In the vicinity of Liaoyang, they took the lead in launching a clean-up operation.

Let these landlords and heroes in Liaoyang be unable to sit still in an instant.

After everyone discussed, they couldn't wait, so they directly found Jia Cong together.

After receiving Li Biao's report, Jia Cong asked him to bring everyone to the conference hall first.

When I walked into the conference hall, I saw thirty or forty people, sitting in it with anxious faces.

Seeing Jia Cong come in, there was a sudden silence in the meeting hall, and then they all got up and saluted.

"I'll see you later."

Jia Cong waved his hand with a smile on his face.

"You don't need to be polite, you all sit down, you all come together, I don't know why? If there is anything you need help with, just ask, as long as you can do it, you will never refuse."

Seeing Jia Cong pretending to be stupid and unaware, everyone felt helpless.

Don't you know what you're doing? What are we looking for you for, don't you know?

The crowd looked at each other, and one stood up.

"Marshal, did you go too far by sending a large army to besiege our forces? Our ancestors all lived in Liaodong, and the imperial court did not collect our taxes, so why did the marshal do so much?"

"Oh?"

Jia Cong looked at the person who spoke, this person's name was Tan Lizhong.

The ancestors were officials, and their families had more than 100,000 acres of farmland, a lot of shops, and more than 100 thugs.

Although he has not done anything heinous, he usually does not bully others.

In Liaodong and Beijing, there are some connections.

In this land of Liaodong, he can be regarded as a character.

"Tan Yuanwai, I heard that you have a lot of land at home, there should be a lot of tenants to help you farm, right? Ben Shuai wants to ask, do those tenants plant your land and pay you rent?"

Tan Lizhong was stunned, he didn't expect Jia Cong to ask like this, which made him a little puzzled.

"Returning to the handsome, planting my land naturally requires rent, isn't it natural, otherwise what will I eat? What to drink?"

Jia Cong smiled: "Tan Yuanwai, you also said that it is natural to farm land and pay rent, others plant your land, and it is right to pay rent to you, you plant my land and pay rent to me, isn't it also right?"

Isn't it also appropriate to do business on my territory and pay me some taxes? How? If you pay your own taxes, you won't be happy?"

When everyone below heard this, they were all stunned, and they didn't know what to say for a while.

Now Liaodong is already Jia Cong's fiefdom, and it is not wrong to say that it is his territory.

Even so, I want them to pay taxes, and I am still a little unwilling in my heart.

Tan Lizhong stubbornly said, "Dashuai, those fields belong to my family, and our ancestors spent money to buy them, how can they be Dashuai? Isn't it possible for the marshal to think about it?"

"Yes, Dashuai, our farmland has been run by our ancestors for generations, and the imperial court does not collect taxes from our scholars.

"Yes, there has been no commercial tax since ancient times, and it is indeed a bit inappropriate for the marshal to collect taxes without authorization, please think twice."

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Seeing someone taking the lead, everyone else also spoke.

"Enough, whatever you are arguing about, calm down Lao Tzu."

Li Biao looked a little chaotic, and hurriedly stopped everyone.

Seeing that the scene was quiet, Jia Cong glanced at everyone, and sighed slightly in his heart, these people really didn't cry when they saw the coffin.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you can get into this position, naturally you are not stupid people, your hearts are actually like mirrors, what you think in your hearts, I also understand very clearly, is it just that you don't want to pay taxes?"

"To put it mildly, people like you, who cultivate the land of the country and do not pay taxes to the country, are simply moths of the country, and have no contribution to the country at all, so what's the use of keeping you."

"Now Liaodong is the fief of this king, and the entire land of Liaodong, mountains and rivers, mountains and forests, wild beasts, and herbs growing in the mountains,

It's all mine, and even the people of Liaodong, including you, and your whole family, including your property, all belong to me. If I wish, I can take what I want, and what's wrong with collecting your taxes?"

As soon as these words came out, all the people below were stunned.

One by one, they were dumbfounded, pale, and at a loss.

All of them were suppressed by Jia Cong, who was domineering and leaking.

Because what Jia Cong said is not wrong, according to the ancient system, it is indeed like what Jia Cong said.

Everything in the territory belongs to the lord, and the lord has absolute power.

Jia Cong smiled disdainfully when he saw their expressions.

A group of rats who can only speculate, what qualifications do they have to negotiate terms with themselves.

Even Amin, the head of a country, is respectful to himself.

"Since you live in the kingdom of this king, then you must obey the laws of this king, and either pay your taxes according to the rules, or leave Liaodong with your whole family, or you unite to overthrow me, or I will kill you all."

"My army of 300,000 is already in place, and after sharpening the butcher's knife, it's up to you to see who strikes the knife first. If you pay 20% of the rent, you are still a rich family, and if you choose to fight, you will have nothing."

"If you haven't made a choice after three days, then Ben Shuai can only choose to order a raid. The choice is up to you."

"Boom ······"

It was another thunderbolt from the sky, which fell on everyone's hearts, and thundered everyone.

They had already felt the killing intent of the red fruit fruit that Jia Cong revealed.

This is really ready to have a butcher's knife, and it is really ready to kill people and raid their homes.

When it really gets to that point, that's the end of it.

Not only was the family property confiscated, but even if the family was not killed, it was estimated that they would be reduced to slavery and enslaved for generations.

In comparison, it is completely acceptable to just pay 20% of the grain tax to protect the wealth of the family.

Everyone is not stupid, seeing that Jia Cong is going to move seriously, they all made the right choice.

"We are willing to respect the decree of the marshal and contribute our own strength to the development of Liaodong together."

Seeing that these people gave in, Jia Cong also showed a knowing smile.

Although I don't care about killing more people and stealing more family wealth.

However, after all, Liaodong is short of people, and it is best to be able to solve it peacefully.

Once the butcher's knife is raised, in order not to leave hidden dangers for himself and future generations, it is necessary to kill them all, cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and leave no future troubles.

These people can understand current affairs, and Jia Cong is still very satisfied.

"Ben Shuai is not a mean person, you have made contributions, Ben Shuai will not forget you, and if there are any preferential policies in the future, you will also be given priority, you can rest assured."

At this moment, another person stood up.

"Dashuai, you also know that our Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated, and there are deserted places everywhere, everyone travels, if there is no one to protect it, it is very dangerous, we are disarmed, what can we do when we travel in the future?"

Jia Cong thought for a moment and said, "The dangers of this road are beasts and bandits. Bandits, you don't have to worry, as long as Liaodong is in the hands of Ben Shuai, no bandits will be allowed to survive, either they will come back honestly and be good citizens, or they will be exterminated.

In the future, each village can form a militia, which can not only protect the old and young in the village, but also hire them to protect when traveling. It's still okay to have a dozen or so family members in your home. If someone starts a dart game, as long as the government allows it, it's okay."

The issue of the two taxes has been solved, and Jia Cong's goal has been achieved.

As for the rest, there is no problem with a bit of relaxation.

After sending the group away, Jia Cong returned to the council hall.

Li Biao smiled and said, "Dashuai, what you said just now almost scared these people to death, but now you can be regarded as honest."

Jia Cong smiled, "Although it is superficially so, it is not possible

Take it lightly, during this time, let his brothers be vigilant, and let Shi Nai send a few more teams of men and horses to patrol the city.

Tell Tiezhu again, once you do it, you must cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and don't leave future troubles."

Li Biao arched his hand and said, "Don't worry, your subordinates will arrange it."

With the retreat of this wave of people, the landlords and gentry everywhere also got the news.

In addition, when they saw the army coming, they didn't dare to carry it anymore.

Some of them had flexible brains and took the lead in paying the grain tax.

One by one, the others also paid the grain tax.

There is really that kind of brainless one, even if you don't hand it over, the army has already gone out, so naturally you won't be polite, and you will just raid the house.

Of course, there are not many such people.

Most people are still very knowledgeable about current affairs.

The troops who completed the task in various places also began to return to Liaoyang one after another.

The crescent moon brought all the news from all over the world into Jia Cong's hands.

Let Jia Cong clearly understand the recent situation in Liaodong, so that he knows the situation and controls the overall situation.

Just when Jia Cong was busy reforming.

The capital also received the news from Liaodong.

The Royal Palace, the Imperial Study.

The emperor looked at the information in his hand, and did not show any expression on his face.

Instead, he looked up at the ministers below.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think of this decree implemented by Jia Aiqing in Liaodong?"

Several people glanced at each other, and Liu Jin was the first to speak.

"Back to Your Majesty, this is a chaotic government, the King of Liaodong is simply messing around, the gentry over there in Liaodong have already entered Beijing to complain, and I hope that the court will come forward to stop this behavior of the King of Liaodong."

The emperor did not say anything, and looked at Song Yan, the head of the household.

"Song Aiqing, your household department is in charge of the world's money and grain, can you tell me about it, is Jia Aiqing's decree in Liaodong good or bad?"

Song Yan arched his hand: "Back to Your Majesty, during the founding of the country, there were thirty percent of the farmland in my dynasty, in the hands of those gentry and nobles, with the passage of more than a hundred years, now more than half of the fields in their hands have been completed."

"That's why every year the tax revenue in the treasury decreases, because there are fewer people paying taxes. Liaodong abolished the excesses and miscellaneous taxes and implemented the integration of the officials and gentry to pay grain, which not only reduced the burden on the common people, but also increased the tax revenue."

"If the commercial tax is levied again, the overall tax revenue will be higher, and from this point of view, if this policy is implemented in its entirety, it will be beneficial for the imperial court to fill the treasury. The king of Liaodong is worthy of being the god of small wealth, and this means of making money is really easy to come by."

The emperor nodded, he could still see the benefits.

Seeing the emperor nodding, Liu Jin was a little breathless and spoke again.

"Your Majesty, if this is the case, how can the gentry in the world agree, without the support of the gentry, the decree will not be able to be implemented, even those princes in the palace should not be willing to pay taxes, right?"

In ancient times, the lowest official of the dynasty was the county official, and further down was the vacuum of power.

Almost all of them were local squires, and intellectuals had the final say.

Without the support of the gentry and intellectuals, the emperor's policies could not have been implemented at the grassroots level.

These tasks of conscription and food cannot be carried out, so the normal operation of this dynasty will become precarious.

The emperor looked at Hu Yong and asked, "Hu Aiqing, what do you think?"

Hu Yong arched his hand and said: "Back to Your Majesty, what Lord Song and Lord Liu said is reasonable, the policy is a good policy, if it can be implemented throughout the country, it will definitely be a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people."

However, as Lord Liu said, it is too difficult to promote it, and it is almost impossible. It is impossible for this policy to be passed in the court, because it involves the interests of too many people."

The emperor pondered

After a long time, he nodded helplessly.

He also understands that once the interests of those ministers are moved, they will all jump out against it.

He still doesn't have the courage to go against the Manchu civil and military forces.

To do so would be to look for death.

Maybe they will unite and oust themselves, the emperor, and replace them with an obedient one.

No matter what, I'm still focusing on stability now.

Solidifying one's position is the number one priority.

"Rest assured, Aiqing, I know the importance of this decree, and I will not have thoughts about this decree, at present, the imperial court is mainly stable, and the war has been in turmoil for several years, and now it has just stabilized, and it is the time for stable development."

"Your Majesty."

Seeing the expressions of these people, there was a look of relief.

The emperor also understands that even these important ministers are not willing to pay taxes.

He admired Jia Cong's kid a little, he really dared to do it.

On the Liaodong side, most of them are people who have been exiled from the imperial court.

There are all kinds of people, including the families of the convicts, the families of the convicts, and some convicts, and the personnel are very complicated.

I don't know if Jia Cong can get them.

"Ladies and gentlemen, regarding the policies implemented by Jia Aiqing in Liaodong, should our imperial court stop it, or should we ignore it and let it do its own thing?"

Liu Jin arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that he should issue an order to reprimand and stop the behavior of the King of Liaodong, so as not to make trouble again."

Song Yan arched his hand: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister has a different idea, since the King of Liaodong is governing in his own territory, our court can turn a blind eye and let the King of Liaodong carry it out, see what the result will be, and also look at the methods of the King of Liaodong."

Hu Yong also stepped forward and spoke: "Your Majesty, Lord Song's words are reasonable, and the old minister also wants to see how the King of Liaodong broke the situation and how he implemented this decree, which can also allow us to truly see the ability of the King of Liaodong."

The emperor nodded thoughtfully: "This matter is based on what Aiqing said, and I also want to see how Jia Aiqing does things."

"Your Majesty."