Chapter 1477 Insatiable greed
Dorbo stopped asking questions, and he sighed regretfully, "It's a pity that the three thousand elite spear cavalry under the command of the prince have lost half of the loss after this battle... the price is too high."
Chen Zhiyuan said dissatisfiedly, "It's not true that it is my old subordinate. Nearly half of them are Qian Qiaogong. In the capital, they are unwilling to obey my orders. After hearing that Qian Qiaogong returned to Wu Zheng, they were even more unbearable. Instead of having a different dream, it would be better to take advantage of this and return it to the end."
Dorbo was still unwilling to say: "With that being said, the six hundred cavalry killed in Huling... are so unfair."
Chen Zhiyuan's face darkened and said, "This is...an accident. Who would have thought that Yue Xiaolin would be so reckless...it was Zhiyuan's mistake. Please punish the prince."
Dorbo hurriedly shook his hand and said, "A wise man is worried about it, but there is still a mistake, and the prince has made a complete plan... Don't blame yourself too much for this."
Speaking of this, Doerbo changed the topic again and said, "It's a pity that I'm going to join Wu Zheng's 600 people. It's a pity that the war horses and firearms they brought... These firearms cost Ama a lot of energy and money."
Chen Zhiyuan looked at Dorbo and said, "Don't worry, the prince is there, and we can get twice or even several times the reward in the future."
Dorbo was excited and asked, "Is the prince really sure?"
Chen Zhiyuan smiled slightly and said, "Success depends on human favors, and failure depends on human favors."
"Since that's the case, can we put Sony and Suksaha to Xuzhou?"
“It’s time.”
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Pei County. Pei County, which has experienced the war, can be said to be in a mess.
However, the spirit of the people in the city is high.
Under the eyes of the people, the Northern Expedition Army defeated the more with fewer and the weak with strong.
In the eyes of the people, what else can I worry about in the Northern Expedition? It is time to reopen the world!
The people enthusiastically gave the rice, food, livestock, vegetables and fruits that they depended on to reward the soldiers.
The victory of the Northern Expedition Army made them proud.
However, what really made them happy was that with Wu Zheng's "land reform order", this order really allowed these people who had no land or who had voluntarily "donated" land to the powerful to obtain the land they had long been looking forward to and the land they had lost and regained.
No one will be willing to take the initiative to "donate" the land they rely on to survive to the powerful. Donating is for tax evasion. Only by placing the land in the name of these tax-free tyrants can the people avoid overwhelmed taxes, but they must pay no less than half of the tax to the powerful. The powerful are doing business without any capital, and they can enjoy the benefits.
Poor people must have something hateful. The people evade taxes in this way, which caused the collapse of the court's finances. In turn, the court will add these swallowed taxes to them in a different way.
This is a vicious cycle, and the Ming Dynasty was dragged down like this.
The real profits are still those powerful people who never have to pay taxes.
But this is not something that ordinary people can solve. They have no intention, but they have indeed become accomplices of the powerful.
However, Wu Zheng's "land reform order" forced this problem, and re-dividing the land according to the population and reducing and exempting half of the agricultural tax. This most hated government order was forcibly implemented in Xuzhou Prefecture by the Northern Expedition Army of Wu Zheng.
God knows, does Wu Zheng dare to do this on his territory? Don’t!
It’s not that Wu Zheng really dared not, nor that he didn’t want to, but that the time has not come.
If the land reform is really being implemented in Hangzhou Prefecture, I am afraid that in the past three or five years, the Northern Expedition Army would not have to fight the Northern Expedition, but would defend the Annei of Hangzhou Prefecture.
Wu Zheng is so cruel that he can't do it in his own territory, so he can do it in the newly affiliated Xuzhou. He will create some famous things first and cause a group of vested interest groups. Then, even if Xuzhou eventually changes hands, unless the Qing court is willing to continue to implement the land reform order, it will be a big chaos!
The people don’t care about which regime’s land reform order was implemented. They only know that if the land reform order benefits them, they have to be implemented. If it is abolished, it will be cut off their flesh and resist!
This is Wu Zheng’s intention. If you can’t kill the Qing court for a while, you will also disgust them to death.
A regime that is often in turmoil cannot be strong, and this has nothing to do with the regime system. In fact, a powerful system is often more efficient. The key is to be a bold and visionary king.
Compared with Huai'an Prefecture, the attitudes of the people of Xuzhou Prefecture towards the Northern Expedition are vastly different.
Another reason is that the people of the two prefectures have different components. The former is mostly the family members of the former Huai'an Two Guards. Innate and the Two Guards stood on the same front. Fortunately, the Two Guards surrendered later, which allowed the Northern Expedition Army to gain a firm foothold in Huai'an City. Otherwise, the riots would be a headache for Wu Zheng.
Wu Zheng had no intention of the enthusiastic carnival of the people of Pei County at this time. At this time, he was facing the yellow camel who led 600 spear cavalry to suddenly return.
Wu Zheng really couldn't figure it out. What exactly did Shen Zhiyuan think... what did he want?
"Report to the prince, Lord Shen wants to pass on the message in a humble manner. Among the more than 1,000 lancers of Lord Qian, only these 600 are Lord Qian's confidants. Since Lord Qian has returned, these followers must also return them to Zhao..."
Qian Qiaogong rubbed his hands excitedly. He was short of veterans. The arrival of this old cavalry could allow him to form the Wind Thunder Cavalry and the Kobayashi Heavy Cavalry faster.
However, Wu Zheng thought further, "What do he want?"
Huang Tuozi was stunned and then said, "Mr. Shen said... If the prince is willing to give up Xuzhou, he can guarantee that the Dorbo power will definitely be in peace with the prince."
"Oh?" Wu Zheng's eyes seemed to dim. Perhaps, he wanted to hear a sentence "I am in Cao's camp and in the heart of the Han Dynasty" from Huang Tuozi's mouth.
Xuzhou, it turns out that he just wants to change to Xuzhou? He fights with 600 cavalry for Xuzhou, he is really good at playing!
Wu Zheng couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. He was a child in the past and had a heart-warming attitude with him and started a business. Does "love" change with the change of time and identity regardless of men and women, no matter ancient and modern times?
Huang Tuozi continued: "...Mr. Shen said that after this battle, it would be difficult for the prince to buy ore from the north, and it would be difficult for him to sell tea, firearms and clothing to the north. He would also be restricted by the Qing court... But as long as Dorbo's power exists, all this will be as usual..."
Wu Zheng gradually understood that Shen Zhiyuan was indeed the biological child of his father Shen Jincai, and was born to be a businessman.
But I have to say that this proposal touched Wu Zheng a little.
The Northern Expedition Army had already gnawed out its fangs. Although the Qing court did not know it before, it would naturally interfere with and restrict the trade between the north and the south, which was obviously not in its own interests.
Before finding a better source of raw materials, Shen Zhiyuan's proposal was very attractive.
"What else does he want?"
“…I want a firearm.”
"Greedy!" Wu Zheng shouted in annoyance.
Chapter completed!