He deliberately stopped, Wang Mu and the others couldn't help but raise their necks, full of anticipation, Ling Jingyang said confidently: "Our army was in Zezhou, and all the soldiers and horses were withdrawn a few days ago. ”

"My lord, this..."

Everyone is a little confused, the junction of Zezhou and Henan is the defensive center in the south of Shanxi, how can they give up easily?

Ling Jingyang suddenly smiled and said, "Zezhou's defense is garrisoned by Gao Jie's department. ”

When everyone heard the name Gao Jie, they couldn't help but take a breath, this person is an iron-blooded general, and some people immediately thought, didn't Gao Jie attack Shanxi at the order of the group of people in Tianfu?

Why did you suddenly garrison Zezhou again, Ling Jingyang told them.

"I persuaded Gao Jie to surrender, and Gao Jie also agreed to transfer from Yingtianfu to my Chongzhen Dynasty, with Gao Jie's troops and horses in Zezhou, our army can tilt its strength to Henan."

Wang Mu suddenly realized, thinking that Ling Jingyang was really taking precautions, and ordered him to promote more young and promising officials, so that after the army moved into Henan, he quickly organized an effective political power in the local area, and laid the foundation for restoring the vitality of Henan, and could also resist the attack of the Qing army and other non-Chongzhen Dynasty forces.

After everyone understood, Ling Jingyang looked at Mi Shengguang, Ximen Zhu, Wang Bao and others, and said, "Everyone, do you have a report?" ”

Everyone shook their heads, but Mi Shengguang suddenly stood up and said to Ling Jingyang: "My lord, the lower official has something to say." ”

Everyone looked at Mi Shengguang, in exchange for the nervousness that ordinary people have long been looked at, but Mi Shengguang's face was not red, his heart was not beating and Ling Jingyang made a report.

"The lower officials think that the tax is too low, there are hundreds of thousands of displaced people in our military area, but the tax received every month is not enough for the army to pay for half a month's military salary and grain and grass, which is also the foundation of the governor, but if it goes on like this, our army will return to the days when it is not as good as a dog."

Everyone is not stupid, the Ming Dynasty was defeated by Li Zicheng and the Qing army, isn't it that the army's combat effectiveness has declined, the military salary and grain and grass can't keep up, and a large number of Ming army elites have become the backbone of the Qing army and the Dashun army.

"Governor, the lower officials think that we want to raise taxes, we don't levy taxes, and the slaves will be levied more ruthlessly, and the slaves are cheaper

If we raise the tax and formulate a tax that will not starve the common people to death, but can also feed the army, then the army and the people will be harmonious. ”

Ling Jingyang has always believed in light and thin endowment, but in the troubled times, blindly pursuing light and thin endowment will only send warmth to the enemy, and he is unwilling to increase the burden of the people in his heart, but Wang Mu stood up and unexpectedly supported Mi Shengguang.

This big hand of gold, Ximen Zhu and others looked stupid, Wang Mu and Mi Shengguang are famous for their disagreement, why did they suddenly support Mi Shengguang?

Mi Shengguang is also a little confused, this Wang Mu is usually his enemy, and he is a wild man, and his team is insufficient in the civil service, Jin Dashou and Ximen Zhu were also pulled away by Wang Mu, there are only four major families, and Fan Honghuo still maintains contact with him.

So although he is the nominal second-in-command in the civil officialdom, he has never been Wang Mu's opponent.

Wang Mu and Ling Jingyang said: "Governor, what Master Mi said has a little truth, our army can indeed gather the hearts of the people in the jurisdiction, but it is not enough to gather the hearts of the people, and it is necessary to resist the attack of the Qing army and the Dashun army, how to resist, only to form more troops, and the formation of an army requires military salaries and grain and grass, which can only be obtained from the people." ”

He changed the image of loving the people like a son before, Ling Jingyang didn't understand why he changed so quickly, Wang Mu was actually very conflicted in his heart, before the Dashun army broke through the capital, he and his colleagues were full of benevolence and morality all day long, and when the Dashun army broke through the capital, His Majesty's life and death were unknown, and after the Qing army entered the customs again, he suddenly found that benevolence and morality were a joke, and he couldn't convince the enemy, let alone beat the enemy.

Because there is too much to say, the enemy stepped forward with a knife, many colleagues who dared to speak were killed, and the rest were all wise to protect themselves, and the Dashun army surrendered to the Dashun army when it came, and the Qing army surrendered to the Qing army when it came, and there was no longer half of the arrogance.

When he saw Ling Jingyang leading his troops from Beizhili to Shanxi all the way down in a bloody battle, Wang Mu understood thoroughly, and his benevolence and morality, only with absolute strength, can he be with others' benevolence and morality.

He no longer insisted on the moral benchmark in his heart, but instead made every effort to obtain material things from the hands of the common people, he asked Ling Jingyang to pay eight taxes and one, Ling Jingyang didn't even think about it, and angrily scolded him for playing with fire.

"Lord Wang, you collect taxes so high, you don't need to be beaten by the Qing army

Come, those who have already fallen to us will once again defect to the Qing army and other forces, and it is inevitable to kill chickens for warmth. ”

"Governor, it's still the same sentence, if we take the money lightly, we will only cheapen the Qing army, don't wait for the Qing army to come in and make a wedding dress for the Qing army."

In fact, what he said made some sense, but Ling Jingyang just didn't agree. 】、

Suddenly, Wang Mu looked up to the sky and smiled.

"Governor Lingdu, since ancient times, those who have become great things have not been informal, how can you lead the common people out of the war if you care so much about your reputation?"

After finishing speaking, Wang Mu suddenly hung up his crown and left, this scene stunned everyone, and Ling Jingyang also hurriedly went to chase Wang Mu.

He grabbed the corner of Wang Mu's clothes and kept Wang Mu from leaving, but Wang Mu proudly said that it was not enough to make a difference, and resolutely left Ling Jingyang and Chongzhen's court, returned to the mountains, and no longer asked about the world.

Ling Jingyang saw that he insisted on leaving, and said: "Lord Wang, you hung up your crown and left, fulfilling your good name, but it is a scourge to the common people. ”

Wang Mu was angered by the words of the scourge of the common people, turned his head and said to Ling Jingyang: "Governor Ling, don't worry, after I leave, I will never go to other people, I will take the scholar to live in seclusion in the mountains and wilderness, and I don't ask about the world, Wang and you will say goodbye." ”

He is an internal affairs talent, Ling Jingyang also has a tolerance for people, and he categorically will not let him leave, and once again keep him: "After you leave, who will take care of internal affairs, who will raise grain and grass, and who will appease the people, will you bear to abandon it?"

"It's not that you abandon it, it's that you are killing yourself, you keep saying that you want to reopen the Ming Dynasty, resist Jiannu, and pacify the war, but what are you doing, your soldiers and horses seem to be a lot, but in fact they are duckweed without roots, as long as you lose a battle, you will be beaten and can't get up, because you are just floating in the sky, and you don't understand what the people are thinking."

Ling Jingyang really didn't want to argue with literati like Wang Mu, but when he heard the last sentence, Wang Mu said that he didn't understand what the common people thought?

The others didn't understand why Wang Mu said this, looking at everyone's surprised expressions, Wang Mu adjusted his breathing and said: "When the lives of the people in your jurisdiction are in danger, no one will thank you for your lightheartedness, only your kindness as a woman." ”

"The Exotic Reclamation of Vegetable Skeletons"