The Last Action Is His Chapter 66

The Liaoxiang, the Xiuxiang and the Lianxiang are collectively called the Three Xiangs, which were levied on top of the original land tax in the late Ming Dynasty. In theory, they were earmarked for specific purposes. The Liaoxiang was used to suppress the Jianlu, the Xiuxiang was used to suppress the bandits, and the Lianxiang was used to train the border troops. This was a temporary levy, and it would be cancelled after the task was completed.

The Liaoxiang tax was first levied in the 46th year of the Wanli reign and was scheduled to end in the 48th year. Except for a few areas such as Guizhou, an additional 9 cents of silver was levied on each mu of land. The original intention was to levy a little more, resolve the Liaodong war within two years, and then stop levying.

As a result, the Liaodong battlefield suffered a crushing defeat, the Jianlu grew increasingly powerful, and the Liao salary could not be stopped at all.

Then there were natural disasters and man-made disasters. Starting from the Tianqi period, the She'an Rebellion broke out. The situation in the southwest was deteriorating, and bandits rose up on a large scale. Due to these things, Yang Sichang proposed to levy additional suppression pay. It was originally only a temporary levy for one year, but it could not be stopped at all.

In addition, according to the proposal of Yang Sichang and Zhang Boxing, the Minister of Military Affairs, the Ming Dynasty levied more training funds and rebuilt its border troops.