To be fair, after Liu Bei took charge of Liangzhou, the life of the Qiang people was much better than before.
Liu Bei really put a lot of effort into the survival of the Han people and the Hu people.
He personally abolished many exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and also strictly limited the process and content of government tax collection. The regulations were quite detailed and included them in the government performance evaluation. He tried his best to control the government's tax collection hands and prevent them from allowing them to collect taxes. Recklessly.
It was after taking charge of Liangzhou that Liu Bei discovered that the matter of tax collection had been played out by bureaucrats since ancient times.
Many types of taxes that he had never heard of appeared in parts of Liangzhou.
Such as cattle tax, well digging tax, firewood tax.
Cattle must pay taxes, otherwise the government will take them away.
You have to pay taxes when you dig a well, you also have to pay taxes when you go up the mountain to cut firewood, because the whole world is not the king's land. How can you not pay taxes when you are doing things on the king's land?
There are also a few counties where the county officials are very greedy. Newlyweds have to pay taxes, children have to pay an extra tax, and farm tools have to pay taxes after they are worn out.
Treat the Han people like this, and treat the Hu people in the same way.
All kinds of threats and extortion, telling them that if they don't pay more taxes, the army will attack them.
The Qiang people were not very good at farming techniques, and they forcibly deprived them of a considerable part of their income from agricultural production, making it difficult for them to survive.
They treat everyone equally when it comes to plundering and amassing wealth. In order to plunder the people's wealth and anointing, they really go all out and do whatever it takes.
When Liu Bei knew the news, he was so angry that he wanted to kill him himself.
It's different now. All unreasonable taxes were abolished by Liu Bei, and oral taxes were actually abolished by Liu Bei in the form of payment by the government. This greatly reduced the tax pressure on ordinary people and allowed them to breathe.
In addition to the tax on the registered population, the tax tribute for the semi-independent foreign settlements in Liangzhou and outside the country was also reduced a lot by Liu Bei, and Liu Bei did not allow any individual or group other than the state tax collectors to levy taxes on them. tax.
The taxing power against foreign settlements was taken back to the state capital by Liu Bei's strongest force without discussion, and no place was allowed to interfere.
Therefore, whether it is the Qiang people, the Huns, the Xianbei people living in the territory, or other ethnic groups, their survival pressure has been reduced.
The survival pressure of the people living throughout Liangzhou has been greatly relieved.
Most of the resistance of ordinary people against the government is caused by their inability to survive. As long as the exploitation and oppression are not so severe, they will not gather in crowds to revolt if they have some hope. This is true for the Han people and the same for the Hu people.
The reason why the Qiang rebellion in the Eastern Han Dynasty continued for so many years and could not be subsided, and even the Han people often participated in the Qiang people's resistance actions, was definitely one of the important reasons for the excessive expropriation by Liangzhou officials.
Therefore, Liu Bei made great efforts in the administration of officials. After a period of adjustment in the administration of officials, the situation of local governments privately increasing taxes was curbed.
The state tax collector sent by Liu Bei had a detailed discussion with the tribes led by Naduo on the previous tax and tribute content. To show sincerity, some unreasonable content was abolished, and then they agreed on the taxes that needed to be paid to the government and the court in the future. The amount of tribute and the frequency and amount of payment.
Tribes that grow food pay a certain amount of food to the state capital.
The herding tribes paid a certain amount of furs and livestock to the state capital.
The number is not much reduced compared to before, but at least it is moderate and reasonable.
Only after receiving approval from Naduo and those local leaders, this part of the content was finally finalized.
The government tax collectors no longer used their claws and claws to force collection, and no one used various reasons to coerce and induce tribes to pay various tributes that were not agreed at all. The amount of tax revenue passing through road checkpoints was greatly reduced.
Even through the relationship between Shaodang Qiang, tribes willing to pay taxes and tribute to the state capital on time and in amount can obtain proof of tax and tribute payment. With the certificate, they can enter the Guan City of Jincheng County and have the qualifications to participate in the mutual market. .
Therefore, many Qiang tribes were willing to pay taxes and tributes to Liangzhou Prefecture in exchange for the qualifications to participate in the mutual market, and participated in the mutual market in Jincheng County.
They obtained the materials they needed for life through transactions, and the Liangzhou government did not exploit them much. The materials were large in quantity, moderately priced, and not expensive.
This state can be said to be the fairest since the Liangzhou government's trade with them.
After several exchanges of trade, many people among the Qiang tribes believed in Liu Bei.
They all believed that Liu Bei was a reputable military and political officer who kept his word, and had high expectations for him. They believed that his words were more effective and trustworthy than those of other previous Liangzhou governors.
They hope to achieve the peaceful living conditions they have today, hoping to obtain the survival materials they need in a relatively peaceful way and live as peacefully as possible.
So they are naturally unwilling to cause trouble.
Suddenly learning that Liu Bei was going to war against the San Qiang tribe, everyone was worried. They were worried that Liu Bei would have a bad feeling towards the Qiang people and that such a beautiful situation would never return. They quickly sent someone to contact Liu Bei to express everyone's wishes.
Liu Bei knew this well, and he did not want war, so he responded to Naduo and others' willingness to cooperate, explained the situation to them, and hoped that they would not think too much about it.
The major policies of the Liangzhou Prefecture will not change, and the Prefecture will not involve innocent people. It is just that the attack on malicious rebels must be carried out. Whoever dares to invade his rule will be buried in a mass grave. Post.
The Qiang tribes should take this as a warning. If they want to continue to maintain good relations with the Liangzhou government, they must not be soft on the rebel forces who try to destroy the peaceful situation.
If the Qiang tribes take the initiative to help the Liangzhou court put down the rebellion and eliminate the rebels, they can inform the Liangzhou government. The government will help the Qiang tribes apply for official rewards from the Luoyang court and provide material rewards.
If you can't eliminate it yourself, reporting it to the Liangzhou officials in time will be a great achievement and you will be rewarded.
Liu Bei and representatives of thirty-seven Qiang tribes reached this agreement in Ji County. The two parties made a blood alliance and each made an oath to heaven and earth in the way of Han and Qiang people. Anyone who violated the oath would be struck with five thunders from heaven and no one would be allowed to do so. Good to die.
Then the two parties exchanged tokens with each other, and the covenant was finalized.
The agreement between the thirty-seven Qiang tribes and the Liangzhou government led by Liu Bei was thus implemented.
The Qiang tribes were reassured and returned safely to prepare for the next payment of taxes and tributes, as well as the next mutual trade.
Liu Bei also took care of the aftermath of the battle, and rewarded the subordinates who participated in the battle according to their merits. They were promoted and rewarded when they were due, so General Zhonglang finally appeared in the Liangzhou Corps.
Zhang Fei, the governor of Longxi County and Wumeng Colonel, was promoted by Liu Bei to Wumeng Zhonglang General for his role in defending the city without defeat and killing two leaders of the invading Qiang people. He was the first Zhonglang General in the Liangzhou Corps.
Wu'an captain Liu Yong was promoted to Wu'an Zhonglang General by Liu Bei for his contribution to killing the Qiang army's brave generals. He was the second Zhonglang General.
Wuping Colonel Pang De was promoted to Wuping Zhonglang General for his great contribution in killing a major Qiang army leader and defeating the enemy. He was the third Zhonglang General.
This war brought three Zhonglang generals to the Liangzhou Corps.
In addition, military commander Ma Chengpu was promoted to captain by Liu Bei for his outstanding achievements and was given the title Wuyang.
Military Commander Ma Yanxing was promoted to captain by Liu Bei for his outstanding achievements and was given the title Wu Zhen.
Military commanders Cao Ren and Cao Chun were promoted to captains by Liu Bei because of their bravery in fighting and killing Qiang generals together. Cao Ren was appointed as a powerful captain and Cao Chun was named a powerful captain.
The soldiers who killed many enemies also received very good rewards and were promoted. The best among them was the ordinary cavalryman Guo Hao who killed the Qiang army general. Because of this merit, he was promoted to the rank of military prince.
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