Facing rows of sharp guns, not only the steward, but even the faces of the guards behind him also changed color, although these guards also had weapons on their bodies, but many of them showed hesitation on their faces, after all, they were facing serious officers and soldiers, and it would be a big crime to really fight with the officers and soldiers. novel

Facing the sword and gun flashing in front of him, the steward's pale face hesitated, gritted his teeth, and turned back to the person behind him: "Everyone is shoulder to shoulder, I will bear the responsibility!" ”

After the steward finished speaking, he waited for a while, but he didn't see anyone coming forward, and immediately became anxious, glaring at the guy behind him and the nursing home and scolded: "You stupid people are not going to hurry up, did the master raise you to let you eat white rice?" ”

Behind him, dozens of nurses and men who drove the car looked at each other one by one, but no one stepped forward, and many people were muttering in their hearts, "It's true that my brothers are looking after your home, but I didn't sell my life to you, can I commit the big crime of killing my head for two taels of silver a month?" ”

"You ...... You cowards, you're on it! Seeing these nursing home guys cowering one by one, the steward was so anxious that he jumped to his feet.

It's just that before he could curse again, an officer and soldier came in front of him, and the gun was swept away. "Bang" knocked the steward to the ground, and then a pair of big feet stepped on him, and a human face slowly approached him and said softly: "Good boy, you dare to violently resist taxes, you just wait to eat in prison...... Someone came and took this idiot away. All the goods were also pulled to the yamen for the Zhang family to send someone to collect! ”

Soon the steward was taken away by the officers and soldiers, and the goods were taken away by the tax collectors, who did not even ask his name when they took him away. At this time, the city gate was also surrounded by many ordinary people who watched the excitement, and they were all amazed when they saw such a situation.

A middle-aged man who was watching the excitement said to the person next to him: "Eh...... Brothers, it seems that the government is serious this time, even the caravan of Master Zhang's family has been detained by them, and their courage is too great. ”

"Who knows." The benevolent brother next to him probably wasn't good at stubble, so he pouted: "Who knows if it's a face-saving kung fu that is over the back of a duck, and you also know that Master Zhang's family business in our Yanzhou is so rich that it's the only scorpion." I guess the steward will be released in half a day at most. ”

"Not necessarily." Someone on the side accosted, and a man who looked like he had a pair of triangular eyes also came over and said mysteriously: "I have a brother who works on an errand in the prefect's yamen, but he has heard that this time, the new governor is here for real, I heard that the governor has raised the business tax of all merchants to one to five, no one can bend the law for personal gain, which one will take off someone's black yarn hat if he doesn't listen to the greeting, can these people not be in a hurry?" ”

"Take off the black gauze hat?" The two people next to him were taken aback, and the eldest of them said: "Do you understand it, I have rules." The appointment and dismissal of officials above the seventh grade can only take effect after the approval of the emperor and the ministry, so can the new governor have this ability? ”

"You don't understand that, do you?" Triangle Eyes said disdainfully, "Who is our new governor?" People are loyal and brave marquis, holding an invincible army in their hands, are the Manchu Tartars powerful? was still destroyed by his old man, did the thieves make a fuss a few days ago? Even Qufu was occupied by them, but they only sent a few thousand people to drive him away. His old man's words, those prefects and county orders dare not listen? ”

"And this?" Not only did these two people hear it, but even the people around them were attracted to it. A sixteen or seventeen-year-old young man slapped his thigh: "I think that's right, why does the government only collect our bitter field tax, but those officials don't have to pay a penny, why don't people with a lot of money like Master Zhang pay taxes?" I'm going to say it. The government is right to collect taxes on those who have money, and it doesn't matter if they collect more money, don't you say? ”

"Right...... That's right? Just overcharge their taxes! There was a lot of talk around him, and most of them supported the young man's words. Why tax only the poor? Those rich people who have three wives and four concubines don't have to pay a penny, that's too unfair, since you have to pay taxes, you should pay them together.

Since the beginning of March, the storm of tax payment has become more and more troublesome. In the end, it even spread to the whole of Shandong, and there were even armed tax protests in many places, and many local governments were also complaining. The urgent official document flew like snowflakes to Jinan Mansion.

"Everyone is discussing, what should be done about this?"

In the governor's yamen, Yue Yang sat on the seat in the lobby, holding a teacup in his left hand and a lid in his right hand, gently plucking the tea leaves, looking at everyone with a silent face.

Under Yueyang, Ma Ke, Ke Zhennan, Lu Zhili, Liu Zeqing and other high-ranking officials of a province sat down in turn, and after hearing Yueyang's words, everyone sat with their eyes and noses, and no one spoke. Although many people did not show it on their faces, they were gloating in their hearts, "You caused the matter yourself, now you can solve it yourself." ”

"How...... No one is talking? Seeing that everyone was pretending to be deaf and dumb, Yue Yang also sneered in his heart: "Well, since no one speaks, Ben Hou can only name names." Master Ke, you are a political envoy, tell me how this matter should be done? ”

Ke Zhennan, who was named by name, stood up and gave a salute to Yue Yang, and said lightly: "My lord, this matter is a big matter, and the lower officials dare not be arbitrary, so it is better to ask the adults to show them and then the lower officials and others will do the same." ”

The meaning of Ke Zhennan's words is obvious, we are all your subordinates and will follow your opinions when we do things, but it is impossible for us to give you advice.

Listening to Ke Zhennan's words, Wu Qing, who was sitting next to Yue Yang, frowned, this Ke Zhennan is really worthy of being an old official, he can not only clear his responsibilities without angering his boss in one sentence, and he will not offend the official gentry below too much after it is passed out, which can be described as comprehensive.

Yue Yang turned his head to the left again: "Master Ma, do you mean the same thing?" ”

Ma Ke also stood up and saluted Yue Yang: "What Master Ke said is that you are a scholar of Dongyang Pavilion, the governor of Xuanda, the governor of Shandong and the governor of Caoyun, which shows how much the emperor trusts you. ”

Although some of the surrounding officials did not have a different color on their faces after hearing Ke Zhennan's words, many people secretly applauded in their hearts, Master Ma secretly commanded an army again, we want to see what this guy can do.

Yan Hongfeng, the inspector who had always held a grudge against Yueyang, also stood up to add to the fire, stood up and respectfully saluted Yueyang and said, "Master Ma is right, at this time, Lord Yue can be arbitrary. We'll do it right away. ”

The surrounding officials gasped in their hearts when they heard this, the word Qiangang dictatorship has always been used only by the emperor in these years, and it is not a small trouble for ordinary officials to use it without permission to be heard by the imperial history to refer to it, this Yan Hongfeng is really bad, and he did not forget to add a fire at this time.

As if he didn't hear the meaning of these people hiding needles in their hearts, Yue Yang still said expressionlessly: "Master Ke, Master Ma and Master Yan all said so, so what do you all mean?" ”

Hearing Yue Yang's question, everyone bowed their hands together: "We will obey the orders of the adults." ”

"Oh!" Yue Yang asked again: "Is this really the case?" ”

Everyone said in unison, "Naturally, the lowly rank follows the orders of the lords. Let the adults drive you. ”

"Okay, since that's the case, you're welcome."

Hearing this, Yue Yang, who had always been calm, suddenly showed a smile. After seeing Yue Yang's expression, Ke Zhennan and Ma Ke suddenly sighed in their hearts, and the two of them suddenly had a bad feeling at the same time as if they had a soul in their hearts.

Sure enough, Yue Yang's next actions also frightened everyone, only to see him stand with a smile on his face and said sharply: "The matter of the new deal is related to the life and death of my Ming Dynasty, and now my Ming Dynasty's financial resources are almost exhausted, but some officials and gentry and businessmen not only do not want to repay the emperor's favor and serve the court, but they have intensified their efforts to disturb the place, which is unbearable, come on, ......."

"Here!"

With Yue Yang's big drink. Several generals wearing green military uniforms strode in outside the door, only to see these generals walk into the lobby and salute Yue Yang in unison: "The last generals Chu Di, Yue Shunbao, Wu Chengfeng, and Wu Zhi knock to see Hou Ye, may Hou Ye be blessed and healthy!" ”

As soon as they saw these generals, everyone in the hall was stunned. Then everyone suddenly became stunned, "Oh no, everyone has fallen for this guy." ”

Which of these officials, including Ke Zhennan, is not an old oilman in the officialdom, when Chu Di, Yue Shunbao, Hu Laosan and others suddenly appeared in front of everyone. These people immediately realized what Yue Yang was going to do, and everyone's hearts sank violently, and they immediately thought in their hearts: "It's not good...... This butcher is going to be hot again! ”

This thought just flashed through everyone's hearts. I heard Yue Yang stand up and make a gesture to everyone before saying, "Since everyone supports Ben Hou so much, then Ben Hou will thank you first." Ben Hou specially transferred 50,000 soldiers and horses from Liaodong and Shanxi, led by these generals to go to various state capitals to cooperate with the local government to severely punish those violent profiteers and gentry who regarded the laws of the imperial court as nothing! If you have made achievements this time, it is all thanks to your great help! ”

"It's over, I've fallen for this guy's trick. Also, when did this guy mobilize people from Liaodong and Shanxi, why don't we know? This was the only thought on everyone's mind at this time.

With Yueyang's order, Wu Chengfeng, Chu Di, Yue Shunbao, Wu Zhi and others led the army to all parts of Shandong, and the prefectures of Yanzhou, Dengzhou, Laizhou, Qingzhou, and Dongchang immediately poured into a large number of murderous and heavily armed officers and soldiers. As soon as they arrived there, they began a series of big moves.

As soon as these officers and soldiers arrived in the local area, they found the local government office, showed the official documents of the governor's yamen, and asked the local prefect or the county about the collection of commercial taxes in various places.

One after another, the sturdy gates were violently slammed open, and a group of murderous officers and soldiers rushed through the door viciously, arresting all the men like the most ferocious and cool officials, and driving all the female dependents aside. These people who dare to lead the crowd to violently resist taxes are naturally not good, and many people began to resist, but they did not know that their fate had actually been decided when they resisted taxes.

It's good that these people don't resist, but what awaits them after they resist is a more cruel fate, the roaring firecrackers, loud shouting and scolding, and the painful cries of women are intertwined, and Shandong is immersed in shock for most of March.

Although Shandong was not the richest place in the Ming Dynasty at this time, the places near the coast were not too barren since ancient times, at least there were obviously more merchants and wealthy households than the provinces of Inner 6. Those merchants and gentry who have been inherited for a hundred years do not have 10,000 acres of fertile land, and they have countless tenants working for them, and many businessmen also have a lot of guards and family members with a certain amount of force, which is also one of the confidence that they dared to violently resist taxes at the beginning.

These people rely on the power and wealth in their hands, and the tenants under the desperate exploiters continue to accumulate wealth. But these people, despite their incredible wealth in their hands, never thought to give back to the country. They have been clinging to this country for generations, sucking blood and nutrients. They can go to Yangzhou and spend a lot of money just to buy a Yangzhou thin horse, or spend a lot of money to entertain guests in a restaurant, but no one has ever thought that there are countless poor people around who are not covered and hungry and are suffering. As for the safety of this country, what matters to them, even if Da Ming is gone, it will not be just a change of master who has declared his allegiance, and it will not affect their current life.

For these people, Yue Yang has only one order, to give them the most severe punishment, to make everyone in Shandong tremble at the thought of the end of violent tax resistance.

For most of March, the whole of Shandong experienced a major earthquake, and in this half month, Yueyang's command raided hundreds of official gentry and businessmen. A large number of real estate deeds have been confiscated, all the shops and storefronts have been confiscated, and all the gold and silver melons hidden in the cellar have been carried out, even the gold and silver buried in the ground have not been spared, all of them have been dug up and loaded into cars and transported to Jinan. These officials and businessmen have accumulated wealth for hundreds of years, but they were swept away by the Xuan army in the shortest possible time.

Yue Yang's actions shocked the world again, and all the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty collectively lost their voices again, and after the silence, they were shocked and angry, and the last snowflakes flew to the capital again, and countless officials attacked Yue Yang with the vicious language they could think of in the early dynasty. And this time, Chongzhen will no longer send those folds to the treasury for archiving, because if all of them are archived, he estimates that these folds alone will be enough to fill the treasury. Therefore, every afternoon, several little eunuchs would carry baskets full of folds and throw them into the imperial dining room as firewood.

This morning, the diligent Comrade Zhu Youzhen started another day's morning court, and the high-pitched eunuch's sharp voice resounded in the Taiji Hall again. "The emperor has a decree, and the princes have the morning to play and retreat from the dynasty!"

"Long live, the minister has this music!" As the eunuch's voice fell, a voice began to sound.

"Here we go again. Is this old guy tired? Chongzhen, who was sitting on the dragon chair, suddenly looked bitter.

Even Wang Chengen, who was standing next to Chongzhen, smiled bitterly when he saw the look on Chongzhen's face, this guy is really too difficult.

The man who spoke was an old man in his seventies, whose head was gray but still looked radiant. This person is the new Zuodu Yushi Zhong Wei (kai pronounced the fourth tone).

This year is the eleventh year of Chongzhen, our Comrade Zhu Youzhen is still adhering to the characteristics of the iron-clad battalion and flowing soldiers, and the officials under his command have been changed quickly, and the original Zuodu Imperial History Shang Zhou Fraud has been driven back to his hometown to eat sweet potatoes because of Yueyang's relationship, and now this old man named Zhong Wei is a new man.

It is worth mentioning that this Zhong Biao's temper is very stinky, and he is also very old-fashioned, it can be said that his character is very unlikable, but his temper is the best candidate for the imperial history of Zuodu, although Comrade Xiao Zhu does not treat him very much, but the Manchu Dynasty civil and military is the most suitable for this old man, so he can only pinch his nose and promote him to this position. And Comrade Zhong Wei did live up to Chongzhen's promotion grace, and in less than a month after taking office, he impeached six ministers in a row, including Yang Sichang, the top cabinet assistant of the Ming court, on the charge of "serving the king left and right but not worrying about the king, and standing at the top of the temple but doing nothing." This charge is too ruthless, it is simply pointing at Yang Sichang's nose and scolding him for being incompetent, but Yang Sichang can't refute it, so he can only pinch his nose and endure it.

However, Yang Sichang's life is better these days, because a bigger target than him has appeared, and this target is naturally our Comrade Yueyang.

The news of Yue Yang's killing in Shandong reached Jingshi, and the reactions of the ministers of Jingshi were not only shocked or shocked, but the excerpts of impeachment of him were naturally wave after wave, and this old Mr. Zhong Wei was naturally indispensable among these people.

Zhong Wei is indeed worthy of being the imperial history of Zuodu, and the excerpt of people's impeachment of Yue Yang is once every few days, but this old gentleman is good, he has been an excerpt a day for most of the month and does not repeat it, even Chongzhen admires him for where he has such good energy, and now he has a headache when he sees him Chongzhen.

Rubbing his temples helplessly, he said, "Zhong Aiqing, who are you going to impeach?" ”

"The minister wants to impeach the loyal and brave Marquis Yueyang!" Although Zhong Wei is nearly seventy years old, his voice is still loud, "The minister impeached Yue Yang for indiscriminately killing innocents and not abiding by the ancestral system, and plundering the local people's great anger, the minister asked the emperor to immediately send Ti Cai to arrest him and bring him into Beijing to punish him and correct the law of the country!" (To be continued!)

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