A hundred miles west of Liaodong, Yang Wenhua gifted a group of Tang merchants led by five surnames and seven sects, with the original intention of allowing them to play a little buffering role in the middle of the Tang Dynasty and Yuanhua.

However, when the war really came, it had no effect, and it fell to the side of Datang.

One of the main reasons is Yuanhua's tax-free policy, and the consequences are too huge.

When a group of merchants happily took over the city, they found that they couldn't keep people at all, and the industrialists in the city were better, and the proletarian people outside the city, not to mention the Goguryeo people, even the Han people all ran to Yuanhua to settle down.

What is the use of a city without men?

After decades of war, Datang also vacated a lot of land, looking at the increasingly depressed city, these Datang merchants naturally became dissatisfied with Yuanhua.

Hou Junji's arrival, these businessmen naturally welcomed it, although it was impossible to donate money and food, but a certain amount of convenience, they were still willing to provide.

At least for the army stationed in the city, there is no problem at all, anyway, after running a lot of people, there are many empty houses.

Hou Junji personally led 50,000 troops to garrison in the Li family's city, and the other 50,000 horses were divided into two wings and stationed in the nearby cities on the left and right.

On Yuanhua's side, Cui Zhe led 3,000 big-headed ghost troops and 20,000 elite soldiers of the Cui family to guard opposite Hou Junji.

In the other two places, 30,000 Han people were stationed to defend the city, and the young and strong people in the city were enthusiastic to help defend the city, and the city was built very tall, which can be said to be impregnable.

Moreover, there are 100,000 Han people cloth soldiers in Liaodong City, which can be dispatched to the war zone at any time, plus Sun Simiao's medical team, which is also a great guarantee for the soldiers.

After the two sides set up a position, there was no exchange of war letters, anyway, it was just like that, superfluous tongue was just a waste of time, and it was not too late to find an excuse when the battle was won.

As for the morale-boosting casus belli, just make up one.

And Yuanhua's side is even simpler, there is no need for officials to boost morale, and those who don't want to pay taxes will help the army defend the city.

In the face of getting colder and colder, the opponent's tall city walls and the strength of the city's defenses, Hou Junji didn't want to fight this battle at all.

If there is still some hope for bringing a strong pawn in Guanzhong, at least you can pull the army out and move to see if there is a chance to fight in the field, sometimes a fighter plane can have the effect of breaking the surface with a point.

But such a group of second-line troops from the two states of Youji may not be able to take advantage of even the field waves, especially when the other party has a large-headed ghost army of 3,000 people.

After tentatively attacking the city several times and losing more than 1,000 soldiers, Hou Junji completely gave up his desire to fight and scattered the soldiers.

In addition to keeping 30,000 troops to defend the city, Hou Junji dispersed the other 70,000 troops into all the merchant cities, and did not pay much food.

Now the group of businessmen immediately had a hard time, thousands of people are looking for something to eat in the city every day, no one can stand it, there are not many people, and they have started a big escape, and the direction is naturally Yuanhua's side.

Hou Junji waited for half a month, and after finding that the Goguryeo army had not yet crossed the Yalu River, he gathered the army again.

Before leaving, he used the army in his hand to raze Gaimu City to the ground, and robbed everything he could.

After this battle, it was directly made between Datang and Yuanhua, a no-man's land of hundreds of miles, and Yuanhua did not send people to occupy this area.

After Goguryeo lost Gaimu City, the only stronghold in Liaodong, even if it wanted to enter this area, it was powerless, and if there were more people going, it would definitely be expelled, and if there were fewer people going, it would not be useful.

After this battle, Yuanhua has completely gained a foothold in Liaodong, and no one will dare to despise it in the future.

And although the Tang Dynasty did not get any results, but it also drove back all the Tang merchants in Liaodong, not who occupies a piece of territory can become a prince, and obediently coming back to be the Tang Dynasty is the last word.

In the end, the two powerful forces fought a fight, and the Tang merchants and Goguryeo, who were waiting to see the excitement, became the ones who suffered.

As for whether there are other ulterior secrets, no outsiders will know.

Anyway, the 1,000 soldiers that Hou Junji lost, seven or eighty percent of them were treated by Yuanhua, they lived in Yuanhua, and Datang did not pursue their families.

When Hou Junji rushed to Liaodong with a large army, the corn in Guanzhong was also the time to fill the grain.

Although the weather has cooled down, there is still more than a month before the real cold is enough, enough for the corn to complete the most important growth process.

With a good harvest in sight, many people have a smile on their faces all day long.

Yang Wenhua sent over to deliver chickens, ducks and eggs, and after thanking Chen Siwei by the way, his face immediately fell.

Because Wei Zheng, who also pulled his face, appeared in Yang Wenhua's sight.

The old man didn't know how many times he had come over, and Yang Wenhua was a little annoyed when he saw him now.

"I have said several times that after the private land is paid to the people of Guanzhong 20%, I will keep 40%, because the early money and grain seeds are all from me, and this part of my profit will naturally pay commercial tax according to 30 draws.

As for the forty percent left to the people of Lantian, what should it be, it will naturally be paid in accordance with the Tang law, as for what you want to do with these taxes, don't bother me, go to the emperor yourself. ”

Faced with Yang Wenhua's statement, Wei Zheng was unmoved.

"Didn't you Lantian practice the new law? I have seen the Huaxia Law in Tang Shan's hand, and the commercial tax in it is fifteen taxes and one, and it is extracted layer by layer.

This means that you take a draw once when you invest in farmland, and you have to take it again if you put something in the market.

And the many workshops on the edge of your reservoir, as well as the many livestock you raise, have not paid taxes for nearly half a year, what can you say? ”

Yang Wenhua looked at Wei Zheng strangely, and asked rhetorically: "How do you know that many industries on the edge of my reservoir have not paid taxes?"

And my book of Huaxia law is just for Tangshan as a reference, how to practice the law, and now it is still being compiled, and no one can say what kind of law will be made in the end.

At the beginning of home ownership, shouldn't the tax exemption support be deserved?

For example, if the people of Lantian want to buy a house, they should first be tax-exempt for a period of time, so that they can develop well, and then extract taxes, wouldn't it make the market more prosperous?

Besides, all the taxes in Lantian are all from Princess Lantian, and they won't give a cent to the court, what's the use of you being in such a hurry?

If you want money and food, you can go to the emperor yourself. ”