At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 132: Let the powerful pay taxes and kill people.

Xu Fan knew the history of later generations, but he understood that the combat effectiveness of the Qin army should have declined by the end of the First Emperor. He explained to Zhang Liang: "This is the First Emperor who broke the string of the Qin State. All the systems of the Qin State were prepared for war. After the world is unified, the First Emperor should dismantle this system and design a suitable system." Government in times of peace.”

"But the First Emperor wasted these ten years. Not only did he fail to dismantle this system, or this system could amplify his power, making him unwilling to dismantle it, he failed to write the answer sheet given to him by history. Now it is his turn. It’s time to pay the price.”

"The First Emperor also magnified the shortcomings of this system. Without a wealthy country, the advantage of receiving military honors was gone. No soldiers were willing to go to the grasslands or Lingnan. However, the First Emperor still followed the inertia of the Qin State and launched a war in four or five years. War, its shortcomings began to backfire on Qin."

Even the developed industrial countries of later generations will have a period of decline after the general war. Therefore, every country that engages in a general war will quickly end such a system after the war, because this system consumes too much, even if it is It is also difficult for industrialized countries to withstand the backlash.

The Qin State has been engaged in a total war for hundreds of years. In the past, swallowing up the six kingdoms of Guandong could slow down the backlash, but then only Qin could bear it. But history has given the answer. The Qin State could not bear such a backlash. A powerful The empire collapsed in less than three years.

After experiencing the Battle of Ye County, Xu Fan and the others understood the combat effectiveness of Nanyang County soldiers. Their fighting will was extremely poor, and the Qin army did not want to fight at all. Their combat effectiveness was far different from that of Wang Li's and Li You's.

Therefore, Deng Zhong was ordered to disperse his troops, use a team of a thousand men to capture other counties and counties of Nanyang Army, and quickly pacify the local people, while Xu Fan led an army of 4 to attack Wancheng, the core of Nanyang County.

Nanyang County, Fuxian County.

When Wang Qiang led thousands of soldiers here, the local Qin officials had already run away. Only some local powerful men and women carefully brought some wine and food with the intention of laboring the army. Although the reputation of the rebels was extremely good, they were not regarded as good in the eyes of different people. Similarly, ordinary people naturally praised the rebels, saying that the rebels had strict military discipline, fair trade, did not bully others, and did not harm the people. For those who experienced the troubled times of the Warring States, such an army was one of the kings in legends. Master.

But for the powerful people in Fuxian County, the reputation of the rebel army is much better than that of the Qin army. Forget about equalizing land. Nanyang County has been under the rule of Qin for 50 years. Most of the land is owned by the government. The land in the hands of the powerful people is not It's not much, that is, in the past ten years or so, the powerful have acquired some land through the policy of "removing the capital of Guizhou from real land", but the time is too short and the land in their hands does not count.

But it is too cruel to collect three taxes from the land tax. These powerful families have big businesses and few people. In addition, they cannot collect miscellaneous fees from them, and they can also avoid corvee. When the rebels came, they not only did not reduce the tax, but also generally increased it by 5%. When it reaches 1 times, this makes people very unhappy. What makes them even more frightened is that the rebels actually used white slips to take away their land. This is simply a violent attack on the Qin. If they have a choice, they are not willing to surrender. For the rebels, it's a pity that the rebels have already come and killed them, so they have no choice at all.

Wang Qiang was also welcomed by powerful people for the first time. He didn't know what to do for a while. Lu Jia beside him said: "These are the labor force of local powerful people. Sima, if you accept these things, they will feel at ease."

Because Nanyang counties and cities were to be conquered, people from Nanyang County like Lu Jia became the guides of the army, and Lu Jia was assigned to Wang Qiang's unit.

After listening, Wang Qiang came to an old man, drank a bowl of rice wine in front of him and said: "Old man, you are so polite. We, the rebels, did not revolt to steal food and money, but to create a way for the people of the world to survive." To fight against Qin, the rebel army is the people's own team, you are all our relatives, we are your soldiers, you don't need to be afraid."

"If our rebels commit any illegal behavior, please tell me. The rebels will be dealt with according to military law and will not be lenient. The village elders can live in peace of mind. Good times will come for everyone after the rebels come to Fuxian County.

After hearing this, the powerful villagers and ordinary people looked at each other, but a few powerful people said to save face: "Cai."

Lu Jia whispered to Wang Qiang: "Sima, you have to say something practical, such as tax reduction, land equalization, and exemption from corvee. This is what the people are willing to listen to."

Wang Qiang then reacted and said: "After our rebels arrived, all the corvees in Fuxian County were exempted. If anyone dares to say that they want you to do corvee service, you will capture them and hand them over to our rebels."

"Cai!" After hearing this, the people of Fu County cheered. This was what they wanted to hear most.

Wang Qiang continued: "From now on, our rebels will only collect 30% of the field tax. After paying this tax, farmers will have no taxes at all. If anyone asks you to pay miscellaneous taxes again, you can arrest them and hand them over to our rebels." "

"Cai!" This is another piece of good news that is beneficial to the people.

Wang Qiang continued: "Our rebel army also wants to equalize the land. If a household's land is less than 50 acres, they can come to our rebel army to claim it. If they become our rebel army, they will be allocated 100 acres of land as a standing army."

"Cai!" With these three policies, the entire Fuxian County recognized the rule of the rebels.

The powerful people in Fuxian County can only look at each other. The villagers have been bribed by the rebels. It is very difficult for them to influence the rebels. Of course, what makes them relieved is that the rebels do not want to redeem their fields. For the time being, this is Good news.

For the rebels, gaining recognition from the people is only the first step. It is not that easy to truly maintain the local rule of the rebels.

"These Qin officials and thieves should be punished by heaven and earth. They have acquired 50 acres of land in just one county." Wang Qiang gritted his teeth as he looked at the land records.

Nanyang County was a county governed by the Qin State for 50 years. The policies implemented here are different from Chen County and Yingchuan County. The people of Yingchuan County and Chen County had a lot of private land in the hands of powerful people. Even the First Emperor found it difficult to change this. , we can only admit this reality, but Nanyang County has more public land and less private land. Land will be rewarded for meritorious service, and land will be confiscated for violations.

With the Qin State's policy of heavy punishment and light rewards, people used to have a way to obtain land through military merit. But now that there are no enemies, there is naturally no military merit for the people to obtain land.

Every time one more citizen breaks the law, Qin officials will confiscate the people's land and make it state-owned. However, this is said to be state-owned, but the actual controller is the local Qin officials. They almost reap the benefits of this land, half of the entire Fuxian County. All the land belongs to these Qin officials.

Lu Jia said disapprovingly: "This kind of thing is already a well-known secret in Nanyang County. The county magistrate is divided into 1 acres, the county magistrate and the county lieutenant are divided into 8000 acres, and other large and small Qin officials are also divided into thousands to hundreds of acres. Mu does not matter, as long as the top and bottom are managed well, no one will take care of them at all. Even if there is someone, no one can do anything to them. This is official land and they have nothing to do with it. They have not registered the land in their own names. .”

Wang Qiang said: "The warehouse official doesn't care about these things? How will he explain when he is tricked?"

Lu Jia smiled and said: "They are just a nest of snakes and rats. When they came up with the plan, they said it was drought, flood or fire. As long as the top is taken care of, no one will care about such things."

"Ignore these things. You are a fake county magistrate now. Whether it is the equalization of land in the county or the autumn harvest of food, it is extremely complicated. Especially the autumn harvest is related to the next military operations of our rebel army. This is what you want Sima to do. The first priority is government affairs.”

It is already July, and there is only more than a month before the autumn harvest. This is why Xu Fan sent an army to take over Nanyang County. The siege can be temporarily postponed, but the autumn harvest of food must not be delayed at all. Nanyang County will harvest one stone less Food is equivalent to one stone less for the rebels. Without Aocang, the largest granary in the world, any food is extremely precious.

Wang Qiang began to think deeply and said: "The equalization of land is easy to handle. The soldiers in our army have all learned arithmetic and have special equipment for equalizing land. All we need to do is assign the soldiers to each township. But collecting taxes is troublesome. The local All the Qin officials have fled. We are not familiar with the local area, and we don’t know who owns the fields. It is not something we can do in a short time to sort out these fields." Lu Jia smiled and said: "We rebels Keep an eye on the powerful, because they have fewer people and more land, so they can be easily cleared, and they have high local prestige. Keeping an eye on them is equivalent to killing the chicken to scare the monkeys. If the powerful pay taxes, the people will not dare not to pay. Even if it is less, it will not matter the overall situation."

Wang Qiang suddenly realized: "You scholars are better at using your brains. I will report this method to the general."

Counties in Nanyang County were quickly controlled by the rebels, and Wang Qiang's letter also came to Xu Fan.

"Let the powerful people pay taxes first. How wonderful! This Lu Jia is a genius!" This method made Xu Fan's eyes light up. This method is similar to that of the later movie.

Xu Fan handed the letter to Zhang Liang and said: "Notify this method to other county magistrates and let them complete the task of collecting autumn harvest taxes."

"No!" Zhang Liang read the letter and looked at Xu Fan's smile. He smiled bitterly in his heart. Their general, the Shangzhu Kingdom, had an unforgettable hatred for nobles and powerful men. As long as the nobles and powerful men could have a bad life, he would be happy. It seems that the general has been bullied by the noble and powerful class, so he has such an attitude of hatred towards them.

But Zhang Liang thought that Xu Fan could refute hundreds of masters. This kind of knowledge and insight could not be achieved by being gifted. This requires hundreds of books and teachings from famous teachers. Zhang Liang could not imagine how huge the teaching force would be to teach Xu Fan, who was proficient in hundreds of schools.

Only the top nobles in the world can have such a relationship, at least the Zhang family does not have such a relationship. But Xu Fan's attitude towards the nobles and the common people made Zhang Liang feel conflicted, and Xu Fan's body was full of confusion.

December 36, the 8th year of the First Emperor's reign.

The rebel army of 4 troops was stationed under Wancheng. In order to reduce losses, Xu Fan ordered people to shoot letters of surrender. As long as the Qin officials surrendered, he could keep the Qin officials safe and allow them to take away their personal property and leave Wancheng.

But what disappointed Xu Fan, the Qin officials in Wancheng were not moved at all. The city gates were still closed tightly, as if they were telling the rebels, if you have the ability, attack the city.

The rebel army, the Chinese army's tent.

Xu Fan and others gathered together to discuss how to attack Wancheng.

Yingbu said angrily: "Yin Lu simply doesn't know how to praise him. Our rebel army has shown kindness to him by not hanging him. He actually dares not to surrender. Does he think that his soft-footed soldiers can stop our rebel army?" Attack.”

Ji Bu said: "There is a powerful general in Wancheng who is willing to surrender. However, he wants us rebels to attack the city first and attract the attention of Qin officials. Because Yin Lu was worried that they would open the city gate, he sent his confidants to guard the city gate."

Deng Zhong heard this and sneered: "What's the point of taking refuge like this? Bloodless surrender is not worthy of trust at all."

Song Liu smiled and said: "Yin Lu doesn't know how to praise, so our rebel army will just attack the city directly. With the fighting power of the Qin army in Ye County, they may not be able to withstand it for even 10 days."

Xu Fan said: "A direct hard attack is the least likely way. We are discussing together now, just to find a way with the least casualties."

At this time, Zhang Liang, who was standing at the back, said: "Sun Tzu said: 'Surveying the city is the next priority, conquest is second, and attacking the heart is the top priority.' Why not use the heart attack, which our rebel army is best at, to disintegrate the Qin army's will to fight."

Xu Fan asked: "How to attack the heart?"

Zhang Liangdao: "Deploy high platforms around Wancheng to sing "Chu Zhaonu" and "Alive" to the soldiers to break the morale of the Qin army. At the same time, the general can ask the local rebels to recruit some family members of the soldiers in Wancheng and let them Recruiting Qin soldiers home to break their will to fight, and then attacking the city, I think we can get twice the result with half the effort."

Ji Xin smiled and said: "This is a good idea, especially if the families of the soldiers go to Wancheng to call them. Their families are under the rule of our rebel army, so they will naturally not contribute to the Qin army."

It is easy to think of using "Chu Zhaonu" and "Alive" to disintegrate the morale of the Qin army, but it is very rare to think of using the soldiers' families to disintegrate the morale of the Qin army. It is a bit murderous.

December 36, the 8th year of the First Emperor's reign.

The rebels surrounded Wancheng from all sides, but what puzzled Yin Lu was that the rebels actually built a high platform outside the range of the crossbows. Yin Lu couldn't figure out what the rebels wanted to do.

But in the afternoon, he saw people climbing onto the high platform to sing opera in front of the city wall.

Yin Lu said in horror: "The rebels want to undermine our military morale."

As a neighbor of Xu Fan, Yin Lu already knew the two operas "Chu Zhaonu" and "Alive" that slandered the Qin Dynasty. He also knew that as long as the people of Qin had watched these two operas, they would defect to the rebels like a demon. military.

He shouted: "Don't look, don't look!"

But he alone could not control tens of thousands of soldiers. The soldiers on the city wall were attracted by the rebel opera, and soon the content of the opera resonated with them.

Seeing that the rebel opera began to make the soldiers cry, Li Jun, the captain of Nanyang County, finally thought of a way. He ordered his men to beat the war drums so that the soldiers in the city could not hear what was being sung below. Although the opera performers The action can also give the soldiers a general understanding of the plot, but in the end it reduces the impact. The only flaw is that the soldiers in Wancheng were beaten by war drums for a day.

Xu Fan, who was under Wancheng, was surprised and said: "This Qin official is still a bit quick-witted."

Zhang Liang smiled and said: "This little bit of quick wit can't change the general trend of Qin."

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