The tax package system was founded in the Roman Empire and prevailed in Persia, and the Central Plains originally appeared in the Song and Yuan dynasties, that is, the government granted contractors the power to collect taxes and let them determine their own taxation methods. Yang Chongming knew that this move would open the door for extortion and extortion by the tax collectors, but there was no better way, the plan of Yingzhou needed a lot of money, but the trade between Lulong and Wuzhong counties was prosperous, and the government could not collect taxes at all.

One of the biggest obstacles was the Lu clan and the Murong clan, with their support, the officials in the city would rather go home than follow the rules; And Xu Shiji and Liu Heimin lack confidence, and they are too far behind Yu Juluo and Zhuge Quan in this regard. Yang Chong had to take a step back first and raise taxes as much as possible, anyway, Wuzhong County was originally a market that relied on smuggling to survive, even if it caused chaos, it would be a big deal to destroy it all.

The profit margin of the tax package is huge, and Jing Beihai asked tentatively: "Can Lu Long's tax give us?" ”

Yang Chong smiled and said, "As soon as Linyu Town opens, Turkic trade will be transferred to Linyu Town; Coupled with the advantages of Zhuojun, Lu Long will have only the smuggling business left in the future, and it is impossible for the government to let you take care of yourself. Unless, you hand over the passage of Yanshan, White Wolf City, Huairou Town, Juyongbao, Huaishu City, Songting Pass, Xifengkou, Wohu Mountain, and Dushi Town. ”

Every time Yang Chong said a place name, Jing Beihai and Lu Yan's smiles stiffened a little, these places are all basins and dangerous areas in Yanshan, and controlling these areas is to control the road from Yanshan to Taihang or the North China Plain. Yang Chong will definitely not point it out for no reason, this is a threat, if Qian Zhuang spoils Yang Chong's affairs, then I am afraid that this passage will soon be controlled; Of course, if he handed it over now, maybe Yang Chong would really hand over Lu Long's taxes to Qian Zhuang.

Sa Xi and Wendal were silent, they gave money and experience, and they were people who relied on Yang Chong to live, which was equivalent to Yang Chong's eyeliner in the money village, and this kind of high-level negotiation could only let Jing Beihai and Lu Yan come forward themselves. Jing Beihai said helplessly: "Lord Wang, this is not something that I can do alone, so let's talk about Lu Long's matter later." ”

Jing Beihai simply closed the door to negotiations, because he was afraid that the Lu family and Yang Chong would have some behind-the-scenes deals, and betray the interests of the Tao at a certain key point; On this point, Jing Beihai and Yang Chong have the same opinion, and the family cannot believe it. Lu Yan sighed, this matter can only be like this, and the four of them left in absence; Su Shichang and Xu Jingzong on the side were dumbfounded, they followed Yu Wenhua, Dou Jiande, and Li Shimin, and at this moment had to admit that it was Yang Chong who really opened his brain.

After Qi Shanxing and Cao Dan were executed, He Chou, Su Shichang, Lu Deming, and Xu Jingzong all expressed their willingness to come out as officials, and He Chou served as a young eunuch, responsible for the planning and supervision of the eighteen cities in the Great Thorn City. Su Shichang and Xu Jingzong were appointed as authors and stayed in the Yue Palace; Lu Deming was unwilling to take charge of primary school education in Hebei, so he was sent back to Chang'an to make other arrangements, and Yang Chong asked his corporal Cao Shen and Xu Wenlin to take charge of the matter.

Su Shichang thought for a moment, and stepped forward to advise Yang Chong: "King Yue, as soon as this example is opened, it will be introduced as a common practice for future generations, and once it is not well controlled, it will be a big trouble." ”

Su Shi is erudite, dares to speak out, and sees the hidden dangers at a glance, Yang Chong is smart and strong, and has all kinds of skills to deal with conspiracy, but the successors in a few decades and a hundred years may not have this wisdom. Yang Chong groaned and said: "There are priorities, since we are close to the Hu people, the first task is Yingzhou, the lack of money is too big, as for the problem you said, wait for a year to make an assessment." ”

Su Shichang asked, "Five counties and seventeen counties can't be less?" ”

"Less and no oppression." Zheng Cheng came out and said: "In the first year of the Great Cause, the Khitan went south to Yingzhou, and was defeated by Wei Yunqi's Turkic army, and 40,000 people were captured; After ten years of recuperation, the Khitan vitality was restored, and eight tribes, including the Siwandan Division, the He Dahe Division, the Duhuo Division, the Yuling Division, the Rilian Division, the Pi Xuan Division, the Li Division, and the Tuliu Yu Division, formed an alliance. The alliance chieftain Dahe Duluo led his army to attack Beiping County many times and harassed Yingzhou; In terms of political views, the Great Agatara and the Jieli Khan were relatively close. ”

Su Shichang was experienced, and immediately asked: "The Khitan is walking from grass to grass in western Liaoxi, and there is no fixed place to live, and they can't expect to be annihilated in a war. ”

Yang Chong said: "So we have to advance step by step, starting from Yingzhou to the east to Fuyu City, and north to Chifeng, only if the depth is enough, can we maintain the safety of Yingzhou." If those regions only send troops to fight a war and then withdraw, it is better not to fight, at least it will not consume the treasury, and the soldiers will not die; Feng Wolf Juxu and Le Shi Yanran, that's just a trick for show, I won't do that. ”

Feng Wolf Juxu was in the Western Han Dynasty Yuan Hunt four years, Huo Qu sick rate 50,000 cavalry troops to the north more than 2,000 miles, crossed the Lihou Mountain, crossed the Gonglu River, and the Xiongnu Zuoxian Wang Department of the battle, annihilated 70,000 enemies, captured the Xiongnu Tuntou King, Han Wang and other three people and generals, Xiangguo, Danghu, Duwei and other 83 people, held a sacrifice to the sky in the Wolf Juxu Mountain, the soldiers approached to the Hanhai. After this war, "the Huns fled far away, and there was no royal court in Monan".

In the second year of Yongyuan in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Dou Xian and the Northern Xiongnu fought in Jiluo Mountain, broke the enemy army of the Xiongnu, 3,000 miles deep, chased all the way to the private canal Bibi Hai, killed more than 13,000 soldiers below the famous king of the Northern Xiongnu, captured more than 100,000 horses, cattle, sheep and camels, and subdued more than 200,000 people of the Northern Xiongnu. So Dou Xian, Geng Bing and his subordinates climbed Yanran Mountain, and immediately made a stone tablet on the mountain, and ordered the Zhonghu army Ban Gu to make an inscription to record the merits and virtues of the Han family.

"Feng Wolf Juxu and Le Shi Yanran" has become the highest honor that military generals of all dynasties dream of, and it has become a merit pursued and aspired by countless people. Who would have thought that this kind of great achievement was worthless in Yang Chong's eyes, Su Shichang wanted to refute, but he suddenly didn't know where to start; Xu Jingzong humbly asked, "Does King Yue think that it should be advanced step by step?" ”

Yang Chong thought about it for a while, asked Zheng Ying to find a map of the world he had drawn, and introduced: "The world is huge, and we are only a small part of the world all the way to Daqin, so we can't have the idea of once and for all; Even if a great man unifies this continent, who can guarantee that it will not be broken apart and divided into a country in the future. Managing the country is also a kind of technical work, starting from the Xiongnu, the combat effectiveness has always been not weaker than that of the Central Plains, and the difference lies in management. ”

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