Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

As Zuo Ci finished his words, figures dressed in Taoist robes of various styles slowly appeared behind the immortal Nanhua.

When the old immortal Nanhua looked back, his expression looked particularly ugly.

"Magu, Wang Zhongsan, Ji Zixun, Yun Yazi, Xiao Zuan..."

Names came out of the mouth of the old immortal Nanhua one after another, and five people behind him blocked the old immortal Nanhua's retreat from different directions.

"Fellow Daoist Nanhua, hello..."

"In order to keep Taoism alive, please die today."

"Fellow Daoist Nanhua usually boasts that he can see the general situation of the world most clearly. I wonder if you can see what happened today?"

"Greetings to Uncle Nanhua."

……

Voices with different tones sounded, some with a hint of apology, others with a hint of mockery, but they blocked the retreat of the old immortal Nanhua from different directions.

The old immortal Nanhua looked calm but remained silent for several breaths before he spoke.

"I just want to ask, what benefits did Wu Jiao promise you?"

However, as soon as these words were spoken, everyone's thoughts began to rise.

The old immortal Nanhua, whose hair and beard seemed to be all white, suddenly rushed towards Zuo Ci, pulled out a Han sword from his loose Taoist robe, pointed it at Zuo Ci, and shouted loudly.

"Do you think I am made of clay? I even dared to rebel against the Han court. Do you think you can take my head? Give me your life!"

This sudden and decisive attack and roar that was totally inconsistent with the image of the old immortal Nanhua made everyone stunned for a moment.

In just a blink of an eye, the Immortal Nanhua had already approached Zuo Ci.

Moreover, the body of the old immortal Nanhua, who originally seemed to have a sage-like appearance, suddenly became like the former Yellow Turban Warrior. His muscles seemed to have bulged out, making his loose Taoist robe bulge out, and the pressure was particularly alarming.

Compared with the old immortal Nanhua at this moment, the tall and thin Zuo Ci looked as fragile as a child from a distance.

Faced with the approaching Immortal Nanhua, Zuo Ci almost instinctively stepped back and dodged.

However, the seemingly imposing Nanhua Immortal did not continue to chase Zuo Ci. Instead, he rushed down the mountain quickly while shouting.

"I will remember what happened today. Go back and tell Guo Shihou that if you want to take my life, I will...Ah!!!"

"boom!!"

A hint of joy appeared on Zuo Ci's face, and he and the other five people quickly followed along the road.

About fifty steps away, the old immortal Nanhua was already pinned down by a huge rock, and standing next to him was a seemingly young young man in Taoist robes.

"Ge Xuan, you did a good job." Zuo Ci said with a happy face.

"It's all thanks to Master's plan. I am just following your orders." Ge Xuan answered respectfully.

Immediately, Zuo Ci walked up to the front of the immortal Nanhua and looked at him, half of his body was pinned down by a huge rock and he could not move.

Nanhua Laoxian spoke with some difficulty. "Fellow Daoist Wujiao, could you please tell the Marquis that I am also loyal to the Han..."

“Fellow Daoist, you must understand that we have differences and cannot work together. Why force it?” Zuo Ci replied, then took the long sword handed over by Ge Xuan and raised it while saying.

"And I have said it before, if Taoism does not sever its ties with the Taiping Dao, how can it gain the trust of the Emperor's uncle and the Marquis? The revival of the Han Dynasty is an inevitable trend, and Taoism cannot go against it..."

The next moment, the sword light fell.

Ge Xuan stepped forward and took away the head of the Nanhua Immortal, processed it with the lime powder prepared in advance, and then placed it in a wooden box for storage.

Zuo Ci and other Taoists also went to Nanhua Mountain and swept through all the places where the Nanhua Immortal lived, taking away hundreds of books of various types left by the Nanhua Immortal.

……

At this moment in Yuzhou, the news that Lu Bu killed the king in the street had also spread among quite a few aristocratic families.

However, Li Ji was not in Qiao County, the seat of government at this time, but went to Ruyang City for inspection, and reported to Jia Xu, Sima Yi, Liu Bao and others who had returned from Ruyang City.

At this time, the first spring plowing in Yuzhou after the initial implementation of the "taxation per mu" system had been successfully completed, laying a good and solid foundation.

As long as the people can actually feel the reduction in taxes and the increase in surplus grain at home when they harvest crops and pay taxes, they will become the most loyal supporters of "equalizing the land tax and the poll tax".

Therefore, in Li Ji's view, as long as there were no major problems in the administration of officials in Yuzhou, the success of "equalizing the land tax" was an inevitable outcome.

As long as Yuzhou can hand in a good answer during the autumn harvest this year, it will be natural to implement the "tax burden per acre" throughout the territory under Liu Bei's rule.

The successful reform of the tax system, which is the foundation, will also bring a whole new look to the Han Dynasty.

Not only will it fill the people's stomachs, it will also greatly promote the liberation of the labor force, so that a considerable number of people will no longer be completely confined to the fields, and make the Han Dynasty truly prosperous.

In fact, this is the only way to promote the enlightenment of the people.

The people are ignorant, not because they are born ignorant, but because they don't even have the opportunity to learn to read.

Not to mention whether there are scholars willing to teach the people to read and write. Even if there are scholars willing to teach, the people are already suffocating under the heavy taxes.

People have already put all their efforts into digging for food in the fields to support their families, so how can they have extra energy to learn to read and write?

In particular, the existence of head taxes such as the calculation tax and the mouth tax forced the people to cherish every labor force. Even young children often needed to help their families with various farm work to reduce the burden on their families.

Especially since the imperial examination system had not yet appeared and there was no upward channel for the lower classes, teaching children to read and write was a heavy and unrewarding choice for the lower-class people.

Therefore, if we do not reduce the burden on the people and ensure that they have enough food to eat, it will be nonsense to talk about enlightening them.

On the way from Qiao County to Ruyang, Li Ji walked very slowly, stopping and starting frequently. He even went deep into many villages under Xu Chu's protection to see, ask and learn more.

The report from the Embroidered Uniform Service was one thing, but since it involved fundamental tax reforms, Li Ji still went to many places in person to see if there were any discrepancies in the actual situation.

The situation locally was three points better than Li Ji had expected.

The overall interests of the powerful families in Yuzhou were suppressed. The existence of the "tax on each acre" meant that the powerful families could no longer make profits by annexing land and hiding the population as they did before.

However, the great order that quickly followed the chaos in Yuzhou also aroused the support of quite a number of children from aristocratic families who read the books of sages and had benevolent ideas.

This also made Li Ji feel very relieved. He could not help but understand more and more that a group should not be regarded as a simple collection of individuals. Instead, it should be clear that individuals are closely related to each other, and the ideas and concepts of different individuals are also completely different. (End of this chapter)