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On the way back to the city, Lin Haifeng did not speak again. When it was time to break up with Su Sanniang, Lin Haifeng looked at Su Sanniang and said with emotion, "How good our people are, even if it is a little bit of benefit from the Celestial Empire, they will never forget it." If we let the people down, we will be ashamed of our Heavenly Father! ”

Su Sanniang nodded, "Your Highness, Sanniang knows what to do in the future." ”

"That's good," Lin Haifeng sighed softly, "Go back and immediately organize people to register all the villages in the east of the city, as well as all the fields in Danyang and Yangzhong." In addition, select some clever and meticulous girls from your women's camp, and learn how to do a good job in the local work and do a good job in the countryside with the people who are coming from Yangzhou. ”

"Then" Su Sanniang thought for a while, and looked at King An with an inquiring gaze, "Are you still doing the salary collection affairs delivered by Beijing that day?" ”

"Of course." Lin Haifeng raised his hand, "However, for the ordinary people, we must give the people a time to recover." For the big rich households, it is still necessary to mobilize them with reason, and they cannot be forced. The businessmen in the city basically have no livelihood, so this is not good, and they must find a way to create some opportunities for them. If they all have the opportunity to make a fortune, are you worried that they are not willing to pay? ”

Su Sanniang nodded as if she didn't understand, and suddenly smiled.

"Laughing at what?" Lin Haifeng looked at her strangely, "Wouldn't it be that I remembered that the old man said that we are a family?" He laughed as he spoke.

"What," Su Sanniang's face suddenly turned crimson, "People remembered what His Highness said in front of everyone again." Those who have paid the silver will be borrowed first, and when we completely overthrow the Manchu Qing, the Celestial Empire will definitely return it. ”

"Why, isn't what the king said right?" Lin Haifeng looked at Su Sanniang, who was learning his tone, and asked with a smile.

"Your Highness is really smart, we didn't come up with this idea before." Su Sanniang was still thinking about the truth of these words with interest.

"Ha, I think you're a bit of a crowd on this king." Lin Haifeng blinked, "You don't mean that this king is actually like that, deceiving people and playing tricks, and in the end he will not pay back the debt." ”

Su Sanniang hurriedly shook her head, "How could it be, Sanniang didn't dare to think like this." ”

Lin Haifeng looked up at the clear sky, and the sun shone on the ground near noon, making him feel warm all around, "Yes, the troops of the Northern Expedition are back, and Xianfeng is still sitting in the Forbidden City in Beijing." When will the Manchus be completely overthrown? He looked at Su Sanniang, and the horsewhip in his hand swept horizontally, "Actually, the answer lies in ourselves." As long as the people rose up, the fortress of the Manchu Qing Dynasty would be self-defeating. The empty heavenly strip is useless to everyone, it may be able to support it for a while, but it can't support it forever. What the people need is real and tangible benefits! ”

Zeng Guofan finally decided to send troops. Even if there is no water bravery, this battle must be fought. He was going to arrange for Taqibu to lead Zeng Guoquan and Liu Rong's two battalions of men and horses to Xiangtan first, and then lead the brigade himself. However, whether he can enter Changsha or not, he is still a little hesitant. Anyway, let's take one step at a time.

He arranged the specific deployment of Lu Yong's army, and ordered Chu Ruhang to stay behind to continue to complete the recruitment of Shui Yong and step up the construction of warships. Then, he looked at Zeng Guohuang, "Fourth brother, you should go back to Xiangxiang immediately, and hurry up to recruit Lu Yong and levy salaries, once the front fails, we will have a chance to make a comeback." ”

"Yes, what the eldest brother said is right!" Zeng Guohua shouted, "Fourth brother, when you go back this time, you must recruit more people." Now that the situation is critical, if it doesn't work, I will adopt the way of Lao Jiu, talk more about silver, and there is no fear of hot silver. ”

Zeng Guohuang hesitated for a moment and looked at his eldest brother, "It's easy to talk about recruitment, but I'm afraid that this levy will be obstructed by some people." When the previous levy was levied, some people were already unhappy, and if they continued to levy it, they were afraid that they would not be able to just grind their lips. ”

"If the court is in trouble, the husband is responsible." Zeng Guofan stroked his beard vigorously, "Speak well first, if it doesn't make sense, you will catch it, and you will not let people go if you don't get money." These people, who are usually full of etiquette and morality, really have a critical moment, but they forget about it and only think about themselves. At this point, he suddenly had an idea.

"The idea of levying salaries from large households is only one aspect, and we have to find another way." Zeng Guofan got up from his seat, paced back and forth a few steps, and looked at Chu Ruhang, "Peng Yulin went to Guangzhou to order cannons, and there are still vacancies in silver." As soon as the war broke out, there were more places where silver was needed. You start now, on the one hand, supervise Shui Yong, and on the other hand, start to set up checkpoints on the nearby key roads, and collect money from people and others. Collecting card donations by land, townships and towns will collect donations, housing donations, shop donations, and boat donations by waterway. We are desperate to protect their interests, and they must always do their part. ”

"How is it, Brother Ji Gao," Zeng Guofan turned his head to Zuo Zongtang, who had been looking at him leisurely, and asked with a smile, "I also call it taken from the people and used it for the people, right?" ”

Seriously, Zuo Zongtang still really admires Zeng Guofan's hand. This Zeng Guofan, who always teaches others with the spirit of a master of Confucianism and science, but when it is his turn, he remembers that one play is another. However, Zeng Guofan's idea, in a certain sense, is really a solution.

Zuo Zongtang knew very well that since the Qing Dynasty inherited the Ming system, two-thirds of the country's revenue came from Diding. And the ancestral system, which never adds to it, has lost its expansiveness. In addition, although there are taxes on salt, tea, mines, customs, wine, pawns, deeds, and teeth, except for the salt tax, the amount of other tax items is very small. This backward tax system has made the state's finances completely dependent on agriculture. The land that was already limited in output was being exploited more and more because of the increase in the various names of the government, and the peasants and even the landlords could not afford it. However, the lucrative business has been in a state of light or even no tax for a long time. This irrational phenomenon has produced two major consequences: First, the state has made very little profit in commerce, and in order to ensure its fiscal revenue, it has always adopted a policy of emphasizing agriculture over commerce, and the traditional economic thinking of agrarianism has always been dominant, and commerce has been hit hard if it has not been supported by the state. Second, profit-making businessmen have become the targets of looting by officials at all levels, and most of the bad rules and apportionments are taken from businessmen, and some businessmen have also made friends with the government to seek super-economic advantages. The collusion between officials and businessmen directly led to the ** of the officials.

Now Zeng Guofan's adoption of squeezing merchants to make up for the gap in military spending is indeed a pioneering move. If the centigold is reasonable, it goes without saying. But he understands the bad habits of this court too well. No matter how good things are, as long as the monk with a crooked mouth recites this scripture, it will become a disaster. Sooner or later, it's an idea to kill chickens and take eggs.

Zuo Zongtang was not in the mood to talk about it in the future, and he couldn't control that layer. When he heard Zeng Guofan ask him a question, he smiled, "Brother Disheng is a big man, and he can always think so much." ”

"I don't dare to be, I am very honored to be praised by Brother Ji!" Zeng Guofan twisted his beard and smiled proudly.

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