Datang: Get Xiang Yu's divine power at the beginning

Chapter 268 Those who help the evildoers should be killed!

Hearing this, Qinglong turned around and was about to go out. At this moment, Li Chengdao suddenly stopped Qinglong and said: "The maids and servants in this mansion are all Lu Zicong's people, and it is inconvenient for us to deal with our usual affairs. It is enough to have you by my side, no I need other people to serve me, this small building where I live must be fully controlled by our own people, tell all the people in the Lu Mansion to leave, and replace it with our Jinyiwei staff!"

Hearing this, Qinglong said coldly: "Your Highness, it's inconvenient for me to serve you in your room. Let Suzaku come. I'm a thick-handed man. After all, Suzaku is a woman, and her thoughts are much more meticulous than mine!"

After finishing speaking, Qinglong Budai Li Chengdao made a statement, and left on his own. Li Chengdao watched Qinglong leave, and sighed in his heart, these people are really spoiled by him, and now they seem to have no regard for themselves at all. Unscrupulous.

However, it would be good to let Suzaku come, if Suzaku can be like the maidservant tonight... Li Chengdao thought of this, and suddenly he couldn't help but secretly scolded himself for being immoral, why would he think about these things so wildly?

After Qinglong left, it was only a cup of tea time, and Jin Yiwei's fans began to leave the sentry box inside and outside the building, driving away all the maids and servants, and the inside and outside were immediately filled with Jin Yiwei's guards.

Then the door opened, and a fan dressed as an ordinary person walked in.

Li Chengdao sat at the table and filled two cups of tea himself. After a lot of tossing, Li Chengdao became sober and his eyes cleared up. Seeing Fanzi coming in, Li Chengdao waved his hand and said: Come on, come on, sit down and talk!"

Hearing this, the man cupped his hands and said, "Zheng Duo, a hundred households in the humble job factory, pays homage to His Royal Highness King Wu!"

Hearing this, King Wu beckoned him to come and sit down, pushed the teacup to Zheng Baihu, and said, "Zheng Baihu has been working hard these days, how is it, did you find any news?"

Zheng Baihu heard the words and said: "Your Highness, when you come to Jiangnan in a humble position, you immediately abandon the detective network, and at the same time use the intelligence network formed by the inner factory to pretend to be businessmen and tourists, so that they can scout around. According to the news, although these three guards have controlled the taxation of Jiangnan for many years and their influence is all-pervasive, it is precisely because of this that their actions are extremely arrogant and everyone on the street knows it!"

Speaking of this, Zheng Baihu seemed very proud of his achievements in the past few days, and his expression became proud. He took a sip from the teacup on the table, moistened his throat, and then took out a small notebook from his arms. Submitting it to Li Chengdao, he said, "Your Highness, here are all the proceeds of low-level investigations!"

Li Chengdao took the small book and flipped through it, while Zheng Baihu sat on the side and said, "Your Highness, let me tell you about Yuan Ziwei, the customs guard and Longshan Wei Jianjun. Set up checkpoints to collect taxes on roads, passes, and water and land transportation lines. For example, on the canal line, normally a tax card should be set up at the port wharf. However, Yuan Ziwei set up tax envoys to block the river every forty miles. A ship sails for three to four hundred miles, and has to pay taxes at least five or six times. Nowadays, many smaller shops in Jiangnan cannot bear the heavy taxes, and many of them have closed down!"

When Li Chengdao heard this, Zhou raised his eyebrows and said: "The tax is so heavy. Although the short-term income is quite rich, it is actually tantamount to killing chickens and fishing. Now that so many industrial and commercial shops are closed, it is a great burden to the country and the people." unfavorable!"

Speaking of this, Li Chengdao suddenly asked: "Does the Supervisor of Ceremonies know all these things?"

Hearing this, Zheng Baihu replied: "Of course I know, Your Highness, although Yuan Ziwei is a guard eunuch, he still doesn't dare to set up tax cards privately, so these are all approved by the higher-ups."

"Now that the imperial tomb is being built, the treasury funds are not sufficient, so Gao Shida ordered the guarding eunuchs all over the country to find a way to raise taxes. This method itself was proposed by Gao Shida."

Li Chengdao nodded when he heard the words, and said: "Since these measures have been approved by the supervisor of ceremonies, they cannot be used as a means of sanctioning him. Besides, the reason why the inner factory can use vehicles and horses to develop so rapidly is because of these illegal measures. And legally exorbitant taxes, so the behavior of the internal factory can have a big market, so to achieve a more ambitious goal, a temporary sacrifice is necessary!"

After finishing speaking, Li Chengdao thought about it secretly, and said: "Let's write this matter down for now, we can only see if there are other things we can use!"

Zheng Baihu smiled slightly when he heard the words, and said: "To tell you the truth, I have already expected that it would be difficult for Yuan Ziwei to be brought down based on this matter alone. Therefore, I have also obtained other information. The officers and soldiers of the Longshan Guard said that only [-]% of the military pay issued by the Ministry of Revenue fell into their hands, and the remaining [-]% was divided up by the supervisors of the guard!"

"Besides, according to our laws of the Tang Dynasty, every officer and soldier in the guard station has his own land. However, over the years, these lands have been robbed by local powerful people and generals led by Yuan Jianjun through forced buying and selling. In order to survive, many officers and soldiers at the guard station had no choice but to leave their hometowns or become bandits!"

"Longshan Guard used to have more than 3000 troops in the garrison, but now there are actually less than [-] left, and most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled. More than [-] people reported. As for the armaments, it is even more unsightly. The warships have long been useless. Someone came to check and temporarily confiscated the fishing boats to make up the number.

Li Chengdao was furious after hearing what Zheng Baihu said, and he slapped the table heavily. After all, he pays great attention to the country's military power, and this maritime combat power is the most important thing for Li Chengdao who wants to dominate the sea. Heavy.

And when Li Chengdao heard the word "Japanese pirates", a kind of national hatred welled up in his heart, recalling what the Japanese did to the Chinese in later generations. Li Chengdao was furious. How is Yuan Ziwei's behavior any different from a traitor?Invaders are certainly hateful, but those who help the tyranny deserve to be killed even more!

Li Chengdao said angrily: "I didn't expect that the military affairs of Longshan Guard Station were so depleted. I heard in Chang'an that hundreds of Japanese pirates came ashore, burned, killed and plundered our people of the Tang Dynasty. It was like entering an uninhabited land. I didn't believe it at first, but now I see Come on, whose crime is this?"

Speaking of this, Li Chengdongan suddenly remembered something, and said strangely: "Speaking of which, Zheng Baihu, this king has been fighting abroad for many years, and I have seen that Nanbing. That's right, Zheng Baihu, are you sure that the information you inquired about is correct?"

Hearing this, Zheng Baihu said: "Your Majesty, I have investigated very carefully. There should be no mistake. The southern coastline is often invaded by Japanese pirates, but they don't want the Turks in the north to basically go ashore and plunder." He just left. He never dared to confront our army for a long time, so his military equipment and strength were always inferior to those of the Northern Army. Speaking of which, who was the commander of the Southern Army that His Highness saw back then?"

(End of this chapter)