Chapter 326 Building momentum

Jing Yi discussed countermeasures with Lu Tingjie and Lin Zhuocheng. Next, Lu Tingjie sent people to spread the news, and Jing Yi and Lin Zhuocheng would also send people to spread the news.

After Lu Tingjie and Jing Yi discussed the next plan, they felt less anxious and just acted according to the plan.

He also knows the current military strength in Yuanling County, and he also knows how strong the new recruits are under Jing Yi's training.

Lu Tingjie remembered what General Lin said about Jing Yi, who once led the border troops to resist Xi Yan in the Jin Kingdom and killed Xi Yan's general Liang Wei. The gentle and delicate little girl he had remembered before was now a man who could command thousands of armies.

Horse's great general.

No wonder Jing Yi faced the soldiers in the military camp and convinced the new recruits to train one by one. That's because they knew how powerful Jing Yi was.

After Lu Tingjie returned, he arranged for people to spread the news, saying that the imperial court was going to raise taxes. He said that the officials in the prefectural city were jealous of the wealth of Yuanling County and wanted to raise taxes for their own enjoyment.

The people who had a bumper harvest this year were happy that they no longer had to go hungry this year, but suddenly they heard that the officials above were going to increase their taxes, and the taxes were very heavy. This caused people who were immersed in the joy of the harvest to panic.

Farmers in many villages are weighing whether their grain is enough to pay taxes and whether they have food to eat at home.

"Oh, this is simply not letting us people live. We finally met Magistrate Lu, a good official who never exploited us people, but the court doesn't care about our life or death. We finally have some hope, but we can't live anymore.

Already."

"Yes, we have just settled down. This year, Magistrate Lu and Mr. Liu helped us, and we got a good harvest. We don't have to go hungry. The court is exploiting us again. I heard that Magistrate Lu interceded for us, but the higher-ups

If you don’t agree, this tax must be levied.”

After the propaganda of Jing Yi, Lin Zhuocheng and others, more people signed up to be soldiers.

"Instructor Liu, you are right. Aren't we training so hard just to protect our homeland? Now that the imperial court no longer cares about our life and death, what else can we do to protect it? It's better to just do the opposite. Otherwise, sooner or later, we will die.

Otherwise, there is still hope of living."

So what if we are suppressed by the imperial court and rebel. If we don't rebel, we will die, but if we rebel, there is great hope for survival. From now on, we will train our troops diligently. We don't say that one person is worth ten. How many can one person deal with?

I'm not afraid anymore.

Another soldier said: "So what if I don't cause trouble? I still can't survive."

A soldier next to him said naively: "Yes, my father and mother took my brother and sister to finally have hope. With this increase in taxes, the food collected will be in vain. I can't grow food myself but can't eat it."

Full belly. The imperial court is exploiting us layer by layer, making us really have no way to survive. What else does such a imperial court need?"

When Jing Yi was training the new soldiers, she also paid attention to everyone's discussion about the imperial court's increase in taxes. She saw that most of the soldiers were complaining and angry, and said at the right time: "These imperial officials are corrupt, and the taxes levied may not be certain."

Whose pocket was stolen, who enjoyed and squandered it. It is said that the emperor built luxurious palaces despite the famines in various places, often held various banquets, and indulged in enjoyment and squandering without caring about the lives of the people.

Jing Yi said: "You don't have to worry. I have already discussed it with Magistrate Lu. We in Yuanling County will not listen to the orders of those officials. The people are finally stable and we cannot let others destroy what we have finally achieved."

Happy life.

Lin Zhuocheng also specially gave the recruits a holiday to go home and visit their families. The soldiers also learned from their families that the court was going to increase taxes.

Moreover, our Yuanling County will continue to recruit more troops and expand our military strength. As long as we have our own army, we will not be afraid of anyone."

After a period of mobilization by Jingyi, the new recruits trained harder. Jingyi also improved the food for the soldiers who had increased the amount of training, so that the nutrition of the soldiers in the military camp could keep up.

Xiao Bing's mouth was immediately covered by the person next to him, "What nonsense are you talking about? Be careful if someone with good intentions hears it and it will cause trouble for your family."

Jing Yi said: "You're right, if we blindly give in, then our family members will not be able to survive in the end. Rather than not being able to survive, it is better to ignore the orders from above. If the higher ups really send people to suppress us, we will

Don’t be afraid, can’t we defend our homeland after training for so long?”

Jing Yi's words were echoed by many soldiers, and they were all people who had experienced hardship and hunger.

"Yes, let's train hard and learn more about our skills. If the court sends troops to attack us, we won't be afraid. The worst we can do is die. We will defend our home by ourselves."

With such corrupt court officials and such a foolish and unscrupulous emperor, we don’t know when it will end.”

They finally settled down and had a good harvest of food, but the officials refused to let them live and wanted to exploit them.

The common people complained, and under the guidance of thoughtful people, the panic in their hearts gradually turned into anger. Especially those victims who fled famine and resettled in Yuanling County. They were frightened of hunger and did not want to go hungry anymore, nor did they want to sell their children.

The reason why we join the army is to protect our families and the country, but we also need to see whether this country is worthy of our defense. Nowadays, the government is corrupt and the emperor is stupid and unscrupulous. Many places really cannot stand the oppression of the court, and the exploitation has turned upside down.

A team leader said: "Instructor Liu, are we going to be exploited like this? My family planted the seeds you gave me, Instructor Liu, and got a bumper harvest this year. My parents, brother and sister-in-law all said that we don't have to go hungry this year. This

If we raise taxes, won’t we starve again?”

They had enough to eat and meat to eat every day. The soldiers felt that they were so happy as soldiers.

Everyone responded very strongly, which is also the result of Jing Yi’s usual ideological education.

Jing Yi also took charge of training the newly recruited soldiers.

Yuanling County is not only recruiting more troops, but also starting to expand its territory. Lu Tingjie has sent people to persuade the county magistrate of Linxian County to join the ranks of Yuanling County and resist the oppression of the imperial court.

In order to prevent the additional taxes levied in Yuanling County from appearing unreasonable, Xue Wanhe, the prefect of Meizhou, issued official documents to other counties to levy additional taxes. Although the taxes levied in Yuanling County were not as high as those in Yuanling County, other counties could not levy as many taxes as Yuanling County.

The county is so wealthy that it is extremely difficult to raise taxes.

The magistrates of several counties have almost turned gray after receiving official documents. These are bad times. Not only does the court not help the people, but it also tries every means to exploit and squeeze them. Isn't this a clear plan to force the people to rebel? Now in Yiguo

Are there not many people inside the country who are being forced to rebel?
Chapter completed!