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Soon, Yi Litao sent the first piece of information back.

Xiahe City was broken.

Zhao Feng, Zhao Shengyu, Li Yonghang, Chu Lingxuan and others were all missing. I don’t know if they were killed by Wang Jian or detained by Wang Jian. The current Qianhu House in Xiahe Village has a new Qianhu House, called Wang Dou. This person is Wang Jian’s confidant. He served as Qianhu House in Xiahe Village, and the military households in Xiahe Village have a good life.

When Feng Yangyi heard that Xiahe City had been conquered by Wang Jian, his first reaction was to sneer and smile coldly. He said to Zhang Zhun: "Sir, I knew that Zhao Feng could not accomplish anything at all. It's just a pity that the original brothers were already in danger. Chu Lingxuan and Li Yonghang should regret it now, right? I told them that only by following the adults can there be a way out, and they just don't listen!"

Those Xiahe Villagers who followed Zhang Zhun to Fushan Institute were still scared when they learned that Wang Jian had broken through Xiahe City and secretly glad that they had escaped. They knew Wang Jian's methods. If they had hesitated at the beginning and were unwilling to follow Zhang Zhun to Fushan Institute, they would have fallen under the butcher knife of the officers and soldiers.

Lucky, I am indeed so lucky!

As the Xiahe Village Thousand Households were re-controlled by Wang Jian, the number of military households that Lingshan Guards fled to Fushan Guards was increasing. Yang Guohua and others had to pick up hundreds of military households every day. Zhang Zhun sent people to promote four laws everywhere in Lingshan Guards to continue to attract those military households with no way out. Obviously, the increase in the population has achieved remarkable results. However, some problems have also begun to be exposed.

The days passed quickly, and it was July 22 in a blink of an eye.

This day was not a special day, but the atmosphere in Qianhu Official Hall in Fushan City was a bit solemn. Wang Mingyu, Liu Hang, Hou Shanping, Yang Liren, Liu Baoyu and others were waiting for Zhang Zhun in Qianhu Official Hall. Zhang Zhun also arrived at Qianhu Official Hall very early.

They are going to discuss something more important today:

Should we pay food?

Originally, the slogan proposed by Zhang Zhun was "equal land and exemption from taxes". This was to copy Li Zicheng's slogan later, to mobilize the masses as much as possible and become his own support. In fact, in the past days, the rules and regulations formulated based on this slogan did indeed make the military households support Zhang Zhun reach a 100% full value.

However, the slogan of "equal to the field and exemption from tuition" also brought some problems. The most prominent one is the problem of food. After careful research, Wang Mingyu, Liu Hang and others felt that this slogan was too advanced. There is no problem with "equal to tuition", but "exemption of tuition is worth discussing. The meaning of "exemption of tuition" is not to pay grain. Liu Hang, Wang Mingyu and others all felt that it was not enough not to pay grain.

It is a chaotic world now, and the importance of food is self-evident.

Whether it is to appease the outsiders or organize the people to carry out large-scale collective labor, a large amount of food is consumed. As foreign military households continue to flock, the food of these people must be supplied. The food in the Fushan Institute is consumed very quickly. The guard itself needs to consume every day, not a small amount. At present, Zhang Zhun's food source mainly depends on seizure. Relatively speaking, this source is unstable. Therefore, after research, they decided to suggest to Zhang Zhun:

Pay food!

Their reason is very simple: if you have food in your hands, you are not panicked.

At the same time, while the slogan "equal land and exemption from taxes" has not been proposed for a long time and the area of ​​spread is not very large, change the slogan as soon as possible. The later the slogan is changed, the more people know it, and the consequences of changing the policy in the future will be more serious.

Zhang Zhun nodded thoughtfully.

It seems that the ancients and future generations are completely in common in some ideas!

Zhang Zhun was actually very clear about his weaknesses. Military, he was a strong point, and no one in Fushan City and even the entire Aoshanwei had a better military vision than him. However, in terms of politics, economy, science and technology, there were many details that he didn't know. In his previous life, he was just an ordinary non-commissioned officer in the Marine Corps. After retiring, he was also engaged in general fighting instructor work and could not be proficient in every field.

In areas where you are not proficient in, of course you have to listen to the opinions of experts.

Well, this expert, there is no derogatory meaning here.

At that time, Zhang Zhun was anxious to propose the slogan "equal land and exemption from taxes" for two reasons: the first is to seize Li Zicheng, cause the greatest impact, and attract more people to join him. The second is to quickly mobilize all the military households in Fushan District, take down Fushan City, and create a certain fact that no one can regret it.

It can be said that the slogan was indeed unprecedented. When the military households, who were almost numb, were immediately excited as if they were injected with chicken blood when they heard the slogan of Juntian Dui. Their eagerness to attack Fushan City was even greater than that of Zhang Jun himself. In the end, Fushan City was easily attacked and rebelled became a certain fact.

With the promulgation of four laws, especially the "Every Field Order" and the promulgation of the "Military Field Order", the degree of support for the guards and the degree of love for him by Zhang Zhun by the military households in Fushan was absolutely unprecedented. This is a very critical factor. Without a group of loyal people who support themselves, no matter what they do, it is difficult to move forward, let alone rebellion and interfere with the historical process.

Zhang Zhun is very clear about this.

Now, Zhang Zhun is indeed a little hesitant to change this slogan.

Well, Zhang Zhun admitted that he has always been decisive in military operations and will not hesitate at all. However, in other fields, he adheres to the principle of being cautious and cautious. He would rather let go of things that cannot be decided and take a look before talking about them. However, the strong demands of Wang Mingyu, Liu Hang and others are not completely unreasonable. Without a stable source of food, as the population continues to increase, it is always a future problem.

After thinking seriously, Zhang Zhun said slowly: "Have you ever investigated that we had announced that we would not pay grain, but now we suddenly changed our words to pay grain. What will the people react? Will they feel that we have changed our orders every day and go back on our word?"

Wang Mingyu said: "Sir, please rest assured. We have conducted a survey. As long as the tax rate is set within the appropriate range, the people can still accept it. It is natural to eat food and farm and pay food when they serve in the army. There has been no one who does not pay food in all dynasties."

Liu Hang also said: "That's right! There has been no record of not paying food in all dynasties! As long as the tax rate is controlled within an appropriate range, the people will not have any objections."

Zhang Zhun was still hesitant.

In fact, in his heart, Zhang Zhun had realized that the slogan he had put forward was indeed a bit out of reality. From the perspective of fooling the people, this slogan was definitely unique. When Li Zicheng proposed this slogan, tens of millions of people gathered at once, which shows that the power of this slogan is powerful.

However, Li Zicheng's failure was also due to this slogan. If he did not pay grain, he naturally had no stable financial source. Since there was no stable source of money and grain, Li Zicheng had to maintain the operation of the army and could only rely on looting and seizure. When the seizure could not meet the needs, he had to rob and snatch it all. As long as he was a wealthy family, he would snatch it all, and as a result, he pushed many people to their opposite side.

Because looting has become inertia, the rebel army habitually looted after entering Beijing. Especially generals such as Liu Zongmin have fully utilized looting to the fullest extent. This looting is fatal to military discipline. Li Zicheng's army's combat effectiveness has dropped sharply after entering Beijing, which is not without reason.

Some people in later generations said that Li Zicheng's army was defeated in the later battle of stone due to the plague and some mess. In fact, these statements were nonsense! Li Zicheng's failure was because he had no base and indulged the discipline of the troops. A army without discipline had no combat power at all.

A truly strong army will not collapse even if it encounters a plague. If there is a plague in Beijing, won’t you withdraw from it? Stay inside and wait for death? The fundamental reason is that after Li Zicheng entered Beijing, he has already escaped control of the troops. Everyone likes to stay in the colorful world of Beijing and enjoy life. A group of soldiers who are busy eating, drinking and having fun are suddenly pulled out to fight against the powerful Qing army, and naturally they are defeated.

If Zhang Zhun wants to avoid repeating Li Zicheng's mistakes, he must firmly strengthen his foundation.

To build a solid foundation, you must have a stable source of money and food.

In other words, food must be paid!

Seeing that Zhang Zhun was still thinking, Liu Hang said tactfully: "Sir, we recommend using the free labor of the same field instead of free labor of the same field. The difference is one word, and the laws are completely different. What do you think?"

Zhang Zhun said slowly: "Everyone can be exempted from service?"

Liu Hang explained that equalizing the land and exempting labor from labor means exempting all labor. In ancient times, farmers in addition to cultivating their own fields, they also had a lot of labor to bear. For example, building bridges and roads, repairing city walls, building houses, building water conservancy facilities, and building docks and warehouses. The so-called labor is actually free labor, and even food is brought by themselves.

Wang Mingyu and the others discussed and decided to remove all these corvee labor and change them to hire people. As long as you come to work, I will give you money or even provide free food. This can greatly increase the enthusiasm for labor. However, the prerequisite for doing this is to have enough money and grain. This is also an important reason why they strongly demand tax collection.

At this point, Zhang Zhun understood that it was impossible not to pay food. Wang Mingyu, Liu Hang and others were worried, and the more people knew about the slogan of equalizing the fields and exempting the tuition, the more people they knew, the more spread it, and the consequences of the subsequent changes would become more serious.

When the breaking is constantly, it will be a mess!

Must be broken!

Zhang Zhun said thoughtfully: "Since that's the case, what do you think the tax rate is appropriate?"

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