There is a space for passenger planes in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 132 Everyone in the county government takes sides
  Fugu County Government.

Although the Zhenming Army has been established, since the rebel flag has not been raised openly, Lin Feng is usually still at the county office in the morning, and he has to take care of things here.

Su Shunnian knocked on the door and came in, reporting Fugu's population tax and other information in February.

Lin Feng looked through it carefully and found that as of the end of February, the population of Fugu County was a little more than 110,000, an increase of about 10,000 compared to the same period last year.

In terms of taxation, since last year's autumn tax collection has been completed, this year's summer tax collection is still early, so there is no revenue from grain taxes.

February was mainly about the collection of commercial taxes. More than 2000 taels were actually collected, which was an increase from the taels in January.

In terms of farmland, more than 10,000 acres of wasteland were reclaimed by newly registered refugees in the Hufang Organization, and the number of farmland increased to 210,000 acres.

In short, all data are on the rise, showing the vigorous vitality of Fugu County.

When Su Shunnian saw that Lin Feng had finished reading, he said: "Your Majesty, the population and land area data after the beginning of the new year are very gratifying. They have never been seen in Fugu County in so many years. If you want to participate in the imperial examination, you will definitely want that Excellent reviews.”

Lin Feng also made it clear that during this period, he would still be called the county magistrate in the county government, so as not to confuse others.

"Shunnian, are you still thinking about the court's assessment?" Lin Feng glanced at him and said.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm used to it, I'm used to it. Now we don't care about the court's assessment. Besides, the fact that Fugu County can achieve such good results is all thanks to you, the county magistrate." Su Shunnian explained quickly.

"Okay, after all, the orthodoxy of the imperial court is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so it will not be easy to eliminate this. In the next year, tell me about the situation in the county government. Have you noticed anything?" Lin Feng then asked, he felt It is also time for everyone in the county government to take sides. Those who are willing to follow the rebellion should be reused, and those who are not willing to be cleared up as soon as possible.

"Everyone is very angry at the early days when Yao Tongzhi and Ren Xunjian came to investigate the case indiscriminately, but they are also very worried that the superiors will take action against our Fugu. We are especially worried about what will happen to Fugu if you leave office." Su Shunnian replied. .

"Is there anyone in the other houses who you can trust who dares to resist the imperial court?" Lin Feng continued to ask.

"Recently, I also asked people in each room to find out more about it. Jiang Yin from the execution room was called to investigate the most cases, and he was very angry at the state government's actions. Moreover, he was also promoted by the county magistrate. He respects you very much. He No problem for sure.

Zhao Bi from Hufang was recommended by me. He knows the money and food situation of Fugu very well. He knows that you can't run the business without the county magistrate, so he wholeheartedly wants to follow you.

Hu Yanming from Gongfang has only been able to use their talents since you became the county magistrate, and they are usually very convinced of you. I asked him sideways in the past two days whether he would like to go with you if the county government changes. He said that if you no longer serve as county magistrate, he would like to go to Li's Construction of Zhenming Group.

Jia Yonggui from the military department and Chen Jianli from the official department turned out to be Zhang Yingjie's men, and they were still unable to have a heart-to-heart relationship with them. The clerk of the ceremonial room is an old scholar, and it is certainly impossible for him to follow in the rebellion.

Sun Jiewu, who is in the strong class of class three, is an old cunning guy, and now that city defense matters are all under Fang Tiezhu's charge, he has complained about this.

Yu Yong'an from the fishing team is Fang Xiaoyu's biggest fan, so there should be no problem. Zaoban didn't have any sense of presence anyway, so he didn't ask. "Su Shunnian introduced the situation of the people in the county government in detail.

"It's a good year. We have a very detailed grasp of the situation. In this way, you go and call Jiang Yin, Zhao Bi, Hu Yanming and Yu Yong'an. We are about to raise the flag. We should inform them of some situations to see if they are of the same mind. Let's go." Lin Feng said.

"Okay, county magistrate, I'll call someone right away." Su Shunnian went out after saying that.

"Xiaoyu, I sent a personal guard to inform Guo Zheng to come over. The next step is to strengthen the monitoring of county government personnel and clean up any problems in a timely manner." Lin Feng then ordered.

"Understood, I'll do it immediately." Fang Xiaoyu replied.

After about an hour, everyone arrived. Lin Feng asked everyone to sit down, then picked up the tea cup and took a sip before saying:

"You are all my most trusted people in the county government. Recently, our valley has been facing difficulties from Shangguan. You know a little bit about the situation. What should we do?"

Jiang Yin first stood up and said: "Your Majesty, it is clear that the state government is looking for trouble, and the patrol secretary is nothing. He insists on confusing right and wrong. The Ming Dynasty is full of officials like this, and there is no natural reason for them not to perish. , I think it will be the other way around.”

"County Lord, I have been in Fugu County Government for so many years. You are the only one who sincerely works for the people. Fugu can also be said to be prosperous. If the court cannot even accommodate the County Lord, I don't want to be an official anymore, so I will let you Let me go with you to Li's Construction of Zhenming Group, and we can do some practical work."

Hu Yanming from the workshop went on to say that he had been cooperating with Li's Construction in construction and knew something about Zhenming Group.

"I obey everything arranged by the county magistrate!" Zhao Bi and Yu Yong'an looked at each other and expressed their stance.

After hearing this, Lin Feng nodded and said: "Since everyone wants to follow me, I have to tell you some situations so that everyone can be mentally prepared. I have arrested the Inspector Ren who came to make trouble. , to the imperial court, we have already resisted rebellion. But can we just surrender and let others slaughter us?"

"No!" everyone said in unison.

"I have said long ago that we must be loyal to the country and the people of Ming Dynasty, not to some unscrupulous and corrupt officials in the court.

Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty had long said that water can carry or capsize a boat. If a dynasty cannot benefit the people, but preys on them and bullies them, we can rise up and overthrow it.

Therefore, if we want to resist the governor of Shaanxi, the magistrate of Jiazhou, and others, it is not that we are being rebellious, but that we are following nature! Lin Feng said decisively.

For the ancients, honor and righteousness were very important, so rebellions always had to find some righteous reasons. Including the wild boar Pinurhachi who raised an army and pieced together a reason for the "seven hates".

Lin Feng must also tell the truth about his step to rebel, so that at least the people who follow him, especially the literati, can get through this in their own hearts.

Everyone nodded in obvious agreement. They had seen this aspect of benefiting the people with their own eyes and could easily accept it.

Lin Feng continued: "Don't be frightened when you hear about rebellion. Now there are wars everywhere in the world. We are one of the forces in the uprising. We will not face the seemingly powerful Ming court alone.

Moreover, the imperial court can now say that there are internal and external troubles and corruption in the administration. Except for Guan Ning's army and the troops of Northwest Hong Chengchou and Governor Sun, the Ming Dynasty's official army has almost no combat effectiveness.

Even the troops of Governor Hong and Governor Sun suffered heavy losses in the long-term battle with Li Zicheng's tribe. The key is that the imperial court has no money. In order to exterminate the peasant army, the forced collection of wages has made people angry, and the money was quickly spent.

Everyone in the county government knows very well that land annexation was serious in the Ming Dynasty. The large gentry households that owned a large amount of land did not pay taxes. All taxes were paid to the common people. If taxes continued like this, it was inevitable for the people to rebel. We just rebelled a little earlier. , nothing to worry about. "

After listening to Lin Feng's analysis, everyone was in high spirits. It seemed that the Ming Dynasty was not as powerful as they imagined, so rebellion was not a terrible thing.

Zhao Bi from Hufang was the first to stand up and agree. "Yes, if the tax burden continues now, the people will definitely rebel. Except for our Fugu, Jiazhou can still collect taxes stably because we have eliminated several large households. Other counties have long been unable to do so."

"The black name of the punishment is even more shocking. If there is no county magistrate in our valley, the Liu family and Liu Shangjin of Dabao Town can be said to be everywhere. I will resolutely follow the county magistrate to rebel." Jiang Yin said with deep feeling.

Su Shunnian saw that everyone's attitude became clear, so he followed up and said: "I participated in the County Lord's plan earlier than you, and the power controlled by the County Lord is far stronger than you imagined.

I am not in a position to disclose the specifics. I can only say that the probability of success is very high and the probability of failure is very small. You will definitely not regret following the county leader. "

"Haha, I was still secretive in the following year. Since everyone has clearly participated, I won't hide it from you. We now have more than 3,000 troops at our disposal. No one in northern Shaanxi is our opponent.

But once the army of Hong Chengchou and others comes back, we will still face great pressure, so we must take advantage of this period to vigorously develop our military strength.

By the way, I haven't officially informed you yet that we have established the Zhenming Army. This will be our name when we start the next step.

I will serve as the governor of the Zhenming Army. From now on, Shunnian will be mainly responsible for the county government. Zhao Bi and Yu Yongan will cooperate well. Jiang Yin and Hu Yanming will make preparations to find a replacement. The next step is to appoint the governor of the Zhenming Army. Government office. "Lin Feng announced.

After setting up the Zhenming Army Governor's Mansion, it is necessary to enrich the manpower. Jiang Yin and Hu Yanming currently stay in the county government and their role is not very prominent. Since the people are reliable, the next step is to arrange for the Governor's Mansion.

"Thank you for your trust, sir!" Jiang Yin and Hu Yanming said happily. Going to the Governor's Mansion now, just because of the reputation, it is definitely better than working in the county government.

"Your Majesty, do you want to make some adjustments to the people in the official room, military room, ceremony room, Zhuang class, and Zao class?" Su Shunnian then asked.

"Don't move for now. After we officially raise our troops, give them a choice. Either follow us or let them leave on their own. Then you can submit an adjustment plan to me.

From now on, there will be no need to set up a county government office class. If you want to be promoted to a high school, the prison class can be part-time. There is no need to arrange a group of people to stand there to show off, and it is of no practical use. " Lin Feng ordered. He had long wanted to abolish this non-existent soap class.

"Okay, I will discuss it with Jiang Yin and others first, and prepare a more feasible plan to submit to your Excellency." Su Shunnian responded.

　Third more.

　　
  　
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