taxes in a harsh manner. Chang Yinxu was not frightened, the Taiyuan prefect did not use it, and the governor of Shanxi naturally did not use it.

Chang Yinxu was also a tough temper, and immediately replied to Geng Ruqi with a letter.

The letter said: As long as the governor asks the imperial court to bring up the taxes in Jiangnan, the Chang family will pay the money immediately, otherwise, they will not pay the money even if they throw it into the Yellow River.

In short, that's what it means.

After reading the letter, Geng Ruqi's mood can be imagined, throwing money into the Yellow River and not giving it to the imperial court, what is this called? Is there a court in his eyes? Is there any humility?

Geng Ruqi felt that his face was beaten, and in a fit of anger, he rushed to Taiyuan directly with people, and then ordered Gao Jie to send troops to Yuci.

Taiyuan Mansion sent troops to Yuci, wanting to take the Chang family.

The Chang family is not vegetarian, and more than 300 people from the whole house, plus the strong men of the dart master, are all organized.

A conflict is inevitable.

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