The Xie family is rich in Jiangnan, half of the family property, which is also a very considerable number. Not counting the antiques, curiosities, and gold and silver possessions. In terms of land alone, the number of acres of land has reached more than one million mu. Especially this is the upper field in the south of the Yangtze River, and the yield of the fields in the north is high, and in terms of yield, one acre of land can top more than three acres. When Yang Chengzu put the details of this part of the field in the Yamen of Nanzhili, Nanzhili Buzheng Rao was a second-class official, and he was also frightened by the numbers above.

Although Nanzhili is rich, due to the decreasing number of public fields and the increasing number of tax-free lands, the tax is still declining on the whole, and at least the part handed over to the imperial court is decreasing year by year. For example, there are not many people who really pay taxes for such a large piece of real estate as the Xie family, and even if someone kills the Xie family, it is just a change of land owner, and it is impossible to use it to pay taxes.

Yang Chengzu's land, except for a part of his own name, is mainly Huangzhuang, and these imperial fields have been turned around and rewarded to the soldiers of the New Army, so that they have become tenant farmers of the Son of Heaven. The other part is used as a source of salary for the new army, which is agreed above, and the Buzheng side can't say anything, but I don't understand, since it has nothing to do with me, what is the purpose of taking the title deed to his own Buzheng Yamen?

The military land of the Ming Dynasty also had to be taxed, and the tax amount was higher than that of the people's land, but no one in the Buzheng Yamen thought of collecting taxes on these fields. Of course, it is a good thing to receive taxes, but if you offend this powerful minister in order to collect taxes, you are not smart enough. The bulk of the taxes collected are also handed over to the imperial court, so why bother if you offend others? It is even more unnecessary to offend this kind of lord who wants to kill his entire family at every turn, cutting off thousands of heads without blinking.

Li Chenggong, the governor of Nanzhili, looked at those land deeds with some hesitation, "This...... What does this mean? ”

"It's nothing, it's just a record." Yang Chengzu arched his hand to several people from the political yamen, "The year is over, but I want everyone to work, I'm embarrassed." When I went back, I opened a three-day flowing water banquet in Yang Ji Restaurant, and I will treat you well, and I must come to enjoy it. However, please take extra care and keep these accounts in order to avoid problems in the future. ”

"It is already the norm for the dynasty to invade and occupy military fields, and the soldiers of the 49th Guard in Nanjing, how many of their fields have been taken away, I don't need to say more. In order to prevent the fields of the soldiers of the New Army from coming to this road in the future, and in order to prevent the royal grange from being usurped by the local government, this official specially asked Banzai for a holy decree: the fields of the soldiers of the New Army are prohibited from being bought and sold. The seller of the field will be whipped forty, and the one who buys the land will be beheaded! As for the land rent payable, I Yang Ji will pay it on my behalf, and the tax collection will be calculated with Yang Ji. However, although this system is good, it is in vain without the supervision of the yamen. That's a lot of work, everyone. ”

In the encroachment of the military land of the guard, a large part of it could not be rented out, and could only borrow, and the borrowed debts could not be repaid, and in the end the land could only be sold, so the military land became private land. The army has no land, and in the end he is reduced to desertion or called Hanako, and his combat effectiveness cannot be mentioned. The new army is still positive on the whole, and everyone sees death as their home, but in order to avoid becoming a military guard in the future, they have to take precautions. All the taxes that should be paid were covered by Yang Ji, and all the food of the new army had to be sold to Yang Ji except for his own food. In case of difficulties, Yang Ji was also responsible for lending them money, through these means, not only to ensure that they would not be left without land to survive, but also to ensure that they were confined to the land and did not become displaced people and manual producers.

In addition to this part of the land rent, the tenants who originally sheltered the Xie family also did not accept the conscription and did not pay the service money. It is because of the various benefits of donation, so private donation has become popular, and the government can collect less and less taxes. Now under the name of Yang Ji, he controls a large number of fields, and there are a large number of tenants and hired farmers who are personally dependent.

"These people can't afford to be forced into labor, but Yang Ji will pay for them. From next year onwards, I will arrange for someone to pay, and if anyone dares to resist taxes, they will be treated as kingly laws. ”

Li Chenggong shook his head with a smile and said, "Ti Shuai, you don't have to be like this. Now you are not the only one who does not pay taxes, some people are just a lifter, and they also have thousands of acres of land, so that their people can not live up to their servitude. It's not that the government doesn't know about this kind of thing, but it can't manage it, compared to them, Ti Shuai really doesn't have to bear taxes, and this matter of paying money is not necessary. ”

"This kind of thing that Li Fangbo said, the lower officials have also heard of it, and some people dare to take the lead in resisting rent because of their meritorious reputation. It is precisely because of this accumulation of disadvantages that Su Song owes millions of stones in taxes and grain, is it tolerable, which is unbearable? If there is no tax collection in the errands on the lower officials, it is not good to overstep the bounds, but the properties under the name of the lower officials must take the lead in paying taxes. You just have to take it, and after the New Year, I will send someone to pay the money. There are also all the businesses of Yang Ji in the city, if anyone dares not to pay taxes, Uncle Fang can only order the arrest. ”

Not long after he left the Buzheng Yamen, these speeches and actions spread throughout the Nanzhili area. In the southeast, there are still a lot of smart people, and as soon as these words and behaviors are analyzed, some people guess that his actions are likely to be aimed at the part of taxation.

The big clans in the southeast have always had a fine tradition of resisting taxes, and the tax package system implemented in the Yuan Dynasty made most of these famous families become tax collectors. Through this identity, he amassed a large amount of wealth for his family, a large amount of property, and the commoners who could not pay taxes had to sell their fields to these landlords and rich gentry. In another time and space, the so-called Ming Dynasty capitalism sprouted, in fact, to a large extent, because the peasants lost their land and could only go to the city to find a way, and then there were things such as hiring workers.

Those big families don't want to force people to rebel, they will give these people a way to live, give them a bite to eat, they just want the field, after all, for them, whether it is gold and silver treasures or antiques, it is not as reliable as the field.

After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, their lives were not greatly affected, because Zhejiang was a large province for the imperial examination, and most of the court officials were southerners. They are either from famous families, or they are also related to these big families, and they have always spoken for these big families in the court. When the imperial court needs to increase the amount of money and grain and pay taxes, most of these will come out to complain for their hometowns, tell about the hardships of their hometowns, and hope that the emperor will reduce or exempt their hometown taxes.

When there are enough people like this, the pressure of public opinion is formed, even if it is the Son of Heaven, he has to consider the people's hearts, and in the end he can only stop it. Even if you insist on implementing it, it is often blocked back by the people below, and it is not easy to collect money.

For the wealthy families in the southeast, they have become accustomed to not paying taxes, or paying less taxes. For example, Yang Chengzu does sea trade, if he harms the interests of some of them, if he really wants to collect taxes, it is almost infringing on the interests of everyone.

If this thing is really done, there may be new chaos in the south, which has just calmed down, but Yang Chengzu did not set out to do it, at most he was still in a state of speculation. Just because of a guess, it is too immature to fight with someone. If this person is still a favorite of the Son of Heaven, he must be even more cautious. The Xie family's blood has not dried yet, and no one wants to step into the nirvana trap and die.

After some simple consultations, several leading figures in the southeast reached a unanimous opinion, and they could not provoke him to hide and not be tough with him. Since he doesn't want him to cause trouble in the southeast, it's better to talk about it, send people out of the southeast, and let him leave the country as soon as possible. On the other hand, it is to reach out to his inner house and use traditional but effective means to start creating trouble in his inner house.