According to the thoughts of the officials in the Capital, the first place to become chaotic due to taxation issues would be the two Prefectures near Central State in Jianghuai.
However, the first to become chaotic was Zhili.
Zhili is under the Emperor's feet, adjacent to the Capital, and both the Emperor and officials believed that the people of Zhili were affluent enough to pay double taxes. At most, it was a matter of selling a few acres of land, nothing major.
But neither the Emperor nor the officials knew that the land in Zhili had long been seized by the royal family, nobles, and high-ranking officials. The people didn't own much land, and the additional Kangrong tax of one tael per person made matters worse.
