Jia Lian of the Red Chamber

Jia Lian stood with a golden knife on his horse, and said with a smile, "Master Chen, what are you doing? You and I have no grievances or enmities. How can you talk about Chaosheng?"

Chen Tinghua's eyes turned cold: "Master Jia is going to step on me to death?"

Jia Lian smiled: "My lord misunderstood, what I mean is, my lord is an official in Jiangsu with outstanding achievements, what do you ask me to do? Of course, my lord can't just be an official and seek political achievements, you should also take care of family affairs, don't let me Family members and relatives do some illegal things, like this, I will not protect you just because of our colleagues, but I will participate in you in the booklet!"

Chen Tinghua was taken aback: "You you you, what do you mean?"

Jia Lian smiled: "Literally, I am very busy promoting the new land tax policy in the sea area. The emperor is watching the results. How can I have free time to take care of other people's backyards? But today I met Mr. Chen, I would like to mention In a word, it is the emperor's intention to promote the New Deal, and you and I, as subjects, should respond positively and lead by example, can't you back down?"

Chen Tinghua said: "This is for sure, my lord can rest assured, there will never be anyone in my Chen family who will make things difficult for my lord because of this matter."

Upon hearing this, Jia Lian stretched out his hand to beg: "So, thank you sir. If you come, please be safe. I bought a glass of wine in the backyard. Have a glass of water and wine before getting up."

Chen Tinghua was taken into a small courtyard in the backyard, but it was his father who lived here. Jia Lian said that he was arrested, but he was not thrown into prison.Not a single bit of practice.It's just that he can't move around at will.

When Chen Tinghua saw his father, he kowtowed first, and then persuaded his father in a low voice. His father didn't expect his son to have such a handle in other people's hands.Immediately stated that not only did his family support the new policy of the governor's office, but he would go back and talk to relatives and friends to respond to the new policy of the country.

That night, Chen Tinghua sent his father home. The Chen family was worried about the old man's punishment, but they gained weight when they returned home, so they felt relieved.

Knowing that his father was not tortured, Chen Tinghua was more afraid of Jia Lian in his heart. This man is so young, occupies a high position, and has no such bad habits as eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. It is really scary.

Chen Tinghua's brother advocated that the contact person sue Jia Lian, saying that he did not respect Confucius and Mencius as a scholar.Chen Tinghua repelled his brother, and secretly told his father: "Master Jia is determined to innovate, and he will definitely be named in history in the future. Please restrain your family, relatives and friends, and let's not be his stepping stone."

The next day, the Chen family and the Chen family's in-laws, the Qian family, the Wu family, the Liu family and the Wen family, all voluntarily paid taxes.

Afterwards, Jia Lian followed the same method and successfully settled the taxation of the six Fujian prefectures, and the remaining two prefectures of Quanzhou and Fuzhou became hard bones.

To be honest, because the arable land in Zhejiang, Fujian and Zhejiang provinces is almost double that of Fujian, Jia Lian stared at Zhejiang most of the time.Most of the affairs in Fujian depend on the chief minister, Min Zhizheng.

It turns out that Fujian people are more sturdy than Zhejiang people.

The gentry in Zhejiang Province beat Jia Lian four or five times. Ninety-nine percent of the land was taxed according to the regulations, and the rest was dodged. Jia Lian had no time to deduct it, so he could only wait for a detailed investigation later.

Among the eight prefectures in Fujian, six of the prefectures under Jia Lian's high-handed tactics of pulling the hammer of the army, at least [-]% of the land tax revenue was transferred to the national treasury, and the remaining details were settled later.

However, Quanzhou and Fuzhou, the two most affluent places in Fujian, joined forces to resist the tax.

Quanzhou has produced many celebrities since ancient times. At the same time, the richest people love to show off their wealth, enjoy themselves, and evade taxes.

What made Jia Lian vomit blood three times was that it was not the people in Quanzhou and Fuzhou who resisted the tax.

They put on a gesture of pleading for the people, saying that Fujian has been severely ravaged by Japanese pirates, and that one year of tax exemption is not enough for the people to recuperate, and they demanded another year of tax exemption in Fujian.

Of course Jia Lian didn't allow it, so he typed back the ticket directly.As a result, Zheng Xing, the prefect of Fujian, and Wu De, the prefect of Fuzhou, openly incited tens of thousands of people from the two prefectures to write to the imperial court, claiming that Jia Lian, for his personal reputation, regardless of the life and death of the people, expropriated violently, leaving the people of the two prefectures in dire straits, demanding that the imperial court Removing Jia Lian, a corrupt official, will give the people of Fujian and Zhejiang a clean world.

As a result, the Wanmin Letters of the two prefectures were seized by Wang Ziteng, and the people who were instigated by the two prefects to go to Beijing to sue were also arrested and sent to Jia Lian's governor's yamen.

Jia Lian thought about it all night, and the next day issued a governor's order, ordering all officials at the county level under the jurisdiction of Quanzhou and Fuzhou to go to the governor's office to have an audience.

According to the heads of the people who went to Beijing to file a complaint, the governor and governor were dispatched to summon all the patriarchs and elders of their families to the governor's yamen.

Three days later, Jia Lian was promoted to interrogate these people: "Do you know what the court collects taxes for?"

These common people were probably transferred and educated by the two governments, playing rogue with Jia Lian: "I don't know."

Jia Lian said: "You don't know, let me tell you that the imperial court collects taxes to help the victims in famine years, and to cope with the sudden war."

"We are ordinary people, and we don't care about the affairs of the court. Besides, there are no famines or wars here, so why should we be asked to pay taxes?"

Jia Lian sneered and asked again: "Now you don't have the scourge of Japanese pirates, and there is no famine. May I ask you, when the Japanese pirates ran rampant, burned, killed and looted, where did the food you eat come from?"

"You know, shouldn't the court help the victims?"

Jia Lian sneered: "Ha! Okay, let me ask you again, you should know who drove away the Japanese pirates, right?"

Some people were silent, and some people replied: "I know, the army sent by the imperial court."

Jia Lian asked again: "Do you know how much money the imperial court spent fighting Japanese pirates in Fujian and Zhejiang provinces? How many soldiers were killed or injured? How many soldiers threw their heads and blood on Fujian and Zhejiang for the stability of the people of Fujian and Zhejiang?"

At this time, everyone fell silent.

Jia Lian said sharply: "All the 5 people of the Purple Banner Army of the imperial court died in Fujian and Zhejiang. The Yongding Army was reduced from 5000 to 2, then recruited to 5000, and then reduced to 3000 again. Of the [-] people brought by General Feng, there were only [-] left when they returned. The Krupp army came to support them, [-] when they came, and [-] when they returned. These people were not from Fujian and Zhejiang. However, they died fighting Japanese pirates. Tell me, is it worthwhile for these people to die?"

Some people say it's not worth it, some people say it's worth it, because it's worth dying to drive away the Japanese pirates.

Jia Lian snorted coldly: "I said their death was not worth it! Because they died in battle, but in exchange for the peace of you white-eyed wolves. Now you eat and drink well, you would rather spend your money to buy silk and satin to fight for wealth, and you would rather throw a big banquet , The food in the big bucket is rotten and dumped, and I don’t want to spend a few cents to pay taxes.”

"I said that the imperial court should not spend millions of silver to fight against the Japanese pirates, and the surrounding provinces should not mobilize food and grass to help you. You are ungrateful and selfish people, and it is not worthy of anyone to sacrifice for you and cut down on food and clothing for you!"

Now some people were not convinced, and immediately started clamoring: "Without us, who would the imperial court collect taxes from? Don't think we don't know. The imperial court is now eager for the population of Fujian and Zhejiang to flourish, so that the prosperity of Fujian and Zhejiang can be restored as soon as possible. Don't think we don't know, The prosperity of Fujian and Zhejiang is inseparable from people, and cannot be separated from us ordinary people!"

Jia Lian sneered: "Sure enough, the government and the people are one, and the love between fish and water is deep, good, very good!"

Jia Lian ordered more than 30 officials from the two provinces of Quanzhou and Fuzhou to be brought into the lobby, and he slapped the gavel vigorously: "The governor will give you one last chance to correct yourself. How many of you are still wholeheartedly following the two? If the government resists the tax, they will continue to stay in the lobby, and those who have repented and are willing to assist the governor to implement the new policy of the court, now leave the lobby immediately, and the governor will not blame the past."

When Jia Lian said this, more than half of the 30 people hesitated. They were unwilling to follow suit at the beginning, but the masters of the Futai suppressed them and said that they were pleading for the people. As long as they make trouble in the capital, they will become history Master Qingtian who left his name.

These people were under pressure to sign along with them.Now, Jia Lian found out about their going to Beijing, and their success fell short. These people who were not firm in the first place were shaken.

Seventeen people exited the lobby one after another.

Jia Lian slapped the gavel again: "The remaining 18 of you, as the boss, I will give you another chance. You have been in a poor window for ten years, and you have suffered for many years to get your current status. You really want to destroy your future for those vain reputations." ? I guarantee that you will not leave your name in history, but will become a laughing stock. Are you still obsessed with it?"

After this persuasion, five more people left the lobby.

Jia Lian asked another hundred people in the hall: "I ask you, do you represent individuals or your families?"

These people didn't know what Jia Lian heard and said after hesitation, "Of course they represent the family."

Jia Lian said again: "Are you all the patriarchs of the family?"

As a result, only half of the people are patriarchs, while the other half are the patriarchs of the family.

Jia Lian sneered: "Clan elders cannot represent the family. I will ask your respective patriarchs and elders to come to the court to confront each other. If they agree that you represent the family, I will fulfill you." The 100 people in the hall panicked when they heard the words. The patriarchs and elders, however, cannot represent their respective families. They only came forward to oppose Jia Lian and the New Deal in order to cater to the lords of the Futai and seek their own honor and favor.

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