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Chapter 1001: The Art of Capture and Indulgence

On the second day of the first month of March, Wang Tong led the army to leave Shenyang, preparing to go to the front line of Fushun, from Fushun Pass out of the border wall to conquer the Jurchens, and Wang Tong attacked Shenyang and rescued Liaonan, Wang Xijue and Chen Ju were both in Shenyang City. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The city wall of Shenyang is high and thick, the grain and grass are sufficient, it is natural and safe to stay here, everyone is very optimistic about the situation, after several major battles, the great enemy has been cleared, although the Jurchens outside the side wall are still there, but there is no resistance in front of the army.

Victory is already a sure thing, and the twists and turns of retribution have been sent to the Beijing division as soon as possible, and many people from the Beijing division have rushed over.

Among the people who came from the Beijing Division, some of them were sent by the imperial court to offer condolences, and some of them were the people who were stuffed by the powerful figures of the Beijing Division, and the great victory was in sight, and all those who were on errands in the army were officials, they all had a good qualification, and they could also get all kinds of benefits in the future.

Anyway, he is afraid that Wang Tong is not easy to deal with, ordinary officials dare not take advantage of this loophole, maybe the identity and status of the people who come here are unusual, Wang Xijue can only pinch his nose and admit it, looking for a leisure to settle down.

Shenyang City was originally the second prosperous city in Liao Town, and there was no shortage of things in the city.

Wang Xijue, the supervisor of the Eastern Expedition Army and the second assistant of the cabinet, was born in the wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River, and he is also a son of a family who pays attention to food and clothing and knows how to have fun, but Wang Xijue knows how to distinguish between public and private, and there has never been an out-of-character performance in the army, and there is not much difference between eating and Chen Ju and Wang Tong.

However, after Wang Tong's army left Shenyang, there were more occasions for Wang Xijue to participate in banquets and drinks, and the people who came over from Beijing knew Wang Xijue's weight, and they were all happy to see that this adult not only did not shirk and abandoned, but took the initiative to participate.

It didn't take a few days for some gossip to spread from these occasions, for example, Liaozhen was about to change from a military town to a province, Liaozhen had heavy military affairs, and the response was different in all aspects, and it was necessary to change from one general soldier to three general soldiers, each guarding one side

When this news came out, all parties in Liaozhen were shaken, and the military town was changed to a province, so many conveniences and privileges had to be divided into a lot, one general soldier was changed to three general soldiers, and the Li family could not grasp it all, and the power pattern of Liaozhen would also change, and the situation of the Li family's dominance would also change.

In this kind of change, the one with the greatest stake is the Li family, and there are also characters with enough status to go to the Li family to knock on the side, whether it is Li Chengliang or those sons and nephews who speak effectively, they are noncommittal about this, such an ambiguous attitude, smart people can naturally see it, and the news is probably eighty percent accurate.

Then everyone reacted, and the first important thing now is the Qingzhang field, and the population field on the official register of Liao Town is much less than in fact.

Everyone recruited poor people in the customs to come to Liao Town to reclaim the fields, and the fertile fields outside the customs were reclaimed, and the production was rich and there was no need to pay taxes, which was the richest entry of the wealthy families in Liao Town, because it was a border town, and the military affairs were greater than the sky, and the imperial court did not care about this at all, and there were many people who benefited from this matter.

The border town was changed to a province, that is to say, the imperial court should set up a civil official yamen, and taxes should be collected in Liao Town.

If it is implemented in this way, it is equivalent to scraping off a layer of flesh on everyone's body, and the bloody pain will be unbearable, and no one will be willing, but after these few big victories, the wealthy families of Liaozhen also understand in their hearts that the imperial court really wants to do this, and Liaozhen has no power to resist.

And there is another difference between Liaozhen and the provinces of Guannei, that is, many wealthy families in the provinces of Guannei can rely on the fame of their children to reduce taxes and exempt taxes, most of the wealthy families in Liaozhen do not have this condition, and they are often run by local tyrannical people from generation to generation, and such tyrannical people are nothing in front of the government, and they do not have any resistance.

"If it weren't for Wang Tong leading his troops to fight such a beautiful scene, the whole town of Liao would be intimidated, I'm afraid that as soon as this news is released, this group of local tyrants will dare to gather the Tartars to make a rebellion together."

Wang Xijue said to Chen Ju in private, the more land rent and tax the court has, and the local government has less points, and they often fight over this matter, like enemies, but now the wealthy people in Liaozhen can only be afraid, but they dare not and can't afford to think about anything else, because Wang Tong shows too strong overwhelming power.

There are all kinds of situations, and the gossip is circulating in more and more detail, and everyone understands in their hearts that this gossip is ** Wang Xijue and Wang Cifu are blowing the wind.

Therefore, Wang Xijue set up a banquet in Shenyang in March, and invited the big families in Liao Town, and all those who could come came rushed to come, which added a lot of excitement and prosperity to Shenyang.

Whether it is the Hongmen banquet or not, everyone is not sure, but in the current situation, the Li family, who was the general emperor of the original locality, has completely shrunk, and everyone can only go to Shenyang for the banquet, and it is good to inquire about some news at the banquet.

The Li family cleaned up a large mansion in the city for this banquet, and tables and chairs were placed everywhere, and several restaurants and the Li family's own cooks were transferred to prepare for the banquet.

The post of this banquet is very stingy, roughly the kind of person who is the first person in a radius of 100 miles can receive a post, otherwise there is no qualification, everyone is worried in their hearts, but there are also some comparisons, everyone can't tell what is superior on weekdays, now I have this post You don't have it, this is that I am better than you.

When you come to Shenyang, you can't go to the banquet empty-handed, Wang Xijue has really received gifts these days, and the people who came to the banquet are naturally rich, and they come to the banquet for such things, and they are willing to give gifts.

Wang Xijue never refused the gifts, and accepted them all, but the gift list and the person who gave the gift were clearly recorded, and this gift list was also copied to the eunuch Chen Ju to show his public heart.

Chen Ju, the overseer, didn't figure out this joint at the beginning, Wang Xijue sent a gift list to him to keep the bottom, Chen Ju also said that there was no need for this, but later he figured it out, not only accepted the gift list, but also sent someone to check the gift, which was a great joy for both parties.

"This great victory is the blessing of the saints today"

"The old man can't accompany him, but I wish Lord Wang to go to Jianzhou here, and he will be victorious and successful."

Even if the qualifications of the people participating in the banquet were selected, there were still too many people attending the banquet, and the spacious hall was stuffed.

Seeing Wang Xijue make such a gesture, everyone sighed along, saluted in the direction of Jingshi, and then wished to the east, and then sat down.

At this time, the hot dishes began to be served, and everyone was just about to raise their chopsticks, but they heard Wang Xijue speak, and some of the sloppy people still felt that Lord Wang was polite here, so they ate a few bites and set up a relationship with the people around them, but they didn't expect to see the people around them stand up again and hurriedly walked over.

I couldn't help but complain in my heart, can you talk at one time, this meal is uneating.

"The customs have cleared the acres of land several times, you may not be very clear outside the customs, the rules in the customs are that those who have a title deed pay according to the number on the title deed, and those who do not have a title deed will have another point to say."

As soon as Wang Xijue finished speaking, everyone couldn't sit still, and they all were in an uproar, there are many fields in Liao Town, and these fields are cultivated by military households and bear food and salaries, but what everyone really makes money is those fields that are cultivated privately, and there is no land deed to say otherwise, is the court going to swallow these fields.

Some people think of those rich and noble children who have come from the gate these days, could it be that these people are staring at the good fields and beautiful land outside the gate?

"Elder Wang Ge, if you deal with it like this, I'm afraid the people of Liaozhen won't"

Someone couldn't help but raise his voice and said, halfway through the words, someone covered his mouth, there were many local landlords who came to participate in this banquet, and there were many people who were slaves of the Liaozhen generals, they managed the land, because there were people who supported them, and they had always been rampant and domineering, and when they heard Wang Xijue say this, they couldn't help it.

However, someone around him hurriedly stretched out his hand to cover it and scolded in a low voice:

"If your brain is broken, you are not afraid that Wang Tong will eat you in one bite!"

Thinking about the comparison between his master and that Wang Tong, his impulse immediately turned into fear, and the whole person was silent, and he didn't dare to speak out anymore, so he obediently stood aside.

Wang Xijue naturally noticed this detail, and sighed for a while, if he wants to make a fuss about Tian Fu, it is extremely difficult, I don't know how much trouble to cause, even if he is the second assistant of the cabinet, he is ready to be criticized and make trouble, but he didn't expect Wang Tong's military might to shock people to such a point.

Taking advantage of the situation, Wang Xijue understood this truth, and the topic was talked about to such a point, so he simply smiled and said:

"The old man doesn't come to Liao Town, I don't know that the so-called bitter cold land outside the Guan, there is such fertile land, and so many people cultivate, the old man has been in the center of the six years for a long time, I don't remember that Liao Town has sent any money and grain to the imperial court, but every year to the imperial court, now there is no external trouble around Liao Town, and a province is going to be set up, is there anything wrong with collecting taxes and approving fields?"

The people below dared to say a word, and the flattering smiles on the faces of the people turned into embarrassing wry smiles, and Wang Xijue said again:

"The old man knows that you are reluctant to pay this money and grain tax, and the old man can make a statement to you, the first three years of collecting taxes from the fields, the court will be very strict, and there will be no slackness, you must have a plan in your heart!"

I thought it was comfort, but I didn't expect it to be a little more serious, and everyone's faces were even more bitter, Wang Xijue took two steps and said with a smile:

"The old man has a road to show you, and now there are thousands of hectares of fertile land that don't need to be taxed, waiting for you to reclaim it!"