Looking at the letter Ying'er was holding, Xue Baochai hurriedly took it.

Aunt Xue smiled, "You complained just now that you haven't received a letter for four or five months, so isn't this coming?"

"It's really not going to be said, but as soon as I say it, I'll see what it's said."

Xue Baochai opened the letter with a smile on his face and couldn't wait to read it.

The letter was written by Jia Cong, first telling about his longing, and then asking Baochai about his current situation with his daughter.

Subsequently, he explained the reasons for the lack of letters during this period of time, as well as some arrangements for the future.

After a long time, Xue Baochai put the letter away.

Aunt Xue asked curiously, "What did Brother Cong say?"

Xue Baochai smiled: "The prince said that during this time, he inspected all parts of Liaodong, took those sisters to play by the way, and finally took them to the grassland, played on the grassland for more than a month, and now he has returned to Liaodong."

Aunt Xue asked with some surprise, "Didn't you just fight with the Mongols? Why do you still run to other people's territory, and you are not afraid of revenge?"

Xue Baochai thought for a while and explained, "Mom, the Mongols are divided into several tribes, and the place where the prince goes is the tribe that does business with our family, and the prince is kind to them, and there will be no danger."

Aunt Xue breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good, did you say when you will be picked up to Liaodong?"

"Well, I said, I'll take us over next year, and we will be able to move into the palace next year, and this year's children are too young, so they won't take us over to suffer."

I couldn't go over to meet Jia Cong this year, and Xue Baochai was a little disappointed in his heart.

But I'm still very happy to think that next year will pass.

At the same time, Ling Guan also received a letter from Lin Daiyu.

When I opened it, it was about Xue Baoqin.

After knowing the reason, I also felt a little more envious in my heart.

After reading the letter, he pondered for a while, then got up and went to Xue Baochai's courtyard.

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After Jia Cong returned to Liaodong, the main building of the palace had been built.

The rest is the decoration of the interior and exterior, as well as the beautification of the garden and courtyard.

Jia Cong went to check it out, and he was still very satisfied.

At this rate, it should be possible to complete the project before the snow falls.

Then let it dry for the winter, and next spring, clean it again, and you can move in.

In the blink of an eye, it was time for the autumn harvest.

Due to the abundant rain this year, there was another heavy snowfall in the previous year, but the harvest was still very good.

Jia Cong promulgated a decree: abolishing all exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, collecting only grain tax and commercial tax, collecting grain tax according to land, and the gentry paying grain as a whole, and collecting taxes according to 20% of the harvest.

The establishment of the Commerce Bureau, which is responsible for the registration of local merchants and the collection of taxes, and the merchants temporarily collect 10% of the tax.

At the same time, it was ordered to disarm all illegal armed forces in Liaodong, but those who did not comply, no matter who they were, were all exterminated.

In addition to the arrest of the officials, each village can form a militia team according to the number of people to be responsible for the protection of the village.

Militia members, preferably discharged and wounded veterans.

Secondly, select strong and brave people in the village to join.

Jia Cong gave an order, and the order quickly reached all cities, counties, towns, and villages.

All of a sudden, the entire Liaodong once again set off waves.

The common people were happy, and there was no more excesses and miscellaneous taxes, and only 20% of the land rent was collected.

It's a boon for them.

I paid less taxes, I was able to eat enough, and my life was improved.

However, the landlords, the gentry, the local tycoons, and those with private armies were not happy.

In this era, the gentry did not pay food.

But whoever wins the show, the family's fields are not taxed.

All the officials of the imperial court,

No matter how much land you have in your home, you don't have to pay taxes.

The people who pay taxes to the state are all ordinary people.

This is also the reason why the country has a vast territory and many fields, but it collects very few taxes.

When it comes to the year of disaster, or catches up with natural and man-made disasters.

In order to survive, ordinary people had to sell their fields and exchange them for money and grain to save their lives.

In order to own more land, the big landlords resorted to all kinds of despicable means, especially in disaster years, when the landlords took advantage of the land and let the peasants who owned the land sell their land and their real estate to become tenant farmers.

As land annexation became more and more serious, more and more ordinary people lost the land they relied on for their livelihood and could only rent the landlord's land.

Life is getting more and more difficult, struggling with life and death every day.

The class contradictions between the landlords and the peasants will also become more and more acute.

If we catch up with natural and man-made disasters, just like Shaanxi, it will cause large-scale turmoil.

This is also the main reason why the entire dynasty is slowly moving towards its demise.

Jia Cong's decree directly stabbed some people in the sore spot, which is equivalent to cutting their flesh.

Naturally, it is impossible for these people to obediently obey, obediently hand over their money, and obediently disarm themselves.

A lot of people who felt that the background was strong, and some who were unruly, jumped out.

Some directly went to the local yamen, some asked the capital for help, but more people united and wanted to resist Jia Cong's decree.

The merchants, too, organized themselves and refused to pay taxes.

Because in this era, merchants also did not pay taxes.

Of course, it just doesn't hand it over to the state, and a lot of tolls have to be paid, but it's cheaper for others.

These people are making trouble, but they don't go too far.

At most, it's just a protest, and Jia Cong's deterrent power is still not small.

This is also due to Jia Cong's clean-up operation last year.

On that occasion, he killed a lot of people, some of whom committed the most heinous crimes, some of whom were extremely angry with the people, some of whom were kings of the mountains, and some of whom were rogues and horse bandits, all of whom took the opportunity to wipe out all of them.

This time, those landlords, strong and strong, were ordered to disarm, and they also dared not speak out.

Who let Jia Cong hold the army, more than 300,000 troops, one person can drown them with a mouthful of foam.

Although they didn't dare to resist openly, they were also very unwilling to let them obey obediently.

So, Jia Cong's trouble also came.

The decree was promulgated for more than half a month, and those who came to the door to ask for it almost broke through the threshold.

are all some figures with heads and faces in Liaodong, or they are in Liaodong, with a certain amount of power and prestige.

There are also many ministers in the capital, who have written to persuade themselves not to provoke public anger and make trouble out of control.

Jia Cong's move is equivalent to changing the law.

It is conceivable that this has always been difficult to change.

The reason why Jia Cong dared to do this was that he held military power and controlled an army of 300,000, and no one dared to mess around easily.

If anyone dares to make trouble, they can be exterminated in an instant.

Don't worry about it at all, it's going to make a big deal out of it.

Again, you have the final say in your own territory, and you can decide in a word without too many scruples.

There is also the biggest reason, that is, Liaodong has just experienced war.

It was occupied by the barbarians before, and the barbarians must have killed a group of people as well.

I took it back and cleaned it up again.

If anyone dares to jump out, they can casually put a crime on them, and they can be dealt with.

This is also Jia Cong's own confidence, as long as he persists, the decree will be implemented.

In Jia Cong's meeting hall, Lin Daiyu, Qingwen, Hongluan, Crescent, Li Biao, and Tie Zhu all gathered together.

"Dashuai, the landlords and gentry everywhere refuse to pay the grain tax, and the local governments have no way to take them, and they can't rob them directly, and these people are

There are private forces, and those officials really can't beat people.

Merchants everywhere also reacted very much, saying that their ancestors didn't have to pay taxes for generations, but now they suddenly paid taxes, and the money they made from selling things was not enough to pay taxes, in short, they didn't want to pay taxes."

Crescent Moon told the truth about the information collected from all over the place.

Li Biao also spoke: "Dashuai, recently, some famous people in Liaodong, as well as some people with heads and faces, have all handed over prayer posts, wanting to ask to see Dashuai, the purpose is also for the matter of grain tax and commercial tax, do you want to see them?"

Jia Cong pondered for a moment and said, "Now Liaodong is our territory, and we may have to stay in Liaodong in the future, although these people are not of much use, but they also have a certain prestige.

However, their purpose is impossible to achieve, inform them that in three days, Ben Shuai will meet them together."

"Yes, Commander, my subordinates will inform them later."

Li Biao answered, and sat back down.

Lin Daiyu said: "Those officials and businessmen used to not pay taxes, and suddenly asking them to pay taxes is equivalent to cutting their flesh, these people are not a minority, once there is a stir, will there be trouble, will the court interfere?"

Hongluan also said: "These people are not ordinary people, they all have some connections, some energy, and they all have a certain amount of power and backers behind them, and the big marshal has not only offended them, but also offended the people and forces behind them, and it is estimated that there will be some trouble."

Jia Cong nodded: "There will definitely be trouble, if we don't do this, it's equivalent to changing the law, what is the situation of those who changed the law in history, what is the ending, I believe you have also heard of it."

However, we have no problem in implementing this decree on our own territory, and with the fact that I have a large army in my hands, we can make a decision in one word and let the decree be carried out smoothly, as for the consequences? The pros definitely outweigh the cons."

When everyone heard this, they all nodded.

Historically, few changes have been successful.

Those who advocate changing the law will not end well in the end.

In the final analysis, it is not possible to go up and down, and the implementation is not enough.

The new system cannot be thoroughly promoted.

This is also because the resistance is too strong, or the use of people is improper, and in the end, even the emperor who is on the throne is powerless.

Now in the entire Liaodong, Jia Cong has the final say.

As long as a group of people are punished with heavy hands, those who take the lead are knocked out, and they are enforced.

I believe that it is still very possible and can be successful.

"Since the marshal has made a decision, we will naturally fully support it, anyway, there is no war to fight now, it is better to send the army to various places to deter those who are young, so that the marshal's decree can be implemented smoothly."

Looking at Qingwen, Jia Cong nodded with satisfaction.

Qingwen's point of view is quite in line with his heart, and it can be regarded as speaking to his own heart.

He didn't want to entangle with those people more, he wanted to solve the problem quickly, and let the entire Liaodong run according to his own will.

No matter how you say that you are also from the afterlife, you can do it casually, and it is better than the current policy.

"Qingwen is right, Ben Shuai also plans to do so, for those who don't know what to do and take the lead, there is no need to be polite to them, just raid the house, confiscate everything from them, and return it to the palace.

Iron Pillar and Crescent Moon, the two of you, immediately mobilize all your subordinates, and investigate those who are in the lead, those who are stirring up trouble behind, and those who have not yet disarmed, and report the list to me.

Li Biao, with the order of your commander, you went to the barracks, mobilized 200,000 troops, and immediately went to various places separately, responsible for disarming the local area, arresting those who took the lead in making trouble, and if there was resistance, you could kill him.

At the same time, he ordered Wu Degui, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, to blockade Shanhaiguan and not let anyone leave Liaodong without the order of the commander. Notify the local government and cooperate with the actions of the army, and Tiezhu, the people of your special combat team, are also responsible for cooperating and supervising the actions of the army."

"Yes, my subordinates obey."

Li Biao, Tie Zhu, and Crescent Moon all got up to receive their orders.

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Jia Cong gave an order, and the 200,000 army quickly rushed to various places.

Cooperate with the local government to carry out Jia Cong's orders.

Seeing the movement of the army, some people in the city became nervous.

Some landlords are powerful, and there are also some famous people and powerful people, all of whom have come together.

"Elder Zhang, Jia Cong suddenly sent so many troops, what is this for? Is there going to be a war?"

"What kind of war is going on at this time, if you really want to fight, you will send troops to Shenyang, but I heard that the 200,000 troops have been sent to various places."

"Sending a large army to the local area at this time can't be to deal with us people, right?"

"Li Laocai, don't be a crow's mouth, you won't send a large army to deal with us, right?"

When everyone heard this, they were all silent for a while.

Although this speculation is a bit bold, if you think about it, it is really possible.

"What if it's true?"

"Hold on, against Jia Cong, against those armies, if Jia Cong is really ruthless, we may have nothing, maybe even lose our lives."

"No, don't we just haven't paid our taxes? In the past, when the imperial court was in charge, didn't we pay it? Haven't you been fine?"

"Can that be the same, the emperor is so foolish, there are people above us, just fool around."

"Yes, Jia Cong is not so easy to fool, and he is a ruthless master, even those brutal barbarians are afraid of him, and we are likely to anger him if we follow him."

"Then Jia Cong won't really do anything to us, will he?"

Everyone didn't speak, but their hearts began to feel worried.

Paying 20% of the tax to Jia Cong is really nothing compared to his net worth.

It's just a little unwilling, just lucky.

As soon as they saw that Jia Cong had moved the army, they couldn't hold their breath one by one.

It was a butler who walked in and shouted anxiously: "Master, it's not good, our brothers outside the city have been surrounded by a large army, and Leader Li led people to resist and were all killed, what can I do now?"

"What?"

Everyone present was stunned in an instant.