Chapter 572： Strong

   The second prince was dead, and there was a guilt and a letter left beside him. Qi Haoran looked at it and asked people to search the camp up and down. Only then was it certain that the second prince's confidants had all left.

"General, give your subordinates five hundred cavalry, and your subordinates will surely be able to chase them back."

Qi Haoran waved his hand and said, "No need to chase, let them go, block the news, and don't let outsiders know that Qin Xiang and the second prince committed suicide for the time being." After that, he put away the letter and the edict.

As soon as the second prince died, the rest of the Chengdu Mansion would be recovered. Qi Haoran only took the army to the gate of the city, and the magistrate inside would open the gate and welcome people in.

After he walked through the rest of the county and left the soldiers stationed there, he returned to the court with the rest of the army.

The news of the death of the second prince and Qin Xiang had already reached Lin'an City and spread to all parts of the country. The bandits in Jiangling Prefecture considered it for a long time, and finally surrendered. Yuan Jiajun also submitted an official document to Qi Xiuyuan earlier.

At this point, the territory of Dazhou after fleeing to the south has been stabilized. Qi Xiuyuan threw out several edicts in a row to let the displaced people return to their hometowns or resettle on the spot. Land can be divided, tax-free for three years.

It is forbidden to keep reclusive households in captivity. Once found, all their family property will be confiscated and resettled.

This latter one is aimed at the aristocratic family and the rich, because only they can keep reclusive households in captivity.

Zhang Cheng and other officials think this move is too radical, and the three-year tax-free period is too long. You must know that the three-year survey by Qi Xiuyuan is nationwide, and it is only the most basic. In some poor places, the tax-free period has reached five years. In 2010, the treasury had no money, and the country's income mainly came from farmers' taxation. Three years of tax exemption was equivalent to nearly two-thirds of the treasury's income in three years.

Incomes have fallen, but expenditures have risen.

Reconstruction from war is not just a matter of talk, it requires a lot of manpower and material resources.

And both require money.

Qi Xiuyuan was getting irritated by this complicated state affairs, and he said impatiently: "The court has always prohibited hiding households, and I would not have noticed anything wrong with this." After speaking, he sneered: "I know that some wealthy families are used to captivity. Hidden households, as soon as the edict came out, they honestly stopped it, but if they dared to turn a blind eye, or intensified their actions, the treasury was short of money anyway. It is to continue to collude with the rich and wealthy to help hide hidden households, and all beheadings will be displayed to the public."

Qi Xiuyuan said these words with anger, and left with a flick of his sleeves.

Zhang Cheng and the others were captured by Qi Xiuyuan's hostility, and they recovered after they left.

They didn't expect Qi Xiuyuan to be so hard-hearted, and they looked at each other with a little worry, fearing that Qi Xiuyuan had just passed the easy break, and the country that had just settled down would be in chaos again.

But who knows that there is someone in this world who has a bigger temper and more stubbornness than Qi Xiuyuan.

Qi Xiuyuan's remarks were suppressed by Zhang Cheng and others, and before they spread, Qi Haoran made a big deal in Jiangling Mansion.

Because the bandits in Jiangling Prefecture surrendered, Qi Xiuyuan asked Qi Haoran, who was returning to the DPRK, to drop by there to collect those bandits, and then return to Beijing. Anyway, he won't be enthroned until June, which is still early.

Qi Haoran's collection work went very smoothly. After leaving a part of the garrison army, he continued to Lin'an City with the collected bandit army and his own army.

From Jiangling Prefecture to Lin'an City, we have to pass through Dongting Lake, which is a rich and beautiful place. It was a coincidence that Qi Haoran and the others were stationed there when they stopped again.

The sight is all green, and the fertile soil is farmland for thousands of miles, but Qi Haoran didn't want to see this scene that heralded a good harvest, because he was in a hurry to enter the city to find gifts for Mu Yangling and the children.

Ever since he asked the class teacher to return to the DPRK, he has been worrying about what gifts to give to Mu Yangling and the children, but it has been delayed until now because of lack of money and creativity.

But he is rich now, because when he recruited the bandits two days ago, the bandit leader bribed him.

Although there was not much money, there were still 5,000 taels. Qi Haoran was very happy to accept it, and then he took the money to buy things in the city, but he could not find a suitable one in Jiangling Mansion. Hearing that the contents inside were very good, Qi Haoran went into the city with Fei Bai and two guards in plain clothes and money.

The key point of    is on casual clothes.

Qi Haoran bought the gift, it was late, and the city gate was closed, thinking that the token had to open the city gate anyway, it would be better to stay for a meal to comfort the stomach.

You must know that what he has eaten for more than a year has not been good.

Qi Haoran brought Fei Bai and two guards into the box to order a table of meat, and when he was eating, he heard the sound of the box next door.

Qi Haoran also knew that he had been tricked, otherwise there would be such a coincidence. He just entered a box, and the next door was discussing secrets. The wooden board of the box was broken, and the sound was just enough for him to hear. .

Qi Haoran has internal skills and deep skills. He has always heard better than ordinary people, but not many people know about it.

Qi Haoran put down his chopsticks and thought for a while with a sullen face. Seeing that Feibai and the two guards were looking at him tremblingly, he waved his hands indifferently and said, "Continue to eat, and go do something big with your father after eating."

Qi Haoran said that doing a big thing is a big thing. After the four of them had eaten and drank, Qi Haoran brought people into the next box, tied the three people inside, pushed away the shopkeeper who stepped forward to block, and jumped on the horse. He ordered: "Get out of the city immediately!"

Qi Haoran has a token and can enter and leave any city at will. They are fast and unexpected. Before the other party has time to respond, Qi Haoran has already asked someone to open the small city gate, took people out, and returned to the Qi family army, no one can do anything. Not him.

Qi Haoran threw the people to the ground, gave them a deep look, turned to Feibai and said, "Let people you trust look at them, if they die, you don't have to live anymore."

Feibai stunned, and hurriedly called Qi Haoran's confidant, and separated the three to guard them. No one was allowed to approach them.

Qi Haoran returned to the camp with an ugly face, and called his adjutant, "Order Qi's troops and horses, tomorrow we will go to the Cui family, I would like to see how rich this family is."

Qi Haoran doesn't know how to play tricks and tricks, and he's not all smart, but that doesn't mean he's stupid. Why does he use his weaknesses to do what others are good at?

Master is not a puppet. Since he dares to plot against him, he must have the ability to endure accidents.

One of the arrested people has been waiting to be interrogated, but as time passed, he found that no one came to interrogate him, and he didn't even see Qi Haoran's face again. His face became more and more ugly, and he struggled to see him. people.

But his hands and feet were bound, and his mouth was stuffed with cloth strips. Not only could he not move or speak, but he could not even commit suicide.