martial law

The leading general of the Yuwen clan died, and the general manager of Yangzhou died.

Chen Zixing's garrison, as well as the generals at all levels in Yangzhou, all surrendered, and the big soldiers naturally joined them.

Even if there are some hard bones whose brains can't turn around, if they kill too much, they will naturally disappear.

……

Using the sword as a crutch, Fu Junchuo came over stunned, unable to believe his eyes: "Is this the end?"

"Otherwise? How difficult do you think it is?"

Yang Lin laughed and said: "So, you woman is actually a single-minded person who wants to assassinate Yang Guang wholeheartedly.

But they don't know that the world is in such a mess, in fact, Yang Guang is the biggest 'hero'. "

"If it wasn't for him going his own way, not being able to understand people's words, and doing whatever he wants, how could the world turn against him?"

"The common people in this world, in fact, it's best to appease them, but if they have a bite to eat, who would raise their heads to rebel, don't you think?"

Yang Lin sighed.

He doesn't care about the process, only the result.

In fact, no matter what Yang Guang's starting point is, he has made a mess of the world, either because of lack of ability, or because of the abuse of the disabled...

Either stupid or bad.

The loser has no reason at all, even if you want to help him wash it, you can't wash it.

"Yes, so, if we want the Central Plains to be in chaos, and the war will be irresistible, we have to protect Yang Guang and let him continue to maintain the court."

Fu Junchuo's eyes lit up.

"You have a good idea. After you die once, you should be reincarnated as a human being. From now on, just be obedient and don't even think about going anywhere, and be a cook in my house with peace of mind.

I heard that the food in Koryo is quite unique, so I really want to try it. "

This is said flatly.

But it implied murderous intent.

Saving people is one thing, it's just about reassuring Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong's hearts.

However, after all, it was a woman of a different race who was saved, so if you still want to make trouble in the Central Plains, then don't blame yourself for being ruthless.

Yang Lin's meaning was obvious.

He believed that Fu Junchuo understood.

As soon as Fu Junchuo moved his body, a cold light appeared in his eyes, after thinking for a while, he let out a long breath, lowered his head and sighed: "That's fine, I'll just see you, how far can you go?

You know, Yang Guang is now close to Jiangdu with hundreds of thousands of troops, but he wants to use Yangzhou City as his capital. If you occupy this place, how can he let it go? "

"I don't need to worry about this, Miss Fu. My two apprentices are very weak now, and they need to be supervised by the girl day and night. As for Yang Guang's army, they are actually not too difficult to deal with."

Yang Lin laughed.

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Chapter 326 Unbelievable

Yang Lin beheaded some tough and loyal members of Yuwen's family and Yuchi's family, and immediately promoted adjutants at all levels.

There is Chen Zixing, an old fried dough stick who has led the army in Yangzhou for more than ten years.

None of the civil and military officials dared to resist.

"In the name of the General Manager's Office, officials at all levels of counties and counties are ordered to come and report on their duties within seven days.

In addition, Zhang Xian's list was issued, and all the young and strong who took the initiative to join the army would be exempt from taxation for life, and would be awarded land according to their military merits. "

Seeing that the world is in chaos, soldiers are needed at this time.

Although Yang Lin doesn't know much about this era, he still knows what the common people think.

The first problem is nothing more than the problem of eating.

To eat, where does the food come from?Of course, they are grown. Whether they can get enough to eat depends on whether they have land and whether the taxes they collect are heavy?

"By the way, how did the court collect taxes these years? Is it heavy?"

Once the power is in hand, the order will be carried out.

Yang Lin was about to start the government, he couldn't entrust everything to a military leader, of course the army needed it, and so did the civil servants.

The most important thing is to win the hearts of the people. This taxation issue is the top priority.

When I came here, I had been nesting in Feng's bun shop before, and later, in order to recover from my injuries, I didn't go out in Yuzhutang.

For all aspects of this era, I only learned some superficial aspects from Wei Zhenzhen's mouth.

After all, Wei Zhenzhen is a commoner woman, and she definitely doesn't know much about some high-level policy issues.

Gang members like Gui Xiliang are very familiar with land grabbing, and have heard about the wealth and power of a certain businessman. When it comes to issues related to the national economy and the people's livelihood, their eyes are smeared, and it is useless to ask.

There is a specialization in the art industry, and you have to ask the officials of the Sui Dynasty about this matter.

Although, up to now, the world is in chaos, and officials at all levels have all started fishing and don't care much about government affairs.

However, it is impossible for them to be ignorant of some important policies.

Hearing that Yang Lin first asked about the lifeline of the court, Chen Zixing didn't panic.

He is a general, but not just a general. It is not an exaggeration to say that he has both civil and military skills: "Since the founding of the emperor, I have implemented rent regulation. Generally, taxes are collected according to population..."

Understood, the tax per capita is to encourage people to reclaim wasteland, the more reclaimed, the lower the tax burden.

But the problem is that some good paddy fields are basically occupied by big households, and the common people can't grow much food. Since it is a wasteland, when it is first reclaimed, it must have very little income.

When it becomes a ripe field, it will be occupied by others, so few people will do useless work.

The most important thing is that this will create a situation where rich and powerful households wantonly recruit young and strong retail investors and conceal the young men...

Their power is getting stronger and stronger, and the hidden population in the family is not taxed, but the fields are not necessarily small.

No wonder, at the later stage of the Sui Dynasty, the population became smaller and smaller. From the 5000 million people counted during the reign of Emperor Kaihuang, to only about 2000 million people left after Yang Guang made such a fuss.

The entire country has lost more than 2000 million people in the past ten years, all of whom died in wars, starved to death, or died of exhaustion, which is not necessarily the case.

Most of them died, some escaped because they couldn't survive, and some were probably hidden by rich families.

"From now on, we will check the number of people in the families of wealthy businessmen and big families. We must find out the number of dogs and chickens. The policy of taxing people by head is good. Let's follow the old practice. There is also the matter of conscription to be implemented immediately."

"My lord, you can't do that, it may cause dissatisfaction among the scholars...

Also, it is okay to publish articles on the recruitment list, but it is difficult to recruit people, and no one will believe what is said in the list. "

Chen Zixing called Wang Ye very easily, and his attitude was respectful, but he had no choice but to be weaker than others, so he couldn't surrender.

It's hard to say how hard he really tried.

At this time, his face showed bitterness.

"Insufficient manpower? Yangzhou is the hub of the south of the Yangtze River. Even merchants from the Central Plains and Northwest have come to do business. The land is so fertile that they can't even recruit soldiers?"

"My lord, please take a look with your subordinates and you will know."

Chen Zixing looked troubled and led the way.

Yang Lin got into the carriage and walked through the bustling city. At this time, the soldiers and horses of the battalions had retreated, those who should be defending the city were still defending the city, and those who should be reorganized were disrupted and reorganized. Everything was in an orderly manner without disturbing the people.

From here, it can be seen that Chen Zixing has a good command of soldiers.

Within half an hour, he had already dealt with military affairs and accompanied him to obey orders.

With such a person by his side, Yang Lin felt very relieved.

It didn't take long for the carriage to arrive at the north of the city.

Arriving here, I heard bursts of noise in my ears, rushing towards my face like a tide.

Painful neighing, calls for children, sounds of whipping, scolding, and the sound of pushing wood and rolling stones...

There are densely packed human heads all over the mountains and plains, men and women, old and young, all of them are sallow and emaciated, sweating profusely at work.

Here, it turned out to be a large construction site that stretched for several miles.

With Yang Lin's heavenly eyes, he can see very far away, but he can't see the end at a glance, he can only see a sea of ​​human heads.

According to preliminary estimates, there are hundreds of thousands of people at least, and they are engaged in infrastructure construction.

Looking at the foundation, there are steps and rockeries, and the appearance of digging a lake and planting trees, it should be a palace.

However, the only problem is that this palace is too big, it seems that there are not one but two palaces.

Wei Zhenzhen, who was by her side, looked up, and there were tears in her eyes.

The body also trembled slightly.

Obviously recalling some past events at home.

Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling and the others also looked miserable.

If they could live with peace of mind, why would they join gangs? They were petty thieves just to survive and earn a living. They secretly learned characters and martial arts everywhere, and they also wanted to make a fortune.

The lives of poor people are really difficult.

On the other hand, the faces of the Yangzhou General Manager's Mansion and County Mansion officials didn't change much, as if they were used to it.

"I know that when Yang Guang went to the south of the Yangtze River, he wanted to make Yangzhou a capital, so he would definitely build a palace, but isn't there one there?"

Seeing this tragic situation, Yang Lin looked slightly sad.

The history books say how much manpower Yang Guang used to build the Grand Canal is just a number, and there is no concept at all. Some people even say that they will be given food and wages.

Well, let's just trust him.

Also, when he went to the south of the Yangtze River, he heard that hundreds of thousands of people were used to provide food and drink along the way. In front of the dragon boat, countless beautiful women were brought in, dressed in uniform silk clothes, as court ladies to stretch their muscles.

Extremely luxurious.

When foreign countries hear about it, they will say that China is strong.

When the people at the bottom heard it, they would also say that the emperor was majestic.

But looking at the scene in front of him, it was completely different.

Yang Lin even saw some women and children struggling for their lives there.

Some people are carrying wood and stones, and they fall over as they walk...

Chapter 327 Generous

"When I came here earlier, I seemed to see a very luxurious palace, with thousands of households and winding paths leading to secluded places, covering an extremely vast area. Isn't that a palace? What is this?"

Yang Lin pointed to the overlapping towers to the south behind him, and asked in doubt.

"Returning to the prince, it is the Jiangdu Palace. The Holy Majesty was very satisfied with it and called it a lost building. He said that this building is full of twists and turns. Not only do people in the world come here, but they don't know it. …

However, later on, the Holy Majesty felt that as an accompanying capital, it was just a palace city, which was too monotonous. It was necessary to surround the Jiangdu Palace, surrounded by forests and streams. Palace, Huiliu Palace, Jiuli Palace, Songlin Palace, Fenglin Palace, Dalei Palace, Xiaolei Palace, Chuncao Palace, Jiuhua Palace, Guangfen Palace... that's all in front of you."

With an inexplicable look in Chen Zixing's eyes, he introduced them one by one without too much ups and downs in his voice.

"Previously, General Manager Yuchi was in charge of this place personally, and General Yuwen came to supervise and urge him to complete everything before the Holy Lord came to Jiangdu, lest the Holy Lord would be unhappy."

Yang Lin was speechless when he heard this, the scene was completely beyond his imagination.

"Does Yang Guang act so generously?"

There was no emotion in his voice, it seemed to be admiring, or a bumpkin who had never seen the world, and finally saw the operation of the people in the city.

"what is this?"

A civil official in a dark green official uniform smiled and bowed and replied: "When the Holy Majesty first went to Yangzhou, there were as many as ten thousand dragon boats with exquisite carvings. When he left Luoyang, there were two hundred dragon boats connected end to end. For more than a mile, the people along the river will see each other off and accompany them, serving wine and food in person, and every time they pass a place, hundreds of thousands of people kneel down to greet them, that is the style..."

"good."

Yang Lin took a deep look at the civil servant, "What's your name? What position do you hold?"

He found that the other party really admired Yang Guang's actions, and felt that he was honored, not black Yang Guang. "

"Xiaguan Tian Wenyuan, as the governor of the mansion."

Sixth grade official.