lazy tang

Chapter 557
Yun Hao felt a little dizzy. He thought that there were a lot of water bandits in Dongting Lake, but he didn't expect that there were so many.Wang Zhe talked until the corners of his mouth were foaming, but he didn't finish.

"Wait a minute, how many water bandits are there in this Dongting Lake!" Yun Hao really didn't want to listen anymore, according to Wang Zhe.The 20 people in Dongting Lake is definitely an understatement.

"Grandpa! There is no way to say this. Many water bandits are usually fishermen. If they come across suitable ones, they will grab one. If they are escorted by officers and soldiers, they will fish according to their duties. Almost all the places around Dongting are like this. If it is really a matter of shooting, everyone in the eight hundred miles of Dongting Lake should be killed." Wang Zhe said helplessly.

"It's all like this?" Yun Hao's eyes widened, which was quite different from what Zhang Baoxiang said.It seems that it is not easy for Lee Hyo-gong to be here.

"Dongting Lake has been a place of Han and barbarians since ancient times. The Chen family in the south of the Yangtze River was wiped out in the previous dynasty, and many defeated soldiers ran to the edge of Dongting Lake. This was the beginning of organized water bandits in Dongting Lake. Although the previous dynasty Occupied the south of the Yangtze River. But the center of gravity has always been in the north, and they don't pay much attention to the south of the Yangtze River. Especially the two lakes area, which is a place of smog, is beyond reach. Under such circumstances, this Yueyang city is almost occupied by water bandits.

Since the second year of Wude, the imperial court sent King Hejian to come here.King Hejian beheaded a group of water bandits, making the situation easier.But how can the accumulated diseases of the past 30 or [-] years be completely eliminated in a few years.Especially those places that are for the people in normal times and bandits in times of chaos are even more difficult to deal with.You can't kill everyone!

If the king of Hejian's method is followed, the life of the common people will be better, and with gradual enlightenment, it may be able to change the situation.Unexpectedly, the imperial court sent heavy taxes to conquer the grassland.The life of the common people suddenly became bitter. Do you let him not rob those who are hungry?
After all, things in Dongting Lake went bad.That is to say, what happened in the past year was all caused by taxation.To be honest, a lot of people were forced to make it impossible to survive.The former governor used all means to collect taxes.Some methods are immoral, even villains are embarrassed to say.How is this the practice of the prosperous court!Those officials appointed by the imperial court are really...! "Wang Zhe hesitated to speak. If he said this too deeply, he might offend a large number of people. That is to say, he and Yunhao were the only ones in the room, otherwise he would never have said such a thing.

"Officials also have their difficulties. What do you ask them to do when a piece of paper is suppressed from above. It's all forced by money!

The grasslands were filled with gold, mountains and silver seas, and the treasury was starved to death.Without money and food, how can we reward the soldiers.Without money and food, how can I get pensions for the disabled.Money is used everywhere, and the court can't change the money.It can only be apportioned to various places. Compared with Hebei and Shandong, Jiangnan is still relatively rich.It is also a helpless move to have a heavier tax burden.

It seems that if you want to calm down the turmoil in the south of the Yangtze River.Tax cuts are the number one priority! "Yun Hao shook his head helplessly. He really can't blame the officials for this matter. If he fails to meet the quota suppressed by the above, he will not only be dismissed from office, but may also be convicted. Between the death of others and his own death, the officials Without hesitation, he chose to take the lives of others and live by himself.

But if it's just to satisfy Li Er's ambitions, it's not right!The Eastern Turks often harassed the northern border of the Tang Dynasty, and the border defense line stretched for thousands of miles.Everywhere is the land where Turkic war horses run wild, and soldiers can't defend anywhere.I really want to fill these thousands of miles of border defense lines, and I am afraid that the entire population of the Tang Dynasty will not be enough to fill them.

During the reign of Wude, Prince Li Jiancheng even suggested that Li Yuan move the capital to avoid the disaster of Turks.If the turmoil continues like this, the Tang Dynasty will perish sooner or later.The whole world does not know how many Han people will suffer again, and the tragic scene of the five chaotic China may reappear in the world.

A lot of helpless people and helpless things have led to today's situation.No wonder it is said that if one understands helplessness, one understands history.Only now did Yunhao realize how difficult it is to govern such a country.The palms of the hands and the backs of the hands are full of flesh. For the continuation of Guozuo, the cruelest trade-off needs to be made.Not everyone has the willpower to do something like this.

"The villain knows it too! But my lord, you have got the point. If the court agrees not to collect heavy taxes, maybe things in Dongting Lake will become better. After all, not everyone is willing to lick blood with a knife." day." When Wang Zhe heard that Yun Hao was going to submit a memorial to talk about tax reduction, his eyes widened immediately.

This is a good thing for their businessmen, not to mention that they can save a lot of money for hiring escort agencies every year.People live a better life and have more and more money in their pockets.For businessmen like them, it is even more beneficial.

"It's not that easy to appease the refugees and let them live and work in peace. Besides, the culprit will be killed if you don't do anything. Just like what you said about the water dragon king, you can't escape the knife." Yun Hao He said coldly, if you want those refugees to abide by the rules, you have to use human heads to establish the rules.The leaders of those water bandits look like natural babies.With prestige, connections, and leadership skills, it would be too wasteful not to use their heads as sacrifices.

"It's natural, if they don't die. It's not justified by Hejian County King. Hejian County King escaped from death this time. The culprit is the Water Dragon King. I don't know how the commander will wipe them out. The villain is willing to give up. Do your best to serve the commander in chief.”

"In a while, you can go to Ling Jing and ask him to help you organize the things in Dongting Lake into a book. The commander-in-chief wants to give His Majesty a detailed account. Remember not to exaggerate or compress. Everything must be truthful according to the actual situation. Bingzuo! You don't need me to tell you the crime of bullying the emperor!" Yun Hao squinted at Wang Zhe and said.

"No! The villain understands! The villain is going to find Ling Canjun now!" Seeing Yun Hao's expression, Wang Zhe hurriedly cupped his hands and saluted.I'm afraid I'll make this high and powerful father-in-law unhappy again!
After Wang Zhe walked out, Yun Hao paced back and forth in the study for a long time.He picked up the pen for Li Er's memorial and put it down, put it down and picked it up again.Difficult to write!

If it is written truthfully, it will definitely scold all the officials in the world.But these officials are all for the emperor and the court to collect money, from Li Er's point of view, there is nothing wrong at all.In fact, the heavy taxation was also agreed by Li Er.

If you just pass it in a vague way, it's not even worth a fart.Li Er had no idea how deteriorating the situation in Jiangnan had become.If he hadn't come to Yueyang City by himself, maybe the water bandits are already planning to attack Yuezhou now!
Difficult!

In the end Yunhao decided not to write a memorial to Li Er.Instead, write a long letter. Private letterheads are much gentler than those for the court.

(End of this chapter)