Chapter 498
The imperial flag of the Han Dynasty fluttered at the head of Datong City again.
The Datong garrison was still in the north and did not come back, but the rebels in Datong City had been defeated. The Datong rebellion, which was very powerful, was eventually overturned by a bank security captain, a group of bank security guards, shopping mall security guards, grain collecting teams in the grain station, salt warehouse salt transport teams, shopping mall porters, and many ordinary people.
Overnight, the king's flag changed from the top of the city.
The gentlemen and merchants who were proud yesterday have become prisoners today. The gangsters who want to take the opportunity to make trouble are all locked up with the servants of the rebel gentry.
 =;Security Captain Zhang Quan, now has become the highest temporary military and political chief in Datong City. Among the Chu army, he was only a platoon leader, but now he has become the highest commander of this big town in northwestern Shanxi.
Compared to Zhang Quan's high spirits, the officials and gentry in the prison who failed to rebel looked unlucky.
When they learned that the one who overturned them in one fell swoop was not the Han official army transferred back from the north, but just a group of security guards and porters in Datong City, they were all angry and ashamed.
They also shouted that they would fight to Luoyang and to Beijing. As a result, a group of security guards in Liu Jiye's private industrial bank broke them all.
"Oh, I'm careless."
A sigh cannot change their failure.
Compared to the rioters who were detained in prison, Datong City is now decorated with lights and bustling. Whether it is ordinary shopkeepers or craftsmen, everyone has flocked to the streets.
It's really like the holiday, with a relaxed atmosphere everywhere.
When people see each other, they always greet each other with a smile.
"Have you heard that all the men who are doing trouble are sent to serve as soldiers, and all their fields and shops will be confiscated."
"Isn't that? It should be. Your Majesty is so polite to them. He doesn't know how to be satisfied and grateful, but he actually wants to rebel. He didn't kill all their families, implicate the three tribes, and just send troops to serve as soldiers. He is already quite kind."
"That's right, when I was the Emperor Shengren, I cut rent and interest rates, how could there be such a good thing in the world? Only this dynasty can do it."
The Datong Dynasty Prince's Mansion has now been sealed. Zhang Quan set up his temporary command yamen in the former governor's yamen. A newly posted Anmin notice was posted on the eight-character wall at the gate.
At the door were two rows of soldiers carrying rifles standing straight.
It was already very hot at noon in May, but everyone didn't care about this at all. They all stood near the gate of the yamen to swim around.
Someone asked, "I heard that after confiscating the land of the rioters, they would return the land they occupied in the past to the original owner."
"That's right, I've heard of it. It is said that the rebel merchants borrowed high-level loans and exploited the people's money. They would also pay back part of it to the original owner."
"Oh, is it true? Then can I offset the debt I borrowed from Wang Yuanwai, the boss of Taibailou, before?"
"That depends on it. Didn't the notice say that it is handled according to the court's laws. As long as the interest payment reaches twice the principal, the principal will be eliminated and the principal will be doubled. Only the principal will be paid and no longer the profit will be paid. If it exceeds twice, the extra one will be returned to the creditor after the account is cleared."
When I heard what someone said clearly, I immediately surrounded a group of people.
An old man said, "My family used to borrow money from the Zhao family's pawn shop. After the profit was not paid off, my daughter was taken to pay off the debt. Can she get the person back?"
"This is certainly OK. The notice also said that people who are forcing people to repay their debts can take people back. You can wait, and you will soon start cleaning up the accounts of these rioters. At that time, the land they occupied, the high loans they owe them, and the children who are sold to their families to pay off their debts will be able to get them back."
Zhang Quan was also very busy at this time. While sending people to the north to report to the government army, he also wanted to organize people to maintain order in harmony. He also had to seize the land, houses and houses of these unrest parties and pursue those unrest parties who missed the net.
Zhang Quan had already brought the reserves, township soldiers and militias from all counties in the city and in the suburbs to gather together to maintain the situation and guard the city.
The gentry and merchants who did not participate in the rebellion closed their doors and hid at home uneasy and careful.
Zhao Changsheng took a pair of ladders and put them on the yard wall, stood on it and showed his head to look carefully at the lively street outside. Behind him, the whole mansion was extremely nervous. The male, no matter young and old, picked up all kinds of guys, including kitchen knives, rolling pins and guillotines, and the woman was also hiding in the basement of the backyard garden.
The Zhao family was a scholar and his ancestors also had an official position. However, no one had become an official in Zhao Changsheng's father's life. His father was born in a school and turned to doing business. The Zhao family was originally from a good family and did a smooth business. It was also a middle-class family in Datong Prefecture. The family had ten acres of land outside the city and several shops in the city, so their lives were still very good.
Zhao Changsheng's father also donated students to him and his son, which is considered to be a fame and fortune.
After the founding of the New Dynasty, the implementation of various new policies was still very influential to the big families. Many people were dissatisfied with the New Emperor because of this. When Luoyang reversed, the people from Datong could no longer sit still and immediately supported the Dai King and rebelled. At that time, someone came to contact Zhao Changsheng's father, but Zhao Laowu refused to see the guests on the pretext of being sick.
He also told his family not to go out to get involved.
At that time, Zhao Changsheng was a little passionate and was puzzled by his father's thoughts.
"Maybe there may be some debts to the Zhu family nowadays, but there must be no debts to the officials and businessmen in the world. Even if the debts to the Zhu family are nothing. If they are willing to settle down, they can get rich. But they are not satisfied and will eventually just destroy themselves. Our Zhao family must not get involved."
Zhao Changsheng was puzzled, "Father, after the establishment of the new emperor, he implemented various new policies, which was a disaster. This was to attack the rich households in the world, and this was a robbery."
Mr. Zhao coldly interrupted his son, "I don't think so. I just clear the debts and pursue them for only five years. Shouldn't we be investigated if there is a deficit? Should we not be responsible for any debts? Corruption in the past Ming Dynasty was rampant, so there were rebellions in various places and foreign captives invaded. In the end, the court had to increase the salary and taxes, and the people were struggling, and we rich families also paid a lot of money for this."
The old man taught him to see the problem from the other side.
"Removing the debts and recovering them. Although it seems that those officials and local big investors in the past are going to make some money, you can count on the other hand, where does the blood they have made come from? That is what they have been corruption in the past. The court only owed five years. What else do they have to be satisfied with? If they pay some money, the past corruption crimes will be eliminated. What are the dissatisfactions?"
"As for the gentry's privileges are gone, it is not a big deal. In the Ming Dynasty, there were restrictions on the privileges and there was never a complete privilege. Now, the new dynasty wants to abolish the privileges and excuses, which is not a big deal in itself. Clearing the land and acres of land, etc., is something that every new dynasty should have."
Zhao Changsheng was still dissatisfied, "The new emperor was too greedy."
"You are wrong. It's not the emperor who is greedy for the world, but the gentry. Everyone has been used to good life in the past Ming Dynasty, so they forget that there is still the court. What is the court? The world belongs to the court." Mr. Zhao worked hard for half his life, had rich experience in life, and had never seen any world.
Although he was also one of the members who enjoyed privileges in the past, he also did not like such a court in his heart.
"Don't care about that little bit of money. As long as the new court policy is implemented and the government is refreshed, although it seems that we have paid more taxes, in fact, the business is better. The various rules and regulations we paid in the past have also been less filial and management. In terms of it, I prefer the new dynasty's arrangement. No matter what, it is clearly put on the table, rather than everything depends on favors and relationships."
"Reduce rent and interest rates. Not only do the poor people benefit, but we also benefit. With banks and the continuously reduced interest rates, our business turnover is also very convenient for capital to borrow."
The old man was even less concerned about the reduced land rent. "How much does it take to collect for a year? Now that the world is peaceful and business is easy to do, this is more beneficial. If we invest more money in buying land in this business, it is ten times or eight times better than Landscape rent collection."
Although Zhao Changsheng was dissatisfied at that time, he finally followed the old man's advice and did not participate. As a result, things changed in just a few days, and the rebellion began to perish.
However, as a member of the big family, Zhao Changsheng was still worried that he would liquidate them at this time.
But it turns out that he was still worried.
All day long, I didn't find any burning, killing, looting, and taking advantage of the situation. The Zhao family was not disturbed, but in the evening, someone sent a post from the yamen, saying that he wanted the Zhao family master to attend the yamen's discussion tomorrow.
"Dad, it's not a weasel who wishes the chicken a New Year, right?"
After reading the post, Mr. Zhao kept silent while holding his beard. Finally, he called a few friends who had passed the letter to go out to inquire about the news.
Half a day later, the guys came back to report.
It was bustling outside, but the order was very good, without any chaos. The rioters were temporarily imprisoned in prison, and there was no murder, and their lives were still preserved. However, all the houses and shops involved in the rebellion were sealed off.
"Master, they only pursue the rebellion. Anyone who has not participated in the rebellion, whether gentry or not, will not be investigated."
There was no chaos, no murder, and no enlargement of investigation. Mr. Zhao felt relieved, which means the situation was good. It seems that this storm will not be affected by the Zhao family.
"Changsheng, go find out the contracts of your home, farm and shops, and I will use them tomorrow."
"Dad, are you going to exchange for the contract?"
The old man nodded, "Not only should you exchange the old contract for new contracts, but you, the housekeeper and the accountant sort out well, and according to the court's laws on rent reduction and interest reduction, all those who owed us in the past will be cleared. Those who still owed us and whose interest is twice the principal will no longer collect interest. If the interest paid reaches twice the principal, the principal and interest will be abolished. If there are more than twice the interest paid, in addition to eliminating the debt, the extra ones must be returned to them. Even those who have borrowed us in the past five years but have paid off the debt, they will also check it again according to this and return the overpaid interest to them."
"father?"
"Don't be reluctant to give up that amount of money." The old man snorted coldly.
"In addition, you will give the past to our families, and those who defect to slaves, those who are willing to leave will leave and return the contract. All the land you have given will be returned to them."
Zhao Changsheng felt very painful and had contributed a lot of land over the years.
But his father's attitude was very firm. Zhao Changsheng thought of the family families who were still in prison, but in the end he did not object.
As the storm comes, the facts prove that the ship of the Ming Dynasty will sink. Only by leaving the broken ship as soon as possible and boarding the new ship of the Han Dynasty as soon as possible is the top priority. (To be continued.)
ps: Thank you Zhiye Lanxin, who listens to books every day, Dangshan Gongli is unparalleled in the world. I love my sister and brother because I understand the way of stealing the world. Thank you!
Chapter completed!