Governor please stay

Chapter 164 There is always one that suits you

Sometimes, indirect contact is more subtle than direct contact, and there is more room for maneuver, and it will not tear the face.Liu Yishou asked Cui Xian and Yang Min to convey the positive and negative meanings to the outside world, and the big and small families in Dongping County already knew it.

They feel surprised, but it's normal to think about it, because no one wants to be a puppet at the mercy of others.

Cui Xian brought the statement that Dudu Liu was very dissatisfied with the "stingy search" of the family members in Dongping County, thinking that these people were asking for money in the coffin, which was almost equivalent to "a dime".

It's a bit exaggerated to say so, but it does show that these little-known family members in Dongping County also see Liu Yishou as a three-year-old who "knows nothing".He thought that if he spoke beautifully, he could fool the other party into going forward to fight Xing Gao desperately.

If speaking nicely is all you need, why do you need the army?

That's right, the imperial court did indeed send troops to "put down the rebellion." In theory, Liu Yishou did his best to "suppress bandits," and that was an obligation and a responsibility.He should honestly take nothing, just lead his troops up and fight Xing Gao desperately and it's over.

Generally speaking, this makes sense.However, when it comes to the dead or even the extermination of the clan, this common sense of "what should you do" does not make sense.

Are you reluctant to spend money when you are seriously ill and you will die without a doctor?
When your home is on fire and you need someone to put out the fire, will you be reluctant to give money?
The army put down the rebellion, you don't spend a lot of money to provide these uncles with good food and drink, do you wait for the rebels to come to your house and cut off your head?
To put it bluntly, it's just that many people in Dongping County have habitually stood on both sides. Er Zhurong dealt a devastating blow to the Northern Wei court in Luoyang. Not only were a large number of central officials killed, but even the authority of the court was trampled.

What Er Zhurong can do, Xing Gao and his like think they can do too.These people are also prepared with both hands.If Liu Yishou is strongly supported now, what if Xing Gao calls in the future and settle accounts after the fall?
Of course, it is not too late to make up for it now.The problem of spending money is not a big problem.Cui Xian, who was born in the Cui family of Boling, is somewhat credible in his words. If you can avoid disasters with money, it is naturally not a big deal.

The problem was the news from Yang Min's side.

If the meaning conveyed by Cui Xian can be understood by the aristocratic family in Dongping County, then the meaning conveyed by Yang Min is a bit puzzling.

Many people sent by the aristocratic families in Dongping County got what Liu Yishou wanted to express from Yang Min: the imperial court's defeat in the land of Qingxu, I am afraid that there are other secrets behind it!

What secret?

Throughout Qingxu, there are people who are acting as eyes and ears for Xing Gao.There are Xing Gao's internal responses in the unclear farms and in Wubao, where the tenants gather.Xing Gao's side may have gotten news of the movement of the imperial court's officers and troops just when they decided to send troops.

Maybe some aristocratic families secretly took refuge in Xing Gao!
In this case, it is impossible not to rectify, otherwise, let alone Liu Dudu, even if the imperial court sends hundreds of thousands of troops over, it will be a result.Therefore, Liu Dudu believes that only by rectifying the order of these things can he continue to advance eastward to Jinan County and crusade against Xing Gao.

As for how to rectify it, Liu Yishou hoped that the major families in Dongping County could send people to Xuchang City to discuss countermeasures together.

As for the attacks on Wubao outside Xuchang City, Yang Min didn't mention a single word.

If there are still people who can't see what's going on, it's better to go home and take care of your life. Anyway, if you show your face, you will die sooner or later or even harm the family. It's better to hand over power as soon as possible and become a rich man.

Three days later, in the huge Dongping County, almost all the heads of the aristocratic families came to Xuchang City. Spring farming is not too far away, and they urgently need Liu Yishou's "true attitude" instead of those sloppy words.

Outside the city of Xuchang, there were soldiers in full gear ready to go, all of them brightly armored, which made it difficult for the big families who attended the meeting to understand.Thinking that Dudu Liu got what he wanted today, he will send troops to Jinan County soon.

From this point of view, this person talks about "rules" and is relatively easy to deal with.

Admitting that they had misjudged and mistook Feng Jing for Ma Liang, many people would indeed reflect on their underestimation of this "big official" in Xuchang City.However, it is one thing to admit it, but it is another thing to cut a large piece of flesh and blood.

The heads of these big families didn't think too much, only a very few people noticed something was wrong, and they didn't have time to delve into it.

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The lobby of the Xuchangcheng County Government Office was full of people. Since there were too many people coming this time, Liu Yishou thoughtfully arranged a lot of cushions in the lobby so that everyone could sit on their knees and "have a meeting".

On the main seat in the lobby, Liu Yishou looked around at the dark crowd and asked softly, "Is everyone here?"

I don't know if he was asking his subordinates or the people in the lobby, but everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what Liu Yishou meant.

"My lord, the five families haven't sent representatives yet."

Yuan Shikang announced in a voice that everyone in the lobby could hear.

"I knew it!
You quickly ask Zhao Gui to take the trilogy to these five houses and control all of them.I suspected that someone in Dongping County was acting as an internal response for Xing Gao, otherwise Xing Gao's vanguard army would not be able to break through so many Wubao! "

"Here, I will come back after I go down."

Yuan Shikang left with his saber in hand!
Everyone in the lobby lowered their heads, not daring to meet Liu Yishou's eyes anymore.There are rumors that those fortresses that were breached were actually sent by this handsome young man in front of him, but they have no evidence.

Those who didn't come today will probably be unlucky!Not only will the house be ransacked, but it will also be slandered as "colluding with the rebels".Everyone was horrified by Liu Yishou's frequent smiling face!
If things are really as they speculated, then this young man is terrible!

Liu Yishou didn't speak, but quietly waited for Yuan Shikang to return.After a while, Yuan Shikang came back, whispered in Liu Yishou's ear for a long time, and then stepped aside.

"Everyone, what do you think of the [-]% rent that I told you last time?"

Liu Yishou showed his signature smile again, but this warm smile had a completely different meaning from the past in the eyes of everyone!

"If you go back to the governor, the governor is benevolent and righteous. We are all grateful. It's only [-]%. The old man will go back and inform the tenants in the village."

The patriarch of the Wang clan, who was still crying bitterly last time, was the first to stand up and pat his chest to reassure him this time.It’s okay not to be excited, a certain branch of his family’s Wubao has been breached, and a lot of people have been killed, so far there is no result.

If you still can't see the situation clearly, you will have lived most of your life in vain.

It started with him, and the rest expressed their opinions one after another, each more excited than the last.I wish Liu Yishou didn't accept their kindness, as if they wouldn't leave here today.

It's nothing to reduce the rent by [-]%, as long as Xing Gao's affairs are settled, they can get back their capital and profits soon.

"Hahahahaha, all of you are willing to do [-]%, that's great, I have a letter to sue Xu Wanmin here, please sign your names."

Liu Yishou laughed heartily, and asked Yuan Shikang to pass a large piece of paper on the table to the people below to circulate.

Soon, the relieved family representative could no longer laugh.

"Liu Dudu, didn't you say that the rent will be reduced by [-]%... But what is said in the sue Wanmin is that only [-]% of the rent will be charged!"

Finally, a family member couldn't bear the anger in his heart and yelled out loudly.

Originally, they thought it was "[-]% off".

Now, Liu Yishou's plan for them is "[-]% discount".

This horse riding is far from thousands of miles away!If you guess that Liu Yishou's plan is to give a [-]% discount, they won't even come, and everyone will die, so let's copy the guys!

When Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved his capital to Luoyang, he promulgated the land equalization system.The rent per mu of its fields (open field without trees is the rent, and mulberry field with trees is the adjustment) is [-]%.

In other words, the tax paid to the state by self-cultivating farmers is theoretically [-]%.Of course, this is only in theory. If there were only such a level of land rent, the extravagant and extravagant royal family of the Northern Wei Dynasty would have gone bankrupt long ago.

The Northern Wei Dynasty also "creatively" invented many miscellaneous taxes (the essence of its thought was inherited by the Song Dynasty), and charged them repeatedly!In other words, the county has to collect it first, and the county has to collect it again.Different people come to collect, the same person is collected!

Although the country's "regular tax" is only collected once, the local "miscellaneous taxes" are collected repeatedly using various names, cutting flesh with blunt knives.

Therefore, many self-cultivating farmers later chose to "affiliate" with the "big surname" in the county, that is, the so-called aristocratic family, and then the aristocratic family helped them erase their names in the county government account books. For example, the whole family died of the plague is a good reason. .

In general, the tax burden on self-cultivating farmers is about [-]% of their output, when there is no war.But this is the case in counties where the politics are relatively clear. If in some counties, the officials and lords are not happy, all kinds of miscellaneous taxes will come, and these self-cultivating farmers cannot afford to toss.

Although the tenants of the aristocratic family are more miserable and are taken away more, the aristocratic family also provides protection for the tenants to a certain extent.It's like if you have chickens and ducks at home, you won't let the wolves and foxes outside take them away.

If it is true that they receive [-]% of the rent, let alone those tenants, I am afraid that people from Liang Guo will travel thousands of miles here to seek refuge.Wei Guo didn't need to use a knife at all, as long as the news spread to Liang Guo, Liang Guo could be plunged into deep turmoil.

The premise is that this news can withstand years of verification.

The patriarchs and representatives of the aristocratic families in the county government hall felt that Liu Yishou was completely whimsical.It has nothing to do with being kind or not, they think this person is a fool!
In the later generations, sister, you can see that the comprehensive tax shared equally between the middle class and the bottom class is more than [-]%!It does not affect that it is a world power!
In the operation of the country, low tax burden often leads to big problems and big troubles!First and foremost is the financial crisis.Thinking that not collecting taxes is good for the people is a typical example of only looking at the details and not the big picture.

"Yes, [-]% is indeed very low, so I wonder why you are so active."

Liu Yishou continued nonchalantly: "How about this, within 20 years, [-]% of the tax burden, let these people continue to be your tenants. Or hand over the land and let the court collect it. It has nothing to do with how much these people produce.

As for 20 years later, I, Liu, can't worry about that far.What do you guys think of this proposal? "

Although the [-]% tax burden is outrageous, the fool also understands that such a thing is absolutely impossible.But what about the [-]% tax burden?The tax of [-]% for owner farmers is very light.

When Cao Cao was farming, due to the war in the early stage, it was better to live than starve to death, so [-]% of the tenants were willing to farm.By the time of Cao Pi, there had been a large-scale escape of military households in the fields.

And now among the various families in the lobby, the leases of the tenants basically start at [-]%. Of course, it is also a "comprehensive tax", and it is not collected all at once.

"Liu Dudu, [-]% is not enough, it's too low, and we can't even support the trilogy."

"Twenty-five percent, if you dislike it again, you won't give me face."

Liu Yishou said with a cold face, turning his face is faster than turning a book, he was smiling just now, but now his face is as gloomy as water.

"Everyone, think about it. If you don't lower the rent, when Xing Gao calls, will the tenants in your village listen to you or Xing Gao?

If Xing Gao yells at them, as long as they kill you, they will have [-]% of the tenants, and they can marry young ladies from aristocratic families with delicate skin and tender flesh, will your tenants use knives?
You know, those tenants were armed by you at that time and became part of the private army.It's really not certain who these private soldiers will attack at that time! "

These words scared everyone present into a cold sweat.

Soon, someone stood up and said: "Liu Dudu, the matter is very important. The rent reduction has been reduced so much, we have nothing to say, this matter really needs to be discussed by the clan."

"Yes, Dudu Liu, it's not that we don't cooperate, it's that we can't decide this matter, even if we decide now, there will be riots in the clan after we go back."

"That's right, how about we send someone to reply to the governor tomorrow?"

Everyone was chattering, all expressing one meaning: wait for time to talk!

"That's fine, you all go back and think about it. By the way, those who read their names later will stay. I have something important to discuss with you."

urgent matters?
Before everyone could communicate, Yuan Shikang picked up a list and started to read, and finally fifteen names were read.Among them, there are not only large-scale families, but also families with private troops.

There are also those that are not eye-catching on weekdays.

"The rest of you go back and think about it."

Liu Yishou waved his hand, and after the crowd dispersed, fifteen people stayed behind.

Yuan Shikang brought these 15 people to the school yard not far from the county government office. Liu Yishou also followed the crowd with a smile on his face, chatting with these people from time to time.

"Look, everyone, those are the flagpoles of our army. Choose one for each of you."

Is this going to make us a part?
Everyone present was ecstatic!To become a member of Liu Yishou's army means to have reached a "lease agreement" with the "power", and its future is so great that it is difficult to describe it.

"Captain, are you choosing which trilogy to join? Tell us about it too, we are not familiar with the situation in the Metropolitan Army!"

Among them, the most courageous one said to Liu Yishou with a playful smile.

"No, no, no, you seem to have made a mistake. I mean, you choose one of the flagpoles, and then you will be hung on it! There are so many flagpoles, with different lengths and thicknesses, there is always one that suits you."

Liu Yishou waved to Yuan Shikang lightly, and then dozens of wolves like tigers followed behind Yuan Shikang and rushed towards the terrified family members.

"You have so many souls in your hands, have you never thought about today?"

Liu Yishou let out a long sigh, watching the struggle of those people crying for their fathers and mothers, and then being slaughtered one by one, his face was cold and merciless.

(End of this chapter)