Valley Emperor

Of course, even if they had defected to the Tang Dynasty anyway, these former senior officials of the Ming Dynasty should not expect to receive such good treatment. The treatment is the best, and the best is to give a false position and then live under surveillance.

But more are still under house arrest, not even a vacant post.

As for when to be free, that must come later!

Zhang Yue's fate in the future is estimated to be similar to that of many former Ming officials who were captured by the Tang Dynasty. It won't be long before there will be a blood letter from Zhang Yue to control the pseudo-Ming Dynasty, saying how bad the former Ming Dynasty was. After being deceived for many years, after seeing the glory and greatness of the Son of Heaven, I will wake up. From now on, I will definitely serve the Tang Dynasty well and fight resolutely against the remnants of the pseudo-mingling!

Then this article, whether it was written by Zhang Yue himself or written by the great writers in the Chaobao Division, will be published in the Tang Dynasty Newspaper and made available to the world.

When the people of the world see it, they will have a feeling: wow, even Zhang Yue has surrendered, my Tang Dynasty is really awesome!

But in fact, what will happen to Zhang Yue? If there is no accident, he will be imprisoned, even if he really took the initiative to kneel and lick Saint Emperor and Tang, but the best treatment is house arrest.

Freedom, he probably shouldn't expect to get it in his life.

Since Zhang Yue was caught, no one cared about his fate except for a few parties. Even Li Xuan, who had just returned to Jiujiang, got a report from Hanyang, saying that Zhang Yue had been caught. After that, it didn't pay much attention.

Grab it and catch it, no big deal.

Today's Datang is not the same as it was a few years ago. In the past, they were very excited to capture a prefect or something, and the whole world could not wait to spread the word: Our Datang captured a prefect of the Ming Dynasty.

However, before the Tang Dynasty, Jinling and Youzhou had been conquered, and even Emperor Zhengde and Emperor Shaowu had committed suicide because of their defeat. Those high-ranking officials, ministers, and messengers were arrested a lot!

Seriously, Zhang Yue's previous official position was not as good as these high-ranking officials!

In fact, in the past, Datang was just like a poor diaosi. He finally made a little money. I wish everyone around me knew that I am rich, so come and be envious, jealous and hate me!

But after I got richer and richer, I gradually stopped showing off that I was rich on purpose, because at that time, you didn't have to say it yourself, everyone knew that you were rich!

To put it simply, it is still pretending, but in the past, it was bragging to pretend, but now it is relying on strength!

As for not pretending to be coercive, that's impossible. If you can't pretend to be coercive, why are they working so hard to unify China!

After capturing Zhang Yue, someone will naturally handle related affairs in the follow-up, such as public opinion propaganda, which will shake the confidence of the remnant soldiers who are still digging for resistance.

Especially to let the military and political officials of King Jing's regime know, you see, Zhang Yue is finished and surrendered, you are still resisting shit, you can simply surrender.

After arriving in Jiujiang, Li Xuan did not stay in Jiujiang for too long, but only stayed in Jiujiang for a day. During this day of stay, he let the soldiers of the Guards rest for a while.

As the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Xuan, of course, took a special royal boat that was very comfortable all the way, or he took an oversized carriage directly on land. Whether it was a boat or a carriage, the comfort was naturally nothing to say. , Even the civil and military officials who came with them did not have to worry about road fatigue and other issues.

But for ordinary soldiers of the Guards, as well as many followers, it is not very comfortable to travel hundreds of kilometers.

Moreover, in order to ensure strategic security, the soldiers of the Guards did not all take boats, but were divided into two parts.

Needless to say, walking down a few hundred kilometers, even if it is only a dozen kilometers a day, but it is still tiring. Even if it is a boat, it will be crowded with many people on the same boat, so don’t expect any comfort.

As for the Guards, as his close guards, Li Xuan naturally would not ignore the feelings of ordinary soldiers. It is very necessary to walk for a while and stop for a while so that the soldiers can rest.

Otherwise, Li Xuan would just take the boat all the way down the river, and it would not take long for him to return to Jinling.

But will Li Xuan throw away the guards and run back directly first?

impossible!

Without the Guards by his side, even if Jinling City was the capital of the Tang Dynasty, Li Xuan would not dare to go back alone. Who knows what will happen when he goes back.

What if there are any ambitious people in Jinling City who want to kill themselves?

You must know that Li Xuan now has a son. After killing Li Xuan, the courtiers can completely support one of the princes to become the emperor, and use the role of the founding hero as the young master, which is not too cool.

Even if Jinling City is safe, if there is any accident on the way, for example, an official or general along the way loses his mind and wants to kill him, or there is a large-scale bandit who wants to intercept him. Kill him.

In short, all kinds of accidents that may occur are more to go!

Although in theory, the above-mentioned accidents are unlikely to occur, but Li Xuan does not want to take even the slightest risk.

So no matter where he goes, he always takes the Guards with him!

Without the guards, no matter whether it is going out to fight in person or returning to Jinling City, Li Xuan is not at ease!

Well, to put it bluntly, it is afraid of death!

However, an emperor who is not afraid of death is definitely not a good emperor.

Under the feudal centralized system, the monarch died, no matter what the reason was, but it would definitely cause political turmoil, even civil strife, division, etc. Therefore, for the sake of the country and the people, Li Xuan felt that he could not die!

For the stability of the country and the safety of the people, Li Xuan let the soldiers of the Guards rest for a day in Jiujiang before returning to the east with the Guards again!

If there is no accident, after three or five days, I will rest for a while somewhere along the way. Anqing, Taipingfu Dangtu County, these places are all possible.

This is the most important thing in the current Tang Dynasty, even more important than the subsequent southwest battle.

At present, the Southwest Campaign is in the third stage of the war, which is to completely control the Hubei region, including the recovery of Anluzhou, Jingzhou, De'an House, Xiangyang House and other areas, and finally Chen Bing in Badong!

As for the follow-up attack on Sichuan, that is the fourth stage!

And the complete recovery of western Sichuan and parts of Yunnan is the fifth stage of the end!

The Privy Council of the Tang Dynasty prepared a total of five-stage combat plans for the Southwest Campaign. Dozens of senior combat staff members jointly made suggestions and continuously adjusted the five-stage combat plan.

But since the end of the second phase of the battle plan, in fact, the next three stages are also the final stage. Half of the 150,000 superintendents under Zhang Yue have been killed, and these half of the superintendents are still superintendents. The real elite main force here, although the rest are also called supervisors, but the quality of personnel and equipment is definitely not so good.

Therefore, no matter from the tactical details or from the overall strategic point of view, in the follow-up southwest campaign, in fact, as long as we fight step by step, there will basically be no problems.

Li Xuan is also very relieved to hand over the follow-up operations of the Southwest Campaign to the Privy Council and to the front-line generals!

But Li Xuan's return to the dynasty is definitely more important!

Li Xuan is no ordinary person. His return to the DPRK is of great political significance!

Before Li Xuan personally expedition, although he still controls the military and political power remotely, but he is not in Jinling, many things are always difficult to handle.

So now, Jinling City actually squeezed a lot of government affairs waiting for Li Xuan to deal with it.

For Li Xuan, these things are just ordinary government affairs, but for the entire Tang Dynasty, they are very important and will affect the fate of countless people.

An ordinary memorial, Li Xuan is not allowed, but it can determine the fate of hundreds of thousands or even millions of people!

For example, recently in Jinling City, the issue of land rent reform, which has caused many officials to discuss, has a huge influence, and many people in the world are paying attention.

Why, because the Ministry of Agriculture has put forward a plan to reduce the rent of official land!

In the past, the land rent of official farmland was basically based on the difference of each place, and each local yamen formulated different plans by themselves, and this plan basically referred to the local land rent level, under the local land rent level. , it dropped a little bit, but it only dropped a little bit, not too little.

This land rent is not high, but it is definitely not low, because according to the harvest of an ordinary year, the rent of the official land accounts for about 50% of the harvest, and some land in better condition, such as high-quality land In paddy fields, this ratio will reach 70 percent.

Although the proportion sounds a bit exaggerated, there is no way, it is so high, and after paying the land rent, the tenants do not have to bear the agricultural tax, because the agricultural tax in the Tang Dynasty was not levied on the farmer, but on the landowner. For collection, the owner of the official land is the government, and the tax is paid by the government, which has nothing to do with the tenants who rent the official land.

As for the private landlords, the tenants do not pay taxes, and the taxes are paid by the landlords.

The agricultural tax, on the other hand, accounts for about 30 percent of the harvest in an ordinary year.

Then someone will say that the land tax of a certain dynasty is only 5%, or even lower, but if you count the various extortionate taxes, the deliberate apportionment of the bottom, etc., you will find that a farmer farms for a year, It's normal to pay 70%, but it's not uncommon for those who are cruel and not enough to pay taxes.

Another key point is that the agricultural tax, like the land rent, is a fixed figure, not a fixed proportion. For example, a farmer rents a piece of official land and the annual rent is one tael of silver, then the one or two silver is a fixed number, don’t care about you Whether it is a bumper harvest or a reduction in production, both have to be harvested. In the actual implementation process of the past few years, there have been many natural disasters in a certain place, large-scale production reduction or even no harvest in the world, and farmers who rent official farmland cannot pay the farm rent. Happening.

But now, the Ministry of Agriculture has proposed that reform should be carried out on the existing basis, instead of the fixed land rent system, but instead to be levied according to the actual output of the land, according to the rated proportion.

For example, if a piece of land has 100 buckets of grain harvested this year, then 50 buckets of grain will be charged as rent. If the yield is reduced and the harvest is only 10 buckets, then only 5 buckets of grain will be charged.

When the Ministry of Agriculture proposed this idea, it was under the idea of ​​'more harvests in good years and less harvests in disaster years'. fell out.

Some people believe that this can greatly reduce the burden on farmers without affecting the income of official farmland rent.

However, some people believe that this plan has too many loopholes for operation, which will greatly increase the burden on farmers and cause huge losses to the national treasury.

In the past, it was charged according to the fixed land rent, and the amount of land tax was collected as much as the land was. It was simple and clear, but if it was based on the actual harvest, it would be a big trouble. How to determine the actual output is a big problem!

For example, if a farmer only collects ten buckets of grain, you have to say that they have twenty buckets of grain, and they have to collect it according to twenty buckets. That's not nonsense.

For example, if a peasant charged ten buckets of grain, and then only said that he received one bucket, that would be even more nonsense!

Although there are many problems, it is undeniable that the Ministry of Agriculture will reduce the burden on farmers, especially landless farmers, as much as possible while keeping the agricultural tax of the national treasury and the overall income from official land rent not greatly reduced. .

After Li Xuan, who was still on the road, received the memorial on this matter, he did not make any statement, so he just stayed and did not send it!

If he wants to deal with this matter, he has to wait for him to go back to Jinling City to deal with it!