Chen Zhonglian and the others were talking in the lobby, and after Gao Yihuan came to the mansion, he first sent his personal guards to inform the army chasing Sun Kewang, asking them to stop the pursuit and return to Yiling.

Sun Kewang slipped away overnight, and except for some rations, most of the silver and grain were left in the city.

The Wei army continued to pursue, but there was no oil and water, but there was still a danger of being ambushed, so Gao Yihuan sent people to let the pursuing men and horses withdraw.

In fact, the letter Gao Yihuan wrote to Sun Kewang the day before yesterday was indeed sincere, he was really willing to let Sun Kewang go, and at the same time hoped to do business with the Western Army.

In the transaction with Li Zicheng, Gao Yihuan tasted the sweetness, but Li Zicheng is almost finished now, and he, a middleman, can't do it.

Now he has an addiction to doing business in his heart, and if he doesn't find someone to do some business, he will feel uncomfortable if he doesn't have any money in his account every month.

Legend has it that when Zhang Xianzhong evacuated from Chengdu, Shen Yin was tens of millions of taels, and he had the potential to become the object of Gao Yihuan's next transaction, so Gao Yihuan was still very happy to give full play to his position in the belly of the world to make his money-making career bigger and stronger.

After instructing the guards to report, Gao Yihuan did not go to see those squires immediately, but first ate something, pressed his stomach, and then asked people to call Gao Yicheng and Chen Mingxia.

After a short time, the two walked in from outside the door and saluted at the same time: "Handsome! ”

Gao Yihuan was sitting at a square table, eating porridge and pickles, he looked up and smiled: "I haven't eaten yet!" Sit down and eat while talking! ”

After entering the city in the morning, everyone was busy dealing with the aftermath, and they were indeed a little hungry.

The two saluted and thanked them, and sat down on the table, and the guards immediately added two pairs of dishes and chopsticks.

The food on the table was very simple, a large pot of porridge, plus a few dishes of side dishes, Gao Yicheng was not polite, he filled a bowl by himself, Chen Mingxia was not in a hurry, but asked, "Dashuai has something to talk to us?" ”

Gao Yicheng is Gao Yihuan's brother, and Chen Mingxia is the one who wants to follow him to do big things, so Gao Yihuan doesn't have too many scruples when he speaks.

He put down the dishes and chopsticks, wiped his mouth with a towel, and began to say: "In the past few months, Ben Shuai's energy has mainly been focused on the matter of arranging new pawns, and he has not managed much government affairs. A few days ago, Ben Shuai heard that the recent autumn grain collection has not been very smooth, and many squires have raised their rents privately, but is there such a thing? ”

Chen Mingxia said: "Dashuai, there is indeed such a thing. When we collected summer grain, we were still Kou, and the landlords and squires could only pay taxes honestly, but now that we are nominally in the Ming Dynasty, many squires and landlords feel that they have returned to the Ming Dynasty, so they are unwilling to abide by the tax system set by Sun Kewang. Some people began to raise the tenant rent privately and received 30 percent, but the marshal had previously ordered that the tax system would remain unchanged this year, and if we still had 40 percent of the income set by Sun Kewang, the tenants would only get 30 percent. In this way, the people will not be able to live, and the prestige of the commander will also be damaged! ”

Chen Mingxia glanced at Gao Yihuan with his eyes, and said with a bit of yin and yang: "Dashuai, now the local people are very confused, is it according to Dashuai's regulations, or is everything back to the Ming Dynasty?" ”

Gao Yihuan's eyes narrowed, revealing a murderous aura.

There are some gentry who don't know how to do it or not, the same rules, Gao Yihuan is Kou, they can obey and obey it, but as soon as his identity becomes a minister, these people are bold again.

What is the reason for this? Who gave them courage? Why is this happening?

Chen Mingxia saw that Gao Yihuan's face was not good, and continued to fan the flames, "Now that our Wei Wujun has taken refuge in the Ming Dynasty, Henan and Xiangyang are fine, we have been in control for nearly four years. Jingzhou and Chengtian were just controlled by the marshal, and the marshal became the lord of the Ming Dynasty, and many people couldn't tell who was the real master. ”

Gao Yihuan nominally belonged to the Ming Dynasty, but in fact he wanted to maintain his independence, but the local squires and people didn't know what he was thinking. Many squires thought that since Gao Yihuan had become a Ming minister, he had to be constrained by the Ming Dynasty's system and laws, so he was not so afraid of Gao Yihuan.

Even some civil officials under Gao Yihuan were a little confused about the situation, and their hearts were swaying, whether they wanted to listen to the Ming Dynasty or Gao Yihuan.

Everything has two powerful sides, and after Gao Yihuan defected to the Ming Dynasty, he gained a lot of benefits, but at the same time, it also caused some problems.

Gao Yihuan understood what Chen Mingxia meant, in fact, he already had an idea in his heart, but as a leader, he had to give his subordinates a chance to perform, so he still asked, "What does Mr. mean?" ”

Chen Mingxia waited for Gao Yihuan to ask, and there was a trace of cruelty on his face, "Dashuai, since ancient times, the world has been in turmoil, and it is a process of reshuffling and redistributing benefits. If the world is very profitable, the court, gentry, and nobles account for three points, and the people account for seven points, this is probably the beginning of a dynasty. After that, when the land was annexed, the government was corrupt, and the magnates competed with the people for profit, and when more than five out of ten points were reached, and six or seven points were occupied by the government, gentry, and magnates, then the people should rise up and rebel, and the world should be reshuffled, and the interests should be redistributed and a new dynasty established. ”

Gao Yihuan raised his eyebrows, and became interested, "Mr. continues!" ”

Chen Mingxia immediately arched his hand and said: "Dashuai, with all due respect, the current world is reshuffling." How to divide the three-point profit in the hands of the big handsome? Is it for the soldiers, officials, and squires who support the marshal, or is it for the local tyrants and inferior gentry who are interested in the Ming Dynasty? Since it's a shuffle, I think some people have to be cleaned out. In this way, a small number of people compete with the people for profit, and the government can obtain greater benefits. ”

"If the marshal keeps them, and they collect thirty percent or even forty percent of the rent, how can the marshal collect taxes? These people have collected rent, and their hearts are not towards the handsome, what are they staying for? Chen Mingxia said in a deep voice: "Dashuai, I thought that those squires who obeyed the rules should be left behind, and those inferior gentry should be eradicated by taking the opportunity." In this way, we can continue to enforce our tax laws, and we can also tell the gentry who is the real master, let them know who to listen to! ”

In the last sentence, Chen Mingxia almost stared at Gao Yihuan and finished speaking, wanting to see Gao Yihuan's reaction.

Over the years, there have generally been only three ways to redistribute interests, one is violent overthrow, one is the reform of the system itself, and the other is internal strife among the ruling class, but no matter which one, it will be reincarnation in the end.

Internal strife generally appears in the early stage of the dynasty, which is the dissatisfaction of the ruling class with the distribution of power and interests, while reform is mainly in the middle of the dynasty, when the ruler feels that he is about to die, is going downhill, so he immediately starts a self-help, violent overthrow, from the later period of the dynasty, the accumulation of difficulties, the reform is ineffective.

Gao Yihuan groaned slightly, and did not evaluate Chen Mingxia's words, but looked at Gao Yicheng on the side and said: "Yicheng, what have these squires in Jingzhou been doing recently?" ”

Gao Yicheng hurriedly put down the dishes and chopsticks, "Dashuai, many people are indeed a little dissatisfied with the tax system set by Sun Kewang after Dashuai returned to the Ming Dynasty. Recently, many people have frequently visited Fu Shangrui in Beifu, hoping to restore the rules of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Chen Mingxia saw Gao Yihuan's expression, and finally took a bowl of porridge and drank it slowly~

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