Luzhou City was also captured, and Zhang Hu was leading his men to finish off the injured rebels.
Those with minor injuries were left as prisoners, while those with more serious injuries were killed immediately. No one cared for these seriously injured, and they could only become military merits on their backs.
Sun Chuanting brought people to comfort the people in the city, and also sent people to count the supplies left behind by the rebels and look for those that could be used by his own army.
At the same time, he ordered the treasury to be sealed and strictly prohibited soldiers from disturbing the people.
In fact, Sun Chuanting was not planning to let his men enter the city. The ones who were going to enter the city must be Qi Yuangong's Tiger Roar Camp.
They were well-disciplined, came from the capital, and obeyed orders very well. If they were asked not to burn, rob, or plunder, they would definitely do it. On the other hand, the monks who had just left their jobs were definitely not as good at chanting as the senior monks.
When Qi Yuangong came to Sun Chuanting, he was looking at the account books.
Glancing at Sun Chuanting, Qi Yuangong said, "Sir Sun, we've received news that the man in Luzhou City is She Chongming's son, She Yin. It's a pity we couldn't catch him alive; he escaped."
Looking up at Qi Yuangong, Sun Chuanting smiled indifferently.
Sun Chuanting waved his hand gently and said, "You can run away for a while, but you can't run away forever. It doesn't matter if he gets away this time. Where else can he run to? Next time, I'll just catch him and his son together."
"Isn't the contribution different?" Qi Yuangong also said with a smile.
"What can we do if everyone runs away?" Sun Chuanting spread his hands and said, "I will write a battle report right away. You come and sign it, and then send it to the governor immediately. I believe the governor has also found the results, and we can report the great victory to the court."
"Yes!" Qi Yuangong also nodded and said with a smile: "It's time to make His Majesty happy!"
The two were discussing how to report the victory to the court, preparing to make Zhu Youxiao happy.
At this time, Zhu Youxiao was preparing to make a fortune in the capital.
After leaving the Western Garden, Zhu Youxiao arrived at the gate of the imperial farm.
Zhu Youxiao was followed by many civil and military officials, and beside him was Empress Zhang. The group entered the imperial estate in a grand manner.
Li Zhizao had already brought people here to wait.
"Your Majesty, I, Li Zhizao, pay my respects to you."
After seeing Zhu Youxiao, Li Zhizao hurriedly bowed and saluted.
"Alright, excuse me." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile, "Take me to see what you have accomplished."
It was a little cold yesterday because it snowed.
Zhu Youxiao was wrapped in a fur cloak and didn't feel particularly cold, but he couldn't stay outside for too long.
"Okay, Your Majesty, please follow me." Li Zhizao quickly agreed and led the way.
A group of people came to the outside of the greenhouse in a mighty procession.
This greenhouse was different from the one Zhu Youxiao remembered. In Zhu Youxiao's memory, the greenhouse had an earthen wall at the back and a plastic sheeting at the front, forming a 14-cylinder shape.
The one in front of me has a roof, but the roof is covered with glass.
As the craftsmanship of the Imperial Household Department improved, the quality of glass continued to improve. Some time ago, they had already produced large glass that could be placed in rooms and on roofs.
Relying on this large glass, the Imperial Household Department also began to build its own business channels.
This type of glass was already being sold in the capital, and other provinces had also begun building glass manufacturing facilities. Of course, the production and sales method in each region was to cooperate with local wealthy companies, and the candidates for cooperation were all selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Zhu Youxiao never forgot the role of the Imperial Household Department. On the surface, it seemed to be making money for himself, but in reality it was not.
This was the organization that Zhu Youxiao used to extend his reach to the local level, and it was also a way for Zhu Youxiao to screen and unite his own people.
He wanted to tie some of them to his chariot.
Zhu Youxiao understood that the economic base determines the superstructure.
However, Zhu Youxiao understood one thing better than anyone else: the current production and life of the Ming Dynasty had little to do with him as the emperor. The royal family had very little involvement in the entire economic activity.
Because of the tax exemption system, local protectionism, and the existence of fellow party members and fellow townsmen, local protectionism in this era was much more serious than in later generations. It was basically impossible to solve the problem by issuing a decree from the central government.
For example, the tax-free system has caused a big contradiction, which is called contribution.
The so-called contribution means that self-cultivating farmers give their land to tax-exempt scholars. They give the land to scholars in their family at extremely low prices or for free.
Because scholars' land was not taxed, they also did not have to pay taxes. Instead, they rented the land from these scholars and cultivated it themselves, only paying a small amount of rent every year.
The cost of this land rent is definitely less than the tax paid to the court. It can be said that this is a win-win model.
The scholars got the land and received extra rent every year; as for the people who farmed the land, they did not have to pay taxes to the court, they only had to pay a small amount of rent every year, and they could also get more grain, so it was a win-win situation for both parties.
The only difficulty was that, in the event of natural or man-made disasters, if the landlords didn't save the people, or couldn't save them, no one would survive, and the state had no money and no means of disaster relief. In other words, this system was essentially self-defeating.
But if Zhu Youxiao tells them now that they have to pay taxes, especially the land owned by scholars, then these scholars will definitely pass the taxes on to the farmers. However, since the farmers have to pay both taxes and rent, how much can they harvest?
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