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The pirate leader hated him so much that he rushed closer, and stabbed the young man head-on with his steel fork.

The young man dodged sideways, chuckling lightly, "It's really a pity to die for your little effort." ”

In fact, the pirate leader's kung fu is naturally not weak, and the steel fork makes it vigorous and orderly, but in front of young people, it is nothing.

The young man's swordsmanship is agile and elegant, but it is also murderous.

I saw him use his long sword to hold the pirate leader's head a few forks, and then swoop through the gap in the steel fork's sharp blade, piercing the pirate leader's throat.

"Uh-huh......"

The pirate leader was bleeding from the corners of his mouth, his eyes were round, and he wanted to curse again, but he couldn't speak.

His body fell to the ground.

"The leader is dead! The leader is dead! ”

"Run!"

The pirates were shocked and fled in an instant.

The young man and his men chased them all the way, leaving only corpses all over the ground.

After a short wait, they returned. The villagers in the village were still standing at the entrance of the village and did not come out, and their palms were already soaked with sweat.

This kind of fight is naturally too dangerous and scary in their opinion.

The young man came back with his people and said, "Fellow villagers, we are the righteous men of Xiulin Castle, and many of the pirates have been ambushed, and we need to rush back to report to the castle master, so the corpses of these pirates will be entrusted to you." ”

The most prestigious Li Zheng (village head) in the village was an old man, and he hurriedly ran out and said, "Thank you to the righteous people for saving this village." ”

The young man smiled and said, "The elder is polite, it is the duty of us and other people to kill pirates. ”

After that, he didn't say any more, waved his hand, and hurried away with the people.

When they left, the old man turned back to the villagers and said, "Let's work hard today, pile up and burn the corpses of these pirates." Tomorrow morning, our whole village will go to the county government again to ask for the lives of the righteous people of Xiulinbao, so that the court will also know their merits. ”

The villagers responded again and again, and they couldn't say enough good things about Xiulinburg.

Those who were in the prime of life hurriedly ran out of the village to clean up the corpses of the pirates, fearing that there would still be those who were still alive, and made up two hoes for the corpses lying on the ground.

In the Zhizhou Mansion, Zhao Dongting, Su Quandang and others discussed until late at night, and then dispersed.

It's just that pirates have always been a stubborn disease in Leizhou, and they haven't discussed any plans for a short period of time.

The next morning, Zhao Dongting asked Mu Kangxun how the matter of the imprisoned nobles and gentry was handled.

Mu Kangxun's forehead was sweating again, and he still had palpitations when he remembered the apology for those things yesterday. Thinking that he was dignified and the governor of Leizhou, it was almost like this when those nobles' families were at their peak, but when he went back to put those nobles yesterday, he almost didn't kneel down and call them grandpa.

Those nobles, in this remote place in Leizhou, have long been raised to be domineering.

Fortunately, he finally lived up to his mission.

Gently wiping the sweat from his forehead, Mu Kangxun replied: "Back to the saint, the ministers are fortunate not to be dishonored, those nobles have gone home yesterday." ”

"Hmmm......"

Zhao Dongting was a little relieved.

What he is worried about is that those nobles will not forgive, so that even if the tax reduction and exemption policy is promulgated, they may not cooperate, and it will inevitably cause trouble.

Subsequently, Lu Hideo reported that he had carefully discussed the tax reduction and exemption policy with Xiang Dongyang and other ministers of the Ministry of State.

Zhao Dongting asked them to submit the draft, read it carefully, did not feel that there was any omission, and was even more happy in his heart, and immediately announced that all ministries and departments would immediately officially write the draft and then issue it.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, Leizhou Mansion was so remote that it could hardly be remotely inferior, and most of the local nobles were remote royal nobles who had almost no relationship, or hereditary lords who had great officials and received special favors, or families who now had family members as officials in the court.

But these people are not high-titled, but their influence in Leizhou is not small.

According to Xiang Dongyang's draft, those who have a knighthood in the family are exempt from tax, and according to the amount of food that has been recovered, they will be subsidized at 200 wen per month per household. The nobles of the Southern Song Dynasty all had food estates, as high as 10,000 households and as low as thousands of households, but the food estates were imaginary numbers, and the actual land rewarded was called food estate, which was about four-tenths of the food estate.

There are no high-ranking nobles in Leizhou Mansion, but there are also viscounts, with 500 households and 300 food.

Three hundred times two hundred, so calculated, such a nobleman gets a monthly subsidy is by no means less.

Below the nobility, there are people in the family who have a meritorious name in the gentry family, and they can also enjoy the preferential treatment of halving the tax. And the part of their land that was recovered was also compensated at the price of ten taels of silver per mu.

The people who were allotted the land did not receive such preferential treatment. Unless it is a military family whose family has someone enlisted in the army, someone who enlists in the army can enjoy a tax reduction of 40% in the same year, and if they have military merits in the army, they can be promoted to a 10-division commander with a tax reduction of 50%, a centurion with 70%, and a thousand-division commander with a total exemption.

According to Xiang Dongyang's vision, this can also improve the enthusiasm of the soldiers when fighting.

At the same time, the special status of the nobility was also flaunted.

Before the dispersal of the dynasty, Zhao Dongting issued a death order that the system of dividing land must be implemented in the entire territory of Leizhou Prefecture within half a year, and if there are still people who resist such tax cuts, tax exemptions and subsidies policies, then they will be arrested and imprisoned, and their property will be confiscated to make an example.

The imperial court must have the generosity of the imperial court, but it must also have the majesty of the imperial court.

Zhao Dongting knew very well in his heart that most emperors who were too old and good people would have no good results. Throughout the ages, so many emperors have appeared to say that there are only benevolent and righteous people, the court is corrupt, and the power is lost; If there is an iron fist, the people will mutiny. Only those kings who emphasize both benevolence and righteousness and means can finally create a prosperous era and leave a name in history.

He crossed over, and since he has become an emperor, he naturally wants to be an emperor through the ages.

Before the afternoon, notices of tax reduction and exemption had been posted everywhere in Haikang County, attracting hundreds of onlookers.

Mu Kangxun went to the Zhizhou Mansion to ask to see Zhao Dongting.

Zhao Dongting thought that he was going to report the reaction of the people after seeing the notice, and announced that he would go in, but Mu Kangxun said: "Your Majesty, just now dozens of people from Suixi County went to the government to jointly ask the government to reward Xiulinbao, and the ministers did not dare to decide, so they came to report to the emperor. ”

"Reward Showlinburg?"

Zhao Dongting frowned slightly when he heard this.

Maybe it's because Le Chan wants to marry Xiulinburg, and he has never had a good impression of Xiulinburg.

Mu Kangxun bowed and said: "Last night, hundreds of pirates attacked Lijia Village outside Suixi County at night, and it was the righteous soldiers of Xiulinbao who repelled them, and killed more than 200 thieves, so that Lijia Village was spared. The county of Suixi County had sent a messenger to report this matter to Weichen in writing, and before Weichen could report it, the villagers of Lijia Village came. Until now, they have all gathered outside the house, and they have not left, waiting for our reply. ”

Zhao Dongting smashed his mouth, "Xiulinburg fights against pirates......"

In his heart, he was wondering how Xiulinbao knew that those pirates were going to attack Lijia Village.

Because he didn't like it, Zhao Dongting was always very suspicious of Xiulinbao.

Are they among the pirates? Or is it the news that I got on the rivers and lakes?

In fact, Xiulinburg should have been rewarded for fighting pirates, but when he thought that Le Chan was going to marry that Murong Hao, Zhao Dongting was full of upset.

Reward your rivals?

"Please ask the emperor to decide."

Mu Kangxun saw that Zhao Dongting had not spoken for a long time, and he was a little anxious. After all, those villagers of Lijia Village were still gathered outside the Zhizhou Mansion.

Zhao Dongting's brows never relaxed, and he asked, "What do you think should be done?" ”

Mu Kangxun said: "Xiulinbao is for the country and the people, as far as the ministers know, they have had many righteous deeds before, and when the rebel Ge left the king and served as the governor, he also rewarded him many times. If the emperor rewards them, he can make the righteous people in the rivers and lakes take Xiulinbao as a flaunt, and at the same time, they can also win the public opinion, and the ministers think that they should be rewarded. ”

Zhao Dongting hesitated again.

Mu Kangxun added, "If we can get them to help, it may be easier to exterminate the pirates." ”

"That's it!"

Zhao Dongting heard him say this, and sighed: "Then reward it, give them a plaque of the Great Righteous Sect." ”

Now the court has to use money everywhere, asking him to reward some practical things, but he is reluctant, and he is unwilling to reward it from the bottom of his heart.

Although state affairs are state affairs, private affairs are private affairs. But every time he thought of Le Chan's matter, Zhao Dongting was full of resentment towards Naxiu Linburg. It's human nature.

"Your Majesty."

Mu Kangxun said a word, and then left in a hurry.

Zhao Dongting sat on the chair, his fingers lightly tapped on the tabletop, and pondered.

Two days ago, Sha Wanli fled from Xiulinburg at night, but now Xiulinburg is resisting pirates, how can everything have this Xiulinburg?