Chapter 239 Peasants Don't Pay Taxes

The day after the banquet dispersed, Huating County went viral that Juntian was exempted, some applauded, some scolded, in short, things began to have a high tide.

Two days later, Huating County did not know under whose leadership there was a county-wide strike, all shops were closed, grain prices soared, the same day, news came from Qingpu, Qingpu County also had a strike, and the shops were closed.

The people complained.

Five days later, people who could not buy food gathered one after another, and the prefect's yamen pressed the shops to no avail.

On January 27 of the first year of Chongzhen, large-scale mass demonstrations broke out in Huating and Qingpu counties, and the target was directly aimed at the Yamen of the Songjiang prefect.

However, during this time period, Chen Cao has been staying in Huating County.

"They don't know that the Dingwu army has entered the city?"

Chen Cao listened to Zhao Xin's report curiously, Huang Shijing and Liu Wenzheng beside him were wiping cold sweat, Huang Shijing said: "Grandpa, fools and fools, the most easily bewitched..."

"That's the local gentry and wealthy people and those officials?" Chen Cao said nonchalantly: "It's a little interesting..."

On the 28th, there was an incident of smashing, looting, and burning in the city, and at this time, the Dingwu army was dispatched and arrested many people.

On the 29th, Chen Cao appeared outside the prefect's yamen, I don't know when a six-meter-high platform was placed outside the prefect's yamen, Chen Cao stood on the high platform, holding a trumpet in his hand, and Jinyiwei's hand also held a trumpet, and they were responsible for transmitting Chen Cao's words.

"We want to live..."

"We want to live..."

"The court has no faith..."

"The court has no faith..."

Like this kind of neat slogan, it is typical that someone is obstructing it, and Chen Cao does not stop them, let them shout, and simply drink tea on the high platform while taking advantage of this effort.

I don't know how long it took, but the people who participated in the march finally got tired, and the slogans gradually became quieter.

Huang Chunyao, who climbed the high platform, trembled a little, and he felt that if the crowd below surged, he could push the high platform where he and Chen Cao were standing.

"Yunsheng, is this scene familiar?"

Facing Chen Cao's inquiry, Huang Chunyao was naturally very familiar: "Zhejiang was also so chaotic back then. ”

"Then do you think these people are killing or suppressing?"

"It's good to kill it, in short, the court can't control the grandfather now, and it doesn't matter if it's suppressed, it's a big deal to break it and start over, it's just a long time."

Chen Cao nodded thoughtfully: "Yesterday, Jinyiwei intercepted the secret report, someone from Huating and Qingpu sent someone to Nanjing, and the official document is estimated to have gone to Beijing, this time it will not work for a month, and when the will of the imperial court comes down, everything on my side will be done." ”

"Grandpa rest assured, once those people know that Grandpa is going to exempt them from paying taxes, they will definitely be grateful to Dade..."

Chen Cao agrees very much, no one will refuse...

Finally, after more than an hour, the gathered people were quiet, because they found that no matter how much trouble they made, the prince above was still sitting firmly on the Diaoyu Tai, and if there was trouble and arson, Qiu Ba, who was holding a musket, would shoot directly.

Chen Cao stood up: "Are you tired?" If you are not tired, you continue to shout, and my father will continue to drink tea and listen to you..."

"Liang Guogong, the dynasty has not issued a Juntian order, you can do whatever you want in Songjiang Mansion, does the court know? Does Your Majesty know? ”

"Yes..."

The reproaches came and went, Chen Cao looked at these people with a smile, and he didn't panic at all...

When the Jiajing Dynasty beat Jinyiwei to death, the court gave the conclusion that 'the law does not blame the public'...

Obviously, the situation is exactly the same now as it was then.

However, these people found that even in such a fierce and surging situation, Liang Guogong above was still indifferent.

Under this cold way of treatment, everyone found that the way to deal with the opponent who did not respond to the death was really difficult for them.

Finally, it's quiet down there again...

Chen Cao picked up the earthen horn: "What's the matter, are you still shouting?" ”

At this time, no one spoke, even though there were many 'leaders' hidden among them, but they completely fell behind in the way that Chen Cao, a small grassroots cadre in later generations, received the masses.

Seeing that thousands of people were slowly quieting down, Chen Cao said aloud: "My father will give you a chance, my father will ask, you will answer, if you continue to mess around, this father will accompany you today, but you continue to stand, this father will eat and drink here to see how long you can last?" ”

"My father asks you, why are you boycotting? Why the parade? ”

Naturally, there was a noble person in front of him who was responsible for answering: "The national dynasty has not implemented Juntian, nor has it reduced the preferential treatment of scholars, even if Liang Guogong is the governor of Songjiang, he can't govern casually, this is to destroy the ancestral system of the dynasty and prevent the people from living." ”

"It's just..."

"It's just..."

With the support of the crowd, the scene was quiet again.

"Well, my lord sees that most of the people present are ordinary people under the rule of Huating, I don't know if you are comfortable paying taxes during the hundreds of years since the founding of the country?"

People, look at me, I look at you, what does this mean?

Isn't it a matter of course to pay taxes to the imperial court?

"The imperial court maintains law and order in Songjiang by decree, and the people of the dynasty should pay taxes and do their best for the dynasty..."

"I don't know if the officials of Songjiang Prefecture did not pass on the original words of the administrative order of this duke, or if the landlords and gentry who came to negotiate did not inform you people;"

Chen Cao made the biggest voice in his life: "Since the beginning of February, Songjiang Prefecture has implemented the decree of exempting Juntian..."

Even those traders didn't know that there was a word of exemption behind Juntian, as soon as this word came out, thousands of people began to whisper, this is a good thing, if they are exempt, they can pay half less tax when they pay taxes, which is a good thing...

"Duke Liangguo, don't deceive us and other ordinary people, you are just a lord, what qualifications do you have to announce the exemption of the emperor and his old man?"

Hey, that seems to make sense...

"That's right, if the imperial court can't collect the annual payment, don't you think that the people of Songjiang want to rebel..."

"Yes..."

After Chen Cao fell straight down and the people below were quiet again, he spoke again: "This duke is in charge of Songjiang, and you are the people under the rule of this duke, the emperor can love the people like a son, how can this duke not do it?"

Therefore, this duke ordered that the land of Songjiang Mansion and the gentry pay taxes together, and the people listened well, from the moment the Duke arrived in Songjiang Mansion, the Duke decided that all the people of Songjiang would voluntarily hand over the land that had been donated and sent by the people, and report it to the local government, and the Duke would not be guilty of the past...

In addition, the people who have registered their household registration and land can apply for a new household register at the local government office, and those who have this household register will decide not to collect any taxes from you;

That is to say, as long as the land is obtained by equalizing the land, the people can buy and sell it freely, and the grain they grow and the harvest they receive do not need to pay a cent, they are all your own.

Of course, I know that you are worried about what you just said, and if you don't pay taxes, the imperial court will not find trouble for you, and I hereby solemnly promise that the annual taxes that should be paid by the Songjiang Prefecture will be paid by the Songjiang Prefect's yamen..."

As soon as Chen Cao's voice fell, thousands of people in the audience were quiet at first, then crazy, and in the end, thousands of people knelt down together...

"Liang Guogong..."

"Grandpa Guo..."

"Ahh

Even crying on your knees, what does it feel like?

If you don't pay the annual tax, you can even help pay the taxes, and everything that is produced in the field will be your own in the future, which is the first good thing since the founding of the dynasty...

When the leaders found out that something was wrong, they shouted at the top of their voices: "Don't be deceived, how can the court not let us pay taxes?" ”

"All the people, you have heard clearly, you don't have to pay this year's summer grain, what this father said..."

"Good..."

The applause came one after another, saying that the Duke of Liangguo had many sons and many blessings, and longevity and health abounded, and those traders noticed that something was wrong and immediately slipped away.

Seeing this, Chen Cao waved his hand to silence the people: "Ladies and gentlemen, you have more land in your hands, you can't plant it, and you are the one who is tired, but farming is a major event related to people's livelihood.

In addition, if there is another act of kicking and collecting taxes in Songjiang Mansion in the future, you can report to the governor's yamen, and this prince will call the shots for you...

Of course, there is a time limit for this decree, and those who do not hand over the land before the first day of the third month will be imprisoned and questioned as soon as it is verified..."

.

Huating County is under the governance of Zheng Village

Li Zheng is distributing a new household register to the people in the village, but this household register is different from the past, it is a hard rectangular card, of course, this is Chen Cao according to the size of the ID card of later generations to make the workshop.

The first column above is the name, date of birth, place of origin, etc., and the back is the word 'Daming' depicted, and the entire outer circle is wrapped in iron.

Sun Laocai, who got the new household register, looked at the household register with his name written on it, and sighed: "I heard that the adults of the inspection department said that this thing will be directly led to the road in the future, and people from Songjiang can walk freely in this mansion..."

Liu Laosi from the same village got the household register and came over: "I heard Li Da next door say that his son is going to sell grain this year and go to Shanghai County to work, and the construction of the county town over there pays a lot of wages..."

A woman came over: "Hey, the fourth, aren't your three sons going?" ”

Liu Laosi grinned with yellow teeth: "My eldest son has been arranged, the second child has to marry a daughter-in-law this year, and the third child is ready to go to the army to be recruited." ”

Hearing that he was a soldier, a large group of people from the same village all leaned over, and one of the middle-aged people asked: "Fourth, the third child of your family is going to be a soldier, so what's so good about Qiu Ba?" I heard from Jin Shanwei's relatives that they couldn't get two cents of silver a year. ”

Liu Laosi mocked as if he had read a lot of books: "You don't know, just the Dingwu army in Fucheng a few days ago, do you know how much money their ordinary soldiers have?"

Mother's one tael of silver a month, three meals a day, and meat at noon and night, don't you look at those soldiers and Songjiangwei's soldiers, everyone else is like the eldest young master of a rich family..."

"Hahaha..."

"I also heard that as long as you are conscripted into the army, your family can give priority to working in the workshop under the command of the Duke of Liangguo, and they all have money to take it, and if you do it well, you will have to give it a house..."

"What? Return the house? ”

Everyone was shocked, and then a middle-aged man interjected: "Don't talk nonsense, if your family wants to work in the workshop, you must first be from Zhejiang, and the family members of ordinary people like us can't enter the workshop." ”

"Why does Grandpa Liangguo treat people with cheap nationality so preferentially, didn't Grandpa Tai hate these people back then?"