The Unjust System and My War-Crazy Self

"This spring."

"The madness and rebellion will inevitably lead to the north!"

"All of Dian Ni's men are plant spirits, and they don't care about spring plowing at all."

"And since entering the battle, no matter what season it is, we have been launching attacks-

"I dare to speculate that as long as Jiangnan is at peace, millions of bandits will surely cross the Yangtze River and invade our territory.

"The situation is critical. I hope the Emperor will make a decision soon!"

Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong understood that Tu Hai was right.

After several fierce battles, they had a better understanding of the plant army.

It was known that it would not be long before Shu Yichao would lead that terrifying army of plants and charge towards the capital.

Now, Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong only had two troops left that they could rely on to fight in the field.

One is the Shaanxi-Gansu Green Camp.

They fought bloody battles over the past year, blocking Li Laiheng in the northwest for Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong, and telling the world who the backbone of the empire is.

One is the Eight Banners Vanguard Battalion.

These were the last elite troops of the Eight Banners carefully selected by Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong. They were well-equipped and had excellent combat effectiveness.

But can we really defeat Shu Yichao with just two armies?

You know, the two armies combined have less than 100,000 troops.

But the million-strong army that Shu Yichao had always boasted about seemed to be a real number.

Once a war breaks out, what are the chances of winning?

Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong had no idea what was going on.

And most importantly, he can no longer afford to pay for the two troops.

It's fine to be stationed there, but once a war breaks out, there's food shortages, transportation losses, corruption...

Only the broken northern Qin Dynasty is left. How can it hold on?

Moreover, Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong did not dare to let them go into battle easily.

Not to mention defeat, even if the losses were slightly greater, his throne would be unstable.

By then, perhaps before Shu Yichao could even reach the capital, he would be killed by his own people.

"Alas." Emperor Kangxi and Qianlong pondered for a while and sighed helplessly.

"I have no choice but to..."

"There's nothing we can do about it."

Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong muttered silently.

"Draft an edict, I—"

Soon, in this spring, a piece of news came, like the spring rain that nourishes all things, warming the hearts of the entire northern gentry.

"Holy...Lord!"

Behind the bald heads, the scholars with pigtails like rat tails had tears in their eyes and howled to the sky.

"A new Saint...King has appeared in the land of China!"

The reason for the rejoicing of these gentry was an imperial edict just issued by Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong.

The intention is complex, but the general meaning is clear.

Emperors Kangxi and Qianlong were preparing to implement the "New Deal" in Henan, Jianghuai, and Shandong areas, which was actually just a tax-farming system in a different name.

What is the tax package system?

Well, the written statement is that it is a system whereby the imperial court would entrust private individuals with the collection and payment of certain taxes in a certain period of time and a certain amount.

To put it simply, it means finding someone to collect taxes in a certain place "on behalf of" the court.

As long as you can collect the amount the court requires, the court will not bother to care how much you collect privately.

Even if the court only wants one tael, you can turn around and ask the poor people below for a thousand taels.

After all, it's all legal.

When the Yuan Dynasty fell, why did a large number of scholars and officials in the Central Plains miss the Yuan Dynasty?

They even boasted that "since the unification of the Yuan Dynasty by Emperor Shizu, the world has been peaceful for sixty or seventy years, with lenient penalties and low taxes, and very few weapons; the living were well provided for, and the dead were buried; one could travel thousands of miles and stay as comfortably as at home, which was truly a prosperous time."

How could they even say such corny words as "The great virtue of Yuanzhen presented the image of Qianyuan, his great literature was initiated, and the world was broadened... The Tang and Yu dynasties congratulated Yuanzhen... The great virtue of Yuanzhen showed the best of both Chinese and foreign peoples, and the great emperor celebrated and honored the country, and the Yanyou era brought peace and prosperity. He cultivated talents and created legends, and the atmosphere gathered at that time"?

It was because the Yuan Dynasty’s ruling level was so poor that grassroots management was basically abandoned, so it had to be left to the gentry to handle, allowing the gentry to manipulate the local area at will.

The literati really did whatever they wanted, annexing land and seizing properties, even selling their own people like pigs.

There is no need to hide it like other dynasties, because it is legal!!

Pay enough to the Emperor, leave enough for the Governor, and the rest is yours!

When Zhu Yuanzhang said, "The Yuan Dynasty failed because of its leniency," he was not referring to leniency, but to indulgence.

I'm referring to this group of cancerous people who have almost completely destroyed the entire world!

But no matter what, the literati definitely welcomed the tax-farming system with open arms.

"Benevolent government!"

"This is truly a benevolent government rarely seen in ancient and modern times!"

"Once this policy is implemented, the world will be peaceful and prosperous."

The gentry spoke excitedly.

"For this reason alone, Your Majesty is worthy of being called an emperor of all time. Even the Qin Emperor and Han Emperor Wu cannot even come close to his achievements. Your virtues are comparable to those of Yao and Shun!"

"We swear to defend the great kingdom to the death!

"right!!"

"Help Xuan destroy the monster!"

"Humans and demons have different paths. How can the order of heaven and earth be disrupted?"

"That demon harms the world, poisons the world, and causes countless people to cry and shed tears of blood."

"People like us who are well-read should follow the words of the sages, eradicate evil, and use the righteousness in our hearts to restore order to the world.

In this way, the "New Deal" was implemented extremely quickly and was put into practice at an almost incredible speed.

"Hmph, a bunch of bastards." Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong, who received all kinds of disgusting and exaggerated memorials, sneered and dropped the memorials in his hands.

"I think these guys are just like dogs seeing a bone."

Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong approved one as they spoke.

"This fellow spread rumors and misled the people. He should be dismissed from his post, investigated, and his entire family executed!"

Damn, you can't even flatter?

妖?

Who are you calling a monster?

When talking about monsters, I think of wrong monsters, then zombies, and then the expulsion of the Tartars and the restoration of Chinese civilization.

Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong's imagination only made such a leap forward at this level.

"But at least the food and wages are enough."

The implementation of the new policy enabled Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong to quickly gather enough food and wages.

As for how much blood and wailing were involved, the young emperor was too lazy to think about it.

Of course, in exchange for this benevolent policy, Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong also gave local tyrants the power and obligation to organize militia to fight against bandits.

In the past, Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong would never have dared to do this.

God knows if these guys will rebel after they get the military power.

It would be very difficult to maintain the existing territory of the empire by relying solely on the Green Camp and the Eight Banners, which are like pepper powder, with a little scattered here and there.

How can we have the time to deal with such a powerful local force?

But now...

The offensive and defensive situations are different!

These are all issues that Shu Yichao needs to consider.

For their own power, wealth, land, and lives, these gentry will fight the bandits to the bitter end!

No matter which side wins, it is not their own strength that is consumed.

All he had to pay was the actual ruling power south of the Yellow River.

Since we can't defend it from either side, it's better to leave it to the gentry to act as a buffer zone and fight the bandits. We won't feel sorry even if they are all killed.

Maybe they will both suffer losses, and I can take advantage of this opportunity to send troops to reap the benefits.

After all, the reason Shu Yichao was able to stay in Jiangnan for so long was because he was hindered by the gentry.

Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong muttered this in their hearts.

“It’s time to choose a commander-in-chief.

After solving the problems of manpower and food wages, the next thing Emperor Kangxi and Qianlong had to consider was who should lead the only two remaining troops in Daqing.

Tuhai?

No, although Tu Hai is young and strong, the defeat in eastern Sichuan will definitely cause a lot of dissatisfaction.

Rab?

The fleeing general was captured by the order of Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong himself. If it weren't for his high status and the fact that Dacheng was an iron-hatted king, he would have been harvested like a leek by Shu Yichao...

Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong had already ordered the execution of this bastard.

Pick and choose.

Emperor Kangxi and Qianlong were surprised to find that the remaining Eight Banners officers either lacked qualifications or had poor combat records.

We need to find a general who can command the people and lead the troops...

It is so difficult.

After all, the brains of such people basically became the material for Shu Yichao to build the Jingguan in the south.

Just when Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong were racking their brains but still couldn't come up with a solution, the elderly and frail Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang appeared.

"Have you forgotten someone?"

"Who?" Emperor Kangxi and Qianlong asked curiously.

"Aobai." Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang said concisely.

...Ah?" Emperor Kangxi and Qianlong opened their mouths wide.

But he soon realized-

really!

It seems feasible.

Oboi was the first Baturu when the state was first established. After entering the Pass, he fought wars in the south and the north and made great military achievements.

He has both the qualifications and the achievements.

Because of his arrogance and domineering behavior, and because his brother sent away a large number of elite troops from Jianzhou, Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong took the opportunity to attack him, dismissed him from his post, confiscated his property, and imprisoned him.

I have to say, this guy is really good at this.

"But, ancestor, will he..." Emperor Kangxi and Qianlong asked hesitantly.

In fact, the things that Oboi did were not worth Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong's fussing over.

After all, he just wanted to grab land and harm the people whenever he wanted, and he had two white flags...

But in order to win over the hearts of the two white flags, Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong had no choice but to take action against Oboi.