Aunt Chen is back from the world of cultivation

But the Wei Dynasty was too big, and the treasury simply did not have enough money to hastily increase the soldiers' salaries.

Moreover, since those civil and military officials served him, it would be impossible for him not to let them benefit from it.

There was no need to let those literati and scholars secretly scold him behind his back for being mean and petty, or even affect his reputation after his death.

That evil demon Du'e had stolen all his treasury, causing him, the emperor, to have an unprecedentedly poor year. He didn't even give out rewards to his concubines. Until now, they haven't even cut their spring clothes, and the entire harem is filled with resentment.

But she took his money and squandered it to expand her own power!

With these tens of thousands of troops, the power of the evil demon Du'e will be even more difficult to wipe out.

The King of Shu, the Hu people in the north, and the rebels in Qin Province also prevented him from rashly withdrawing troops from the capital and other routes to support Zhongdu.

He was very worried about this.

But he didn't expect that God was still on the side of him, the true dragon emperor.

That evil demon Du'e actually made a stupid move!

Now, he only needs to wait for chaos to break out in Jiangnan, and then he can send troops from Zhongdu to sneak into Jiangnan, and cooperate with those gentry from inside and outside to set Jiangnan on fire.

By then, this raging fire will surely burn out all the troops that the Lord Du'e has gathered with great difficulty, and force the evil demon Du'e to leave Jiangnan in disgrace.

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However, Emperor Yong'an's wishful thinking was obviously too early.

Because collecting taxes from previous years is just an appetizer.

The real highlight is yet to come.

Nandu Palace, Huangji Hall

Qin Dafu, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, submitted a report on the amount of back taxes paid by various prefectures over the past half month.

Chen Qingzhu raised his hand, took it with the power of controlling objects, and turned it over slightly.

As expected, less than half of the people honestly paid the arrears or donated sufficient land.

Others either took a little money or land to get away with it, or simply ignored her decrees.

"Immediately issue an order to distribute the land to all prefectures and counties!"

She gave orders to the Prime Minister Yuan Songbo.

"Yes!"

Yuan Songbo obeyed the order loudly, his ruddy face and a pair of clear and sharp eyes full of excitement.

After more than two months of preparation, the show finally begins!

The tough bone of Jiangnan that he couldn't chew more than a decade ago, he will definitely chew it down thoroughly this time with the strong support of the temple master!

Chen Qingzhu looked at Zhang Liu, the Minister of Civil Affairs and Propaganda Department:

"Zhang Liu, now it's up to you!"

Zhang Liu quickly stood up straight and said with a resolute look:

"Master, rest assured, I will definitely fulfill your mission!"

On that day, the printed decree of the gods for the distribution of land was sent to various places.

Soon they were posted on the city walls of every prefecture and county, as well as on streets with heavy traffic.

The newly appointed county magistrates even borrowed troops from the local garrison and sent them to the main entrances and exits of the town to post and read the notices.

Many residents in the town and villagers in the village saw this decree:

It first used a few words to denounce the chaos of land annexation in Jiangnan and the suffering of the people. It also said that the gods collected taxes in order to subsidize the ordinary people who were impoverished due to land annexation, but it was hateful that the gentry and landlords were stubborn and refused to pay taxes.

Now, the God will confiscate their land and distribute three acres of land to every citizen, regardless of gender, and will only collect 20% in total tax, in order to ensure that the people have enough food to eat and warm clothes to wear.

In addition, if the local gentry and landlords showed resistance, any citizen who participated in the suppression would be rewarded with one extra acre of land for each additional person in each household.

Former military households and retired soldiers are all within the range of being able to receive three acres of land per person.

Before long, all the decrees posted in the town and even the county were secretly torn down. Only the county gates, which were guarded day and night by soldiers, were still preserved.

At this time, many county governments were already experiencing undercurrents.

Upon learning that the God of Du'e was going to distribute all their land to those peasants, the gentry, landlords and powerful people were extremely angry.

Everyone hated the God Du'e with gnashing teeth.

This hatred far exceeds the fear of unknown forces.

They even felt that the so-called magical powers of the God of Du'e were just boasted to scare people.

After all, which traitor has not boasted that he is the reincarnation of a god?

The gentry, landlords and powerful people organized many thugs they had hired, and as soon as the people from the government office came out to distribute the land, they would immediately ambush and encircle them.

Not long after the notices were posted in various places, they sent people to tear them down at night.

In this case, no matter how good the Lord Du'e is for the people, the villagers living in the village will not know about it at all, let alone join forces with the Lord Du'e's army to fight against them, the landlords.

However, they had no idea that at the same time the notice was issued, thousands of "peddlers" from the Propaganda Department had already arrived at the villages selected by the higher-ups, and under the guise of selling goods, they delivered this people-friendly decree to the villages without any error.

Most of the villagers make a living by renting farmland. Even if they have their own land, for a family of more than a dozen people, the most they own is only twenty acres, and the least is even only three or five acres. To make a living, they still have to rent land from landlords.

After hearing the news from the peddler, all the people gathered at the entrance of the village could not believe that such a good thing would happen to them.

"Why would the government be so generous to us peasants?"

There was a glimmer of hope in the eyes of the skinny villagers, but it seemed like it would be extinguished at any time.

The peddler said as a matter of course:

"Of course not. The Lord of Deliverance came here specifically to save the people from suffering! His purpose is to let poor people like us live a good life!"

"If it weren't for the people, the God would still be serving as the Grand Imperial Master in the capital, accepting offerings from the old emperor! I heard that the God fell out with the old emperor because the old emperor was rich but refused to provide relief to the people in the snow-stricken areas of Northern Zhili and Shanxi Province!"

"If you don't believe it, you can send two people to the county gate to check the notice. The notices in other places will probably be torn down by some bad-hearted people!"

When everyone heard him say this, they realized how compassionate the God of Du'e was.

In addition, with the county notice to verify, everyone believed the peddler's words about 70%.

Someone couldn't help but ask:

"I only have one son in my family, and the other three are girls. Can each of them get three acres of land?"

The peddler laughed heartily and said, "Of course it's true. Men and women are the same in the God's place. They all have three acres of land!"

"And we only pay 20% tax! This includes the population tax, land tax, and corvée. Excluding the 20% paid to the court, the rest is ours!"

All the villagers were ecstatic.

In a poor family, many people would not want to raise a son unless they had a daughter who could be used to exchange dowry or a wife for their son.

Because a girl is not a child, she cannot carry on the family line.

But now, the decree from above actually states that girls and women such as daughters-in-law are also considered as adult members and can be allocated land.

Then the amount of land each household can get will be much more than expected.

With so much land, all of it is mine by paying only 20% rent. I can’t even imagine how easy life will be in the future!