Time flew by like a white horse, and in a blink of an eye, it was the spring of 1631. At this point in time, four years have passed since Cao Chuan's first crossing in 1627.

In the past three and a half years, the traversal has grown from scratch, from weak to strong, and has initially established its own business.

At the same time, the work of penetrating the Ming Dynasty did not stop at all, after all, the population and raw materials needed for industrialization were all expected to be provided by the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, starting this year, the word "infiltration" is a bit inappropriate. As the muscles became stronger, the crossing regime now became more and more impatient to cover up, the movements began to become tougher, and the posture gradually changed from infiltration to "devouring".

The conscription in Zengcheng County was the beginning.

This conscription, to put it bluntly, was a large-scale official immigration campaign.

This is the first time that social activities have been organized in the formal county of the Ming Dynasty through the public to steal the public power of the Ming Dynasty, and the meaning behind it is very profound.

If you trace back to the source, this is actually the dividend that continues to this day after Lord Cao recruited An to join the Ming Dynasty. This dividend has always been with Cao Zongbing's rise in the Ming system, and in the foreseeable future, dividends will continue to pour in until one day Cao Zhongchen officially raises the anti-flag.

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Shortly after the suppression of bandits, Ding Liqiu, the head of the Guangzhou Special Economic Zone, entered Zengcheng.

This time, Zengcheng County levied and issued the 1631 annual tax in advance, and Ding Liqiu also did a lot of meticulous work on the county government.

Although there is natural coercion from high-level officialdom and the hard power shown through the suppression of bandits, after all, conscription is a major county policy, and it is necessary to act through the county government, so Ding Liqiu's side must collude with the Zengcheng County government, and he can't force it.

In addition, conscription is only one aspect. Regarding the next step of social transformation in Zengcheng County, there are many contents in it, which require the cooperation of the county government.

So when the mayor of Ding Da sat in Zengcheng, he hurried to visit the Guxian order at the end of 1630.

In the matter of suppressing bandits, even if he has obtained rich political achievements and has not paid the price, Gu County Commander is now full of good feelings towards Cao Zongbing's people. This time, when he learned that the master under Cao Zongbing was visiting, the Gu County Commander naturally did not dare to slack off, and the two sides immediately launched a round of cordial and fruitful "negotiations" in the flower hall of the county government.

After two rounds of tea, they praised each other for business. Although Master Gu Taigu is not very qualified to be a feudal bureaucrat, his skills in dealing with people and secular interactions are very high, so the atmosphere quickly became harmonious.

At this time, Master Ding didn't ink, so he first put forward a request: Zengcheng County Ya needed to cooperate with the strategy of Lord Cao's side, levy Chongzhen's four-year uniform levy in advance, mobilize the conscripted people to the Huangpu Military Port, and double the conscription silver according to the instructions.

Before Ding Liqiu came to the county office, he naturally informed the Gu County Order in advance, and both sides generally knew about today's topic, so the Gu County Order had actually discussed and made psychological preparations with his master before.

Now after hearing Master Ding's request, Master Gu and Master Ma, who was participating in the negotiation beside him, glanced at each other, stroked his beard lightly, and a smile of "sure enough" appeared in his eyes.

Immediately afterwards, Master Ma smiled and asked, "In this way, what is the benefit of Yu County Ya and my master?" ”

Ding Liqiu nodded.

He is a crosser, when he was a master in Fujian before, he had contact with a lot of moral Ming Dynasty bureaucrats, so he now likes Master Gu, a Ming man who puts his interests on the table, everyone is very short of time, according to the rhythm of later generations, is it not good to say something clearly?

Now that Master Gu is an understanding person, Master Ding also directly stated the conditions: as long as Master Gu cooperates, then Lord Cao will not only make up for the losses of the county government in terms of forced labor in full cash, but also benefit these private individuals in the county government, and also have special returns...... After the expiration of the term of the Gu County Order, the capital can help operate in the Ministry of Officials, and assign the Gu County Order to an upper county or upper prefecture to become an official, and it is very likely that the official will be promoted to one level.

After hearing these promises, Gu County Ling was a little distracted at first, and he knew that the other party had a lot of energy, but such a big thorn promise could deal with the officials, which still surprised Master Gu.

However, then Master Gu still did not nod, but raised another doubt: "After two or three years, the money valley in Zengcheng will not be able to be collected." ”

It is no secret that General Cao Bing's foundation in Taiwan is short of people, and he is pulling people everywhere to reclaim the wasteland, so the background of this conscription and conscription, Master Gu is very clear in his heart.

So he raised this question: A large number of levies and levies, and then the tenants will give you to Yizhou and will not come back, who will collect the taxes of the county government in the future? You must know that Master Gu still has to work in Zengcheng for a few years, greedy for this little benefit in front of him, and he will not be able to pay taxes to Fanku in two years, which will be belittled by Shangguan and slap his face!

This is the biggest worry that Master Gu has always been worried about. Compared with this, Ding Liqiu promised to be promoted before, but Master Gu didn't care too much: he himself is a casual character, maybe after this term, he feels bored and goes back to his hometown to enjoy happiness.

Although Ding Liqiu didn't know Master Gu's inner activities, he had to answer this question at the moment: "It's good to say, as long as Master Gu serves in Zengcheng for one day, this is two summer and autumn endowments per year, and Lord Cao will pay the old man in advance here, so good?" ”

"Is that true?"

After listening to Master Ding's earth-shattering words, Master Gu and Master Ma were suddenly dumbfounded and couldn't believe it.

"Hehe, my family is rich all over the world, and the endowment of this county is probably not a difficult thing."

When Master Ding said this, he elegantly knocked on the handle of the fan in his hand in winter: "As long as Gu's parents nod, tomorrow morning, there will be cash silver and grain sent to the county treasury...... As for this amount, according to the accounts of the county government last year, the full amount is ten, the silver is all newly minted silver yuan, and the grain is all new rice transported from Yizhou, and then add one percent of the loss to the county government, how about it? ”

In other words, the magistrate in the Middle Ages, in fact, the biggest and most difficult political achievement was how to hand over all the taxes, and the rest of those who persuaded farmers to sit in court to try the case were piggybacked, is there such a thing.

So as soon as the local tyrant made a move, the Gu County Order, whose face was swollen by silver, naturally nodded and promised that he could receive the full amount of summer and autumn taxes for the whole year at the beginning of the year, what else is there to say about a county order?

However, General Cao's money valley is so easy to take?

After negotiating the first business, Master Ding took the opportunity to propose the second business: since the taxes in the next few years have been paid in advance by Lord Cao, then naturally, should the tax receivables in Zengcheng County also be handed over to Lord Cao to deal with?

Yes, this involves the next action that Ding Liqiu intends to implement in the future: tax collection, debt collection, pickpocketing and demolition, and pulling cattle and sheep.