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In the Juyi Hall, Chao Gai sat in the middle, and Chao Yong was a little behind.

On the left are Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng, Lin Chong, Dong Ping, Xu Ning, Liu Tang, Luan Tingyu, Li Ying, Zhu Gui, Shi Qian, Hu Cheng, Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan Xiaoqi, Du Qian, Song Wan, Bai Sheng, Du Xing, and Duan Jingzhu.

On the right are Lu Junyi, Yan Qing, Shi Wengong, Wu Song, Lu Zhishen, Yang Zhi, Guan Sheng, Xuanzan, Hao Siwen, Hu Yanzhuo, Han Tao, Peng Xi, Zhang Qing, Gong Wang, Ding Desun, Ling Zhen, Qin Ming, Huang Xin, Hua Rong, An Daoquan, Li Jun, Zhang Heng, Zhang Shun, Mu Hong, Mu Chun, Li Kui, Fan Rui, Xiang Chong, Li Gon, Ou Peng, Jiang Jing, Li Li, Tong Wei, Tong Meng, Ma Lin, Tao Zongwang, Li Zhong, Zheng Tianshou, Suo Chao, Jin Dajian, Xiao Rang, Yang Lin, Deng Fei, Meng Kang, Pei Xuan, Yu Baosi, Sun Erniang, Chai Jin, Shan Tinggui, Wei Dingguo, Hou Jian, Sun Li.

Dengzhou Sun Li, Sun Xin, Gu Sister-in-law, Xie Zhen, Xie Bao, Le He, Zou Yuan, and Zou Run also went up the mountain when Chao Yong led his troops to attack Zengtou City, but only Chi Sun Li, a sick lieutenant, defeated the five lieutenants of the elite army, and the other seven were only centurions.

After many selections in Liangshan, the main army has also expanded to 20,000 people, including Lu Junyi, Shi Wengong, Lin Chong, Dong Ping, Yang Zhi, Guan Sheng, Hu Yanzhuo, Luan Tingyu, Zhang Qing, Qin Ming, Hua Rong, Liu Tang, Mu Hong, Li Kui, Suo Chao, Shan Tinggui, Wei Dingguo, Sun Li, and Li Ying, all of whom were regular generals, each commanding 1,000 regular troops.

Chao Yong's personal soldiers were also promoted to 1,000 people, but this time Chao Yong did not choose his own soldiers again, but chose Xue Yong, Shi Yong, Lu Fang, Guo Sheng, Yang Xiong, Sun Xin, Xie Zhen, Xie Bao, Zou Yuan, Zou Run, ten people as centurions under his command.

Chao Gai glanced around at everyone and said, "In October, I formed an alliance with Fang La, Wang Qing, and Tian Hu in Tokyo, and now the three of them have risen up to conquer the city. In the former, we were tied up by Zengtou City. Now that Zengtou City has been destroyed, I, Liangshan, should also seize the city according to the covenant to respond to the other three routes. Look, everyone, which city should I take first? ”

As soon as the words fell, Ruan Xiaoqi immediately shouted: "I have a lot of soldiers in Liangshan, why don't I divide my troops and seize a few cities together, first take Jeju, Dongpyeongfu, and Tai'an Prefecture on the edge of this water, recruit troops, and then go to Tokyo to fight." ”

Liu Tang also shouted: "What Xiao Qi said is that once I go down the mountain, Liangshan. It is necessary to shake the world and overshadow the limelight of Fang La, Wang Qing, and Tian Hu. ”

At this time, all the generals were also made iron by Chao Yong's methods and wanted to fight the world with Chao Yong, but after all, they had more knowledge than Liu Tang and others, and when they heard the two of them say this, they couldn't help frowning.

Hu Yanzhuo shook his head and said: "Although the Song Dynasty is rotten, there are still many soldiers and horses, if the momentum is too great, I am afraid that it will attract the imperial army to conquer and suppress, and then my Liangshan foothold will not be stable." I'm afraid it's hard to resist. ”

Wu Yong nodded and said: "What General Hu said is reasonable, the hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, Xiaosheng still looks good at steady and steady, and suddenly captures many cities." I Liangshan has no people to govern, if I use the wrong officials, they take the opportunity to disturb the people, but it will damage my Liangshan's reputation. ”

After the Alliance of the Four Kings. Wu Yong has been slowing down the pace of Liangshan's siege of the city.

Chao Yong also guessed his thoughts, nothing more than that he was afraid that the Song Dynasty would be powerful, and that there would be no way out after the rebellion. I want to see the general trend of the world before making the final choice.

Chao Yong wanted everyone to completely break with the imperial court, and said with a smile: "When I attacked Yuncheng County before, I invited Shi Wenbin, the magistrate of Yuncheng County, to come up to the mountain. Moreover, the court officials are not all corrupt officials, there are always some clean officials, and we can appoint them to govern the localities. Although it will still be insufficient, we can also cut some political affairs and lighten their burdens, so that it will not be too chaotic. There may be people who use it wrongly, but we can't give up eating because of choking. ”

Wu Yong shook his head and said: "There are so many political affairs, how can you reduce them if you want to." ”

Chao Yong came prepared, and said with a smile: "I have communicated with Shi Wenbin, and the main work of local officials is nothing more than to educate the people, collect money and food, and hear lawsuits and try cases. One of the most important tasks is the collection of money and food, and if taxes can be reduced, there will be fewer local officials. After the founding of the Song Dynasty, the proportion of commercial tax became larger and larger, and commercial tax has become the main source of tax for the imperial court in recent years. However, the majority of the people are still peasant households, and if we exempt the agricultural tax, we can reduce the work of the officials by half, and at the same time gain the support of the majority of the people. ”

Wu Yong is just a private school teacher, but he is not very clear about the matter of taxation by the imperial court, and it is difficult to refute it when he hears it.

Li Ying was in charge of cottage money and grain for a while, but he was sensitive to the matter of money and grain, and said: "After the establishment of the Song Dynasty, the policy of not establishing the land system and not suppressing land annexation was adopted. At present, most of the land is in the hands of the wealthy people in various places, and their land and property are often thousands of dumps, and the annual payment of money and grain is also very considerable. When we first came down from the mountain, we could continue to seize the money and grain from the imperial treasury and the money and grain of the big families who harmed the people to finance the army, but after we occupied the city, we could only rely on collecting taxes to support the army and officials. Although the agricultural tax is not as large as the commercial tax, the amount is probably very large, and if the agricultural tax is exempted, I am afraid that I will not be able to make ends meet in the future. ”

Chao Yong also knew that Li Ying was afraid that the agricultural tax was calculated from the money and grain paid by his own family every year, and Li Ying was also a big landlord before, so naturally he would not be unaware of this agricultural tax.

Chao Gai also nodded and said: "What Master Li Zhuang said is that the money and grain paid by my village every year before were not a few. There are many landlords like you and me, and I'm afraid that the agricultural tax is also a big number. ”

Chao Yong smiled: "What Dad said is true, but now we have insufficient officials, if we forcibly collect it, I am afraid that there will be a lot of corruption in the middle." And these tax burdens are passed on to the tenants by the landlords, and if there is corruption in the middle, it will hurt the broad masses of the people. ”

Chao Gai nodded and said: "What Yong'er said is also reasonable, if this is the case, it is better to exempt this agricultural tax than to let those officials infringe on the people." ”

Jiang Jing also said worriedly: "Once you go down the mountain, the war will inevitably be frequent, rewards, pensions, and military expenditures will increase greatly, but I am afraid that the commercial tax will be insufficient at that time." ”

Chao Yong only came up with such an idea after discussing the tax ratio with Shi Wenbin, but he didn't know if he could implement it, so he smiled and said: "This matter is really not good to talk about on paper, but we can first exempt the agricultural tax for one year on the grounds of being the king, and if it is really beyond our means, we can also levy the agricultural tax again after a year." With this year's buffer, we can also select some local officials. ”

Chao Gai nodded and said: "If this is the case, there will be no problem, but we still have to formulate detailed rules, and we can't fatten those landlords in the end." ”

Chao Yong nodded and said: "This will be discussed by everyone, if it is only cheap to the landlord, it will not be of much benefit to the world." If all tenants could benefit from this, they would have more money to live in better, which would stimulate the growth of commercial taxes. (To be continued.) )