As an important person, Da Ming has the final say. Li Xiao will not take two ironclad ships, as well as Li Dingguo's marine division, to travel around the Daming coast at public expense. The biggest reason for him to circulate around the southeast coast is to ...... and appease the place.

It has been five years since there was no emperor in the capital, but this can only be said that there is no emperor in the capital. In fact, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty are not less but more. The Liao soldiers have been concentrated in the northwest to fight in the northwest these years, and the huge Central Plains, especially in Liangguang Yizhou, a place where the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, is rich in a species called the soil emperor. Although these emperors are not officially certified, they are indeed the hegemons.

He Kegang is this kind of soil emperor, and under the authority of Lord He, Yizhou has basically become his family. The imperial court sent officials to Yizhou, and they couldn't get mixed up. Either resign or walk on the road of resignation, over time, no one wants to go to Yizhou. This place has become an independent kingdom that cannot be penetrated by the imperial court.

The land of the Ming Dynasty is very large now, but Li Xiao thinks that no inch is superfluous. And as far as Li Xiao is concerned, it seems to be a little small. The number of earth emperors is not large, and it should be a rare species. But Li Xiao is not ready to engage in the protection of rare species, in his opinion, this species should be eliminated or even extinct.

He Kegang can be regarded as an acquaintance, and Li Xiao immediately confessed when he arrived in Yizhou. Under the persuasion of a strong deterrent, he immediately decided to pack up and return to his hometown in Liaodong to enjoy the fruits of corruption over the years.

For the brothers who listen to persuasion, Li Xiao will never be beaten to death with a stick. What's more, He Kegang is still an old man in the Liao army. has a good relationship with Zu Dashou and Yuan Chonghuan, and Cao Wenzhao is still a family of children.

Since he was willing to honestly let go of his rights, Li Xiao decided to let him go. After all, it is the goal to treat diseases and save talents.

There are good comrades who listen to greetings, and naturally there are fools who don't listen to greetings.

The one in front of me is one, Yang He, the governor of Liangguang. Speaking of which, this brother's qualifications are quite old, Chongzhen was in Liangguang when he was in power, and he has been the governor of Liangguang for more than ten years. It can be said to be deeply rooted in Liangguang, and even Yuan Chonghuan gave him three points when he was there. It was this brother who recruited Zhang Xianzhong at the beginning, and later the silver given by Chongzhen ran out, and Zhang Xianzhong rebelled. With Zhu Youzhen's character, this guy was not implicated. It can be seen that the level of its officialdom is very high, and Li Xiao has to be cautious in dealing with this oily thousand-year-old fox spirit.

"Oops! Your Excellency the Governor, you have to work hard, your age is the time to take care of your days, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty and the two Guangzhou, Li Xiao really doesn't know what to say. Li Xiao was very polite to Yang He, and personally helped Yang He, who looked older than He Kegang, to sit down.

"Dashuai, you have won the award, Yang has no other strengths. When it comes to strengths, perhaps only this loyalty. Yang He pretended to refuse, but Li Xiao's hand was so powerless. He even winked mischievously at the officials watching below.

"The Governor's style is a role model for Li Xiao, I want to learn more from you!" Li Xiao had a smile on his lips, but there was already a fierce light in his eyes.

It's been many years since there has been an emperor, and you're still loyal! To whom do you be faithful?

"Dashuai, you are smart and studious, and my people will be blessed in the future. If you can help the handsome, it is also a blessing for the old. Counting the old decay this year, he is many years younger than Mr. Sun's teeth. I wonder what happened to Mr. Sun's body bones? The last time I went to the capital to report to see him, he was still sick.

Ay......! A handful of old people, working hard for me. Sometimes it looks like he is really unbearable, and some small things that our subordinate officials can't bear to trouble him, and they all want to save money for Mr. Sun. ”

This is even more excessive, not only wanting to point out Li Xiao, but also wanting to compare with Sun Chengzong.

"I heard that your hometown is in Hangzhou. West Lake is a good place, why don't I tell Hangzhou Mansion Yin to build you a house on the edge of West Lake. In the future, after you say goodbye, you will have a place to return to Hangzhou. ”

"No, you don't! No! When he is old, Hugh will waste state money. Guangzhou has two private houses, and he has been the governor of Liangguang for more than ten years, and he is no longer able to leave this place. can look at the city of Guangzhou, one day is better than one day of prosperity, and the old man can close his eyes even if he dies.

In the future, there will really be no decay, and my nephews will also bury me in Baiyun Mountain. Let me look at the city of Guangzhou, which has become more prosperous and prosperous with the efforts of the younger generations. ”

Li Xiao stroked his forehead, this can be regarded as a collapse. Not only has he occupied it for more than ten years, but it means that his children and grandchildren will have to occupy it for another 1,800 years.

"In that case, I won't force you. I discussed it with Mr. Sun before leaving the capital! The taxes of the two Guangzhous will be reduced or reduced by the imperial court at its discretion. In particular, the agricultural tax of the peasants was not collected by the imperial court in the future. I don't know what your old opinion is? Li Xiao had a warm smile on his face, playing non-violent and non-cooperative with Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu played you to death.

"The imperial court no longer taxes the acres of land? For 5,000 years, the imperial grain and national tax have always been the main source of finance for the imperial court. I don't know if the imperial court no longer taxes the land, where does the imperial court's expenses come from? Sure enough, Yang He's eyes brightened all of a sudden, and the agricultural tax was the bulk of a province's tax. Now that there is no agricultural tax, what does Lao Tzu eat?

"The most important thing here is the problem of country officials, the court stipulates that they will charge ten dollars, and they dare to collect a hundred. When the court said that they would charge a hundred dollars, they would dare to collect five hundred. The imperial court did not get much benefit, but it fell into the reputation of forcing taxes. All the benefits fell into the private pockets of local officials at all levels, but the resentment of the people was aimed at the imperial court, which would cause chaos in the world in the long run. This kind of tax is not collected by the imperial court.

As for the question of the source of tax after the exemption of agricultural tax......! The imperial court planned to collect commercial taxes, and at the same time abolish the township Yong organized by the government at all levels. The local garrison will also be disbanded, and the imperial court will directly transfer troops to various places to garrison bomb suppression. In the future, the military expenses of the troops stationed in various places will also be borne by the imperial court, and will not be borne by the local governments.

In this way, the commercial tax can barely meet the expenses of the local yamen. This is a policy to benefit the people, I discussed it with Mr. Sun and Mr. Zhang, and decided to start with you and Guangzhou. In addition, many young talents in the court will also come to Liangguang as officials. The geographical location of Guangxi and Guangxi is very important, and if the economy is good, it can feed half of China. It's not a problem to deal with some expenses on the yamen! ”

Li Xiao said it lightly, but Yang He gritted his teeth with hatred.

Liangguang is located in a remote area, and it is even more distant from the capital. If there was no telegram, it would take at least two months for a letter to be sent from Guangzhou to the capital. In the past, it could be regarded as a mountain high emperor, in order to maintain local stability. Over the years, neither Sun Chengzong nor Li Xiao had the idea of fighting the two Guangzhou.

Now Jiangnan has stabilized, and the governors of all parts of Jiangnan have also been replaced by the descendants of the Liao army. It's time to deal with these local emperors!

Abolishing the agricultural tax is just an idea. With the current national strength of the Ming Dynasty, there are still great difficulties in implementation. However, Li Xiao still mentioned it, and cutting off the agricultural tax is basically a cut off Yang He's financial resources.

The dismissal of local militia groups can be regarded as the removal of local military powers.

Historically, in controlling a place, the first important thing is the soldiers, and the second most important thing is money. If you have money, you can raise soldiers, and if you have soldiers, you can make more money. Complementing each other, from Qin Shi Huang to Chongzhen, they all did this.

Li Xiao has soldiers, and of course he also has money. But he makes money, but he doesn't rely entirely on soldiers. A wide variety of factories that bring great profits every year. This is fundamentally different from Yang He!

The abolition of the agricultural tax and the dismissal of the militia can be said to have cut off all the wings of Yang He. The minions are gone, how can you really be the boss in the future?

"The imperial court is really benefiting the people, and the people have paid the national tax on imperial grain for 5,000 years, and you and Mr. Sun actually said that they would not accept it. Good courage, good means! However, in this way, something happened in the local area, and it was not so quick to move troops. If something goes wrong, I'm afraid it won't end well. Yang He's words were soft and hard, and Li Xiao understood it very clearly. The old guy is a little anxious, that means if you dare to do this, don't blame Lao Tzu for making trouble.

"If the local government wants to transfer troops, you can send a telegram to the imperial court. In the past, because of the distance, you had to walk at least hundreds of thousands of miles to deliver the report from Guangzhou Prefecture to the capital. As you can see now, the telegraph solves this problem perfectly. Whenever there is something in Liangguang, the imperial court will know it as soon as possible. At the same time, the imperial court will also react at the first time. Li Xiao looked at Yang He with a smile, a little cat and mouse.

Yang He's anger is out! He has no military power, and he is called a woolen governor.

"If that's the case, it doesn't seem necessary for the old man, the governor of Liangguang. In this case, the old man will write an excerpt tomorrow and submit it to the Beijing Division, resigning from the errand of the governor of Liangguang. In the future, educating children and grandchildren at home can be regarded as a good old age. ”

If he was a few years younger, Yang He might not have made such a stupid move. Now that I'm older, I can't control my anger more and more. was ridiculed by Li Xiao repeatedly, and Yang He finally went wrong.

"I just said it! At your age, you are still working hard for Daming, and Mr. Sun and I can't bear it. Since you want to say goodbye to your hometown and retire to your hometown, what I just said Li Xiao still counts. The prefect of Hangzhou will build a big mansion for you on the edge of the West Lake, as a reward for your hard work for so many years. Needless to say, polite words, you have worked hard for the imperial court for so many years, and you should get these. ”

Yang He was so angry that his beard was cocked, if it weren't for the fact that the official hat on his head was too heavy, he would definitely stage what is called an angry crown. This kid is really climbing the pole! As soon as he said this, this kid really wanted to send his old bones back to Hangzhou.

The governor of Liangguang lived in eight mansions, which was a real feudal official. A house on the edge of the West Lake was replaced? Where the is so cheap!

Yang He shook his head and trembled in anger, pointing at Li Xiaogan and opening his mouth to speak.

Li Xiao arched his hand at Yang He: "I've been bothering for so long, and you're tired of your Excellency Governor." I have to write my resignation tonight, and the kid won't bother you anymore. Tomorrow morning, you can send your resignation to Mr. Sun, we are all members of the party, and the rules of the court cannot be broken. ”

"You're ......!" Yang He trembled with anger, and pointed at one of Li Xiao's hands that trembled like a fallen leaf in the wind.

Yang He's son Yang Tianlong's face was pale, and he arched his hand at Li Xiao: "Dashuai, my father is not feeling well today, and I will discuss with Dashuai another day." Handsome! Please! "If it weren't for Li Xiao with a whole company of guards by his side, Yang Tianlong would have wanted to do it immediately and kill this handsome man who didn't know the height of the sky.

"Good! Good! Good! Junko, let's go back to the inn. Li Xiao saw that Yang He looked like he was about to have a stroke, and his heart blossomed. Shake your wit here with Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will not pay for your life if you are angry to death.

Seeing Li Xiao walk out of the Governor's Mansion in high spirits, Yang Tianlong was so angry that his teeth itched. But he didn't take any further action, and hurried back to the back house to visit his father. Although Yang He is old, he is still the backbone of the Yang family. Big ideas have to be taken by Daddy!

When I returned to the back hall, I actually saw my father Yang He lying on a low couch, smoking a hookah while enjoying the maid's leg beating.

"Daddy! You......! Yang Tianlong didn't understand why his father, who was still dying and alive just now, seemed to be a different person for so long.

"Huh! Then Li Xiao is sharp, so let him show his fox tail. Sure enough, this time he walked along the coastline in order to take away the power of our people!

I heard that he was in Yizhou and successfully persuaded He Kegang to return to his hometown in Liaodong. My Yang family is not comparable to He Kegang's Qiu Ba Ke!

My Yang family has been crisscrossing the southwest for hundreds of years, and our Yang family has been the master here for four hundred years. Don't look at me being polite to that Li Xiao, that's because he has millions of reinforcements in his hands!

No matter how powerful Li Xiao is, he can't let the old man go to the edge of the West Lake. On my military medal, there is my own blood. While Li Xiao is in the city, it is time for the tiger guards in our hands to do something. Yang He took the peeled grapes handed over by the beauty, ate them in one bite and got the juice dripping.

This is like an old man, and I am afraid that the young man does not have such a good spirit.

"Father, do you really want to do it? Li Xiao brought a regiment of marines ashore, and there were two warships on the harbor. If you don't get one right, Li Xiao won't let you go. Yang Tianlong's palms were a little sweaty. After all, Li Xiao is the commander of the Ming Dynasty, and now sending someone to kill him seems to have too much impact.

"Son! Remember, shoot when it's time to strike. At that time, Yang Yinglong was because of the delay of the fighter plane, and finally ended up dying by self-immolation. I'm old and I've lived enough. But I'm sure you didn't live enough!

Kill Li Xiao, we can at least ensure the de facto independence of the two Guangzhous. In the future, these two Guang will still be our family! Maybe if we have the chance, we can go all the way north to the capital.

Moreover, killing Li Xiao's court will inevitably lead to chaos, let's take advantage of the chaos and bring Liangguang and Fujian together. ”

"No! Son, do it! Yang Tianlong sighed helplessly, and the tone of his father's speech became more and more like the legendary Yang Yinglong.