Chapter 433 The Dream Journey of the Dupter!
Not long after Shi Xianggu returned to Hong Kong with the First Fleet, Liang Pengfei received the news about He Lin as the governor of Yungui. The Qing Dynasty finally sent out the two most important generals in his hands, which naturally marked a signal. In any case, on the occasion of the 60th year of Qianlong, these white lotus must be The traitors and the rebellious Miao people continued to suppress it.
So that Emperor Qianlong can retire at ease, successfully spend his 60-year career as emperor, and move his position to his son, Prince Jia Yong Yan. It only took He Lin a month and a half to rush directly from the capital to Guizhou to take command. In addition, Fu Kang'an and Fu Ning, the governor of Guangdong, also led a large army to suppress each other.
With more than 100,000 troops, they went to eliminate the white lotus rebels in different ways. However, for three months, I listened to the military newspaper of the court all day long and killed several stockades today, and several stockades were killed tomorrow. It can be said that the good news spread frequently every day, and the court praised the envoys also vigorously ran to these places.
In practical cases, Liang Pengfei, who watched coldly, knew better than anyone else. Those Miao people took advantage of their familiarity and played hide-and-seek tactics with these three armies, which made more than 100,000 officers and soldiers dizzy. From time to time, they even let Miao people talk fiercely. In less than half a year, more than 20,000 officers and soldiers were lost, although he They were beheaded no less than 30,000, but I'm afraid they are less than 50% of those who really belong to those bandits.
This protracted war made those powerful generals use various opportunities to fabricate good news in exchange for the emperor's reward, and the personal wealth of the commanders who went out also increased sharply with the continuous allocation of a large amount of military spending.
Fu Kang'an was also awarded the title of Beizi for false war achievements, enjoying the same privileges as the same prince. Although the Han people were crowned kings in the early Qing Dynasty, and the Mongols were also awarded various titles, he was the first Manchu man outside the clan to be crowned this title in his lifetime.
He Lin is a little better, but the problem is that he can't stop his subordinates from falsely reporting war achievements. After all, this is the disadvantage of the whole national army. However, He Lin has also been promoted for those "war achievements".
However, the gold, silver and silk in the treasury of the Qing Dynasty are decreasing at a crazy speed. In the end, Qianlong's money for gardening and maintenance can only be taken from his inner house.
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Compared with the continuous war in the middle of the mainland, the coastal provinces are relatively calm. Although there are still pirates from time to time, there is not much noise, because the officials in the coastal provinces found that those pirates seem to be very characteristic and do not seem to be interested in ordinary people. Even coastal cities don't have much interest. They seem to only target the exiles.
And those exiles who fled their homes one after another because of the war in the middle of the mainland have become the heavy pressure of the major cities in the coastal provinces. However, after a period of time, the number of these exiles will be greatly reduced or even disappear.
After investigation, some people found that some people were bewitching these exiles to go to the sea to find a life. As a result, some officials who read as stupid birds became very angry and searched for those rumormongers, believing that they were destroying the stability and unity of the Qing Dynasty. As a result, they were all those who spread rumors. Within three days, the officials either died at home or quickly released the rumormongers and no longer questioned the matter.
And the vast majority of magistrates and county magistrates quietly watched the pirates "loot" those drifters go to the sea with a feeling of emotion and expectation.
Because to appease the exiles, they need money, food and houses. Officials are busy making money in their pockets. They can also take care of those exiles, and even more, with the sign of appeasing the exiles, reaching out to the local large merchants are everywhere.
However, if you get that money, no matter how greedy these officials are, they can't all be stuffed into their pockets. They always have to pretend to be a little be kind and put on a few porridge fields to publicize how close to the court and love the people.
If those exiles take the initiative to consciously follow the rumormongers, as long as they are not making trouble on their own ground, then they are naturally eager. However, the relief money that should be asked for from the court is still needed, and it is still useless to raise money from the gentry. In short, as long as there are exiles who have come, in their land. There was no trouble on the surface, and then disappeared, which means that they have completed a big thing, their obligations and responsibilities as officials, and by the way, they can also scrape a lot of wealth. Therefore, they not only did not go to the court, but also had the heart to cover up the matter of the exiles fleeing to the sea. Anyway, they went out of their own ground, that It has nothing to do with myself. Besides, those pirates are haunted, and the sailors are useless. They can't control it. What does it have to do with me?
And those guys who are called rumorers by the government claim to be guides, but they work diligently as always. Almost everywhere there are exiles, there are them. Moreover, many of these people are also Chinese compatriots who were exiled in Nanyang last year or earlier. They use their familiar local accents. Calling, with their appearance, encouraged groups of exiles to leave those cities, go to the simple docks by the sea, get on those boats, and embark on a new road with an uneasy mood and the sadness far away from their hometown.
However, when they stepped on those boats, they were greeted by a bowl of steaming fish soup and food enough to wrap them in their stomachs. Of course, there was a bed of bedding and beds. Those guides also followed the boat, constantly soothing their mood, solving their difficulties, and even The doctor patrolled the ship and treated them. In short, everything made them feel so unbelievable, as if they were in a dream. Some people would even be panicked after getting up early the next morning, for fear that everything yesterday was just a dream.
After the voyage of several days or ten days, when they got off the ship, they welcomed their officers and soldiers who were not fierce to collect the little wealth in their arms or in their hands. Instead, a group of mainland residents who have settled in the local area enthusiastically help them to collect daily necessities, arrange their houses, and even draw fields for them and give them tools to farm here.
Moreover, there are also schools. Whether they are former or new exiles, their children can get free admission, and they can also receive free uniforms and books in the school, where every student can enjoy a good meal at noon when they study in school.
Everything is like a beautiful dream, and everything is like walking in an illusion. Only when their hands hold the thick soil in the field given to them and smell the thick and fragrant smell of the land can they know that everything is so real.
Here, there is no difference between landlords and land tenants. In addition to the ten mu of land in hand, each person's reclamation income will also become the own land of these exiles. In the first five years, they will be tax-free. From five years to ten years, only half tax will be taken, that is, ten will be taxed. After ten years later, the income per mu will be ten and two.
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Although Liang Pengfei once suggested abolishing the agricultural tax, his suggestion was exchanged for countless pairs of white eyes. Even his mother-in-law expressed extreme incomprehension, which made Liang Pengfei very depressed. However, his suggestions and ideas were indeed too far ahead.
After all, today's society is not as good as the commodity economy and society. It still belongs to the social structure with agriculture as the main body, even the current West is not much better.
In this case, the abolition of agricultural tax and relying only on commercial tax and industrial tax are not enough to support Liang Pengfei's social progress and development needs. After all, all infrastructure requires great capital investment, and in the stage of underdevelopment of commodities, Liang Pengfei's proposal can only be sheerred. High Pavilion.
However, the old man Zhao Yi did not give up the opportunity to attack Liang Pengfei. He not only laughed at Liang Pengfei for not understanding the people's livelihood economy, but also criticized Liang Pengfei for changing the name of the government service to the police. He thought that Liang Pengfei was a do when he was full and had nothing to do. Then, the two quarreled over such a thing...
"How can it be? I said, old man, do you know what the term yaman represents in the minds of the people? It represents bully and rampantness, demanding taxes, usury, bullying good and fear of evil, and all the harm of old-fashioned officials to the people. Liang Pengfei stared at the old guy sitting across the table and said loudly.
Next to, the staff officers and staff have put down their work at this moment, silently, with a trace of laughter, a trace of helplessness, and a trace of understanding to listen to the two people's arguments.
Many times, these people can always get a lot of useful things from the urgent topics of the two people, which also deepens their hidden intentions for some of Liang Pengfei's behaviors, and gradually realizes Liang Pengfei's good intentions.
Only two parties seem to know nothing about the psychology of the people around them. Anyway, as long as they feel that something doesn't look good, Zhao Yi will definitely chatter. Although Liang Pengfei is not hot-tempered, he can't stand this old man always questioning his wise, great and far-sighted decisions. So, now it's pinched again.
"Then what does your policeman mean? Can the people understand? You know, although the people are not interested in the government service, or even very disgusted with it, after all, it represents the government, the implementation and executor of the ruling class..." Zhao Yi crossed his legs, holding a particularly mellow Baiyun Mountain in his hand, slanting the corners of his eyes, looking for troubles.
(to be continued)