At the end of the year, both officials and people were busy settled the accounts of the year and preparing New Year's goods for the New Year, so it was extremely busy, and the same was true in Hanshan City.

Li Li was also busy. Emperor Gao Yang of Qi suddenly passed away, which led to a "sudden change in the international situation". After careful discussion with his counselors, Li Li immediately changed the established strategy and wanted to keep pace with the times.

After a quick and efficient operation, he will step down as Xuzhou Guard.

Li Li, the departing Xuzhou master, is now busy handling the handover matters. His successor is Liang Sen, the current governor of Yanzhou.

Of course, Liang Sen took over the position of governor of Xuzhou and the position of governor of Xuzhou was naturally abolished as Li Li entered Beijing as an official.

In the case of such official positions, of course, Li Li reached a tacit understanding with the King of Xiangdong who "recorded the Secretariat" through various operations.

Among them, Poyang King Xiao Si was also inseparable from his efforts.

Of course, the center wanted Li Li to move his position, but it was not that easy to "invite" Li Li to leave Xuzhou.

Not only should we avoid irritating Li Li, but we should also ensure that after Li Li left office, Xuzhou could continue to assume the important task of defending Qi, and there were some considerations in the candidates for successor governors.

Therefore, under Li Li's "proposal", it is natural that the successor governor was selected from Li Li's "former generals".

After all, for the court, letting Li Li move a place is the most important thing, and everything else is easy to say.

Li Li certainly had some considerations for the reason why the Xuzhou governor was made by his good brother Liang Sen, rather than his brother-in-law Peng Jun.

The obvious statement is that Peng Jun, as the military governor, was not suitable to leave office when the military farming in Xuzhou had just started a good start and needed to consolidate.

Liang Sen made great achievements in war and served as the governor of Yanzhou, resisting Qi State. In terms of qualifications, it was very appropriate to take over as the governor.

The shameless consideration is because Liang Sen's parents died (lost for many years). There is no possibility of resigning from office and attending the funeral because of their parents' death. Taking over as the governor of Xuzhou is more stable than Peng Jun.

Otherwise, once one of Peng Jun's parents dies, he will have to resign. Who will be the vacant position of governor of Xuzhou? Li Li may not be able to speak at that time.

Li Li knew that leaving Xuzhou was equivalent to being transferred from the mountain, but he did not want to waste time on Xuzhou without any war, so he had such an arrangement.

As long as Xuzhou is under the control of his own people, it can continue to develop rapidly, and even if he reaches Jiankang, it will be very safe.

Of course, there are officials who come to handle many handover matters. Liang Sen, as Li Li's left arm and right arm, is involved in Xuzhou affairs in daily life, so it is not difficult to take over.

Now, Li Li convened some Xuzhou generals to hold a small meeting and directly expressed his attitude during the meal:

Once something happens to him in Jiankang, there is only one possibility, that is, there is a treacherous minister in the court.

Then, Liang Sen did not hesitate and directly raised his army as the governor of Xuzhou, attacked Jiankang and took revenge.

This is considered as an explanation of the funeral, and it is also to make clear in advance: if Li Li encounters an accident when he goes to Jiankang, Liang Sen will take the lead in taking revenge.

As for what to do next after revenge, Li Li couldn't say it, and there was no need.

If he said that, it will only increase the possibility of internal strife on his own side, because there will be no accident when he goes to Jiankang, so why bother to bury everyone's hearts?

So Li Li changed his tone and relaxed the atmosphere: "This is the worst case. If it is not the case, otherwise I would not ask to return to Jiankang."

"So, Xuzhou is as usual, the military farming situation has been opened up, and it must be consolidated, and the service system that was just starting must be implemented."

When Li Li said this, he raised his glass and signaled that Liang Sen, Peng Jun, Wu Xiang and several Xuzhou generals present raised their glasses, and then drank the wine in the glass.

Li Li has always avoided his team becoming the "Poyang Hometown Association", so during his tenure in Xuzhou, he promoted and attracted some people from the Huai River. Now these are the people here.

For example, Yan Chaoda, the Dongfang Baier who had been fighting in the front, was a general who was born in a powerful country in the two Huaihe Rivers.

What Li Li said just now was a bit ruthless, but in the ears of Dongfang's white forehead, Yan Chaoda's heartwarming: Mr. Pengcheng dared to be so straightforward because he treated them as his own people.

Of course, Li Li refers to an accident. If nothing happens, the Xuzhou army does not need to take extreme actions.

Now that Mr. Pengcheng has returned to Beijing to work, Xuzhou cannot let go. With both sides of the board, of course, there must be a series of appointments and promotions, and they can just share the worries of Pengchenggong.

Li Li put down his wine glass and continued:

"I heard the news that the Qi lord Gao Yang collapsed and his prince succeeded to the throne. Because he was fourteen or five years old, Gao Yang arranged several auxiliary ministers to assist the young emperor together with the queen mother."

Many of the participants only learned about this news now, so they were quite surprised.

"But the official news was that Qi sent envoys to Jiankang to express his grief, so Jiankang still didn't know it." Li Li added.

"It coincides with the newly defeated official army in Henan, so in the next two years, there should be no war between the two countries. Xuzhou has precious and stable time to cultivate the fields and improve all aspects."

"This also means that we have no war to fight. Although we cannot abandon military affairs, the fact is that we may have no war to fight."

"I am a person who can't stay idle. Since there may be nothing wrong in Huaibei and the court is worried about the collection of commercial taxes, then I should share the worries of the country."

"Charging taxes is a matter that will inevitably offend people, and collecting taxes in Jiankang is even more likely to offend all the civil and military officials of the court and the noble families, so this matter is not an ordinary trouble."

"But, since I have to share the worries of the country, no matter how difficult it is, I have to do it. This is fighting, but the battlefield is different and the enemy is different from the past."

The participants already knew some of the inside information about Li Li's return to Beijing to serve, so now Li Li will not be too surprised to mention it during the meal.

As the governor of Xuzhou, Li Li was the chief general of the three departments of Kaifu Yitong, and was also an ever-winning general with great military achievements. After leaving the local government and returning to Beijing to become an official, he could not be a "filthy" tax supervisor.

Even if Li Li is shameless, the court still wants shame, right?

Therefore, Li Li returned to Beijing to serve as the General of the Central Army. This was the head of the "Fourth General" of the 33rd rank of the military rank, and was only awarded to those who were officials in Beijing.

Further up, there are the guards, cavalry, and generals of the chariot with the highest military rank (34th rank), which is the peak of the military officials.

Li Li's main job is to lead the army to guard Jiankang, and he is part-time job, which is to supervise Jiankang's tax affairs.

The supervision of Jiankang tax refers to referring to the tax system of Raozhou and Xuzhou (commercial tax), and reforming the commercial tax system of Jiankang to increase the commercial tax revenue of Jiankang, a place where wealth gathers in the world, and increase the financial income of the imperial court.

As a capital city, Jiankang has many powerful people and playboys walking around the ground. The merchants who use it as their backing are like stars in the sky. It is difficult to collect taxes from these people.

Because of tax officials, tax collectors cannot afford to offend the undulating "mountain".

Now, Li Li is the evil man, while Wu Xiang is the thug, responsible for the relevant matters.

The reason why the empress dowager and the prime minister agreed to this transfer was actually a lot of considerations. If it was just for tax collection, it would not have been transferred back to Li Li, the tiger.

Li Li roughly talked about the reasons:

"Any court with some extra effort will implement a regular transfer system for local officials. There are officials who can take charge of one party for a long time, but they must be extremely trusted by the emperor."

"Even if the prince leaves the town, there are few exceptions. Of course, the Wuling King who guarded Shu was the exception."

"So, I have been an official in Xuzhou for several years. According to the rules, it should be transferred. However, the court officials did not know much about Li and were worried that letting me leave the office would cause unnecessary trouble."

"This is not good, because the Mushou will take me as an example and stay in office. If this continues, the system of the court will be useless."

"So, I returned to Beijing to serve as an example, so that everyone in the world can see that Xuzhou officials are all loyal ministers of the court."

"After I return to Beijing, I will be a villain and open source for the imperial court. This is also a way to share the worries of the country. Of course, tax collection cannot be exempted from offending people. I am afraid that I am the only one who is qualified to be this villain."

Speaking of this, Li Li smiled: "At that time, he would offend all the civil and military officials of the court, offend the Gaomen clan, and the three Wus surnames. Li's reputation was notorious, so the court would be relieved."

This is self-deprecating, and the implication is that if his reputation among the Jiankang bureaucrats and gentry high families was in a mess, there would be no possibility of buying people's hearts and making mistakes.

As for whether the center wants to take this opportunity to "transfer tigers from the mountain" and transfer Li Li from Xuzhou, and then slowly Li Li is dismantling Xuzhou's power...

Don't think about it, sure.

It’s just that it’s impossible to do this in the near future. After all, even though Li Li left Xuzhou, his grasp of Xuzhou was still very solid.

Li Li looked at his team members, put away his smile and stood up.

Seeing this, the others quickly stood up, but Li Li said sincerely: "I have received the kindness of the late emperor and gave the name Weizhen, so I deserve this. The court needs me to be a villain, so I will be a villain."

"Just this time, I will entrust you to you the important task of guarding Huaibei!"

After Li Li finished speaking, he saluted solemnly and everyone quickly returned the salutation.

They knew that Li Li was the leader, fighting on a new battlefield, breaking through all obstacles and opening up a new way forward.

No matter how good Xuzhou is, it is always a border town. If Li Li has no hope of entering the center, then Xuzhou's generals and subordinates will squat in Xuzhou like Li Li, as they are the guardian dogs for the imperial court.

However, it is impossible for a warrior from a slightly cold background to enter the center without the trust of the emperor.

Li Li was trying, but he wanted to see a bright future for himself and his followers.

But if you want to gain something, you have to make efforts.

So he doesn't care about the so-called "offending people".

Gao Yang's sudden death caused the stage in Huaibei, which may have no plays to perform within one or two years.

It is better not to be a general for a year than to not be a soldier for a day. Li Li did not want to be idle, so he adjusted his strategy in time and immediately went to another stage to "snatch the show" to perform.

He dared to follow the script of "Cashing Taxes in Jiankang" that no one dared to touch, and then wrote and directed it himself to act.

After performing well, you will gain a lot and you can train the team. Although you will not enter the center with the achievements of "tax collection", you can "put a soldier every day" and get closer to the target.

The focus is on taxation.

Taxation is the foundation for a country to maintain. The court (government) that cannot collect taxes will soon die from internal and external troubles.

When he went to Jiankang to be a villain, he wanted to let the people of the world see how professional the "professional tax collection" of Li Sanlang of Poyang could be.
Chapter completed!