Chapter 89: Preside over the overall situation and punish the people and punish the crime

Chen Ying left and took the 100,000 troops of the Tang Dynasty. In fact, except for the more than 30,000 new troops from Hebei who were later built, the rest were surrendered troops from various units.

Of course, Chen Ying's entire army had a name at this time, called Anxi, which means Anxi to the west of the Tang Dynasty.

As for Qu Boya and Qu Wentai, they embarked on the road to return east. Although the father and son were prisoners, they enjoyed extremely high treatment. Not only did they not have a prison cart, but they even enjoyed a four-wheeled cart.

Looking at the army escorted by the east return, Qu Wentai's eyes flashed with contempt and said to his father Qu Boya in a low voice: "Father..."

However, as soon as Qu Wentai spoke, Qu Boya interrupted him: "Wentai, now you, my father and son are under prisoners, and even worse than a gangster, how can you exceed the rules?"

Qu Wentai looked around and found that the Tang soldiers who were guarding them were a little far away. Qu Wentai then felt at ease and smiled faintly: "Father, do you really think the Tang Dynasty can stabilize the Western Regions?"

Qu Boya said: "Why not? Chen Ying defeated the 200,000 troops under the command of Khan of Ye Hu, the Western Turkic Commander. Who would dare to be an enemy of Chen Ying in the Western Regions?"

"My son is not willing to agree with the father's opinion!" Qu Wentai smiled even more: "Because of Chen Ying's policy, he will definitely be defeated, and he will die without a place to bury him."

Qu Boya was confused: "What policy?"

"The Hu tribes are many, and they are all strong and powerful." Qu Wentai said: "In the time when Gaochang State was in chaos, the ancestor Chengping took the opportunity to rise. In order to win over them, the Hu Han ruled was quite different. In terms of laws, strict orders and ruling laws were implemented for the Han people, while the Hu people were mainly appeased. The Han people paid more taxes. The Hu people paid less taxes or even did not have to pay taxes. I believe the father knew very well why the ancestor Chengping wanted to adopt this policy?"

Qu Boya nodded and said, "This is a father. The Han people are diligent in farming and doing business. The families are relatively rich, and they can pay more taxes. The Hu people are nomadic, and many families are not even self-sufficient, and they can pay less taxes. Moreover, the Han people settled and had a way to follow the wealth generated by farming and doing business. The fields are not allowed to run there, and the shops are concentrated in more than a dozen markets. It is easier to collect taxes. The tax collectors can only measure the fields and look at the goods in the shops. However, the Hu people make a living by grazing, and these people

They are all raising them in a loose manner, and today they are here on the mountain. Tomorrow, the tax collectors raised by our ancestors ran all over the mountain in Gaochang and counted out how many more sheep they had each family born in the four counties, 18 counties and 48 towns of Gaochang every year? In fact, the ancestors had never tried to ask them to collect taxes collectively by tribes, but every time they collected taxes from Hu tribes, they would always cause trouble. The taxes collected were not worth much but caused all kinds of troubles. So later they simply collected less or not, not only did they not collect taxes, but they would also subsidize them when there was drought and heavy snow!"

"This is the key to the problem!" Qu Wentai smiled and said, "As the saying goes from shallow to extravagance, but from extravagance to shallow. The tribes in the Western Regions have been scattered for hundreds of years. They have also enjoyed the tax-free privileges of our Qu family Gaochang for 140 years. They suddenly asked them to pay the cow leg tax. It would be strange if they didn't make trouble! Chen Ying's army was not leaving at the high chariot, but he used his army to intimidate the four sides. But now Chen Ying continues to fight the west, how can they not make trouble?"

In fact, Chen Ying's Western Regions policy was contrary to Gaochang State, mainly Han people, and the tax on arable land was different from that of the Central Plains.

The Tang Dynasty adopted a tax system, and in fact, two sets of bills were: rent and mediocre. The Tang Dynasty stipulated that men of Ding (21 years old are Ding) and middle-aged men over 18 years old each granted 100 mu of land, of which 80 mu were divided into ou land and 20 mu of land were Yongye land. Men of Ding received land were responsible for paying taxes and performing corvee service.

Each resident pays two stones of millet to the state every year; transfers it to the local area and pays two zhang silk (or silk) and three thighs every year; where there is no cotton, it is two zhang and five thighs and three kilograms of hemp. In addition, each genitals must also perform labor service for 20 days each year, plus two days in the leap month; if there is no labor service, silk or cloth will be replaced, and the silk or cloth will be converted into three zhang silk or cloth every day, which is called Yong.

If the burden on the people of the Tang Dynasty was calculated, it was actually not light. Calculated in normal years, one hundred acres of land could produce at least 150 stones of grain. If two stones were paid, two stones of rice and grain were naturally not much. However, the cloth in the Tang Dynasty was very expensive, one piece was equal to four zhang, and it cost between 1,600 and 3,000 coins. It was about four zhang, and if sold, it was almost equivalent to more than 30 stones of grain.

However, in ancient times, farmers had a great ability to fight natural disasters. Droughts and floods were basically unrecovered, as well as diseases and insect disasters, so on average it was about fifteen percent of the annual income.

However, Chen Yingke did not stipulate that each 100 acres per 100 acres of land in the Western Regions, but instead divided into sections. It is a large area, and whoever cultivates it, the government will make land deeds for you. The first year is tax-free, the next year is tax-half, and the third year is full tax-free.

However, there is no such treatment for herders of all ethnic groups in the Western Regions. How many sheep, cattle, and horses do you have? The people in the tribe know very well, and the deception is doubled.

Moreover, Chen Ying had no tax soldiers, so he directly asked the army to arrive at a location with the tax collector. As long as the people who grazed in this area came to pay the tax automatically. If they did not pay the tax, they would resist the law and deal with it strictly.

Qu Wentai said: "The father didn't know that because of this tax collection, the Western Turks were so simple and crude in collecting taxes from all ethnic groups. These people from all ethnic groups in the Western Regions could tolerate it, but letting them learn from Tang Yan with their clans. Is this asking them to abandon their traditional assimilation? Do you think they can still tolerate it?"

Even Qu Boya sighed: "Chen Ying is still young!"

Qu Wentai gritted his teeth and said, "This is nothing, there is something even more excessive!"

Qu Boya said in surprise: "What else is there to be an excessive amount?"

"Chen Ying asked the bastard Ma Mengming to formulate a series of laws, and they were all messing around!" Qu Wentai said angrily: "Father, you know that all ethnic groups in the Western Regions have a tradition of agreement and custom!"

Qu Boya said: "You mean robbing the bride?"

"Yes!" Qu Wentai said: "The Western Regions are martial, and of course beauties also love heroes. They often use martial arts competitions to seize beauty. Now, Chen Ying has abolished this custom and said that the marriage protection law is that as long as the husband and wife are willing to get married, the government will issue a marriage letter, and as long as the robbery is robbed, it is illegal. Last month, Chen Ying, the beast, executed thousands of people in Guerhai in one breath, and even the lake water in Guerhai was dyed red!"

In fact, Qu Wentai was completely turned black and white at this time. Chen Ying respected the traditions of various races, but this tradition was limited to all races, such as robbing brides, robbing brides within one race, or other Hu tribes, as usual.

However, the Hu people cannot steal the wife of the Han people. Even if it is an unmarried woman, as long as the woman does not agree, it is illegal to rob it. Chen Yingke has no labor camp method and is directly beheaded.

Qu Wentai continued: "The Hu people are generally not under much jurisdiction in the wild. Our Gaochang Kingdom just let it go. The Han people are either in the city or in the village, and they are more strict in control. If there is a dispute between Hu and Han people. If the Han people kill Hu people, they will generally be severely punished. If the Han people kill Hu people, unless it is a big deal. Otherwise, they can be treated with lenient treatment, or they can be imprisoned for a few months. When the situation calms down, they will be allowed to leave. If the Han people are killed without a victim, sometimes they will not even be tried. Just think that the Han people died in vain."

Qu Boya nodded.

Qu Wentai said: "But that beast Chen Ying, now he has completely changed the law of our Gaochang Kingdom, saying that once the other party takes action first, he can defend himself. Father, you know that we Han people like to quarrel, but Hu people like to quarrel. When they can do it, they will never quarrel. In the government of Tang State, as long as the Hu people are attacking, they will be sent to serve as soldiers, and they will behead them directly. Just a few days ago, an unobstructed Han man in Gaoche City blocked the way of the Hu people. The Hu people went up and was whipped. What happened to the number of whips that were not eyed? But Chen Ying actually ordered to shoot and kill..."

As soon as he said this, a shrill cry suddenly sounded outside the carriage: "Enemy attack!"

Qu Boya was so scared that she shivered.

However, Qu Wentai was calm and calm. He chuckled softly: "Father, don't panic, the people who saved us have come. Our Qu family has been in the country for 140 years and has been deeply loved by the people in the Western Regions. Now there are warriors to save us. As long as the father raises his arms and calls out, the warriors of all races in the Western Regions will respond. Let's restore the country while Chen Ying leaves Gaochang. As long as the warriors of all races are unified, the father and Chen Ying are not without the power to fight!"

Just after the sound of "enemy attack" sounded, the Tang soldiers who were guarding the captives turned over and rushed towards the enemy one by one, whipping the war horses frantically.

Qu Boya looked at the Tang soldiers' reaction so quickly, and involuntarily thought of a word in her head: "Listen as a virgin, move as if she was away from a rabbit!"

Qu Boya looked at the attacking enemy and saw only three or five hundred cavalry. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. The Western Turkic cavalry had not defeated Chen Ying's only 200,000 troops. Now these reinforcements were not as good as those of the Tang army guarding them, so it would be no better to succeed.

Qu Wentai said calmly: "Father, don't worry, this is just the bait in front of you, attracting the Tang army to pursue. As long as they dare to pursue, they will be greeted by thunder strikes!"

Sure enough, both sides met. The reinforcements left behind dozens of corpses, turned around and ran away.

When they saw that the enemy was about to run away, these Tang soldiers rushed to chase after him.

Both sides chased each other and went further and further away.

The sound of fighting was faintly heard, and the Tang army obviously had the upper hand. Only the audience members of the Tang army shouted: "Don't let them escape, don't let them escape!"

Qu Wentai said with a proud look: "The tricks of the devil make people foolish Tang people. Father, let's fight out!"

At this moment, the originally flat pile of sand suddenly seemed to be alive.

The sand dunes rolled, and majestic Hu men emerged from the dunes. The number of these Hu men exceeded five or six hundred.

There were less than a hundred Tang soldiers left to guard the custody. Looking at these majestic Hu men roaring and fighting, they turned their horses and ran towards the distance.

Looking at the Tang army soldiers who fled in a panic, Qu Wentai excitedly fell in front of Qu Boya and shouted loudly, "Father, you are free now, you are our King Gaochang again. People of all ethnic groups in the Western Regions hope that you can come forward to preside over the overall situation and punish the people!"
Chapter completed!