"Jiaozhou ???"

"Gong Liu... You're nearly half a hundred years old... This Jiaozhou is remote and dangerous, how can I let you go? What's more, in this court, I still need an upright person like Liu Gong to help me! The Son of Heaven said with some hesitation, he really didn't want Liu Mo to go to Jiaozhou, that place in Jiaozhou, except for Ningzhou, was the most desolate and poorest place.

Desolation and poverty are okay, there are still many fierce beasts, in the mountains and forests, there are countless dangers, many ministers who went to Jiaozhou died of illness there, and the bones did not come back, the Son of Heaven has his own views on the hundred officials, like Dong Zhuo, although he will do some bastard things, but he must be the captain after Jia Xu, he is the most suitable.

And Liu Mo, in the heart of the Son of Heaven, is going to replace Lu Zhi.

For such an important minister, how can the Son of Heaven let him go to Jiaozhou with peace of mind?

Liu Mo said: "Your Majesty, inside and outside Jiaozhou, Funan Zhenla, the minister knows his words, understands his truth, not to mention, the development of the south, Jiaozhou is the most important, Yangzhou has been greatly governed, and now it is also a rich area, Yizhou is not weak and Yang because of trade, Jingzhou is rich in land and resources, and it is not difficult to govern, but Jiaozhou, the most difficult, please go to Jiaozhou, and I hope Your Majesty will agree!" ”

The Son of Heaven didn't reply, looked at Liu Mo, looked at it for a long time, sighed, and said, "Okay, Liu Gong is going this time... Take care..."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

.....

When Liu Mo returned to the mansion, Zhuge Liang was already in the courtyard, feeding chickens and ducks, Liu Mo walked in, didn't say much, and started cooking, the two sat facing each other, eating, Zhuge Liang said: "Today, Yuan Gong told me..."

Liu Mo was stunned for a moment and looked at him, "Yuan Gong's move really shouldn't be." ”

"If Shijun is uneasy and can't forgive, Liang is willing to go to Ningzhou and slash the enemy..."

Liu Mo's right hand slammed on the case, interrupting Zhuge Liang, who was about to speak, and he said, "Don't do this... I forgave him, and if you dare to do your own thing, I will not spare you... Got it?! ”

Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "Disciple understands. ”

"Well... Also, in a few days, I'm going to Jiaozhou..."

"Jiaozhou?"

"Cao Sinong played the development of the south, I am the most suitable person, go to Jiaozhou, will definitely be able to make Jiaozhou Dazhi..."Liu Mo said some of his own plans, Zhuge Liang listened carefully, he naturally believed what Liu Mo said, Liu Mo went to Jiaozhou, he will definitely be able to make Jiaozhou Dazhi, he thought for a moment, and said: "Shijun will go this time, it must be a few years to go back and forth, it is better to go with Liang..."

"Liang is not talented, but he is also willing to help Shijun..."

"You don't have to... If you leave, the Son of Heaven will definitely blame, Your Highness, you still need your help..."

"Ugh..."

"Your Highness's heart... You will help you a lot in the future, if there is a big event, you can find Yuan Gong.... But the ram is incurable..."

"Sincerely."

After a few words, the atmosphere fell a little silent again.

"Take care of yourself... Write to me..."

..............

The next day, the news that the Son of Heaven served Liu Mo as the assassin of Jiaozhou came out, and the hundred officials celebrated, this guy finally left! Of course, there are also many ministers who oppose it, including Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, Cai Yong, and even Situ Luzhi, who hurriedly met His Majesty, hoping that the Son of Heaven can change his decision, but the Son of Heaven is also helpless, not that I want him to go, it is he who wants to go, I can't stop it, so what can I do?

Zhuge Liang helped Liu Mo pack up his things, the guards sent by the Son of Heaven were waiting outside the courtyard, the Son of Heaven was afraid that something would happen to him, so he specially arranged for more than 20 elite guards to follow, Liu Mo was still silent, although he was reluctant, he still didn't say anything, packed up his things, loaded the car, and Liu Mo was about to say goodbye to Zhuge Liang.

"Master... Take care of yourself when you go! ”

"Well..."

Zhuge Liang bowed, Liu Mo got up, and was about to get into the car, Zhuge Liang suddenly asked: "Master!" What does Puri no Tepra mean? ”

Liu Mo was stunned for a moment, turned his head, looked at Zhuge Liang, and said, "This is my younger brother's name..."

He didn't say anything more, got into the car, and the guards took him away.

Zhuge Liang looked at the empty courtyard, but he felt a little bitter in his heart, and he was left alone.

"Kong Ming! Kong Ming! ”

I saw Liu Mastiff panting and running in, holding something in his hand, looked around, and asked, "Where is Liu Gong?" ”

"He's just gone..."

"Alas. Still can't catch up..."Liu Mastiff said helplessly, he also brought a lot of things, which were originally meant to be given to Liu Mo, but he didn't expect Liu Mo to leave so quickly, which was really a little annoying.

"Your Highness, it's all right... The next time we meet, we can send it to Shijun again! ”

Zhuge Liang said with a smile, and the original heavy mood was unconsciously eased a lot.

Liu Mastiff sat in the car, watching the carriage drive out of Luoyang, his heart was a little sad, for Luoyang, he was still extremely reluctant in his heart, this is his second home, even, more important than the first home, after all, only here, he has a family, and in Donghao, it's just a house, leaving here, he doesn't know how many years to come back, even, whether he can come back.

Personal enmity and national righteousness almost drove this kind old man crazy.

He is no longer young, more than half a hundred years old, and looking at his whole life, he has spent his life in loneliness, and only when he was in Luoyang, he experienced the taste of home... However, he still couldn't stand it, day and night, all he saw in front of him was the scene of his family being mutilated, which made him spend day and night in fear and guilt, and there was no moment of peace of mind.

Going to Jiaozhou, he is busy all day long, maybe he doesn't have time to think about so many complicated things, the hatred of killing relatives, not sharing the sky, this hatred, Liu Mo has not forgotten, however, he can't rush to revenge, Ningzhou needs time to be stable, the new Cheng Yu, I heard that he is a rare capable minister, with him in Ningzhou, I want to come to Ningzhou The situation will soon be stable.

At that time, it was the day of his revenge.

If there is a moment, will you still be able to attack that old thief?

Liu Mo hurriedly shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

.........

11th year of Xiping, October

Sinong Cao Cao and Sikong Yuan Shu jointly formulated a new tax law, changed the way of collecting taxes in the past, and completely changed all taxes, this innovation is the most powerful after Wang Fu Kegong, and it is also the most involved officials, on the surface, Cao Cao and Yuan Shu completed the two, but in fact, a total of more than 300 officials participated.

Most of the officials in the DPRK and China participated in the negotiation process, from Situ Lu Zhi, to Guo Jia, Xun Yu, Xing Ziang and others, this matter is very important, tax is the foundation of the country, and Cao Cao wants to change the form of taxation, this is directly to the root of the Han Dynasty, no one dares to despise this, even the Son of Heaven is the same, like Lu Zhi is actually against the change, but he is afraid that Cao Cao and others will come to Hu Lai, helplessly participate.

Of course, the decision is still in the hands of Cao Cao and Yuan Shu, or rather, in the hands of the Son of Heaven, each expressing his own opinions, of course, it is very welcome, as for whether to use it or not, it depends on the situation, the courtiers in the Xiping period may not be as scheming as in the Jianning period, but it is an indisputable fact that there are many talents.

Under the planning of everyone, the tax system has been continuously improved, many Cao Cao has not thought of it, and it has also been mentioned by the ministers, and then, Cao Cao realized that to do such a big thing, can not rely on the wisdom of a few people, must brainstorm, he personally went to visit some celebrities, and even retired ministers, such as Zheng Xuan, Yuan Feng and others, he did not let go.

In the end, he also personally rushed to Taixue and Menzixue, convened the students of the two sides, and argued, and asked both sides to discuss and defend the difficult issues, while Cao Cao listened on the sidelines.

In this way, after nearly half a year of hard work, the tax system took shape.

From the very beginning, they understood that this policy was unfavorable to the big families and even for those rich families, but they had no way to dispel the idea of the Son of Heaven, so they could only hope to minimize the harm of this unfavorable.

Under such circumstances, the Son of Heaven convened a court meeting.

Looking at the full house of ministers, the Son of Heaven felt their uneasiness and anxiety, Cao Cao did not let them wait too long, he stepped forward and began to state his new tax decree for everyone, to be precise, the "Xiping New Tax Order".

"If the tax is not collected at the same rate as the localities, the average amount of grain produced by the people shall be taken from the county and county, and the agricultural tax shall be exempted if it is below the average, and the tax value shall be increased by the amount exceeding the average amount..."

Cao Cao read solemnly, his new tax order, all kinds of taxes have been changed, are increased by the amount, in order to be more reasonable, did not decide an accurate amount, because the grain production is different in various places, the living conditions of the people are also very different, in order to improve the situation, more able to take care of the bottom of the farmers, Cao Cao decided to take the average value in various places, and then tax.

There is no need to pay under the average, which seems to reduce the revenue of the treasury, in fact, most of the people who can't reach the average value are poor families, and according to the continuous increase in the amount of taxes, they can create hundreds of thousands of times the income, which is incomparable, Cao Cao just finished reading, and the ministers were in an uproar, and they were almost about to interrupt Cao Cao.

"Your Majesty, so unfair!"

"No!"

In their opinion, this is unfair to everyone, the family is the pillar of the Han Dynasty, the virtuous people are governing the country, and take care of the world's Li Shu, but, in the end, these sages who work hard for the country, have to pay several times more taxes??

And those foolish people, who only need to plow all day long, and can even pay no taxes?

"The minister has heard that all virtuous kings are virtuous and talented, and they are virtuous corporals, so that the virtuous will return to their hearts, and the family and country will be governed, why does Your Majesty do the opposite today? Treating talents so harshly, how can you be like a king of business? "The person who spoke was Yuan Yi, the captain of Si Li, and the cousin of Yuan Shu.

"I am the king of business? Do you want to follow King Zhou? ”

Tianzi asked with a sneer.

"No, the minister is willing to do it, Your Majesty, although the minister is from a big family, the arable land in the family is only three acres, the minister is not for himself, but for the world of the Han Dynasty, Your Majesty, the virtuous person is the pillar of the country, and it must not be so harsh!!" Yuan Yi said angrily.

Yuan Shu hurriedly got up, looked at him, and shouted, "Don't say much!" ”

He looked at the Son of Heaven again and said, "Your Majesty, Yuan Boye, a gentleman, is loyal and upright, and his words are wrong, but he is also dedicated to the sake of his family and country, and I hope that Your Majesty will forgive your sins!" Seeing Yuan Shu so pleading, the Son of Heaven squinted his eyes and asked, "Highway, are you trying to protect your cousin?" ”

Yuan Yi gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is by no means selfish, and the highway is not a scruple of personal feelings!" ”

"If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you will be admonished to death!!"

After Yuan Yi finished speaking, he rushed towards the pillar in the distance, hit his head on the pillar, and immediately fell to the ground, his head bleeding!

The Son of Heaven was shocked, Yuan Shu jumped up even more, hurriedly ran to his side, stretched out his hand, and probed, fortunately, he still had a snort, and the Son of Heaven hurriedly shouted: "Quickly call the Imperial Doctor's order!" Heal him! ”

The court discussion also became a little chaotic, Cao Cao stood in the distance, frowning, he didn't expect that his new policy, he almost killed a good friend, he knew Yuan Yi, and often corresponded, which made him feel a little uneasy, looking at the flustered ministers in the court, facing the hostile eyes, Cao Cao's heart gradually became firm.

He raised his head, looked at the Son of Heaven, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please give this order!" ”