GBP Chapter 591 It's too late for regrets
Chapter 591 It's too late for regrets
It was the first time in history that Tu Jiaojiao was conferred the title of Duke of Anguo as a woman.
So when the news spread, it immediately caused a huge sensation in the territory of Xia.
Many people are talking about it.
Some women were envious and admired Tu Jiaojiao for her strong motherliness. In order to rescue her daughter, she went deep into the State of Yan and fought with those terrible men of Yan.
However, some men felt that Emperor Taihe was fooling around and that Tu Jiaojiao, as a woman, should not be granted the title of Duke.
There were also censors who directly wrote letters of impeachment, hoping to persuade Emperor Taihe to change his mind.
Emperor Taihe responded by packing up all the impeached censors and sending them to the border, and asked Duke Dingguo to arrange for them to persuade the Yan generals to surrender.
Now, no one dared to write a letter of impeachment.
Tu Jiaojiao and Xie Ying were rewarded, and with the special permission of Emperor Taihe to act at his own convenience, he immediately issued a decree - all the land that was nationalized could be exempted from this year's rent, and only half of the original rent needed to be paid.
Although many people have fled, many small landlords have stayed. They do not have much land and can barely make ends meet every year. They cannot save much money at all, so naturally they are reluctant to abandon their homes and businesses and run away.
Tu Jiaojiao naturally could not forcibly nationalize the land of these people, as that would only incite civil unrest.
She also restrained her soldiers and did not allow them to disturb the people or kill people indiscriminately.
This move inevitably caused dissatisfaction among some soldiers, but they all came from Hejian Prefecture. Tu Jiaojiao had been the prefect's wife for two years, and Tu Yong also planted potatoes, corn and sweet potatoes in Hejian Prefecture. The soldiers of Hejian Prefecture all respected Tu Yong very much and admired Tu Jiaojiao's strength.
Even if someone is unwilling, they dare not be too presumptuous.
Now that they have received the reward from Emperor Taihe, they dare not disobey Tu Jiaojiao even more.
Tu Jiaojiao promoted some local people of Yanjing who were both virtuous and talented, and asked them to temporarily take over official positions such as prefects, be responsible for hearing cases, and redress grievances for the people.
The people were also encouraged to file complaints with the government. If they had been bullied by the powerful and wealthy people of Yan State in the past, they could report it to the government.
If the Xia army oppresses the people, you can also report it to the authorities.
Tu Jiaojiao also did not forget to appease the Xia army, saying that she had reported all the military achievements of everyone to Emperor Taihe, requesting rewards according to merit and distributing land to all the soldiers who participated in the war.
Not only that, she also posted everyone's battle achievements on the bulletin board.
This move was intended not only to showcase their achievements, but also to prevent anyone from falsely reporting their military exploits and to facilitate reporting by others.
Seeing that she was being fair and honest and had no intention of stealing the credit, everyone was naturally grateful.
Moreover, with the rewards from the court, they no longer had to focus on "making extra money".
At first, the people in the capital of Yan State did not dare to report to the authorities. However, after Tu Jiaojiao announced a rent reduction of half, some people bravely came to the government office and sued a certain escaped dignitary for seizing his property.
After a thorough investigation, the government reported the matter to Tu Jiaojiao.
The story is true, but the land of that powerful man has been nationalized, so Tu Jiaojiao naturally cannot return it to the poor owner.
But since she released the news and said she would redress the grievances of the people, she cannot go back on her word now.
So she met the victim in person and gave him two choices:
"Your enemy has already fled with his belongings, and all his land has been confiscated. It is now state-owned property, so I cannot simply return it to you.
Now you have two options. I can discount your losses and compensate you with 30% in gold and silver. As for the remaining 70%, if I can catch that person in the future, I will naturally make him compensate you.
The second way is that the land that was taken away from you can be leased to you for fifty years, and you will be exempted from rent for ten years.
After ten years, 20% of the output must be paid as rent.
If you deliberately abandon your farmland, resulting in low yields, you will be warned the first time you are caught, and your rental qualification will be revoked the second time.
After you get these fields, you can find someone to cultivate them, but you cannot sell them.
Which one do you choose?
The victim was immediately excited: "Thank you, Your Excellency! I choose the second option! I am willing to rent it!"
You can't blame him for being so excited. Nowadays, whether it is Daxia or Yan State, the rent for tenants is basically half of the harvest from the land.
After working hard for a year, the tenants not only paid rent but also had to pay taxes to the court.
Many people were so hungry that they were emaciated and could not fill their stomachs at all.
This is when the years are good. Once the years are bad, when there are natural disasters or man-made disasters, and there is nothing to eat at home, the family can only sell their children!
After his land was taken away, he had no choice but to work as a tenant farmer. Now, not only can he get his land back and continue farming, but he can also be exempted from paying rent for ten years!
Even after ten years, he only has to pay 20% of the harvest!
The leader of the Xia army is simply a living Bodhisattva!
As for not being able to sell land, hey, what decent person would be willing to sell land?
He wished he couldn't sell his land! That way, no one could force him to buy it!
I just don’t know how long the Xia army can hold out, but we must not let those beasts fight back.
The poor owner received the lease document from the government and went back happily.
After he left, Tu Jiaojiao immediately had the case made public, but only omitted the name of the victim.
However, the victim was so happy when he returned home that soon all the neighbors knew about it and the news spread.
When other victims saw that there was such a benefit, some of them immediately ran to the government to appeal for justice.
However, more people are still watching and dare not act rashly.
However, the news of the 20% rent increase made many tenants very excited.
They used to have to pay 50%, but now Xia Jun has reduced it by half, so it still has to be 25%.
Originally they thought that it would still be 50%, but now some people only have to pay 20%!
Is he the only one who can pay 20%, or can others do the same?
Many tenants bravely went to inquire, but they received a piece of news that made them even more excited.
Starting next year, you only need to pay 20% for government-owned land. If you perform well, you will have the opportunity to get more land and no longer have to pay rent, only taxes.
However, the allocated land cannot be sold.
The government also rents out oxen and farm tools at low prices.
When the news spread, not only the tenants were excited, but even ordinary farmers were excited.
Everyone wanted to know how to divide the land and whether the Xia army could hold on to it.
Yazhou.
When Xie Yun and Xie You learned that Tu Jiaojiao had captured the capital of Yan State, he was named Duke of Anguo and Xie Ying was named Princess Fu'an.
The father and son were stunned for a moment.
Xie You suspected he had misheard. He muttered to himself in disbelief, "How could it be possible? She's a woman. How could she have captured the capital of Yan State and even been made a Duke? She's a woman!"
By the end of his speech, Xie You's voice was filled with tears.
He grabbed his hair in pain, feeling filled with remorse.
Why is this happening?
Why had he been so blind to break up with Xie Xiu and choose Xie Yun, the pit of suffering?
Xie Yun sat there in a daze, his lips trembling constantly, but he couldn't make a sound.
He had regretted it a long time ago, but what was the use?
It is impossible for Xie Xiu to recognize him as his biological father again, and it is impossible for Tu Jiaojiao to recognize him as her father-in-law.
As for Xie Ying... when he left the capital, the girl was still a baby, and she probably didn't remember him at all.
"It is my fault……"
Xie Yun sighed, but it was so low that it was barely audible.