Yin Tong, a native of Qi, once studied in Langzhongling and served as a Langguan. He was later assigned to Kuaiji County as the county governor.
After becoming the governor of Kuaiji County, Yin Tong got together with the Xiang family, a local noble, and became Xiang Liang's close friends. He privately sold armor and weapons and became the official protective umbrella of the Xiang family.
In return, Xiang Liang relied on the prestige of the Xiang family in the Chu region to help Yin Tong secure his rule in the Chu region, and also helped Yin Tong achieve many political achievements.
Historically, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang revolted successively, ushering in the chaos of the late Qin Dynasty. Yin Tong was not restless and planned to call Xiang Liang Hengchu to rebel against Qin in Kuaiji.
Unfortunately, Yin Tong overestimated himself, and the Xiang family did not intend to succumb to others. After Yin Tong fully revealed his rebellion plan, Xiang Liang did not talk about martial ethics at all, and summoned Xiang Yu to kill Yin Tong in the governor's mansion and start a rebellion.
Yin Tong has never been a peaceful person. After making peace with the remnants of the Chu region and the fact that the emperor was far away, as the head of a county, his heart had already begun to waver.
Yin Tong in history may have some great ambitions and talents who couldn't distinguish his own status, and some didn't understand people well.
But being able to stand out from many Lang officials and become the head of a county shows that he is not a fool.
The yield per mu is five thousand catties...Yin Tong knows what this means.
The Six Kingdoms have already been destroyed once by the First Emperor, and the Six Kingdoms have already failed once. The remnants of the Six Kingdoms say that no one dares to rise up while the First Emperor is still alive.
Even Xiang Yu, who said he could replace him, only got up from the ground and spoke after the First Emperor passed by.
The yield per mu is five thousand jin, which is enough to smash all the little ideas. Even Yin Tong can't help but wonder whether the destiny really lies in Qin!
That’s five thousand kilograms per mu!
Even the fertile farmland near Dujiangyan is now only worth two hundred kilograms!
Not to mention five thousand catties, even five hundred catties is a bit beyond common sense. Five thousand catties... For people of this era, only destiny can explain it.
"Starting from me... passed down from generation to generation for thousands of generations!" Yin Tong's words echoed inexplicably in his mind.
So much so that now Yin Tong is actually a little scared...
People's courage does not grow up at the beginning. Yin Tong was not careful when he was a lieutenant...but when he later became the governor of Kuaiji County, the trivial temptations and oversteps made him more and more... Understand what it means that the sky is high and the emperor is far away.
It turns out...he couldn't hear me scolding the First Emperor here.
But when the fate of five thousand kilograms per mu was imposed on the First Emperor, Yin Tong shrank inexplicably. He couldn't explain why. There was always a feeling that everything about him was being seen through... What he did today could not be hidden from the eyes of the First Emperor. Feel.
Yin Tong knew that it was time for him to curb his thoughts.
At the very least... with a yield of five thousand kilograms of grain per acre, the remnants of the Six Nations will never be able to recover. I need to keep a sufficient distance from them.
Even when necessary, it is not impossible to sell one's close friends, use the Xiang family to fulfill everything for oneself, and kill people to silence them.
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And Pei County on the other side...
Liu Bang, who was in his forties, was lying on a cart, surrounded by people.
"What a joke, my Xiaoxian Cheng...five thousand catties...if there are five thousand catties of grain in the world, how can there be robbers and the people have no way of living?" Liu Bang spat out the straw from his mouth and said.
"How far have all the deserters gone?"
"If King Qin really had five thousand kilograms of grain per acre, as long as he distributed seeds, people in the world would rush to do labor, not to mention the Afang Palace. He would just build ten Afang Palaces and build a Great Wall around the entire world. Get up, there are many people ready to serve." Liu Bang looked at Xiao He with a smile. It was obvious that he didn't have much respect for the First Emperor during his conversation.
"I am just a jailer, how can I say that I am a county magistrate?" Xiao He shook his head and said seriously.
"The grain yield of five thousand kilograms per mu is true. I heard that it was the fairy seeds brought back from overseas by Xu Fu's fleet that went out to sea to find immortals." Xiao He said.
"The county magistrate has sent a notice to Xianyang to ask for immortal seeds. I heard that hundreds of thousands of kilograms of seeds have been produced from one hundred acres of land. I think it won't be long before Xianyang will send immortal seeds. Now the county government has spread the word." Xiao He said with a smile.
"Have you really found an immortal for Xu Fu? Doesn't that mean that King Qin will live forever?" Fan Kuai's unshaven face showed a look of shock.
"Then our tax can no longer be reduced?" Xia Houying added on the side.
"What kind of tax reduction is there? If there is a grain yield of 5,000 kilograms per acre, and if you pay half of it, there will be more than 2,000 kilograms left. Even if you pay more than half, it will be enough for the family to eat and drink and save a lot." Liu Bang rolled his eyes.
"With all this food, how could there be so many prodigals!" Liu Bang jumped off the cart and smiled.
"That's true. If there really is such an immortal species, I'm afraid more than half of the prisoners in the county jail will go there." Xiao He nodded seriously.
Qin's laws are strict and taxes are heavy!
Basically, at the end of the year, after paying taxes and working hard, the remaining grain cannot be saved.
Whenever something happens, if you are not careful, your whole family will become a gangster.
It was difficult for the barren land to support a large population, so libertines became popular at this time. Because the land cultivated by the family could only end up in the hands of one person, and most of the other children had to fend for themselves.
As a jailer, Xiao He understood this deeply.
There are many prisoners, but many of them still break the law because they really have no way to go and no food to eat.
"Hey, if this fairy seed is true, I can be a rich man and have a good wife if I get more than ten acres of land." Liu Bang laughed loudly while leaning on the cart.
There are three brothers in Liu Bang's family, and the land at home is really not enough. This is the fundamental reason why Liu Bang became a wandering prodigal and was still alone after he was over forty.
After the land was separated, it could not support so many families. Liu Bang, who had many brothers, could only fend for himself.
The taxes in the Qin Dynasty were too heavy, and even Liu Bang, a grassroots cadre, would not be spared.
"If there is such a fairy seed and everyone grows it, how can you be considered a rich man? Where can you find a good wife? Besides, Qin's laws are strict and will not enrich the people. I'm afraid the place where this kind of thing is implemented will not know. How much more taxes should be collected and how much more labor should be sent?" Xiao He shook his head and frowned.
"Even if I can't be a rich man who can support my family, how can a great man like me be afraid of not being able to win over my mother-in-law?" Liu Bang smiled and slapped Xiao He.
"Su Qin once said that if I have two hectares of land in Luoyang, how can I be matched with the seals of the six kingdoms? If immortal seeds are promoted in the local area, the people can survive and no more labor is sent, and the local area can maintain stability..." Xiao He whispered Feeling.
"Yes, if there is only two hectares of land at home, Mrs. Cao would have given her life to her brother long ago!" Fan Kuai said with a smile.
When Liu Bang heard that Fan Kuai actually mentioned his widowed old sweetheart, his old face scowled: "Nonsense, how can I still like such a widowed woman? A great man like me must be matched by a pretty young lady!" "
"Yes, that's right! It's just that I've had so many free meals at Mrs. Cao's place, so I can't just ignore it!" Xia Houying also started teasing.
"Then let her be a child!"
After saying that, several people looked at each other and laughed!
In fact, there are not that many careerists in the world, and not everyone is born to want to be a ranger.
Even Liu Bang, a prodigal, wanted to start a family and start a business.
If you can survive, have a family and start a business, the world will naturally be at peace. If you have five thousand kilograms of grain per acre, you can support a family even if you have five or six acres of land. Even if you serve according to today's labor service system, you won't have too many complaints. .
The complaints are nothing more than that I have done a lot but gained little, I have no way to look up, I am suffering from the fact that the current situation cannot be changed, and I have no qualifications for advancement.
Why do nobles keep so many retainers and knights? Could it be that these people like to rely on others to look at their faces?
A group of people chatted and slapped each other, and even Liu Bang, who had witnessed the First Emperor's drive and once said that a man should be like this, was actually fantasizing in his heart at this moment.
That's right... When promoting a place with a grain yield of five thousand kilograms per mu, I don't even ask my eldest brother if he wants too much land. He just wants ten acres, and everyone else will share a little bit.
Liu Bang knew that his father had always loved his eldest brother, and Liu Bang also knew that his eldest brother had taken care of him for a long time. He also missed his kindness and left his big head to his eldest brother Liu Bang willingly.
As long as he is given some land that can support his family and start a family, Liu Bang will have no complaints in his heart.
Hey! When the time comes, it’s time to find a pretty little girl, or to include Mrs. Cao in the room. This is a question.
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On the other side, the Xiang family.
Xiang Liang frowned and looked at Xiang Bo and Xiang Yu.
"Yin Tong refused to purchase weapons..." Xiang Liang tapped his fingers on the table.
"The family helps him maintain the place, implement administrative orders, and respond to all requests. Even when he purchases weapons, he pays double the amount of money!" Xiang Bo walked back and forth in the hall, and it was obvious that he was very angry.
After the First Emperor destroyed the six kingdoms, he collected the world's gold, and then implemented the government of mountains and seas. Almost all the mineral veins controlled by the Xiang family as a great noble were confiscated, and a large number of bronze weapons were also confiscated.
Currently, the Xiang family, as a local noble, does not have many metal ore veins at their disposal, and most of them have to be purchased from Yin Tong.
The Xiang family has never surrendered. This is what Xiang Liang told the children of the Xiang family!
After the fall of the Chu State, the Xiang family was not destroyed, and the Xiang family was not even banned from joining the army and serving in politics.
But...the Xiang family was originally one of the most wealthy families in Chu region, but now they have to start from scratch. How difficult is it?
Originally a national-level tycoon, the backbone of the country, now he can only be reduced to a local nobleman. Most of his property has even been confiscated, and the political power has to be reorganized. For the Xiang family, how big is the gap?
There is no doubt that all these hatreds are directed at the State of Qin and Qin Shihuang.
For Li Shu, the First Emperor's destruction of the six kingdoms did not have much to do with them.
For the small nobles, the First Emperor's destruction of the Six Kingdoms did not have much impact on them.
Only for those top nobles in a country, such as the Xiang family, who can at least maintain the dignity of a local noble, such as Zhang Liang, the decline of the family is inestimable.
The Qin State's heavy corvee and taxes made the common people resentful, and the great nobles' families were in decline, and the Qin State could not give them a chance to recover.
The insufficient recruitment channels also forced the small nobles and poor nobles to turn to the large nobles who were resentful of Qin.
In the end, it was difficult for Qin's decrees to reach places outside of Guanzhong, and Qin's negative image was deeply rooted in people's hearts.
"It's better to kill him!" Xiang Yu said suddenly.
"Kill Yin Tong, change the governor of Kuaiji, and let's communicate again!" Xiang Yu suggested.
"As long as Father Ji opens his mouth, Ji can do it all by himself!"
Xiang Liang frowned and slapped the table: "Nonsense, how did I teach you?"
"It's just a matter of killing a county guard. Hengchu and I have an old relationship. At worst, we will be exiled to Daze. If the Qin people can't catch Hengchu, they can't catch me either." Xiang Yu's face was full of confidence.
"Qin has the method of sitting together. Hengchu is alone. Do the Xiang family want to sit together for you?" Xiang Liang stood in front of Xiang Yu and was shocked to realize that the little kid who often followed him now actually needed to look up to him. .
"Even if you want to kill him, you don't need to take action. This is not something that can be solved by killing a Kuaiji County Sheriff." Xiang Liang shook his head and looked at Xiang Yu.
"If what Yin Tong said is true, there is a grain yield of five thousand kilograms per acre... Even killing a Yin Tong will not solve the problem. You only know how to kill without knowing why, and you have completely forgotten the military book you read! "
"We have Yin Tong's handle. Even if Yin Tong doesn't want to work with us, he still needs to rely on us to settle down. We can't buy weapons. It can be convenient in other places, and we don't dare to go too far. If we change the county guard , but that’s not necessarily the case…”
Xiang Liang shook his head...
Even if Yin Tong no longer secretly sells their weapons, they will never go too far if they have control over each other.
The Xiang family can still train their own private soldiers, can still maintain the dignity of their great nobility, and can still transfer the taxes imposed on the Xiang family to the surrounding people, and then tell them that the taxes were set by King Qin.
Anyway, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the first emperor cannot see the flies and dogs here, and the Li Shu have no means of resistance to the local nobles.
No matter how good Qin's laws are, it is people who implement them. The power to interpret Qin's laws lies with the county guards, county magistrates, and local nobles like them.
How many disciples of the Xiang family and nobles of Chu dispersed into the administrative system as officials? Who doesn’t know how to make your home more convenient?
Is it possible to really give 50% of the grain from your own land to Qin as taxes? Just kidding, when did they pay taxes?
The common people only have one or two hundred acres of land at most, and 50% of the food only costs a few thousand kilograms...
Their land is measured by the acre...one payment can cost tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of catties.
Yin Tong's attitude change is only secondary. What he is afraid of is... people's thoughts are aroused by the grain promotion area with an output of 5,000 kilograms per mu...
Those who have a few acres of land at home, or more than ten acres of land... will they think about farming well?
In the past, the Xiang family's daily method was to transfer part of the tax revenue to the people. If the people couldn't survive, they would borrow grain from them and sell their land. In the end, the Xiang family would in turn support these people for their own ambitions, and even gain a good reputation.
Yin Tong's change of attitude is only secondary. What Xiang Liang is afraid of is the group of common people with their tempestuous thoughts...
Once the five thousand kilograms of grain per mu is implemented, there will be a big question mark as to whether their logic can still be used.
The most important thing is that Xiang Liang's determination to fight against Qin and destroy Qin has also wavered...
This is ancient times, where the superstition of destiny is very popular.
Zou Feng had already fulfilled the destiny for Qin Zheng once, saying that the establishment of Zhou Er in Qin Dynasty was the destiny.
Now……
Xiang Liang's heart was a little confused.
"Could it be?"
"Destiny really lies in Qin?"
(No more, I won’t comment tomorrow and will resume updating.)
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