Chapter 69: Master and Slave Meet

Zhao Haiming touched the neck of the black Andalusian war horse that Zhao Lie was riding in front of him, and was pleasantly surprised, the black Andalusian war horse is extremely rare, most of the Andalusian war horses are gray and brown, this horse is tall and has long legs, solid muscles, and the shoulder of the horse is only half a head shorter than Zhao Haiming, the coat color is black and bright, and what is more rare is that the temper is gentle, Zhao Haiming stroked it with his hand and did not cause major dissatisfaction, this horse only slightly deviated its head.

"Lie'er, in the battle array, there is no cavalry is absolutely impossible, Jiannu is especially good at riding and shooting, this horse is very powerful, so that the cavalry can compete with Jiannu." Zhao Haiming still knows a thing or two about the role of cavalry, and the Ming army was defeated by Jiannu in a row, which is a big loss in this regard.

"Father, there are less than two hundred horses on Shidao," Zhao Lie smiled bitterly, where did so many Andalusian war horses come from, but it was extremely difficult for these war horses to come to Shidao, and nearly ten died on the way. "Father, the Portuguese craftsman in Shidao used this stallion to mate with the Mongolian mare he bought, and now there are nearly a thousand mares pregnant, and nearly forty such mares are pregnant, so in a few years, there will definitely be thousands of war horses available."

Zhao Haiming smiled bitterly when he heard this, what is the use of this horse, but in the end, he understood Zhao Lie's idea, and used it to breed his own horse herd, but it was a longer time. Alas, it is not easy to build a foundation at the beginning, everything cannot be forced, and his son can achieve this point today, he is already very proud, it is not easy.

The next day, Li Mingyu came from Chishan Town to meet Zhao Haiming, Li Mingyu is now sitting in Chishan, on behalf of Zhao Lie to control the real power, however, after the land division, composting, registration and wasteland and other general affairs are busy, it is extremely idle, this time Zhao Lie knew that Zhao Haiming arrived, Li Mingyu hurriedly came to Shidao to see.

The two of them didn't see each other for a few months, and a lot of things happened in the two places during this period, some of them even subverted their previous cognition, and they had a lot to say, and the two chatted for a whole day, knowing that they had a good conversation with each other, and others didn't bother much.

"Ming Gong, the second son of Tianzong is a genius, internal affairs, the whole army is all connected, a town was established in a short period of time, shipyards, sailors, military camps, horse farms, etc. were established one by one, and the Hongyi galleon fleet was also established," Li Mingyu sighed with emotion, "The children here can go to school for free, although it is only a literacy school, it is also a good deed of the people of Dehua, and it is really a shame to kill the world's famous people." This is what Li Mingyu appreciates the most, as a member of the Ming scholars, he applauded this kind of good governance, but it was organized by a young martial artist, which was really a great irony of the Ming scholar and doctor class who held the authority of the Ming Dynasty, was full of loyalty to the monarch and loved the people, and was virtuous.

"It's too good, Mr. is too good, Lie'er is young after all, and if the praise is too much, I'm afraid it will be fluttering." Zhao Haiming was humble in his mouth, of course, Li Mingyu, who was familiar with the proprietor, still saw that he was quite happy, Zhao Haiming was of course proud, his two sons had made such a foundation, and of course he was fluttering as Lao Tzu.

"It's just that, my lord, the second son is preparing to build such a situation in Shidao, will someone with a heart take it by skill. This must be guarded against. Li Mingyu pointed out the biggest worry, the foundation of the Zhao family is not deep, and it is still impossible to resist the forcible seizure of some nobles.

"What the gentleman said is extremely true, and this matter is also the biggest concern of this official. The foundation of this family is all here, and it is also the reason why Mr. Bai is here, after all, Lie'er has no experience in officialdom, and he doesn't know what is dirty in it, so he needs to mention more here. Zhao Haiming arched his hand, showing a rather dependent posture, which is also what Zhao Haiming is most worried about, Shidao is just a rough scale, and he must be cautious.

"Don't worry, my lord, in the past month, I have been running to Jinghaiwei a lot, and I have a lot of acquaintances with Wu Hai, the commander, at the moment, just after the harsh winter, the change of Shidao is not known to Jinghaiwei people, and other thousands of households are also unknown. However, it is a matter of time, and it is necessary to plan ahead of time. "Li Mingyu contacted Wu Hai several times, and offered five hundred taels of silver, Wu Hai is different from Liao Cheng, he is a landowner, he has no mind for the commander of Zhengyin, there is no way above, he just wants to be an official in peace and stability, and receive some benefits.

"Mr. Hard, this official will also contact the Dusi Yamen more, and besides, within this year, Lie'er will open up another place for later use, and Mr. Shidao still needs Mr. to control the overall situation." Zhao Haiming revealed a trace of information.

The three holes of the cunning rabbit, Li Mingyu thought of this word in his heart, and put down a lot in his heart, after all, his own family is also on this warship, of course I hope it is stable.

The next day, Zhao Haiming, Zhao Lie, Zhao Meng, Wan Ji, Li Mingyu, Mr. Fabio, Alexandra, Luo Changshan and others gathered together.

"My lord, gentlemen, all in all, from today, the Shidao Council has taken over the affairs of Shidao, the construction of the town, the establishment of tax laws, the collection of taxes, the establishment of courts, and the patrol house and all other things have been completed. The required personnel are paid by the Shidao tax. "Mr. Fabio said in his strange official voice." Among them, the annual increase in taxes requires the approval of a majority of the whole council. No unwarranted tax increases, and this tax law will be displayed to the public at the door of the chamber. "These matters are all in line with the old practice of Macau, but there are not many changes.

Zhao Haiming and Li Mingyu were dumbfounded, and when Zhao Lie invited them to attend the meeting, the two were also curious about this kind of Franco administrative method, and wanted to see the difference between them and Daming. Unexpectedly, the council, which is dominated by merchants, has such rights, and Shidao has all the affairs except for the garrison, and the increase in taxes must be negotiated with it, and the consent of the majority must be obtained. For thousands of years, China has wanted to unify the ruling power from the top down, and the Ming Dynasty concentrated the military and political power in the hands of the emperor and the cabinet, and all kinds of government decrees came out of it. Shidao has delegated power. Rao is the two of them have deep experience, but they don't know why.

"Mr. Fabio, it's good, the council chamber is basically established, and there will be a lot more trouble going on." Zhao Lie nodded with satisfaction, "Moreover, it is necessary to set a tax item for acres of land, ten taxes one under 100 mu, two taxes on ten hundred acres, three taxes on ten thousand acres, four taxes on ten taxes over three thousand acres, ten taxes five on five thousand acres, and six taxes on ten acres per 10,000 acres." Although Shidao is a town, there is no tax on acres at present, but it is better to plan early and set the rules. ”

At this time, everyone in the room looked at Zhao Lie in amazement.

"My lord, isn't this forcing everyone to wait for the acres to avoid the gentry, how can the wealth be collected?" Li Mingyu stumbled and asked, in his opinion, the way to cause trouble in this matter is absolutely not feasible.

"In our territory, the officials and gentry receive food and work as one errand, including my Zhao family." Zhao Lie gave his answer.

"Ridiculous, how the Ming gentry can rest, how can thousands of years of precedent be broken, this is the way to self-destruction." Zhao Haiming reprimanded the case, he also thought that Zhao Lie was thinking too simply, and he didn't know the intricate power of such a gentry family, and this kind of behavior that threatened their interests would inevitably make the gentry suppress it with all their might, and even make the Zhao family exterminate.

Li Mingyu also shook his head slightly, he still has too little experience, he doesn't know the depth of the foundation of the Ming gentry, even the emperor is helpless, if it is really so simple, how many people of insight in the Ming Dynasty can't do it, that's because they can't do it at all, because if they do this, they will not die well, Zhang Taiyue is the proof.

"Father, this is done in our territory." Zhao Lie got up and replied. "As for the foundation of the Ming gentry, someone else will pull it up, let's wait and see." Zhao Lie did not flinch, he believed that the peasant army and Jiannu would not let him down.

Zhao Haiming and Li Mingyu understood what Zhao Lie was talking about, it must be that the construction of slaves and civil strife would destroy the current Ming Dynasty, and the Zhao family took advantage of the situation. Zhao Haiming was silent.

Zhao Lie has said many times that the Ming Dynasty will be taken advantage of by the civil strife and Jiannu, and now, the external troubles of Jiannu are solid, and ...... the civil strife, Zhao Haiming is already a little afraid of Zhao Lie's crow's mouth, can the civil unrest reach such an extent. Zhao Haiming thought about it and didn't implement it right now, so he didn't continue to oppose it.

Fabio didn't know the internal affairs of the Ming Dynasty, and Wan Ji and others were looking forward to Zhao Liema. This item was adopted.

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These chapters are somewhat soothing, after all, there are some things to explain and toss, but the magnificent voyage is about to begin, and the protagonist only embarks on the real journey from this moment.