"If you want to reward land, even if there is no mature land, you can also grant it to wasteland. But if the reward of money and silk is gone, there really will be nothing left."
Xi Jian is now temporarily acting as the money and grain agent for the two counties, and he is very familiar with these situations.
After hearing this, Liu Yu felt helpless.
Judging from the current distribution of Jiehu in Jizhou, the number of Jiehu heads today is still too few.
Since the Huns Liu Yuan launched an army against the Jin Dynasty in Bingzhou, almost all the Jiehu people who originally gathered in Shangdang County of Bingzhou have flocked to the surrounding states and counties. These people and the surrounding refugees have been raiding everywhere, especially after the rise of Shile. , these Jiehu people have a tendency to turn against tourists in the Jizhou area.
"Today, if we want to clean up the Jiehu in the entire Jizhou, we must maintain the rewards of the "Kill the Hu Order". This will not only encourage the people of Jizhou to resist the Jiehu, but also make the Hu and Han troops doubt themselves, and make the Han people, miscellaneous Hus, etc. among them People are separated from Jiehu."
Liu Yu firmly expressed his thoughts.
Since the Han powerful Zhang Jack and others defected in battle, they not only received generous rewards, but also were allowed to continue to command their own troops. With the contact of Zhang Jack and others, Wuhuan Liu Ying, who originally served Hu Han, also led his men Surrender the city.
The Hu-Han army in Jizhou, which was originally a mixture of people from various ethnic groups, was about to fall apart after this battle.
Therefore, no matter what, we cannot cut off the rewards that we have promised at this time, otherwise we will break the trust of the Jizhou scholars.
"Your Majesty, where did the food, grass, money and silk come from?"
Xi Jian certainly knew what Liu Yu said, but how to obtain these supplies.
"Humph, although the Hulu forces in Jizhou have been greatly damaged now, Shi Hu and other tribes who escaped still have many soldiers and horses. Now is the time to chase the rogues. Such a major event is to save Jizhou. Scholars, it is only natural that the powerful people in Jizhou should contribute money and efforts."
Liu Yu knew that these powerful dock owners in Jizhou had taken refuge with Shi Le before, but they still maintained considerable strength. Now that Shi Le had been defeated, even if they had taken refuge with Liu Yu, they still controlled most of the wealth in Jizhou.
"These Jizhou powerful people are guarded by Wubao. There is no way of knowing how many villages and land there are. Even if His Majesty wants to collect taxes, he doesn't know how much each family should collect."
Xi Jian understood what Liu Yu meant, which was nothing more than to collect "protection fees" from the powerful dock owners in Jizhou.
However, if you want to collect taxes, you must have a complete bureaucracy and household registration system. Otherwise, you will not know who to go to collect taxes from, nor how much tax each family will collect.
However, if Liu Yu really wanted to collect taxes in Jizhou, he would have to collect them from these powerful dock owners, because there were not many living people on the household registration in Jizhou. They either fled their homes and became refugees, or they gathered in Among the various forts.
"We don't know the situation in Jizhou, but we do know it." Liu Yu smiled mysteriously.
"Ah? Your Majesty means to use Jizhou scholars?"
Xi Jian was a little surprised.
If Jizhou scholars are used to collect taxes, although it is true that the situation of the powerful dock owners in Jizhou can be quickly grasped, this can easily lead to another bad result.
That is, by using the power of tax collection, the scholars in Jizhou are likely to integrate the powerful forces in Jizhou, and it is easy for their power to grow.
It is impossible for Liu Yu to stay in Jizhou forever. Once the main force of the Han army evacuates, the troops staying in Jizhou will also be Jizhou soldiers. Once the situation of separatism and self-reliance occurs, it will probably be more difficult to deal with than Jiehu Shile.
"Yes, we are using people from Jizhou, but we are not using scholars from Jizhou, but people like Zhang Jack." Liu Yu said.
When Xi Jian heard this, he immediately frowned.
Although Xi Jian knew that his background was no longer considered a high-class one, but could only be regarded as a poor one, in Xi Jian's eyes, Zhang Jack and others who had just surrendered were barely from a low-income family.
These people are all local tycoons in Jizhou. They are nothing more than private soldiers. They have neither the reputation of their ancestors nor any fame themselves. How can they convince the public?
"Zhang Jackel and others are from a humble background, and they once relied on the barbarians. I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public. If they cannot convince the public, how can they sort out the tax collection?"
Xi Jian said worriedly.
Liu Yu didn't think there was any problem at all. He waved his hand and said relaxedly.
"There is no need for any complicated and detailed collection. I asked Zhang Jack and others that almost all the powerful dock owners in Jizhou, large and small, paid tribute to Shi Le. Zhang Jack and others also roughly know the amount of tribute paid by each family. Just re-collect according to this amount, there is no need to organize it too clearly."
"Furthermore, even if Zhang Jack and others come from humble backgrounds, they have soldiers in their hands and we are backing them. Which powerful family dares to disobey them?"
"Why when the Hulu were here, they would give them money and grain when they wanted, and give them Dingkou if they wanted a mouth. But when I came here, it wouldn't work anymore. Do these powerful people in Jizhou think that only the Hulu dare to kill people?"
Xi Jiandao quite agreed with Liu Yu's words.
"However, I'm afraid that if the persecution is too severe, there will be rebellion again." Xi Jian said.
"Hey, Mr. Xi, under the current situation, even if these Jizhou tycoons want to rebel, I'm afraid they don't dare to rebel. Do they think they can fight better than the Hulu? Now that the Hulu have been defeated by me, what can they do? Dare to rebel?"
Liu Yu didn't take Xi Jian's worries seriously at all.
Historically, since the fall of the Western Jin Dynasty, after Shi Le occupied Jizhou, he quickly used military high pressure to maintain the stability of Jizhou, and quickly conquered various powerful fortresses. Except for some scattered begging army forces in the south of Jizhou, Jizhou The most prosperous counties in the central region have become its fundamental places.
Liu Yu knew that as long as the taxes he collected were within what they could bear, even if they were slightly higher, these powerful people would not dare to object.
Of course, if there are powerful dock owners who take the lead in opposing, then Liu Yu will be even more happy, because the army in his hand can complete the harvest of these powerful officials at once.
Liu Yu consulted with Xi Jian, and was about to send someone to summon Zhang Jack, but the Chinese army guards who were accompanying him happened to come in to report.
"Your Majesty, Zhang Jack has come to ask for an audience!"
"Just in time, let him in."
Zhang Jack came to ask for an audience on his own, and Liu Yu guessed that most of Xindu's affairs had paid off.
Sure enough, when Zhang Jack came in, the smile on his face showed the result.
"Your Majesty, the general congratulates your Majesty, the capital city has been surrendered!"
When Liu Yu heard this, he became happy.
If we get a complete Xindu City, we can not only save a lot of later construction, but also get immediate supplies of supplies in the city.
"Haha, General Zhang is indeed amazing. When I discuss my merits in pacifying Jizhou, General Zhang will be the first to achieve the feat."
When Zhang Jack heard this, he was secretly happy, but he kept saying he didn't dare.
"It's all due to your majesty's reputation. The last general just sent someone to deliver a letter. Zuo Fusu, the general guarding the capital, was originally very dissatisfied with Shi Le for embezzling his tribe. After learning about Shi Le's defeat, he became even more frightened. As soon as Zhang Bao, the last general's brother, arrived, Zuo Fusu immediately agreed happily."
This Zuo Fusu was originally the leader of the miscellaneous Hu bandits in the Taihang Mountains. He later followed Shi Le and defected to the Huns and Han Kingdom. At the beginning, he served as Shi Le's former army commander and maintained considerable power. However, when Shi Le integrated the Hu and Han armies, Zuo Fusu The power of Su's men was greatly weakened, and it was almost not as good as that of newly attached Han generals like Zhang Jack.
"Is this Zuo Fusu from Wuhuan?" Liu Yu asked.
"Well, they may be Wuhuan people, or they may be Xianbei people. The general is not sure."
Zhang Jack didn't know how to answer Liu Yu's question for a moment.
A large number of Wuhuan people, Xianbei people and Huns live scattered in the vast Taihang Mountains for hundreds of miles. The longest period has been nearly a hundred people. These people of various ethnic groups live together in one place. It is difficult for outsiders to know whether they are Wuhuan people or not. Huan people, or Xianbei people.
"Haha, it doesn't matter whether you are a Wuhuan or not. As long as you can abandon the darkness and turn to the light, the reward I promised will always be indispensable."
Liu Yu promised Zuo Fusu to present the city as a county marquis, and allowed him to lead his troops to move to Qingzhou, which was relatively stable.
"General Zhang, I have one more important matter. After thinking about it, it seems that I can only rest assured if I leave it to you." Liu Yu looked at Zhang Jackal with a smile.
"I am willing to do your best for Your Majesty!" Zhang Jack said.
Liu Yu then expressed his idea of asking Zhang Jack to collect taxes.
After hearing Liu Yu's so-called 'important matter', Zhang Jack immediately opened his mouth in surprise.
"The matter of collecting taxes is really too important, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for a crude warrior to do it."
Zhang Jack immediately excused himself.
Today's counties and counties in Jizhou do not have official household registration at all, and even if they do, they are probably useless. Therefore, if this tax collection thing is really implemented, it will definitely offend many powerful people in Jizhou.
Zhang Jack felt that although there was plenty of money to be made in this kind of thing, the risks he had to bear were not something he, a general in the late Han Dynasty, could bear.
What if, if Zhang Jackal tries to collect taxes, Liu Houji chops off his leg to appease people, wouldn't it be very unlucky?
Liu Yu naturally saw Zhang Jack's worries, and he directly made his attitude clear, that is, he wanted Zhang Jack to collect taxes. Even if he offended some powerful dock owner, Liu Yu would never ask Zhang Jack to blame.
"In this case, I am afraid that swordsmanship will be indispensable. What should the general do if he encounters a tyrannical force?" Zhang Jack asked.
"When the time comes, I will leave an elite force in Jizhou. If anyone dares to resist and disobey, I will naturally show no mercy."
In fact, since the fall of the Western Jin Dynasty until the reforms of Empress Dowager Feng of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the most commonly used method of collecting taxes in the war-torn Central Plains has been completely different from the unified tax collection by the government during the Han and Wei Dynasties. The most important link is They are all controlled by powerful families in the state and county.
The children of these powerful families served as state and county officials. Whether it was the Jiehu people's government or the Xianbei people's government, the specific policies implemented were actually what these people said.
This method of collecting taxes is actually the most efficient and fastest.
However, Liu Yu does not plan to use this method for the time being, because it requires powerful nobles. As long as these people can be given official titles, they can collect taxes for Liu Yu, but their abilities are the biggest threat to the imperial power.
In particular, these powerful people concealed a large number of household registrations, which further depleted the manpower available to the government.
Therefore, Liu Yu hoped in his heart that Zhang Jack could be as "brutal" as possible. The more brutal the taxation, the more ruthlessly these powerful dock owners would exploit the Tianke people under their control.
In this way, Liu Yu can use subsequent strategies to free these personally attached Bu Tianke from the control of the powerful dock owners and re-naturalize them as registered households.
"What does Your Majesty mean, is that only the generals will be allowed to collect the taxes from the powerful dock owners, and the taxes from the common people will not be returned to the ministers?"
"Yes, as long as we can collect the taxes from these powerful people, I will have enough resources to reward the meritorious people who killed Hu. In less than a month, there will be no trace of Jie Hu in the entire Jizhou! "
The coldness revealed in Liu Yu's words made Zhang Jack shudder.
In fact, Zhang Jackal didn't quite understand why Liu Yu hated the Jiehu people so much. Zhang Jacky felt that some Jiehu people could still be used, and he must kill them all according to the "Killing the Hus". Zhang Jacky really I don’t quite understand. I feel like it’s a waste of Jiehu’s people and a waste of money and food.
However, these were not what Zhang Jack cared about. Now that he had received Liu Yu's personal promise, Zhang Jack immediately withdrew excitedly. He was going to prepare manpower immediately to start working as an "armed tax collector" for Liu Yu.
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Two days later, Liu Yu personally led his army to the outside of Xindu City in Anping County.
Tens of thousands of Han troops under Liu Yu formed a neat array, all facing Xindu City to the north. At this time, the Han army forwards had entered the city and took over the defense of Xindu City.
Under the leadership of the Chinese army's personal guards, a general with braided hair and military uniform was brought to Liu Yu's horse.
"The sinner Zuo Fusu, pays homage to His Majesty the Great Emperor!"
Zuo Fusu's voice trembled slightly, not because Zuo Fusu was too timid, but because the sights along the way were too terrifying.
Starting from the vanguard of the Han army led by Liu Yu, and ending in front of Liu Yu's central army, all the Han soldiers along the way were holding their spears high, with the head of a Jiehu man stuck on each spear. .
Coupled with the majestic aura of the Han army, Zuo Fusu, who was still somewhat self-reliant on his own merits, was immediately frightened and broke out in a cold sweat.
"General Zuo abandoned darkness and turned to light. How can he be a sinner? Get up quickly!"
Liu Yu looked at Zuo Fusu. Although he said so, he felt a little unhappy in his heart.
Because after Zuo Fusu dedicated the city, he did not kill the Jiehu people in the city, but allowed them to escape.
Zhang Jackel, who was next to him, immediately stepped forward to help Zuo Fusu up.
"General Zuo, is Zhang Bin, the leader of the Jiehu Party, still in the city?" Liu Yu asked.
"Reporting to your majesty, Zhang Bin escaped with the Jiehu people in the city yesterday." Zuo Fusu said carefully.
"Where did you flee to?" Liu Yu asked coldly.
"It seems to be Xiangguo, maybe Zhongshan." Zuo Fusu said.
"Zhongshan? Isn't Zhongshan Liu Yan's territory?"
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