Originally, in the eyes of He Kang and others, the Red Embedded City was majestic and a symbol of the Dutch rule over the aborigines, but now they saw piles of ruins.

The city's sea-facing ramparts had almost completely collapsed, broken bricks littered everywhere, and a few large, twisted cannons remained on the ground.

Along the way, there were Luzon soldiers in red straight uniforms.

He Kang counted silently as he walked, and he was shocked to find that the Luzon soldiers were much more numerous than the Dutch.

Seeing the muskets on the shoulders of the upright Luzon soldiers, He Kang's neck was cold for no reason.

"Ladies and gentlemen, these two are You Degao, the naval governor of my Luzon General's Mansion, and Zhao Jingyong, the left deputy governor, and they are the plenipotentiary representatives of my Luzon General's Mansion in Taiwan, and you can negotiate with them about anything."

The Luzon soldier who led the way clearly introduced the more than 30 Han Chinese and the elders of the aboriginal village to the 30 or so people, and then turned and stepped aside.

The Red Embedded City is also a three-story structure, and You Degao and Zhao Jingyong met these leaders and elders in front of the governor's office on the third floor.

Due to the shortage of manpower, the Dutch could not exercise very tight control over the indigenous people, so they could only gather the heads of about 20 indigenous villages to form local councils, and then realize the rule and management of all indigenous people.

Of course, this parliament was not a democratic parliament of later generations, but merely a tool for the Dutch to call the shots.

The time of the occupation of Taiwan by You Degao was very ingenious, just four years earlier, in the eighth year of Chongzhen, the Dutch had just begun to carry out large-scale suppression and conquest of the Madoushe and other aborigines.

By the twelfth year of Chongzhen, the Dutch had completed the conquest of the aborigines of Tainan, and began to conquer the aborigines of Taichung and other areas.

Therefore, as soon as they saw the majestic You Degao and Zhao Jingyong, both the Han people and the aborigines who had been tamed all fell to their knees.

"Meet the two adults"

There were many Han people in the Tainan area, many aborigines could speak some Chinese, and there were also many Fujian and Guangdong soldiers recruited in Qianzhou to serve as interpreters in the Luzon army, so there was no obstacle to communication between the two sides.

You Degao and Zhao Jingyong, who were still sitting on the ground, hurriedly got up and took a few steps forward to help up the kneeling elders.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I, the Luzon General's Mansion, are here to free you from the slavery of the Dutch, we do not want to turn you into our slaves again, and from now on, you don't have to kneel down in the face of all the officials of my Luzon General's Mansion."

Zhao Jingyong also followed to help, "Everyone, get up, except for the general in my Luzon General's Mansion, no one else is allowed to kneel among others." ”

He Kang and the others looked at each other and hesitated to get up, everyone didn't know what this Luzon man wanted to do.

You Degao waved his hand and motioned to the soldiers on the side to watch the seats, and someone immediately came over with a small table and stools, fruit snacks and other things to set up.

When everyone sat down, You Degao put on a relaxed appearance and motioned for everyone to taste the things on the table.

"The army is simple, there is nothing to entertain, everyone can taste the sweets and chocolates produced in my Luzon, these are my Luzon

Specialties that cannot be eaten elsewhere. ”

As early as when Liu Ximing arrived in Luzon, he found that the Spaniards had begun to grow cocoa beans on Luzon Island, and were citing a drink made from cocoa, which was called chocolate.

For this reason, Liu Ximing wrote down the modern chocolate making method, which is still called chocolate, and is now a major specialty of Luzon.

Because of its high energy, delicious taste, and ease of preservation, chocolate was even included in the Luzon Army's ration supply, becoming a favorite among officers and soldiers.

He Kang picked up a piece of something that looked black but still had patterns, and bit it down like You Degao.

Sweet, so sweet.

The rich cocoa aroma and sweet taste permeated He Kang's mouth, and the atmosphere in front of the Governor's Office was suddenly lively.

The Luzon people don't seem to be as terrible as they say, He Kang muttered.

Seeing that a group of Han and aboriginal elders began to whisper, He Kang looked at You Degao and Zhao Jingyong, who were just smiling and silent, and mustered up the courage to stand up and bow their hands to the two.

"The little old man is He Kang, the elder of Dongtou Village, who has seen the two governors, and the little old man is brave enough to dare to ask the two governors, after the Luzon army expelled the red hair, I don't know how to deal with us?"

A group of Han Chinese and aboriginal head elders who were still eating and drinking all put down their snacks and looked at the main seat with blank eyes.

You Degao laughed and waved his hand to signal He Kang to take a seat, "Elder He's good question, now that the leaders and elders of the surrounding villages and communities are here, I will announce to you my Luzon policy." ”

"From today onwards, the entire island of Taiwan will belong to our Luzon, and all the land, people, mountains, rivers, and minerals on this island will also belong to the property of our Luzon General's Office, and all owners are not allowed to act arbitrarily without the approval of our Luzon."

"Wow"

You Degao's words made He Kang and the others numb, is this going to rob us of all the land and property, this is even more ruthless than the Hongmao and Zheng families.

"Governor, these lands have been reclaimed by us with a hoe and a sickle, how can you accept them when you say they will take them."

"Yes, the red hair doesn't dare to do that."

Ignoring the protests below, You Degao still smiled and motioned for everyone to listen to him.

"Don't panic, everyone, I haven't finished talking yet, my Luzon General's Mansion practices Datongism, so all the land, mountains and rivers belong to the state, but this does not mean that we want to squeeze you."

"Although the land belongs to Luzon, you can still cultivate the land, but you can't trade it. At the same time, all the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes levied on you by the Dutch, as you call them, have been abolished in Luzon. In five years, there will be no taxation in Luzon. ”

You Degao gestured out his right index finger, "There are only two, one is to keep the endowment, which is mainly used to swear allegiance to my general, and each person only receives one penny a year." ”

"The other is that in the future, all the grain and other things produced in the villages can only be sold to Chang Ping, which is under the jurisdiction of my Luzon General's Office, and if I find that I Luzon has sold it to others without authorization, I will be severely punished."

In China, the tax and the tax are separated, and the tax mainly refers to the poll tax, hence the Kangma

Zi Cai was able to say such a thing as never giving more, which actually did not reduce the burden on the Han people in the context of the time, but it was enough for a bunch of people to brag about for hundreds of years.

He Kang keenly asked: "I don't know what price the Governor said about the acquisition?" ”

"Rest assured, the governor of Pontus promises that the output of my Luzon purchase of your village will never be lower than the market price."

"The General's Mansion is benevolent!"

As soon as You Degao's voice fell, He Kang was stunned for a moment, and immediately bowed with a happy face.

The other elders of the Han village community also stood up and saluted with excited faces.

"Don't worry, my Luzon General's Mansion is not only these benevolent policies, in the future, whether it is Han or aborigines, my family will start schools and medical centers in each village, and all the people under my Luzon rule can study in the school for free and receive free diagnosis and treatment."

"Hiss"

At this moment, He Kang was no longer ecstatic, but showed a puzzled face.

What is this Luzon General's Mansion doing this for, how can there be an official government that does not scrape money from the hands of the common people?

I don't believe it, old man, is there a conspiracy here?

He Kang fell into deep confusion, but with his knowledge, how could he see through Luzon's conspiracy.

The other people at the scene didn't have so many ideas as He Kang, and when they heard the content of You Degao's announcement, they all cheered.

You Degao and Zhao Jingyong glanced at each other with a smile.

At present, these outputs on the island of Taiwan are not placed in the eyes of the Luzon General's Office at all, and now that there are few people on their side, the key is to settle down Taiwan first.

As for how to continue to deepen and promote the state-owned system in the future, there will always be other ways under various methods such as high-yielding species and economic infiltration.

"By the way, now that the Dutch have been captured by our army, in view of the fact that the Dutch have suppressed and humiliated our Taiwanese people many times during their time in Taiwan, our army has decided to hold a public trial in Chichicheng three days later.

"Long live the General's Mansion, we are willing to surrender."

Almost at the same time as You Degao's voice fell, both the aborigines and the Han people broke out into a burst of cheers.

Speaking of which, the Luzon General's Office had to adopt such a large-scale policy of softness because, on the one hand, Luzon and the Netherlands had different positions toward Taiwan.

The Dutch simply used Taiwan as a colony, thinking about how to make the most value for the East India Company, a kind of conqueror's idea of domination.

Luzon, on the other hand, is building Taiwan as its own sovereign territory, so we cannot only think of looting from the people of Taiwan, but because the strong production capacity of Luzon and the Liu family can be appropriately fed.

Another important aspect is that after years of development, the Liu family has begun a new study of the fiscal and taxation system.

Su Jin and others have begun to understand the difference between direct taxes and indirect taxes, and under Luzon's strong state-owned system, even if they do not directly tax the Taiwanese people, indirect taxes can be levied through the circulation of goods.

Isn't this the case for a long time in the Liu family, there is no such thing as paying taxes in the Liu family system, but by controlling the goods, it has also perfectly realized the concealed taxation.