Since the Yuzhou army retreated from Zhili, the allied forces from Anhui and Xuzhou began to shrink their forces one after another, and they no longer attacked frequently.

Seeing this, the commander of the forbidden army stationed in Kyoto City seized the opportunity and began to send troops to clear out the large and small forces that were still entrenched in the Naoli area.

There is also the Song Linjun, because the Wanzhou army retreated from Zhili and was temporarily taken over by the forbidden army, which can be regarded as a complete separation from Wanzhou.

Now it can be said that it is a very good situation, and the only fly in the ointment is the logistical problems caused by the urgent expansion of the forbidden army.

You must know that in any feudal dynasty, if you want to feed an army that is out of production, you need a huge logistical force as support, and the current Zhili obviously does not have the conditions.

Looking at the world now, the forbidden army in Yun Bi's hands can also be called a strong army, and many soldiers are from the border fortress, and their combat effectiveness is extremely strong.

At present, the army's morale is unstable because of the food and salary problem, which Yun Bi cannot tolerate.

However, it is also unrealistic to forcibly collect high taxes from those poor people, not to mention whether they can collect food, and if they are not handled well, the people will be in turmoil.

So Yun Bi turned his attention to the landlords left in the Zhili area, and these people were not short of food.

Moreover, under the influence of the Yuzhou Rebel Army and Yangcheng Xiao Jiu, they saw a fiscal and tax policy that was completely different from that of the previous dynasty, and it was indeed feasible.

"Landlord! Squire! ”

Yun Bi repeated these two words in his heart, and he had already decided to hit them with his mind.

For these squires in the Zhili area, Yun Bi can be said to have no good impression at all.

Not to mention that when the Great Xia was still alive, the moths of these countries filled their own pockets and annexed the land of the people, resulting in the displacement of people everywhere.

It is said that in the recent battle for the defense of Kyoto, there were many people from these landlord families in the Naoli area who played the role of leading the party.

Moreover, during this time, Zhili has been baptized by war, and a large amount of land has been abandoned under the withering of the people, which has also attracted many external forces.

These people were either neutral or supported the rebel army, and after the fall of Great Xia, they exchanged a large amount of precious arable land for a very small price.

Although Yun Bi led the ban to take back Zhili, these landlords donated money and grain, but in Yun Bi's heart, this is the price they should pay, and it is far from enough.

This time, he wants to follow Xiao Jiu's example and directly use the wealth of these big families to fully fund his own army expansion.

With a decision in his heart, Yun Bi no longer hesitated, and quickly summoned the military generals in Kyoto City to come to the military camp to discuss matters.

Although the current forbidden army occupies Kyoto City, the palace is sealed under the order of Yun Bi, and the affairs of the army are still decided in the barracks.

Moreover, there are no civil officials of the previous dynasty in Kyoto Castle today, and the entire Naoli is practicing a wartime officer system.

Now that he wants to attack these landlords in Nazhili, Yun Bi naturally has to ask these generals under him.

didn't let Yun Bi wait too long, and the generals of the heads of each battalion gathered in Yun Bi's Chinese army tent, and Lu Renyi, the second-in-command veteran of the forbidden army, also came.

There is no superfluous nonsense, seeing that the people are almost here, Yun Bi will explain his thoughts and plates, and concisely say that he will impose a land tax on the squires and rich people on the land of Zhili.

It is said that it is a land tax, but in fact, the high index is no different from the Ming robbery.

It's just that most of the generals present did not object, after all, all the money and food collected were used as military postures, and they also had their share in it.

Only Lu Renyi frowned slightly when he heard that Yun Bi was going to make a move against the wealthy families in the Zhili region.

"General Yun, whether this matter still needs to be considered, you must know that these big clans still have a large number of people in their hands, if they forcibly return their land and property to the public, I am afraid that it will provoke a rebellion among the people."

Listening to Lu Renyi's words, Yun Bi also touched his chin and made a contemplative look.

He naturally knew that forcibly expropriating the land of those landlords would provoke their rebellion, but now that he wanted to expand the army, what he lacked was food and wages, and these could not be solved in a short time.

Without waiting for Yun Bi to respond, some of the generals who came to discuss the matter in the camp couldn't sit still.

"General Lu's words are wrong, now that our forbidden army has expelled the rebels from Yuzhou, even if these rich landowners dare to resist, they must have the capital to rebel."

A sturdy military general refuted Lu Renyi, which attracted the echo of the crowd next to him.

According to Yun Bi, if those landlords are blackmailed in Zhili, they can all get benefits, and at this time, the duck in the mouth can't be yellow because of Lu Renyi's words.

Moreover, in order to deal with the rebels in Yuzhou and Anhui, tens of thousands of people were forcibly conscripted into soldiers in the Zhili area in a short period of time.

No money? What do those newly recruited big-headed soldiers eat?

The current situation has undoubtedly become a dead end, unless Yun Bi orders the reduction of troops now, otherwise the grain and grass reserves in Kyoto City alone are not enough to support the huge consumption of the army.

But now in troubled times, if you want to reduce your military power, I'm afraid that few people can have such courage.

Seeing this, Lu Renyi just wanted to say a few more words, but was blocked by Yun Bi, "Old General Lu doesn't need to say much, what our army lacks now is food and salary, if you don't let those families contribute, do you still want to rob those defenseless people?" ”

When Lu Renyi heard this, he knew that Yun Bi had already made a decision in his heart, so he could only swallow the words that had not yet been spoken.

Moreover, except for himself and a few generals, most of the people now support Yun Bi's decision.

This matter is a foregone conclusion.

In the end, a group of forbidden army generals left the Chinese army tent in Yunbi with a smile on their faces, only Lu Renyi looked up at the sky for a long time after coming out, not knowing what he was thinking.

On the second day, the land tax issued by Kyoto Castle was quickly sent to all parts of the barracks, and the large and small forbidden troops in Kyoto Castle also went out of the city in twos and threes to carry out the task of collecting taxes.

The promulgation of this policy did not stir up many waves among the people, after all, the food grown in the land itself has little to do with them.

They didn't really care that the grain belonged to the landlords' army, and it was the landlords who owned the land who were really uncomfortable.

Since ancient times, cutting off someone's wealth is like killing your parents, let alone taking out something that doesn't belong to you from someone else's pocket.

When the generals of the forbidden army led their subordinates to all parts of Zhili, although the local landlords handed over a large amount of grain as if under duress, they already hated these troops in their hearts.

Not only did they impose land taxes like a robber, but these forbidden troops who went everywhere to collect grain also exposed their ferocious nature after losing the shackles of power.

At present, most of the forbidden troops in the Zhili area are recruited from the local area, although most of them come from poor peasant families.

But once they grasped the blade in their hand, they also began to show their sharp fangs.

The rich are not necessarily all wicked, and the poor mountains and bad waters do not show that the people are simple.

When these soldiers of the forbidden army who requisitioned grain passed through the townships and counties under the jurisdiction of Zhili, in many cases not only robbed the grain of the landlords, but also those rich peasants who had small savings.

As a result, the forbidden army that collected grain had a very bad reputation among the people, and many people would even flee for their lives when they heard that the soldiers were coming.

In this regard, most of the generals of the forbidden army who bear the responsibility of requisitioning grain also turn a blind eye.

After all, it is no longer the peaceful and prosperous era it used to be, and the soldiers under their command are a group of people who have passed today and have no tomorrow.

Human life is even more humble in troubled times.

The huge grain requisition action of the Zhili Forbidden Army can be regarded as a complete tear with the Shijia group of Zhili.

But now in the situation in the north, the Yuzhou army, which was still winning not long ago, has just withdrawn from Zhili, and these families have no capital to resist the forbidden army in Kyoto.

These warlords in the Guannai were unreliable, and some families in the Zhili area set their sights on the Guanwai.

Aren't there still the Rong people there?

Throughout history, most of the so-called benevolence and etiquette were used to bind the world, and feudal dynasties used them as tools to maintain their rule.

In the face of interests, many people will leave those familiar truths behind.

And the truth has never been in the hands of most people, more people only care about their immediate interests, after all, the home is gone, what does the country have to do with themselves?

Therefore, such a thing as a traitor has always existed in the era of the alternation of various dynasties, but the name is different.

If a new dynasty is established, they will be visionary ministers of the dragon, and if they do not succeed, they will be nailed to the pillar of shame in history for thousands of years.

When the forbidden army completely forced this group of families with a lot of land and influence, they would undoubtedly pay a heavy price.

The foundation of the feudal dynasty is, after all, these vested interests who own land, and the authority in their hands is never given by others, but because their strength is worthy of power.

For example, Xiao Jiu implemented land reform in Yangcheng County because he had a set of effective alternatives, and he could adapt to the development of productive forces, which was progressive for society and people's livelihood.

But Yunbi's current practice of fishing with all his might will inevitably cause the family to resist.

By plundering the wealth of the landlords, Yun Bi quickly raised a large army in Zhili, and was incorporated into the forbidden army for a while.

But he would not have imagined that it was his own move that laid the groundwork for his subsequent defeat.

……

Kyoto City, the old residence of the Cui family.

The Cui family, as one of the few big families in the north, has been operating in the Zhili area for many years, and there are clansmen from all generations who hold prominent official positions in Great Xia.

It's just that today's Cui Mansion is full of doors, and the former doormen and old people can't avoid it, all of which stems from the land tax collection order issued by Yun Bi not long ago.

The hesitant Cui family operated in the era and owned a large amount of land under his name, so he paid a high amount of taxes, and it was not just a one-time payment, but a steady stream of follow-up payments.

In the study, the head of the Cui family handed a letter to his son on crutches, "The future of our whole family is in this letter, and success or failure depends on the will of God." ”