Han Shizu

Chapter 1873 The Emperor's "Mercy"

Emperor Liu spent more than an hour discussing the issue of the royal family's private property with Liu Gui, and came up with a series of measures to reduce rent and interest, and reduce the burden on the people. Of course, these were all carried out under the "guidance" of Emperor Liu of.

Let Liu Gui find ways to earn profits and accumulate wealth. This is what he is good at and what he is willing to do, but it is not so simple to let him cut flesh from his body. First of all, there are psychological obstacles. The essence of cutting off branches and leaves in the government industry is to pursue higher returns.

Of course, the most critical reason is that this kind of thing that benefits the people and farmers, demonstrates kindness, and shows His Majesty the emperor's mercy and compassion, as a qualified loyal servant, how could he overstep.

Emperor Liu just put forward certain ideas. As for the improvement of details and specific measures, Liu Gui is responsible for promulgating and implementing them, and also guarantees that Emperor Liu will run them beautifully.

Shaofu's management reform of the land under its jurisdiction can be regarded as an important supplement to Dahan's tax reform this time. After all, it involves hundreds of thousands of hectares of land, pastures, and millions of farmers and herdsmen. The quantity is huge, and it is not light.

The core of tax reform lies in land. The original intention of Emperor Liu's reform was to reduce the burden on small farmers and ordinary people, and ease social class conflicts. Regardless of whether it is from the national scope or the minor government level, the goals are unified.

However, Shaofu's reforms brought about a greater sensation.For those nobles whose interests have been damaged, Emperor Liu not only wanted to cut off the flesh of the princes and princesses, but even cut his own flesh. To this extent, what can they say?

But for those Qianshou who served the royal family as cows and horses, it was a great joy and joy, the dark clouds all over the sky dissipated, and sunshine and hope shone on the world again...

As Emperor Liu said, due to the heavy burden of offerings, the resentment of the peasants who cultivated the royal land was not small, and as time went by, it became more and more serious, especially in the past ten years. There were many riots, but they were all suppressed by the local government in cooperation with the Shaofu.

As for this group of peasants, facing oppression, they dare not resist, and they have no way to resist, because what they look up to see is a piece of sky surnamed Liu.Standing under the sky of the big man, breathing the air of the big man, and tilling the land of the big man, they don't have much freedom at all.

For many ordinary Qianshou, life is difficult and they cannot survive. There are many choices, such as doing business, working, moving to the border, going to sea, and even serving as slaves. No matter what, at least they have the opportunity to choose.

However, those peasant households under the control of the Shaofu had no choice at all, except to be enslaved to work like old scalpers, pay money for food, and add luster to the royal family's enjoyment.

Escape, there is nowhere to escape, there is no king in the world, especially in the context of the increasingly perfect and strict household registration management of the Han Dynasty, escaping is a very risky thing.Either fight fiercely, then you have to sacrifice your life and the safety of your loved ones.
Therefore, over the years, many tenants of the royal family have long since become numb, their lives are gloomy, and they cannot see any hope.As for what Liu Gui said, it's honorable and lucky to work for the royal family, that's pure nonsense
In many cases, the reality is so contradictory, even magical. Emperor Liu's view of the rise of local clan tyrants and the personal attachment between villages based on land can be said to be displeasing to the eye, and he wishes to dismantle it to pieces.However, my own approach was more excessive, more thorough, and larger in scale than those ordinary landlords and local tyrants.

Perhaps, in the value concept of Emperor Liu, the people of the whole world should only attach themselves to him as the emperor. Everything else is illegal, and they are all digging the root of imperial power. , After all, there is a boundary line, which can never be eliminated, and the two cannot really be integrated. Selfishness is inevitable, and naturally brings out some decisions and actions that are contrary to its "wiseness".
Indulging and ignoring the serious exploitation of the tenant farmers by the Shaofu is just one of Emperor Liu's many foolish decisions. Fortunately, Emperor Liu's confusion has a time limit. When he wakes up and realizes the seriousness of the problem, he changes course Without the slightest hesitation.

For Emperor Liu, the royal family owns a large amount of land and a large number of dependent people, which are the foundation of the royal family. Naturally, they need to be well cared for and treated kindly, so as to preserve their awe and loyalty to the royal family.

However, the practice of the Shaofu in the past obviously contradicted this point. Even Emperor Liu couldn't help being immersed in the huge benefits, while ignoring the suffering of the tenants.

Such an approach obviously cannot last for a long time. If it takes a long time, it will lose people's hearts and break the foundation.Even, Emperor Liu already thought that the royal family had lost the hearts of the people, which should not be inadvertent.

Knowing mistakes and being able to correct them decisively is one of Emperor Liu's great strengths.Therefore, as Emperor Liu issued an imperial land reform edict, and as the Shaofu was gradually implemented, the tenants were all smiles.

Although small people are mediocre and dull, they have their own ways of survival, especially shrewd calculations. They can't understand big data, but they can clearly understand the land they cultivate and the income from labor.What's more, there are officials from the Shaofu and the support staff of the Propaganda Department going to the countryside to explain that the policy of benefiting the people could not be more transparent.

Regardless of the details, he successfully let those farmers know that since the 25th year of Kaibao, the fruits of their hard work are no longer plundered by the Shaofu without a bottom line. pay, and most of the rest fit into their own pockets and warehouses, at their disposal.

It can be said that working for oneself while enjoying the "honor" of growing "imperial food" is a blessing in heaven for the vast number of royal tenant farmers who have suffered from exploitation and oppression. If there are such things as loyalty and favorability , then for Emperor Liu, these two standards must have skyrocketed in a short period of time.

Of course, if it was just preferential policies and the implementation of benefits, there would not be such a big response. In the process of reform, the Department of Propaganda and Consolation has made great efforts
In the follow-up propaganda, the reason for the excessive exploitation of the tenant farmers by the Shaofu was that some officials of the Shaofu were greedy. They did a lot of evil things without telling Emperor Liu, and oppressed them.

His majesty, the great and wise emperor, is naturally kind and generous, and he will not oppress these ordinary people, and show pity and sympathy for their suffering.

In the past, he was deceived by those traitors and evil officials, but now, His Majesty the Emperor sees the details, and naturally sees the light of day, and returns justice to the tenant farmers.
There are even some small stories that seem to sound fake in the folks. For example, Emperor Liu was dumbfounded and furious when he heard that the Shaofu had levied high taxes on the subordinate land.

After deep reflection, Liu Gui, the supervisor of the Shaofu, was urgently summoned. The emperor and his ministers discussed in secret for several hours. His Majesty the Emperor personally instructed and strictly ordered Liu Gui to be reformed, so as to benefit the people and reduce their burden, and so on.
In short, the image of His Majesty the Emperor will always be glorious!
It's a bit exaggerated, and the meaning of demagoguery is too strong, but some people believe that in those imperial estates scattered all over the big man, it is very rare that there are once again cheers of "long live"
(End of this chapter)