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Chapter 320 Guo Wei Proclaims Emperor
What happened next was unexpected. Li Sanniang sent an order for Liu Zan to return to Kaifeng to ascend the throne.But at this time Liu Chong had fled back to Hedong, but Liu Zan stayed at Tongguan.After receiving Yi's decree, Liu Zan immediately led his troops back to Kaifeng.On the way, he was controlled by Guo Wei's people.

Guo Wei had been in power in Kaifeng for less than half a month, but he never received a reply, and he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in the name of a country that cannot live without a master for a day, and the country was named Dazhou.

As for Liu Chengyou and Liu Zan, no one was seen when they were alive, and no corpse was seen when they died. No one knows where they went.

After Guo Wei became emperor, he immediately started to govern the country and carried out reforms to strengthen the country.He has experienced a lot of suffering since he was a child, and he also has personal experience of the hardships of the people, so he first lightened the burden on the people.All of these speedups were within everyone's expectations, because Guo Wei's character is like this, and the first thing he did after he took the throne was to reduce taxes.

Guo Wei mainly promulgated two imperial decrees, one is to abolish the unreasonable cattle rent, and the other is to abolish the farm work.

When Zhu Wen conquered Huainan in the early years, Zhu Wen gave the tens of thousands of cattle he had captured to the people for use, and then collected cattle rent from the people. Decades later, they were still harvesting in the Zhou Dynasty, and the cattle had long since died.Guo Wei ordered the abolition of this outdated and burdensome tax.

As for the field management, it was an agricultural production organization established in the Central Plains after the late Tang Dynasty and directly managed by the Ministry of Household Affairs. The farmers under it had a heavy burden.

After Guo Wei abolished the farm work, he gave them permanent use of the fields, houses, cattle and other agricultural tools that the people used to use.This measure, together with the abolition of cattle rent, greatly reduced the burden on farmers and promoted the development of production.

Some people suggested that by selling some good camp fields, you can get 10 to [-] silver to enrich the treasury, but Guo Wei said: "Let the people benefit, just like the country benefits. What do I want these money for?"

In addition, he also issued an edict ordering officials from all over the country not to use any excuses to increase taxes on the people, and all miscellaneous taxes other than the normal taxes that existed before were abolished.

Guo Wei also issued an edict to lighten the cruel laws of the Han Dynasty. For example, the Han Dynasty stipulated that anyone who steals a penny should be executed, and people who are not serious crimes often implicate their relatives. relatives.

During the Han Dynasty, wine and koji were monopolized by the state, and anyone who bought or sold privately among the people would be executed regardless of the amount. The Zhou greatly reduced the punishment, and made specific regulations: one or two to one catty will be sentenced to eighty sticks, and one catty will be sentenced to eighty. Those weighing up to five catties will be sentenced to three years in prison, and those weighing more than five catties will be sentenced to death.

In addition, during the Han Dynasty, the private collection and trading of cowhide was prohibited, and those who bought and sold an inch of it without permission would be executed. The Dazhou stipulated that only a piece of cowhide with [-] hectares of land should be charged a tax in kind, and the rest of the people could be bought and sold at will.Guo Wei knows that there are many places where cowhide is used by the people, so he made this regulation for the sake of the people's life.

In addition to reforming and benefiting the people, Guo Wei also paid great attention to thrift and tried to reduce the burden on the people.He lived a very frugal life, and he was very frugal in food, clothing, housing and transportation. He issued an edict to prohibit the offering of food and local specialties, let alone treasures.

He said to the ministers: "I was born in a humble family, I have tasted all the sufferings of the world, and I have also experienced the disasters of the country and my family. Now that I am the emperor, how can I pamper and drag down the people of the world!"

Not only did he not allow treasures to enter the palace, but he also ordered dozens of pearls, flowers and gems, luxurious bed stools decorated with gold and silver, and eating utensils made of gold and silver to be smashed in the palace in public. In front of civil and military officials.

"No wonder Liu Chengyou is going to destroy the country. How can the emperor use these things?" Then he asked people to collect those smashed and valuable things and use them to fill the treasury.Anyway, if something made of gold and silver is smashed, its value will not be affected.

Guo Wei did this just to tell the world that he advocates frugality. Of course Guo Wei can do what he says, but others may not.

Guo Weili appointed Yang Shu as his queen, and a woman surnamed Dong whom he had just met as his concubine.Chai Rong was granted the title of King of Jin, Taifu of the school, Guo Enfeng was named King of Qi, and Guo Tong was posthumously named King of Shan.

Le'an was named Princess Ying, Shou'an was named Princess Jin, and Ning'an was named Princess Liang.

In addition, Chai Rong married Fu Xuanyi, the eldest daughter of Wei Wang Fu Yanqing, as his concubine.After Guo Wei ascended the throne, the whole world was full of joy. Guo Wei loved the people like a son and eliminated many inequalities. Every farmer had a field to farm, and he no longer had to worry about excessive taxes. He had high expectations for Guo Wei, the new emperor.

However, Guo Wei did not canonize Zongxin, which was Zongxin's request.Originally, Guo Wei wanted to designate Zong Xin as the great mage protecting the country, but Zong Xin didn't want to have any status in the court, which would lower his existence value instead.It's the best state to be a free and unrestrained person like this, but to be well known by the world.What's more, Zong Xin wasn't short of money at all, the little salary Guo Wei gave wasn't even enough to eat, and Zong Xin had to pay for it...

Regarding this matter, Zong Xin did not dare to speak out to Guo Wei, otherwise many people would be implicated, especially Queen Yang Shu. Although she did this for Guo Wei's benefit, if Guo Wei knew that this matter was started by Yang Shu, she would definitely Will demote her to a commoner, or put her in limbo.

After all, the Guo family owed Zong Xin too much, and it was not enough.Guo Wei hated himself for not having many daughters, and even giving Zong Xin all the daughters was not enough.Why do you still have the face to ask Zong Xin for money?And it's [-]% of Salt Island's income, which is an astronomical sum.

Zhao Clan was so rich that he almost broke up with Lei Hong for [-]% of Yandao's income. In the end, it was Zhao Jing who shamelessly forced Lei Hong to temporarily deposit Zhao Kuangyin's [-]% income with Zhao Clan.But this temporary deposit can never be taken back, even if Zhao Kuangyin goes home in person, don't even think about taking a point.

Bai Yuntian's [-]% profit made him the richest man in Datang immediately. Salt merchants were originally the most profitable to buy any jewelry and jade articles with higher profits.Because the export volume is large and the speed is extremely fast, it is often a matter of counting money until the hands are soft.

Baiyun Village has also become the largest village in the world, almost comparable to the four major valves. It slowly formed the original appearance of the valve and began to recruit troops.Originally there were only a few hundred people in Baiyun Village, but now the power of Baiyun Village has reached an unprecedented 1 people. The power is still growing, and even those surnamed Li do not dare to provoke them easily.

Gu Guozhang's sphere of influence immediately expanded because of the [-]% income from Yandao. It was originally the number one bodyguard agency in the world, but now its momentum is unmatched.It's not a salt dart, no one would dare to rob any dart.With so many people under his command, he was considered one of the best figures in Datang.

Lei Hong also asked Gu Guozhang to open up the Dali business route. Although the first trip was very difficult, as long as the business route is opened, the future income will increase and the road will become easier and easier.

Li Jing used [-]% of the proceeds from Yandao to attack Chu State. With strong economic support, Li Jing didn't have to worry about the future.However, Chu's resistance was still very fierce, and it was impossible to break through in a short time, but Li Jing had almost seen himself sitting on the throne of King Chu, and this battle was not in vain.

Lei Hong sits and counts the money every day. Apart from talking and laughing happily with his eldest son Lei Tianxiao, he hopes that his daughter Lei Fang will give birth to her grandson soon.After Guo Wei ascended the throne, Lei Hong seldom left Lei Wang's mansion. Now, in Lei Hong's view, the whole family is very good. The eldest son is willing to go home, and the second son Lei Tianxin also knows how to make progress. This is Lei Hong's happiest thing .

Not only are they thanking Zongxin, but also the people of Dazhou. The legend of Zongxin is not unfamiliar to anyone. If Master Zongxin hadn’t saved Guo Wei’s family several times, Guo Wei would not have become emperor. If Guo Wei hadn’t become emperor , the life of the people will be as hard as before, but now it can be said that the world has changed.Not only Da Zhou, but the whole world is very happy.

The taxes of the Tang Dynasty were also reduced accordingly, and the people of the Shu Kingdom were always happy, and the Great Zhou Dynasty was even more joyous, and even the people of Dali were praying for this eminent monk.

Although Zongxin has never been to Dali, the trade in Salt Island has entered Dali. The most lacking thing in Dali is table salt. In the past, it needed a high price to go to Shu to buy well salt. The output of well salt is low, but the price is extremely high. I can't afford salt anymore.

Because of Zong Xin's intervention, the price of salt was immediately lowered. Even the emperor of Dali, Duan Sicong, was very grateful and admired this eminent monk.The Duan family in Dali originally advocated Buddhism, so of course they treated eminent monks with courtesy, not to mention what Duan Sicong saw with his own eyes.

That day Zong Xin just took a look at Duan Sicong and said that he will be the emperor this year. After returning to Dali, the former emperor Duan Sicong's condition worsened, and he passed on the throne to Duan Sicong.Even Duan Sicong himself didn't expect this point, he thought that the late emperor would pass the throne to other people, but he didn't expect it to pass to himself.

What Duan Sicong admires the most is of course Zong Xin's ability to predict the future, but in addition to this, Zong Xin's martial arts also made Duan Sicong's eyes shine.Although Duan Sicong was patient everywhere, the last move would at most hurt both sides.

Duan Sicong's age was much higher than Zong Xin's, so he naturally took a lot of advantage in terms of internal strength.If the two were the same age... they would have been killed by Zong Xin long ago.Moreover, Zong Xin was able to control the most powerful poison in the world, the Golden Silkworm Gu, so that the Golden Silkworm Gu did not obey the Golden Gu King, but obeyed the host itself. This was a miracle in the first place.

The whole world was jubilant, but only the Khitan was full of swords and soldiers.After Zong Xin's plan forced Yelu Deguang to death, several princes fought for the throne. At first they just talked, but after they couldn't talk, they turned to fight. In the end, the vassal kings were separated, and every prince had someone to support, and the whole Khitan was torn apart. , fighting hard.

Now the Khitan has the highest status and the strongest military force is Empress Xiao with Iron Arm.Now she is still the queen, as long as a new emperor ascends the throne, she will be the queen mother.Queen Xiao's father is Xiao Siwen, the prime minister of the Northern Mansion, and her mother is the eldest princess, so she has the strongest military force and the highest status. The entire Khitan is looking at Queen Xiao's attitude, but Queen Xiao has always expressed her support for which son will ascend the throne, which also makes Several princes fought with each other.

(End of this chapter)