Chapter 246: Going North

On this day, under the escort of 20,000 forbidden troops, countless former dignitaries and nobles left Kyoto with their families and mouths.

Li Chengqian's car was in the first place, and the forbidden army was separated from each other.

This move of the capital seems to be a lot of movement, but in fact, there are only 30,000 people who really want to leave with the relocation of the capital.

Most of them include family members.

The most conspicuous thing is naturally the carriage with huge wealth.

This is the wealth left after paying all kinds of taxes, but it is also extremely impressive.

However, today's Qingguo doesn't look down on these wealth.

After more than a month of tax reform, there is now a mountain of wealth in the treasury.

And this is just the income of Kyoto City.

Even if the various parts of Keigkoku cannot be compared with Kyoto, they can be added up, but they are not comparable to Kyoto as a city.

Once the new tax policy is introduced, the state treasury will be more than anyone can imagine.

With enough silver, any policy will be implemented, and it will be beyond imagination.

Of course, in order to prevent officials from doing their own thing, careful planning is also needed.

In the corner of the convoy, Guo Baokun watched the changes in the scene outside the carriage blankly, and always felt a little unreal.

"Dad, we're really leaving Kyoto?"

On the side, Guo Youyi, who closed his eyes and recuperated, slapped Guo Baokun's head.

Guo Baokun exclaimed.

"Oops, Dad, it hurts!"

"It's stupid to know that it's painful and still asking if it's true or false."

Guo Youzhi's face was full of disgust.

Guo Baokun was a little annoyed and said, "Dad, no, why does Your Majesty have to move the capital?" And the tax is too strict, my Guo family's huge family property, now there is not one ten, the former 10,000 acres of fertile land sold to the government, not to mention, have to pay taxes again, more than 100,000 taels of silver, less than 10,000 taels in hand, this is simply a clear robbery.

Dad, you were the prince's teacher before, and Your Majesty didn't even talk about it at all? ”

Syllable!

Guo Youzhi did not hesitate to slap in the face.

"If you want to die, find a rope and hang yourself earlier, don't implicate the lives of dozens of people up and down the Guo family."

His face was solemn.

"Moving the capital is Your Majesty's heart to dominate the world, Nanjing City is located at a critical point, once the war with the Northern Qi is started, it is the first to bear the brunt, moving the capital to Nanjing, which means that this war is not only inevitable, but also has no way out, it is a shipbreaker.

As for taxes, this is a national policy, as a secretary of the Ministry of Rites, I can only support the word, if you talk nonsense again, don't blame your father for killing your relatives! ”

Guo Baokun was taken aback, he had rarely seen his father so solemn and serious, especially the cold look, which made him not doubt the weight of the four words of righteous annihilation.

His face turned pale and he knelt down in a panic.

"The child knows that he is wrong, and the father still asks for anger."

Seeing Guo Baokun's appearance, Guo Youzhi's expression eased a lot, he helped Guo Baokun up, and said earnestly: "Your Majesty today is different from all the emperors recorded in history, and if you do it against Your Majesty, even the so-called great grandmaster will die without a place to be buried, let alone you and me?"

What's the use of being in a position of power but not having real power? ”

As he spoke, his expression became a little heavier.

"Do you know how much effort and manpower it takes to take an inventory of the entire population of Kyoto and collect such a huge tax in just over a month?

Although His Majesty has not yet officially ascended the throne, there are not a few capable people under his command.

It is already a rare thing for our Guo family to be able to follow the new monarch to move the capital safely.

You'll get to the point later. ”

Guo Baokun lowered his head and said nothing, the son of the Ministry of Rites, he was once able to dominate the market with this identity, but now, he is in a panic.

He always felt that this country, and even the whole world, would usher in a great change.

Hao Hao Tang Tang, just a glimpse of the signs, is already turned upside down.

……

Li Chengqian and his entourage did not go straight to the north, but first detoured to Jiangnan Road, then crossed Jiangbei Road, passed through Dongshan Road, crossed Cangzhou Road, crossed Taiyuan Road, and finally crossed the Wudu River and headed for Nanjing.

After a few months, the ranks, which had once included more than 50,000 people in the forbidden army, had expanded to more than 200,000.

I simply met with the governor of the five roads, and wherever I went, the policy was implemented.

With the Supervision Yuan going around to stand in the front, it doesn't take much time.

The main thing is that it is not as meticulous as Kyoto.

However, with the efforts of all parties, the implementation of the new policy has been relatively smooth.

Most of the 150,000 people who came were naturally the top group of people in various places with fame and wealth.

Most of them are nobles, and they are always looser about the place than in Kyoto.

Of course, the main thing is that the time is tight.

The follow-up nature will be improved one by one.

And Qingguo does not count the territory of Northern Qi that has just been conquered, and there is only a seven-way boundary.

In addition to these five roads, only Kyoto Road and Xiliang Road remain.

Needless to say, the former is famous for its vast land and sparse population.

Adjacent to Xihu, it is mainly the camp of Zhengxi led by the eldest prince, and there are no nobles.

It can be said that Li Chengqian has almost wiped out most of the upper class forces in the entire Qingguo along the way.

Naturally, no one wants to resist in the process.

However, when ten thousand swords are in the air, all resistance is meaningless.

Along the way, although Li Chengqian selected some men from various armies and gathered 80,000 soldiers and horses, there were as many as more than 100,000 people who needed to be guarded, and the relationship between these more than 100,000 people was so intertwined that it was impossible to sort it out at all.

If it weren't for Li Chengqian's ten thousand swords in the sky and cleared everyone's unforeseen hearts, I am afraid that it would be difficult to cross thousands of miles in a few months so peacefully.

Even if you are well prepared, it is extremely painful to stretch out to a few months.

But even so, the so-called nobles in the past are almost doing their duty, as if they are honest and sincere people, and they are exceptionally well-behaved.

The reason why the nobles were able to rise above the people and treat the people as pigs and dogs was because they had the power that the people could not resist.

Whether it is power or wealth, it is all part of this power.

And today's Li Chengqian is just giving back to him in his own way.

Even, now that thousands of great forces are gathered in one, he is much more direct and simpler than those so-called nobles who used to bully others by various means.

He told everyone plainly that the rebels were dead.

Unless someone is sure enough and gathers enough strength, anyone who doesn't want to die can naturally choose to obey honestly.

It is worth mentioning that on the way to Nanjing, Qin Ye, who was the general of Qingguo, was 'invited' by Li Chengqian's will, gave off his military power, and lived a life of chatting with Emperor Qing every day.

In this way, when the first heavy snow fell, the city of Nanjing was already in sight.