By the beginning of May, the wheat in Xiangyang and Dengzhou was ripe, and the people were racing against time to finish the harvest. After a year of hard work, the harvest season that Wang Xiaolie had been waiting for finally arrived. From top to bottom, everywhere in the several states was filled with a busy and cheerful atmosphere.

On the third day of May, Wang Xiaolie accompanied Wang Ruohai to the outside of Dengzhou City. From then on, the political affairs of Dengzhou were handed over to Wang Ruohai, while Niu Gao went to Xinye to join Shao Ling and concentrate on leading the troops. However, except for the officials in Dengzhou who knew the state,

They were still recruited by Niu Gao and listened to Wang Xiaolie's command.

Niu Gao led his people to welcome him out of the city, surrounded by people from the state.

He stepped forward and saluted. Niu Gao said: "This year the weather is good and the winter wheat harvest is good. The elders of this state are extremely happy. They gathered here to welcome the Zhizhi into the city. Also, in previous years, summer taxes were collected from May 15th. I don't know.

How is this year going?”

Wang Xiaolie said: "We will continue to collect grain taxes on May 15th as usual. This year, the dendrobium buckets used to collect grain taxes are all made by the government, and the harvesting time is supervised by the officials. The previous bad habits of dendrobium noodles and other bad habits will be abolished.

"

After hearing this, the people around him cheered together.

In the past, when the government collected taxes, the township was organized by Li Zheng. If the number was insufficient, Li Zheng would make up for it. Therefore, the real big households in Li Zheng were hiding, and were generally held by wealthy but powerless families in the township. Once appointed,

Many people lost their money. Wang Xiaolie changed the usual practice. Now the government directly sends people to collect the money, and also cancels the previous bad habits. Everyone is happy.

In the past, the amount of taxes collected was not clear. In addition to the regular taxes, there were various tax increases. For farmers, the tax rates prescribed by the state were of little effect, and local tax increases were the bulk of the tax.

Common tax increases, such as transfers, changes, additional consumption, and free warehouses, are basically found in various places, and the amounts may be different. There are also additional taxes, such as head money, city regulations money, starting line money, and stipend money.

There are more than a dozen methods such as using money. In addition, when collecting taxes, the official will also use measuring tools to impose certain additional taxes. Such as big fights and noodles fights are recognized bad examples.

When collecting taxes, officials use big buckets to collect more than the prescribed amount. After filling the bucket with noodles, they continue to be filled upwards, forming the shape of a small mountain. For noodles alone, you can collect 20% more

.In addition, there are countless other items such as sample submission and advance loan.

Just by abolishing these bad habits, farmers' income can be greatly increased. Therefore, Wang Xiaolie increased taxes on grain, explicitly abolished bad habits, and abolished money taxes, which was deeply supported by farmers.

After the salute, an old man came out, holding wine in both hands, and said to Wang Xiaoxing: "Old man of Dengzhou, I am deeply benefited by observation. Please drink this cup and go to Dengzhou City to be happy! If you have observation here, it is really me, the people of Dengzhou.

Blessing!"

Wang Xiaolie drank the wine in one gulp and said: "Who in the world doesn't want the place to be stable and the people to be prosperous? In the past, the imperial court spent a lot of money, but also had the disdain to cause chaos in the place, and the people suffered greatly. From now on, when the officials and the people are united, everyone will be united.

Everyone lives in peace and contentment!"

The common people cheered and surrounded Wang Xiaohe and several others and entered the gate of Dengzhou City.

When Wang Ruohai saw this, he really didn't know what to feel in his heart. Of course he knew the purpose of the imperial court sending him here, but Wang Xiaolie had trained his soldiers and horses well and was loved by the people, so he really didn't know what he should do.

When they were about to arrive at the government office, the old man said: "Observation, we will be harvesting wheat in Rang County tomorrow. Please come and observe us. This year, the weather has been good, the people have worked hard, and the winter wheat harvest has been great. We should report it to heaven, and the officials will pray for it, and the people will be happy."

Wang Xiaolie agreed wholeheartedly and asked the people to go home and enter the state government office.

Looking at the seats, Wang Xiaolian said: "From today on, Wang Supervisor is the magistrate of Dengzhou, and it is time for him to take the main seat."

Wang Ruohai did not refuse and sat down at the main table. It was his first time here and he didn't know any of the officials here. It was Niu Gao who ordered tea to be served. The three of them lowered their heads to drink tea without saying a word.

After a while, Niu Gao said: "I have been sentenced and ordered to go to Xinye to lead the troops. In the past two days, we will hand over state affairs."

Wang Ruohai said: "Issuing punishments along the way, knowing the state from one state to another, the court has rules on how to do things. However, this place is different from other places. What I listen to Zhizhi means is that the laws are not allowed to be changed, and everything will be as it was before. How to do things in the state knows how to do it," Wang Ruohai said.

I really don’t know.”

Wang Xiaolie said: "I don't know what it has to do with it. If you do some work, you will naturally find out. Last year, I gathered the efforts of several states to re-define the regulations of the military in each state. The same is true in Dengzhou. There are local regulations, and everything should be done according to the regulations.

That’ll be fine.”

Niu Gao said: "What Zhizhi said is like me. I am a rough man. How can I know how to know the state? Most things are not done by the officials below. I can just take care of them according to the regulations."

Wang Ruohai looked at Wang Xiaolie and had many things to say, but he didn't know what to say. He was the magistrate of the state, so why should he obey Wang Xiaolie's rules? But if he didn't listen, Wang Xiaolie could take away all the power and let himself

He was just a short-term magistrate. This magistrate was really aggrieved.

After chatting for a while, Wang Ruohai and Wang Xiaolie stopped talking and took a rest.

Back at his residence, Wang Xiaolie changed into casual clothes. After sitting around for a while, Niu Gao came to see him.

Asking Niugao to sit down, Wang Xiaolie said: "You are a leader of the army. It is not suitable to be the magistrate of the state. It is good to be punished and serve as the magistrate of the state at the same time. You just go to Xinye to lead the troops. Gradually, there are more people in the army.

An army cannot be built without people."

Niu Gao said: "The observation means that Wang Tixing is not allowed to interfere in military affairs? This was not the case before."

Wang Xiaolie said: "It didn't matter before. We can just change it. The government affairs of a state are actually very complicated. How can the governor still have the energy to manage military affairs? In the past, there was no way for you to be the governor. There was really no one. Now it's better.

The imperial court sent officials, and you just happened to get away."

Niu Gao nodded and thought about it carefully.

The name Zhizhou originated from the Tang Dynasty. It was already popular in the Five Dynasties and became custom-made in the Song Dynasty. The original meaning was that officials from the central court would manage the local area and seize the power of local officials. Later, local official positions were such as governor, military envoy, and observation envoy.

Defense history, regiment training envoy, governor, etc. all became the official ranks of military commanders, and the magistrate became the official local chief official.

The official name of Zhizhou in the Song Dynasty is to know the military and state affairs of a certain state. The army is the military administration, the state is the civil administration, and the army is in front of the state. This is what later generations call the horse to manage the army and the horse to manage the people. Therefore, Wang Xiaolie did not allow Wang Ruohai to interfere in military affairs.

, Niu Gao still felt a little strange.

From the fact that the original local official positions became military generals, we can know that when these official positions were established, the world was not peaceful and there were many vassal towns. The central government actually paid more attention to local military power. The Song Dynasty also followed the example, and the military was also at the forefront of state affairs. Suddenly, the state was not allowed to know the state.

When it came to managing military affairs, the changes were actually very drastic. To a certain extent, Wang Xiaolie abandoned the Song Dynasty system.

After a moment of silence, Wang Xiaolie said: "In five days, you and Wang Tixing will finish handing over state affairs and return to Xinye with me. Before leaving, make it clear to the state officials that things must be done in accordance with the previously established regulations.

, you are not allowed to change it casually. If you have to change it, you must report it to me first. Anyone who dares to commit it will be severely punished!"

Niu Gao crossed his hands and said yes. Then he whispered: "Zhizhi, will this make people gossip?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "How can you control other people's mouths? People can't kill people by saying a few words, so don't worry. But if the power is removed, people will really die! Remember not to be careless!"

Seeing Wang Xiaolie's serious expression, Niu Gao hurriedly said yes.

Sighing, Wang Xiaolie said: "It's not that I want to seize the power of the imperial court, but in these extraordinary times, it is really impossible to feed the army according to the previous methods. What we are doing now is to eliminate the local powerful and reduce the burden on ordinary people.

In this way, the government will benefit, and the people will also benefit. However, local powerful people are not simple people, and they will definitely not be able to settle down in a year or two. Fortunately, our army has nothing to do with powerful people."

Niu Gao couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "As long as the army is not in chaos, what big things can a few powerful men accomplish? But if there is chaos, just send troops to put it down."

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "This is not the Sui and Tang Dynasties, let alone the Wei and Jin Dynasties. The local tycoons did not have much power. Even if they caused trouble, they did not need to send out a large army. Each state has hundreds of Xiang troops, which is actually enough.

The local area has been subdued. The army is used to fight foreign countries and should not be used at home. It’s just that the current situation is turbulent and sometimes it’s just a last resort.”

The national army is external, and Wang Xiaolie does not advocate the use of the army internally. Once the army is involved in internal affairs, it will affect the combat effectiveness of the army, or affect the relationship between the army and the people, which will shake the country. But at this time, the Jin army can invade at any time, and thieves are everywhere.

There is no way to cause chaos.
Chapter completed!