Once Zuo Maodi was persuaded, he couldn't stay out of the matter, and had to devote himself to the things that Qian Fenglin was doing, which could be regarded as completely taking refuge in the Qi Wang family.

Zuo Maodi was born in Jinshi, and he was a herdsman official like the county magistrate, and once led the county fathers and elders to repel the attack of tens of thousands of rogue people's troops when he was the magistrate of Hancheng. He also entered the court, from the seven-grade imperial history to the second-grade military department, and had a lot of experience in governing politics.

And with his joining, the burden on Qian Fenglin's shoulders suddenly eased a lot. In order to prevent the rebels from going too far, Zuo Maodi had to do everything himself, and with Qian Fenglin's consent, he set up a special picket team to go to various prefectures and counties to monitor and check the details of the gentry.

In the following days, 100,000 rebels stayed in Zhejiang and launched a vigorous campaign, and Fujian, which is close to Zhejiang, this movement was also carried out at the same time, but because Fujian experienced the rebellion of the Western Thieves, the province was almost destroyed, and the power of the gentry was extremely low, and the impact was not as great as Zhejiang.

As the seizure progressed, a large amount of wealth fell into the hands of the army, and this wealth was so great that it was simply incalculable. It must be known that more than half of the wealth in the world is in the hands of the gentry, and the number of gentry in Zhejiang is so large, and Zhejiang is so rich. It is very inappropriate to use the word enemy to describe these riches.

Except for a proportional portion of the reward army, the rest was transported to Hangzhou by carriage and boat, and then loaded from Hangzhou Bay and disappeared into the sea.

Every day, looking at this huge amount of wealth, Qian Fenglin and Zuo Mao were all shocked.

"Taken from the people for the people, this wealth will be used to carry out various changes in the new dynasty. Over the years, the imperial court has repeatedly increased taxes, and the people of the world have been suffering for too long, so I would suggest that the king of Qi be exempted from the field tax for three years. Facing Zuo Maodi's questioning eyes, Qian Fenglin explained.

"If this is the case, it will help to quickly stabilize the situation, and the world will decide!" Zuo Maodi said excitedly.

Since Chongzhen succeeded to the throne for more than ten years, whether it was a disaster year or a famine year, Tian Fu had to be levied every year, which forced hundreds of people to live and take risks.

The people are the most tolerant and have the lowest demands, as long as they can have something to eat, they will not make trouble, and they will be safe and accept the control of the government. In another time and space, the slogan of "Never add endowment" to the puppet Qing Emperor fooled the people of the world, making the chaos in the world quickly stabilized. In fact, the real endowment is not added, but the various taxes are not a lot.

If the tax could be exempted for three years, this policy alone would quickly stabilize the chaos in the world and minimize the unrest caused by the punishment of the gentry.

Therefore, at this moment, even the unwilling Zuo Maodi is also full of confidence in the future.

"The way of heaven has more than enough to make up for the shortcomings, the gentry and the common people have been in the limelight for two or three hundred years, relying on the privileges brought by fame to annex land and control commerce, which has made the court impoverished! The country is poor, the people are poor, and the fat are all these gentry, and now, it's time for them to pay their debts! Although he was a member of the gentry, Qian Fenglin did not have any sympathy for these gentry, but was full of schadenfreude.

"I only hope that King Qi can be true to his word, the people of the world have really suffered for too long!" Zuo Maodi sighed.

Qian Fenglin smiled: "Brother Zuo doesn't have to worry about this, King Qi will definitely be true to his word, in fact, King Qi has said several times that the most bitter people in the world are the people who farm the land, and he even suggested that after solving the land annexation, stop collecting any land tax." ”

Zuo Maodi was stunned: "How is this possible, what should the court do if the field tax is stopped?" ”

Qian Fenglin said with a smile: "Collecting industrial and commercial taxes, of course, these are still far away, you and I may not be able to see it, after all, agriculture is still the foundation of my Ming Dynasty." ”

Zuo Maodi said: "I'll just say, how can it be possible to stop the agricultural tax!" But having said that, he had no doubts about Qian Fenglin's statement that the three-year land tax would be suspended.

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The movement in Zhejiang was so great that the gentry of the whole province were scolded, and for many officials in the Nanjing court, it was the end of the world. Chongzhen went south and the north fell, which made most of the officials of the imperial court from the southeast, and there were many officials from Zhejiang.

The salaries paid to officials in the Ming Dynasty were not very rich, and they were the lowest in all dynasties. The officials in the court did not even have enough money to support their families on their own salaries, let alone maintain a fine life of food and clothing, so in addition to corruption, the source of money that most officials needed to maintain their living standards was their hometown.

The hometown relied on the privileges brought by the status of officials, annexed land, controlled industry and trade, and earned a lot of silver. And officials rely on the supply of their hometown to be able to dominate the officialdom and bring greater benefits to their families. Therefore, the fields and workshops in my hometown are the roots of the officials of the DPRK and China.

Now that the roots have been dug up, many officials are more uncomfortable than losing their exams! And the rabbit died and the fox was sad and injured, and now the rebels are only raging in Zhejiang, and it may not take much time to attack the north into Songjiang, Suzhou, Songchang, Jiangdong, and the number of mansions in the east of the Ming Dynasty is the most important source of taxes in the Ming Dynasty, and it is also the richest place in the world. There are also a large number of officials from the DPRK and China who are from Jiangdong. And now, these officials from Jiangdong are worried all day long, fearing that the rebels will go north to attack Jiangdong.

In the Susongchang Prefectures, panic had already been caused, and countless gentry fled their homes with their family wealth and fled towards the city of Nanjing. However, people and money can be taken away, what about the fields and workshops? That is the true foundation of the gentry!

As a result, many officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang went to the imperial court one after another, asking the imperial court to find a way to exterminate the rebels as soon as possible and restore peace to the world. Officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang accounted for almost half of the court, and at the same time they spoke out against the rebels, and the impact was enormous.

For the Ming court, if the rebels continue to go north, the court will lose the most important tax land, and the foundation of the entire Ming Dynasty will be completely shaken!

Therefore, the Manchu Dynasty was in a panic and fear, from Emperor Chongzhen to ordinary officials, all of them panicked at this time, as if the end was coming.

The officials of the Donglin Party shouted and demanded that the imperial court immediately send troops to Zhejiang to quell the rebellion. But for Chongzhen, the gathering of 100,000 rebels in Zhejiang, only a few hundred miles away from Nanjing, was already a great threat to his rule. The army now controlled by the imperial court, in addition to the Beijing camp defending Nanjing, is still on the road to block the army of Zheng Sen, as for the other local armies, although some officials suggested calling on the army of the world to Qin Wang, but Chongzhen was reluctant to issue an edict.

Because he knew that if he really ordered the troops everywhere to serve the king, it would mean that his comeback was a complete failure. When he wasn't in power, everything was fine, and the whole situation was improving. But not long after taking power, such an accident occurred, and the direct loss was his own face. If the edict of the king of Xia Qin is in, it means that he can no longer control the situation, and it will make the ambition ready to move.

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Qian Qianyi's Mansion, in recent days, there has been an endless stream of officials who have come to visit, and most of them are Donglin Party members who have come to plead.

The hometown was occupied by the rebels, the property that had been painstakingly run was forcibly occupied, and the family was captured by the rebels. Faced with this situation, these high-ranking officials had no choice but to cry to Qian Qianyi, the old man of the Donglin Mansion, and ask him to persuade the imperial court to send troops to suppress the thieves as soon as possible and recapture their homeland.

Many officials also asked for the first assistant Shi Kefa's mansion, but Shi Kefa stayed in the palace cabinet every day in the name of duty and did not come out at all. However, Qian Qianyi couldn't let go of the concubines and enjoyment at home, and he would leave the palace every few days, so he became the object of the officials' help.

Qian Qianyi's cabinet elder, from a high-ranking official, will naturally not be easily received by ordinary officials. But there are some people he can't refuse, such as the right capital Yushi Li Zhan.

In the court, there are not many high-ranking officials from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and Li Zhan, whose ancestral home is Huzhou, and Qian Qianyi, who is from Changshu, are among the representatives. The two have been friends for decades, and they have a good relationship.

For the middle and low-level officials of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang imperial courts, Li Zhan had to personally visit Qian Qianyi and ask the cabinet how to deal with the matter.

"Cabinet Elder, the officials are clamoring to summon the provincial army Qin Wang, why has the cabinet not moved?"

Qian Qianyi sighed: "That's because the cabinet didn't move, but His Majesty didn't want to." Calling on the world's army to serve the king means that the court is already very critical, the situation has completely gotten out of control, and His Majesty refuses to give an order. ”

Li Zhan said anxiously: "Isn't it critical now?" The rebels have already conquered Zhejiang, and it will not be long before they will attack Suzhou in the north, or even attack Nanjing directly from Zhejiang. If you don't order the troops everywhere to serve the king, I'm afraid it will be too late. ”

Qian Qianyi said: "Yuru, don't you still understand? What does it mean to order the kings of the Everywhere? I'm afraid that will be another greater disaster, and my 270-year foundation of the Ming Dynasty may be completely ruined!

Think about the background of the rebels, and you will understand Your Majesty's understanding of the Cabinet. ”

Li Zhan's face changed, and he suddenly understood the meaning of Qian Qianyi's words. He was a fan of the authorities, and he panicked because he was afraid that his hometown would be attacked by rebels, but now he was reminded by Qian Qianyi and immediately understood.

According to rumors, behind the rebels is the power of Dongfan Island, and it is the Dongfan army that directly disguises itself as Ainengqi's subordinates, so that the rebels can attack the city and seize the land so quickly! And whose territory is Dongfan Island? The situation behind the rebels is clear.

The King of Qi controls hundreds of thousands of strong troops, and he still maintains deference to the court on the surface, so even if he guesses the details of the rebels, no one dares to say it casually. Once the King of Qi is provoked to raise troops to rebel, the Ming Dynasty may collapse in an instant.

Therefore, if the imperial court orders the army of the world to Qin Wang, the king of Qi will definitely not let go of this opportunity. If the king of Qi led hundreds of thousands of strong troops south, that kind of situation would ...... It's scary to think about!

Li Zhan figured it out, and his face suddenly showed bitterness, from the perspective of His Majesty from the imperial court, there was no way to order the army of the world to be the king, but from Li Zhan's own perspective, if things deteriorated again, I am afraid that the next one to suffer would be his hometown.

"Elder Ge, can't you talk to King Qi?" Li Zhan said in a trembling voice.

Qian Qianyi asked helplessly: "What are you talking about?" How to talk about it? ”

"This ......" Li Zhan suddenly didn't dare to speak.

If this matter is really instigated by King Qi, his plan is already very big, how can it be easily resolved through negotiations?

And the king of Qi acted in the name of the rebels, that is, he did not want to be stained on his body, so he naturally would not admit that this matter had anything to do with him, if he sent someone to negotiate, the king of Qi was afraid that it would be too late to shirk, so how could he promise anything?

And how can Your Majesty be willing to give up the power in your hands? That's a king who is extremely stubborn, when Li Zicheng's troops came to Beijing, he refused to negotiate with the thief army!

So, I can't talk about it at all.

"Elder Qian Ge, Mu Zhai Gong, can you bear to watch the foundation of our gentry be eradicated like this?" Li Zhan begged bitterly.

Qian Qianyi sighed: "What can I do? We all know what King Qi's purpose is, if he can't achieve his goal, how can he easily stop? ”

Li Zhan's eyes flashed, and he suddenly said, "Mu Zhaigong, what if King Qi can achieve his goal?" ”

Qian Qianyi was taken aback: "What do you mean?" ”

Li Zhan said: "Since we know the purpose of King Qi, we can bypass the imperial court and compromise with Your Majesty and King Qi, and accept sincerity from King Qi." If all our officials in the southeast fall to the side of King Qi, the significance of his control of the overall situation is self-evident! If this is the case, will King Qi let us go to the southeast? ”

Qian Qianyi's expression was very solemn: "You have to know what King Qi's consistent attitude towards the gentry is?" Cooperating with King Qi is tantamount to seeking skin with a tiger. ”

Li Zhan cried with a sad face: "Mu Zhaigong, do we have any other way now?" If you don't cooperate with the King of Qi, I'm afraid you will have to wait for death, 100,000 rebels will enter Jiangdong, and the gentry in the southeast will be wiped out, even if we are still alive at that time, but the foundation is gone, what is the difference between living and dead? ”

"This ......" Qian Qianyi couldn't help but hesitate.

Li Zhan continued: "Mu Zhaigong, let me ask you, is there any hope for the imperial court to stop the rebels at the moment? ”

Qian Qianyi said in a low voice: "Naturally, there is hope, there are still 150,000 or 60,000 Beijing camps in Nanjing, and Du Yinxi is leading 80,000 troops down the river, and in Yangzhou, Jiangbei, there are still 50,000 or 60,000 troops under the command of Wu Mengming, the Marquis of Zhenbei. ”

Li Zhan sneered: "In that case, why is the imperial court still panicking? Because we all know how powerful King Qi is, how can he have no other backhand? The Nanjing Jingying was originally controlled by the King of Qi, and it was handed over to Chang Yanling after the King of Qi led the Northern Expedition, but Yang Zhengping, the confidant of the King of Qi, was still the deputy commander of the Beijing camp. If the King of Qi gave the order, it was difficult to say who the 150,000 or 60,000 soldiers in the Beijing camp would listen to?

Therefore, I am afraid that the only people who are really willing to listen to the orders of the imperial court are the Huguang soldiers who block Yinxi and the Jiangbei army of Wu Mengming, and they have a chance of winning in the face of 100,000 rebels? ”

Qian Qianyi fell silent, because Li Zhan's words were exactly what he thought.

"So, Mu Zhaigong, we can't wait any longer. For the sake of the lives of our gentry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, we all have to go to the king of Qi. Li Zhan begged, "We will certainly lose a lot when King Qi is in power, but it is better than destroying them all!" ”

Qian Qianyi finally nodded helplessly and agreed.

ps: One more 4,000 words, that's all for today.

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