Before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month arrived, Li Jing of Yiwu County came with bad news.

There was a rebellion in Gaochang Kingdom, and the king of Gaochang, Lu Boya, was expelled by the rebels, and he had fled to Zhangye County with more than 1,500 people, hoping that the Great Sui would receive it.

If it weren't for Li Jing being in Yiwu, Ko Boya would not have been expelled, but killed directly.

Because the rebellion started too quickly, Li Jing was completely unprepared, and before he could send troops to quell the rebellion, Lu Boya had already run out with his family.

When Yang Ming heard the news, he was also very helpless, because this incident did indeed happen in history, after the expulsion of Lu Boya in history, it was not until the third year of Li Yuanwude that he returned to Gaochang and re-ascended the throne.

As for the reasons for the rebellion in the country, it is obvious that because of the lack of money, Gaochang paid tribute to both the Great Sui and the Western Turks, and the taxes were increasing day by day, and the civilians simply could not afford it.

This time it can be called a peasant uprising, although the leader was Gonglu, the military secretary of Gaochang.

After all, Xiang Yu was against Qin in history, which was also called a peasant uprising, and the peasants were sometimes quite wronged.

"Now that Li Jing wants to enter Gaochang to quell the rebellion, it is not suitable, the Eastern and Western Turks have found that Gaochang is in civil strife, and they have sent troops to station, with Jiaohe as the boundary, the west is occupied by the Western Turks, and the east is occupied by the Eastern Turks, and the two sides form a confrontation, Li Jing has no way to mix anymore," Wei Xuan sighed.

In the East Palace, after hearing the news, a group of bigwigs rushed over, but it was still evening, and Yang Ming had not eaten dinner yet.

After Yuwenshu sat down, he frowned and said, "This Lu Boya is also too incompetent, didn't he notice it in advance?" It's only been two days since the rebellion, and the throne has been lost, what kind of fool is this? ”

Yang Yue also followed in a deep voice: "No matter what, Gaochang must be recovered, this place is one of the main sources of our war horses, and it is also a buffer with the Western Turks, if it is taken by the Turks, Yiwu County will lose the Western Regions trade route sooner or later, which will have a great impact." ”

"How?" Cui Hongsheng said: "The Eastern and Western Turks have entered Gaochang, will we send troops to clash with the two families?" ”

Yang Yue said: "Gaochang is the Koji clan, we want to send troops to Gaochang under the banner of helping Koji Boya restore the country, this place, we can't incorporate it into the territory at the moment, we can only support the Koji clan to manage, this is a famous teacher, you can send envoys to negotiate with the Eastern and Western Turks, so that they can withdraw from Gaochang." ”

"In this way, the taxes paid by Guanzhong this year can only be used for conscription first," Cui Zhongwen sighed: "All the ministries and yamen are asking for money, and the appropriations that were promised a year ago cannot be allocated now, for fear that it will cause dissatisfaction from all parties." ”

It takes money to maintain the canal, it costs money to repair the city wall on the border, it costs money to repair the canal in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are disasters in some places, and disaster relief is necessary, Hebei and Shandong are still a big hole, and the military salary is still owed, and the total amount of arrears owed by the imperial court outside is as high as more than 70 million yuan.

In addition to the normal state expenditures, only seven or eight million of the annual tax revenue can be used to repay debts, that is, if the debts are repaid normally, they will have to be repaid for ten years.

"Cui Gong try to carry it, Gaochang's affairs still need to be dealt with first," Yang Yue sighed: "If there is a problem with the trade route in the Western Regions, the tariff will be over." ”

Cui Zhongfang didn't take this stubble, just kept silent.

Let me carry it, what you said is good, let me bear the infamy, right? Why don't we change the two of us, and you will be the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs?

After a while, Cui Zhongfang said: "The jurisdiction of the Yangzhou Governor's Government is exempt from tax for three years, and His Majesty later renewed it for three years, which will expire this year, and the taxes in Jiangnan will become a major supplement to the treasury, that is to say, we have the most difficult time this year, and we will survive this year, and everything will be worry-free, but the premise is that Your Majesty can not renew it anymore." ”

In the fourth year of the Great Cause, Yang Guang toured Jiangdu for the first time, and gave the southerners a great benefit, Jiangdu County was tax-free for five years, and the old Yangzhou Governor's Office was tax-free for three years.

As a result, after expiration, it was renewed, each for three years, this year is the tenth year of the great cause, and the six-year tax holiday of the old Yangzhou Governor's Office has arrived, and you can pay the money this year.

It is no exaggeration to say that if Yangzhou pays taxes normally this year, it can account for almost one-third of the national treasury revenue.

Yang Guang is not a fool, he is not a good person to renew your subscription, he was going to fight Goguryeo at that time, and he was afraid that the south would make trouble in the back, so he renewed it.

Now that the country is short of money to this point, it is absolutely impossible to renew it for you, Jiangnan has been fattened, and the scale of trade in this place, after years of development, is already second only to Luoyang, the eastern capital.

That's why Yang Guang didn't leave when he stayed in Jiang, it's all the New Year, and he has no intention of leaving at all, because people are here to collect money.

If you don't pay taxes for six years, you will suddenly have to collect taxes, and there will be some turmoil, and Yang Guang must sit in Jiangdu.

Regarding this matter, Yang Ming and the two have already passed the anger:

"Cui Gong rest assured, at the end of this year, Yangzhou will definitely collect taxes, you will work hard for this year, if you have any difficulties, I will definitely help you solve them."

Cui Zhongfang is in charge of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Civil Affairs is in charge of the treasury, and the yamen of various ministries and local counties are all looking for him for money, but he can't take it out, and others will only scold him, not the court.

Cui Zhongfang could only nod helplessly, there was really a difficulty, and he would not look for Yang Ming, because the courtiers were used to solve problems, not to find problems for the above.

"Since the prince has said so, then the left and right Wuwei can be recruited," Yuwen Shu said with great joy: "This year, there are also paper mills and the Department of Dyeing to provide additional input, and it will not be too difficult to think of it." ”

Yang Ming nodded, Gaochang is a place that really can't be lost, and the debts must be taken back, because this place is the key to the Hexi Corridor, one of the trade centers, once it is occupied by the Eastern and Western Turks, the goods entering the Central Plains will be priced.

Price is the key factor of national stability, what goods are what price, it has a reasonable category, once it is too outrageous, it will affect the entire market scale.

Yang Ming knew the importance of foreign trade, so he decided:

"Cui Hongsheng is responsible for the requisition and transfer of the left and right military guards, with Xuan Ting as the deputy head of the march, Li Jing as the head of the army, Feng Ji Boya as the Duke of Benguo, Doctor Zuo Guanglu, and recover Gaochang."

"Command!" Cui Hongsheng got up and went to pick up the tiger talisman.

In this way, it is completely justified, which means that Lu Boya is not only the king of Gaochang, but also the prince of Benguo of my Great Sui, and we have the obligation to help him recover the country.

This Benguo is actually Goguryeo, the prince of the Great Sui, who is endowed with a state, that is, the food eup, and if you are sealed to Goguryeo, how can you take your food eup?

So it's a false name.

But Dr. Zuo Guanglu is relatively big, and he is the first class of the honor, and the title has no benefit, it is an honorary title.

So it seems to be sealed, which means that nothing is sealed, so it is given a name.

There were 48,000 people on the left and right guards, plus Xuan Ting's Anxi Protector's border army and Li Jing's 5,000 people, about 80,000 people.

This is a large-scale troop transfer.

The reason why Cui Hongsheng was allowed to go was because this person was very strict in governing the army, and the guards of the Guanzhong Military Government were unwilling to go out again, so he had to be a ruthless general to forcibly recruit and transfer.

The Ministry of War is Mingya and is responsible for logistics support, so he has to ask the Ministry of Civil Affairs for money, and Cui Zhongfang reluctantly allocated three million yuan.

This is not enough, and it will have to be allocated later.

After everyone left, Yang Ming left Xuangan for dinner, and called Yang Yinjiang too.

"How much land did you buy in Shandong?" Yang Ming asked while eating.

Yang Yinjiang was stunned for a moment, immediately looked at his old father, and gave him a look, which meant to reply honestly.

In fact, there is no need for her to remind him, and Yang Xuangan will not hide it: "There are about 420,000 mu." ”

Yang Ming raised his head suddenly, dumbfounded: "There are so many? ”

At the beginning, he asked Wu Shi Tong, and the other party said that it was only 90,000 acres, and Yang Ming didn't take it seriously, but now it seems that he underestimated Xuangan.

"In Shandong alone, there are so many fields, and if you calculate one household of 100 acres, you are equivalent to 4,200 households in Shandong," Yang Ming sighed.

Yang Xuan was dumbfounded.

Yang Yinjiang suddenly laughed and said, "Aren't you scaring him?" How can that be counted? I don't have to pay taxes on food, but I have to pay taxes on my father's fields in Shandong? ”

Yang Ming smiled: "You ask him, have you paid your taxes?" ”

Yang Yinjiang was stunned for a moment, and immediately frowned and looked at her father.

Yang Xuangan smiled: "Half of it hasn't been paid." ”

Yang Yinjiang angrily threw the dishes and chopsticks and said, "Are you tired of living?" ”

"Did you talk to your father like that?" Yang Xuan grumbled.

Yang Yinjiang was furious, and her chest rose and fell angrily: "You, you, if you do this, something will happen sooner or later." ”

"It's not that serious," Yang Ming raised his hand and continued to eat: "I already knew about this matter, and Yang Yue also mentioned it to me, but I didn't expect it to be so much." ”

After that, Yang Ming looked up at Xuan Gan: "In the sixth year of the great cause, the six counties of Shandong rebelled and suffered heavy losses, and the money that the treasury wants to allocate to Shandong this year will be more than four million, and there is no money to allocate it, so you can use these acres to temporarily top one." ”

Yang Xuangan nodded: "Is it handed over to Zhang Xutuo to grant land to the victims?" ”

Yang Yinjiang was stunned for a moment, immediately relieved, and hurriedly looked at her husband.

Yang Ming chewed the food, and after a moment of silence, he said:

"I can't leave it to him alone, I will let Fang Xuanling go to Shandong again, these fields must fall into the hands of the people, don't want to be contaminated by the landlord family, give priority to the people who have no land and less land, and you will also send your people over to assist Fang Xuanling in granting land."

Xuan said happily: "Your Highness, rest assured, before sowing seeds this year, this matter will definitely be done." ”

Yang Yinjiang looked Xuan Gan up and down as if she had re-acquainted herself with her father, and Xuan Gan noticed her daughter's gaze and pouted playfully.

As Yang Yue taught Xuan Gan, if you can meet the needs of the crown prince, the prince will be able to satisfy you, and you must always be a useful person to the emperor and the crown prince.

Yang Guang used to want to raid your home, but now Yang Ming just asks you to contribute a little, and it doesn't matter if you don't hurt your muscles and bones.

"Okay, okay, let's eat," Yang Ming looked at his wife with a smile: "Xuangan is right, it's better for him to annex the land than to let others annex it, otherwise it's almost impossible to take it back." ”

Yang Yinjiang turned from surprise to joy, relaxed, and took the initiative to pick up vegetables for her father:

"It's yours this time."

Yang Xuan felt proud. (End of chapter)