One wave has not subsided, and another wave has arisen.

The previous matters have not been resolved, and now there is a new dispute.

A very embarrassing problem was placed in front of them. If they rebelled, they had to pay taxes to the court, and they had to pay the taxes in full on time.

Only then did they remember that His Majesty seemed to have said such words a long time ago, and now it has become a reality.

Everyone was silent, a few shook their heads and sighed, there really was no one else who could rebel, it was child's play after the appraisal was completed.

Paying taxes does not seem to be a multiple-choice question, but a single-choice question, unless you have the ability to resist the imperial conquest.

Now we are stuck in an infinite loop.

"King Linxian, what do you think?"

Fang Jie turned to Wen Xu and asked directly.

"I don't know anything about military affairs, so the decision should be made by the King of Huainan and the King of Zhennan."

"King of Zhennan?"

Dong Zheng said loudly: "It is difficult for the army to mobilize without money and food. How can we resist the imperial conquest army?"

Although I didn't say it directly, I made it very clear.

Fang Chi said: "The war is over, the imperial court has to take over the occupied area, and the foreign troops have not returned... These are the reasons why the imperial court did not send troops immediately, but it does not mean that the imperial court does not have the strength, so the situation we are facing

Still grim.”

"Currently Sun Pusheng has not given a clear response, and the Southern Dynasty Army has not started training. Before this, we were not sure of resisting the imperial court's suppression, so we might as well spend money to buy peace..."

Spend money to buy peace.

Everyone's faces showed bitterness after hearing this.

"It also has the advantage that it can buy us more time to train the Nanfu Army or build a stronger army, so that the Southern Dynasty will be more confident when facing the imperial court."

Fang Chi said: "Don't be discouraged, everyone. The fact that the imperial court did not directly send a large army to eliminate them proves that the imperial court has concerns. We are not without a chance."

This is quite true.

Everyone nodded helplessly, and there was no other option except temporary compromise.

Lu Zhengyuan thought thoughtfully, this rebellion was really child's play, and how could Fang Jie, the mastermind, say such a thing.

Is he really serious about rebellion?

"If we pay all the taxes to the court, we in the Southern Dynasty will lose a huge amount of money and food. We also need more money and food for the army and the court. We have already collected a wave of taxes. How can we collect taxes from the people?"

Xie Yan, the right minister of Hubu in the Southern Dynasty, stood up. He was once the doctor of Huke in Huaizhou.

"That's true."

Wen Xu also realized that he did not mention that the imperial edict stipulated that the people should not be oppressed. Even if there was no requirement, tax could not be collected twice. This would become a heavy tax.

The Southern Dynasties paid great attention to public sentiment. The main reason was that Emperor Daning was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. They were very afraid that those who rebelled would be rebelled.

"Wait a minute, if that's the case, wouldn't we also have to pay taxes twice?"

Someone present exclaimed.

The officials and gentry all paid the same tax, and they were all large taxpayers.

The imperial court had to collect taxes, and the Southern Dynasty also had to collect taxes. Doesn't this mean paying taxes twice?

"yes!"

"What's this called?"

"If you don't pay, no matter where you pay, you can only pay it once at most."

"It's enough to shudder if you pay it once, but you have to pay it twice."

"If you don't rebel, you pay taxes once. If you rebel, you pay taxes twice. Am I crazy and I rebel?"

For a while, the hall turned into a vegetable market, and there was a lot of noise.

Seeing such a scene, Lu Zhengyuan almost laughed out loud. Is there anything more ridiculous in the world than this?

"quiet!"

"quiet!"

Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Wen Xu stood up and shouted loudly.

It seems that we have entered an infinite loop again.

Of course, there was no result from this discussion. Even if some people were able to compromise considering the overall situation, many people would find it difficult to accept it.

Finally, at the end of the day, Wen Xu and others invited Lu Zhengyuan to have a small meeting behind closed doors. They first paid the autumn tax as required by the court. If they failed to pay it, they would wait to discuss what to do next.

Originally, they were not willing to pay even once, so they took advantage of the imperial edict and collected it first.

This rebellion is really child's play, and you actually have to pay taxes to the court in the middle.

After the establishment of the Southern Dynasty, many local officials entered the imperial court, some were transferred and replaced, and some officials who did not want to rebel were imprisoned.

Tax collection is a major local matter, and only local officials are aware of local taxes. In this situation, it is impossible to collect taxes at all.

At Lu Zhengyuan's suggestion, the officials who had rebelled were returned to their posts, and the imprisoned officials were also released...

Even Fang Jie returned to Huaizhou and took charge personally.

Time waits for no one. If the time limit is exceeded, the imperial army will come.

Now you have to pay taxes, but then you will have to pay your dues.

In this way, the autumn tax collection began in full swing, but problems were encountered at the beginning.

The people are unwilling to pay taxes to the rebels.

The original statement is that we handed over the money and food and asked you to go to war with the imperial court?

Even if you die, you won't pay.

This made the officials feel very wronged. We did not collect the taxes ourselves, but actually handed them over to the court.

But the common people didn't believe it.

The back-and-forth wrangling and patient explanations can be frustrating.

Especially those gentry who want to fish in troubled waters by taking advantage of the rebellion. They are not willing to accept it. They have rebelled and still have to pay taxes?

Taking this opportunity, Lu Zhengyuan took advantage of the situation and launched the examination method.

Set limits to examine things, and hold people accountable based on things.

He set a target for the officials, how much tax they must collect. If you can't collect it, there will be no place for you in either the Southern or Northern Dynasties.

Fang Jie and Wen Xu agreed.

They are under a lot of pressure. They have to collect the money first before deciding whether to hand it over or not.

Moreover, since the implementation of the examination law, the efficiency has improved a lot. These officials do not dare to deceive superiors and deceive subordinates, let alone fish in troubled waters, because there are strict assessments waiting for them.

They are already rebels in the imperial court. If the Southern Dynasty does not want them, then they are really not human beings inside and outside.

Normal tax collection is not smooth, let alone in the chaos of rebellion.

Fang Jie issued a strict order that tax evasion and tax interception would never be allowed to occur. If found, severe punishment would not be neglected.

Moreover, some gentry were unwilling to pay and refused to accept the payment many times. The officials had no choice but to report the payment.

"Nine people led by Yuan Heguang refused to pay taxes. They said that the reason for the rebellion was not to pay taxes, so they would never pay taxes."

Lu Zhengyuan said: "I think there is nothing we can do. We must kill the chicken to scare the monkey."

"It should have been like this a long time ago. We are creating a law, not a child's play. I will mobilize a thousand people to surround his mansion tomorrow to see if he pays."

Dong Zheng said fiercely: "I want to enjoy happiness but don't want to contribute. How can there be such a good thing?"

"Is this really good?"

Wen Xu was still hesitant.

"That's it, time waits for no one."

Fang Chi said directly: "Ask Liu Dong's people to follow. If they are still unwilling, just raid the Yuan Mansion."
Chapter completed!