Yu Yue gritted his teeth: "Every soldier of Beifu, you did fight on the front line and shed your blood and sacrificed for the country. The court also knew this, but the court also gave you rewards according to the law at that time. Liu Gong, you You also know that this law cannot benefit all aspects. Just like you, as generals, must have less effort and more credit than ordinary soldiers. This is true in the army, and even more so in the court. That’s it, your weapons, food and grass all depend on the support of aristocratic families. When the war comes, we aristocratic families will have to provide food, money and people. Isn’t it also a contribution to the country? It cannot be said that only those who fight on the front line Only soldiers have merit. We who are strategizing behind the scenes, winning battles thousands of miles away, and supplying military supplies to an army of hundreds of thousands, do not deserve to be rewarded based on merit."
Liu Yu laughed: "Interesting, does Yu Gong want to say that our Beifu soldiers, and even the sergeants of the Jin Dynasty, do not eat the country's military rations, use the weapons and armor of the court, but the rewards of the noble families? We are not The officers and men of the Jin Dynasty are your private soldiers, is that what you mean?"
Wang Yu sneered and said: "Liu Yu, you do have great power now, but don't forget how you made your fortune. If it weren't for the Xie family, if it weren't for Xie An and Xie Xie..."
Liu Yu spoke loudly, like thunder on the ground, which shocked Wang Yu's eardrums and turned pale. He swallowed the rest of his words. He only heard Liu Yu's voice echoing in his ears: " Wang Yu, who do you think I am, Liu Yu? A general of the Xie family or a servant of your Wang family? I am Liu Da of Jingkou. I am a domineering man with both fists and legs. I serve the country and join the army. I don’t rely on anyone’s gifts and I don’t look at anyone. His face!"
"Don't say that you have no friendship with me. Even Mr. Xie An and Xie, who are here now, would not talk to me about half a family general. When he was alive, he always treated me like this. We treat each other with courtesy and equality, so we cannot say that I am attached to him. On the contrary, we serve the country by serving in the army, fighting as soldiers, and winning battles for the country. We have been promoted and have achieved the eternal reputation of our husband. How can we say that I am attached to him? Who gave this unilateral gift to whom? In your eyes, maybe everyone with a lower status than you must be dependent on you, but in the eyes of us Beifu men, how can we need others to take credit for what we have accomplished with our own abilities? Granted?”
As a top nobleman, Wang Yu had never been humiliated in person like this in his life. He was so angry that he was shaking all over and pointed at Liu Yu: "You, you, you, you, you Liu Jinnu, you actually..."
Liu Yu shouted sternly: "Shut up, can you call me Jinu? My brothers can call me Jinu, and my respected elders can call me Jinu with my permission. What are you? Do you deserve to call me that? Seven out of ten people who called me that in Jingkou with bad intentions were beaten to death by me. Do you want to go and find out? From now on, do you dare to say these two words again? Once, I will make you speechless for the rest of your life, do you want to try?"
Liu Yu's words were like a volcano erupting, revealing an astonishing intimidation. Wang Yu's face turned pale and he slumped back on the couch, panting, and he dared to speak again.
Liu Yi curled his lips and said, "Slave, don't be like this. All noble families, after all, it has been accumulated for hundreds of years, and our ancestors have also made great contributions to our Jin Dynasty. Some things, although unreasonable, are still frozen in stone and cannot be determined in a day." Zhihan, now that Huanxuan is not destroyed, we still need to unite, we can’t just enter the capital and..."
Liu Yu waved his hand: "Xile, don't persuade me. I understand this truth. This is also the purpose of my coming here today, which is to unite, not to bully others. But Xile has a saying that is good, times have changed, no In the past, it was time for aristocratic families to dominate everything. As you just said, when there was a national disaster, grassroots righteous people abandoned their homes and careers to join the army to serve the country regardless of their nature. However, the weapons to fight and the food to eat were actually provided by aristocratic families. Is this normal?"
"If it weren't for the fact that for many years the major aristocratic families used various reasons and relied on various laws they formulated to occupy the most industries, land, resources, and population without paying taxes, how could the country be like this? You guys It is no problem to say that these industries used to be yours and you want to take them back. At least you will be able to take back a large part of them, but there is a prerequisite, that is, all future industries must pay taxes in accordance with the law and operate legally. There can no longer be underground black markets or various legal tax resistances."
"You are all people who talk about poetry and books, and you understand the truth better than me, a rough old man. If you don't pay taxes, then the country will be weak. If the country is weak, internal strife will occur and foreign enemies will invade. If the Jin Dynasty dies, what can you do? Do you want to protect your own interests? Huan Xuan came last time and took away half of your property. Because he offended our Beifu Army, we drove him away desperately. But if the Hulu come again next time, what can you still count on? Who can save themselves one more time?”
This time, even Liu Yi couldn't help but cheer: "Jinu, you said it well, and it suits me well. I also think so. After the property is allocated to the heroes of our Beifu Army who founded the righteousness, we can continue to let the major families It is a part of the business, but you must pay taxes. Not only the business income has to pay taxes, but also the rules for the nobility and shelter will have to be re-established in the future. It cannot be the more than 200,000 clerks and laborers from all walks of life in the capital. , you can continue to be tax-free and exempt according to the title of your noble family. How we used to pay taxes as men in Jingkou, you have to follow suit."
Yu Yue said in a deep voice: "If you want us to pay business taxes, then just pay them. However, this method of using jue to shade households is a rule set by Emperor Taizu and Yuan Dynasty. It has been a hundred years now. If you let the capital industry The men in the army also pay taxes and serve in the army, so I'm afraid most of them will leave the capital and go back to the countryside to farm."
Liu Yu said with a smile: "Okay, you have to pay taxes and serve in the countryside when you go back to the countryside. You can't avoid it. If you really leave, there will be many farmers from the countryside who want to come to the capital to make a living. For example, in Jingkou, every household now wants to move to Jiankang City. Well, it happens that the families of the soldiers also need to find some work in the capital. Don’t worry, they don’t have the habit of evading taxes and evading military service. This is the only benefit for us Jingkou people, really!”
Liu Muzhi nodded with a smile and said: "Exactly, according to the merits of this time, a large number of righteous heroes must be given titles and official positions and must move to Jingkou. Their families will also move to the capital. Thousands, as many as tens of thousands of households. Now tens of thousands of people are here, and livelihood is a big problem. Even if it doesn't happen, I am going to report to the court and request that the families of the newly arrived martyrs be taken care of and let them I can find a living in the capital."
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