nanming man

Chapter 386 Punishment for Collaborating with the Enemy
In the lobby, many squires waited for a long time, but Gao Yihuan hadn't come yet.

It's fine if no one comes, and there is no one to serve tea, which makes the squires a little dissatisfied.

As time passed, Chen Zhonglian's face became more and more gloomy.

He is the censor Zhiren, full-time talker, although the official is not big, but he has direct access to heaven, even the chiefs of the third divisions in the province have to be polite when they see him.

After he returned to his hometown due to illness ten years ago, except for the prefect of the fourth rank, he never went to the door of other officials, and all the local officials came to him.

There is no way, because the admonition platform is a big face, and the local officials are afraid that he will be unhappy, write a letter to some colleague, make a small report, and inexplicably cause a commotion.

Although Gao Yihuan is a great official, he is a general and a bandit. Why are you cheating?
Advising officials, their bounden duty is to speak out and find faults, but most of them are dead-headed, they only criticize others, they have no way to do practical things, but they think they are good at it.

Although the situation of the government and the opposition has changed long after returning to his hometown for more than ten years, Chen Zhonglian still sees problems with old eyes, a pedantic and self-righteous old bookworm.

In his opinion, no matter what you Gao Yihuan did before, no matter how powerful you are, now that you have become a minister, you have to get down whether you are a dragon or a tiger.

The old man personally visited you, a rogue, but he gave you enough face, and let the old man wait in the hall, it is really shameful.He has already decided to write a letter to his friends in Nanjing after returning home, telling you that you are domineering and that Gao Yihuan can't bear to go around.

At this time, Chen Zhonglian was a little impatient, and suddenly a soldier outside the hall shouted: "The commander-in-chief is here!"

As soon as the voice fell, Gao Yihuan held his belt with both hands, and strode in with a look of fullness.

Seeing this, Chen Zhonglian was not happy, but he still led the crowd to stand up to greet him. Gao Yihuan waved his hands and said, "I have just taken down Yiling, and things are complicated, so the elders have been waiting for a long time!"

After speaking, he took his seat in the central hall, his cheeks twitching, as if he had a leek between his teeth.

"Unbelievable vulgarity!" Chen Zhonglian looked at Gao Yihuan with contempt in his heart, but he still cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Marshal Gao is busy with military affairs, and we are really sorry for disturbing him!"

Knowing that Ben Shuai is very busy, why come to delay?

Gao Yihuan also had a smile on his face, he laughed, and said against his will: "It's okay, everyone, please take a seat, if you have anything to say!"

Chen Zhonglian cupped his hands with a touch of pride on his face and said: "Marshal Gao, old man Chen Zhonglian, is a representative of the Yiling gentry, and was once the censor of the Chongzhen Dynasty."

After finishing speaking, Chen Zhonglian paused, waiting for Gao Yihuan to give a response, looking forward to a few pleasantries between the two sides, but after a pause, Gao Yihuan just urged in doubt: "Say it!" on heart.

Chen Zhonglian almost choked to death, so he could only calm down, "Marshal Gao, I heard that the officers and soldiers found a lot of silver in the lotus pond in the east of the city."

When Gao Yihuan heard this, he immediately became vigilant, what is this bird censor doing with the money?
"Haha~ The old man heard the news that there is no silver!" Gao Yihuan shook his head and waved his hands.

Chen Zhonglian said with a smile on his face: "Don't lie to us, Commander. The money is the people's fat and people's anointing that the sun thief looted. The salary that forced us to help should be more than 20 taels."

Gao Yihuan showed displeasure on his face, I said it was nothing, and you said there are 20 taels, which is not giving me face.

"What do you want to do here?" Gao Yihuan asked coldly.

Sure enough, he is a martial artist who only recognizes money, Chen Zhonglian continued to sell his old man with a smile: "Commander, even the gentry of Yiling Prefecture give the commander some kindness, old people have no other meaning."

Gao Yihuan couldn't help frowning, and looked at Chen Zhonglian like a fool.How did the money that this commander snatched from Sun Kewang become a little bit of your favor?How shameless!

Gao Yihuan looked at the crowd with more interest, "What do you guys want to do here?"

Chen Zhonglian mentioned the money first, just to make Gao Yihuan feel embarrassed, so that the rest of the request will be easier to talk about.

"Marshal Gao, the sun thief is cruel and cruel, wantonly plundering the people's wealth, and the people are miserable. We are all looking forward to the stars, the moon, and finally the officers and soldiers. I really hope that from now on, Yiling Prefecture will be peaceful, I hope that when everything is restored to the government’s rule, the burden on the people can be lightened.” Chen Zhonglian sighed first, then glanced at Gao Yihuan, and continued: “Marshal Gao, I’m waiting to come here this time mainly to express my feelings to the Marshal , I hope the commander-in-chief can relieve the people's hunger."

Gao Yihuan squinted at him, this Chen Zhonglian pretended to be smart, first raised money, wanted to sell favors, and now put a high hat on Lao Tzu, trying to fool Lao Tzu, did he really think of this handsome as a simple-minded martial artist?

"I don't know what I should do to save the common people!" Gao Yihuan sneered in his heart.

A smile appeared on Chen Zhonglian's face, and the gentry in the hall also showed expressions of admiration.

"Marshal Gao, this old man thinks that first of all the property and houses that the sun thief plundered from the people must be returned, so that the people have fields to cultivate and houses to plant. Secondly, the sun thief has severely exploited the people and collected more than [-]% of the land tax. Half of the annual income will be levied, which is far higher than the [-]% tax of the imperial court. The plundering is too ruthless, making it impossible for the people to survive. The old man believes that since the government and army have recovered Yiling Prefecture, the tax law will also be abolished so that the common people can earn something.” Chen Zhonglian talked eloquently, “Marshal Gao, if he can do these two things, the people will be grateful and remember his kindness!”

Sun Kewang invaded a lot of land, but if the common people had a few acres of land, it was actually the landowners and gentry who suffered the most.

The land tax in the Ming Dynasty was not high. Even if the three rates were added to the normal calculation, it would only be about [-]% to [-]%. It was just that the landlords, officials and gentry passed on the land tax they should pay to the self-cultivating farmers, so that in the actual collection, the land tax that the common people had to pay , reaching more than [-]%.

In this way, in farming, the grain that the common people can actually get is only [-] to [-]% of the harvest, or even less, and the government actually gets not much, only [-]% of the total output of the field, and the remaining [-] to [-]% of the total output. Forty percent were basically corrupted by gentry landlords and officials.

Sun Kewang stipulated that the land tax should be divided into four for officials and six for the people. The government that could only receive [-]% of the tax in the past got the four-city tax after the reform. Only the gentry and landlords who could get more than [-]% of the rent could only receive [-]% of the rent.

Gao Yihuan has done some research on Sun Kewang's tax system, and he knows that with this method, the government gains the most, the common people take second, and the gentry and landlords lose the most.

After Gao Yihuan entered the city, he posted an Anmin Announcement as he did in Jingzhou, stating that the tax system would not change for the time being, so Chen Zhonglian wanted to fool him and overthrow this set of regulations.

Chen Zhonglian thought that Gao Yihuan was a martial artist and didn't understand these things, so he smiled and waited for his reply.

Who knew that Gao Yihuan snorted coldly, and suddenly changed his face, "You old bastard, you really don't know shame. The money was seized by the commander. Son? You squires enjoy preferential treatment from the imperial court, but you don’t want to repay them, and you only poach the corners of the imperial court, you are really shameless!"

Chen Zhonglian was taken aback for a moment, and then his face turned red. He didn't expect Gao Yihuan to see through his thoughts.

Shocked, Chen Zhonglian took a step back, feeling a burst of embarrassment and anger in his heart. Scholars want face the most. Being poked at like this, he can't hold back his face. He immediately changed his skills in admonishing the platform, "Although you are a high-ranking official in the court, Marshal Gao, you can't Such a bloody mouth. This tax law was established by the grandson. You are an official of the court. What is your intention to use the law of the thief? This old man wants to write a letter to Beijing, looking for ginseng you!"

Chen Zhonglian, who was born as a censor, showed the fighting power of the talkative party.

"Participate in me?" Gao Yihuan jumped up against the case, "You give money to the thief, provide money for the thief, and fight against the court. This commander will punish you for the crime of collaborating with the enemy first. Come, let this commander take it down!"

Gao Yihuan yelled loudly, and more than a dozen armored soldiers rushed in~
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