The Salvation Army is a righteous army, and as long as the people under the rule of the Salvation Army know this.

The Salvation Army does collect taxes, but the taxes are very fair, they only need to be paid once a year, and the agricultural tax is only 30%. The only regret is that the Salvation Army did not redistribute how much land the landlord had in the original landlord. Those tenants who used to hang their taxes in the name of the landlord in order to avoid taxes cried.

If it weren't for the fact that the land could be cultivated by one's own family, and the Salvation Army had sent people to introduce how to raise poultry to promote the family economy, and set a maximum tax for landlords to tenants, I was afraid that I really couldn't stand it. Now the land is still not their own, but the income is much more than before, and the people who have suffered a lot know the truth of contentment and happiness very well.

The tax is very smooth, and the landlord Lao Cai is very satisfied that the Salvation Army did not confiscate their property, and he also knows that once the son of heaven and a courtier, since the Salvation Army has laid down here, I am afraid that those privileges of the Ming Dynasty will not be able to continue to enjoy. Those traditional landlords don't care about this, after all, they have no merit in their bodies, they are used to paying taxes, and the Salvation Army's tax rate is also fair, and they can leave a lot of it.

The landlord who had a caravan and a reputation was not very satisfied, originally he did not collect taxes, and he could not collect so much commercial taxes, but now he had to pay. Fortunately, the rent is not high and the land is not reclaimed, they can endure it. As for the business tax, this is the most unbearable for them, after all, the business tax of the Salvation Army is much higher than that of the Ming Dynasty. They don't think about whether it's reasonable, they don't think about the taxes they collect are only 1/12 of the money they make, but they just don't like it.

Able to endure and continue to pay taxes, as long as the Salvation Army has fulfilled all its promises as agreed. Doing business under the Salvation Army does not need to be exploited a second or even third time, there will be no check-ups on the road, and the tax rate will be simple and uncomplicated. In the case of going out to trade, you can even choose to hire some Salvation Army soldiers to escort you, and the price is reasonable. Newly opened shops can be exempted from taxes for two years, but unfortunately, for the sake of popularity and fame, there is no way to change the name every two years, otherwise I am afraid that many businessmen will do that...... By the way, it seems that the regulations have been amended to address this issue recently.

The taxes of the three places were very smooth, and the taxes of the three places alone collected 150,000 taels of silver, and the grain was calculated separately. With only 150,000 taels of silver, Zhang Hongbin can expand the army of 5,000 people, which is a fully armed regular army, not a militia with simple weapons and simple training.

There are dozens of counties in Xi'an Prefecture alone, similar to Baishui County, and even if it is calculated according to 30, with 50,000 taels as the annual basic tax, it can generate 1.5 million taels of silver in taxes every year. Of course, those capital cities, such as Tongzhou, Xi'an, etc., naturally cannot have an annual tax of only 50,000 yuan. Even after expanding the scale of the business in the future, this tax can be further increased.

Ironically, a state's tax revenue is almost half of the annual income of a country......

Of course, it is pure delusion to expect that the taxes provided by these three states will help the Salvation Army to be boosted as much as possible. The so-called 'no windfall is not rich' and those who do not want to make a fortune in the enemy-occupied areas outside are not a good commander.

The 10,000 Salvation Army suddenly poured out of the nest and began to march towards several surrounding states and counties. Zhang Hongbin allowed them to solve the problem locally, but the solution did not need to be taught by him, and the rules of the Salvation Army were stipulated above.

A guerrilla general like Li Dingguo can only go into battle with 500 improvised mixed battalion soldiers at this moment. The first stop is Haoyang County in the east of Chengcheng County.

There used to be an army of thieves here, but since Chongzhen's tax exemption, it has died down. After all, the people of the Ming Dynasty are all first-class obedient people, and if they can not rebel, and the court is willing to accept them again, they will naturally not rebel again.

But after all, he was a thief, and when the Salvation Army passed through a certain village, the villagers spontaneously organized themselves and made a guard.

"Folks, we are the Salvation Army, the army of the people, the real army of righteousness. Don't worry, we won't embarrass you, I'm just here to ask, where are your big landlords here? Li Dingguo knew what they were afraid of, and stepped forward and shouted.

The Salvation Army is also quite famous in the same area, at least everyone has heard about the Salvation Army, so after carefully confirming that it is the Salvation Army, there is a little less fear and vigilance.

"The landlords here have fled to Heyang County, so a steward is left here." The man who should be the head of the village said.

"Then the troublesome folks will take me to their house!" Li Dingguo shouted.

"Okay, please come with me!" The man was not presumptuous just because Li Dingguo was a child, in fact, I heard rumors that the most powerful person in the Salvation Army was General Doll. If nothing else, it seems that the Redeemer King is a half-grown child.

It is very rare for a half-year-old child to be able to lead a team to rebel. In the end, the rumor came out, not that Zhang Hongbin was the reincarnation of a god in the sky, and he couldn't get used to seeing the people suffering, so he came to rescue everyone; But more are the rumors of the government, that is, Zhang Hongbin is the reincarnation of the Nine Heavens True Demon, who came to the cholera world and wants to eat all the living people in the world.

No matter which rumors you believe, no one dares to offend the baby general of the Salvation Army.

Li Dingguo finally came to the landlord Lao Cai's house, and at this moment the steward was organizing people to resist. However, it seems that the largest landlord in this village is just a traditional landlord, so there are not many people below.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know what happened to come to my village? If you need money or food, Honjo has prepared some, and I hope you will accept it. A middle-aged man's voice was heard inside, and several bags of grain and a small bag of silver were thrown out.

"What's in charge of it, our Salvation Army soldiers, who have come this time to collect taxes! As for the grain, we will naturally collect the tax, and you will take back the excess. Li Dingguo stepped forward and shouted.

Then He Guan was first surprised why the Salvation Army was shouting a doll. I looked up at the wall of the hospital, but it was a doll wearing the general's armor, and he was suddenly frightened and lost two souls of his three souls, this is the doll general of the Salvation Army, the Nine Heavens True Demon in the sky!

"Ahem, whether you listen or not, I must sue you that your He family has three shops in Heyang County, and our Salvation Army has found out. Now it's like you're asking for the income books of these three commodities for the last year, hoping that Steward He will cooperate. For those who don't cooperate with us, who believes that they know what will happen! Li Dingguo shouted.

"Okay, I'll hand it over!" How dare he disobey, but he wondered why the thief army actually wanted account books.

The books were thrown out, and immediately a special check was made, and an hour later it was determined that the tax amount for this year was three hundred taels of silver.

"Who, according to the account book you gave, the amount of tax to be collected this year is three hundred taels of silver. According to the habits of the imperial court, and the He family has no fame, this means that at least more than two hundred taels of commercial taxes have been paid, am I right? Li Dingguo raised his head and shouted.

"Exactly, this year, we spent as much as two hundred and thirty taels from the basic commercial tax to the silver that was counted." He remembers it clearly.

"That's your own business, and I won't take that into account. Therefore, you have already paid two hundred taels of silver this year, so now we will collect one hundred taels of silver according to the rate of our salvation army. You have thrown away one hundred and eighty taels of silver, one hundred taels of which is your tax for this year, and we have taken it, and you have sent someone to take back the remaining eighty taels and this grain. Also, here are our Salvation Army tax rules, you can take them and look at them, and we'll be back in the tax this time next year! Li Dingguo took out a hundred taels and handed them to the clerk who accompanied the army, and then shouted.

Naturally, he would not open the door, but soon they heard the sound of the large army leaving.

looked cautiously, but Li Dingguo's army had already withdrawn. So, he sent someone out to see the situation. As a result, I was surprised to find that the Salvation Army really received as much money as it said. On top of this, there is also a proclamation that states the Salvation Army's commercial and agricultural tax collection standards.

He was an old steward, and he just calculated according to the above, and found that this year they really only need to pay three hundred taels of silver.

It's just that this thief, when will he also learn from the government to collect taxes?

"General, since we are a righteous army, why don't we defeat these landlords and old wealth, rob them of their money and distribute it to the people?" On the way, a junior officer asked suspiciously.

"Quite simply, the cost of construction is three times greater than the cost of destruction. This means that when we break an order, it costs three times as much to rebuild. Transforming the world at the lowest cost is the ultimate goal we pursue. After all, we are not rogues, we only need to destroy and do not need to think about construction. In addition, we collect taxes according to the rules every year, and once the landlords get used to it and feel that we understand the rules and will not threaten their interests, then we will occupy this place in the future, and the cost of backlash and transformation will be much reduced.

As for the follow-up treatment of them, we must wait until the size of our Salvation Army reaches the point where they cannot be shaken together before we can carry out in-depth reforms. Our young master is so wise and martial, are you afraid that in the future, those landlords and old treasurers will not hand over the land in their hands one after another? Li Dingguo said with a smile.

"I see, sure enough, this political thing is really not understandable to those of us who are soldiers." The officer suddenly realized.

"So when the young master started the class, he always emphasized that the army is the country's violent tool, and the tool does not need to have thoughts, and he does not need to pay attention to who he will cut to." Li Dingguo said sternly.

In the days that followed, at least a month, 10,000 Salvation Army visited Tongzhou and surrounding towns.

Those who did not pay taxes were trampled on the estates, the land was distributed to the people, and all the wealth in them was confiscated; Those who are willing to pay taxes will be levied in accordance with tax regulations and given tax payment certificates. The county town was not directly attacked, in fact, the small force of 500 people was not qualified to attack the county seat at all, but the town with less than a dozen defenders and low walls was difficult to be spared.

The captured towns, at this stage, in Chengcheng, Huanglong, Pucheng, Baishui adjacent to the four places are included in the scope of rule, too far away just to empty the treasury and collect taxes and leave, even the town officials did not kill.

A month later, the weather has reached late autumn, and many trees have begun to turn yellow and fall off.

Fallen leaves fall on the official road, which seems to have become a golden road, but now the official road leading to Huanglong Mountain has become a genuine golden road.

A steady stream of seizures and taxes were brought back, but it was the officials who were busy with the statistics.

It took half a month to count the taxes and seizures.

500,000 taels of silver, other seizures such as antique jewelry and so on, food was consumed by the army as military rations. However, even so, in the absence of a fair county seat, and there were obviously bandit armies in various places that had harassed the localities, it was still possible to recover 500,000 taels of silver, which really surprised many people.

Many people began to believe what Zhang Hongbin said, if the Ming Dynasty was at full power, using its annual taxes to build an elite army, and appeasing the victims, I am afraid that even if they have ten times more subordinates, they will not be able to turn up any wind.

However, the core of the operation of Daming's machine qì is funny, which is really a blessing for the righteous army in the world.