Back in Shouchun, Cao Shuo always felt as if he was more laborious than the days when he led his troops to fight.

Every day, there are endless official documents in front of him.

Although the government has dealt with a large number of things, there are still many important things that he needs to decide personally.

With the arrival of the tax exemption period, many places began to collect taxes from the people.

Cao Shuo's tax rate was one out of ten for the common people, while five taxes for the scholars and wealthy merchants.

Compared to other places, Cao's tax rate is extremely low.

When the tax exemption period has arrived, few people have made trouble with the government, and they consciously and voluntarily pay the taxes.

However, when there are more people, there will always be a difference in temperament.

The majority of the people have no objection to the tax, and there are still a few people who are accustomed to the days when taxes were not levied in the past, and there are even some people who openly resist the government's taxation and refuse to pay it.

Sitting in the study, consulting the documents about some people resisting taxation, Cao Shuo asked Tian Feng, who sent the documents, "What does Yuan Hao think about this matter?" ”

"In fact, Shouchun and the local officials all know what to do." Tian Feng replied: "It's just that Gongzi cares too much about the number of people, so he never made a move." ”

"What do you mean ......" already understood what Tian Feng meant, Cao Shuo still asked.

"Only by using benevolence and righteousness and prestige can the local peace and stability be long-lasting." Tian Feng said: "Ten years of tax exemption, the son took his own money and used the government's money to maintain the growth of various places. If taxes are not collected all the time, the government will be unable to support it sooner or later, no matter how powerful Lingyun Pavilion is, it will not be able to support so many people. ”

"In other words, it's time for me to stand up this time?" Cao Shuo asked.

"The officers and men of the three armies obey Gongzi, not only because Gongzi is good to them, but also because of strict military discipline, no one dares to violate military discipline easily." Tian Feng replied: "The local government collects taxes, and the easiest ones to collect are precisely the military households. And it is the villages of the civilians who gather to obstruct it. ”

"I understand what Yuan Hao means." Cao Shuo nodded: "Diao Min has never seen only themselves, and it is impossible to see the difficulties of others. If left unpunished, once the climate is formed in the future, it is likely to cause irreparable damage. ”

Tian Feng hugged his fists and bowed to make a big salute, and didn't say anything more.

Cao Shuo waved his hand: "I'll leave this matter to you." ”

"I can do it, but this time I have to kill someone." Looking up at Cao Shuo, Tian Feng said: "And there are a lot of people to kill, please don't blame the son when he arrives!" ”

"The first evil kills, and the evil is caught!" Cao Shuo said: "If there are no radical actions for those who follow the troublemakers, just arrest them." As for the instigators, not one is left, all of them are killed! ”

Since Cao Shuo was in charge of the region, he had never given an order to attack the people.

In the past, most of the government was doing things for the people, and the interests of the common people were not touched.

Although the civilians who live a stable life know that the tax exemption is only ten years, no one thinks too much about it.

Some people are accustomed to thinking about good things, and even think that when the ten-year deadline is up, there will be a trouble, and the government will not collect taxes anymore under pressure.

Because of this intention, the tax was levied in some villages, and the villagers launched a boycott.

In some villages, people who collect taxes from the government are not allowed to enter the village.

Others went even further, even withholding the people sent by the government to collect taxes, and promising not to leave the village for half a step until they were no longer taxed.

The uproar of the villagers really hindered the process of tax collection by the government.

Especially in the villages where officials have been detained, there are often villagers who openly claim that as long as they come hard, the government will not dare to do anything to them.

The clout of resisting taxes is getting bigger and bigger.

In addition to the military households, many villages have responded.

All the officials who had gone to collect taxes were later summoned back to the government.

Where the tax holiday has passed, the government is waiting for an order from Shouchun.

The tax boycott had begun before Cao Shuo returned to Shouchun.

It's just that at that time, the villagers didn't make too much trouble, except for refusing to pay taxes, no one violently resisted taxes.

After Cao Shuo came back, perhaps to show him that he was determined, many villagers became more and more troubled.

Local governments await orders from Shouchun.

The villagers are also waiting.

The government has no particular requirements for the order, and as long as it resolves the current crisis, they don't care whether to declare continued tax exemption or anything else.

The troublesome villagers are all looking forward to Cao Shuo's complete abolition of taxation because of their trouble.

The order was issued quickly, and it was Tian Feng, who Cao Shuo relied on very much, who conveyed the order.

When local governments received orders, they repeatedly confirmed the authenticity.

After verifying from Tian Feng, the officials still didn't believe that Cao Shuo would give such an order.

Kill people, and do it to the villagers who are making trouble......

This decree was diametrically opposed to Cao Shuo's attitude towards the people.

Cao Shuo has always loved the people like a son, for fear that the local people are not numerous.

It's okay to let him kill, but it's really not easy to get him to do it to the people under his rule.

After receiving the order and getting confirmation from Tian Feng, the local government was mobilizing troops and horses to prepare to suppress the tax resistance.

And the troublesome villagers are still dreaming of continuing to be tax-free.

Many villagers even stormed the local government to force tax exemptions.

In a city not far from Shouchun, the people are the craziest and the largest number of participants.

In the process of making trouble, some people even ran to the military village to agitate.

The villagers of Junhu Village are all soldiers who have retired from the army, and they have absolute loyalty to Cao Shuo.

No one noticed that when many people stormed the government and even began to burn down the schools and medical halls purchased by the government, many villagers in the military villages received a summoning order from the government and transferred them to the city.

Responsible for dealing with this matter, Tian Feng of course knows very well where the most troublesome is made.

Sitting in the study in the backyard of the official mansion, he sipped tea slowly.

The county commander stood in front of him, bowing his head and not daring to look at him more.

Except for the prefectural ordinance, there was no more official in the room.

Putting down the teacup, Tian Feng asked, "Are you ready?" ”

"On the orders of the prince's army, everything is ready." The county magistrate asked, "Tian Gong, do we really want to ......?"

"Childe's order is to kill the first evil and catch the evil." Tian Feng interrupted him: "But I think there are a lot of evils here, pass the order, kill a group first, and then arrest a group, and be sure to suppress the momentum of the trouble." ”

"I see." The county magistrate glanced at the little official next to him.

The little official withdrew.

"Who's in charge?" Tian Feng asked again.

"Hui Tian Gong, he is the county lieutenant of this county." The county commander replied: "All the villagers of Junhu Village have been summoned, and although the number of people is not as large as the troublemaker, they are all well-trained. ”

(End of chapter)