nanming man

Chapter 385 Who Is The Master?

Chen Zhonglian and others in the lobby were talking, when Gao Yihuan came to the government office, he first sent his personal guards to inform the army chasing Sun Kewang, telling them to stop chasing and return to Yiling.

Sun Kewang slipped away overnight, leaving most of the money and food in the city except for some rations.

Wei Jun continued to pursue, but there was no fuel, and there was still the danger of being ambushed, so Gao Yihuan sent people to withdraw the pursuers.

In fact, the letter Gao Yihuan wrote to Sun Kewang the day before yesterday was indeed from the heart. He was really willing to let Sun Kewang go, and at the same time he hoped to do business with the Western Army.

In the deal with Li Zicheng, Gao Yihuan had a taste of the sweetness, but Li Zicheng is almost finished now, and he, a middleman, can't do it.

Now he has an addiction to doing business, and if he doesn't find someone to do business with, he will feel uncomfortable all over if he doesn't have any money in his account every month.

According to legend, when Zhang Xianzhong evacuated from Chengdu, Chen Yin had tens of millions of taels, which had the potential to become Gao Yihuan's next transaction target, so Gao Yihuan was still very happy to use his position in the belly of the world to make his money-making business bigger and stronger .

After ordering the guards to report, Gao Yihuan didn't go to see the squires right away, but ate something first, pressed his stomach, and then asked people to call Gao Yicheng and Chen Mingxia.

Not long after, the two walked in from the door and saluted at the same time: "Marshal!"

Gao Yihuan was sitting at a square table, eating porridge and pickles, he looked up and said with a smile, "I haven't eaten yet! Sit down and talk while eating!"

After entering the city in the morning, everyone was busy dealing with the aftermath, and they were indeed a little hungry.

The two saluted and thanked each other, then sat down on the table, and the personal guard immediately added two sets of bowls and chopsticks.

The food on the table was very simple, a large bowl of porridge, plus a few dishes of side dishes. Gao Yicheng was not polite, and filled a bowl by himself. Chen Mingxia was not in a hurry, but asked, "Is there anything the commander wants to talk to us about?" talk?"

Gao Yicheng is Gao Yihuan's brother, and Chen Mingxia is someone who wants to follow him to do great things, so Gao Yihuan doesn't have to worry too much about speaking.

He put down the bowls and chopsticks, wiped his mouth with a towel, and began to say: "In the past few months, the commander-in-chief's energy has been mainly focused on arranging and training new recruits, and he has not managed government affairs much. A few days ago, Ben Shuai heard people say that the collection of autumn grain has not been very smooth recently, and many gentry raised the rent privately, is there such a thing?"

Chen Mingxia said: "Marshal, there is indeed such a thing. When collecting summer grain, we were still bandits, and the landlords and gentry can only pay taxes honestly, but now that we have returned to the Ming Dynasty in name, many gentry and landlords feel that they have returned to the Ming Dynasty. , so they are unwilling to abide by the tax system set by Sun Kewang. Some people began to privately increase the rent and receive [-]% of the rent. However, the commander ordered that the tax system will remain unchanged this year. Only [-]% of what can be obtained is left. In this way, the people will not be able to survive, and the prestige of the commander will also be damaged!"

Chen Mingxia glanced at Gao Yihuan, and said with a bit of yin and yang, "Marshal, the local government is very confused now. Are we following the Marshal's regulations, or is everything going back to the Ming Dynasty?"

Gao Yihuan narrowed his eyes, revealing a murderous look.

There are some gentry who just don't know what is good and what is bad. When Gao Yihuan was a bandit, they could obey the same rules, but when he became a minister, these people became bolder again.

What is the reason for this?Who gave them the courage?Why does this phenomenon occur?

Chen Mingxia saw that Gao Yihuan's face was not good, and continued to fan the flames, "Now our Wei Wu army has defected to Daming, Henan and Xiangyang are fine, we have controlled it for nearly four years. Jingzhou and Chengtian have just been controlled by the commander, and the commander has become Among the honored ministers of the Ming Dynasty, many people can't tell who is the real master."

Gao Yihuan belongs to Daming in name, but actually wants to maintain his independence, but the local gentry and common people don't know what he is thinking.Many squires believed that since Gao Yihuan became a Ming minister, he had to be bound by the Ming system and laws, so they were not so afraid of Gao Yihuan.

Even some of Gao Yihuan's civil servants were a little confused about the situation, and their hearts wavered, whether they wanted to listen to the Ming Dynasty or Gao Yihuan.

There are two sides to everything. After Gao Yihuan took refuge in the Ming Dynasty, he gained a lot of benefits, but at the same time caused some problems.

Gao Yihuan understood what Chen Mingxia meant. In fact, he already had an idea in his heart, but as a leader, he had to give his subordinates a chance to show off, so he still asked, "What do you mean, sir?"

Chen Mingxia waited for Gao Yihuan to ask, his face showed a trace of cruelty, "Commander, since ancient times, the world has been in chaos, which is a process of shuffling and redistributing benefits. This is probably the early stage of a dynasty. Afterwards, the land was merged, the government was corrupt, and the powerful and the people competed for profit. More than five points out of ten, and six and seven points were occupied by the government, gentry, and dignitaries. At that time, the people should rise up and rebel, the world will be reshuffled, the interests will be redistributed, and a new dynasty will be established."

Gao Yihuan raised his eyebrows and became interested, "Sir, continue to talk!"

Chen Mingxia then cupped his hands and said, "Commander, with all due respect, the world is currently reshuffling the cards. How should the three-point profit in the hands of the commander be divided? It is for the soldiers, officials, and squires who support the commander. Or should we leave a part for local tyrants and evil gentry who are interested in the Ming Dynasty? Since it is a reshuffle, I think some people must be purged. In this way, fewer people will compete with the people for profit, and the government can obtain greater benefits. "

"If the commander-in-chief keeps them, they collect [-]% or even [-]% of the rent from the people, how can the commander-in-chief collect taxes? These people don't have a heart for the commander-in-chief. What are they doing here?" Chen Mingxia said in a deep voice. : "Marshal, I thought those gentry who obeyed the rules should be left behind, and those evil gentry should take the opportunity to get rid of them. In this way, our tax law can continue to be enforced, and we can also tell the gentry and common people who is the real master, so that They know who to listen to!"

With the last sentence, Chen Mingxia almost stared at Gao Yihuan, wanting to see Gao Yihuan's reaction.

Over the past dynasties, there have been generally only three ways to redistribute interests, one is violent overthrow, the other is self-improvement of the system, and the other is internal strife among the ruling class.

Internal strife generally occurs in the early stages of a dynasty, when the ruling class is dissatisfied with the distribution of power and interests, while reforms mainly occur in the middle of the dynasty, when the ruler feels that he is dying and is going downhill, so he immediately launches a self-help, violence The overthrow came from the late period of the dynasty, when the accumulation was hard to return and the improvement was ineffective.

Gao Yihuan pondered slightly, and did not comment on Chen Mingxia's words, but looked at Gao Yicheng who was aside and said, "Yicheng, what are the recent movements of the gentry in Jingzhou?"

Gao Yicheng hurriedly put down the bowls and chopsticks, "Commander, many people are indeed somewhat dissatisfied with the tax system set by Sun Kewang after the commander returned to the Ming Dynasty. Recently, many people have frequently visited Beifu Fu Shangrui, hoping to restore the Ming Dynasty. rule."

Seeing Gao Yihuan's expression, Chen Mingxia knew it in his heart, and finally took a bowl of porridge, and drank it slowly~
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