That being said, the gentry on both sides of the parade platform exchanged glances with each other, and some words were tacitly understood, there are not many fields in Xuzhou, and these fields come out of there, which is currently Shandong and Nanzhili, and it may not be too heavy a burden to really share it evenly, but after all, this is to cut the flesh on everyone, and look at it from afar, if the reward of the Zhao family army in Xuzhou is the military merit award, then with the victory again and again, everyone's losses will be greater and greater.

"Isn't this time to solicit people's hearts?" Some people whispered, but no one answered, but a few wealthy gentry who ran business and commerce looked calm, anyway, their industry has nothing to do with this, they are naturally close to Xuzhou, because they know that Xuzhou is heavy on business, and will definitely give them all kinds of convenience.

At this stage of the military parade, those Shandong Haoqiang representatives with different minds were led to the mansion where the banquet was held, and the banquet party of this grade could no longer be carried out in the restaurant restaurant, but the house of Li Inspector's family was used, and the cooks and ingredients were also put together by the wealthy families of Linqing, so as to be excellent, firstly, to entertain good guests, and secondly, not to lose the face of Linqing's fathers.

These heroes are either because of standing for a long time, or because of the shock, each sweating and working hard, changing clothes and resting in this house, and then going to wait in the hall, dozens of people are silent there, each has its own position, their size is too big, it is difficult to form an alliance, it is not easy to communicate with each other, only a few pairs of familiar whispers communicate, for fear of being heard by others.

Zhao Jin did not rush over, he also had to award meritorious generals and soldiers for meritorious service, personally encourage these meritorious heroes in front of the brigade, as early as the pacification of the Wenxiangjiao rebellion, Zhao Jiajun already has a mature military merit system, because Zhao Jiajun is different from the official army, not to kill the head of the number of merits, many recruits feel that they are a member of the phalanx, never have the opportunity to be promoted, but after understanding this system, you know that this is not the case, you are diligent in training or not, how many times you violate military discipline, how many battles you have participated in, and there are many details, As long as you strictly abide by military regulations, train diligently, and move forward bravely when fighting, you will not be treated badly.

Of course, if you climb the city first when attacking the city, kill the enemy and capture prisoners when charging, these outstanding merits will not be disadvantaged, and the previous meritorious service award is different, the Northern Expedition Beijing Division is of great significance, so Xuzhou specially created a batch of silver medals to send, the heroes of this battle and the brigade team of Lian Zheng and the above generals, will get a silver medal, which symbolizes seniority and merit.

When Zhao came in to the banquet hall, lunch time had passed, and when he came over, the representatives of the Shandong gentry at each table got up to greet them, they were hungry enough, but out of etiquette, the cold dishes on the table were not easy to touch, but fortunately, the Li family sent a batch of snacks in advance, so that everyone could cushion their stomachs.

"I've been waiting for you, you've been working hard." Zhao Jin first said politely, everyone was sincerely afraid to say nothing, no matter what mentality before, after watching Zhao Jiajun's big review, the Shandong heroes have made one thing clear, that is, Zhao Jin's strength is far above them, or above them united, there is no other choice for such a strong force except for sincere fear.

After everyone sat down, they began to serve the dishes, and when the dishes were served, Zhao Jin got up with a wine glass, and everyone who was hungry hurriedly stood up, Zhao Jin raised his glass and said: "In the future, this Shandong is Zhao's, I hope to get along with you, don't hurt the harmony, for our future, I will do this cup first." ”

Zhao Jin drank it all here, and the others also drank it, such a drinking banquet is to talk about things, so this wine is also rice wine, and the cups are all small cups, and everyone's faces are still not very good after drinking, not because of this wine, but because Zhao Jin's opening remarks are not right.

If it is a banquet held by the government, everyone naturally has all kinds of coping methods, and now some people start to go up to toast, and then climb each other, but everyone doesn't know what Zhao Jin is going to do, and they also know that Zhao Jiajun's rules are new rules, and they don't dare to act rashly, so they can only sit like this, the scene is embarrassing and quiet.

Zhao Jin didn't have the slightest intention of enlivening the atmosphere, from the morning to the present, although he was just reviewing and watching, but he was also working hard throughout the whole process, his stomach was empty, he just wanted to eat first and then say, Chen Sheng and they were naturally the same, everyone at their table was gobbling up, seeing them like this, the other tables began to eat, everyone has been pampered for a long time, there is no shortage in the stomach, although it is food and wine, everyone is very modest.

When Zhao Jin finished eating, he wiped his mouth, but he stood up, and the other people at the table stood up in a panic, Zhao Jin stretched out his hand to signal that it was not necessary, and said in a loud voice: "Shandong is mine in the future, and the rules are naturally different from before, first of all, the various levies and distributions will be cancelled, the fire consumption will be cancelled, and the labor will be cancelled, and the grain tax will be paid in the future, and grain, cotton and silver money can be passed."

Hearing this, even if the people who went to the banquet were sufficient, they still couldn't help but exclaim, Zhao Jin's words were tantamount to sweeping away the harsh taxes and the evil government of the Ming Dynasty, if it was only a tax on the court decree, the burden was not too heavy, and the life from top to bottom could still be maintained, but this Liao salary plus the rest of the additional distribution and the regular fire consumption was equivalent to multiplying the tax several times, the real skin and meat cutting, not giving people a way to live, and in addition to this tax, the people of the six provinces of Shandong also had to bear heavy labor, raising horses and burning charcoal to maintain Cao Yun, These tasks take up a lot of time, and they have to pay for their own food and lodging, and the people have no time to take care of their own fields, and they have been miserable for many years, which is actually the same murderous burden as imposing several times the tax.

Since the beginning of the Yongle year, there have been all kinds of turmoil in Shandong, from the Buddha's mother Tang Sai'er to the recent Wenxiang Sect Xu Hongru, which seems to be instigated by a cult, but in fact it is the resentment of the people against this heavy burden.

And this payment of grain tax, with grain, cotton and silver money, is for a whip law, after a whip law, the imperial court government only collects silver money, and the private currency is seriously insufficient, as a result, the autumn grain harvest can not be sold at a price, can only sell more grain to pay taxes, and in the spring when there is no grain, the price of grain is high, can only borrow usury to buy high-priced grain, vicious circle, resulting in the people and even landlords have gone bankrupt, their fields are taken by greater power, and this change, It avoids the situation of exploitation caused by fluctuations in the price difference between grain and silver.

Zhao Jin's statements are all great good deeds, although these heroes here did not suffer much in the increase in taxes and payment of silver, and even used this to accumulate and make a fortune, but they still feel that this is good governance, because Shandong is extremely poor, and the government has begun to attack them, and now these have been canceled, and without spending, it is equivalent to earning more, as for the regret that can not be used to merge and gather, it cannot be declared.

There are smiles and eases on the faces of the Shandong gentry who are doing it, no matter what, Zhao Jin showed this attitude to make everyone breathe a sigh of relief, which still has to win people's hearts. At this time, everyone's expressions were even a little proud, it turned out that we still had to rely on us to manage the territory, it seems that this Zhao Jin is only not good at words, and he still understands the fundamental truth very well.

"No private checkpoints are allowed everywhere, and the taxation is handled by Xuzhou as a whole, and the Xuzhou State Administration of Taxation levies various new taxes."

Hearing this introduction, the main industrial and commercial gentry and powerful frowned, canceled all kinds of levies and distributions, fire consumption and servitude, taxation and other commercial taxes but did not cancel, only said that the whole process, but also to levy new taxes, this is to pinch the neck of industrial and commercial trade, how this Xuzhou own industry and commerce prosperous, but not let the development of other places, these policies are good for the landlord.

After Zhao Jin said a few words, he glanced at the people with different expressions, and said with a smile: "Next, Xuzhou will inspect the land and check the people in Shandong and Nanzhili, re-measure the acres of land, census the population, and then levy money and grain according to this." ”

The atmosphere that had just loosened in the room changed suddenly, and suddenly became dead silent, the gentry exchanged glances with each other, there was anger, panic, and anxiety on their faces, but no one made a sound, and in the end, everyone's eyes were focused on Zhao Jin's side, but when he said this, Zhao Jin sat down with a smile, and did not intend to explain at all.

If you want to make a family business that has been passed down from generation to generation in the Ming Dynasty, in addition to being good at management, clever and ruthless, you must also have an official body and fame, without the care of the official, no matter how much wealth and family business you have accumulated, it is also fish and meat on the chopping board of the government.

And there is an official body and fame, according to the Ming Dynasty laws and regulations, there is a share of acres that can be exempted from taxes, and the people who are famous, the officials and servants do not dare to forcibly levy and appoint, there are rules, there will be countless people who take advantage of the loopholes of the rules, since the fame can be tax-exempt, then it is tricky in the accounting measurement, according to the rules can be tax-exempt 100 mu, often there are actually 1,000 mu and thousands of mu.

Those small people and small households who do not have much land, and even the landlords who have no meritorious reputation, instead of being expropriated by the officials and envoys, it is better to take refuge in these families who have made a name for themselves, and give a part of the harvest money and grain to the families who are refuted, so that it is far easier than paying the imperial grain and national tax, and the income will be much more, which is why, even if the poor scribe is promoted in the examination, he immediately becomes a strong party, and he does not need to do it himself, and the fields and goods from all directions are gathered, which is the so-called "contribution".

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I haven't slept all night, so the old brothers and sisters who have rewarded, monthly passes and subscriptions, this chapter will not be listed one by one to thank you, I firmly remember your intentions

The reason for not sleeping is also simple, because drinking too much tea leads to tossing and turning, and abnormal wakefulness

Rest for these 20 days, 3,000 words a day or don't write, the result is not much rest, less money has not recovered, it is really worth the loss, I originally planned to rest for two months, now I will come back in October, I have to work hard to increase the amount tomorrow, don't think about it today, I have to make up for sleep during the day

In addition, happy Mid-Autumn Festival, if I hadn't watched an old brother's circle of friends last night, I wouldn't have known about the Mid-Autumn Festival today, and I wouldn't have said anything about this day

I really want to take a break and rest, but there is such a long life in the future, I can't do it without struggle, I hope that the online literature industry will flourish, I hope that my special white copyright can also fully blossom, and I hope that my personal value will continue to improve.

Then go out early, have breakfast, come back to sleep, happy Mid-Autumn Festival everyone, I must return to normal in October, I didn't encounter a plot bottleneck, I just wanted to rest, and now I feel like it's time to continue